St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
601 N. 4th, St. Charles, MO 63301
Parish Vision Statement:
We are the parish that, through our communion with Jesus, guided by the Holy Spirit:
Welcomes all; Celebrates our unity, diversity, and traditions; Uses God’s gifts to
serve and teach others and be the face of Jesus Christ in the Community.
Parish Office:
School Office:
Religious Education Office:
Latino Ministry:
St. Vincent DePaul Society:
Founded 1791
636-946-1893
636-946-2713
636-946-2916
636-946-1893
636-925-1616
www.borromeoparish.com
www.borromeoschool.com
email: [email protected]
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Pastoral Staff:
Father John Reiker, Pastor: [email protected]
Father Bob Menner, Associate Pastor: [email protected]
Father Don Schramm, Senior Associate: [email protected]
Deacon Don McElroy, Deacon
Deacon Fred Haehnel, Deacon
Deacon Jorge Perez, Deacon
Mrs. Silvina Baez, Latino Ministry
Mrs. Becca McCullough, Director of Religious Education
Mrs. Peggy Dupree, Office Manager
Ms. Maria Martinez, Office Secretary
Mrs. Ann Hoffman, School Principal
Mrs. Mary Kutchback, Organist, Pastoral Associate for Seniors
Mrs. Beth Duello, Director of Music
Mrs. Lisa Delicath, Contemporary Youth Choir
Mr. Juan Saldana, el coro
Mr. Sam Plummer, Youth Ministry
Mr. Peter Krasucki, Parish Council Chairperson
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation:
Saturdays 4:00 to 4:45 p.m. or by appointment
Schedule of Holy Mass
Saturday:
8:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m. vigil for Sunday
Sunday:
7:00, 8:30, 10:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m. in Spanish
Weekdays:
6:30 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.
Sacrament of Baptism:
Arrangements made after parental instruction.
Call the parish office for more information.
Sacrament of Matrimony:
Contact the parish office at least six months prior
to wedding to begin preparations
Holy Days of Obligation: watch the bulletin
National Holidays: 9:00 a.m.
Eucharistic Adoration:
Third Mondays, 8:30am to 6:30pm
Parish Office Business Hours
Perpetual Help Devotions:
Tuesdays following the 8:00 a.m. Mass
Monday thru Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Bulletin deadline: Monday 10:00 a.m.
Parish Hall Rental:
Neal or Pat at 636-949-9722 (gym)
Peggy at 636-946-1893 (café)
[email protected]
OUR WARM WELCOME TO ALL!
We welcome all who come and worship with us. If you wish to join our parish faith family, or have a change in your contact information, kindly complete this form. You can return it to the Rectory, place in in the collection, or give it to a Priest or Deacon.
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Welcome to St. Charles Borromeo!
From the Pastor’s Pen
** Helpers needed for our last Fish Fry—especially cleanup! Thanks!! **
Let’s all come together as Family to our Fish Fry!!
Passion/Palm Sunday
Next weekend at all Masses, please pick up a palm
branch on your way into church to be held for the opening Gospel and procession.
At the 8:30 and 10:00 Masses, we hope all will gather
in front of church for the beginning of our procession of
following Jesus. At the 8:30 Mass all 8th grade Confirmation candidates will greet and hand out palms and
then be the Honor Guard for the Procession into church.
Living Stations of the Cross…
All Most Welcome
Our Latino and Anglo members are hoping all of us
will join in following Jesus to Calvary on Good Friday,
March 27 at 5:00pm, beginning in church and moving
outdoors around the Academy of the Sacred Heart field.
We will conclude at 7pm in church with the Solemn
Commemoration of our Lord’s Passion.
Holy Week Schedule
Tuesday, March 31: Sacrament of Reconciliation 7pm
Holy Thursday, April 2:
Morning Prayer 8am
Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7pm
Good Friday, April 3:
Morning Prayer 8am
Outdoor Stations of the Cross 5pm
Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion 7pm
Holy Saturday, April 4:
Morning Prayer 8am
Easter Vigil and Mass 8pm
Please pray over Archbishop Carlson’s teaching on
“Jesus, the Divine Physician” later in this bulletin.
Good News of Jesus Working in our
Borromeo Family
Thanks to our St. Vincent de Paul Society
And Your Support
OASIS is a great support organization for SVDP.
They have graduated 26 through their program in the
last two years and all have obtained jobs. Another 14
who did not (or were unable) to complete their program
also were able to find employment through OASIS Jobs
for Life leads/networking.
That is a total of 40 clients that now have jobs as a
result of OASIS’s Jobs for Life.
Prayer of the Week
Sharing the loaves and fishes, You gave us
an image of solidarity with the hungry, O
Lord. Sharing yourself in the Bread and
Wine, You called all to the table, O Lord.
Give me the hunger to be a part of the feeding and the healing of this world. Nourish
me with your Grace, so I may work with joy
to serve your children. Open my eyes and
my heart to recognize those in poverty and
increase my awareness of the structures and
systems that need to be changed so we may
all break bread together.
In your name we pray and work for the end
of hunger. Amen.
Spread the Gospel, the Good News
about Jesus and His Borromeo Family!
A Holy Community through Holy Communiob
Your Brother in Jesus,
Father John
Please pray for our loved ones who are hospitalized or ill, including:
Debi Yates, Joyce Mersman, Calvin Kneemiller, Diana Akers, Arturo Montes, Mereya Hernandez,
Carol Fasching, mother of Becca McCullough,
Virginia Kreuzer, mother of Kathy Anderson, Luke Kahrhoff, son of SCB teacher Gwynne Karhoff,
and for the intentions on our Borromeo Prayer Tree and in our Book of Prayers
Homebound, Critically Ill or in the Hospital? If you are homebound and wish to receive the Eucharist, or receive a visit
while in the hospital, please call Mary Kutchback at 946-9758 and the parish office at 946-1893.
Fifth Sunday of Lent—March 22, 2015
Important News for our St. Charles Borromeo Community
Dear St. Charles Borromeo Faculty, Staff, Parents, Students and Parishioners:
I am blessed to announce that we have hired Mrs. Jacklyn Voelkl to be our next school principal. She will replace Mrs.
