207 VANDALIA STREET · COLLINSVILLE, IL 62234

Staff Rev. John P. Beveridge, Pastor Ext. 300 Rev. Steve Arisman, Parochial Vicar Ext. 301 Deacon Jim Hill Ext. 395 Mr. Michael Palmer, School Principal Ext. 331 Mrs. Maggie Brennan, Pastoral Care Ext. 311 Mrs. Teri Lesicko Ext. 315 Director of Finances & Development Shannon Gittemeier Ext. 396 Youth Ministry Kimberly Zagorski Ext. 302 Faith Formation Coordinator Ariel Martin Annulments & Counseling Contacts Parish Office 207 Vandalia St. Phone 345-4343 Fax 345-1145 Office Hours Monday thru Thursday 8:30 AM-4:00 PM Friday 8:30AM-3:30PM Parish Center 301 Vandalia School 210 N. Morrison 344-5450 Parish Prayer Line 344-4108

Masses Weekend Saturday 4:30 PM Sunday 8:00 AM, 10:30 AM Weekday Monday thru Friday. 8:15 AM First Friday Masses 8:15 AM Holy Day Masses Eve of Holyday 5:30 PM Holyday 8:15 AM, 7:00 PM Sacraments Confessions Saturday 3:00-4:00 PM Thursday before First Friday 4:00PM till all are heard Marriage Contact the parish office at least one year beforehand. Baptism

During the liturgy on the Third Sunday at the 10:30 AM Mass or on the Fourth Weekend of the month. Call the Parish Office 345-4343 for registration forms and scheduling.

Baptismal Preparation Classes Baptismal preparation consists of 2 sessions for parents held on the first and second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM in Parish Office. Please call 345-4343 for a reservation.

SS. Peter Paul Catholic Church &

Mass Intentions MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23 8:15PM Mary Ann Italiano TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 8:15AM Vito Viviano All School Mass WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 8:15AM Louis Jackstadt 7:00PM Stations of the Cross THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26 8:15AM Evelyn Schweppe Brake Adoration of Blessed Sacrament after Mass 1:30PM Benediction for School children 6:30PM closing of Adoration with Benediction and Prayers FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 8:15AM Ted Mitan All School Mass 1:40PM Stations of the Cross SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28

Collection for Catholic Charities 4:30PM Caroline Tarjany SUNDAY, MARCH 1 8:00AM Ann Pacewic 10:30AM Mark McAtee

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From the Desk Of Fr. John

Collection for February 15 Envelopes/Loose $ 11,868.00 Capital Campaign 2012 5,874.00 Parish Improvements 200.00 Diocese 50.00 Holy Cross-Guatemala 122.00 Roof 250.00 Annual Fund 428.00 Catholic Times 30.00 Angel Fund/Red Bag Catholic Charities 140.00 Eastern Europe 872.35 $ 19,834.35

ANGEL FUND — RED BAG TUITION

ASSISTANCE Through your generous

support to the Angel Fund/Red Bag Collection you are helping provide fi-nancial assistance to a number of school families. These funds enable parents to send their children to SSPP, where they receive a quality Catholic education and have access to an aca-demic program that has excelled at preparing children for their years of education beyond SSPP. Be an angel & give generously to the Angel Fund / Red Bag Collection that will be taken up this weekend.

Last Sunday in the Gospel we experienced a man with Leprosy falling to his knees at the feet of Jesus. His condition was understood to be almost hopeless…only God could cure him…but. The simplicity, humility, and boldness of this man helps us to see his faith. He believes that Jesus has the power and au-thority of God and could actually ‘will’ his healing and make him clean again. What is it that makes us unclean or isolates us from community and intimacy with others? We realize that Jesus has come to set us free from those things, attitudes, and behaviors. Jesus is extending an extraordinary welcome to this man. He did not shun him but felt deep compassion for him and his plight. Jesus comes to save and rescue us from the ‘snares of the Evil One’ and make us whole and free again to experience real ‘joy’…real happiness. Ash Wednesday we began the Holy Season of Lent which is a call to all of us to ‘joy’, freedom, and renewed life in God. We were reminded that a change is necessary or as we might say a turning around with a change of heart and mind… ‘Repent’. Change can be difficult including spiritual change especially when we have set up a pattern and possibly a long standing habit…but it can happen and Jesus can make us whole and wholesome again. We are invited to take on the disciplines of Lent… ‘Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving’. These practices can just be for them-selves unless we see that God is calling us beyond them so as to reach out to care for others. What is God calling us to do this Lent to grow our Spiritual Lives? We have some suggestions in the little forms in the pews and newsletter sent to us. We need to keep track of what we know the Lord is calling us to and track our progress each week…so we can see how we are growing. Remember part of being a disciple is to commit to ‘prayer & study’. Bishop Paprocki…will be celebrating the special Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion on the First Sunday of Lent…Feb. 22nd. The Sat-urday evening before the parishes near Springfield will gather with him and those par-ishes at a distance will gather Sunday afternoon at 2:00 PM. We celebrate a Rite of Parish Sending at the 8:00 AM Mass on this Sunday. We have three youth who will complete their initiation at the Easter Vigil by receiving Confirmation and Holy Eucharist. We have also two adults who will enter full commun-ion with our Catholic Church by their profession of faith, Confirmation and Holy Eucha-rist. Let us keep them all in our prayers during this Holy Season and be renewed in our baptismal commitment and life. Confirmation Candidates…will be recognized and prayed over at the 10:30 Mass in preparation of their celebration on April 11th with Bishop Paprocki at the 4:30 Mass. Lenten regulations…are printed in the Bulletin (page 4)…devotions will be Wednesdays at 7 PM with Stations of Cross…Thursdays….Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament all day with Benediction at 1:35 PM & 6:30 PM. Don’t forget to take a RICE BOWL with you…that can help remind each of us to care for others! ABL Dinner & Auction…will be this Sunday, Feb. 22nd at Noon at the KC Hall. Red Bag Collection…is this weekend. It is to help all children of our parish to at-tend our Catholic SSPP. Protecting God’s Children training…will be Wednesday, February 25th at 6:30 PM in Morris Hall. Special Collection for Catholic Charities…will be next weekend…Feb. 28 & March 1st.

