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Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time-February 11, 2018

Pastoral Staff: Father William Dotson, Parochial Administrator, [email protected] Father Don Schramm, Retired, [email protected] Father Ricardo Escobar, Associate Pastor, [email protected] Deacon Gerson Parra, Transitional Deacon Deacon Don McElroy, Senior Deacon Deacon Jorge Perez, Deacon, Latino Ministry Coordinator Steve Moeller, Acolyte to be Deacon Sr. Raquel Ortez, S.S.N.D. Director of Religious Education Ms. Kristin Williams, Youth & Family Minister Mrs. Donna Crawley, Office Manager Mrs. Mary DuBois, Office Secretary Dr. Jackie Voelkl, School Principal Mrs. Mary Kutchback, Organist, Pastoral Associate for Seniors Mrs. Beth Duello, Director of Music Mr. Juan Saldana, el coro Mr. Doug Cornwell, Parish Council Chairperson

Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation: Saturdays 4:00 to 4:45 p.m. or by appointment Sacrament of Baptism: Prep meeting First Monday of the Month. Call the parish office for more information. Sacrament of Matrimony: Please contact the priest or deacon of your choice prior to setting a date. Marriage Preparation takes at least six (6) months. Eucharistic Adoration: Third Mondays, 8:30am to 6:30pm Third Saturdays, 8:00pm to 11:00am Perpetual Help Devotions: Tuesdays following the 8:00 a.m. Mass Parish Hall Rental: Neal or Pat at 636-949-9722 (gym) Donna at 636-946-1893 (café)

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FEBRUARY 11, 2018 6TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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: 636-946-1893 www.borromeoparish.com School Office: 636-946-2713 www.borromeoschool.com Religious Education Office: 636-946-2916 email: [email protected] Latino Ministry: 636-946-1893 email: [email protected] St. Vincent DePaul Society: 636-925-1616 leave a message after the recording

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.- Spanish Mass Weekdays 6:30a.m. Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. Monday Friday 6:15 p.m. Wednesday– Spanish Holy Days of Obligation: watch the bulletin National Holidays: 9:00 a.m.

Parish Office Business Hours Monday thru Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Founded 1791


From the Pastor’s Column / Noticias del Párroco

As the Eucharist unites us as one Body in Christ, may we faithfully live and share the Gospel. A medida que la Eucaristía nos une como un solo Cuerpo en Cristo, vivamos y anunciemos fielmente el Evangelio.

-Fr. William Dotson

Lent starts this Wednesday. Lent is a time to grow in our re-lationship with God. To help with that, the Church recom-mends three practices for Lent: prayer, fasting, and almsgiv-ing. -Prayer: The most impor tant practice of Lent is prayer . If I am going to grow in my relationship with God, I need to spend time with Him. There are many ways we can grow in prayer. Perhaps you can attend daily Mass a couple times a week. You can set aside additional time each day for private prayer and reading Scriptures. -Fasting: Fasting refers to giving something up. This is what most people think of when it comes to Lent. We don’t give things up just for the sake of doing it. We give things up because, too often, we become too attached to things and they interfere with our relationship with God and other people. Our fasting is supposed to help us grow in detachment. If giving up chocolate can help you do that, great. But for most of us, it would be better to give up something else. Maybe we can give up something that takes too much of our time (social media, television, smartphones). Or maybe there is something else that we know we are too attached to and we can give that up. I often advise people: what is the one thing that you think, “There is no way I can give that up for forty days?” Give that up. It will be much harder than giving up something like chocolate or soda, but it will also be more rewarding. -Almsgiving: Our prayer and fasting should make us more loving people, and that love should express itself in our actions. Almsgiving is love in action. Our almsgiving may refer to giving money or things to those in need. It can also refer to giving our time or energy to help others. If you have not already done so, please take some time these next few days to pray about what you can do for prayer, fast-ing, and almsgiving this Lent in order for it to be a time of great graces.

