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Clothing & Accessories You may order items online now through 12:00 Noon Tuesday, April 30th. stpatswapella.itemorder.com/shop/home |
“Uplift Your Priest” April 8-19, 2024 Please support and encourage our priest, Fr. Derick T. Mwesiga! We need to let all clergy know we recognize their daily sacrifices. Whether it's sending a note of gratitude, offering to help with parish events, giving a small gift, or simply letting Father know how much you appreciate his work... every act of kindness makes a difference! Please take this opportunity to uplift Fr. Derick NOW through Friday, April 19th! mwesigad@gmail.com 318 S Locust St, PO Box 116, Wapella IL 61777 Uplift Your Priest Ideas… *Call / text / email your priest *Send spiritual bouquets to him (presenting prayers or acts of charity, mercy or devotion in his honor) *Drop off popcorn and snacks for movie night *Send him drawings or paintings by children *Pray, fast, and offer sacrifices for him *Send him a Gift Card from Amazon or a restaurant *Make a family video message / song of affirmation for him *Create a sidewalk message in front of the church / rectory / school *Post a picture of your family with your priest *Drop off or have dinner/lunch delivered *Challenge and tag 3 families / individuals to pray a Rosary for him on social media |
MISSIONARY CO-OP APPEAL for Tanzania’s Bukoba Diocese Seminarians - Sunday, April 14th
Father Derick made this appeal which you can see HERE. [He shared during the homily from this point (53:18) of the YouTube video through 1:05:07.] Please consider your support for his home diocese in its struggle to provide workers for the Lord’s vineyard and Shepherds of the Lord’s flock...currently more than 60 seminarians! A gift of any amount makes an incredible difference. The Bishop and Diocese of Bukoba are very thankful in advance for your generosity! This diocese is 1 of 34 dioceses in Tanzania, East Africa, in the northwestern part of the country on the shores of Lake Victoria. The diocese has 40 parishes with more than 300 outstations. Most are in underdeveloped rural areas with people relying on subsistence small scale farming activities. Meeting the expenses of this diocese with its institutions is a considerable challenge. Because of this, the Diocesan Bishop of Bukoba, Bishop Jovitus Francis Mwijage, has requested participation in the Missionary Cooperative Program and Appeal in the Diocese of Peoria. The purpose is to support the education and training of seminarians. The diocese is greatly blessed with vocations to the priesthood but is struggling to educate these future priests and asks for your generous support. The full formation to priesthood takes 8 years and the annual cost for educating a seminarian is $2,500. IF YOU'D LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE... make checks payable to "St. Patrick Church, Waplla" and mail to PO Box 116, Wapella IL 61777. |
St. Patrick Parish Mass & Reconciliation Schedule
Sunday --- 8:30-8:50 a.m. Confession --- 8:40 a.m. ROSARY all Sundays of May & October; 1st Sunday of the month year-round --- 9:00 a.m. Mass Tuesday & Thursday --- 8:45 a.m. Confession --- 9:00 a.m. Mass First Saturday Devotion next on 5/4/24 --- 8:30 a.m. Confession --- 9:00 a.m. Mass --- 9:30 a.m. Rosary Eucharistic Adoration --- 7:00-8:00 p.m. on the 4th Thursday of each month - next on 4/25/2024. Please come worship and adore Our Lord and Savior, completely and fully present in the Most Blessed Sacrament. ~ Deacon Todd |
Anointing of the Sick
An answering service takes after hour calls for any Sacramental Emergency. Please dial the parish office (217) 935-8510 at any time and follow the prompts. The operator will then contact Fr. Derick. *** Find times for Mass, Confession & Adoration for ANY location at masstimes.org. *** St. Patrick Catholic Church, Wapella
320 S Locust St / PO Box 116 Wapella IL 61777 stpatrickwapella@yahoo.com (217) 935-8510 Father Derick Mwesiga
mwesigad@gmail.com / (217) 935-8510 Deacon Todd Weber toddweber2001@outlook.com / (309) 473-3487 |
Please pray for...