Ann Hoffman who, as you know, has been hired to be the principal at Sacred Heart School in her home town of Troy,
Missouri. As our principal, Mrs. Hoffman has strengthened our school and parish family and left us well prepared to
move forward. We are grateful for her excellent leadership to SCB and our prayers and love go with her.
Mrs. Voelkl was chosen through prayer, discussion and discernment by a committee of parents and parish members
who are committed to the continued growth of our school and the success of our students. We were blessed to have
had multiple highly qualified candidates to consider.
However, Mrs. Voelkl’s vision for how to preserve and enhance the strengths of SCB earned her the unanimous support
of the committee. That vision stems from her expertise in education, her deep faith and appreciation for Catholic
schools, and her involvement in, and commitment to, SCB.
Mrs. Voelkl’s experience in education makes her well qualified to preserve and improve upon SCB’s high quality academic environment. Her experience as an educator in the Francis Howell School District and at The New City School in
St. Louis City have prepared her to lead a school that demands excellence. Her experience exceeds what can be summarized in this letter. She has focused on developing the qualities of an effective administrator. She has assisted in the
integration of effective technology in classrooms and evaluated opportunities for student growth through the use of
assessment tools. As a result of her belief in lifelong learning, she will attain her Ph.D in Educational Leadership and
Administration in 2017 from Maryville University. She has been aggressive in staying up-to-date regarding successful
techniques to better ensure students reach their greatest potential.
Mrs. Voelkl also possesses a rich and active faith. She has a strong sense of the mission of Catholic education and is
committed to integrating faith development with a strong curriculum so that our students develop the personal relationship with Jesus Christ needed to be faith-filled servants of God. Because of her own faith, she possesses the traits of
a leader who encourages and supports her colleagues and students.
While Mrs. Voelkl’s experience and faith would make her a valuable principal at any school, her personal investment in
SCB makes her uniquely valuable to ours. As the parent of two SCB students, she has served on our marketing committee, assisted with the development of our strategic plan, helped organize our auction, coached several sports teams,
taught Vacation Bible School and hosted participants in our Luke 18 Retreats. Her familiarity with SCB has prepared
her to aggressively promote our school while complementing the ongoing efforts of our School Board, marketing committee and Home and School Organization. Most importantly, her enthusiasm for our school is palpable.
Mrs. Voelkl’s vision for SCB is aligned with the hopes and ambition we all share for our school. We are blessed to have
someone whose vision is derived from such expertise, faith and commitment. I would like to thank all of you who offered your input, suggestions and prayers during this process.
With gratitude and trust in our Lord,
The St. Charles Borromeo Principal Search Committee
and Rev. John Reiker
Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for March
We offer our prayerful sympathy to the family of Bernice Nacke; to the family of Geraldine “Gerry” Boschert; and to the family of
Virginia McGuire, aunt of Mary Baumann.
May they, and all the faithful departed, rest in
peace.
Scientists: That those involved in scientific research may
serve the well-being of the whole human race.
Contribution of Women: That the unique contribution
of women to the life of the Church may be recognized
always.
Welcome to St. Charles Borromeo!
ST. CHARLES BORROMEO ANNUAL LENTEN FISH FRY
Join us for our final Fish Fry of the year: March 27, serving from 4:00—7:00pm
$10 Adult Meals: Choice of COD (fried or baked) or CATFISH (whole or fillet) - extra fish fillet $4
SIDE DISHES: cole slaw, hush puppies, applesauce, and choice of baked potato or fries
$8 Fish Taco Meal: two tacos (corn or flour tortilla) served with Spanish rice and 2 sides
All Kids Meals $5: choice of: one slice cheese pizza (extra slice $2) - cod - catfish fillet - fish taco
PLUS: fries and applesauce
Whole Bellacino’s Cheese Pizza $10
Drink Menu: Margaritas $3 - Bud and Bud Light
$2 - Soda $1
All meals served with dessert, tea/lemonade/coffee
We truly appreciate all the delicious desserts that have been donated. We need them one more time! Thanks!!
CRS Rice Bowl brings our Lenten journey back to Africa this week, to the Democratic Republic of Congo. We join our
fasting in solidarity with people who go hungry, and we remember in prayer the importance of building a community
that is willing to support those most in need.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Hungering for a Healthy Harvest
When banana trees die, Hamuli Kahati has nothing to sell. And his family has nothing to eat. That’s why it’s so important
for farmers like Hamuli in the Democratic Republic of Congo to be able to care for their crops.
Sometimes it isn’t safe for Hamuli to tend his trees—the DRC has a long history of war and conflict. Other times, the trees
themselves get sick with a banana wilt disease. When the disease devastated the trees on Hamuli’s farm, his income
dropped from $150 a month to only $7. He struggled to give his three daughters even one meal per day.
Catholic Relief Services helped start a field school where farmers like Hamuli could try different
ways of treating banana wilt disease and learn new ways to work together. After training at the
school, members visited each other’s fields and worked as a community to clean the disease off the
trees. By coming together as a team, the farmers were able to help each other restore their farms
and support their families.
Now Hamuli’s trees are thriving. With the $40 he earns each month, Hamuli’s family is eating two
to three meals a day. He is even able to send his children to school. Hamuli knows that healthy harvests mean healthy families—and this is a lesson his entire community can share.
Catholic Social Teaching: Call to Family, Community and Participation
Human beings are social by nature. We, like the early disciples, are called to come together as a community, whether that
community is in our classroom, workplace or family.
We can encourage each other with kind words. GIVE 25¢ to your CRS Rice Bowl for every kind word you heard today.
PRAY together for those who are hungry.
Join Catholics from across the United States in FASTING from eating out this week. Put the money you saved into your
Rice Bowl.
Fifth Sunday of Lent—March 22, 2015
Do you have questions about
your Catholic faith?
