Saint Patrick. 120 Fifth Street N.W. Cedar Rapids, Iowa Parish Phone Number. Office Hours Hours... Mon-Fri 8:00 am-4:00 pm

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1 APRIL 16, 2017 EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD Saint Patrick C A T H O L I C C H U R C H 120 Fifth Street N.W. Cedar Rapids, Iowa Parish Phone Number Parish Office... (319) Office Hours Hours... Mon-Fri 8:00 am-4:00 pm Staff Pastor...Father Ivan Nienhaus DBQ031@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us Deacons..Deacon Dan Hoeger deacondan@stpatrickscr.org..deacon Sean Smith deaconsean@stpatrickscr.org Pastoral Ministers... Penny Ackerman packerman@stpatrickscr.org... Cindy Koczo ckoczo@stpatrickscr.org Director of Religious Ed... Geralyn Ward gward@stpatrickscr.org Youth/Young Adult Minister Kristin Soukup ksoukup@stpatrickscr.org Bookkeeper... Tom Hanley thanley@stpatrickscr.org Secretary... Christine Kullander secretary@stpatrickscr.org Music Director... Sue May... smay@stpatrickscr.org Adult Choir Director... Sue May Children s Choir Director Kellie Jorgenson... kellies16@outlook.com Maintenance/Custodian...Larry Pesek lpesek@stpatrickscr.org Prayer Line Phone... (319) The ARK Book & Gift Shop Phone... (319) Metro Catholic Outreach...

2 Weekly Scripture Readings for the Week of April 16, 2017 Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23/Col 3:1-4/Jn 20:1-9 Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33/Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11/Mt 28:8-15 Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41/Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22/Jn 20:11-18 Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10/Ps 105:1-4, 6-9/Lk 24:13-35 Thursday: Acts 3:11-26/Ps 8:2ab, 5-9/Lk 24:35-48 Friday: Acts 4:1-12/Ps 118:1-2, 4, 22-27a/Jn 21:1-14 Saturday: Acts 4:13-21/Ps 118:1, 14-15ab, 16-21/Mk 16:9-15 Next Sunday: Acts 2:42-47/Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24/1 Pt 1:3-9/Jn 20:19-31 ENJOY THE CONVENIENCE OF ELECTRONIC GIVING: Remember that St. Patrick offers electronic giving as a way for you to make scheduled, automatic offerings. Electronic giving provides convenience for you and much-needed donation consistency for St. Patrick Parish. Getting started is easy. Authorization forms and additional information are available by calling the Parish Office. We appreciate your donations now and throughout the year! Liturgical Assignment Weekday Mass Server for April Tim Mason ROSARY FOR THE PILGRIM VIRGIN for the week of April 16th - 21st will be at the home of Ray and Kathy Stefani, 3545 Timber Ridge Trail at 7:30 PM. If you'd like to host, call Mass Intentions Saturday, April 15 4:00 PM No Mass 7:00 PM Easter Vigil Sunday, April 16 8:00 AM For the People 10:00 AM Easter Sunday 12 Noon Easter Sunday Tuesday, April 18 8:30 AM George Mottet Wednesday, April 19 8:30 AM Michael Wild Thursday, April 20 8:30 AM Glenna and Roy Bender Friday, April 2` 8:30 AM Allen Schmidt and Suzie Cook Saturday, April 22 4:00 PM For the People Sunday, April 23 8:00 AM Anita Hepker 10:00 AM Scott Tudor 12 Noon Phyllis Enke EXTRAORDINARY MINISTER SCHEDULE APRIL 4:00 PM Servers: Lisa & Mary Reed Lector: Mick Lynch Eucharistic Ministers: Rose Hays, Connie & Leland Hutchison, LaDonna Jacobson, & Becky Kramer APRIL 8:00 AM DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY Servers: Art Grainger & Anthony Karl Lector: Pat Casey Eucharistic Ministers: Pat Casey, Max Emerson, Mike Fandel, & Carrie Fitzpatrick APRIL 10:00 AM DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY Servers: Amanda & Nicko Mason Lector: Tim Mason Eucharistic Ministers: John & Julie Ely, Mary Krumbholz, Jeannie Lane & Kelly Mahoney APRIL 12NOON DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY Servers: David Byrnes & Carey Cavanaugh Lector: Unita Schliemann Eucharistic Ministers: David Byrnes 2

