Our Lady Catholic Church

1 Our lady Catholic Church 1550 St. Marys Ln., Festus, MO 63028 Liturgy of Sunday: Saturday - 5:00 p. m. Sundays - 7:30 a. m., 9:00 a. m. & 11:00 a. m. Weekday Liturgy: Monday - Friday 8:00 a. m. Our Parish Mission Statement We, the Parish Family of Our lady , nourished by God s Word and the Eucharist, strive to meet the needs of the peo-ple in our faith community and all those the Lord calls us to serve, generously using our gifts of TIME, TREASURE and TALENT. We affirm, support and challenge each other to truly become the BODY OF CHRIST. OUR lady Catholic Church 1550 St. Marys Lane Festus, MO 63028-1543 Rectory: (636) 937-5513 or (636) 931-4702 Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm School / PSR (636) 937-5008 or 931-2963 SCHEDULE OF MASSES LITURGY OF SUNDAY: Saturday 5:00 p. m Sundays: 7:30 a.

2 M., 9:00 a. m. & 11:00 a. m. WEEKDAY LITURGY: Tuesday Friday 8:00 a. m. HOLY DAY MASSES:: Our Holy Day Mass Schedule varies. Please see inside of bulletin the week before Holy Day. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION SATURDAYS: 4:00 4:30 p. m. or by appointment PARISH PENANCE SERVICES: Advent & Lent NEW PARISHIONERS WELCOME TO OUR PARISH FAMILY! To register please see Father Greg or an usher after any Mass or come by the rectory anytime. BAPTISM CLASS: Please call Fr. Greg to arrange for a class. Parents of infants or pre-school children must attend class. BAPTISMS: Please confirm dates for Baptism during Baptism class with Fr. Greg CRY ROOM AVAILABLE: We encourage 1ST RECONCILIATION, EUCHARIST parents to bring children into Church and sit up and CONFIRMATION front where they can see - only use the cry room Students must have on-going Archdiocesan approved when children become upset or unruly - when they Religious Education prior to and between the grades these settle down bring them back so they learn how to Sacraments are offered.

3 First Reconciliation & Eucharist behave in Church . in 2nd grade and Confirmation in 8th grade. Parents are involved in preparation. PREPARATION FOR RECEPTION OF THE SACRAMENTS MARRIAGE PREPARATION: Please contact Fr. Greg You must be a registered, active member of the at the rectory at least 6 months prior to the date you are Parish family before you begin preparation for any considering for your wedding. of the sacraments. You are encouraged to call the rectory for further information. RCIA-CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS You are encouraged to call the rectory for information ANOINTING OF THE SICK & concerning the process for those who would like to become PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK Catholic or learn more about the Church . Please call the rectory anytime. FATHER GREG KLUMP Pastor (Rectory) DEACON GLENN POLITTE Deacon DEACON TIM DUNN Deacon MRS.

4 TRACY KEMPFER School Principal (School, Ext. 1) MS. DAWN MEINHARDT CRE & Parish School of Religion(School, Ext. 5) MRS. NIKI VOGELSANG School Board President 314-960-7494 MRS. TRACY HOOG Parish Bookkeeper (Rectory) MRS. JEANNE STOLZER Parish Secretary (Rectory) MRS. DIANA PARKER Office Manager (Rectory) FAX and WEBSITE PARISH FAX: (636) 933-2230 WEBSITE: LITURGICAL ROLES (March 19-20) Saturday 5:00 Lector: Leisa Spiker Ministers of the Eucharist: 1-Betsey Ortmann Servers: Elijah Bishop Sunday 7:30 Lector: Jolene Blecha Ministers of the Eucharist: 1-Linda Coleman Servers: Cody Bahr Sunday 9:00 Lector: Kevin Pope Ministers of the Eucharist: 1-Dennis Holdman 2-Harold Hunt Servers: Ella Jo Jokerst Sunday 11:00 Lector: Jolene Blecha Ministers of the Eucharist: 1-Rose Propst Servers: Aiden Haverstick Nicole Herrell Mellons, Mary Ann Schwent, John Stuart, Samuel Hurd, Helen Arnold, Kay Hornsby, Christina Reifsteck, Marge Alderson, Michael Milfelt, Agnes Aubuchon, Lynn Moser, Paul Williams, Dave Welker, William E.

