the mission of incarnate word parish

Christ the King November 22, 2015

The Mission of Incarnate Word Parish Endowed with the gifts of the Holy Spirit,

We, the members of the Incarnate Word Faith community, dedicate ourselves in a spirit of mutual respect,

to live and proclaim the gospel message of Jesus Christ.

We are called to do this by reaching in to our parish family

and reaching out to the universal Church and to the global community,

by ministering to their spiritual, educational, social and material needs.

We will do this by using our God-given gifts of time, talents, and treasures in an environment

of collaborative ministry, in full harmony with the teachings and traditions of our Catholic faith.

www.incarnate-word.org

13416 Olive Boulevard, Chesterfield, Missouri 63017 • 314-576-5366

Christ the King November 22, 2015 Incarnate Word Parish 13416 Olive Blvd., Chesterfield, MO 63017

Phone (314) 576-5366 Fax (314) 576-2046 Website: www.incarnate-word.org Facebook: Incarnate Word Catholic Church Twitter: @IWParish

Pastoral Staff Pastor Rev. Timothy Vowels ext. 13 Senior Associate Pastor Rev. James Sullivan ext. 46 Sr. Associate Pastor-P/T Rev. Jack Schuler ext. 14 Permanent Deacon Rev. Mr. Larry Stallings 560-4184 Worship Music Director Dr. Joe Tyldesley ext. 47

Administrative Staff Stewardship Director Mary Reichenbach ext. 48 Business Manager Michael Forget ext. 19 Secretary Barbara Martin ext. 10 Parish Accountant Pam Morse ext. 51 Child Safety Coordinator Andrea Brockmann ext. 17 School Principal Mike Welling ext. 11 Administrative Asst. Jaye Lewis ext. 11 Religious Education Director Laura Flanagan ext. 26 Administrative Asst. Emi Estrada ext. 27 Youth Ministry Director Dan Huss ext. 39 Director of Music Adam Bitter ext. 18 Pastoral Council “Keepers of the Mission” [email protected] Sharon Brightfield 314-291-8445 Gerry Clark, President 314-205-8519 Brian Effer 636-532-2626 Dick Heitert, Vice President 636-532-0555 Kim Henry, Secretary 314-540-5529 Jodi Luetkemeyer 314-439-0605 Donn Mitchell 314-306-0118 Dave Olson 314-952-5477 John Phillips 314-412-8528 Colleen Smyth 636-236-1178 Patti Zwick 314-579-9014

Welcome: If you are not currently registered and wish to join Incarnate Word, we invite you to register in person at the Parish Office or on-line at www.incarnate-word.org

RCIA: If you are interested in learning more about the Catholic faith, please call Laura Berlage at 576-5366 ext.26.

Bulletin: Notices for the bulletin must be submitted to the Parish Secretary in writing or to [email protected] by Tuesday 10:00am.

Mass Schedule Sunday Masses: Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 7:15 a.m., 8:45 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:15 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. LifeTeen Mass

The Mother Teresa Infant Nursery is available during all Masses for the comfort of parents with infants. Closed-circuit

TV is available in the Mother Teresa Nursery. Children’s Liturgy of the Word is offered for children in grades

K-5 at the 5:00p.m., 8:45 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Masses and the Nursery Bible School is open for 1-5 year olds 8:45 a.m. &

10:30 a.m. Masses Holy Days: See bulletin for details. Weekdays: Monday – Friday 7:00 a.m. & 8:00 a.m. Saturday 8:00 a.m. Devotions (in Church)

Adoration: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the Chapel Benediction: every Wednesday at 8:40 p.m. Rosary: Every morning at 7:30 a.m. except Sunday & Every Monday at 8:30 a.m. for Pro Life intentions & Third Sunday of the month after 8:45a.m. Mass for Vocation intentions Perpetual Help Devotion: Every Tuesday morning at 8:30a.m Encounter: First Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Faith Life Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. (except first Wednesdays of the month) or anytime by request

Sacrament of Baptism: Preparation is required. Please call the Parish Office to make arrangements.

