Rev. Monsignor Philip D. Halfacre, Pastor Rev. Father Dustin Schultz, Parochial Vicar

Parish Church Located at the corner of Lundy & Shabbona Streets

Parish Office (Behind the Church) 513 S. Shabbona Street, Streator, IL 61364 Phone: 815-672-2474 FAX: 815-672-2040 Secretary: Linda Halko Email: stmichaelparish@mediacombb.net Office Hours: Monday - Thursday: 8 till 5; Friday: 8 till 4

Rectory Phone During the day, the best way to reach the priests is by calling the office. After hours, call the rectory for urgent matters. Fr. Schultz: (815) 510-9011 Msgr. Halfacre: (815) 510-9010

Parish School 410 S. Park Street, Streator, IL 61364 Phone: 815-672-3847 www.stmichael-streator.yolasite.com Principal: Mrs. Ashley R. Davis Secretary: Debbie Rathbun

Religious Education (CCD) Located in the school Phone: 815-672-5911 Email: stmichaeldre@mediacombb.net Director of Religious Education: Sr. Alice Ann Harcharik Secretary: Rosanne Gallick

Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Parish

Diocese of Peoria Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, D.D., C.S.C.

Mass Intentions and Devotions

SATURDAY, March 24 3:00 PM Confessions

4:00 PM Theresa Dzurisin by Children 5:30 PM Todd Spellious by Family

SUNDAY, March 25 ▪ Fifth Sunday of Lent 7:00 AM For All Parishioners 8:30 AM James Jacobs by Severa 10:00 AM James M. Bailey by Mary 11:30 AM Pauline Bodzuich by Sophie Safarcyk 1:00 PM Rosa Carrillo by Carrillo Family

MONDAY, March 26 ▪ The Annunciation of the Lord 7:00 AM Aggie Majernik by Marge Killian

TUESDAY, March 27 7:00 AM Dick Adams by Family 7:30 AM St. Anthony of Padua Novena

WEDNESDAY, March 28 7:30 AM St. Michael Chaplet 7:30 AM Confessions

8:00 AM Patricia M. Grampp by Beverly & Marla Danko and Pat Kinkade

THURSDAY, March 29 7:00 AM Evelyn Rashid by Family

FRIDAY, March 30 7:00 AM William Wright & Phyllis Elias by Bob & Stella Elias 9:15 AM School Mass - Elisabeth Markovsky 5:30 PM Stations of the Cross

Daily Rosary 4:00 PM in Mother’s Chapel

SATURDAY, March 31 3:00 PM Confessions

4:00 PM Shirley Tutoky by Children & Grandchildren 5:30 PM Tom Salata (Birthday) by Family

SUNDAY, April 1 ▪ Palm Sunday 7:00 AM Ed Finnegan by Frances & Martha Finnegan & Wilma Carpenter 8:30 AM Edward Drapa by Joe & Maria Drapa 10:00 AM For All Parishioners 11:30 AM James M. Bailey (2nd Anniv.) by Family 1:00 PM Intention of All Souls

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS ON March 17-18

Regular Sunday $16,665.00 Loose Money 591.73 Youth Offerings 33.87 Parish Development 236.00 School Support 594.00 School Mass 120.00 Air & Heat 305.00 Vigil Lights 180.00 Easter Flowers 1,236.00

Total $19,961.60

Aid to Eastern Europe $ 150.00 Catholic Relief 312.77 Religious Retirement 10.00 Holy Land 11.00

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

5:30 p.m. Friday evenings March 30th

St. Michael School: The classes will be going to their own Stations of the

Cross throughout Lent. However, they invite everyone to join them for the

Living Stations on Thursday, April 5th at 9:15 a.m. in the St. Michael School Gym.

Ministry Schedule for Next Weekend

Extraordinary Ministers of Eucharist March 31 4:00 PM Dick Killian, Cal Flavel, Louise Keenan, Louise Elias 5:30 PM Diana Pomeranke, Jim Muhlstadt April 1 7:00 AM Terry Grossen Marian Grossen, Steve Hrasch 8:30 AM Ray Phillis, Nancy Phillis, Beverly Hrasch, Kaye Koltveit 10:00 AM Margie Pavlick, Scott Pedelty, Mike Walzer 11:30 AM Bill McKim, Alice McKim

