06/11/2026
Good afternoon!
There is no 11am Mass tomorrow. That was an artifact left over from the previous bulletin, sorry! We will have 6:45am Morning Prayer and 7am Mass as usual, to begin the day of Adoration.
TONIGHT: Adoration at St. Rose has been cancelled. This is a regular event on the second Thursday monthly, so please save the date for July.
This weekend, our diocese will not celebrate the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, but will instead transfer the celebration of the Immaculate Heart of Mary from Saturday to Sunday, as she is the principal Patroness of our diocese under this title. https://miparish.org/resources-1 to prepare yourself for Mass.
Our celebrant this weekend is Fr. Simeo Butaleeba, a Ugandan priest who has been studying in Chicago, and who came to Kirksville to visit with Fr. Joe. He will also be covering Tuesday and Friday Masses next week and hearing confessions on Friday. Benediction next Friday will be at 5pm instead of 5:30pm, to accommodate a wedding rehearsal.
Inviting all 13-15 year olds! Great River Quest, in Quincy IL, has a retreat coming up July 10-11, 2026 (6p-6p). It’s a fast paced 24 hour retreat aimed at helping youth to examine their relationship to God, self, and others in their lives. You get to make new friends and get to know the ones you come with better, all while having lots of fun! Please contact Caroline Wiewel 217-430-6086 or email [email protected] for questions or fill out an app online at www.greatrivertec.org/quest
Over the next few weeks, Fr. Joe is helping out with youth camps for the diocese. Thursday Masses will be canceled for June 18 & 25, and July 2. There may or may not be priest coverage available for the Tuesdays and Fridays of those weeks. If there are priests, there will be Masses and Friday afternoon confessions. (Pray for vocations!!) If not, Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion on Tuesdays, and Morning Prayer and Benediction to begin Adoration on Fridays, but no Friday afternoon confessions. We just got coverage for Tuesday evening, June 16, and Friday, June 19, so the electronic bulletin has been updated to show that we will pray for the repose of the soul of John Schlepphorst on Tuesday, and Junior & Marie Johnson on Friday, with Friday afternoon confessions.
The Immigration Outreach Committee invites anyone interested to join their next meeting on Thursday, June 18, at 1:30pm in the Parish Center. This is another late addition that didn't make it into the print bulletin this week. With a bit more notice, July 9, at 1:30pm at Newman, they are planning a larger community meeting, so please mark your calendar if you're interested in checking it out.
You will see in the bulletin or at https://miparish.org/bulletins that we are welcoming a new Business Manager to the parish. All the details are in Fr. Joe's letter. Welcome, Gretchen!
Please stay safe out there!
