SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH 542-3423 17 N WALNUT ST- DU QUOIN, IL 62832 876050

HOLY MASS: See Mass Schedule RECONCILIATION: See Mass Schedule or anytime by appt. BAPTISM: During weekend Masses by appt. Must be a registered member and attend baptismal preparation session. MARRIAGE: At least six months prior notification to the pastor. Church Secretary : Sacred Heart & Immaculate Conception Kelly Paxton Maintenance: Sacred Heart & Immaculate Conception: Tony Kellerman Parish Council President: Sacred Heart: Jeremy Cornett 542-6298 Immaculate Conception: Tiffany Kujawa 618-559-1078

Sacred Heart of Jesus Church 100 West Main Street, Du Quoin, IL 62832 Phone 618-542-3423 fax 618-542-5061

sacredheartduquoin@gmail.com www.sacredheart-duquoin.org

Immaculate Conception Church 533 W. 2nd North Street, Tamaroa, IL 62888

Phone 618-496-5867 Rev. Joseph Oganda

April 1, 2018

Easter Sunday A Good Day to Die Do you remember your own baptism? I wish I could; I was baptized as an infant, just a few days old. I envy the adults I have seen baptized at the Easter Vigil. Hopefully, they experience what St. Paul says in the epistle we hear at the Vigil. For Paul, Baptism is a sign of dying and rising to new life. Sounds like Easter to me. So when Jesus died, he rose from the dead. Is Paul telling us that we will rise from the dead, too? Yes, but that is not his main point. If all we think about is our physical death, and hope we go to heaven afterwards, we're missing the point. The new life starts with our baptism, not just our physical death. That's why Paul says things like, "our old self was crucified" or "sinful body done away with. . .." (Rom 6:6) Baptism gives us a new life NOW. The water is both cleansing and a sign of dying (symbolic drowning) that help us see we are free from sin. We are dead to sin when we begin to live in Christ. The fictional Klingons have a saying "today is a good day to die" to express courage in battle. But real Christians might say that Easter is a good day to die: we have died to sin and begun a new life in Christ. How do we experience this dying to sin? First, we identify the sinful areas of our life. Do I watch mov-ies, video games, or TV shows that encourage promiscuity, lying, revenge, hatred or selfishness? What sins do I confess repeatedly and what can I do to avoid them? Next we look for ways to act differently: Can I spend more time with friends/relatives who are examples of love? Can I spend less time entertaining myself and more time in prayer? Instead of complaining about what is wrong with the world, can I find ways to make it better? (If not the world, then my community or fami-ly.) These are a few of the ways we begin our new in Christ. Tom Schmidt, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

LITURGICAL MINISTERS Sacred Heart

USHERS for the Month of April: Saturday, 5:00 PM: Jim Campanella; Jeremy Cornett; Tony Jones; Mike Krisfaluzy Sunday, 8:30 AM : Don Harsy; Joe Lane; Scott Harsy; Joe Cucchi Saturday, April 7th Gift Bearers: Catholic Daughters Servers: Ron Mann; Owen Cornett Lector: Catholic Daughters Extraordinary Ministers: Catholic Daughters Sunday, April 8th Gift Bearers: Catholic Daughters Servers: Katie Smith; Grace Alongi Lector: Catholic Daughters Extraordinary Ministers: Catholic Daughters

EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD

SACRED HEART - DU QUOIN Mass & Intentions

Sunday, April 1; EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD 8:30 am Mass; Catholic Extension Society Mary Cucchi by Olga Chereso Monday, April 2 MONDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER 6:45 am Mass - Catholic Extension Society Josh Harsy by Antoinette & Don Payne Tuesday, April 3 TUESDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER 6:30 am Mass - Catholic Extension Society Barry James “BJ” Koerner Wednesday, April 4 WEDNESDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER 5:30 pm Mass - Catholic Extension Society Clarence Majewski by Dorothy Prusacki & Family Thursday, April 5 THURSDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER 6:45 am Mass - Catholic Extension Society Geraldine Kowzan by Kevin Meckler Friday, April 6 FRIDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER 8:00 am Mass - Catholic Extension Society Valerie Rice by The Rice Family Saturday, April 7 SATURDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER 8:30 am PSR Mass -Catholic Extension Society Leroy Lamczik by Brian & Barb Tuthil 4:30 - 4:45 pm - Confession 5:00 pm Mass: Catholic Extension Society CDA Court #795 95th Anniversary Sunday, April 8; SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER SUNDAY OF DIVINE MERCY 8:00 am Rosary 8:00 - 8:15 am Confession 8:30 am Mass; Catholic Extension Society CDA Court #795 95th Anniversary