Lectors March 31 4:00 PM Ella Killian, Sr. Alice Ann Harcharik 5:30 PM Ed Wargo, Steve Broadus April 1 7:00 AM Merlene Hawley, Joyce Kmetz 8:30 AM Dan Ebker, Jim Schaibley 10:00 AM Bill Schreiber, Ruth Schreiber 11:30 AM Vicki Leonard, Theresa Quaka Altar Servers March 31 4:00 PM Hannah Negray, Morgan Yanek 5:30 PM Brett Dresbach, Ryne Dresbach April 1 7:00 AM Cash Olson, Colton Olson 8:30 AM Rosemary Darrow, Benjamin Vogel 10:00 AM Ben Kaschke, Sara Kaschke 11:30 AM Sean Brockman, Japheth Villarin

Confessions are held before the Saturday Vigil Mass

from 3:00 to 3:45 pm, and before Wednesday Morning Mass

from 7:30 to 7:50 am.

St. Casimir Church and Immaculate Conception Church

This past weekend, I announced at Mass that we would be using St. Casimir Church and Immaculate Conception Church for an annual event – though not “Mass” as was incorrectly stated in Tuesday’s newspaper. We will use St. Casimir Church for our altar of repose on Holy Thursday. The altar of repose that is used at the conclusion of the Mass of the Lord’s Last Supper is intended to be separate from the usual tabernacle and/or al-tar used during Mass. So upon the conclusion of the Holy Thursday Mass – which we will have at our parish church here at St. Michael’s – we will go in solemn procession to St. Casimir, about a block away. I further an-nounced that we would have a ceremony that would likely include a rosary and May crowning sometime in the month of May in Immaculate Conception Church – the month in which Catholics traditionally honor the Mother of God. For reasons that were spelled out at the time of the consolidation, we will continue to have one principal place of worship, which will be here in our parish church. Some are unclear on the distinction between a parish and a church. In common parlance, the terms are frequently used synonymously though they are separate and distinct realities. A parish is a “juridic person” that in some ways resembles a corporation. A church on the other hand is a “sacred place.” A parish can own prop-erty and can make claims in law. To put it another way, you can sue a parish but you can’t sue a building. Before the consolidation, the four parishes each had its own church. In September 2010, all four parishes were closed – or to use the canonically precise language, they were suppressed – and the new parish of St. Mi-chael the Archangel was erected. Since that time, the one parish owned four churches. Last August, I an-nounced that we would begin using St. Anthony Church for school Masses. My stated reason for doing so was simple – it seemed like the right thing to do. Last weekend, I announced that we would have an annual event at St. Casimir Church and at Immaculate Conception Church. My reason for doing this is the same – it seems like the right thing to do. Monsignor Philip D. Halfacre Pastor

GOD'S LOVE IS STRONGER THAN ANY EVIL

Vatican City, 12 February 2012 (VIS) - At midday today the Holy Father appeared at the window of his study in the Vatican Apostolic Palace to pray the Angelus with faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square below. Benedict XVI introduced the Marian prayer by recalling how "Jesus, in His public life, healed many sick people, thus revealing that what God wants for man is life, life in abundance".

Today's Gospel reading shows us Jesus "in contact with a form of sickness considered at that time to be the most serious", leprosy, which made the sufferer "unclean" and excluded him from social life. While Jesus was preaching in Galilee a leper came up to Him asking to be healed. "Jesus did not seek to avoid contact with the man. Quite the contrary, moved by intimate concern for his condition, He stretched out His hand - breaking the legal proscription - and said: 'I do choose. Be made clean'. Christ's gesture and words encapsulate the entire his-tory of salvation, they incarnate God's will to heal us, to purify us from the evil which disfigures us and blights our relationships.

"That contact between Jesus' hand and the leper broke down all barriers between God and human impurity; be-tween the sacred and its opposite, certainly not in order to deny evil and its negative power but to demonstrate that the love of God is stronger than all evil, even the most contagious and terrible. Jesus took our infirmities upon Himself. He became a 'leper' that we might be purified. ... The victory of Christ is our profound healing and our resurrection to a new life".

In closing, Benedict XVI encouraged the faithful to pray to the Virgin Mary. "Through His Mother, it is always Je-sus Who comes to us, to free us from all sickness of body and soul. Let us allow ourselves to be touched and purified by Him, and let us show mercy to our fellows".

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT March 25, 2012

The Passion of Christ

The Youth Group would like to extend an invitation to share in the Passion, Death, & Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Please join us with your child on Palm Sunday, April 1 at Immaculate Conception Hall from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. for a light meal then showing of the Passion of Christ, as we prepare for Holy Week. All children from 6th thru 8th grade are welcome to at-tend (permission slips required without parent atten-dance). Families welcome, however please be ad-vised the movie is a graphic depiction of a Roman Crucifixion. (Movie by Mel Gibson, Rated R) To help in food preparation, please RSVP to Religious Education Office by March 30.

