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 Deacon - Jim Striegel 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 JULY 8, 2018 FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 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 Servers Eucharistic Ministers Saturday July 14 5:00 PM July 15 10:30 AM Holy Trinity Parish Liturgical Ministers Weekend Schedule Cael O Rourke Heidi/ Jack/ Reagan Clarahan Servers Connie McLaughlin, Gail Pilkington, Yvonne Pitsch Mary Gralapp, Jenny Thompson, Rhonda Wehr Eucharistic Ministers Connie McLaughlin Greeter/Gifts Megan Snakenberg, Chris Ridenour Janis Collins John/Carla Dumont Greeter/ Ushers 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. July 15 8:30 AM Keota HCC Cindy Weber Jacob/ Thomas/ Anna Flynn Scott Flynn, Davis, Mary Ann Bell Scott Flynn Davis, Pat/ Mary Ann Bell Davis St. Mary Parish Liturgical Ministers Weekend Schedule Eucharistic Celebration Saturday - 7/7-5:00 PM (S) Stanley Schmidt - 7/8-8:30 AM (K) George Gent Janet Gent Sullivan - 7/8-10:30 AM (S) Mary Louise Sieren Tuesday - 7/10-9:00 AM (S) Harold Greiner Wednesday - 7/11-9:00 AM (K) Howard Herman Thursday - 7/12-9:00 AM (S) Joe Kelly Friday - 7/13-9:00 AM (K) Elmer Greiner Saturday - 7/14-5:00 PM (S) Colleen Kiefer - 7/15-8:30 AM (K) Wilbert/Bernadette Adam - 7/15-10:30 AM (S) Don Yates Saturday July 21 5:00 PM July 22 10:30 AM Servers Eucharistic Ministers Greeter/Gifts Nathan Wehr Lexi Swearingen, Brady Clark, Jocelyn Abell Mike Wehr, Chris Thomann, Mary Sue Votroubek Barb Blaylock, Steve Wehr, Becky Abell Chris Thomann Sue Fisher Mary Sue Votroubek Justin/Becky Abell Holy Trinity Parish Liturgical Ministers Weekend Schedule July 22 8:30 AM Keota HCC Diane Conrad Servers Kolton/ Connor Strand, Sam Menke Eucharistic Ministers Tim/Ethel Sieren, Nadine Greiner, Steve Menke Tim Sieren Greeter/ Ushers Jeff/Carol Bermel, Jay/ Connie Peiffer Gifts Jeff/Carol Bermel J U L Y 8, F O U R T E E N T H S U N D A Y I N O R D I N A R Y T I M E

3 S T. M A R Y P A R I S H 3 Congratulations to Lillian Marie Long, daughter of Anthony and Monica (Miller) Long who was baptized at St. Mary Parish last weekend. ONLY HALFWAY You can only go halfway into the darkest forest; then you are coming out the other side. OBSTACLES The prophet Ezekiel, Saint Paul, and the Lord Jesus share something in common in today s scripture readings. They all experience obstacles to their ministry. Ezekiel is summoned to prophesy to the Israelites, who are [h]ard of face and obstinate of heart (Ezekiel 2:4). Saint Paul recounts how he has been given a thorn in the flesh (2 Corinthians 12:7). The Lord Jesus is unable to perform many signs in his native place. The Gospel tells us that [he] was amazed at their lack of faith (Mark 6:6). We too sometimes encounter obstacles as we travel along the journey of faith. So often we experience weakness on this journey. Let the words of the Lord to Saint Paul encourage us today: My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9). St. Mary Stewardship Envelopes Weekly Budget... $2,590 Received... $1,956 Envelope Budget to Date... $2,590 Actual to Date... $1,956 Offertory Weekly Budget... $308 Received... $246 Offertory Budget to Date... $308 Actual to Date... $246 ST. KATERI TEKAKWITHA On July 14th, we celebrate the feast of the "Lily of the Mohawks." St. Kateri Tekakwitha is the first Native American woman to be canonized. Orphaned by a smallpox outbreak, Kateri survived with severe scarring and impaired eyesight. Despite tragedy, she was a devout girl at a young age, often building crosses from sticks in the woods. When she was 18, she began secret instruction in the Catholic faith with French missionaries. Her commitment to Christianity and vow of virginity was misunderstood and ridiculed by her fellow villagers. She escaped to a nearby mission, where she attended daily Mass, taught the children, and cared for the sick and the elderly. Sometimes the greatest misunderstandings can come from those closest to us. Like St. Kateri, God invites us to be faithful to our commitments of faith and to always respond in love. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The American summer is officially underway, and people are on the move. Signs of hospitality are everywhere. In today s Gospel, Jesus visit home is hardly marked by hospitality. He goes up to the bema, the elevated place for solemn public reading of the Torah, and his message is poorly received. Today, we read from the descendant of the bema, the ambo, almost an altar of the Word of God. Many ancient ambos are preserved in Italy, decorated with marble, ivory, precious metal, and jewels. Six hundred years ago, the pulpit came into use, meant for preaching rather than proclamation of scripture. Before microphone systems, pulpits were often located halfway down the church, amid the gathered people, and not so clearly associated with the altar. Today, the ambo (the plural is ambone!) is an expected feature of our worship spaces because the Word is once again proclaimed to the people. Before 1964, typically the readings were done quietly by the priest at the altar in Latin, and optionally repeated in English from the pulpit. With the restored place of scripture in our worship, a beautiful and worthy ambo, related in design to the altar table, has once again become a prominent and familiar feature of Catholic architecture. J U L Y 8, F O U R T E E N T H S U N D A Y I N O R D I N A R Y T I M E

