St. Andrew Church May 13, 2018

708 10th Avenue The Ascension of the Lord

Rock Falls, IL 61071

Parish Office Hours Mon. — Fri. 9 am - 3 pm

Rectory…………………………………………..(815) 625-4508

Fax………………………………………………...(815) 625-1569

Email…………………….standrews.church@comcast.net

Website………………………..www.standrewrockfalls.org Pastor Secretary Rev. Richard Russo Gwen Doane

Lorie Buhler

Masses Weekdays: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri., & Sat. 8 am

(In the Divine Mercy Chapel)

(Fridays: 8:15 am during the school year in the church) Wednesday Daily Mass: 5:30 pm (Divine Mercy Chapel)

Weekend Masses: Sat.: 5 pm, Sun.: 7:30 & 9:30 am Coordinator of Religious Education

Sr. Marcianne Bzdon 815-716-8134 Sick/Shut-In Ministry Altar & Rosary Jim Doane Pam Drane

815-625-5748 815-626-1722

Confessions

Saturday 4:00-4:45 pm or by appointment.

Weddings

Please make arrangements at least 6 months in

advance. Baptisms

Parents should be registered (or register) with the

parish. Baptisms are celebrated at 1:00 pm on

Sundays. Please contact the parish office.

Prayer Chain

Call with requests for the Prayer Chain:

Betty Widolff—815-535-0681 or

Jean Wilkinson—815-625-5013

Holy Hour of Adoration is offered the 1st Monday of every month at 6:00 pm in the Divine Mercy Chapel. The sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is offered the 1st Saturday of the month at the 8 AM Mass in the Divine Mercy Chapel.

St. Andrew Catholic School 701 11th Avenue

Rock Falls, IL 61071

Principal Secretary Deacon William Lemmer Wendi Bass

School……………………………………..(815) 625-1456 School Fax……………………………….(815) 625-1724 Email…………………..standrewsgrad@comcast.net Web-Site…………www.standrewgradeschool.com

Parish Education Commission

Shawn Zigler, President

Phil Bellini, Vice-President

Colette Schmitt, Secretary

Tonja Davis

Chris Norberg

Janette Trancoso

Gary Velasquez

St. Andrew Thrift Store

(815) 622-9181

Contact Wanda Schmitt or Doug Rhodes

Knights of Columbus Council #11874

Grand Knight, Dan Murray 815-626-3159

ST. ANDREW CHURCH ROCK FALLS, IL

MASS INTENTIONS: May 14, 2018 - May 20, 2018

Monday 8:00 AM Leo & Ena Chapinski Tuesday 8:00 AM Rita & Elwin Rosengren Wednesday 5:30 PM Edward Murray Thursday 8:00 AM Leona Arity Friday 8:15 AM Brandi Laughlin Saturday 8:00 AM All Souls Day Intentions Saturday 5:00 PM Harvey Waldschmidt Sunday 7:30 AM For the People of the Parish Sunday 9:30 AM Floyd Toppert

The Memorial Candle will be lit for the week of May 13th in celebration of Hugh & Betty Miller’s 65th Wedding Anniversary and in memory of Maureen Danilson.

(Amount needed each week to meet expenses: $9,397)

Collection Report for 5/6/18

Sunday Envelopes $7,569 Debt Reduction 200 Utilities 198 Ascention 30 Loose Collection 311 $8,308

Parish tithe of $157.60 was sent to Fill the Semi.

The ESTIMATED Jackpot for Newman's "Mary" Queen

of Hearts Raffle On May 16th is $1000. Drawing's are

Wednesdays at 7:30 pm at Smoked on 3rd in Sterling.

Join us for food & drink specials and chance to win to

Jackpot. Tickets available during the week at Smoked

on 3rd, Newman High School, or Hugh Miller

Insurance in Rock Falls.

