Saint John Paul II ParishSaint John Paul II Parish——December 3, 2017December 3, 2017

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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 ad-dress changes or you move from the parish, please inform the parish office.

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 reception of sacraments and active participation in public worship, personal prayer, Catholic educa-tion and the sharing of Time, Talent and Treasure.

Vision Statement Our ultimate goal is to build a growing and thriving stewardship parish guided by the four biblical principles of stewardship:

Responsibility—Ownership—Accountability—Reward

Mass Times/Horario de Misas Tuesday/Martes ........................................... 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday/Miércoles & Thursday/Jueves . 8:00 a.m.

Thursday/Jueves (*this Mass is at OSF) ..... 12:00 p.m.

Friday/Viernes .............................................. 8:30 a.m. Saturday Vigil/Vigilia del Sábado ................. 4:30 p.m.

Sunday/Domingo ...................... 7:30 a.m. & 9:30 a.m.

Spanish Mass/Misa en Español ....... 12:00 p.m.(Noon)

365 Youth Mass (last Sunday of the month) 5:00 p.m.

Masses are celebrated at

Visitation Church, 410 W Central Blvd.

Parish Directory Parish Office .........................................................................309-852-4549 Parish Fax .............................................................................309-853-4106 Parish Website ............................................. saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org

Pastor........................................ Fr. Johndamaseni (Fr. John) Zilimu frjohn@saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org

Deacon (Cemetery) ...................................... Martin VanMeltebeck deacon@saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org

Business Manager ................................................. Marjorie Dooley finance@saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org

Parish Secretary ...................................Maureen Van Wassenhove office@saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org

Facility Manager ..........................................................Nate Nichols nnichols@visitationcatholic.com

Spanish Ministry Associate ........................................... Yasmy Blas yasmy@saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org

Adult Choir Director .................................................. Susan Welgat

Organist .................................................................. Abbie Hamilton abbiehamilton@comcast.net

Folk Group Director ....................................................... Mike Berry mberry49@comcast.net

365 Spanish Youth Group Coordinator ........................ Yasmy Blas yasmy@saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org

Director of Religious Ed. & 365 Youth .......................... Angie Ryan abryan1999.ar@gmail.com

Devotions and Sacramentals Rosary: In the Church Spanish on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. English on Wednesday evenings 6:30 p.m.

Eucharistic Adoration: Thursday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Chapel. A sign up sheet is below the statue of Pope Saint John Paul II.

Baptism: All baptisms will take place at Visitation Church the 1st & 3rd Sunday after 9:30 a.m. 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 $50. Baptism classes are the 3rd Sunday @ 10:30 a.m. in English and the 4th Sunday @ 8:45 a.m. in Spanish.

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 p.m.—4:10 p.m. and Sunday, 9:00 a.m.—9:15 a.m. in the Church or call the Parish office for an appointment.

Visitation & Anointing of the Sick: Any person home-bound, hospitalized, in the nursing home or advanced in years may notify the Parish Office to receive the Sacraments: Eucharist, Confession/Reconciliation, and Anointing of the Sick. Parishioners from the Pastoral Care Ministry would be glad to visit. We also offer 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): Anyone wishing to learn more about the Catholic faith or join-ing our Catholic community may call or email the par-ish office.

Religious Education Kindergarten through 8th grade CCD classes meet on Sunday mornings from 10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Children should participate in all levels of Religious Education classes so that they can receive the Sacraments. Please enter and exit through the rear/west doors of Visitation Catholic School. Please be mindful of the children’s safety when you drive through the park-ing lot upon leaving the 9:30 a.m. Mass. Thank You!

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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.

Where a Rich Heritage of Quality Catholic Education Awaits Your Child

Upcoming Events 12/5 BBB vs. Costa (H) 5:30 p.m. 12/6 Christmas Shirt/Jeans Day 12/7 BBB @ St. Thomas (A) 5:30 p.m. 12/8 Visitation Salvation Army Bell Ringing at Walmart 12/9 BBB @ St. Joseph’s (A) 10:00 a.m.

