Welcome to Sacred Heart Parish of Du Quoin, Illinois - Founded In 1857
Fr. Nick Junker
From the Administrator’s Desk
It has been spring time cleaning around the parish. In addition
to the great work that Tom Keller does maintaining our
lawn and buildings, lots of volunteers have stepped forward
to do some further work. Our work crew, comprised of parish
volunteers and workers from the boot camp, has cleaned the
kitchen thoroughly after much use during the fish fries. Together
they moved the old metal chairs and tables no longer
in use to the locker rooms and to a storage unit provided by
JoAnne and Bill Isom. Our bingo boards and equipment
were donated to St. Lawrence Parish in Lawrenceville, IL at
the request of our old friend Fr. Bernadine Nganzi. The crew
also has done much work in the yard planting and cleaning
up. Our long term goal is to make Haffner Hall more presentable
as we continue to see more and more interest from
people wishing to rent our facilities. It has been a welcome
and unexpected source of income this past year.
In the spring cleaning that you do in your own homes,
please remember the new community clothes closet that is
opening soon. Since there will be no rummage sale at Sacred
Heart this year, this would be a great place to take your
unused summer clothing. The clothes closet will be having
an organizational meeting on Thursday, May 24th at 6pm at
the Food Pantry building for all who wish to volunteer.
The Spring clean-up day for Sacred Heart Cemetery will be
this Sunday at 1:30pm. We will be getting everything nice
and tidy for the outdoor Mass and potluck on Memorial Day.
When you see any member of the Knights of Columbus, be
sure to thank them for serving us breakfast on Mother’s Day.
It was a wonderful meal as always! The donations taken
from the breakfast will be used to support Josh Swallows, a
seminarian studying for the priesthood in the Diocese of Orlando,
Florida. Josh was baptized at Sacred Heart Parish.
In this week-end's scriptures, Jesus tells us that he has to leave
us, yet he would be with us till the end of time. How is this
possible? He is with us in the form of the Holy Spirit, who is
our comforter and helper. In this way we are connected to
God now and always. After Jesus went to Heaven, the disciples
were standing around looking up at the sky in amazement.
Some angels appeared to them and told them to not
just stand there, but to get on with what Jesus had told them
to do. That’s the kind of motivation the Holy Spirit gives us,
and is much needed when we go through times of stagnation.
Coming Soon:
SACRED HEART PARISH MISSION, with
Fr. Peter Schavitz, CSSR
April 6-11, 2013
The Du Quoin Ministerial
Alliance is opening a community clothes closet this summer
at the Food Pantry location at 314 N. Maple Street. Suzanne
Majewski will be volunteering and is asking for help from
other parish members. It is a chance for our parish to step
forward as a part of social justice and help those in need as
you have done so generously in the past. They are also in
need of shelving and clothes racks. If anyone is interested in
helping, call Rev. Rich Luh of the St. John’s United Church
of Christ at 542-3431. The next meeting will be Thursday,
May 24 at 6 pm at the Food Pantry. This meeting will be
informational and allow you to sign up to help in any manner
if you chose.
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Catholic Communication Campaign
This week our parish will take up the Collection for the
Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC): http://old.usccb.org/ccc/. This collection
communicates Good News through Catholic social
media activities and enriches our faith through podcasts,
television, radio, and print media. Half of all proceeds remain
in our (arch) diocese, so please be generous in this
Collection. CCC is how the Good News gets around to
you.
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Bookkeeper Needed
St. Bruno Catholic School in Pinckneyville has an
opening for a part time (15 hour) book keeper. Minimum
experience of 2 years is preferred and knowledge of
Quick Books is a must. Please send resume to: stbrunoschool@yahoo.com
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Parish Council News
Parish Council recently cleaned Haffner Hall and has
been doing some sprucing up. They hauled off things that
needed to be thrown away. They received $68.40 for the
things hauled off which in turn paid for the new mulch in
front of Haffner Hall.
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May 19 – Youth Mass and dinner/youth activities to follow.
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May 20 – Fish Fry appreciation dinner. It was another successful
year of the fish fries. It seems like every year we
have more and more workers. It takes a lot of effort to put
together 7 weeks of fish fries. Please express your gratitude
to the committee. Meat will be provided, please bring a covered dish
of your choice and enjoy the day of fellowship. Cemetery Clean-up will follow starting at 1:30.
