Parish 115 Cedar Street 636-239-6701 • (Fax ) 636-239-9499 www.borgiaparish.org

School 225 Cedar Street 636-239-2590 • (Fax) 636-239-3501 www.borgiagradeschool.org

Mass Schedule Saturday: 8:00 am, 4:30 pm Sunday: 7:00, 9:00, 11:00 am Monday: 7:00 am Tuesday: 7:00 am Wednesday: 7:00 am Thursday: 7:00 am Friday: 7:00 am

First Fridays: Grandview 10:00 am Holy Days: Mass mes will be listed in the Sunday bulle n.

Eucharis c Adora on Tuesdays a er 7:00 am Mass un l Wednesday morning 6:45 am

First Friday Nocturnal Adora on & Benedic on 6:30 pm in Church (unless stated in the bulle n)

Anoin ng of the Sick A er the 9:00 am Mass on Sunday. Other arrangements can be made by calling 636-239-6701

Fr. Joe at ext 1514 or Fr. Buehler at ext 1513

Sacrament of Reconcilia on Tuesdays: A er 7:00 am Mass Saturdays: A er 8:00 am Mass and from 3:30 ll 4:15 pm

SFB Mission Statement The Catholic Faith Community of St. Francis Borgia Parish strives to live according to the gospel through worship, educa on, and service, and to create a parish environment where all may feel welcome, affirmed, and part of this Chris an family.

Marriage Prepara on Call the Rectory or Parish Office at least six months before the wedding.

Bap sm Prepara on Bap sm class for new parents are done on an individual basis. Please call the parish office for more informa on (636-239-6701). Bap sms are celebrated every Sunday a er the 11:00 am Mass.

Chris an Ini a on of Adults For more informa on on becoming a Catholic, call Deacon Leon Noelker at the Parish Office.

Pre K-2nd Grade - Children’s Liturgy of the Word Children are dismissed at the beginning of Mass with volunteer catechists to reflect on the Gospel at different levels: Pre K-through grade 2. They return to their families a er the homily.

Infants

Cry Room on west (right) side of sanctuary.

Food Pantry Hours Mondays & Thursdays 4:00-5:30 pm (314 West 2nd Street).

SFB Parish Library Located on the 1st Floor of Jesuit Hall in the Gold Room.

Prayer Tree The members of the Prayer Tree express their love for their neighbor by praying each day in the comfort of their home for inten ons that are given to them over the telephone. If you have an inten on that needs prayers, please call Dot Filla (239-6463) or Janet Boland (239-4697). Anyone interested in becoming a mem-ber of the Prayer Tree Ministry, please contact one of these la-dies.

Hospital Visits Visits to our parishioners at Mercy Hospital in Washington are made twice a week, based on Fr. Wormek’s & Fr. Buehler’s schedule. In serious cases, and on weekends, contact Fr. Wormek or Fr. Buehler. We suggest that you call the parish office at 636-239-6701, for Fr. Wormek (ext. 1514) or Fr. Buehler (ext. 1513), if you or your family member is in the hospital, since the hospital is restricted from no fying the parish without your permission, and/or there may be a delay in upda ng your parish preference in the hospital computer. Call or leave a message at the above extensions. Also if you would like a priest or deacon to visit you at your home or bring you communion, please call the above number and extension.

Prayers for Expectant Mothers If you or someone you know is expec ng a child, and you’d like to have a rose placed on the altar as a reminder for prayers throughout the pregnancy, please contact the Pro-Life Commi ee at 390-8815. Ask for Jane Maune.

Cemetery Clean-up March 1-15 and September 1-15.

Parish Office Hours

The parish office hours are 8 am ll 5 pm, Monday through Friday, unless stated in the bulle n. There is normally someone available during the lunch hours, however, on occasion we may have to close at lunch due to special circumstances.

Parish Bulle n Deadline Please submit bulle n informa on via e-mail to dholdmeyer@borgiaparish.org by 9:00 am Tuesdays.

