“Enchilada” Fundraiser for 8th Grade Trip to Washington, D.C.

“Enchilada”
Fundraiser for
8th Grade Trip to
Washington, D.C.
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday, February 17 this year, is a special invitation for those who have been away to
come home to Christ and the Church. It is a natural day to invite those who may have been away
to stop by again. Please take the time to invite
someone, and not just invite, but offer to go with
them to church on Ash Wednesday. What have
you done to bring home one of our absent brothers and sisters? There is still time to do so much.
El miercoles de Ceniza, el 17 de Febrero este
año es una invitacion especial para aquellos
que se han alejado de la Iglesia a venir a la
casa de Cristo. Es importante invitarlos a que
vengan a nuestro servicio. Tome el tiempo para
invitar a una persona, pero no solamente invitarle si no que tambien se ofresca acompañarle
cuando vengan al servicio de las cenizas.
¿Que es lo que TU has hecho para traer a casa
los que han estado ausentes de su iglesia?
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
St. Mary’s Church
Sterling, Illinois
Office Hours
Monday-Friday 9:00 am -3:00 pm
Phone: 815-625-0640
Pastor, Fr. Donald M. Ahles ext. 11
St. Mary School/Phone/ (815) 625-2253
Principal/Becky Schmitt
Weekend Mass Schedule/
English: Saturday 5:00 pm •
Sunday 7:00, 8:30 & 10:00 am
Spanish: Sunday 11:30 am
St. Mary’s Website
www.stmarysterling.com
Mass Intentions
Lenten Schedule 2010
Ash Wednesday:
Masses: In English— 8:30a.m., 12:15 a.m., 5:15 p.m.
In Spanish—7:00 p.m.
Weekday Masses:
Monday:
8:30 a.m.
Tuesday:
7:15 a.m. & 8:30 a.m.
Wednesday:
7:15 a.m. & 8:30 a.m.
Thursday:
7:15 a.m. & 8:30 a.m.
Friday:
8:30 a.m.
Please note that the 8:30a.m. Mass only, is held in Church with St. Mary School students
attending.
Stations of the Cross Schedule:
Wednesdays:
2:00 p.m.; in Church, with St. Mary Middle School students
6:15 p.m., in the Chapel, with RCIA candidates
Fridays:
Monday, February 15
8:30 am James E. McGee
Tuesday, February 16
7:15 am Teresa Geelan
8:30 am
Ash Wednesday, February 17
8:30 am Michael McGarvey
12:15 pm Dan Hannan
5:00 pm Eugene P. Jacoby
7:00 pm Maria & Felipe De Leon
Thursday, February 18
7:15 am Kenneth Barr
8:30 am Deceased Members of St. Martha
Circle
Friday, February 19
8:30 am Erma Carney
Saturday, February 20
8:30 am Lorene Webb
5:00 pm 50th Wedding Anniversary of
Don & Betsy Molitor
Sunday, February 21
7:00 am Hope Petitgoue
8:30 am Margery Gray
10:00 am St. Mary Parishioners
11:30 am Tom Manzano
9:00 a.m., in the Chapel, following the 8:30 a.m. Mass
2:30 a.m., in Church, with St. Mary Students in Gr. K-4
6:00 p.m., in Church, in Spanish
You are encouraged to attend any of the above Stations.
Reconciliation Schedule During Lent
Communal Penance:
Tuesday, March 23 at St. Andrew
Church, in Rock Falls. (This includes the following
parishes: St. Andrew, Sacred Heart, and St. Mary.)
Private Confessions in our parish
· Every Saturday, in church, from 4:00-4:30 p.m.
· Saturday, March 27, 2010, after the 8:30 a.m. Mass until all
confessions are heard
· By appointment with our priests. Call the Parish Center Office 815
-625-0640 to set up a time.
K.C. Fish Fry
Pathway to the Sacraments
St. Mary’s Knights of Columbus are
hosting a Fish Fry beginning on Ash
Wednesday, February 17 and then on
every Friday during Lent, including Good
Friday, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in Bales Hall,
of the Parish Center. Baked or Fried Fish
Dinners are $7.00 for adults; $3.50 for
children’s portions. Carry-outs are
available by calling 632-0561 between
5:00- 6:30p.m.