Cuaresma empieza este miércoles. Cuaresma es una tempora-da para crecer en nuestra relación con Dios. Para ayudarnos, la Iglesia recomienda tres prácticas: oración, ayuno, y limos-nas. -Oración: La práctica más importante de Cuaresma es oración. Si voy a crecer en mi relación con Dios, necesito pasar tiempo con Él. Hay muchas maneras que podemos crecer en oración. Quizás puede asistir a la Misa diaria unas veces cada semana. Puede reservar más tiempo cada día para orar y leer las Escrituras. - Ayuno: Ayunar es renunciar algo. Esto es lo que la mayoría piensa cuando se trata de la Cuaresma. No renunci-amos a las cosas solo por el mero hecho de hacerlo. Las re-nunciamos porque, muchas veces, nos apegamos demasiado a las cosas e interfieren con nuestra relación con Dios y con otras personas. Nuestro ayuno debe ayudarnos a crecer en el desapego. Si renunciar el chocolate puede hacerlo, bueno. Pero por la mayoría de nosotros, sería mejor renunciar a algo más. Podemos renunciar algo que ocupe demasiado de nues-tro tiempo (redes sociales, televisión, teléfonos). O quizás hay algo a que sabemos estamos demasiado apegado y po-demos renunciarlo. A menudo aconsejo a las personas: ¿qué es la cosa de que piensas, “Nunca podría renunciar a eso por cuarenta días?” Renuncie eso. Será más difícil que renunciar algo como chocolate o soda, pero también será más fruc-tífero. -Limosnas: Nuestra oración y ayuno deben crecer nuestra amor, y esa amor debe se muestra en nuestras acciones. Limosnas son amor en acción. Limosnas pueden significar dar dinero o cosas a aquellos que lo necesitan. Pueden sig-nificar también dar nuestro tiempo y energía para ayudar a los otros. Si aún no lo ha hecho, por favor pasa tiempo en los siguien-tes días para orar de lo que puede hacer por oración, ayuno, y limosnas esta Cuaresma para que sea un tiempo de grandes gracias.

During this flu season, we ask parishioners to please use common sense and consideration for their fel-low parishioners. If you are sick, please stay home from Mass. If you are recovering or not feeling well, please refrain from receiving the Precious Blood at communion, shaking hands during the sign of peace, and other behaviors which may transmit illness. Re-member that some of our parishioners, especially infants and the elderly, have weaker immune sys-tems, and all of us can help keep each other healthy.

Durante esta temporada de gripe, les pedimos a los feli-greses que usen el sentido común y la consideración de sus compañeros feligreses. Si usted está enfermo, por favor quédese en casa lejos de la Misa. Si está recuper-ando o no se siente bien, por favor absténgase de reci-bir la Preciosa Sangre en la comunión, de dar la mano en señal de paz, y de otras acciones que puedan trans-mitir la enfermedad. Recuerde que algunos de nuestros feligreses, especialmente los bebés y los ancianos, tienen sistemas inmunológicos más débiles, y todos nosotros podemos ayudar a mantenernos sanos unos a otros.


The parish recently purchased some CD’s from the Augustine Institute and they will be available in the Narthex. Each week, we will be featuring a new CD, which we hope you will want to listen to and then pass on to others. Kindly donate $4.00 for each CD, and this can be accomplished by cash or check. If writing a check , please make it pay-able to SCB Parish.

Curtis Martin, founder of FOCUS and world renowned authority on evangeliza-tion, shares how a personal encounter with Jesus is the key to following him with fidelity, gratitude , and joy. With humor and relatable examples, he also shows how experiencing Christ before evangelizing others is the biblical model witnessed to by the Apostles, and one that is certain to bear fruit in the life of any believer.

This Week with our St. Charles Borromeo Parish Family

Marriage in Christ has been promised between Erin Simon & Justin Weber

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR NEWEST PARISHIONERS

Stephen and Cynthia Graham Allan and Sharon Gacki

William and Patricia Collins Kelsey Ring

Elizabeth & Adam Schwadron and daughters, Emma and Ella

Cristal Maldonado and Felix Amaya, and son, Felix Daniel & Lindsey Schmidt and daughters, Elizabeth &Anne

Jesus Rodriguez Bahena

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR NEWLY BAPTIZED Peyton Lizette and Adelyn Quinn Hagedorn, daughters of Daniel Joseph and Jaime Brianne (Popkey) Hagedorn Jesus Emmanuel Gutierrez, son of Jose Luis Gutierrez and Yamileth Calderon

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK Warren Westerfeld, Alma Hawkins

Bernie Lewandowski, Elizabeth Collins, JoAnn Borgmeyer, Dan Kitzmann,

Ray Jackson Evelyn Friese Florence “Flo” Williams, Jacob Wappelhorst,

Tonya Burgess, Lawrence Henry, Virginia Bizelli, Jack Muehlenkamp, Belle Keough Catherine Croce (Windsor Estates)

Doris Renken, Mike Feldman, husband of Debbie and brother-in-law to the

Westerfeld Family, Chris O’Donnell, Marty & John Waigand,

Grace Poeling, Ethel Elmendorf, Beth Schroeder (1st Grade aide),

Marianne Rauch’s daughter, Connie Burbes

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE RECENTLY DECEASED

Beverly Schmidt-Nolle, sister of Marlene Schneider and Jeanette Garrison Eileen Kasden, an aunt of Mary DuBois Shirley Norris, mother of Juliette Travous Jesus Fuentes de Alba, brother of Raphael Fuentes

Gift bearers At every Mass, members of the faithful bring up the gifts of bread and wine. This is a symbolic gesture, reminding us that the Mass is not just the work of the priest. All of us take part in offering the sacrifice of the Eucharist. Here at St. Charles Borromeo, the role of bringing up the gifts is not assigned. Anyone may do it. On the gifts table is a small statue. If your family would like to bring up the gifts at the offertory, simply take the statue before Mass. Please remember to return the statue at the end of Mass.

