St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church

MARCH 27 , 2011
Third Sunday
of Lent
St. Elizabeth
Ann Seton Church
2200 WEST REPUBLIC ROAD
Contacts
Office....................................................... 887-6472
Fax ........................................................... 887-7027
Rectory ...................................................887-6500
Email ......................................... SEASchurch.org
School ............................................. 887-6056
SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807
Parish Liturgies
Sunday Masses
Saturday .................................................... 4:30 PM
Sunday ............................... 7:30, 9:00 & 11:15 AM
Parish Staff
Msgr. Thomas E. Reidy, ....................... Pastor
Debbie Randell, ............ Religious Education
Diane Hoy, ............ Religious Education Asst.
Melinda Lohkamp, ............... Youth Minister
Sr. Bernadette Goessling, Pastoral Minister
Sr. Pat Hall, SSND ,............ Pastoral Minister
Deacon Tom & Pat Brewer, ................ RCIA
Dan Lohkamp, ........................ Music Director
Morgan Trokey, Jr., ........... Facility Manager
José Santillan, .................................. Custodian
School Staff
Cheryl Hall, ......................................... Principal
Shirlene Mais, ....... Administrative Assistant
Weekday Masses
Monday ....................................... 6:30 & 8:30 AM
Tuesday ....................................... 6:30 & 8:30 AM
Wednesday ......................... 6:30 am & 6:00 PM
Thursday ..................................... 6:30 & 8:30 AM
Friday .......................................... 6:30 & 8:30 AM
Sacrament of Penance
Saturday .......................................... 3:00-4:00 PM
Or by appointment anytime.
Baptism Preparation Classes
Third Saturday of the Month ............ 10:00 AM
seaschurch.org
LENTEN OPPORTUNTIES
As we begin the third week
of Lent, I want to encourage
all of you to continue to
deepen your spiritual lives through the great
Lenten traditions of prayer, alms giving and
fasting. My hope is that each of you will
make a greater use of the opportunity for
daily Mass, for reading the scripture, for
praying the rosary, for Eucharistic Adoration
and other helpful devotions like attendance at
the Stations of the Cross.
In terms of alms giving, I encourage each
of you to extend acts of charity and service to
those in need in our community.
As for fasting, aside from the dietary fasting that is commonplace, Lent is also a perfect time to also fast from anger, from gossip,
from all those habits that we have developed
that weaken our ability to allow the fullness
of Christ to dwell in our hearts.
- - -Father Tom
Area Communal Penance Services
St. Francis of Assisi (Nixa)
Wednesday, March 30 at 7:00 PM
Holy Trinity
Monday, April 4 at 7:00 PM
St. Agnes
Tuesday, April 5 at 7:00 PM
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Monday, April 11 at 7:00 PM
Sacred Heart
Thursday, April 14 at 7:00 PM
St. Joseph the Worker (Ozark)
Thursday, April 14 at 7:00 PM
St. Joseph (Springfield)
Sunday, April 17 at 7:00 PM
THIS WEEK’S COLLECTION
The collection for the Church in Central
and Eastern Europe supports the essential and
unmet pastoral needs of the church of the region. Poor Clare nuns in Poland received a
central heating system through your previous
generosity. Without the heat, the sisters had
been falling ill frequently in the long, cold
Eastern European winters, affecting their
ministry of prayer. Please be generous to the
collection for the Church in Central and
Easter Europe where great needs remain.
Visit www.usccb.org/nationalcollections to
learn how funds will be used.
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NEW STATIONS OF THE CROSS
I hope you will all notice that our new Stations of the Cross are now in place. We are
also happy to announce that Bishop Johnston
will be here for a the blessing of our new Stations of the Cross, on Friday, April 1, at
7:00 pm. I hope that all of you and your
families can be present for this special occasion.
The Stations of the Cross have a long tradition of helping each of us to walk the steps
with Jesus on His way to His suffering and
death. This devotion allows each of us to reflect again on how totally Jesus has given
Himself to each of us and challenges each of
us can to the same for one another. With the
presence of our new Stations of the Cross, let
us make use of them on a regular basis.
- - - Fr. Tom
INITIATION RITES
Celebration of the
“Scrutinies”
Next week the second
scrutiny will be celebrated
at the 11:15 Mass as the
Elect prepare for initiation at the Easter Vigil.
