St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church 601 N. 4th, St. Charles, MO 63301

Parish Vision Statement: We are the parish that, through our communion with Jesus, guided by the Holy Spirit:

Welcomes all; Celebrates our unity, diversity, and traditions; Uses God’s gifts to serve and teach others and be the face of Jesus Christ in the Community.

Parish Office: 636-946-1893 www.borromeoparish.com School Office: 636-946-2713 www.borromeoschool.com Religious Education Office: 636-946-2916 email: beccamc@borromeoparish.com Latino Ministry: 636-946-1893 email: sister@borromeoparish.com St. Vincent DePaul Society: 636-925-1616 leave a message after the recording

Pastoral Staff: Father John Reiker, Pastor: johnr@borromeoparish.com Father Don Schramm, Associate Pastor: frdoncs@borromeoparish.com Father Urban Knoll, Senior Priest in Service Deacon Don McElroy, Deacon Deacon Fred Haehnel, Deacon Jorge Perez, Deacon in Training Sister Raquel Ortez, Latino Ministry Mrs. Becca McCullough, Director of Religious Education Mrs. Peggy Dupree, Office Manager Mrs. Gerry Lanigan, Office Secretary Mrs. Ann Hoffman, School Principal Mrs. Mary Birk, School Secretary Mrs. Mary Kutchback, Organist, Pastoral Associate for Seniors Mrs. Beth Duello, Children’s Choir Mrs. Lisa Delicath, Contemporary Youth Choir Mr. Ron Weisar, Parish Council Chairperson

Schedule of Holy Mass Saturday: 8:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m. vigil for Sunday

Sunday: 7:00, 8:30, 10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. in Spanish

Weekdays: 6:30 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.

Holy Days of Obligation: watch the bulletin

National Holidays: 9:00 a.m.

Parish Office Business Hours Monday thru Thursday, 8:45am to 3:30pm; Friday until noon

Bulletin deadline: Monday 10:00 a.m. peggy@borromeoparish.com

Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation: Saturdays 4:00 to 4:45 p.m. or by appointment

Sacrament of Baptism: Arrangements made after parental instruction. Call the parish office for more information.

Sacrament of Matrimony: Contact the parish office six months prior to wedding to begin preparations

Eucharistic Adoration: Third Mondays, 8:30am to 6:30pm

Perpetual Help Devotions: Tuesdays following the 8:00 a.m. Mass

Rosary: Daily (except Sunday) after 8:00 a.m. Mass and Wednesdays 6:30 p.m. at the outdoor shrine

Founded 1791

OUR WARM WELCOME TO ALL! We welcome all who come and worship with us. If you wish to join our parish faith family, or have a change in your contact informa-tion, kindly complete this form. You can return it to the Rectory, place in in the collection, or give it to a Priest or Deacon.

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NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Welcome to St. Charles Borromeo Parish!

Welcome Back to School! All our SCB Parish Family and myself are excited to see each young person come back for another exciting school year to learn and grow and pray together through our outstanding school, PSR and Youth Ministries, the Academy, Duchesne, etc. Our parish family rightfully makes a huge commitment to helping our young grow in faith, hope and love through what-ever path and plan God has for each one. Each child is pre-cious and beloved by God and by us. Today is Catechetical Sunday on which we bless and pray for and appreciate each teacher and staff member who are shining the Light and Love of Jesus to our children through their witness and sacrifice. As they are commissioned at the 8:30 and 11:30 Masses, keep them and our youth and our catechetical programs in your prayers. And let them know how grateful we are to them. And thank you for being so generous in financially supporting them through your weekly contributions.

SCB Unity Day Mass and Picnic in the Park

Our 5th Annual Borromeo Parish Unity Day 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, September 9, 2012

at Bales-DuSable Park (No 10:00 or 11:30am Masses in Church)

I and our whole staff personally hope and pray each one of you and every family, who are proud to call Borromeo our home, will come together to celebrate our Unity in Jesus Christ and His Holy Communion. We will have a special in-volvement and blessing for all our children who are preparing this year for First Holy Communion—the Sacrament of Unity. Because it is so important, we have decided to cancel the 10am and 11:30am Masses in church and have the Mass in the Park at 11:00am on September 9. One of many reasons is so the choir and others can join us. Let’s all come together and show our love for Jesus in all our sisters and brothers regardless of our backgrounds—how we truly are One Body of Christ here at St. Charles Borromeo. We are truly sisters and brothers with all Catholics in our Faith and Church.

Questions Catholics Are Asked Why do you worship wafers?

A consecrated host or wafer at a Catholic Mass is the true Body and Blood of Christ, not merely bread; so Catholics are worshiping Jesus, not a wafer. In the Gospel of John (6:51-56), Jesus states repeatedly that “he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life” (6:54). He is speaking liter-ally, and He is so firm that many followers object and leave Him (6:52, 60, 66). St. Paul agrees with this interpretation and writes that those taking Communion “in an unworthy

manner will be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord” (1 Cor 11:27—see also 1 Cor 10:16). We don’t sin against someone's “body and blood” by destroying a photo-graph (which is a mere symbol) of the person. Moreover, in the Last Supper passages (Mt 26:26-28; Mk 14:22-24, Lk 22:19-20), nothing suggests a metaphorical or symbolic inter-pretation. The Last Supper was the Jewish feast of Passover. This involved a sacrificial lamb, and Jesus referred to His im-minent suffering (Lk 22:15-16; 21-22). John the Baptist had already called Him the “Lamb of God” (Jn 1:29).

