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Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord– March 25, 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 Tuesday 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 11:00pm 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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MARCH 25, 2018 PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD

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

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord-March 25, 2018

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

Today we begin Holy Week, the high point of the Church’s liturgical

year. This week gives us much material for reflection as we walk

step-by-step with Christ through His Passion, Death, and Resurrec-

tion.

- Palm Sunday: Today’s Mass begins with Christ’s triumphal entry

into Jerusalem a week before His Resurrection. The people hailed

Him as the Messiah, the Son of David, and shouted joyful cries of

“Hosanna.” Yet the Gospel reading today shows how quickly the

crowd changes. Now, instead of joyful hosannas, they violently shout

“Crucify Him! Crucify Him!”

- Monday: The Gospel for today recounts how Mary, the sister of

Martha and Lazarus, anointed Jesus with oil. Her abundant, sacrifi-

cial gift of the oil is a beautiful symbol of Christ’s sacrifice on the

Cross.

- Tuesday: Today we hear from St. John’s Gospel of Judas’s betray-

al. Despite being an Apostle, Judas betrayed Christ to those who

sought to kill Him.

- Wednesday: Today’s Gospel is St. Matthew’s account of the be-

trayal of Judas and the preparations for the Last Supper. Everything

is set for what is about to happen.

- Holy Thursday: This morning, all the priests of the Archdiocese

gather at the Cathedral for the Chrism Mass. At this Mass, the Arch-

bishop blesses the Holy Oils that will be used throughout the year

and the priests renew their priestly promises. This evening, we cele-

brate the Mass of the Lord’s Supper. We recall how, the night before

His death, Christ instituted the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist,

giving us His Body and Blood. Also at this Mass, the priest washes

the feet of a group of the faithful in imitation of Christ washing the

feet of the Apostles at the Last Supper.

- Good Friday: Today we commemorate the sorrowful, salvific death

of Christ. Out of love for us, Christ handed Himself over to death so

that we might have eternal life. At the liturgy today, we come for-

ward to venerate the Cross, the sign of our salvation.

- Holy Saturday: This is a day of quiet as we remember Christ’s time

in the tomb. The Church is empty and the sacraments are not cele-

brated. Then, in the evening, we gather for the Easter Vigil. At this

Mass, we hear retold the story of God’s plan of salvation throughout

history, culminating with the Death and Resurrection of Christ. Also

at this Mass, the members of the RCIA receive the sacraments of

Baptism, Confirmation, and Communion, sharing in the grace that

comes from the Risen Christ.

- Easter Sunday: Alleluia! He is Risen! Christ has burst the bonds of

death and conquered Hell and sin. Today is the Church’s great day of

rejoicing as the light of the Resurrection floods the whole world.

