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Rev. William E. Reynolds Ext #227 E-mail: [email protected] Rectory: 641-792-4625 Deacon Dan Goetz E-mail: [email protected] Ann Ratliff, Administrative Assistant E-Mail: [email protected] Tammy Norcross, Pastoral Minister, Adult & Sacramental Formation, Ext #224 E-Mail: [email protected] Kathy Hammerly, Stewardship Coordinator, Ext. #222 E-Mail: [email protected] Clarissa Bloom, Sr. High Faith Formation Coordinator, Ext #230 E-Mail: [email protected] Meggan Machin, K-6 Faith Formation Coordinator, Ext #231 E-Mail: [email protected] SHARE Preschool: 641-792-8639 E-mail: [email protected] Library: [email protected] Prayer to the Sacred Heart O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I give myself to You. Take all I do, all my joys, and all my sorrows. Take all of me. I want to be all Yours, and do all things for love of You. Help me to do only what pleases You. Please make my heart like Yours. Mission Statement We, the members of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, as a caring Christian community, help one another to live, to nurture, and to celebrate God’s gifts. We encourage others on their faith journeys to join us in giving witness to our Catholic faith and to grow as disciples. We celebrate the sacraments and receive the gift of grace to strengthen our faith and to en- rich our relationships with Christ and his Church. We gather together to pray, to worship, to give thanks, to petition, to seek comfort, to share joys and sorrows, and to experience God’s love, joy, and peace. Hymns Saturday, 5:30 PM & Sunday, 9:00 AM Entrance Chant: In This Place #371 Gloria #37 Presentation & Preparation of the Gifts: Turn To Me #244 Mass Setting: Mass of Glory #23-26 Communion Chant: Loving & Forgiving #364 Sending Forth: Blest Be the Lord #529 Sacred Heart Church July 20, 2014 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time 1115 S. 8th Ave E., PO Box 1478, Newton, IA 50208 Web Pages: www.shcnewton.com www.sharepreschool.com Parish Office: 641-792-2050 FAX: 641-792-8639 Mass Schedule Saturday: 5:30 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM Confessions Saturdays 4:30 PM Business Office Hours: Monday Friday 9:00 AM 3:00 PM McCann Center Hours: Monday Friday 9:00 AM 3:00 PM

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Rev. William E. Reynolds — Ext #227 E-mail: [email protected] Rectory: 641-792-4625

Deacon Dan Goetz E-mail: [email protected]

Ann Ratliff, Administrative Assistant E-Mail: [email protected]

Tammy Norcross, Pastoral Minister, Adult & Sacramental Formation, Ext #224 E-Mail: [email protected]

Kathy Hammerly, Stewardship Coordinator, Ext. #222 E-Mail: [email protected]

Clarissa Bloom, Sr. High Faith Formation Coordinator, Ext #230 E-Mail: [email protected] Meggan Machin, K-6 Faith Formation Coordinator, Ext #231 E-Mail: [email protected]

SHARE Preschool: 641-792-8639 E-mail: [email protected] Library: [email protected]

Prayer to the Sacred Heart

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I give myself to You.

Take all I do, all my joys,

and all my sorrows. Take all of me. I want to be all

Yours, and do all things for love of You. Help me to do only what

pleases You. Please make my heart

like Yours.

Mission Statement We, the members of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, as a caring Christian community, help one another to live, to nurture, and to celebrate God’s gifts. We encourage others on their faith journeys to join us in giving witness to our Catholic faith and to grow as disciples. We celebrate the sacraments and receive the gift of grace to strengthen our faith and to en-rich our relationships with Christ and his Church. We gather together to pray, to worship, to give thanks, to petition, to seek comfort, to share joys and sorrows, and to experience God’s love, joy, and peace.

