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Contact InformationParish Office: 207 Vandalia StreetPhone 345-4343Office Hours:Monday - Thursday 8:30 AM-4:00 PMFriday 8:30AM-3:30 PMParish Center 301 VandaliaSchool 210 N. Morrison 344-5450Parish Prayer Line 344-4108&Ss. Peter PaulCatholic Church207 VANDALIA STREET · COLLINSVILLE, IL 62234StaffRev. John P. Beveridge,PastorExt. 100Deacon Jim HillExt. 104Deacon Jimmy Ghiglione,Director of Faith Formation Ext. 101Patricia Kirk, PrincipalExt. 200Maggie Brennan,Director of Pastoral CareExt. 111Teri Lesicko, DirectorFinance & DevelopmentExt. 105Michelle Trimble,Accounting ManagerExt. 106Camille Emig-Hill, DirectorHR & CommunicationsExt. 102Nick Robinson,Ext. 107Music DirectorMassesWeekendSaturday 4:30 PMSunday 8:00 AM & 10:30 AMWeekdayMonday Communion Service 8:15 AMTuesday - Friday 8:15 AMFirst Friday Masses 8:15 AMHoly Day MassesEve of Holyday 6:30 PMHolyday 8:15 AM & 6:30 PMSacramentsConfessions:Saturday 3:00-4:00 PMThursday before First Friday4:00 PM until all are heardMarriage:Contact the parish office.Annulments & Counseling:Ariel Martin 618-205-8656Baptism:Contact the parish office forregistration forms and schedulinginformation.Visit our Websitesaintspeter-paul.org

Mass IntentionsSaturday March 7, 4:30 pmOffering for Catholic CharitiesLector: Madasyn Wasser & Michele WasserMusic: Glory Choir w/ J ButterfieldGifts: The Jason & Tammy Waligorski FamilyServers: Livia Montgomery, Lucy Montgomery, Jackson McBrideKeegan VaracalliCommunion Ministers: Jean Clancy, Jackie Freeman, Barb & MikeHasamear, Judi & Rich Schutzenhofer, Ed Welle, Jim WoltersIntention: Leo Tognarelli ( SI*)Sunday March 8, 8:00 amOffering for Catholic CharitiesLector: Mary Kay Ogle & Ted JacksonMusic: Jamie, Joan, Becky, Anna w/ N RobinsonGifts: Family Members of the Colombara & Mikalauski FamiliesServers: William Kennedy, Madeleine Kennedy, Madiana Everright,Mathew FalbeCommunion Ministers: Maggie & John Brennan, Liz Dalton, StevenMolitor, Trudy & Joe StriekerIntention: The Colombara-Mikalauski FamiliesSunday March 8, 10:30 amOffering for Catholic CharitiesLector: Jean Buchana & Dana MetzgerMusic: Stephanie & Vic w/ N RobinsonGifts: The Family of Bernice (Kauling) ReuterServers: Benjamin Simpkins, Natalie Pinkston, Ella Guerrero, EstevanGuerreroCommunion Ministers: Mike & Mary Benker, Terry & Judy Falline, CarolMoore, Bob & Debbie Sanders, Debbie TidballChildren’s Liturgy of the Word: Carol Moore & Betsy BoveeIntention: Bernice (Kauling) ReuterAuditor’s ScheduleSunday, March 8Team #8 Nolan Von Feldt, Terry LanterServer’s Schedule 8:15 amFor weekdays Tuesday, March 3 thru Wednesday, March 4Trevor Koenig, Sophia Koenig, Kai GaitherThursday, March 5 thru Friday, March 6Samuel Michals, Virginia Lowe, Faith KossinaBenediction Prayer Service (6:30pm)Thursday, March 5Skyla Arana, Benjamin SimpkinsMonday, March 28:15 am Communion ServiceTuesday, March 38:15 am Jack HanveyAll School MassWednesday, March 48:15 am Leo Tognarelli ( SI*)Thursday, March 58:15 am Bob EbersoldtFriday, March 68:15 am the SSPP School Faculty& StaffAll School MassSaturday, March 74:30 pm Leo Tognarelli ( SI)*Sunday, March 88:00 am The ColombaraMikalauski Families10:30 am Bernice (Kauling) Reuter*SI– Special Intention for the LivingKnights of ColumbusKNIGHTS KNEWS:Mon. Mar. 2: KC Social Meeting 6:30 pm; A-M Bring Dessert,N-Z Bring Side Dish. All KCmembers, families and LadiesAuxiliary are invited. A freecrispy fried chicken meal and allthe trimmings is included. Themeeting will feature some remarks by an agent from the USCensus Bureau. Applications forcensus takers ( 25 per hour) willbe available.Thurs. Mar. 5: Bingo! NoonMexican Menu: 99-cent tacos, 2 MargaritasQueen of Hearts drawing8 pm. Grand prize approximately 9,300Fri. Mar. 6: Fish Fry - Team #1,Big crowd expected. Workersplease report 4– 7:30 pm.5200 WinnersJan.G.B. MitchellTom LibackToni O’BrienPat SwitzerFeb.Diane McQuaryMark VojasDale BlackTom McCollum

