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OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE PAGE 2 NOVEMBER 24, 2019

Welcome to Saint John Paul II Parish

Welcome to all new families! Please register by calling or stopping by the parish office. If your address changes or you move from the parish, please inform the parish office.

Mission Statement Saint John Paul II Parish’s mission is to nourish the growth of individuals in their love of God and one another through the reception of sacraments and active participation in public worship, personal prayer, Catholic educa-tion and the sharing of Time, Talent and Treasure.

Vision Statement Our ultimate goal is to build a growing and thriving stewardship parish guided by the four biblical principles of stewardship:

Responsibility—Ownership—Accountability—Reward

Mass Times/Horario de Misas Tuesday/Martes ........................................... 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday/Miércoles & Thursday/Jueves .. 8:00 a.m.

Thursday/Jueves (*this Mass is at OSF) ..... 12:00 p.m.

Friday/Viernes .............................................. 8:30 a.m. Saturday Vigil/Vigilia del Sábado .................. 5:00 p.m.

Sunday/Domingo ....................... 7:00 a.m. & 9:00 a.m.

Spanish Mass/Misa en Español .................. 11:30 a.m.

Masses are celebrated at Visitation Church

410 W Central Blvd., Kewanee, IL 61443

Parish Directory Parish Office .........................................................................309-852-4549 Parish Fax .............................................................................309-853-4106 Parish Website ............................................. saintjohnpaulii-kewanee.org

Pastor........................................ Fr. Johndamaseni (Fr. John) Zilimu [email protected]

Deacon .................................................... Martin Van Meltebeck [email protected]

Business Manager ....................................................... Noemi Arjon [email protected]

Parish Secretary ...................................Maureen Van Wassenhove [email protected]

Facility Manager ..........................................................Nate Nichols [email protected]

Spanish Ministry Associate ........................................... Yasmy Blas [email protected]

Adult Choir Director .................................................. Susan Welgat

Organist .................................................................. Abbie Hamilton [email protected]

RCIA & Folk Group Director .......................................... Mary Ebert [email protected]

365 Spanish Youth Group Coordinator ........................ Yasmy Blas [email protected]

DRE, Cemetery & Finance Secretary ............................. Angie Ryan [email protected]

Devotions and Sacramentals Rosary: In the Church—The Spanish Rosary is on Tues-day evenings at 6:30 p.m. The Rosary in English is on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m.

Eucharistic Adoration: Thursday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Chapel. A sign up sheet is below the statue of Pope Saint John Paul II.

Baptism: All baptisms will take place at Visitation Church on the 1st (of a full weekend,) & 3rd Sunday after 9:00 a.m. Mass (except during Lent). Please call the parish office to schedule a time. A free-will dona-tion should be given to the clergy performing the bap-tism. Additionally, non-members will be charged $50. Baptism classes are the 3rd Sunday @ 10:00 a.m. in English and the 4th Sunday @ 8:00 a.m. in Spanish.

Marriage: Contact the Pastor at least 6 to 12 months in advance to schedule a wedding and begin marriage preparations.

Reconciliation: Saturday, from 4:00 p.m.—4:40 p.m. in the Church or call the Parish office for an appointment.

Visitation & Anointing of the Sick: Any person home-bound, hospitalized, in the nursing home or advanced in years may notify the Parish Office to receive the Sacraments: Eucharist, Confession/Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick. Parishioners from the Pastoral Care Ministry would be glad to visit. We also offer Friday Communion Calls to the Homebound. Please call the Parish Office if you or someone you know would like to be visited monthly.

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA): Anyone wishing to learn more about the Catholic faith or join-ing our Catholic community may call or email the par-ish office.

Religious Education Kindergarten through 8th grade CCD classes meet on Sunday mornings from September to May, from 10:00 a.m.–11:15 a.m. Children should par-ticipate in all levels of Religious Education classes so that they can receive the Sacraments with their peers. Please arrive through the West doors (back of the school) off the parking lot. Dismissal is on the East side (front of the school) on Lexington Ave. Please call Angie Ryan in the Parish Office if you have any questions or would like to register.