Hoy comenzamos la Semana Santa, el punto culminante del año litúrgico de la Iglesia. Esta semana nos da mucha materia para contemplar mientras andamos paso a paso con Cristo a través de Su Pasión, Muerte, y Resurrección. - Domingo de Ramos: La Misa de hoy empieza con la entrada tri-unfal de Cristo en Jerusalén una semana antes de su Resurrección. La gente le aclamó como el Mesías, el Hijo de David, y gritó a exclamaciones alegres de “Hosanna.” Sin embargo el Evangelio hoy muestra cuán rápido la gente cambia. Ahora, en lugar de ho-sannas alegres, ellos gritan violentamente, “¡Crucifícalo!” - Lunes: El Evangelio hoy cuenta como María, la hermana de Mar-ta y Lázaro, ungió a Jesús con óleo. Su don abundante y sacrificial del óleo es un símbolo hermoso del sacrificio de Cristo en la Cruz. - Martes: Hoy escuchamos del Evangelio de San Juan de la traición de Judas. A pesar de ser un Apóstol, Judas traicionó a Jesús por ellos que querían para crucificarlo. - Miércoles: El Evangelio hoy es el reporte de San Mateo de la traición de Judas y las preparaciones para la Ultima Cena. Todo está listo por lo que es a punto de suceder. - Jueves Santos: Por la mañana, todos sacerdotes del arquidiócesis se reúnen en la Catedral por la Misa de Santa Crisma. En esta Misa, el Arzobispo bendice los aceites consagrados que se usarán durante todo el año y los sacerdotes renuevan sus promesas sacer-dotales. Por la tarde, celebramos la Misa vespertina de la Cena del Señor. Recordamos que, la noche antes de su muerte, Cristo in-stituyó el Sacramento de la Santísima Eucaristía, dándonos Su Cuerpo y Sangre. Además en esta Misa, el sacerdote lava los pies de un grupo de los fieles en imitación de Cristo lavando a los pies de los Apóstoles en la Ultima Cena. - Viernes Santa: Hoy conmemoramos la muerte triste y salvífica de Cristo. Por amor de nosotros, Cristo se entregó a la muerte para que pudiéramos tener la vida eterna. En la liturgia de hoy, nos acercamos a venerar la Cruz, la señal de nuestra salvación. - Sábado Santo: Hoy es un día quieto como recordamos el tiempo de Cristo en la tumba. El templo es vacío y no se celebran los sac-ramentos. Entonces, en la noche, nos reunimos para la Vigilia Pas-cual. En esta Misa, oímos el plan de Dios de salvación a través de la historia del mundo, culminante en la Muerte y Resurrección de Cristo. También en esta Misa, los miembros del RICA reciben los sacramentos del Bautismo, Confirmación, y Comunión, compar-tiendo en la gracia que viene del Cristo Resucito. - Domingo de Pascua: ¡Aleluya! ¡Cristo resucitó! Él ha reventado los lazos de la muerte y vencido infierno y pecado. Hoy es el gran día de júbilo para la Iglesia como la luz de la Resurrección inunda el mundo entero.


This Week with our St. Charles Borromeo Parish Family

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR NEWEST PARISHION-ERS

Todd (TJ) and Stephanie Bakula, and children Rooney Shannon and Giugno Bakula

Lori Ann Evans Norma Holzem

James & Molly Erlinger, and Charlie, Evie & Bendedict Jason Kasper

Amy Staples and Andrew Goellner Javier Torrero & Lorena Tena and children,

Alexander, Caryn, Brittney and Lindsey Torrero Marissa Speno

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR NEWLY BAPTIZED

Jolee Patricia and Peyton Rebecca Nagel, daughters of Stephen and Tracy (Henson) Nagel Anne Margaret Schmidt, daughter of Daniel and Lindsey (Landgrover) Schmidt Lukas Frederick Schmidt, son of Steven and Cheryl (Hinze) Schmidt Josephine Victoria Harris and Charles Vatterott Harris III, children of Charles Jr. and Nina (Blaida) Har-ris

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK Marianne Rauch’s daughter, Connie Burbes

Diana Akers, Evelyn Tiesing, Alma Hawkins, Bernie Lewandowski,

Elizabeth Collins, Greg Vitt JoAnn Borgmeyer, Dan Kitzmann, Warren Wester-

feld Ray Jackson ,Evelyn Friese, Florence “Flo” Williams,

Jacob Wappelhorst, Tonya Burgess, 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),

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE RECENTLY

DECEASED Melissa Gruenloh Lambert Jedrzykowski, father of Steve (Cheryl) Jerowski Gary Noedel, grandfather of Ian and Evan Noedel Kevin Galloway, brother-in-law to Mike (Wendy) Schroeder

Holy Week Schedule

Holy Thursday, March 29 Morning Prayer at 8:00am 7:00pm: Mass of the Lord’s Supper with washing

of the feet and Eucharistic Procession of First Holy Communion Candidates,

Eucharistic Prayer Vigil in Church until midnight: stop in for a visit to Jesus who gave us His life on the Cross and now in the Eucharist.

Good Friday, March 30th Morning Prayer at 8:00am 5:30pm: Outdoor Live Way of the

Cross presented by our Latino and Anglo members. Everyone is invited to this moving portrayal of our Lord’s journey to Calvary, beginning in church to ASH field.

7:00pm: Solemn Commemoration of Our Lord’s Passion. This is a beautiful commemoration of Je-sus’ death as we thank our Lord for giving His life for love of us on the Cross. Everyone should come to church to show our love for Him by our venera-tion of the Cross and Holy Communion.

