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. Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 5, 2021

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 5, 2021

Phone: 314-781-1199

www.epiphanystl.org

Epiphany of Our Lord

Catholic Church 6596 Smiley Avenue

St. Louis, Missouri 63139

Pastor The Rev. Michael Rennier michaelrennier@gmail.com

Music Director Elizabeth Wildman

Plant Manager John Ellison johnellison11@aol.com

Parish Secretary Trish Nerviani

Staff

Mass & Sacraments Sunday Masses: 8:00 am, 10:30 am &

6:30 pm (This Mass is often in the

Extraordinary Form (Latin Mass))

Weekday Masses

Monday through Friday: 8:00 am

Tuesday Evening Mass: 6:30 pm

Saturday Masses 8:00 am and 4:00 pm

Exposition and Benediction of the

Blessed Sacrament

Thursdays 7:30-8:15 pm (with

reception for young adults after,

hosted by Spirit and Truth St. Louis)

Sacrament of Penance:

Saturday, 7:30-7:50 am

Sundays, 10-10:20 am & 6-6:20 pm

Tuesdays, 6-6:20 pm OR by appointment

Baptisms: Contact the parish office to

Register.

Marriages: Contact the priest at least 9

months prior to the wedding date.

Funerals: To be arranged by contacting

the Parish Office.

Change of Address or Telephone

Number: Please call the Parish Office.

Bulletin Deadline: 4:00 pm Monday.

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Living our Faith

Labor Day Mass will be at 8 am. Fall Festival is coming up! We're having a scaled-down version of Fall Festival this year but it will still be lots of fun. I hope everyone can come. If you don't have your raffle ticket yet, be sure to fill it out and turn it in for your chance to win (and support the parish). I think that, if we sell out the raffle, we should have the church lights almost entirely paid for. Thank you to everyone who has been giving extra to our building maintenance fund. We'll get these blinking lights taken care of as soon as possible. Young Adults (age 21-35ish) I'm noticing that a LOT of you have started attending Mass here. We occasionally have social events that I would like to invite you to, so please send me your email so we can all stay in touch – Michaelrennier@gmail.com Our Catechesis of the Good Shepherd class is in need of supplies. If you are able to donate any of the following, the preschool children of the parish will be most appreciative.

•Glue sticks (about 10)

•Colored pencil sets (about 10)

•a low table, maybe an old coffee table would work best, that we can dress up and use as a prayer table

•a small statue of the Holy Family and one of the Good Shepherd. PSR Starts on Tuesday, September 7. You can still sign up at the last minute - https://epiphanystl.org/psr-1 Here's the current Marian Hymn after Mass – Salve Regina, mater misericordiae, vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra salve. Ad te clamamus, exules filii Evae. Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes, in hac lacrimarum valle. Eia ergo, advocate nostra, illos tuos misericordes oculos, ad nos converte. Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui, nobis post hoc exsilium ostende. O Clemens, o pia, o dulcis virgo Maria. Hail, holy Queen, mother of mercy, Hail our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To you we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to you we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn, then, most gracious advocate, your eyes of mercy toward us; and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

Fr. Michael

FROM THE DESK OF FR. MICHAEL

In the Catholic tradition, work is more than a way to make a living; it is a form of

continued participation in God’s creative action. We pray for the men and women

whose jobs have been impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic.

HAPPY LABOR DAY!

WE SAVED YOU A SEAT FOR A LIFE-CHANGING EVENT!

From November 7 - 11, Mary, Mother of the Church (5901 Kerth Rd.) will sponsor a parish mission

called “Change Our Hearts!” The mission will be led by Redemptorist Priest Fr. Peter Schavitz,

C.Ss.R., a former Mary, Mother of the Church pastor.

Over five nights, Fr. Pete will proclaim the Gospel through his own life, learning and experience.

Each night explores faith topics such as the Bible, Crucifix, Ashes, Bread, and the Altar. The parish

mission will be introduced at all weekend Masses on November 6 and 7 and each evening session

will begin at 6:30pm in the church. For more information, call 314-894-1373.