Portadores de Dones En cada Misa, unos miembros de los fieles presentan los dones de pan y vino. Este es un gesto simbólico, que nos recuera que la Misa no es solo el trabajo del sacerdote. Todos nosotros participamos en ofrecer el sacrificio de la Eucaristía. Aquí en San Carlos Borromeo, el papel de portar los dones no está asignado. Cualquiera puede hacerlo. En la mesa de los dones, hay una pequeña es-tatua. Si su familia desea portar los dones en el ofertorio, simplemente tome la estatua antes de la Misa. Recuerde devolver la estatua al final de la Misa.

Piano Hay un piano viejo en el gimnasio de nuestra es-cuela que no usamos. Fue afinado por última vez en 2003 y probablemente necesite ser afinado, pero es utilizable. Por favor contacte al P. Dotson si estás interesado en el piano.

Piano There is an old piano in our school gym that we do not use. It was last tuned in 2003 and probably needs tuning, but is otherwise playable. Please con-tact Fr. Dotson if you are interested in the piano.


Please pray for our Expectant Moms Tasha- due in January 2018 Winnie-due in January 2018 Jan– due in January 2018 Ana– due in February 2018 Cynthia- due in February 2018 Aly- due in March 2018 Katelyn-due in March 2018 Sarah– due in May 2018 Molly– due in May 2018

Our Parish school is now enrolling. Please call

636-946-2713 for more information.

A note of Thanks from FISH of St. Charles County dated January 29, 2018 Thank you so much for your donation of 400 items on December 18 to our pantry. In this Blessed Christmas season, when everyone is so busy, your generous donations are so appreciated. As we all know, the need does not take a vacation. Your church is always a blessing to us and our most vulnerable neighbors. Your commitment to FISH is the driving force behind our day to day operation; the bulk of which is accom-plished by a few precious churches and organizations like your whose members are committed to taking care of oth-ers. We wish you could see the impact that your generosity has on our clients. There is no telling what the long term effect of your compassion will be. Thank you again. Your friends at FISH

Anyone interested in becoming a communion minister or reader-please join us on

March 3, 2018 at 9AM in the church. All current communion ministers are asked to attend. Any questions-please contact

Deacon Jorge at [email protected]

Carol Faubert at [email protected]

Meal A Month for February 2018

The Next Meal a Month grocery collection will be February 24/25, 2018. This food is distributed to needy fami-lies from the FISH food pantry. Items needed this month are Toilet Paper, Laundry Soap, Can Tomatoes, Miscellaneous Canned Beans, Canned sweet potatoes, Kleenex During the month of February only, we are also col-lecting non-condensed Chicken Noodle Soup for the Mini-Vinnies. We have some very special people at our parish, who not only contribute the food monthly, but those who collect it, and take it to the FISH dis-tribution site. Thank you all for being God’s hands in this par-ticular ministry.

Draw nearer to Christ as you

discover the joy of forgiving others, yourself, the Church, or God using 10 timeless, scripture-based, life-changing techniques. In this unique 1-hour presentation Author Frederick Her-mann offers 10 powerful and practical techniques to help you (or someone you love) forgive anyone for anything. Impossible, you say? Come listen to this wonderful presentation to find the healing power of forgiveness and rediscover the freedom to live, laugh, and love others as God loves you. Bring a friend or fami-ly member. This is a free seminar and walk-ins are wel-come but registration is requested by calling Donna at 636-946-1893. First 10 people to register in advance will receive a free signed copy of the book How to Forgive Anyone For Anything.

Time: 7 pm until 8 pm Date: Thursday, February 22, 2018 Place: St. Charles Borromeo Church


St Charles Borromeo Fish Fry Every Friday in Lent except Good Friday

4:00 – 7:00 pm Come to our Fish Fry and bring your family!

Dine- in or Carry Out. Separate l ines for fas ter serv ice.

