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Saint John Paul II Parish
Parroquia San Juan Pablo II
4th Sunday of Easter
April 26, 2015
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Saint John Paul II Parish Mission Statement:
Saint John Paul II Parish’s mission is to nourish the growth of individuals in their love of God and one
another through the sacraments, public worship, personal prayer, Catholic education and the sharing
of Time, Talent and Treasure.
Welcome to Saint John Paul II Parish
Welcome to all new families! Please register by calling or stopping by the parish office, or by downloading the
registration form online. If your address changes or you move from the parish, please inform the parish office.
Saint John Paul II Parish Office
406 W. Central Boulevard, Kewanee, IL
61443
Phone 309.852.4549—Fax 309.853.4106
Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 am-4 pm
Email: [email protected]
Website: saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org
Pastor………...……………..Fr. Johndamaseni (Fr. John) Zilimu
[email protected]
Deacons…………………………………………Mar&n VanMeltebeck
…………………………………...……………………………...Dc. Ted Mock
Finance Secretary……….………………………….Marjorie Dooley
……………………………fi[email protected]
Administrave Assistant…………………………….Brenda Kuffel
………………………………offi[email protected]
Maintenance ……………………………………………….Nate Nichols
………………………[email protected]
Spanish Ministry Coordinator……………………..Maria Torres
………………………………………………………………...309-525-1398
Adult Choir Director …………………………………..Susan Welgat
Organist…………………………………………………Abbie Hamilton
…………………………………………….visita&[email protected]
Folk Group Director …...Mike Berry .………..309-856-7506
…………………………………………………[email protected]
Youth Ministry Coordinator………………….Brea Cinnamon
………………………………………………………[email protected]
Director of Religious Educaon, CCD……Samantha Harker
…309-540-9800 or…………………[email protected]
Director of RCIA, Cemetery, Tribunal Notary Auditor:
……………………………………………. Deacon Mar&n VanMeltebeck
…………………………… [email protected]
Visitation Catholic School
Where a Rich Heritage of Quality Catholic
Education Awaits Your Child
101 S. Lexington Avenue, Kewanee, IL
Email: [email protected]
(309) 856-7451, Office hours: Mon.-Fri. 7:30 am –3:00 pm
School Principal—Sheila Cromien
Principal …………………………………………………………….Sheila Cromien
……………………………………………[email protected]
Secretary………………………………………………..Susan Welgat
Finance ………….………………………………………...Dan DeSmit
.……………………………………..visita&[email protected]
Bullen Deadline: ARTICLES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL OR IN WRITING TEN DAYS
PRIOR TO THE PUBLISHED DATE.
offi[email protected]
Schedule of Masses
Tuesday:
Wednesday - Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday Vigil:
Sunday:
5:30 pm
8:00 am
8:30 am
4:30 pm
7:30 am
9:30 am
Spanish Mass
1:00 pm
All Masses are celebrated at Visitation Church, 410 W Central Blvd.
Devotions & Sacramentals
Rosary: Wednesday, 6:30 pm Visitation Church
Eucharistic Adoration: Thursday, from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
Sign up sheet in front of the pulpit.
Baptism: All baptisms will take place at Visitation Church
the 1st & 3rd Sunday after 9:30 Mass. Please call the parish
office to schedule a time. A free-will donation should be
given to the clergy performing the baptism. Additionally,
non-members will be charged a $50 Stole Fee. Baptism classes will be last Sunday of the month after 9:30 Mass.
Marriage: Contact the Pastor at least 6 to 12 months in
advance to schedule a wedding and begin marriage preparations.
Reconciliation: Saturday, from 3:30—4:10 pm and 9:00
am—9:15 am Sunday, Visitation Church or by appointment.
Visitation & Anointing of the Sick: Any person homebound, hospitalized, in the nursing home or advanced in
years may notify the Parish Office to receive the Sacraments:
Eucharist, Confession/Reconciliation, and Anointing. Parishioners from the Pastoral Care Ministry would be glad to
visit.
We also offer First Friday Communion Calls to the
Homebound. Please call the Parish Office if you or someone
you know would like to be visited monthly.
Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA): Persons wishing to learn more about the Catholic faith or join our Catholic community should call Dc. Marty Director of RCIA.