School Directory 107 S. Lexington Avenue, Kewanee, IL 61443

School Office .............................................................309-856-7451 School Website .................................. www.visitationcatholic.com Principal ............................................................ Ms. Sheila Cromien principal@visitationcatholic.com

School Office ........................................ Susan Welgat/Dan De Smit office@visitationcatholic.com

Calendar Winners 11/27 Bob & Chris Downs $25 11/28 Michael Rux $25 11/29 Irene Bridgewater $25 11/30 Linda Gilmore $100 12/1 Nikki & Bryan Kubiak $25

Toy Drive The Visitation Kindergarten class is sponsoring a Toy Drive to benefit Patchy’s Toy Drive/Salvation Army. New, unwrapped toys can be dropped off at the school until Monday, December 11th.

Holiday Gift Cards If you need gift cards for your holiday gift giving, consider purchasing them from Visitation Catholic School. We are able to order gift cards from over 150 retailers, and the retailers pay the school for selling them (at no addi-tional cost to you!) Orders are placed in the school office at 8am each Tuesday for pick up after 3pm on Thursday. Contact the school office for more details! The holiday order schedule is as follows: Order 12/5 Pick up after 3pm on 12/7 Order 12/12 Pick up after 3pm on 12/14 December 12th will be the last gift card order placed before Christmas break. Regular weekly orders will resume January 9th.

Visitation grandma and parish member, Adeeba Rashid, donated a St. Nich-

olas statue that she handcrafted to Visitation. Shown here are the PreK 4

students with the statue.

Coming Soon! Chris Colomer and Flex Court are making the new gym floor a reality. Through their generous donation and Capital Campaign money raised by parishioners, a new floor and covering system will be installed Dec. 18th-22nd in the gym which is also used as the parish hall. Thank you all for your generosity!

Christmas Program The Visitation Catholic School Christmas program will be held in the Visita-tion Goetzman Gym on December 13th at 6:15p.m. All are invited!

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Prayers for Our Military

Mass Intentions Saturday, December 2 4:30 p.m. Jan VanDeVoorde, by Family

Sunday, December 3 7:30 a.m. Chet Elgin, Jr., by Lu Rux 9:30 a.m. Larry Larson, by Wife & Children 12:00 p.m. Spanish Mass—Poor Souls of Purgatory

Tuesday, December 5 5:30 p.m. Eugene Carlson, by Rosalie Foes

Wednesday, December 6 8:00 a.m. Mary Ann Wysowski, by Karen McNeill

Thursday, December 7

8:00 a.m. Mary Boswell Osborne, by Frank & Betsy Tocha 12:00 p.m. Mass is at OSF—Patricia Murphy, by Jerry & Janice Warner 5:30 p.m. Andy Domingez, by Helen Domingez Family

Friday, December 8—The Immaculate Conception 8:30 a.m. Bob DeConinck, by Jim & Gerri Rinella 7:00 p.m. Spanish Mass—Poor Souls of Purgatory

Saturday, December 9 4:30 p.m. Josephine Sellon, by Dave & Sara Boswell

Sunday, December 10 7:30 a.m. Eilleen Colgan, by Larry & Sharon Perkins 9:30 a.m. Jim Burkhart, by Suzanne Burkhart 12:00 p.m. Gabina “Gabie” Garcia, by Suzanne Burkhart Jesse Baker