(Holy Saturday) Easter Vigil Mass, March 31

Morning Prayer at 8:00am 8:00pm: First Mass of our Lord’s

Resurrection. This is the most uplift-ing and exciting celebration of the Church year. With Fire Service, God’s Word, Baptisms, Confirma-tions, First Holy Communion and Renewal of our Baptismal Vows. Please come to welcome new mem-bers into our Catholic Family, fol-lowed by a party in our café!

Easter Sunday, April 1

Masses at 7:00, 8:30, 10:00 and 11:30 with renewal of our Baptismal Vows.


Easter Flowers! Please help in decorating our Church for Easter, by donating a flower in memory of or in honor of a loved one! The price of the flowers this year is $12. Please turn in all donations to the Church office no later than Thursday, March 29th. These are not the flowers sold by the Youth Ministry. They are used to decorate the church and to honor a deceased loved one. Thanks for all your past support.

Your Name__________________________________________________________________________________________

Name of the one (s) you wish to remember__________________________________________________________________

Qty of Flowers________________________________________________________________________________________

Total Amount________________________________________________________________________________________

Your name and the name of your loved one will be in our parish bulletin. Please make sure all monies and forms are to be received by Thursday, March 29th. This is a definite deadline, since the flowers must be ordered by that day.

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The last three days of Holy Week are referred to as the Easter or Sacred Triduum (Triduum Sacrum), the three-part drama of

Christ's redemption: Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday.

Holy Thursday is also known as "Maundy Thursday." The word maundy comes from the Latin word mandatum

(commandment) which is the first word of the Gospel acclamation:

Mandátum novum do vobis dicit Dóminus, ut diligátis ínvicem, sicut diléxi vos. "I give you a new command-ment: Love one another as I have loved you." (John 13:34)

These are the words spoken by our Lord to His apostles at the Last Supper, after he com-

pleted the washing of the feet. We should imitate Christ's humility in the washing of the feet.

By meditating on the Gospels (cf. Matt 26:1 ff.; Mark 14:1 ff.; Luke 22:1 ff.; John 13:1 ff.),

we can recall to mind Jesus' actions of that day. Father Bernard Strasser summarizes all

the events of that first Holy Thursday:

...They included: (1) the eating of the Easter lamb or the paschal meal; (2) the washing of the disciple's feet; (3) the institution of the Most Holy Eucharist (the first Mass at which Jesus Christ, the eternal high priest, is the celebrant; the first Communion of the apostles; the first conferring of Holy Orders); (4) the foretelling of Judas' betrayal and Peter's denials; (5) the farewell discourse and priestly prayer of Jesus; (6) the agony and capture of Jesus in the Gar-den of Olives. — ©1947, With Christ Through the Year

We are looking for an additional member to serve on our St. Charles Borromeo School Board. If you would be interested in serving the school and parish community in this way call the school at 636.946.2713. Let us know if you are interested, so that you can fill out an application. All applications must be in by April 1st. Thanks!

Parents participating in the FACTS program: FACTS now offers 24/7 support at

866-441-4637.


~ Easter Egg Hunt: Fundraiser for the Youth Group ~ Would you like the Easter Bunny to create an Easter Egg Hunt in your yard the night before Easter? Fill out the form below and return with payment to the School or Parish Office no later than Mon,

March 26th to Kristin Williams, Youth Minister. Checks payable to SCB. Check and cash accepted. ******************************************************************************

Parents’ Names (First & Last): ______________________ Address:_______________________________ Parent(s)’ Cell Phone Number(s): ___________________________ Can we text you? ______ Parent(s)’ Email(s): _________________________________________ Would you like a small (25 eggs, $20), medium (50 eggs, $35) or large (75 eggs, $45) Easter Egg Hunt? Please circle one. Would you like to add extra eggs? $4 for ½ dozen: ________ $8 for 1 dozen: __________ Would you like the eggs in the front, back or both? Front Back Both Please circle one. What time do your children usually go to bed? ______ Would you like a personalized message from the Easter Bunny for $1? Yes or No. If yes, what are your kid(s)’s name(s)? _________________________________________________________ Total Cost: _______ (egg pr ice) + ______ (extra eggs) + _______ (msg) = $_________ Please circle one. Would you prefer us to come: 8-10 pm Sat. evening OR 10-12 pm Sat. evening. Do you have dogs that will bark, a nut allergy or anything else we should know about? ___________________________ *We will contact you if the weather does not look good. If weather is really bad, we will drop the eggs off on your porch.*

