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SS. January 12, 2020
Peter & Paul
Catholic Church
717 STATE STREET, ALTON, ILLINOIS 62002 • RECTORY OFFICE 618-465-4221
PRAY FOR OUR MEN AND WOMEN
IN THE MILITARY
Pastor: PRAY TO KEEP THE CHILDREN
OF THE WORLD SAFE
Fr. Jason P. Stone - jpstone@dio.org
PRAY FOR OUR VINCENTIAN CLIENTS.
End-of-life emergencies call - 217-264-2868
Business Manager - Mrs. Chrissy Lewis REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS:
Parish Secretary - Mrs. Julie Noel
Ann Sagez, Regan Taylor, Tim Holt, Jeanne
Parish Maintenance - Mr. Joseph Green Schwegel, Ryan Lopez, Jodie Huber,
Parish Office Hours: Carl Hamberg, Rita Parker, Beverly Fischer, Helen
Monday-Thursday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Friday - 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Sands, Roberta Fleming;
THE RECTORY OFFICE IS CLOSED BETWEEN 12:00 - 1:00 PM A Parishioner, Robert Curry, Tony Marin, Fr. Peter
J. Donohoe, Susan Hendrickson, Martha Rynders,
Mass Schedule Fred Duty; Earl Phillips, Kevin Copley;
Weekends - Saturday 4:00 pm; Sunday 8:00 and 10:00 am Mike and Betty Roberts, Jo Ann Walsh, Sarah
Weekdays - Monday-Friday: 8:15 am Rangel, Brianne Bagwill, Leo McLeod, Kailey
Saturday 8:30 am (Latin Mass- Subject to cancellation ) Almeter;
Tracy Mahan, Fr. Harold Voelker, Carla Mackel-
Holy Days- 8:15 am, 12:00 Noon, 6:00 pm den, Ann and Rich Phillips, Marilyn Smith;
Perpetual Help Novena - Tuesdays 8:40 am Robert Reinecke, Matthew Paulda, Barbara John-
son, Bill Bray, Janie Gansz, Bill Heath, Mary C.
Sacramental Life Mathews, Ralph Mathews, Dorothy Zipprich
Confessions- 3:00-3:45pm Saturday (Jerseyville Nursing & Rehab Center);
and 30 minutes before each Mass. (NAMES IN BOLD WILL BE REMOVED UNLESS WE RE-
Baptism - Baptismal Preparation Program is required: CEIVE A PRAYER UPDATE)
call Rectory for Appointment If you know of any parishioner that is in a Nursing
Marriage - Contact the rectory at least 6 months in advance for Home or Homebound, please let the rectory office
appointment. Registration and know. Also, let us know which Nursing Home they are
Active Membership are Required. in. Thank You.
Parish Registration - New families and individuals are asked to
register at the rectory at their earliest opportunity. Each family or
wage earner is requested to use the weekly envelope system.
Web Sites - ssppalton. com Pledge Reminders for the Divine Mercy Senior
Parish e-mail - info@ssppalton.com Living Community have not been mailed recently
Diocesan - www.dio.org because the office at Springfield is short-handed.
Project Rachel Post-Abortion Ministry They hope to begin sending reminders soon. In
1-217-698-4456 or projectrachel@dio.org the mean time, please don’t forget about your
Nationwide, call 1-877-722-4355 pledges… —Fr. Stone
Rachels Vinyard Weekend Retreats
www.rachelsvinyard.org
POST ABORTION HELP IS STRICLY CONFIDENTIAL
Victim Assistance Coordination for the
Diocese of Springfield, Pat Kornfeld FEBRUARY 2, WE WILL HAVE
Telephone: 217-321-1155 or pkornfeld@dio.org. COFFEE & DONUTS
AFTER THE 8:00 AND 10:00AM MASS
If you or someone you know is interested in IN THE SLOAN ROOM.
becoming a Catholic, or needing PSR please call the PLEASE STOP IN
Rectory Office at 618-465-4221. AND MEET YOUR FELLOW
DEADLINE FOR THE BULLETIN IS PARISHIONERS ‘OLD AND NEW’.