EXPLAINING THE FAITH:
APOLOGETICS 101
Join us in the St. Charles Room this Wednesday, March
25 at 7pm for a discussion of The Meaning of Holy
Week/Triduum. These most holy days are part of our
tradition and faith life, and it’s important to understand
the liturgies and the events in the life of Jesus Christ
which led to His Passion, Death and Resurrection.
This is the final night for this season.
enrich your faith!
Please come—
Apologetics: (noun) The branch of theology concerned
with the explanation and defense of the faith.
FREE TAX PREPARATION
Tuesdays and Thursdays in the church office
for those with a household income under $58,000.
Call 946-1893 to make an appointment.
Mass Intentions
Monday, March 23, St. Turibius of Mongrovejo, bishop
6:30 a.m.
Communion Service
8:00 a.m.
Hubert Kister—8th anniv.
Tuesday, March 24, Lenten Weekday
6:30 a.m.
Dorothy Snyder
8:00 a.m.
Mary Kay Beilsmith
Wednesday, March 25, The Annunciation of the Lord
6:30 a.m.
Mary & Clara Tillman
8:00 a.m.
Jerry Murphy—8th anniv.
6:15 p.m.
Millie Mode
Thursday, March 26, Lenten Weekday
6:30 a.m.
Amy Boschert
8:00 a.m.
Monica Rudroff
6:30 a.m.
Eugene “Gene” Weber—5th anniv.
8:00 a.m.
Helen Kemna—2nd anniv.
Saturday, March 28, Lenten Weekday
8:00 a.m.
Anselm Cattoor
5:00 p.m.
Muehlenkamp Family
Sunday, March 29, Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
7:00 a.m.
Genevieve Schultz—3rd anniv.
8:30 a.m.
Our Parish Family
10:00 a.m.
Nancy Scholle—2nd anniv.
11:30 a.m.
Rev. Ed Schramm—7th anniv.
MEMORIAL DONATIONS FOR EASTER FLOWERS
ONE MORE WEEK TO ORDER!
You are invited to help beautify our church for the Easter Season by offering a beautiful plant in memory
or honor of a loved one. This year we are offering Easter Lilies for $9.25, Geraniums for $7.00 and Hyacinths for $11.00. The plants, placed throughout the church, will be a magnificent addition and enhance
our celebration of Christ’s Glorious Resurrection.
Please complete the form and return with your check by Palm Sunday, March 29. Please put it in an envelope marked “Easter flowers.” Envelopes are also available in the Narthex.
EASTER FLOWER DONATION FORM (please return by March 29)
IN MEMORY (please print)
IN HONOR (please print)
1._____________________________________________
1._____________________________________________
2._____________________________________________
2._____________________________________________
NAME OF DONOR (please print)___________________________________________________________________________
Telephone(s)/email________________________________________________________________________________________
# _____ Easter Lilies at $9.25 each =
$___________________
# _____ Geraniums at $7.00 each =
$___________________
# _____ Hyacinths at $11.00 each =
$___________________
Total enclosed $___________________
Please make checks payable to “St. Charles Borromeo”
A listing of the Memorial/Honor names and Donors will be included in the bulletin after Easter
Welcome to St. Charles Borromeo!
Readings for the Week
Monday:
Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 [41c-62];
Ps 23:1-6; Jn 8:1-11
Tuesday:
Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102:2-3, 16-21; Jn 8:21-30
Wednesday: Is 7:10-14; 8:10; Ps 40:7-11; Heb 10:4-10;
Lk 1:26-38
Thursday:
Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-9: Jn 8:51-59
Friday:
Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-7; Jn 10:31-42
Saturday:
Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-13; Jn 11:45-56
Sunday:
Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16 (procession);
Is 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24;
Phil 2:6-11; Mk 14:1 — 15:47 [15:1-39]
Gospel Reflection
Jesus announces that the hour is near when God will glorify him. Jesus knows that his earthly ministry will end
and that he must endure the cross before he returns to be
glorified by his father. In a way to help his disciples understand what must happen, Jesus compares the phenomena to a grain. A grain of wheat must die and therefore no longer look like itself, in order for new life to
come from it. Like the disciples, we only know the finality of this world, but Jesus assures us that, like the grain of
wheat, when we die, new life will come from that death.
One of the most valuable lessons we can teach our children is how to let go, because no matter how much we
want things to remain the same, we know that change is
a constant part of living. We can heal ourselves and help
our children at the same time when we make a conscious
effort to find the “silver lining” in every dark cloud. Only
when we show our children that something good came
from something that at first seems completely awful, will
they understand that something must die before something new can grow. Many expressions such as silver linings and closing doors followed by opening windows,
explain this concept; but nothing gives it meaning like
the examples from our own lives.
1.
When people have no hope, they cannot see that
the death of a seed brings about new life. One time I
felt hopeless about something, but looking back on
it, I see new life when…
2. Someone who has always shown me how seeds
grow in my life is . . . He/she has shown me by…
3. I clearly saw new life growing from something that
died when…
Sunday, March 22
M-CRHP12, church office, 7:00am
Immigration workshop, cafe, noon—6:00pm
Youth Mass, 5:00pm
Youth Ministry meeting, café, after Mass til 8:00pm
Monday, March 23
Girl Scouts, Bicentennial Room, 3:00pm
New School Parents Social, St. Charless Rm, 6:30pm
Tuesday, March 24
W-CRHP9, church office, 6:30pm
RCIA, Bicentennial Room, 7:00pm
Wednesday, March 25
Explaining the Faith, St. Charles Room, 7:00p,
Thursday, March 26
Catholic Charities meeting, St. Charles Room, 6:30p
Boy Scouts, café, 7:00pm
Lifeline, church, 7:00pm
Friday, March 27
FISH FRY, serving in the café from 4:00—7:00pm
Stations of the Cross, church, 7:00pm
Saturday, March 28
Women’s Fellowship, church office, 6:00am
RCIA Retreat, Bicentennial Room, 9am—4pm
Ladies Sodality Lenten Tea, café, 11:00am
Sunday, March 29—PALM SUNDAY
Gather in front of church for 8:30 & 10:00 Masses
Latino Children’s Rosary, St. Charles Room, 1:00pm
Passover Supper, café, 4pm (1st Communion class)
Youth/Family Mass, March 23
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(2nd & 4th Sundays 5:00pm)
Lifeline Adoration, March 26
Final Lenten Fish Fries, March 27
Stations of the Cross, March 27
Palm Sunday, Holy Week begins, March 29
Confessions, March 31, 7:00pm
Morning Prayer, 8:00am, April 2/3/4
Holy Thursday Evening Mass: 7:00pm
Live Stations of the Cross, April 3, 5:00pm
Good Friday Liturgy: 7:00pm
Holy Saturday Easter Vigil: 8:00pm
Easter Sunday, April 5 with normal Mass schedule
Contemporary Youth Mass, April 18
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(1st and 3rd Saturdays 5:00pm)
Confirmation, April 30
First Communion, May 2
8th Grade Graduation, May 17
ST. CHARLES BORROMEO PRAYER TREE
No request is too small to be brought to the Lord in prayer. Call us at 928-2970, 946-0993, or e-mail us at [email protected]. We will include you in our daily prayers. Your requests will be kept confidential.
