September 3, 2017 Twenty-Second Sunday In Ordinary Time Saint Cecilia Catholic Church 2 9 0 0 H o o v e r A v e., A m e s I A 5 0 0 1 0 ( 5 1 5 ) 2 3 3-3 0 9 2 p a r i s h - o f f i c e @ s t c e c i l i a p a r i s h. o r g Fr. James L. Secora, Pastor www.stceciliaparish.org FORMED by the Word of God... UNITED by the Holy Eucharist ENLIVENED by the Holy Spirit! Daily Readings for the Week of September 3, 2017 for Study, Reflection and Prayer Sunday: Jer 20:7-9/Ps 63:2-6, 8-9/Rom 12:1-2/Mt 16:21-27 Monday: 1 Thes 4:13-18/Ps 96:1, 3-5, 11-13/Lk 4:16-30 Tuesday: 1 Thes 5:1-6, 9-11/Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14/Lk 4:31-37 Wednesday: Col 1:1-8/Ps 52:10-11/Lk 4:38-44 Thursday: Col 1:9-14/Ps 98:2-6/Lk 5:1-11 Friday: Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30/Ps 13:6/Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 or 1:18-23 Saturday: Col 1:21-23/Ps 54:3-4, 6, 8/Lk 6:1-5 Next Sunday: Ez 33:7-9/Ps 95:1-2, 6-9/Rom 13:8-10/Mt 18:15-20
What s inside... Message From Father, Evangelical Catholic, Welcome New Members, Sacraments Mass Schedules & Intentions, Student Tuition Assistance News, Activities, Prayer & Thought Faith Formation, School Activities, Financials Parish Contacts 6 2 3 4 5 MESSAGE FROM FATHER JIM In a General Audience of May, 2015 Pope Francis addressed the issue of human work. The Pope explained that work complements our moments of celebration and is also a part of God s creative design. Through work the family is cared for and children are provided with a dignified life. It makes me sad, when I see people without work, who do not find work and haven t the dignity of bringing bread home and it cheers me when I see that political leaders make great efforts to find jobs and to seek to make sure that everyone has a job. Work is sacred, work gives dignity to a family: we must pray that work be not lacking in any family. May God prosper the work of our hands. (Ps. 90). A Blessed Labor Day to all. Archdiocesan Mission Co-op Collection thank you. As announced at Masses last weekend, $7,586.00 was collected the weekend of August 12/13 and forwarded to the Archdiocese to be added to the other parishes in which the Daughters of Divine Love spoke as part of this year s Mission Co-op Appeal. Again I express my thanks for your generosity in helping those who serve in our name bring the good news of God s love in Jesus to others. EVANGELICAL CATHOLIC All parishioners are encouraged to come to an evening of inspiration, direction, and encounter to learn how just 1% of your day can radically change the other 99. The first of 3 parish missions offered for us this year by the organization Evangelical Catholic. Get on board, and be transformed! Thursday, September 7 from 7-8:30pm in the St. Cecilia Church Sanctuary. Free Childcare provided. Please Welcome New Members who joined us in August 2017 Bernard Canniffe & Lisa Prichard Family Michelle Elliott Family Sean Gerhardt Benjamin Hartwell Cole Hopkins Natalie Kelley Family Joeng Lee & Wanyong Shin Family Gary & Marie Lyn Family Lesley & Andrew Olswing Family Angela Pasquale Aaron & Stacy Sassman Family Joseph & Jodi Steffes Family Jose Tapia & Diana Carranza Family Are you new to St. Cecilia s, moving back, just married, attending Mass but never officially registered? If you have not officially registered at St. Cecilia s, please stop by the new member registration table after Mass on Sept. 16 &17. We can answer questions and help you with the registration process. Baptism All parents seeking baptism for their child are expected to attend a preparation session. Parents are recommended to attend a session prior to the birth of their child. Next Session of Baptism Preparation for second born child is Thurs., September 28 at 7pm Godparents are also expected to attend. All sessions take place in the St. Louis Room. The Sacrament of Marriage The Sacrament of Marriage can be celebrated at a time convenient to the couple and in accordance with the parish schedule. The date and time of the celebration must be scheduled only with a priest or deacon of the parish. The couple must contact a priest or deacon of the parish preferably one year prior to the desired wedding date, but no less than six months prior to their desired date. The St. Cecilia Wedding Guidelines 2017, is available from the Parish Office and on our website. This contains additional information and guidelines. 2 Welcome to St. Cecilia Catholic Church - Formed, United, Enlivened