Mother’s Day Fundraiser: Homegrown Flowers in Hanging Baskets! Help the youth group travel to Springfield, MO for the Steubenville Conference in July

2018 Sold at the back of church after all Masses: March 17-18th & 24-25th, 2018

Pickup May 12th-13th after all Masses in the Café. Please make checks out to SCB. Mark how many you want of each kind and turn in the form below with your check to the Parish Office or School Office attn: Kristin Williams no later than

March 26th!!! Questions: Call Kristin at 636-946-1893

************************************************************************************** Name: ____________________________ Phone #:__________________

Fibrous Rooted Begonias: 10” Traditional

Pink: ____ Red: ____ Mix: ____

$12 Total #: _____ Total $: _____

Old Fashioned Petunias: 10” Traditional

Bright Color Mix: ____ $12 Total #: _____ Total $: _____

Seed Type Impa-tiens: 10” Tradi-tional

Bright Mix: ____ $12 Total #: _____ Total $: _____

Trailing Vinca: 10’’ Traditional

Colorful Mix: ___ $13 Total #: _____ Total $: _____

Trailing Petunias: 12” Jumbo

Colorful Mix: ___ $18.25 Total #: _____ Total $: _____

Easter Egg Hunt– A fundraiser for our SCB Youth Group– Help us get to Steubenville!!!!!


Monday, March 26-Monday of Holy Week Natl Junior Honor Society-3-4 p.m. Café GS Daisies 5:30-6:30 p.m. Café GS 4245 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. in Café Mom’s Group at 6:30 p.m. in St. Charles Room W-CRHP 13 from 7-9 p.m. in Church Office Tuesday, March 27– Tuesday of Holy Week Lifeline at 7 p.m. in Church Sacred Conversations on Race at 7 p.m. in Cafe Wednesday, March 28--Wednesday of Holy Week Quilting 8:30-noon– Church Basement Youth Group Fundraising Mtg-3-5 p.m. Cafe Fr. Dotson Bible Study at 7 p.m. in Café Emaus at 7 p.m.in St. Charles Room Thursday, March 29-Holy Thursday Noon dismissal for parish school kids 7:00 p.m. Mass in Church Friday, March 30–Good Friday No School for Parish school Live Stations of the Cross– 5:30 p.m. Ends up at Academy of the Sacred Heart. Celebration of the Lord’s Passion at 7 p.m. Church Saturday, March 31-Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Mass at 8:00 p.m.-Church Sunday, April 1--Easter Sunday Have a Holy and Blessed Easter!

Parish Events Calendar

April 3– Baptism Class at 7 p.m. in Church office

April 8–Platica will be held this Sunday at 9:30 a.m. in

the Parish Office

April 8– Pro-Life, SVDP and Doughnut Sunday after all

Masses today

April 9– Parish Council at 7 p.m. in School tonight

April 10– Ladies Sodality Meeting with Birthright Baby

Shower– Bring a baby gift.

April 15– Confirmation Practice at 5 p.m. in Church

April 19– Confirmation for our Parish School and PSR

Candidates at 7 p.m. in church

April 29– 1st Communion Rehearsal at 3 p.m. in church

May 5– First Communion for our Parish School and

PSR Candidates at 2 p.m. in Church

Activities This Week/ Actividades de esta Semana

Ladies Sodality News

Lifeline on March 27, 2018 in Church at 7 p.m.. Come experience a great reflection with music this

special Holy Week edition. LADIES SODALITY APRIL 10 at 6:30 PM in cafe. Baby Shower for Birthright. Please bring unwrapped items to donate to Birthright. Entertainment will be The Hollander Girls (if you don't know who they are, just wait to have a very entertaining evening) For in-formation or a ride call Barb at 636 947 3939

Ladies Sodality Annual Church Tour Wednesday April 18 - Leave at 8:30 AM going to St Teresa/St Bridget church.....St Ambrose....eat lunch at Rigazzi's and end at St Margaret of Scot-land. We will be back by 4:00 PM at the latest. Cost is $35.00 per person for the day. MUST HAVE PAID RESERVATIONS IN no later than April 12. Call Barb at 636 947 3939 for reser-vations and information

