Saint John Paul II Parish Parroquia San Juan Pablo II 6th Sunday Ordinary Time February 15, 2015
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Saint John Paul II Parish
Parroquia San Juan Pablo II
6th Sunday Ordinary Time
February 15, 2015
Saint John Paul II Parish: February 15, 2015 PAGE 2
Saint John Paul II Parish Mission Statement:
Saint John Paul II Parish’s mission is to nourish the growth of individuals in their love of God and one
another through the sacraments, public worship, personal prayer, Catholic education and the sharing
of Time, Talent and Treasure.
Welcome to Saint John Paul II Parish
Welcome to all new families! Please register by calling or stopping by the parish office, or by downloading the
registration form online. If your address changes or you move from the parish, please inform the parish office.
Saint John Paul II Parish Office
406 W. Central Boulevard, Kewanee, IL Schedule of Masses
61443 Tuesday: 5:30 pm
Phone 309.852.4549—Fax 309.853.4106 Wednesday - Thursday: 8:00 am
Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 am-4 pm Friday: 8:30 am
Email: office@saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org
Website: saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org Saturday Vigil: 4:30 pm
Sunday: 7:30 am
Pastor………...……………..Fr. Johndamaseni (Fr. John) Zilimu 9:30 am
frjohn@saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org Spanish Mass 1:00 pm
Deacons…………………………………………Mar+n VanMeltebeck All Masses are celebrated at Visitation Church, 410 W Central Blvd.
…………………………………...……………………………...Dc. Ted Mock
Finance Secretary……….………………………….Marjorie Dooley Devotions & Sacramentals
Rosary: Wednesday, 6:30 pm Visitation Church
……………………………finance@saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org
Eucharistic Adoration: Thursday, from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
Administra ve Assistant…………………………….Brenda Kuffel
Sign up sheet in front of the pulpit.
………………………………office@saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org
Baptism: All baptisms will take place at Visitation Church
Maintenance ……………………………………………….Nate Nichols the 1st & 3rd Sunday after 9:30 Mass. Please call the parish
………………………natenichols@saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org office to schedule a time. A free-will donation should be
Spanish Ministry Coordinator……………………..Maria Torres given to the clergy performing the baptism. Additionally,
………………………………………………………………...309-525-1398 non-members will be charged a $50 Stole Fee. Baptism clas-
Adult Choir Director …………………………………..Susan Welgat ses will be last Sunday of the month after 9:30 Mass.
Organist…………………………………………………Abbie Hamilton Marriage: Contact the Pastor at least 6 to 12 months in
…………………………………………….visita+ongiants@yahoo.com advance to schedule a wedding and begin marriage prepara-
tions.
Folk Group Director …...Mike Berry .………..309-856-7506
Reconciliation: Saturday, from 3:30—4:10 pm and 9:00
…………………………………………………..mberry49@comcast.net
am—9:15 am Sunday, Visitation Church or by appointment.
Youth Ministry Coordinator………………….Brea Cinnamon
Visitation & Anointing of the Sick: Any person home-
………………………………………………………..bcdpt88@gmail.com bound, hospitalized, in the nursing home or advanced in
Director of Religious Educa on, CCD……Samantha Harker years may notify the Parish Office to receive the Sacraments:
…309-540-9800 or…………………...sam.harker2@gmail.com Eucharist, Confession/Reconciliation, and Anointing. Parish-
Director of RCIA, Cemetery, Tribunal Notary Auditor: ioners from the Pastoral Care Ministry would be glad to
……………………………………………. Deacon Mar+n VanMeltebeck visit. We also offer First Friday Communion Calls to the
…………………………… deacon@saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org Homebound. Please call the Parish Office if you or someone
you know would like to be visited monthly.
Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA): Persons wish-
Visitation Catholic School ing to learn more about the Catholic faith or join our Catho-
Where a Rich Heritage of Quality Catholic lic community should call Dc. Marty Director of RCIA.
Education Awaits Your Child Quinceañera: The family must be registered and active
101 S. Lexington Avenue, Kewanee, IL
Email: visitationgiants@yahoo.com parishioners for at least six months and living within the
(309) 856-7451, Office hours: Mon.-Fri. 7:30 am –3:00 pm boundaries of the Peoria Diocese. The family must provide
School Principal—Sheila Cromien copies of baptismal and 1st Communion certificates. If the
15 year old girl is already confirmed, we also need a copy of
Principal …………………………………………………………….Sheila Cromien
the Confirmation certificate. All certificates must come from
……………………………………………...viscromien@yahoo.com
Secretary………………………………………………..Susan Welgat parishes supported by the Roman Catholic Rite. Reserve the
Finance ………….………………………………………...Dan DeSmit date: A date may be reserved on the parish calendar 6
.……………………………………..visita+ongiants@yahoo.com months in advance with a deposit of $187.50 with an addi-
Bulle n Deadline: ARTICLES MUST BE SUBMIT-
tional $187.50 due1month before Quinceañera.
TED VIA EMAIL OR IN WRITING TEN DAYS Quinceañeras are scheduled on Saturdays at noon or 1pm at
PRIOR TO THE PUBLISHED DATE. Visitation Church.
office@saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org
Saint John Paul II Parish: February 15, 2015 PAGE 3
2015 Lenten Schedule
Ash Wednesday : Feb. 18th: Mass Times 8:30 am
12:00 noon
5:30 pm
Parish Mission Program: Symphony of Faith Fr. George Knab, O.M.I.
Starting Feb. 22nd: Sunday through Thursday Feb. 26: Program Time 7:00 pm
Feb. 21st: Monday through Thursday Feb. 26: Mass Time 8:00 am
Followed by talk and refreshments in the lower level of Parish Center
Feb. 26: Confession 10:00 am—4:00 pm
Confession: Tuesdays March 3rd, 10th, 24th 4:45- 5:15 pm
March 17 Penance Service 7:00 pm
Stations of the Cross: Fridays starting Feb 20th through March 27 2:30 pm Visitation Students
5:30 pm Parish
Fish Fry: Fridays starting Feb 20th through March 27 5:00—7:00 pm
Holy Week
Holy Thursday:
Thursday One Mass 7:00 pm
Followed by Benediction/Adoration Chapel 8:00—10:00 pm
Good Friday: Service 3:00 pm
Easter Vigil: Saturday,
Saturday April 4th One Mass 8:15 pm
Easter Sunday,
Sunday April 5th Mass Times 8:00 am
10:00 am
1:00 pm
Saint John Paul II Parish: February 15, 2015 PAGE 4
Visitation Catholic School
Preschool & Kindergarten
Tuesday, February 17th
4:00-6:00
Visita on Catholic
School Office
Families of Children 3 or 4 year Preschool Ages
& Kindergarten Children Age 5 by September 1st are invited to Sign-Up for
the 2015-16 School Year!
Mrs. Kali Nichols (Pre-School Teacher)
& Vanessa Fite (Kindergarten Teacher)
Will Give Tours and Answer Ques+ons!
For Information Call (309) 856-7451 Office Hours: 8:00-3:30pm
Saint John Paul II Parish: February 15, 2015 PAGE 5
Schedule & Intentions This Week @ Saint John Paul II
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Monday, February 16 No Mass 5:50 pm: Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions @ Visitation
Tuesday, February17 Weekday Wednesday, February 18, 2015
5:30 pm Visitation Church Russ Casottana 8:30am: School Mass
12:00pm: Mass
By Paul & Maureen VanWassenhove
5:30:pm Mass
Wednesday, February 18 Ash Wednesday 4:30 pm: Door open for BINGO
8:30am Visitation Church John Golby 6:30 pm: Rosary
By Thomas & Mary Ahlgren Thursday, February 19, 2015
8:30—5 pm: Eucharistic Adoration @ Visitation
Noon Visitation Church Don Carlat
Noon: Mass @ Saint Luke Medical Center
By Rodriguez-Rodrick Families 6:30pm: Finance Meeting @ Parish Center
5:30 pm Visitation Church Tom Lappin Friday, February 20, 2015
By Vicky Lappin 2:30pm: VCS Station of the Cross
5:30pm: Stations of the Cross @ Visitation Church
Thursday, February 19 Thurs. after Ash Wed.
5-7:00pm: Fish Fry @ Visitation Goetzman Gym
8:00 am Visitation Church Leon DeKeyser Sunday, February 22, 2015
By Michael Pallardy 7:00pm: Symphony of Faith @ Visitation Church
Noon Mass Saint Luke MC Gary Van Vooren
Loving Father, welcome home those whom
By Marilyn & Ron Jensen You have called from this world and grant
Friday, February 20 Fri. after Ash Wed. peace and consolation to their families.
8:30 am Visitation Church John Sloan Leon DeKeyser
&
By Larry & Sharon Perkins Thomas Earley, Husband of Pat
Saturday, February 21 Vigil May all the souls of the faithfully departed rest in the
loving presence of God.
