1 The Sanctuary Lamp is the candle near the tabernacle which reminds us of the true presence of

Christ in the Blessed Sacrament.

The Sanctuary Lamp will burn in memory of Herbert Boone by Susie & Rick Howard

Corpus Christi Parish Office Hours are

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 9—2.

Tuesday 9:45-2.

Bulletin Submission Information

Please submit information for the bulletin by 9am per the following schedule.

Bulletin Date Submission Date

March 22nd March 16th

March 29th March 23rd

April 5th March 26th

April 12th March 30th

April 19th April 13th

March 15, 2020

Quenching Your Thirst

with Living Water

“Come see a man who told me

everything I have done. Could

he possibly be the

Christ?” John 4:29 This is the story of a woman

who encountered Jesus at the

well. She comes to the well in

the middle of the noonday heat

so as to avoid the other women

of her town for fear of encoun-

tering their judgment upon her,

for she was a sinful woman. At

the well she encounters Jesus. Jesus speaks with her for a

while and she is deeply touched by this casual but transform-

ing conversation.

The first thing to note is that the very fact of Jesus speaking to

her touched her. She was a Samaritan woman and Jesus was a

Jewish man. Jewish men did not speak to Samaritan wom-

en. But there was something more that Jesus said that deeply

affected her. As the woman herself tells us, He “told me eve-

rything I have done.”

She wasn’t only impressed that Jesus knew all about her past

as if He were a mind reader or magician. There is more to this

encounter than the simple fact that Jesus told her all about her

past sins. What truly seemed to touch her was that within the

context of Jesus knowing all about her, all the sins of herpast life and her broken relationships, He still treated her with the

greatest respect and dignity. This was a new experience for

her!

We can be certain that she would have daily experienced a sort

of community shame. The way she lived in the past and the

way she was living at the present was not an acceptable life-

style. And she felt the shame of it which, as mentioned above,

was the reason she came to the well in the middle of the

day. She was avoiding others.

But here was Jesus. He knew all about her but wanted to give her Living Water nonetheless. He wanted to satiate the thirst

that she was feeling in her soul. As He spoke to her, and as

she experienced His gentleness and acceptance, that thirst be-

gan to be quenched. It began to be quenched because what

she really needed, what we all need, is this perfect love and

acceptance that Jesus offers. He offered it to her, and He of-

fers it to us.

To continue reading this article

please turn to page three of the bulletin.

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Corpus Christi Parish

Laura Junk ~Cluster D.R.E. 309-337-0301 RELIGIOUS ED OFFICE 309-343-8289

Please leave a message and we will get back to you as soon as we can. ——————————————— First Holy Communion: First Communion Retreat is Saturday, March 21st, 1:30 - 5:00 PM at IHM Parish Center. We will attend 4:00 PM Mass at IHM. Pick up children at IHM after Mass. First Holy Communion dates: IHM: Sunday, April 26th, 11:00 AM Mass Corpus Christi: Sunday, May 3rd, 10:00 AM Mass St. Patrick: Sunday, May 10th, 9:00 AM Mass. St. Aloysius: Sunday, May 3rd ————————————————————————— Confirmation:

Confirmation is Saturday, March 28th, 4:00 PM at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Peoria. Students should be at the Franz Center (behind the Boy Scout Building on Green Street) at 3:00PM. Sponsors check in at the Cathedral with the pontifical ushers to be seated. Please note: There is NO assigned seating for anyone besides the Confirmands and their sponsors. The cathedral fills up very quickly.

2726 Costa Drive, Galesburg,

IL 61401

309-344-3151

Our Vision: Costa Catholic Academy is Dedicated to the Whole Child; Body, Mind, Spirit and Community! Our Mission: Striving everyday to bring the Living God into the Hearts and Minds of our Students.

www.costa-galesburg.net

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You’re invited to celebrate the

Corporal Works of Mercy

Do you have loved ones in a nursing home or long-term care facility? Our parish celebrates Mass at local nursing homes and long-term care facilities on a periodic basis. If your loved one or friend is a resident of any of the follow-ing, please feel free to join us to Mass at the listed time. Look for further details in future bulletins to find out Mass times scheduled. Also, to receive updates about changes, cancellations, or quarantines that effect the scheduled Mass times that have been printed in the bulle-tin please TEXT the message NURSINGHOME to 84576. ————————————————————————————— March 16, 10:30 AM – Heartland Health Care Center March 23, 10:30 AM – Kensington Manor April 6, 10:00 AM – Aperion Care North (former Rosewood) April 13, 10:00 AM – Hawthorne Inn April 20, 10:30 AM – Woodridge Sup-portive Living April 27, 10:00 AM – Marigold Rehabili-tation & Health

LENTEN RETREATS

The Brothers and Sisters of Saint John in Princeville are organizing a

WOMAN’S RETREAT

March 19-22

For more information contact Br. John-Louis-

Marie who is our Guest master and can be reached

on his cell phone: 309-204 5131. ——————————————————————–———————————————————————-

Lenten Recollection Day:

"Encountering the Heart of Mercy"

Saturday, March 28, 9:30AM/Spalding Pastoral Center, Peoria.