Sacrament of Marriage: Couples planning marriage must contact a priest at least six months in advance of the marriage.

Communion Calls: Please call the Parish Office to request Communion in the home.

Hospital Calls: Priests and Deacons make regular visits to hospitals. Families should notify the Parish Office when a parishioner is hospitalized.

Holy Orders: If you are interested in the religious life, please call the Parish Office or the Archdiocesan Office of Vocations at 314-792-6460.

Bereavement Ministry: If you or someone you care about has lost a loved one or are grieving, the parish has resources and support to offer you. For more information contact Keith Plein at 314-469-3640 The Bereavement Support Group meets monthly from September through the following May on the last Tuesday of the month at 7:00P.M. in the Watson Room. Anyone is welcome to attend. For more information, please contact Linda Hamby at 314-707-7195.


Mass Intentions Monday, Nov 23, Weekday 7:00 a.m. George Strutz 8:00 a.m. Dorothy Borchardt Tuesday, Nov 24, St. Andrew Dung-Lac 7:00 a.m. Louis Riechmann 8:00 a.m. Dan Norath 8:40 a.m. Paul Shanahan Wed, Nov 25, Weekday 7:00 a.m. Clarence Heidenreich 8:00 a.m. Kathleen Kickham Thursday, Nov 26, Weekday, Thanksgiving Day 9:00 a.m. Berendy, Cherer & Reed Families Friday, Nov 27, Weekday 7:00 a.m. David Spitznagel 8:00 a.m. Ray & Oneida Eschbacher 8:40 a.m. No School Mass Saturday, Nov 28, Weekday 8:00 a.m. Beatrice Hanson 5:00 p.m. Ed Havens Sun Nov 29, First Sunday of Advent 7:15 a.m. People of Incarnate Word 8:45 a.m. Marcelle Vowels 10:30 a.m. Vince Bruns 12:15 p.m. Barbara Williamson 6:00 p.m. Victor Paez

Temple Tabulator Team 4, Nov 29 Heavenly Duster Team 5, Nov 26

Liturgical Minister Schedule Sat. Nov 28, Weekday 5:00 p.m. Celebrant: Fr. Vowels Lectors: T. Nickolai, W. Vincent Servers: D. Mohrmann, A. Wetzler C. Schilligo Sun. Nov 29, First Sunday of Advent 7:15 a.m. Celebrant: Fr. Schuler Deacon: Deacon Stallings Lectors: C. Lehmann, M. Dardas Servers: S. Jonz, J. Miller I. Goetz 8:45 a.m. Celebrant: Fr. Sullivan Lectors: M. Faller, K of C Servers: V. Burch, K. Distelrath P. Hilton 10:30 a.m. Celebrant: Fr. Vowels Lectors: J. Burmeister, T. Gamma Servers: D. Ilardi, H. Pruett D. Ross 12:15 p.m. Celebrant: Fr. Sullivan Lectors: J. Swaney, T. Westphal Servers: E. Sullivan, A. Wolff R. Esser 6:00 p.m. Celebrant: Fr. Schuler

Readings for the Week

Sunday: Dn 7:13-14; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Rv 1:5-8; Jn 18:33b-37 Monday: Dn 1:1-6, 8-20; Dn 3:52-56; Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday: Dn 2:31-45; Dn 3:57-61; Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday: Dn 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28; Dn 3:62-67; Lk 21:12-19 Thursday: Dn 6:12-28; Dn 3:68-74; Lk 21:20-28 Thanksgiving Day, Suggested: Sir 50:22-24; Ps 145:2-11; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Lk 17:11-19 Friday: Dn 7:2-14; Dn 3:75-81; Lk 21:29-33 Saturday: Dn 7:15-27; Dn 3:82-87; Lk 21:34-36 Sunday: Jer 33:14-16; Ps 25:4-5, 8-10, 14; 1 Thes 3:12 — 4:2; Lk 21:25-28, 34-36

November 22, 2015 Feast of Christ the King “Jesus answered, ‘My kingdom does not belong to this world.” (John 18:36) How often do we put all our time and energy into building a king-dom here on earth, forgetting that life here is short? The real kingdom is in the next life. Yet, how much time and energy do we invest in working for that eternal kingdom?

