Saint Cecilia C A T H O L I C C O M M U N I T Y 2 9 0 0 H o o ve r Ave n u e A m e s, I A 5 0 010 October 3, 2010 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Religious Education & Youth Ministry Registration Registration for Religious Education and Youth Ministry programs is always available in the Religious Education Office 8:00AM-3:30PM Or by appointment Monday Friday. All Religious Education classes for Grades 1-8 started as of the week of September 20. We are always welcoming new students so please stop in to the Faith Formation and Youth Ministry Office to register and receive our 2010-2011 Calendar! The Preschool program will begin today, Sunday, October 3 and will continue on the 1st and 3rd Sundays during the 10:30AM Mass. Stop in the Faith Formation & Youth Ministry Office for a calendar of preschool dates. LIFE TEEN welcomes all High Schoolers Meets from 7:00-9PM each Sunday! Our Calendar is available on our website at: www.saintcecilialifeteen.net Sunday October 3: Matt Maher Concert, 10AM-2AM October 3: Life Night, 7PM Wednesday, October 6: Life Teen Mass, 6PM. Sunday, October 10: Life Teen Mass, 10:30AM Sunday, October 10: Life Night, 7-9PM Want to support Saint Cecilia Life Teen but you aren t able to join the Core Team? Sign up for the Core Support Team to help with snacks, Core retreats, and other very helpful ministries! E-mail Anna at annajsteele@gmail.com for more details. Middle School Youth Ministry, Monday Night: Monday, October 11, Class #3, 6:15PM Middle School Youth Ministry. Wednesday Night: Wednesday, October 20, Class #4, 7PM EDGE: October 13, 7PM CONFIRMATION YEAR ONE: Wednesday, Oct. 6, 7-8:30PM CONFIRMATION RITE OF ENTRANCE: October 10, 10:30AM Mass RCIA Call 232-3514 for information about joining the Catholic Church. Baptism Class All parents seeking baptism for their child are expected to attend a preparation session even though they may have attended previously. Next class is October 14, 2010. **Note: Class is regularly scheduled on the second Thursday of the even numbered months.** To register for the class or schedule a baptism, please call the Parish office at 233-3092. Adult Education Scripture Study: Meets Mondays, 7:30-9PM in the North Social Hall. Bible Study in Spanish: Meets Mondays, 6:00-7PM in the North Social Hall. Tuesday Morning Bible Study: Meets 10:00-11:00AM in the North Social Hall. Social time begins at 9:30AM. 2 Iowa Catholic Conference Statement: "Faithful Citizenship For Iowa Catholics" Included with this weekend s Bulletin is an insert from the Iowa Catholic Conference headed by Archbishop Hanus and the other three active bishops who head the three other dioceses in our state. It lays out basic principles that all of us who are eligible to vote need to seriously take into consideration as we approach the general election one month from now. You will note that the Conference statement, like church teaching, covers the spectrum of issues affecting human life. It also states, succinctly, just what "conscience" is, as well as basic principles in helping to form a "right conscience." Annual Spiritual Retreat. Friday of this week, October 8th through Friday, October 15th I will be absent from the parish as I make my annual required spiritual retreat. This year I will be making it in conjunction with a group of Benedictine Oblates and will myself formally become an Oblate of Christ the King Priory in Schuyler, Nebraska. Following the weekend retreat with the Oblates, I will then continue with my personal retreat. Retreat is always a time for me to reflect on my vocation to the priesthood and to renew the commitment I made at my ordination as well as to seek forgiveness for my human failings along the way. Please keep me in your prayers during these important days. Know that I will be praying for all of you as well. Father Pat Geary will be here next weekend to cover Confessions and the weekend Masses. - Fr. Jim St. Thomas Aquinas Wisdom and Wine St. Cecilia Parish Potluck Civil Discourse in a Polarized Environment Part 1 Paul Turner, AMOS Lead Organizer, will lay a foundation for a deeper understanding of the connection between politics and faith at St. Thomas Aquinas Wine & Wisdom October 8, 6:15-9:00PM Bring an Hors d oeuvres to share. Pre-register by Oct. 7 to St. Thomas at 292-3810 Civil Discourse in a Polarized Environment Part 2 Tom Chapman, Executive Director of the Iowa Catholic Conference, will continue the conversation by addressing the Mandate of Catholic Social Teaching and ways for Catholics to become involved in social justice working locally, regionally and globally. at St. Cecilia s Parish Potluck October 13, Dinner is 6:00PM, Presentation at 7:00PM Chicken, cheesy potatoes, rolls and beverage will be provided. Bring a side dish, salad or desert to share. BABY-SITTING AVAILABLE: St. Cecilia A/Y Room, 5-10PM, October 9 High schoolers attending World Youth Day in Madrid, Spain are starting an outreach for young families by hosting a night of baby-sitting every second Saturday from April of 2010 to May of 2011. Upcoming dates when child care will be available in 2010: October 9, & December 11. Children ages 0-10 years are welcome. Recommended donation is $5 an hour per child. To help us plan ahead, you may call Anna at 232-3514 to let us know you are coming. We hope to see you there, & thank you for your support!
