St. Joseph s Messenger

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1 St. Joseph s Messenger St. Joseph Church Rev. Daniel Kirby Deacon Sam Sullivan 1026 North 8th Avenue, Winterset, Iowa Office: Parish Hall Father: dkirby@saintjosephchurch.net Deacon: or stmnsully@l2speed.net November church happenings The month of November in the church is a time when we remember our brothers and sisters, who have gone before us. We believe with great passion that death does not unravel our relationship with our loved ones, but that we are bound to them through our belief in the Communion of the Saints. This bedrock teaching reminds us that our friendship with are departed brothers is very much real and connected. We believe that we can pray for them and that they can pray for us. This Communion of the Saints becomes very real to us during the mass. During mass we pray in solidarity not only with our siblings that we can touch, but we believe that our heavenly family is singing and praying right along with us as well. This holy reality has always given me a tremendous amount of peace and consolation during mass. Just think, our parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters and dear friends are really present with us at every mass. What a blessing! On Nov. 1 we celebrate the feast day of All Saints. We celebrate the feast of our canonized brothers and sisters of every time and place. We look up to them and ask for their intercession. We are edified by their words and actions and try to mirror their values in our life. Our holy brothers and sisters tell us, If we can do it, you can do it. Our masses for the Holy Day are as follows: Oct. 31, 6:30 p.m. at St. Patrick s Irish Settlement, Nov. 1 at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. at St. Joseph. All you Holy men and women pray for us. Throughout the month of November we will have the Book of Remembrance placed in the church for you to write the names of your loved ones who have gone before us. As we celebrate mass throughout the month of November we will remember them in our prayers. We will also continue the custom of having special remembrance candles lit throughout the month of those who passed away this past year. Eternal rest grant unto them o Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them. I want to remind everyone about our parish auction Nov. 2. What a great time to come together to have some fun and help the parish retire the debt. Please come November by Father Kirby continues on page 4 IN THIS ISSUE Parish contacts... 2 Around the Diocese... 2 Religious Education... 5 St. Joseph snews... 6 Milestones... 7 Tidbits... 8 MASS SCHEDULE Saturday... 5 p.m. Sunday a.m. Monday... None Tuesday... 6 p.m. Wednesday... 8 a.m. Thursday... 8 a.m. Friday... 8 a.m. Reconcilliation Saturday...4-4:30 p.m. or by appointment 2012

2 Page 2 St. Joseph s Messenger World Youth Day, Rio de Janeiro 2013 The Des Moines diocese is planning for World Youth Day If you are between the ages of 18 (by July 18, 2013) and 40, consider making a diocesan pilgrimage with us to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for WYD For questions or registration information, please contact Jason Kurth at or at jkurth@dmdiocese. org. Vocation information For young men and women discerning their call to priesthood or religious life, there are a number of upcoming opportunities to visit a seminary or religious community. Questions about these or registration information can be obtained through the diocesan office of vocations at or by contacting Lauren at lsteinkoenig@dmdiocese.org or through Facebook at Des Moines Diocese Office of Vocations. Catholic Tuition Organization helps students pay for tuition Around the Diocese Pregnant and need caring, compassionate support? If you or someone you know is facing challenges associated with an unplanned pregnancy, A New Beginning at Catholic Charities is here for you. Learn more about our free and professional pregnancy and adoption services by calling A New Beginning at or visiting us at Catholic Charities Week and No Room at the Inn Catholic Charities Week and No Room at the Inn events will be held Nov. 25-Dec. 2. Catholic Charities annual poverty and homelessness awareness events will be held the last week of November/first weekend of December. Join the event committee by calling or tradke@dmdiocese.org. Applications for tuition assistance for the upcoming school year were awarded in the amount of $1.846 million to students at the 17 Catholic schools in the Diocese of Des Moines. This assistance was made possible by the many donors to the Catholic Tuition Organization in Donations to the Catholic Tuition Organization receive a 65 percent Iowa tax credit and are tax deductible when itemizing on your federal taxes. To donate to CTO in 2012, go to Workshops scheduled for RCIA coordinators, priests and deacons Don t miss the workshop for RCIA coordinators, teams, pastors, and deacons on Nov. 10. The workshop will be held at All Saints Parish in Stuart. To register, call the Evangelization and Catechesis office at Rita Ferrone, nationally known speaker on the RCIA, will facilitate the November event. Church office/bookkeeper: Vickie Williams office@saintjosephchurch.net or Newsletter: Mary Halstrum mhalstrum@gmail.com or Parish Hall Reservations: Church office Director of Religious Ed: Heather Honkomp hhonkomp@saintjosephchurch.net or Altar & Rosary: Margaret Schleuter Bulletin: Vickie Williams office@saintjosephchurch.net Music Ministry: Teresa Kordick tekord@msn.com or Youth Ministry: Heather Honkomp hhonkomp@saintjosephchurch.net or Knights of Coumbus: Rick Corkrean Prayer Line: Rosemary Stuchel or Patricia Corkrean