Hymns

Saturday, 5:30 PM & Sunday, 9:00 AM

Entrance Chant: In This Place

#371

Gloria #37

Presentation & Preparation of the Gifts:

Turn To Me #244

Mass Setting:

Mass of Glory #23-26

Communion Chant: Loving & Forgiving

#364

Sending Forth: Blest Be the Lord

#529

Sacred Heart Church

July 20, 2014

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

1115 S. 8th Ave E., PO Box 1478, Newton, IA 50208

Web Pages: www.shcnewton.com www.sharepreschool.com Parish Office: 641-792-2050 FAX: 641-792-8639

Mass Schedule Saturday: 5:30 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM

Confessions Saturdays 4:30 PM

Business Office Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

McCann Center Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

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Saturday, July 19: 4:30 PM Confessions will be heard 5:00 PM Rosary will be prayed in the church 5:30 PM Mass will be offered for the repose of

the soul of Kay Moffitt, wife of Bob Moffitt 6:30 PM Farewell for Tammy will be held in

McCann Center following Mass. Sunday, July 20: 8:30 AM The Rosary will be prayed in the church. 9:00 AM Mass will be offered for the members of

the parish. Blessing for Faith Journey Participants will be held during Mass.

10:00 AM Coffee & Donuts will be served in McCann Center following Mass.

1:00 PM Knights of Columbus Family Fun Day at Prairie Meadows Race Track

6:00 PM Faith Journey Picnic & Meeting will be held at Maytag Park’s West Shelter House.

Monday, July 21: 11:30 AM Mass will be offered for the repose of

the soul of Irene Gates, mother of Mary Koppin 7:00 PM Pastoral Council Meeting will be held in

McCann Center Tuesday, July 22: 5:15 PM Mass will be offered for the repose of

the soul of Boyd & Brian Gunn, husband & son of Darlene Gunn

Wednesday, July 23: 11:30 AM Mass will be offered for the repose of

the soul of Scott Strike, son of Burt & Marlis Strike

5:30 PM Community Meal will be served at McCann Center

Thursday, July 24: 11:30 AM Mass will be offered for the repose of

the soul of Monte Juett, husband of Mary Ellen Juett

1:00 PM St. Monica Book Club will meet in McCann Center

5:30 PM Knights of Columbus attend the Iowa Cubs Game in Des Moines

Friday, July 25: 9:00 AM Mass will be offered for the repose of

the soul of Ed Wegner, husband of Liz Wegner 9:30 AM Coffee & Visiting will be held in

McCann Center following Mass. Saturday, July 26: Faith Journey leaves for Louisville, KY and will

return on August 3rd.

7:00—9:00 AM SHARE Food Sign-up & Distri-bution will be held in McCann Center

4:30 PM Confessions will be heard 5:00 PM Rosary will be prayed in the church 5:30 PM Mass will be offered for the repose of

the soul of Rosemary McKinstry, wife of Jim McKinstry

6:30 PM Liz Wegner 75th Birthday Party will be held in McCann Center

Sunday, July 27: 8:30 AM Rosary will be prayed in the church 9:00 AM Mass will be offered for the members

of the parish. July Wedding Anniversary Blessings will be held during Mass.

10:00 AM Coffee & Donuts will be served in McCann Center following Mass.

10:15 AM Nursery Orientation Meeting will be held in McCann Center

Faith Journey Leaves for Louisville, KY

18 youth and 8 adults make up our 31st annual

service trip, Faith Journey, to Louisville, KY on Sat-

urday, July 26th. We will be working with multiple

groups; including Catholic Charities, Little Sisters of

the Poor, and Dare to Care

Food Bank. Please pray for

our group as they assist the

people in Louisville. The

group will return on Sunday,

August 3rd.

Mass Attendance Saturday, July 12th at 5:30 PM 163 Sunday, July 13th at 9:00 AM 296

Meals on Wheels Volunteers are needed to deliver Meals on Wheels on the five week ends during Au-gust. If you can help, please call Barbara Gannon 792-4385.