Fifth Sunday of Lent—March 22, 2015
Servers, 8am Weekdays
Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday, March 23/24/25
Kris Lewis, Amelia Thro, Thomas Murray
Friday/Saturday, March 26/27
Maggie Howard, Josh Williams, Wya Karase
Saturday, March 28
Kyle & Nicholas Burke
Ministry List, March 28/29
(Greeters needed for 5:00, 7:00, 8:30 and 10:00 please)
Serv:
Ush:
GB:
Saturday, March 28
5:00pm
Bev Lewis, Lucy Rauch
Steve Deters
Michelle Gruender, Carol Pappas, Francis Fessler,
vol. pls. (Host) Genny Glosier, Jim Garrigan
Jacob & Joshua Williams, Kris Lewis
Jim Lammert, John Williams, Don Richardson, vol. pls.
Dave & Anita Sinclair
L/C:
EM:
Serv:
Ush:
GB:
Sunday, March 29
7:00am
Dick Albrecht, Bill Cartwright
Mary Baronovic
Bob Baronovic, Becky Albrecht, Pat Brown
Sam Scheﬀel, Mia Adamski
Josey Page, Jim Yates, Dave Schaeﬀer, vol. pls.
Flo Williams
L/C:
EM:
8:30am
L/C:
Kevin Tollefson, John DuBois
Beth Duello
EM:P Rich & Blanche Wessler, Ken & Connie Kapeller
(Host) Jennifer Bober, Kathy McElroy
Serv: Thomas Smith, Wya Karase, Knoll Hirtz
Ush: Dan Dziedzic, Tim Meyer, Charlie Schroeder,
Don Wappelhorst
GB:
Dan & Sheila Kitzmann & Family
L/C:
EM:
Serv:
Ush:
GB:
L/C:
EM:
Serv:
Ush:
GB:
Gr:
10:00 a.m.
Joe Briscoe, Jerry Kinnison
Choir
Colleen Harmon, Pam Montgomery, Harriet Pallardy,
Kathy Anderson (Host) Rosa Lee Rodgers, Pa York
Thomas Murray, Adriana Weber, Mallory Murray
Pat Akers, Bob Underwood, Gregg Jost,
Mike Van Boening
Tom & Harriet Pallardy
11:30 a.m.
Rafael & Toni Hernandez
el coro
Maria Barretos, Bernardo Silverio, Ampelia V.
Steve Cave (Host) Cathy Herrod, Guadalupe Damian
Isaias Alverado, Monica Acosta, Arely Aragon
Jeﬀ Kozich, vol. pls.
Hermila Murillo & Family
Carlos & Olivia Chica
Your Loving Sacrifices Make All the Difference
Contributions for March 14/15
General Contributions:
Loose:
Matching Gifts:
Total Contributions:
$16,441.50
1,039.44
2,045.00
$19,525.94
Help A Student:
Catholic Relief Services:
$611.00
$1,381.00
THANK YOU
for the great love you show to our Borromeo Family carrying
on the work of Jesus and to those in need by the generosity
you display when you share your Treasure, and all God’s gifts
to you, given for others.
“I will be their God and they shall be my people.”
Jeremiah 31:33
What does it mean to be God’s people? It means we recognize that everything we have and everything we are
belongs to God. We aren’t “owners” of anything, we are
merely “stewards” of the gifts God has given us. It
means we are willing to use our gifts and our lives to
care for our neighbors and the world, just as God cares
for us.
We pray that, as God’s chosen people, we may accept and follow God’s plan to generously share our time, talent and treasure with others.
Confessions every Saturday: 4:00—4:45pm
lifeline -noun \ˈlīf-ˌlīn\
a thing on which someone depends on or which provides a means of escape from a difficult situation
Come and experience 90 minutes of powerful music,
inspirational talk, and the presence of our Lord in Eucharistic Adoration! Bring your family and join our SCB
Parish Youth Group and strengthen your “lifeline” to
God. You may have never experienced anything like
this before!
Join us Thursday, March 27 at 7:00pm.
Questions? Call Mike Dreyer at 636-734-7917 or the parish
office at 636-946-1893.
Welcome to St. Charles Borromeo!
St. Charles Borromeo School
Dear Parishioners,
As we approach Easter, the Gospel continues to challenge us in our life of faith. Today’s Gospel from John has a teaching
hard for us to understand. As one source I read said, "Is Jesus kidding? Does he really expect to be glorified by his death?"
The human instinct within each of us to live! Yet here is Jesus saying we must die to be fruitful. So we take a critical look
at ourselves and our sinful natures to determine what needs to die in order to experience a new lease on life? Taking
time to reflect on the movement of our lives is critical to our spiritual well-being. If you’re like me, most days feel like a
whirlwind of activity. The evening is full of dinner preparation and household tasks, and before I know it, I am dropping
exhausted into bed. Creating the spaces in time to be with God and to reflect on my day takes actual planning. Some
days I succeed more than others. How about you? I think that old soap opera One Life to Live has such an apt title. Each of us has only this one life. Living with intentionality while fixing our sights on God will help us live life to the
fullest.
This week the school children will be able to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. As well, they will pray the Stations
of the Cross together on Friday afternoon. Please keep us all in prayer for the success of our school! We cannot do it
without your support.
God bless! Mrs. Ann Hoffman
Applications for School
Board are now available
for open slots beginning
with the 2015-2016 school
year.
Anyone interested, please pick up an application in the school office. Applications are due
by March 31st.
Any questions, contact
Beth Norviel at 636-866-4685
or [email protected]
School
Board
New Parent and Potential School Family
SOCIAL HOUR
Monday, March 23
6:30—8:00pm
St. Charles Room (back of café)
Babysitting and a light supper will be provided
Please RSVP at 636-946-2713
BLOOD DRIVE: March 31
2:45—5:45 in the gym
K of C
Benefitting St. Charles Borromeo School
TODAY! Sunday, March 22
Knights of Columbus Hall
20 Westbury Dr.
Serving from 1:00—6:00pm
Adults $9—Children ages 6-12 $4
Children 5 and under free
A donation of a dessert would be appreciated!
SCB will receive 1/3 of dinner profits!
No appointments needed.
Help the school earn a grant!
Homemade Chili & desserts.
In the Gospel today, Jesus says, “Whoever serves me
must follow me, and where I am, there also will my servant be. The Father will honor whoever serves me.”
When we help the poor we are truly followers of Jesus,
Servant of the Poor.
Through your support of Society of St.
Vincent de Paul, you are a sign of God’s
love to those who are suffering and you
give them Easter hope and joy. For more
information about what we do, call
Joyce Cain at 636-448-2021.
Fifth Sunday of Lent—March 22, 2015
SCB Religious Education
Dear Parishioners:
Today we celebrate the Third Scrutiny with our RCIA candidates. To fully understand the purpose of the scrutinies, I
thought we might all learn a little from an RCIA leader’s perspective:
by Donna Steﬀen, SC
After a scrutiny, I remember a man about 35 years old, married with 4 children – the children were
also preparing for baptism – stating during our reflection after the third scrutiny. “You know, I have
always liked all of you (referring to our “team”). You have been respectful, helpful, present, and genuine in your interest and faith. But something more happened today at the scrutiny. When I was 5
years old I was in a car accident in which both of my parents were killed. I have always held back
from trusting people, or God, fully. Today, that got lifted. I cannot tell you how free I feel, how I can
let go into God more fully, and how I even feel no barrier with you. ”
Another man said, after the first scrutiny, “All year you keep asking us what our experience of God is. I would muster
up some response, but really didn’t feel I experienced God. Today, especially when the priest and other ministers placed
their hands on my head, I can truly say I know what it means to experience God!”
These are both profound and life-changing testimonials to the power of Scrutinies. As we get busy during this Lenten
season, we might all give needed preparation time for the scrutinies, with an invitation to all of us to articulate what
freedom we want/need to be freed from, and what new life we pray for. This time and opportunity is essential to lead
to a potentially life-changing moment.
I see more and more clearly that the celebration of these scrutinies, truly are significant preparation for entering the waters of baptism. The scrutinies are the way to let go into God, be freed from old stuff holding us back, and opening to all the new
life God offers in the experience of baptism.
Donna Steffen, SC is involved in being Novice director, spiritual direction, and initiation workshops.
Thank you for your continued prayers of encouragement for our RCIA elect:
Chrisstella, Jessica, Ellerin, Humberto, Carlos, Marilyn, Janet, Pam, Erica, Brian, Dayne, John, and Jerri
Important First Communion Preparation Dates
Palm Sunday, March 29 –
Palm Sunday, March 29 –
Holy Thursday –
Sunday, April 19 –
Sunday, April 26 –
Saturday, May 2 10:00am –
First Communion Rehearsal in Church @ 3pm
Passover Supper at 4:00pm.
April 2, 7:00pm Mass.
Rite of Enrollment @ 10am Mass
10am in the Cafeteria - First Communion DVD
First Communion.
Important Dates for our Confirmation Candidates
Saturday, April 11:
Thursday, April 20:
Rite of Election @ 5pm Mass, followed by Confirmation Rehearsal
Confirmation Liturgy at 7:30pm at St. Charles Borromeo
Mark Your Calendar –
Our Totally Catholic Vacation Bible School
June 8 – 12, 2015
8:45am to Noon Mon-Thursday and until 1 pm on Friday!
Kids of all ages will experience the unique, wonderful, one-of-a-kind, extraordinary love of Jesus!
Watch for registration information beginning in April!
Volunteers from 7th grade to 77 years young are needed.
In the love and peace of Jesus, Mrs. Becca McCullough
Welcome to St. Charles Borromeo!
Oficina: Tel: (636)946-1893 Fax (636)946-5598
*
[email protected]
Pláticas para Bautismo
Las pláticas para bautismo son el 1° y 2° domingo de cada mes de 9.30-11am, se pide puntualidad.
Son necesarias las dos clases para padres y padrinos, debido a la importancia de esta preparación se pide que en lo posible
no se traigan niños, por consideración y respeto a los demás participantes, ya que pueden distraer la atención.
Para confirmar su asistencia por favor llame a la oficina parroquial 636-946-1893.
¿Tienes preguntas sobre tu Fe
Católica?
Explicando la Fe: Apologética 101
Acompañenos en el salón St Charles, este
miércoles 25 de marzo a las 7pm. para una discusión
sobre el significado de Semana Santa y del Triduo Pascual. Estos días santos son parte de nuestra tradición y
fe y es importante entender la liturgia y los eventos
en la vida de Jesucristo que llevaron a su Pasión,
muerte y resurrección.
Esta será nuestra última noche de esta serie, por favor
venga a enriquecer su fe.
BENDICION DE LOS HIJOS
Señor, por medio de esta oración, te pido que derrames
sobre mis hijos tu sabiduría.