Taking Back Sunday Sunday is God’s Family Day

God created the Sabbath for us as a day of rest (which God did not really need, but we do!). If we are busy all the time, we will be no good to anyone, or as Pope Benedict said, “We will end up in spiritual barrenness and emptiness of heart.” How can your family make Sunday a special day for God and each other? Start each week off right by going to Mass Go out for brunch or a picnic Discuss God’s Word and homily (= what you heard God

saying to you, not rating the preacher) Get outside—bike or hike or ball games Resist the temptation to shop or do housework, or catch

up on other tasks from the week Laugh with jokes and family games Share family stories and memories with pictures Pray alone and with family Start a new tradition for your family which is really one of the oldest traditions of humanity: enjoying off time with God and family and friends before it is too late.

A Prayer for a New School Year Dear Lord, as we begin this new school year,

we gather once again as your community of believers. We thank You for the energy and the spirit

that You renewed in us through the summer months. We thank You for the time to enjoy our family and friends

and to reflect on what is important in our lives. Let this year be marked by enthusiasm and love so that,

with the inspiration of Your Spirit, we may continue to grow in our faith.

Help us to fulfill Your hope for us with honest intentions and works of faith.

Let us be gentle with ourselves and bring laughter, joy and love to others.

We ask this in your name. Amen.

Spread the Gospel, the Good News

about Jesus and His Borromeo Family!

Your brother in Jesus, Father John

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 12, 2012

Weekday 8:00am Mass Servers Monday, August 13 Morgan Booher, Anna Gerstenkorn Tuesday, August 14 Andrew Johnson, Arianna Chaves Wednesday, August 15 Peyton and Conrad Rauhaus Thursday, August 16 school students Friday, August 17 school students Saturday, August 18 Danny and Tommy Newman

Ministry List: August 18/19 August 18 5:00 p.m. L/C: Tom & Joyce Schneider Youth Choir EM: Gigi Schneider, Helene Schuetz, Anna Lee Schulte, Ginny Glosier (Host) Cathy Carey, Adam Hirtz Serv: Justin & Andrew Stoker, Jake Hoffman Ush: Michael Kluesner, Larry Ohlms, Jack Pickering, Bob Rector GB: Scott & Laura Ilgenfritz Gr: volunteers please August 19 7:00 a.m. L/C: Sr. Loretta Busch Mary Baronovic EM: Sharon Hensley, Elaine Hunt, Bob Baronovic Serv: John Reilly, Ashley Norviel Ush: Jim Eisenbath, Cathy Herrod, Charles Weber, John Weber GB: Sharon Hensley Gr: volunteers please August 19 8:30 a.m. L/C: Kevin Tollefson, Linda Beeson Colette Sebacher EM: Ann Tollefson, Darrell Fuse, Ken & Connie Kapeller (Host) Jeanette Cleary, Stacy Hilker Serv: Peter Tollefson, Blake Hilker, Andrew Johnson Ush: Elmer Dill, Ken Kapeller, Ken Stoltman, Don Wappelhorst GB: volunteers please Gr: volunteers please August 19 10:00 a.m. L/C: Steve McKinstry, Rosa Lee Rodgers Choir EM: Lois VanBoening, Joe Briscoe, Dave Kutchback, Roland Faubert (Host) Marge Pohl, Harriet Pallardy Serv: Jayme Bergman, Anna Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson Ush: Mike & Frances Hogan, Ray Powers, Frankie Fessler GB: Bill Powers Gr: Tom Oelklaus, Harriette Wayne August 19 11:30 a.m. L/C: Maria Murillo, Armando Solorio el coro EM: Judy O’Connor, Maria Ramirez, Dionisia Zamudio, Richard Veit (Host) Bernardo Silverio, Maria Barretos Serv: Luz Quiroz, Alma Quiroz, Carlos Quiroz Ush: Ken Blume, Jeff Kozich, Francisco Plaza, Diego Damian GB: Reconciliation Children Gr: Adolfo & Gaby Quiroz

Monday, August 13, Sts. Pontian & Hippolytus, martyrs 6:30 a.m. Communion Service 8:00 a.m. intention of Bill Lohmar Tuesday, August 14, St. Maximilian Kolbe, priest/martyr 6:30 a.m. Robert Harvey 8:00 a.m. Richard Kutchback—2nd anniv. Wednesday, August 15, The Assumption of Mary 6:30 a.m. Barbara Muehlenkamp 8:00 a.m. Chris Weber—1st anniv. 12:00 noon Jeanine Burns Hart 7:00 p.m. Jack Heck Jr. Thursday, August 16, St. Stephen of Hungary 6:30a.m. Janet Lanigan 8:00 a.m. Dick Johannesman Friday, August 17, Weekday 6:30 a.m. Robert J. Glenn II—2nd anniv. 8:00 a.m. Irene Hillen Saturday, August 18, Weekday 8:00 a.m. Martha Gegg—34th anniv. 5:00 p.m. June Fahrig Sunday, August 19, 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:00 a.m. Dan Abeling 8:30 a.m. Chuck Didion 10:00 a.m. Our Parish Family 11:30 a.m. Catherine Zimmer

