The Parish of St. Peter Quincy, IL

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 6, 2014

— Mass Schedule — Monday-Saturday

8:00 a.m.

Wednesday 8:30 a.m.

Saturday 5:00 p.m.

Sunday 8:00 a.m.,

9:30 a.m., & 11:00 a.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday 7:30-7:50 am

or 3:30-4:30 pm,

or by appointment.

Next Meeting

Kickball - July 20th 6:00-7:00pm

This will take place BEFORE Totus Tuus!

There will be pizza in case people are going to

Totus Tuus after!

Note the end time is 7:00pm since that is when

Totus Tuus starts!

All 7th, 8th, & 9th graders

& their friends welcome!

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Saints Alive! Let Me See Your Halo

Next Meeting - August 15

4th, 5th, & 6th grade students! Come have fun

with your friends while learning about the Saints &

your Catholic Faith. Sr. Alicia & others will lead

these inspirational evenings, spiritual, social, & service activities.

Wear your Saints Alive Shirt or pick one up that night!

~Mass Intentions~ July 7-13, 2014

7. Monday 8:00 a.m.

Larry Edlin

8. Tuesday 8:00 a.m.

Jim Bolton

9. Wednesday 8:30am

Martha Penderghest

10. Thursday 8:00 a.m.

Blake Genenbacher

11. Friday, 8:00 a.m.

Bob Siebers

12. Saturday 8:00 a.m.

Evelyn Grossman

12. Saturday 5:00 p.m.

Our Parish Family

13. Sunday 8:00 a.m.

Auris McGee

13. Sunday 9:30 a.m.

All The Poor Souls

13. Sunday 11:00 a.m.

Lisa Real

Dear Parishioners,

After three special weeks celebrating differing Solemnities, the Church now

continues what is termed, “Ordinary Time.” As I stated before, it is called

“ordinary time” because there are no special Solemnities or special Mysteries in the

life of Jesus. Perhaps a better term might be the “year of the Church” where we

begin to understand our role in and through the life of the Church. It is truly a time

of grace as is the entire liturgical calendar.

In our liturgical calendar, our celebration this weekend is that of the 14th

Sunday of Ordinary Time. Sometimes you and I have a tendency to get caught up

in the things of this world. Too often we might seek material pleasures in life,

sometimes sacrificing our time, talents, and treasures in this pursuit. Often we look

for attention and will do much to promote ourselves at the expense of others. And

more often than not, we live in this world as if it will last forever. Into all of these

tendencies, Jesus entered our world, humbled Himself, became one of us to show us

God’s love and God’s way. It is this same Jesus who invites us to come to Him,

with our lives labored and burdened, and what Jesus will give is His rest and peace.

This sometimes means the cross—but with the cross comes Jesus who helps us car-

ry the yokes of life and truly find the rest and happiness for which we live and seek.

Let that be our prayer and challenge on this 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

I recently received news that Scott Fitzgerald has resigned as our musical

director here at St. Peters to assume the role of a Pastoral Associate at St. Francis

Xavier Church, in Otisville, Michigan. We want to wish him well in his new en-

deavor and pray that he will touch the lives of the people of Michigan as he touched

our lives in his tenure as our music director. His last day will be July 31, 2014. I

am pursuing another avenue in my pastorate to continue the meaningful liturgies to

which we have been accustomed here at St. Peters.

This weekend, a number of our students from Quincy Notre Dame will em-

bark on a type of missionary ministry as they attend a week of labor, service, and

prayer in what is called “Catholic Heart Work Camp.” On behalf of our parish fam-

ily, we send them forth with our prayers and our support. May each of them realize

that through their example and life style in this week of service they will bring the

good news of Jesus and His Church to people who have a number of various needs

in life. Our prayers and support are with you.

I want to welcome Fr. Tom Donovan to our parish family. He is our new

parochial vicar and will be an asset to all of us as He serves this Church. Please

help him to feel at home and help him to adjust to parish life without any type of

prejudgments. I remind you that we are foremost a community of faith, hope and

love. Our faith reminds us of God’s love; our hope reassures us that no matter what

we have done, God’s love lifts us from our ditches; and our love is assisting each

one of us out of our ditches and only to give us new life in the community.