3 Welcome to St Patrick Church today on Easter. We are honored by all who come to this holy place, especially our visitors who are here for the very first time! All of us on these special Church celebrations can go back to the childhood and recall our childhood memories of Holy Week. My family lived within 200 feet of the Catholic Church in my hometown. We played on the Catholic School playgrounds and we prayed in the Church day in and day out. A wonderful religious sister made sure that some of us altar boys would help her with the Church decorating at the various times of the year. We would carry boxes, dust and rearrange the various church furnishings. We served at every morning Mass. In the sacristy, there was a sign that read, Silence here Jesus is near! It was a fascinating world. I look back on it with great fondness and thanksgiving. On this Easter weekend, I would imagine that all of us can recall some of our earliest memories associated with Easter. One that I recall is waking up one Easter morning and racing downstairs in the early hours of the dawn looking to find the basket which surely the Easter Bunny had left for me. Searching diligently on the first floor of our home; behind couches, behind curtains, in the closets, down in the basement under the pool table, I came up empty. I re-traced my steps, repeated my search, but still nothing. The Easter Bunny must have forgotten me!?!? Panic stricken, devastated, and heart-broken, I tearfully climbed the stairs and made my way to the bedside of the one who can fix anything, my mom. She was deep in a sleep and I cautiously awakened her with a slight nudge of her arm! She opened one eye and slowly the other and without great enthusiasm, stared at me and grunted: what? In my shaking voice, I quietly, yet mournfully, pleaded my case: I can t find my Easter basket! I think the Easter Bunny forgot about me! Without much empathy, nor any sense of shock in her reaction, my Mom just simply said, Did you look underneath the kitchen table? I darted down the stairs and there sitting in the most obvious of places underneath the kitchen table was a beautiful basket, filled with chocolate eggs amidst the fake green colored grass! Hallelujah! I came to realize that the mystery of Easter is about looking again. Each year the Church asks us, Try again. Take another look. See if we can find joy again. Let s give it another shot. Let s see what happens if we dare to make another attempt at finding the Risen Christ! Easter is not just another holy day to look back on our childhood memories. As delightful and cherished as those moments have been, I think it s another moment in our faith journey to literally give it another shot. The message of looking twice is captured in the Easter Gospel of John when Peter and the Beloved Disciple run to the empty tomb, sparked by the shocking testimony of Mary of Magdala. The Gospel writer tells us that Peter bent down and looked not only once, but twice. Easter asks us to look twice. Try again. Maybe we missed something. Sometimes in the most obvious of places, God is speaking to us, but often times we miss it. Maybe we missed some opportunities for prayer, fasting, or doing some charity during the past season of Lent or we just couldn t get into it. Try again. Maybe some relationships are damaged and we have this burning desire to make them right. Try again. Maybe we re feeling like life has passed us by and we re holding on to regrets, like we missed the boat. Try again. Maybe we feel a bit alienated from a faith community or we were told by some person in the Church that we weren t welcomed. Don t believe that! Definitely try again! Please!! This Easter, let s follow the lead of the Easter Gospel and those wise people, like my Mom, who told me to look again. Easter is about new life. It s about new beginnings. It s about trying again and taking a second shot at our lives as disciples. Those second chances are ALWAYS there for us! That s God's promise. If you do not have a spiritual home, St. Patrick Church is as warm as any parish that you can find. May the Risen Christ give you His Easter joy and blessings. Father Ivan Nienhaus 3

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5 Xavier High School News Sign Up for Xavier High School Summer Camps! Xavier High School will be hosting a variety of summer camps for Elementary and Middle School students in June and July. Campers will have an opportunity to learn key skills in their respective camps while having fun! Registration is now open for all camps. Camps offered include football, volleyball, wrestling, track, theatre, softball, Show Choir, boys basketball, girls basketball, and Coach Tom Lilly's "Shoot Like a Champion" Clinic. Sign up information is available at All registration is online. For additional information, contact Pam Barta in the XHS Activities Office at pam.barta@xaviersaints.org or ext LaSalle/Regis/Xavier Alumni: The Alumni Challenge is On! The Xavier Foundation's first ever "Alumni