Most Sacred HeartCatholic ChurchLoved by God ... We love this world

350 East Fourth Street • Eureka, MO 63025 • www.sacredhearteureka.org

MAR 012020

Mar. 3Stations of the Cross

7 pm

Mar. 4 Fr. Gary Braun’s

Presentation - 7 pm Adoration - 9 am - 8 pm

Mar. 5 Lenten Family Night -

6:30 pm

Mar. 6 Stations of the Cross -

2:30 pmFish Fry 4 pm - 7 pm

Mar 7 Families Volunteering

Together - 10 am

2019

First Sunday in LentMost Sacred Heart March 1, 2020

Liturgical MinistersSaturday

March 75:00 p.m.

SundayMarch 87:30 a.m.

SundayMarch 89:30 a.m.

SundayMarch 8

11:30 a.m.

Eucharistic Ministers

Margaret BakerNancy CarusoJo Ann Jones

Stephanie KaneJack LindenschmidtBetty Lindenschmidt

Tom Caruso

Gregory MebruerDonna Schoen

Claire VogtJoan Yallaly

Mary BerryJohn Falcone

John RyanLinda Ryan

Gary SahrmannLynn SahrmannCarolyn Parmer

Rosie ClancyPaul Duker, Sr.

Joseph KruesselJere PalazzoloCraig PlefkaJudy Raineri

Patricia Palazzolo

Servers

Connor KaneAidan Kane

Kyle Wrather

Sarah PoetzRobert PoetzAnna Poetz

Jonathan BrummondGeorge LengerPeter Merriman

Connor ClarkJillian ConleyAshlynn Davis

Lectors

Tim JonesKatie Jones

Mary HampelMichelle Nack

Sophia BrummondTom Jamski

Katie FaslNichole Myers

Ushers

David HallElaine LerchConnie Pautz

Terry Sater

Will NackJim Nave

Tom Yallaly

Bob BerryTom Merriman

Sarah SroteLaurie Esterlein

Bill Hensley

Michael ColettiDorothy ColettiCesar GomezKevin Borror

Sacrament of reconciliation

Every Saturday 4-4:45 pmConfessions heard anytime

by appointment~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BAPTISMS andPreparation Class

For information and to registercall our Baptism Coordinator,Angela Baumann, 938-5048

ext.271 or the Parish Office at938-5048 ext.100

We each give financially as God asks of us: For the physical and spiritual needs of all who would ever come here;

For the needs of those who suffer; and, For our own spiritual well-being and growth.

2/23/20 CollectionEnvelopes $ 16,986Loose $ 659 Online Giving $ 11,933Holy Days /Other $ 101

TOTAL $ 29,679

Sunday Collection

PARISH SUPPORT

MassINTENTIONS

MassSCHEDULE

Weekday Masses Mar 2 7:30 am Judy MooneyhanMar 3 7:30 am Maya CollinsMar 4 7:30 am Ed/Eddie Devine

8:15 am Intercession of Bl. Frederic Ozanam

Mar 5 7:30 am Bob CollinsMar 6 7:30 am Special Intention:

Barbara & Paul Ring 8:15 am John Lang

Saturday - March 75:00 pm Elaine Henry

Sunday - March 87:30 am Betty Scoville9:30 am Verona Hoog 11:30 am MSH Parishioners

Weekend MassesSaturday 5:00 pmSunday 7:30 am 9:30 am 11:30 am

Daily MassesMonday - Friday 7:30 amWednesday, Friday 8:15 am

This weekend at each of our Masses, we will pray for the men and women who are preparing to join us in the Catholic Faith at the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday night. We will send them to the Archbishop with our love, who will officially call them to the Sacraments of Initiation through the ‘”Rite of Election.” Please pray for them on this journey. And may we let them be reminders to us of our call to take seriously the Faith we have been given.

Women’s Club St. Patrick’s Party!Attention all women of Irish descent, partially Irish, pseudo Irish or just "wanna be Irish" celebrating because it's really fun to celebrate St Patrick with the ladies of the Women's Club at Most Sacred Heart.

Mark your calendar now for Thursday, March 12th. Once again, we will feature a light supper of Potato Soup and mini sandwiches. Doors open at 6:30 PM with dinner at 7 PM followed by Bingo. Yes ladies, it's Bingo...that all American game of mindless competition and just dumb luck rewarded with awesome prizes as the numbers are called.

To assure we have enough tables set up and food prepared, contact Claudia at 314-660-9938 to place your reservation.

Since there is no charge to attend this event, we are asking that you each bring a dessert to be used at our Friday fish fries during lent.

We look forward to seeing all of your smiling faces for this evening of fellowship in Father Dowling Hall.

Special Lenten PresentationWednesday, March 4

Fr. Dowling Hall 7 pm

Fr. Gary Braun comes to us from Washington University’s Catholic Student Center, and his presentation will provide a follow-up to the clergy sexual abuse scandal.

Make plans to join us this Thursday,

March 5 in Fr. Dowling Hall for an hour of

service oriented activities for the season

of Lent. There will be service projects for

the whole family to work on together.

Please bring a canned good with you to

be donated to the Eureka Food Pantry.

March 5 Fr. Dowling Hall 6:30 - 7:30

Lenten Family Night

First Sunday in LentMost Sacred Heart March 1, 2020

2020 LENTEN FISH FRY Serving 4:00 - 7:00 pm

The *Next 5 Friday’s of LentMarch 6, 13, 20, 27, April 3

*So that all parishioners can spend the day in prayer, we will not have a Fish Fry on Good Friday.

Fried Fish, Cole Slaw, Green Beans, Pasta, and DessertInvite your friends and neighbors

Carry Out Dine-In Fr. Dowling Hall (Buffet Style)$12 $12 Large $17

$9 Small1st Seating 5:00-6:152nd Seating 6:30-7:45

Make Reservations ONLINE!

Fish Fry Desserts Made Easy Once again the Marianist Retreat Center will be offering dessert items to order!

They bake, they deliver! Just drop your order with payment in the collection basket, or bring to the rectory or the PSR or SHS offices.

QTY TOTAL $APPLE PIE $8.00CHERRY PIE $8.00PEACH PIE $8.00LEMON PIE $8.00CHOCOLATE PIE $8.00COCONUT PIE $8.00BANANA PIE $8.00SUGAR FREE CHERRY PIE $8.00SUGAR FREE APPLE PIE $8.00HALF SHEET BROWNIES $13.00HALF SHEET CHEESECAKE $23.00HALF SHEET RICE KRISPY TREATS $15.00HALF SHEET GOOEY BUTTER CAKE $23.0025 CHOCOLATE CREME PUFFS $15.00Please make CHECKS PAYABLE TO SACRED HEART TOTAL

We need your help!! ~ sign up to workSign ups in the back of church next weekend. * Walk-ins Welcome - see Michele or Karen.

* Please all Volunteers park in back.We need our teens, too! Grades 6-12 , please sign up to

work ( grades 6- 8 with parents permission)

Fr. Dowling Hall ReservationsNow you can Sign Up Online at:

www.sacredhearteureka.org/fish-fryBeginning February 14, you can sign up

for each seating on any of the 6 Fish Fry dates.

We need your homemade desserts.

Announcements

With Sympathy Most Sacred Heart Parish family extends

heartfelt prayers and sympathy to

Brian RettenmaierOn the recent loss of his cousin,

Ralph Nussbaum

Ivonne Martinez De Penillos,on the recent loss of her mother,

Olga Ramos Osorio

Ivonne Martinez De Penillos,on the recent loss of her grandmother,

Carmen Osorio Leon

May all who have lost loved ones find comfort in the prayers and love of family and friends.

March 1 (m)SHYG Lifenite Claffey: 6 - 8 pm

March 2 Choir Practice Church: 7 pm

March 3 Stations of the Cross Church: 7 pm

March 4 Eucharistic Adoration Church: 9 am - 8 pm

March 4 Loving Stitches Claffey: 9 am - 11:30 pm

March 4 Men’s Bible Study Parish Conference Room: 7 pm

March 4 Special Lenten Presentation Fr. Gary Braun Fr. Dowling Hall: 7 pm

March 4 (m)SHYG ALL TEENS invited Claffey: 6 - 8 pm

March 5 Lenten Family Night Fr. Dowling Hall: 6:30 pm

March 6 Stations of the Cross Church: 2:30 pm

March 6 Fish Fry #2 Everywhere: 4 - 7pm

CALENDARof Events

Men of Most Sacred Heart...You are invited to attend the Wednesday, Mar. 4 Men’s Bible Study. This group will meet from 7- 9 PM in the Parish Conference Room and will focus on the coming Sunday’s Gospel. For more information, call Matt Scaring 314-724-6677.