Sue Brown, Beth Fryman, Dawn Hawkins, Millie Humes, Bethany Finnigan Jackson, Randie Livingood, Bryan Lonergan, Jen Lonergan, Dan Millman, Joan Morris, Paul Parsons, Francis & Danna Powers, Marilyn Quaid, Gary Riegel, Alex Romer, and all our parishioners dealing with illness or health conditions.
Please intercede for the Souls of... Richard F. Orthen, Jr. 2/21/23, John Leo Walsh 3/4/23, Roger G. Weber 3/5/23, William “Ben” Hale 4/2/23, Johanna Meyer Horton 5/13/23, Mary Evelyn Hale 5/21/23, Jose Jesus Munoz Gomez 9/5/23, Jeffrey Martin Toohill 11/10/23, Lawrence Patrick Toohill 11/21/23...and their families.
Sue Brown, Beth Fryman, Dawn Hawkins, Millie Humes, Bethany Finnigan Jackson, Randie Livingood, Bryan Lonergan, Jen Lonergan, Dan Millman, Joan Morris, Paul Parsons, Francis & Danna Powers, Marilyn Quaid, Gary Riegel, Alex Romer, and all our parishioners dealing with illness or health conditions.
Please intercede for the Souls of... Richard F. Orthen, Jr. 2/21/23, John Leo Walsh 3/4/23, Roger G. Weber 3/5/23, William “Ben” Hale 4/2/23, Johanna Meyer Horton 5/13/23, Mary Evelyn Hale 5/21/23, Jose Jesus Munoz Gomez 9/5/23, Jeffrey Martin Toohill 11/10/23, Lawrence Patrick Toohill 11/21/23...and their families.
Be There When God Moves
Thousands of passionate Catholics will gather for a transformative experience on a scale this generation has never seen.
Whether you join us for 1 day or all 5, the grace you receive will spill out into our community when you return home - deeply in love with the Eucharist and excited about the future of the Church in America. Visit EucharisticCongress.org to learn more about the event and explore the full schedule for each day. Register online.
What: 10th National Eucharistic Congress
When: July 17–21, 2024
Where: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis IN
Questions? Contact Maryellen Nommensen. (916) 801-0741
Thousands of passionate Catholics will gather for a transformative experience on a scale this generation has never seen.
Whether you join us for 1 day or all 5, the grace you receive will spill out into our community when you return home - deeply in love with the Eucharist and excited about the future of the Church in America. Visit EucharisticCongress.org to learn more about the event and explore the full schedule for each day. Register online.
What: 10th National Eucharistic Congress
When: July 17–21, 2024
Where: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis IN
Questions? Contact Maryellen Nommensen. (916) 801-0741
Model 3 proposal for the Bloomington-Lincoln Vicariate. Bishop Lou will pray and discern the proposals for all 12 Vicariates of the diocese and announce his final decisions on Pentecost Sunday, May 19, 2024. Please pray that the Holy Spirit continues to guide him and the Growing Disciples process.
Primary Church (P) - St. John the Baptist, Clinton --- the primary church is the principal worship site for the parish. Full pastoral care will be provided at the primary church, including Sunday and other Masses, confessions, and the other sacraments. The primary church is generally where the parish office is located, the parish records are kept, and often where the priest(s) will reside.
Secondary Church (S) - St. Patrick, Wapella --- a church under the care of the parish where some pastoral care will be provided. This would include Sunday Mass and other sacraments in so far as possible, as determined by the pastor.
Not in Use (N) - Sacred Heart, Farmer City in this model. St John the Evangelist, Bellflower merged into Sacred Heart, Farmer City January 15, 2017.
The time for Bishop Lou’s discernment has begun. He will take everything he has heard and seen, revisit notes and letters, and bring it all to prayer.
Primary Church (P) - St. John the Baptist, Clinton --- the primary church is the principal worship site for the parish. Full pastoral care will be provided at the primary church, including Sunday and other Masses, confessions, and the other sacraments. The primary church is generally where the parish office is located, the parish records are kept, and often where the priest(s) will reside.
Secondary Church (S) - St. Patrick, Wapella --- a church under the care of the parish where some pastoral care will be provided. This would include Sunday Mass and other sacraments in so far as possible, as determined by the pastor.