Adult Dinners : Fr ied Cod (2-4 oz f i le t s ) - $10 Baked Cod (2- 4 oz f i le t s ) - $10 Fr ied Whole Catf i sh (13- 15 oz) -$12 New Jumbo Butter f l ied Shr imp (6) - $10 F i sh Taco (2) w/arroz - $9 Dine- in only Al l adul t d inners served with choice of baked or f rench f r ied potato or new baked pasta mar inara , applesauce, coles law, hush puppies and dessert . Dr inks inc luded: cof fee, i ced tea or lemonade. Chi ldren’s Meals : P izza (1 s l i ce) - $5 Fr ied Cod (1 -4 oz f i le t ) -$5 Baked Cod (1 -4 oz f i le t ) -$5 F i sh Taco (1) -$5 Shr imp (3) - $5 Al l ch i ldren’s meals served with pasta or French f r ies , applesauce, dessert and lem-onade. A La Carte: Cod Filet – (1) - $4 Shrimp - (3) - $3 Whole Catfish - $7 Adult Beverages : Beer -$2 Margar i tas or Sangr ia - $3 (P i tcher $14)Soda - $1 Homemade cake and pie donat ions a lways needed. Volunteer to help at the f i sh f ry us ing S ign Up Genius

Women’s Prayer Breakfast Cardinal Rigali Center-Fleur De Lis Room

20 Archbishop May Drive, Shrewsbury, MO Saturday, March 24th

**Special Celebration and gifts for the 10th Anni-versary of St Louis Our Lady of America

Magnificat**

$20.00 per person

9:00 a.m. till noon

(Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.)

Reservations will be accepted until

Tuesday, March 20

Call the Catholic Renewal Center at

314-801-8688 or

email [email protected]

TROOP 351 Trivia Night

Boy Scout Troop 351 is hos ng our 3rd annual Trivia Night at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Co leville on Saturday, 24 March 2018. Door open at 630pm and trivia starts at 7pm. Please come out and support the Boy Scouts of St. Charles Borromeo. This fundraiser supports troop ac vi es and events throughout the year. The cost is $160 per table (8 seats), so get your team together, come on out. It is sure to be a night of fun and laughter going for a good cause. Please bring your own snacks, and the K of C Hall will have compli-mentary beer, soda and water. Please contact Lori Smith, ([email protected]) if you have any ques ons and to RSVP.

School Dinner at the Knights of Columbus Council 823

Knight of Columbus Council 823 will host a Chicken

Dinner on Sunday, February 25, 2018. All are welcome to attend.

Serving Time 3-6 p.m. Minimum Donation Adults- $10.00

and for Children 6-12 $5.00 The proceeds from this dinner will be divided equally

between St. Peter Early Learning Center, St. Charles Bor-romeo and St. Cletus Grade Schools.

Dinner will be held at Westbury Center, 20 Westbury Drive in St. Charles-

Donation of a Dessert would be appreciated.


Monday, February 12-Weekday, Edge Meeting– 3:00-4:30 p.m.–Church Office GS 4245 5:30-7 p.m. SC Room GS Daisies 5:30-6:30 p.m.-School Parish Council Mtg– 7 p.m. School Tuesday, February 13– Weekday Children’s Choir 3:00-5:30 –Church Cub Scouts, Den 2-SC Room 6-8 p.m. Ladies Sodality Movie-6:30 pm in Cafe Baptism Class at 7 p.m. -Church Office Wednesday, February 14--Ash Wednesday Quilting 8:30-noon– Church Basement Emaus at 7 p.m. in SC Room Thursday, February 15– Thursday after Ash Wed. Wedding Music Seminar– Church– 7 p.m. Boy Scouts at 7 p.m. in the Cafe Friday, February 16–Friday after Ash Wed. Bring your casserole to Church Office no later than 8:30 a.m Saturday, February 17-Saturday after Ash Wed. Cleaning the Church 9-11 a.m. Nocturnal Adoration 7:30–11;30 p.m.- Church Sunday, February 18--First Sunday of Lent Private Event in Café from 1-7 p.m.

Parish Events Calendar

Feb 11– No Doughnuts and Pro-Life in the Café, due to

the CRHP Retreat for parish women

Feb 11– Girl Scout Mass at 10:00 a.m.

Feb 12-Parish Council Meeting in School at 7 p.m.

Feb 13– Ladies Sodality Movie Night in Café at 6:30

p.m.

Feb 14– Ash Wednesday

Feb 15– Wedding Music Seminar, 7 p.m. Church

Feb 16– 1st Fish Fry for Lent from 4-7 p.m.

Feb 24/25– Men’s CRHP Retreat

Feb 27– LIFELINE in Church at 7 p.m.

March 10/11– Freezing for a Reason– More info to fol-

low on this event for the Mini-Vinnies

Activities This Week/ Actividades de esta Semana

Men’s CRHP Weekend

This is an invitation for all the men of our parish to come and join us on February 24/25 for a weekend to grow deeper in your faith with God

and our church. My name is Jim Stratman and I am ask-ing the men of the parish to come and join us to strengthen their spiritual life with other men of like minds. When I made my weekend retreat this past September, I felt renewed with a new love and respect for what being a Catholic meant. So, please come and join us. Experi-ence the weekend, as it will be an uplifting time for you.

Join us on February 13, in the café at 6:30 p.m. for Ladies Sodality Movie Night. If your birthday is in Feb-ruary, come and get your special gi . Hope to see you

all there.

