Saint John Paul II Parish May 6, 2018

2018 Baccalaureate Mass

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Welcome to Saint John Paul II Parish

Welcome to all new families! Please register by calling or stopping by the parish office, or by downloading the registration form online. If your ad-dress changes or you move from the parish, please inform the parish office.

Mission Statement Saint John Paul II Parish’s mission is to nourish the growth of individuals in their love of God and one another through the reception of sacraments and active participation in public worship, personal prayer, Catholic educa-tion and the sharing of Time, Talent and Treasure.

Vision Statement Our ultimate goal is to build a growing and thriving stewardship parish guided by the four biblical principles of stewardship:

Responsibility—Ownership—Accountability—Reward

Mass Times/Horario de Misas Tuesday/Martes ........................................... 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday/Miércoles & Thursday/Jueves .. 8:00 a.m.

Thursday/Jueves (*this Mass is at OSF) ..... 12:00 p.m.

Friday/Viernes .............................................. 8:30 a.m. Saturday Vigil/Vigilia del Sábado .................. 4:30 p.m.

Sunday/Domingo ....................... 7:30 a.m. & 9:30 a.m.

Spanish Mass/Misa en Español ...... 12:00 p.m. (Noon)

365 Youth Mass (last Sunday of the month) 5:00 p.m.

Masses are celebrated at

Visitation Church

410 W Central Blvd., Kewanee, IL 61443 Parish Directory Parish Office .........................................................................309-852-4549 Parish Fax .............................................................................309-853-4106 Parish Website ............................................. saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org

Pastor........................................ Fr. Johndamaseni (Fr. John) Zilimu frjohn@saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org

Deacon (Cemetery) ...................................... Martin VanMeltebeck deacon@saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org

Business Manager ................................................. Marjorie Dooley finance@saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org

Parish Secretary ...................................Maureen Van Wassenhove office@saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org

Facility Manager ..........................................................Nate Nichols nnichols@visitationcatholic.com

Spanish Ministry Associate ........................................... Yasmy Blas yasmy@saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org

Adult Choir Director .................................................. Susan Welgat

Organist .................................................................. Abbie Hamilton abbiehamilton@comcast.net

Folk Group Director ....................................................... Mike Berry mberry49@comcast.net

365 Spanish Youth Group Coordinator ........................ Yasmy Blas yasmy@saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org

Director of Religious Ed. & 365 Youth .......................... Angie Ryan abryan1999.ar@gmail.com

Devotions and Sacramentals Rosary: In the Church—The Spanish Rosary is on Tues-day evenings at 6:30 p.m. The Rosary in English is on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m.

Eucharistic Adoration: Thursday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Chapel. A sign up sheet is below the statue of Pope Saint John Paul II.

Baptism: All baptisms will take place at Visitation Church the 1st & 3rd Sunday after 9:30 a.m. Mass. Please call the parish office to schedule a time. A free-will donation should be given to the clergy performing the baptism. Additionally, non-members will be charged $50. Baptism classes are the 3rd Sunday @ 10:30 a.m. in English and the 4th Sunday @ 8:45 a.m. in Spanish.

Marriage: Contact the Pastor at least 6 to 12 months in advance to schedule a wedding and begin marriage preparations.

Reconciliation: Saturday, from 3:30 p.m.—4:10 p.m. and Sunday, 9:00 a.m.—9:15 a.m. in the Church or call the Parish office for an appointment.

Visitation & Anointing of the Sick: Any person home-bound, hospitalized, in the nursing home or advanced in years may notify the Parish Office to receive the Sacraments: Eucharist, Confession/Reconciliation, and Anointing of the Sick. Parishioners from the Pastoral Care Ministry would be glad to visit. We also offer Friday Communion Calls to the Homebound. Please call the Parish Office if you or someone you know would like to be visited monthly.

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA): Anyone wishing to learn more about the Catholic faith or join-ing our Catholic community may call or email the par-ish office.

