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1 St. Robert Bellarmine Church St. Charles, MO 63303 ST. Robert Bellarmine Church A Parish With A Family Perspective RECTORY 1424 First Capitol Drive, South St. Charles, MO 63303 Phone: 636-946-6799 E-mail: SCHOOL 1 Seton Court St. Charles, MO 63303 Phone: 636-946-6716 FAX: 636-946-2670 E-mail: SETON REGIONAL PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION (PSR) 1 Seton Court, St. Charles, MO 63303 Contact Mrs. Linda Rathz, CRE Phone: 636-669-6706 E-mail: REV. BRIAN FISCHER, Pastor, DEACON PHILIP KING, Parish Life Coordinator REV. MARK WHITMAN, Senior Associate Pastor, REV. MSGR. RAYMOND HAMPE, Priest in Residence DEACONS: JOSEPH MEIERGERD, NOLI RIVERA MRS. LAURIE SCHUEDDIG, All Things New PPOC, MRS. MEGAN PARKER, Director of Liturgical Music MRS. LINDA RATHZ, Coordinator of Religious Education, MR.

2 WAYNE BURBACH, Director of Youth Ministry EMAIL - DEACON PHIL FATHER MARK SACRAMENTS BAPTISM: Parents should contact the rectory to arrange the date for the baptism of their child. Baptisms are normally at 12:30 PM on Sundays. A baptismal preparation training session is required for parents who are having their first child or who have never attended a preparation session. Contact the rectory to sign up for the baptismal preparation class. RECONCILIATION: Saturdays from 4:30 to 4:55 PM and Sundays from 9:00 to 9:25 AM. Or call the rectory for an appointment. MATRIMONY: Please contact the rectory at least six months in advance, so that plans can be made, and there is sufficient time to complete marriage preparation sessions. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: For anointing of the sick, hospital visitation, or communion calls for anyone elderly, homebound, ill, or in danger of death, family members are asked to call the rectory.

3 Please remember that hospitals no longer notify us of an individual being in the hospital. PARISH COUNCIL OFFICERS Chairperson: Mr. Mark Gisi 636-946-4887 Vice-Chairperson: Mr. Rob Bertucci 636-922-2595 Secretary: Ms. Mary Schlueter 636-373-1750 PARISH WEBSITE Monday, May 2 8:00 AM Communion Service Tuesday, May 3 8:00 AM Janice Morgan Wednesday, May 4 8:00 AM Mary Becker Thursday, May 5 8:00 AM Christine Bamert Friday, May 6 8:00 AM Communion Service Saturday, May 7 8:00 AM Laverne Keating 5:00 PM Mike King Sunday, May 8 7:30 AM Faye Voelkl 9:30 AM Vernon Ballew 11:30 AM Raymond Johnson MASS SCHEDULES SUNDAY MASSES Saturday, 5:00 PM Sunday, 7:30, 9:30, and 11:30 AM DAILY MASS Monday through Saturday, 8:00 AM BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: Tuesdays, 9:00 AM, prior to the weekend the article is to appear.

4 Please provide name/phone number. MINISTRY SCHEDULE May 7 / May 8 Third Sunday of Easter Extraordinary Ministers 5:00 PM 7:30 AM Carolyn Rose 9:30 AM 11:30 AM Lectors 5:00 PM Martha Pate 7:30 AM Marsha Parker 9:30 AM Cheryl McArthur 11:30 AM Dave Burkhart Servers 5:00 PM Jason Pate 7:30 AM Glen Shelley 9:30 AM Mary Schlueter 11:30 AM Merle Rivera All Things New KPLs: Dave Dunaway, Matt Lytle, Evan Gagnepain, Fred Kuhn, and Megan Parker ONLINE GIVING is a quick and easy way to give. Go to , scroll down to Resources and click on the Our Sunday Visitor / St. Robert s Online Giv-ing link. Please keep in mind that our service provider, OSV, will never call you unprompted for additional information. If you have questions, please call us at 636-946-6799, ext.

