First Sunday of Lent February 14, 2016

Fr. Kevin Doyle frkevindoyle@sfcatholic.org

Mailing: PO Box 310 - Bowdle, SD 57428

Bowdle Rectory/Office: 285-6466 Melissa Sauer & Judy Weishaar

Hoven Rectory/Office: 948-2451 Dawn McClure & Linda Feldmeier

or Melissa Sauer Cell: 216-0124

Bowdle Office Email: staug@venturecomm.net

Hoven Office Email: stanthony@venturecomm.net

Webpage: staugustinebowdle.wordpress.com

Baptism: Pre-Baptism Class for parents required before all Baptisms. Please call Rectory for appointment.

Holy Matrimony: Couples planning marriage must contact their Priest at least 6 months before the wedding

date. A year in advance is not too early.

Weekly Readings Sun Feb 14: First Sunday of Lent

Dt 26:4-10, Rom 10:8-13, Lk 4:1-12

Mon Feb 15: Lenten Weekday

Lv 19:1-2, 11-18, Mt 25:31-46

Tues Feb 16: Lenten Weekday

Is 55:10-11 Mt 6:7-15

Wed Feb 17: The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order

Jon 3:1-10 Lk 11:19-32

Thurs Feb 18: Lenten Weekday

Est C: 12,14-16,23-25 Mt 7:7-12

Fri Feb 19: Lenten Weekday

Ez 18:21-28 Mt 5:20-26

Sat Feb 20: Lenten Weekday

Dt 26:16-19, Mt 5:43-48

Ministry Lists for Feb 14

Ministry Lists for Feb 21

Hosmer-Lec– Rosary–

Bowdle– Lec– Sandy S Serv– Joseph, Brittney

Comm– Mary Zimmer

Gift– James & Lisa Geier Rosary– Norbert T

Bowdle– Lec– Chad H Serv– Seth, Kalen

Comm– Mary T

Gift– Peter & Sandra Frickson

Rosary– Margy B

Anointing of the Sick: Before a hospital stay, surgical procedure, or any serious illness, please call the

rectory to arrange the blessing of the Sacrament.

Fr. Kevin’s Reflection

Saturdays 5:00pm St Anthony’s Hoven * Saturdays 7:00pm St John’s Onaka (Even Weekends) Sundays 8:30 am Holy Trinity Hosmer (Odd Weekends) * Sundays 10:30 am St Augustine’s Bowdle

Word of Life Intercessions for Life Feb 14 ~ First Sunday of Lent

For all Christians:

May God grant us courage to embrace the precious gift

of life, even in the most difficult of circumstances;

We pray to the Lord: Lord hear our prayer.

Mass Times at a Glance Saturdays: 5:00 pm Hoven

5:30 pm Eureka (Jan-Mar 2016) 5:30 pm Roscoe

6:00 pm Faulkton 7:00 pm Onaka* (2&4 Sat only)

Sundays: 8:30 am Herreid (Jan-Mar 2016)

8:30 am Ipswich

8:30 am Hosmer*(1,3,5 Sun only) 9:00 am Faulkton

9:00 am Onida 10:30 am Bowdle

10:30 am Selby (Jan–Mar 2016) 11:00 am Gettysburg

11:00 am Leola

Parish Cleaning Assignments

St. Augustine: February Church Cleaning:

Chair: Jeanne Bieber, Richard & Susan Mitzel, Karen Karst, Ryan & Amber Drake

Holy Trinity: February Church Cleaning: Helen Heier, Judy Weishaar, Gary Weishaar

NOTE: The Holy Trinity men on for the monthly cleaning are also to be usher-

ing and taking up the collection during

your assigned month. Thank you to all those who work so hard to keep the churches clean. It is very much appreciated!

Fr Kevin Doyle will have Weekend Masses for Hosmer and Onaka during these dates:

7 pm Sat Feb 13 Onaka

8:30 am Sun Feb 21 Hosmer 7 pm Sat Feb 27 Onaka

8:30 am Sun Mar 6 Hosmer 7 pm Sat Mar 12 Onaka 8 am Sun Mar 20 Onaka

8:00 am Sun Mar 27 Hosmer 8:30 am Sun Apr 3 Hosmer 7 pm Sat Apr 9 Onaka

8:30 am Sun Apr 17 Hosmer 7 pm Sat Apr 23 Onaka

With the season of Lent Fr

Kevin has ordered extra of

The Word Among Us, Lent

2016. This book which can

be found by the entrance of

the churches contains a

short daily meditation, vari-

ous short stories of interest

along with the daily scrip-

ture readings of all the

Masses throughout Lent.

You are encouraged to pick

up a copy during this time

of spiritual enrichment.

“Jesus is with us every step of the way,

giving us the grace we need. God invites

us to embrace the lives we have been

given, for as long as they are given. Eve-

ry life is worth living.”

