ST. MARY St. CATHOLIC Mary CHURCH Mechanicsville and Tipton MECHANICSVILLE Contact Information 302 Reeder ST., POB 457 Mechanicsville, IA 52306 Email: mechstmary@diodav.org Phone: 563-432-6236 Confession Times 2nd & 4th Saturdays from 5:00 PM until Mass. Annual Diocesan Appeal has begun. Our goal for St Mary's Mechanicsville is $10,956. This is your opportunity to assist the Diocese in its ministry work. All money given over the goal is returned to the parish. Please be generous. Upcoming Events: day, October 9 th Mechanicsville Fireman s Breakfast & Craft Show day, October 9 th Especially for You Breast Cancer 5K Walk/Run @ Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids beginning at 8:00 am day, October 9 th Pie & Ice Cream Social Red Oak Grove Church from 2:00 4:00 day October 30 th Mechanicsville Lions Soup Luncheon @ Memorial Building time TBA Mechanicsville Trunk or Treat October 9, 2016 28th day Ordinary Time - Cycle C Father Richard Okumu, Shared Pastor Email: okumur@diodav.org 563-886-2506 -Tipton; 563-432-6236 - Mechanicsville In case of Serious Emergency, you may reach Fr. Richard by cell phone at: 319-538-9009. TIPTON Contact Information 208 Meridian St., POB 309, Tipton, IA 52772 Email: tiptonstmary@diodav.org Lorraine Polhamus, Office Manager: tiptonsm@windstream.net Phone: 563-886-2506 Office Hours Monday 8:30-3:30 Tuesday 8:30-3:30 Wednesday - contact Fr. Okumu Thursday 8:30-3:30 Friday 8:30-3:30 Confession Times 1st,3rd, & 5th Saturdays from 4:45 PM until Mass. Please prayerfully consider your pledge to the Annual Diocesan Appeal. St. Mary s Tipton goal is $27,310.00. If you did not make a commitment last weekend, please return your pledge form to the parish this week. Your support and prayers are greatly appreciated. Diocesan Staff Thanks Donors to the Annual Diocesan Appeal: The diocesan staff is thanking donors personally via a You Tube video (7 minutes) on the diocesan website, http://www.davenportdiocese.org/ annual-diocesan-appeal. Please view and hear their appreciation to the many parishioners who give to the ADA. Through the efforts of many the diocesan goal will be achieved.
2 WELCOME TO ST. MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH MECHANICSVILLE & TIPTON IOWA WWW.STMARYSTIPTON.NET MECHANICSVILLE Mechanicsville Contributions for October 2 Your gift of treasure: Needed each week to make our Budget: $1,400.00 Your gift of treasure: Offerings Received: Loose, : $ 89.00 Envelopes (15): $ 392.00 Electronic (5) $ 660.00 Total: $1,141.00 Ministries-Mechanicsville for October 2016 If you are unable to fulfill your responsibility, please find a replacement. Eucharistic Sat Judy Aberle Dan Driscoll Donna Robinson Ron Jarzombek Lector Sat Diane Schroeder Wendy Swan Ushers Sat Jerry Ortman volunteer Altar Set-up Sat Sadie Stabenow Host Family Money Counters Shirley Jarzombek 10-9 Jerry Inman 10-16 Mark Farrington 10-23 Keith Walshire 10-30 Nathan Hubler Sharon Boyd Scouting for Food: The Cub Scouts, Scouting for Food annual collection is happening in October. The cub scouts will be dropping off the grocery bags this Saturday, October 1 st. The Scouts will be collecting the grocery bags on Saturday, October 15 th. I should receive a call with additional details closer to the October 15 th collection. We will need 4 5 volunteers to help unload, check expiration dates and shelve the boy scout donations. Thank you, Scott Ice Cream Social: Thank you for supporting the Ice Cream Social this year held on September 18. We served 120 people! The quilt raffle went to John Moffit from DeWitt, IA. Congratulations! Knights of Columbus is selling tootsie rolls. The funds go to help the mentally disabled citizens in eastern Iowa. You will find them at the church entrance. Thank you! TIPTON Tipton Contributions for October 1-2 Your gift of treasure: Needed each week to make our Budget: $3,395.00 Offerings Received this week: St. Mary Church Reader List: October 2016 Oct. 15-16 (3rd) Joyce Brus Bethany Newnum Oct. 22-23 (4th) Mechanicsville Joan Wethington Oct. 29-30 (5 th ) Tom Salrin St. Mary Church Reader List: November 2016 Nov. 5-6 (1 st ) Joyce Brus Kathy Laing Nov. 12-13 (2nd) Mechanicsville Cindy Weber Nov. 19-20 (3rd) Mary Jo Williams Heather Syring Nov. 26-27 (4th) Mechanicsville Lisa Mosier St. Mary Church Reader List: December 2016 Dec. 3-4 (1 st ) Joyce Brus Ann Pruess Dec. 10-11 (2 nd ) Mechanicsville Joan Wethington Dec. 17-18 (3 rd ) Cindy Kunde Children Dec. 24-25 (4 th ) Mechanicsville Peggy Driscoll Dec.31- Jan. 1(5 th ) Children: $ 40.90 Loose: $ 162.00 Envelopes (81): $3810.00 Women of St.Mary(1) $5.00 Catholic University (2) $50.00 Propagation of Faith (3) $70.00 Electronic (2):$ 180.00 Total: $4,317.90 Discover What God Wants for Your Marriage and the Five Tools Every Couple Should Know! Attend a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Enrichment. For information, dates and to register go to iowawwme.org or call 563-608-3305. Upcoming Dates; October 21-23 @ American Martyrs, Cedar Falls IA; Nov 18-20 @ St Anthony's Center, Marathon City WI; Dec 2-4 @ Clarion Inn, Iowa City IA; Feb 17-19th @ Ramada, Ankeny IA. Jljwwme08@Gmail.com Tipton Parish Council Members are: Tom Salrin, Diane Wehde, Rod Daebelliehn, Shawn Meier, Cindy Kunde, Ed Pelzer, Dick Grimoskas, Doug Krob, and Bethany Newnum.
