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Collections for March 11-12, 2017 Monday, March 20 No Tuesday, March 21 for Carol DeMeulenaere + Wednesday, March 22 for Anna Mae Wack + for Pierce Comerford + Thursday, March 23 for Bud & Kate White + Friday, March 24 for Carol DeMeulenaere + Saturday, March 25 (Church Support / Deacons Fund ) for Kathryn Thompson + Sunday, March 26 (Church Support / Deacons Fund ) for the People of the Parish for Art Picard + Gospel readings for the week of March 20-24 March 20 Matthew 1:16,18-21, 24 A March 21 Matthew 18:21-35 March 22 Matthew 5:17-19 March 23 Luke 11:14-23 March 24 Mark 12:328-34 Collection Budgeted Income Actually Collected Sunday Envelopes : $3,633.99 $3,014.00 WeShare contributions: $415.69 Total Sunday Giving: $3,429.69 Offertory: $142.61 $138.75 Repairs & Improvements:: $115.00 Coffee & Rolls: $57.00 Wednesday Night Meal: $119.00 Flower Envelope: $9.00 Capital Campaign: $50.00 Catholic Relief: $927.00 St. Mary s Deacons Fund Report February 2017 This Fiscal Year Utilities Assistance: $150.00 $3,621.85 Rent Assistance: $1,914.00 $9,912.11 Food Assistance: $0.00 $886.64 Fuel Assistance: $0.00 $1,444.12 Medical: $0.00 $400.00 TOTAL: $2,064.00 $16,264.72 M A R C H / A P R I L 2 0 1 7 19 SUN 20 MON 21 TUE 22 WED 23 THUR 24 FRI 25 SAT St. Mary s Pancake Breakfast & Bake Sale (REC) 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM Rosary 8:30 AM 9:00 AM 11:00 AM St. Mary s 4:00 PM RCIA (Church Basement) 6:30 PM 10:00 AM (St. Francis) Lenten Service & Lunch United Methodist Church 12:10 PM Adoration 5:00 PM Faith Formation Parish Life Meal: Hosted by Knights of Columbus Menu: Sloppy Joes & Fries Serving at 6:10-7:10 K - 6th Grade 7:20 8:30 7-12 Grade St. Bridget, Victor 7:00 PM Fish Fry (REC) 5-7 PM Stations of the Cross Saturdays Discussion Group at 10:00 AM at Frontier St. Mary, Oskaloosa 10:30 AM Confession 4:30 PM Rosary 5:00 PM 26 SUN 27 MON 28 TUE 29 WED 30 THUR 31 FRI 1 SAT Rosary 8:30 AM 9:00 AM 11:00 AM St. Mary, Pella 2:00 PM RCIA (Church Basement) 6:30 PM 10:00 AM (St. Francis) Lenten Service & Lunch St. John Lutheran Church 12:10 PM Adoration 5:00 PM No Faith Formation Spring Break End of Life Issues Presentation (REC) 6:30 PM Fish Fry (REC) 5-7 PM Stations of the Cross Saturdays Discussion Group at 10:00 AM at Frontier Confession 4:30 PM Rosary 5:00 PM Immaculate Conception Colfax 7:00 PM

"Who Art in Heaven" This phrase doesn't mean a physical place because God transcends all time and space. Heaven is not a "space" somewhere up in an area that is yet to be discovered by a NASA probe. God is not distant but majestic. "Who Art in Heaven" refers to a state of being, not elsewhere, because God is everywhere. God dwells in the hearts of all the just. Because we are adopted children of God through the actions of Jesus Christ, we are already "in heaven" because God dwells in us. But, because of sin, we also live here, on earth. Subject to the effects of sin and mortality. "Our Father, Who Art in Heaven" Liturgical Aides needed for Holy Week and Easter es. Please sign up on the sheets located on the back table. Sign up sheets will be available weekends of March 25/26 and April 1/2. Thank you! Contact Crystal DeNeve 236-8838 grinnellstmarydre@diodav.org March 12 1st grade hosts coffee and rolls March 12 Confirmation 2017 Preparation March 15 K-12 Classes March 19 Communal Reconciliation March 19 JH Rally March 22 K-12 Classes March 29 NO Classes (Grinnell Schools Spring Break) Dessert Sale during the Fish Fry Fridays support Youth Activities. We have a lot of activities we need to fund for our youth this year. Please help out by donating desserts, helping to sell and the fun part: buying some of our yummy desserts. Check out the Sign Up Genius linked to St. Mary s webpage. Thank you for your support! Attend the Parish Mission March 9 & 10th! 24 hour Adoration There are still a few spots that need to be filled. Check out the Sign Up Genius link on St. Mary s webpage or contact Jay or Crystal and we can help you get signed up. (FYI each day and time are listed individually. If you are signing up for all six weeks you will need to scroll down an click on each time slot.) Remember you need not sign up to attend, we have the sign up in order to make sure we have two people present the entire time. Thank you for ALL of you that have signed up already and will participate! Would you like to request prayers? This year we will have a book of intentions for people to write intentions they would like to request prayers for those attending Adoration are invited to pray for those intentions during their time in Adoration. Book Study 33 Days to Morning Glory Mark your calendars: The study will begin April 10th 33 days to Morning Glory a do-it-yourself retreat that can also be done as a group as we are, starting