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Races for all Paces
May 26 - 5K Event
“Races for all Paces” to benefit St. John’s Catholic
School in West Frankfort. This run/walk event is set for
Saturday, May 26, 9 a.m., in the West Frankfort City Park.
Three divisions are offered: 5K Run, 5K Walk, and a noncompetitive
1-mile Fun Walk. Complete details and registration
forms can be downloaded at stjohnswestfrankfort.
com. You can also get the registration form by phone,
618-218-4407, or email: runnin200@gmail.com.
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Monday, May 28 — outdoor cemetery Mass at 9:30 am
on Memorial Day, weather permitting. A potluck dinner will
follow Mass at the cemetery pavilion.
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Adult Education Programs — 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of
the month after 5:30 Mass. Bible study, book club discussion,
or viewing of Fr. Robert Barron’s Catholicism.
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Parish Council Minutes - are available on the parish
website They are listed
under committees (parish council). Access to current and
previous minutes are available.
Sacred Heart Parish Staff
Parish Contact Information
Reverend Nicholas Junker - Parish Administrator
Rachel Gilliam - Secretary
Tom Keller - Maintenance Supervisor
Erica Shepard - Coordinator of Religious Education
Melissa Pearson - Youth Minister
"Coming to Sacred Heart Parish: the viewing and discussion of Fr. Robert Barron's ground-breaking "Catholicism." An original and beautiful look into our faith. Every second Wednesday beginning September 14, 6:15 PM at Haffner Hall."
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Confessions
4:15-4:45 PM
Youth Mass
5:00 PM
Youth dinner and activities to follow Mass
Pledge Commitment Week-end
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Rosary
8:30 AM
Mass
9:00 AM
Fish Fry Appreciation Potluck Dinner
12:00 PM
Cemetery Clean-up
1:30 PM
Youth Group
5:00 PM
Pledge Commitment Week-end
Monday, May 21, 2012
No Mass
Owls play softball at Jaycee Field
6:30 & 8:30 PM
KC 4th Degree in Du Quoin
7:00 PM
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Mass
8:00 AM
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Mass
5:30 PM
Bible Study
6:15 PM
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Mass-Fair Acres Nursing Home
10:30 AM
Choir Practice
7:00 PM
Friday, May 25, 2012
Mass
8:00 AM
Owls play softball at Jaycee Field
7:30 & 8:30 PM
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Priesthood Ordination at Cathedral
10:30 AM
Confessions
4:15-4:45 PM
Mass
5:00 PM
Week-end Warrior
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Rosary
8:30 AM
Mass
9:00 AM
Week-end Warrior
Youth Group
5:00 PM
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Preparing for the
New Translations
Daily Prayer Suggestions
One way to prepare for the new transla-tion of the Mass is to
make the new words and phrases part of your daily prayer, perhaps
following the sugges--tions below. You might also want to
remember in your prayers those who are working to help all of
us to pray in these new words, especially the priests who will be
learning almost the entire Missal anew.
1) Use "We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify
you" (from the Gloria) as a daily prayer. Repeat it several
times, focusing on these different ways that we pray to God.
2) Reflect on the different ways the Creed describes Christ
(Light form Light: begotten, not made). Include "consub--stantial with the Father" as you pray about how the
Father, Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit are one God.
3) Repeat the prayer "It is right and just to give thanks to the
Lord our God" several times during the day.
4) Find a copy of the new Memorial Acclamations and use one
as your daily offering in the morning, your night prayer before
bedtime, or a table grace.
5) When you walk through your door at home, pray, "Lord, I
am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but
only say the words and my soul shall be healed."
O Christ Jesus, I acknowledge You as King of the
universe. All that has been created has been made
for You. Exercise upon me all Your rights.
I renew my baptismal promise, renouncing Satan and
all his works and empty promises. I promise to live a
good Christian life and to be diligent in furthering the
interests and teachings of Almighty God and Your Church.
Amen.
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Televised Sunday Mass
A televised Sunday Mass is now airing on ABC
Family from 5:30 am to 6:00 am each Sunday morning.
The Sunday Mass is produced by the Passionist Fathers
and Brothers out of New York City and in available nationally
on local affiliates.This is a special ministry, particularly
for the elderly and the infirmed.
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2011-2012 Refresher Coarse:
Recognizing
Child Abuse can be accessed via the diocesan website
under Diocesan Events. Everyone who is involved with
children in any manner is required to complete the Refresher
Coarse each year. If you have not yet completed
yours, please do so. You can find the online refresher course at: http://www.diobelle.org/about_db.aspx
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