Holy Rosary Church
405 S. Main St.
Monroe City, MO
March 29, 2015
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
Very Reverend Michael W. Penn, V.F., Pastor
Deacon Mike Long
Rectory Office: 573-735-4718
Fax: 573-735-0713
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.holyrosarymc.org
Mass Times
Daily Mass: Tuesday & Wednesday @ 7:30am
Holy Thursday : 7:00pm @ Holy Rosary
Good Friday Service: 7:00pm @ Holy Rosary
Holy Rosary: Sat. @ 8:00pm - Sun. @ 9:45am
St. Stephen: Sun. @ 8:00am
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday 4:30pm - 5:00pm at Holy Rosary
Sunday 7:30am – 7:55am at St. Stephen
or anytime by appointment
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Mass Schedule & Intentions
Monday,
March 30, 2015
7:30am:
Scripture Service – Rose McNally
Tuesday,
March 31, 2015
7:30am:
Purgatorial Society
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
7:30am:
Daughters of Isabella (living & deceased)
Thursday,
April 2, 2015
7:00pm:
Greg Mudd
Friday,
April 3, 2015
7:00pm: Service
Saturday,
April 4, 2015
8:00pm:
The Hancock Family
Sunday,
April 5, 2015
8:00 am:
Families of Holy Rosary & St. Stephen
9:45 am:
Manning, Emily, & Richard Thompson
Servers:
Daily Mass, March 31- April 1, 2015
Alex DeLaporte / Ryan Kendrick
Holy Thursday, April 2, 2015
Bailee Hays / Lila Yager / Hunter Yager / Everett Pangborn
Good Friday Service April 3, 2015
Matthew Berry / Emma Berry
Holy Saturday,
April 4, 2015
Gatlin Bichsel / Ethan Breid / Danny Dennison /
Connor Pfaff / Trace Greiman
Easter Sunday,
April 5, 2015
Rachel Smith / Lauren Smith / Emma Berry /Natalie Bichsel
YOUR STEWARDSHIP TITHE
GOD’S PLAN FOR CHURCH SUPPORT
JULY 1, 2014- JUNE 30, 2015
Total Church Budget
$ 831,743.00
Total Parish Income YTD
$ 661,636.80
Budget Needed YTD
$ 543,831.70
Offertory Budget
$ 432,793.00
Offertory Received YTD
$ 286,042.13
Offertory Needed YTD
$ 282,979.96
Much of our annual income is received in the first half of the fiscal
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year. The school income particularly is lowest in the 4 fiscal quarter.
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Stewardship
Alleluia! Christ is risen and is victorious over sin and
death! We are good stewards of our faith if, like St.
Paul, we share this good news whenever and
wherever we can.
Religious Education
Grade School- No Class Wed. Apr. 1 @ 3:15pm
Pre-School – No Class Sun. Apr. 5 @ 9:15am
7th - High School – No Class Sun. Apr. 5 @ 10:30am
From the Pastor’s Desk:
29 March 2015
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
We begin these holiest of days, commemorating the passion
of the Lord, with the solemn celebration of the Lord’s entrance
into Jerusalem. Hailed as King on that first Palm Sunday,
Jesus would triumphantly enter into the holy city of Jerusalem
accompanied by loud cries of “Hosanna.” Just days after this
procession in triumph, another procession would lead Jesus out
of Jerusalem, jeered and mocked by loud cries of “crucify Him.”
But just as the days are holy, the days are filled with irony as
well. What seems to be triumph actually proceeds the
triumphant moment of glory that the world does not recognize
in the enthronement of Jesus on the Cross. What seems to be
defeat is in reality a great victory, for God’s Will conquers sin
and death as Jesus willingly and lovingly embraces His Cross.
Holy Week is not a dramatization of the historical events
leading to Jesus’ death. Nor is it meant to be a theatrical
presentation of His Resurrection. These holy days invite us to
participate fully—spiritually and physically—in the paschal
mystery of Jesus Christ in order that we might more completely
enter into relationship with our heavenly Father, seeking to
accomplish His will as did His Son, Jesus, by His Paschal
Mystery. May we become what we celebrate, so that as
members of Christ’s Body, we who unite our lives and our
sufferings with Him will also be united with Him in resurrection
by our faithfulness.
May each of us experience a prayerful and blessed Holy
Week.
The schedule for Holy Week is again included in this week’s
bulletin. The Parish Office will be closed in observation of the
Easter Triduum and the Solemnity of Easter from 12:00 noon
on Holy Thursday, April 2nd until Tuesday morning, April 7th.