Our Mission: The mission of Visitation Catholic School is to inspire excellence and to develop future leaders for Christ,

through quality education grounded in Catholic values, principles and traditions.

Where a Rich Heritage of Quality Catholic Education Awaits Your Child

School Directory 107 S. Lexington Avenue, Kewanee, IL 61443

School Office........................................................................ 309-856-7451 School Website..............................................www.visitationcatholic.com School Fax ............................................................................ 309-852-4259 Principal Mr. Wayne Brau [email protected]

School Office.................................................... Susan Welgat/Dan DeSmit [email protected]

Calendar Winners November 18 Sandy Kaiser $25 November 19 Joey Landwehr $25 November 20 Andrew Rux $25 November 21 Karol O’Neill $100 November 22 Chrystal Ryan $25

Upcoming Events 11/26 BBB vs. Churchhill 5:00pm 11/27—11/29 No School 12/4 BINGO 6:00pm 12/10 BBB vs. Alwood 5:30pm 12/11 BBB vs. United 5:30pm 12/12 Christmas Program 6:30pm 12/16 BBB @ Galva 5:30pm

BINGO The next BINGO will be December 4th. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. BINGO starts at 6:00 p.m. There will be no BINGO on December 19th.

Christmas Program Mark your calendar! Our Christmas Program will be held on December 12th at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome!

Gift Card Sales We will be selling gift cards through our school office again this holiday season. The school earns money by selling gift cards to 100’s of retailers and food estab-lishments at face value, and the retailers pay Visitation a commission for selling. There is no additional cost to you and the school makes money—it’s a win-win! Orders are placed weekly on Tuesdays at 8:00 a.m. and are available to pick up after 3:00 p.m. on Thurs-days. Contact the office for more details or check out the complete retailer list on their website at www.shopwithscrip.com. The holiday ordering schedule is as follows: Order placed 11/19 Pickup 11/21 Week of 11/25—no orders placed Order placed 12/3 Pick up 12/5 Order placed 12/10 Pick up 12/12 Order placed 12/17 Pick up 12/19 There will be no orders from 12/20—1/3

Trivia Night Save the Date! Visitation Catholic School’s 8th Annual Trivia Night will be on Saturday, January 25, 2020. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Trivia starts at 6:00 p.m. $80 per team (8 people per team). Cash prizes for the top 3 teams! 50/50 Drawing, Games & Door Prizes! Beer, wine, pop and water will be available for purchase, no outside drinks, please. Bring your own snacks. Please call the school at 309-856-7451 to reserve your table!

Box Tops for Education News Do you have the all-new Box Tops app? If not, you're going to want to get it now—Box Tops clips are being phased out of production and the pro-gram is going digital! Just scan your store receipt with the app and it will instantly identify participating products and automatically add those Box Tops to our school's earnings totals. The app is available in the both the Apple App Store and Google Play.

Toy Drive The Kindergarten class will be sponsoring a toy drive at school this year from November 25th—December 10th. We will kick off the toy drive on November 25th with a crazy sock day! There will be a collection bin out-side the Preschool classroom for donations. Toys will be donated to Patchy’s Toy Drive


Prayers for Our Military

Mass Intentions Saturday, November 23 5:00 p.m. Jerry Warner, by Lu Rux Sunday, November 24 7:00 a.m. Michael & Louise Krylowicz, by Krylowicz & Kaliski Families 9:00 a.m. Tony Rashid, by Family 11:30 a.m. David Diaz Cumpleaños , by Parents Tuesday, November 26 5:30 p.m. Visitation Catholic School Wednesday, November 27 8:00 a.m. Albert & Wilma Spiegel, by Family Thursday, November 28 9:00 a.m. Andy Domingez, by Helen & Grace Domingez Friday, November 29 8:30 a.m. Frank Mower, by Family Saturday, November 30 5:00 p.m. Ed Dura, by Donna Smaling Sunday, December 1 7:00 a.m. Emily Entas, by Jan & Bob McPheeters 9:00 a.m. Josephine Sellon, by David & Sara Boswell 11:30 a.m. Beth Dye, by Tim Stead

