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St. Patrick Parish 708 Delaware St
Colesburg, IA 52035
PO Box 365 Edgewood,
IA 52042 563-928-7200
St. Mark Parish 203 S Locust St
PO Box 365 Edgewood,
IA 52042 563-928-7200
St. Mary Parish 314 W Mission St
PO Box 437 Strawberry Pt, IA 52076-0437 563-933-6166
St. Joseph Parish 330 First St SW
PO Box 636 Elkader, IA 52043
563-245-2548
Sacred Heart Parish 306 White St PO Box 135
Volga, IA 52077
563-928-7200
October 27, 2019
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Worship This Week
Monday, October 28 Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles
Rdgs: Eph 2:19-22; Ps 19; Lk 6:12-16 No Morning Eucharist (Fr. John day off)
Tuesday, October 29 Rdgs: Rom 8:18-25; Ps 126; Lk 13:18-21 8:00 a.m. Eucharist (St. Patrick followed by Adoration & Reconciliation)
Chuck Meyers✝
8:00 a.m. Word & Communion (Sacred Heart)
Wednesday, October 30 Rdgs: Rom 8:26-30; Ps 13; Lk 13:22-30 7:00 a.m. Eucharist (St. Mark) Special Intention 11:00 a.m. Rosary for Immigrants (St. Joseph) 6:00 p.m. Word & Communion (St. Joseph)
Thursday, October 31 Rdgs: Rom 8:31-39; Ps 109; Lk 13:31-35 No 8:00 a.m. Eucharist 11:30 a.m. Rosary for Peace (St. Mark) 7:00 p.m. Eucharist (St. Joseph) Vigil of All Saints Special Intention 7:00 p.m. Adoration (St. Mark)
Friday, November 1 All Saints Rdgs: Rv 7:2-14; Ps 24; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12 10:30 a.m. Eucharist (Elkader Care Center)
Judy Valencius✝
12:00 noon Eucharist (St. Mary)
Ervin Tucker✝
5:00 p.m. Eucharist (St. Mark)
Judy Kintzle✝
Saturday, November 2 All Souls Rdgs: Wis 3:1-9; Ps 23; Rom 5:5-11 or Rom 6:3-9; Jn 6:37-40 4:00 p.m. Eucharist (St. Joseph) Living & Deceased Members of Ambrose & Margaret Whittle Family 6:00 p.m. Eucharist (St. Mary)
Priscilla Moorman✝
Sunday, November 3 Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Rdgs: Wis 11:22-12:2; Ps 145; 2 Thes 1:11-2:2; Lk 19:1-10
8:00 a.m. Eucharist (St. Patrick) Bockenstedt & Brown Families 10:00 a.m. Eucharist (St. Mark) For the People
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Salt for the Week
Last week we reflected on
persistence in prayer, examining
what our prayer tells us about our
hearts and our values. This week
the perspective on prayer is a bit
different: how we pray? The Pharisee and
the tax collector both went to the temple-
but their prayers, though presumably
sincere, told very different stories. The tax
collector could hardly get inside, he was so
ashamed of his sinfulness. He wouldn’t even
look up! He only prayed for mercy. The
Pharisee prayed a prayer of gratitude—
grateful that he wasn’t like other people.
The former went to the temple
acknowledging how small he was, and the
latter told God how great he was.
When we pray, what’s our posture? Do we
come, honest and aware of our
shortcomings, asking for mercy? Or do we
come to let God know that we’re pretty
good? The former prays to God. The latter
consoles him/herself.
Paul reminds us that daily our lives are
“poured out like a libation”… We pray that
we have the faith and the humility to
compete well, run the race, and keep the
faith.
Prayers for good weather
and safety during the
harvest…
Read the BULLETIN!
The week of November 3-9 is National Vocation Awareness Week! Pray for
vocations from the Emmaus Pastorate.
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Ever Wonder Why .... ? (Part II)
Why is it... that when a woman is happy about her
pregnancy, it's a "baby"? She is asked questions
like, "when is your baby due?" When she goes to
an abortion clinic, she is often told that "it" (the
growing child) is only a blob of tissue or a product
of conception?
Why is it... so many people are uninformed about
abortion and it receives so little coverage in the
media, despite the fact that it is the number one
cause of death in the US every year.
Why is it... that you can kill an unborn baby
anytime you want to, for any reason under the
sun, but if you destroy a turtle egg on a Florida
beach, you go to jail?
Why is it… " if abortion is supposed to be
available to give a woman a "choice," that illegal
coercion is the number one cause of abortion in
America today? Also, the number one cause of
death among pregnant women is murder.
Why is it. .. that many do not see the handwriting
on the wall. .. that abortion is a catalyst to
infanticide, euthanasia, assisted suicide, human
cloning, etc., only to name a few contemporary
assaults on the sanctity of human life?