3 Saturday, Oct. 8 Mechanicsville 5:30 PM - Keith Jilovek day, Oct. 9 - Mechanicville 8:00 AM - day, Oct. 9 - Tipton 10:00 AM - Eleanor Droll Monday, Oct. 10 NO MASS Tuesday, Oct. 11 Tipton 8:00 AM - Marjorie Pelzer Wednesday, Oct. 12 - Mechanicsville 8:00 AM - Thursday, Oct. 13 - Tipton 8:00 AM - Gloria Urmie Friday, Oct. 14 - Mechanicsville 8:00 AM - Anna Frankham (Zenishek) Saturday, Oct. 15 Tipton 5:30 PM - Marjorie Pelzer day, Oct. 16 - Mechanicville 8:00 AM - John Poduska day, Oct. 16- Tipton 10:00 AM - Norm Kotz You can remember your loved ones with Mass intentions at anytime - not just at the time of funeral arrangements. If you wish to place a Mass Intention, please specify the intention when making the request, $5 is suggested. When dropping off money for Mass Intentions, please include the name of who the mass is for and whom it is from. Who will write your will? The state will if you don t, and the state won t include a bequest for St. Mary s Catholic Church, Tipton. Call The Catholic Foundation 563-324-1911 for more information about planned giving for the Church. Tipton Faith Formation Students in grades K 7 will meet at 9 a.m. in the hall the first three days of each month. Remaining classes in October are the 9 th and 16 th and the Fifth day, October 30. October 30 - The Fifth day Family Prayer: Mom, Dad, Kids the whole family or part of the family are welcome to this meeting in the hall at 9 a.m. to learn about how to pray together whether the whole household is Catholic or not. We will discuss simple bedtime prayer, praying a blessing for our food, how to offer a quick prayer when you hear a siren, and what are the Catholic prayers. Coffee and Rolls on October 23. Confirmation Class of 2018 (Grades 8 9): First and third Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. Next class is October 19. (High school students who have not yet been confirmed are welcome to join this class also. Or contact Father Okumu or Mary Barnum for information on preparation.) Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors Third Wednesdays of the month in the parish hall. Our Adult classes are ongoing participants meet days at 9 a.m. in the religious education office in the hall. You may jump into this class anytime to explore how the wisdom of each week s Scripture applies to our lives today. Mary Barnum, DRE stmarymaryb@gmail.com Church expenses can increase over time as more maintenance maybe needed and, we hope, as more people come into the church. Please remember to support the Parish now and in the future. When you do Estate Planning, please consider a bequest to St. Mary Parish so that future generations may be blessed with a solid place to receive the sacraments as you were. 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 52722-0004.
4 WELCOME TO ST. MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH MECHANICSVILLE & TIPTON IOWA WWW.STMARYSTIPTON.NET REFLECTION A s Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through Samaria and Galilee. As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him. They stood at a distance from him and raised their voices, saying, Jesus, Master! Have pity on us! And when he saw them, he said, Go show yourselves to the priests. As they were going they were cleansed. And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. He was a Samaritan. Jesus said in reply, Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God? Then he said to him, Stand up and go; your faith has saved you. LK 17:11-19 QUESTION OF THE WEEK Theme: We are Eucharistic people. We live in praise and thanksgiving. Step One: Listen to the Word Listen carefully to the Gospel of this week. What image in this story strikes you most forcefully? What word or phrase caught your ear? Step Two: Look into Your Life Question for Children: Make up a prayer which tells God you are thankful for everything you have, even if it s not all you want. Question for Youth: Only one of the lepers returned to give thanks. This past week, when have you stopped to thank someone for something good they have done for you? When have you thanked God this week? Question for Adults: What are some ways you can think of to show gratitude to God? Make them concrete and real.