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Week of July 6, 2014

A Message from Mrs. Janet Bick

The School of St. Peter

School of St. Peter

2500 Maine Street

Quincy, IL 62301 Phone: 217-223-1120

Website: www.stpeterschool.com Email: j.bick@cospq.org

“St. Peter School provides a quality education built on Catholic values and teachings.”

Baptism

Nora Kay Robertson, daughter of Tyler & Tara (Venvertloh)

Robertson, was made a child of God through the reception of

the sacrament of Baptism on Sunday, June 29, 2014.

Area Events

Thursday, July 10: St. Anthony Church Card Party, 11:00 a.m.-

3:00 p.m.; St. Anthony Parish Hall; cost is $5.00. Call Margie

Niekamp for reservations at 434-8306.

Sunday, July 13: St. Joseph Homemade Ice Cream Social, 4:00-

9:00 p.m.; homemade ice cream, cake, pie, hot & cold sand-

wiches, soft drinks, bingo, outside games and variety stand.

Saturday, July 19: St. Anthony Picnic, 5:00pm until Midnight.

Food & fun for the whole family! Live Music by Eleven, raffle

$2,000 in cash prizes plus basket raffle, air conditioned Bingo,

Country Store, Live Auction, games for all ages.

8th Grade Graduation, PSR 1st Communion & Confirmation

Pictures Are In!

Please stop by the Parish Office Monday-Friday 8:30-4:00pm.

Save the Date: 4th Annual St. Peter Parish Picnic

Our 4th Annual St. Peter Parish Picnic will be

Saturday, August 23, 2014 - 5:00 p.m. - 12:00a.m.

Behind the Church after 4:00 pm mass. Food,

Drinks, Silent Auction, Basket Raffle, 50/50 Raffle,

Games for all ages, Live Entertainment & More!

St. Peter Parish Picnic Envelopes

Following mass this weekend (and anytime throughout

the month of July), please pick-up your envelope in the

Narthex. Your envelope contains a letter explaining how

you can contribute to making the picnic a success as well

as raffle tickets. We encourage families to pick up your

envelopes to save the parish postage!

Parish Pictures & Photographers Wanted

Do you have any high quality digital photos of recent parish

activities? We are looking for some to use in our monthly news-

letter, bulletin, etc. Please email them to church@cospq.org.

Also, we are looking for photographers who would volunteer to

take pictures of events for our parish ministries. Please call the

parish office if you are interested.

Social Concerns Collection

Social Concerns will be collecting toilet paper and shampoo

this weekend, July 5-6 for the 1st Sunday collection for the La-

dies of Charity. Containers are located in the Narthex. Thank

you!

Hospital List

If you or a family member is in the Hospital and would like ei-

ther a visit or prayers, please let us know by calling the Parish

Office at 222-3155.

Please keep the following in your prayers:

~Sierra Miller ~Kenzie Craven

~Kristopher Schreacke ~Billy Smith

~Michael Dolan ~Karen Wiewel ~Barb Sohn

~Derek Venvertloh ~Dick Heckenkamp ~Erin Moore

~Isabelle Meyer ~Gerald Mast Sr. ~Carol Mitten

~Delaney Brinkley ~Shirley O’Hara

~Theresa & Kenneth Althoff ~Margaret McClain

~Irene Gooding ~Roy Steffen ~Russ Terstriep

~Mary Dietrich ~Chip Lohman ~Robert Giuliani

~Tracy McDonald

To have a name added to this list, please call the Parish Office

222-3155 or email c.tipton@cospq.org.

CD of the Week: “What’s So Great About Being

Catholic?” by Jason Evert who explains that there is

ultimately only one reason to be Catholic and that is be-

cause it’s true. In this outstanding presentation, Jason

shows us the beauty and the treasures of the Faith, as re-

vealed through the saints and the sacraments.

Totus Tuus

Totus Tuus is returning the week of July 20th! Join us for a

dynamic and Catholic Summer Faith Experience!

Catholic Kids Day Camp

LESS THAN 15 SPOTS LEFT!

(for children entering grades 1-6)

Monday-Friday July 21-25 9:00am-2:30pm

Junior-Senior High Faith Experience

(for teens entering 7-12)

Sunday-Thursday July 20-24 7:00pm—9:00pm

Notice the Time Change from Last Year!