16th Sunday in Ordinary T ime

Evelyn Tedrow, Carol Price, Vera Venenga, Betty Hummel, Betty Dickinson, Barb Poole, Carol Wil-son, Michael Loehr, Bob Carter, Dick Haning, Dodie Wheeler, Helen Hughes, Joe Purvis, Mary Babinat, Fanny Shores, Mary

Gulling, Mike & Jan DePenning, Richard Varnum, Mary Lukavsky, Joyce Sabel, Donna Baker (daughter of Mary Marnell), Rita Ryan (sister of Jody Barr), Chris Schwanabeck (nephew of Joanie Lukavsky), Mary Roper (daughter of JoAnn Shannon) Doris Gironseth (sister of Alexzandra Anderson), Shawn Bollhoefer (son of Mike & Linda Bollhoefer), Jacki Aikeyns (uncle of Dana Determan), Mark Wynn (nephew of Mike & Donna Kearney), Autumn Gill (great-granddaughter of Bill & Carmen Gill), Kristin Schwickerath (daughter-in-law of Dale & Nancy Schwikerath), Randi Kriegel (niece of Joe & Helen Henry), Jen Evans (sister of Pam Zaabel), Anne Weissinger (daughter of Marilyn Lammers), Tim Lucas (brother of Greg Lucas)

Monday: Mi 6:1-4, 6-8 Mt 12:38-42 Tuesday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20 Jn 20:1-2, 11-18

Wednesday: Jer 1:1, 4-10 Mt 13:1-9 Thursday: Jer 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13 Mt 13:10-17

Friday: 2 Cor 4:7-15 Mt 20:20-28 Saturday: Jer 7:1-11 Mt 13:24-30

Sunday: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12 Rom 8:28-30 Mt 13:44-52 or 13:44-46

Readings: July 21 through July 27:

Ju ly 20, 2014 Page 3

Sacred Heart on FaceBook We have a new presence on FaceBook. Look for us at "Sacred Heart Catholic Church," and like us and follow us there!

Orientation Meeting for Nursery Ministers

Nursery Coordinator, Jill Ergenbright is offering discipleship opportunities. Anyone in our parish who is interested in serving in our nursery, please attend the orientation meeting scheduled for Sun-day, July 27th from 10:15 – 11:15 AM. Nursery ministers provide childcare for children ages 1 year to 4 years on Sundays during the 9:00 AM Mass and will be scheduled to serve about every eight to ten weeks. Adults serving as Nursery Ministers will be required to complete Protecting God’s Children Training and a background check. This particular ministry is a great way for youth, 5th grade or older, to become introduced to serving and living as a disciple.

Congratulations to. . . Congratulations to Ashley Chambers & Josh Wolfe on their new baby boy, Glen LeRoy Wolfe, who was born on July 7th.

Friends & Family Please join us to celebrate

Liz Wegner’s 75th Birthday

Saturday, July 26th 6:30—8:30 PM McCann Center

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LITURGICAL ROLES

Saturday, July 26 5:30 PM

Lector: Mary Mullan Steve Mullan Hospitality: Dick & Marty Wendl Robert Schaffer Extraordinary Ministers: Pat Hoff Barb Mickelson Jim Bennett Valerie Steinbach Cathi Fouts Francis Campbell Joan Schneider Jeff Maki Altar Servers: Daniel Garber Nicholas Tremel Matthew Montgomery Rosary: Mary Brindza

Sunday, July 27 9:00 AM

Lector: Christopher Thorpe Bill Ehler Hospitality: Bob & Nancy Steingreaber Frank & Lois Vogel Extraordinary Ministers: Chad Klein Lorraine Kalkhoff David & Sandra McNeer Jim & Deb Nilles Ralph & Cindy Buchmeier Altar Servers: Colby Lawson Lauren & Luke Zaabel Children’s Liturgy: Mary Beth Lawson Nursery: Doug & Olivia Maharry Brenna Schwenker Coffee Host: Mark & Cindy Pollastrini

Pray for our Military Please pray for the safety of these military personnel who have ties to members of our parish:

