625 ST. NICHOLAS DRIVE • O’FALLON, IL 62269

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time JUNE 17, 2018

Pastor:

Rev. William J. Hitpas 632-1797 Deacon:

Gary Mueller 558-8932 Parish Office:

Phone: 632-1797 Fax: 632-7703 Parish Secretary

Pam Steinke 632-1797 Business Administrator:

Ann Daniels 632-1797 Director of Education:

Barbara Furdek 632-1137 Coordinator of Liturgy & Music

Karen Scherrer 632-1007 Coordinator of Parish Ministries

Ed Koszykowski 726-6700

Rectory: 900 N. Smiley, O’Fallon, IL

632-1997

School: St. Clare School

214 W. Third St., O’Fallon, IL

632-6327

Parish School of Religion:

632-1137

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd:

632-1137

Pre-School: Good Shepherd Pre-School

726-6532 St. Nicholas Website Address:

www.stnicholasofallon.org

Parish Office Hours: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

St. Vincent de Paul Emergency Assistance 632-4270

Lottery Update

This week’s winning ticket is Laurie Borysewicz of St. Nicholas Parish

Altar Angels For June 23

Crystal McCarthy TBD TBD

Nursery Volunteers For June 24

10:30 am mass are:

Sherri Molitor Grace Clinton TBD

Blood Pressure Check

during Coffee

and Donuts

This Sunday

P a r i s h N o t e s 2

Saturday, (June 23) at 5:00 pm

Altar Servers:

Lily Kampwerth, Andrew

Rottschalk, Ben Schrieber

Cantor: Khai Ngo

Eucharistic Ministers:

Irene DeFelippis

(EM Host 1), Cynthia

Chaney, Shirley Frost,

Scott Gaab, Elizabeth

Gowlovech-Porath, Dick

Kosco, Dolores Kosco,

Dave McCoy, Oanh Ngo,

Carol Papenberg, Colleen

Sprague, Cathy Mueller

(GEM)

Greeters:

Corky & Carol Mauchline

Lectors: Stacey Lentz, Cris

Armstrong

Ushers:

Jeremy Kampwerth,

Dennis Mulqueeny, Stan

Slaydon

Presenters of Gifts:

Ann & Mel Stoll

Sunday, (June 24) at 8:00 am

Altar Servers: Alize Herran,

Hennace Herran, Zachary

Herran

Cantor: Scott Bridgeman

Eucharistic Ministers:

Kathy Short (EM Host 1)

Marty Buncher, Lynda

Fahrner, Bob Hoff, Erika

Mendola, Mary Kay

Newman, Fred Newman,

Jan Schless, Joe Siekmann,

Loretta Siekmann, Melissa

Toennies, Bill Short (GEM)

Greeters: Jackie Harris, TBD

Lectors: Pat Kennedy,

Bill Schless

Ushers: Sea Bordenave,

John Coers, Bill Fillman

Presenters of Gifts:

Charles & Melissa Wagner

Sunday, (June 24) at 10:30 am

Altar Servers: Chase Little,

Ella Little, Emily Jackson

Cantor: TBD

Children's Word: Jim O’Brien,

Denise Scagliarini

Teen Children’s Helpers:

Adriana Scagliarini, TBD

Eucharistic Ministers:

Al Lambaria (EM Host 1)

Sally Beyersdorfer, Jim

Bostick, Michael Feathers, Bob

Green, Bonnie Levin, Mark

McLean, Joann Moore, Lee

Niehaus, Mike Sanchez, Nancy

Stapchuk, Donna Sweet, Jeff

Sweet, Paula Weidner, Mary

Winger,

Chad Christopherson (GEM)

Greeters:

Ray & Marianne Clifford

Lectors: Ronald Black,

Jim Harper

Ushers: Jifi Jacob, Dan

Weidner, Keith Wilhelm

Presenters of Gifts:

Gerald & Julie Tonsing-Meyer

Marian Hour of Prayer Each month the Marian Hour of Prayer is held on the third Monday of the month at 7:00 pm. On Monday, June 18 we will again meet to pray the rosary, read from scripture, and reflect on Mary in our Day Chapel.

Parish Council Nominees Informational Meeting To the nominees who are planning on attending the Informational meeting; it will be Wednesday, June 20 at 7:00 pm in the Good Shepherd Spirituality Center. If you have any questions please call Ann at 632-1797.

The Good Shepherd Preschool and PlayGroup The Good Shepherd Preschool is affiliated with St. Clare School and is located on St. Nicholas Campus. There are options still available for both half day (8:30 am-11:30 am) and full Day (8:30 am – 1:30 pm). Extended care is also offered until 3:30pm. For more information please contact Director Sherri Hertzler at 726.6532 or email at sherhertz5@gmail.com. PlayGroup,

Come join us for infant and toddler time at The Good Shepherd Preschool on Tuesday or Wednesday mornings! This teacher led play time offers new and exciting themes for little ones (9mos – 3yrs) and their caregiver each week. This is a great opportunity to meet others in the community with young children. For more information please contact Sherri Hertzler at 726.6532.