Quinceañera: The family must be registered and active
parishioners for at least six months and living within the
boundaries of the Peoria Diocese. The family must provide
copies of baptismal and 1st Communion certificates. If the
15 year old girl is already confirmed, we also need a copy of
the Confirmation certificate. All certificates must come from
parishes supported by the Roman Catholic Rite. Reserve the
date: A date may be reserved on the parish calendar 6
months in advance with a deposit of $187.50 with an additional
$187.50
due1month
before
Quinceañera.
Quinceañeras are scheduled on Saturdays at noon or 1pm at
Visitation Church.
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This Week @ Saint John Paul II
Schedule & Intentions
Monday, April 27
No Mass
Tuesday, April 28
5:30 pm Visitation Church
Sts. Peter & Montfort
Catherine ‘Kay’ Brooks
By Lu Rux
10:00 am Royal Oaks
William Goard
By Friends
Wednesday, April 29
Saint Catherine of Siena
8:00 am Visitation Church
Frank Mower
By Dc. Marty
Thursday, April 30
Saint Pius V
8:00 am Visitation Church
Bob Heying
By Karen Heying & Family
Noon Mass Saint Luke MC
Joanne Baker
By Malamphy Sisters
Friday, May 1
Saint Joseph
8:30 am Visitation Church
Bonnie Bryan
By Dc. Marty
Saturday, May 2
Vigil
4:30 pm Visitation Church
Monday, April 27, 2015
2:00 –8:00 pm: Parish Pictures at Visitation School
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
10:00 am: Mass at Royal Oaks
5:50 pm: Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions
2:00– 8:00 pm: Parish Pictures at Visitation School
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
1:00 pm: Grief Support Meeting, Lower level PC
7:00 pm: Confirmation Mass
Thursday, April 30, 2015
8:30-5:00pm: Eucharistic Adoration
3:30—6:30 pm: Spring Clean up Visitation Campus
2:00-8:00 pm: Parish Pictures at Visitation School
Friday, May 1, 2015
10:30 am: Mass at Courtyard Village
2:00 –8:00 pm: Parish Pictures at Visitation School
Saturday, May 2, 2015
10:00 am—4:00 pm: Parish Pictures at Visitation School
Sunday, May 3, 2015
May Crowning
9:30 am: Baccalaureate Mass followed by breakfast
lower level of parish center.
Paul Wright
Prayer Request
By Daughter
Sunday, May 3
5th Sunday of Easter
7:30 am Visitation Church
Kay Brooks
By Maribeth Mikenas
9:30 am Visitation Church
Rose Szakal
By Dc. Marty
1:00 pm Visitation Church
Spanish Mass
Stewardship of Treasure
Collection for April 18 & 19, 2015
Sunday Envelopes
$ 5,528.00
Loose contributions
$
424.52
Church Building/Grounds
$
43.00
Debt Reduction
$
20.00
VCS Roof Fund
$
30.00
St. Vincent dePaul
$
10.00
Easter Offering
$
40.00
Visitation Build/Grounds
$
189.00
Religious Education donation
$ 5,000.00
Visitation Grounds donation
$
250.00
Memorial Garden donation
$
150.00
Total:
$ 11,684.52
Loving Father, welcome home those whom You
have called from this world and grant peace
and consolation to their families.
Lorenzo Corral
May all the souls of the faithfully departed rest
in the loving presence of God.
