The Most Reverend Michael G. McGovern, Bishop of Belleville

Parish Staff

Father Osang Idagbo, C. M., Pastor

Trustees: Ms. Rose Jordan Mr. Duane McClanahan

Sherry Godfrey, Secretary

Joan Scharf, Bulletin Production

Parish Organizations and Meetings

Parish Council-Every Second Tuesday of the Month Choir Practice-TBA

Women’s Club-Meetings are suspended until further notice Quilters-Every Tuesday after 8 a.m. Mass

Knights of Columbus -First and Third Wednesday Parish School of Religion (PSR)-Sunday after Mass

St. Vincent dePaul-First Monday every month at 6:30 at Immaculate Conception in Columbia

Worship Opportunities

Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00 p.m. at Holy Family

Sunday Masses: 8:00 a.m. Mass at Sacred Heart 10:00 a.m. Mass at Holy Family

Weekday Masses @ 8:00 a.m.:

No Mass on Monday Tuesday and Thursday at Sacred Heart Wednesday and Friday at Holy Family

Reconciliation

Sunday’s at 7:30 a.m. and by appointment

Rosary First Saturday of the month, depending on the weather

we will meet in the church or Mary Garden

130 South Third Street, P. O. Box 35, Dupo, Illinois 62239 Office: 286-4373 email: sacredheartdupo@gamil.com

Bulletin Contact: Scharfjo1956@yahoo.com

www.sacredheartchurchdupo.org

A Reflection from the desk of the Pastor Third Sunday of Ordinary Time

January 31, 2021 Year B In the gospel, Jesus uses the opportunity to teach. However, we are not told the content of his teaching. What is important is that Jesus taught with authority; the kind of authority that the Scribes did not possess. In teaching, Jesus was not simply offering his opinion or handing on traditions. He spoke as one who had authority in himself to reveal the meaning of the Scriptures. Jesus’ teaching also had the effect of exposing evil in order that it could be expelled as we see in the expulsion of the unclean spirit from the man who was possessed. Incidentally, the unclean spirit recognizes Jesus as the Holy One of God. The people recognize Jesus’ teaching as new and authoritative. They also recognize the connection between Jesus’ teaching and his power to dispel evil. Because of this, Jesus’ fame spread throughout Galilee.

January 31, 2021 The Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B

THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

Sunday, January 31, The Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time 8:00 a.m. @ Sacred Heart– Elmarie Wilson (deceased) 9:00 a.m. Latin Mass @ the Log Church-The Whited Family 10:00 a.m. @ Holy Family-James Bass (deceased) Monday, February 1, Weekday No Mass

Tuesday, February 2, The Presentation of the Lord 8:00 a.m. @ Sacred Heart-Charles Frederick (deceased) Wednesday, February 3, St. Ansgar, Bishop; St. Blaise, Bishop and Martyr 8:00 a.m. @ Holy Family-Parishioners

Thursday, February 4, Weekday 8:00 a.m. mass @ Sacred Heart-Parishioners, Living and deceased Friday, February 5, St. Agatha, Bishop and Martyr 8:00 a.m. @ Holy Family-Parishioners First Friday Saturday, February 6, Vigil of the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time 10:00 a.m. Rosary @ Sacred Heart 5:00 p.m. @ Holy Family-Vern Montine

Sunday, February 7, The Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time Feast of St. Blaise Celebrated 8:00 a.m. @ Sacred Heart–Fr. Osang Idagbo 9:00 a.m. Latin Mass @ the Log Church-Francis Gibbs 10:00 a.m. @ Holy Family-Parishioners

Parish SUPPORT Please prayerfully consider your own

stewardship and pray for the financial well being of Sacred Heart Parish

January 24, 2021

General Collections Envelopes (17) $1,285.00 Loose 20.00 Building Maintenance (3) 135.00 Total General Collections $1,440.00

Special Collections Candles $ 0.00 First Offering (2) 10.00 Religious Retirement (1) 25.00 Mass Intentions (1) 10.00 Needy (1) 250.00 Total General Collections $ 295.00

**Please remember that during this time of uncertainty your donations are still needed to keep our church going.**

Thank you for your generous support of our church.

THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Greeter Karen Pratt Lector Emily Weber Eucharistic Minister-Choir : Karen LaCroix Ushers: Christopher Cronin and Duane McClanahan

2020 Catholic Service and Ministry Appeal (CSMA)

The CSMA supports many of the organizations within the Belleville diocese that reach out to the poor, address Catholic education and support our seminarians (for a full list of the organizations they

support, visit: https://www.diobelle.org/catholic-service-ministry-appeal.