Readings of the Week

Monday: Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1-3, 13-14; Jn 12:1-11 Tuesday: Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34; Mt 26:14-25 Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9; Ps 89:21-22, 25, 27; Rv 1:5-8; Lk 4:16-21 Lord's Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15 Friday: Is 52:13 -- 53:12; Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, 25; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1 -- 19:42 Saturday: a) Gn 1:1 -- 2:2 [1:1, 26-31a]; Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35; or Ps 33:4-7, 12-13, 20-22; b) Gn 22:1-18 [1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18]; Ps 16: 5, 8-11; c) Ex 14:15 -- 15:1; Ex 15:1-6, 17-18; d) Is 54:5-14; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; e) Is 55:1-11; Is 12:2-6; f) Bar 3:9-15, 32 -- 4:4; Ps 19:8-11; g) Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28; Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3-4 or Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; h) Rom 6:3-11; i) Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Mk 16:1-7 Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8; Jn 20:1-9 or Mk 16:1-7 or (at an afternoon or evening Mass) Lk 24:13-35


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 Mar. 25th: Life Night “Black and Bleached: Moral Relativism and the Role of the Conscience”

Mar. 26th: Hanging basket & Easter egg forms for Steuby fundraisers due to Kristin! Mar. 27th: LifeLine 7 pm Church

Mar. 28th: Stuffing Eggs for Steuby fundraiser 3-5 pm Café Apr. 1st: No Life Night – Happy Easter!

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 Mar. 26th: Hanging basket & Easter Egg forms for Steuby fundraisers due to Kristin! Mar. 27th: LifeLine 7 pm church Mar. 28th: Stuffing Eggs for Steuby fundraiser 3-5 pm Café Mar. 29th: Live Stations of the Cross for the school 11 am

Are you interested in sponsoring a teen to attend the Steubenville Conference this year? Steubenville is a weekend conference held at Missouri State University in July for those currently in 8th grade to current high school seniors. We have 41 teens and 6 chaperones attending this summer! This year we are heading there a day early and returning a day late as we will be stop-ping at a church on the way there and the way back. This will help us prepare our minds and hearts for the weekend and take time to reflect and recharge before returning to our daily lives. The cost is $280 per teen, which includes transportation, meals, lodging, a t-shirt and programming. You are welcome to provide a full or partial sponsorship for a teen. All sponsor-ships remain anonymous. If you are interested or would like more information, please contact Kristin Williams at [email protected].

Please pray for our Expectant Moms

Aly- due in March 2018 Katelyn-due in March 2018 Sarah– due in May 2018 Molly– due in May 2018 Chelsea-due in June 2018 Alex-due in June 2018 Merlyn-due in July 2018

Please pray for all these Moms to have happy and healthy ba-bies, and that the mothers will be inspired to raise their chil-dren in the faith, Lord we pray!

Meal A Month for March 2018 The Next Meal a Month grocery collection will be March 24/25, 2018. This food is distributed to needy families from the FISH food pantry. Items needed this month are canned chicken, canned tomatoes, canned chili, Mac –n-Cheese, Fruit and dishwashing soap. During the month of March only, we are also collecting 15 oz. cans of Spaghetti 0s for the Mini-Vinnies. We have some very special peo-ple at our parish, who not only contrib-ute the food monthly, but those who collect it, and take it to the FISH distribu-tion site. Thank you all for being God’s hands in this particular ministry. Meal a Month had a particularly generous amount of food donated to it for the month of February. Nor-mally only one person is needed to deliver the food, but for February, there was a need for two delivery persons. Thank you SCB for all your love and generos-ity as you fulfill this Corporal Act of Mercy by feeding the hungry.


March 25, 2018P Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord-Gospel Background

Your Loving Sacrifices Make All The Difference

March 25, 2018 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

Today is Palm Sunday and the beginning of the holiest of Christian weeks. Let us pray for the grace to take up our own

cross and to follow Jesus through death to new life.

During Lent, through your gifts, the Society of St.

Vincent de Paul was able to bring the mercy of Jesus into the hearts of the poor, by assisting 60 families,

serving 379 meals in our food kitchen, and providing $8113.47 in assistance for utility, rent and

transportation expenses.

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.