Come to our next Spiritual Renewal. Spend an hour with the Sunday readings on Saturday morning. Join

on us March 17 at 9 a.m. in the Church office.

Congratulations to Connie Sebacher who is the February Quilt of the Month winner. You’ll be

able to see her picture on our Facebook page after next Friday. You can still get your tickets in for 10 more drawings this year. If you need tickets, please call Barb

at 636 947 3939 or get them at the Church Office


Borromeo Youth Ministry News For any information about our St. Charles Borromeo Youth News, please email

[email protected] or call me at (636) 946-1893

SCB High School Youth Group(9th-12th Graders) Regular Meetings 7-8:30 p.m. on Sundays in the St. Charles Room

Upcoming Events for High School Youth Group. including 8th Graders

Feb. 11th: No life night –CRHP weekend Feb. 18th: Sign up to volunteer with us at Mt. Carmel! 11a – 4 p. RSVP to Kristin at [email protected] Feb. 25th: No life night –youth minister retreat weekend Feb. 27th: LifeLine 7 pm Church

SCB Middle School Youth Group–(7th and 8th Graders) Regular Edge Meetings from 3-4:30 p.m. in the St. Charles Room one Monday a month unless otherwise noted.

Events for Middle School Youth Group Feb. 12th: Edge 3-4:30 pm Feb. 18th: Sign up to volunteer with us at Mt. Carmel! 11a – 4p. RSVP to Kristin at [email protected] Feb. 27th: LifeLine 7 pm

All SCB sport participants are welcome to come join us for the 2018 Spring CYC Track Season. The cost is $25. Register online at baa63301007.siplay.com/site no later than February 11, 2018. If you are interested, have questions or want to help coach, please contact Mike Orrico at [email protected] or Chris Williams at [email protected]. For those unfamiliar with CYC Track, the season consists of weekly practices in preparation for SCB’s pre-liminary meet at Trinity High School on April 28. The top six participants in each preliminary meet event with-in each age division and gender then qualify for the championship meet held at St. Dominic High School on May 19. To minimize conflicts with other sports, practices will be held on Sunday afternoon—weather per-mitting—at the Duchesne High School track, starting in March. Please visit baa63301007.siplay.com/site for additional information. Back for the 2018 season: Each participant will receive a Dri-Fit shirt with each paid registration.

Sports Signup for Golf

Online registration for the 2018 CYC Spring St. Charles Borromeo Golf Program is now open! Golfers in grades 1-8 are eligible. Registration will remain open until Sunday, February 11, 2018. Fees are as fol-lows: Little League Division (grades 1-4) $130 .00 Big League Division (grades 5-8) $160.00 The fee includes professional instruction, all greens fees, a St. Charles Borromeo golf shirt, trophies, medals and Champion’s Tournament. You only need to supply clubs, tees and balls. To register, go to http://baa63301007.siplay.com/site/ and click the link for “Registration.” Register soon to ensure your golfer is able to participate. If more info is needed, contact me: Matt Heischmidt [email protected] or [email protected]


Readings of the Week/Lecturas De La Semana

February 11, 2018-Gospel Background Your Loving Sacrifices Make All The Difference

February 11, 2018 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time

In the Gospel today, Jesus, moved with pity touched the leper and healed him.

Let us pray today for the grace to be generous with our gifts to help those who are suffering.

By your gift to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul

you indeed put your faith into action as you bring healing to the poor, hungry and weeping.

WE THANK EACH OF 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.

Contributions for February 3/4, 2018

Offertory Envelopes: $19,797.50 Loose: $1,302.33 Matching Gifts $1,100.00 Total Offerings: $22,199.83 Black/Indian $136.00 Capital Improvement $308.00 Help a Student $250.00 First Offering $40.00 STL Review $225.00 St. Vincent de Paul collection $80.00

January Corporate Matching Gifts Total January Corporate Matching Gifts $1090.00 Piper Jaffray $600.00 RGA $490.00 Your participation in the Matching Gift Program to ben-efit our Parish School is appreciated. If you do not al-ready do so, and would like more information on Matching Gift Program, please contact Ken Kapeller at 636-946-3356. Thank Youl

Monday: Jas 1:1-11; Ps 119:67-68, 71-72, 75-76; Mk 8:11-13 Tuesday: Jas 1:12-18; Ps 94:12-13a, 14-15, 18-19; Mk 8:14-21 Wednesday: Jl 2:12-18; Ps 51:3-6ab, 12-14, 17; 2 Cor 5:20 -- 6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: Dt 30:15-20; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 9:22-25 Friday: Is 58:1-9a; Ps 51:3-6ab, 18-19; Mt 9:14-15 Saturday: Is 58:9b-14; Ps 86:1-6; Lk 5:27-32 Sunday: Gn 9:8-15; Ps 25:4-9; 1 Pt 3:18-22; Mk 1:12-15

