28th Sunday in Ordinary Time October 10 & 11, 2020 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time October 10 & 11, 2020

Sunday Scriptures

October 18, 2020 **29th Sunday in Ordinary Time**

1st Reading: Is 45: 1, 4-6 2nd Reading: 1 Thes 1: 1-5b

Gospel: Mt 22: 15-21

Daily Readings: Oct 12: Gal 4: 22-24, 26-27, 31—5:1; Lk 11: 29-32

Oct. 13: Gal 5: 1-6; Lk 11: 37-41 Oct. 14: Gal 5: 18-25; Lk 11: 42-46 Oct. 15: Eph 1: 1-10; Lk 11: 47-54 Oct. 16: Eph 1: 11-14; Lk 12: 1-7 Oct. 17: Eph 1: 15-23; Lk 12: 8-12

Please remember in your prayers

Members of our parish families who are recovering in the hospital & at home, for their strength and patience each day, and for all

those who ask for our prayers for health or other issues. Mike Bast, Mary Jo Bielong, Ana Cantrell, Margaret Daiber,

Don Dapkus, Teresa Dickman, Jean Fields, Lawrence & Pat Frank, Gabriel Frey, Jerry Fyke, Dean Geiler, Karen Grabowski,

P.J. Hereford, Cory Humphrey, Gene Jolliff, Val King, Barrett Korte, Henry Korte, Randy Korte, David Kuehn, Helen Kuehn, Brett Leathers, Sue Luber, Taylor Marti,

Alex McCall, Danny Micheletto, Cody Neal, Robert Oliver, Gary Plog, Marcia Rowe, Abby Schrage, Mitch Schuster,

Phil Spies, Marie Weis, Barbara Weiss, Larry Weiss, Neal Weiss, Margie Zurliene, Todd Zucca.

For Our parishioners in nursing homes:

Doris Buske, Dolores Weis, Helen Wuebbles & special people in our families.

For those currently serving in the military:

Adam Canfield, Tim Doll, Quinn Frey, Tom Frey, Chad Knebel, Michael Knebel, Dustin Korte, Connor Kutz,

Solon McGill, Jimmy O’Boyle, Sgt. Joseph Patterson, Rickie Schuster, Joseph Schatte, Greg Spina, T.J. Waddington,

Sgt. Tyler Wegman, Sgt. Zach Weiss. If you would like to have someone added or removed from the

prayer list please call the parish office.

Budget Goal $883.00

Weekly Surplus/Deficit $-102.00

Support Needed (budget) $12,362.00

Support Actual $11,616.00

Surplus/Deficit YTD $-746.00

Budget Goal $1,180.00

Weekly Surplus/Deficit $595.00

Support Needed (budget) $16,520.00

Support Actual $14,633.00

Surplus/Deficit YTD $-1,887.00

Budget Goal $1,933.00

Weekly Surplus/Deficit $-903.00

Support Needed (budget) $27,062.00

Support Actual $25,510.62

Surplus/Deficit YTD $-1,551.38

† Mass Intentions †

Mon. (Oct. 12) No Mass Tues. (Oct. 13) 8:00am (St.G) Special Intentions for William Klein — Int. of Larry Klein Wed. (Oct. 14) 8:00am (IC) † Lawrence & Barbara Ogaz — Int. of Mary Ann & Norman Wirz Thur. (Oct. 15) 8:00am (St.N) † All Souls Fri. (Oct. 16) 8:00am (IC) † Juanito E. Gaerlan — Int. of Gaerlan & Wascher Families Sat. (Oct. 17) 4:30pm (St.N) † Frances Griffin — Int. of Roman Korte For the People of St. Nicholas, St. Gertrude & Immaculate Conception Sun. (Oct. 18) 8:00am (St.G) † Bonnie Rutz — Int. of Don & Cookie Rutz Sun. (Oct. 18) 10:00am (IC) † Bill Kohlbrecher— Int. of Henry & Gerry Korte

† Dennis & Lorraine Huelskamp — Int. of Bill, Denise & Dennis Trickey

From the Pastor’s Desk: Season of Stewardship!

