HOLY FAMILY PARISH ST JOSEPH CHURCH Fort Madison, IA 52627 Montrose, IA 52639 Sacred Heart Ss Mary and Joseph 2217 Avenue I 410 11th Street 508 Cedar Street 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) 372-2068 Anita Helling, Business Manager Danelle Peitz, Secretary Mass Times: Saturday, 4:00 pm @ Sacred Heart 5:30 pm @ St Joseph in Montrose Sunday, 8:30 am @ Sacred Heart 10:30 am @ Ss Mary and Joseph 5:30 pm @ Sacred Heart, 1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays of the month Daily, Monday @ 5:30 pm Tuesday - Friday @ 8:00 am Daily Masses alternate locations, please see inside of bulletin for location Wednesday, 5:30 pm @ St Joseph, Montrose Reconciliation: Saturday: 3:15 pm @ Ss Mary & Joseph Church Office Hours: Sunday: 7:45 am @ Sacred Heart Church 9:45 am @ Ss Mary and Joseph Church or by appointment with a priest Mon-Thurs: 8:30 am - 3:00 pm Friday: 8:30 am Noon Office Phone: (319) 372-2127 Office E-Mail: fortmadholyfamily@diodavorg Office Web Page: wwwfortmadisoncatholiccommunitycom Flocknote: Facebook: FORMED: Flocknotecom/fmcatholic Fort Madison Holy Family Parish formedorg; Parish Access Code: RAXJWJ
Sixth Sunday of Easter 2 May 6, 2018 Dear Friends, A Message from Father Joseph In the Gospel reading of the 6 th Sunday of Easter, Jesus commands His disciples: Love one another He gives them the model of love, As the Father loves me, so I also love you Remain in my love If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father s commandments and remain in his love LOVE is a very common word It is easy to say; it is not easy to do when it comes to the way of love Jesus demands For Jesus, love implies a daily DEMAND Love demands something of us When Jesus commands His disciples to love one another, He gave one, very clear and concrete example of love: that is to lay down one s life To lay down one s life is not only to say a nice word, or buy a present, or do not cause trouble To lay down one s life is to give who I am to the needs of another In reality, we prefer to stay in our comfort zones: I am too busy, too tired, too inconvenienced, to do something, anything We want love when it makes us feel good When it demands that we change, we see things differently, we claim we are not in love any more We like service if it makes us feel good We are uncomfortable when love demands we do more, change more, offer more Jesus tells us that only when we re willing to lay down our life for others, then we will be like Him, we will be His disciples, and peace and joy will fill our hearts, our families, and others How about loving our faith community? I know you do Then, what could you do? I would like to invite you to participate in the ministries of reading and giving Holy Communion at the Holy Mass Serving God in these ministries should be considered the highest privilege in life Our trainings will take place on Saturday, May 19th, at Ss Mary and Joseph Church; Lectors at 9:30 AM and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMHC) at 10:00 AM I encourage our young people, especially those who recently received the Sacrament of Confirmation to join these ministries Let us keep in mind Jesus words, This I command you: love one another May the Lord fill our hearts with his blessing this whole week 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 You are cordially invited to a Mother s Day Breakfast at Roling Hall on Sunday, May 13th after the 8:30 am Mass Menu Quiche Fruit salad Pastries Drinks Everyone is invited Bring your family and loved ones to this celebration of all mothers and women who have been there for others Peace, Joy, and Love in the Risen Lord
Sixth Sunday of Easter 3 May 6, 2018 Day/Date Mass Time/Location Mass Intention Saint of the Day Scripture Readings Saturday May 5 Sunday May 6 4:00 PM @ SM 5:30 PM @ SJM 8:30 AM @ SH 10:30 AM @ SM 5:30 PM@ SH Joseph & Anna Wiggenjost For the Parishioners Melvin & Mary Hall Families Shelby Hughes Bertha Todd Monday May 7 5:30 PM @ SH Floyd Stout Vigil of the Sixth Sunday of Easter Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 1 John 4:7-10 John 15:9-17 Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 1 John 4:7-10 John 15:9-17 Acts 16:11-15 John 15:26--16:4a Tuesday May 8 8:00 AM @ SH Dante Stuekerjuergen Acts 16:22-34 John 16:5-11 Wednesday May 9 8:00 AM @ SH 5:30 PM @ SJM Patricia Denning Alfonse & Barbara Bentler Acts 17:15, 22--18:1 John 16:12-15 Thursday May 10 8:00 AM @ SH 11:00 AM @ K Wade Watznauer Marcella Moore St Damien de Veuster Acts 1:1-11 Ephesians 1:17-23 or 4:1-13 Mark 16:15-20 Friday May 11 8:00 AM @ SH Eucharistic Adoration Dolores Cross Acts 18:9-18 John 16:20-23 Saturday May 12 4:00 PM @ SM 5:30 PM @ SJM Phyllis Lutwack For the Parishioners Vigil of The Ascension of the Lord Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26 1 John 4:11-16 John 17:11b-19 Sunday May 13 8:30 AM @ SH 10:30 AM @ SM 5:30 PM@ SM-WP Gloria Lampe Norma Jeanne Conaway The Ascension of the Lord Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26 1 John 4:11-16 John 17:11b-19 DATE TIME May 12 4:00 PM May 13 8:30 AM MINISTRY NAME NAME NAME May 13 10:30 AM Euch Min Host Kay McGushin Mike Howard Marvin Wellman Euch Min Host Lynn Meierotto Bonnie Howard Cathy Wilkens Euch Min Host Barb Pickard Gail Kunch Pam Boyd Euch Min Cup Tom Woolever Dawn Bessine Diane Powers Euch Min Cup Linda Senf Joyce Kutscher Linda Panther Lectors Rick Larkin Dr Charles Holmes Glenda Jackson Lectors Teresa Garcia Servers Regan Schmitz Baylor Ferreira Jack Powers Servers Mike Helling Mike Panther Gift Bearers Collin Segoviano Guadalupe Society Mike Schneider Family Ministers of Hospitality Fred & Barb Otte Mark & Peggy Hirte Rich Kokjohn Ministers of Hospitality Paul & Betty Mohrfeld Larry & Pat Harrison Merlin Boyd Ministers of Hospitality John & Thelma King Suzanne Wenke Scrip Workers Dianne Huddleson Alice Hellenthal Julie Hellman SH SM SJM K TM MASS LOCATION KEY Sacred Heart Ss Mary & Joseph St Joseph, Montrose The Kensington The Madison CARE OF THE SICK May 13, 2018 FMHC/FMCH/SB - Joyce Kutscher HOMEBOUND - Ted Schneider KENSINGTON - Paul & Betty Mohrfeld
Sixth Sunday of Easter 4 May 6, 2018 ST JOSEPH S CORNER LAY MINISTRY SCHEDULE 5:30 pm, May 12, 2018 Eucharistic Ministers Lector Rosary Diane Burgess Joan Hunold Mary Older Kent Dobson Joan Hunold STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE April 28, 2018 Envelopes $49600 Offertory $7000 Shared Supper $10000 TOTAL PARISH GIFTS $66600 DEVOTIONS TO OUR LADY OF FATIMA The Fatima statue will be hosted by Ron & Sue Dunlay this week, May 6th - May 11th The rosary will be recited at 3:00 pm Sunday - Friday The Dunlays live at 832 Avenue D, Fort Madison Everyone is invited to come and pray the rosary as a faith community ALTAR AND ROSARY SOCIETY The monthly meeting will be this Wednesday, May 9th, at McAleer Hall at 8:30 am It will be a short meeting so we can prepare food for the RSVP dinner scheduled for Thursday, May 10th At the June meeting, we will be electing officers Anyone interested in any of the positions, please call the office, 372-2127 HOLY FAMILY MISSION STATEMENT To celebrate, live, nurture and pass on the Catholic faith STEWARDSHIP OF TALENT A steward took some chairs home from McAleer Hall to repair them STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE SUNDAY, April 29, 2018 Regular Envelopes $7,63200 Electronic Giving $83500 Offertory $53480 Children s Envelopes $1000 Restricted Gifts $38000 HTC Schools $55700 Easter $2500 TOTAL PARISH GIFTS $9,97380 Also received: Church in Latin America - $20; Votives - $63; Brown Bag - $20; Catholic Messenger - $411; Catholic Home Missions - $490; Church in Latin America - $65 CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS/MEETINGS Altar & Rosary Society Wednesday, May 9, 8:30 am @ McAleer Hall Prayer Shawl Wednesday, May 9, 10:00 am @ Parish Office Rosary @ The Madison Care Center Thursday, May 10, 3:15 pm @ CC Eucharistic Adoration Friday, May 11, 8:30 am - 8:00 pm @ SH ELECTRONIC GIVING Tired of forgetting your envelope? Want to make giving to the church easier? Stop by the office to complete a simple form and your giving can be taken out of your checking or savings account automatically No more envelope, no more running around at the last minute to make sure you have your donation ready You can give weekly (Mondays) or monthly (15th) If you have any questions, please call Anita at 372-2127 or stop in to see her at the office if you re interested in starting electronic giving
Sixth Sunday of Easter 5 May 6, 2018 DIVINE MERCY BOOKSTORE HOURS Saturdays: 9:00 am - 1:30 pm Sundays: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm Everyone who stops in the bookstore for the first time always says, I never knew how big it is 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 SYMPATHY Holy Family Parish wishes to extend our sympathy to Jim Noll, and family, on the death of his brother, Ed Noll May his soul rest in peace 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 PARENT SESSION FOR INFANT/CHILD BAPTISM The next session for parents wishing to have an infant/child baptized is Monday evening, June 4th, at 6:00 pm at McAleer Hall Parents need to be registered members of Holy Family Parish To register for the class, please call Deacon Bob or Donna at 372-1318 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! Jimmy Belabre, musician, grew up in what is called one of the most dangerous slums in the Northern Hemisphere, Cite Soleil, Haiti Subsisting on nourishment from Mary s Meals each day at school throughout his young life, he refused to accept money and guns from local armed gangs and instead resolved to remain in school Now the principal of the Cite Soleil school he attended, Jimmy provides an example to all 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 372-1318 WELCOME Holy Family Parish would like to welcome our newest member, Julie Lundy Please keep Julie in your prayers as she gets acquainted with her new community and faith family 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 470-7099 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) 372-2559 Linda Senf - (319) 463-7752 Carol Foehring - (319) 372-7759
Sixth Sunday of Easter 6 May 6, 2018 SPONSOR COUPLE TRAINING There will be a Sponsor Couple training on Saturday, June 23rd at the Ossenbrink Center in West Point The training session will be from 2:30 pm to 5:15 pm Mass will be available at 5:30 pm after the training Marianne Agnoli will be training current and future marriage prep couples If you have interest in the ministry of marriage preparation, please contact your parish office for more information and to get workbooks ordered CRUSADER S CORNER 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 ROSARY AND CHAPLET On Sunday, May 13th, the Rosary will be recited at 2:15 pm and will end with The Chaplet of The Divine Mercy at Sacred Heart Church Our Lady of Fatima has requested that the Rosary be recited on the 13th day of every month Everyone is invited to attend KIDZONE KidZone is the Parish s childcare and children s church during the 10:30 Mass It is available to parents who want to be able to fully participate in the 10:30 Mass, without the distraction of their young children aged six months - six years old KidZone is held at McAleer Hall The door (at the alley) opens at 10:00 am Any child between these ages is welcome TONY MELENDEZ IN CONCERT You are invited to an upcoming Tony Melendez concert 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, first-serve basis at the office Holy Family Parish has received a very limited number of tickets for purchase 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 VICTIM ASSISTANCE To report child abuse contact: Iowa Department of Human Services Child Abuse Hotline: 800-362-2178 and if it involves clergy or church personnel also notify Alicia Owens, the Victim Assistance Coordinator, 563-349-5002; vac@diodavorg or PO Box 232, Bettendorf, IA 52722-0004 OUR *STAR* ADVERTISER This week s *star* is Hickey Contracting Company Please patronize all of our advertisers who help make this bulletin possible