207 VANDALIA STREET · COLLINSVILLE, IL 62234

Contact Information Parish Office: 207 Vandalia Street Phone 345-4343 Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:30 AM-4:00 PM Friday 8:30AM-3:30 PM

Parish Center 301 Vandalia

School 210 N. Morrison 344-5450

Parish Prayer Line 344-4108 Staff Rev. John P. Beveridge, Pastor Ext. 100 Deacon Jim Hill Ext. 104 Deacon Jimmy Ghiglione, Director of Faith Formation Ext. 101 Patricia Kirk, Principal Ext. 200 Maggie Brennan, Director of Pastoral Care Ext. 111 Teri Lesicko, Director Finance & Development Ext. 105 Michelle Trimble, Accounting Manager Ext. 106 Camille Emig-Hill, Director HR & Communications Ext. 102 Nick Robinson, Ext. 107 Music Director

Masses Weekend Saturday 4:30 PM Sunday 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM Weekday Monday Communion Service 8:15 AM Tuesday - Friday 8:15 AM First Friday Masses 8:15 AM Holy Day Masses Eve of Holyday 6:30 PM Holyday 8:15 AM & 6:30 PM

Sacraments Confessions: Saturday 3:00-4:00 PM Thursday before First Friday 4:00 PM until all are heard Marriage: Contact the parish office. Annulments & Counseling: Ariel Martin 618-205-8656 Baptism: Contact the parish office for registration forms and scheduling information.

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Catholic Church Ss. Peter & Paul

KNIGHTS KNEWS: Mon. Mar. 16: Regular KC Meeting; Rosary 6:30 pm, Meet-ing 7:00 pm. Thurs. Mar. 19: Bingo! Noon Mexican Menu: 99-cent tacos, $2 Margaritas Queen of Hearts drawing 8 pm. Grand prize approximate-ly $9,800 Fri. Mar. 20: Fish Fry - Team #3. Need extra volunteers, please report 4–7:30 pm. 5200 Winners Mary Ann Conatiser Mike Quain Richard Friederich

Knights of Columbus

With Sympathy

We extend our

deepest sympathy to Debbie Tidball on the death of her nephew

Saturday March 21, 4:30 pm Offering for Catholic Relief Services Lector: Ryan & Mike McMahon Music: Angie & Bob w/ N Robinson Gifts: The Family of Pacifico Palmes, Sr. Servers: Gabe Freeman, Robert Freeman, Hannah Eade, Joanne Palmes Communion Ministers: Russ & Linda Fette, Jackie Freeman, Jim & Terri Odorizzi, Mike Phillips, Ed Welle, Jim Wolters Intention: Pacifico Palmes, Sr.

Sunday March 22, 8:00 am Offering for Catholic Relief Services Lector: Ed Rakowski & Liz Dalton Music: Marty, Jean & Roseann w/ N Robinson Gifts: The Family of Virginia Hufker Servers: Luke O’Hara, Jack O’Hara, Edwin Kircher, Ellis Kircher Communion Ministers: Leslie Duff, Tim Kircher, Kay Miskell, Tom & Laura O’Hara, Jill Witte Intention: Virginia Hufker

Sunday March 22, 10:30 am Offering for Catholic Relief Services Lector: Mariah Juarez & Brenda Zampaglione Music: Glory Choir w/ J Butterfield Gifts: Mary & Sam Michals Servers: Christopher VandeRiet, Dominic VandeRiet, Rebecca VandeRiet Miley Sanchez Communion Ministers: Jean Buchana, Amy Ferguson, Dean Fortner Maria Juarez, Felicitas Kluck, Augie Lohmann, Judi Schutzenhofer, Stephanie Tidball Children’s Liturgy of the Word: Amy & Julia Ferguson, Dakota Shaver Intention: Leo Tognarelli (*SI)

Auditor’s Schedule Sunday, March 22 Team #10 Liz Dalton, Helen Lebeau, Kay Miskell, Leslie Duff

Server’s Schedule 8:15 am For weekdays Tuesday, March 17 thru Wednesday, March 18 Samuel Michals, Virginia Lowe, Hannah Small Thursday, March 19 Lucas Roedl, Allyson Roedl, Griffin Gutjahr Friday, March 20 Joanne Palmes

Benediction Prayer Service (6:30pm) Thursday, March 19 Alex Ferguson, Benjamin Simpkins

Mass Intentions Monday, March 16 8:15 am Communion Service Tuesday, March 17 8:15 am Avelita Jones All School Mass Wednesday, March 18 8:15 am Harvey Sanford, Sr. Thursday, March 19 8:15 am The Living and Deceased Members of the Griness Family Friday, March 20 8:15 am The SSPP Parish Staff Saturday, March 21 4:30 pm Pacifico Palmes, Sr. Sunday, March 22 8:00 am Virginia Hufker 10:30 am Leo Tognarelli (*SI) *SI– Special Intention for the Living

