The Epiphany Of The Lord January 3, 2016 St. Mary Magdalen Parish · The Epiphany Of The Lord January 3, 2016 Dear Parishioners and Friends, HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The Epiphany Of The Lord January 3, 2016

St. Mary Magdalen Parish First Mass Celebrated on September 7, 1919

Rev. Msgr. John J. Borcic, Pastor Rev. John V. Kerber, Retired

Deacon Joseph J. Iovanna Deacon J. Gerard Quinn, J.C.L.

New Parishioners are Welcome! For information: Call our Parish Rectory 314.352.2111 ext. 4

www.magdalen.org


St. Mary Magdalen Parish Church & Rectory: 4924 Bancroft Ave. St. Louis, Missouri 63109

Phone 314.352.2111 Rectory Fax 314.481.7661 Parish Website: www.magdalen.org

Archdiocese of St. Louis Website: www.archstl.org

Staff Pastor: Rev. Msgr. John J. Borcic Phone: 352.2111 Ext. 3 Email: [email protected]

In Residence: Rev. John J. Kerber Phone: 352.2111 Ext. 107

Deacon: Joseph J. Iovanna Phone: 707.1803

Deacon: J. Gerard Quinn J.C.L. Phone: 631.3880

Parish Secretary: Fran Voss Phone: 352.2111 Ext. 4 Email: [email protected]

Parish Nurse: Jeannine Wieczorek Phone: 352.2111 Ext. 5 Email: [email protected]

Music Director: Keith Ballentine Phone: 352.2111 Ext. 4 (leave a message)

Bookkeeper: Terry Signaigo Phone: 352.2111 Ext. 6

Maintenance Department: Steve Jackson Phone: 352.2111 Ext. 7

St. Vincent de Paul Society Phone: 352.2111 Ext. 2

Mass Schedule Weekend Masses: Weekday Mass: Saturday: 4:30pm Monday thru Friday: 8:00am Sunday: 8:00am and 10:30am

Daily Rosary: Mon. thru Fri. before 8:00am Mass

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Every first Friday of the month from 8:30am until 12-noon

Holy Hour: Every 1st Saturday of the month at 9:15am

Sacrament of Baptism: Please contact the Rectory \

Weddings: Couples contemplating Marriage should contact the Pastor as soon as they have made a decision to marry and at least six months prior to their intended date of Marriage so that proper prepa-rations can be made.

Communion to the Sick: We are happy to bring Holy Communion to those who are confined to their homes. Please contact the rectory to make arrange-ments.

Perpetual Help Devotions: Tuesday following 8:00am Mass

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday between 3:30pm and 4:10pm (or by appointment)

Rectory Office Hours 8:30am — 7:30pm Monday through Thursday 8:30am — 4:00pm Friday 9:00am —12:00pm Saturday

Closed on Sundays, National Holidays,

and Holy Days of Obligation

SCHOOLS SERVING OUR PARISHIONERS For registration and other information please contact

Our Lady of Sorrows School 5831 So. Kingshighway Blvd.

314.353.1451 St. Ambrose School

5130 Wilson Ave. 314.772.1437

St. Raphael the Archangel 6000 Jamieson Ave.

314.352.9474 South City Deanery PSR

Deborah Halter 314.773.3070


Dear Parishioners and Friends,

HAPPY NEW YEAR! How many times during these past few days have we already used that phrase to relatives,

friends, fellow parishioners, and acquaintances? Implied in our greeting is a wish for health, wealth, and prosperity over the next twelve months. Cer-tainly we wish that for everyone, but even more im-portantly we wish that the joy of the Nativity remain in our hearts throughout the new year, and exem-plify itself through many opportunities to show mercy to others.

On the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Dec. 8, 2015, Pope Francis opened the Jubilee Year of Mercy, which will continue through the new year until November 20, 2016, the Feast of Christ the King.

In his homily of that day the Holy Father said: “I am convinced that the whole Church will find in this Jubilee the joy needed to rediscover and make fruit-ful the mercy of God, with which all of us are called to give consolation to every man and woman of our time. From this moment, we entrust this Holy Year to the Mother of Mercy, that she might turn her gaze upon us and watch over our journey.”