SCHOOL NEWS Saint Cecilia School News For 10/2-10/3: Mon, 10/4: No School-Teacher Workshop Day Tue, 10/5: 7PM Catholic School Board Meeting in St. Louis Room Wed, 10/6: 2:15PM Early Dismissal Thurs, 10/7: 9AM Gr 3 & 5 Mass and School Picture Retake Day* Friday, 10/8: Fire Dept. Assemblies *School Picture Retake Day: If your child was not present, their picture will be taken on Thursday, 10/7, or if you are not happy with your school pictures, please bring your picture package back and give them to your child's teacher for retakes. Questions, please call Mrs. V at 515-232-5290. Scrip is now back to the usual schedule of ordering every Monday. Orders received by 9:00AM on any Monday, will be ready to be picked up by 9:00AM on Friday. Orders can be picked up in the school office or in the parish office. Order forms are available in the narthex, the school office, the parish office and on the school web page. Profits from scrip sales benefit all education programs at Saint Cecilia, the day school and religious education classes. Please support St. Cecilia education by purchasing scrip certificates. For more information on scrip, please contact Connie Vaclav at 232-8343, vaclav@iastate.edu or go to www.glscrip.com. The St. Cecilia Choir will rehearse this Saturday, October 9 from 9am to 10:30AM in the music room. The choir is currently rehearsing for the fall weekend liturgies, Advent/Christmas season and the Good Neighbor Concert on November 7. New members are always welcomed. For more info, contact Bob Hauser at the parish office. OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE Needed: Tutors for English as a Second Language (ESL) No experience needed. Thursday 10:00-11:30 & 7:00-8:30. Tutors are urgently needed for the Thursday night sessions. For additional information call Palmer Holden, Morning Coordinator 515-233-3707 or Karl Gwiasda, Evening Coordinator 515-232-7582. Tithing through Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) is easy and convenient. EFT saves time having to write checks and remembering to bring checks or envelopes to Mass or mail them when you are on vacation. Enclosed in the bulletin today is an EFT transfer form. If your are interested in EFT complete the form, attach a voided check or deposit slip, and mail or bring the form to the parish office. EFT may be discontinued anytime by written notification to the parish office. Call the parish office at 233-3092 with questions. 3 MEETINGS & EVENTS Fellowship For Parents/Playgroup: the playgroup meets every Wednesday from 10-11:30AM in the South Social Hall. Contact Jon Ryan at sjryan2@isunet.net or 232-2075 or Mary Cowan at mary.cowan@hotmail.com or 291-7409. All are welcome to attend. EVERY WOMAN at St. Cecilia's is invited to the St. Cecilia Council of Catholic Women (SCCCW) Soup Supper in the Social Hall on Thursday, October 7, at 6:00PM. All food and table service will be provided. Our guest speakers, Emil and Mary Kay Polashek, will entertain us with an accordion program. Come socialize at this delicious supper and enjoy the program. Mark your calendars now. Bring a friend. Need a ride? Call Darlene Bovee at 232-4520 or Judy Brown at 231-6589. English as a Second Language (ESL) classes at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church. Classes meet from 10:00 to 11:30AM and 7:00 to 8:30PM on Thursdays and are usually one tutor to one student depending on numbers. Please contact Palmer Holden (231-5543) for morning classes or Karl Gwiasda (232-7582) for evening classes. Or just come to the north entrance The Catholic Daughters is having their annual Mother Daughter breakfast Oct. 17 th in the South Social Hall at St Cecilia s after the 8:30 mass. We will celebrate our Blessed Mother with second grade or older children and present them with a miraculous medal and prayer card and encourage them to include Mary in their daily prayers. We encourage you to come even if your child has received the medal in the past. ($6 for children and $7 for adults ) Please call Jayne Misra, 232-5386, or Sharon Jenkins, 515-233-2570, or Peggy Jacobson, 451-0989 or email pegjacobson@nexgenisp.com, jenkins-moore@att.net Everyone is invited to a public recitation of the Rosary as part of the annual Respect Life observation on Saturday, October 16 at 12 o'clock noon at the Walnut Shelter at Inis Grove Park, 24th Street and Duff Avenue here in Ames. Mercy Hospice Rededication Ceremony, Sunday, October 10, 5820 Winwood Drive, Johnston, Iowa. Open house from 3-6PM. Ceremony and remarks at 4:30PM. Free and open to the public. RSVP requested. For more information or to RSVP to the ceremony, please contact the Mercy Foundation (515-247-3248) or foundationevents@mercydesmoines.org Please Remember in Your Prayers: John Hayes. 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.