You are invited to a concert of piano trio music December 10 at 8pm at Incarnate Word. Violinist Tova Braitberg, Cellist

Marian Drake, and pianist Shen Wen will play trios of Mozart and Clara Schumann as well as Advent music. Please join us

for an evening of beautiful music and reflection.

Flowers at the Altar this week are offered: • In loving memory of the Berendy, Cherer & Reed Familes • In loving memory of John Knauf by Marian Knauf

Dynamic Catholic, Alive! – Spiritual Direction Today we celebrate Christ as the King of the Universe. It reminds us that God has a plan for our lives. Determining God’s will is not always easy, and requires prayer and discernment. A spiritual director can help with your spiritual develop by providing guid-ance and discernment. Are you receiving spiritual direction, or are you considering seeking out a spiritual director? You can also attend a retreat offered by your parish or the Archdiocese. archstl.org/dynamic

Congratulations to Megan Niedringhaus and Evan Hill who were married in our Church on

Saturday, November 14, 2015


Weekly Calendar of Events Church-Rosary Recited Daily after 7:00 a.m. Mass

Monday, Nov 23 All facilities 6:30 p.m. PSR Classes Tuesday Nov 24 Multipurpose 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts Wednesday Nov 25 Multipurpose 7:00 p.m. Lifeteen Kent Center 8:00 p.m. Men’s Basketball Church Hall 7:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus Thursday Nov 26 Multipurpose 7:00 p.m. Adult Prayer Friday Nov 27 Saturday Nov 28 Kent Center Craft Fair Sunday Nov 29 Church Hall 9:20 a.m. Knights Breakfast

In Our Thoughts and Prayers Betty Bode, Dolores Stolarski, Ed McGuire, Kathie Hempstead, John Woods, Mary Rose Mabry, Dorothy & Tony Hausladen, George & Janet Zell, Caroline Christen, Ann Sullivan, Spen-cer Vincent, Richard Rahubka, Leo Paradis, Den-ise Gralen Nagel, Doris Beuttenmuller, John Maschek, Marilyn Cusick, Peggie Mullenschlader, Dorothy Smith, Terry LaForce, Nan Brown, Dan Villare, Theresa Twellman, Daniel Christman, Sarah Warden, Sandy Sullivan, Mary Kaufmann, Mary Ann Naughton, Edward Wiegers, Kyle Wendels, Kristy Allgeyer, Muri-el Young, Bill Hogan, Art Jecklin, Mark Saunders, Janice Petri, Greg Pruett, Ron Theby, Joan & Stan Mengwasser, Robert Mee-gen, Charles Stanley, Henry Westphale, John Pedrotty, Sr., Mark Stuesse, Larry Hoepfner, Margot Mueller, Curt Keppel, Dorothy Pasley, Ralph & Elsie Brown, Carol Babka, Rick Leisse, Lori Sauerwein, Peggy Esnard, Colleen Stuekrad, Jen Twellman, Dick Dolan, Stephanie Prechard, Ed Barry, Terri Gibbs, Jon Jonz, Bea Terbrock, Danny Graham, Mary McCabe, Margrit & Jack Lorenz, Katie Lazaroff, Kenneth (Pete) Cooper, Terri Peter-son, Catherine Bernie Neutzel, Al Villagran, Averill Quinn, Kathy Eiswirth, James Dougherty, Dan Gibson, Jackie Bowman, Den-ise Norath, Anthony Auck, Anni Christman, Trudy Mehlick