We hope you will join us! Registration forms are in the Nar-

thex. Please return forms to the Parish Office. Return your

forms early as the daytime program filled up last year. Any

questions contact Barb Hun (hunfamily@comcast.net or

224-2440) or Jodi McDonald (5mcdonalds@comcast.net or

228-9897).

PSR Teacher Needed

We are in need of a 7th grade teacher for PSR starting

this fall. If you are interested, please call Sr. Alicia at the

Parish Office at 222-3155.

Gene Grawe Cards in Parish Office

Gene Grawe Cards will be sold in the parish office this

summer from 8:30am-4:00pm (closed Noon to 1:00pm).

Ladies of Charity--Gifts from the Garden

Is your bountiful garden producing more than you care to

eat or process this summer? If you have extra produce on

hand, the Ladies of Charity would be glad to accept your

donations to distribute to those in need. Please drop off

your excess garden goodies to the Ladies of Charity Center

at 4th and State, Quincy, on Mondays or Friday, from 9 a.m.

to 11:45 a.m. Thank you so much!

Pro-Life Rosary

We need volunteers to pray the Pro-Life Rosary for the

weeks from August 10th through September 28th. If you

are interested, please contact Susan Asher at 885-3049.

Divorce and Beyond Workshop

“Divorce and Beyond” Workshop is designed to help and

support people beyond the pain of divorce. We are truly di-

vorced only when we finally let go of our marriage, mourn

our loss, and adjust ourselves to our new life. The workshop

is for those who are divorced. The team leaders consist of

formerly divorced people and a retired judge formerly as-

signed to family court. Registration is required and a $20

donation for materials is requested. People of all faith and

beliefs are welcome. The sessions will be on Monday nights

from 7:00-8:30 p.m. Meeting dates are: Sept. 8, 15, 22, 29,

and October 27, 2014. Meeting in the Br. Martin Room at

the St. Francis Rectory. To register, call John & Nancy Vene-

goni at 224-6497.

Diocese Victim Assistance Coordinator

Pat Kornfeld, the Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator,

can be reached at (217) 321-1155 or pkornfeld@dio.org.

THIS WEEK

Mon., July 7: School Office

closed

Tues., July 8: Office open

9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Wed., July 9: School Office

open 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Thurs., July 10: School of-

fice closed

Fri., July 11: School office

closed

If you need to reach us and

the office is closed please

email j.bick@cospq.org or

leave a message on our

voice mail.

OUR STORAGE IS

FULL AND NEEDS

TO BE CLEANED

OUT: We have

several of the

metal carts and

podium/storage

carts shown here

that are looking

for a new home.

We also have

some wooden

metal teacher desks that are no longer used. Cost: donation. Please email

j.bick@cospq.org to set up a time to see any of these items.

TUITION DUE DATE: The due date for 2014-15 school year tuition

has been changed to July 15, 2014. Make sure you mark this on

your calendar in order to avoid the 10% late fee. If you are un-

sure of the amount due please contact Nancy Boone at

n.boone@cospq.org.

WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO HELP? Following the Back to School Mass on August

18th the GSA will be offering hot dogs, chips and a drink to our families. We are

looking for helpers to serve this as our GSA members have children enrolled in the

school and would like to take part in visiting the classroom and helping their child

take in his/her school supplies. If you are interested in helping please email me at

j.bick@cospq.org.

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS DAY: Wednesday, August 13th, we will be holding our

before school Taking Care of Business Day-9:00-noon or 4:30-6:30 p.m. We ask all

families to attend this special day to complete all of the beginning of the school year

forms, purchase Spirit Day Shirts, sign up for Gene Grawe Fund (if you already have

not done so), purchase lunch tickets, pick up your yearbook, hand in your health

forms, and many other important items. Make sure you bring with you contact infor-

mation for emergencies, including doctor and dentist phone numbers. We will have

be ready to help those who need to set up their account on RenWeb or to show you

how to use RenWeb. If you would like to volunteer to help on Taking Care of Busi-

ness Day please contact Cindy Venvertloh at c.venvertloh@cospq.org.

Follow us on FACEBOOK to keep up with school news.

