The Church of St. Mary. Holy Trinity Parish

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1 The Church of St. Mary 415 EAST PLEASANT VALLEY SIGOURNEY, IA Holy Trinity Parish 109 NORTH LINCOLN ST. KEOTA, IA Parish Contacts Pastor Rev. Charles Fladung Secretary-Bookkeeping-Bulletin Sigourney JoEllen O Rourke stmarysgrnyia@iowatelecom.net Fax Keota Kara Sobaski kmdotski@gmail.com St. Mary Parish Office Hours Monday - Thursday 8:30 AM - 12 noon Parish Office Phone Holy Trinity Office Hours Wednesday & Friday 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Office Phone MARCH 10, 2019 FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Bulletin deadline Wednesday at 9:00 A.M. For ease in relaying messages for bulletin, send via to: stmarysgrnyia@iowatelecom.net

2 2 W E L C O M E T O T H E P A R I S H E S O F S T. M A R Y & H O L Y T R I N I T Y Parish Staff Religious Education Jenny Thompson - St. Mary Office Home Shannon Greiner - Holy Trinity Cell keotaholytrinitydre@diodav.org Altar & Rosary St. Mary Parish Office Kathy Greiner - Holy Trinity Ruth Johnson - HT Parish Center Rental Leave Message Prayer Line Sigourney - Nancy Weber Bibi Glandon Keota Jeanette Besser Keota Connie Sieren St. Mary Parish Liturgical Ministers Weekend Schedule Date/Time Servers Saturday March 16 5:00 PM March 17 10:30 AM Holy Trinity Parish Liturgical Ministers Weekend Schedule Date/Time Cael/Carson O Rourke Katherine/ Nolan McLaughlin, Solon Yates Servers Eucharistic Ministers Ed/Denise Conrad, Yvonne Pitsch Barb Blaylock, Chip/Deb Fritz Eucharistic Ministers Denise Conrad Barb Blaylock Greeter/ Ushers Greeter/Gifts Ed Conrad Rel. Ed. (Grades 4,5,6) Gifts To schedule a Mass intention, please contact Jo O'Rourke during her office hours of 8:30-noon, M-Th or s t m a r y s - grnyia@iowatelecom.net Mass stipends for the Davenport Diocese at $5 per Mass. March 17 8:30 AM Keota HCC Patty Sieren Thomas/ Jacob/ Anna Flynn Scott Flynn, Shannon Greiner, Denise Sieren, Nadine Greiner Scott Flynn Rel. Ed., (2nd Grade) Rel. Ed., (2nd Grade) St. Mary Parish Liturgical Ministers Weekend Schedule Eucharistic Celebration Saturday - 3/9-4:00 PM (S) Richard/Dorothy Stumpf - 3/10-8:30 AM (K) George Gent Janet Gent Sullivan - 3/10-10:30 AM (S) Ray Vittetoe Tuesday - 3/12-9:00 AM (S) Jerry/Mignon Dumont Wednesday - 3/13-9:00 AM (K) Ed Striegel Thursday - 3/14-9:00 AM (S) Wilford/Faun Dumont Friday - 3/15-9:00 AM (K) Henry Greiner Saturday - 3/16-5:00 PM (S) Dec. Frank Greiner Family - 3/17-8:30 AM (K) Leo/Lydia McGinnis - 3/17-10:30 AM (S) Mary Webb Tammy Wallerich Date/ Time Saturday March 23 5:00 PM March 24 10:30 AM Servers Eucharistic Ministers Greeter/Gifts Nathan Wehr Bailey/Natalie Redlinger, Clara Hanselman Mike Wehr, Chris Thomann, Mary Sue Votroubek Jeff/Darian Graff, Jenny Thompson Chris Thomann Jenny Thompson Mary Sue Votroubek Dave/Jennifer McLaughlin Holy Trinity Parish Liturgical Ministers Weekend Schedule Date/Time March 24 8:30 AM Keota HCC Karen Dickerson Servers Carmen/ Charlotte/ Gretta Sieren Eucharistic Ministers Scott Sieren, Tim Sieren, Larry/Kathy Davis Scott Sieren Greeter/ Ushers Jayme/Angie Sieren, Tim/ Ethel Sieren Gifts Jayme/Angie Sieren