4:30 pm Visitation Church Art & Mary Helen Pearson
By Family & Friends
Prayer Request
Sunday, February 22 1st Sunday of Lent
7:30 am Visitation Church James O’Neill
Tom Ahlgren Mary Jackson Annie Eastman
By Family Jerome Baker Terrie Keefner Jerry Swearingen
9:30 am Visitation Church Gary Van Vooren Catherine Brooks Rusty Lams Dennis Sullivan
Frank Bartok Olga Larson Dee & Milt Seyller
By John Peden Leo Cromien Veronica Lepianka Donna Tucker
Benjamin Brown Margot Macaley Ray VanWassenhove
1:00 pm Visitation Church Joan Carlos Sierra Grady Calderon Milly Mock Fran Verschage
Spanish Mass By Sierra Family Jean Carlat Terry Rist Dwaine Wager
Dick Clark Patrick Paxton Bernie Zumber
Sid Douglas Rosemary Paxton Delores Seckman
Readings for the Week Gary Hine Sue Saigh Charlie Sauer
Rick Girkin Marie Sherbeyn Paul Donovan
Jessica Rist Sue Lincy Xavier Conlin
Readings for the week of February 15, 2015 Irene Bridgewater Cari Bridgewater Don Nyert
Sunday Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Lv 13:1-2, 44-46; Ps 32; Stewardship of Treasure
1 Cor 10:31—11:1; Mk 1:40-45
Monday Gn 4:1-15, 25; Ps 50; Mk 8:11-13 February 7 & 8, 2015
Tuesday The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order
Sunday Envelopes $ 7,033.00
Gn 6:5-8, 7:1-5, 10; Ps 29; Mk 8:14-21
Loose contributions $ 192.73
Wednesday Ash Wednesday
Jl 2:12-18; Ps 51; 2 Cor 5:20—6:2; Church Building/Grounds $ 272.00
Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 VCS Building /Grounds $ 281.00
Thursday Dt 30:15-20; Ps 1; Lk 9:22-25 Debt Reduction $ 92.00
Friday Is 58:1-9a; Ps 51; Mt 9:14-15 Ash Wednesday $ 85.00
Saturday Saint Peter Damian, Bishop and Visitation Foundation $ 52.00
Doctor of the Church Initial offering $ 20.00
Is 58:9b-14; Ps 86; Lk 5:27-32 VCS Roof Fund $ 287.00
Sunday First Sunday of Lent Total: $ 8,314.73
Gn 9:8-15; Ps 25; 1 Pt 3:18-22; Mk 1:12-15
Saint John Paul II Parish: February 15, 2015 PAGE 6
We are pleased to announce that we will be compiling a 2015 Parish family pictorial directory with Lifetouch.
There is no cost to be photographed & every family will receive a complimentary 8x10 portrait and parish direc-
tory to those who participate. Photography will start the week of April 27. More information to come.
Saint John Paul II Religious Ed Welcome Newly Baptized
Next Class: Sunday Zeb Rashid
February 22, 2015 &
10:30 am
Tytus Rashid
Note to families receiving the sacrament of 1st Com-
munion or Confirmation: if you have not already done Sons of Paul & Kate Rashid
so, a copy of your child’s Baptismal certificate from
the church where your child was baptized is to be Join us for Breakfast:
turned into the Director of Religious Education, Sam
Harker. This Sunday 8 AM to 11:30
AM at the Visitation School
Gym. Annual Pancake break-
Five minutes with the Word fast sponsored by the Altar &
Rosary Society. The cost is
A free copy of ‘five minutes with the Word—LENT
$5.00 for adults, $3.50 for
2015’ Daily meditation booklet by the Word Among children 4 to 12 years old, and
Us, is available for each family by the doors. Please free for children under 4.
take one per family. Fresh baked goods will also be
on sale at the Bakery Boutique.
Rice Bowls Please contact the parish office at 852-
4549 or email:
Hungering for the Journey Join our parish community—and more
office@saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org
than 13,000 Catholic communi+es across the United States—in a
To request your end of the year contri-
life-changing Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl. Pick up your
bution statement.
family’s rice bowl by the bap+smal font this weekend, Feb. 15th
and don’t forget to download the CRS Rice Bowl app! Remem-
ber, your Lenten sacrifices change lives.