All are invited. Invite a family member, friend, or neighbor to join us! Kids are welcome (childcare will be provided).

Lights refreshments served afterwards. We look forward to seeing you!

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Living our Faith

P ro-Life Matters

September 5, 2021 Respect Life Convention

Archdiocese of St. Louis 45th Annual Respect Life Convention: Walking with Moms in Mercy & Joy Beginning at 9:30 am on Sunday, October 17, join the Respect Life Apostolate (RLA) for an inspirational

and educational day of fellowship, prayer, dynamic speakers on the Gospel of Life, Holy Mass, and respect life awards. With both in-person and virtual registration options available, families, parishes, schools, youth groups and our pro-life ministry partners are invited to The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis. During the 45th Annual Convention: Walking with Moms in Mercy & Joy, learn the latest from local, state and national pro-life and Catholic leaders. Prayers and presentations by:

Most Rev. Joseph Naumann, Archdiocese of Kansas City, KS & USCCB Pro-Life Chairman Most Rev. Mitchell Rozanski, Archbishop of St. Louis Mary McClusky, Assistant Director, USCCB Project Rachel Catherine Glenn Foster, CEO, Americans United for Life Emcee Deby Schlapprizzi, Splendor of You/EWTN

Sign-up online today! Registration (virtual and in-person) options, pricing, speaker information, and other details available at: https://prolifestl.regfox.com/2021-respect-life-convention For questions or online registration help, please contact the RLA at prolife@archstl.org or 314-792-7555. Since 1976, the RLA has hosted an annual convention in October during Respect Life month, providing a forum for St. Louis Catholics and other pro-life advocates to come together for prayer, fellowship, and formation on the Gospel of Life.Questions: Prolife@archstl.org or 314-792-7555 or call Marilyn and Gery Unger 314-645-3483

Abortion Healing Ministry Women's Bible Study and Fellowship This Bible study and fellowship group, open to any woman wounded by abortion, meets at least monthly on second/fourth Wednesdays starting at 6:30 pm. Providing ongoing healing, support and fellowship, women are welcome to join at any time.To learn more, including exact location, contact: Phone/text: 314.406.0815 Email: hopehealing@archstl.org Web: archstl.org/hope-healing All inquiries and information are kept confidential. Helpers of God's Precious Infants Please join us as we pray and peacefully witness for life at our third Saturday pro-life Mass at the Cathedral Ba-silica on Saturday September 18th starting at 8 am celebrating Mass and leading the Rosary procession to and from our state’s last abortion facility (please mask and social distance). Project Rachel Meeting Thursday September 23rd at 7:00 pm is the monthly meeting of "In His Name" a support group for any woman negatively impacted by an abortion experience. Contact Marisol 314-792-7451 mpfaff@archstl.org or Contact stlprojectrachel@archstl.org or 314-792-7565 for more information about this and other archdiocesan abortion healing resources.

Project Joseph Meeting If you're ready to begin the healing process or simply want to learn more about Project Joseph, we encourage you to call 314-792-7565 or email prolife@archstl.org. Trustworthy, compassion people will answer your call. Next Meeting September 13th 7:00 PM. For more information about the group or location contact Chuck 314-974-6787 craymir@sbcglobal.net or STLprojectjoseph.org

9 Ways to Pray continued from 8-29 bulletin issue

Journaling: Read slowly the following quote and write in your prayer journal about what strikes you about the quote and how it relates to you personally. Pray for understanding and the grace to respond to God’s call. “Living our Baptism to the full...also means not accustoming ourselves to the situations of degradation and misery that we encounter as we walk along the streets of our cities and towns...We become accustomed to brothers and sisters sleeping on the streets, who have no roof to shelter them. We become accustomed to refugees seeking freedom and dignity, who are not received as they ought to be...Lent comes to us as a providential time to change course to recover the ability to react to the reality of evil which always challenges us. Lent is to be lived as a time of conversion, as a time of renewal for individuals and communities, by drawing close to God and by trustfully adhering to the Gospel. In this way, it also allows us to look with new eyes at our brothers and sisters and their needs.” - Pope Francis, General Audience, 3/5/14