Zachary Geringer Caitlin Huggins McCay,

Nicholas J. Huggins, Jordan Koser, James Hovar,

Joey Anderson, Joe Scranton, Scott Anderson,Tim Dodge, Philip Mead, Jake Berger,

Travis Geringer, Tyler Daly, Joshua Oberheu, Bill Kopsa,

Mark Modlin, Jimmy Bennett, Jake Bennett, & Jason Lee Bennett

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Marriage Encounter Weekend “The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field. While everyone was asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds all through the wheat….” Let Worldwide Marriage Encounter help pro-tect your good marriage from the weeds of the modern world. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Week-end on September 26 - 28 in Altoona and October 17 - 19 in Cedar Falls. To register or for more information contact Roger and Marsha Luensmann at 563-927-4352. Visit http://www.iowa-wwme.org for more information.

Crayons—boxes of 8 Crayons – boxes of 24 Mechanical pencils # 2 pencils Colored pencils Red, black, & blue ink pens

Washable markers White board (dry erase) markers Broad tip primary color markers Thin-line highlighters Inexpensive calculators Stretch nylon book covers

Glue sticks Washable Elmer’s glue Erasers Pencil-top erasers Hand-held pencil sharpeners Boxes of Kleenex

Wet wipes Sticky notes - 3x3 inch Two-pocket folders

Wide-lined loose-leaf paper Wide-lined spiral notebooks Three-ring binders - all sizes

Three-ring dividers with tabs School supply boxes – 5x8 inch Zippered pencil bags

School Supply Drive The Social Action Commission is collecting supplies for the Newton Community preschool, the elementary schools, and the middle school. Many students come to class in need of supplies and other materials. Teachers often have to spend their own money to buy these additional items for their students. Listed below are class-room and student materials and other supplies needed throughout the school year. Collection boxes for these items will be in the Gathering Space and in McCann Center. The commission is grateful for any donation that you can give to this worthy cause. Cash donations will be accepted at the parish office. We would like these sup-plies by Monday, August 11th.

Adhesive re-enforcers for notebook paper Rest towels (regular bath-sized towels) Ziploc bags - sandwich/quart/1 gal./2 gal. Index cards – 3x5 inch blank & lined Backpacks

Batteries - AA and C Math flash cards Child/Adult scissors Stickers for student rewards

Preschool Sensory Items: Cornmeal flour Cake mix Rice (dry) Beans (dry) Pasta (dry)

Diapers/Pull-ups for 3 & 4 year olds T-shirts - size 12-14 Small old shirts for painting Socks Sweatpants - small/medium/large Hand sanitizer

Nix Lice Shampoo Equate Lice Shampoo Suave Coconut Conditioner Small & large paper plates Napkins - family size Cotton balls

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Charter Bus Pilgrimage "Northeast Iowa Treasures"

Monday, August 11, 2014 Depart at 6:15 a.m. & Return at 9:15 p.m.

Looking forward to having the Sacred Heart Church members and friends join us on a discovery of "Northeast Iowa Treasures" by boarding the Hawkeye Stages motor coach on the morning of August 11th for a fun filled day of exploring! After a morning break a visit to the Trappist Caskets located by Peosta and upon arrival a tour as well as a power point presentation of the his-tory of making urns and caskets by the Trappists will be shown. Lunch will be served in East Dubuque at Timmerman's Supper Club overlooking the Mississippi River. Our next attraction will be the Dickeyville Grotto which is located just over the border in Wisconsin. This is a creation

in stone, mortar and bright colored objects which were collected all over the world to be displayed at this grotto. Another form of a true craftsman will be dis-played at the Becker Woodcarving Museum in Dyersville. The museum displays the largest carved clock in Iowa, chains, decoys, toys and as well as the 12 Apos-tles. Board the coach to Petersburg to visit the Saint Peter & Paul Church where a mass will be celebrated by Father Reynolds. On to Barn Happy located in Ce-dar Falls for an evening meal.