***ON OR BEFORE MONDAY NOON.*** HOST WILL BE
PLEASE E-MAIL YOUR BULLETIN REQUEST TO: PASTORAL COUNCIL
info@ssppalton.com
December 28-29, 2019
Many Thank-You’s Budget Weekly
Goal…………………………...$7,500.00
Last Sunday Envelopes ....................... $4,558.00
I have two big items to give thanks for right now. First, to Julie Noel for Loose ........................................80.00
all her years of dedicated service as parish secretary, dating back to the 1st Offering ..................................................10.00
time of Fr. Roger Schoenhofen. When I got here, she was the Immaculate Conception ..............................20.00
“institutional memory” of the office, and she has been an invaluable help Solemnity of Mary......................................... 2.00
to me in knowing all the names I should know, all the history I should Anonymous Donor .................................1,100.00
know, and how a parish office runs. An organist friend of mine (God rest Difference with Collection……-$1,730.00
his soul) once told me that after fifty years as organist at a Quincy Gift Shop…..................................................95.00
church, he had learned that not every good secretary has what it takes to Catholic Children’s Home .....................2,447.43
be a good church secretary. Julie has been a good church secretary, and Retired Religion ...........................................20.00
MCHS ..........................................................25.00
she will be sorely missed at the rectory. We wish her and Tom a very
happy retirement in the Kingdom of Calhoun. OF 434 ENVELOPE 133 HOLDERS CONTRIBUTED TO
THE SUNDAY COLLECTION
Another big thank-you is to all the people who have been praying for me MASS ATTENDANCE LAST WEEKEND
during my recovery from my concussion and making sure I eat proper- Saturday 4:00 - 140
ly. I had a little bit of a setback around Christmas time, but I hope that by Sunday 8:00 - 58
the time you read this, I will be back to making steady progress and that Sunday 10:00 - 103
much closer to resuming my normal duties. I very much appreciate your Total Attendance - 301
prayers and your patience with me while my brain has been unable to
handle doing too much for too long. (I would not have thought that your January 4-5, 2020
brain does so much in the course of a day, but it does.) I already have Budget Weekly
sent out one round of thank-you notes, and I need to get many more writ- Goal…………………………...$7,500.00
ten. I am pretty certain that I have lost count of the thank-you notes for Last Sunday Envelopes ....................... $7,167.00
the meals, so if, when all the notes are written, I have forgotten your gift Loose ................................... $555.11
of food and compassion, please know that I really am grateful for it. I ACSA ...................................................... $175.00
will be offering three Masses for all the people who by their prayers, First Offering........................................... $445.00
presence, rides, or cooking have helped me through this difficult Anonymous Donor ................................. $200.00
time. The Masses will be listed as “for my benefactors.” Thank all of Solemnity of Mary ............................... $1,032.00
Christmas................................................... $20.00
you for all you have done. This has been an adventure, and I am very Difference with Collection……………$2094.11
grateful to have had your support through all of it. Gift Shop… ............................................... $40.00
MCHS........................................................... $105
Elsewhere in this bulletin, you will find a thank-you note from someone
else. When we got the new hymnals, we gave the old plastic missalette OF 434 ENVELOPE HOLDERS 172 CONTRIBUTED TO
covers to Rose Kochanski, the organist at St. Patrick’s, Grafton. She THE SUNDAY COLLECTION
writes to say “thank you” and to say how nice they look in the pews at St. MASS ATTENDANCE LAST WEEKEND
Patrick’s. Saturday 4:00 - 135
Sunday 8:00 - 69
HELP US CELEBRATE OUR BELOVED Sunday 10:00 - 114
PARISH SECRETARY Total Attendance - 318
JULIE NOEL
A HAPPY AND HEALTHY RETIREMENT! Budget Weekly
Christmas Envelopes..................... $3,160.00
After 18 years of service as our Parish Office Secretary, Julie has de- Loose .................................. 1,389.63
cided to join her husband in retirement! She has been a “fixture” in our Sunday Envelopes ..................................... 295.00
parish office for so many years, her “shoes will be hard to fill”. 1st Offering.................................................. 25.00
All are invited to wish her well on Sunday, January 12, 2020, from School Fund ................................................ 10.00
1:00 – 3:00 in the afternoon in the Sloan Room. Light refreshments will MASS ATTENDANCE LAST WEEKEND
be served. Plan on joining us in wishing her a happy, healthy, and of 4:00 - 256
course, a fun-filled retirement! Midnight - 37
Looking forward to seeing you on 8:00 - 63
Sunday January 12th!! 10:00 - 112
Total Attendance - 468
Draw
Dear Lord, Jesus with the Holy Spirit after John
I love you and want to do baptized him.
what you ask of me.
Amen. Sharing the Gospel
After you were baptized, the Holy Spirit came to help you do great
things for God. Forgive someone who really hurts you. Invite some-
Mission for the Week one who is usually left out to your party. Take care of the sick. Feed
I will pray for all people who are those without food. Do these things. They show that you love God
not baptized. above all and your neighbor as yourself. Then God will say to you,
"I love this child of mine and am very pleased with you."Hymnal Donations
Given By: Book Glory of God
Anonymous 1 Congregational in thanksgiving for many blessings
Suzan and Mark Carpenter 1 Congregational in loving memory of Beulah “Boots” Carpenter
Carl and Joanne Hamberg 2 Congregational in loving memory of Carl Hamberg Jr.
Carl and Joanne Hamberg 1 Congregational in loving memory of Mr. and Mrs. Overton Timmermeier
Carl and Joanne Hamberg 1 Congregational in loving memory of Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Hamberg
Carl and Joanne Hamberg 1 Congregational in loving memory of Chris Belchik
CHOIR WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS
(Alton, IL) – The Encounter youth choir is preparing for its
48th season in 2020 and is looking for high school students
SS. Peter and Paul would from the Riverbend area to join the ministry. An Encounter
like to welcome our new Mixer is coming up on Saturday January 11th from 4:00-
Secretary, Gabrielle 10:00pm at the Main Street United Methodist Church in Alton
(GiGi) Lewis. GiGi is a where new and returning students can learn about the group,
member of Our Lady listen to some of the musical, play games, share worship time,
meet adult leaders and enjoy a meal. Doors open at 4pm, the
Queen of Peace Parish in event begins at 4:30.
Bethalto. She is one of 4 Encounter is a Christian ministry based at Main Street and
children. She is a is open to any current high school aged student. Last season,
graduate of Our Lady there were 85 students from area schools and home schools
Queen of Peace in Bethalto, as well as Marquette representing about 30 local churches. Encounter is dedicated
Catholic High School. She also has a Bachelor's to sharing the Gospel through the ministries of music, service,
Degree in Psychology from Lindenwood University and fellowship. The group rehearses every Sunday through
April 5 and will also have a weekend retreat in March. This
in Belleville, where she graduated Summa cum
year, Encounter will present the musical “Yes, and Amen” in
laude. more than a dozen worship services starting Easter Sunday
through early August. The group will also go on a “tour” in
GiGi is a very bright and enthusiastic worker and is late July outside the Riverbend area.
very excited to come into her new role. Please help Choir director Eddie Hitchcock says, “As Christians we are
welcome her in her new position. called to live a full life! Even though we will face trials and
suffering, we are to remember that our precious Lord is there
to hold our hand and bring us through. He is a way maker,
miracle worker and promise keeper! The upbeat gospel driven
groove of Yes and Amen will remind you of this and by the
end or even at the beginning or middle, will make you stand
and shout in celebration of Jesus Christ and that we can live a
life of victory!”
Students who are interested in joining Encounter should
Gift Shop return the following weekend, on Sunday January 19 at 3pm,
First Communion/Confirmation will be on February 16th at with their parents or guardians, to officially register and attend
10:00 Mass. The gift shop has First Communion and the first rehearsal later that evening. The cost is $100 per stu-
Confirmation items such as veils, rosaries, or other gifts dent which covers music, t-shirt, retreat, transportation and
available for purchase. The Gift Shop is open after every other expenses. The cutoff date to join and pay the registration
fee is Sun. Jan. 26. To learn more about Encounter, or the
weekend Mass so you can buy gifts for your loved ones!
upcoming mixer, and to begin the pre-registration process, go
to www.encounteryouthchoir.org or call Main Street at 462-
2495. You can also follow Encounter Youth Choir on Face-
book and Instagram.January Saturday Sunday Sunday
18-19 4:00 pm 8:00 am 10:00 am
Mass Intentions for the Week Euch
Min:
D. Gore
J. Gore
E. Hampton
J. Murphy
G. Gray
E. Snyders
Sunday, January 12 G. Jacoby M. Vincent J. Snyders
8:00 am People of the Parish
10:00 am † Peter Hackethal Lector: P. Kruegel C. Dunphy R. Luken
Monday, January 13 Music: Schola T. Gilbreth GG
8:15 am † Pat Wallace C. Brockus T. Gilbreth
Tuesday, January 14 M. Brockus
8:15 am † Wayne and Dolores Weiss
Wednesday, January 15 Altar S. Bunch G. Williams C. Dennis
8:15 am Special Intentions for Fr. Stone, Chrissy, Servers:
GiGi, Joe, and SSPP Parish Family. Thank Greeters: C. Roller M. Malone E. Britts
you for 18 Wonderful Years! W. Lohr W. Lundahl
6:00 pm For Our Military S. Cotter
Thursday, January 16 Ushers: R. Monje Needed S. Snider
8:15 am † Johanna Schleper D. St. Peters Needed G. Snider
Friday, January 17 P. Cordes
8:15 am † Robert Logan
Saturday, January 18
4:00 pm † Karen Banghart The January Military Mass will be
Sunday, January 19 Wednesday, January 15th. at 6:00 PM at
8:00 am People of the Parish SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in
10:00 am † Rick Phillips
Alton. Please join us to pray for all our
Veterans and their families.