Why is it... that the major Fortune 500 companies
will proudly support Planned Parenthood, the
largest provider of abortion, but pro-life
companies are scared to death to openly support
the unborn, for fear of retribution in the
marketplace?
Why is it... that in every election cycle, God-
fearing citizens cast their vote for politicians
who support abortion when we know that the
greatest gift God gives us is life and the greatest
attack on life is abortion?
The Last Baptismal Class for the Emmaus Pastorate for 2019 will be held on Wednesday, November 20, in the St. Mark Conference Room at 6:30 p.m. Parents, if you are expecting a child, please plan to attend this class.
NOVEMBER IS FAST APPROACHING and
in this special time of year we remember in
prayer all of our deceased friends and
relatives. Have you filled out and returned
one of the gold sheets yet? The names you
list will be remembered at each and every
Mass we celebrate
during this great
month. In the
Book of
Maccabees we
read,”.. for if he was not expecting the fallen to rise again, it would have been foolish to pray for them in death. But if he did this with a view to the splendid reward that awaits those who had gone to rest in godliness, it was a holy and pious thought.“ (Macc 12: 44-45) Let’s join
together, in faith in the resurrection,
praying for and with our deceased friends.
(Additional sheets available in the rear of
all churches.)
Our Sympathy and Prayers to~ Darlene Dittmer and Lisa and Kevin Ihde
on the death of Darlene’s daughter-in-law and Lisa’s sister-in-law, Lylini Dittmer, who passed away October 18 in Elkader. Tom and Sue Heims on the death of Tom’s
father, Delbert Heims, who passed away on October 16 in Manchester.
The Emmaus Pastorate RCIA program will discuss the Communion of Saints at the November 7 session. We Catholics say that we believe in that reality every time we recite the Creed, but
do we know what it means? If you’d like to learn more about the Communion of Saints, please join us at the St. Mary Church apartment in Strawberry Point at 7:00 p.m. on November 7. You’ll be glad you came!
Pastorate Moms Group
Wednesday, October 30,
9:00 a.m.
St. Mark Parish Center
Recipe Swap—Want to switch up your menu?
Bring in your favorite recipes to share with other
moms!
For Parents and Children
Celebrating Sunday for Catholic Families Parents—Use this opportunity to
engage your children with the Mass
and deepen their appreciation for
the richness of their faith life.
This week we continue our focus on
prayer. It is human nature to compare ourselves
to others. It is easier to focus on the ways in
which we are “better” than others than to attend
to our own failings. In fixating on the faults of
others, the Pharisee blinds himself to his own sins
and they become obstacles to his relationship
with God. The tax collector, in contrast,
confesses his sins and begs the mercy of God. He
approaches God with fear and trembling, fully
aware of his own failures and God will exalt him in
return.
Discussion Questions
1. This week’s Gospel reading will teach us more
about prayer. Ask your children to pay
attention to the words and actions of the
Pharisee and tax collector.
2. Have your children explain the difference
between the Pharisee and the tax collector.
Discuss why Jesus preferred the prayer of the
tax collector when the Pharisee was indeed
trying to be good and follow the rules.
Did You Know... there are a total
of 190,292 Catholics in the
Archdiocese of Dubuque which is
18.9% of the total population?
Available Positon—St. Mark is looking for someone to clean the church, offices, and restrooms each week. The position will be available starting November 1. Contact the St. Mark office (563-928-7200) for a job description and if you have any questions.
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Are You A Snowbird? Are you one of those parishioners who is leaving Iowa for some warmer winter weather? If so, it is important for you to keep in touch with your parish! Did you leave your forwarding address with the office?
Have you checked into ACH debit to keep supporting your parish while you sun yourself? Contact your parish before you go and they will help you. There is no fuss or muss, no stamps or envelopes and no fear of getting lost in the mail. Thank you for your continued support of your parish, have a safe trip, and God bless you!
Pastorate Meeting Schedule Oct 30 St. Mark, St. Patrick, St. Mary Staff Meeting,
St. Mark, 9:30 a.m. Nov 6 St. Mark, St. Patrick, St. Mary Staff Meeting,
St. Mark, 9:30 a.m.
Pastorate Events For details of each event, see event listing under
Pastorate/individual parish section. October 30 Pastorate Moms Group, St. Mark October 31 Book Study, St. Mark Parish Center, 8:30 a.m. Ecumenical Faith Sharing, St. Mary, 1:00 p.m. Book Study, St. Joseph, 4:30 p.m. November 1 Trunk or Treat, St. Mark, following
5:00 p.m. Mass November 2 Ministry of Mercy, St. Mark, 9:30 a.m. November 3 St. Patrick Hospitality Training 9:00 a.m.