Protecting God’s Children Presen-tation Sessions for Protect-

ing God’s Children will be held at SS. Peter & Paul Church in Collins-ville at Morris Hall on Wed., Feb. 25, from 6:30-9:30pm. To register call Parish Office at 345-4343 St. Paul ’s Church in Highland in their Parish Center, Rm. 205 on Thurs., March 5 from 6:30-9:30pm. To register call the parish office at 654-2339

SS. Peter and Paul School News

Our Nursery is located in the Church basement and is open during the 10:30 a.m. Mass on Sundays. Today, February 22, Cathy & Maurie Campbell will be taking care of our little ones in the Nursery. Next Sunday, March 1, Michelle Webb and Jackie Freeman will be in charge. If you would like to volunteer to take care of the small children during the 10:30am Mass or have any questions please call Betty Greer at 343-0234.

CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD

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P.S.R.

Catechists for children in grades K-3rd are needed for our Children’s Liturgy of the Word ministry during the 10:30am Mass. Catechists are scheduled with an Aide, and are scheduled about once every 6 Weeks. Training and Lesson plans are provided. If you are interested in volunteering for this important minis-try please call Carol at 345-7615. Please note that all volunteers must attend the Protecting God’s Children Program, which includes a background check.

Nursery Volunteers Needed We are in need of Volunteers to be in our Nursery watching children during the 10:30am Mass. If you are interested in becoming a Nursery Volunteer, please call Betty Greer at 343-0234. Please note that all volunteers must attend the Protecting God’s Children Pro-gram, which includes a background check.

Sunday, March 1: 10:30AM Laura Tosi K and 1st 10:30AM Becky Bone and 2nd Emily Bone

To our Mathcounts team: Paul Falbe, John Mers-inger, Ricky Coca, Emily Bone, Madeline Sullivan

and Macy Hoppes for their third place finish in their recent contest. To our 6th, 7th and 8th graders for their continuing service work here at school. To 8th grader, John Mersinger, on his acceptance into SLUHS. To Mrs. Wilde’s daughter, Danielle, who signed a National Letter of In-tent to play soccer at Missouri Bap-tist University.

SSPP School Kudos

Sun., Feb. 22: 10:30Mass Penitential Rite for all Confirmation Candidates and their Sponsors Tues., Feb. 24: 8:15am, All School Mass Thurs., Feb. 26: Life touch Spring Pictures Fri., Feb 27: 8:15am All School Mass. Principal’s Notes: The holy season of Lent has begun. The students will be attending Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Thursdays at 1:30pm and Stations of the Cross on Fridays at 1:40pm. It is important for our students to attend weekend Mass. The teachers are instructing the students and need your help in reinforcing the lessons. The school board is currently studying the tuition/fundraising data for next year. If you have any suggestions, concerns, or ideas, please con-tact one of them.

The next PSR Classes will be Wednesday February 25 starting at 6:30pm in the Church with dismissal at 7:45pm from the school. Sun., Feb. 22 the Penitential Rite for Confirmation Candidates & their Sponsors will take place during the 10:30 Mass. On Wednesday, March 4 the Confir-mation Candidates will be interviewed during class time.

Thank You We would like to thank the Delta Ep-silon Chapter #101 for providing our Kindergarten students with a free book “A Bad Case of Stripes. This chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society hopes that this book will pro-mote family literacy activities as well as develop early literacy skills.

The 7th grade class at SSPP presented Mrs. Mary Helen Kossina with a special thank you card for teaching their U. S. Constitution Class

Box Tops Collection We will receive $364.30 from our Catholic Schools Week Collection. Mrs. Wepking’s 5th grade collected the most box tops & will receive a pizza party. Great job!