Hope to have you join us! Reservations have already begun! Cost Per Person: $109.00

Register with Janie as soon as possible! If necessary to fill the bus, we will advertise in neighboring parishes the weekend of July 6th.

Final payment due by July 25, 2014

To make reservations, contact JH Travel, Janie Haunsperger, PO Box 1023, Newton, IA 50208, 641-792-1980, [email protected], www.jhtraveltours.com

Mass celebrated with Fr. Reynolds at St. Peter & Paul

Church, Petersburg, IA

Trappist Caskets, New Melleray Abbey in Peosta, IA

Grotto in Dickeyville, WI

Becker Woodcarving Museum in Dyersville, IA

Marriage Moments & Parenting Pointers

"For we do not know how to pray as we ought." (Romans 8:26) Prayer is good for anyone, at any time, but many couples are afraid to pray together. It may feel like letting another into one's private world. Check out 10 Pointers for Prayer or Who me, Pray?...With Her? at http:/ www.foryour marriage.org/ for a start.

"Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field." (Mt: 13: 36) Jesus talks a lot about seeds and weeds. Children of course are like the seeds that we nurture and hope to see blossom. But life doesn't always work neatly. As parents, we must sometimes carefully weed bad habits out of ourselves and our children without damaging the root and their spirit. Has your child inherited any "bad weeds" from you? Prune yourself first.

By Susan Vogt, www.SusanVogt.net

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Summer Community Meals During the summer, Newton area churches will host a Community Meal twice a month on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday evening from 5:30-6:30 PM at McCann Center. Menu for Wednesday, July 23rd:

Cold Macaroni Salad with Meat, Rolls, Bars & Beverage

In Thanksgiving for God’s Blessings,

We return to the Lord: July 12th & 13th

Envelopes $ 2,773.00 Offertory $ 265.75 Autoshare $ 1,739.00 ADA $ 1,085.00 Votive Candles $ 70.10 Sunday Coffee $ 43.66 Works of Charity $ 50.00

Are You Ill or Homebound?

Anyone who is ill or homebound please let me know so I can schedule a visit. Contact Lori Ward at 792-4242.

A STEWARDSHIP MOMENT A thought or two on stewardship in the Sunday readings

In today’s second reading, Saint Paul bids us to take comfort in knowing that when God invites us to pray to him, he knows our true needs, even if we do not. The Holy Spirit intercedes and prays for us even if we can’t come up with appropriate words; even when we don’t have a clue what to ask for. We are not left alone. Good stewards know that prayer is an important part of living a life in Christ. The im-portant thing is to make space for God. Do we let God into our hearts? Do we make room for the Holy Spirit to pray within us?

Welcome to Our Parish If you are new to our parish, please fill out the following information and drop it in the collection basket or mail to the parish office.

Name _______________________________________

Address ______________________________________

City ___________________ State______ Zip_________

Phone ___________________Cell_________________

Email ________________________________________

July 20: Jeanne Birkenholz Nancy Schwickerath July 21: Dan Vasquez Mary Brindza July 22: Janelle Ellis Galen Hammerly July 23: William Lawson July 24: Tim Doran Sandra McNeer John Fehr July 25: Deanna Schmidt

For Birthdays to be listed in the bulletin, you need to submit names and dates to Ann.

Welcome to all 4th Degree & prospective 3rd Degree Members, spouses & families.

In Air-conditioned screened-in pavilion (with race monitors) to ourselves at north side of finish line. Betting window in pavilion.

There will be zebras, ostriches, and other critters racing. Race Post Time 1:00 PM

Knights of Columbus Family Fun Day at the Race Track

Sunday, July 20, 2014 At Prairie Meadows

Adults $20.00 per person; Children $11.95 per child. Buffett served from 12:30—2:30 PM. Buffett includes hamburgers, brats, two side dishes, chips & ice water.