Altar & Rosary Society Meeting

Thursday, April 5th at 6:30 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Hall.

All Ladies of the Parish welcome.

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT March 25, 2012

Celebrating Mardi Gras with the Youth Group

St. Michael’s families enjoyed a night out at the Ot-tawa Paramount Skating Rink on Friday evening, Feb-ruary 17. Both parents and children enjoyed the event! Many came also to observe. What they saw were many seasoned skaters along with those brave enough to try their skating skill for the first time. Eve-ryone present received beads and a mask in honor of Mardi Gras. They were also served sherbet punch and cake. A good time was had by all!!

A BIG THANK YOU D.. to all of our St. Michael School families and friends for supporting our McTeacher’s Night at McDonald’s!! It was a HUGE success and a lot of FUN!! We made $1,000 thanks to all of you!!

► Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Davis, and Mr. Sullivan greet patrons.

◄ Families enjoying McTeacher’s Night.

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT March 25, 2012

PLEASE NOTE:

St. Michael School will no longer be accepting printer ink cartridges or cell phones for recycling. The regulations and effort required no longer make recycling these items a profitable venture. Thank you so much to all of you who have brought in cartridges and phones for recycling over the past 18 years.

St. Michael the Archangel School RACINE DANISH KRINGLES

FUNDRAISER

St. Michael the Archangel School is taking orders for 22oz. Oval Kringles from Racine Danish Kringles.

Kringles are a wonderful, large Danish bakery item in several flavors covered with icing. They are baked in Racine, Wisconsin, and delivered here the next day. Many eat them immediately and others freeze them to eat later or to give as a gift.

Available in 10 flavors: Almond, Raspberry Cheese, Pecan, Turtle, Apple Cinnamon, Cherry, Chocolate

Éclair, Raspberry, Cheesecake, Cinnamon.

Sale ends Monday, March 26, 2012 Pick up your order in the school cafeteria on

Tuesday, April 3rd between 4pm & 5:30pm.

You may order from any student or tear off this order form along the perforated line and place in an enve-lope along with a check made payable to: St. Michael the Archangel School and place in the collection or mail to the parish office.

Cost is $10.00 each

Please print clearly

NAME:_________________________________ PHONE NUMBER:_______________________ # of Kringles: x $10.00 = Cost: Almond: Rasp. Cheese: Pecan: Turtle: Apple Cinnamon: Cherry: Chocolate Éclair: Raspberry: Cheesecake: Cinnamon: TOTALS: # $

St. Michael School Open House

On Thursday, March 29th we will be having an Open House for all new families or families who are inter-ested in St. Michael School. The Open House will be held from 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Following our Open House, there will be a parent edu-cation talk given by our RCL Representative. The topic for the evening is, “Sacred Scripture—What you know and how you can help your children.” Cocktails and appetizers will be served from 5:45 - 6:00 p.m., and then the talk will start promptly at 6:00 p.m. and last until about 7:30 p.m. This evening is being spon-sored by the School and Religious Education Pro-gram.

All parents and parishioners of St. Michael Parish are invited and encouraged to attend.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone!

YOUTH AGAINST CANCER EVENT March 2, 2012 at St. Michael School

Thank you to all the students that participated in this event. The students did a great job and really put their heart into working towards fighting this disease!!

Team results were as follows: The Dominators: $288.50, Dancing for a Cure: $261.45, Love, Hope and a Cure: $175.36, Tye Live: $149.00, Cure on a Stick: $126.85, Playing for a Cure: $112.50.

Team totals: $1,113.66 Funds raised from event: $898.16 Expenses: $908.26 Total amount for cancer donated: $1,103.56

This is just remarkable, as the students worked so hard and we had so many compliments. It was a great event and the Lock In was great!! The mentors were great and really stepped up and helped out their teams: Derek Bagby, Lani Henkel, Jocelyn Rodgers, Saul Moreno, Tanner Haar, Daniel Rashid, Shayna MacBean, John MacBean, Marissa Malnar, Jared Rizzo, and Katie Sickley.

Great job to all and we look forward to next year!!