5 Aubuchon, Sister Pat Murray, Mi-chael (Modde) Loness, Aurelia Pennick, Alan Steinman, Kathy Steinman, Shannon Wallace, Brad Hornsby, Jim Yes-ter, Gary Dunbar, Harry Bell, Jim & Michele Bacina, Gail Schuckenbrock, Mary Johnston, Carol Dix, Stephanie Tay-lor, Cliff Sansoucie, Kathy Chandler, Janet Leitterman, Mary Ann Boyer, Margaret Wood, Levine Family, Darrel Hunt, Barbara Schulte, Barbara Schweiss, Carter Naeger, Jeff Yates, Tom Dolan, Zach Faulkner, Anna Marie Rump-ing, Judith A. Sansoucie, Anna Stolzer, Julie Falco, Armella Bahr, Brittany Erickson, Berneeda Steinman, Grace Carre-on, Deanna Richardson, Kye Fuson, Shane Mercer, Connie Schlingmann, Dave Countie, Kristin Roth, Laura Murphy, Julie Warden, Scott Weber, Brittany Linderer, Crystal Ben-nett, Aurelia Deckard, Evan Schlingmann, Sharon Meese, Cody Pardieck, Lisa Shockley, Dan Rundel, Otis King, Glen Coleman, Phyllis Kenney, Christian Dunbar, Ellie McBray-er, Alyssa McClurg, Larry Leonard, Leo Chirco Please call the rectory or send an email if any of the names on the sick list can be taken off.

6 Those names who are chronically ill and also those who were received within the last month will stay on. Please remember to pray for all who are suffering with cancer and those with chronic illnesses, those in nursing homes, those who are hospitalized, and those who are struggling with life-changing injuries. Also, please pray for all those in our parish who are pregnant, that they have a safe delivery and a healthy baby. All names on our sick list in the bulletin will remain for one month. After that month if you wish their name to be in the bulletin again you will need to call the rectory office at 636-937-5513 or contact our parish secretary by email at Thank you! Second Sunday of Lent SCRIPTURES OF THE DAY Genesis 15: 5-12 God made a covenant with Abraham his faithful servant. Philippians 3: 17 4: 1 Christ will change our lowly body to conform with his glorified body.

7 Luke 9: 28b-36 While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white. (March 14-20) Mon. 3/14/22 8:00 Communion Service Tues. 3/15/22 8:00 Florence Hopkins Wed. 3/16/22 8:00 Alan Klump Thurs. 3/17/22 8:00 Mary Oleson Fri. 3/18/22 8:00 Chester & Louise Patterson LITURGY OF SUNDAY Sat. 3/19/22 5:00 Arley Govero Sun. 3/20/22 7:30 Judy Morice 9:00 OL Parish Family 11:00 Jennifer Scalzitti READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Dn 9:4b-10; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Lk 6:36-38 Tuesday: Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mt 23:1-12 Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6, 14-16; Mt 20:17-28 Thursday: Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31 Friday: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a; 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-21; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 Saturday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Sunday: Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15; Ps 103:1-4, 6-8, 11; 1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12; Lk 13:1-9 Alternate readings (Year A): Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8.

8 Jn 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42] March 13, 2022 Dear good people of Our lady , How is your Lent going so far? Expect chal-lenges and surprises along the way. It is not easy to loosen our grasp on things, but if we are willing to do that, we make more room for God to move within our hearts and lives. As we start the second week of our Lenten journey, we hear a familiar Trans-figuration of the Lord on Mt. Tabor. This event likely occurred during the last year of Jesus three-year min-istry. Jesus ascends Mt. Tabor with Peter, James, and John, and makes known to these three disciples his divine nature in a visible way. The gospel writers describe this transfiguration as Jesus face shining like sun, and his clothes as white as light. They add that Elijah and Moses appeared in visible form and con-versed with him. While the apostles were coming to believe that Jesus was in fact the messiah, the transfig-uration confirmed it visibly.

9 How many times do we wish we could have just seen what the apostles were privy to. How amaz-ing it must have been! Simon Peter s response to this most awesome of revelations was an immediate desire to just stay there. Peter even offered to pitch tents for Jesus, Moses, and Elijah. How completely captivating. Have you ever had an encounter with God that left you speechless and in awe? I know that I have had quite a few. In fact, I don t know if I could have found my way to the seminary with out these events stirring my heart in the ways that they did. Quite a few of them have occurred while on retreats, both when I was young and older. Every one of them, I was surprised by. I never expected, but God showed me. As I write this, our Women s ACTS Retreat is still taking reser-vations for this year s retreat which will run from the evening of March 17th to noon on March 20th.

10 Ladies, I don t know what awaits each of you who choose to register, but I can guarantee that you will experience the Lord in a new way. There is still time, just call the parish office to register. Sadly, after the transfiguration was over, Jesus didn t allow Peter to pitch those tents, and all too soon it was time for them to walk back down the mountain. With mountain top experiences, as important as they can be, they are also short lived. Life resumes and it can be as if that experience of wonder and joy never took place. It is either forgotten among the hustle and bustle of life, or we easily discount it as a mirage, or a figment of our imagination. Simon Peter, easily let go of this when faced with Jesus arrest. When he was pressed by the others in the courtyard as to whether or not Peter was Jesus disciple, he forgot the mountain experience and said no . Life is tough that way.