Please Remember in Your Prayers: David Tope May the Lord grant peace and consolation to his family in their time of need. May he, and all who sleep in Christ, find in God s presence, light, happiness and peace. STEPHEN MINISTRY Who Benefits from Stephen Ministry? Everybody benefits from Stephen Ministry. Those receiving care from Stephen Ministers benefit because they receive prayer and support throughout the crisis they face. Stephen Ministers benefit through the spiritual growth they experience from being involved in meaningful ministry. Our pastor benefits because caring ministry at St. Cecilia's is expanded, and fewer people will slip through the cracks. Most of all you benefit from the knowledge that special care is available to you should you need it. In addition, you now have a place where you can refer a friend, neighbor, coworker, relative, or anyone else you know who is going through a difficult time so that they can receive special care when they need it most. For more information, call Ann Schmitt (515-291-8257 or Deacon Mark Bortle (515-291-4989). FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR ST. CECILIA STUDENTS As we begin the Fall schedule we find there is an ongoing need for Tuition Assistance contributions to assist families with tuition for the school, for faith formation, and for youth ministry. With the educational opportunities we have at St. Cecilia, it is a blessing to see so many families wanting to help their children grow in their faith. Some families, however, experience financial setbacks from time to time and appreciate the assistance we offer them. If you would be interested in contributing to this fund please make checks payable to St. Cecilia Church and mark the memo line that the contribution is to support the financial assistance program. Contributions to the local tuition assistance program are deductible on your taxes for 2017. Thank you for considering a contribution to the assistance program. Ervin Rowlands, Principal Katie Patrizio, Director, Faith Formation Char Van Kerckvoorde, Business Manager Saturday, September 2 5:00pm: Chris & Pat Derks Sunday, September 3 8:30am: Parishioners of St. Cecilia 10:30am: Harold & Adeline Lynch 5:00pm: Brad, Michelle, Don Friedly (Misa en Español) Tuesday, September 5 8:00am: Youth of St. Cecilia, St. Thomas Aquinas, Sts. Peter and Paul Wednesday, September 6 9:00am: All-School Mass Thursday, September 7 8:00am: Denise Grant Friday, September 8 8:00am: Robert Lee Saturday, September 9 5:00pm: Denise Brunia Sunday, September 10 8:30am: Parishioners of St. Cecilia 10:30am: Living and Deceased Catholic Daughters 5:00pm: Kathy Naughton (Misa en Español) MASS SCHEDULE Weekend: Saturday 5pm; Sunday 8:30am, 10:30am & 5pm (Misa en Español) Weekday: Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 8am (Chapel) Wednesday 8am (Chapel in Summer) Wednesday 9am All School Mass (Church During School Year) St. Thomas Aquinas Mass Times Weekend Masses 4:45pm Saturday; 8:30am, 10:30am, 7pm Sunday Weekday Mass: 12pm Monday-Friday; 9:15pm Thursday Sts. Peter & Paul Mass Time: 8:30am Sunday in Gilbert Bible Study meets on Tuesdays, 10-11:30am in the St. Louis Room. Catholic School Board Meets 1st Tues. of each month at 7pm in the St. Louis Room Finance Council Meets 3rd Tues. of each month at 7pm in the Oscar Romero Room Susan McNicholl, Chair 231-0585 Mark Moore, Chair 337-1551 Faith Formation Commission Meets 2nd Tues. of each month at 7pm in the St. Louis Room Joe Baumgarten, Chair 337-1134 Pastoral Council Meets 4th Tues. of each month at 7pm in the North Social Hall Ric Nelson, Chair 451-8384 September 3, 2017 Twenty-Second Sunday In Ordinary Time
USHERING MINISTRY Our ushers are the face of the parish. Given the importance of this ministry, Randy Dalhoff, Usher Coordinator, is looking for volunteers to serve. Anyone interested in becoming an usher may call Randy at 515-232-1361, or email rdalhoff@mchsi.com. Please visit the ministry s page on the parish website at http:// www.stceciliaparish.org/councils/liturgy-committee/ and click on the Usher Ministry item. ST. CECILIA ACTIVITIES This weekend SCRIP cards will be sold after Masses. September 5: Welcome Committee will meet on Tuesday in the St. Clare Room at 7pm. September 6: Parish Life will meet on Wednesday in the Parish Office at 7pm. BENEFITS OF SHOPPING ON AMAZON Did you know that shopping at Amazon can benefit St. Cecilia School? St. Cecilia School is now a charitable organization with the Amazon Smile program. The Amazon Smile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible Amazon Smile purchase to St. Cecilia School! To shop at Amazon Smile you simply go to smile.amazon.com from your web