April 10th. Contact me (Crystal) for more information. Additional Adult Formation Opportunities offered around the area can be found on St. Mary s website. All adults are invited to attend RCIA sessions. They are held on Tuesdays from 6:30-8 PM in the church basement unless otherwise noted. March sessions will focus on the Catechism. The NEW catering company for the Iowa Speedway has contacted us please put June 23/24, July 8/9 & 28/29 on your calendars. The Speedway work we do helps fund MANY youth activities AND our Capital Campaign. Keep watching for more information as we get it. The St. Mary s Singles/Widowed/ Divorced Support Group will meet on Tuesday, March 28th at 11:30 am at Relish. Please bring a grab bag gift. For more information, you may contact Rosemarie Vicinanza at 236 1941.

If you don't do regular maintenance on your car, it may start spluttering and clanking. If your spouse is making noises (complaining, nagging etc.), maybe it's time to look under the hood. You may find that neglect is the culprit. Perhaps you haven't listened closely to what your beloved needs. Maybe work or the kids have become a priority. Ask. "The people grumbled against Moses" (Ex 17: 3) It's normal in any family to grumble occasionally. Parents grumble about their kids and vice-versa. But what happens after the grumbling? Model apologizing for your child. "I'm sorry. I'll try to do better." Go to the daily bible readings now, and sign up to receive the daily readings each morning by email. Mary Statue: In the fall of 2014 funds were raised to replace our outdoor statue of the Blessed TAIZÉ IN GRINNELL is a Ecumenical prayer and worship service which will be held at Grinnell United Methodist Church. on Sunday, April 9th at 7:00 pm. This is a service of simple music, Scripture reading and silence. Taizé offers an opportunity for quiet repose in the midst of our busy lives. The service is ecumenical - an open door for all to enter and experience the presence of the Spirit. CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH To view the Catholic Catechism this week go to: www.usccb.org/catechism/text/ Virgin Mary. Our current statue has served our parish well but she is a little worn and replacement is needed. Recently the Worship & Spirituality Commission was charged with the responsibility of researching companies and designs and recommended purchase of a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes from Artisan Granite to the parish council. The new statue will be about the same height and will be carved out of marble. The council approved the recommendation and the order has been placed. We should expect our new statue to arrive in the next four to six months. Liturgical Roles for March 25 & 26, 2017 5:30 pm 9:00 am 11:00 am SACRISTAN Barb McCulley Dennis Crawford Patti Guillaume GREETER Pauline McKenna Pat Wauters Matt/Ashley Wolfe USHERS Mike Beck Shane Hart Jim Hawkins Steve Bernemann Mark McLaughlin Rick Jacoby Richard Vogel Jim Martes Sarah Jacoby Richard Wilson Mark Romano Larry Kramer READER Patsy Probasco John Dayton John Gorman GIFT BEARER Pat Kester Mark/Dottie McLaughlin Michelle Otto EUCH MINISTERS Monessa Cummins TommaLou Jay Lee McFee Patsy Probasco Steve Kenkel Deb Molitor Beth Kenkel Chris Molitor Susie Kinney Diane Volkman Mark Godar Donna Godar SERVERS Barb McCulley Matthew Cunningham Sloan Volkman Lexie Gallagher Michael Norenberg Parker Volkman Josh Osborne Alex Barr

Grinnell Knights of Columbus Annual Lenten Fish Fry Every Friday during Lent Serving from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. in the REC Baked & Fried Fish, Baked Potato, Fries, Macaroni & Cheese, Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Coleslaw & Beverages A d u l t s : $ 9 A g e s 5-1 4 : $ 4, 4 & U n d e r : F r e e, F a m i l y : $20 A l l Y o u C a n E a t! Dita, her husband and their seven children depended on the money they earned selling crops from their small farm in Ethiopia. When frequent droughts meant they had no crops to sell their family went hungry. But thanks to a CRS program that prepares families for droughts, Dita was able to open a small store. Instead of relying solely on her farm, she now earns an income selling items like pasta, shampoo and bananas. Now, Dita says her children eat three times a day and are attending school. This week give your Rice Bowl 5 cents or more for each time you turn on your faucet and receive clean water. REMEMBER: Your Lenten sacrifices change lives. Totus Tuus is a summer catechetical program with an emphasis on vocations. The phrase "totus tuus" means "I am all yours" and was the Marian motto of Pope Saint John Paul II. Totus Tuus was started in 1987 in rural Kansas where many youth in rural parishes were getting no formation in the summer. A seminarian, (now priest) named Bernie