From the Desk Of Fr. JohnLent has begun. This is a solemn and HolySeason preparing to celebrate the Sacred Mysteries of Christ His Passion-Death, Resurrection, Ascension and the Gift of the Holy Spirit. Itis a time of renewal and deeper conversion ofour personal and community life. We come forward at the beginning of this Holy Season toacknowledge our sinfulness and our resolve torepent as we receive blessed ashes on ourforeheads and hear the words ‘Repent, andbelieve in the Gospel.’The Gospel for Ash Wednesday is always thesame it comes from the Gospel of St. Matthew.Jesus is pointing out to His disciples and thecrowds what to do and what not to do whenit comes to religious practices that can help orhinder our faith life. Jesus centers on three prayer fasting and almsgiving. Jesus begins abrief explanation of each of these by saying ‘When you pray When you fast When yougive alms.’ So the point is that these things aregood and are to be directed toward God. However, they can be self-serving or aimed at drawingattention to oneself getting recognition fromothers. That means that they are not servingGod but ourselves and that is what not to do.these same works of love for others.The Sermon on the Mount is a very familiarphrase referring to Jesus’ teaching the disciplesand those gathered around Him. It is made up ofthree main sections and those sections may befurther divided like the Gospel passages weheard last week and the week previous. Thissection deals with ‘antitheses’ in fact there aresix of them. Last week the Gospel dealt with onlytwo but both are central to the Christian Gospelmessage.The first of these two ‘antitheses’ dealt with retaliation or really how the Christian discipleshould respond to aggressive behavior. Originally, the ‘law’ or simple rule of ‘an eye for an eye’was to limit violence and angered revenge tokeep it all within certain boundaries. Jesus is advocating general kindness, forbearance, generosity and a open attitude toward people.The second is much more demanding ’But I sayto you love your enemies.’ Jesus refers to theFather who loves all and lets His love fall uponthem like rain without prejudice as to who isgood or not. We are called to love as the Fatherloves ’So be perfect as your Father is perfect.’The First Sunday of Lent always takes usinto the desert with Jesus. It is there that Jesus istempted by the Devil. It is a victory over Satan and a ‘mandate’ that ‘we all enter with Christ intothe fight against evil.’ Therefore, during this HolySeason of Lent we are all called to undergo adeeper conversion seeing the true effects ofsin and renewing our commitment to Christ.Congratulations to all of those who receivedThis prepares us for the renewal of our Baptismalthe Sacraments of Confirmation and Holy EuPromises at Easter by first renouncing sin charist this past Sunday. These are gifts toevil and Satan. Then we make a clear confesenrich these young children and our youth in livsion of our faith and ask the grace to remaining out of their faith and witnessing that faith tofaithful as true children of God and members ofothers. We all are to be a part of their continuedHis household.growth in the ways of Christ and their living faithLent with special devotions Stations of thein the community of the Church.Cross – Wednesday evening 7 pm Thursday –We all need to encourage these young men andAdoration of the Blessed Sacrament with Benewomen with our example. We need to see themdiction – 1:30 pm and 6:30 pm.at our weekly gatherings for Eucharist on Sundays. We need to witness to them the sacrificesof love that serve others and invite them to shareLet us make Lent a holy time of growing asChristians in a spirit of true generosity withour time in prayer with our sacrifices of denyingourselves and really giving of ourselves to others in whatever way they may need. Let us bepositive and see positive growth in our spirituallives.