Vacation Bible School is June 18-22 This Monday, June 18 our Vacation Bible School will begin. All children who have finished Kindergarten thru 6th grade this spring are welcome to attend. If you were unable to register your child and would like for them to attend, please come to the St. Nicholas Activity Center by 8:45 am Monday to register. The cost of VBS is $15.

L i t u r g i c a l R o l e s

P a r i s h E v e n t s 3

Did You Know?

CONVERSATIONS

WITH FR. BILL ARE

STILL AVAILABLE!

If you are

interested in

purchasing a set

for yourself or

someone else as a

gift, please stop

by the office

between 9 am –4:30 pm or call

if you have any

questions at

632-1797.

The cost of the DVD

Series is $35.00 and

for Blu-Ray is $50.00

The Series consists

of 7 topics:

• Reflections on a

Ministry: Who We Are

and What We Do

• A Short Course on the

Spiritual Journey

• How Anger Robs Us

of Happiness

• The Journey of Trust

• Reflections for Teens

& Young Adults

• Lent is a Gift of God

• The Gift & The

Challenge of

Marriage

FLAMINGOS are Here! Here to celebrate birthdays,

anniversaries, homecomings. The high school kids stealthily deliver the night before and remove 24 hours later. A $25

donation is requested and all proceeds go

toward the Mission Trip. Call Cathy at 791-8232

Book Club In The Girl Who Wrote in Silk, author Kelli Estes tells the story of two young women in Seattle and the San Juans living 130 years apart, connected by a secret. Inara Erickson is exploring her de-ceased aunt’s island estate when she finds an elaborately stitched piece of fabric hidden in the house. As she peels back layer upon layer of the secrets it holds, Inara’s life becomes interwoven with that of Mei Lein, a young Chinese girl mysteriously driven from her home a century before. Through the stories Mei Lein tells in silk, Inara uncovers a tragic truth that will shake her family to its core and force her to make an impossible choice. Pat Lanter leads the discussion on Thursday, July 5 from 9:30 to 11:30 am in the Spirituality Center.

The 23rd Annual St. Nicholas Golf Classic

Friday, September 28 at St. Clair Country Club St. Nicholas Golf Classic 4-person scramble, singles will be paired. Registration begins at 7:30 am and Shotgun will start at 9:00 am. Breakfast sandwiches will be provided in the morning, drinks on the course throughout the day and lunch will fol-low after the tournament. We will flight the skins and have forward t-blocks for those golfers 65 and older. Cost per golfer is $125.00. Individual and Corporate Sponsorships: Pope: $2,500 - Banner Displayed at Check-In, Sign on Course, Name on Golfers Bag and 2-Four Persons Teams Cardinal: $1,000 - Banner Displayed at Check-In, Sign on Course, Four Person Team Bishop: $500 - Signs Displayed at Putting Green and Driving Range Monsignor: $250 - Sign Displayed at Putting Green

Padre: $125 Sponsor - Sign on Course. Awarding Great Prizes for Long Putt/Long Drive Contest, Closest to the Hole and Hole in One Contest. Registration forms are on the informational table in the Gathering area and on the website. Contact Mike Schaltenbrand at 618-789-6325 or Duane Daniels at 618-581-2014 to reserve a team, sponsorship or if you have any questions. Reservations for the First 36 PAID Teams.

5th Annual 4th Degree Knights of Columbus

All Meat Kabobs Fundraiser. Pork Kabobs and new for this year Teriyaki Chicken

Kabobs are packaged, vacuum sealed, and frozen ready to be grilled this 4th of July. Pick up yours on June 27 from 5 to 8 pm and on June 30 from 9 am to Noon at the O’Fallon KC Hall across from the park on Hwy 50. Packs of four kabobs, $8 and six kabobs, $12, call to pre-order 618-960-9582.

Men’s Casual Clothing/Accessories Needed The Belleville Council Office of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul NEEDS YOUR HELP in providing essentials to the poor they serve. At the present time there is a desperate need for gently-used men’s casual clothing and accessories: slacks, shirts, socks, belts and shoes. Items can be dropped off at: SVDP Thrift Store 3718 State Street, East St. Louis Monday-Friday 9:30 am.-2:00 pm.; Saturday 9:00 am.-Noon Or SVDP Office 13 Vieux Carre Drive, East St. Louis (across from the new Save-A-Lot store on Hwy. 157) Monday-Friday 9:30 am-2:30 pm. If you have questions or need additional information, please call the Council office at 618-394-0126.