browser. The first time you shop at Amazon Smile you will have to select your charitable organization, which is St. Cecilia Catholic Community. Amazon Smile than remembers you chose St. Cecilia Catholic Community. When you log into the Amazon Smile website, St. Cecilia School will benefit from qualified purchases. There are thousands of items that qualify and there is NO additional cost to you to participate. It really is as easy as remembering to shop Amazon Smile (once you have designated St. Cecilia Catholic Community as your charitable organization! If you have questions about Amazon Smile, please feel free to contact Betsy Pyfferoen at pyfferoenm@gmail.com. PRAYER & THOUGHT September 7: St. Mary s Circle will meet on Thursday in the South Social Hall at 1:30pm. Jarrett Wendt, pastoral associate, will be our speaker. All are welcomed. Call Paula at 268-3376 or Gale at 231-2844 with questions. September 7: St. Gerard's Circle will meet on Thursday in the Chapel at 5:30pm to say the rosary. A light supper and meeting will follow about 6pm in the Social Hall. New members are welcome! For information, contact Diana Weber weber@thewebers.ws or 232-2164. September 9: Military Caring will meet at 8:30am in the Oscar Romero Room. September 12: (CAYAC) Come join the Catholic Ames Young Adult Community for our Fall Cookout! We will be meeting at Daley Park at 6pm. Check out our website for more information. UPDATED brochures for the Nov. 5 13, 2018 Pilgrimage to the Holy Land Tour are available in the narthex and from the parish office. Stewardship Moment: In today s Gospel, Jesus tells his disciples, Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. At the end of the reading Jesus suggests there is great hope in the cross. Reflect this week on the cross you bear in order to reveal God s glory. How do you embrace that cross? How, at times, do you shirk that cross when it is not convenient? Marriage Corner: Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.: (Mt 16:24). We never have to carry our own crosses alone. Turn to Christ and allow your spouse to help you carry your cross as well. The Pilgrim Our Lady of Fatima Virgin Mary Statue September 13 is the anniversary of Mary s September appearance to the shepherd children of Fatima. The statue will be at two homes on Wednesday, September 13: 2pm 4pm: Jane Misra, 1415 28th St., Ames, (515)232-5386 6pm 8pm: Deacon Mark & Melissa Bortle, 1923 Bel Air Dr, Ames, (515)232-8354 There will be a brief audio presentation followed by praying the rosary and time for private prayer. All are welcome. Please leave the driveways open for the statue s custodian. Sunday, September 3 Monday, September 4 Tuesday, September 5 Wednesday, September 6 8:30am & 10:30am: Mass (Coffee & Donuts) 5pm: Mass (Spanish) SCRIP cards will be sold in the narthex after Masses this weekend. Labor Day: The Parish Office will be closed and there will be no classes at the school 6:30am: Men s Bible Study (St. Clare Room) 8am: Adoration resumes 8am: Mass (Chapel) 10am: Bible Study (St. Louis Room) 7pm: Welcome Committee 9am: 1:30pm: All School Library Mass Committee (Church) 1:30pm: (St. Francis Library Committee Library) 5:15pm: (St. Francis Stewardship Library) 7pm: Comm. Parish Life (St. (Parish Clare Room) Office) 7pm: Facilities Committee (Parish Office) 4 Welcome to St. Cecilia Catholic Church - Formed, United, Enlivened
FAITH FORMATION ST. CECILIA SCHOOL Mark your calendars! We are still in need of catechists for our Elementary and Middle School Faith Formation programs. If you enjoy teaching young people and are available Monday and/or Wednesday evenings please email Katie Patrizio, Director of Faith Formation, at kpatrizio@stceciliaparish.org. Catechists are paid a small stipend and are eligible for a discount on Faith Formation and Youth Ministry registration fees for dependent children. Life Teen Kick Off rescheduled for Saturday, September 16 from 2-9pm for Operation: Adventureland! Registration information coming soon. Please sign up with a partner in the same grade! School Pictures: Students may come to school out of uniform this day for their school pictures, however, after their picture is taken, should change into their uniforms for the rest of the day. Preschool students who do not meet this day may go to the social hall anytime between 8:15-11am or 12:30-1pm or can have their photograph taken on the picture retake day which will be scheduled on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday. Parent Night September 14 th : Parents, please come join us for Parent Night. The building will