Special Appeal As the Archdiocese One
Appeal unfolds, each of us will
be invited to help secure the future for mission-
related needs by making a sacrificial gift to:
Priest Retirement; Seminarian Education;
Cathedral of St. Raphael Church and Campus
Repairs; and Catholic Charities Immigration
Legal Services
The Delaware County Food Bank will again be distributing Thanksgiving and Christmas Baskets to people in need. If you know of a family or individual who would benefit from a basket, fill out a request form. Request forms are available at Operation: New View and at local churches. Requests for Thanksgiving baskets are due to the Food Bank by November 20, and for Christmas by December 16.
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Tithing Report from October 19-20 Budget ................................................................ $1,380.00 Offertory ................................................................ $136.00 Total Received .................................................. $1,516.00
ACH Debits ........................................................ $1,516.00
St. Joseph, Elkader
St. Mark (Continued) St. Patrick, Colesburg Sunday Eucharist Celebration
First & third Sundays of month—8:00 a.m.
St. Mark, Edgewood
Tithing Report from October 19-20 Budget ............................................................... $1,128.00 ACH Debit .......................................................... $1,853.00 Offertory ................................................................ $214.02 Building Fund .......................................................... $50.00 Total Received ................................................. $3,245.02
Lunch Is on Us! Seventy lunches were delivered to 24 hard-working farm families (with a few more in the coming weeks) last Friday (October 18) thanks to ten wonderful drivers. Donations covered the cost of this project and we learned that you can write on a banana with an ink pen! If you have ideas for other projects, please share them with the Stewardship Committee: Diane Meyer, Judy Wulfekuhle, Joyce Anderson, Cheryl Stone, Ann Venteicher, Karon DeMar, James Lueken, and Jane Christiansen.
Wasn’t “Name Tag Sunday” Fun? Thanks for participating by checking in with your Parish Life team leaders and wearing your name tag. Every member of the parish is part of one of our 12 teams. Father John’s homily last Sunday talked about how we support each other on our journey as disciples of Jesus. The relationships we build through our Parish Life teams are one way that we experience that support. Visitors to our celebrations of Mass often comment on how vibrant St. Mark is. This is one piece in that puzzle.
St. Joseph Parish will once again host the Thanksgiving Dinner, on Thursday, November 28, at 12:00 noon—We invite you to join us as we give thanks for God’s many blessings and for this opportunity to share this warm meal in Christian fellowship on this special day. Stay tuned! More information on this year’s meal will be included in next week’s bulletin.
Communion In Your Home—If you or someone you know is not able to attend Mass at church and would like Holy Communion brought to them, please call the parish office, 563-245-2548, and arrangements will be made for you.
Thank You to everyone for the prayers, cards, phone calls, and visits while I am recuperating from both of my hip surgeries. I want to give a special thanks to the Mary and Martha Ministry of St. Joseph for the wonderful meals that we received. Virgie Downey
The New Parish Center is coming along great! How is your pledge doing?
St. Patrick Will Kick Off the use of its new parish center by offering Go Deep 2. The small
group faith sharing program will be held on November 3, 10, 17 and December 1 at 4:30 p.m. The program will give you some great insight into your Catholic faith and how you can grow in it. Check the BULLETIN!
Adult Faith Sharing—Here’s a great way to get out of cooking! St. Mark Parish is offering adult faith sharing sessions the weeks of November 4, 11, and 18, and December 2. Sessions will be held Thursday morning from 8:30-9:30 in the Parish Center. Delicious coffee cake will be served. On Thursday evenings from 6:00-7:00 we’ll meet at Café Rose. You can enjoy some of Rosie’s famous meat loaf and enjoy a low key gathering to talk about our faith. Step out of the boat!
Just a Reminder—There are Prayer Intention candles available to pray for special intentions (offering of $5 per week). Stop by the office and ask a staff member to light one for you.
Tithing Report from October 19-20 Budget .................................................................. $817.00 Pay It Forward ...................................................... $273.00 Capital Campaign ................................................... $80.00 Total Received ................................................. $1,170.00
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Sacred Heart, Volga Sunday Eucharist Celebration
Second & fourth Sundays of month—8:00 a.m.
St. Mary, Strawberry Point
St. Joseph (Continued)
Tithing Report from October 19-20 Budget ................................................................... $490.00 Offertory .............................................................. $$144.00 Energy ..................................................................... $25.00 Total Received..................................................... $659.00
St. Mary (Continued)
Mass Intention Opportunities—If you would like to have a Mass said for a loved one, contact Kari in the parish office (563-933-6166) to schedule one.
Christmas Giving Tree—We will again be sponsoring a Christmas giving tree this November. Each paper ornament will have a child's age and the gift needed. All the gifts
are for children in the Starmont School District. More information will be coming .
