Sacred Heart & Ss. Mary and Joseph

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1 Sacred Heart & Ss Mary and Joseph Fort Madison, IA St Joseph Montrose, IA Fifth Sunday - April 29, 2018

2 Fifth Sunday 2 April 29, 2018 A MESSAGE FROM FR JOSEPH Dear Friends, April is almost over The celebration of the Resurrection of the Lord seemingly took place yesterday! In reality, it has been a month! Time flies, as people say This week we enter May, month the Church honors the Blessed Virgin Mary in a particular way During the month of May, I encourage you, as an individual and as family, to spend more time in prayer with the Blessed Virgin Mary, especially with the Rosary May the Blessed Mother continue to intercede for us, for our families and our parishes, Holy Family Parish in Fort Madison and St Joseph Parish in Montrose There are two major celebrations I would like you to take part this month First is the Feast of Pentecost, which falls on May 20th this year The 8:30 AM Mass of Pentecost at Sacred Heart will be celebrated with seven languages The Mass will be followed with a multicultural breakfast as we continue to share the fellowship in the Sprit of God I truly love this multilangual Mass and the celebration They remind me of our identity, belonging, and mission We all belong to the Church established by Jesus for the salvation of humanity and all creature Therefore, under the guidance of the same Holy Spirit, we are to work together to build God s Kingdom on earth Second is the Parish Picnic which takes place on June 2 nd at Rodeo Park I would like to invite you all to join me in giving thanks to God with the Holy Mass at 4:00 PM for all His blessings upon our parish Also, I d like to use this picnic as the opportunity to express my gratitude to all our parishioners who, by all means, spiritual and material, big or small, known or unknown, to help build our faith family this past year Let s gather together for fun, faith, family, and for the celebration of our success Peace in the Risen Lord STS PHILIP AND JAMES As in the case of the other apostles, we see in James and Philip, human men who became foundation stones of the Church, and we are reminded against that holiness and its consequent apostolate are entirely the gift of God, not a matter of human achieving All power is God s power, even the power of human freedom to accept His gifts You will be clothed with power from on high, Jesus told Philip and the others Their first commission had been to expel unclean spirits, heal diseases, announce the kingdom They learned, gradually, that these externals were sacraments of an even greater miracle inside their persons - the divine power to love like God Sts Philip and James are the Patron Saints of Uruguay ~ Franciscan Media RECTORY OPEN HOUSE On May 19th and 20th, after the 4:00 pm AND 10:30 AM Masses, there will be an Open House at the rectory All parishioners are invited to stop by and see the newly refinished wood floors, as well as just take a tour of the house The Open House will last a couple of hours after each Mass COME WALK WITH ME by MARK FORREST Mark Forrest will once again be at Holy Family Parish The Come Walk With Me evening is a time for us to reflect on our personal relationship with Jesus Christ During the evening, the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed, and Mark Forrest, Irish tenor, will take you through an evening of music, reflection, and healing Consider taking an hour with the Lord as he invites you to a closer walk with him The date is May 14th at 7:00 pm at Sacred Heart Church This event is free and open to everyone

3 Fifth Sunday 3 April 29, 2018 Day/Date Mass Time/Location Mass Intention Saint of the Day Scripture Readings Saturday April 28 Sunday April 29 4:00 SM 5:30 SJM 8:30 SH 10:30 SM 5:30 SH Guadalupe Lupe Mendez Donna Doyle Rosemary Nagel Lester Markey For the Parishioners Monday April 30 5:30 SM Deena Schulte Vigil of the Fifth Sunday Fifth Sunday St Pius, V Acts 9: John 3:18-24 John 15:1-8 Acts 9: John 3:18-24 John 15:1-8 Acts 14:5-18 John 14:21-26 Tuesday May 1 Jack, Stephen, Nicholas Beelman & Fred Coffey St Joseph, the Worker Acts 14:19-28 John 14:27-31a Wednesday May 2 5:30 SJM Yvonne Mertens Ruth Hoskins St Athanasius Acts 15:1-6 John 15:1-8 Thursday May 3 11:00 K Paula Lozano LaVonne Krogmeier Sts Philip & James 1 Corinthians 15:1-8 John 14:6-14 Friday May 4 24 hr Eucharistic Adoration Pat Koellner Weekday Acts 15:22-31 John 15:12-17 Saturday May 5 4:00 SM 5:30 SJM Tom Crandall Joseph & Anna Wiggenjost For the Parishioners Immaculate Mary Vigil of the Sixth Sunday Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, John 4:7-10 John 15:9-17 Sunday 8:30 SH 10:30 SM 5:30 SH Melvin & Mary Hall Families Shelby Hughes Bertha Todd Sixth Sunday Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, John 4:7-10 John 15:9-17 DATE TIME May 5 4:00 PM 8:30 AM 10:30 AM MINISTRY NAME NAME NAME NAME 5:30 PM Euch Min Host Betty Denning Floyd Krogmeier Rich Kokjohn Dianna Holmes Euch Min Host Dick Pieper Judy Krogmeier Merlin Boyd Euch Min Host Karen Pieper Laurie Riddle Julie Freesmeier Euch Min Cup Tom Woolever Jim Sholl Nancy Kempker Dennis Osipowicz Euch Min Cup Anita Hunold Karen Heinrich Katherine Scoville Kathy Osipowicz Lectors Jason Lynk Jill Stull Christa Hollister Lectors Beth Wells Servers Carlee Todd Dave Sheppard Brooke Mueller Pat Hollister Servers Joe Peitz Luke Booten Jordan Mueller Michael Hollister Gift Bearers Jeff Schmitz M/M Steve Etka Lourdes Marquez Paulette Wyrick Ministers of Hospitality Joyce Burton Conaway Paul & Dianna Menke Tom & Amy Merschman Kim Albers Ministers of Hospitality Rusty & Karen Robbins Neal & Gail Boeding Chuck & Kathy Osmanski Rose Pohlpeter Ministers of Hospitality Rick Larkin Mario Mendez Julie Schrepfer Scrip Workers Brenda Graham Sandy Martinez Sue Dunlay MASS LOCATION KEY SH - Sacred Heart SM - Ss Mary & Joseph SJM - St Joseph, Montrose K - The Kensington TM - The Madison SM/WP - St Mary, West Point CARE OF THE SICK, 2018 FMHC/FMCH/SB - Joyce Kutscher HOMEBOUND - Ted Schneider KENSINGTON - Ed & Esther Soto