At the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy
Thursday, a collection will be taken up at the Mass to support
the Monroe City Ministerial Alliance and the Monroe City Food
Bank. At the Masses of Easter, the collection will be the annual
Infirm Priest Fund and Priest Retirement. This annual Easter
collection helps to maintain a reserve fund for out-of-theordinary health needs of priests not covered by health
insurance and funds retirement needs of our older priests who
gave decades of service to our parishes throughout the
Diocese of Jefferson City. This year’s assessment is
$6,770.00. Any short-fall of this assessment must be taken
from our operational budget, so I especially request your
participation in this appeal. This will be the only collection at
the Easter Masses.
This week you should have received a mailing invitation to
our parish for the Holy Week liturgies. This was invitation was
proposed, designed and mailed by the Stewardship Committee
of our parish. I thank them for their efforts of welcoming and
evangelizing the local community to worship with us this Easter
Triduum.
School News
Easter Break - classes will not be held on Holy Thursday,
Good Friday or Easter Monday as the Easter holidays are
celebrated.
Student Choir - some dedicated students from grades 5,6,7,8
have volunteered to lead the singing at the Eucharistic
celebration on Holy Thursday.
Track Meet - Tues., Mar. 31, at Paris - 4:00.
Enrollment for the Preschool Socialization Class is now
open for any child that will be three years of age by July 31,
2015. Please call Donna Walker at 735-1016 or 735-4986 to
enroll your child.
Kindergarten Registration will be held on Thursday, April 9, at
6:30 at Holy Rosary School.
Easter Triduum
Holy Thursday of the Lord’s Supper
The Adoration Chapel will close at 12:00 noon and remain
closed until following the Mass on Easter Sunday morning
Thursday, April 2nd:Reception of the Holy Oils-6:45 p.m.
(Holy Rosary)
Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper-7:00 p.m. (Holy Rosary)
Solemn Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will continue until
11:00 p.m.
Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday)
Friday, April 3rd: Celebration of the Lord’s Passion-7:00 p.m.
(Holy Rosary)
On Good Friday, the Paschal Fast continues until the Easter
Vigil to honor the suffering and death of the Lord Jesus, and to
prepare ourselves to celebrate more deeply in His resurrection.
Saturday, April 4th:Confessions-11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night 8:00 p.m. (Holy Rosary)
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
Sunday, April 5th: Mass-8:00 a.m. (St. Stephen)
Mass-9:45 a.m. (Holy Rosary)
April 5, 2015
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
Acts of the Apostles 10:34a, 37-43 Peter preached about
Jesus’ baptism, the anointing with the Holy Spirit, and his
crucifixion and resurrection from the dead.
Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 This is the day the Lord has
made; let us rejoice and be glad.
Colossians 3: 1-4 Think about what is above. When Christ
appears, then you shall appear with him in glory.
John 20: 1-9 Mary Magdalene and the disciples went to the
tomb and found it empty. They did not yet understand that
Jesus would rise from the dead.
SCHEDULE OF THINGS TO COME
Mar. 29 – 7:30pm – Live Station of the Cross
Apr. 9 – 7:00pm Daughters of Isabella Meeting
Apr. 17 9:00am - 6:00pm – Monroe City Food Bank
Apr. 19 – 9:30am - First Communion
June 13 – Holy Rosary School Fundraiser 5K run/walk
Scripture Service – Monroe City Manor – Sundays
April 5 – Howard & Linda Willard
April 12 – Jim & Sheryl Underhill
April 19 – John & Connie Kendrick
May 3 – Mark Yager
May 17 – Howard & Linda Willard
May 31 – Jim & Sheryl Underhill
Retrouvaille
June 5-7, 2015
For more information please call 1-800-470-2230
Cursillo Dates
April 23-26 – Karen Meehan, Rectora
June 25-28 – Joe Haubrich, Rector
July 16-19 – Naomi Egbert, Rectora
September 24-27 – Tom Holck, Rector
November 5-8 – Joan Broyles, Rectora
Adoration Chapel Hours
Adoration hours that are open:
Monday 12:00(noon) -1:00pm
Monday 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Thursday 12:00(noon) – 1:00pm
Saturday 12:00pm(noon) -1:00pm
We are in need of more substitute Adorers. Several of our
regulars have some health issues but will return in a few
weeks. Anyone who would like to sub for these hours, please
give Phyllis Campbell a call. 573-795-2290. If you do not have
long-distance service, please call Howard & Linda Willard,
735-4552. Refer to schedule in Adoration Chapel if you need
a substitute for your regular hour.