Saturday, June 16

5:00 pm Barb McCoy Sunday, June 17

8:00 am For the Parish 10:30 am Theresa Hopper Monday, June 18

8:30 am Robert Trenary Tuesday, June 19

8:30 am George & Virginia Costlow Wednesday, June 20

8:30 am Don Burnett Thursday, June 21 8:30 am Liturgy of Word/Communion Friday, June 22

8:30 am Doris Hopper Saturday, June 23

3:30 pm Confession 5:00 pm David & Genevieve Daniels Sunday, June 24

8:00 am Lawrence & Esther Prosser 10:30 am Armand & Regina Brosseau

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You could buy a meal for a person who is hungry or for a person who just ate a feast. You could spend time with a lonely person or with someone who has more friends than you. You could step forward to join a parish committee that your experience and knowledge can help, or you can join a ministry where you will constantly struggle to figure out what to do. All of the above actions involve you giving and sharing yourself and your gifts. But not all of these actions will bear good fruit. If a sower sows seeds only on rocky or weed-infested soil, nothing of great value will grow. But if that same sower plants his seeds in rich soil, then the harvest will one day be great. In all of the soils, the seed is being sown, but it is not the act of sowing that is the most important factor. In living a stewardship way of life, we must discern how best to share our gifts. Discernment needs the Holy Spirit and a desire to follow God's will, not our own. Our own desires and misconceptions can cause us to use our gifts unwisely. The more mindful we are of how, when, and why we are sharing ourselves, than the greater the impact for God's glory. God wants all of you, but not in a way that is without understanding and discernment. He wants you to shine as a light to the world through your stewardship just as He came to you as the Light of the World in baptism. You can't shine brightly if the match does not hit the wick. Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS

Readings for the Week of June 17, 2018 Sunday: Ez 17:22-24/Ps 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16 [cf. 2a]/2 Cor 5:6-

10/Mk 4:26-34

Monday: 1 Kgs 21:1-16/Ps 5:2-3ab, 4b-6a, 6b-7 [2b]/Mt 5:38-42

Tuesday: 1 Kgs 21:17-29/Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 11 and 16 [3a]/Mt

5:43-48

Wednesday: 2 Kgs 2:1, 6-14/Ps 31:20, 21, 24 [25]/Mt 6:1-6, 16-

18

Thursday: Sir 48:1-14/Ps 97:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7 [12a]/Mt 6:7-15

Friday: 2 Kgs 11:1-4, 9-18, 20/Ps 132:11, 12, 13-14, 17-18

[13]/Mt 6:19-23

Saturday: 2 Chr 24:17-25/Ps 89:4-5, 29-30, 31-32, 33-34 [29a]/

Mt 6:24-34

Next Sunday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10/Ps 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15, 17 [6b]/1

Pt 1:8-12/Lk 1:5-17

Day: Is 49:1-6/Ps 139:1-3, 13-14, 14-15 [14a]/Acts 13:22-26/Lk

1:57-66, 80

June 20 - No Youth Group – It’s

VBS week, the entire building is

occupied!

June 27 – Water Games – Bring a

towel, you will get wet.

July 4 – No Youth Group

Who can come to Teen Nights? All high schoolers

are welcome! We meet Wednesdays at 7 pm.

Questions about Teen Nights? Call Cathy Green at

791-8232.

Feed My Lambs Thank you for your generosity in donations for the Feed My Lambs program. St. Nicholas will take lunches on Fridays, June 29, July 13, 27 & August 10. If you are interested in helping they are still in need of Capri Sun Drinks, Fruit Snacks and or Cookie Treats. Chip request has been filled. You may drop off your items at the church office Mon.-Fri. 9:00 am-4:30 pm or in the Parish hall after masses. We will meet to prepare lunches on the dates mentioned in the St. Nicholas Activity Center.

Everyday Stewardship

TITHE Total tithe last weekend………………………………..$24,685.26 Offering ............................................................... $22,509.26 Guatemala ............................................................... $590.00 Poor ....................................................................... $1,311.00 Seminarian Education ............................................... $65.00 St. Vincent de Paul .................................................. $190.00 Catholic Communication………………………………………$20.00

Thank you very much!

Parish School of Religion Registration for new and returning students to the Parish School of Religion will be held the weekend of August 4/5 after each mass. Anyone may come to the parish office

Monday—Friday from 9:00 am-4:30 pm to register. A per-

son must be registered in the parish and have a baptismal

certificate. Tuition is $75.00 per person. If anyone is mak-ing their First Communion or Confirmation, there is an ad-

ditional $10.00 fee. A $25.00 assessment fee will be added after August 20th. As an alternative to PSR, you may want to consider sending your child to Catechesis of the Good Shepherd which has classes for children ages 3-12. For further information call Barb at 632-1137.