3 Page 3 USCCB responds to inaccurate statement of fact on HHS mandate made during vice presidential debate The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued the following press release calling attention to the inaccuracy of the statement made by Vice President Biden in the Vice Presidential debate regarding the resolution of the problem of religious freedom involved with the HHS mandate. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued the following statement Oct. 12. Full text follows: Last night, the following statement was made during the Vice Presidential debate regarding the decision of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to force virtually all employers to include sterilization and contraception, including drugs that may cause abortion, in the health insurance coverage they provide their employees: With regard to the assault on the Catholic Church, let me make it absolutely clear. No religious institution Catholic or otherwise, including Catholic social services, Georgetown hospital, Mercy hospital, any hospital none has to either refer contraception, none has to pay for contraception, none has to be a vehicle to get contraception in any insurance policy they provide. That is a fact. That is a fact. This is not a fact. The HHS mandate contains a narrow, four-part exemption for certain religious employers. That exemption was made final in February and does not extend to Catholic social services, Georgetown hospital, Mercy hospital, any hospital, or any other religious charity that offers its services to all, regardless of the faith of those served. HHS has proposed an additional accommodation for religious organizations like these, which HHS itself describes as non-exempt. That proposal does not even potentially relieve these organizations from the obligation to pay for contraception and to be a vehicle to get contraception. They will have to serve as a vehicle, because they will still be forced to provide their employees with health coverage, and that coverage will still have to include sterilization, contraception, and abortifacients. They will have to pay for these things, because the premiums that the organizations (and their employees) are Around the Diocese Andrew Dinners promote vocations November 2012 required to pay will still be applied, along with other funds, to cover the cost of these drugs and surgeries. USCCB continues to urge HHS, in the strongest possible terms, actually to eliminate the various infringements on religious freedom imposed by the mandate. Bishop Richard Bishop Richard Pates, Bishop of Des Moines, noted: The problem with the HHS mandates and religious liberty has not been resolved. In fact, the USCCB and other Catholic, ecumenical and secular entities vigorously continue to seek redress of these First Amendment concerns through legislative and judicial initiatives and in ongoing contact with the executive branch of government. Andrew dinners are high on the list of Bishop Pates priorities in promoting vocations. Priests are called upon to invite all high school or college-age men that may benefit from this relaxed and fun evening with Bishop Pates. It is an opportunity to listen and ask question for young men looking at how God is calling them in life. The tentative dates are Nov. 7 in Osceola, Dec. 12 in Des Moines, and Dec. 19 in the Adair region. Bishop s Christmas retreat for men Bishop Pates is hosting a discernment retreat the weekend of Dec. 21 at Creighton University in Omaha. Young men in high school or college-age considering religious life are invited. New Diocesan Coordinator of Hispanic Ministry A new position has been created, the Coordinator of Hispanic Ministry, filled by Mayra Moriel de Banuelos. De Manuelos comes to the diocese with a wealth of experience in pastoral ministry at the community, parish and diocesan levels. She will serve to coordinate Hispanic Ministry at the diocesan level and to assist the Catholic Pastoral Center staff better meet the needs of the Hispanic population through the diocese s many offices and ministries. One of de Banueolos first tasks will be to assess parish resources and needs. Mayra s diocesan contact number is or at mmoriel@dmdiocese.org.

4 Page 4 St. Joseph s Messenger Seminary Visits Young men are invited to check out what the seminary is like. The Office of Vocations is organizing trips for groups of men age 16 and older. Nov Conception Seminary, Mo. Encounter with God s Call Weekend. Learn more about Conception Seminary at conception.edu/vocations. Nov St. John Vianney Seminary at University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. Learn more about Vianney at vianney.net. Upcoming Workshops Saturday, Nov. 10: RCIA Coordinators, Teams, Clergy. Meet with other RCIA leaders, team members, and clergy, to learn about the final stage of the RCIA process-mystagogy or being led into the mysteries experienced in the initiation rites. Held at All Saints Parish in Stuart from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. To register, call the Evangelization and Catechesis office at Rita Ferrone, nationally known speaker on the RCIA, will facilitate this November event. Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013: Holy Week Prayer and Practice. Hosted by St. Patrick Parish, Council Bluffs, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. For liturgy and music coordinators as well as clergy and any parish staff or parishioner interested in bringing to life the beautiful liturgies of Holy Week in the parish. Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013: Holy Week Prayer and Practice. Hosted by St. Pius X Parish, Urbandale, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. For liturgy and music coordinators as well as clergy and any parish staff or parishioner interested in bringing to life the beautiful liturgies of Holy Week in the parish. November by Father Kirby continued from page 1 and have some fun with your parish family! Finally, we will begin Eucharistic adoration on Nov. 13 from noon to 5:30 p.m. Every Tuesday will be our special time of prayer in front of the Blessed Sacrament. We will conclude with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and then prepare for mass. I want to highly encourage you to spend some time in front of the Blessed Sacrament. What a blessing it will be for you, your family, your friends and our parish family. Around the Diocese Sacred Heart School hosts bullying seminar with bestselling author and expert Jodee Blanco Sacred Heart School will host a bullying survival and prevention seminar with New York Times bestselling author and bullying survivor turned activist Jodee Blanco on Thursday, Nov. 8. Blanco will hold different workshops throughout the day for all Sacred Heart School students, faculty, staff and families. At a time when bullying has become a serious national epidemic preventing an estimated 160,000 children from attending school every day the Catholic schools from the Diocese of Des Moines are taking proactive measures to combat this important issue within its schools. The Catholic schools are involved in a multi-year series, Leading Safe Schools, focused on anti-bullying initiatives. Blanco s first workshops will be geared toward the students at Sacred Heart School. Her message to students is three fold: bullying is not just joking around, it damages you for life; bullying just isn t the mean things you do, it s all the nice things you never do; and, if you re being bullied or shunned, there s nothing wrong with you, it s everything that s right about you that makes you a target. At the conclusion of the teacher workshop, teachers will have concrete knowledge about what to do to help both the bullies and the targets in their classrooms. They will have scripted verbiage, specific strategies, easily implementable programs with guidelines and creative suggestions, and other valuable tools. In conclusion, Blanco will be meeting with all Sacred Heart School and Parish families and Des Moines diocesan faculty, staff and administrators. Insights into the plight of the adult survivor of peer abuse and suggestions on how to overcome those open wounds from the past. Blanco is the New York Times bestselling author of the memoir Please Stop Laughing at Me: One Woman s Inspirational True Story, which is now required reading in many schools across the nation. More than half a million students have participated in her anti-bullying program. and her story has drawn attention from national media as well as the U.S. government.