While the diocese as a whole reports an increase, they also realize that the agencies they support are seeing an increase in those who need help, especially from those effected by the pandemic. If you have not yet pledged, please prayerful consider your stewardship this year. No one person can do much, but as a collective people of God, we can do a lot. May God bless you and your family. The Most Reverend Michael G. McGovern, Bishop of Belleville

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Renewal Week is

February 6-7, 2021

To stay connected to our Catholic faith community both locally and worldwide order your new or renew your existing subscription by using the envelope in your packet or through the website: www.belleveillemessenger.org

For a reasonable $25 you can get the print or electronic editions or $30 for both! Stay connected to the Catholic world.

Please make checks payable to the Messenger.

Feast of St. Blaise Sunday, February 7, 2021

Because of the pandemic, we will not bless individually; Fr. Osang will collectively say the blessing at Mass.

Ash Wednesday Mass Schedule,

February 17, 2021

8:00 a.m. at Holy Family and 7 p.m. at Sacred Heart

Due to the pandemic, Fr. Osang will sprinkle ashes on each person’s head in silence.

Join us on Saturday, February 6th at 10 a.m. in church to say the Rosary for all life.

P. O. Box 35 Dupo, Illinois 62239-0035 sacredheartdupo@gamil.com www.sacredheartchurchdupo.org

Special Notice**We are changing the way we publish the birthdays and anniversaries. A List will be printed each month for the next month’s celebrations and added to the last bulletin of the month; starting with the month of March. **Special Notice

♫Happy Birth day to ♪ ♪ ♫You….Happy ♪ birthday ♫ to you…happy♫ birthday ♪ ♫dear…February 1st Daniel Neal and Heather Miller 3rd Carrie Sullivan 4th Sharon Godfrey

Happy Anniversary to…February 3rd Tim and Donna Frederick 31 Years May the Lord glorify you all with many more years of good health,

lots of love and many blessings. From your Faith Family.

SPECIAL PRAYER REQUESTS PLEASE PRAY FOR:

Cassidy Aldridge, David and Sandy Anderson, Lauretta Anzalone, Kim Arnold, Lindsey Arnold, Donita Baldwin, Monica Bauer, Betty and Larry Blair, Jill Boker, Lydia Boyer and family, Gina Brendley, Jolene Carroll, Virgil Casey, Barbara and I.D. Cleveland, Camryn Coughlin, Betty & Don DeRousse, Frank Dowd,

Margaret Dowd, Hannah, Jerry, and Marilyn Dycus, Marilyn Elfrink, Eli Fielder, Joan Frederick, Loretta Gardner, Marion Gautreaux, Erica and Michael Golightly, Joseph Gourley, Mary Gramm, Bryant Hahn, Christ Hallerman, Vernon Heine, Jerry Hight, Peggy Hoffmann, Linda Johnson, Tody and Carolyn Jones, Earnest Jordan, Jan and Norma Karstetter, Carol and Richard Kelling, Russell Kelling, Hailey Kofron, William LaCroix, Steve Lawlor, Michele Martin, Fr. Elmar Mauer, Geraldine McCoy, Lisa McDonald, Myron, Scott McIntosh, McWhorter family, Jim and Nancy Merkley, Floyd Metz, Robin Miller, Linda Mooney, Kady Myers, John P. Noethen, Parker, Bill Pennock, Lillian Phillips, Irma Proffer, Dillan Roberson, David Ryder, Mary Schmid, Richard Singer, Nina Smith, Abby Steffen, Dee Sullivan, Mandy Sullivan, Andy and Michelle Urke, David and Liz Vernon, Joshua Wade, Evermore Grace Wagner, Maryann Wagner, and James Whipple. Please remember teenagers and their overwhelming challenges. *If you know of someone that needs to be added or removed from this list, please let Joan Scharf know as soon as possible.*

Please remember our Service Men and Women protecting our freedom! Tressa Tucker, U.S. Air Force Sister of Jake Weber Hunter Kelling, U. S. Navy Son of Holly and Travis Kelling Joseph F. Gloeckner, U. S. Navy Son of Michael and Renee Gloeckner

*Mass Intentions are a wonderful way to remember your loved ones, those who have special needs, or any special occasion. The recommended offering is $10.00. Put your intention and money in the collection basket or send it to Sherri at the parish office, P. O. Box 35, Dupo, Illinois 62239.* Available NOW!

Hospital Visitations-Due to the new privacy laws most hospitals are not notifying the Pastor of parishioners who are in the hospital. If you or a loved one is in the hospital and wish for Father Osang to visit, please leave a message for him at 618-337-4548 with the name, hospital, and room number (if you have it).

Home Visitation and Communion-If anyone would appreciate a visit or Communion brought to their home please call Fr. Osang at 618-337-4548or leave a message at the parish office (618-286-4373).