Due to an early bulletin transmittal schedule, we will not have our numbers in for our donations. We will be running a week or so behind, due to other early bulletin transmittal times. In a week or so, we should be back on our normal schedule. Thank you and sorry for any inconvenience this will cause.

St. Charles Borromeo Prayer Tree: 928-2970 or [email protected]

This Sunday, called Palm or Passion Sunday, is the first day of Holy Week. Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday are called the Triduum—three days that are the high-light of the Church year. There are two Gospels proclaimed at to-day’s Mass. The first Gospel, proclaimed before the procession with palms, tells of Jesus’ triumphant entrance into Jerusalem. Rid-ing on a borrowed colt, Jesus was hailed by the crowds as they blessed God and shouted “Hosanna!” This event is reported in each of the four Gospels.

At the Liturgy of the Word on Palm Sunday, the events of Jesus’ passion are proclaimed in their entirety. In Lectionary Cycle B, we read the passion of Jesus as found in the Gospel of Mark. We will hear these events proclaimed again when we celebrate the Triduum later in the week. On Good Friday, we will read the passion of Je-sus from the Gospel of John.

In Mark’s Gospel, Jesus’ passion and death are presented as the consequence of the tension between the Jewish authorities and Je-sus that had been building throughout his public ministry. This tension reached its breaking point when Jesus drove the merchants and moneychangers from the Temple. After this event, the chief priests and scribes began seeking a way to put Jesus to death, and yet, this is only the surface explanation for his death.

When Jesus was arrested and brought before the Sanhedrin—the council of Jewish priests, scribes, and elders—he was charged with blasphemy, citing his threat to the Temple. When he was brought before Pilate, however, the religious authorities presented his crime as a political one, charging that Jesus claimed to be king of the Jews. In continuity with a theme of Mark’s Gospel, the messianic claim of Jesus is widely misunderstood.

In Mark’s Gospel, Jesus’ disciples are rarely models of faith and do little to invoke confidence in their capacity to continue his ministry after his death. They fare no better in Mark’s narrative of Jesus’ passion and death. At the Last Supper, the disciples insisted that none among them would betray Jesus. When Jesus predicted that their faith would be shaken in the events ahead, Peter and the other disciples protested vehemently. Yet in the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus returned three times to find them sleeping. Jesus prayed in agony over his impending fate while his disciples slumbered through the night. Just as Jesus predicted, Peter denied Jesus, and the disciples were absent during Jesus’ passion and death. Only the women who had been followers of Jesus in Galilee are said to have been present at the Crucifixion, but they remained at a distance.

Throughout this Gospel, Mark challenges the reader to consider the claim with which the Gospel begins: Jesus is the Son of God. When we read Mark’s account of the passion, we begin to comprehend the deeper theological statement being made about Jesus’ death. In Mark’s telling of the passion narrative, Jesus understood his death to have been preordained, and he accepted this death in obedience to God’s will. Jewish Scripture is quoted only once, but there are several references to the fulfillment of the Scriptures. Jesus under-stood his anointing in Bethany as an anticipation of his burial, and he announced that this story would be told together with the Gospel

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throughout the world. Jesus predicted his betrayal by Judas as well as Peter’s denial. At his arrest, Jesus acknowledged that the preor-dained time had arrived. Jesus was both confident and silent be-fore his accusers. After he was sentenced to death, Jesus did not speak again until his final cry from the cross. The bystanders mis-understood and believed that he was calling for Elijah. The Ro-man centurion, however, affirmed what Mark has presented throughout this Gospel: Jesus is the Son of God. Nowhere was this revealed more fully than in his death on the cross.

During Holy Week, we prayerfully remember the events of Jesus’ passion and death. As we meditate on the cross, we ask again and anew what it means to make the statement of faith that Jesus, in his obedient suffering and dying, revealed himself to us as God’s Son.