From the theme of the Gospel reading of the
cure of the blind man, we pray with and for
them to be strengthened and freed from whatever might be holding them from complete
conversion to Christ.
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Fridays during Lent
During Lent we have an additional
day of Eucharistic adoration. We
need to have people sign-up to know
that someone will be present from
9:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Give yourself
the gift of prayer and presence with Jesus.
PROJECT ANDREW
Sunday, April 3, 6:00 PM
Catholic men, ages 14-45, are invited to
dinner at SEAS with Bishop Johnston and
priests who will give witness to how they
heard God‟s call. Reservations are needed
one week in advance. Contact Fr. Tom or Fr.
Patrick at fatherpatrick@ccmin.org or Fr. J
Friedel at jfriedel@dioscg.org, or 623-8643.
March
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SENIORS’ MASS AND
BREAKFAST
Sunday
10:10 AM PSR/Confirmation
10:10 AM Confirmation I and Sponsors
No R.O.C. or C.R.E.E.D.
7:30 PM Anglican Catholic Prayer Group
8:00 PM AA & Al-Anon Meetings
Friday, April 1
Seniors, plan to attend the
8:30 AM Mass followed by breakfast. Join
with others from the parish community for
prayer, a delicious breakfast and sharing.
Also, those interested are invited to stay for a
game of cards.
Monday
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8:30 AM Gr. 4-6 Extra Mass in Church
4:00 PM Eucharistic Adoration
7:00 PM Centering Prayer
7:00 PM Gamblers Anonymous Meeting
7:00 PM Stephen Ministry
SCRIP NOTES
The Great Lakes Scrip Center will be closed Monday,
April 4 through Friday, April 8 for system
maintenance and employee vacations. All
SCRIP orders need to be submitted by Thursday, March 31st at noon or you will need to
wait until April 10th. You may purchase
from our SCRIP stock as usual. Reload and
ScripNow! transactions will still be processed
normally between April 2 and April 10, even
though GLSC will be closed that week for
spring break. Whether paid for by PrestoPay
or paid to SEAS, ScripNow! and Reloads will
happen normally. Thanks for your support of
our parish and our school.
Tuesday
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7:00 PM RCIA Session
Wednesday
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10:30 AM Sunday Scripture Reflection Group
5:45 PM Youth/Children’s Choir Practice
6:30 PM PSR/Confirmation
6:30 PM Confirmation I and Sponsors
7:00 PM Adult Choir Practice
Thursday
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APRIL
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8:30 AM SEAS School Mass
2:30 PM Writing Class for Home Schooled
Friday
8:30 AM Seniors’ Mass & Breakfast
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM Eucharistic Adoration
11:30 PM Stations of the Cross-School Children
1:30 PM Eucharistic Adoration for
Home Schooled
3:00 & 7:00 PM Stations of the Cross
4:30 PM Shrimp Boil
ST. JUDE GUILD
There is no regular meeting for
April. Members will gather at
9:00 AM on April 13 at the Catholic Center to work for the Bishop
on the DDF Project. Call Tina at 881-2356
with questions.
Saturday
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7:00 AM Men’s Club Mass & Breakfast
8:00– 0:00 AM Spring Clean-up Day
SVDP Food Bags Distribution
SEAS HEALTH MINISTRY
Members of the Health Ministry provide blood pressure
checks for our parishioners
after every Mass one weekend
per month. A coordinator is
needed for the Health Ministry. I will be
happy to meet with the coordinator and assist
him/her in getting organized. No equipment
is required except a computer to send e-mails.
Please consider offering your services as the
coordinator. Contact Sharon Giboney at
jandsgiboney@mchsi.com or 880-1002.
Sunday
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SVDP Food Bag Distribution
10:10 AM PSR/Confirmation
3:45 PM First Communion Workshop
6:00 PM Project Andrew Dinner
6:00 pm K.R.U.N.C.H
7:30 pm Anglican Catholic Prayer Group
8:00 PM AA & Al-Anon Meetings
HARVEST HOME GARAGE SALE
Friday-Saturday, June 10-11
Contact Kevin and Linda Kelly at 725-2135.