MINISTRY SCHEDULE - MAY 19TH & MAY 20TH Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 7:30 AM Sunday 9:30 AM

Lector Lector Lector

Jill Branch Gene Grennan Phil Bellini Eucharistic Ministers Eucharistic Ministers

Eucharistic Ministers Bill Doering Amy Rosengren Jerrie Garcia Mary Kay Hernandez Wanda Schmitt Mike Garcia Doug Rhodes Bruce Terveer Catherine Haenni Nancy Sullivan Carmen Trujillo Laurainne Haenni Homebound Homebound

Altar Servers Michelle Vandersnick Jim Doane Tyler Gross Altar Servers Altar Servers

David Haenni Kathleen Withrow Benjamin Geske Brooklyn Zigler Aiden Laughlin Greeters Greeters Greeters

Doug Nelson Phyllis Berge Don Driessens Julie Sutton Kay Krutsinger Patricia Driessens Sacristan Sacristan Sacristan

Nick Cruz Doug Rhodes Tom Mosser

KNIGHT’S CORNER

Upcoming Events Monday, May 14th/Golf Meeting/7 PM American Legion in Rock Falls

Saturday, May 19th/Highway Clean Up/8 AM

The next Altar & Rosary 3rd Thursday Luncheon will be Thursday, May 17th at 11:30 am. We will meet at La Familia in Rock Falls. Please RSVP to Pam Drane: 815-626-1722.

Our Diocesan Stewardship total to date is $14,280.

ST. ANDREW SCHOOL UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday, May 21st - 8th Grade Award Banquet - 6 PM

(St. Andrew School )

Tuesday, May 22nd - 8th Grade Graduation - 7 PM

(Main Church)

Friday, May 25th - Kindergarten Graduation

(After the 8:15 am Mass)

Wednesday, May 30th - Last Day of School/Play Day

+I HAVE FOUND THE ONE THAT MY SOUL LOVES+

SONG OF SOLOMON 3:4 St. Andrew Church announces the upcoming marriage of Joshua Clifton and Brenna O’Neal on June 16, 2018.

THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD May 13, 2018

May Madness Progressive Sale!

Featured items will be reduced each day in price until Saturday, - the Best Deal “IF” still available.

3rd Week: May 14th - May 19th

All Wooden Shelves or Wooden Units, and All Lamps

There will be a volunteer meeting this Thursday, May 17th at 6 PM at the Thrift Shop. Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer is also invited for a tour! Hope to see you there!

SPRINGFEST CARNIVAL

St. Andrew Springfest Carnival begins this Thursday, May 17th through Sunday, May 20th in downtown Rock Falls. Armbands will cost $20. Liturgical ministers are asked to submit any dates they

won’t be available to serve for the next ministry schedule

June 1st through August 30th - by contacting the parish

office or using the Ministry Portal.

United Way’s Feed the Children program runs from May 29th - August 9th. St. Andrew’s volunteers will serve one week in May and one week in June. Volunteers may sign up on the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in the vestibule.

St. Andrew Church is asking for donations of creamy peanut butter and grape jelly for the Feed the Children Program. Please bring your donation to the vestibule of the church.

DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE

This Sunday's Gospel is known as the "priestly prayer" of Jesus. The entire passage is Jesus entrusting us to the Father. "When I was with them I protected them ? I guarded them," Jesus says. He asks his Father, "Keep them in your name." In this prayer of Jesus, we see the paradoxical tension of our life as Christians in the world. He anticipates struggle for the believer. He describes it in strong words, words that could even appear frightening to the believer. "I gave them your word, and the world hated them." Not only that, but with our eyes on eternal life, we "do not belong to the world." And yet in the midst of those realities, Jesus doesn't take us out of the world. On the contrary, "as you sent me into the world, so I sent them into the world." Christians live in this tension daily. The call of Jesus often defies nice, neat categories. We uphold justice as virtue yet are invited to love our enemies. We offer gifts and generous hospitality to others while being reminded of the value of temperance. We are called to teach the truth of right and wrong without losing sight of the beam in our own eye. It can be difficult to find the balance in our own lives, and a Church that preaches moral perfection can easily fall under scrutiny when it falls short. In the midst of these complications, Jesus offers a message of hope. He is well aware of the contradictions into which he sends us, and his Father will equip us accordingly. "Consecrate them in truth." "Keep them from the evil one." Jesus does not abandon us to the tensions of our time but remains near at hand by the grace alive in his Church.

© Liturgical Publications Inc -Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS

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Knights of Columbus Golf Scramble

Join us for the 2018 KC Golf Scramble on Saturday, June 9th. Golf, food, camaraderie, fun, and prizes. Shotgun start at 9:00 am. $60 per player/$240 per team. Contact Ken Schaefer: 815-631-4457 or Phil Bellini: 815-631-5479 to sign up by June 6th.

Month of Mary

Hail Holy Queen, Mother of mercy, Our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us. And after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement O loving O sweet Virgin Mary. Pray for us oh holy mother of God. That we may be

made worthy of the promises of Christ.

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