Not in Use (N) - Sacred Heart, Farmer City in this model. St John the Evangelist, Bellflower merged into Sacred Heart, Farmer City January 15, 2017.
The time for Bishop Lou’s discernment has begun. He will take everything he has heard and seen, revisit notes and letters, and bring it all to prayer.
Annual Diocesan Appeal 2023-2024
Parish Goal - $25,875
Pledges from 32 of our 85 Families as of 3/4/2024 - $20,195
To learn more about the appeal and watch appeal videos, click HERE.
Parish Goal - $25,875
Pledges from 32 of our 85 Families as of 3/4/2024 - $20,195
To learn more about the appeal and watch appeal videos, click HERE.
Our Parish Eucharistic Revival Diocesan Representatives: Judy Martens, John Perring Our National Eucharistic Congress Representative: Maryellen Nommensen June 19, 2022 - Pentecost 2025 GOD IS DOING SOMETHING NEW—AND HE IS CALLING YOU TO BE A PART OF IT! Find more details HERE. I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world. JOHN 6:51 |
See images from St. Patrick, Wapella, Eucharistic Procession on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ - Sunday, June19, 2022.
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Why Now?
BECAUSE THE CHURCH NEEDS HEALING. AND THE WORLD NEEDS THE CHURCH. Scandal, division, disease, doubt. The Church has withstood each of these throughout our very human history. But today we confront all of them, all at once. Our response in this moment is pivotal. In the midst of these roaring waves, Jesus is present, reminding us that he is more powerful than the storm. He desires to heal, renew, and unify the Church and the world. How will he do it? By uniting us once again around the source and summit of our faith—the Holy Eucharist. The National Eucharistic Revival is the joyful, expectant, grassroots response of the entire Catholic Church in the U.S. to this divine invitation.
What’s Next?
It takes time to kindle a living, loving relationship—and a relationship with Jesus Christ is no exception. That’s why the Eucharistic Revival allows three years for discernment, encounter, and grassroots response on the diocesan, parish, and individual levels.
THE FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI
June 19, 2022 --- We launch our national response to the Lord’s call with widespread eucharistic processions and adoration on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.
YEAR OF DIOCESAN REVIVAL
June 19, 2022 - June 11, 2023 --- This first year of the Revival invites diocesan staff, bishops, and priests to respond to the Lord’s personal invitation and equips them to share this love with the faithful through eucharistic congresses and events.
YEAR OF PARISH REVIVAL
June 11, 2023 - July 17, 2024 --- The second phase will foster Eucharistic devotion at the parish level, strengthening our liturgical life through faithful celebration of the Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, missions, resources, preaching, and organic movements of the Holy Spirit.
NATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS
July 17 - 21, 2024 --- Indianapolis, Indiana - At this historic event, more than 80,000 Catholics of all ages will gather in Indianapolis to reconsecrate their hearts to the source and summit of our faith.
YEAR OF GOING OUT ON MISSION
July 21, 2024 --- Pentecost 2025Having enkindled a missionary fire in the hearts of the American faithful, the Holy Spirit will send us out on mission to share the gift of our Eucharistic Lord.
BECAUSE THE CHURCH NEEDS HEALING. AND THE WORLD NEEDS THE CHURCH. Scandal, division, disease, doubt. The Church has withstood each of these throughout our very human history. But today we confront all of them, all at once. Our response in this moment is pivotal. In the midst of these roaring waves, Jesus is present, reminding us that he is more powerful than the storm. He desires to heal, renew, and unify the Church and the world. How will he do it? By uniting us once again around the source and summit of our faith—the Holy Eucharist. The National Eucharistic Revival is the joyful, expectant, grassroots response of the entire Catholic Church in the U.S. to this divine invitation.
What’s Next?
It takes time to kindle a living, loving relationship—and a relationship with Jesus Christ is no exception. That’s why the Eucharistic Revival allows three years for discernment, encounter, and grassroots response on the diocesan, parish, and individual levels.
THE FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI
June 19, 2022 --- We launch our national response to the Lord’s call with widespread eucharistic processions and adoration on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.