Readings for the Week Mon: Ez 1:2-5, 24-28c; Ps 148:1-2, 11-14; Mt 17:22-27 Tue: Ez 2:8 — 3:4; Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131; Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Wed: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10-12, 16; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 Thu: Ez 12:1-12; Ps 78:56-59, 61-62; Mt 18:21 — 19:1 Fri: Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63 [59-63]; Is 12:2-4bcd, 5-6; Mt 19:3-12 Sat: Ez 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; Mt 19:13-15 Sun: Prv 9:1-6; Ps 34:2-7; Eph 5:15-20; Jn 6:51-58 Jn 6:41-51

We extend our prayerful sympathy to Pat Schroeder on the death of her mother June Fahrig, and to the family of Jerry Thomas. May they, and all the faithful departed, rest in peace.

Please pray for our loved ones who are hospitalized or ill, including:

Glenn Naeger, Milton Haefner, J Waigand, Catherine Weber, Charlotte Ramey, Greg Wies, Thomas Engle

Welcome to St. Charles Borromeo Parish!

~~ Activities This Week ~~ Birthright is offering quilt raffle tickets this weekend.

Please help them and take a chance on their beautiful hand-made quilt.

Sunday, August 12 Catechetical Sunday, 8:30 Mass followed by OPEN HOUSE from 9:30—11:00 Uniform Exchange, café, 8:30—11:30am Parish Library open from 9:30—noon, Bicenten. Rm. PSR Catechists, Bicentennial Room, 10:00am Private event in St. Charles room this afternoon Monday, August 13 Parish Council, Bicentennial Room, 7:00pm Cub Committee, café, 7:00pm Tuesday, August 14 M-CRHP10 prep, Bicentennial Room, 6:30pm W-CRHP3, church office, 6:30pm M-CRHP7, St. Charles Room, 6:30pm Ladies Sodality, meet at Mt. Carmel, 6:30pm Hospitality/Outreach committee, rectory, 7:00pm Wednesday, August 15—Holy Day of Obligation: the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Masses: 6:30am, 8:30am, noon (bilingual), 7:00pm Church office closed Thursday, August 16 School Begins! Noon dismissal. Boy Scouts, café, 7:00pm Friday, August 17 First full day of school St. Pat casseroles, deliver to church office by 8:30am Mass at Parkside 9:15am Parent Support Network, Bicentennial Room, 9:30am Saturday, August 18 Men’s Fellowship, Bicentennial Room, 6:30am Spiritual Renewal, church office, 9:00am Activity in the gym this evening. Sunday, August 19 PSR Classes begin! Meet at 9:45 in the café.

Contributions August 4/5 Offertory Envelopes: $17,647.13 Loose: 952.00 Matching Gifts: 4,840.00 Total Contributions: $23,439.37

Capital Improvements: $411.00 Latin America: $1,716.78 Help A Student: $260.00

July Matching Gifts Corporate Matching Gifts: $1,565.00 Abbott Fund $1,000.00 Dell 350.00 Pfizer 215.00 Corporate Matching Gifts year-to-date: $39,457.50

St. Vincent dePaul Dell $50.00

Mexico Mission Trip Dell $100.00

THANK YOU for the great love you show to our Borromeo Family carrying on the work of Jesus and to those in need by the generosity you display when you share your Treasure, and all God’s gifts to you, given for others.

“Get up and eat, else the journey will be too long for you!” 1 KINGS 19:7

Jesus knew that the stewardship journey would be diffi-cult, so He gave us the nourishment of the Eucharist. When we take time to join our sacrifices with the sacri-fice of the Mass, we find the strength to give and joy in our giving.

We pray that, by sharing in the sacrifice of the Mass, we may find the strength and courage to make our own sacrifices to build up our Church and provide faith for the future.

IT’S ALMOST TIME FOR SCHOOL TO START! SCB Uniform Exchange and Sale TODAY

Sunday, August 12, 2012 9:30—11:30 in the St. Charles Room

Stop by during our school’s Open House and bring in your clean and gently worn items

to donate or exchange.

Questions? Please contact Carrie Kremer at 636-352-6018 or carrie.kremer@yahoo.com

Protecting God’s Children Workshop

ALL individuals volunteering in activities involving parish children are required to attend this workshop before being allowed to participate. The parish is sponsoring a Workshop on:

Monday, August 27, 6:30 p.m. in the Café Pre-registration is required. Please call the church of-fice—946-1893—or you can also register by sending an email to: peggy@borromeoparish.com.

Important Notice!

No donuts this weekend! We couldn’t get anyone to help. If YOU would like to help, please call Sandy at 947-3421 or Mary at 636-940-9128.

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 12, 2012

Religious Education News

Are you or someone you know interested in learning more about the Catholic faith? Are you or someone you know interested in becoming Catholic?

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is the process to assist prospective Catholics in their journey to become active members in the Roman Catholic Church.

Do you want to learn more about the Catholic faith? Join us for RCIA in September and October—no commitment required! Learn more about this ministry at our September RCIA Ice Cream Social, Tues-day, September 4 at 7pm in the Borromeo Café. For more information, contact Becca McCullough, 946-2916 or beccamc@borromeoparish.com.

Our PARISH SCHOOLS OF RELIGION (PSR) provides instruction in our Catholic faith to children and youth who attend public schools, so that they can grow in their relationship with Jesus. We also prepare students for celebrating the Sac-raments of Reconciliation, Eucharist and Confirmation. Our program also offers a Sunday morning class during the 8:30 Mass for children ages 3, 4 and 5 who are not yet in kindergarten and do not wear diapers. Registration is required for attendance and is available as described below! These Classes begin August 19 in the cafeteria at 9:45 with a prayer service and introduction of Catechists, followed by dismissal to classrooms and a parent meeting. If you have not already done so, please complete and return the registra-tion material for your child! Information regarding registration is available on our parish website at www.borromeoparish.com and selecting Religious Education along the left hand side of that home page. Registration material can be printed, completed and returned to the Parish Office with payment. Parents with students preparing for Confirmation (age 13 or older and grade 8 or older) should contact the Parish Reli-gious Education Office at 946-2916 to register for our Confirmation program. Prayer Angels are always needed in our Parish School of Religion! Volunteers work with individual students or in small groups during class time (9:45—11:10) helping children learn prayers we say every day. Catechetical Sunday: At the 8:30 Mass this weekend, we welcome and celebrate many who minister in our religious education programs. Our catechists include teachers, nurses, engineers, health and safety professionals, stay at home moms, business owners, grandmas and grandpas, and students! Please keep these parishioners in your prayers:

Mrs. Jenny Gray, Mrs. Carrie Kremer, Ms. Anna Plummer, Mrs. Ellie Plummer, Mrs. Dana Saale, Mrs. Cecelia Shirley, Mrs. Patti Krussel, Ms. Deb Kolenc, Mrs. Julie Brown, Ms. Kim Politte, Mrs. Karie Westerfeld, Ms. Ann Murray, Mr. Mike Dreyer, Mr. Chris Burgoyne, Mr. Scot McCullough, Mrs. Alana Dickson, Mrs. Jill Kirks, Mrs. Sheila Kitzmann, Carrie and Robert Schwierjohn, Mrs. Lisa Hazel, Rachel Kitzmann, Mrs. Julie McGeorge, Pat McGeorge, Mike McGeorge, Mrs. Mary Shelburne, Mrs. Angel Taylor, Mrs. Aimee Koester, Mrs. Katy Smith, Mrs. Monique Winkler, Mrs. Maureen Printers, Mrs. Tricia Hermann, Mrs. Lori Wiseman.

In the love of Jesus, Becca McCullough, 946-2916.

Contemporary Music Group We have resumed practicing in the church on Tuesdays at 7:30pm. We will resume providing music for the liturgies on Saturday, August 18 at 5pm. We are looking for new members, 9th grade through young adult, who love to sing or play an instrument one might find in a Christian Rock group. If you are interested, feel free just to show up at rehearsal (Tuesday nights, 7:30pm) or email the director, Lisa Delicath, at delicath@att.net.

Welcome to St. Charles Borromeo Parish!

Mission trip 2012

Going to Tijuana was a great experience for me personally, because I wanted to learn about my country of origin. All I knew was what stuff I had heard from my parents and stuff that I saw on my vacations to Acatic, my hometown. I also didn’t know many people that went and as the days went on I began to see that although there were people older than me, age was no obstacle - we were all equals. Our first day was hard. We didn’t know what was going on but we caught up fast.

That day I saw the Lord in every single person there. I didn’t know I had the strength in myself to pick up a shovel and fill buckets of gravel, I knew that if I were back home there was no way I was going to shovel up rocks to make cement. On the way home that day I was so ready for a shower!

Working on the three houses I learned that helping others is a great blessing and it strengthened my faith. Each day of work we enjoyed a fantastic meal made by the family of the house and local people.

Each day we also had a little time to relax after we had our little tour of Tijuana. We went to the border, walking down to the beach I read many of the notes written on the fence, I recall one that made a reference to the iron curtain. It was really sad to see what divided both of my worlds because although I have lived in the States most of my life I’m also a Mexican. At the orphanage everyone seemed scared at first, but soon after everyone was laughing and the room was full of joy. The language barrier was hardly noticeable. I was impressed when I looked over and my dad had two girls hang-ing from him like monkeys, he wasn’t the only one! It was amazing to see all the joy that we brought to the little girls with the pizza and the stuffed animals. They had a few babies a few months old they were so adorable I wanted to bring one home!

Another place that we had the opportunity to visit was La Casa Del Migrante (Home to the Migrant). This is an organiza-tion that was started in 1987 as an aid to those deported from the United States, it assures them shelter, food, and show-ers for up to twelve days. We shared a meal with them and we all had an opportunity to talk to people who were re-cently deported, many of the men there had lived in the States for a long time so they knew English. When we were about to leave we started to talk to people that were there in the patio and I learned that not only Mexicans were helped, I talked to a man that was from El Salvador and lived in L.A. I also learned that the world is a very small place— my dad was talking to a guy from Los Angeles who frequented places my dad knew. The guy told him that he looked familiar—like these brothers that lived near him. That guy ended up knowing my uncles that live in LA!

I am totally signed up to go help next year because I didn’t see danger which was my major concern in helping out. This was by far the best thing I have done this summer.

Alejandra Hernandez, age 16

Please pray for our expectant moms: Coree, Anita (August)

Jennifer, Carrie (September) Nery, Rebecca, Jamie (November)

Heather, Micki (December) Christine (March)

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Let us pray: for couples struggling with infertility, that God may bless them with children through adoption or by curing their infertility through morally sound treat-ments.

19th Annual Friends of St. Charles Birthright

Golf Tournament Four Person Scramble

Friday, August 24, 1pm Shotgun Start Bear Creek Golf Course, Wentzville, MO

$100 per person includes greens fees, cart, luncheon at 11:30, all day beverages,

Steak/Chicken dinner w/Open Bar (6-8pm)

Cash prizes in 3 flights Long Drive and Closest to the Pin Contests

for both Men and Women Silent Auction and Attendance Prizes

Contact Jan Zeisler 636-723-0951

St. Charles Friends of Birthright quilt raffle after Sunday Mass. Please stop by and support Birthright.

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 12, 2012

Misión esperanza 2012

El ir a Tijuana, fue una gran experiencia para mí personalmente, porque yo quería aprender acerca de mi país. Lo único que sabía era lo que había oído de mis padres y cosas que e visto en mis vaca-ciones a Acatic, mi pueblo de nacimiento. Yo tampoco conocía a mucha gente que fue y como pa-saban los días empecé a ver que, aunque había gente mayor que yo, la edad no era un obstáculo - todos somos iguales. Nuestro primer día fue difícil. No sabíamos lo que estaba pasando, pero nos pusimos al día rápidamente.

Ese día vi al Señor en cada persona allí. Yo no sabía que tenía la fuerza en mí misma para recoger una pala y llenar los cubos de grava, yo sabía que si yo estuviera de vuelta en casa no había manera de que me iba a palear las rocas para hacer cemento. De camino ala posada ese día yo estaba lista para una ducha. El Tra-bajo en las tres casas me ha ensayado que ayudar a otros es una gran bendición y fortaleció mi fe. Cada día de trabajo, disfrutamos de una fantástica comida realizada por la familia de la casa y amigos.

Cada día tuvimos el privilegio de ir a diferentes lugares para aprender de Tijuana. Fuimos a la frontera, caminando por la playa he leído muchas de las notas escritas en la valla, fue muy triste ver lo que divide a mis dos mundos, porque aunque he vivido en los Estados Unidos la mayor parte de mi vida sigo siendo Mexicana. En el orfanato al principio todos parec-ían asustados pero poco a poco se fue llenando el cuarto con alegría y risas. La barrera del idioma era casi imperceptible. Me quedé impresionada cuando volteo a ver a mi padre tenía dos niñas abrasadas, que no era el único Fue increíble ver toda la alegría que les llevamos a esas niñas con la pizza y los animales de peluche. Tenían unas cuantos bebés de pocos meses eran tan adorable que quería traerme una casa!

Otro lugar que tuvimos la oportunidad de visitar es La Casa Del Mígrante. Esta es una organización que se inició en 1897 como una ayuda a los deportados de los Estados Unidos, se les asegura albergue, comida y duchas por doce días. Compar-timos una comida con ellos y todos tuvimos la oportunidad de hablar con personas que fueron deportados recientemente, muchos de los hombres que habían vivido en los Estados Unidos desde hace muchos anos por lo que sabían el Inglés. Cuando estábamos a punto de salir empezamos a hablar con la gente que estaban allí en el patio y me enteré de que no sólo los mexicanos son ayudados, hablé con un hombre que era de El Salvador y vivió en Los Ángeles. También aprendí que el mundo es un lugar muy pequeño mi padre estaba hablando con un señor de Los Ángeles que frecuentaba los luga-res de mi padre conocía, el señor le dijo que su cara era familiar, como unos hermanos que vivían cerca de su casa, platica-ron y mi papa le siguió la platica pensando que no había manera de que el conociera a sus hermanos pero el señor em-pezó a hablar hasta de la mascota de mi tío!

Estoy totalmente decidida a ir a ayudar el próximo año porque no vi ningún peligro que era mi mayor preocupación. Esta fue la mejor manera de disfrutar mi verano y no me arrepiento de nada!

Alejandra Hernández, 16 anos

SCB All Parish 5th Annual UNITY DAY Mass and Barbeque in the Park * September 9th at 11:00 a.m. * Bales-DuSable Park

Let’s join together to celebrate the cultural diversity that we are blessed with at St. Charles Borromeo Parish.