Remember in your prayers:
Jim Hunt Troy Ritter Dede Yager Arlie Shaw Jeremy Smith
Alfred Timbrook JD Underhill Rose Mary Evans Robert Walz
Joe Kendrick Phyllis Taylor Sue Gilbert Jim Gamble
Deborah Thomas Baumann Don & Liz Gander Trevor Lagle
For all who are ill, especially those who are awaiting, or
recovering from, surgery, or seriously ill and for their caretakers & their families; and for those who have died.
~ We pray to the Lord.
First Communion
The Mass for those making their First Holy Communion will be
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held on Sunday April 19 , 2015 at Holy Rosary Church during
the 9:30am Mass. This year First Communion will be held as
a group.
Charitable Contribution Letters
Charitable Contribution Letters are available for 2014. To
obtain yours please call the rectory between 9am and 5pm at
735-4718.
Rice Bowls
Lenten rice bowls will be accepted next weekend. Please
make sure that if you would like credit for your donation
that your name is clearly marked on the bowl when it is
returned.
Easter Lilies
For anyone who would like to donate an Easter Lily in
memory or honor of a loved one we ask that they be at the
church no later than April 2nd so that the altar can be
decorated after Good Friday services.
New Knights of Columbus
Knights of Columbus meeting is scheduled for Tuesday April
7, starting at 7 pm. We have an interesting & possibly
controversial rental prospect to discuss, so come to the
discussion. Also, we hope to introduce our 4 new First
Degree members at this meeting.
Knights of Columbus
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March 29 following Mass the St. Stephen K of C will be
hosting their annual Palm Sunday Breakfast for all brother
Knights and their families. Ed Thomas will be our speaker
this year, please join us for food and fellowship.
Daughters of Isabella
The Daughters of Isabella meeting is scheduled for April 9th
at 7:00. The Social Committee is Cele Kendrick, Tiffany
Greiman, Laurie Assell, Beverly Walker,
Carol Hays, Loree Quinn.
Altar Society
Needed couple to assist altar society. The altar society at
Holy Rosary is actively seeking a couple to assist them with
some parish events. Please contact the parish office or
Laurie Assell at 217-257-7705 if interested.
CENTERING PRAYER WORKSHOP
Holy Rosary Parish and Contemplative Outreach of Central
MO will host an Introduction to Centering Prayer Program
on April 25, 2015 from 9:00 am-1:00 pm in the KC Parish
Hall. A $25.00 donation will be appreciated for the entire
seven part program. Call Jane Wilson, (573) 735-2542 or
Email [email protected] for more information or
a registration form—or—call Fr. Matthew Flatley of
Contemplative Outreach of Central MO (573) 864-1097 for
more information about Centering Prayer.
Hospice in need of Volunteers
Hospice Compassus is seeking compassionate,
non-medical volunteers to provide support for terminally ill
patients and their families in your community. Through
friendly visits to the patient’s home or care center,
volunteers offer companionship and a caring presence.
Training is provided. For more information or to register for
the next training class, call Dale Willis, Volunteer
Coordinator, at 573-424-8219
Benedictine Sisters
The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Clyde,
Missouri, will host a Come and See monastic weekend for
women discerning a religious vocation. The event is
scheduled for Friday, April 10, through Sunday, April 12.
Participants will enter into the rhythm of contemplative life,
experience the time and place for listening to God, share
with others who might also be discerning a religious
vocation and ask vowed religious about monastic life. Those
who would like to participate should be single Catholic
women between the ages of 18 and 45. The event is free for
those participating, and there is not commitment involved to
attend. For more information, please contact Sister Ruth
Elaine Starman, OSB at (660) 944-2221 or
[email protected]. Information is also
available online at www.BenedictineSisters.org.
Thank You
Thanks to the team and candidates of CRHP #17 for saying
“YES” when Christ called them to be a part of this weekend.
Thanks to the team under the leadership of Beth Whelan;
Lay Director and Debbie Kendrick; Spiritual Director for their
hard work and dedication in seeing that the weekend was a
success. Team members. Tina Hadfield, Chrissy Doolin,
Acacia Hagan, Dana Cole, Joanie Fuemmeler, Therese
Long, Becky Buckman, Dee Bichsel, and Riss Hays.
Candidates: Lorie Watson, Lacy Seward, Cathy Jo Pfaff,
Kristyn Moses, Keriann Brandt, Amber Hays, Courtney
Benson, Alex Edris, Laura Lucas, Lindsey Thome, Alisa
Willingham, Jaymee Quinn