Cash bar available from 12:00—5:00 PM. RSVP by July 8, 2014 to Tom Brandt @ 515-491-4006 or e-mail tombrandt538 @aol.com

Hosted by Assemblies 263, 3030, 3031, 3032, 3265, 3377, 3378, & 3379

Sacred Heart Nursery

Open every Sunday morning during the 9:00 am Mass. The Nursery is open to children ages 1-4. Two trained vol-unteers will be present at that time!

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In The Catholic Messenger this week (July 17): Diocesan and other service-oriented groups are planning strategy to help some of the un-

accompanied Central American children flooding across the U.S. border with Mexico.

Collaboration between parishes remains a priority for Bishop Martin Amos and he praised ef-forts he heard about during the July 12 Diocesan Pastoral Council meeting.

Fourteen men – 12 discerning a call to the permanent diaconate and two seminarians discerning a call to

priesthood --were accepted into candidacy for the Davenport Diocese. St. Ambrose University’s rezoning request for a proposed sports complex received approval from the Dav-

enport City Council. But the potential for a mayoral veto exists. Re-dedication of Sister Concetta Park in Davenport recognized 40 years of Project Renewal’s dedication to

offering a safe place for children to do study, play and learn. Louisiana’s Supreme Court has ruled that a priest may be compelled to testify as to what he heard in the

confessional in 2008 concerning an abuse case. Catholic leaders in the Holy Land called for an end to the cycle of violence and criticized Israel’s occupation

of Palestinian territories and its collective punishment of Palestinians. Dan Ebener begins the first of a three-part series on life, culture and religion in Croatia, where he has taught

each spring for the past six years. Sacred Heart Cathedral’s resident sheltie shares “her” column, “Maggie Sue’s Dogmatic Theology,” answer-

ing questions about the Church and why Catholics do what they do. Opinions Page: Fr. Ron Rolheiser explores the concept of disciples with many faces; Fr. Barron reflects on

the book and movie, “The Fault in Our Stars.” Thank you for your support. Please let us know of any stories or suggestions you’d like to share with The Catholic Messenger!

Page 9 St. Peter & St. Paul, Apost les June 29, 2014

Go to the parish website: http://shcnewton.com/ Under “Browse Our Site” on the right side of the page, click on “Calendar of Events”. It brings up the parish calendar. To add it to your personal calendar, click on the “+Google Calendar” icon at the bottom of the cal-endar. It will prompt you to sign in to your google account. If you do not have a google account you can cre-ate one by clicking on the blue button that says “Create an account” and follow the instructions. When prompted “Do you want to add this calendar?” click “Yes, add this calendar”. Now you can access the calendar at www.google.com/calendar

Add the Parish Calendar to Your Calendar

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dear Padre Prayer Chain

To have someone added to the Sacred Heart Prayer Chain, contact Marilyn Lamb at 275-0020 or Mary Pritchard at 792-3518. If neither one can be

reached, you may call Margaret Dimon at 792-9819.

The Library’s Latest Welcome to Sacred Heart Library’s column of reviews of current books, DVDs, and CDs that our available in our library. Please come and check out these and other items in the library. Rob Decker was big city sports agent who loved the good life that his very large salary afforded him. Amassing wealth was his only goal in life. During a trip to recruit a new super high school baseball player he is confronted with his worldly values and the meaning of true happiness. Check out the DVD Ring the Bell and see how the life style of a small town baseball player and his family forced Decker to examine his own life style and value system. Good family viewing. The Library is open after weekend Masses or Monday, Tuesday, & Friday morn-ings. Contact Kay Fisher at 792-2863.

How much should we give to our parish?

My family has been struggling with the issue of tithing. Does the Bible mention this somewhere? Should it be a percent-

age of my net or gross income?

The word tithe means “10 percent.” The Bible, especially the Old Testament, is filled with references to tith-ing, mostly as a way to help the poor. Deuter-onomy 14:22 says, “Each year you shall tithe all the produce of your seed that grows in the field.” In today’s terms, that’s 10 percent of your gross annual income.