Are you married outside the Catholic
Church with a desire for your Marriage to
become a Sacrament? There is a
“Pathway” to the Sacraments open to you!
Reserve your place today, although walkins welcome. Family Life Office, Diocese
of Rockford, 7708 E. McGregor Rd.,
Rockford, IL, 815-965-5011.
Catholics Come Home Sessions
Are held here at St. Mary’s on Tuesdays at 7p.m., in the O’Neill room.
For more information call the Parish Office 815-625-0640.
Parish Information
Sacrament of Reconciliation *Saturday 4:00pm. (or anytime by appointment). Communal celebrations are scheduled several times during the
seasons of Advent and Lent.
*Sunday afternoon at 1:00pm every first Sunday of the month in English and every third Sunday of the month in Spanish.
Sacrament of Baptism
Baptisms are also held during Mass, upon request. We require you to attend the Baptismal Preparation Program.
Sacrament of Marriage
*A six month minimum notice before the date of marriage. To schedule a wedding contact Jane Olson.
Communion for the Sick *We are happy to take Holy Communion to those confined to their homes. Notify one of the parish priests if someone
in your house wishes to receive Communion at home. We have Eucharistic Ministers who make daily or weekly visits.
or Homebound
Call Deacon John Kellen, at the Parish Center 815-625-0640, to set up a visit.
Anointing of the Sick
*If someone needs to be anointed, please call one of the priests, to come to your home or to the hospital.
Communal celebrations of Anointing of the Sick are scheduled once a year at a Sunday liturgy.
Collection Report-Fiscal Year
February 7, 2010
Description
Weekly
Required Amount
$15,982.58
Envelope Collection
$15,383.50
Loose Collection
$ 406.28
Children's Collection
$
22.05
Total Collection
$15,811.83
Over (Short) of Required
$( 170.75)
Description
Required Amount
Envelope Collection
Loose Collection
Children's Collection
Total Collection
Over (Short) of Required
Year To Date
$511,442.46
$375,481.92
$ 16,214.48
$
881.33
$392,577.73
$(118,864.73)
Members Contributing
361
New Consolidated Loan Total $100,626.52
Observer Bill:
$
0.00
Parish Tithe Report
Tithe: Our 7.5% tithe of $1,185.89, for February
7, has been given to Catholic Relief Services.
This week’s 7.5% tithe will be given to Forward
Edge International.
Next week’s tithe will be given to St. Vincent De
Paul Society.
Liturgical Schedules
Lectors
Saturday, February 20
5:00 pm Raul Trujillo, Joan Kreps
Sunday, February 21
7:00 am Helen Musyl
8:30 am Kelly Keaschall, Taryne Rightley
10:00 am Sarah Campbell, Audrey Dekker
Eucharistic Ministers
Saturday, February 20
5:00 pm Maureen Roberts, Megan &
Caitlin Summers, Sara Bittorf,
Gloria Olds
Sunday, February 21
7:00 am Gary Foust, John Beien, Jean
McCue
8:30 am Deacon, Beth Serk, Tanya Craft,
Doug Furr, Mary Valadez
10:00 am Deacon, Jennifer Williams, Dolly
Rodriguez, Linda Campbell, Barb
Murphy
Altar Servers
Saturday, February
5:00 pm Gaby Dorsey, Xena Trujillo,
Morgan Kelly
Sunday, February
7:00 am Terry McGinn
8:30 am Fred Johnson, Sydney Johnson,
Dillon Gallentine
10:00 am Victoria Pineda, Katie Williams,
Julie Hurd
Money Can’t Buy Love
It is said that money cannot buy happiness or that the rich also cry, yet sometimes this
is said more as a consolation for those of us who are not wealthy. Deep down, almost
every-one would like to have a greater abundance of material goods. And today, Jesus
warns us of the danger of this. It is not shameful to be rich. The goods of the world are
made to be used. We have the right to enjoy the fruit of our honest work and use it for
the well-being of the family. What we are warned against is that wealth is not
everything in life. If a person places all their trust in material possessions and wellbeing,
the moment a difficulty or problem arises, it is as if the world had ended. In fact, we
have heard of many suicides provoked by feelings of failure and the catastrophe of the
global economic crisis.