We are excited to announce the kick-off to the Season of Stewardship! Stewardship is our willingness to acknowledge the blessings we have in our lives and to reflect how we can continue to steward our time, talents, and treasure to act as Jesus' hands and feet in the world. Curious where to begin? Consider your

commitment to Sunday Mass, time in prayer, or praying with your family. Consider your talents and how you are using them in our parish. Consider your giving and what bad habits or materialistic goods could we remove

from our budgets that distant us from a better relationship with God. I encourage you to prayerfully discern your commitment to our parish family and we are appreciative of your willingness to say, “Yes!” Remember,

stewardship is not a program and it is not a fundraiser, rather it is an invitation to participate actively in parish life as disciples. As we discern our intentions for next year, please keep us all in your prayers and the

stewardship effort at our parishes.

FAITHFUL DEPARTED

Prayers are requested for the repose of the souls of Mildred “Millie” Essert, mother of Peggy (Mike) Korte, and

grandmother of Paige Fox, Michaela Korte &

Jack Korte of our parish family.

For Gloria Schneider, mother of Tina (Larry) Luitjohan

and grandmother of Cody (Logan) Luitjohan,

Eric Luitjohan, Hannah Luitjohan & Nicholas Luitjohan of our parish family.

For Evelyn “Evie” Holcmann, mother of Rich (Deborah) Holcmann, Paula (Ricky) Reinacher &

Linda Radcliffe.

For Terry Perry, brother of Judy (Dave) Breiner, and uncle of

Derek & Dylan Breiner of our parish family.

We extend our heartfelt sympathy to Millie, Gloria, Evelyn & Terry’s

family and friends.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord…

IC Collection For 10/04/20

Envelopes/Loose $1,030.00

Communications $20.00

Sister Parish $20.00

Building Fund $20.00

STG Collection For 10/04/20

Envelopes/Loose $1,750.00

All Saints $25.00

Sister Parish $25.00

Maintenance Fund $85.00

World Mission $25.00

All Souls $25.00

The Diocesan “October Count” will continue throughout the month of

October. We ask that all parishioners attend Mass at

Immaculate Conception, St. Nicholas or St. Gertrude during this month, as

this count is used for assigning priests to parishes in the Diocese. It’s important to be counted. These num-

bers are used to determine how many priests and Masses to have at

each parish.

Next St. Gertrude Pastoral/Finance Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 20th 7:00PM

STN Collection For 10/03/20

Envelopes/Loose $766.00

All Saints $15.00

World Mission $20.00

Sister Parish $55.00

All Souls $25.00

Congratulations

To Emily Bloomfield

& Brendan Ohren,

son of

Bob & Gail Ohren

who were married on

October 10, 2020 at

St. Patrick’s Church of

Merna, in

Bloomington IL.

Happy 40rd Wedding Anniversary to Steve & Evelyn (Schrage) Knebel

from Immaculate Conception Church. The couple were married on October 11, 1980 at IC Church

by Rev. Fr. H.J. Knoedler.

It is wonderful to see God’s beautiful work in the lives of our

parishioners. Please keep Steve and Evelyn in

your prayers!!

‘And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.’

Colossians 3:14.

40 Days For Life Campaign Sep 23 to Nov 1

THANK YOU to all of you prayer warriors who prayed at the clinic in Granite City as well as

those who prayed at home on our adopted day this past Monday. The mission of 40 Days for

Life is to bring together the Body of Christ in a spirit of unity during a focused 40 day

campaign of prayer, fasting and peaceful activism, with the purpose of repentance, to

seek God’s favor to turn hearts and minds from a culture of death to a culture of life, thus

bringing an end to abortion. We (Immaculate Conception, St. Gertrude and St. Nicholas

parishes) chose to Adopt a Day in the 40 Days for Life Granite City campaign to end the de-

mand for abortion. We were assigned Monday, Oct 5th as our adopted day, prayer warriors

joined together in this important mission. 40 Days for Life works because prayer works!