Catechism of the Catholic Church Part one: Section Two Chapter One - I believe in god the Father Article 1 I Believe in God the Father, Creator of Heaven & Earth Paragraph 6. Man II. "Body and Soul but Truly One" 362 The human person, created in the image of God, is a being at once corporeal and spiritual. The biblical account expresses this reality in symbolic LANGUAGE when it affirms that "then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being."man, whole and entire, is therefore willed by God. 363 In Sacred Scripture the term "soul" often refers to human life or the entire human person But "soul" also refers to the innermost aspect of man, that which is of greatest value in him, that by which he is most especially in God's image: "soul" signifies the spiritual principle in man. Ushers Wanted: Due to career changes and retirements a number of openings are available for ushers. Any confirmed member of the church, man or woman, is eligible. Ushers are assigned to a crew of 5 to 6 ushers who serve at a specific mass time every fourth month. Ushers help people find seats, identify a family to bring up the gifts, and take up the collection. If you are interested contact Marion Kresse at mkresse@isunet.net or call him at 292-7251. You can also talk with an usher at the mass you normally attend to find out more about their duties. Ushers, please ask parishioners who attend the mass you serve to consider becoming an usher. All Saint Cecilia bulletins are available on our website, including those from past years. Father Jim s homilies are posted on the website as well: www.stceciliaparish.org The Melinda Luzcetak & Helen Nelson Families will serve coffee and donuts after the 8:30AM Mass this weekend. The Campbell Family will serve after the 10:30AM Mass. Archbishop Hanus has asked each parish in the Archdiocese to take a count of persons attending Mass for the four weekends in October. This annual gathering of information can help parishes in planning Mass schedules that encourage quality and prayerful celebrations. It will also be helpful in Archdiocesan planning to assure the availability of sacraments, religious education, and active faith communities in light of 4 Stewardship: 27th in Ordinary Time - October 3, 2010 When will I have given enough - of my income, of my time, of my talents? Today s Gospel suggests that only total stewardship will do: When you have done all you have been commanded to do, say We are useless servants. We have done no more than our duty. 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time We just celebrated the feast of the Guardian Angels on Saturday. I suspect most of us didn't even avert to it, since we were busy about other things. Saturday is often the day for yard work, children's sports, household projects, shopping, or other things that we don't have time for during the week. Thinking about guardian angels was likely not one of the top priorities on our agenda. Yet the feast comes and goes each year on October 2 in honor of those spiritual beings who watch over and protect in realms beyond our physical apprehension. Angels worship and serve God, and we have almost no awareness in our daily lives of their presence. The reality of angelic presence is not what is so often portrayed in cartoons as little beings sitting on one's shoulder. Rather, it is the deep understanding of the abiding presence of God: that God cares for each one of us individually and that God's providence protects us. Like the servants in today's Gospel, that go about their business day by day, so do the angels who serve at God's throne. Unknown and unheralded, they do the bidding of the Almighty. In the business world, an angel investor is one who provides the capital for a start-up, giving seed money to get an idea up and running in the real world. There is risk in that, and not every investment realizes a profit. As servants of God on this earth, we are often asked to be angel investors as well, not by turning over money to some entrepreneur in hopes of gaining a profit, but through reaching out to those in need and helping them with our talent and treasure. Much like guardian angels, our good and helpful actions toward others-our care and protection of the least ones-is truly service offered to God. And like the angels, we do it quietly, not seeking recognition, but being faithful servants. 2010 Liturgical Publications Inc Your Financial Stewardship 9-21/27 FYTD Contributions $14,733 $214,783 Needed to meet expenses $20,715 $269,295 Contributions (building) $ 130 $ 15,188 Contact Business Manager, Jerry Greving, for more detailed information or to set up the convenience of automatic withdrawal from Garage Meeting Room Remodel Project update as of 9-27 Forecasted Cost (Revised) $160,000 Funds Collected $90,576 Funds Pledged $29,275 Total Funds Committed $119,851 Balance needed $ 40,149 Please Mark Contributions Garage Remodel The remodeling project is substantially completed. We are still in need of additional contributions to completely fund this project. Planned Giving Life Insurance By naming Saint Cecilia Parish as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy, you will help to insure the future of your parish by making them the owner of the policy. Your premiums will be tax deductible. You may also designate the use of the proceeds when they are paid to your parish. For more information call the parish office or contact Jerry Greving, Parish Business Manager at 515-233-3092.
