Merry Christmas!

PARISHIONERS & VISITORS: God bless you and thank you for coming for

Mass. God says - I will pour out my Spirit of Prayer and Petition on you and

on your family - Zechariah 12:10.

WORD OF GOD GOD said to Abram:

“Go forth from the land of your relatives And from your father’s house,

go to the land That I will show you. I will make you a great nation,

I will bless you, and I will make you a blessing for all.”

Abram believed GOD, and went as GOD directed him.

- Genesis 12:1-4

FISH FRY 2018 - MARK YOUR CALENDARS PLEASE: The date for the fish fry

falls on Friday, March 23 this year. Work has begun & more information will follow

in the coming weeks. Questions: Call Mickey Georger at 645-2689.

St. Rose of Lima Parish Sharing in One Faith for 145 years

1872—2017

315 East Third Street Metropolis, IL 62960

Rectory: (618) 524-9006 Parish Office: (618) 524-8202

Office @ 405 East 3rd St.

Email: stroseoflimametropolis@comcast.net Website: www.strosemetropolis.com

Pastor Fr. Mujule: mjlemc@yahoo.com

MASS TIMES

Saturday Mass 5:00 PM Sunday Mass 8:30 AM Sunday @ Cairo 11:00 AM

Daily Mass 8:00 AM

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

January 21, 2018 Volume 18, # 3

CHRIST LOVES YOU ~ John 15:9

COME AND PRAY

MASS READINGS for Daily Mass & Sunday Mass

Visit the Website of the US Catholic Conference of Bishops http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings

“PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER, so that you too may be healed”

James 5:16

• Ministry of Care ~ Lucy Adams, John Benard, Pauline Corder, Diane Croach, Georgette Heavrin, Jean Howard, and Hal & Catherine Rush.

• In Need of prayer ~ Jake Bass, Rick Bell, Rosalie Corse, Rita Cotten, Gracelyn Goodman, Steve Gunn, Sumar Holt, Jim & Caroline Hendrickson, Brooke Johnston, Lisa Loyd, Ed Puschaver, Jean Rehlmeyer, Greg Sloan, Bonnie Smith, and Betty Tockstein,

• Prayers ~ Mark Varnum, Tommy Haden, Christopher Williams family, Rylan Crouch, and Joyce Thomas.

• For Repose of the soul ~ Clayton Bierbaum, Rita Helen Hartmann, Anita Wildman

January Birthdays

1/6 - Mary Aguilar, 1/15 - Steve LaFont, 1/16 - Yvonne Crosier, 1/20 - Allie Unzueta, 1/20 - Dwayne Weineke, 1/23 - Ted Hirsch,

1/30 - Leslie Windhorst, 1/31 - Ashley Thompson

Happy Anniversary

1/5 - Bill & Gayle Richards

1/16 - Greg & Carolyn Garner 1/26 - Tyrone & Marife Scott

1/30 - Corey & Liz Willenborg

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jonah 3:1-5

Psalms 25:4-9

I Corinthians 7:29-31

Mark 1:14-20

LAY MINISTER SCHEDULE - JANUARY 27TH - 28TH

SERVERS LECTOR

JAN 27 Sharlyne Dominguez JAN 27 Diane Block

JAN 28 Heather Mendoza, Haily Mendoza JAN 28 Travis Felker

GREETERS GIFTS

JAN 27 Bob Block JAN 27 Vinny & Patty Clark

JAN 28 Don Hagene JAN 28 Rojas Family

USHERS CANTOR/MUSICIAN

JAN 27 Len Maggio, Vinny Clark JAN 27 Elton Crim, Lois Crim

JAN 28 Rick Grace, Tyrone Scott JAN 28 Mickey Georger, Lois Crim

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS COUNTERS

JAN 27 *Valerie LaFont, Bill Richards, Gayle Richards JAN 28 Margherio & Purrenhage

JAN 28 Michael Schmidt, Jim Purrenhage, *Mae Purrenhage

Weekly Mass Intentions

Saturday, January 27th - LaFont & Day families

Memorial & Honorary Mass Intentions are available for daily, and weekends masses.

Weekly Offering of January 13th - 14th

General $ 636.00 Outreach $ 268.00

Candles $ 7.00 Cluster Church-Insurance $ 1,254.94

Memorials $ 20.00 Building & Maintenance $ 293.10

Total Collections $ 2,479.04

Many THANKS for your generosity and continued support of our parish.

Weekly Offering of January 6th - 7th

General $ 1,395.00 Candles $ 11.00

St. Rose Youth $ 147.00 Building & Maint $ 1,386.00

Mass Fund $ 100.00

Total Collections $ 3,039.00 Many THANKS for your generosity and continued support of our parish.