Nicholas Cravens Jarrett Davis

Ashley Dykema John Fisher

Hailee Jo Fleming Chad Forsythe

Isaac Frank Mary Groy

William Hartman, Jr. Wade Hatzinger

Katie Lane Andrew Mosley

Ty Schierer Kenny Steele

Dakota Van Wassenhove

Dave Abbinanti Angie Ahlgren Elaine Ahlgren

Brody Anderson Bernie Balsis

Cheryl Bednarz Cindy Bergren

Lou Betti Andi Bidwell Don Billiet

Cari Bridgewater Irene Bridgewater

Amanda Brody Brayton Brody

Mike Brown John Michael Bystry

Lauren Cinnamon Evelyn Cortes Mike Curran

Betty DeBlieck Cade De Wolfe Wesley Dienst JoAn Dobbels Sid Douglas

Vanessa Duarte JR & Mary Dziengel

Marian Elbus Liz Engstrom

Melissa Ferrel Jim Findley

Sue Gruszeczka Marcelino Gutierrez

Kyle Henjum Doug Hilgendorf David Holtschult

Mary Jackson Ron Johnson Sandy Kaiser

Terrie Keefner Thomas Keefner Mary Jean Kelly

Charles “Dick” King

Patty Krause Olga Larson

Jean Lindstrom Denny Marchand

Mason-Gould Family Margaret Matusyzk

Matzenbacher Family Zachary David McLaurin

Jan McPheeters Maribeth Mikenas

Sandy Milby Barry Miller

Paul Mowbray Betty Mower Carolyn Nagel Greg Neubert

Joe & Joan Nosal Al Padilla

Andrea Rocha Genaro Rocha

Michael Rounds 15 Special Intentions

Ron Shambaugh Marie Sherbeyn Mildred Steimle

Betty Sullivan Andrew Swearingen

Jerry Swearingen Richard Teaburg Wilma Tegeler

Jay Titus Frank Tocha

Ray Van Wassenhove John Wade Joyce Wall

Mickey Welling Al Wentworth

Michele Wentworth Michael White

Howard Whitver Lisa Wisniewski

Please Pray

This Week in Our Parish Sunday, November 24 10:00 a.m. Religious Ed classes Monday, November 25 6:00 p.m. Choir Practice Tuesday, November 26 5:30 p.m. Daily Mass Wednesday, November 27 The Parish Offices are closed today. 8:00 a.m. Daily Mass There will be no Rosary or RCIA this Wednesday. Thursday, November 28 Happy Thanksgiving! The Parish Offices are closed today. There is no Adoration or Mass at OSF today. 9:00 a.m. Thanksgiving Day Mass (please note time change!) St. Vincent de Paul Society Food Drive at Mass today. Friday, November 29 The Parish Offices are closed today. 8:30 a.m. Mass Saturday, November 30—Sunday, December 1 Parish Book Fair after all Masses. Second Diocesan Collection for Religious Retirement, see insert. No Religious Ed classes on Sunday!

Please contact the Parish Office if you would like to add or remove a name from our prayer lists.

Food Drive The St. Vincent de Paul Society is asking for donations of non-perishable foods to be brought to the Thanksgiving Day Mass this Thursday. Please place your contribution in the baskets provided. Thank you!

Parish Book Fair Next weekend, the Daughters of St. Paul will be here on their missionary visit. They will bring books, music, religious DVDs, gift items and more items from Pauline Books & Media, for our Parish Book Fair. Please visit their displays in the back of the Church after all Masses.


Lay Ministry Schedule If you are unable to serve your scheduled Mass – please find a substitute!

Daily Masses—November 26-29, 2019 Lector Jeanne DeConinck Altar Servers Ricky Lopez, Trivian Massens, Leeam Slover

5:00 p.m. Saturday, November 30, 2019 Lector Nik Kuster EMC’s Pam Johnson, Beth Dolieslager Lu Rux, Germaine Breitbach Altar Servers Simeon, James & Amos Campbell Greeters Marci Carlson, Margie Dooley, Vicky Lappin

7:00 a.m. Sunday, December 1, 2019 Lector Deb Kubinsky EMC’s Pat Van Wassenhove, Kay Heaton Altar Servers Isabela, Noelia & Jesus Martinez Greeters Deb Kubinsky, Al & Laurie Streicher, Dave Zapisek

