Mass Intentions Tues, May 1 Mass in Thanksgiving Wed, May 2 No Mass Thurs, May 3 Mass for Pierce Comerford + Fri, May 4 Mass for Special Intention Sat, May 5 ( Church Support ) Mass for Paul Kaufman + Sun, April 29 ( Church Support ) Mass for Brandon Smith + Mass for the People of the Parish Gospel Readings for the week of April 30 May 4 April 30 John 14:21-26 May 1 John 14:27-31A May 2 John 15:1-8 May 3 John 14:6-14 May 4 John 15:12-17 Mon, April 30 6:15 pm Bible Study Tues, May 1 8:00 am Mass Wed, May 2 Fr. Ron & Jay out of the office in Davenport for a seminar at the Chancery. Thurs, May 3 8:00 am Mass 7-8:30 pm Women s Book Study Fri, May 4 8:00 am Mass Sat, May 5 4:30 pm Confession 5:00 pm Rosary 5:30 pm Mass Sun, May 6 9:00 am Mass ( C offee & Rolls ) 11:00 am Mass Weekend Collection Report for April 21 & 22, 2018 Envelopes: $2,579.00 WeShare: $644.35 Offertory: $5.00 Easter: $30.00 Easter Vigil: $10.00 Coffee & Rolls: $58.33 Deacons Fund: $1,224.23 THE REMEDY FOR PRIDE The first and best remedy for selfishness and pride is gratitude. It's hard to be selfish and proud when you're busy being grateful. Friends, be confident in Christ's mercy and love.
Well dear companions, we made it safely through our search for the Seven Deadly Sins. We learned how to spot them and how they can harm us. But the best way to combat the Seven Deadlies is to embrace the Seven Virtues. The fact that there are seven and seven is no accident. During the next seven weeks we will begin our search for those virtues that will help us combat the sins that can defeat us. The virtues can be divided into two groups, the Theological Virtues - there are three - Faith, Hope, and Love; and the Cardinal Virtues - Prudence, Justice, Temperance, and Fortitude. My friends, if we can embrace and master these virtues, we will be seen as living Christian lives. Are you trying to cut down on the paper you use? Is the check you write to our parish one of the few checks that you write anymore? You can give greener by using our Online Giving Program. Simply go to the home page our parish website at www.stmarygrinnell.com and scroll down to the bottom of the page. You can set up the amount that you would like to give on a schedule that meets your needs and you never have to worry about writing another check, forgetting your envelope, or having cash in your wallet. Our parish greatly appreciates all those who choose to give in this manner as it helps us maintain a consistent cash flow and pay all of our bills in a timely manner. Liturgical Roles for May 5 & 6 5:30 pm 9:00 am 11:00 am Sacristan Barb McCulley Dennis Crawford Connie Buffum Greeter Larry/Gini VanErsvelde Jean Morrissey Patti Guillaume Ushers Mike Beck Shane Hart Lee McFee Jamie Cranston Mark McLaughlin Isaac McFee Dennis Conway Jim Martes Dave Smith Roger Flander Marvin Waechter Scot Wilson Reader Cathy Shutts Dennis Crawford Rick Jacoby Gifts Pat Gosselink Pat Wauters Jennifer Williams Euch Ministers Roger Flander Mark Godar Connie Buffum Barb Flander Donna Godar Crystal DeNeve TommaLou Jay Steve Kenkel Beth Kenkel Suzanne Wilkins Servers Barb McCulley Brian Nolton Ryan Gruman Karen Schmidt Kalli Hart Erika Janicki Sean Kivi Isabel Hart Brendan Janicki
Hold up, I ve got sand in my shoe. "As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. - 1 Peter 4:10-11 Older high school men, college students, and young men in the workplace are invited to attend a Project Andrew Dinner at the Newman Center ( 1 04 E Jefferson St, Iowa City, IA 52245 ) on May 3rd beginning at 5pm. If you are interested in attending, please contact Fr. Ron at 641-236- 5289 /hodgesr@diodav.org. Finally, let us all pray for an increase in vocations and assist God by inviting men to consider the vocation of priesthood when we encounter likely candidates. THIS WEEKEND the Grinnell Knights of Columbus are conducting a Food Drive to benefit the MICA Food Pantry. Items of particular need are juice, pancake mix, syrup, sugar, ramen, boxed potatoes, baby food, baby formula, cleaning items and personal care items. You may bring your food items to the receptacle located in the upper gathering space. Thank you! The Grinnell Knight are sponsoring a party for all faith formation students (K-12 ). The party is on May 5th, from 1-5 p.m., at the Grinnell Rollin Skate Center ( 6th Ave. West ). The Knights will pay for the admission of all students, and skate rental is included. Please arrive a t t h e s k a t e c e n t e r j u s t before 1 p.m. Most of all...have fun! If you have any question you may contact Rick Jacoby at 641-990-7879 or rickjacobykofc@gmail.com )