In today’s Gospel, we continue to hear Mark re-port the miraculous healings that Jesus performed in Galilee. The Gospel begins with Jesus healing a man with leprosy. Leprosy is a disfiguring, infectious skin disease that has been surrounded by many social and religious taboos throughout history. In 1873, the cause of leprosy, also known as Han-sen’s disease, was identified. We now know that leprosy is caused by a bacterial infection. Since the 1940s, medical treatments have been available, and the patient no longer needs to be isolated once long-term treatment has begun. In Jesus’ time, however, religious and social taboos dictated the behavior of those with leprosy and other skin diseases. The Law of Moses provided for the examination of skin diseases by the priests, and if leprosy was identified, the person was declared unclean. People with leprosy lived in isolation from the community. They were instructed to rip their clothes and to announce their presence with loud cries when moving in the community. . In today's Gospel, the man with leprosy took the initiative, approaching Jesus and asking for healing. In doing so, the leper violated the religious customs of the day by approaching a person who was clean. His request to Jesus can be interpreted as a courageous and daring act. The con-fidence of the leper in Jesus' ability to heal him is evident in the words of his request. But his words can also be read as a challenge to Jesus, asking just how far Jesus was willing to extend himself in order to heal someone. While healing the man, Jesus touched him, which also violated established social norms. This is an important sign of the depth of Jesus' compassion for the man and an important statement about Jesus' interpretation of the Law of Moses. Although Jesus touched the leper, he did not break completely with the Law of Moses. He instructed the man not to tell anyone about the cure and told him to present himself to the priests as prescribed by the Law of Moses. The first instruction sounds nearly impossible to honor. Cer-tainly, the man would want to share the good news of his healing, and his quick improvement would require an expla-nation. The second instruction honors the Law of Moses. Mark's Gospel tells us that after this healing, it be-came difficult for Jesus to travel freely. There are several possible explanations for this. There might have been con-cern about the repercussions of Jesus' breach of social and religious norms. In touching the man with leprosy, (cont..)

Gospel Background continued... Jesus made himself unclean. Mark's narrative, however, leads to the conclusion that Jesus' movement was ham-pered by his popularity. Despite his instructions, the cured man spread the word about Jesus' healing power. Even when Jesus was in deserted places, people sought him out in search of his healing.


Servers, 8:00am Mass–February 12-16 Mon, Feb 12–Josh Williams, Thomas Smith, Cameron

Oppelt, Joseph Oppelt

Tues, Feb 13–Josh Williams, Thomas Smith, Cameron


Wed, Feb 14-Josh Williams, Thomas Smith, Cameron


Thurs, Feb 15-Gabe Doughty, Nick Burke, Tommy Fink,

Luke Fink

Fri, Feb 16-Gabe Doughty, Nick Burke, Tommy Fink,

Luke Fink

Ministry List February 17/18, 2018 Lista del ministerio

(Volunteers needed for Greeters and Gi Bearers)

Saturday, February 17, 2018– 5:00 p.m. Mass L/C: Lucy Rauch, Linda Beeson Steve Deters EM Cup: Ginny & Chuck Linsenmeyer, Juanita Leal, Michelle Grunder HOST: Anna Lee Schulte, Cathy Carey SERV: Brandee Oppelt, 2 volunteers please USH: George Dallmeyer, Bob Rector Daniel Schulte, Suzie Gamache GB: volunteers please GR: volunteers please

Sunday, February 18, 2018 7:00 am Mass

L/C: Dick Albrecht Karin Bohn EM Cup: Becky Albrecht, Deby & Jim Yates SERV: Zoe Stewart, volunteer please USH: Jim Eisenbath, Cathy Herrod, John Weber, Charlie Weber GB: volunteers please GR: volunteers please 8:30 a.m. Mass L/C: PSR Students Children’s Choir EM Cup: Nancy & Keith Hoffman, PSR Teachers HOST: Sarah Hord, Sharon Schnarre SERV: Logan Archer, Wya & Jamie Karase USH: Ken Kapeller, Charlie Schroeder Rich Wessler, Ron Rozychi GB: PSR Students GR: PSR Students 10:00 a.m. Mass L/C: Steve McKinstry, Joe Briscoe Choir EM Cup: Paul Luebbers, Julie McGeorge, volunteers please HOST: Brian Teschendorf, Jenny Luebbers SERV: Thomas & Michael Smith, volunteer please USH: Mike Hogan, Bob Underwood, Mike VanBoening, Joe Shaw GB: volunteers please GR: volunteers please 11:30 a.m. Spanish Mass L/C: Catequesis TBD EM Cup: Catequesis Catequesis HOST: Catequesis SERV: Itzel and Oscar Antonino , Adrian Gaona USH: Jesus Manzanarez, Adolfo Zamorez volunteers please GB: Catequesis GR: Catequesis