—2015-16 Respect Life Program Flyer

USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Ac-vi-es

Beginning February 10th and running through March 20th there will be prayer vigils held outside the Planned Parenthood facility at 6511 W. 41st St. in Sioux Falls. This will be a peaceful time of pray-er and fasting for an end to abortion and increased re-spect for human life from the time of conception. For more information on how you can sign up to pray please visit the website at https://40daysforlife.com/local-campaigns/sioux-falls/calendar/ or volunteer by call-ing Cathy Crisp at 605 261-

5649.

Let’s take a moment of our day and read a chapter of this book, they are nice and short, which

take only a few minutes. It can help us in this journey season of Lent.

A Time, Again, to Exercise some Spiritual Muscle

The etymology of the word “Lent” is inspiring … going to what we celebrate for over 40 days as a Chris�an

church. “Lent” comes from the old English “Lencten”, meaning, “Early Spring” or “Spring Coming”. As such, it is a special

�me for prayer, sacrifice, almsgiving and fas�ng as Scripture invites a Chris�an to live with seasons of more intense spiritu-

al work, on the one hand, and �mes of fes�vity on the other (eg: Hebrews 12).

The purpose of Lent is to have us exercise spiritual muscles, we haven’t used for awhile (a Early Spring training … if you

like). The goal is to demonstrate not only to the world; but also, to actualize faith in ourselves … we can control and sacri-

fice worldly desires and wants to God and for God’s sake. By doing so, we prepare for the lean �mes that may present

themselves in a soul’s life�me.

When I have a loss … when I experience desola�ons and emp�ness … when I am seriously hurt (or a member of the family

is hurt) … when I am challenged by things of this world – my prac�ces in Lent train me to know how temporary these situ-

a�ons actually are. I learn I can and do endure for the sake of something greater than myself. Having Jesus as our Model

and Guide at Lent, we realize as Chris�ans, He is able to transfigure this world (and our lives) for the greater glory of God.

When a soul prepares well: a good Lenten prac�ce will make for a good Holy Week celebra�on. A good Holy Week cele-

bra�on then makes for a wonder filled Easter Season.

And, remembering that God will never be out done in love - I can tell you - when Easter comes around … WOW ! I discov-

er how wonderful a treat the item that was sacrificed, when returned to me at Easter, is a great and true blessing.

Upcoming Special Mass Times to keep in mind: March 19-20th Palm Sunday Hoven 5pm Sat, Onaka 8am, Bowdle 10:30am; Wed Mar

23rd Living Sta�ons Hoven 7pm; Thurs Mar 24 Holy Thursday Hoven 7pm; Fri Mar 25 Good Friday Hosmer Noon Sta-ons, Bowdle 3pm

Communion Service followed by Divine Mercy Chaplet; Hoven 7pm Sta-ons; Sat Mar 26th Easter Vigil Hoven 7:30pm; Sun Mar 27 East-

er Sunday Hosmer 8am, Bowdle 10:30 am, Hoven 12:30pm ; Sun Apr 3 First Holy Communion Bowdle 10:30 am; Sat Apr 16 Confirma-

�on Hoven 5pm

Weekly Collections February 7, 2016 Adult Loose Easter

Flowers Good

Friday Rice Bowl Total

Hosmer $ 130 $ 35 $ 450

Bowdle $ 1,175 $ 161.11 $ 45 $ 20 $ 20 $ 5,781.11

Mass Stipends

$ 50

CFSA

$ 285

$ 4,310

Generous giving produces rejoicing in one’s soul

Mass Intentions Sat., Feb 13 5:00pm

7:00pm

Hoven

Onaka

People of Our Parishes

Sun., Feb 14

10:30am

Hosmer

Bowdle

NO Mass Hosmer

All Married Couples

Mon., Feb 15 5:15pm Hoven Mass/Rosary

Tues., Feb 16 4:30 pm Onaka Mass/Rosary

Wed., Feb 17 5:15pm Hoven Mass/ Rosary

Thurs., Feb 18 9:00am Hosmer † Kasper & †Margaret Malsam

Fri., Feb 19 9:00 am Bowdle Florence Engelhart

Sat., Feb 20 9:00 am

5:00pm

Bowdle

Hoven

Onaka

† Joe A & † Annie Dewald

People of Our Parishes

No Mass Onaka

Sun., Feb 21 8:30am

10:30am

Hosmer

Bowdle

† Frances Grabowska

James & Florence Engelhart

CCD SCHEDULE BOWDLE

Feb 17, 24 Mar 2, 9, 16, Grades K-6: 3:30 to 5:00 pm Grades 7-8: 7:00-8:30 pm GRADES 9-12

7:00-8:30 pm @ Bowdle

Pope Francis’ Prayer Intentions for February

Universal: Care for Creation. That we may take good care

of creation-a gift freely given-

cultivating and protecting it for

future generations.

For Evangelization: Asia. That op-

portunities may increase for dia-

logue and encounter between the

Christian faith and the peoples of Asia.

