The Lord is Risen, Alleluia! May the Risen Lord Bless You and Your Family with His Gift of Peace and Joy.

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1 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord April 16, 2017 HOLY FAMILY PARISH ST JOSEPH CHURCH Fort Madison, IA Montrose, IA Sacred Heart Ss Mary and Joseph 508 Cedar Street 2217 Avenue I th Street HOLY FAMILY MISSION STATEMENT To celebrate, live, nurture and pass on the Catholic faith The Lord is Risen, Alleluia! May the Risen Lord Bless You and Your Family with His Gift of Peace and Joy Fr Joseph Fr Mark Sr Peggy and Staff

2 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord 2 April 16, 2017 Dear Friends: A MESSAGE FROM FR JOSEPH The Lord is Risen! Alleluia! Jesus Christ is Risen from the dead and he calls us to rise with him to a new life St Paul said in his letter to the Romans, "Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life" (Romans 6:3-4) Through his death and resurrection, Jesus calls us out of darkness and death to his new life From now on, our lives have meaning, and purpose and beauty, because we share Jesus' life and resurrection Our lives have a new direction and destiny We no longer belong to this world We are no longer living for this world We are not satisfied with the shallow existence of materialism and self-gratification The resurrection of Jesus has transformed us The power of the Risen Lord empowers us and guides us on our earthly journey through his Holy Spirit If we allow God to work through us, and if we just strive to be united with his Spirit, then we will come out of the tomb and live eternally Alleluia, alleluia! Reality has been transformed Those who have died to selfishness have received immortality "We live the Life of Christ!" The Risen Lord also gives us the ability to make his presence real for others As the sun rises in the East to begin a new day, may this Easter of 2017, the celebration of the transformation of the world, bring us all a new commitment to living the death and life of Jesus in our own lives and make us ready to respond to the call of discipleship: loving God, loving others and building his kingdom on earth I would like to take this opportunity to thank many of our parishioners who gave wonderful hands during the Lenten Season, especially the Holy Week, to make our liturgies and celebrations prayerful and reverent May The Risen Lord reward your good hearts! Happy and Blessed Easter to the People of God, especially the people of Holy Family Parish in Fort Madison and St Joseph's in Montrose Alleluia! The Lord Is Risen! CARE OF THE SICK SPECIAL EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS April 23, 2017 FMHC/FMCH/SB Joyce Kutscher HOMEBOUND Sandy Martinez KENSINGTON Jim McInteer PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR DECEASED Bart Prado FEAST OF DIVINE MERCY Jesus told St Faustina that this Feast of Mercy would be a very special day when "all the divine floodgates through which graces flow are opened" (Diary 699) Our Lord made a great promise to all those souls who would go to Confession and then receive Him in Holy Communion on the Feast of Mercy, on the Sunday after Easter, which is now called Divine Mercy Sunday throughout the Catholic Church Jesus promised that "The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain the complete forgiveness of sins and punishment"(diary 699) He went on to say "I want to grant a complete pardon to the souls that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion on the Feast of My Mercy" (Diary 1109) The Divine Mercy Celebration in the Keokuk Deanery will be held at St Alphonsus Church, 607 S Jackson St, Mount Pleasant, IA 52641, on Sunday, April 23, with the celebration starting with confessions at 2:00 PM; devotions at 3:00 PM; and Mass at 4:00 PM This Mass fulfills the Sunday obligation We want to encourage everyone to take advantage of this incredible promise and the additional Plenary Indulgence on this great Feast of Mercy, "Divine Mercy Sunday" We want you to benefit fully from these promises, and we also want you to notify all of your family and friends about them too and urge them to return to the practice of their faith A note on Reconciliation: The Church allows for you to go to confession up to 20 days before or after Divine Mercy Sunday Those who have already confessed their sins within that time period are asked to allow others to receive this Sacrament during this time OFFICE CLOSED The parish office will be closed this Monday, April 17th Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, April 18th