3 S T. M A R Y P A R I S H 3 Announcements St. Mary (Today) Rel. Ed., 9:00-10:15 AM Friday (3/15) March St. Mary Rel. Ed. Schedule March 10 - Rel. Ed., 9:00-10:15 AM March 17 - Rel. Ed./Confirmation, 9:00-10:15 AM Children s Mass, (Grades 4,5,6 will do ministries) March 31 - Rel. Ed., 9:00-10:15 AM (3/17) Rel. Ed./Confirmation, 9:00-10:15 AM Children s Mass, 10:30 AM (Gr. 4-6) Friday (3/22) (3/24) Confession Time, 1:00 PM-2:30 PM, St. Mary Parish Friday (3/29) (3/31) Rel. Ed., 9:00-10:15 AM St. Mary s Religious Education classes received thank you notes from the Sigourney Care Center and Keokuk Co. Health Center for the valentines the students made for the residents at the centers. They enjoyed them very much. Fish 'n Chips for Lent It was the third Friday of Lent when a faithful parishioner stumbled through pouring rain past hamburger huts and steak houses into the monastery at Mount Angel and requested shelter. He was just in time for dinner and was treated to the best fish and chips he'd ever had. After dinner, he went into the kitchen to thank the chefs. He was met by two brothers who introduced themselves, "Hello, I'm Brother Michael, and this is Brother Francis." "I'm very pleased to meet you. I just wanted to thank you for a wonderful dinner. The fish and chips were the best I've ever tasted. Out of curiosity, who cooked what?" Brother Michael replies, "Well, I'm the fish friar." The man turns to Brother Francis and says, "Then you must be..." "Yes, I'm afraid I'm the chip monk." St. Mary Stewardship Envelopes Weekly Budget... $2,590 Received... $2,615 Envelope Budget to Date... $93,240 Actual to Date... $93, Offertory Weekly Budget... $308 Received... $243 Offertory Budget to Date... $11,088 Actual to Date... $10,229 ALMSGIVING, PRAYER, FASTING, AND TEMPTATION As we begin our season of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving, the reading from Deuteronomy reminds us of our duty of almsgiving, that we set [our offerings] before the Lord, [our] God, [and] shall bow down in [God s] presence (Deuteronomy 26:10). The reading from Romans refers us to our prayer, reminding us that The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart... For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved (Romans 10:8, 13). These are comforting words, and encourage us to ask God for what we need and to aid us in our prayer. Finally, the Gospel of Luke shows us a fasting Jesus, who was tempted as we are, and who knows what it means to be human. Someone once said that temptation arises when you re tired and weary, and the devil comes along and makes a perfectly reasonable suggestion. Jesus shows us that, with his help, we too can overcome our temptations, reasonable as they may sound.

4 4 H O L Y T R I N I T Y P A R I S H Announcements Holy Trinity (Today) Rel. Ed., 9:30-11:15 AM Friday (3/15) (3/17) Rel. Ed./Confirmation, 9:30-10:45 AM Tuesday (3/19) St. Theresa s Bible Study, 1:30 PM, HTP rectory Friday (3/22) Friday (3/29) Friday - (March 29, 30 & 31) COR retreat at Holy Trinity Parish (4/7) Confession Time: 1:00-2:30 PM, Holy Trinity Parish The annual Holy Trinity Cemeteries board meeting will be held Wednesday, March 13, 6:30 PM in the basement of Clear Creek. Send any agenda topics to tdbaker16@gmail.com. St. Theresa s Bible Study will be having their first meeting of the year on March 19 at 1:30 in the rectory at Holy Trinity. We will be starting a new study of Jesus Sermon On The Mount. This promises to be a very interesting study. Please remember your books and your folders. Books will be available for all who come. We are collecting our $2.00 dues at that time. Vonne Merz will be our hostess. We also extend an invitation to anyone who would like to learn a little more about what the Bible means in today s world. See you there. Holy Trinity Stewardship Envelopes Weekly Budget... $2,211 Received... $2,421 Envelope Budget to Date... $79,596 Actual to Date... $83,990 Offertory Weekly Budget... $423 Received... $221 Offertory Budget to Date... $15,228 Actual to Date... $11,026 March Holy Trinity Rel. Ed. Schedule March 10 - Rel. Ed., 9:30-11:15 AM March 17 - Rel. Ed./Confirmation, 9:30-10:45 AM Children s Mass, (Grade 2) Religious Education Time Change I am changing the time of Religious Education for this week to make up time for those classes we missed due to weather conditions. I am adding a half hour to this s class time. I am providing snacks, having music, and server training to break up the two hours. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know. Yours in Faith -Shannon March 10th - 9:30-11:15 AM Do you enjoy listening to the choir? Do you know how lucky our parish is to have an established choir? Membership has steadily been declining, and we really need some new members! Please consider joining or encourage someone you know to join. For information, contact Jeanene Redlinger at or talk to any choir member. Thank you. ILL HABITS Ill habits gather by unseen degrees As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas. Ovid COR - Christ in Others Retreat The annual COR - Christ in Others Retreat will be March 29,30 & 31, Friday- at Holy Trinity Parish Center in Keota. Open for high school students 10-12th grades. For more information contact: Kathy & Larry Davis 401 S Hamilton Keota, IA Kathy s cell number Larry s cell number Registration forms can be found at the main doors of your parish church. Fast for Lent A man who had been away from the Church for some time came into the confessional on Ash Wednesday. The man professed, "Father, for Lent, I'm going to pray a whole bunch and I'm going do that thing where you give up food in between meals. The priest responded, "You're going to fast?" The man started again, "I'm... going... to... do... that... thing..."