Tom Ahlgren
Cari Bridgewater
Rusty Lams
Frank Bartok
Leo Cromien
Benjamin Brown
Grady Calderon
Jean Carlat
Dick Clark
Sid Douglas
Gary Hine
Rick Girkin
Jessica Rist
Irene Bridgewater
Mary Jackson
Terrie Keefner
Dennis Sullivan
Olga Larson
Veronica Lepianka
Annie Eastman
Jerry Swearingen
Eugene Carlson
Dee & Milt Seyller
Donna Tucker
Margot Macaley
Ray VanWassenhove
Milly Mock
Fran Verschage
Don Nyert
Dwaine Wager
Patrick Paxton
Bernie Zumber
Rosemary Paxton Delores Seckman
Sue Saigh
Charlie Sauer
Marie Sherbeyn
Paul Donovan
Sue Lincy
Xavier Conlin
Joann Clementz
Isabela Martinez
Readings for the April 26
Sunday
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Acts 4:8-12; 1 Ps 118; 1 Jn 3:1-2; Jn 10:11-18
Monday
Acts 11:1-18; Ps 42; Jn 10:1-10
Tuesday
Saint Peter Chanel, Priest and Martyr; Saint
Louis Grignion de Mon2ort, Priest
Acts 11:19-26; Ps 87; Jn 10:22-30
Wednesday Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and
Doctor of the Church
Acts 12:24—13:5a; Ps 67; Jn 12:44-50
Thursday
Saint Pius V, Pope
Acts 13:13-25; Ps 89; Jn 13:16-20
Friday
Saint Joseph the Worker
Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2; Jn 14:1-6
Saturday
Saint Athanasius, Bishop and
Doctor of the Church
Acts 13:44-52; Ps 98; Jn 14:7-14
Sunday
Fi5h Sunday of Easter
Acts 9:26-31; Ps 22; 1 Jn 3:18-24; Jn 15:1-8
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April 27,28,30
May 1 & 2
May 8 &9
Sign-up ANYTIME Online using the Parish
Website: www.saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org
Saint John Paul II, St. Vincent dePaul Society would like to take a moment and thank all of the parishioners who
participated in our Lenten Feed the Need project. Over 72 St. Vincent dePaul bags were turned in along with a
few extras. Also, the First Communion Class of 2015 donated several bags of food. St. Vincent dePaul serves on
average 40 families per month. We could not do this with out the support of our Catholic families.
A Special thanks to Dean and Joline Oswald who helped kick off this project.
Knights of Columbus, Santa Maria Council 734
Next Meeting:
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
1:00 pm—2:00 pm
Saint John Paul II Parish Center Lower Level
For more information visit
www.saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org or call
the parish office or Delores at 525-4447.
Grief
Support
Group
Holy Spirit, strengthen those to be Confirmed
with your giGs of Wisdom, Understanding,
Counsel, For&tude, Knowledge, Piety, and Fear
of the Lord, and serve as a disciple of Christ.
Grant that she/he may grow into the fullness
of the stature of Christ. Fill her/him with the
joy of your presence. Increase in her/him the
fruit of your Spirit. Help her/him to experience
and trust your dwelling within, so that she/he
can count on your guidance today and every
day. Show us the way to help one another
become beJer disciples of Jesus Christ, sharing your love with our world and with each
person we meet. Come, Holy Spirit! Come.
Confirmaon: Wednesday, April 29, at 7 pm.
Beginning in April we will meet once a month on the 4th Wednesday of the month. 3rd Degree will meet at 7:30 and 4th Degree
immediately aGer.
Beginning in May we will meet at the lower level of the Parish
Center.
Catholic Book Club
Catholic Book Club is a ministry of the parish which thrives to
teach more about our faith through books on the lives of saints,
inspira&onal readings, discussions, and hearing about &mes and
places related to the faith.
We welcome any women of the parish who enjoy a good book to
join us. We meet once a month from Sept. through May. If interested call the parish center or Delores at 525-4447 for more informa&on.
Ben DeSmit, Jesse Baker,
Ashley Dykema, Roni
Whitmer. Please keep our
military personnel in your
prayers. Call the office to
add or remove names.
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Our Mission:
“The mission of Visitation Catholic School is to inspire excellence and to develop
future leaders for Christ, through quality education grounded in Catholic
values, principles, and traditions.
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MarkYourCalendarsNow!
April 26th—Athlec Banquet (11:30 am)
April 29th—Confirmaon (7 pm)
May 4th—Spring Program (6:30 pm)
Calendar Winners
Apr. 20—Greg Hawkins
Apr. 21—Joan McKee
Apr. 22—Irene Marcella
Apr. 23—Kim Sellers
Apr. 24—Jayne Grabowski
Spring Fling Summary
The Visita&on Spring Fling “Casino Night” was a huge success! Everything seemed to go off without a hitch, and
everyone appeared to have an enjoyable &me. The food
was AWESOME and our Jr. High servers impressed many
people. Thanks to everyone who helped in any way. Spe-
cial thanks to overall chairperson, Amelia Schiltz & her
committee chair people. Your time and dedication to
this major fundraiser is greatly appreciated. Approximately $17,000 was raised!!