Bible StudyMEN’S

Eucharistic Adoration

Wednesday, March 49:00 am—8:00 pm

The next Loving Stitches meeting will be Wednesday, March 4 from 9:00 am - 11:30 am in the Claffey House. We hope you can join us!For more information, please call: Bee @636.432.2030

First Sunday in LentMost Sacred Heart March 1, 2020

2020 Lenten OpportunitiesEach year God gives us the season of Lent to help deepen within us all that is good. Through prayer, sacrifice and sharing with the poor, God wants to help transform our hearts that we might be more like his Son. These pages list some of the Lenten opportunities available here at Most Sacred Heart, in your home, and in the Archdiocese. May this Lent be filled with grace and goodness. May God help us live these days well.

Attend Daily Mass7:30 am Monday through Friday; and/or 8:15 am Wednesdays and Fridays

Participate in the Stations of the Cross: Fridays at 2:30 pm and/or on Tuesdays at 7 pm; and on Good Friday 3 pm in Church. Living Stations, Monday, April 6 at 6:15 pm

Attend the Sacrament of ReconciliationSaturdays 4:00-4:45 pmAdditional times for the Sacrament during LentMar 28: 1 pm – 2:30 pmApr 4: 12:30 pm – 2 pm, and 3:15 pm – 4:45 pm

Attend our Special Lenten Presentations at Most Sacred Heart:• Fr. Gary Braun’s presentation - The horror. The hope. A follow-up to the clergy sexual abuse

scandal on Wednesday, March 4 at 7 pm in Fr. Dowling Hall• Fr. Joe’s presentation will guide us through the wisdom in his latest work, Don’t You DARE

Forgive. Unless... on March 11 at 7 pm in Fr. Dowling Hall. In this engaging presentation, Fr. Joe offers concrete suggestions, real-life stories, much-needed perspective, and hope for each of us as we make our way through all that life that throws at us on the journey.

• Sr. Virginia Herbers, ASCJ, presentation - Sacred Heart Devotion: A New Look Join us Tuesday, March 24 at 7:30 pm (after Stations of the Cross) in Fr. Dowling Hall for a fresh look at the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

• Ms Tamara Kenny, Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement with Chatholic Charities of St. Louis will offer a presentation on The Work Of Justice And Policy Change on Wednesday, April 1 at 7 pm in Fr. Dowling Hall

Special Presentation

Practice Every Day Holiness:• Weekly Reflections by Dr. Tom Wagner: Subscribe free to sundaymorningcafe.com:

The articles contained in “Sunday Morning Café,” take the readings from the liturgical cycle, and look at them from the perspective of everyday experience.

• Attend Eucharistic Adoration on Wednesday, March 4 and/or April 1 from 9 am - 8 pm

• Attend Lenten Family Night - Thursday, March 5 at 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmJoin us for an evening of prayer and preparation for the coming season of Lent. There will be service projects for the whole family to work on together.

Lenten Opportunities

Attend HOLY WEEK and EASTER Services:Monday, April 6, 6:15 LIving Stations of the CrossThursday, April 9, 7 pm Evening Mass of the Lord’s SupperFriday, April 10, 3 p Stations of the CrossFriday, April 10, 7 pm Good Friday of the Lord's PassionSaturday, April 11, 7 pm Easter VigilSunday, April 12, 7:30, 9:30, and 11:30 am Easter Sunday - the Resurrection of the Lord

Attend a Women’s Retreat at King’s House - March 20 - 22Join other women of our parish on this silent annual retreat - “The Greatest Love of All”- March 20-22. The Saturday morning conference, “Love as Gift”, will explore the overwhelming gift of God’s love for each one of us. The Saturday afternoon conference, “Love as Healing”, will spend time looking at how God, who is love, is with us in the painful times, reaching out to us to heal us. The Sunday conference will look at“Love as Service.” Sign up by calling Kings House at 618-397-0584, or contact parishionerSusan Pregon (Captain) 314-406-6718.

Some Additional Lenten Ideas:• Make personal prayer more a part of your week

o Take time for spiritual readingo Spend time each day with God without wordso Read through one of the Gospels, or another book of the Bibleo Create a mantra or two that you use throughout the dayo Download a song that becomes a part of your daily Lenten prayero Be mindful of your prayer postures; change your prayer environment;

find a meaningful visual focuso Pray the Rosary, or part of it

• Watch an on-line homily on our webpage or Facebook page. • Look for ways to give to the poor• Fast from harsh words; feast on words of kindness• Build community at our Lenten Fish Fries by attending and/or volunteering to serve• Reach out in service to the parish by getting trained as a Eucharistic Minister, Lector,

Usher/Greeter, Server, or Sound Technician.• Utilize online faith opportunities:

• https://www.pray-as-you-go.org• https://www.loyolapress.com/3-minute-retreats-daily-online-prayer• http://www.ascensioncatholic.net/Commentaries-on-the-Sunday-Readings• Sign up for daily reflections:

• By Fr. Richard Rohr at https://cac.org/category/daily-meditations/• By Fr. Robert Barron at https://www.wordonfire.org/daily/

Enrich your Lenten journey with Lenten Materials• For Adults

Lenten Blessings Await - Daily Reflections, Actions and Prayers• For Families

Alleluia, Jesus is Risen! Daily Thoughts, Activities and Prayers• For Children

40 days Family calendar of Lenten activities• For All - CRS Rice Bowl

75 % of your Rice Bowl donations support CRS’s relief programs in nearly 100 countries. Additionally, CRS allows 25% of the collection to remain in the local community to be used for hunger and poverty alleviation programs.

First Sunday in LentMost Sacred Heart March 1, 2020

Parish Contacts636-938-5048

www.sacredhearteureka.orgFacebook MSHEureka Twitter @MSHEureka

Parish ClergyFr. Joe Kempf - Pastorpastor@sacredhearteureka.orgFr. Leo Spezia - Assistant Pastorasstpastor@sacredhearteureka.orgDeacon Tom Eultgen - 636-938-6966Deacon Leo Fehner - 636-861-1456Leo49er@aol.comDeacon Alan Whitson - 314-540-7512alanwhitson@sbcglobal.net

Parish Business OfficeMon - Fri - 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Office - 636-938-5048Fax - 636-938-5002Wayne Kissel - Business Managerbizmgr@sacredhearteureka.orgJane Stern and Kelly Schumacher - Parish Bookkeepersbookkeeper@sacredhearteureka.orgTammy Zuellig - Liturgy Coordinator liturgy@sacredhearteureka.orgKristy Stockell - Parish Secretaryparishsecretary@sacredhearteureka.org

Parish Lay StaffLeanne Buback - Youth MinisterClaffey House - 636-938-5118youthminister@sacredhearteureka.orgTom Walsh - Facilities Managerfacmgr@sacredhearteureka.org

Parish SchoolOffice - 636-938-4602Fax - 636-938-5802Monica Wilson - School Principalprincipal@sacredhearteureka.orgJen Buehler - School Secretaryschoolsecretary@sacredhearteureka.org

Parish School of Religion (PSR)Office - 636-938-9507

Fax - 636-938-5802Michelle Etter - CRE/PSR Principal cre@sacredhearteureka.org Kaitlin Bieser - PSR Assistant psrassistant@sacredhearteureka.org

Eureka

For March, the Eureka Food Pantry is encouraging donations of Helper Meals (hamburger, tuna, chicken). Please drop off donations in the back of Church.

Thank you for your support of the food pantry. Our parishioners regularly donate 40 bags of food items monthly. These are taken to the Eureka Food Pantry by St Vincent de Paul members. Your donations in the basket at the front door provide food for families in need. Jesus said "Whatever you do for the least of my brethren, you do for me."

The next Family Volunteering Group event will benefit the families served by the Eureka Birthright.We plan to meet on Saturday, March 7th to make care packages of personal / baby care items. All are welcome! Even children as young as 1-2 years old can help place items into bags and color a picture or encouraging note. All supplies will be provided, and there is no need to RSVP.