Jorges was asked to go and teach them in the summer. What started as one man's generous work soon grew into a large task and he had to hire college students to help him teach the kids. Eventually, it became a formal program called Totus Tuus. It spread from the Diocese of Wichita and is now present in a majority of the dioceses in the interior United States. Why Totus Tuus? Totus Tuus offers youth a summer program with a strong Catholic identity that will inspire them in their faith. It is a grand tour through all things Catholic, from the Rosary to the Saints to Adoration. It also has a strong focus on vocational discernment in which the team will encourage the youth to consider their vocation. There are many fun activities for the youth to have a good time at Totus Tuus. You name it, Totus Tuus has it. We are excited to announce the St. Mary s will be hosting Totus Tuus here in Grinnell July 8-14. Grades 1-6 will meet M-F (July 10-14) from 9am-3pm and we are also considering a JH/HS evening option. We will need assistance with snacks, meals and housing for the College age team members coming here. Keep watching for more details. March 22 March 29 April 5 April 14 Grinnell Ministerial Lenten Services All services, aside form the very last on April 14th, will have a luncheon following the service. All services begin at 12:10 PM. United Methodist Church St. John Lutheran Church First Presbyterian Church St. Paul's Episcopal Church (No Luncheon) Wednesday-Tenebrae 7:00 PM Holy Thursday 7:00 PM Good Friday Service Holy Saturday 8:30 PM Easter Sunday 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM

Diocese of Davenport Immigration Program ORGAN RECITAL All are warmly invited to attend a organ recital on Sunday, April 2nd at 2 PM in the church, performed by our very own John Landkamer. The recital will consist of selected works by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Johann Pachelbel, Dieterich Buxtehude, Johann Sebastian Bach, Cesar Franck, Paul Hindemith and Louis Vierne. Come and bring a friend and enjoy a afternoon of great music! The Diocesan Immigration Program is a non-profit program that provides immigration counseling to help reunite families split by immigration, and assists immigrants in adjusting their status and advocates on their behalf. The Immigration Program focuses on family reunification cases. The diocesan immigration counselors are certified by the Department of Justice. They work in close conjunction with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Know Your Rights: The US Constitution grants equal protection of the law and the right to due process. Not everyone understands the rights they have, and the attached is intended for those who may be at risk of deportation. This brochure with general legal information is available in English and Spanish. If you would like copies available at your parish please contact Esmeralda Guerrero, guer - rero@davenportdiocese.org or 563-888-4210. The Worship & Spirituality Commission is looking for keyboard players that would be willing to play at an occasional 11 a.m. Sunday. If you would be interested in doing this or would like more information, please contact Sharon M e a ley a t 6 4 1-2 3 6-5 7 1 7 o r smealey@iowatelecom.net. Applications for the St. Mary s Scholarship are now available in the parish office for graduating high school seniors. Any interested high school senior may stop by the parish office to collect a application. The deadline for the applications is Monday, April 3, 2017. A farmer lived alone in the Irish countryside except for a pet dog he loved dearly. One day the dog died and the farmer went to the parish priest, inquiring if a could be for the dead pet. Father Patrick told the farmer: "No, we can't have services for an animal in the church, but I'll tell you what, there's a new denomination down the road, and no telling what they believe in, but maybe they'll do something for the animal." The farmer said: "Thanks, I'll go right away. By the way, do you think $50,000 is enough to donate for such a service?" to which Father Patrick replied: "Why didn't you tell me the dog was Catholic?" Iowa Multifaith Rally for Muslims On Sunday, March 26th beginning at 3:00 PM at the Mother Mosque of America, located at 1335 9th St. NW, Cedar Rapids, IA, multifaith communities from across Iowa will unite to form a human circle around the Mother Mosque of America. Inspired by similar demonstrations across North America, and will show support for our Muslim neighbors. All are welcome to this peaceful demonstration. For more information, please contact Rev. Wendy Abrahamson, at St. Paul s Episcopal Church, here in Grinnell by emailing wendystpaulsgrinnell@gmail.com. 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@diodav.org or PO Box 232, Bettendorf, IA 52722.