Saturday, February 28, 4:30PM Collection for Catholic Charities

Lectors: Mike and Michael McMahon Music: School Choir Gifts: Mike and Barb Hasamear Servers: Ben Veteto, Greg Witte and John Mersinger Comm. Minsts. Sue Popov, Sandy & Mike Phillips, Sofiya Knebel, Zach Knebel, Mike Quain, Sheri Ver-straete, Ruth & Augie Lohmann Intention: Caroline Tarjany Sunday, March 1, 8:00AM Collection for Catholic Charities

Lector: Mary Kay Ogle and Joseph Zagorski Music: Megan and Bob Gifts: The Family of Ann Pacewic Servers Meldoy Pacewic, Anna and Gabby Niebrugge Comm. Minsts: Pat Furfaro, Ray Muniz, Steven Molitor, Eileen Welle, Mary Louise Rauh, Kimberly Zagor-ski, Diane Wepking Intention: Ann Pacewic Sunday, March 1,10:30AM Collection for Catholic Charities Lector: Judi Schutzenhofer and Craig Griffing Music: Glory Choir Gift: Matt and Michelle Wasser and Family Servers: Emily Bone, Katie Jo and Elena Martz Comm. Minsts: Sarah & Terry Lanter, Mary & Mike Benker, Judy Cruz, Maria Juarez, Tess Haines, Amy Ferguson Intention: Mark McAtee

AUDITORS FOR SUNDAY March 1: Team # 7: John Zickus, Cece Weir, Jenise Wilson, Doris & Bill Falk

SERVERS SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEK 8:15am Mon., Feb. 23 through Fri. , Feb. 27 Raven Williams and Shannon Wobbe Thurs., Feb. 26: 6:30pm Closing Service for Adoration of Blessed Sacrament: Evan Pensoneau

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Visit the Diocesan Website www.dio.org

LENTEN REGULATIONS 1. ABSTINENCE – Everyone 14 years of age and over is bound to abstain from meat on Ash Wednes-day and all the Fridays of Lent. 2. FAST – Everyone 18 years of age and under 59 is required to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Fri-day. On these two days of fast and abstinence, only one full meatless meal is permitted. Two other meat-less meals, sufficient to maintain strength may be taken according to each person’s needs, but together these two should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted, but liquids (including milk and fruit juices) are allowed. 3. To disregard completely the law of fast and abstinence is se-riously sinful.

Could You Not Watch One Hour With Me? Can you give the Lord one hour of your time? Each Thursday during Lent, except

Holy Thursday, the Blessed Sacrament will be placed on Exposition after the last Mass of the day until 6:30pm when Benediction & closing prayers will be held. At 1:35pm there will be Benediction for the SSPP school children and the parish is invited to participate in this ser-vice.

Stations of the Cross

During Lent the Stations of the Cross will be said on Friday at 1:35pn for

the school children and any parish-ioner who would like to join them and on Wednesday evenings for all pa-rishioners at 7:00pm with different leaders each Wed. For the Stations on Wed., Feb. 25 the leaders will be the Knights of Columbus, the Ladies Auxiliary of the K of C and Members of the Divine Mercy .

First Sunday of Lent

Clear Conscience

Usually, the first reading has some-

thing in common with the gospel. Today’s however, has more in com-mon with the second reading from St. Peter. They both talk about Noah and the ark, where the few good people were saved by going through the water. Peter compares that to the waters of Baptism, in which we are saved by God. He also has an inter-esting image of Jesus “preaching to the spirits in prison.” It refers to the fallen angels whose disobedience lead the rest of the population to turn away from God. Just as God washed away the evil of the world in the wa-ters of the flood, so the waters of Baptism made us into a new people who have clear consciences, both because God has forgiven our sins and because we promise to follow only Him.

That leads to the Gospel, where Jesus is tempted by Satan. But unlike the people of Noah’s time, Jesus does not fall to the tempta-tions. Instead, he comes out of the desert, proclaiming that the Kingdom of God is near. He tells us to repent and believe in the good news.

That means we have a choice to make: Do we accept this kingdom and repent, or do we ignore our baptism and do what we want? We may say that we are willing to repent, but do we do anything about it? Do we still have a clear con-science when we think of how much time we spend getting to know Je-sus? Ever pray or read the bible out-side of church? Do we spend near as much on the poor, as we do for movies, hobbies, video games, or drinks? Do we ever tell anyone about the kingdom and what Jesus has done for us?

Next time you see a rain-bow, think about the covenant that God made with Noah. Just as God’s promises get better and better till the coming of Jesus, we are challenged to be more and more like Him. Are you satisfied with just a promise that God won’t destroy us all in a flood? Or are you ready to live the New Covenant that Jesus promises to those who will follow him?

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ZIGGY’S WISDOM: Why is being a “Generous Giver” important to your happiness? ZIGGY’S THOUGHTS: Gener-ous Giving keeps us from being totally absorbed in “worldly happen-ings”. Sharing God’s gifts with others gives us a spiritual connection with what life is all about, doing His will and keeping our eternity always in mind...life in heaven!