4 4 HOLY TRINITY PARISH Announcements Holy Trinity (Today) Holy Trinity Finance Mtg., 5 PM Holy Trinity Pastoral Council Mtg., 6 PM Congratulations to Flynn Robert Schwenke, son of Kory and Paige (Flynn) Schwenke, who was baptized at Holy Trinity Parish last weekend. Holy Trinity Parish sends their condolences and sympathy to Kathy Ewald at the recent death of her sister, Bonnie Kay Amend, who passed away on June 20. HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH BLOOD DRIVE SPONSORED BY SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE Tuesday, July 31, :30 pm 7:30 pm Parish Center 109 N. Lincoln St. To schedule an appointment to donate, contact Cindy Weber at NO BAD NEWS There are many times when we say, Tell me what I want to hear, and don t confuse me with facts. And we don t take kindly to someone who might be bold enough to snuff out our expectations. The biggest problem with such an attitude is not that we miss out on the truth or the facts, but that we miss out on the new and surprising gifts others can give us. Like the townspeople in today s Gospel story, we too often refuse to allow others to display the talents that can be good news for us. Today s readings call for hospitality and faith and discernment. Hospitality opens the doors of our hearts and minds to the stranger among us, no matter how familiar he or she may seem to be. Faith enables us to accept the gifts of others, no matter how alarming or strange they may seem to be. Discernment helps us discover the prophets in our midst, no matter how amazing they may seem to be. Hospitality, faith, and discernment cultivate these. Then, nobody can bring bad news. Holy Trinity Stewardship Envelopes Weekly Budget... $2,211 Received... $2,471 Envelope Budget to Date... $2,211 Actual to Date... $2,471 Offertory Weekly Budget... $423 Received... $376 Offertory Budget to Date... $423 Actual to Date... $376 JULY 8, 2018 FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

5 PARISH & COMMUNITY NEWS 5 The Lighter Side Knock and the Door Shall Be Opened A pastor went out one Saturday to visit his church members. At one house it was obvious that someone was home, but nobody came to the door even though the pastor had knocked several times. Finally, the pastor took out his card and on the back of it wrote, Revelations 3:20 ( Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will enter his house and dine with him, and he with me ), and stuck it in the door. The next day, the card turned up in the offertory basket. Below the pastor s message was the notation Genesis 3:10 ( I heard you in the garden; but I was afraid, because I was naked, so I hid myself ). WORDS Fair words butter no parsnips. John Clarke 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 Readings for the Week of July 8, 2018 Monday: Hos 2:16, 17b-18, 21-22/Mt 9:18-26 Tuesday: Hos 8:4-7, 11-13/Mt 9:32-38 Wednesday: Hos 10:1-3, 7-8, 12/Mt 10:1-7 Thursday: Hos 11:1-4, 8e-9/Mt 10:7-15 Friday: Hos 14:2-10/Mt 10:16-23 Saturday: Is 6:1-8/Mt 10:24-33 Next : Am 7:12-15/Eph 1:3-14 or 1:3-10/Mk 6:7-13 JULY 8, 2018 FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME