Saint Mar y of the Assumption West Point & August 12, 2018 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Saint Boniface Farmington St. Mary Parish Office 109 4th Street P.O. Box 68 West Point, IA 52656 Phone... (319) 837-6808 Email... westpointstmary@diodav.org Website... www.westpointstmary.org Parish Council President... Bruce Wellman Trustee... Anthony Schulte Trustee... Roger Fullenkamp Saint Boniface Parish Office 609 Washington Street P.O. Box 247 Farmington, IA 52626 Phone... (319) 878-3736 Parish Council President... Gavin Burgess Trustee... Todd Herdrich Trustee... Richard Breckenridge Pastoral Staff Pastor Rev. Dennis Hoffman... (319) 837-8120 Office Phone... (319) 837-6808 E-Mail... hoffmand@diodav.org Rectory Address 603 Bel Air Dr Fr. Dennis Office Hours: Tuesday... 10:30 am to Noon Wednesday... 10:00 am to 11:30 am Parish Coordinator Rebecca Hannum... (319) 837-6808 E-Mail... westpointstmarypa@diodav.org Rebecca s Office Hours Monday-Friday...8:00 am to 4:00 pm Secretary Deb Fullenkamp... (319) 837-6808 Deb s Office Hours Monday-Thursday... 8:00 am to Noon Every other Friday... 8:00 am to Noon Director of Religious Education Dixie Booten... (319) 837-8905 Cell... (319) 371-5043 Email... westpointstmarydre@diodav.org Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday 5:30 pm St. Mary s Sunday 8:00 am St. Mary s 2nd & 4th Sunday 5:30 pm St Mary s Sunday 10:30 am St. Boniface
Eucharistic Adoration First Friday (WP) 8:00 am-5:00 pm. Confessions Saturday (WP) 4:00-4:30 pm and as announced. Baptisms /Weddings Please fill out a form found on the Parish Website and call St. Mary s Parish Office at (319) 837-6808 to make an appt. with Father Sick Calls: Contact the Parish Office if you or a family member are unable to attend Mass and receive the Sacraments due to illness or age. Please notify the Parish Office if you go into the hospital, we would like to visit you. Parish Prayer Lines St. Mary...Eleanor Menke @(319) 837-6895 St. Boniface.(319) 835-5520/592-3238 Holy Trinity Catholic Schools Website... www.holytrinityschools.org High School (Grades 7-12) 2600 Avenue A Fort Madison, IA 52627 CAO: Michael Sheerin (319) 372-2486 School Board President:: Brad Box School Board Vice President: Loren Menke West Point Representative: Ray Menke Elementary (Grades K-6) 413 Avenue C West Point, IA 52656 (319) 837-6131 Early Childhood Center 2040 Locust Street St. Paul, IA 52657 / 2213 Avenue J Fort Madison, IA 52627 Phone (319) 372-6428 Aug 14 Holy Day Mass @ 7pm @ SB Aug 15 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Holy Day of Obligation) Mass @ 5:30pm @ St. Mary s Aug 17-18 Faith Festival in Burlington Aug 19 St. Boniface Rel. Ed. Begins Aug 22 HTC First day of school Elementary Mass @ 8:45 AM Aug 25 SCF Scavenger Hunt and Movie Night Aug 29 St. Mary s Rel. Ed. Begins Mass @ 6:30 PM REMINDER: There will be no morning Mass on Tuesday, August 14th or Wednesday, August 15th as Holy Day Masses will be held in the Evening. Catholic Parishes of Des Moines County will host Faith Festival in the Park on August 17th and 18th at Crapo Park Bandstand in Burlington. Friday, August 17th at 6:30 PM Tony Melendez will be performing. Tony is a Nicaraguan American guitar player, composer, singer, songwriter and author who was born without arms. He has performed around the world and he will share his inspiring story of faith in words and song. On Saturday there is a 4:00 PM Mass followed by a potluck picnic and family swim from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Dankwardt Park. All are welcome with free admission to all activities. Questions or for more information please call (319) 752-8771. Worldwide Marriage Encounter is a weekend to rediscover the spark that was there on your wedding day. Take time to rediscover the best friend you had when you were first married. Join the millions of couples worldwide who have learned how to keep their marriage vibrant and alive by signing up today to attend one of the upcoming weekends on Sep 7-9 Cedar Falls, Oct 19-21 Marathon, WI, Nov 2-4 Coralville. Early registration is highly recommended. For more information visit our website at: iowa-wwme.org or call 563-608- 3305 or email: JLJwwme08@Gmail.com Camp Courageous in Monticello, IA is a year round recreational and respite care facility for individuals with disabilities. Campers with intellectual and physical disabilities, head injuries, hearing or visual impairments, autism and other special needs are served. Working with adults with disabilities is often a very real challenge. Campers may need help with personal care including feeding, dressing, and toileting. Some campers exhibit behavior problems. Patience, energy, good judgement and enthusiasm are important attributes for a position at Camp Courageous. The hours are long. An unselfish attitude and an emphasis on teamwork are needed. Staff members are expected to put the campers needs before their own. If you possess these