Weekly Happenings

Sunday, April 1 HAPPY EASTER!! No coffee & donuts Monday, April 2 - Office Closed 8 am - 12 pm: Quilting at Haffner Hall Tuesday, April 3 8 am - 12 pm Quilting at Haffner Hall Wednesday, April 4 7 am - 8 pm: Eucharistic Adoration 6:00 pm - PSR Teachers meeting Thursday, April 5 6:00 pm - RCIA Potluck 6:00 pm - Choir practice Friday, April 6 Saturday, April 7 Second Collection - Social Justice 8:30 am - 12:30 pm - PSR Class 8:30 am Mass First Communion Retreat with parents & children practic-ing at 12:00pm at church. Sunday, April 8 Second Collection - Social Justice

Have a Blessed Easter! We would like to wish you and your family a prosperous and peace-ful life. May you be blessed with homes filled with harmony, joy and love. Easter brings fun, Easter brings Happiness, Easter brings God's endless blessings, Easter brings love and the freshness of spring. Blessings, Father Joseph, Tony, and Kelly

APRIL 1, 2018

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - TAMAROA Mass & Intentions

Sunday, April 1 EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD 10:00 am Mass - Catholic Extension Society Clarence Majewski by The Woodside Family Monday, April 2 MONDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER Tuesday, April 3 TUESDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER Wednesday, April 4 WEDNESDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER 5:30 pm Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Extension Society Clarence Majewski by Dorothy Prusacki & Family Thursday, April 5 THURSDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER Friday, April 6 FRIDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER Saturday, April 7 SATURDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER 8:30 am PSR Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Extension Society Leroy Lamczik by Brian & Barb Tuthil Sunday, April 8; SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER SUNDAY OF DIVINE MERCY 10:00 am Mass - Catholic Extension Society Clarence Majewski by Agnes, Ray & Janet George

LITURGICAL MINISTERS Immaculate Conception

Easter, April 8 - 10:00 am Mass Extraordinary Ministers: Diana Majewski; Susan Heape, Gary Reidelberger Lector: Eileen Koenegstein Sweet Treats: Kathy Rulevish

NEWS & EVENTS FOR EVERYONE….

SACRED HEART QUARTER AUCTION Plans for the 3rd Annual Sacred Heart Quarter Auction/Pork Steak Meal are underway! This years Quarter Auc-tion will be held on Saturday, April 14th at Haffner Hall. This event promises to be a

fun, family oriented evening! If you are able to help out in any way, please contact Elizabeth Benson at 318-9385 or Kelly at the parish office (542-3423). All donations, big or small are greatly appreciated and being accepted at this time.

ELECTION DAY CHICKEN & DUMPLING RAFFLE WINNERS Quilt - Caroline Kuberski

Candle in Box - Brenda Sims $25 - Rose Pestka

Casey's gift card - Rose Malanowski Cake plate & dome - Kelly Paxton Cardinal Basket - Rita Wyciskalla Easter Basket - Phyllis Majewski

$20 - Rose Pestka Thirty-One Pouch - Ernie Kujawa

Crock pot - Joanne Windee

Please pray for our children making their First Communion on April 22nd: Lucy Kellerman,

Makenna Milam, Layton Parks, Rylee Pestka, Guadalupe Sanchez, Violet Searby, and

Hunter Valentine. Also continue to pray for Chuck Rowell who was welcomed into our church at the Easter Vigil.

Please also keep in your prayers their sponsors and their instructors - Debbie Olinger, Mary Beth Lane, Kelly Paxton and the PSR teachers, along with Doris Rottschalk, Henry Born, Chris Kel-ley,Tony Jones, Marcia Hagene & Dave Tracy (St. Bruno) and the RCIA team.

ENCOUNTER THE RISEN CHRIST We prayed, fasted and gave alms—and now we celebrate Easter joy! Our Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl ends as we en-counter our Risen Lord. We reflect on our brothers and sisters we have walked with, and we commit to bringing Easter joy to each person we meet in our daily lives. Don’t forget to turn in your CRS Rice Bowl at The CRS Donation Collection Box located by the front entrance of church by April 22.

NEWS & EVENTS FOR EVERYONE….

EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD

Sympathy is extended to the Joe Riggio family whose brother in law

Edward Martie passed away Wednesday March 21st

And was buried at Sacred Heart Cemetery May he rest in peace.