From the Desk Of Fr. John The First Sunday of Lent is the traditional time for Catechumens…those preparing for full ini-tiation into the Catholic Church through Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Eucharist…to be formally ‘called’ to those Sacraments by the Bishop. That celebration of the ‘call’ (The Rite of Election) takes place at a special ceremony, which is usually held at the Cathedral Church…after which the Catechu-mens are known and called ‘The Elect.’ Christ is the one who truly calls them to faith and becoming disciples through the sacraments of initiation…and the Bishop listens to the recommendation of the Priests, Catechists, RCIA Team, and the God Par-ents to discern that these candidates/catechumens are ready for their initiation…and then voices the ‘call.’ That celebration took place on March 1 in Spring-field. We did not have any adult Catechumens…but one child who was not able to attend that Rite of Election. There are plans for her initiation to take place outside of the Easter Vigil with the proper permission and delegation from Bishop Paprocki. The whole of the Lenten Season is focused on preparing the ‘Elect’ for full initiation. However, Lent is also the time for all the baptized…that means us…to prepare to celebrate the annual an-niversary…and the ongoing reality…of our becom-ing Christian through the Easter Sacra-ments….which takes place at the Easter Vigil (and by extension on Easter Morning). It is a time of growth and renewal. We undergo purification…and enlightenment…along with the Catechumen Elect throughout the world. We learn again to be faithful disciples…learn again what it means to grow as a disciple…and the mission to reach out to make disciples…bringing them to Christ. The question that Jesus poses to his disciples is very telling. Jesus asks them… ‘Who do people say that I am?’ We know there was much speculation at the time of Jesus…and much ex-pectation for the coming of the Messiah. This all lends to the tension of Jesus’ question. The disci-ples rattle off the many ideas and opinions they have heard…all of which are inadequate and fall short of Jesus’ true nature and mission. So, Jesus probes a little deeper and asks a further ques-tion… ‘Who do you say that I am?’ That is when

Peter utters his famous response… ‘You are the Christ (Messiah-Anointed One), the Son of the liv-ing God.’ Jesus acknowledges Peter’s response as a reve-lation from God the Father and not his own per-sonal insight…it is from God! Jesus then helps flesh out the fuller meaning of ‘Messiah’ by includ-ing details and the prediction of His own passion and death…and resurrection. That is when Peter challenges and argues with Jesus that these things could not happen to God’s Chosen One. The disciples need some help and encouragement to understand Jesus’ mission and their own. Jesus then takes the three disciples up the mountain and reveals a glimpse of His true identity…the Trans-figuration! This vision is to help the disciples when they face all that will take place in Jerusalem with the Passion and Death of Jesus. It also helps us to remain faithful to Jesus in our mission and Chris-tian living. We must…just as the Father has told us…listen to Jesus. There are three ancient and very special Sun-days during Lent…preparing us for the Easter Sacraments and the Mysteries of Jesus’…Passion-Death, Resurrection & Ascension. They consist of the 3rd, 4th & 5th Sundays and their special Gospel lessons from the Gospel of St. John… ‘The wom-an at the well (3rd), the man born blind (4th), and the raising of Lazarus (5th).’ This Sunday…the 3rd Sunday of Lent contains the lesson of the Samari-tan woman at the well. Jesus engages her in a unique dialogue by first asking her for a drink of water…which develops into her coming to a clear faith in Jesus as the Messiah. The Gospel presents the scene at a well…at the middle of the day…alone with a Samaritan wom-an. Jesus reaches out to this woman…which was very against tradition…who happens to be a Sa-maritan…who were hated by the Jews…and who had a sordid history of relationships…which made her unacceptable/outcast to the general popula-tion. However, Jesus overcomes all of these ob-stacles and patiently leads her to faith in him…and she leads others of the community to faith in him by her testimony.

Remember In Your Prayers

Maj Matthew Derfler Army MSgt Glen Davis Air Force Cpl Larry Tyler Marine Corps MSgt Adam Mercer Air Force SSgt Britt M. Sherman Army Capt Michael A. Shah Army Capt Jacob Lewis Marine Corps Lcpl Juan A. Gonzales Marine Corps Pvt Monica Gonzalez Army Fc3 Matthew Wehmeyer Navy Lcpl Michael I. Guide Marine Corps SSgt Daniel Husbands Air Force MSgt Hugh Weise Marine Corps Lt Joshua A. Reeder Navy Pfc Gary Voegtle Army Maj Michael W. Meyer, Jr.