4 Fifth Sunday 4 April 29, 2018 ST JOSEPH S CORNER LAY MINISTRY SCHEDULE 5:30 pm, May 5, 2018 Eucharistic Ministers Lector Rosary Joan Hunold Barb Schau Deb Holtkamp Mary Older Carolyn Hocker STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE April 21, 2018 Envelopes $50800 Offertory $5300 Catholic Home Missions $100 Rice Bowl $5300 TOTAL PARISH GIFTS $61500 NORTH LEE COUNTY RIGHT TO LIFE The next meeting of the North Lee County Right to Life group will be Monday, April 30th, at 3:30 pm at the Columbus Club, 817 Avenue H, Fort Madison DEVOTIONS TO OUR LADY OF FATIMA The Fatima statue will be hosted by Don and Anne Smith this week, April 29th - May 4th The rosary will be recited at 6:30 pm Sunday - Friday The Smiths live at 833 Avenue D, Fort Madison Everyone is invited to come and pray the rosary as a faith community MEMORIAL Holy Family Parish would like to thank the family and friends of Bill Koellner for their donations to his memorials in the amount of $500 to Gethsemane Cemetery and $834 to the parish GARDENER A steward or two are needed to take care of the flower beds around Sacred Heart Church If you are interested or would like more information, please call Floyd at STEWARDSHIP OF TALENT Three stewards stuffed bulletins last week Many stewards prepared and served a funeral luncheon on Monday STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE SUNDAY, April 22, 2018 Regular Envelopes $5,87000 Electronic Giving $83500 Offertory $32786 Children s Envelopes $400 Restricted Gifts $23000 HTC Schools $1,13500 Easter $5000 TOTAL PARISH GIFTS $8,45186 Also received: Votives - $9; Catholic Messenger - $58; Brown Bag - $35; Helping Hands - $25; Good Friday - $40; Catholic Home Missions - $180; Rice Bowl - $10098; Catholic Communications - $4 CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS/MEETINGS Prayer Shawl Wednesday, May 2, 10:00 Parish Office Catholic Ladies Auxiliary Wednesday, May 2, 12:00 SSMJ The Madison Care Center Thursday, May 3, 3:15 CC 24 hr Eucharistic Adoration Friday, May 4, 8:30 am - 8:00 SM CATHOLIC LADIES AUXILIARY The monthly gathering of the CLA will be this Wednesday, May 2nd It will begin with Mass at Ss Mary and Joseph at 12:00 pm The co-chairs for this month s gathering are Jean Gunn and Philomena Stephenson VICTIM ASSISTANCE 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@diodavorg or PO Box 232, Bettendorf, IA