5 Page 5 Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Upcoming Dates - November Nov. 4: Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Open House After 10 a.m. mass Nov. 8: Good Shepherd Atrium Catechist Formation Nov. 11: Pumpkin Brunch After 10 a.m. mass. Please bring something to share! Nov. 11 or 12: First Reconciliation Meditation No. 2 Nov. 15: True Vine Catechist Formation Nov. 19, 20: No Religious Education Happy Thanksgiving! Nov. 25: Family Advent Wreath Making - After 10 a.m. mass Nov. 29: First Reconciliation & Communion Parent Meeting No. 2 6 p.m. November 2012 Pumpkin Brunch The Pumpkin Brunch will be after mass on Nov. 11. Please bring something to share! The families and youth of 8 th -grade and younger are to set up and serve. Please contact Heather Honkomp with information on when you can help (Saturday set up, Sunday before mass, Sunday after mass serving and clean up). First Reconciliation will be celebrated with 15 children on Dec.15 and First Communion on April 7, They began their preparation in October. Please keep them in your prayers! Kayla Barnes Jaycee Hatten Elizabeth Nigg Bryce Buckalew Aidan Heckmann Casey Seidler Tyler Busch Luke Heithoff AJ Venhaus Jessica Fairholm Ainsley Hughes Andrew Vogl Kacie Feldmann Henry Klein Paige Wickman Altar Server Training will be held for those who missed the October training after 10 a.m. mass on Sunday, Nov.18 for all children in 4th grade and older who are interested in being an altar server. This is a required session for all altar servers. Fr. Dan will review with everyone. New this year for altar servers, parents will need to complete a permission and commitment form. Snow Days If Winterset Public Schools are cancelled or dismissed early because of bad weather, catechesis is automatically cancelled. If the weather is poor but school is not cancelled, please use your best judgment and be safe! High School Youth Group (to be named) Upcoming Dates November Nov. 14: Gather Playing House Nov. 21: No Religious Ed. Happy Thanksgiving! Nov. 28: Gather Rosetta Stone, Mitten Tree Set Up Name the Youth Group We have a new year, new religious education director and a new priest. What better time to consider a new name for our youth group. It s a contest for our youth. Find out more on Wednesday nights! Design a T-Shirt With a new name, we better have some new T-shirts! Find out more on Wednesday nights!

6 Page 6 St. Joseph s Messenger St. Joseph News Eucharistic Adoration Eucharistic Adoration will begin on Tuesday, Nov. 13, There is a sign up sheet in the gathering space. We are looking for people to sign up for one hour beginning at 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. We would like to have two people per hour but more would be great. This would be a weekly commitment for one hour to spend in silence with our Lord. Eucharistic Adoration is a very special way to bring us closer to God, to pray to Him, to talk to Him and to let Him talk to us. Please consider spending one hour of your week with Our Lord. It is a very special way to be close to Him. If you need more information regarding Eucharistic Adoration, please contact Margaret Schlueter at or

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8 ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH 1026 North 8th Avenue Winterset, Iowa STANDARD A U.S. Postage PAID Winterset, IA Permit No. 187 Return Service Requested TIDBITS Newsletters, bulletins and more online! Just a reminder that you can view this and past newsletters online. Check it out: Bulletins Liturgy ministry schedules Coffee and roll schedules Music ministry schedules Religious education schedules Check us out on Facebook at The deadline for the September newsletter is Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012.