CW04 Jerry Hunter Army MSgt Ben Bohnenstiehl

Air Force

AOM Ed Clark Navy SrA Mark Kimball Air Force 2Lt Adam Fischer Marine Corps SSgt David Bednara Air Force Capt Scott Heimann Army AOM Jack Matthews Navy Col Ed Hulten Army CPO Edward Mahoney Navy SrA Kelly Mahoney Air Force Sgt Daniel Manning Air Force David Zagorski Natl Guard LCpl Dominic Blackburn

Marine Corps

2Lt Nathen Walker Navy MM3 Seth C. Popov Navy Amn Manny K. Soto Air Force Ens. Bobby Bitzer Navy 2Lt Zachary Auer Air Force Pfc. Kenneth Denson Marine Corp Sgt. Dustin Shuman USAF 1Lt David Jackstadt Army

Please pray for these men and women serving in our armed forces:

Joe Giacoletto Estelle Rangle Sandy Walter Anna Kussmann Brian & family Liberty Lawrence Brad Hill & Camille Emig-Hill Lisa (Koke) Bohnenstiehl Jackson Kettenbach Kelsey Dudici Susie Job Michael Lutman Laurie Woods Lucille Mossa Jackson Cruthis Bob Machinsky Diane Mottin Thomas Colombara Geraldine Ropak Mary Crites Jane Starr Alice Zagorski Alexandra Jordan Woodward Fr. Henry Schmidt Homebound Parishioners Cody & Lucas Wilson Wayne Moore Dolly Livingston

Brendan Hicks Matthew Slovinski Jeff Bear Rebecca Boyce Liz Sanchez-Setser Herman Wenos Eileen Fohne Valerie Bates Virginia York Nancy Smith Jason Doyle Janit Kehl George Gregurec Bernice McCarthy Ron Rauh Jim Wilson Laura Bigham John Galvin Seth Mascellino Sandy Phillips Bob Boulch Jean Fournie Courtney Ann Brennan Jim Green Randy Moore Pray for Families Expecting/Adopting: Sadie and Andrew McDonald

The Catholic Relief Ser-vices collection, a Len-ten almsgiving oppor-tunity, will be next week-end March 21-22. Your support of this collection serves Jesus by helping people in need in some

of the most marginalized communities in our world. For example, migrant farmworkers in California's San Joaquin Valley work 6 am until 7 pm during grape har-vest time. Some workers have lived in the valley for years, renting nearby trailer housing, and others live in towns nearby. Still others are recent migrants from Mexico and Central America. Lay ministers serve all these workers by visiting migrant camps near the

vineyards. They bring religious instruction and share prayer, theological reflection, and Catholic social jus-tice teaching about the inherent dignity and rights of migrant workers. Through funds from this collection, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' programs for the pastoral care of migrants, refugees, and travelers col-laborate with local dioceses to visit and attend to the needs of underserved migrant farm workers and oth-ers who live on the margins. Your support of this collection makes a difference for so many around the globe. Please prayerfully consid-er how you can support the collection this year. To learn more about the collection and the people who benefit, please visitwww.usccb.org/catholic-relief.

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) invites each of us to participate in CRS Rice Bowl during Lent. CRS Rice Bowl is Catholic Relief Services’ Lenten faith-in-action program. It offers oppor-tunities for your family to engage daily with the spiritual pillars of Lent: prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Meet Yvone from Kenya. She learned proper nutrition and hygiene practices to help keep her healthy and in school. Yvone now has a chance to dream and the strength to follow those dreams. How can you ensure that young peo-ple in your community receive proper nutrition? Visit crsricebowl.org for more. Please take the time to take home a CRS Rice Bowl, located at all the church entrances. If you have any questions, please contact the parish office at 345-4343.

Rice Bowl 2020

Apr. 14, 21, 28

May 5, 12, 19

6:30 pm – 8 pm

St. Anthony’s room in the church lower level All experiencing sorrow from the

loss of a loved one are welcome to

attend any or all of the sessions

For more

information or to register

Contact

Sandy Phillips

618-344-7659 or

Maggie Brennan

618-345-4343

Ext . 111

Lent 2020

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Thursdays— March 19, 26, Apr 2

From after morning Mass until 6:30 pm Benediction

Stations of the Cross Wednesdays—7 pm -March 18, 25,

*Live Stations April 1 @ 6:45pm Wednesday—1:40pm with school children Mar. 18, 25, Apr 1, 8. Live

Stations April 1, 1 pm

Half Day Retreat March 28, 8 am—12:15 pm The Seven Last Words of Christ. Examination of the last words Jesus

spoke before dying.

FORMED.org Parish Code: 6BR7BZ

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord April 5, All Masses—Blessing of Palms & Procession in Gathering Space

Holy Thursday—April 9—7 pm

Mass of the Lord’s Supper followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 11 pm

“Won’t you watch with me for one hour?”