Next Chapter Separated/Divorced

Support Group Next Meeting is

Tuesday, February 24 at 7:00pm

TOPIC: Guilt and Rejection at Corpus Christi

Parish Center 206 Rasp Street

Shiloh, IL. Whether you end the relationship or have it ended for you, the adjustment process can differ. Dumpers usually feel more guilt and dumpees feel rejection. During Lent they gather together for weekend liturgies and then go to local restaurant to share more time through a meal. Feb. 29, 9:30am at Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows then Shrine Restaurant call Theresa at 610-2936

Worldwide Marriage Encounter, Belleville/Springfield Encounter “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at Hand. Repent, and believe in the Gospel.” Allow God to work and move in your mar-riage relationship. The next World-wide Marriage Encounter Weekend is on April 24—26. To register or for more information call 314-469-7317 or go online to www.stl-wwme.org

Divine Mercy Study In what ever state the soul may be, it ought to pray. A soul which is pure and beautiful must pray, or else it will lose its beauty; a soul which is striving after this purity must pray, or else it will never attain it; a soul which is newly converted must pray, or else it will fall again; a sinful soul, plunged in sins, must pray so that it might rise again. There is no soul which is not bound to pray, for every single grace comes to the soul through prayer (Diary 146) Join us as we examined the Diary of St. Faustina and pray the Chaplet every first and third Wednesday of each month at 1:00pm in Morris Hall. For more informa-tion call Mary Helen at 345-9730.

We welcome all new parishioners to register with our parish, call 345-4343 or visit the parish office.

Share and Care The Share and Care’s Collection for the month of February will be for St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry. Such items as: as Toilet Paper, Tooth Paste & Brush, Shampoo, Deodor-ant, Razors & Shaving Cream, Spa-ghetti & Meat Sauce, Peanut Butter & Jelly, Macaroni & Cheese, Ham-burger Helper, Canned Meats, & Canned Fruit. Please place your items in the Share and Care Baskets located at all the entrances to the Church and put any money in an envelope marked St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry into the collection bas-ket or take it to the parish office and we will see that the SVDPFD re-ceives it.

Pro Life Dinner and Silent Auction

In Support of ABL Preg-nancy Crisis Center

TODAY At NOON

Collinsville K. of C. Hall Tickets $25.00

Make checks payable to SS. Peter and Paul Church

For tickets contact Bob 580-9685, Herman 344-

4108 or the Parish Office

Respect Life Events TODAY is your ABL Dinner-Auction at the KC Hall, 12:00 (noon). If you don’t have a ticket, come anyway, as extra food is available ($25.donation). You’ll have a great time, & of course, ABL’s mission is a worthy one...Life!

Bishop Thomas Paprocki Invites Catholics to Par-ticipate in Vatican Ques-tionnaire on the Family Bishop Paprocki has announced the launch of a questionnaire for use at the October 2015 Ordinary Synod of Bishops on the theme, “The Vocation and Mission of the Family in the Church and Contemporary World.” All of the Catholic faithful are invited to respond to the questionnaire. The responses will help inform Pope Francis and the Bishops of the Synod about the challenges faced by today’s families and enable them to discuss and develop appropriate pastoral solutions. The question-naire will be available online through Sunday, March 1. The link to the questionnaire is on the di-ocesan website at www.dio.org. The response from the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois will be shared with the U.S. conference of Catholic Bishops and then incorporated into a document that will be forwarded on to the Vatican for use at the synod

We express our sym-pathy to Mary Schwaegal and her family on the death of her Sister-in-law.

Stella Rae Reinhardt daughter of

Nick and Rainy Reinhardt

Donuts & Friends Next Weekend after the 10:30am Masses a Continental breakfast and friendly chatter will be available at NO CHARGE in Morris Hall. Coffee, Juice, Donuts, etc. will be served. Plan to come and enjoy.

BE A MAN of the EUCHARIST! If you are interested in joining the Seminarians of the Diocese of Springfield in Il in their journey to become men of the Eucharist call the Office for Vocations at 217-698-8500, Ext. 182 or E-mail: jti-tus@dio.org

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Word of Life “The challenge is to make the Church’s “yes” to Life concrete and effective. The struggle will be long, and it needs each one of you. Place your intelligence, your talents, your enthusiasm, your compassion and your fortitude at the service of life!” Pope St. John Paul II, Homily, World Youth Day, August 15, 1993 @ 1993 Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Used with permission.

Lenten Rice Bowls Hungering for a Better Life Our journey with CRS Rice Bowl begins in Tanzania, where a simple soybean is changing lives! What ac-tions can you take this Lent to change lives—at home and around the world?

Pilgrimage to the Holy Land Father Barry Harmon invites you to join him on a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land from May 12 to May 23, 2015. There will be daily Mass and oppor-tunities to pray at such sites as the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site of the Resurrection, the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, the Gar-den of Gethsemane, the Mount of Olives, the Sea of Galilee & many more. This pilgrimage also includes the possibility of a visit to Mt. Sinai & the monastery of St. Catherine. (the Mt. Sinai option will be only possible depending on the political climate of the time, which will be determined closer to the time of the pilgrimage.)The Cost of the pilgrimage is $3145. For more info or a brochure contact Fr. Harmon at 618-283-0214.