We will gather at the park at 11:00am for Mass followed by a barbeque and potluck lunch. There will be music, games, piñatas and fellowship.

The parish will provide the main dish. Parishioners are asked to bring the following food items according to your last name: A-G: Dessert H-P: Salad Q-Z: Side Dish

Questions? Please contact Brenda Galloy at 636-219-6767 or brenda@gatewaydig.com.

Welcome to St. Charles Borromeo Parish!

PARROQUIA SAN CHARLES BORROMEO MINISTERIO LATINO

Oficina: Tel: (636)946-1893 Fax (636)946-5598. sis-ter@borromeoparish.com

BAUTISMO: Se debe participar en 2 pláticas: Liturgia y Sacramentos. Mes de Septiembre: El 2 La de Liturgia y el 16 la de Sacramentos. 9:30am oficina parroquial. No se aceptan llegadas tarde. Bautismos en Español 2d oy 4to

domingo de mes, en Ingles 1do y 3to. Requisitos: traer identificación y acta de nacimiento del niño (solo si el bautismo es en nuestra parroquia). La plática de Sacramentos es para adultos. Favor dejar los niños en casa. Traer un lapicero. Nota: La parroquia se reserva el derecho a hacer los cam-bios que considere necesarios sin previo aviso. Favor siempre checar el boletín actual para tener la información correcta de acuerdo a la fecha en curso. FAVOR NOTAR QUE LA 3ER PLATICA ES EL TERCER DOMINGO Y NO EL SEGUNDO. Impuestos-TAXES: Solo los Martes 9am-1pm. Retiro Cristo renueva su parroquia “crhp”: …próximamente! CATEQUESIS 2012-2013: Las clases empiezan el próximo Domingo. Si se registra y asiste a clases (en Agosto) des-pués de que empiece el periodo escolar su hijo(a) tendrá que recuperar las semanas perdidas con un trabajo extra. Bendición y envió de catequistas es el 12 de Agosto en la misa de 11:30 y ese mismo día a las 10 tendrán un entre-namiento y visitaran sus aulas de clases. Adoracion nocturna! Tercer sábado de mes. 6PM. 18 de Agosto. NO FALTES! MISA DE UNIDAD NO se olvide que el segundo domingo de septiembre tendremos la Misa de Unidad. Ese día los niños de cate-quesis se reunirán en el parque Dusable a las 10am. CADENA DE Oraciones: Favor rezar por adultos: Flo-rentín Mejía, Betty Cave, Graciela Ramírez y Carmen Alatorre (mama de María Fuentes). Niños: Samuel Ba-rrios con enfermedad del corazón. La oración es podero-sa. Si todos nos unimos y rezamos por nuestros enfer-mos lograremos que muchas bendiciones caigan sobre ellos. Buena suerte a los alumnos que se están preparando para las clases. Muchas bendiciones! NOTA: Teléfono del Fotógrafo: (636) 219-1501. Nom-bre: Oscar Fuentes!

August 12 11:30 a.m. L/C: Jorge Perez, Olivia Tinoco Munoz el coro EM: Ampelia V., Steve Cave, Dionisia Zamudio, Guada-lupe Damian (Host) Bernardo Silverio, Cathy Herrod Serv: Lilia Fuentes, Jess Silverio, Roman Barcenas Ush: Ken Blume, Jeff Kozich, Jorge Guerrero, Ramon Sandoval GB: Ken & Anastasia Blume Gr: Carlos & Olivia Chica

Padrinos y Madrinas Sabemos que la tradición y costumbre de nombrar a una persona como padrino o madrina lleva un significado muy especial. Ustedes saben mejor que yo el honor y el valor de la relación entre padres/madres, hijos/as y pa-drinos/madrinas. Esta nueva relación es por la vida y adquiere un valor mayor con el tiempo. Esta relación se extiende de los sacramentos a otras celebraciones, como una quinceañera. Hay a veces muchos nuevos padrinos/madrinas para ayudar en la celebración en la iglesia y luego la fiesta en un local. Se ven trajes lindos, limousi-nes, bandas de Chicago, comida rica, DJ’s, pasteles ele-gantes, locales adornados, guardias de seguro, y que más? Todo para un día y una noche. Es una linda cos-tumbre; la gente celebra. Sería posible de extender la costumbre de padrino/madrina a la educación católica? Hay familias con deseo de enviar a sus hijos a nuestra escuela de la parroquia pero dicen que no pueden pagar la cuota mensual. En-tendemos el sacrificio de la gente que decide enviar a sus hijos a nuestra escuela tan excelente, pero para ellos vale la pena porque, después de todo, la educación es por toda la vida, no por un día ó una noche, tan importante que sea el acontecimiento. Me gustaría entrar en dialo-go con ustedes de nuestra querida comunidad latina pa-ra ver si habrá una manera de apoyar y facilitar a los niños con sus padres que gustarían asistir a la escuela St. Charles Borromeo, con el apoyo y ayuda de padrinos y madrinas en algunos casos. Pueden escribirme sus ideas por mi email. Dios los cuide.

Padre Donaldo

The Athletic Association is planning a couple of fundraising events. If you are interested in helping, please contact Wendy Box at 314-591-5890 or box@charter.net.

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 12, 2012

ST. CHARLES BORROMEO PRAYER TREE No request is too small to be brought to the Lord in prayer. Call us at 940-2128, 946-0993, or e-mail us at scbprayer-tree@gmail.com. We will include you in our daily prayers. Your requests will be kept confidential.

LADIES SODALITY NEWS We will be going to Mount Carmel on Tuesday, August 14 at 6:15 to do a birthday party for the residents. We need helpers, prizes for bingo (kleenex, stuffed animals, rolls of pennies, cash, etc.) and desserts (angel food cake, etc). We do this instead of a meeting in August. Any questions, please call Barb at 636-947-3939.

CONGRATULATIONS . . . to Judy O’Connor for being the August Quilt of the Month winner. You’ll see her picture with her quilt posted on the website in a couple of weeks. There are still 4 drawings for this year so you can still be a winner. Chances are available in the church office or call Barb at 636-947-3939.

SAVE THE DATE! Annual Parish Picnic

TRIVIA NIGHT Saturday, September 22nd

Doors open at 6:30, first question at 7:00 $160 for a table of 8

OLYMPIC THEME THIS YEAR FEATURING THE “MINUTE-TO-WIN-IT”

OLYMPICS Watch your fellow trivia goers as they compete in games throughout the night!

You don’t want to miss it. To register: contact Stephanie Stoltman at

borromeotrivia@yahoo.com or 636-925-0175.

Parish Picnic SILENT AUCTION

Planning is well underway for this year’s Parish Picnic scheduled for October 5-7. As always, we will be having our SILENT AUCTION in the gym on Sunday.

If you have something you would like to donate, please contact Katie Hicks at 636-448-1756 or at ktslater@gmail.com.

Not sure what to donate? Do you have a special craft talent that you could make something? Do you have a vacation home that you are willing to give for a week or weekend? How about tickets to sporting or theatre events? Or maybe you know someone that owns a local business that might be willing to donate something? Ladies Sodality will need bottles for our Bot-tle Booth at the Picnic. Any full bottle will work. We are especially interested in bottles of liquor since that draws a big crowd and we can charge more for those chances. You can drop them off at the church office or call Barb at 636-947-3939 and they can be picked up. Thanks a lot for your generosity.

Wednesday, October 10 Cost $65 per person,

which includes bus ride, breakfast, various gifts, lunch in Amish home,

wine & cheese, supper & gifts

7:15am Breakfast in café 7:45am Board bus 11:30am Arrive in Arthur, IL 12:00 Lunch in Amish home 1:30pm Shop in Amish businesses 3:00pm Shop in Arthur 4:00pm Wine & cheese at bus 5:00pm Head back home

Call Barb at 947-3939 for reservations. Limited to 50 people: first come, first served.

Not limited to Sodality . . . men and outside guests are welcome!

Santa’s Express

Trip

Homemade chili and desserts provided. Please save the date to help make a difference in someone’s life and at the same time help the school reach their goal of having 20+ donors. For information, call Barb at 636-947-3939. No appointment is needed.

BLOOD DRIVE Tuesday, August 28, 3:00—6:00pm in

Welcome to St. Charles Borromeo Parish!

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug. —Mark Twain

Meet Your St. Vincent de Paul There’s not one simple explanation for what your St. Vincent de Paul Society does. The number of explana-tions is equal only to the number of diverse life stories the Society encounters each week. Families call in seek-ing assistance with an imminent need. The assistance may be as simple as a tank of gas, simple but pinnacle to maintaining the families’ minimal sources of income. Sometimes the situations are more complex, such as a family that has found itself on the verge of homelessness. Your St. Vincent de Paul volunteers go out in pairs to assist with navigating the many agencies that are avail-able to help. The volunteers assist with applying for rent/mortgage help and by contacting utilities to keep the power or water on. Your St. Vincent de Paul volun-teers are ready to help in any way that is needed.

Meet Colleen Harmon who has been a member of St. Vincent de Paul for 10 years. She has been in charge of the mentor program: helping new mem-bers team up with a SVDP member to acquaint them with the duties of mak-ing home visits and answering the calls on the hotline. The SVDP member

works with the new member until he or she feels com-fortable in taking the lead on making home visits and assessing the needs of clients. Colleen also serves as one of the co-chairs of the Giving Tree, making phone calls and evaluating the needs and wishes of our clients at Christmas time. Colleen will tell you it is truly a blessing to be a member of a Society whose sole purpose is to serve those in need. Did you know? SCB St. Vincent de Paul donated 1,284 volunteer

hours to serve the needy in our community between January and June, 2012.

Shopping list for August 25/26: beef stew, pears, tuna helper,

instant potatoes. bar soap, adult toothbrushes

On Saturday, September 29 your SCB St. Vincent de Paul will be joining conferences across the nation for the an-nual Friends of the Poor Walk/Run. We will be joining the Northwest District “Walk for the Poor” at Indian Camp Creek Park just north of Wentzville in Foristell. The one mile walk is around a lovely pond path adjacent to Pavilion #2. Watch the bulletin for information on how you can join the SCB Vinnies Team and for oppor-tunities to sponsor your SCB Vinnies Team. All funds raised remain in the parish, to assist the St. VdeP in their service to the poor. A special thank you to the Mini Vin-nies who will be assisting as proxy walkers for some members of the team. If you have any questions please contact Joyce Cain, 636-448-2021.