Servers, 8:00am Mass–March 26-28 Monday, March 26-Amelia Thro, Adriana Weber, Elise Cope Tuesday. March 27-Amelia Thro, Adriana Weber, Elise Cope Wednesday, March 28-Amelia Thro, Adriana Weber, Elise Cope Thursday, March 29-no 8 a.m. Mass Friday, March 30-no 8:00 a.m. Mass

Ministry List March April 1, 2018 Lista del ministerio

(Volunteers needed for Greeters and Gi Bearers)

Sunday, April 1, 2018-

7:00 am Mass –Easter Sunday L/C: Bob Baronovic Mary Baronovic EM Cup: Bill Kish, Deby & Jim Yates SERV: 2 volunteers please USH: volunteer please, Cathy Herrod Charlie Weber, John Weber, GB: volunteers please GR: volunteers please 8:30 a.m. Mass L/C: Mary Glenn Beth & Company EM Cup: Sarah Hord, volunteers please HOST: Darrell Fuse, Rochelle Hord SERV: Noelle Adamski, 2 volunteers please USH: Ken Kapeller, Charlie Schroeder, Rich Wessler, Ron Rozycki GB: volunteers please GR: volunteers please 10:00 a.m. Mass L/C: Joe Briscoe Choir EM Cup: Donna Alvarez, volunteers please volunteers please HOST: Judy Dwyer, Kathy Anderson SERV: Claire Sanders, Sarah Boock, Angelina Ra nni USH: Mike Hogan, Bob Underwood, Mike VanBoening, Joe Shaw GB: volunteers please GR: volunteers please 11:30 a.m. Spanish Mass L/C: Ampelia-V-S, Rosa Mar nez-E el coro EM Cup: Bernardo Silverio, Fabiola Manzanarez, Gabriela Quiroz, Martha Fuentes HOST: Dionicia Zamudio, Hermila Murillo SERV: Luz & Guadalupe Quiroz, Adrian Gaona USH: Jesus Manzanarez, Adolfo Zamorez volunteers please GB: volunteers please GR: volunteers please

Monday, March 26– Monday of Holy Week 6:30 a.m. Rosemary Scaglione 8:00 a.m. David Rufkahr Tuesday, March 27-Tuesday of Holy Week 6:30 a.m. Eugene Weber-8th Anniv 8:00 a.m. Patricia Posey. Wednesday, March 28–Wednesday of Holy Week 6:30 a.m. Patrick Pasierb 8:00 a.m. Don Livingston 6:15 p.m. Melvin Thebeau Thursday, March 29-Holy Thursday 7:00 p.m. Mary Jane Rhoads-101st Birthday Friday, March 30–Good Friday-No Masses Saturday, March 31-Holy Saturday -Easter Vigil 8:00 p.m. Kevin Eagan Sunday, April 1 –Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord 7:00 a.m. Our Parish Family 8:30 a.m. Bonnie Kozak 10:00 a.m. Alan Borgmeyer 11:30 a.m. Jose Damian

MASS INTENTIONS INTENCIONES DE LAS MISAS All the Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors, Servers, Read-

ers, Greeters and Gift Bearers for Holy Thursday Mass, Good Friday Service and Easter Vigil Mass, please refer to the sheets in the Narthex of the Church for assignments. There are too many names to be listed here.

Do you use Facebook? Be sure to "like" St. Charles Borromeo. You can find us at facebook.com/Borromeo1791. It is a great way to stay informed on what's happening around the parish.

¿Usted utiliza Facebook? Asegúrese de "gustar" a St. Charles Borromeo para mantenerse informado so-bre lo que está sucediendo en la parroquia. Puede encontrarnos en facebook.com/Borromeo1791.


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 – Pri-mer 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 Donaldo cuando menos seis meses antes de la bo-da 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.

LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES

Domingo: Domingo de Ramos "de la Pasión del Señor" Lunes: Lunes de la Semana Santa

Martes: Martes de la Semana Santa Miércoles: Miércoles de la Semana Santa

Jueves: Jueves Santo; el Triduo Pascual comienza Viernes: Viernes Santo; Ayudar y Abstinencia;

La Pascua judía comienza al atardecer Sábado: Sábado Santo; Vigilia Pascual

Domingo de Ramos "De la Pasión del Señor" 25 de marzo de 2018

[Cristo] se humilló a sí mismo, y por obedencia aceptó incluso la muerte,

y una muerte de cruz. -- Filipenses 2:8


Around Town…. Singles Again is a support group for separated, divorced and widowed people. Singles Again meets at St. Cletus Church the LAST Thursday of each month at 7:15 PM for its general meeting. St. Cletus is at 2705 Zumbehl Road, St. Charles, MO. Come and meet for friendship and support. All faiths are welcome. Contacts are Rick Pass 618-520-0966 ([email protected]) and Rose Kaiser 636-332-1959. In September, Divorced, Widowed to Transitioning Singleness (formerly called Care and Share). Started again with Lee Schellert He goes through a book called “Rebuilding When Your Relationship Ends” For more information please contact Lee Schellert at 636-946-7782 for any questions. Dask weekends are for divorced and separated people in Illinois, and are held twice a year, once in Columbia and once in Springfield. The Columbia weekend will take place April 27-29. If you or a family member is interested in this weekend, please contact Jean Stortzum in St. Louis 314-704-1870.