Lenten One-Day Pilgrimage The Shrine of Our Lady of Snows is hosting a one-day pilgrimage to two St. Louis spiritual centers –Morning Prayer at Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, Visit the Shrine of St. Jo-seph, Lunch at Favazza’s on the Hill, Visit the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis the King and end with Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows – on Wednesday, March 4, 8:15am-4:00pm. Come together as prayerful pilgrims for this journey. Cost is $17. for more information, please call the Shrine Office of Pilgrim Services at 6 1 8 - 3 9 4 - M A R Y o r v i s i t www.snows.org/pilgrim. Join us on pilgrimage!

Youth Wanted!!!! People from our parish interested

in helping youth in their Sacramental faith formation to become Catholic! We want to revamp our RCIA Youth process and we want you to be part of it. All you need to be is A confirmed Catholic of any age Have a desire to help the youth in their faith formation Willingness to help us make the RCIA Youth process the best it can be If you are interested, please contact Kimberly Zagorski at 345-4343 ext. 302.

Parish Mission Mother of Perpetual Help Parish in Maryville invites to their Parish Mis-sion From Sun., March 8th thru Wed., March 11th with a Prayer Ser-vice and “mission Homily” each eve-ning at 7:00pm. There will be re-freshments and fellowship after the Sunday and Wednesday evening gatherings. They welcome Fr. Jack Conley,C.P., a Passionist Father from Chicago. Fr. Jack’s ministry as a retreat director, parish missioner and speaker find him in parishes throughout the U.S. each year. Fr. Jack seeks to help people move from suffering, sin and grief to heal-ing, reconciliation and deeper spiri-tual peace. Please consult their par-ish website for more information: mph.dio.org or call the parish office at 344-6464. Please join them for all or part of their Parish Mission this year!

2015 SDCCW Retreat Calling All Catholic Women: A won-derful opportunity to expand your faith. The 2015 SDCCW Retreat Tues., Mar. 3 & Wed., Mar. 4 at the Villa Maria Retreat Center in Spring-field. The retreat will be presented by Annett L. Sherwood a experienced spiritual director. She focuses on spiritual direction for individuals, groups and retreats, and sees her-self as a companion helping people grow in their relationship with God. For more information contact Caro-lyn at 6218-667-9102

Collection for the Dio-cese’s Catholic Charities Next weekend we celebrate Catholic Charities 90th anniversary of serving the “least of our brothers & sisters.” Catholic Charities serves literally thousands of people every year. Through its many programs & facili-ties, they provide the poor with food, clothing & shelter, cares for abused children, protects & serves senior citizens, strengthens families and reaches out to people in communi-ties large & small all across our 28 county diocese. During the Masses on Feb. 28 & Mar. 1 we will have a 2nd collection for them. Please help Catholic Charities to sustain its mis-sion of addressing the needs of to-day’s families in need.

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Lectors and Communion Ministers Needed

Being a Lector at the weekend Masses or distributing the Holy Eucharist to our fellow parishioners gathered in the as-sembly or to take the Holy Eucharist to those who are homebound is a bless-ing and a sacred way to carry out ones baptismal call. We are in need of many more lectors and communion minis-ters.

There will be training for those who are interested in becoming a Lector or Communion Ministers at Mass or to the homebound soon. If you feel that you may be being called to the role of Lector or Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, please call the Parish Office at 345-4343 and leave your name and phone number and someone will call you back.

KNIGHTS KNEWS: Mon., Feb. 23: KC Fourth Degree Mtg. starting 7:00pm Red Cross Blood Drive

Tues., Feb. 24 2:00-7:30pm

KC Hall Tues., Feb. 24: Wing Ding Night, Serving from 4:00 to 7:30pm Thurs., Feb. 26: BINGO! At the KC Hall starting at 12:00 Noon. Food and Refreshments available Thurs., Feb. 26: Mexican Menu in the Lounge. 4:00pm to 7:30pm Come and Enjoy, Ole! Fri., Feb. 27: Fish Fry—Team No. 3 Sat., Feb. 28: Fourth Degree Exem-plication at Shrine of Our Lady the Snows: 4th Degree Knights in the regalia are needed & welcomed. Ban-quet Tickets $30.00 are available (see Faithful Navigator) Collinsville assy. Has 7 candidates. Mon., Mar. 2: KC Social Mtg. starting at 6:30pm. Members with last name beginning A-M bring a Dessert and members with last name beginning N-Z bring a Side Dish

Project Rachel Project Rachel can help women and men heal from the pain of abortion. For assistance please call 1-217-698-4456 or call toll-free at 1-877-722-4355.

PRAYER BLANKET If you would like to give a Prayer Blanket to someone, volunteer to make the Blankets or just want some more information about them call the parish office at 345- 4343.

Change for Parish Change There are ENVELOPES for your weekly change

by the entrances to the Church. Please take them home, fill them & return them to church.

Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe Thank you for your generous contri-butions to the Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. Your gift is an expression of solidarity with the suffering people of this region. Through joining in the work of this collection, you are help-ing to restore the Church and build the future. Please visit www.usccb.org (search “Church in Central and Eastern Europe”) to learn more about what your dona-tions have accomplished.

Summer Enrichment Pro-grams Thru SLUH St. Louis University High School is offering the following summer enrich-ment programs: Students finishing 6th grade, Boys & Girls, Acting/Improvisation & Physics, June 8-July 2. Students finishing 7th grade, boys & girls, English: Story Writing, Mathematics: SEA2-Algebra & Sci-ence: chemistry. For more info call SLUH at 315-531-0330 or visit www.sluh.org

RCIA Rite of Recogni-tion

Congratulations!! to these RCIA baptized Candidates who are being sent forth during the 8:00 Mass to-day to be recognized by Bishop Pa-procki at the Cathedral of the Im-maculate Conception in Springfield and celebrating their Call to Con-tinuing Conversion

Tim Kircher Kerri McCann

Ramses Anzaldo Alex Pina

Hugo Gonzalez

We are called to continue to wel-come, support, and guide these indi-viduals during their final preparation to receive the sacraments of initia-tion. Please continue to pray for these candidates.

A Prayer Pope Francis Prays Every Day A Prayer found in Chester Cathe-dral, England that Pope Francis calls a prayer of St. Thomas More.

Give me a good digestion, Lord, And also something to digest. Give me a healthy body, Lord

With sense to keep it at its best.

Give me a healthy mind, O Lord, To keep the good and pure in sight;

Which seeing sin is not appalled, But finds a way to set it right.

Give me a mind that is not bored, That does not whimper, whine, or

sigh Don’t let me worry over much

About the fussy thing called ”I”.

Give me a sense of humor, Lord; Give me the grace to see a joke; To get some happiness from life

And pass it on to other folk.

Amen

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SSPP Roof Fund As of February 15, 2015 contribu-tions to the Roof Fund have been $313,828.01 and the cost for the Church’s New Roof and Skylights was $396,361.00. We still need the parishioners help to pay off this debt. Please consider making a donation to the Roof Fund.

Transportation to Church! From the Office of Pastoral Care If you are in need of transportation to Church please call the Pastoral Care Office and transportation will be arranged for you. Individuals have kindly volun-teered to help with this ministry and would be happy to pick you up. Call Maggie at 345-1623.

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Please pray for the following men and women who are serving in our armed forces: Capt. Matthew Derfler US Army MSGT. Glen Davis US AF Cpl Larry Tyler USMC MSgt Adam Mercer USAF S/Sgt Britt M. Sherman US Army Capt Michael A. Shah US Army Capt. Jacob Lewis USMC LCPL Juan A. Gonzales USMC Pvt. Monica Gonzalez US Army Fc3 Matthew Wehmeyer US Navy LCPL Michael I. Guide USMC S.Sgt. Daniel Husbands USAF GySgt. Hugh Weise USMC Lt. Joshua A. Reeder US Navy Pfc. Gary Voegtle US Army Maj. Michael W. Meyer, Jr. CW04 Jerry Hunter US Army SSgt. Ben Bohnenstiehl USAF AOM Ed Clark US Navy SrA Mark Kimball USAF MIDN Adam Fischer US Navy SrA David Bednara USAF Col Chuck Heimann US Army AOM Jack Matthews US Navy Col. Ed Hulten US Army CPO Edward Mahoney US Navy AlC Kelly Mahoney USAF Maj. Natalie Walker USMC Sec. Let. Nathen Walker US Navy Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the self-less acts they perform for us in our time of need. I ask this in the name of Jesus, Our Lord and Savior. Amen If you have a family mem-ber in the armed forces and would like to add them to the prayer list please call the Parish Of-fice, 345-4343 and leave their name & branch of service.

Prayer for the Christians in Iraq Lord, The plight of our country is deep and the suffering of Christians is se-vere and frightening. Therefore, we ask you Lord to spare our lives, and to grant us patience, and courage to con-tinue our witness of Christian values with trust and hope. Lord, peace is the foundation of life; Grant us the peace and stability that will enable us to live with each other without fear and anxi-ety, and with dignity and joy. Glory be to you forever.

ADOPT-A-CLASS If you or your company would like to adopt a Class or give a donation to the Library, Art, Chorus, Band Program, or the Computer Lab at SS. Peter & Paul School. Please contact the school office at 344-5450. You can donate any amount to any teacher. The donation is used specifically by that class or teacher.

Catholic Cruise to New England and Canada Come and sail away on a 7-night Catholic New England and Canada Cruise with Fr. Prakash Joseph May 16th –may 23rd, 2015 on Holland America Maasdam out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada—-Ports of Call: St. Lawrence River, Canada; Quebec, Canada; gulf of St. Lawrence; Char-lottetown, Prince Edward Island; Syd-ney, Nova Scotia; Halifax, Nova Sco-tia, Canada; Bar Harbor, Maine; Bos-ton, Massachusetts. Prices Begin at $1988 for two passengers this includes all port fees and taxes. Daily Mass offered. Deposits of only $350 per per-son will reserve your cabin. Space is limited. For further info or to register, contact Doug or Eileen at 860-399-1 7 8 5 /Doug@CatholicCruisesandTours.com.