Parish Staff Contact Informa on (Church Office 636-239-6701 * School 636-239-2590) Pastor Fr. Joseph Wormek Ext. 1514 jwormek@borgiaparish.org cell phone: 314-609-1801

Part-Time Associate Pastor Fr. Raymond Buehler Ext. 1513 rbuehler@borgiaparish.org

Part Time Associate Pastor Fr. Kevin Schmi gens kevin.schmi gens@borgia.com cell phone: 314-960-4745

Sacramental Ministry Deacon Leon Noelker 636-239-3219 lnoelker@charter.net Sacramental Ministry Deacon Dennis Meinert 573-619-8741 dennismm@fidnet.com Re red Deacon Gilbert Holtmeyer Business Manager Jennifer Hill Ext. 1511 jhill@borgiaparish.org Principal Linda Pahl Ext. 1271 lpahl@borgiagradeschool.org CRE Kyra Gulledge Ext. 1234 kgulledge@borgiaparish.org Music Coordinator Lucy Tobben 636-239-2883 ltobben@borgiaparish.org Administra ve Assistant Donna Holdmeyer Ext. 1510 dholdmeyer@borgiaparish.org Secretary Barb Mohesky Ext. 1515 bmohesky@borgiaparish.org Website Editor Cindy Philipp Ext. 1524 cphilipp@borgiaparish.org Maintenance Manager Joe Holtmeier Ext. 1600 jholtmeier@borgiagradeschool.org

School Board Kris Posinski (Chair Person) Ka e Piontek Ginna Chris ansen Jill Groff Rosloniec Joe Kopp Jennifer Sanford Kathleen Marquart Sam Unnerstall Tricia Nelson

Pastoral Council Kathy Haddox (Chair Person) Ximena Kriete Ginger Brinker Rose Mantle Chris Derner Walt Meyer Mike Gillen Kris n Perriman Luann Haberberger Karen Timpe Mike Jones Debbie Toedebusch Traci Kampschroeder

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Come Spend An Hour With Me Eucharistic Adoration on Tuesday

after 7:00 am Mass till Wednesday at 6:45 am

Notes from Fr. Joe Wormek Did you hear last weekend’s Gospel when it was men oned: “But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never have for-giveness, but is guilty of an everlas ng sin." If

you listened to last week’s FORMED ar cle, it is when the people in the Gospel said, "He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and "By the prince of demons he drives out demons." Je-sus came by the power of the Holy Spirit. When the peo-ple denied that Jesus came from God and said that he came from the prince of demons, they then cut them-selves off, so that no ma er what Jesus did in miracles they could not come to faith in Him. You can hear this at h ps://formed.org/study (Opening the Word - 10th Sun-day in Ordinary Time) by Dr. Tim Gray. For me this was a different explana on than what I heard before. Part of our life journey to heaven are retreats or days of recollec on. That is when we spend one day or a few days on a more intense me of prayer, reflec on and listening to spiritual talks. We have offered those days of reflec on in Advent and Lent. We have had in the past Christ Re-news His Parish, too. The Divine Mercy Cenacle is another parish group that con nues to influence people’s spiritual lives. Well, I will be leaving this Sunday a ernoon for my annual retreat. I will be back Thursday a ernoon. My place of retreat will be Pallo ne Retreat House in north county. This retreat is just for the Archdiocesan priests, which I like to a end. There are other retreat houses in the area, such as the White House and Kings House. Would you think about going on a retreat? I know parish missions perform a similar, but not iden cal experience. We are contem-pla ng having another mission in the future. Thanks for all you do!!! Fr. Joe Wormek

Prayer Before Mass

Come Holy Spirit and quiet my heart and my head, as I gather with my friends and neighbors to celebrate Mass. I am saint and sinner. Open my ears to Your words. Open my mouth in prayer and song. Open my eyes to see Your mystery in symbol and sign. Open my heart in love for You and my neighbor. Qui-et the thoughts and distrac ons that will keep me from prayer. Strengthen me to take the Mass into my life this week. Amen.