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Mark Your Calendar

Mon. July 7: Ladies Cursillo 7:00 p.m., Fr. Bauer Room

Tues. July 8: Novena 8:30 a.m., Church

Wed. July 9: Ladies Cursillo 7:00 p.m., Fr. Bauer Room

Thurs. July 10: Cribbage 1:00 p.m., Martha Jane Room

Fri. July 11: Novena 8:30 a.m., Church

Sat. July 12: Rosary 7:30 a.m., Church

Daycare 9:30 a.m., Maria Goretti Room

—Mass Servers—

Weekday Masses, July 7-12:

8:00 a.m. Clayton & Philip Dyer

Saturday Mass, July 5:

5:00 p.m. Ian Cawthon, Whitney Taylor

Sunday Masses, July 6:

8:00 a.m. Drew Tushaus, Drew Schlipman

9:30 a.m. Tori Felde, Chase & Hunter Gibleon

11:00 a.m. Emanuel, JJ, Magdalen Hun

—Daily Mass Ministry Schedule— July 7-12:

Lector:

Mary Brahler

EMHC:

Mike Lavery, Deacon Bob Lundberg, Martha Rapp

Fr. Leo’s column continued On this Fourth of July weekend, we need to make sure that we give our God thanks for the blessings that He has bestowed upon our country. We also want to thank all those who served our country and who are currently serving this nation in the military, protecting our freedoms and keeping us all safe from harm. We so often take our freedoms for granted and this weekend reminds us that there has been much blood shed and time spent in order to preserve them. As Carl Sandburg said, “I see America, not in the setting sun of a black night of despair ahead of us, I see America in the crim-son light of a rising sun fresh from the burning, creative hand of God. I see great days ahead, great days possi-ble to men and women of will and vision.” God bless America should be our focus this weekend as we cele-brate our Independence. We received our new 2014 Assessment for the Annual Catholic Services Appeal. It is listed in the col-umn next to this one. I hope and pray that as stewards of this parish you will continue to be as generous to-wards this appeal as you did last year. Thank you for your stewardship in advance. ON THE LIGHTER SIDE: A Dutchman was explaining the red, white, and blue Netherlands flag to an American. “Our flag is symbolic of our taxes. We get red when we talk about them, white when we get our tax bills, and blue when we pay them.” The American nodded. “It’s the same in the USA only we see stars, too!”

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Amt. Assessed

2014 $105,019

Diocesan Collections

Ret. Dio. Priest: $20

Catholic Cemetery: $10

Peters Pence: $676

Catholic Charities: $20 Mission Co-op: $741

Parish in Action

WEEKLY COLLECTION

June 29 Total to Date

Loose $802.00 $48,021.40

Envelopes $23,169.46 $1,099,639.84

Annual School Fund $11,543.00 $575,453,15

Holy Days $13,977.79

Christmas $38,525.50

Totals $35,514.46 $1,775,617.68

Total Budget Goal $30,200.00 $1,570,400.00

Difference $5,314.46 $205,217.68

Roof Collection $133,001.17

From the Family Albums of Those Who Are Serving….

Captain Joshua Wolf

U.S. Army

Stationed in

Ft. Leonard Wood, MO

attending the Captains

Career Course

Son of

Jeffrey & Gina Wolf

Major Michael

John McCourt

U.S. Air Force

Stationed in

Ankara, Turkey

Son of Judy

McCourt

Captain Justin

Liesen

U.S. Army

Currently at

Virginia Tech

Son of John & Judy

Liesen

Matthew Hugenberg

United States Military

Academy at West

Point, New York

Son of

Bill & Karen

Hugenberg

Saturday, August 23, 2014; 5:00 pm - Midnight

Behind the Church after 4:00 p.m. Mass

Food, Drinks, Games for all ages, Raffle, Silent Auction,

Baskets, Live Entertainment & Much More!

Following mass this weekend (and anytime throughout the month of July), please pick-up your envelope

in the Narthex. Your envelope contains a letter explaining how you can contribute to making the picnic a

success as well as raffle tickets.

We encourage families to pick up your envelopes to save the parish postage!

We appreciate your support! The 2014 Parish Picnic Chairmen

Lt. Adam J. Druffel

Illinois Army

National Guard

1844 Transporta-

tion Company

Son of

Deb Druffel

Private Damian

Ehrhardt

U.S. Marine Corp

Stationed at Naval

Air Station in Pen-

sacola Florida

Son of Dennis &

Annette Ehrhardt