Upcoming Dates: Sunday, April 29th Pay It Forward Wednesday, May 2nd NO Classes/Catechist please Remember to RSVP for the Appreciation Dinner. Contact Crystal DeNeve 236-8838 / grinnellstmarydre@diodav.org High School Seniors: Please be sure to RSVP with your information AND submit a photo ASAP. Totus Tuus ( a Vacation Bible School/Camp ) to be held here at St. Mary s July 22-27. K-6th grade will met from 9am-3pm each day and 7-12th grade will meet from 7-9:15pm. This years theme is the Apostles Creed and the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary. Check out our website for a short video clip about this fun event. The Totus Tuus Team will be staying in Grinnell starting Saturday, July 21st and we will need to house them and provide meals for them. We will also need help with the K-6 day sessions. Junior High, High School, College and Adults are encouraged to help with snacks and be small group leaders. Please contact me if you would be interested in helping out. CYC ( Catholic Youth Camp ) from the Des Moines Diocese: Catholic Youth Camp is a sleep away summer camp for students entering 3rd grade through high school graduation. CYC is located just outside Panora IA about an hour from Des Moines. Check out their website at www.stmcenter.com for more information. There is a poster and more information located on a bulletin board in the Parish Banquet Hall and recent campers Lexi Gallagher, Della Pease and the Hartfamily would be willing to share their excitement about their experience. NEW this year CIA ( Catholics In Action ) for 7-9th grade students! CIA will continue to be a Diocesan Service retreat offered for young people in our Diocese. This year the group will stay at St. Mary s in Solon and do work around that area. Keep watching for more details and save June 24-27 for this exciting event. FYI we will need high school and college students to help lead this event. CIA Family Style will also be based out of St. Mary s in Solon and those dates are tentatively set for July 19-22nd. Keep watching for more details. Adult Formation: Our NEXT Bible Study: A Biblical Walk Through the Mass had began. Please let us know if you are interested in having a summer study. The Next Women's Book study: Heaven Starts Now by Fr. John Riccardo is in Progress. Contact us if you have a book you would like to do after this one. We are going to reserve a spot at the Farmers Market this year again! We are looking for items we might be able to sell and workers. Please contact Crystal if you would be interested in donating Iowa made products and/or working at the store /booth. A Sign Up Genius will be up soon...
St Mary Catholic Church Parish Council Minutes + April 19, 2018 Present: Dennis Crawford, Brad Donohoe, Joel Smith, Brent Flander, Steve Bernemann, Fr. Ron Hodges, Deacon John Osborne, Al Frischmeyer, Patsy Probasco, Crystal DeNeve, Sharon Mealey, Charles Willenbring, Scot Wilson 1. Opening Prayer led by Scot Wilson at 6:30 p.m. 2. Old Business Christ Our Life Conference Tina Layman was present to encourage Council members to mark September 29/30 on their calendar to attend Conference. She has tickets or they may be purchased on line. Conference will be promoted through bulletin inserts, messages, pulpit presentations, perhaps a YouTube presentation on Smart TV in Center; Council members were asked to promote at the individual meetings. There could be planning for tailgating in parking area, sitting together inside auditorium. Fabulous opportunity to participate in a family oriented NCYC -like event. Parish Center Dedication May 19, 2018, at 4:00 p.m. Mass with Bishop Zinkula, followed by a parish photograph on the church steps, Mary statue blessing, then parties will return to the Center where the Bishop will bless crucifixes to be taken to respective rooms by selected persons, along with a prayer, and those persons will recite the prayer in those rooms and hang the crucifix. All persons will reunite for a closing prayer and then be dismissed to partake in food, beverage and social time. A group has been convened to handle food (hors d oeuvres), 3 rd Degree KCs will handle beverage table (beer/wine), and 4 th Degree KCs will be present for honor guard at Mass. Invitations will be mailed to all parishioners and selected guests. Parish Council Elections One candidate has agreed to run for election as well as the two current members who are up for reelection. The sub-committee would like to have two additional names for the ballot. Biographies of candidates should be into church office by April 25, if possible. Election is to be held in May, however, due to Parish Dedication taking up one weekend, it is possible the election will not be held until first week of June if necessary. Rental Policy Review The rental fee structure has been revised to a tiered concept based on three categories of renters: Parishioner, Church Partner/Civic Organization, Outside Organization. A refundable deposit in the same amount as the rental fee will be required. Partner/Civic organizations will be required to provide proof of insurance as required by Diocese as well as a refundable damage deposit, but will not be charged a rental fee. It was suggested that policy be reviewed in a year. 3. New Business Collection Baskets Discussion regarding possibility of purchasing regular baskets to pass through congregation for collection instead of using the baskets with handles. This matter will be turned over to the Finance Council. Second Collections Brief discussion regarding the types and number of second collections. A consensus that persons always have free will to decide whether or not they want to support any monetary collections for the Church. American Flag in Sanctuary Per Diocesan policy, there is not to be an American Flag displayed in the Sanctuary of any church. 4. Finance Council report None due to the fact that the monthly meeting was rescheduled from April 19 to April 26. 