Nicholas Cravens Ben DeSmit

Ashley Dykema Kenny Steele

Dakota VanWassenhove

Tom Ahlgren Glenda Mundy Allen

Brody Anderson Jeff Autery Gene Bailey Bernie Balsis

Cari Bridgewater Irene Bridgewater

Amanda Brody David Brown Jean Carlat

Catherine Chmielowski Michael Curran Cade De Wolfe

JR & Mary Dziengel JoAn Dobbels Paul Donovan

Sid Douglas Vanessa Duarte

Marian Elbus Emily Entas Jim Findley Cate Gross

Jo Guzzardo Ben Harlow

Doug Hilgendorf Mary Jackson

Johnson Family Sandy Kaiser

Jerome Kawka Mary Kazmierski Terrie Keefner

Ron & Rosemary Kempin

Mona Kubiak Olga Larson

Jean Lindstrom Margot Macaley

Mike Majeske Denny Marchand

Mason Family Paul Mowbray Betty Mower Carolyn Nagel

Joe & Joan Nosal Dianna Olson

Howard O’Neill Al Padilla

Genaro Rocha Michael Rounds

7 Special Intentions Marie Sherbeyn

Phyllis Smith Jerry Swearingen

Betty Sullivan Rich Teaburg

Wilma Tegeler Jay Titus

Mike Uitermarkt Betty Wade

Brian VanWassenhove Ray VanWassenhove Donna VanWynsberg

Joyce Wall Lisa Wisniewski Fr. John Zilimu Don Zumber

Please Pray

Readings for the Week of December 3, 2017 Sunday First Sunday of Advent Is 63:16b-17, 19b, 64:2-7; Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Mk 13:33-37 Monday Saint John Damascene, Priest and Doctor of the Church Is 2:1-5; Ps 122:1-2, 3-4b, 4cd-5, 6-7, 8-9; Mt 8:5-11 Tuesday Is 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Lk 10:21-24 Wednesday Saint Nicholas, Bishop Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Mt 15:29-37 Thursday Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Is 26:1-6; Ps 118:1 and 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a; Mt 7:21, 24-27 Friday The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Gn 3:9-15, 20; Ps 98: 1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4; Eph 1:3-6, 11-12; Lk 1:26-38 Saturday Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Mt 9:35—10:1, 5a, 6-8 Sunday Second Sunday of Advent Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 85: 9-10, 11-12, 13-14; 2 Pt 3:8-14; Mk 1:1-8

In Memoriam Loving Father, welcome home those whom You have called from this world and grant peace and consolation to their families.

Bernie Cromien Father of Sheila Cromien, Principal of VCS

May the souls of the faithfully departed rest in the loving presence of God.

Pastoral Care The next Pastoral Care meeting will be 9:00 a.m. Thursday, December 7th in the lower level of the Parish center following Mass and Adoration. Please remember to bring Christmas cards.

The Immaculate Conception The Immaculate Conception, a Holy Day of Obligation, is this Friday, De-cember 8th. The Vigil Mass is on Thursday evening at 5:30 p.m., and Friday Masses are 8:30 a.m. and a Spanish Mass at 7:00 p.m.

Kewanee Community Choir Next Sunday, December 10th at 3:00 p.m., the First Baptist Church will present a Christmas Concert. Par-ticipating in the Choir from Saint John Paul II Parish are Mike & Cathy Berry, Debbie Clong, Barb DeSplinter, Delores Rodriguez, and Debbie VanDeSampel. Hope to see you there!

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Lay Ministry Schedule Daily Mass for—December 5—8, 2017 Lector Jeanne DeConinck Altar Servers Noah Berry & Eleanor Burkhart

5:30 p.m. Thursday, December 7, 2017—Immaculate Conception Vigil Lector Sheri Terry Altar Servers Owen & Kevin Van Wassenhove EMC’s A. Dc. Marty Van Meltebeck B. Joan Clement 1. Lori Christiansen 2. Margaret Gustafson

4:30 p.m. Saturday, December 9, 2017 Lector Nik Kuster EMC’s A. Janel Leaf B. Dennis Marchand 1. Suzanne Burkhart 2. Germaine Breitbach Altar Servers Sam, Henry & Eleanor Burkhart Greeters Chad & Rosie Jackson, Larry & Mary Ann Mowbray Margie Dooley