Que los bendigas con creatividad, valentía, habilidad y
abundancia. Que los dotes de buena voluntad, autocontrol y disciplina. Que los rodees de buenas amistades y
les des salud. Padre Santo, bendícelos con un corazón
noble, y una actitud positiva en la vida. Libra a mis hijos,
Señor, de cualquier peligro y guíalos con bien a casa cada día. Los pongo en tus manos y los consagro a ti, en
nombre de tu Hijo, nuestro Señor Jesucristo.
Amén.
Oraciones
Salmos
Escuela de oracion
Martes de 6.30p a 7.30p
Todos pasamos por momentos difíciles, a veces reznos y
nos parece que nadie nos escucha. Como comunidad
estamos aquí para ayudarnos los unos a los otros, si ud
o alguien que Ud. conoce necesita oraciones por favor
déjenos saber, y podemos orar por sus intenciones. Comunicarse con la oficina al 636-946-1893.
LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA
Lunes:
Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 [41c-62];
Sal 23 (22):1-6; Jn 8:1-11
Martes:
Nm 21:4-9; Sal 102 (101):2-3, 16-21;
Jn 8:21-30
Miércoles: Is 7:10-14; 8:10; Sal 40 (39):7-11;
Heb 10:4-10; Lc 1:26-38
Jueves:
Gn 17:3-9; Sal 105 (104):4-9: Jn 8:51-59
Viernes: Jer 20:10-13; Sal 18 (17):2-7; Jn 10:31-42
Sábado: Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-13; Jn 11:45-56
Domingo: Mc 11:1-10 o Jn 12:12-16 (procesión);
Is 50:4-7; Sal 22 (21):8-9, 17-20, 23-24;
Fil 2:6-11; Mc 14:1 — 15:47 [15:1-39]
Confesiones 31 de marzo a las 7pm
INTERPRETACION—
Llámenos al 314-842-0062
Marzo 22
11:30 a.m.
L/C:
Ampelia V., Rosa Mar nez
el coro
EM:
Dionisia Zamudio, Maria Barretos, Bernardo Silverio,
Toni Hernandez
(Host) Cathy Herrod, Misael Alvarado
Serv: Karen & Uriel Zamudio, Arely Aragon
Ush: Jeﬀ Kozich, vol. pls.
GB:
Jose Damian & Family
Gr:
Rafael & Maria Fuentes
Fifth Sunday of Lent—March 22, 2015
21st Annual
Borromeo/Hensley
Memorial Golf Tournament
You Are Invited
I am returning to St. Charles Borromeo
to celebrate the
50th Anniversary of my Ordination
with a Mass and Reception
Sunday, April 19th at 2:00pm.
***SAME GREAT LOW PRICE
at a BETTER COURSE***
Register today at http://baa63301007.sportssignup.com/site
If you shared those years with me at the parish
I would like to invite you to join me in this celebration.
Please call Peg at the parish office (946-1893)
or email Patti Rosenthal at [email protected]
by Thursday, April 9th if you plan to attend.
In lieu of gifts, donations may be made to
UNBOUND Scholarship Fund
(formerly Christian Foundation for Children & Aging)
at UNBOUND.org
Thank you and God bless you,
Date:
Monday June 22nd (day after Father’s Day)
Time:
12noon shotgun start
Registration at 10:30, Lunch at 11am
Where:
BOGEY HILLS COUNTRY CLUB in St. Charles
Cost:
$400/foursome or $100 individually
***Increases to $500 on April 25th***
Register your team today—CAN PAY ONLINE
WITH CREDIT/DEBIT CARD OR REGISTER NOW
AND PAY BY CHECK AT THE EVENT!
Includes: Lunch beforehand, on-course beverages
Fr. Rich Tillman
and Dinner
Prizes:
3 separate Flight Winners,
Closest to the Pin, Straightest drive
If not golfing but you would like to join us for dinner the
cost is just $25! Follow the registration link and reserve
your dinner now!
All age / gender categories available
Priceless!
Opportunity to play golf at one of St. Charles’ finest private country clubs while supporting our church. Not to
mention the chance to get to know other parishioners!
Value:
We welcome to our parish family
through he Sacrament of Baptism:
Olivia Ana Mills
Daughter of Jason and Mallory (Rodriguez) Murray
Kevin Michell Capistran
Edwin Emir Capistran
Opportunities for Hole Sponsorship
Sons of Gette Capistran and Miriam Hernandez
Silent auction throughout the day
Son of Derek and Desarae (Nino) Martinez
Marco Celestino Martinez
Please contact Mike Murray at 314-578-7596
or Adam Hirtz at 314-374-3564 for further information.
Please pray for our troops
Michael Sakalauski (Army), serving in Afghanistan (brother of Heather Willie)
Jorge Lozoya (Army), stationed at Davenport Army Base (son-in-law of Becky Sanchez)
Matthew Ervin (Navy), stationed at Saratoga Springs, NY (grandnephew of Ivy Hall)
Brent Schulze (Army), serving in Fort Drum, NY (son-in-law of Steve Cave)
Paul J. Robben (Navy), NNPTU, Ballston Spa, New York (son of David & Betty Robben)
Brooke Georges (Navy), Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA (granddaughter of Jim & Jane Lammert)
Bernardo Silverio Jr. (Air Force), stationed at Scott Air Force Base (son of Bernardo and Nereida Silverio)
Kenneth Rufkahr (Army), stationed at Fort Richardson, Alaska (grandson of John Rufkahr)
Scott Dorlaque (Marine Corps), stationed at Camp Pendleton, CA (son of Laura Boyer)
Connor Mallory (Air Force), Naval Air Station, Pensacola, FL (grandson of Jim & Madge Eisenbath)
If anyone in the parish would like prayers for their loved one in the military,
please contact the church office at 946-1893. We will be happy to list their name in the bulletin.
Welcome to St. Charles Borromeo!
It Takes
A
Village
Please pray for our expectant moms:
Kristina, Sarah (March) Melissa (April)
Emily (May) Christine (June)
Kori, Julie, Elizabeth (July)
Tina (September)
Susan (October)
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Let us pray: for those who grieve the loss of a child
through miscarriage or any other reason. May they rest
in the assurance of the Father’s love for their little one.
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BIRTHRIGHT OF ST. CHARLES has been in operation for 32 years meeting the needs of pregnant women
facing a crisis pregnancy, saving babies from abortion
one baby at a time. Do you know that besides pregnancy testing we offer professional counseling, referrals and
practical help while giving loving support? ALL services
are free and confidential. We now also offer Saturday
hours. Please call us before you make that decision to
abort. Our phone number is 636-724-1200.
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“[E]very child conceived by in vitro fertilization is truly
deserving of respect and love: Each is a human person,
regardless of the manner of conception. The problem is
that the way they are brought into the world does not
live up to their dignity.”
—”Life Matters: Reproductive Technologies”
Respect Life Program,
USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
(http://bit.ly/ReproductiveTechnologies2011)
...to raise money for a
good cause!
Trivia Night for the
Avalos/Pintor Family
April 11, 2015
St. Charles Borromeo Gym
St. Charles, MO 63301
Doors open at 6pm
Benediction and First Question at 7pm
Admission is $20 per person or
$150 for a table of 8
Free beer.
Margaritas and Nachos available for purchase.
Silent Auction for Raffle Baskets.
Money will be collected the evening of the event!
Please reserve your table through email today!
[email protected]
Leave a contact name and number, amount of people
attending, and how many tables you want.
Please contact Brenda at 636-219-6767 or
[email protected] if you are interested in
donating a basket or would like to volunteer to help!
Sponsored by friends of the Avalos/Pintor family.
Confession
Based upon his proven and powerful parish mission presentation, Fr. Larry
Richards’ talk on Confession has become the #1 talk in North America dealing
with one of the Catholic Faith’s most misunderstood Sacraments. He is riveting, honest, very human, often touchingly gentle, and yes, even humorous,
and provides listeners with hope for a closer, healing relationship with Jesus
Christ.
Parishioner Comments:
This and other CDs are in the narthex. Please
use the envelopes provided for your donation and place it in the weekend collection.
Thanks!
I re-evaluated my entire way of living because it made me realize that I was
not as close to God as I thought!
Brandy—Arlington, VA
I intend to use this with high school students in our parish Religious Education
Program!
Claire—Wilmington, VT
Fifth Sunday of Lent—March 22, 2015
LADIES SODALITY 4th ANNUAL
LENTEN HOLIDAY TEA
SATURDAY, MARCH 28th, 11:00am—1:30pm
St. Charles Borromeo Cafeteria
You are invited to join Ladies Sodality for an afternoon tea. Gather 8 friends, pick a holiday/theme, and have fun! Cost is $10 per person. Each table decorates to their holiday
theme, bring appetizers and desserts to share among your table, holiday/theme dress is
also encouraged. Coffee, tea, and lemonade will be provided. The table which expresses
the most spirit will be awarded the highly sought after LHT Trophy and each member of
the winning table will receive a small gift bag.
This is an opportunity to hear from the director of Holy Angels shelter and a former client who has overcome her situation. Fr. Bob Gettinger will once again be making an appearance, and the Mini Vinnies will be on hand to assist with the festivities.
Silent auction items will be available to bid on and you will have an opportunity to try
your luck at the 50/50 drawing Proceeds will go to the Holy Angels Shelter.
Call Barb at 636-947-3939 for Reservations or Questions.
SEATING IS LIMITED
SCB MISSION TRIP 2015
Tijuana, Mexico
JOIN THE SCB MISSION TEAM THIS SUMMER FOR A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE!
Saturday, July 25—Saturday, August 1, 2015
Cost: $1000 (Financial Aid and Fundraising Opportunities Available)
For more information contact Suzie Svoboda @ 636-288-1602 or [email protected]
Welcome to St. Charles Borromeo!
JESUS CHRIST—THE DIVINE PHYSICIAN
A PASTORAL LETTER ON THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
BY ARCHBISHOP ROBERT J. CARLSON
Symptoms of a
Soul-Sick World
Many signs tell us that something
has gone wrong in the world. Public discourse has grown shrill, suspicious and divisive.
Violence,
both far and near, dominates the
headlines. The scourge of pornography has grown, sex trafficking is
on our radar, and the exploitation
of the human body for marketing
has become commonplace. Bullying and its consequences have become an epidemic, requiring a systemic response.
These are but a few examples.
There are others. They are symptoms, sings of a soul-sickness that
afflicts the world.
What’s underneath it all?
The eyes of faith discern a common
pattern in the symptoms: A move
from communion to isolation. To
the Christian believer, this should
come as no surprise. Faith tells us
that God is a communion of persons, and that He has made us in
his image and likeness. Our communion with each other is a sign of
the communion of the Trinity, and
a foretaste of our sharing that communion in Heaven. (CCC 1878)
Knowing that sin pulls us away
from the truth of our being, we
might have guessed that sin draws
us away from communion and into
isolation.
Every sin—not only those we think
of as social, but also those we tend
to think of as purely individual,
committed in the privacy of our
own computers—pulls us from our
call to communion with God and
each other, and pulls us into the
loneliness of isolation. As a result,
the bonds of communion that unite
individuals are pulled apart; the
bonds that unite society into one
body are frayed and broken.
We’ve tasted the peace that comes
from living in communion with
God and each other. We’ve also
tasted the anguish and recrimination that come from broken promises, selfishness and fear. There’s a
longing in the human heart for the
joy, peace and serenity of communion. There’s a corresponding ache
in the human heart when that communion is lacking.
And yet, our own attitudes and
actions often lead to our heartache.
Consider a simple analogy: On the
physical level, we say we want
good health. But, in our actions,
we’re easily pulled away from the
exercise and healthy eating that are
needed to achieve and maintain
good health. We say we want yet
our actions show that we don’t really want—physical health. We are
inwardly divided.
So, too, in the spiritual life: We say
we want the peace, joy and serenity
that come from communion with
God and each other. Yet, we’re
easily pulled into attitudes and actions that destroy the possibility of
genuine communion. We say we
want—yet our actions show that
we don’t wholly want—spiritual
health. Again, we are inwardly
divided.
The situation was well known to St.
Paul, who said:
“What I do, I do not understand. For I
do not do what I want, but I do what I
hate. … I take delight in the law of
God, in my inner self, but I see in my
members another principle at war with
the law of my mind, making me captive
to the law of sin that dwells in my
members.” (Romans 7:15, 22)
Faced with such inner division,
what will we do? It seems that only a divine physician can help us.
Getting to the Roots of Sin
We know the inward division that
St. Paul spoke of when he said:
“What I do, I do not understand, For I
do not do what I want, but I do what I
hate.” (Romans 7:15)
Faced with such an ancient problem, what will we do?
The first step isn’t to chastise ourselves for acting badly. The time
will come for that, too, but the first
step is simply to admit that we are
broken, inwardly divided. St. John
Paul II said: “To acknowledge one’s
sin, indeed—penetrating still more
deeply into the consideration of one’s
own personhood—to recognize oneself
as being a sinner, capable of sin and
inclined to commit sin, is the essential
first step in returning to God.”
(“Reconciliation and Penance,”
#13)
This interior division needs healing
if we are to be made wholly well.
C.S. Lewis made a similar point,
stating: “(I)t is quite natural, when
we start thinking about morality, to
begin with the first thing, with social
relations. For one thing, the results of
bad morality in that sphere are so obvious and press on us every day: war
and poverty and graft and lies and
shoddy work. … But though it is natural to begin with all that, if our thinking about morality stops there, we
might just as well not thought at all.
Unless we go on to the second thing—
the tidying up inside each human being—we are only deceiving ourselves.” (“Mere Christianity” 71-2)
To move to a deeper level, to understand and address the soulsickness that afflicts the world and
ourselves, we have to grasp a cru-
Fifth Sunday of Lent—March 22, 2015
cial distinction. We have to distinguish between the sinful actions
that lead us to isolation and the
attitudes of heart that motivate our
actions. We have to distinguish
between the deeds that harm our
relationships with God, others and
self, and the structures of unbelief
that motivate our deeds. Both the
fruit and the root need to be
brought to the Lord, the divine
physician, to receive His healing
mercy.
The Sacrament of Confession is a
crucial place to do that. But, in the
words of one commentator: “What
we tend to do when we go to confession
is confess our sins—but not the root of
the sin. So, our sins are forgiven, but
what caused us to sin has not been
healed. We think that the sin is what
the problem is. But it’s not. The problem is what’s been building up in us in
terms of our attitudes, our habits, our
weakness, our human condition, that
needs regular infusions of God’s grace.
We need to look deeper, asking the Holy Spirit, “Come in. Probe my heart.
Reveal to me what the real problems
are. What are the things that lead to
sin? What are the attitudes? Where
do I need mercy most? Where do I
need healing? What are the things in
me at a deep level that need to be
healed?” (Vinny Flynn, “A Spiritual
Maintenance Agreement”)
vided but also tempted. In addition to the weakness inherited as
part of fallen human nature, a force
of evil also is at work in the world
and in our hearts: We are under
attack by the enemy of human nature, who is stronger than our human capacity. Every human is susceptible to the strategies of the
tempter, who wills our destruction
and fears our surrender to God.
One important strategy of temptation involves the misdirection of
our desires. This happens when
our words and actions express our
desires, but in ways that can’t possibly satisfy us, and in ways that
ultimately lead to greater isolation
from God and each other.
How does this trick work?
For example, children sometimes
behave badly—not because they
want to be bad, but because they
are hungry for attention. Their behavior does gain them attention,
but not the attention they desired—
that’s the trick.
Likewise, children sometimes behave well—not because they want
to be good, but because they crave
affirmation. Their behavior does
win them affirmation, but not the
unconditional affirmation they desired. Again, that’s the trick.
Misdirected Desires
As we grow older, we engage in
the same patterns of behavior. Our
strategies become more subtle, but
the fruits are the same. We are
tempted to engage in gossip, and
we do—not because we want to
gossip but because we want to create a special sense of belonging to
an “in-group.” There’s the old trick
in a new form: Our gossiping does
create a kind of in-group. But it’s a
diminished sense of community
and we never feel really secure in
it—because as soon as we walk
away, they will be talking about us.
As we probe more deeply into the
roots of sin in our lives, we find
that we are not only inwardly di-
Or we are tempted to use drugs
and alcohol, and we do—not because we want the drugs and alco-
If someone with pneumonia only
treats their symptoms—fever and
cough—the underlying cause of
their illness, an infection in the
lungs, might kill them. The same is
true of our spiritual health. If we
want our souls to be healthy, then
we have to let Christ’s healing love
penetrate the causes beneath the
symptoms of our soul-sickness.
Temptation and
hol but because we want to dull the
pains of our life and feel good for a
while. There’s the trick: the drugs
and alcohol do dull the pains of life
and create a temporary high, but
they don’t bring us more fully alive
in any deep or lasting sense.
Or we are tempted to view pornography, and we do—not because we
want to view pornography but because we desire intimacy with another human being. And viewing
pornography does bring a kind of
intimacy. But it isn’t an intimacy
that really satisfies our soul.
Tricked again.
Even the good and helpful things
we do, often enough, aren't rooted
in the pure desire to do good, but
in the desire to earn recognition
and gain affirmation, or to win the
approval and love of others. Good
deeds do earn recognition and approval. But our hearts remain restless. We haven’t satisfied the deep
desire of our soul.
Sometimes, the actions themselves
are a problem, and sometimes the
actions themselves are commendable. But how often do both good
and sinful actions spring from inner attitudes that need healing?
When that happens, our action produces fruit that fails to satisfy.
We need to discern what is good
and what is sinful not only in our
actions but also in our attitudes.
Then, we need to present it all to
the Lord for His healing. If we do
so, our deeds will bear fruit that
satisfies the deep desires of our
soul—desires that God made to
lead us to Him.
“Bend my heart to your will and not to
love of gain.” (Psalm 119:36)
Spend some quiet moments alone
reflecting on your interior experience: What are the desires and
attitudes that motivate my actions?
Where do I most desire Jesus’
healing love?