Hall Rental-For hall rental information please contact Linda Kukla at (618) 671-3349. You can view the Parish Hall -Policy and print out the Rental Agreement by visiting our website at www.sacredheartchurchdupo.org and clicking on Hall Rental.

There will be a basket in the back of church for your palm leaves from last year. Please feel free to bring them in! Liturgy Committee

Stations of the Cross beginning Friday, February 19, 2021

@ Holy Family – after 8 AM Mass @ Sacred Heart – 7:00 PM Good Friday (April 2) @ Sacred Heart –3:00 PM

Respect for Life Corner

“I am telling you this for your own benefit, not to impose restraint upon you, but for the sake of propriety and adherence to the Lord with out distraction.” In St. Paul’s letter to the

Corinthians 7:32-35, Paul instructs us how to order our lives, how to live our lives daily for the Lord. Our lives must be prioritized accordingly with God at the center of all we do and all we are as Catholics. To hold your rela-tionship with God in the highest esteem, the key to your daily life, is to trust Him in all things and to pray to Him through all situations. To live for Christ is to live for oth-ers. During difficulties, Padre Pio was known for telling his parishioners to, “Pray, hope and don’t worry. Worry is a waste of time.” By turning your heart to the Lord, all others things do fall into place. A new perspective may help you find peace and the answer you are looking for. Learn, Act, Connect and Pray- Living for God calls us to prayer to see through God’s lenses with compassion for others and kindness. St. Paul calls us to “cling to the Lord” and by doing so watch as your hope, peace and joy grow and your cares, anxieties and concerns diminish as you see yourself and those around you in a new light, as you put Christ first.

February 17-March 28, 2021

Join us the Lenten season for a vigil of peaceful-prayer every day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Planned Parenthood, 317 Salem Place, Fairview Heights,

IL 62208.

Wendy Fink, Respect for Life Coordinator, Diocese of Belleville

For free confidential counseling after an abortion call: 618-722-5068 or visit: projectrachel@diobelle.org or at: hopeafterabortion.org.

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time – 31 January 2021

Deuteronomy 18:15-20. Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9. 1 Corinthians 7:32-35. Mark 1:21-28.

Teaching with Authority. Jesus begins his ministry with us this liturgical year doing two things. He is teaching with authority – like no other. And his teaching spills into action for the benefit of another – mercy at work. How is Jesus astonishing me by what he teaches? How am I listening for his words, his call, his teaching? How is my listening spilling out into mercy thoughts, mercy action, mercy works?

Diane Clark, Office of Worship for the Diocese of Belleville

Women’s Club News….The Rummage Sale date is pending, however donations are still being accepted on Tuesday mornings after mass or by scheduling a delivery with Linda Kukla at (618) 671-3349 or Karen LaCroix at (618) 286-4392.

Please remember that no televisions or electronic devices are being accepted. Due to the COVID restrictions, meetings are suspended until further notice. Thank you, Karen LaCroix, President

Gibault Catholic High School News….

Valentine’s Day Sweet Treats Sale

The Gibault Catholic High School Women's Club is selling Valentine treats made especially for them by Sisters' Sweets

in Columbia. Choose from individual heart-shaped brownies, rice crispy treats, and sugar cookies or heart-shaped chocolate chip cookie cakes to share with a group. Order and pay on line by February 5th by visiting them at: GCHSTreats.givesmart.com. Pickup will be at the Gibault Gym Lobby on February 12 from 3 p.m.-6 p.m.

Shadow Days are back on! Shadow students are paired with a Gibault student ambassador with similar interests; spending the day at school attending classes, eating lunch in the cafeteria, and meeting teachers and coaches. We invite your student to experience a day in the life of a Hawk! We are also offering families private tours of our campus. To schedule a shadow visit or arrange a tour, contact our Director of Enrollment, Kelly Day, at: kday@gibaulthawks.com or 939-3883.

Winter Play

Pride and Prejudice January 28-30, 2021

At 7 p.m. and January 31 at 2 p.m. in the Auditorium. Tickets are $10.00; seating is limited. For reservations email actorsattic@gmail.com. Virtual viewing available for $20 by contacting actorsattic@gmail.com.

Society of St. Vincent DePaul White Elephant Auction

The SVDP will host a White Elephant Auction in Belleville. Details to follow. They are looking for donations of all types of wrapping paper. Please see Maryann Klosterman, Rose Jordan or Joan Scharf if you have any questions.

As we prepare to enter the Lenten season, I hear many talk about their ideas of what they will give up...perhaps we can think in the terms of what we can pay forward. Do you know an elderly person who needs a daily call; or a food pantry that needs supplies or help, etc. Jesus did not give up...he gave of himself for the benefit of others!

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