YEAR OF DIOCESAN REVIVAL
June 19, 2022 - June 11, 2023 --- This first year of the Revival invites diocesan staff, bishops, and priests to respond to the Lord’s personal invitation and equips them to share this love with the faithful through eucharistic congresses and events.
YEAR OF PARISH REVIVAL
June 11, 2023 - July 17, 2024 --- The second phase will foster Eucharistic devotion at the parish level, strengthening our liturgical life through faithful celebration of the Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, missions, resources, preaching, and organic movements of the Holy Spirit.
NATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS
July 17 - 21, 2024 --- Indianapolis, Indiana - At this historic event, more than 80,000 Catholics of all ages will gather in Indianapolis to reconsecrate their hearts to the source and summit of our faith.
YEAR OF GOING OUT ON MISSION
July 21, 2024 --- Pentecost 2025Having enkindled a missionary fire in the hearts of the American faithful, the Holy Spirit will send us out on mission to share the gift of our Eucharistic Lord.
THE VOCATION BASICS - “Vocation” means “call.”
As Catholics, we believe God calls individuals to fulfill certain roles in the Church, both for their own holiness, and the good of the entire Body of Christ.
HOLINESS IS OUR COMMON GOAL - Holiness is everyone’s primary vocation. Holiness means trying to be like Jesus. It means being a “whole” person: striving for virtue, avoiding sin, and living a life of love. After the decision to follow Christ and seriously pursue holiness, your vocation is the most important decision in life.
HOLY MARRIAGE - Most people are called to marriage—to wholeheartedly love their spouses and to joyfully welcome children. The purpose of marriage is for a man and woman to help each other get to heaven, and to teach their children to do the same. Like any vocation, marriage must be discerned, not assumed.
CONSECRATED LIFE - Both men and women can join religious orders such as the Franciscans, Dominicans, Benedictines, etc. The life and work of religious orders varies greatly—some are primarily devoted to prayer; others work actively in schools, hospitals, orphanages, etc. Common to all religious orders are the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
PRIESTHOOD - Priests bring Jesus to people and people to Jesus through preaching and the sacraments. Priests are very active as they counsel people, teach classes, prepare homilies, administer parishes, and much more. Many surveys show that priests are among the happiest people in the world! Deacons, too, share in the sacrament of Holy Orders.
DEDICATED SINGLE LIFE - Some people serve God as single people, without marrying or making special vows. While not a “vocation” in a strict theological sense, single people “contribute greatly to the good of the human family” (CCC 2231). “Some live their situation in the spirit of the Beatitudes, serving God and neighbor in exemplary fashion” (CCC 1658). There are many single people who serve the Church with incredible generosity. ~ from Vianney Vocations
As Catholics, we believe God calls individuals to fulfill certain roles in the Church, both for their own holiness, and the good of the entire Body of Christ.
HOLINESS IS OUR COMMON GOAL - Holiness is everyone’s primary vocation. Holiness means trying to be like Jesus. It means being a “whole” person: striving for virtue, avoiding sin, and living a life of love. After the decision to follow Christ and seriously pursue holiness, your vocation is the most important decision in life.
HOLY MARRIAGE - Most people are called to marriage—to wholeheartedly love their spouses and to joyfully welcome children. The purpose of marriage is for a man and woman to help each other get to heaven, and to teach their children to do the same. Like any vocation, marriage must be discerned, not assumed.
CONSECRATED LIFE - Both men and women can join religious orders such as the Franciscans, Dominicans, Benedictines, etc. The life and work of religious orders varies greatly—some are primarily devoted to prayer; others work actively in schools, hospitals, orphanages, etc. Common to all religious orders are the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
PRIESTHOOD - Priests bring Jesus to people and people to Jesus through preaching and the sacraments. Priests are very active as they counsel people, teach classes, prepare homilies, administer parishes, and much more. Many surveys show that priests are among the happiest people in the world! Deacons, too, share in the sacrament of Holy Orders.