THIS WEEK….. SUNDAY (6/17) FATHER’S DAY 7:00, 9:00 & 11:00 am | Masses A er Masses | No Shop & Earn Sales (Jesuit Hall) 6:00 pm | Teen Mass at SFBRHS (High School Chapel) MONDAY - FRIDAY 6:30 am | Rosary 7:00 am | Mass MONDAY (6/18) 4:00 - 5:30 pm | Food Pantry (Closed for Renova on) 7:00 pm | Grateful Hearts Prayer Mee ng (Church) TUESDAY (6/19) A er 7:00 am Mass | Confessions A er 7:00 am Mass | Eucharis c Adora on un l 6:45 am Wed. 8:00 am - Noon | Quil ng (Middle School) WEDNESDAY (6/20) 9:00 am | Rummage Sale Mee ng (Cafeteria) 7:00 pm | Combined Chris an Choir Prac ce (JH Choir Room) THURSDAY (6/21) 4:00 - 5:30 pm | Food Pantry (Closed for Renova on) 7:00 pm | Combined Chris an Choir Prac ce (JH Choir Room) FRIDAY (6/22) SATURDAY (6/23) 8:00 am & 4:30 pm | Masses A er 8:00 am Mass | Confession (Church) 3:30 - 4:15 pm | Confession (Church) SUNDAY (6/24) 7:00, 9:00 & 11:00 am | Masses 6:00 pm | Teen Mass at SFBRHS (High School Chapel)

Looking for chairs for the Annual Sausage Dinner. This fundraiser usually brings in $7,000-8,000 each year for our parish. Please call the parish office for more informa on (636-239-6701).

Father! To God himself we cannot give a holier name. -William Wordsworth

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June 10, 2018

We are grateful for your con nued support and sacrifice to our parish.

Sunday Offertory Total $ 23,306 Sunday Offertory Envelopes $ 16,617 Electronic Offering $ 6,689 Weekly Goal for Envelopes $ 22,692 Year to Date Weekly Average $ 22,245

A T Loose Offering $ 727 Food Pantry $ 90 Building Maintenance $ 193 Tui on Assistance $ 78 Parish Endowment $ 125

Special Collec on Cardinal Glennon Hospital $ 266

Memorials Frank Posinski $ 50 Marie Weiskopf $ 100

Bless Our Fathers

Heavenly Father, Today we ask You to bless our earthly fathers for the many mes they reflected the love, strength, generosity, wisdom and mercy that You exemplify in Your rela onship with us, Your children. We honor our fathers for pu ng our needs above their own convenience and comfort; for teaching us to show courage and determina on in the face of adversity; for challenging us to move beyond self-limi ng boundaries; for modeling the quali-

es that would turn us into responsible, principled, caring adults. Not all our fathers lived up to these ideals. Give them the grace to acknowledge and learn from their mistakes. Give us the grace to extend to them the same forgiveness that you offer us all. Help us to resist the urge to stay stuck in past bi erness, instead, moving forward with humility and peace of heart. We ask your blessing on those men who served as father fig-ures in our lives when our biological fathers weren't able to do so. May the love and selflessness they showed us be returned to them in all their rela onships, and help them to know that their influence has changed us for the be er. Give new and future fathers the guidance they need to raise happy and holy children, grounded in a love for God and other people - and remind these fathers that trea ng their wives with dignity, compassion and respect is one of the greatest gi s they can give their children. We pray that our fathers who have passed into the next life have been welcomed into Your loving embrace, and that our family will one be day be reunited in your heavenly kingdom. In union with St. Joseph, whom you entrusted with Your Son, we ask Your generous blessings today and every day. Amen

- Tony Rossi

Dynamic Catholic, Alive! - Are you Humble? Are you humble? What a tough ques on to answer! When we look at our Catholic history and tradi on, we see that all the great saints were humble people who understood just how weak and sinful they were. In response, they con nued to rely on the grace of God to overcome their weaknesses and to make them a new crea on, capable of spreading the love and joy of Christ to others. Think about St. Joseph, St. Francis of Assisi, or St. Teresa of Cal-cu a. Are they not some of the most humble people you could ever imagine? This humility we are called to involves understand-ing where sin remains in our lives and seeking to overcome it. It involves walking the journey of life with sinners and not becoming self-righteousness. It means that we must be quick to listen and slow to anger. How can you grow in humility to become a be er witness for the Kingdom of God? archstl.org/dynamic