Mercy is one of the great themes of the Holy Father, unceasingly reminding us of God’s great mercy to-ward us and encouraging us to imitate that same mercy toward others. But Pope Francis is not the only one who has emphasized mercy in writings or speeches. The subject has been treated by authors and poets, philosophers and religious leaders, and even politicians. Here are a few quotes from others on the topic:

“Every day my conscience makes confession relying on the hope of Your mercy as more to be trusted than its own innocence.” ― Saint Augustine

“When Jesus called the only son of the widow of Nain to life, he did so because he felt the deep sor-row of the grieving mother in his own heart (see Luke 7:11-17). Let us look at Jesus when we want to know how to show mercy to our brothers and sis-ters.”

― Henri J.M. Nouwen, Bread for the Journey: A Daybook of Wisdom and Faith

“I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.”

― Abraham Lincoln

“You cannot conceive, nor can I, of the appalling strangeness of the mercy of God.” ― Graham Greene, Brighton Rock

“I’ve always been bad. Probably I shall be bad again, punished again. But the worse I am, the more I need God. I can’t shut myself out from His mercy.” ― Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited

“Religion carries two sorts of people in two entirely opposite directions: the mild and gentle people it carries towards mercy and justice; the persecuting people it carries into fiendish sadistic cruelty. ― Alfred North Whitehead, Dialogues of Alfred North Whitehead

“It is mercy, not justice or courage or even heroism, that alone can defeat evil.” ― Peter Kreeft “Mercy and forgiveness must be free and unmerited to the wrongdoer. If the wrongdoer has to do some-thing to merit it, then it isn't mercy, but forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness.” ― Timothy Keller, The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

“Every new morning brings new mercy, new love and new grace.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

May the year of 2016 be one of peace, joy, prosper-ity, good health and GREAT MERCY! HAPPY NEW YEAR and God bless, Msgr. John Borcic


The Annual Prayer Service for the Prolife Passen-gers attending the March for Life will be held on January 20 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Mary Magda-len. Please join us and parishioners from around the archdiocese to pray for an end for abortion and for those making the trip to Washington, DC.

Every year our Archdiocese of St. Louis joins hundreds of thousands of people to stand up against Roe vs. Wade; Doe vs. Dalton; and the laws that take the right of the unborn to live.

Our holy hour is open to all in the parish please come and join us.

Annual Memorial Mass & Prayer Vigil in this Archdiocese will be held on Saturday January 16, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis.

The Most Reverend Robert J. Carlson, is the celebrant.

Please join the St. Louis community in praying for an end to abortion, healing for those involved in abor-tion, and increased respect for all human life.

The offertory collection will benefit Lifeline Coali-tion a group of social service agencies whose finan-cial and emotional support help more than 10,000 women in our community annually.

Many thanks to all who gave us a hand after the 10:30am Mass on December 20, to help decorate the church for Christmas. Because of the number of willing workers, the task was completed in less than an hour. Great job, everyone! We are most grateful!

Y ou are invited to join with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet as they celebrate the

Year of Consecrated Life with an evening featuring singer songwriter Jan Novotka on Saturday, January 23 at 7:00 pm in Holy Family Chapel on the mother-house campus, 6400 Minnesota Ave. St. Louis Mod 63111. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees will have the opportunity to make a free-will offering to support programs serving victims of human trafficking. For more information, visit www.csjsl.org

First Sunday of the Year 2016

Donuts and Coffee

Hosted by the Rectory staff today

Sunday, January 3, 2016 after the 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Masses in the school hall. Come cele-brate the New Year with the staff and parishioners for refreshments and conversation. If you are new in the parish or just visiting please join us!

Thank You!!! Our sincere and heartfelt thanks to all of you who so generously responded to the gift requests on the Giving Tree. We collected a room full of gifts for the babies at Our Lady’s Inn, a large number of gift cards for our SVDP clients, and an assortment of filled gift bags for the 75 residents of Avalon Gar-dens. A special thanks to all who helped out in any way. Thank you and God Bless you All! Soup Kitchen

THANK YOU to all who donated candy, baked chocolate-chip cookies, made lasagna sauce, and baked brownies for the Soup Kitchen December Meal. We served 160 guests and everyone enjoyed the meal as well as receiving the goody bag. The date for the next meal is Tuesday, January 12, and the volunteers to make the sauce for the January meal have been contacted. Reminder to the Volunteers making the lasagna sauce: You need to pick up your supplies this Sunday (January 3) from the kitchen in the school hall cafeteria. Your generous gifts of time, talent, and treasure are greatly appreci-ated!