In Our Midst We are all aware of the tragic news stories in recent weeks con-cerning terrorist activities. We are also aware of the debate go-ing on about limiting or totally stopping immigrants entering the United States from Syria and other countries in the Middle East. What can easily get lost is the situation of those who have fled their homelands and are in refugee camps scattered throughout the Middle East. In response to their plight, we will have a sec-ond collection on next weekend November 28/29. Part of this collection will be sent to the Catholic Near East Welfare Asso-ciation, a Pontifical humanitarian agency working in the Middle East to help Christian refugees, especially in Jordan. Part of the funds will stay here in the Archdiocese as we look to assist ef-forts in the St. Louis are to help the immigrant population here. At Thanksgiving, we are reminded of the blessings the Lord has given us and we give thanks in return. At the Thanksgiving Day Mass (9:00am), the collection is given to the Incarnate Word St. Vincent de Paul Society. As you may know, this group of volun-teers tries to help those in need by providing financial assistance for many different things. They help with rent, medicine, cloth-ing, utility bills, gasoline etc. Basically, they help those have no one else to turn to. As you might expect, this has been another busy year for them and they have seen the number of people coming to them for help increase dramatically. As a result, their resources are extremely low right now. Please be extra gener-ous in the Thanksgiving Day collection. Please help yourself to a copy of the “Little Blue Book” that is on the table in the vestibule. If you can find 6 minutes a day during the 28 days of Advent and the 15 days of the Christmas season to use this book you will be enriched by this simple pray-er method. Last call to order Poinsettias for personal use or to donate to the Church to be used on the altar during the Christmas season in memory of a loved one. Please see the bulletin for more de-tails. Next weekend (November 28/29) Khader & Mary Abu Sada, a Catholic couple from the Holy Land will be visiting our parish to market olive wood hand carved religious articles made by the Christian artisans in the Holy Land. With the hostilities worsening in the Holy Land and due to the lack of Christian pilgrims, many outlets for the olive wood hand carvings have been closed, lead-ing to unemployment to increase up to 75%, forcing many Chris-tians to leave the Holy Land in order to find other ways to market their handiwork. All proceeds of this sale will go directly to the Christian families and the artisans who are working in this type of hand carvings. Please take the opportunity to check out these unique crafts. - Fr. Vowels

Weekly Winner’s Draw Recent Winners

Drawing Winner Amount 10/26/15 Shannon Johnston $75 11/02/15 Jon Davis $250 11/09/15 Stephanie Pisarski $75 11/16/15 Lisa Driscoll $75


PRO LIFE NEWS WILLOW TREE NATIVITY RAFFLE

New for 2015!

Two Raffles - Two prizes. Enter either or both for a chance to win a Willow Tree Nativity. • Introducing Starry Night Nativity – Beautifully carved

and embellished with gold leaf, Starry Night Nativity tells the traditional narrative in a new way. 8” square box with hinged doors open to reveal a starry night encircling an intimate scene. Nativity can be displayed open or closed; freestanding or hung on a wall.

• The Classic Nativity collection – The simplicity and form of this Nativity has made it a timeless classic. The set includes the Holy Family, crèche, metal star backdrop, Three Wise Men, shepherds, stable animals, dancing angels and tree silhouettes.

Tickets are only $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. Raffle tickets can be purchased after Mass on November 21 & 22 and December 5 & 6. Drawing after 12:15 Mass on December 6. All proceeds go to pro-life projects. Incarnate Word is blessed with a generous donor who will match our funds up to $10,000!

Christmas Giving Tree Christmas Giving Tree - The Christmas Giving Tree will soon be up (Thanksgiving weekend) in the Church vestibule, ready to go and loaded with ornaments. This is the 13th year for this wonderful ministry which is supported by the entire parish at Incarnate Word. Please stop by and select an ornament or two to help make Christ-mas brighter for a child at St. Frances Cabrini Academy. There will also be ornaments requesting $25.00 Gift Cards to assist the Wellston Center and Crisis Nursery. These gift cards will help support their ministry in 2016. As in the past, please note that the timeline for shopping and return of gifts is VERY short. In addition, we will also be accepting household items and clothing (all ages). We will not have ornaments on the tree for these. Just place these unwrapped articles under the Giving Tree. These will be distributed to the charities. Please have your items back by DECEMBER 10th. We will use the Knights of Columbus drop box, by their pamphlet display, for the “Drop Box” for gift cards this year. This is located right next to the Christmas Giving Tree and will provide a secure place for the cards. A big “Thank You” to the Knights for allowing us to use this drop box. If you have any questions, please call Sue Bollinger at 314 469-3613 or Barb Dickhut at 314 409-6774.