open at 6:15pm for the Welcome in the multi-purpose room starting at 6:30pm. At 7pm, parents may go to their child(ren) classroom for a short presentation. Hope you can join us! St. Cecilia School Calendar September 4, Monday: Labor Day - No School September 5, Tuesday: 7pm Catholic School Board Meeting Wednesday, September 6: 9am All School Mass Wednesday, September 13: 9am All School Mass Thursday, September 14: Picture Day; 6:30-7:30pm Parent Night St. Cecilia Faith Formation (515)232-3514 www.stceciliaparish.org/registration/ St. Cecilia Catholic School (515)232-5290 www.stceciliaparish.org/school UPCOMING DEADLINES September 16/17 bulletin announcements Due by noon on Friday, September 8 September 23/24 bulletin announcements Due by noon on Friday, September 15 Announcements can be sent to parish-office@stceciliaparish.org. CONTRIBUTIONS Month of August 2017 General Collection MTD $ 67,191 Budget August $ 105,845 YTD General Collections $ 163,956 YTD Budget August 8/31/2017 $ 197,605 YTD Actual 8/31/2016 $ 173,271 Annual Budget 2017-2018 $1,303,010 August Food Panty Donation 399 lbs. May God Bless Your Generosity Thank you Thursday, September 7 Friday, September 8 Saturday, September 9 8am: Mass (Burke Chapel) 8:30am: Small Group Men s Bible Study (St. Francis) 1pm: St. Mary s Circle (Social Hall south) 5:30pm: St. Gerard s Circle (meet in Burke Chapel; meeting in Social Hall south) 8am: Mass (Burke Chapel) Please check the parish website calendar for all activities and updates to scheduled events. 7am: Military Caring (Oscar Romero Room) 5pm: Mass NOTE: Copies of Fr. Jim s sermon from August 19/20 are available in the parish office. Please contact the office if you would like one emailed to you. September 3, 2017 Twenty-Second Sunday In Ordinary Time
Prayer opportunities held in the Chapel Scripture Rosary. Monday 7am Intercessory Prayer Group........ Sunday 8:00-9pm Rosary...Monday 7:30pm*, Tuesday-Friday before 8am Mass; Saturday 12pm (*The rosary is said for Pro-life the first Mon. of each month.) Prayer Group..Tuesday 7-7:30pm Adoration 7:30--8pm Rosary Chaplet of Divine Mercy....Friday 3pm Liturgy of the Hours....Saturday 7am Women's Rosary..Tuesday 9pm For Peace and Health in our world Eucharistic Adoration**... The chapel is open daily, keypad access only between 10pm & 6am. **Contact the Parish Office at 233-3092 to have your information Forwarded to the Coordinators to schedule a weekly holy hour. PRAYER CHAIN Call requests to Melissa Bortle at 232-8354. Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/stcames I AM INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEMBER OF SAINT CECILIA PARISH Name and Address the way you would like it to appear. Name: Address: City: Zip: Phone: Email: Please return via mail or drop in collection basket. Someone will contact you. You will receive a registration packet with additional information. You may also register online at: http://www.stceciliaparish.org/become-member/ Welcome to Saint Cecilia Parish. RECONCILIATION Saturday 3:30-4:30pm and by appointment. PARISH OFFICE Hours Mon.-Thur. 8:30am-4pm; Fri. 8:30am-2:30pm Phone... (515) 233-3092 Fax Number.(515) 233-6423 Priest Residence... (515) 233-9477 St. Cecilia Website..stceciliaparish.org PARISH STAFF Pastor...Father James Secora jsecora@stceciliaparish.org Pastoral Associate... Jarrett Wendt jwendt@stceciliaparish.org Deacons... Gary Aitchison (515)296-2966 gaitchis@iastate.edu Mark Bortle (515)291-4989 markbortle@mchsi.com Alan Christy (515)231-8099 deacon.alan.christy@gmail.com John McCully jmccully@iastate.edu Ron Smith (515)441-0480 deaconron.ames@gmail.com Charles Bernhard (515)441-2032 charlesbernhard@gmail.com Director of Music & Liturgy...Robert Hauser bhauser@stceciliaparish.org Business Manager..Char VanKerckvoorde cvankerck@stceciliaparish.org Administrative Assistant... Mary Sue Derks msderks@stceciliaparish.org Administrative Assistant... Simone Donovan sdonovan@stceciliaparish.org FAITH FORMATION Phone... (515) 232-3514 Fax... (515) 232-2875 Director of Youth Ministry..Anna Steele asteele@stceciliaparish.org Coordinator of Middle School Youth Ministry Zekiel Mientkiewicz zmientk@stceciliaparish.org Coord. of Elementary Faith Formation.Jacob Brancaleon jbrancaleon@stceciliaparish.org Administrative Assistant.Anna Maher amaher@stceciliaparish.org SCHOOL Phone... (515) 232-5290 Fax... (515) 232-2875 Principal... Ervin Rowlands erowlands@stceciliaschoolames.org Administrative Assistant... Lois Vidimos lvidimos@stceciliaschoolames.org 6 Welcome to St. Cecilia Catholic Church - Formed, United, Enlivened