RETREAT OPPORTUNITIES OUR LADY OF THE PRAIRIE RETREAT, WHEATLAND To learn about Our Lady of the Prairie Retreats, please visit www.chmiowa.org. To register for retreats contact: 563-336-8414 or email olpretreat@gmail.com. All programs include a delicious homemade meal prepared with local and organic ingredients. Kathleen Storms, SSND A Walk into Holy Week with the Labyrinth: Mon, April 10 9:30am 3:30pm. Start off Holy Week walking the Labyrinth with a special emphasis on mercy and forgiveness. Learn about the history of the Labyrinth and explore ways in which the Labyrinth will release you from what binds you and prepare you for a renewed Easter. There will be time for group discussions, labyrinth walks, reflection and journaling. Fee: $20. Pat Shea Weaving Prayers and Baskets: Fri, April 7 9:00am 4:00pm. Learn simple basket weaving in the context of prayer and meditation. Make an Easter Basket today. Limit 8 participants. Fee: $30 Sherry Nauman and Pat McLaughlin Come to the Quiet: Tues, April 11 9:30am 3:30pm. St. Syncletica, early Christian Desert Mother and Abbess, wrote Our God is a consuming fire, so we also must kindle the divine fire in ourselves. Syncletica chose to live her life counter to the time s culture, to fiercely focus on kindling divine love, whatever the cost. Fee: $20. Pat Shea Special Event in Davenport co-sponsored by The Prairie: Lectio Divina through Current Writers: Sun, April 23 2:30pm 4:30pm. Book for Lectio: It s Never Too Late to Begin Again by Julia Cameron. Have you been asking, Now what? Using contemplative tools called Morning Pages, Artists Dates, and Solo Walks, discover how to release your creative energies giving your life new purpose and meaning. Fee: $15. Linda Clewell, Oblate of St. Benedict Explore the meaning of various elements of the : Introductory Rites, Liturgy of God s Word, Liturgy of the Lord s Table, Dismissal Rites. Discover music that helps the full, conscious and active participation of the faithful associated with these elements. Presenter: Fr. (Jan) Michael Joncas, author of 4 books on liturgy, composed 25 collections of liturgical music including On Eagles Wings often used for funeral services. Fee: Free will offering. 6 Roman Catholic Thought and Practice 50 Years after Vatican II: March 24 26 Fri, 5:00 pm Sun, 11:00am Fr. (Jan) Michael Joncas. Explore the meaning of the four great Constitutions of Vatican II 50 years after their publication: Sacrosanctum Concilium on the Liturgy; Lumen Gentium on the Church; Dei Verbum on Sacred Scripture; and Gaudium et Spes on the Church in the Modern World. Fee: $125 A Sugar Creek Chronicle: Observing, Communicating, and Surviving Climate Change: Wed, April 19 6:30pm. Cosponsored by the CHM Care of Earth Committee. Humility of Mary Center, 820 W. Central Park Ave, Davenport. Realizing that our changing climate is increasingly altering life around the world, Connie Mutel has employed the use of personal and nature stories to share the complexities of climate science with lay readers. Since the 2016 publication of A Sugar Creek Chronicle, she has continued to explore how we might explain climate change to a reluctant audience, even as we maintain balanced lives ourselves. Her book will be available for $10. Fee: Free will offering. Connie Mutel, MS in plant ecology, Senior Science Writer and Archivist at University of Iowa BENET HOUSE RETREAT CENTER/ST. MARY MONASTERY, ROCK ISLAND, IL Contact Sr. Jackie Walsh, OSB at 309-283-2108, retreats@smmsisters.org or online at http://www.smmsisters.org/retreats/ to register for programs mentioned below Mother/Adult Daughter Morning: Memories: Apr 29, 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM. Love and walk with each other during our annual Mother-Adult Daughter Morning. We ll enjoy a special breakfast, time together, solitude, fun and activities. Presenters: Sr. Stefanie MacDonald, OSB, and her mother, Kathy MacDonald. Fee: $30 per mother/daughter; $15 each additional daughter. Family Evening: "Pretzels For Lent": Apr 4, - 8:00 PM. This evening will consist of