Religious Education Kindergarten through 8th grade CCD classes meet on Sunday mornings from 10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Children should participate in all levels of Religious Education classes so that they can receive the Sacraments. Please enter through the rear/west doors of Visitation Catholic School. Pick up will be in front of the school, on the east side across from the YMCA on Lexington Avenue. Please be mindful of the children’s safety when you drive through the park-ing lot as you leave the 9:30 a.m. Mass. Thank You!

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Upcoming Events 5/8 PAT Meeting 6:00 p.m. 5/9 Spring Program 6:30 p.m. 5/16 Bingo 4:30 p.m. 5/17 Year End Award Ceremony 2:00 p.m. 5/21 8th grade graduation 7:00 p.m. 5/22 PreK Graduation 6:00 p.m. 5/24 Last Day of School Early Dismissal 11:30 a.m.

BINGO May 16th—Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Bingo starts at 6:00 p.m. in the Visitation Goetzman Gym. Conces-sions are available for purchase.

Calendar Winners April 30 John Johnson $25 May 1 Philip/Irene Buckley $25 May 2 Deb Suhr $25 May 3 Willie Burford $100 May 4 Karen Ramsey $25

Our Mission: The mission of Visitation Catholic School is to inspire excellence and to develop future leaders for Christ,

through quality education grounded in Catholic values, principles and traditions.

Where a Rich Heritage of Quality Catholic Education Awaits Your Child

School Directory 107 S. Lexington Avenue, Kewanee, IL 61443

School Office ....................................................................... 309-856-7451 School Website ............................................. www.visitationcatholic.com Principal Ms. Sheila Cromien principal@visitationcatholic.com

School Office ................................................... Susan Welgat/Dan DeSmit

office@visitationcatholic.com

Spring Program We’re on our way to a Jungle exploration! The stu-dents in PreK—8 have been busy preparing a delightful program of music that will get you ready for an expedi-tion into the depths of the jungle. Monkeys, a tiger, elephants, a zebra and talking animals will keep you entertained while we explore the wonders of this beautiful, rainy, humid, lush green area of God’s Crea-tion. Join us at 6:30pm on May 9th for this year’s Spring Program!

Culture Week The theme this year for our annual Culture Week was the Olympics. Stu-dents were divided into teams and were given a color. From there they had to come up with a team name and compete in various competitions all week like “Door Decorating” and “Javelin (Pool Noodle) Throw”. The White Tigers, pictured above and coached by Mrs. Gibson, took 1st place honors after all events were tallied. 2nd place honors went to the Red Flames, coached by Mrs. Carlton, and in 3rd place, the Grey Tornados, led by Mrs. Wentworth. It was a fun K-8 activity and the students did a great job working together and supporting each other!

School Safety We dismiss the students each day starting at 2:50 p.m. from the back door of the school. For the children’s safety, we ask that no one parks in the parking lot on the west side of the school or drives through to the parking lot exit from 2:45 p.m. until all the students have been picked up each day. Thank you for your help keeping our kids safe!

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Prayers for Our Military

Mass Intentions If you would like to schedule a Mass intention, please stop in or call the Parish Office. Mass intentions are $10 each, and can be offered for a de-ceased loved one, for fallen away Catholics, for a special intention, or to mark a special occasion.

Saturday, May 5 4:30 p.m. Thomas Stontz, by Family Sunday, May 6 7:30 a.m. Chet Elgin, by Dc. Marty Van Meltebeck 9:30 a.m. 2018 High School Graduates of Saint John Paul II Parish 12:00 p.m. Francisca Garcia & Eligia Bernabe, by Family Tuesday, May 8 5:30 p.m. Bernie Cromien, by Larry & Rose Pratt Wednesday, May 9 8:00 a.m. Andy Domingez, by Helen Domingez & Family 10:00 a.m. Mass @ Kewanee Care Protection of the Unborn, by Pat Van Hyfte Thursday, May 10