RCIA Classes at Saint John Paul II Of Saint John Paul II Parish
This Lent, St. Vincent dePaul of Saint John Paul II Parish will hold
Class Thursday, February 19, 2015
a food drive to benefit the those in need in the Kewanee area.
7:00 pm lower level Parish Center
The Lenten Food Drive will kick off on the weekend of February
Subject: Life Issues
14-15. A cloth bag to sign out will be available at the back of the
Presenta on by: Dc. Marty
church. Please sign out a bag and fill with any non-perishable
February 16, 2015 foods. Please see list provided in the bag.
The Fear of the Heart: by Delores Hart Food Drive Schedule: Lent 2015 Bags available star+ng this
weekend of February 14 & 15 and due back by the weekend of
Reviewer: Delores Rodriguez
March 14 & 15.
Hostess: Marita Koller
Please drop off your filled bag and sign back in by the east con-
Location: Courtyard Village
fessional, by the weekend of March 14 & 15, or drop off at the
Parish Center.
Saint John Paul II Parish: February 15, 2015 PAGE 7
Our Mission:
“The mission of Visitation Catholic School is to inspire excellence and to develop
future leaders for Christ, through quality education grounded in Catholic
values, principles, and traditions.
www.visita+oncatholic.com or like us on Facebook!
February Virtue of the Month:
“Kindness” PRINCIPAL & TEACHER APPLICATIONS: The
a behavior marked by ethical characteris cs, a pleasant Catholic Diocese of Peoria is seeking applicants for
disposi on, and concern for others anticipated principal and anticipated teacher
openings for the 2015 - 2016 school year in its 37
elementary, 5 secondary schools and two pre- K-12
Virtue of the Month Winners academies, all located in Central Illinois. Applica-
Virtue of the Month winners for January were drawn by tion materials for principal and teacher positions
Fr. John following the school Mass. The January virtue outlining qualifications and procedures are availa-
ble at www.cdop.org [highlight Education, high-
was “self-control” and the winners were Alivia Ander- light Office of Catholic Schools, click on drop-
son, Kendal Bennison, and Kylie Welgat. The 21 other down list and highlight Diocesan School Openings/
students who were nominated but not drawn received Employment Application Procedures] or by calling
McDonald cer+ficates. the Office of Catholic Schools (309) 671-1550.
Calendar Winners
Feb. 2—Brian Labedis
Feb. 3—Barb & Ken Gutschlag John Lancaster Spalding Scholarship Fund Grants:
Feb. 4—Dick VanKerrebroeck Tuition assistance scholarship grants from the endow-
Feb. 5—Coombes Family ment fund established as a result of the Diocese of
Peoria ROOTED IN FAITH Campaign and named in hon-
Feb. 6—Ron Saey
or of Archbishop Spalding, the first Bishop of Peoria,
will be available for the 2015 - 2016 school year for
2015-16 Kdg./ PreK Round-Up students enrolled in or intending to enroll in grades
Kindergarten through 12 in any Catholic school locat-
There will be an open house on Tuesday, February 17th ed in the Diocese of Peoria whose families are mem-
for anyone planning to send their children to Visita on bers of a Catholic parish in the diocese. All grants will
Catholic School for kindergarten or preschool during the be based on financial need objectively assessed. Infor-
2015-16 school year. All preschool students must be 3 mation about the grants and application materials may
or 4 years of age to aLend and kindergarteners must be be obtained from any Catholic elementary or second-
age 5 by September 1st. ary school in the Diocese of Peoria or on the Diocesan
website www.cdop.org: Click on EDUCATION; then
Please let your friends and relatives know what a OFFICE OF CATHOLIC SCHOOLS; then the Select list
GREAT school Visitation is and encourage them and click on to SPALDING SCHOLARSHIPS. Consult
come see for themselves!! the detailed Protocols and Procedures for all require-
ments necessary to be eligible for an award. Parents
Thank you for are encouraged to apply online at:
supporting the Scrip online.factsmgt.com/aid. Families of students cur-
program at Visitation School. rently receiving grants are reminded that all grants are
Scrip is an easy fundraiser open to all parishioners.
for one year only, and anyone seeking to renew a grant
Go to www.shopwithscrip.com to check out Visitation
School's new fundraising program. Visitation's enroll- for 2015 - 2016 must reapply. Deadline date for the
ment code is: 4FF4A41B33755.The school now has completed application is MARCH 15, 2015. Notifica-
gift cards for sale. tion of grant awards will be made by mid-April.
Money for VCS from the merchant.
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