DEDICATED SINGLE LIFE - Some people serve God as single people, without marrying or making special vows. While not a “vocation” in a strict theological sense, single people “contribute greatly to the good of the human family” (CCC 2231). “Some live their situation in the spirit of the Beatitudes, serving God and neighbor in exemplary fashion” (CCC 1658). There are many single people who serve the Church with incredible generosity. ~ from Vianney Vocations
Catholic Spirit Radio
In our area - tune in at FM 89.5 or online - just click on "LISTEN LIVE" HERE. We depend on you...needing both your prayerful and financial support! We are completely operated by volunteers and are entirely listener supported. You may pledge financial support by sending a check to Catholic Spirit Radio, 108 Boeykens Place, Normal IL 61761 or give online HERE. Evangelization via radio is growing at CSR --- Bloomington/Normal & McLean/northern DeWitt County; Pontiac & Livingston County; Lincoln & Logan County; DeKalb, Sycamore and Cortland in DeKalb County; and Morris-Joliet in Grundy and surrounding counties! |
Former St. Patrick, Wapella, Parishioners on 9/11/2021 Catholic Spirit Radio podcast: "Being Catholic" #255
Past parishioners, Susan & Bill Holtz, were recently on the program "Being Catholic" with Bob Johnston. The podcast can be heard HERE. Bob spoke with Susan Holtz, Kathy Fulton, and Carolyn Wenning in the 1st two segments about Catholic Spirit Radio's Wisconsin pilgrimage to Holy Hill and the National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help on August 14th & 15th. Deacon Todd Weber, from our parish, was the spiritual guide on this pilgrimage. In the 3rd segment, Susan and her husband, Bill, share her previous experience of a miracle at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, Brown County, Wisconsin. |
OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults) - Becoming Catholic
If you're interested in learning more about or joining the Catholic Church, contact Father Derick, Deacon Todd Weber or the Parish Office. Meetings/Classes usually begin in the fall each year and candidates are brought into the Church at Easter Vigil each spring. Classes in the past have been held at St. John the Baptist Parish Hall, Clinton. The classes are for those baptized in another religious tradition, for those who've never been baptized, or anyone who is a baptized adult Catholic who hasn't been Confirmed. For more information, please contact the Parish Office at (217) 935-8510.
If you're interested in learning more about or joining the Catholic Church, contact Father Derick, Deacon Todd Weber or the Parish Office. Meetings/Classes usually begin in the fall each year and candidates are brought into the Church at Easter Vigil each spring. Classes in the past have been held at St. John the Baptist Parish Hall, Clinton. The classes are for those baptized in another religious tradition, for those who've never been baptized, or anyone who is a baptized adult Catholic who hasn't been Confirmed. For more information, please contact the Parish Office at (217) 935-8510.
Mass Intentions
The Church considers the Mass the greatest possible form of prayer because it is the perfect offering of Christ to the Father, by making present the Paschal Mystery of His death and resurrection. Masses may be offered for someone who has died, as well as for other intentions such as vocations; for someone who is ill; for a godson or goddaughter, etc. To request a Mass, fill out a Mass Intention envelope and place it in the collection basket OR email or phone the Parish Office and consider offering a donation of $10 stipend per Mass.
The Church considers the Mass the greatest possible form of prayer because it is the perfect offering of Christ to the Father, by making present the Paschal Mystery of His death and resurrection. Masses may be offered for someone who has died, as well as for other intentions such as vocations; for someone who is ill; for a godson or goddaughter, etc. To request a Mass, fill out a Mass Intention envelope and place it in the collection basket OR email or phone the Parish Office and consider offering a donation of $10 stipend per Mass.
Fulton J. Sheen Tomb at the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception
607 NE Madison Avenue, Peoria, Illinois celebratesheen.com
Fulton J. Sheen Museum at the Spalding Pastoral Center
419 NE Madison Avenue in Peoria
For open hours, check the Museum website HERE and you may want to call the museum office (309) 671-1550 before your visit.
Sheen Tomb Visiting Hours - Most up to date information is available HERE.
607 NE Madison Avenue, Peoria, Illinois celebratesheen.com
Fulton J. Sheen Museum at the Spalding Pastoral Center
419 NE Madison Avenue in Peoria
For open hours, check the Museum website HERE and you may want to call the museum office (309) 671-1550 before your visit.
Sheen Tomb Visiting Hours - Most up to date information is available HERE.