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Readings for the Week of March 27, 2011
Sunday
Ex 17:3-7 / Rom 5:1-2, 5-8 / Jn 4:5-42 or
4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42
Monday
2 Kgs 5:1-15b / Lk 4:24-30
Tuesday
Dn 3:25, 34-43 / Mt 18:21-35
Wednesday
Dt 4:1, 5-9 / Mt 5:17-19
Thursday
Jer 7:23-28 / Lk 11:14-23
Friday
Hos 14:2-10 / Mk 12:28-34
Saturday
Hos 6:1-6 / Lk 18:9-14
Next Sunday
1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a / Eph 5:8-14 /
Jn 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38
SPRING CLEANING for
our CHURCH and
GROUNDS
Saturday, April 2
8:00 - 10:00 AM only
Bring the family and enjoy a light-hearted
sprucing up with fellow parishioners.
Bring work gloves, rakes and cleaning supplies. Light refreshments provided.
Eucharistic Adoration
Join us every Monday from
4:00-8:00 PM
in the Day Chapel for Adoration of
the Blessed Sacrament
Stephen Ministry
Getting Older. Your doctor shook
his head the last time you saw him.
It seems like you are always on
some kind of medication. Simple household
jobs that you used to do with ease are beginning to be too much. You‟re not ready for
this. You feel angry, upset and a little bit
worried. A Stephen Minister would like to
listen and care. Call Rosemary Finney, 8831190 or Mary Shaw, 732-9980.
HOLY THURSDAY
WASHING OF THE FEET
Please consider participating in this beautiful ritual on Holy Thursday, April 21 at 7:00
PM. We will need a minimum of 25 people.
Look for the sign-up form in the Gathering
Area. For more information, please call
Laura Graham at 887-6139.
QUESTION
OF THE WEEK
John 4:5-42
Key Passage: “The woman left her water
jar and went into the town and said to the
people, „Come see a man who told me everything I have done. Could he possibly be
the Christ?‟ ”
Question: The woman in today‟s gospel
shouts to all about her encounter with Jesus.
When/how do I share my faith journey?
Children: Talk about one thing you can do
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Sunday, March 27
3rd Sunday of Lent
7:30 AM ............................................†Virginia McElwee
9:00 AM ................................................†Joyce Hindman
11:15 AM ........................................................... †Jim Foley
Monday, March 28
6:30 AM................................................... †Vernon Thom
8:30 AM........................................................ †Ted Owens
Tuesday, March 29
6:30 AM...................................................†Lillian Heiling
8:30 AM......................................................... †Reta Justis
Wednesday, March 30
6:30 AM....................................................... †Jack Bowen
6:00 PM ..................................................... †Rita Kinsella
Thursday, March 31
6:30 AM..............†Phanxico Xavier Truong Buu Diep
8:30 AM...................................... †Benjamin de San Jose
Friday, April 1
6:30 AM....................................................... †John Moran
8:30 AM........................................................ †Ted Owens
Saturday, April 2
4:30 PM ..................................................... †Joseph Carey
Sunday, April 3
4th Sunday of Lent
7:30 AM .......................................... People of the Parish
9:00 AM ..........................†JClifford & Margaret Brick
& Karen Hanlin
11:15 AM ......................................†Ruth & Richard Nix
SHRIMP BOIL
Friday, April 1, 4:30-7:00 PM
Adults: $12
Children 6-11: $5
5 & under: free
Tickets sold at the door.
All proceeds benefit
SEAS School.
K.R.U.N.C.H.
Sunday, April 3, 6-8 PM
Gulf Coast Shrimp, boiled redskin potatoes,
sweet corn, cocktail sauces. Grilled cheese
sandwiches for the kids.
Bring $5 and meet
us there.
Parents must sign
children in at the
door. Don‟t forget to wear SOCKS.
Contemplative Outreach
of Springfield
CYM sponsored FISH FRY
DAY OF PRAYER
Friday, April 8,
3:30-6:30 PM
Saturday , April 2, 2011
Holy Trinity Church
Join us for delicious food
while you support
YOUTH activities.
Mass at 9AM Registration at 9:30AM
Ending at 12:15 PM
You will have the opportunity to view a video
filmed at St. Benedict’s Monastery in Snow
Mass, Colorado in which you will be introduced to the subject of Contemplation and
the Spirit Journey and its implications for
personal and global freedom.
Discussion to follow.