Monday, February 12 –Weekday 6:30 a.m. Gene Henthorn– 26th Anniv 8:00 a.m. Joseph Thomas Tuesday, February 13– Weekday 6:30 a.m. Norma Westerfeld 8:00 a.m. Patricia Posey Wednesday, February 14 –Ash Wednesday 6:30 a.m. Muehlenkamp Family 8:00 a.m. Gordon Mudd– Birthday 6:30 p.m. Doug Boschert Thursday, February 15– Thursday after Ash Wed. 6.30 a.m. Patricia Colley 8:00 a.m. Madison Vogt Friday, February 16– Friday after Ash Wed. 6:30 a.m. Clinton Dreckshage 8:00.a.m. Ron Friedel 9:15 a.m. Judge David Dalton Saturday, February 17– Saturday after Ash Wed. 8:00 a.m. Mary Dreckshage 5:00 p.m. Glenn Koenen Sunday, February 18 –1st Sunday in Lent 7:00 a.m. Our Parish Family 8:30 a.m. Amy Pieper Grimes 10:00 a.m. Tom Langwith– 2nd Anniv 11:30 a.m. Jose Damian

MASS INTENTIONS INTENCIONES DE LAS MISAS

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Oficina: Tel: (636)946-1893 Fax (636)946-5598

Sacramento de Reconciliación (Sacrament of Reconcilia-on)

Sábados de 4 – 4:45pm o por cita con el padre Wil-liam o padre Donaldo

Sacramento de Bau smo (Sacrament of Bap sm) Clases de bau smo para padres y padrinos – Primer Domingo de mes. De 9:30 a 11:00am en la oficina parroquial. Únicamente adultos. Bau smos son el Cuarto Domingo de mes, después de misa. Favor de hablar con el diacono Jorge para regis-trarse y coordinar el bau smo.

Sacramento de Matrimonio (Sacrament of Matrimony) Contactar al Diacono Jorge o padres William o Don-aldo cuando menos seis meses antes de la boda para empezar los prepara vos.

Adoración al San simo (Eucharis c Adoracion) Exposición del San simo - Tercer Lunes del Mes de

8:30 am a 6:30 pm LifeLine- úl mo Martes del Mes a las 7 pm Adoración Nocturna - Tercer Sábado de Mes de 7

pm a 12 pm Rosario Todos los Viernes en la Iglesia de 6 –6:30 p.m.

Buenas noticias – el programa de becas HACEOS” está abierto para el año escolar 2018-2019! Estamos ofreciendo hasta $2.500 por premio para los estudiantes universitarios hispanos.

Elegibilidad:

Ser de origen hispano o ser un niño dependiente de un Miembro activo de HACEMOS. Menor de 25 años de edad al hacer la solicitud. Los hijos se definen como biológico o legalmen-te adoptados, que viven en casa del miembro o principalmente apoyado por el miembro.

En último año de Preparatoria (Senior in High School), o graduados que planean inscribirse o estudiantes inscritos ya en estudio de licenciatura a tiempo completo en una universidad acredita-da de dos años o cuatro años o Universidad en los Estados Unidos, Puerto Rico, Islas Vírgenes, Guam o cualquier otros Estados Unidos territorio durante todo el año académico de 2018-19.

Inscribirse en, al menos, 12 créditos por semestre en cursos que conducen a una carrera.

Tiene un promedio acumulado de 3.0 o mejor en una escala de 4.0 (o equivalente).

Aplicar en: https://www.scholarsapply.org/hacemos

Fecha Límite: 28 de Febrero 2018

Fish Fry

La Cuaresma está temprano esto año. El primero Fish Fry es el 16 de febrero. Registrarse para ser voluntario antes de todos los buenos trabajos están tomado. Ve a www.borromeoparish.com, clic en “Fish Fry Volunteer” y elije un trabajo.

Además, considere poner un letrero de patio afuera de su casa. Hay carteles disponibles en la oficina de la escuela y en la oficina parroquial.

El 3 de marzo a las 9am, habrá un taller en la Iglesia para todos los que estén interesados pa-ra servir como Ministros Extraordinario de Co-munión o Lectores. Se les pide a los ministros existentes que también par cipen en este taller. Para más información, por favor comuníquense con el Diacono Jorge o Carol Faubert.


Around Town….

Spotlight on Faith: A Lenten Prayer Breakfast for Women will take place at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in New Melle, MO on Saturday, February 17 after the 8:00 am Mass. The guest speaker will be Maria Romine, a member of the parish who is a convert to the Catholic faith. Maria is also an accomplished ac-tress who tours with Theater of the Word, Upstage Pro-ductions and other groups. You are invited to listen as she breaks apart her conversion story. There is no fee to attend but please register by Feb. 15; 636-398-5270. New Melle is 8 miles south of Wentzville at the intersection of highways Z and D in St. Charles County.