skills, please consider applying to be a volunteer, a intern or a paid counselor. Volunteers and interns receive an optional stipend of $50 a week plus room and board. Paid counselors and activity specialists receive the best employment package around. Seasonal staff earn $475/week while year round staff earn $625-675/ week. Room and board are provided. Other benefits include health insurance. You may apply on line at www.campcourageous.org. For more information please contact Jeanne Muellerleile at 319-465-5916, Ext 2300. West Point American Legion Auxiliary will be collecting supplies for school children in need. Boxes will be placed in the breezeway of the church for your donations. Some items needed; school bags, pencils, erasers, pens, paper, notebooks, and Kleenex just to name a few. Items will be picked up on Sunday, August 19th. Thanks for your generosity. Fr. Apo would like to thank you for all the best wishes, cards, prayers and gifts for his birthday and ordination. Also, thank you to all the wonderful people who made the trip to Davenport. Marvin Menke is still missing one of these boxes. If you have seen or are in the procession of the box please notify him or drop it at the Parish Office. He would like to have them back so they may be shared with others.
What else is there to give when one has already given away their body and their life? What more can one say or do to demonstrate love for another when all they have has been given to another? This total giving of self to loved ones cannot be trumped by flowery words or material gifts that are fleeting. This is the ultimate in love. This is the love Jesus had for us on the way to his passion, at the institution of the Holy Eucharist. This is the love he has for us daily in the celebration of the Mass on altars in every church, in every city, in every nation on earth. No one can give more. No one can ask for more. This is the true heart of Christian stewardship. If you take the time to gaze upon your God in the simplest of forms and begin to reflect on what has actually taken place with bread and wine becoming the presence of the Divine, then you can begin to understand true humility, sacrifice, and love. And when you have the privilege to take that Real Presence into your body at the meal where you are an honored guest, you become one with the One who is the embodiment of stewardship. Then, you must ask the question of yourself, "How can I even begin to reflect the love that I have encountered at this feast?" The answer is you can begin with the simple actions of the day: where will you go, whom will you meet, and in what work will you partake? Jesus Christ has shown that the greatest gift ever given can be disguised in this world in a piece of bread. By joining your body to his, he can now transform human hearts, not by grand acts, but by everyday acts, by everyday people practicing Everyday Stewardship. --Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS St. Mary s Parish received $660.69 from the Scrip Program. Holy Family, St. James and St. Johns parishes received scrip distributions as well. Also, thanks to the dedicated people who purchase scrip, the total amount allocated to families tuition accounts in 2017-2018 was $13,725.07. Another $1,362.05 was distributed to the general tuition assistance fund, and $28,637.95 to the general operating fund of Holy Trinity Catholic Schools. On behalf of the school, thank you to all the parishioners for your dedication to Holy Trinity Schools and the scrip program! If you would like to help raise money for our school with no cost to you, you can buy for your everyday purchases. Scrip is offered for a variety of retailers you use everyday; from local retailers like Sonny s, BP, Brad s Pad and Hair Etc. to national retailers like Amazon, Dick s Sporting Goods, Panera Bread and Menards. Scrip is sold before and after Saturday night and Sunday morning Masses. It can also be purchased online through the HTC website. If you have questions please call, email or stop and visit with Mindy Goldie at Holy Trinity Elementary 319-837-6131, mindy.goldie@holytrinityschools.org Holy Trinity Catholic School begins classes, Wednesday, August 22nd. Wednesday Morning Mass will be at 8:45 AM beginning on this day until the end of May to allow the Elementary students to attend. Also, please be aware that traffic around the church will be increasing with school busses and parents dropping students off. This year as construction on the Elementary building continues traffic may be even more congested than usual. Please park only in designated parking places and do not stop in the middle of the street to run into church, the school or the parish office. Thank you for your cooperation in helping keep our school children and one another safe. As your child or grandchild begins a new school year things can get very hectic trying to get back into school schedules, shopping for supplies and school clothes. While this