THE CATHOLIC CHURCHES OF

ST BERNARD 201 Main St. Blencoe, IA

ST JOHN 1009 13th St., Onawa, IA

ST JOSEPH 510 Tipton St., Salix, IA

THE FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JULY 8, 2018

FROM FATHER MICHAEL: Take this quiz. The answers are in the Catechism of the Catholic

Church (paragraph references are below.) 1. What is the fundamental Christian prayer? 2. True or false. We could say that Our Father is the summary of

the whole gospel. 3. The Lord's Prayer is unique among all prayers. Why? 4. Of which of the following sacraments and sacramentals is the

Lord's Prayer a part?

Choose any combination of the following. a. Baptism b. Confirmation c. Eucharist d. Reconcilia-

tion e. Liturgy of the Hours 5. True or false. Both humbleness and boldness are proper

dispositions for one who prays the Our Father.

Answers: 1. The Lord's Prayer. Para. 2759: Jesus "was praying at a certain

place, and when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord,

teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples'" (Lk 11:1). In

response to this request the Lord entrusts to his disciples and to his

Church the fundamental Christian prayer. . . . 2. True. Para. 2761: The Lord's Prayer "is truly the summary of the

whole gospel" (Tertullian, De orat. 1:PL 1, 1155). "Since the Lord . . .

after handing over the practice of prayer, said elsewhere, ‘Ask and

you will receive,' and since everyone has petitions which are

peculiar to his circumstances, the regular and appropriate prayer

Lord’s Prayer is expressed in the liturgies of East and of West by

[the Lord's Prayer] is said first, as the foundation of further desires"

(Tertullian, De orat. 10: PL 1, 1165; cf. Lk 11:9). 3. Para. 2765: The traditional expression "the Lord's Prayer"—

oratio Dominica—means that the prayer to our Father is taught and 5.True. 2778: The power of the Spirit who introduces us to the,

Given to us by the Lord Jesus. The prayer that comes to us from Lord’s Prayer is expressed in the liturgies of East and of West by

given to us by the Lord Jesus. The prayer that comes to us from the beautiful, characteristically Christian expression: parrhesia,

Jesus is truly unique: it is "of the Lord." On the one hand, in the Straightforward simplicity, filial trust, joyous assurance, humble

words of this prayer the only Son gives us the words the Father boldness, the certainty of being loved (Cf. Eph 3:12; Heb 3:6; 4:16,

gave him (Cf. Jn 17:7): he is the master of our prayer. On the other, 10:19; 1Jn 2:28; 3:21; 5:14.)

human brothers and sisters and reveals them to us: he is the model

of our prayer. QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK 4. a, b, c, and e. Para. 2776: The Lord's Prayer is the quintessential

prayer of the Church. It is an integral part of the major hours of the Adults: What unavoidable weakness do I struggle to accept

Divine Office and of the sacraments of Christian initiation: Baptism, in myself ?

Confirmation, and Eucharist. Integrated into the Eucharist it reveals

the eschatological character of its petitions, hoping for the Lord, Children: What do I ask Jesus to make stronger in me?

“until he come” (1 Cor 11:26).

ST. JOHN / ST. BERNARD Pastor Father Michael Erpelding 712-423-2656

stjohnparishhall@msn.com www.stjohnonawa.com

Secretary / DRE Colleen Maule 712-423-1004 stjohnparishhall@msn.com

MASS SCHEDULE Mon No Mass…………………………………….. 0:00am

Tue Paul Benjamin……………………………. 9:00am

Wed Bob Bruns……(St. Bernard)……….… 9:00am

Thurs No Mass………………………….…………… 0:00am

Fri Elmwood (Delbert Heisterkamp)... .. 9:30 am

Sat No Mass………………………………….…… 0:00pm

Sun Thomas Zobel…………. ………………………. 9:00am

CONFESSION: SUNDAY 8:30 AM—8:45 AM

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Wednesday, July 11—Sunday July 15 Monona County Fair– Knights of Columbus Booth Open