5 P A R I S H & C O M M U N I T Y N E W S 5 Saturday Vigil Mass time will begin at 5:00 PM on Saturday, March 16 thru Saturday, November 2. Readings for the Week of March 10, 2019 Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18/Mt 25:31-46 Tuesday: Is 55:10-11/Mt 6:7-15 Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10/Lk 11:29-32 Thursday: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25/Mt 7:7-12 Friday: Ez 18:21-28/Mt 5:20-26 Saturday: Dt 26:16-19/Mt 5:43-48 Next : Gn 15:5-12, 17-18/Phil 3:17-4:1 /Lk 9:28b-36 ALMSGIVING teaches us to separate ourselves from material possessions. By freely giving of our money and possessions, we learn to trust the Lord more deeply for our own daily needs. Reconciliation - On Saturdays before the start of the 5 PM Mass at either Saint Mary or Holy Trinity, the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available from 4-4:30 PM. To report child abuse contact: Iowa Department of Human Services Child Abuse Hotline: and if it involves clergy or church personnel also notify Alicia Owens, the Victim Assistance Coordinator, ; vac@diodav.org or PO Box 232, Bettendorf, IA Lenten Schedule for Masses, Devotions, and KC Fish Fry Suppers <*((((>< 5-7:00 p.m. Friday Fish Supper Harper KC Hall 3-16 & Masses 2nd of Lent Stations of the Cross after Masses <*((((>< 5-7:00 p.m. Friday Fish Supper Harper KC Hall 3-23 & Masses 3rd of Lent Confession & Adoration 1-2:30 pm Sigourney <*((((>< 5-7:00 p.m. Friday Fish Supper Harper KC Hall COR Retreat at Holy Trinity Keota 3-30 & Masses 4th of Lent Stations of the Cross after Masses Day Light Saving Time Begins, March 10, 2019 at 2:00 AM Saturday Vigil Mass goes to 5 pm on <*((((>< 5-7:00 p.m. Friday Fish Supper Harper KC Hall 4-6 & Masses 5th of Lent Confession & Adoration 1-2:30 pm Keota CHRISM MASS at Sacred Heart Cathedral Davenport 2:30 P.M. Everyone is invited to attend <*((((>< 5-7:00 p.m. Friday Fish Supper Harper KC Hall 4-13 & Masses Palm Passion of the Lord TRIDUUM LITURGIES Holy Thursday, 7:00 PM St. Mary Sigourney Good Friday Passion Liturgy With Communion One regular meal two lighter meals and Abstinence of Meat 3:00 PM Holy Trinity Keota 5:00 PM Saint Mary Sigourney Easter Vigil Note: There is no 5 pm Mass at Holy Trinity, Easter Vigil, 7:00 PM Holy Trinity Keota Easter 8:30 AM Holy Trinity Keota 10:30 AM Saint Mary Sigourney First Communion :00 p.m. Mass at Holy Trinity-Keota First Communion :30 a.m. Mass at Saint Mary-Sigourney Confirmation-, June 23, :00 AM at Holy Trinity-Keota Note: No 8:30 AM Mass at Keota or 10:30 AM at Sigourney that morning. Saturday June 22, 2019 Mass at 5 pm at St. Mary Sigourney. PROM Mass :00 p.m. Mass* at Holy Trinity-Keota *Note Time Change this date only COR (Christ in Others Retreat) March 29, 30 & 31, 2019 at Holy Trinity-Keota Confession Times:, March 24, 2019 from 1:00-2:30 p.m. at Saint Mary Sigourney with Adoration Confession Times:, April 7, 2019 from 1:00-2:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Keota with Adoration