8:00 a.m. Milt Seyller, by Jim Weston 12:00 p.m. Mass @ OSF—Stanley Lansbarkis, by Jane Lansbarkis Friday, May 11 8:30 a.m. Jim Burkhart & Gerard Rux, by the Burkhart Family Saturday, May 12 4:30 p.m. Donna Michalik, by Elaine Carlson Sunday, May 13 7:30 a.m. Patricia Cowley, by Family 9:30 a.m. Diane DeConinck Hamm, by Mom 12:00 p.m. Catalina Torres, by Daughter, Maria Torres

Jesse Baker Nicholas Cravens

Jarrett Davis Ben DeSmit

Ashley Dykema Hailee Jo Fleming

Chad Forsythe

Mary Groy William Hartman, Jr.

Wade Hatzinger Katie Lane

Kenny Steele Dakota VanWassenhove

Dave Abbinanti Tom Ahlgren

Glenda Mundy Allen Brody Anderson

Bernie Balsis Cindy Bergren Andi Bidwell Gene Boehle

Cari Bridgewater Irene Bridgewater

Amanda Brody David Brown

Sue Busenbark Jean Carlat

Michael Curran Betty DeBlieck Cade De Wolfe

JR & Mary Dziengel JoAn Dobbels Paul Donovan

Sid Douglas Vanessa Duarte

Marian Elbus Liz Engstrom Emily Entas Jim Findley Cate Gross

Sue Gruszeczka Ben Harlow

Doug Hilgendorf Mary Jackson

Johnson Family Sandy Kaiser

Jerome Kawka Mary Kazmierski

Terrie Keefner Ron & Rosemary Kempin

Mary Klein Mona Kubiak Olga Larson

Jean Lindstrom Mike Majeske

Denny Marchand Mason Family Sandy Milby

Paul Mowbray Betty Mower

Sandy Murphy Carolyn Nagel

Joe & Joan Nosal Al Padilla

Elluissa Pompa Andrea Rocha Genaro Rocha

Michael Rounds 7 Special Intentions

Marie Sherbeyn Phyllis Smith Betty Sullivan

Jerry Swearingen Richard Teaburg Wilma Tegeler

Jay Titus Frank Tocha

Mike Uitermarkt Ray VanWassenhove

Betty Wade Joyce Wall

Lisa Wisniewski Don Zumber

Please Pray

This Week in Our Parish Sunday, May 6, 2018 9:30 a.m. Baccalaureate Mass for 2018 graduating HS Seniors 10:30 a.m. Religious Ed classes Monday, May 7, 2018 6:00 p.m. Choir practice Tuesday, May 8, 2018 5:30 p.m. Daily Mass, followed by Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions 6:30 p.m. Spanish Rosary Wednesday, May 9, 2018 10:00 a.m. Mass at Kewanee Care Nursing Home 6:30 p.m. Rosary Thursday, May 10, 2018 8:30—5:00 Eucharistic Adoration in the Chapel 12:00 p.m. Mass at OSF St. Luke Medical Center Sunday, May 13, 2018 Happy Mother’s Day!! NO Religious Ed Classes today!

Greeters and Pastoral Care Committee

We are looking for additional Greeters and also for new members of our Pastoral Care Committee to help with home bound and nursing home visits. If you are interested, please call the Parish Office.

Please contact the Parish Office if you would like to

add or remove a name from our prayer lists.

CCD Reminder There are no Religious Ed classes next Sunday, May 13th. The last class for the 2017-18 year is on Sunday, May 20th.