fun, food, stories, prayer, activities and a chance to bake your own pretzels. How the pretzel was first created will be dramatized. All ages are welcome; however, the focus will be families with grade school age children. Children, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles etc. are all welcome. Presenters: Deacon Steve and Kathy MacDonald. Fee: $15/family of 2-3; $20/family of 4 or more. A complete List of Retreat Opportunities can be found on St. Mary s homepage. Direct your browser to stmarygrinnell.com and scroll down to the Retreat icon. Thank you! Stations of the Cross is offered on the Fridays of Lent at 5:30 p.m. in the church. Thank you to all those who organized, donated and help serve the Lenten Luncheon which was held at St. Mary s this past Wednesday. Your dedication and generosity made the Lenten Luncheon a great success and provided the community at large with a wonderful example of St. Mary s hospitality!

Thursday Adult Edification Bucket Course We have two presentations scheduled for upcoming Thursdays. On Thursday, March 30 at 6:30 PM in the REC, Deacon David O'Brien, the Director of the Pastoral Care Department at Mercy Hospital will be with us to talk about end of life issues and the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care. As parents are getting older and living longer and as medical advances make possible the ability to keep people alive longer what does the Catholic Church say about these advances? What care must be given to maintain life and what care may be declined? How do you decide? Who is there to help? Come listen to Deacon O'Brien and find out. On Thursday, April 6 at 6:30 PM in the REC, Joel Smith and Mellissa Zuber from Smith Funeral Home and Fr. Ron will talk about funerals and pre-planning funerals. Joel and Mellissa will be able to walk you though some steps to have many details taken care of ahead of time with regard to the funeral process and Fr. Ron will be able to help you plan details of your funeral liturgies. These might seem like uncomfortable topics to discuss with the living, but, many families say how much of a relief it was that a parent or relative took the time, ahead of time, to make their funeral plans. WeShare is St. Mary s tool for electronic giving and payments for your Sunday offering, special collections and our Capital Campaign. The benefits of WeShare are: 1. It s simple to use and completely under your control. 2. You no longer have to concern yourself with writing a check or brining cash, 3. WeShare accepts all payment sources for donations. 4. You can always return to the site to change or stop a continuing contribution. Visit our parish website (grinnellstmary.com), and you can find our WeShare link on our front page. By clicking on the link you don t have to make any commitment in order to see how it works. For those of you who haven t signed-up, we invite you to examine WeShare and consider whether it s right for you. If you have questions, please contact the parish office at 236-7486. Thank you! Chrism in Davenport Monday, April 3 Contact Crystal 236-8838 if you are interested in car pooling. The Grinnell Community Blood Drive will be held on Tuesday, March 21st from 12:30 to 5:30 pm in the Religious Education Center. Join us on Tuesdays from 6:30-8:00 PM for a condensed study of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Poweshiek Animal League Shelter (PALS) is desperately looking for volunteers! If you enjoy the company of cats or dogs (or both!), this is the volunteer job for you. Come out and socialize, feed, and clean for cats and dogs. Shifts are offered both weekdays and weekends. For more information, call 236-4288, or email us at palssheltermanager@gmail.com. I am interested in becoming a member of St. Mary s Catholic Church The name and address the way you would like it to appear. Name: Address: City/Zip: Phone/Email: Please return via mail, the address is on the front of this bulletin, or drop in collection basket. You will receive a registration packet as soon as possible. Welcome to St. Mary s Church!