The same occurs when your raise children to think they deserve everything and spoil
them without limits. The moment they faced their first frustration or failure, they may
collapse or seek success in places where they will only find a sense of emptiness and
violence, in other words, tragedy. And this is what Jesus warned us against. It is not that
in cherishing wealth we will endure catastrophes or tragedies as a punishment from God,
but that confiding excessively in them can lead to unhappiness and disgrace. We see
this, after all, in many soap operas where greed or the trust in wealth and power as a goal
in life, in the ends leads to the person’s self-destruction.
Then what does God want from us? Perhaps a better order of our priorities and values;
God wants to be at the center of our heart and not material things. He wants a vision
and objectives focused on Him and not money or well being. He wants people, from all
circumstances of life, poor or rich, successful or not, to see Him as the provider of all
goods.
For Reflection
If I reviewed my life over the past week, what place has concern over material things
occupied and what place has God held?
Lenten Guidelines
Abstinence:
All persons who have completed their
14th year are bound by the law of
abstinence.
Fast:
All adults are bound by the law of fast
from the beginning of their 19th year up to
the beginning of their 60th year.
Explanation:
The law of abstinence forbids the eating
of meat and foods prepared with meat or
meat-products.
The law of fast allows only one full meal
and two lighter meals in the course of a
day, and prohibits eating between meals.
In the United States, Ash Wednesday and
Good Friday are days of fast and
abstinence. All other Fridays of Lent are
days of abstinence only.
Exceptions:
Women who are pregnant and persons
who are sick are not bound by the law of
fast.
Please Pray For...
Those suffering due to the weather in
our country.
Ash Wednesday Liturgical Schedules
Lectors
Wednesday, February 17
8:30 am SMS
12:15 pm Alex Rios
5:00 pm Dick Warren
Eucharistic Ministers
Wednesday, February 17
8:30 am SMS
12:15 pm Dorothy Miller, Gladys Hannan,
Sharon McKenna, Flora Whitman
Sara Bittorf,
5:00 pm Jennifer Williams, Julie Smith,
Laura Everson, Jeannie Ramos,
Carol Nieman
Altar Servers
Wednesday, February 17
8:30 am SMS
12:15 pm SMS
5:00 pm Noelle Rightley, Moriah Rightley,
Katie Williams
For Your Information...
All parish offices will be open on Monday,
February 15, 2010 (President Day) from 9:00
a.m.to 3:00 p.m.
Sexto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
Rev. Jesus Dominguez,
Janie Atilano,
Coordinadora/Secretaria
Teléfonos 626- 5735 / 625- 0640
Página de Internet: www.stmarysterling.com
Ministros para el Dia de Ceniza
el 17 de Febrero
Lectores: Blanca Ibarra, Gabriel Ocampo
Ministros de Eucaristia: Ruben Cisneros,
Mariana Rosas, Jorge Camacho, Josefina
Camacho, Longinos Ambriz
Monaguillos: Catalina Carrizales, Karina
Huaracha, Francisco Carrizales, Javier
Quiroz, Eric DeAnda
Acomodadores: Javier Quiroz, Leopoldo
Velasquez, Carlos Garcia, Juan Traujillo
Ministros para el fin de semana del
21 de Febrero
Lectores: Juana Hernandez, Manuel Atilano
Ministros de Eucaristia: Janie Atilano,
Carmen Serrano, Martha Cavazos, Linda
Balderas, Dora Brooks
Monaguillos: José L.& Vanessa Hernandez,
Jessica & Maria Perez, Karina Olivas
Acomodadores: Ruben Cisneros, Ramiro
Estrada, Juan Herrera, Gonzalo Lemus
Hora Santa, Confesiones y
Misa durante la Cuaresma.
La Cuaresma es hoy un período litúrgico de
cuarenta días, destinados a preparar la digna
celebración de la Pasión, Muerte y Resurrecci6n
de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo. Por lo mismo, es
un tiempo de mayor penitencia y recogimiento, y
de oración. Para obtener este objetivo aquí, en
nuestra Parroquia de Santa María tendremos
Hora Santa, Confesiones y Misa durante la
Cuaresma. La Hora Santa sera de las 5:00pm a
las 6:00pm. Durante este tiempo el Padre Jesus escuchara confesiones. La Santa Misa iniciara a las 6:00pm. Toma esta oportunidad para vivir mas cerca tu Cuaresma y
acercarte mas a nuestro Dios.
