Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord April 12, 2020

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Bulletin Announcements: Deadline is Monday at noon to the St. Clement Parish Office or to st_clement@tds.net

Fr. William Vernon, Pastor 723-4990Fr. William Vernon, Pastor 723-4990Bill Manthe, Parish Associate 723-4990Bill Manthe, Parish Associate 723-4990Katie Crosby, Parish Secretary 723-4990Katie Crosby, Parish Secretary 723-4990

Website: www.saintclementparish.comWebsite: www.saintclementparish.com

Josh Jensen, Principal 723-7474Josh Jensen, Principal 723-7474Nick Crosby, CRE 7-12 723-4990Nick Crosby, CRE 7-12 723-4990Rebecca Dean & Melissa Martin, CREs K-6Rebecca Dean & Melissa Martin, CREs K-6

Email: st_clement@tds.netEmail: st_clement@tds.net

St. Clement ParishSt. Clement Parish135 S. Washington St., Lancaster 53813135 S. Washington St., Lancaster 53813

OFFICE HOURS:St. Clement Parish Office is currently

closed until further notice. Please call if you need assistance, have questions or for

a Sacramental emergency.

EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD APRIL 12, 2020

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

April 4 & 5Church Support Envelopes � � � � � $4,553�00Offertory Cash� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �$206�001st of the Month Electronic Giving � �$1,355�00Weekly Electronic Giving � � � � � � � �$988�00Total � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � $7,102�00Budgeted Offertory for April� � � $32,706�00Offertory Received in April � � � � � $7,102�00Budgeted Amount Still Needed . . $25,604.00

Monthly Offertory Comparison March 2020 (5 weekends) . . . . . . . $37,837.00March 2019 (5 weekends) . . . . . . . $36,613.00

Weekly Mass Schedule

Tuesday, April 14 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Healing for Jack Reuter

Wednesday, April 15� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � † Ray Kirschbaum

Thursday, April 16 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Special Intention (CB)

Friday, April 17� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � † Carl Muench

Saturday, April 18 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � (morning) Special Intention (TS)

(evening) People of Our ParishSunday, April 19 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �

Sunday of Divine Mercy (Second Sunday of Easter)

† Leona & Lavern Digman † Paul Penchi Sr�

From Our Pastor:From Our Pastor:Happy Easter! Jesus Christ is risen, truly He is risen! Let us pray for a joyous and blessed

Easter Season, growing in our love for Jesus Christ, His Church and for one another� During these challenging times, we might not be able to control the covid-19 pandemic, but we can control our response, remaining faithful, hopeful and loving disciples of Jesus Christ, our Savior� As we continue to practice social distancing, let’s remember to never practice spiritual distancing, as we strive to respond to God’s love with a greater love for God and for our neighbor, in our words and deeds – keeping the faith and growing in our relationship with God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit through daily prayer, His Word and spiritual communions� Let’s also remember how our response to His love brings great Joy when we get the right order: to love Jesus, others and yourself� If we’ve been away from the practice of our beautiful and wondrous Catholic Christian faith, we can always renew our efforts, by God’s grace� Thank you, everyone, for your prayers and your generous support of our parish church and school� Let’s keep praying for one another, our country and the world, for God’s strength, courage, healing and peace�

The second Sunday of the Easter Season (April 19th this year) is joyfully proclaimed as Divine Mercy Sunday – on April 30, 2000, Pope Saint John Paul II instituted the Feast of the Divine Mercy when he canonized the first saint of the new millennium: Sister Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938)� God’s mercy, His loving forgiveness, wrought for us by Jesus Christ in His Passion, Death and Resurrection and Ascension into Heaven, is readily available to us any time that we sincerely seek His mercy� During this time of the covid-19 pandemic, let us pray ever more fervently for God’s mercy for us and for the whole world�

In the 1930s, Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ appeared several times to Saint Faustina and told her to promote devotion to His Divine Mercy, to have an image painted of Him expressing His Divine Mercy� This image represents the Crucified and Risen Christ bringing mercy to the world – indeed, only the mercy and love of God will quench the thirst of all people� The white ray emanating from the Lord’s heart represents the water that recalls the Sacrament of Baptism and the gift of the Holy Spirit� The red ray represents the Blood of Christ, recalling for us the Sacrifice of Christ on the Cross and His gift of the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist� Next weekend, please consider praying the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy while venerating an image of the Divine Mercy (we do not worship images, but thank God for such holy reminders that help us to think of Him and His saints)� On Good Friday, many people began a Novena to the Divine Mercy (nine days of devotional prayers)� Please see the pamphlets and holy cards at the entrances of church, and thedivinemercy�org and marian�org for information about the Divine Mercy devotion that Jesus has given to His Church� May we join in the prayers from the Chaplet: Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world. For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

May we keep always in our hearts, and in our words and actions, the prayer that Jesus Christ, Divine Mercy Himself, taught to Saint Faustina, which appears on the image of the Divine Mercy: “Jesus, I trust in You�” And let us remember the “ABCs” of God’s Mercy: Ask for His Mercy� Be merciful� Completely trust in Jesus, for He is the Only Savior of the world�

With peace and prayers for a blessed and joyous Easter in Christ,Fr. William Vernon