Kayla Malnar, Event Chariperson Jenny Malnar, Event Co-Chair

Monthly Memorial Mass Association - May 2011—April 2012 John & Elizabeth Harasti Family Joseph Eccleston Family Ruth Ehlers Michael & Mary Tobias Family John & Ann Crawford Antonia Hamara Ayers & Weiss Families Forrest Cox Knute Gudmunson Christopher James Pollett Dalton & Danko Families Grace & Joseph Stehlo George & Rosemary Lesak Families Evelyn E. Lee Woodward & Walker Families Barbara Bartman Lloyd & Lucille Kudrick & Families Peter J. Locascio Family Adams & Schorn Families George & Catherine Miller Families Robert O’Donnell George & Mary Sharisky and Jason John & Margaret Handzo

Elsie Vickers & Mark Vickers Kmetz-Novotney Family The Antolik Family Albert Matas, Sr. Carl & Agnes Schaibley Michael, Mary & Jim Novak Leon Pastirik Fred, Agnes & Al Salvati Dominic & Cecelia Baietto Living & Deceased of the Secular Franciscans Audrey & Albert Kooi Marcacci Family Solon, Chalfant & Verdiramo Families Kmetz & Mudrock Families Devine & Lawrence Families Dom and Satch Salvati Nelda J. Lyons Doris Yedinak Sandy Beavers Edward G. Green Mary Lou Handzo

Jaegle & Talty Families Richard G. Tutoky Mark Demoss & Grandparents Purcell & Lytle Families William Warwick & Nadine Lund Cebulko & Wargo Families Gene & Dorothy Hozie Family Keeley & Ranalletta Families Barra & Rizzo Families Henry & Caroline Budde Nora Drapp John G. Kacmar Tom Canale Kozel & Sankovich Families Patrick J. McClernon Nink & Sankovich Families Mary M. Devera Victor, Madeline, Katherine & Evelyn Rashid Kennedy & O’Hara Families Dorothy Meredith Raymond Tutoky

McGrath, Gregg, Rithmiller Families Liptak & Ondercho Families Milton & Betty Klein Wanda Robertson Geraldine M. Patton Dillon & Audrey (McClary) Prendergast John & Anna Fialko Family William Harcar, Sr. & son, Gary Martha Averweg and Danny Fechter Donald Noon Zarolzin & Makarewicz Families Urdzik & George Yusko Family Mary Palko & Irene McIntosh Debra Matsko and Renn Family Marjorie A. Melvin William F. Melvin John & Barb Murphy & Family Ted & Catherine Schmitz Art & Shirley Hatzer J. Guadalupe Lopez Cannella Family Shirley Benning

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A CALL TO ALL MEN OF ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL PARISH

The ninth annual Diocesan Men’s March and Mass is scheduled for Saturday, April 14th in Peoria. The day consists of opening remarks, prayer, and a rally speaker at 9:00 a.m. at Liberty Park on the riverfront. The march to the Cathedral begins at 9:45, the Holy Rosary will be recited at 10:30 along with confessions being available. Mass will begin at 11:00 a.m. Fol-lowing Mass, fellowship and lunch ($7) will be at the Spalding Pastoral Center. We will leave Streator at 7:15 a.m. and return around 2:15 p.m. If you are in-terested, please call the parish office by April 7th. Transportation will be determined by the number of participants. This is a great opportunity to experience the power of our Faith with fellow Catholics from across our Diocese!

WATCH FUNDRAISERD..Congratulations! “LUCK OF THE DRAW” WINNER:

March 15th - Ticket # 15058, Mary Jane Sheley of Holy Family of Lincoln, IL.

Catholic Charismatic Retreat Hope and Healing

April 13-14, 2012 Nazareth House of Retreat, Henry, IL

Father Richard McAlear Retreat Master

Father McAlear is the author of five books and has had a healing ministry since 1976. He as traveled throughout the US and in many foreign countries bringing hope and healing to thousands of people. Make plans now to at-tend this inspiring retreat along with family and/or friends. To register call Nazareth House at 309-364-3084. The cost of the retreat is $90 which includes lodg-ing and Saturday meals. A $20 deposit will hold a room. Deposits can be mailed to Nazareth House; P.O. Box 165, Henry, IL 61537. For more information call Paul at 309-208-0910 or email lakehaus1@gmail.com. To learn more about Fr. McAlear visit his website at www.frmac.org.

MONTHLY MEMORIAL MASS ASSOCIATION

The 2012-2013 Monthly Memorial Masses for St. Michael the Archangel Parish begins in May and are offered on the first Friday of each month. The names of the people enrolled are listed in the bulletin. Enrollments are now being accepted. The offering is $60.00 for the year. Please return the enrollment forms in the collection or mail them to the Parish Office at 513 S. Shabbona St. Forms are available in back of church and in the Mothers’ Chapel.