5 12, or email Your continued support helps sustain our parish. Thank you. LAST WEEK S COLLECTIONS Regular Offertory $5,622 .00 Online $2, Our sincere thanks to those who so very generously support St. Robert Bellarmine Parish. WHAT S HAPPENING AT ST. Robert Bellarmine May TU 3 Quilters, 8:45 AM 1:30 PM (Rectory Basement) TU 3 Saint Vincent De Paul Society, 7:00 PM TU 10 Quilters, 8:45 AM 1:30 PM (Rectory Basement) TU 10 Ladies Council Dinner Meating, 6:00 PM WE 11 Parish Council, 6:30 PM MO 16 Chili for St Patrick s Center TU 17 Quilters, 8:45 AM 1:30 PM (Rectory Basement) TU 17 Saint Vincent De Paul Society, 7:00 PM ALTAR SOCIETY Tina Jennings is in charge of the Altar and Sanctuary this week, May 6 and May 7. CHILI FOR THE ST. PATRICK CENTER Our next Chili for the Homeless at St.

6 Patrick s Center is Monday, May 16. Please bring your chili to St. Robert Bellarmine Rectory that morning by 10:00 AM. PLEASE BE SURE THAT THE CHILI YOU BRING IS FROZEN. STS. JOACHIM & ANN CARE SERVICE When you do your shopping this week, don t forget the poor! The items needed for May are: Dry Goods Rice Instant Potatoes Pasta and Rice Mixes Items always needed are Pancake Mix, Syrup, and Toilet Paper. Please place items in the crate in back of Church . The Care Service gratefully accepts donations of: non-perishable food, cleaning supplies, personal care items and school supplies. Thanks for your continued support of the Care Service. Worldwide Marriage Encounter is excited to announce the following schedule for IN-PERSON week-end Experiences for the summer and fall of 2022. We will have in place all the needed precautions to provide a safe environment for participants.

7 For more information or to apply, go to , or call Terry & Eric Engholm at 314-649-7317. 08/05/2022 - 08/07/2022 Courtyard Marriott, St. Peters, MO 09/30/2022 - 10/02/2022 Courtyard Marriott, St. Peters, MO MAKER S MARKET Saturday, May 7 9:00 AM 1:00 PM St. Paul School Gym 1235 Church Rd, O Fallon MO 63366 Come eat, shop and enter to win raffle items! The Crepe Caf will be offering crepes, coffee and other refreshments. Shop 25 booths of local crafters and vendors including home decor, kitchenware, various food items, clothing and accessories, beauty products and more. Raffle drawing will be held throughout the event. The first 25 shoppers will receive a swag bag of free goodies. Hosted by St. Paul Ladies Sodality Benefiting St Paul Parish & School and St Vincent De Paul Food Drive Please bring canned food items.

8 Retrouvaille-St. Louis weekend August 19 21, 2022 Healing Your Marriage-- Retrouvaille (French for Rediscovery ) is a 3-phase program designed to give you the tools to restore your marriage and rebuild a loving relationship. For more information or to register, call 314-453-0110 or visit website: Fully Confidential and affordable. Space is limited with Covid-19 precautions. Register early. Questions: Tom & Kerry Marsh WHAT S HAPPENING AROUND ST. Robert S? THE TABLE OF CHRIST Today s Gospel is another Resurrection Story. The apostles are in Galilee, about 100 miles north of Je-rusalem. Peter decides to go fishing. They catch nothing all night. Morning comes, and as they re pulling in, they see a man on the beach. He tells them to lower the nets over the side. Next thing you know, the nets are overflowing with fish.

9 D j vu! This happened once before when Jesus first called some of them to be His apostles. The stranger on the beach is the Risen Jesus! In Israel, there is a tiny Church on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee called the Church of the Primacy. It s built around a long, low rock in the ground. Tradition says this is where Jesus and the apostles sat and ate their breakfast of fish that morning. A sign on the rock identifies it as Mensa Christi Latin for The Table of Christ . We don t get to have breakfast with Jesus, but we do get to come to the Table of Christ. Every time we come to Mass, we are invited to a heavenly table where we receive the Bread of the Angels Jesus, Himself in the Holy Eucharist. It s the same Jesus who stood on the beach that morning. The apostles were thrilled to see Jesus.

10 Peter was so excited he couldn t wait for the boat to reach the beach. He jumped in and swam ashore. We, too, are blessed to be in the presence of Jesus. Are we just as excited as St. Peter to be with Him and receive the food He gives to us? Deacon Phil ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL That time of year again Time for the Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA). Pledge cards are available this weekend and next. You can also donate online. This QR Code will take there. Or, you can text ACA to 243725. Or, you can go to the ACA website: Just be sure to tell them you re from St. Robert so our parish gets credit. The ACA helps many people in need through a variety of agencies. Please give generously. First Holy Communion Five of our children received Jesus for the first time last Sunday, April 24.