Challenge" has officially tipped off! Every LaSalle, Regis and Xavier High School graduating class are asked to compete against each other to see which class can have the highest percentage of classmates who contribute to the challenge. Funds raised through the generosity of the alumni go directly to support the current students of Xavier High School. This challenge is for your class to have the highest percentage of classmates who give (not which class gives the most in total dollars). Gifts of every size make a difference! We will crown our challenge champions on June 30, 2017.The winning class will be announced in Xavier Foundation communications and will be treated to a reception at Xavier s Homecoming football game on Friday, Oct. 6, Visit XavierFoundation.org for more information on how to give! Holy Family School News HAPPY EASTER! Holy Family Catholic School System wishes all of our students, parents, staff members, volunteers, parish priests and fellow parishioners a blessed and happy Easter! Thank you for your continued prayers for Holy Family! LaSalle Discovery Retreat: On April 1-2, LaSalle Middle School seventh graders participated in the annual Discovery Retreat sponsored by LaSalle Campus Ministry at Camp Wapsie. The retreat which focused on the theme Gotta Find My Place in This World provided a wonderful opportunity for these students to grow in faith, share friendship and have fun in a dynamic, supportive Christian community while enjoying the wonder and beauty of God s Creation. The student participants from our parish were Aaliyah Emerson, Ella Holmes, Faith Karl, Jordan Jansen and Tanner McFatridge. We applaud all of these young Catholics for stepping out in faith and growing in relationship with Christ... please keep all of them in your prayers. Young Adults and Young Professionals of Cedar Rapids (21-39) Anyone in their 20's & 30's is welcome to join us on Saturday nights from 7:30-9PM for Adoration, Evening Prayer, and discussion. For more information, contact Kristin Soukup at ksoukup@stpatrickscr.org. WE ADORE CHRIST IN THIS PARISH. Please call the Parish Office to schedule an hour with our Lord in EUCHARISTIC ADORATION. I AM INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEMBER OF SAINT PATRICK PARISH: NAME ADDRESS CITY ZIP PHONE PLEASE RETURN VIA MAIL (120 5TH ST. NW, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52405) OR DROP IN COLLECTION BASKET AND WE WILL CONTACT YOU. 5

6 St. Patrick s RE Program - Lenten Project For the 2 nd year, St. Patrick s RE program has chosen for their Lenten service project to benefit The Haitian Project, Inc. and its Louverture Cleary School in Croix-des- Bouquets, Haiti. Louverture Cleary is a tuition free, Catholic, coeducational boarding school that provides for the education of academically talented and motivated students from Haitian families who cannot afford the cost of their children s education. St. Patrick s Lenten goal is $4,000! To join us in learning more about The Haitian Project (THP), or to donate, visit You can also send your contribution to 120 5th St. NW Cedar Rapids, IA (checks payable to The Haitian Project ). Make sure to note St. Patrick on your gift! Why support Education in Haiti? The results of a Louverture Cleary education are clear. In a country where over 70% of college graduates leave Haiti, 90% of LCS graduates are studying in university or working in professional fields IN HAITI and giving back to their communities. Those working make 10 to 15 times the per capita income of the country on average, ending poverty for themselves, and in many cases their families and those around them. Currently, THP educates about 360 students each year at Louverture Cleary School. Soon, THP hopes to embark on a second school to make double the impact in Haiti. You can also watch THP s 60 second video at: Education First Because Education Works. Questions? Want to know more? St. Patrick s Youth Minister (and former THP volunteer!) Kristin Soukup: ksoukup@stpatrickscr.org RE & CONFIRMATION CALENDAR April 19 PS-8 th Grade 6:30-7:45pm Confirmation 6:30-8:00pm April 23 Confirmation Retreat New Melleray April 26 PS-8 th Grade Living Rosary & End of the Year Party 6:30-7:45pm Confirmation 6:30-8:00pm May 3 Confirmation 6:30-8:00pm May 7 May Crowning 10am Mass June 17 Confirmation Rehearsal/ Confessions 9:30-11:30am June 18 Confirmation Mass St. Patrick Church 2:00pm July Totus Tuus Youth Camp Totus Tuus Summer