7:30 a.m. Sunday, December 10, 2017 Lector Deb Kubinsky EMC Dc. Marty Van Meltebeck Altar Servers David Mock, Cullen Marshall, Isabela/Noelia Martinez Greeters Dave & Andrew DeRycke, Rae Ann Tucker, Vi Verbout

9:30 a.m. Sunday, December 10, 2017 Lector Sheri Terry EMC’s A. Mark Ebert B. Breanne Cinnamon 1. Lori Christiansen 2. Bill Christiansen Altar Servers Noah & Hanna Tiska, Mya Mirocha Greeters Nate & Kali Nichols, Nik & Ina Kuster, Jane Tornquist

This Week in Our Parish Sunday, December 3, 2017—First Sunday of Advent 9:30 a.m. RCIA—Rite of Acceptance at Mass today 10:30 a.m. Religious Ed classes resume

Monday, December 4, 2017 6:00 p.m. Adult Choir Practice

Tuesday, December 5, 2017 6:30 p.m. Spanish Rosary

Wednesday, December 6, 2017 5:00 p.m. Rosary 7:00 p.m. RCIA “The People of God,” by Fr. Doug

Thursday, December 7, 2017 8:30—5:00 Eucharistic Adoration in the Chapel 12:00 p.m. Mass at OSF St. Luke Medical Center 5:30 p.m. Vigil Mass for The Immaculate Conception

Friday, December 8, 2017 The Immaculate Conception/Holy Day The Parish Offices are Closed today! 8:30 a.m. The Immaculate Conception Mass 7:00 p.m. The Immaculate Conception Spanish Mass

Sunday, December 10, 2017—Second Sunday of Advent 10:30 a.m. Religious Ed classes

Calendars Many thanks to Rux Funeral Home for purchasing our annual calendars again this year! They are available at the exits of the Church.

Get 75% Credit on State Taxes Illinois taxpayers can receive state income credits in the amount of 75% of their total qualified contribution through the new “Invest in Kids Act.” Scholarship do-nations may be designated to Visitation Catholic School to provide tuition scholarships for qualifying area families. However, donations may not be di-rected to a specific family. This is a wonderful opportunity for Catholic education in general and Visitation Catholic School in particular. For more information, contact Margie Dooley, Parish Business Manager at 309-852-4549, Sheila Cromien, Visitation Catholic School Principal at 309-856-7451, or Kara Yepsen, Visitation Development Director at 309-856-7451. More information to follow.

Thank You! The Center for Youth and Family Solutions will pick up the items on Monday, December 11th. Please return your child’s gifts to the Parish Center by Thursday morning, December 7th, as the Parish offices will be closed on Friday, December 8th. Thank you!!

Collections for the weekend of November 26 & 27, 2017

Loose Cash .................................................... $518.00 Envelopes ................................................... $4,769.00 Debt Reduction ............................................... $28.00 Major Maintenance ...................................... $158.00 VCS Building & Grounds .................................. $13.00 Capital Campaign ....................................... $5,290.00 Christmas Flowers......................................... $588.00 All Saints Day .................................................. $11.00 All Souls Day ..................................................... $1.00 Visitation School Support ............................... $50.00 Campaign for Human Development ............... $90.00 Seminarian Fund ........................................... $450.00 Total ..................................................... $11,966.00

Capital Campaign GoalCapital Campaign GoalCapital Campaign Goal ..................................................................... $1,000,000.00$1,000,000.00$1,000,000.00 Total Pledged & Donations .................... $831,530.57 Total Amount Paid ................................. $447,755.62

Church Decorating We will decorate for Christmas on Sunday, December 17th after the Spanish Mass at 1:00 p.m. Please join us to help make our Church beautiful as we celebrate the coming of our Lord!

Save the Date The Annual A & R Christmas Party will be at the Broken Chimney at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 18th.