Tithing is only one part of stewardship, which means taking good care of something that’s been entrusted to you. In the Church, stewardship means giving our time and talent as well as our treasure. But you asked about tithing, so that’s what I’ll focus on here.

Writing a check is only one way to give your treas-ure. If you truly cannot give 10 percent of your income, try to raise the difference from other sources, whether as a member of the parish fundraising committee or on your own. For example, if you have a talent like cooking, crafting, or carpentry, create and sell a product specifically to raise money for the parish. If you have a skill the parish needs and would have to pay for, perform that service for free. Offer the service free to others in exchange for a donation to the parish in your name.

Apply some creativity to the situation, and you may even find a way to raise more for the parish than you would have just by writing a check.

FR. PATRICK KEYES, CSsR

2012 Liguori Publications, Liguori, MO 63057-9999. Printed in USA. Imprimatur: “In accordance with c.827, permission to publish has been granted by the Most Reverend Robert J. Hermann, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, Archdiocese of St. Louis. All Rights Re-served.

Thanks to Jo Jenkins & Barb Barr of ReMax of Newton

for being a bulletin sponsor. See ad on back of bulletin.

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July 20, 2014 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Wis 12:13, 16–19 / Rom 8:26–27 / Mt 13:24–43 or 13:24–30

When our children were small, my husband would periodically clean out my car. I always found his method interesting: Into a bag would go receipts, empty juice boxes, stray books, mittens, pens, loose change, and anything that would get in the way of vacuuming the floor.

He made no distinction, collecting even things that were obviously trash and could be thrown out. Then he’d bring me the bag to sort through. I used to laugh at him: “Really, you kept the empty soda can?”

I’ve come to realize that his method of cleaning echoes today’s parable. Young shoots, whether wheat or weeds, look very much alike. What if, in our zeal to toss out weeds, we toss out wheat as well? Jesus tells us it’s

better to wait until the end, when they look more like their true selves, and deal with them then.

Perhaps there’s some final use for the juice box or the soda can before we throw it away. I find this a remarkably hopeful attitude. While we would always end up throwing out a lot, we occasionally un-covered treasures that would have been lost forever.

Maybe building the kingdom of heaven is also like cleaning out a car.

Whether field or car, I’d like to think that God watches over what he plants and carefully looks for new strains of wheat among the tried and true stalks.

And in his mercy, God carefully examines all before he lets go of the weeds altogether.

MARY KATHARINE DEELEY

2012 Liguori Publications, Liguori, MO 63057-9999. Printed in USA. Imprimatur: “In accordance with c.827, permission to publish has been granted by the Most Reverend Robert J. Hermann, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, Archdiocese of St. Louis. All Rights Reserved.

Need Help? People who need assistance for shoveling their walk, or mowing of grass, or for doing odd jobs around the house, the Knights of Columbus would like to help. Please contact the parish of-fice at 641-792-2050. They will handle all re-quests with privacy.

Ministry Schedule Ministers who have a scheduling conflict for the Ministry Schedule should contact Terry Townsend at 792-3637 or by e-mail at [email protected] by the 15th. Lectors with a schedul-ing conflict should contact Monica Skokan at 641-792-9599 or by e-mail at [email protected] by the 15th.

Please let us know if you are hospitalized. Also, if you are living at home and unable to come to church, please

contact us so we can make a home visit and consider your spiritual needs. Call the church at 792-2050.

Missing Any Dishes? If you have any dishes from funeral luncheons, other parish activities or from taking meals to the ill and homebound they are available to pick up in the kitchen on the counter by the micro-wave.

Mark W. Allen, Financial Advisor

1402 1st Ave E., Newton, IA 50208

Bus. 1-641-792-2525 TF. 888-944-2525 Cell 641-417-8107

www.edwardjones.com [email protected]

Making Sense of Investing

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Newton & Des Moines, IA

612-298-7982 (cell)

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792-5040 220 1st Ave W., Newton, IA

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