BULLETIN!
The Mary Martha Ministry is in need of donations of meats or cash which they will use to purchase meats. This Ministry cooks homemade meals on the first Thursday of each month. The meals are delivered to parishioners and others in our community who have been sick, hospitalized, had a death in their family or had a birth of a new baby, etc. Make checks payable to St. Joseph Church. Place them in an envelope marked Mary Martha Ministry and put them in the collection baskets or drop them off at the parish center. Thank you for your support of our parish ministry.
For the week of October 19, we light the candles for Jim Hosch, as requested by Madonna Hosch. Used Ceiling Fans for Sale—$10 each. These ceiling fans were previously used in the parish hall. For information or to purchase one, contact the Parish Center (563-245-2548) or Ann Gibney (563-245-1597).
Emmaus Pastorate Staff
Pastorate Pastor—Father John Haugen 563-543-5873; [email protected]
Bulletin Editor—Joyce Whelan 563-928-7200; [email protected]
Business Manager—Sandy Klaus 563-928-7200; [email protected]
St. Patrick Admin Secretary/Bookkeeper—Jennifer Ciesielski 563-928-7200; [email protected]
Director of Faith Formation—Deanne Wulfekuhle 563-921-3340; [email protected]
St. Mark Admin Secretary/Bookkeeper—Jennifer Ciesielski 563-928-7200; [email protected]
Director of Faith Formation—Jody Kerns 563-928-7200; [email protected]
Music Coordinator—Jane Christiansen 563-245-2585; [email protected]
Pastoral Associate/RCIA—Marsha Hauser 563-928-7200; [email protected]
St. Joseph Bookkeeper—Theresa Palas 563-245-2548; [email protected]
Pastoral Associate/Director-Faith Formation/ Music Coordinator—-John Uhal 563-245-2548; [email protected]
Pastoral Assoc/Faith Formation Asst—Janine Berns 563-880-2107; [email protected]
Secretary—Janie Wiley 563-245-2548; [email protected]
St. Mary Bookkeeper—Jennifer Ciesielski 563-928-7200; [email protected]
Director of Faith Formation—Lori Keppler 563-880-1758 (cell); [email protected]
Music Coordinator—Theresa Breitbach 563-933-6166
Pastoral Associate/Liturgy—Deb Schloss 563-933-6166 563-920-8263 (cell); [email protected]
Secretary—Kari Erwin 563-933-6166; [email protected]
Sacred Heart Bookkeeper—Theresa Palas 563-245-2548; [email protected]
Prog Manager Faith Formation—Melissa Fettkether 319-551-7941; [email protected]
Secretary—Jennifer Ciesielski 319-327-0880; [email protected]
Pastoral Council Chairs
St. Patrick Parish John Wessel 563-856-5008 St. Mark Parish Daryl Jaeger 563-380-0863 St. Joseph Parish Ann Gibney 563-245-1597 St. Mary Parish Jerry Ketoff 563-581-2488 Sacred Heart Parish Beth Petsche 319-610-7358
Please help us keep our prayer list updated. Contact the Parish Office if you have requests or changes, or if you have questions.
St. Mary Lucas Baker Doug Behrens Mark Broich Robert Broich Mary Elsbury Pat Grady John Gruman Bonnie Hayes Kathy Keppler Virginia Keppler Callan Moellers Sheryl Porter Lynne Ridenour Heather Roberson Ludwig Ralph Werner
St. Joseph Luke Baade Olivia Backes Eli Belser Margaret Degnan Ann Donlon Ronnie Dougherty Virgie Downey Joe Edwards Peg Ferguson Linda Gardner Tom Gifford Robert Halverson Marge Hamann Marge Huber Jerry Kessler Jacquie McTaggart Jerry Powell Karen Sewell Vanita Thomsen Katey Wright
Sacred Heart Connie Blume Lois Erickson Mary Fedeler Jennie (Polkow) Haight
St. Mark Enise Collet Zach Fisher Jim Funke Bonnie Helle C.J. Kaiser Cindy Mueller Jessi Overmann Mary Rave Mae Salow Allen Schaefers Donna Schaffer Tryce Sperfslage Diane Uhlenkamp Randy Vorwald Roger Wiltse Kathy Wulfekuhle Liam Young
St. Patrick Lisa Booth T.J. Breitbach Rachel Budden Rick Budden David Engelken Doug Goebel Jack Goebel Kay Jones Colin Majerus Jim & Marie Pasker Anna Marie Ries
The deadline for the November 9-10 bulletin is Thursday, October 31. E-mail all articles to
Joyce at [email protected].
PRAY AND FAST FOR
AN END TO ALL VIOLENCE