RememberIn YourPrayersJoe GiacolettoEstelle RangleSandy WalterAnna KussmannBrian & familyLiberty LawrenceFr. Nino VivianoRichard SchmidtBrad Hill & Camille Emig-HillLisa (Koke) BohnenstiehlJackson KettenbachKelsey DudiciSusie JobMichael LutmanLaurie WoodsLucille MossaJackson CruthisBob MachinskyDiane MottinThomas ColombaraGeraldine RopakMary CritesJane StarrMelissa and VickyAlice ZagorskiAlexandraMary FriesErin SchoperRod & Shirley BarthelJordan WoodwardFr. Henry SchmidtRest inPeaceTerry BosenHomebound ParishionersCody & Lucas WilsonWayne MooreDolly LivingstonBrendan HicksMatthew SlovinskiJeff BearRebecca BoyceLiz Sanchez-SetserHerman WenosEileen FohneValerie BatesVirginia YorkNancy SmithJason DoyleJanet KaehlGeorge GregurecBernice McCarthyJoan CatalpaRon RauhJim WilsonCharles PayneLaura BighamJohn GalvinSeth MascellinoSandy PhillipsBob BoulchPray for Families Expecting/Adopting: Sadie and AndrewMcDonaldUnited in MarriageFebruary 22Samantha VojasAndVincent HerrPlease pray for thesemen and women serving inour armed forces:Maj Matthew DerflerMSgt Glen DavisCpl Larry TylerMSgt Adam MercerSSgt Britt M. ShermanCapt Michael A. ShahCapt Jacob LewisLcpl Juan A. GonzalesPvt Monica GonzalezFc3 Matthew WehmeyerLcpl Michael I. GuideSSgt Daniel HusbandsMSgt Hugh WeiseLt Joshua A. ReederPfc Gary VoegtleMaj Michael W.Meyer, Jr.CW04 Jerry HunterMSgt BenBohnenstiehlAOM Ed ClarkSrA Mark Kimball2Lt Adam FischerSSgt David BednaraCapt Scott HeimannAOM Jack MatthewsCol Ed HultenCPO Edward MahoneySrA Kelly MahoneySgt Daniel ManningDavid ZagorskiLCpl DominicBlackburn2Lt Nathen WalkerMM3 Seth C. PopovAmn Manny K. SotoEns. Bobby Bitzer2Lt Zachary AuerPfc. Kenneth DensonSgt. Dustin Shuman1Lt David JackstadtArmyAir ForceMarine CorpsAir ForceArmyArmyMarine CorpsMarine CorpsArmyNavyMarine CorpsAir ForceMarine CorpsNavyArmyArmyAir ForceNavyAir ForceMarine CorpsAir ForceArmyNavyArmyNavyAir ForceAir ForceNatl GuardMarine CorpsNavyNavyAir ForceNavyAir ForceMarine CorpUSAFArmy40 Days for Life VigilJoin the 40 Days for Lifeworldwide outreach of prayer,fasting and peaceful vigils thisLent. Sign up for one hour ofprayerful vigil at Hope Clinic inGranite City. Our parish day isMarch 8. Call Judi at 618593-3622 to sign up. If youcan’t make our parish day,you can still make a vigil(s)during the 40 days of Lent,daily from 7 am -7 pm.

The Parish Welcomes New ParishionersMark MunieAngela Fumey & WilliamDiane Sieling, McKayla Smith & Mason,McKenzie, & Taylor ArftJanet SalyersMichael & Kasarah Dudley & LylaAlex Heepke & Harrison & HayesKyle PerkinsAndrew & Sadie McDonaldPamela & Brian OtradovecBrooke Fort & Manuel Mora & Natalie &Seserino MoraRashell Jones & Aubrey WenosCody Fleming & WestonOmar & Jennifer Olivas & Annalia, Malik& JoviaRice Bowl2020Catholic Relief Services (CRS)invites each of us to participatein CRS Rice Bowl during Lent.CRS Rice Bowl is Catholic ReliefServices’ Lenten faith-in-actionprogram. It offers opportunitiesfor your family to engage dailywith the spiritual pillars of Lent:prayer, fasting and almsgiving.Hunger in Our WorldWhen Jesus fed the 5,000, hesaid, "Give them some foodyourselves." Reflect on the challenge of global hunger. How canyou contribute to support thehungry in your community? Visitcrsricebowl.org for more.Please take the time to takehome a CRS Rice Bowl, located at all the church entrances. Ifyou have any questions, pleasecontact the parish office at 3454343.