prepares them physically, we can also care for them spiritually. Here is a Backpack Blessing to start the school year off right! Lord, bless these backpacks and the children and youth who carry them as they begin yet another year of school. Give them peace when they feel nervous, focus when they feel distracted, energy when they feel tired. Open their minds to the lessons they will learn both in and outside the classroom. Help them to make friends that build one another up, and be friends to those who need them. Guide them in making good choices as they grow in wisdom and maturity. Be ever-present with them in the classroom, on the school bus, on the playground, and at home, and may they feel your loving care in all they do. Amen. Religious Education Classes will begin Sunday, August 19th at St. Boniface Parish with breakfast for children and families @ 9:00AM. St. Mary s classes will begin Wednesday, August 29th with an Opening Mass at 6:30pm and class immediately following. Please register your child as soon as possible for class. You can find forms on the parish website westpointstmary.org/religious-education.html or in the church. Cost is $20.00 per child for the year. The class schedule is also available on the website. If you have any questions please contact Dixie Booten 319-837-8905. **Reminder there will be a Religious Ed Mass at 6:30pm the 2nd Wednesday of the Month at St. Mary s beginning Sept.12th. All parishioners are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Tuesday, August 14 Wednesday, August 15 Thursday, August 16 Friday, August 17 Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 St. Mary Mass Schedule Weekend Saturday (WP) 5:30 pm Sunday (WP) 8:00 am, (FA) 10:30 am 2nd & 4th( WP) 5:30 PM Weekday Tuesday (FA) 9:00 am Every Third Tuesday (FA) 7:00 pm Wednesday (WP) 7:30 am 1st & 3rd Thursday (WPCC) 10:00 am Other Thursdays (WP) 7:30 am 1st Friday (DNCC) 10:00 am, (WP) 5:30 pm Other Fridays (WP) 7:30 am Mass Intentions Dale & Christina Wood Harold Booten Parishioners Parishioners Johanna Clark Parishioner Darlene Hellweg The Parishioners of St. Mary s & St. Boniface pray the rosary for world peace before Mass on Saturday night and Sunday morning. Stewardship of Treasure St. Mary s August 5 Adults $2737.00 Offertory $178.00 Second Collection $85.00 HTC $1852.00 Total $4852.00 Envelopes 89 St Boniface Adults $877.00 Offertory $ 46.25 Total $.923.25 Envelopes 32 Readings for the Week August 12, 2018 Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:4-8/Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [9a]/ Eph 4:30--5:2/Jn 6:41-51 Monday: Ez 1:2-5, 24-28c/Ps 148:1-2, 11-14/Mt 17:22-27 Tuesday: Ez 2:8-3:4/Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131 [103a]/Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Wednesday: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2/Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14 [8]/1 Cor 15:54b-57/Lk 11:27-28 Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/Ps 45:10, 11, 12, 16 [10bc]/1 Cor 15:20-27/Lk 1:39-56 Thursday: Ez 12:1-12/Ps 78:56-57, 58-59, 61-62 [cf. 7b]/ Mt 18:21--19:1 Friday: Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63 or 16:59-63/Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 [1c]/Mt 19:3-12 Saturday: Ez 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32/Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19 [12a]/Mt 19:13-15 Sunday: Prv 9:1-6/Ps 34:2-3, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 [9a]/ Eph 5:15-20/Jn 6:51-58 St. Mary Liturgical Roles Saturday, (August 18) at 5:30 pm Lead Rosary Volunteer Ushers: Anthony Schulte, Mike Salata Matt & Jill Garmoe Greeters: Ray & Carleen Krogmeier Servers : Taylor & Carter Nelson, Alison Robu Lector: JoAnn Lampe Gift bearers: Ralph & Doris Kassmeyer E. Ministers: Susan Fedler, Karen Box, Gary Peitz Bulletins: Lynn & Alison Robu, Dave & Eileen Pranger Scrip: Ed & Eileen Medland Sunday, (August 19) at 8:00 am Lead Rosary Leah Link Ushers: Carl Johnston, Ron Fedler, Mel Sanders, Joseph Moran Greeters: Dave & Vicki Kokjohn Servers : Kadin Medland, Clara & Jackson Blint Lector: Becky Moran Gift bearers: Brad Box Family E. Ministers: Angie Box, Dennis Menke, Kate Menke Bulletins: Mike & Belinda Holland, Marvin & Rita Menke Scrip: Tad & Angie Boeding Counters Bill & Cheryl Wellman & Bruce Wellman St. Boniface Liturgical Roles Sunday, (August 19) at 10:30 am Greeters: Richard & Pat Millmier Ushers Richard Millmier, Donald Millmier Servers Anna Neeley, Zachery Smith Lector Rita Smith Gifts Ted Wenke Family E. Ministers: Richard & Pat Millmier, Bette Burke Counters: Mike Linnenbrink, Dave Smith The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August 15th) is a Holy Day of Obligation. To celebrate this most sacred day Father will celebrate Mass, Tuesday, August 14th at 7:00pm at St. Boniface in Farmington. He will also celebrate Mass Wednesday, August 15th at 5:30pm at St. Mary of the Assumption Parish.