If you have a family mem-ber in the hospital and they want Father to visit them call the parish office at 345-4343. The hospitals no longer notify us when members of our parish are in the hospital or Rehab.

St. Peregrine Mass and Devotion On Thursday, March 5 at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church at 5923 N. Belt West, Belleville the St. Pere-grine (Patron Saint of Cancer Vic-tims) Mass and Devotion will take place starting at 8:00am. Everyone is invited to attend and bring a friend. Great strides are being made in can-cer research, but more prayers are needed...for those in need of heal-ing, for those who love them, for those who care for them, and for those searching for a cure.

Talk-to-a-Friend Need someone to talk to, just to chat, or maybe a second opinion or a short prayer? Don’t Stay Lonely! CALL!!! You can do it ...anytime be-tween 9:00am and 9:00pm. Actually, you may wish to stop at my home for a cup of coffee. Just call first. Some-times, we all just need a good lis-tener. Call Herman 344-4108.

Lent is About Spiritual Growth

Lent is not just about giving up some-thing but about growing closer to God so

that He can transform our hearts

Prayer can be the place to start the transformation of our hearts

Take advantage of the opportunities to

spend more time with God in prayer this Lenten season—and be transformed!

“The Eucharist—the Greatest Gift”

Meditate on the “Exodus to Easter”

booklet and the bulletin insert Use the Prayer card to pray that our

parish will be renewed

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Susan Jones John Ban, Jr. Josie Schmidt Emma Rossetto Doris Crowell Tom & Carol McDonald Yucco Conwey &Family Eleanor Colombara Elizabeth Denis Kris Bell Brenda Bass Shannon Moore Dorothy Chapman William Costello Deborah Morhaus Mattie Garber Jan Howard Norma Stirnaman Novella Peyla The Matt Garcia Family Connie Pine George Gregurec Marvin Rushing Jeannie Egan Mary Sue Holmes Linda Harvell Anna Kussmann Joseph Giacoletto Kevin Cooley Mary Barattini Irene Barattini Patricia Clark Tom Keck Walt Marvich Albert Hunter Renee White Eileen Fohne Bob Horvath Sandy Ditzler Bobby Heatherly Larry & Becky Stanton Ariel Ann Probst Shirley Greer Johnny Kelley Mark Parker Rick Suria Ron Rampold Roseann & Frank Lahue Wayne White Diane Caputo Mary Kupinski Judy Bouse Gerry McDowell

Pray For the Sick If a member of your family is seri-ously ill, in the hospital, convalescing in a Nursing Home, or Homebound let the parish office know (345-4343) and we will include their name in our prayer list (If you would like someone to be on the prayer list but not in the bulletin call our Parish Prayer Line at 344-4108.)

Ann Van Dyke Rachel Voss Margaret Norwood James Schneider Betty McAllister Doris Griness Derek Duval Louise Nepute Michael Garner Debbie Corrigan Patricia Hungate Regina Lange Gail Felis Peggy & Dennis Diaz Dave Schneider Jean & Terry Stinnett Bonnie Keen Leroy “Peanuts” Benvenuto John Maher Joseph Varda Nancy Smith Nan Chitwood Bill Cooley Krissy Luth Dave Naderhoff Denise Thibault Sherry Arbas Charmaine More Bernard Scaturro Susie Lingle Wayne & Shannon Moore Roger Pense Carol McKeon Jacob Van Hook Charlotte Beiser Amy Ferguson Rich & Judi Schutzenhofer David Siegel Ladde Mayer Tammy Whitman Joseph Schraut Jimmy Hoef Mike McMahon Virginia Nadler Jordan Woodward Margaret Wasem Ben Kaiser Joan Arth Janet Pensoneau

Catholic Cruise to Alaska Come and sail away on a 7-night Catholic Alaska Cruise with Father Leo Pren-gaman May 2 through May 9, 2015 on Holland America Westerdam out of Se-attle, Washington—Ports of Call: Juneau, Alaska; Glacier Bay; Sitka, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Victoria, British Columbia; Seattle, Washington. Prices be-gin at $2004 for two passengers this includes all port fees and taxes. Daily Mass offered. Deposits of only $350 per person will reserve your cabin. Space is limited. For further info or to register, contact Doug or Eileen at 1-860-399-1785/ Doug@CatholicCruisesandTours.Com

Prayer & Study: A Call to Friendship with Jesus

Speaker Series~6 Thursdays of Lent St. Jerome Parish in Troy, Il. is sponsoring Speaker Series on Thursdays during Lent for people 18 years and up starting at 6:30pm. The series is hosted by different par-ishes and that parish will provide enrichment activities for children & youth, so that par-ents can more easily attend. RSVP on St. Jerome’s website www.stjeromeparish.org . Thurs. Feb. 26 at St. Gertrude (Grantfork) “Putting God in Your life & work”