3 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord 3 April 16, 2017 Day/Date Mass Time/Location Mass Intention Saint of the Day Scripture Readings Saturday April 15 Sunday April 16 8:30 SM Yvonne Bohnenkamp Easter Vigil 8:30 SH 8:30 SJM 10:30 SM For the Parishioners Pat Griswold Melvin & Mary Hall Family Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord Genesis 1:1-2:1 Genesis 22:1-18 Exodus 14:15-15:1 Acts 10:34a, Colossians 3:1-4 John 20:1-9 April 17 Monday 5:30 SM James & Mary Jo Judy 35th Wedding Anniversary Monday within the Acts 2:14, Matthew 28:8-15 April 18 Tuesday 8:00 SM Dorothy Mertens Tuesday within the Acts 2:36-41 John 20:11-18 April 19 Wednesday 8:00 SM 5:30 SJM Anita Burghoffer Linda (Conn) Holman Wednesday within the Acts 3:1-10 Luke 24:13-35 April 20 Thursday 8:00 SM 11:00 K Carol Smith Catherine Millmier Thursday within the Acts 3:11-26 Luke 24:35-48 April 21 Friday 8:00 SM Eucharistic Adoration Kay Juarez Friday within the Acts 4:1-12 John 21:1-14 April 22 Saturday 4:00 SH 5:30 SJM For the Parishioners Lloyd Westfall Vigil of Divine Mercy Sunday Acts 2: Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31 April 23 Sunday 8:30 SH 10:30 SM Bill Helling Don Menke Divine Mercy Sunday Acts 2: Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31 DATE TIME April 22 4:00 PM April 23 8:30 AM MINISTRY NAME NAME NAME April 23 10:30 AM Euch Min Host Dennis Osipowicz Floyd Krogmeier Mike Panther Euch Min Host Kathy Osipowicz Judy Krogmeier Linda Panther Euch Min Host Barb Pickard Dawn Bessine Charlene Sallen Euch Min Cup Bob Reding Gail Kunch Joe Peitz Euch Min Cup Deacon Dave Deacon Dave Deacon Bob Lectors Pat Hawes Karen Heinrich Carolyn MacLearn Lectors Jason Lynk Christa Hollister Servers Michael Chapman, III Ben Abolt Quentin Schneider Servers Matthew Hellige Noe Trejo Raquel Schneider Gift Bearers Mike & Cheryl Pieper Marvin & Cyndee Wenke Mike Schneider Family Ministers of Hospitality Jesse Dorman Carmen Pohlpeter Luke Booten Chuck & Kathy Osmanski Ministers of Hospitality Frank & Trish Mason John & Thelma King Mary Burk Julie Freesmeier Ministers of Hospitality Paul & Betty Mohrfeld Ted & Rita Schneider Mary Franklin Glenda Jackson Dennis Pollpeter Scrip Workers Danelle Peitz Jill Stull & Beth Helling Theresa Stalcup SH SM SB SJM K TM MASS LOCATION KEY Sacred Heart Ss Mary & Joseph Sunnybrook St Joseph, Montrose The Kensington The Madison

4 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord 4 April 16, 2017 ST JOSEPH S CORNER LAY MINISTRY SCHEDULE 5:30 pm, April 22, 2017 Eucharistic Ministers Lector Rosary Deacon Bob Joe Bergman Rose Bergman Rich Harlow Mary Pezley STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE Due to early submission of the bulletin the Stewardship of Treasure report for last weekend was not available It will be reported in next weekend s bulletin OUR *STAR* ADVERTISER This week s *star* is Jern s Please patronize all of our advertisers who help make this bulletin possible CONGRATULATIONS Holy Family Parish would like to congratulate James & Mary Jo Judy on their 35th wedding anniversary on April 17th We pray they have many more years of Christ-centered marriage WELCOME! Holy Family Parish would like to welcome Eric and Ashley Yaley, along with their son, Ayden, to our parish We would also like to welcome Curtis and Melissa Holterhaus and their sons: Carson, Cayden, and Conway We pray that both of our new families find a faith community that is welcoming and will become their new family in faith CATHOLIC MESSENGER Holy Family Parish still owes over $6,000 for Catholic Messenger subscriptions If you receive the Catholic Messenger and haven t paid your subscription, please do so as soon as possible Donations towards this amount are also appreciated We would like to thank those who have already paid for their subscriptions 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 Carol Foehring - (319) Diana Menke - (319) Linda Senf - (319) CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS/MEETINGS Prayer Shawl Wednesday, April 19, 10:00 Parish Office Religious Education Wednesday, April 19, 7:00 HTHS Grief Support Thursday, April 20, 10:00 McAleer Hall The Madison Care Center-Circle 4 Thursday, April 20, 3:15 CC Eucharistic Adoration Friday, April 21, 8:30 am - 8:00 SM 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 PASTORAL & OFFICE CONTACT INFORMATION Rev Joseph PV Phung, Pastor, phungj@diodavorg Rev Mark Spring, Parochial Vicar, springm@diodavorg Rev Mr Robert Gengenbacher, Deacon Rev Dr Ronald Stein, Deacon Rev Mr David Sallen, Deacon Sr Peggy Duffy, Min of Care, Faith Form, (319) Mike Linnenbrink, Youth Min Coordinator, (319) Anita Helling, Business Manager Danelle Peitz, Secretary Mass Times: Saturday, 4:00 Sacred Heart 5:30 St Joseph in Montrose Sunday, 8:30 Sacred Heart 10:30 Ss Mary and Joseph Daily, 5:30 pm Tuesday - 8:00 am Daily Masses alternate locations, please see pg 3 for location Wednesday, 5:30 St Joseph, Montrose Reconciliation: Saturday: 3:15 SH Sunday: 7:45 SH 9:45 SM or by appointment with a priest Office Phone: (319) Office fortmadholyfamily@diodavorg Office Web Page: wwwfortmadisoncatholiccommunitycom Flocknote: Flocknotecom/fmcatholic Facebook: FORMED: Fort Madison Holy Family Parish wwwformedorg; Parish Access Code: RAXJWJ

5 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord 5 April 16, 2017 YOUTH MINISTRY The After School Faith Formation met with our K-2nd students The theme for the day was "Palm Sunday" After a short procession, we read the procession story that will be part of this weekend's reading Pictured are the students making poster drawings of their interpretations of the reading We had some awesome donkey pictures The highlight of the day was to make airplanes out of our posters!! A great day was had by all!! The annual Porky Pig was a huge success Thanks to everyone who donated their time and talents Proceeds from the day will be used for our high school students attending NCYC Calling the bingo games were Joseph Krebill, Sara Roth, Anna Hemann, Isaiah Meek, Mya, Halle and Nora Lampe Thanks to St Boniface for hosting this bingo and your support to youth ministry That's old school: The HTC After School students went "Old School" to make bread for the host on Wednesday The kids rolled out the bread into thin sheets and baked in an old style host maker From there they pressed out the host It was a great way to have hands on experience and learn about the Eucharist Mykayla Schinstock CRUSADER S CORNER Annual Holy Trinity Elementary Carnival! Spring is here, which means it is Carnival time again Mark your calendars for Friday, May 5th, 5:00-8:00 pm The entire family will enjoy grilled pork loin sandwiches, pizza, taco in a bag, kettle corn, and many delicious desserts Join the fun with the cake walk, candy wheel, money machine, obstacle course, bouncy house, dunk tank, and SO MUCH MORE! There will be a raffle with amazing prizes for both kids and adults! Please come and enjoy, while supporting this important fundraiser for our school! Please visit the Holy Trinity Website for more information & the calendar: wwwholytrinityschoolsorg Emily and John Hummel CONFIRMATION STUDENTS Anna Schroeder goes to Ss Mary and Joseph Church She is active in 4-H, Girl Scouts, basketball, and track Anna is also involved in the swim team through the YMCA Danny Caruso is a member of Holy Family Parish He is involved in some charity activities in school through Student Council Danny enjoys playing soccer Emma Torgler belongs to Holy Family Parish She likes to go outside in her free time She is involve in dance and gymnastics Emma likes to bake and cook Tate Green, Nathan Box and Adam Sobczak Cade Goodrich DIVINE MERCY BOOKSTORE HOURS Saturdays: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm Sundays: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm Stop in and see our wide selection of First Communion, Confirmation and Baptism gifts as well as books, greeting cards, jewelry, etc

6 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord 6 April 16, 2017 STEWARDSHIP OF TALENT Twelve stewards prepared the newsletter for printing and mailing Two stewards put up the new office sign Four stewards stuffed last weekend s bulletins One steward folded the many worship aids for Holy Week STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE Due to early submission of the bulletin the Stewardship of Treasure report for last weekend was not available It will be reported in next weekend s bulletin Stewardship of Treasure Goal 5% of income given in gratitude 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 TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF CATHOLIC STEWARDSHIP A Symposium on Stewardship: A Disciple s Response 2017 is the 25th anniversary of the Pastoral Letter Stewardship: A Disciple s Response This document has been the foundation for stewardship formation Rediscover how this information can not only transform your own personal stewardship, but also transform the life of your parish and community A symposium will be held on Friday, April 21st at the Savior Pastoral Retreat and Conference Center, Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, KS, All clergy, parish staff and parishioners are invited to come and be a part of the conversation about how stewardship can provide real answers to what our Church and people are facing in our world today All participants will receive a copy of Stewardship: A Disciple s Response Prior to the Symposium, those attending are encouraged to review the Pastoral Letter which can be found at archstlorg/node/ FORT MADISON FOOD PANTRY The Fort Madison Food Pantry invites you to learn more about the Fort Madison Food Pantry Garden on April 19 th, 2017 at 1:00 pm at the United Way Resource Center, 3421 Ave L, FM Informational/orientation meeting for anyone interested in helping at the garden: Education, planting, maintaining, harvesting or delivering the produce to the Pantry For more information George Gaudette at gmagaudette@mchsicom or call George at MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND Learn how to live your Marriage Sacrament as God intended Attend a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Event For information, dates and to register go to iowa-wwmeorg or call Upcoming Dates: October Falls and November City For more information jljwwme08@gmailcom SAVE THE DATE FOR A GREAT PILGRIMMAGE!!! Ss John and Paul in Burlington has invited you to come and enjoy the grace and beauty of one of the most peaceful seminaries in America Stresses will melt away as you enjoy the tranquility of the surrounding woods and lake We will visit: The Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows The Shrine of Maximilian Kolbe Mundelein Seminary Cost is $115 which includes room (overnight stay at Mundelein), round-trip bus ticket, lunch at Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica and breakfast at Mundelein (All other meals, tips, souvenirs, etc are at your expense) For additional information or to register, call the Adult Faith Formation office at or to burlssjohnpaulpa@diodavorg The bus will leave May 1st and return May 2nd Reservations and payment are required by April 25th