Friday—Saturday, July 20-21 Ragbrai– KC Fair Booth /Rosary

Ragbrai meal served at Church 3-8 Mass– 6:00 PM

Tuesday—August 14

Vigil Mass of the Assumption 5:30 pm St. John

Wednesday—August 15

Mass of the Assumption 7:30 am St. Bernard

STEWARDSHIP 7/1/18 ST. JOHN ST. BERNARD Envelopes/Loose $1400.39 $40.00

Building Fund: $110.00

Peters Pence $315.00

Total: $2215.39

St. John Registered Families……………………….185

ST. JOSEPH Pastor Father Michael Erpelding 712-946-5635

stjoseph@longlines.com WWW.STJOESALIX.COM

Secretary Mary Lynn Nelson 712-946-5635 stjoseph@longlines.com Cell 712-281-0107

DRE Kathy Jo Mitchell 712-212-3867

MASS SCHEDULE Mon No Mass…………………………………….………...0:00am

Tue No Mass…...………………………………………....0:00am

Wed No Mass…………………………………….…………0:00am

Thurs Darlene Ellis, children, grandchildren ,great grandchildren 9:00am

Fri No Mass……………….…………..….……………...0:00am

Sat Chuck Nelson ………...…………,,……………... 4:00pm

Sun Richard & MaDonna Harrington.…………..11:00am

CONFESSION: SATURDAY 3:30PM—3:45PM

SUNDAY 10:30 AM– 10:45 AM

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Wednesday, August 15:

Mass of the Assumption 6:30 PM

STEWARDSHIP 6/30—-7/1 ST. JOSEPH Envelopes: $2371.00 Loose: $269.00

Debt Reduction $100.00 Candles: $57.00

Peters Pence $225.00 Food Pantry: $50.00

TOTAL $3072.00

St. Joseph Registered Families ……………………...209

St. Joseph Debt May 2018 ……………………$233,387.97

St. Joseph Debt April 2017…………………….$324, 880.66

WEEK OF JULY 8, 2018

ST. JOHN JULY 15

LECTORS SERVERS EMS GIFT BEARERS USHERS

Mary Tramp Nathan McMinamen Dave Hausman—Elmwood Doug & Pauline Zima John Zink, Chuck

ROSARY Jaci McMinamen Jeff Pratt Greeters Orsini,Glen Coble

Grace Fouts Casey McMinamen Lesley Hubert– Homebound Terry & Anita Madsen Mike Beck

ST. JOSEPH JULY 14-15

LECTORS SERVERS EMS GIFT BEARERS USHERS

14-Al Stuhrenberg 14-Hudson Schuetz 14-Bonnie Brouillette 14-Mike & Sharon Clayton 14-Bert Ullrich

15– Kathy Spohr Jackson Dewald

Joseph Dewald

14-Tom Becker

Paula Olson

15-Ryan Willis & Family Brent & Niki Dewald

J.T.

14-Rosary

Dorothy Putnam

15-Braden Hensley 15-Mike Donnelly 14--Greeters

Tom & Roxie Ullrich

15– Myron & Jenny

Miller

15 –Mary Hozerland Jack Clayton

Charlie Clayton

Mary Kay Miller

Mary Lee Lazarowicz

15– Greeters

Laura Lewis & Family

15-Ryan Willis &

Family

Stewards

Steve & Kathy Spohr Homebound Pam Eliason

Mary Kay Miller

ST. JOHN/ ST. BERNARD JULY 8, 2018 ST. JOSEPH

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISHES: Father Patrick O’Kane, Shirley Turner, Dora Miller,

Esther Mac Clure, Darlene Ellis, Cheri Gibler,Loretta

Simoff, Verla Benjamin, Doe & Mabel Walker, Mar-

yann Muller, Maria Wingert, Pete Mortensen, John

Heisterkamp, Charlotte Zortman, Rosemary Kirby,

Myra Juraseck, Gina Mortensen& Pat (Kelley) Baker.

If you know of someone who is ill and needs our pray-

ers, and would like to be listed, or if you no longer

need to be listed, please contact Colleen at the office

@ 423-1004

Thank you to all who helped with Mass for the

“Running of the Rose” on Tuesday @ 7pm. A special

Thank you to Phil Morrow who coordinated and

organized the Mass and watermelon feed afterward!

All Parishioners are asked to help with the Rosary Society sponsored Ragbrai meal July 21st. If you have not already, please volunteer to help with serving or bring cookies or bars. Contact Theresa Niewohner @ 420-0917 or Mary Tramp @ 420-0214.

. The Knights of Columbus are

asking for your help with

manning their food booth from July 11-15th, as they serve the community by

providing delicious food and cold drinks to all fair

attendees. Familys are welcomed and encouraged to

volunteer. We also need help with the booth July 20-

21, as we welcome and serve Ragbrai

participants .Please consider helping with this

project. Thanks

___________________________________ Joke

I urgently needed a few days off work, but I knew the

Boss would not allow me to take a leave. I thought that

maybe if I acted "CRAZY" then he would tell me to

take a few days off. So I hung upside down on the ceil-

ing and made funny noises. My co-worker (who's a Jes-

uit priest) asked me what I was doing. I told him that I

was pretending to be a light bulb so that the Boss would

think I was "crazy" and give me a few days off. A few

minutes later the Boss came into the office and asked

"What are you doing?" I told him I was a light bulb. He

said "You are clearly stressed out. Go home and recu-

perate for a couple of days". I jumped down and walked

out of the office. When my co-worker (the Jesuit priest)

followed me, the Boss asked him "And where do you

think you're going?" He said, "I'm going home too, I

can't work in the dark!"

REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR

PARISHES: Father O’Kane, Fran Mitchell, Nainna Gnat,

Pat Mustain, Jeri Greiner, Mike Franken, Loretta Prince,

David Bogenrief, Linda Donnelly, Sue LaCroix, Pam Dalley,

Bev Thorpe, Bryson Harder, Justin Lamoureux, Bud

Mareau, Sophie Helvey, Kim Peterson, Doreen Becker,

Kathy Spohr, Mark Ullrich, Roger Huot, Stanley Johnson,

Tristan Parks, Colleen Ebner ,Bailey Cleveland, Christian

Case, Colleen Mahaney, Brady Worrell, Cal Worrell, Connie

Wagner, Kathy Clayton. For all who travel, grieve, those in

the military, veterans their families and our nations lead-

ers. The candles burning on the Blessed Mother’s altar are

for the military serving in foreign lands

Thank you to Steve Spohr for hanging the Stations of

the Cross in the Day Chapel. They look beautiful,

thanks a million Steve

Thanks to Chuck Nelson & John Janson for closing

up the holes where the Rectory was, nice job, thanks

again. Thanks to Hub Pepin for all his work and his

back hoe. Volunteers make so much happen here at St.

Joseph’s, don’t know what I would do without you.

RCIA Now is the time to let us know if you know any-

one interested in joining the Catholic Church, please

contact the office or Bev Weikel 712-223-1659 or Greg

Heisterkamp at 712- 251-0563. Thank you

Sewing for Children in Haiti: . Sponsored by the Cath-

olic Daughters of the Americas, Court 2065, St. Teresa

of Calcutta Parish, Dakota Dunes, SD. We will collect

them on August 20th. Any questions or need more fab-

ric or patterns, Call Mary Grasso @ 712-251-7421.

_______________________________________ Summer Series will continue on Wednesday, July

11th at Trinity Heights Queen of Peace. Father

Shane Deman will present “ Reverencing with

Awe the Sacred Silence in Eucharistic Adora-

tion.” It will start following the 7 pm rosary.

St. Benedict, the Father of Western monasticism

and brother of Scholastica, is considered the pa-

tron of speliologists (cave explorers).He was born

in Nursia, Italy and educated in Rome. In about

530 he began to build the monastery that was to be

the birthplace of Western monasticism, Monte

Cassino.He died at Monte Cassino on Mar. 21, 547

and was named patron protector of Europe by

Pope Paul VI in 1964. His feast day is July 11.

The weekend of July 14-15, we will have a mis-

sionary visiting our parishes. Here is some infor-

mation regarding this visit:

The Comboni missionaries of the Heart of Jesus

were founded by Saint Daniel Comboni, the first

Bishop of Central Africa, in 1867. Originally,

they were a group of priests and brothers from all

over Europe doing mission work in Africa under

the name of “Institute for the African missions.”

They became a religious society in 1879. Up to

recent years they were popularly known as

“Verona Fathers.” In 1987 the name was

changed to the present form to honor the founder

and the spirituality of the Society.

Presently, the Comboni Missionaries number

close to 1,700. They serve in over thirty countries

of Africa, Europe, the Americans and Asia.

The Comboni missionaries care for the poor and

The most abandoned people in any area of the

world that the “Holy See” may want to entrust to

them. Their evangelizing method is directed to

the liberation of the whole person through the

preaching of the gospel and the institution of the

social and educational structures, in corporation

with the existing resources and in a spirit of ser-

vice to the local Church. They are very active in

the formation of religious and lay leaders, in

education, in the field of mass media, and when

needed, in relief work and refugee relocation,

especially in Africa. Funds collected during the

Missionary Cooperation Plan go mostly into “

Small Mission Projects Fund” that sponsors

people related projects in Africa and Latin

America

Currently, many of these projects are directed to

refugee settlement in the Sudan (Darfur includ-

ed), Uganda and Congo, AIDS prevention and

AIDS orphan assistance, training of local mis-

sionaries both lay and religious, women’s

education at secondary level, establishing wells

and other sources of safe water for the desert

dwellers in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Kenya.

In North America, the Comboni missionaries

have a small contingent of about 30 members in

the Archdioceses of Chicago, Cincinnati, Los An-

geles and Newark and in the Diocese of Hamil-

ton, Ontario - Canada