Please keep his family in your prayers

Nursing Home: Marcia Stacey, Mary Powless, Evelyn Bechlofft, Lynn Finn, Regina “Jeannie” Davison, Connie Horst, Sam Chapman, Helen Chitwood, Lindsay Lynch, Wanda Jones, Edna Emling, Helen Schafer. Sick: Josh Ritter, Janet George, Sally Fontana, Linda Meyer, Amanda Evans, Aydan Zoller, Karl Mohr, James Feger, John Croessman, Vincent Deering, Jim Davis, Steve Benson, Adelyn Jones, Carl Campanella, Don Polczynski, Tammy Holford, Dodie Holmes, Scherry Baker, Shirley Cucchi, LaDonna Paxton, Janet Newborn, Hudson Saul, Joe Wynn, Juanita Ray, Kevin McCrary, Betty Nix, Joyce Scallini, Loretta Schneider, Frances Furlin, Leonard Rybacki, Misty Rid-dle, Jerry Vaughn. Names will remain in bulletin for 1 month. Military Personnel: Col. Aaron S. Cowley, SSgt. Jordan Keller, MGunnerySgt. Thomas D. Sims, Sgt. Derek S. Sims, ITS1(SS/AW) John Kelley, SSgt. Patrick Kelley, SPC Mark Yanez, PV2 Jared Albers, Major Carly Sims, Major Cory Jones, Sgt. 1st. Cl. Caleb VanVoorhis, SSgt Tyler Jeffers, Lance Cpl. Drew Ferguson, Petty Ofc. 3rd Class Clay-ton Wyciskalla, Private Noah Mabry U.S.M.C., Major Andrew Martin.

R L C Easter Joy – This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad! The darkness of the winter is gone and the gloom of Good Friday is behind us. Today is a wonderful day to celebrate Christ’s love for us. Learn, Act, Connect, Pray: Let us go forth today with a song in our hearts. After you leave Mass, do you ever have a few lines of a hymn that stick with you the rest of the day? The song resonates in your heart so much that you want to sing it or carry the tune in your heart the rest of the day. That’s joy! Let’s share it! Share joy with every-one you encounter today – smile, be happy, greet strangers, go out of your way to be nice to people. Slow down. Appreciate the small moments of joy today, and then share it with others. Knights of Columbus update…

The Knights of Columbus recently voted to donate $100 to the Catholic Services Ministry Appeal. We sup-port Father Joseph’s position as a Director on this worth-while appeal. The Knights will have a First Degree installation for new members on April 10th. A meal will be served at 6 pm and the meeting will be at 7 pm. We invite anyone interested in becoming a Knights of Columbus to contact any Knight. We always welcome new members to assist with our charitable activities.

Forgot to Subscribe to The Messenger? No Problem! Call 618-233-8670. To subscribe online go to www.bellevillemessenger.org.

Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord Still risen. There are 25 readings chosen for the vigil and day of Easter. There are so many we can feel over-whelmed. The gospel acclamation gives this sum-mary: Christ, our paschal lamb, has been sacrificed; let us then feast with joy in the Lord. As paschal lamb, Jesus, who died for us, is the Risen Christ. For us all! We. Feast. With. Joy! • What needs to be dead in me so I can live in

Easter joy? • What fills me with joy? • How will I joyfully behave?

Catholic Daughters Court #795 - 95th Anniversay Catholic Daughters will celebrate their 95th anni-versary w/ honor masses on both Sat. April 7th and Sun. April 8th and at our regular monthly meeting on April 9th. Rosary will be recited Mon.at 6:30 and the business meeting will follow. Committee co-chairs are Kelly Paxton & Debbie Olinger. New officers are scheduled to be elected in May and inducted in June & all CDA members are eligible for nomination. If you are interested in holding any of the five offices & want further information on what that specif-ic position entails, please contact a current of-ficer. Thank you!

Easter Blessings We pray that God may bless you and your loved ones

with the peace, the hope and the love that the Lord gave to us all through the Resurrection of Jesus.

Ministries and Agencies Funded by

The Catholic Service and Ministry Appeal Catholic Diocese of Belleville

NEWS & EVENTS FOR EVERYONE….

APRIL 1, 2018

St. Bruno Catholic School News

http://stbrunoschool.com

St. Bruno School Catholic Baptismal Bonus Any kindergartener that enrolls at St. Bruno school for the 2018/2019 school year, AND has been baptized at St. Bruno Church or one of the following parishes (Tamaroa, Todd’s Mill, Sacred Heart, or Sparta), and whose family is an active member of the church will re-ceive a $500 incentive per family for the 2018/2019 school year. For any questions please contact St. Bruno Cath-olic School Principal, Mrs. Goldman, at 357-8276.