Washington Area Steering Commi ee Town Hall Frequently Asked Ques ons

In early May, the Washington Area Catholic Educa on and Forma on Steering Commi ee held Town Hall Mee ngs that were designed to keep the parish and school communi es informed of the commi ee’s progress, to share the infor-ma on and research that has been gathered to date, and to seek input from the members of our parish and school com-muni es. The members of the Steering Commi ee are very grateful to the parishioners, parents, and educators who a ended these mee ngs and shared their thoughts and in-sights. The ques ons and comments made at these mee ngs were recorded and carefully reviewed by the members of the Steering Commi ee over the past several weeks. As promised at the Town Hall Mee ngs, the Steering Commi ee has re-sponded to many of the general ques ons that were raised at these mee ngs. You will find on our parish’s website respons-es to the frequently asked ques ons. You are encouraged to review these responses. If you have further ques ons, please feel free to contact our parish’s representa ves on this com-mi ee. These individuals are:

Mr. Buzz Eckelkamp beckelkamp@bankofwashington.com Mrs. Sandy Lucy sandy@garylucy.com 636-667-9316

The Steering Commi ee will con nue to meet over the sum-mer months and will communicate again later in the summer.

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II Lisa Obermark & Ted Gansmann

I Tiffany Kopp & Anthony Swoboda

Sunday, June 17 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time 7:00 am Leroy Hellebusch 9:00 am Frank Rauch III 11:00 am People of the Parish

Monday, June 18 7:00 am Barb Noelker

Tuesday, June 19 St. Romuald, Abbot 7:00 am Joe & Helen Trieschmann

Wednesday, June 20

7:00 am Norwood Amos & Family

Thursday, June 21 St. Aloysius Gonzaga 7:00 am Richard Schwane

Friday, June 22 St. Paulinus of Nola, St. John Fisher & St. Thomas More 7:00 am Warren K. Miller

Saturday, June 23 Blessed Virgin Mary 8:00 am Ina Filla 4:30 pm Francis J. Miller

Sunday, June 24 The Na vity of St. John the Bap st 7:00 am People of the Parish 9:00 am James Swoboda 11:00 am James Holzem

Pray For

Mary Alice Alfermann

John Avooske Nicholas Baravik Marilyn Beanblossom Scott Boland Dorothy Bolzenius Donna Kay Brown Betty Bueker Millie Chisholm Tom Comage Andrea Dressel Regina Dutkiewicz Charles Eckelkamp Sr. Michaelanne Estoup Gertrude Filla

Harlan Filla James Filla Jane Filla Cindy Finder Keith Gansmann Allen Gephardt Rosalie Gerschefske Donnie, Dixie & Jr. Hale Tucker Hall Mike Hamann Carol Hellman Ray Hilke Marc Houseman Sandra Highly Richard Kandlbinder Randy Kleinheider Juanita Lauchstaedt Leola Lohman

Sr. Reine Marie Martin Art Pecaut Paula Pedrotti Todd Ponder Rose Marie

Richardson Wayne Richardson Ashley Smith Eileen Spreckelmeyer Norma Stockhorst Collin Warrender Luella Weick Mark Wessel Patty Westhoelter Dorothy Witthaus Katie Wright

For all shut-ins and all those in nursing homes.

In Deepest Sympathy Please remember in your prayers the soul of

Donald Calvin Jeanne Alsop

May God welcome them home, and bless those who will miss them.

Please Pray For All Those Serving In Our Military and Especially For…

New Parishioners

Marty & Ka e Brown and their children Connor, Hunter & Ryder

Joseph & Taylor Westhoff and their daughter Ava

Ka e Yenzer

We hope you will feel at home!

Jonathan Beuke Travis Branson Devin Buchheit Ma hew Coulter Patrick Feldmann Eli Garcilaso Steve Hill

John Heisler Lindsay Heisler Kelly Kosewicz Jessica K. Lamecker Derek Marquart Jacob Maune Jeremy Nieder

John Rudlof Jamie Skornia Ken Stallmann Alex Weick Jacob Wille Shayne Yenzer

Stewardship Reflec on “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ,

so that each one may receive good or evil, according to what he has done in the body.” – 2 CORINTHIANS 5:10

We are all accountable for the gi s God has given us – our me, our talent and our treasure. Each of us is accountable not

only for our own life but for the lives of others as well. One day God will ask each of us what did we do with the gi s we were given. How will you respond?