CFSA 2016

Pledged Pledges

paid to

date

2016

Goal

Bowdle/Hosmer $7,945 $ 4,595 $ 14,500

Confessions will be available

Saturdays Noon – 1:30pm Bowdle 3:00pm - 4:00pm Hoven 6:30 pm-6:55pm Onaka only w/scheduled

Masses

Sundays 8:00am-8:25am Hosmer only w/ scheduled

Masses

10:00am-10:25am Bowdle OR any time upon request

Season of Lent - Season of Discipline Season of Self Surrender

Days of Fast: Ash Wednesday and Good Friday for those 14-59 years of age. One full meal

and two other meals sufficient to maintain strength are allowed. No ea-ng between meals.

Days of Abs�nence: Ash Wednesday and all Fridays in Lent for those 14 years of age and

over are to keep from ea-ng meat.

to fulfill the precept: “Be s-ll and know that I am God.”

Some Thoughts & Ideas for a Daily Lenten Prac�ce

“Be s-ll and know that I am God.” Thus does the LORD instruct us in Psalm 46,

verse 10. The s-llness to which we are called in Holy Scripture is a leAng go of ac-ons and

words that yields silence, both interior and exterior, and such silence is essen-al for every

disciple of the Lord Jesus. We need -mes of exterior silence in order to cul-vate interior

silence, and without interior silence we make it very difficult to hear the Word of God. For

this reason, silence is indispensable to authen-c and mature Chris-an faith and life.

Many Chris-an denomina-ons oCen emphasize the need for a daily “Quiet Time,”

which is accompanied by reading the Bible and keeping silent. This is nothing other than

the ancient Catholic prac-ce of lec-o divina, or divine reading, which is a medita-ve read-

ing of the Scriptures in a quiet place. Divine reading is understood to have four parts: lec-o,

medita-o, ora-o, and contempla-o. Reading leads to medita-ng on what is read, and our

medita-on leads to prayer that culminates in the contempla-on of the beauty of God. Un-

derstanding the parts, though, is not essen-al to the prac-ce of lec-o divina: simply set

aside -me each day, go to a quiet place, open the Sacred Page and read. “Be s-ll and know

that I am God.”

Exterior and interior silence is also essen-al in the sacred liturgy. We come to the

church from a life filled with ac-on and noise, and when we enter the sacred space of the

House of God, we need to be quiet. Conversa-ons should end in the ves-bule, so that by

the -me we reach the pew, we are on the path to being s-ll. Prayerful readings of the

Scripture lessons appointed for that Mass might be helpful, or perhaps it would be well

simply to kneel in silent adora-on of the Lord Jesus present in the tabernacle. “Be s-ll and

know that I am God.”

Once the celebra-on of Mass begins, the liturgy will be punctuated by several pe-

riods of sacred silence: at the peniten-al rites, as we remember our sins and ask for mercy;

during the Liturgy of the Word, to ponder the Scriptures; aCer the homily, to consider the

instruc-on given; before the end of the Communion Rite, to give thanks for the giC of grace

we receive in the Most Holy Eucharist. During these -mes of silence, we are not wai-ng for

the next thing to happen; instead, we are wai-ng together upon the LORD. “Be s-ll and

know that I am God.”

When Mass is ended, our need for silence does not end. The church is always a place of prayer,

even aCer the procession leaves the sanctuary. For the sake of those who want to linger in ado-

ra-on and of those who are arriving for the next Mass and need to prepare in s-llness, we

should save our conversa-ons un-l we reach the ves-bule or, even beGer, have walked outside

the church, preferably into Miller Square which is designed for fellowship aCer Mass. With such

reveren-al silence, we can begin to fulfill the precept: “Be s-ll and know that I am God.”

Sta�ons of the

Cross Schedule: Wednesdays Stations

7:00pm ~ Hosmer

Fridays Stations 5:00

PM~ Bowdle

Fridays Stations 7:00 PM~

Hoven and Onaka

Note: When Fr Kevin leads

Stations he will be available

for confessions at that parish

afterwards.

GRIEVING THE LOSS OF A LOVED

ONE Weekend Non-

Denomina�onal Retreat for adults

who have lost a loved one and are

trying to understand and recon-

cile their grief. Starts Friday,

March 18, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. and

concludes Sunday, March 20,

2016 at 12:00 p.m. at Broom Tree

Retreat Center, Irene, SD. Di-

rected by Dr. Marcie Moran and

guests. Call 988-3775 or 1-800-

700-7867 or email

cfs@sfcatholic.org for more infor-

ma�on or to register. Registra-

�ons limited.

Cleo Schneider

Tate Kaiser

Nursing Home Resi-

dents

Mary Lou Mohr

Ray Schmaltz

LaVerne Gross

Rose Schmaltz

Francis Heilman, Sr

Jaci Fuhrmann

Lenny Uhrich

Dennis Bieber

Florence Engelhart

Confirma�on Students the deadline is

fast approaching for you to return the

following completed four forms: Bap-

�sm Info, Confirma�on Patron Saint,

Confirma�on Sponsor, Confirma�on

Sponsor Eligibility

please give to Fr Kevin

Doyle by February 24,

2016 or sooner.