When: 10-11 am, Saturday, March 7th

Where: Father Dowling Hall

Questions?: Corey Deeken (coreydeeken@gmail.com or (417) 844-3002)

Family Volunteering Group Event

Most Sacred Heart Catholic Church Community Blood Drive

Sunday, March 15, 2020 8:30 am - 1 pmFor an appointment visit MercyBloodDonor.net or sign up in the vestibule. Questions, call 314-251-4483All Donors will be required to bring a state issued form of IDAll presenting donors will receive a complimentary T-shirt!Walk-ins Welcome

Announcements

Sacred HeartMost

PSRMost Sacred Heart School News Most Sacred Heart PSR News

Sunday PSR Upcoming Dates:Mar. 1 - PSR ClassMar. 5 - Lenten Family Night 6:30 pmMar. 8 - PSR ClassMar. 15 - No PSR - Rockwood Spring Break Mar. 22 - PSR ClassMar 29 - PSR Class & Lenten Prayer Service at

10:40Apr 5 - PSR ClassApr 6 - Living Stations at 6:15 in Church

Monday PSR Upcoming Dates:

Mar. 2 - PSR Class

Mar. 5 - Lenten Family Night 6:30 pm

Mar. 16 - No PSR - Rockwood Spring Break

Mar. 23 - PSR Class

Mar 30 - PSR Class & Lenten Prayer Service at 10:40

Apr 6 - PSR Class & Living Stations at 6:15 in Church

For more information about our PSR Program please contact Michelle Etter, Coordinator of Religious Education/PSR Principal.

636-938-9507 ext 110 or cre@sacredhearteureka.org

ENROLLMENT IS NOW OPEN!Enrollment for the 2020/2021 School year is now open online. Go to www.mostsacred-heartschool.org - Admissions Tab - for New Student enrollment and for re-enrolling Cur-rent Students.

LENTEN ALL SCHOOL MASSESDuring Lent, MSH School students will attend Mass on both Wednesdays and Fridays. Par-ents are most welcome to join us at the 8:15 Mass Wednesdays and Fridays.

LENTEN STATIONS OF THE CROSSPlease join us the following Fridays during Lent for our 7th & 8th grade Student led Sta-tions of the Cross. Stations begin at 2:30 pm on Feb 28, Mar 6, Mar 13, Mar27, and Apr 3. We are very proud of our student leaders!

OPTIONAL SPRING PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCESOptional Spring Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Wednesday, March 18, from 3:30 pm - 7:00 pm in Fr. Dowling Hall.

First Sunday in LentMost Sacred Heart March 1, 2020

ARCHDIOCESAN LENTEN REGULATIONS

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.” (John 3:16-17)

The Church has always helped us fulfill these words of Jesus by prescribing very definite penance for all Catholics, so that we too might have Eternal life. Accordingly, the Pope and the American Bishops have outlined obligatory fast and abstinence as follows: Ash Wednesday (February 26, 2020), all Fridays of Lent and Good Friday (April 10, 2020) are days of abstinence (refraining from meat) for all Catholics from age 14 onwards. On these two days, fast, as well as abstinence, is also obligatory for those from the ages of 18-59.

Abstinence means refraining from meat.

Fast means one full meal a day, with two smaller meals and nothing between meals (liquids are permitted).

No Catholic will lightly excuse himself or herself from this obligation. We should strive to make all days of Lent a time of prayer and penance. Following are several resources that can aid in finding different forms of prayer and penance.

ARCHDIOCESAN LENTEN RESOURCES There are many excellent resources for the Season of Lent you might wish to use. Following is a list of some resources available for Lent this year:

Augustine Institute Formed: https://formed.org/

Best Lent Ever daily reflections: https://dynamiccatholic.com/best-lent-ever

Bishop Barron Word on Fire Lenten Reflections: https://www.lentreflections.com/

Invitation to help clean our church

We are in need of a few more volunteers to help keep our church tidy. Volunteers dust, straighten the books in the pew pockets and sweep up the “cheerios” from the floor of one section of the church every 5th week. It takes about an hour. You would work independently coordinating with your team. Men and women who currently volunteer report that they find this a good time to pray and be present with the Lord while they tidy His house. If you can accept this invitation, call Margaret Baker (636-938-6911) or Pat Croat (314-775-3785).

MSH CYC Golf registration is now open through SI Play, which can be accessed via the parish website http://shsports.org/. Students in grades 1-4 will receive 6 professional golf clinics and 3 rounds of course play on a “mini-course” starting April 25th. Students in grades 5-8 will receive 4 weeks of instruction and 6 rounds of match play. Clinics begin March 21st. Interested parents can find more information on the Parish’s website, or contact Mike Poepsel at 314.960.0731.

Golf Registration now open

Daylight Savings time begins March 8 at 2 am. Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour next Saturday night!