If anyone in the parish who is widowed, divorced, elderly, sick, disabled, or low income and in need of minor repairs, transporta on, sewing, cleaning, please call the Roundtable at 636-283-5030 or 636-390-0185.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK of June 17 Monday: 1 Kgs 21:1-16; Ps 5:2-3ab, 4b-7; Mt 5:38-42 Tuesday: 1 Kgs 21:17-29; Ps 51:3-6ab, 11, 16; Mt 5:43-48 Wednesday: 2 Kgs 2:1, 6-14; Ps 31:20, 21, 24; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: Sir 48:1-14; Ps 97:1-7; Mt 6:7-15 Friday: 2 Kgs 11:1-4, 9-18, 20; Ps 132:11-14, 17-18; Mt 6:19-23 Saturday: 2 Chr 24:17-25; Ps 89:4-5, 29-34; Mt 6:24-34 Sunday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10; Ps 71:1-6ab, 15ab, 17; 1 Pt 1:8-12;

Lk 1:5-17. Day: Is 49:1-6; Ps 139:1-3, 13-15; Acts 13:22-26; Lk 1:57-66, 80

During the summer months there will be no Children’s Liturgy of the Word. There are chil-dren’s bulle ns in the back of church. You are welcome to take one.

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SFB Library Book Review

Book: All Bo led Up? By: Paul Masek

Have you ever had a burning ques on but just didn’t know who to ask? Have you ever needed to talk about a problem but felt like there was no one you could trust to tell it to? Have you ever needed to just pour out your heart to someone who could keep a secret? This seems to be the experience of many teens and this is what this book is about.

The St. Francis Borgia Parish Library is located on the street level entrance of Jesuit Hall. We have so many wonderful books to assist you on your Faith Journey. Check it out!

Catholic Radio To encourage and con nue to enrich your spiritual journey listen to Catholic radio, AM 1080 or 1460. Programming in-cludes daily Holy Mass, the Rosary, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, live call-in shows, local programming and much more. For a program schedule, please call (314) 752-7000 or toll-free (877) 305-1234.

Volunteers are needed to work the Fi h Friday Dinner, please contact Roger or Sharon Bargen at 636-239-5860 or email at rsbargen@yh .net.

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Dear Parish Families,

Mrs. Alexander will be spli ng her me be-tween the responsibili es of parish music minis-try and vocal music at the Grade School! Please help us welcome Mrs. Roetheli to the Grade School Faculty!

Beth Roetheli is a lifelong resident of Washington and parishioner of St. Francis Borgia. She is a graduate of St. Francis Borgia Grade School, SFBRHS and earned her Associate of Fine Arts Degree from East Central College. She has been an ac-

ve member of our school as a parent, volunteer, subs tute teacher and pre-school assistant. In addi on, you can see some of her beau ful artwork on walls of our school library!

Beth and her husband Tim reside in Krakow with their two children Henry and Amelia. She enjoys crea ng and pain ng custom signs and spending me with her family and friends. Some of her other hobbies include kni ng, gardening, and outdoor ac vi es. Beth is thrilled to join our staff as art teach-er here at SFBGS and she is looking forward to sharing her pas-sion for and knowledge of art with all of our students!

We wish all of the fathers in our parish a blessed Father’s Day! Your partner in faith and learning, Mrs. Pahl, Principal

Grade School Summer Office Hours June 11-29 9:00 am - 3:00 pm (M-F) July 2-31 Office Closed

Fair Parade Float The marke ng commi ee is forming a parade float commi ee. We are looking for help to brain-

storm ways to bring our design to life. Congratula ons to An-nie Has ng and Henry Steffens our float design winners for this years’ Washington Town and Country Fair Parade. Those who would like to help with pain ng, decora ng and final details will be needed too! Anyone interested in turning the winning design into a reality, please contact Dawn Steffens at dsteffens@sbcglobal.net

Please join us Tuesday, June 26th at 6:30 pm in the Grade School teacher’s lounge!

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Marriage Encounter Are you thinking about your summer vaca on? A Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend, away from all the distrac ons and pressures in your life

right now, would be the BEST vaca on of your life. You and your spouse will always remember this WWME Weekend away as a great me together that strengthened your marriage. The next weekends are August 3-5 or September 21-23 in St. Pe-ters, MO. If you would like to apply or get more informa on, go to www.stl-wwme or call 314-649-7317 or contact Joe & Robin Scherer at 636-667-2824.