Good Friday Service—April 10—3 pm Scripture is proclaimed, followed by Solemn Intercessions,

Adoration of the Cross & Holy Communion

Easter Vigil—April 11, 8 pm (No 4:30 pm Mass) The new fire is lit, the stories of our salvation

proclaimed, new Catholics are received into the Church, we share in Holy Communion. Reception for new Catholics & breakfast for all

in the Fellowship Hall at the conclusion of the Mass.

Easter Sunday—April 12—Masses at 8 and 10:30 am

Christ is risen! Alleluia!!!!

St. Boniface March 22—2 pm Mother of Perpetual Help March 26—6:30 pm Granite Tri-Parish March 26—6 pm St. Mary/Mark Church, Madison St. Paul—Highland, IL March 25—6:30 pm March 28—9 am (1st Reconcili-ation & Parish) April 2—9:30 am St. Jerome Troy March 29 —7 pm St. Cecilia Glen Carbon & St. Mary’s Edwardsville March 30—7 pm at St. Mary’s Edwardsville

Penance Services

A Beacon of Light (ABL) Pregnancy Help Center in Maryville Illinois is seeking an Executive Di-rector. The ide-al candidate will have a Pro-Life heart and a genuine love and vision for a woman and family experiencing an unexpected pregnancy. Responsibilities include organizing and direct-ing daily tasks, recruiting and coordinating volunteers, and promoting the Center and its services in the surrounding areas. The leader we seek will have excellent oral, writ-ten and interpersonal com-munication skills and the abil-ity to be a team leader. Please contact Judi Schutz-enhofer at 618-593-3622.

ABL Executive Director Position

Deadline for Easter Memorial

Flowers is April 1

Stay Healthy We are in the flu and cold sea-son and here are some tips to help you avoid contracting them. Experts agree that the best preventative measure is wash-ing your hands correctly. This is what is suggested: —Use soap (does not have to be antibacterial) and water (does not have to be hot). —Lather the whole hand from wrist to fingertips. Wash thumbs and fingers including under nails. —Rinse with water and dry well. When to Wash: —Before eating —After using the toilet —After returning home from public places Interactions at Mass —It is okay to not shake hands

at the Sign of Peace. You can nod, smile and say “peace”

—It is also recommended to receive the Host in your hand, not on your tongue

—Do not receive the Precious Blood if you are sick

Easter Egg Hunt; Candy Needed

The Ss. Peter and Paul Jr. High Youth Group is hosting an Easter egg hunt after the 10:30 am Mass on Easter Sunday in the Gym. The Easter Bunny will be there and there will be refreshments.

Candy to fill plastic eggs as well as Easter baskets and small items to put in the bas-kets, are need. Drop off your items in the boxes at the church doors by March 29.

Mending Ministry

Torn seams? Need hemming? Buttons?

We Can fix it!! Just bring items to the

Gathering Space on

March 21-22

Drop off before Mass—pick up after Mass!

Weekly Generosity Report Collections Week Of 03/02/20

Parish Operation Collection Additional Offerings

Envelope Collec on $18,461 ACSA $142

Angel/Red Bag Fund $100 Cemetery Contribu on $50

Annual Fund $1,625 Diocesan 2nd Collec on $375

Building Fund $75 Holy Cross - Guatemala $342

Special Collec on $0

St. Vincent de Paul $0

Memorials/Bequests $10 Total Addi onal Offerings $909

Total Income $20,271

Budgeted Income $17,000 Construc on Fund Overage/Shortage $3,271 Capital Campaign $550 HVAC Campaign $139

Fiscal Year To Date Overage/Shortage $9,108

Total Parish Construc on Fund $689

Our Capital Campaign has reached the end

of the pledge fulfillment stage (end of February)

As of March 7, 2020

Pledged: $2,449,968

Pledges Received: $2,322,175

Thank you for your generosity! You can continue to fulfill your

pledge. Please contact Michelle at mtrimble@saintspeter-paul.org or 345-4343 Ext. 106 to discuss your plans

Protecting God’s Children

The next training session for Protecting God’s Children is Thursday, March 19 at 6:30 pm in Morris Hall. Please contact the parish office at 345-4343 to register. Ss. Peter and Paul Parish and the Diocese of Springfield strive to provide a safe envi-ronment for our children. This protects our children from harm, including sexual abuse and child molestation. It allows them to feel confident and se-cure in the classroom and at church and parish functions. According to the Safe Environ-ment program of the diocese, all volunteers over age 18 are required to attend a Pro-tecting God’s Children for Adults training session and complete a Policy Certification and Authorization Document, Background Check and Child Abuse and Neglect Tracking System (CANTS) Form.