CURSILLO Enrich Your Spirituality

Spend a weekend engaged with the

Holy Spirit! Think about it… When was the last

time you took three days for just you? No Clock, No Cell Phone, No

Interruptions. Call Deacon Jim 345-8890 ,

Sue 910-7233, Melba 345-0247 or Bob 580-9685

Up Coming Events Fish Fry Collinsville KC Friday Fish Fry, Fried & Baked Cod, Catfish, Shrimp, Slaw, Fries, Spa-ghetti, Hush Puppies, Onion Rings & Pies at the KC Hall. Serving from 4:00-7:30pm. Fish Fry Lenten Fish Fry Highland Knights of Columbus Council 1580 will hold its annual Lenten Fish Frys all Fridays in Lent including Good Friday at their KC Hall in Highland. $10 per person. All you can eat fried & baked cod fish meal. Introducing new po-tato casserole. Sausage Dinner Mother of Perpetual Help Church Men’s Booster Club in Maryville invite you to their All-You-Can-Eat Sausage Dinner held in their parish center TODAY from 11:30am to 6:00pm. The dinner is priced at $10 for Adults, $5 for Children ages 6 to 11 and Children 5 and under FREE. Carry outs & fresh (uncooked) sausage will be available. This dinner will benefit the MPH Youth Ministry. Trivia Night Holy Trinity Church Men’s Club in Fairview Heights invite you to their Trivia Night on Saturday, February 28 in their Parish Center. Doors open at 6:30pm, Trivia begins at 7:00pm. Cash Prizes will be award for 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place. Raffle, 50/50 Drawing & Mulligans. May bring your own food. Beer, wine & soda available for purchase, NO outside alcohol allowed. $12 per person (max 8 per table). Call Yvonne 980-1014 or vchester@charter.net to make reserva-tion. Proceeds benefit the Holy Trinity Men’s Club. Trivia Night The Troy Knights of Columbus invite you to their Trivia Night on Saturday, March 7 at St. John Neumann Elementary School. Doors open at 6:00pm and Trivia begins at 7:00pm. Cost is $120.00 per table( limit 8 players per table) Mulligans are in-cluded. There will be cash prizes to the top 3 finishers. Bring your food, snacks and BYOB beverages, “Coolers Allowed” and plan on an evening of fun and enter-tainment. Space is limited so reserve your table early. To reserve a table call Den-nis at 667-3104 or e-mail mckmom71@sbcglobal.net or Norm at 667-2115 or e-mail norm705@aol.com Chicken Dinner Immaculate Conception Parish in Pierron, Il. invite you to their Chicken Dinner on Sun-day, March 1. Serving from 11:00am to 5:00pm. Cost: Adults-$10.00, Children (ages 6 thru 12 yrs.) $4.00. All Carry– Outs $10.00. Carry-Out Parking Reserved. Chicken Dinner The Breese Lion’s Club invite you to their Annual Breese Lions Chicken Dinner in Breese on Sunday, March 1 at the Breese American Legion. Serving from 11:00am –6:00pm. Homemade Pies & Cakes. Carryouts available. Adults-$9.00, Kids-$6.50, under 6 yrs. FREE. Proceeds to benefit Sight & Hearing Impaired. Women’s Day of Renewal Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Collinsville is planning its 15th Annual Women’s Day of Renewal for March 13 & 14. this year’s keynote speaker will be Christian author & pastor’s wife Sharla Fritz. In addition to the keynote speaker, each attendee can personalize her day with workshops, and lunch options. For more information call Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at 618-344-3151 or visit them at www.goodshepherdcollinsville.org or www.facebook.com/goodshepherdwdr.

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Shop With Scrip As a fundraiser the school office car-ries a variety of scrip cards and can order almost anything. Go to www.glscrip.com for the complete list. The school receives different percentages back on each card pur-chased. If you know you’ll be shop-ping at a specific store (ie Shop&Save, Walmart, Khols etc) or dining at a specific restaurant (ie Olive Garden, Bob Evans, Panera) and you can use them to pay on your charge., please think about purchas-ing them from school. Thanks for support!

PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS Lord Jesus, Fill the hearts and minds of your young people with the power of the Holy Spirit, so that with cour-age and generosity they might an-swer your call to serve the church in the priesthood and religious life. Give parents the faith, love and spirit of sacrifice which will inspire them to rejoice when a child of theirs is called to a church vocation. May the intercession of the Blessed Mother and St. Joseph, your Holy Family, help us to pray: “Let not my will, but yours be done Amen

Contribution Statements are ready to be picked up, sent out or E-mailed to you just call the Parish Office at 345-4343 or email lduff@saintspeter-paul.org

Attention Scouts Grades 7th-12th Would you like to earn your religious medal, the Ad Altare Dei? If so, please contact Susan at344-4133 or Georgia at 345-7536, we are going to be putting together a class soon. Call us for details. Thank you!!!