RECONCILIATIONFridays: 6:30 – 7:30 PM

Saturdays: 4:00 – 5:00 PMFace-to-face reconciliation by appointment only�

RECENTLY BAPTIZEDEVELYN JAYMESDaughter of Johnathan

and Kristen (Beesecker) AdamsLEVI CECIL

Son of Rachel Schmidt and Tyler Landon

PRIESTS FOR OUR FUTURE: THE CHURCH IS ALIVE! CAMPAIGN UPDATE

Thanks to your continued generosity and diligence, our parish received a rebate from the over-goal portion of our St� Clement Parish campaign quarter ending March 31, 2020, in the amount of $1,346�31� The cumulative rebate our St� Clement Parish has received through 3/31/2020 is $29,466�95� Please continue to fulfill your outstanding pledges� Rebates are calculated and paid quarterly based on new donations collected� Currently, we are at Parish/Campaign 50/50 share of the amount collected over our goal amount� Thank you for your continued prayers for and generosity and support of priestly vocations�

FAMILY PROMISE NEWSDue to scheduling issues with other churches, our next host week

is starting next week on April 19� However it will be very different from any other host week� Because of COVID-19, and the need to protect everyone, the families in the program have been staying day and night at the Day Center since we hosted last� Each week, other host churches have brought in food which they have left on a table outside the Day Center for the families to use� No volunteers are interacting or coming into contact with the families! Logan Noe, the program director, has been staying overnight, and Terry, who normally drives for Family Promise, has been present during the day�

What we will need for our host week is food for the families� We will need items such as milk, juice, fruit, etc� and possibly meals for the evening� Later this week, Peg Jonas or Bill Manthe will be contacting people to ask for assistance with our needs� If you already know that you can bring in food or cook a meal for the week of April 19, please let Bill or Peg know� Thanks!

SPIRITUAL COMMUNION PRAYERMy Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed

Sacrament� I love You above all things and I desire to receive You into my soul� Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart� I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You� Never permit me to be separated from You� Amen�

REMINDER FOR RICE BOWL DONATIONSPlease drop-off the rice bowl donations to the parish office as

soon as possible� Checks should be made payable to St� Clement Parish� One check from church along with a check from St� Clement School family donations will be sent to the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Saint Teresa of Calcutta, as well as to Mary’s Meals (marysmeals�org)�

Easter MemorialsAs we strive to celebrate Easter with our families during the COVID-19 pandemic and “safer at home” regulations, we especially remember and cherish the

memory of our loved ones who have gone before us. The beautiful Easter candle, the lovely flowers and all the decorations that adorn our church during the course of the Easter Season were provided through monetary gifts given in loving memory of:

✝ Joyce Klaas ✝ Kimberly Myers ✝ Floyd & Lorraine Klaas ✝ Leo & Sylvia Schmitz ✝ Ed Evans ✝ Judy Ann Evans ✝ Denny & Dixie Lau ✝ Leona, Ruth, Emmett & Pat Hauth

✝ Walter & Leona Heinrichs ✝ Diane Heinrichs ✝ Elmer Fenzau ✝ Ernest & Hazel Schildgen ✝ Joe & Drusilla Schildgen ✝ Gerald & Florence Schildgen ✝ Larry & Marie Drew ✝ The Patzner Family ✝ The Ihm Family ✝ Mary Ann Bauer ✝ Jim & Ruth Mahr ✝ Joyce Mahr ✝ Frank & Nina Kasparek ✝ Carl Kasparek ✝ Ken Freese ✝ Roger VanNatta ✝ Albert & Ethel Bauer

✝ Joseph B. & Leona Reuter

✝ Amanda Reuter

✝ Tim Ihm

✝ Zachary Ihm

✝ Hannah Horsfall

✝ Joe Crubel

✝ Dorman Losch

✝ Gen Losch

✝ Donald Losch

✝ Rosemary Wolf

✝ Dennis Fishnick

✝ Joann Uppena

✝ Heather Fishnick

✝ Victor & Katherine Everix

✝ Ted & Stephanie Warczak

✝ Harold & Irene Block

✝ Evie Torney

✝ Deceased Members of Earl & Florentine Ehrlich Family

✝ Ernie Krogman

✝ Patricia Fulton Schroeder

✝ Fr. Phil Krogman

✝ Curley & Slater Families

✝ Marcus & Maxine Zenz

✝ Deceased Members of Clarence & Evelyn Stohlmeyer Family

✝ Gerald “Jerry” Shea ✝ Bill & Helen Benson ✝ Robert Boughton ✝ Karl & Caroline Kuenster ✝ Karolyn Huinker ✝ Charles & Arlene Holzer ✝ Paul & Dolora Bausch ✝ Dale Bausch ✝ Albert & Mildred Ertz ✝ Eric Miles ✝ Mike Miles ✝ Marie Miles ✝ Ray Wood ✝ Vic & Velma Carriere ✝ Clarence Nuti ✝ Grandparents of Frank & Karen Kilcoyne

✝ Bob, Mary & Jack Kilcoyne ✝ Kathleen Kiefer ✝ Tom Hilby ✝ Chrissy Mennes ✝ Cletus & Lucille Irish ✝ Harold Stelpflug

✝ Katelyn Keenan

✝ Lucas Morrow

✝ Edgar Bornhauser

✝ Stan Haskins

✝ Frank & Pearl Fuerstenberg

✝ Lawrence & Evelyn Fuerstenberg

✝ Donald Fuerstenberg

✝ Miles Starrett

✝ Kamala Starrett

✝ Kate Ley

✝ Mike Ley

✝ Gregg Berry

✝ Rebecca Manthe

✝ John Schurman

✝ John O’Rourke

✝ William & Rose Kasper

✝ John & Jean Kammerud

✝ Leo Abing

✝ Virginia Williams

✝ Paul Waldbillig

✝ Joel Hoerner

✝ Jim Crosby

✝ Caitlin Recker

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