Support Our School! Listed below are several of the programs in which St.

Charles Borromeo School participates:

Paper Recycling: There are two green and yellow bins on the gym parking lot that can handle all of the news-paper, magazines, computer paper, etc. that you can fit in your car! We earn cash for our participation.

Cartridge Recycling: Send your used laser and ink jet printer cartridges and old cell phones to school . . . We earn points that we use toward the purchase of technol-ogy supplies and equipment for our school.

Tyson Project A+: In your grocer’s freezers section, look for Tyson Products that display the Project A+ logo. Look for the simple 1, 2, 3 program steps. Each label is worth 24¢ cash!

Target Take Charge of Education: Target Stores donate a percentage of purchases made using your Target Visa.

Box Tops for Education: Clip box tops from hundreds of your favorite General Mills products. Each box top is worth 10¢ to our school.

Campbell Soup Labels: Clip and save labels from Camp-bell Soup, Pepperidge Farm products, Swanson and Pace products. Receptacle in the Narthex of church.

Sale! Sale! Sale! The Daughters of St. Paul from Pauline Books & Media in Crestwood will be here the weekend of August 25-26 after all the Masses. The Daughters of St. Paul are reli-gious Sisters whose mission is to communicate the Gospel with the media, in the spirit of St. Paul. Their publica-tions of Catholic books, music and DVDs—both for adults and children, in English and Spanish—are geared to helping families grow in faith.

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 12, 2012

Love those computers . . . 1. When computing, whatever happens, behave as though

you meant it to happen. 2. When you get to the point where you really under-

stand your computer, it’s probably obsolete. 3. The first place to look for information is in the section

of the manual where you least expect to find it. 4. When the going gets tough—upgrade! 5. For every action, there is an equal and opposite mal-

function. 6. To err is human. . . to blame your computer for your

mistakes is even more human. It’s downright natural! 7. He who laughs last probably made a backup. 8. A complex system that does not work is invariably

found to have evolved from a simpler system that worked just fine.

9. The number one cause of computer problems is com-puter solutions.

10. A computer program will always do what you tell it to do, but rarely what you want it to do.

Joke of the Week

Daughters of Isabella Meeting: Wednesday, August 15 at 1:45pm in the St. Peter Daycare

building in the St. Vincent dePaul office. Head Injury Meeting: Thursday, August 16 at 7:00pm in the St. Charles Room of

St. Joseph Health Center. For more info, please call 314-426-4024.

SCB Catholic B K Club

A Different Kind of Cell: The Story of a Murderer Who Became A Monk

“I was in prison and you visited me.”

In 1998, Fr. Paul Jones, a Catholic priest and Trappist Monk from Missouri, answered our Lord’s call to serve one of the least of our brothers, Clayton Fountain. Fountain, regarded as the most dangerous person in the federal prison system, was thought to be beyond all hope of redemption. He was serving several life sen-tences for five violent murders, four committed with his bare hands while in solitary confinement. Entombed in a concrete and steel cell designed specifically for him, this ruthless murderer discovered that even he was not be-yond the limits of divine mercy.

Join us for a potluck dinner and discussion on August 28th at 6:30pm in the café.

For more information or questions contact: Fr. John at 636-946-1893 or Brenda at 636-219-6767

St. Charles Borromeo Help-A-Student Program

Parents have the hardest job in the world, and young parents in our parish community need our loving support more than ever before. Besides struggling to provide the material needs of their children, they are dedicated to handing on their rich heritage of the Catho-lic faith. To provide financial assistance for those parents who cannot afford the full cost of tuition in our school, we appeal to you, their parish family members, to con-sider a contribution through our parish Help-A-Student program. When you support this program, you are giv-ing youngsters a chance to strengthen their faith in God and prepare themselves for their future. We maintain complete confidentiality when receiv-ing and distributing financial aid from our Help-A-Student Program. Parents willing to support the stan-dards and requirements of the school, and participate in parish and school projects and activities, will be helped to give their children the excellent academic and reli-gious education available in St. Charles Borromeo School. Won’t you please consider a gift today, perhaps in memory of a loved one, or in gratitude for the many blessings in your life. Your generosity is deeply appreci-ated. Name __________________________________________ Address __________________________________________ Zip ____________ Date ________________ ( ) In memory of _________________________________ ( ) In gratitude to God Total gift pledged for 2012-2013: $____________ Payment enclosed: $_____________ Do you need reminders? Yes_____ No_____ ( ) $3,613.00 One full year of Catholic education ( ) $1,806.50 One-half year of Catholic education ( ) $361.30 One full month of Catholic education ( ) $90.35 One full week of Catholic education

Please make check payable to: SCB Help-A-Student

THANK YOU

Welcome to St. Charles Borromeo Parish!

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