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Lay Ministry Schedule Daily Masses—May 8-11, 2018 Lector Pat Van Hyfte Altar Servers Lucy & Henry Ahasic

4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 12, 2018 Lector Pam Johnson EMC’s Beth Dolieslager, Germaine Breitbach Suzanne Burkhart, Janel Leaf Altar Servers Henry & Eleanor Burkhart & Kale Stuckey Greeters Chad & Rosie Jackson, Larry & Mary Ann Mowbray, Margie Dooley

7:30 a.m. Sunday, May 13, 2018 Lector Terri Stevenson EMC Dc. Marty Van Meltebeck Altar Servers David Mock/Cullen Marshall/Isabela & Noelia Martinez Greeters Dave & Andrew DeRycke, Rae Ann Tucker, Vi Verbout

9:30 a.m. Sunday, May 13, 2018 Lector Pat Van Hyfte EMC’s Connie Ostrowski, Mary Nosalik Margaret Gustafson, Mark Ebert Altar Servers Noah & Hanna Tiska, Brady Schiltz Greeters Nate & Kali Nichols, Nik & Ina Kuster, Jane Tornquist

Collections for 4/28 & 4/29 2018

Loose Cash .................................................... $609.00 Envelopes .................................................. $6,808.00 Major Maintenance ...................................... $140.00 Visitation Building & Grounds ........................ $23.00 Debt Reduction .............................................. $45.00 Ascension of the Lord ....................................... $1.00 Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary ...................... $1.00 Easter Offering ................................................. $5.00 Capital Campaign ...................................... $1,601.00 Total ........................................................ $9,233.00 Capital Campaign GoalCapital Campaign GoalCapital Campaign Goal .................................................................. $1,000,000.00$1,000,000.00$1,000,000.00 Total Pledged & Donations .................... $880,302.52 Total Amount Paid ................................. $604,862.93

In Memoriam Loving Father, welcome home those whom You have called from this world, and grant peace and consolation to their families.

Lori Ann Quanstrom Sister of Kevin (Shelley) Quanstrom, Niece of John Hartman

Carol Schwefel Mother of Susan (Joe) Cervantez

Milton Carlson Husband of Mary Carlson

Dr. Thomas Schwerbrock Son of Chuck & Thelma Schwerbrock

May the souls of the faithfully departed rest in the loving presence of God.

Annual Diocesan Appeal Have you made a pledge for the 2018 Annual Diocesan Appeal? There is still time. A gift to the ADA, large or small, can go a long way. Consider a one-time gift or a monthly pledge for six months. There are envelopes in the rear center pews or at the front doors. Every dol-lar raised to make our goal supports important dioce-san ministries, and every dollar raised over our goal will be kept in the parish to help our 365 Youth Group. To date, we have received 220 gifts/pledges totaling $40,764 towards our goal of $49,060. To those who have pledged, thank you!

Readings for the Week of May 6 Sunday Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4; 1 Jn 4:7-10; Jn 15:9-17 Monday Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b; Jn 15:26—16:4a Tuesday Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8; Jn 16:5-11 Wednesday Acts 17:15, 22—18:1; Ps 148:1-2, 11-12, 13, 14; Jn 16:12-15 Thursday Saint Damien de Veuster, Priest Acts 18:1-8; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4; Jn 16:16-20 Friday Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; Jn 16:20-23 Saturday Saints Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs; Saint Pancras, Martyr Acts 18:23-28; Ps 47:2-3, 8-9, 10; Jn 16:23b-28 Sunday The Ascension of the Lord Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9; Eph 1:17-23 or Eph 4:1-13 or 4:1-7, 11-13; Mk 16:15-20

Rosary The Rosary is on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m.

Garden Clean-up Many thanks to Pat & Judy Graham and Nancy Mitchell for Spring Cleaning the Church gardens. Thank you for giving your time and talent to make our Church grounds beautiful!

Food Drive On Saturday, May 12, the National Association of Letter Carriers will collect food donations in order to provide assistance to the millions of Americans who are strug-gling with hunger. Please place non-perishable food items by your mail-box. Items may be picked up earlier than your normal mail delivery. All donations collected by Kewanee Post Office Letter Carriers will be delivered to the Kewanee Food Pantry which serves about 465 families each month. On behalf of the Kewanee residents served by the Food Pantry, the Kewanee Food Pantry Board of Directors thanks the local Letter Carriers and the entire commu-nity for your support of this special food drive.