‘Catholic Sisters: The Spirit of St. Louis” Parishioners and friends of the Belleville Diocese are invited to visit an exciting exhibit that celebrates Cath-olic Sisters—including the Adorers of the Blood of Christ—in the greater St. Louis area. “Catholic Sisters: The Spirit of St. Louis” will be on display March 3rd through April 28th in the third-floor Car-negie Room of the St. Louis Public Library, Central Branch, 1301 Olive St. in downtown St. Louis. The exhibit will feature historic photos and artifacts from 15 congregations of women religious who have left their mark in education, health care, social services, spir-itual guidance and other areas. The exhibit is free and open to the public, and open from 10 am to 6 pm Mondays through Saturdays.

"Growing Old Gracefully," Saturday, April 7, 10 am St. Mary the Immaculate Conception, Mt. Vernon

Gary Behrman, PhD, MSW, MDiv, will explore what it means to age gracefully, integrate spirituality into our human development, and utilize a spiritual approach to aging well. Doors will open on April 7 at 9:00 a.m. RSVP by April 2 to Janice Gahagan: jgahagan@stmarymtvernon.org or call 618-244-1559. Funded by the Ministry to Sick & Aged, Catholic Diocese of Belleville. Sponsored by the Parish Nurses of St. Mary Church.

Newman Center’s 11th Annual Golf Scramble The SIU Newman Center’s Knights of Columbus Council #7682 is hosting their 11th Annual Golf Scramble on Saturday, April 28th, at Red Hawk Golf Club in Tama-roa, Illinois. $60 per person includes lunch at noon and golf at 1 pm. Sponsorships are available. For more in-formation, please call the Newman Center at 618-529-3311 or email office@siucnewman.org.

OLMC 14th Annual Dinner Auction KICKOFF PARTY FOR OUR NEW SCHOOL!

This adult-only evening will include dinner, silent and live auctions, raffles, and other fun games. Held at The Pa-vilion in Marion, Il on April 21st with doors open at 5:30 pm and dinner beginning at 6:30 pm. For information please contact Liz Bokermann at 615-509-0078.

Upcoming Dates 4/6/18—Archery Team State Tournament @ Springfield—

arrive by 7:30 April 7th @ 5:30—Confirmation @ St. Bruno

4/10/18—PTO Meeting @ 6:00 **4/12/18—Open House**

Enrollment in the St. Bruno Early Learning Center is going on now! Contact the school to sign up as our program fills up quickly! You can check out the class-room and meet the teacher at Open House on 4/12. If you haven’t already, check out the promotional video on the school’s Facebook page—those kids are the cutest!

Our Sacred Earth, Our Common Home A Morning of Reflection on Laudato Si'

Saturday, April 21; 9:00 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Shrine Visitors Center

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker, Yale Divini-ty School. Several "hands-on" breakout sessions. Cost: $25 for adults, $15 for students For those who are able, we suggest a payment of $40 to cover the cost of a student who cannot afford to pay. To register, or for more information: Call:(618) 394-6270 Email: Programs@snows.org Log on to: www.snows.org

SPRING DAY OF RECOLLECTION The West Vicariate Spring Day of Recollection will be held on Thursday, April 5th at St. Pius V, Walsh. The morning speaker will be Deacon Douglas Boyer. We will be attending Mass before lunch. The afternoon speaker will be Rev. Vincent Mukasa. The cost of the day will be $9.00. Everyone welcome!!

Weekend Warrior April Schedule: April 2nd - Deb Mannino April 9th - Donna Mann April 16th - Doris & McLain April 23rd - Cornett Family April 30th - Poiter Family

April PSR Class Our April PSR Class will be held on Saturday, April 7th with Mass beginning at 8:30 am. The second grade class will be having their First Communion Retreat at Haffner Hall with practice at 12 pm at the church. Please continue to pray for our young children as they journey in their faith!

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS Sacred Heart Church #876050 17 N. Walnut Street Du Quoin, IL 62832 TELEPHONE 618 542-3423 CONTACT PERSON Kelly Paxton EMAIL: sacredheartduquoin@gmail.com SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2010 Adobe Acrobat X Windows 7 TRANSMISSION TIME Wednesday 12:00 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION April 1, 2018 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 6 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS