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717 STATE STREET, ALTON, ILLINOIS 62002 RECTORY 465-4221 • SCHOOL 465-8711

Kindergarten playing Mass with the punch out set in their Religion Book.

They each named their Priest.

Pastor:

Fr. Jason P. Stone jpstone@dio.org -End-of-life emergencies call -217-264-2868 Business Manager: Mrs. Chrissy Lewis Parish Secretary: Mrs. Julie Noel Parish Maintenance Mr. Joseph Green Parish Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00 am -4:00 pm Friday - 9:00 am - 1:00 pm School Principal: Mr. Harry Cavanaugh 618-465-8711 School Secretary: Sue Kaid and Dawn Formea Mass Schedule

Weekend Masses: 4:00 pm Saturday 8:00 and 10:00 am Sunday

Weekday Masses: Monday-Friday: 8:15 am Saturday 8:30 am (Latin Mass- Subject to cancellation for Weddings and Funerals) Holy Day Masses: 8:15 am, 12:00 Noon, 6:00 pm Sacramental Life

Reconciliation: 3:00-3:45pm Saturday and 30 minutes before each

mass. Baptism: Baptismal Preparation Program is required: call Rectory for Appointment Marriage: Contact the rectory at least 6 months in ad-vance for appointment. Registration and Ac-tive Membership are Required. Parish Registration: New families and individuals are asked to register at the rectory at their earliest oppor-tunity. Each family or wage earner is request-ed to use the weekly envelope system.

Web Sites: ssppalton.com ssppsch.com Parish e-mail: info@ssppalton.com School e-mail: hcvngh@yahoo.com Diocesan: www.dio.org

POST ABORTION HELP IS STRICLY CONFIDENTIAL

Project Rachel Post-Abortion Contact 1-877-722-4355 or projectrachel@dio.org Rachels Vinyard Weekend Retreats www.rachelsvinyard.org 1-217-698-8500 x167 or jboos@dio.org Victim Assistance Coordination for the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois: Diocesan Child Abuse Reporting and Investigation Number: 217-321-1155.

DEADLINE FOR THE BULLETIN IS ***BEFORE MONDAY NOON.***

PLEASE E-MAIL YOUR BULLETIN REQUEST TO: info@ssppalton.com

SHARING THE GOSPEL JOHN 20: 1-9

It was very early in the morning on Sunday. The tomb stone was

rolled away. Jesus was gone. All that was left inside were the

strips of linen cloth. When John and Peter saw it, they were

amazed. They did not understand all the promises the prophets

wrote about Jesus yet. However, they knew he was alive. He had

risen from the dead!

MISSION FOR THE WEEK

Bake Resurrection Cookies with your family

tonight. You can find the recipe online at

http://homehearth.virtualave.net/

PRAYER

God, I thank you for bringing Jesus back to life.

My Church, My Family,

and Me!

The Easter Sequence Throughout the Octave of Easter, the sequence Victimæ paschali laudes is sung at Mass. Only a few days throughout the year have a se-quence, which is an extra chant sung following (in Latin, sequens) the Alleluia. Here is the sequence “in slow motion.” Victimae paschali laudes immolent Christiani. “O Christians, offer the sacrifice of praise to the Paschal Victim.” We hear of a sacrifice of praise in many places, among them Heb. 13:15 and in the Canon of the Mass. This we offer to the Christ, who is the true Lamb who was sacri-ficed to the Father to save us from death. Christ is the true Passover sac-rifice, the fulfillment of the Old Testament Passover. Agnus redemit oves: Christus innocens Patri reconciliavit pec-

catores. “A Lamb (=Christ) has redeemed the sheep (=us, a bunch of lost sheep): The innocent Christ has reconciled sinners to the Fa-ther.” Mors et vita duello conflixere mirando: dux vitæ mortuus, regnat vivus. “Death and Life have fought an astonishing war: the dead Prince of Life is reigning, alive.” One of the Church Fathers points out that the devil overplayed his hand. By doing Jesus Christ to death, death had swallowed more than he could hold, and ended up disgorging not only Jesus, but everyone else Jesus would bring with him. Dic nobis Maria, quid vidisti in via? Sepulcrum Christi viventis,

et gloriam vidi resurgentis: Angelicos testes, sudarium, et vestes. “Tell us, Mary (Magdalene), what did you see on the way? (Mary replies) I saw the sepulcher of the living Christ, and I saw the glory of the Risen One: (I also saw) angel witnesses, the face-cloth and grave-clothes.” Recall that Mary Magdalene was favored to be among the first witnesses of the Empty Tomb and the first witness of the Resurrection, when she told the apostles. Surrexit Christus spes mea: præcedet suos in Gali-

læam. “(Mary continues) Christ my hope is arisen: he goes before his ( disciples) into Galilee.” Mary Magdalene not only brought to the disci-ples the first news of the Resurrection, but she also carried to them the beginning step of the mission they were to receive: go into Galilee and see the Lord. The mission they were to receive was to carry this good news to all lands and peoples. Scimus Christum surrexisse a mortuis vere: tu nobis victor Rex, miserere. Amen. Alleluia. “We (now it is you and I who are speaking) know that Christ has truly risen from the dead: do thou, O Victor King, have mercy on us. Amen. Alleluia.” It is not at all incongruous to rejoice in the Resurrection and to beg for mercy, since it is the Resurrection that allows us to receive the mercy of God. We do not rejoice over the raising of Lazarus or Jairus’ daughter or the widow of Nain’s son, because their resurrections do not bring us mer-cy and reconciliation to God. Only the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, True God and True Man, brings us mercy. For this we re-joice Amen. Alleluia.

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY NOVENA CLOSING The Divine Mercy Novena continues this week. The chaplet will be prayed daily at 3:00 p.m. in St. Elizabeth Church. All are invited to attend. The celebration of the FEAST OF DI-VINE MERCY will be on Sunday, April 8, 2018. The closing will be at, St. Elizabeth Church, Granite City, IL from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. There will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Confessions available during the Holy Hour. The celebration will conclude with the Blessing and Veneration of the Vilnius Divine Mercy Image, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, and Benediction. This is a great feast and a day of grace for all people. There will be refreshments following the closing.

We would like to hear about your achievements.

Alumni, Military, PSR, Parishioners etc.

In other words, ‘Our Family’ Please contact Julie at info@ssppalton.com.

Mark your calendar for June 23 SSPP Pot-Luck Picnic.

Hosted by the Welcome Committee. More information to come!

This is NO

April Fool’s Joke.

SSPP wishes everyone a very

Blessed Easter!!

The next regular Altar Society meeting will be held Tuesday April 3, 2018 at 7:00pm at Godfrey Liberty Bank. Kay Murphy and a few friends will be our guests and tell us about a community ser-vice project they provide. There will be a brief business meeting followed by fellow-ship and yummy desserts. Please join us and feel free to bring a friend.

This Coming Week

Sunday, April 1

Rosary in Church 7:30 am

SSPP Gift Shop is open after both Masses

Gift Cards for Sale after both Masses

No Benediction Today at 7pm Monday, April 2

SSPP School and Rectory Office Closed

Altar Society Liberty Bank 7pm

RCIA 7 pm Rectory Dining Room

Tuesday, April 3

SSPP School and Rectory Office Resumes

St. Vincent de Paul Sloan Room

Thursday, April 5

Rosary 5:00 pm

Friday, April 6

First Friday

SSPP School Mass 8:15 am

School Holy Hour 2-3 pm Saturday, April 7

SSPP Gift Shop is open after Mass

Gift Cards for Sale after Mass

Sunday, April 8

SSPP Gift Shop is open after both Masses

Gift Cards for Sale after both Masses

Holy Hour and Benediction 7 pm

Mass Intentions for the Week

Sunday, April 1 Easter Sunday

8:00 am People of the Parish

10:00 am † Trinity Buel

Monday, April 2 8:15 am † Pat Wallace

Tuesday, April 3 8:15 am † Deceased Woelfel and Narup Families

Wednesday, April 4 8:15 am Special Intentions for the Burns Family

Thursday, April 5

8:15 am † Jo Narup

Friday, April 6

8:15 am † Mardie Muphy

Saturday, April 7 4:00 pm † Jim Velloff

Sunday, April 8 Divine Mercy 8:00 am † Paul Osborn

10:00 am People of the Parish

REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS: Linda Donato, Susan Hendrickson, Harry Williams, Martha Rynders, Mark Harmon, Pat Harmon, Barb Hinson; Jim Stromsky, Ann Schwarte, Rita and Bill Parker, Don Miller, Roberta Fleming, Fr. Peter J. Donohoe, Kevin Copley, Rosemary Klinke, Breann Steady; Kailey Almeter, Ellen Malone, Bill Heath, Kay Murphy, Jean Springman, Sandra Hosey Jan Wickenhauser, Mary Campagna, Joel Pilka, Tom Doran, Carl Markovitch, Lea Barrett; Ann and Rich Phillips, Jean Springman; Ellen Fredrick, Marilyn Smith, Mary C. Mathews, Ralph

Mathews, Helen C. Friedel, Mary Lynn Holliday, Carla Mac-

kelden, Regina Shaw, Karen Lohr;

(NAMES IN BOLD WILL BE REMOVED UNLESS WE RECEIVE

A PRAYER UPDATE)

PRAY FOR OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN THE MILITARY

There will be no Benediction today,

Easter Sunday. Benediction will resume for Easter

Season on Sunday, April 8, 2018, at 7 p.m.

The next Coffee & Do-nut Sunday will be

April 8, due to Easter Sunday, after the 8:00 am and 10:00 am

Masses in the Sloan Room. Please stop in and meet your follow parishioners ‘old and new’.

This months host will be the PSR.

Fourth Synod of the Diocese of Springfield in Illi-

nois - The Acts, Declarations and Statutes of the Fourth Synod of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois

are now available on the diocesan website at www.dio.org/synod.

SECOND COLLECTIONS 2018

APRIL 1 - SEMINARIANS

APRIL 29 - CATHOLIC HOME MISSIONS

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Spring Fling 2018 Basket Raffle

The SSPP PSA is seeking basket raffle donations for the Spring Fling being held May 4-5th. There are suggestion cards in the back of church. If you are willing to donate, please take a card and drop the item off in the box. Contact Cindy Clark with any donations you would prefer to hand deliver (618-581-3443 or cynthi-aannclark@gmail.com). Thank you for supporting SSPP PSA fundraising efforts.

2018 Easter Lilies

From In Memory of

Mark and Jenny Hamberg All of Our Angels in Heaven

The Moehn Family Dr. Thomas W. Nielsen, Sr.

The Tites Mom, Grandma and Grandpa Stone, Grandma and Grandpa Hedges and Tite

Barb von Almen Robert and Martha Edwards

Patti Kruegel Deceased Members of the Heintz Family, Deceased Members of the Kruegel Family

Chris and Sharon Velloff Deceased Members of the Velloff Family

Gerald Stilwell Beverly Stilwell and Scott Stilwell

Tom and Virginia Grove Tony and Mayme Militello

Carl and Joanne Hamberg Carl Hamberg, Jr., Chris Belchik, Al Hamberg, Mr. and Mrs. Overton Timmermeier

Anthony and Denise Marin Faustino Marin

Jim Hernandez Deceased Members of the Hernandez Family, John, Verna, and Helene

Stacey Springman Gerald Springman; Joseph and Elizabeth Springman

David and Carole Roller Marc Roller

Pat, Carole, and Vicki Bill and Zelpha Conley Penny Bodine Deceased Members of the Losch Family; Easter and Joseph Losch, Sr.; MaryAnn Richey and Frank P. Losch Regan Taylor W. Dean Taylor and Viola K. Taylor; Breezy, MacDuff, Kiltie, Ember, Candy, and Briar Don and Judy Gore Deceased Members of the Gore and Rehg Families

Terry, Ashley, and AJ Averbeck Duane Averbeck

Carol and Bill Ackerman Family Herman and Marie Ackerman; Philip and Naoma Affeark

Steve Springman Maribeth Springman; Edmund and Suzanne Springman; Joseph and Mary Ursch; George and Gerry Schmidt; Louis and Helen Malone

Gloria Gray Trinity Buel

Sharon Rexford George and Spiv Woelfel; Teresa Woelfel; Heather Rexford; Deceased Members of the Ted Narup Family; Deceased Members of the George W. Woelfel Family

Father Jason P. Stone Bishop Henry Damian Juncker; Bishop p Peter Joseph Baltes; Bishop James Ryan; Mildred and Josephine Howsmon; Paul and Thelma Stone; John Hlavna; Deceased Pastors and Priests of SS. Peter and Paul; Deceased Pastors and Priests of St. Patrick’s and St. Matthew’s

Pete and Becky Williams Kathleen Williams; James and Ardis Locher

Warren and CC Fischbeck William Gilmore II

GO RAIBH MAITH AGAIBH

An Irish “Thank You” to all who attended the ladies Hibernians’ 10th Annual St. Patrick’s Dinner to celebrate our Catholic Irish heritage on March 10th. We hope that everyone had a great time! Special thanks to Sandy Schwegel and her associates for the delicious meal once again this year! Thanks to St. Mary’s God Squad, their parents and chaperones , for the desserts, setting up, serving, and cleaning up. You’re the tops! Thanks to Celtrica for our enter-tainment for the evening, along with Fr. Jeremy Paulin, OMV with his accor-dion! Thanks to our MC for the evening, Mike Roberts. Thanks to the hus-bands and friends who helped with set up and clean up. Thanks to our bene-factors and all who made donations of gifts or money! Through the interses-sion of our Lady of Knock, St. Joseph, St. Patrick and all the Irish Saints, Erin Go Beragh! See you next year!

The Catholic Children’s Home is pleased to announce “The Stars Come Out in Alton Variety Show”. This is a charity event being held on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 6:00 pm at Bluff City Grill, 424 E. Broadway, Alton, IL, to benefit the Catholic Children’s Home. The variety show will highlight some of the local Riverbend’s Stars and their hidden talents. Each performance will be voted on by the audience, so you as a spectator will be part of the show. The evening will also consist of a silent auction, raffle, 50/50 drawing, appetizers and a cash bar. Please consider the needs of the children entrusted in our care by attending the event, sharing your talent, and/or making an individual, corporate or ad-vertising sponsorship. Through your generosity, the Catholic Children’s Home is able to provide the services to children in need through a trained staff of specialists in a caring environment. If you would like more information, please call Michael Shelton-Montez or DeAnna Gleason at (618) 465-3594 ext. 335. Thank you in advance for your support and attention to this important cause.

The Alton Deanery Council of Catholic Women will hold their meeting on Tuesday April 10, 2018 , at Mother of

Perpetual Help Church, 200 N. Lange St., Maryville, IL 62062. Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Joseph Havrilka, at 8 am, followed with a light breakfast and the meeting. Carol Mechler will do a presentation about the Schoenstatt Apostolic Movement, which is Roman Catholic Marion Movement founded by Fr. Joseph Kentenick in Germany on 1914. All women of the deanery parishes are welcome to attend. Join us for a morning of faith, food and fellowship. If there are questions contact Marie Kladar, Alton Deanery President, at 618-254-0405

Encounter

The Encounter Youth Choir is coming to a

church near you! The high school age group is

celebrating its 46th season and will sing at several

churches this spring and summer. This season the

group is presenting “All That Is Within Me” by

Travis Cottrell. The worship service is free for all

ages and lasts a little over an hour. A free will offer-

ing will be taken up during the service to support

the ministry.

• April 8 - River of Life Church, Alton - 6pm.

• April 15 - Westminster Presbyterian, Godfrey

- 6pm

KEEP READING FOR MORE DATES

AND LOCATIONS!

RECENTLY DECEASED

Please remember in your prayers Maurice ‘Bud’ Wenzel, Sharon Sandidge, and all of our parishioners and their family members who have died.

MCHS News:

Marquette Catholic High School is currently accepting resumes for the following disciplines: Sciences, Math, English & Foreign Languages. Please send cover letter and resume to Michael Slaughter at mslaughter@mymchs.org.

The Marquette Catholic High School Senior Class will be painting houses again April 23-27 and they are in need of houses to paint. Pride Inc. Bucket Brigade inspects and approves the houses they paint, but the inventory of houses is very low. If you know of a house in the Alton-Godfrey-Wood River-East Alton area that needs painted, contact Pride, Inc. at 618-467-2375 or pride@PrideIncorporated.org.

Marquette Catholic High School in Alton is accepting applications for a head cheer coach, an assistant cheer coach and a Dance Coach. An application form may be picked up in the Athletic Office at the school – 219 E. Fourth Street, Alton. For more information please contact Diana Root at droot@mymchs.org .

◊ Please pick up your lost items, before they find a

New Home. They are located in a box under the

table in the back of Church.

◊ Bethalto K of C and Our Lady Queen of Peace

will have a Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner, Sun-

day, April 1 from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm. Dinner

will be served at OLQP Church, 132 Butcher St.

Bethalto, IL.