All are welcome!
Overcoming Spiritual Discouragement
St. Mary's Alton FEBRUARY 15, 2020
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
SECOND COLLECTIONS With warmth, understanding, and pastoral skill, Fr. Timothy Gal-
lagher, OMV provides a hopeful invitation to all who struggle to
Catholic Times - January 12 overcome the greatest obstacle in the spiritual life: discourage-
ment. You will learn practical ways to find peace amid your spir-
Church in Latin America - January 26 itual struggles, and patience in the face of even the most intense
trials. In these talks, Fr. Gallagher will explore the spiritual teach-
ing of Venerable Bruno Lanteri, founder of the Oblates of the Vir-
This Coming Week gin Mary, whose wisdom guided many out of discouragement and
Sunday, January 12 into new hope. There is no shame in spiritual desolation. Fr. Gal-
lagher reminds us that the greatest of saints suffered from this af-
SSPP Gift Shop is open after both Masses
fliction. The key is to learn how to draw closer to God in life’s
Retirement Party 1-3 pm Sloan Room
darkest moments. Overcoming Spiritual Discouragement is a call
Tuesday, January 14 to hope... a call to solace in time of suffering... and a call to stand
St. Vincent de Paul tall in times of affliction. Learn how to enter into the sublime
So Long and Thank you ALL!! peace and joy that our Lord promises.
Wednesday, January 15
Military Mass 6 pm Day long seminar will include Holy Mass, Three Conferences,
Thursday, January 16 materials, coffee, light breakfast items and lunch. COST: $25 PER
Rosary 5 pm PERSON.
Saturday, January 18
SSPP Gift Shop is open after Mass To register, mail check payable to St Mary’s Church, with your
Sunday, January 19 name, address, phone number and email to
Rosary in Church 7:30 am St. Mary’s, 519 E 4th St., Alton, IL 62002. Questions 618-465-
SSPP Gift Shop is open after both Masses 4284. First come first served. Pre registration required.HEITZ OPTICAL
465-1712
Dr. Justin Scheiter 3049 Godfrey Rd. Godfrey, IL 62035
Optometrist MATT HORN
eye exams, glasses, contact lenses Managing Broker
pediatric examinations Cell 618-560-8201
Catholic Radio - To enhance your knowledge of the hard to fit contact patients Office 618-466-1513
Catholic Faith, please listen to Catholic radio at 92.7 2415 Homer Adams Parkway mlhorn6@charter.net
FM, 108AM, or 1460 AM. Also watch EWTN at
charter cable channel 100.
Marquette Catholic High School is taking applications
for the following coaching positions at Marquette
Catholic High School. They can contact the following
by email: dbridgewater@mymchs.org or
jholmes@mymchs.org
Athletic Director
Head Football Coach (Fall)
Assistant Boys Volleyball (Spring)
Boys Tennis (Spring)
Cheerleading Coach
Marquette Catholic High School Explorer Plaza –
Bricks, Granite Blocks & Benches - Order a brick,
granite block or bench to be placed in the new Explorer Leonard Berg
Attorney
Plaza! This is a great way to honor alumni and friends Wills • Trusts
of Marquette. Please visit www.marquettecatholic.org/ Powers of Attorney
Medicaid • VA Pension
plaza to print an order form or to pay and order online. Nursing Homes
If you have questions, please contact Mary Hough in 618-258-4800
the Development Office at 618-463-0585 ext. 1. Bricks
are $75, 12 x 12 granite blocks are $750 and benches
are $2500 (limited number). Place your order today!
The Women of the Springfield Diocesan Council of
Catholic Women are offering four $500.00 college
scholarships to four outstanding Catholic Senior Young
Ladies. Deadline to enter is March 30, 2020. Winners
will be announced in May and honored at the Woman
of Distinction Banquet in June. If you are interested you
can pick up the guidelines and application in the
Rectory Office.
Contact Jon Becker to place an ad today!
jbecker@4LPi.com or (800) 950-9952 x2536
Dear Fr. Stone,
Thank you for the Hymnal/Missal book covers. They
look so nice in our little St. Patricks Church - all the same
color!
Your new books are beautiful!
Gratefully,
Staten-Fine
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