Thank you for standing up for life!

Eucharistic Adoration after Mass on

Fridays at Immaculate Conception

+Bishop

Thomas John Paprocki

Diocese of springfield

in illinois

† Rev. Paul J. Bonk

Pastor

Sonya Curry

secretary

Immaculate Conception—Pierron

Mailing Address: PO Box 410

Pierron, IL 62273

E-mail Address: ICSTN2011@gmail.com

www.icstnstg.org Office: 618-669-2391

Rectory 618-654-2789

Office Address: 401 E State Street,

Pocahontas Office Hours:

Mon.—Thurs. 9am to 4pm Fridays 9am to 1pm

Mass Times Immaculate Conception

Wed. & Fri. —8:00am Sunday —10:00am

Saint Nicholas

Thursday — 8:00am Saturday — 4:30pm

Saint Gertrude

Tuesday — 8:00am Sunday — 8:00am

Saint Nicholas - Pocahontas

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Tuesday, Thursday & Friday

5:30 to 7:00PM

At Immaculate Conception

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time October 10 & 11, 2020

Saint Gertrude—Grantfork

Bible Timeline Study continues this fall with lessons 17 - 23, September 28 - November 12, 2020. Monday

mornings at 10:00 am and also Thursday evenings at 7:00 pm for 90 minutes each. We will be reading in

Maccabees, Luke, and Acts.

Anyone is welcome to join at this time. This is just as good a place to begin as it is to end. We have extra

books purchased from a grant that will only cost the participant $15.00 and you will have access to online

content through September of 2021. That means that anyone we register can view the videos online also.

OKTOBERFEST! SWEEPSTAKES! 3-WEEKS! St. Mary's 13th Annual is going Virtual!

In celebration of the 162nd anniversary of our parish, St. Mary’s Church in Alton will be celebrating our 13th annual Oktoberfest not just for 3 days, but

for 3 weeks -- October 10 - 31! Join us online at www.stmarysoktoberfest.com, as we virtually celebrate the German heritage of our founding families with our annual Basket Raffle, Silent Auction, and a $10,000 Super Sweepstakes

Raffle! In addition, each weekend we will be offering virtual activities, a FB Live Concert, & picture-sharing for all to join in the

fun! Continually check our Facebook Page (St. Mary's Catholic Church and School) and Website during the month of October for all fun and games --we truly hope

you will join us! Not even a pandemic can dampen our spirit and love for our his-torical and beloved St. Mary's Church, Parish and School! For your chance to win

$10,000 or one of 9 other monetary prizes, call our parish office M - F from 8:00 to 3:30, 618-465-4284. Each ticket is $25, and if you buy 4 tickets, you will receive a

5th ticket for free, plus a coupon to a local business! The Sweepstakes Prizes will be drawn Sunday, November 1 after the 11am Mass, need not be present to win --

you have all October to get your tickets in! Thank you for supporting us!

Virtual Fall Retreat for people with disabilities. Our Lady of the Snows,

Belleville. Date: Oct 17, 10:30 am. Event is sponsored by Victorious Missionaries, a spiritual support group for people with disabilities or chronically ill. For more

information and to register, go to: https://snows.org/retreat/

Next weekend we will celebrate World Mission Sunday. This year we are invited to support over 1100 of the youngest

dioceses in Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands, and parts of Latin America

and Europe. Please keep the Missions in your

prayers and please be generous in next week-end’s collection for the

Society for the Propagation of the Faith.

Sisters of Providence to host first virtual Come and See retreat

Explore the stirrings of your heart. Join us by Zoom for our first-ever virtual Come and See weekend retreat. The event will begin at 7 p.m., on Oct. 23, and conclude at 2 p.m., on Oct. 24. Learn more

about the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indi-ana, and our founder, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, and how we live out love, mercy and justice. Explore your calling while meeting

our sisters. The retreat is open to single, Catholic women ages 18-42. For more information or to sign up, visit Come-

andSee.SistersofProvidence.org or call Sister Joni Luna at 361-500-9505 or email jluna@spsmw.org.