Catholic Sisters Exhibit at St. Louis Public Library

Celebrate the contributions Catholic sisters have made to the St. Louis community for the last 200

years and counting by visiting the St. Louis Public Li-brary’s upcoming exhibit, “Catholic Sisters: The Spirit of St. Louis” on display March 3 through April 28 at the Central Library at 1301 Olive Street. The exhibit is open Mondays through Saturdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

This is a free event for you and your family.

“The Ongoing Incarnation”-The 15th Annual Priest and Reli-gious Appreciation Banquet

Join the St. Charles Serra Club as we celebrate vocations and honor the priests and religious that serve the parishes of the St. Charles Deanery. The proceeds from the evening will di-rectly benefit the 17 young men from the deanery studying for

the priesthood as well as Serra Vocation Pro-grams. The banquet will be held on April 9th at the St. Charles Convention Center. Father Da-vid Meconi, SJ will be the keynote speaker. Tickets are $51 each and the tables seat 10. Doors open at 6PM with a social hour and the program begins at 7PM. Call Geoff Waldron (636-385-6409) or Tom Lacey (636-447-0363)

for tickets to this event.

Monthly Recollection for Women Women's recollection on Wednesday April 4, 7:30-9:30pm at St Cletus Parish. A priest of Opus Dei will give two meditation and confessions. For more infor-mation, please contact Mary Schlueter 314-517-1277 or Maureen Branson 314-322-9711.

Please join us for the 30th Annual Friends of Birthright “Cowgirl Roundup” Fashion Show on Thursday,

April 26, 2018 in St. Peter’s Parish Center. This year, a BBQ buffet will be featured along with new events including a jewelry Pull, Gifts in a Jar, and a spe-cialty punch. Admission is $25 which includes dinner, dessert, tea & coffee. A premium $35 admission adds two beverage coupons, plus a raffle ticket for an exciting prize. To reserve your seat, please go online to www.Events.org/FOBfashionshow2018 or contact Lesa @ 314-740-4187 or Joyce @636-448-2021. Reservations required by Tuesday, April 17. Tickets not sold at the door.

The St. Charles Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary will be hosting a fundraising Fashion Show/Spaghetti Dinner on Wednesday, April 4 at 6pm at the Knights of Colum-bus Hall on 20 Westbury Drive. Ladies, treat yourself to a night out by calling Maxine Winston 636-723-2161 and purchasing tickets for this event at $20 each. Our theme is the St. Louis Cardinals, so please wear your Cardinals gear.

The Feast of Divine Mercy will be observed and cele-brated this year on Sunday, April 08, 2018, at As-sumption Parish in O’Fallon, 403 N. Main Street, O’Fallon MO, 63366. The celebration will begin at 3:30pm with Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacra-ment, The Holy Rosary, and singing of the Divine Mercy Chaplet. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered at 5:30. ***LENTEN CONFESSION will be sufficient to obtain Plenary Indulgence when other conditions of Holy Mass, Holy Communion, Spiritual or Corporal Works of Mercy, detachment from all sin, and prayers of-fered for the Holy Father’s intentions are met. *** For more information, please contact Ann Yeager at 636-734-7663.

Grief & Yoga Through breathing techniques that ease the grieving chatter of the mind and gentle movements and stretches, yoga can assist in healing the heart. On Thursday's from 6:30pm - 7:30pm in April, Baue and the Center for Hope & Healing are offering single month series of grief yoga classes. For more infor-mation or to register, please click on the links below or call (636) 328-0878. April Series (5, 12, 19, 26) Thursday's April 6:30pm - 7:30pm Baue Community Center 608 Jefferson Street St. Charles, MO 63301

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