5. Commission Chair Reports and Committee Updates Worship & Spirituality: Met on April 12, reviewed Holy Week liturgies and discussed ways to improve our planning process. Mary statue will be blessed by the Bishop as part of dedication event. High school graduates (class of 2018) will be honored at 9:00 a.m. Mass on May 27. Next meeting May 10. Faith Formation: Two adults and three youth were welcomed into the church at Easter. Twelve youth received First Eucharist. K-12 faith formation will be complete the week of April 23, ending with Catholympics. Our youth and youth at Methodist church will be combining for a service day on April 29 doing service projects for the Grinnell community. Adult bible class still meeting on Mondays and book study meeting on Thursdays; researching if there is interest in some sort of adult study for summer. Catholics in Action (CIA), a Diocesan sponsored activity, will be held this summer for jr. high youth and run by high school youth. The service area will be Iowa City. We will be hosting Totus Tuus July 22-27 for incoming 1 st through outgoing 12 th graders. Will need help for that week hosting Totus Tuus team and working with the youth people. Crystal is working on forming a college outreach committee that will fall under Parish Life Commission. Plans are underway for a church rummage sale to be held in REC the weekend of June 22/23. A Country Store will be operated at the Thursday night Farmer s Market. Donations must be made in Iowa to be sold at the Store. Proceeds from the Country Store will be split between Faith Formation and Parish.
Parish Life: Assisted with the First Eucharist reception Social Action: The Easter Giving Tree was a huge success as John and Connis Dayton took 79 multi-package items to the high school food pantry, and Mike and Doris Hotchkin took 275.8 pounds of food to the MICA pantry. Budget request for FY2019 would remain the same as last year. Building & Grounds: Met March 21 and April 18. Awaiting quotes for electrical work for outside wiring to Mary statue; have received two quotes for replacement of light switch panel in church. Sanctuary lighting repaired, some lights replaced and redirected to provide better illumination. Ad hoc committee of four parishioners formed to look at ongoing custodial needs of the church, parish hall, educational and office facilities, and make recommendations on how best to maintain our facilities. There is ongoing discussion regarding rainwater runoff from buildings and what needs to be done to divert water away from building. Landscaping work yet to be completed, and Fr. Ron summarized some discussion he has had with Earl May and county water conservationist regarding plantings, etc. for areas around church. Reconstruction work in church basement is proceeding. There have been issues with past electrical in that area, as well as other discovered problems in false ceiling. There are some issues with the work product of the contractor who installed the new cooling unit in the sanctuary. A meeting will most likely be held with representatives of this contractor, Steve Bernemann (chair of Building & Grounds) and Dennis Crawford (Council President). Next meeting June 13. Stewardship Committee: No report 6. Knights of Columbus No report. Fr. Ron was congratulated on being named Chaplain of the Year by the Knights at their State Meeting. Bill and Sandra Gruman family were congratulated for being named Family of the Year at the Knights State Meeting. 7. Pastor s Report Fr. Ron reported that the parish pictorial directories have arrived. There was some overall disappointment in working with Life Touch on this project in regards to follow through, communication, etc. Church only received ten extra directories. Extra can be ordered and purchased for $3 each, and will be advertised in bulletin for those in parish who did not have their photo taken, but who may like to order one. Fr. Ron emphasized that all committee/commission meetings, parish functions, events of any type need to have space reserved with Jay (parish office) and be placed on parish calendar. If an event/meeting is not on the calendar, it cannot be held in the center. Fr. Ron reiterated he nor Jay are going to spend time attempting to resolve issues/complaints that are brought to them in an anonymous way. If any person is sharing issues/complaints brought to their attention by other parishioners, they should identify who those parishioners are. Fr. Ron is in the business of handling confidential information. Fr. Ron reported that he will be having surgery on his foot/ankle on May 31, and will be unavailable for Masses at least two weekends. 8. Next Parish Council Meeting May 17 at 6:30 pm; Opening Prayer: Brent Flander, Closing Prayer: Patsy Probasco. 9. Adjourn meeting adjourned at 8:04 pm with prayer by Al Frischmeyer Submitted by: Patsy Probasco, acting Parish Council Secretary Catholic Messenger is a real value! Each week, The Catholic Messenger reflects the life of the church throughout the world with an emphasis on diocesan news, parishes and our Catholic schools. Learn how other Catholics are living out their faith and the joys and struggles that come with it. Keep informed as Bishop Thomas Zinkula shares teachings that inspire as well as educate. The Messenger is a real value at $29 for 50 issues, print and/or e-edition. Subscribe through the parish office.