Knights of Columbus Corner Incarnate Word Council 9981 “In Service to One – In Service to All” Did you know this about the Knights of Colum-bus? The Knights of Columbus web site reports the following: “A new Knights of Columbus-Marist poll finds that Americans embraced Pope Francis as a result of his visit — both in terms of their opinion of him and their connection with him on a host of issues. Two-thirds of Americans (66 percent) saw the pope’s trip as mostly about values. Less than a quarter saw it as mostly political (24 per-cent). (Among practicing Catholics the numbers were even higher (80 percent to 18 percent, respectively). Following the trip, a majority of 55 percent say they are clear about his vision for the Church. (This includes almost 9 in 10 practicing Catholics - 88 percent). By contrast, in April, 43 percent of Americans and 73 per-cent of practicing Catholics said the same. Pope Francis’ Catholic values resonated even on the most controversial of issues, as strong majorities of Americans align with his message and say they agree with Pope Francis that: • We should support religious freedom — 85 percent agree; an addition-al 7 percent are more likely to agree now than prior to the papal visit. (Among practicing Catholics, these numbers are 87 percent and 7 per-cent, respectively.) • We should be more respectful of the earth and the environment — 84 percent agree; an additional 7 percent are more likely to agree now. (Among practicing Catholics, these numbers are 81 percent and 10 percent, respectively.) • We should support life at every stage of development, including for the unborn — 62 percent agree; an additional 6 percent are more likely to hold that view now. (Among practicing Catholics, these numbers are 81 percent and 5 percent, respectively.) • We should allow people to opt out of taking actions that go against their religious beliefs — 57 percent agree; an additional 5 percent are now more likely to agree. (Among those who are practicing Catholics, these numbers are 70 percent and 6 percent, respectively.) • We should view marriage as between one man and one woman — 55 percent agree; an additional 4 percent are now more likely to agree. (Among practicing Catholics, these numbers are 60 percent and 7 per-cent, respectively.) Only on the death penalty did Americans divide. Forty-one percent agree with the pope that we should oppose the death penalty, and an additional 5 percent are more likely to agree now. Forty-four percent disagree, and an additional 4 percent are more likely to disagree now. The numbers were similar for practicing Catholics. Almost six in 10 Americans (58 percent) are more likely to engage in charitable activity as a result of the trip, including more than 8 in 10 practicing Catholics (82 percent).” The link to the entire story can be viewed on our Facebook page (see address below).

We would like to talk with you about becoming an IW Knight. Please visit us on-line at our web site: www.IWknights.com/AboutUs Find us at www.IWKnights.com and on Facebook at facebook.com/


BIRTHRIGHT CHRISTMAS

CARDS Birthright Christmas

Cards "Holy Night" will be available after

Masses the weekends of November 21-22, 28-29 and De-

cember 6-7. $10 for 15 cards. Past cards are

$5.00 for a pack of 15.

Call Carol for more infor-mation(314-469-1605)

St. Louis Christmas Carols Association

invites you to “Carol for a Cause”

this holiday season! Bring joy and goodwill to your neighborhood

while collecting funds to be donated to Metro area

agencies serving chil-dren.

Get friends and family together for some holi-day fun that also helps

your community. Please call: Tori Holt-

grewe at (314) 576-6575 If you are unable to go caroling and would like to make a tax deductible donation, please mail a check payable to "St.

Louis Christmas Carol-ing Association" to:

Tori Holtgrewe 12940 Robandee Lane St. Louis, MO 63146

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