Saturday, October 2 5:00PM: Doris Kleinschmidt Sunday, October 3 8:30AM: Kathy Pelzer 10:30AM: Parishioners of St. Cecilia 5:00PM: Bill Burke, Sr. Misa en Español (Chapel) Tuesday, October 5 7:00AM: John Hayes 5:30PM: George Lemanczyk Wednesday, October 6 7:00AM: Mike Plummer 5:30PM: Barbara Boylan Schager Thursday, October 7 7:00AM: Ruth Wenckus 9:00AM: Special Intention 5:30PM: John Hayes Friday, October 8 7:00AM: No Mass 5:30PM: Ron Rasmussen Saturday, October 9 5:00PM: Karen Davis Rutter Sunday, October 10 8:30AM: Parishioners of St. Cecilia 10:30AM: Henry Adams 5:00PM: John Hayes Misa en Español (Chapel) Prayer Opportunities Prayer opportunities held in the Chapel. Scriptural Rosary Monday 7:00 AM Intercessory Prayer Group Sunday 9:00-10:00 PM Rosary Monday 7:30 PM*, Tuesday-Friday before 7:00 Mass (*The rosary is said for Pro-life the first Monday of each month.) Christians in the Spirit Tuesday 7:15-9:00 PM Chaplet of Divine Mercy Friday 3:00 PM Liturgy of the Hours Saturday 7:00 AM Eucharistic Adoration The chapel is open daily. Keypad access only between 10:00PM & 6:00AM. Call the parish office (233-3092) for access information or to sign up for an adoration hour. Prayer Chain Send requests to Marge Sutter at 233-2622 or stceciliaprayerchain@gmail.com. Readings for the Week of October 3, 2010 Sunday: Hb 1:2-3; 2:2-4/2 Tm 1:6-8, 13-14/Lk 17:5-10 Monday: Gal 1:6-12/Lk 10:25-37 Tuesday: Gal 1:13-24/Lk 10:38-42 Wednesday: Gal 2:1-2, 7-14/Lk 11:1-4 Thursday: Gal 3:1-5/Lk 11:5-13 Friday: Gal 3:7-14/Lk 11:15-26 Saturday: Gal 3:22-29/Lk 11:27-28 Next Sunday: 2 Kgs 5:14-17/2 Tm 2:8-13/Lk 17:11-19 Liturgical Publications Inc 5a Mass Schedule Weekend: Saturday 5:00 PM; Sunday 8:30, 10:30 AM & 5:00 PM (Misa en Español) Weekday: Tuesday-Friday 7:00AM & 5:30 PM (Chapel) Reconciliation Saturday 3:30-4:30 PM and by appointment. Parish Office Hours... Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:30 PM Phone... (515) 233-3092 Fax... (515) 233-6423 Rectory... (515) 233-9477 www.stceciliaparish.org Parish Staff Pastor... Father James Secora jsecora@stceciliaparish.org Deacons... Gary Aitchison, Alan Christy John McCully, Ron Smith, Richard Tondra Director of Music & Liturgy... Robert Hauser bhauser@stceciliaparish.org Business Manager... Jerry Greving jgreving@stceciliaparish.org Bookkeeper... Char VanKerckvoorde cvankerc@stceciliaparish.org Administrative Assistant...Kathy Best kbest@stceciliaparish.org Religious Education Phone... (515) 232-3514 Fax.(515)232-2875 Director of Religious Education... TBD Youth Ministry Coordinator... Anna Steele asteele@stceciliaparish.org Administrative Assistant... Patty Streit pstreit@stceciliaparish.org School Phone... (515) 232-5290 Fax.(515) 232-2875 Principal... Brandt Snakenberg bsnakenberg@stceciliaschoolames.org Administrative Assistant... Lois Vidimos lvidimos@stceciliaschoolames.org Birthright Free pregnancy tests & counseling. Confidential. 108 Hayward Ave. 292-8414 www.birthright.org 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. Welcome to Saint Cecilia Parish. 5b