Youth Camp July St. Patrick Church & Immaculate Conception Grade School Program Students entering Grades 1-6, July (M-F) 9:00am-2:30pm at St. Patrick Parish Center Jr. High & High School Program Students entering Grades 7-12, July (Sun-Th) 7:00pm-9:00pm at Immaculate Conception Church Cost: $25 per student Please pick up a registration form either on the Church bulletins, in the Parish Office, next to the Divine Mercy Adoration Chapel, or online at stpatrickscr.org. Youth Activities High School Join for a discussion of The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis, every Sunday 5-6pm in St. Pat s Coffeeshop. All 9 th -12 th Graders are welcome, even if you have not attended before! Contact Kristin with any questions. ksoukup@stpatrickscr.org **NOTE: Change to Sundays 5-6pm. Middle School Next MS Night: Tuesday, April 25 th 5:30-7:00pm Dinner will be provided! Easter-themed prayer, food, and activities. Questions? Contact Youth Minister, Kristin Soukup, at ksoukup@stpatrickscr.org or

7 Mon.: Tues.: CALENDAR OF EVENTS For the week of April 17 23, 2017 Sewing Group Adult Ed. Rm. 5PM Pietra Fitness 5PM Parish Hall Friends in Faith Book Study 9-10AM Coffee Shop Fr. Ivan: MethWick 10:30 AM Senior Citizen 500 Card Players 12:30 PM St. Jude Wed.: Men s Group 6:30 AM Celtic Grounds Joyful Hearts Book Club 10AM Ad. Ed. Rm. Thurs.: Padre Pio Prayer Group 9AM Youth Room Parish Life and Events Mtg. 6PM Conf. Rm. Parkinsons Group 6:30 PM Parish Hall Men s Fellowship 7PM Celtic Grounds Fri.: Sat.: Sun.: Quilter s Group 8AM Parish Hall Young Adult Ministry 7:30 PM Celtic Grounds Divine Mercy Sunday Join Father Ivan Nienhaus, Pastor of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids on a pilgrimage to GREECE, walking in the FOOTSTEPS OF ST. PAUL, October 13-23, We often hear the words of St. Paul in the readings of Mass; now we have the chance to walk in his footsteps. We start in Philippi, where Paul delivered his first sermon in Europe and baptized Lydia, the first Christian convert in Europe, the Roman forum, Thessaloniki, and Delphi, will move on to Athens, one of the most glorious cities in the world. We will cruise for three day, visiting Mykonos, Kusadasi & Ephesus (Mary s House) & Patmos. We will see the small house where the Virgin Mary is believed to have spent her last days (The site has been officially sanctioned by the Vatican for pilgrimage.) and see the Grotto of Apocalypse. (Here silver niches mark the pillow and ledge used as a desk by the author of the book of Revelation.) We will go on to Santorini, the most breathtaking island of all the Greek Islands. The cost is $4,594. from Cedar Rapids for the trip and daily breakfast & dinner. For a flyer or information, contact Mary Johnston at or blessu45@gmail.com or download a flyer at 7 Mass Schedule Weekend: Saturday 4PM; Sunday 8AM, 10AM and 12Noon Weekday: Tuesday Friday 8:30 AM in the Chapel Eucharistic Adoration Monday - Saturday 9AM 9PM in the Chapel Sacraments Confessions Weekdays: (Tuesday Friday): 7:45 8:15 AM Saturdays: 3:00 3:45 PM Baptisms Parents must be registered in the Parish and have attended a Baptismal class. Please call the Parish Office for a schedule of classes and to schedule baptisms. Weddings Arrangements should be made at least six months in advance of the wedding date. Ministry to the Sick Please notify the Parish Office if you know of a parishioner who is homebound. WE ARE PAINTING AGAIN! Spring time CORK N CANVAS is happening at the Parish Center on SUNDAY, APRIL 30TH, 1-4PM. No painting experience is needed...trust me! Bring your own beverage and a light snack to share. We will be doing a beautiful spring time picture of flowers. The first 35 to RSVP are guaranteed a spot, so call now! Questions and RSVP to Lynn Ties PARISH GARAGE SALE! This year we have new times for dropping off and for the actual sale itself. Also a Bake Sale has been added this year! New dates and times... Sunday, June 25th 12-4 drop off items Monday, June 26th 10-6 drop off items Tuesday, June 27th 8-12 drop off items Wednesday, June 28th 8-6 Sale Opening day! Thursday, June 29th 8-6 Sale Friday, June 30th 8-12 Sale The Garage Sale Committee would appreciate your donations to be in good usable condition Please: NO Mattresses, car seats, TV's, electronics with the exception of cell phones and accessories. Again, thank you very much. Please direct all questions to Lynn Ties; More info to come to sign up and volunteer!