From Fr. Beatty: 2014 Contribution Statements are ready to be picked up in the office. If you would like your statement mailed, please call the parish office. Thanks! Thanks for your generosity in welcoming Fr. Tom Krosnicki and in supporting the Divine Word Missionaries. The collection last weekend was $2,298 and those funds will directly support the evangelistic efforts of missions around the world. While it's true that we are all called to be missionaries in our own way, there's a special thrill in encountering globe-crossing hardcore missionaries like Fr. Tom. After Mass he spent some time with our high school and confirmation classes, and there were a lot of laughs, and a lot of inspiration. It's good to be reminded often of our connection to the Body of Christ around the world. The support our parish has offered is like blood circulating nutrients through that body...if that isn't stretching the metaphor too much! I need one or more volunteers to attend the Rite of Election in Belleville, on Sunday Feb. 22nd at 2:00pm at the Cathedral. This is the event in which catechumens and candidates who will join the Church this Easter are welcomed and blessed by the Bishop, and formally enrolled as catechumens and candidates. It's nothing demanding, but it is most of a day if you include travel. Is anyone willing to represent our parish and accompany our soon-to-be-new members? Please let me know! “4th Annual St. Jude’s Craft Fair.” Hosted by: Gallatin County Jr. High Student Council When: Saturday, March 14th 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Gallatin County School (5175 Hwy 13; Junction, IL) Booth Fee: $25.00 (8X10) Additional: $10 Table Rental Fee / $2 Chair Rental / $5 for Electricity 3rd Annual Chili Cook-Off & St. Jude Volleyball Tournament All proceeds from vendor fees go to St. Jude. For Your Calendar Feb 15, Sunday: PSR Class ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Feb 15, Sunday: Mardi Gras Party – 4pm-6pm at St. Joseph Gymnasium. Family, fun, and free food. Bring a canned good for the food pantry and a finger food or dessert. Who is ready for sweet, delicious, Florida strawberries? The Altar Society will begin taking orders for strawberries on February 9th. All orders must be in by February 20th. Prices are $25.00 a flat(8qts per flat) and $13 for a ½ flat (4qts per ½ flat). Money is needed at time of order. Checks payable to St. Kateri Altar Society. The strawberries will be available for pick up after March 9th. If you have any questions you may contact Barb Pearce at 618-838-6554, an Altar Society officer, or the Parish Office. Feb 18, Wednesday: Ash Wednesday. Mass at St. Mary’s, 7am and 7pm. Ash Wednesday begins Lent and is a day of fasting and abstinence from meat. However, it is not a holy day of obligation for Mass attendance. Feb 20, Friday: Stations of the Cross at 6pm at St. Joseph Chapel, Equality. St. Matthew’s School in Mt Vernon, IN is having their 15th Annual Benefit Auction & Dinner on Saturday, March 14, 2015 from 5:00pm to 9:30pm at the Posey County Community Center. Come “Set Sail with the St. Matthew Buccaneers.” The Auction doors open at 5pm with grog, feasting and adventures on the High Seas of Posey County. A Pirate Party and More! Must be 21 or older to attend. A donation of $30 per person. Messenger Renewal Weekend is February 7-8, 2015 Please stay “connected” through a subscription to The Messenger. Payments can be made through a parish envelope or on-line at www.bellevillemessenger.org. SUBSCRIPTION COST: Print - $25.00, Electronic - $25.00, Both - $30.00 Feb 27, Friday: Stations of the Cross at 6pm at St. Mary Chapel, Shawneetown. March 7, Saturday: Pancake Breakfast- The Knights of Columbus L.A. Lambert 1581 will host their annual Pancake and Sausage breakfast on Saturday March 7, 2015 from 6:30 to 10:00 a.m. at the St. Joseph’s Parish Center in Ridgway. Tickets are $3.00 and may be purchased at the door or from a member, everyone invited. All proceeds go toward the upkeep of St. Joseph’s ball diamond, charitable donations and other community area youth projects. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pray for those who are sick or in hospital: Kay Drone Barrow, Frances Bertino, Bob Blair, Kristy Boulds, Ray Brown, Jonathon Buckman, John Carruba, Dorothy Drone, Phyllis Drone, Christie Etienne, Gary Gabel, Paul Hughes, Jennifer ‘Rider’ Humphrey, Deana Jones, Joyce Ann Jones, Bernice Lawler, Sr. Lorita Lawler, Richard Moore, Andrea Mulvey, Mary Ellen Neumann, Roxanna Nicholes, Teresa Nussbaum, Rachel DeVous Page, David Lee Patton, Gabriel Payne, Rita Peyton, Misty Rung, Shannon Sauls, Tony Scates, James Stone, Paul Tanner, Johnny Wargel, Melinda Wolf, Jane Young. Also remember our sick and shut-ins: Lily Bickenbach, Jack Brown, Ruth Brown, Connie Craig, Nina Kay Dallas, Jim Doyle, Becky Drone, Gregg Drone, Pat E. Drone, Virginia L. Drone, Edith Drone Drufke, Doris Febuary, Jim Foster, Shelby Lynn Gass, Jan Haines, Brenda Harvey, Faye Holmes, Lisa Holmes, Mary Jo Holmes, Holly Wenzel Jackson, Norma Jean Jacobs, Barry Lee Jones, Mike Lane, Vonnie Massey, Marie Mitchell, Barb Naas, Jesse W. Parker, Christine Penrod, Beth Pyle, John Scherrer, Gertrude Scherrer, Priscilla Seely, Theresa Shoulders, Frank Sisk, Frank Skaggs, Bob Vickery, Chuck Vinyard, Jean Wargel, Ruinette Williams, Terry Wiles. (To add/delete a name from the list please call the office: 618-272-7059.) _________________________________________________________________ St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish Parish Office: PO Box 190 211 West Edwards St Ridgway, IL 62979 Phone: (618) 272-7059 Fax: (618) 272-5400 [email protected] http://www.stkateri.net Most Rev. Edward K. Braxton Bishop of Belleville Fr. Steven L. Beatty Pastor Building Fund (Pledges): $2,980.00 First Offering: $15.00 The Messenger: $450.00 Votive Candles: $9.00 Divine Missions: $2,298.00 ______________________________________________________________ The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: February 7th & 8th, 2015 Liturgical Ministers Schedule: Sunday, February 15, 2015 St. Mary Chapel Lector: 3rd Grade PSR Eucharistic Ministers: Mary E Neumann, Joe Logsdon, Keith Farris Servers(K of C): Jim Neumann & Dave Eubanks Greeters & Ushers: 3rd Grade PSR - Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Lily of the Mohawks Office Hours: Tuesday through Thursday 8:30am - 12:00pm 1:00pm - 4:30pm OUR RETURN GIFTS TO GOD LAST WEEK: Thank you for your generosity. Envelopes (132): Loose Collection: Building Fund: $4107.00 $399.00 $915.00 Saturday, February 14, 2015 St. Patrick Chapel Lector: Martin Duffy Eucharistic Ministers: Bob & Judy McGuire Server: Zachary & Kaylee McGuire Greeters: Steve & Kendra McGuire “The Cross was the glory of my life and of my death, and I want you to make it yours.” Mass Schedule for this week Saturday, Sunday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, February 7, 5:00 PM EQUY Hubert Fromm February 8, 9:00 AM SHAW For our Parish February 8, 5:00 PM RIDG David Koval February 9, No Mass February 10, 8:00 AM RIDG Abbie Scherrer February 11, 8:00 AM EQUY Delbert York February 12, 8:00 AM PONDS Bobby John Rider February 13, 8:00 AM SHAW Nancy Logsdon February 14, 5:00 PM PONDS Thad, Dwight, Betty Seely February 15, 9:00 AM SHAW For our Parish Please consider remembering your parish in your will.