Volunteer Registra on Forms & Child Registra on Forms

are available on the webpage www.borgiaparish.org. Forms are also available at the parish office.

SFB Parish Rummage Sale It’s me to start cleaning out your closets for our Annual Rummage Sale on July 19-21. Please no encyclopedias, computers and TVs. Also save your brown grocery bags and plas c bags. Items for the Rum-mage Sale will be accepted on Monday-Wednesday (July 16-18) from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. Drop items off at the Grade School Cafeteria (on Second Street entrance). No items accepted a er Wednesday, July 18. If you would like to help with the Rummage Sale please con-tact Jeanne Hoelscher at 636-359-0236.

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SERVER SCHEDULE JUNE 23-24 June 23 4:30 pm

June 24 7:00 am L. Aholt, T. Reis 9:00 am J. Volmert, N. Schulze, A. Dressel 11:00 am N. Holdmeyer

For the month of July, servers can sign up on a volunteer-basis. If you have ques ons contact Fr. Buehler at 636-239-6701 ext 1513.

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS ~ JUNE 23-24

If you are unable to a end Mass on your scheduled Saturday or Sunday, .

4:30 pm Mass K. Marquart G. Marquart J. Huphreys M. Heimann J. Sanford

7:00 am Mass F. Filla D. Mantle R. Mantle C. Voelkerding C. Parmen er C. Parmen er

9:00 am Mass B. Howell K. Meyer W. Meyer M. Perriman B. Skornia J. Vietmeier L. Watkins

11:00 am Mass C. Bleckman B. Gegg C. Oldenburg D. Oldenburg G. Ruether S. Ruether

SHOP & EARN NEWS

Week of June 11, 2018

Total Sales .................................. $ 12,545.00 Tui on Credit .................................. $ 267.77

Total For School Opera ng Budget ...................... $ 267.76

4 Return ● 39 Parish Family Orders ● 13 Online Orders

SHOP & EARN WORKERS Monday, June 18 8:00 am—9:30 am Admin

Friday, June 22 2:30 pm — 4:00 pm J. Kelly

Saturday, June 23 8:00 am — 9:30 am C. Binder 5:30 pm — 6:00 pm J. Humphreys

Sunday, June 24 8:00 am—10:15 am J. Hoelscher 10:15 am—12:15 pm M. Meek

Need volunteers, can you help? 3rd Saturday from 8:00-9:30 am 5th Sunday from 8:00-10:15 am

Also for someone to solicit new businesses. No computer work! For more informa on contact Missy Frankenberg at 636-432-2299 or email shopandearn@borgiaparish.org.

Ministry Schedules can also be found on the Parish Website at

http://www.borgiaparish.org/ministry-schedules

ENCORE SCHEDULE ~ June 18-23 Mon. 10:00-1:30 M. Wunderlich, J. Parmen er 1:30-5:00 N. Roth Tue. 10:00-1:30 C. Bleckman 1:30-5:00 L. Brinkmann, R. Gleeson Wed 10:00-1:30 J. Derner, C. Obermark 1:30-5:00 B. Frankenberg, N. Schaefer Thurs. 10:00-1:30 M.L. Kliethermes 1:30-5:00 B. Krawitz Fri. 10:00-1:30 L. Landwehr 1:30-5:00 J. Hoelscher, J. Gegg Sat. 10:00-3:00 M. Ham

The Big Picture We hear about the Kingdom of God in many of Jesus' parables. In today's passage, he uses parables to describe how the kingdom will spread. What is interes ng is that they are not

so much about our ac ons as they are about how God builds his kingdom. Let's start with the second parable: Jesus exaggerates a li le, with the mustard seed being the smallest seed and the bush being the largest plant. Like the birds on the branches, Jesus implies that the growing kingdom will a ract outsiders to be members. His point is that the kingdom may look small at first, but it will keep growing. We need not be discouraged when it seems the kingdom is not growing: We might be limi ng it to people who think and act just like ourselves. We might see a endance at church in our parish declining. So Jesus is re-minding us to think of the bigger picture. In the first parable about the man who sca ered seeds, Je-sus says that those seeds produce a harvest, even though the farmer doesn't know how or why those seeds can grow. We too can be doing things that help the Kingdom to grow, with-out knowing how we are helping. But God is making the king-dom grow in his own way and in his own me. Like the farmer, we can help it grow by loving each other, teaching our children about Jesus, caring for the poor and the sick. But we can also hinder the kingdom by being s ngy with our love, or hur ng people with our anger. So let us ask God to trust him as we do our part to help the kingdom to grow.