5 Fifth Sunday 5 April 29, 2018 GETHSEMANE CEMETERY In case you haven t been up to Gethsemane Cemetery lately, there have been approximately eight major projects done in the past couple of years These include, but are not limited to: widening the entrance road and gate, planting trees, extending the cemetery to the North, with a paved lane included It s a beautiful cemetery that is being very well cared for Thank you to all who have given of their time and talent to care for the final resting place of many loved ones DIVINE MERCY BOOKSTORE HOURS Saturdays: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm Sundays: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm The bookstore has a wide selection of Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation, and Wedding gift ideas which include, but are not limited to books, rosaries, pictures, statues, etc Stop in and see all it has to offer CATHOLIC RADIO STATION To learn more about your Catholic faith, tune into KDME, 983 FM in Fort Madison and 977 FM in outlying areas These stations are your Truth and Life Catholic radio stations MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND After almost 25 years of marriage and five years of dating, you d think a couple would have their communication down pretty good In some cases, you would be wrong My husband and I recently attended a Marriage Encounter Weekend due to our lack of good communication skills and feelings of distance between us (living as married singles) Neither of us knew what we were getting into with the weekend, but wanted to grow closer and strengthen our relationship We both loved it and felt we gained so much knowledge of how to improve our communication The weekend has given us hope that as we continue to live a married life, rather than continuing to grow distant, we can become the husband and wife to each other that God wants us to be We would highly recommend this weekend to anyone who wants to spend quiet time focused on just the two of you as a couple If you d like to talk to either or both of us about this experience, please don t hesitate to stop us at church or give us a call Joe and Danelle Peitz PRAYER CHAIN If you would like to put someone on the Holy Family Parish Prayer Chain, please call one of the contacts with a first name or intention (healing, job, etc) and they will gladly send it out on the chain Diana Menke - (319) Linda Senf - (319) Carol Foehring - (319) BROWN BAG SUNDAY The Brown Bag food collection will take place next weekend, May 5th and 6th The parish will be taking up a non-perishable food collection for the local Food Pantry Please put these items up around the altar You may also put money into an envelope, mark it Brown Bag and drop it into the collection basket CHRIST OUR LIFE Hotel space is going fast! This year s Christ Our Life Conference is scheduled for Saturday, September 29th, and Sunday, September 30th at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines Doors open both days at 7:00 am This is one of the largest conferences of its kind in the United States Hear world-class speakers, celebrate Mass among many thousands, attend Reconciliation, visit Jesus in Adoration, fill your spirit with music and feel your soul rejoice! A featured speaker at this year s conference is Renee Bondi Renee offers encouragement to all Suffering a bizarre accident which left her quadriplegic at age 29, she also lost her exquisite singing voice Through boundless perseverance, Renee s voice was miraculously restored She shares the lessons of faith that Jesus taught her in her darkest days and the message of hope she found in surrender Tickets are $25 for the entire weekend! A great idea for a gift or just a wonderful weekend to get away and fill your spirit You can purchase tickets at wwwchristourlifeiowacom Donna Gengenbacher also has some tickets available If you d like to purchase yours through Donna, you can call her at

6 Fifth Sunday 6 April 29, 2018 HALL RENTALS If you are interested, or anyone asks, our halls are available for rent They are often used for wedding and birthday celebrations, community activities, etc Roling Hall rents for $600 and McAleer Hall small hall rents for $175, while the large hall rents for $625 For specifics, please call Anita at the parish office, COLLECTION FOR THE CHUCH IN LATIN AMERICA Next week, we will take up the Collection for the Church in Latin America For many in Latin America and Caribbean, rural terrain and a lack of ministers are obstacles to practicing their faith Your support to the collection provides lay leadership training, catechesis, priestly and religious formation, as well as other programs to help share our faith with those who long to hear the Good News of Christ To learn more, please visit wwwusccborg/ latin-america HELPING HANDS Due to the generosity of our parishioners, Holy Family Parish was able to help eight people/families in the month of March for a total amount of $240 Thank you to those who help those in need in our community TONY MELENDEZ IN CONCERT Holy Family Parish has received a limited number of tickets to the upcoming Tony Melendez concert and they are going quickly The concert is to be held on Saturday, May 12th, from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Davenport Accompanying Tony Melendez in concert is Fr Richard Adam on the piano and Fr Ross Epping singing The event is being hosted by the Diocesan Multi-Cultural Ministry Tickets are an $8 donation each and are available on a first-come, firstserve basis at the office Due to the limited number of tickets, please only purchase tickets if you know for sure that you will be able to attend CRUSADER S CORNER This Wednesday, May 2nd, the 5th - 12th grade band concert will be at the HTC Jr/Sr High Gym at 7:00 PM Everyone is invited to come and listen to the students play Thursday, May 3rd, is the National Day of Prayer There will be a prayer service with the HTC K-3 students at 8:30 am to 8:45 am Weather permitting we will pray outside the St Mary's Church in West Point Everyone is invited to pray with us as we pray for our country Want to try and win a red Nissan 350Z Grand Touring Roadster for as little as $20? A raffle will be held at the Holy Trinity Elementary Carnival on Friday, May 4th Get your tickets at the elementary office or mail your check to HTC Elementary Project, PO Box 66, West Point, IA, Tickets are $20 each or 6 for $100 HTC ELEMENTARY CARNIVAL Mark your calendars for Friday, May 4th from 5-8:00 PM at the Holy Trinity Elementary School gym in West Point The entire family will enjoy grilled pork loin sandwiches, corn dogs, pizza, kettle corn, and so many delicious desserts There will be a dunk tank, money machine, cake walk, silent auction, and so much more! There will be a raffle with prizes for kids and adults!! Please come and enjoy Let s all support this important fundraiser for our school On Wednesday, May 9th, the Chorus Students in grades 4th - 12th will present a Vocal Concert to be held at the HTC Jr/Sr High Gym at 6:00 PM Everyone is welcome to come and hear the performance Please visit the Holy Trinity Website for more information & the calendar: wwwholytrinityschoolsorg