Catholic Men for Christ Conference

The 2016 Catholic Men for Christ Conference is

scheduled for Saturday, February 6, and will feature Tom Peterson, Steve Bollman,

Msgr. Eugene Morris, and David Williams, along with emcee Zip Rzeppa.

This year's conference will be held at the Peabody Opera House (1440 Market Street, St. Louis, MO 63103). For more information and to register, please visit the Catholic Men for Christ website catholicmenforchrist.org.

Catholic Women for Christ Conference

For information on the upcoming Catholic Women for Christ Conference, please visit the new website:

catholicwomenforchrist.org

The 2016 Catholic Women for Christ Conference is scheduled for Saturday, February 27, and will feature Elizabeth Ficocelli,

C. Vanessa White, and Sr. Elizabeth Beussink, along with emcee Elizabeth Westhoff.

This year's conference will be held at Lindenwood University's J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts (2300 W. Clay Street, St. Charles, MO 63301). To register, please visit catholicwomenforchrist.org.

This week in our Parish…

Daily Mass at 8:00am Monday thru Friday Monday, January 4, 2016 Quilters 9:00a Qrm

Wednesday, January 6, 2016 Church Cleaning 8:30a CH

Saturday January 9, 2016 Reconciliation 3:30-4:10p CH Mass 4:30p CH

Sunday, January 10, 2016 Mass 8:00a CH Mass 10:30a CH

New Parishioners

Mr. & Mrs. Rex Miller

Weekly Offertory December 20, 2015

Envelopes $ 2,135.00 Loose 680.00 _____________________________________ Total $ 2,815.00 Collections as of 07-01-15 $ 94,658.50 Magdalen Specials Soup Kitchen 250.00 St. Vincent de Paul 88.00 Pro-Life 25.00 Tuition Assistance 150.00 _____________________________________ Total $ 513.00 Thank you for your gifts to God and our Parish. The offertory for the December 27 collection will be posted in the January 10, 2016 bulletin.


Christmas Flowers In Memory & Honor of… Ryan Joseph Olsen Sal & Rose Capizzi Donald & Dorothy Voss Gertrude Merli Koeninger Family Kraemer Family Hughes Family Jessica Ellen Reif James & Winifred Bradwshaw Dan Halbert Irwin & Corrine Reif Joyce Roberts Dan O’Keeffe Jean Grey Josephine Pattison Mary Godinez Patricia Anderson Theresa & Peter Diani Bill Sewester Martin Family Chris Quante Edward Quante McGahan/Vondera Families Iris Gherardini Alan Gherardini Colombo Family George & Pauline Frankenreiter Rudolph & Theresa Tabsitz Mary & Joseph Greco Riley May Sterlin Francis Kirwin Madeline Bachmann Mary Beres Barbara Gubani

Mike, John, Paul Kanyuck Mike, John, Paul, Gubani Mary Beth Evers Barbara Lock John Sharp Grace Klaus Peter J. Mazzola Therese A. Mazzola Mr. & Mrs. T.P. Anth Mr. & Mrs. T. Schmitz Tony & Jim Birkenemeir Judy & Andrew Hassler Marie Bosky George & Angela Onanian Kathy Onanian Sarah & Manoog Yapalemian Ardy & Bill Harris Elizabeth Beaty Pollyanna Russell Simon & Mari Onanian Martin & Florence Loftus Mary Truesdale Richard & Martin Loftus Loftus & Maher Families Fronick & Frederick Families Marge Behrendt Cyril Hartmann Rita Hartmann Fr. Ed. Goldian Kellner & Preifauf Families Mary Jane Eichhorn Mary & Edward Higgins Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Burrows Mr. & Mrs. Chris Eichhorn Bytnar Family Kuszaj Family Welling Family Bill Brown

Donations Rich Brutine Mary Elkins Nicholas & Agnes Wiltgen Joe & Peggy Purk Tom & Janet Brent Jim Abkemeier Gerry Sickles Dolores Johnson Donald Doebber Delores O’Connor Ronald Gianella Ellen Gianella Marion Schonhoff Gloria Shackelford Robert Croak Raymond Miles Fr. John Kerber Ken & Kathy Ray Martin Appelbaum Robert & Mary Signaigo Please accept my apologies for any misspelling of names that I have made. I do my best to decipher the names and spellings. —Bulletin editor