SUNDAY, April 10
R.O.C. 4-5:30 PM
C.R.E.E.D. 6-8 PM
SEAS’S SUMMER
SESSION PRE-SCHOOL ACADEMY
Faith, Academics, Play
For the
Week of
This summer option is open to children
ages 3-6 years old. The program is designed to be flexible and will focus on
school readiness skills, socialization sills,
fine and gross motor skills. This summer
program can be used for a stand-alone
program for the summer, as a year- round
preschool option or as a parents‟ day–out
option and will offer extended and flexible
hours. The program will begin after the
current school year dismisses for the summer and will run through the summer
break. Call SEAS School at 887-6056 for
information and registration materials.
March 13-18
Operating Fund
Income for the Week .................................... $22,799
Expenses Paid for the Week ......................... $9,649
Special Collections
St. Vincent de Paul............................................... $430
Rice Bowl Donations............................................... $9
Church in Central/East Europe .......................... $70
Catholic Home Missions Appeal ........................ $10
Moving Forward in Faith and Community
Income for the Week ......................................$10,619
When Jesus asked the Samaritan woman for a
drink of water, He opened the door for a lifechanging relationship with Him. Scripture says
her testimony drew many other to Him as well.
We, too, must be ready to respond whenever
and wherever the Lord speaks to us and be
prepared for it to change our lives!
The weekend March 13
SEAS contributed a total of $133.85
to the Kitchen Kettle.
Thanks for caring! Thanks for sharing!
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Parishioners
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Levi Eads
Janice Horton
Mary Mitchell
Jack Murphy
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Loved Ones
Justin Adamson
David Belcher
Joe Blystone
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Tracy Craze
James Cook
Billy Dolmen
Jared Donegian
Jerry Eads
Vincent Freeman
Brandon Giello
Eric Gholz
Wade Gleason
Joseph Haskell
Meghan Haskell
Richard Hilton
Sam Holbrook
Jerry Jacob
Michael Kosco
Aaron Krudwig
Dustin Kyle
Hermes Johan Lacea
Howell Lacea
Chris LaRocque
Robert Anderson
Aislyn Arismendi
Truman Brown
Jack Clark
Mary Anne Fleder
Donna Hall
Sandy Janos
Jon Nehl
Carol (Jane) Reed
Joni Schmidt
50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Of ORDINATION for
Msgr. Philip Bucher
Sunday, April 3, 11:30 AM Mass
Immaculate Conception Church
All are invited to attend the celebration Mass
at Immaculate Conception Parish. If you will
attend the dinner reception following Mass,
please RSVP to parish office, 887-0600 by
March 30. Please, no gifts. Cards with family updates will be gratefully appreciated.
Nic LaRocque
Michael Leverton
David Lukavsky
Chris McComb
Joseph McCroy
Chris K. McClernon
Randy McIlquham
Ryan McIlquham
Joe Mulheron
Ian Murch
Michael Murphy
Michael Natalino
Jon Nehl
Daniel Newsome
Cody Ostroski
Ramon Erwin Pattugalan
Ben Polley
John Shepard
Chris Spreadborough
Brian N. Thielmann
Will Tuck
Adam Twenter
Monty Willoughby
Jared Zinter
PARISH MISSION at HOLY TRINITY,
BEGINNING EXPERIENCE RETREAT
Friday-Monday, April 8-11
Maranatha Retreat Center, Miller, MO
This retreat is for anyone widowed, divorced
or separated who is looking for healing, hope,
and support in dealing with his or her loss.
Trained facilitators present the faith-based
weekend in a peer ministry program. The
cost is $90; scholarships are available.
Transportation is available. For information
or to register call Daniel, 343-9422 or Mary,
844-1318.
“LIVING the SACRAMENTS”
7:00 PM Sunday—Tuesday
APRIL 3, 4, 5
IN ADDITION:
DAY of RECOLLECTION
“CALL TO HOLINESS”
Monday, April 4 9:00-2:00
RSVP: 883-3440
Presented by Fr. Lou Papes
SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC HIGH
SCHOOL MUSICAL
A LENTEN NIGHT FOR ALL
WOMEN IN THE AREA
“CINDERELLA”
Mary’s Way of the Cross
Thursday, April 7, 6:30 PM
If you missed the experience last
week at SEAS (or if you want to
repeat it) join the PCCW at Immaculate Conception Church for this prayer
experience. For more information call Noreen
Penn at 881-1234.
Friday & Saturday,
APRIL 8-9, 7:00 PM
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Sunday, APRIL 10,
2:00 PM
Tickets at
Springfield Catholic High School and
Immaculate Conception Church