Knights of Columbus Fish Fry– Wednesday, February 14, Serving Time from 6-7 p.m.-Cost is $8.00 per person

The Dinner will be held at Westbury Center, Inc. 20 Westbury Drive, St Charles, MO 63301

Home of the Knights of Columbus Council 823 Please call for Reservations for this Fish Fry by Tuesday,

Feb 13 at 636.949.0222 after 4 p.m. Hope to see a lot of you there.

ST CLETUS PARISH MISSION: FEB. 18, 19, & 20! St. Cletus Parish is honored to welcome Fr. David Meconi, S.J, to lead a Parish Mission. Father Meconi is cur-rently Associate Professor of Theological Studies and the Di-rector of the Catholic Studies Center at St. Louis University. His academic homepage can be viewed at https://sites.google.com/a/slu.edu/meconi-sj/ Father Meconi will also be preaching all Masses February 18.

Meet Christ at the movies this Lent through films and guided discussions with the Daughters of St. Paul, Thursdays at 6:30, February 15, March 1, March 15, and March 22 at Pauline Books & Media, 9804 Watson Rd. in Crest-wood. The Daughters of St. Paul will be hosting a Lenten Film Series designed to help you grow closer to Christ and go deeper in your faith. On February 15 we will be watching Amazing Grace (2006), followed by Concussion (2015) on March 1, Pay it Forward (2000) on March 15, and Holy Winding Sheet (2015) on March 22. Movies start at 6:30pm and will be followed by a guided discussion. All are welcome! Admission is free. For more information, call 314-965-3512.

Immaculate Conception, Old Monroe - Trivia Night, March 10, 2018.

"Prom Night: A Night Under the Stars." Doors open at 5:30, trivia begins at 6:30. Table price $160/table of 8. Please mail payment to ICOM School, 120 Maryknoll Rd, Old Monroe, MO 63369. For more information regarding play or sponsorship visit our website at https://tinyurl.com/ybcgxmaw or contact Jessi Gorski to reserve your table 636-73-5492.

All women are invited to Kenrick-Glennon Seminary (5200 Glennon Drive, 63119) on the third Thursday of each month for prayer and a talk. The next meeting will be onFebruary 15th, in the chapel. The speaker will be Dr. Larry Feingold, Associate Professor of Theology and Philosophy at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary. The Rosary will be prayed at 8 a.m., and Dr. Feingold will speak from 8:15 a.m. until 9 a.m. Cof-fee will be offered afterwards in the Fireside Lounge until 9:30 a.m. For more information, see: www.kenrick.edu/fiat.

Lenten Resolution Opportunity This year we have a wonderful opportunity to be in-spired during 5 Sundays of Lent with dynamic speakers on topics that will interest everyone. Please join us as we start each Sunday at 3:00 with the Divine Mercy Chaplet followed by a different speaker each Sunday at St Peter’s Church 221 First Capitol Dr. St Charles. Any questions, call St. Joseph Radio (636) 447-6000

Natl. Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows –Edwin J. Guild Ctr In Search of St. Paul

Saturdays, February 24, March 3 & March 10 10 am –12 Presenter: Mark Etling, Ph.D. After Jesus himself, St. Paul is probably the most influen-tial figure in the history of Christianity. Still, Paul the man and his theology remain shrouded in mystery. In this three-week series we will attempt to uncover – amidst all the confusing and even conflicting evidence – the “real” St. Paul. Cost: $10 per session, $30 for the series - Registra-tion required. For more information, call 618-394-6270 or go to snows.org/programs

7th GRADERS -- Save the Date and plan to be a Pio-neer for a Day at Duchesne High School on Thursday, March 1, 8:00am - 2:30pm. You're invited to join us for a fun-filled day hosted by our high school students. Experience Duchesne fully in mind, body, and spirit. Contact [email protected] or 636-946-2603 to register.

Humility Rules Talk & Book Signing The Daughters of St. Paul are hosting Fr. Augustine Wetta, OSB, author of Humility Rules, for a discussion on St. Benedict’s method of finding inner peace, Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 7pm at Pauline Books & Media, 9804 Watson Rd. in Crestwood. With candor, humor, and a unique approach to classical art, Fr. Augustine, a high school teacher and coach, breaks down St. Benedict’s method into 12 pithy steps for finding inner peace in a way that can be applied to anyone’s life. The event will include a talk on his book, Humility Rules: Saint Benedict’s 12-Step Guide to Genuine Self-Esteem, a time for questions and book signings afterwards. For more information call 314-965-3512. Admission is free.

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