Please pray for healing and strength for Andy Barker, Gary Barker, Janet Barmeier, Mary Bathon, Jackie Behrendt, Marian Brandel, Marcy Buckles, Stanley Coffey, Jr., Susan DeBarry George Dent, Jan Dreyer, William Fortner, Dale Foster, Genny Fujarski, Kyle Gabris, Nancy Gambino, Tony Greco, Pat Grotegeers, Charlie Haines, Jimmy Harvatin, Pete Harvatin, Elizabeth Hawkins, Kevin Higgins, Ed Howard, Kristina Jackson, Janette Jewel, Marie Kellner, Dolores Kettenbach, Michael Krawczyk, Patricia Kennedy, Ann Kuszaj, Elmer Marz, Mary Mather, Rich Mather, Irene Mazzola, Jackie McGilligan, Fr. Tom McGrath, Julianne McMiller, Lou Ann Michaels, Sue Micciche, Julie Moser, Liam Niemira, Mike Savens, Marge Scheu, Ed Schmidt, Curt Schuchardt, Dorothy Schuchardt, Lucille Seper, Hillary Siekerman, Beth Simmons, Steve Snelling, Edith Smiley, Becca Niemira Steinmetz, Dodie Stollhans, Jean Sullivan, Garth and Laihla Weihl, Janice Weiter, Agnes Wiltgen, Lois Zitzmann and for all our homebound and nursing home parishioners and for their family and friends who take care of them.

Mass Intentions Monday, January 4, 2016 8:00 A.M. Angie & Anthony Venegoni 8:00 A.M. Ann Schwarz Family

Tuesday, January 5, 2016 8:00 A.M. Mary Frances Wrobel 8:00 A.M. George Wimbermuehle Jr.

Wednesday, January 6, 2016 8:00 A.M. Josephine Borcic 8:00 A.M. Purgatorial Society

Thursday, January 7, 2016 8:00 A.M. Rod McGilligan 8:00 A.M. Purgatorial Society

Friday, January 8, 2016 8:00 A.M. Paul Quante 8:00 A.M. Purgatorial Society

Saturday, January 9, 2016 4:30 P.M Austin Lyle

Sunday, January 10, 2016 8:00 AM Carol O’Neil 10:30 AM Purgatorial Society

Servers

Saturday, January 9, 2016 4:30 PM Kenny Douthit

Sunday, January 10, 2016 8:00 AM

Ada, Vincent or Zelle Laury

Sunday, January 10, 2016 10:30 AM Kayden Hardesty

Eucharistic Ministers

Saturday, January 9, 2016 4:30 PM Charlie & Mary Ann Halbrook, Margaret O’Donoghue, Mary Beth O’Donoghue

Sunday, January 10, 2016 8:00 AM Mary & Charlie Dooling

Sunday, January 10, 2016 10:30 AM Mary Elkins, Jackie McGilligan, Cathy & Pat Maloney Marisol Pfaff, Garth Weihl

Lectors

Saturday, January 9, 2016 4:30 PM Mary Beth O’Donoghue

Sunday, January 10, 2016 8:00 AM Charlie Dooling

Sunday, January 10, 2016 10:30 AM Garth Weihl

Stewardship Reflection “...The Gentiles are co-heirs, members of the same body, and co-partners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the Gospel.” (Ephesians 3:6) Today we celebrate that Christ came to all of us, not just the Hebrews. He made us all one body with Him. We were all given different gifts; we all have different yet equally valuable roles to play in the Body of Christ. Ask God how He wants you to use your gifts so that we may all “be one” in this Year of Mercy.


Bulletin Number: 59200 CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. Mary Magdalen Church 4924 Bancroft Avenue St. Louis, MO 63109 TELEPHONE: (314 )352-2111 Ext. 4 CONTACT PERSON: Fran Voss EMAIL: [email protected] SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2007 Adobe Acrobat X Windows 7 PRINTER HP Color Laser Jet CP2025 TRANSMISSION TIME Thursday 11:00 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION January 3, 2016 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 8 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

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