To be continued

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Liturgies & Schedules

Sunday, September 5 8:00 am John B. Leuthen 10:30 am Parishioners 6:30 pm Don Yorker

Monday, September 6 8:00 am Baby Baumgartner

Tuesday, September 7 8:00 am Julian Prost 6:30 pm Virginia King (Special Intentions)

Wednesday, September 8 8:00 am Henrietta & Herbert Phillips

Thursday, September 9 8:00 am Mark Baumgartner (Good Intentions)

Friday, September 10 8:00 am Marcia Cantanzaro

Saturday, September 11 8:00 am Wendy Baumgartner (Good Intentions) 4:00 pm Nelda Gabelsberger

Sunday, September 12 8:00 am Aiden Cagel (Birthday Blessings) 10:30 am Parishioners 6:30 pm Sr. Angelique Dryden

Mass Intentions For The Week

Please Pray For the Homebound & Sick Of Our Parish

Readings for the week of September 5, 2021

Our Offering For the Week Of August 28-29, 2021

Sunday Collection General Fund ........... $2,886.00 General Fund Loose ..... $280.00 General Fund Online .... $872.00 Total ................... $4,038.00

Maintenance & Repair $170.00 M&$ Online ................. $30.00 Missions ..................... $50.00 Votive ....................... $32.00 Tuition Assistance ........ $10.00 .... $227.00.00(YTD)

Please note: In observance of Labor

Day, the parish business office will be

closed on Monday, September 5, 2021.

Have a safe and happy Labor Day!

Anita Gilliam All Coronavirus Patients

Susan Jearls

Axel Nuspl Phoenix Nuspl Sr. Carol Kopff

Joan Huelsmann Larry Lopez Jimmy Santen

Larry Unger Dale Kopff Ethan Sonderman

Christie Breaux Ginger Ragona

Jimmy “Nips” Boyer Mary Helen Brindell

Attention All Women In Faith

Please join us Tuesday September 14 in the rectory meeting room at 7:15 pm until 8:45 pm for an evening of sharing after the 6:30 pm Mass. This will be the first ses-sion of monthly meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of each month through May.

Our first topic will be based on the August issue of the “Word Among Us” booklet “Take Lord Receive”. Our Willingness to be humble, sharing the gifts and talents God has given us with others. We will be using the Bible and Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) as resources for our Wisdom Insight and Discussion.

Space is limited so please call to reserve your spot to-day. Call Marilyn Unger at 645-3483 or Mary Swaykus at 479-9441.

LASM's 15th Anniversary Celebration In late 2006 our Parish along with four other congrega-tions in the Lindenwood Park Neighborhood partnered together to form an ecumenical ministry that would serve the older adult members of our churches and pro-vide outreach to any senior living in the neighborhood around our churches. We recruited leadership, surveyed our parishioners, pooled resources and secured grant funding. From these efforts the planning and building out of programs began and Lindenwood Area Senior Min-istry (LASM) was born! Since that time LASM has worked tirelessly to meet the needs of older adults here at Epiphany and throughout our neighborhood. LASM has been blessed with strong partnerships, generous sup-porters and dedicated volunteers. Important support and beautiful relationships have blossomed and grown. What a blessing! Come help us celebrate the 15 years of community we have had in LASM and all that is to come! Enjoy lunch, fellowship, entertainment, and a timeline of LASM’s first 15 years! Tuesday, September 14th 11:30 am-1:30 pm Outdoors on the front lawn/entry way of Southwest Baptist Church 6401 Scanlan Avenue Boxed lunches by Bubba’s Deli. Entertainment by John + Doe singing big band favorites of the 40s & 50s. Some tables and chairs will be set up, but all who can are encouraged to bring a lawn chair and sun umbrella. $10 suggested donation for the meal, payable on the day of the event. Back up bad weather day will be September 21st. Reservations required: contact Katie at 314-647-4591 or katie@lasministry.org.