_________MILESTONES

FUNERALS: March 24, 2012, Harry L. “Tiny” Kiefer BAPTISMS: March 19, 2012, Brinley Marie Winter

Monthly Memorial Mass Association - May 2011—April 2012 Beatrice, Arthur, Jack & Bob Zack Chalkey & Urbance Families Stacie Simpson Segovich & Vavrek Families Puskar & James Families Koval & Thompson Families Peter & Catherine Ellena Joe Devera & Mollo Families William J. Miller & Bernard L. Miller Madara & Wahl Families Clarence & Cecilia Klachko John & Mary Retoff Family Austin & Jackie Jonen Kovalik & Reed Families Bengtson & Dixon Families Romfin Obenhin & Leo Leonard Families Joe, Mary & Jerry Hughes Grako, Pollett & Harcharik Families Donna Pouk Winnie Hilliard Clyde & Vivian Boyd Harcar & Kiss Families Joseph Wargo Sara & Joe Benning Jennie Smith Lutz & Wargo Families Thomas J. Leheney John R. Solon Kathryn Thorson & Madigan Family Roy Armstrong Mack McClary & Prendergast Family The Peter Majernik Family Andrew & Florence Matsko Richard J. Berry Collette Berry

Wurmnest & Devora Families Senko & Urichko Families Gerald Sweeden Elsie & Carl Swanson Todd Spellious Randy Pearce Edmund Nash Family Dzuryo-Churney Families Raymond Schmitt Panno & Leskanich Family Mr. & Mrs. William C. Salz Leskanich & Hanusik Families Wirges, Coates & Richard Families Thomas, Louise & Tom Nagle Gotch & Trainor Families Savage & Trainor Families Centko & Mehalic Families Jack Balke, Zeller Family Deborah A. Beckley Elizabeth Dunn Morrison Joseph E. Sennott Brocon Family Craig and Laughlin Families The Family of Mike & Barb Malley The Pfalzgraf Family Brown Family Paula &Frank Corrigan Pleasant-Delheimer Families San Gabriel & Balana Families Victor W. Bandura Maurice Killian Doris L. Knudsen Ron Gengenbacher Henry & Mildred Lechner Angelos & Farrington Families Adamchak & Balke Families Frank Sabino Ronald D. Foster

Nellie Marie Coury Walter Gura Ftacek-Demko Families Yendro & McGee Family Patricia & Harry Kear Louis & Jane Ramza Bradach & Barton Families Florence & Steve Hrasch Zavada & Hernandez Families Dyas & Yuhas Families Marion & Julia Boik Bud Trainor & John Hogan Trainor & Lesak Families Carl Crouch (Army-Afgan) Stavar & Miller Families Patrick Walker & Lisa Walker Andrew & Lena Yarusinsky Don E. Schmitt Ohmes, Keesee, Williams Families Rozak & Smith Families Cathy Killian Breen, Plumb, & Sharkey Families McGurk & Bellis Families Bruner, Casey, Lankin Families John & Helen Bottino James M. Bailey Brozak & Sokol Families Edward & Catherine Gulvas Burash, Higgins & Ahearn Families Bandura & Ryan Families Roy L. Lathrop Daniel J. Retoff John, Jack & Tillie Peruba Pete Shackley Tony Harcar, Jr. Lucy Schultz

John C. Gaydos Family Virgil Smith Family Churney & Katcher Families Pizzolato, Hersheway & Spellious Families Florence & Jack Adams Robert & Michelle Graham Betsy Rohan Hrasch Family Nink & Phillis Families Benner & Miiller Families Jerome Chalkey John & Louise Yusko Richard, Ann, & Brian Crane Bodznick & Konchar Family Kahanec-Devera Family Batkiewicz-Masley Family John Washko Family Drapa & Paterak Families Marjorie & Elmer Adams Family James Bowman Harry Thomas Clarence & Kathryne Connors Bellis & Grossen Families Living & Deceased of the Doran, Harty & Salvati Families Lechner, Muhlstadt & Marquis Families Doermann, Leonard, & Heitmann Families Norman Obenhin & H. Stewart Families Michelle “Shelley” Olson Jim Craft Bill Scarratt Helen Chismarick Frank & Lois Jurcak Jason A. Parcher Nagle & Roberts Families