Tom Schmidt, J. S. Paluch Co.

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Community

Volleyball Camp St. Igna us of Loyola (Concord Hill) Tuesday, June 19 from 1:00-4:30 pm. For students entering Grades 3-6, cost is $30. The purpose of the camp is to intro-duce students to the fundamentals of volleyball, including: passing, se ng, serving, hi ng and game-live rota ons. This will be accomplished by a variety of drills and repe on to help students get a strong founda on of the game. For more infor-ma on contact Hanna Glaste er at 636-221-1777 or han-na.glaste er@sain g.com

German Games St. John the Bap st Church (Villa Ridge) Saturday, June 23 following the 8:00 am Mass, 5K run, home-made summer sausage compe on, arm wrestling, archery,

re flipping, sausage tas ng, keg rolling, beer tas ng, root beer stein race, German ninja obstacle challenge. Teams of 5 men, $120 team registra on includes t-shirt and 10 polka ckets. Loehnig German Band, polka dance $5, instruc ons and dance at 7:00 pm on Friday, June 22. For more informa on call 636-234-4175 or wissmannr@sjgschool.org

Healing Prayer Service Prayer service for the divorced and separated (bilingual) on June 20, 7:00 pm at the Cardinal Rigali Center. We will pray night prayer, and hear a special homily from Fr. Timothy Noelk-er on loss. Prayer teams will be available to pray over anyone who wishes. Contact Melissa Kea ng at 314.792.7173, or melissakea ng@archstl.org for more informa on.

Daddy & Daughter Dance St. Ann’s (Clover Bo om) On June 22 from 6:30-9:00 pm at St. Ann’s Parish Center. $20 per couple and $5 for each addi onal princess. Snacks, drinks and candy bar, cra table and other surprises. RSVP to St. Ann office at 636-239-3222.

Holy Hour Our Lady of Lourdes (Washington) The monthly Deanery Pro-Life Holy Hour will be held on Mon-day, June 25 at 7:00 pm at Our Lady of Lourdes Adora on Chapel with prayers and Benedic on for Respect for Life, offer-ing repara on for 60 million babies killed by abor on, and that America will once again protect the lives of the unborn. Come join us as we pray for God’s forgiveness for the evil that lurks throughout our society.

Help Wanted St. Ann PSR Teacher – Dedicated Catholic individual to provide cateche cal instruc on to children of St. Ann Parish. The goal is to teach so that they can grow in in macy with Jesus, be knowledge-able about their faith, integrate the teachings of the Gospel into their lives and to assist parents in the faith forma on of their chil-dren.

St. Ann PSR CRE – Coordinator of Religious Educa on for the St. Ann Parish School of Religion. Du es include recrui ng and assign-ing teachers for parish school of religion, coordina ng curriculum and scheduling PSR events with parish, and overseeing the weekly opera ons of PSR. Part- me, paid posi on, (5 hours per week)

If you are interested or for more informa on please call St. Ann’s parish office at 239-3222.

EWTN is a global, Catholic Television, Catholic Radio, and Catholic News Network that provides catholic programming and news coverage from around the world. Complete list of programs and mes are available at www.ewtn.com

Church Picnic St. Gerald (Gerald) Saturday, June 23 from 3:00-7:00 pm serving Family-Style Din-ner, Chicken & Ke le Beef, homemade bread, mashed pota-toes & gravy, green beans, corn, cole slaw, dessert. Rides, country store, games, cra , live music.

Breakfast Immaculate Concep on (Augusta) Sunday, June 24 from 8:00 am—12 noon. Menu: Biscuits and gravy, regular and potato pancakes, bone-in-ham, pork sau-sage, scrambled eggs, baked apples. Adults: $8, Children (6-12) $3.

Rummage Sale Our Lady of Lourdes (Washington) Thursday, June 21 from 4:00-7:00 pm & Friday, June 22 from 8:00 am-1:00 pm at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Hall, 1000 Madison Avenue. Sponsored by St. Bernade e Sodality.