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Parish Community News, Notes & Events

St. Vincent DePaul SVDP needs your help stocking their shelves. We are in particular need of the following pantry items: Canned Pasta (Ravioli, Spaghetti)

Canned soups with meat (Vegetable beef, chicken noodle, minestrone) and also Tomato Soup

Canned Chili, beef or chicken dishes like chicken and dumplings, or canned chicken

Ramen Noodles (Beef and Chicken)

Canned Fruit (we have plenty of peaches) we need ap-plesauce, pears, mixed fruit

Pasta Sauce for spaghetti

Canned Potatoes

Canned Green Beans

Jelly (no peanut butter please)

Basic condiments like mustard ketchup, and mayonnaise (regular sized bottles are preferred over very large amounts). **we are pretty well stocked on peanut butter, boxed cereal, tuna, and plain tomato sauce. We are also in need of the following toiletry items:

Paper Towels~~Toilet Paper~~Laundry Soap Bath Soap~~Shampoo~~Dish Soap~~Toothpaste

Hand soap~~Small bottles of hand sanitizer

Thank you for your continued support!

Congrats and Heartfelt thanks to all who contributed to the Quilt Raffle and Homeless Drive. Theis was a very successful endeavor for the Homeless and near homeless in St. Louis. This would not have been a success without your generosity. Gods blessings. Katie Patterson— Dominican Associate.

TAKE A TOUR OF THE SCHOOL MEET TEACHERS & STUDENTS ENJOY LUNCH ON US!

8 AM - 12 PM

Mark Your Calendar to attend our Mini Fall Festival. Our Fall Festival will be a little different this year. We will host a mini version on Sunday, September 19th from 11:30 am until 2:30 pm on the Msgr. Sullivan Field. We will have BBQ, refreshments, music, a few kids games/activities and of course our $10,000 raffle. Live drawing will take place at 1:00 pm. Please join us for what will surely be a great af-ternoon of fun! Bring your lawn chairs. We have just two weeks left to sell tickets! Don’t miss your chance of winning $10,000 or $2,000. Get your ticket in today! Extra blank tickets are located at all the entrances of church. As always, thanks for your support! Questions call the parish office, 314-781-1199.

St. Louis Area Diaper Bank Over the next few weeks Epiphany, in conjunction with the St. Louis Ar-ea Diaper Bank, will be hosting a Diaper Drive to benefit mothers and children in need. The St. Louis Area Diaper Bank is an organization that seeks to help

streamline the collection and distribution of diapers to low-income families in the ST. Louis region. With diapers and financial donations collected from the community, the Diaper Bank will partner with existing service organiza-tions to serve families who are most in need of diapers to keep their little ones clean and dry, healthy and happy. Did you know babies need an average of 6-10 diapers a day to stay clean, healthy and happy. That is a total of up to 3,650 diapers a year for one child! Please consider making a donation of any of the following items: Diapers size, preemie, newborn, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, pull ups, and wipes. Financial contributions are accepted as well. Thank you for your consideration and support!

Quarter Auction Mark your calendar for this years Quarter Auction, Thursday, October 7, 2021. We have really missed seeing you all and hope you will be able to join us for our Eighth Annual Quarter Auction. It is never too early to call in your reservation. We are also in need of donations. We could use any of the following items: small kitchen appliances, home deco, outdoor grill-ing, sun and fun, bath gift sets, gardening, gift certifi-cates, bottles of booze or any new item you might not need or want. Help us make this year’s auction an auction to remember. Send in your donations today. Thank you to all who have already brought in donations! Please watch for more postings throughout the next couple of months. Thanks for your support! For more information or to make a reservation or donation, contact Trish at 314-781-1199 or email trishnerviani@aol.com