9:00 a.m. Sunday, December 1, 2019 Lector Sheila Donovan EMC’s Bill Christiansen, Joan Clement Lori Christiansen, Mark Ebert Altar Servers Elena Jackson, Jack & Regan Coombes Greeters Bill & Breanne Cinnamon, Carol Bender, Lu Rux Larry & Kay Bartman

Readings for the Week: Nov. 24 Sunday Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 2 Sm 5:1-3; Ps 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5; Col 1:12-20; Lk 23:35-43 Monday Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and Martyr Dn 1:1-6, 8-20; Dn 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56; Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday Dn 2:31-45; Dn 3:57, 58, 59, 60, 61; Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday Dn 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28; Dn 3:62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67; Lk 21:12-19 Thursday Thanksgiving Dn 6:12-28; Dn 3:68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74; Lk 21:20-28 Proper Mass in Thanksgiving to God Sir 50:22-24; Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11;1 Cor 1:3-9; Lk 17:11-19 Friday Dn 7:2-14; Dn 3:75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81; Lk 21:29-33 Saturday Feast of Saint Andrew, Apostle Rom 10:9-18; Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11; Mt 4:18-22 Sunday First Sunday of Advent Is 2:1-5; Ps 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Rom 13:11-14; Mt 24:37-44

Gratitude Corner We want to say “Thank You” to all those who volun-teer and give back to Saint John Paul II! This week we recognize all who help with the Church Decorating, under the guidance of Dc. Marty, Pam Johnson & John Hartman. Many hands really do make light work and we are very grateful to all who volunteer their time to help decorate the church during the Christmas and Easter seasons. It always looks so beautiful, and we do appreciate your time and talents during such a busy time! This year we will be decorating for Christmas on Sunday afternoon, December 22nd. Thank you for joining us!

Collections: 11/16-11/17 Loose Cash ................................................... $569.00 Envelopes .................................................. $4,150.00 Christmas & Easter Flowers ......................... $145.00 All Saints Day .................................................. $20.00 All Souls Day ................................................... $35.00 Debt Reduction .............................................. $71.00 Major Maintenance ..................................... $159.00 Visitation Building & Grounds ........................ $33.00 Capital Campaign ...................................... $1,086.00 Total ........................................................ $6,268.00

Capital Campaign Goal $1,000,000.00 Total Pledged & Donations $910,431.51 Total Amount Paid $785,138.87

Visitation School Foundation History

The Visitation School Foundation was founded in 1984 with the mission to solicit contributions to fund an endowment that would provide its income to the sup-port of our school. In our 35 years of existence the Foundation has raised $1,719,909.63. During those years the Foundation has directly provided the school $897,824 of support from income earned on its en-dowment. In addition, the Foundation has loaned our Parish $1,563,236 to assist in its effort to fund school operations. We are honored to be a part of Visitation Catholic School’s 123 year success story.

Our Foundation is governed by a local board of direc-tors. Past directors included Charles Blachinsky, Paul Donovan, Albert Guzzardo, Robert Hansen, W. Harry Harper, William Harper, James Rinella, and Harold VanDeVelde. Current directors include Jeffrey Arch, Jane Berlinski, John Blachinsky, David Boswell, George Guzzardo, Michael Nichols, and Kara Yepsen.

We want to thank all of our past 836 individual donors, for without you there would be no Foundation assets and possibly no school. Your contributions are appre-ciated and dedicated to the future success of our school.

Altar & Rosary Society We would like to thank those ladies who have laundered the Pacificator Linens for the past year; Mary Nosalik, Maureen Van Wassenhove, Julie Derick, Barb DeSplinter, Marilyn Zumber, Pam Johnson, Vi Verbout, Eileen Eilers, Sheila Donovan and Lu Rux. We will need more volunteers next year. If you would like to help, please sign your name on the list in the Sacristy or call Jane Tornquist at 853-2306. Thank you!

In Memoriam Loving Father, welcome home those whom You have called from this world, and grant peace and consola-tion to their families.

Jerome Kawka May the souls of the faithfully departed rest in the lov-ing presence of God. Amen.

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