Viacrusis de la Cuaresma.
Recuerde que todos los viernes de Cuaresma tendremos el
viacrucis en español a las 6:00 pm, en la iglesia.
Invitación Para Pescado Frito
Los “Caballeros de Colón” nos invitan a comer el miércoles de
Ceniza, 17 de Febrero y los viernes durante de la cuaresma, de
5:00 a 7:00 p.m., en el Centro Parroquial. Pueden ordenar para
llevar al 632-0561 de las 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Normas Para La Cuaresma
Abstinencia: Todos los que han cumplido
14 años están obligados por esta norma.
Explicación: La norma de la abstinencia
significa que una persona esta obligda en
abstenerse desde que tiene los 14 años. La
norma del ayuno significa que todos los adultos están obligados despsués de cumplir 19
años de edad hasta la ed ad de 60 años.
Aplicación: La norma de abstinencia pide el
no comer carne y productos preparados con
carne. La norma de ayunar se refiere a
comer una comida complete y dos comidas
muy ligeras en el curso del día y prohíbe
comer entre las comidas. En los estados
Unidos el Miércoles de Ceniza y el Viernes
Santo, son días de ayuno y abstinencia.
Todos los viernes de Cuaresama son días de
abstinencia de carne.
Excepcións: Las mujeres embarazadas y
las personas que están enfermas no están
obligadas a seguir estas normas durante la
cuaresma.
Miércoles de Ceniza
La cuaresma la iniciaremos el día 17 de
Febrero. El horario de
misas para recibir las
cenizas será.
En Ingles: 8:30a.m.;
12:15p.m.; 5:15p.m.
En Español: 7:00p.m.
El Dinero No Hace La Felicidad
Dicen que el dinero no hace la
felicidad. O que los ricos también lloran.
Pero a veces eso se dice como una
cierta consolación para quienes no
somos ricos. En el fondo, casi todos
quisiéramos tener mayor abundancia de
bienes naturales. Y hoy Jesús nos
advierte del peligro de eso. Pero no es
una vergüenza ser rico. Los bienes del
mundo son para usarlos. Se tiene
derecho a disfrutar el fruto de un trabajo
honrado y a usarlo para el bienestar de
la familia. De lo que se nos advierte es
de que eso no lo es todo en la vida.
Porque, si uno pone toda su confianza
en esas posesiones y en ese bienestar,
en el momento en que hay una dificultad
o un problema, es como si se acabara la
vida. De hecho, hemos escuchado de
muchos suicidios provocados por la
sensación de fracaso y la catástrofe de
la crisis económica internacional.
Y lo mismo ocurre cuando se educa a
los jóvenes pensando que todo se les
debe y consintiéndoles sin freno. En el
momento en que llega la primera
frustración, el primer fracaso, se podrían
venir abajo o buscar el éxito en lugares
en donde lo único que se puede
encontrar de verdad es el vacío de
sentido y la violencia, es decir, la
desgracia. Y de eso nos previene Jesús.
No es que, por amar las riquezas, nos
vayan a sobrevenir catástrofes o
tragedias como castigo de Dios sino
que, el excesivo confiar en ellas, puede
llevar a la infelicidad y a la desgracia.
Lo vemos, al fin y al cabo, en muchas de
las novelas. La ambición, la confianza
en las riquezas y el poder como fin
último de la vida, al final lleva a la
autodestruc-ción de la persona.
¿Qué es lo que quiere Dios de
nosotros, entonces? Quizá un mejor
ordenamiento de prioridades y valores.
Dios quiere un corazón donde el centro
sea Él y no algo material. Quiere una
mirada y unos objetivos que se centren
en Él y no en el dinero, el bienestar.
Quiere personas que, en todas las
circun-stancias de la vida sea en
pobreza o riqueza, en éxito o en fracaso,
le miren a Él, como el dador de todos los
bienes.
Para La Reflexión
¿Si hago un repaso de mi vida en esta
semana? ¿Qué lugar han ocupado las
preocupaciones materiales y qué lugar
ha ocupado Dios?
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