REGISTRATION: $25 before March 21, 2020. College stu-

dents $15. Priests & religious free (but must register). Make check payable to "Divine Mercy Cenacle"; include name

(s) of all attendees, plus address, contact phone and email(s).

Mail to: PAULA GOTTEMOLLER, 13027 W. PARKS

SCHOOL RD., PRINCEVILLE IL, 61559. Confirmation will

be sent via email.

Questions? Arlene Heinz 309-868-9061 OR Janice Lukich 309

-231-1814.

Stop Assisted Suicide in Illinois:

https://www.stopassistedsuicideillinois.org/

Bonds of Charity

A series of talks on Marriage & the Family

From the Brothers of Saint John

Tuesdays at 7:00pm

St. Vincent de Paul—Music Room 6001 N. University St., Peoria

1st Series—On Marriage: March 17, 24, 31

2nd Series– On Family: May 26, June 2, 9, and 16.

For more information contact Sarah Hogan

shogan@svdpvikings.com

309-863-4791

EASTER FLOWERS

If you would like to have a flower in memory of

someone this Easter please submit $10 and a note

with who it is in memory of to the parish office.

“If you are what you should be, you will set the world on fire.”

-St. Catherine of Siena

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ST. FRANCIS CONFERENCE St. Vincent de Paul

Groceries are given out to those in need on Wednesdays only between 1 & 2 pm Please DO NOT CALL. Tuesdays 12:30-1:30 Volunteers set up for Wednesday distribution of food.

March 15—Third Sunday of Lent: In today’s Gospel, Jesus says: “My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to finish his work.” This weekend is the collection for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Through your giving you are doing the will of the Father and finishing the work of Jesus.

LET US PRAY FOR EACH OTHER Lord, look with loving kindness on the needs of all our

parishioners, and remember especially those who are ill

at home, in the hospitals and nursing homes;

Linda Krueger, Steven Nemeth, Barbara Phillips, Larry Welch,

Adam, Bill Richards, Consuelo Howell, Lewis Nichols, Jim

Verheyen, Deb Worden, Patricia & John Kissinger, Lenard

Palmer, Mona (Mendez) Sollom, Kathrin Hall, Ioda Rayford,

Ventura Betty Alva, Mike Reatherford, Horst Eoecker, Ron

Devlin, Father Bill Miller, Lois Burke

Sick & Shut-ins: Please notify the office if a parishioner is

seriously ill or housebound, hospitals are not

allowed to give out this info. Also please call

when the parishioner is well, so we may take

them off the list and say a prayer of thanksgiving.

Pray for Our Military especially for those from Corpus Christi Parish

Ryan Beil, Joseph Mangieri, Samuel

“Max” Hess, Tony Trisilla, Mark

McDowell , Jimmy Nache, Zach

Kaniewski, Kim Becker, Matthew Schiff,

Christopher Edwards*, Sean Hatfield, Maria Blunt,

Nathan Jones, Kavan Woodruff, Timothy Brennan, Jesus

Weigand

If you have a family member serving in the Military please

contact Kathy Ensley at 368-7191 when your loved one

comes home, please call and we will remove their name

from the list and offer prayers of thanksgiving for their

safe return.

* Serving Combat Duty

Prayer Warriors: Every day is abortion

day now that they are doing chemical

abortions in Peoria.

7x7x7x: 7am, 7pm-7 words “Lord, please

stop abortion in this country.”

Knox County Right to Life thanks everyone who helped in

any way with its 41st annual Pancake-Sausage Breakfast

and Bake Sale. We are most appreciative of the Knights of

Columbus for providing their wonderful facility and

operating the kitchen. We are grateful to everyone who

donated breakfast items and baked goods, as well as

everyone who worked before, during and after the

breakfast. A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL WHO

ATTENDED THE BREAKFAST. Your support enables us

to continue in our mission of restoring protection for all

human life.

Galesburg Knights of Columbus Lenten Fish Fries

March 20th, and 27th.

No Fish Fry on April 3rd

Serving from 5:30 to 7 pm

For more info please call 309-343-6415

Let's journey through Lent together...

A Ladies Lenten Scripture Study led by Bev Bryan meets on Thursday afternoons (ending 5/9/20) from 1:30-2:30 PM at St. Patrick's, Cost is $6 per person. For more information or to register please contact Bev at 309-299-9017 or St. Pat's parish office at 343-9874.

Quenching Your Thirst with Living Water...continued

Interestingly, the woman went away and “left her water jar” by

the well. She never actually got the water she came for. Or did

she? Symbolically, this act of leaving the water jar at the well is a sign that her thirst was quenched by this encounter with

Jesus. She was no longer thirsty, at least spiritually speak-

ing. Jesus, the Living Water, satiated.

Reflect, today, upon the undeniable thirst that is within

you. Once you are aware of it, make the conscious choice to let

Jesus satiate it with Living Water. If you do this, you too will

leave the many “jars” behind that never satisfy for very long.

Lord, You are the Living Water that my soul needs. May I

meet You in the heat of my day, in the trials of

life, and in my shame and guilt. May I encounter

Your love, gentleness and acceptance in these

moments, and may that Love become the source of my new life in You. Jesus, I trust in You.

“We need to find God

and He cannot be found in noise

and restlessness.

God is a friend of silence.”

-Saint Teresa of Calcutta

March 15, 2020 4

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, March 14th & Sunday, March 15th

5:30 pm Eric Iliff

Mary Iliff-Egelbrecht & Bryan

7:00 am Mike Reed

Patty Ostrander

10:00 am Jerry & Jo Kennedy

Connie Summers

Tuesday, March 17th

12:10 pm Jane Hise Dcn. Robert & Minda

Thursday, March 19th

12:10 pm Heather Wilson Foley

John, Margie & Rachel Wilson

Saturday, March 21st & Sunday, March 22nd

5:30 pm Rob Kisler Boyd Kisler & Family

7:00 am Donald J. Hanley Kelly & Pat Kane

10:00 am George Maxey

Cindy Edmonson

Anniversaries of our faithful departed:

Cecil Cofield, Magdalena Rutledge, Della Hutmacher,

Bessie Ducan, John Stablein Sr., John Spellman, John L. Ross, Stephen Bullock, Florence Bohan, Crescent

Fredrick, Mable McCune, James W. Graham, John P. McIlravy, Gladys Shane, Albert Pecsi, Bernice Pogue, Agnes Gerhardt, Leland H. Whitsitt, Rita Green, John

Healey, Samuel Gaton, Alberta Purcell, William Krupps, Michael Shane, Mary Sayrs, Bennie Amato, Helen Derby, Rita Marks, Irene F. Sloan, John Teval, Edwin Buescher, Louis Paul Sepich, Lucille Campisi, Wayne W. Ensley, Immanuel Duran, Mildried Farrell, Margaret Haehnel,

Mary Karlovich, James H. Graham, John Murray, Pauline Melton, Merle Owen, Joanna M. Tracy, Veronica Kopun,

John Whitsitt, Pamela Hanna

Eternal Rest, Grant Unto Them O Lord & Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Them

Corpus Christi Parish

FOR March 21st & March 22nd ALTAR SERVERS

5:30 pm Hannah or Sophie, William & Emily Edwards

10:00 am Jude, Kane & Cole McGrath READERS

5:30 pm Derek Chambers

7:00 am Janice Crummer

10:00 am Dave Cratty

EXTRA ORDINARY MINISTERS OF

HOLY COMMUNION

5:30 pm Judy Olson

7:00 am Cindy Shadensack

10:00 am T & B Cutts

Ushers

5:30 pm Skip Ensley, Joe Kennedy, Tim Jones

7:00 am Mark McLaughlin, Pat Weigand, Tom Egan

10:00 am Mike Wiegand, J. Valdez, P. Hise

Weekend Collection for Sunday, March 8th

Weekly Expenses: $8400.00 Collection Totals: $5275.15 Shortfall: $3124.85 “Pray with great confidence, with confidence based upon the goodness and infinite generosity of God and upon the promises of Jesus Christ. God is a spring of living water which flows unceasingly into the hearts of those who pray.” -St. Louis de Montfort

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CELEBRANT SCHEDULE~ March 21st & March 22nd

4:00 p.m.-IHM~ Fr. Bill Miller

5:30 p.m.-Corpus Christi ~ Fr. Deus

7 a.m. -Corpus Christi ~ Fr. Deus

8 a.m.-IHM~ Fr. Bill Miller

9 a.m. -St. Patrick’s ~ Fr. Pat Riordan

9:30 a.m. -Sacred Heart ~ Fr. Jacob Rose

10 a.m. -Corpus Christi ~ Fr. Bill Miller

11 a.m.-IHM~ Msgr. Ernie

6:00 p.m. Sunday Night–IHM~ Fr. Jacob Rose