ST. MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH December 31, 2017- January 1, 2018 New Years Eve and New Years Day MECHANICSVILLE Mechanicsville and Tipton TIPTON Contact Information MECHANICSVILLE 302 Reeder ST., POB 457 Mechanicsville, IA 52306 Email: mechstmary@diodav.org Phone: 563-432-6236 Confession Times 2nd & 4th Saturdays from 3:30 PM until Mass 4 pm. Contact Information TIPTON 208 Meridian St., POB 309, Tipton, IA 52772 Email: tiptonstmary@diodav.org Phone: 563-886-2506 Confession Times 1st,3rd, & 5th Saturdays from 3:45 PM until 4 pm.
2 WELCOME TO ST. MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH MECHANICSVILLE & TIPTON IOWA WWW.STMARYSTIPTON.NET Saturday, Dec. 30 Tipton 4:00 PM Jaime Fletcher Sheeder day, Dec. 31 - Mechanicville 8:00 AM - New Year s Eve day, Dec. 31 - Tipton 10:00 AM - - New Year s Eve Monday, Jan. 1 NO MASS Tuesday, Jan. 2 Tipton 8:00 AM - Don Goetz Wednesday, Jan. 3 - Mechanicsville 8:00 AM - Jim and Dorothy Dohmen Thursday, Jan. 4 - Tipton 8:00 AM - Don Goetz Friday, Jan. 5 - Mechanicsville 8:00 AM - Jack Ward Saturday, Jan. 6 Tipton 4:00 PM - Jamie Fletcher Sheeder day, Jan. 7 - Mechanicville 8:00 AM - Char Pett day, Jan. 7 - Tipton 10:00 AM - Verla Whinery Breaking News!! Tipton AND Mechanicsville have reached Annual Appeal Pledges that meet / break their Goals! GREAT JOB!!! (Remember, moneys over goal are returned to the parish!!) The Center Ring Leaders 4-H Club wants to recycle your Christmas cards and any other greeting cards that you have. Cards will be collected until February 4th, 2018. Cards will be recycled and used for art projects at Camp Courageous. They are able to use the entire card for their projects so you do not need to remove the back of the cards. Drop boxes have been placed at the church entrances where you can leave your cards. Thank you! Memorial Poinsettias Tipton Charles and Lucile Driscoll Kinney and Melleker families H. L. Wilkinson George Driscoll Leland and Gladys Blake Walter and Eleanor Droll Betty Wright Norm Kotz Joe and Lois Conway Dr. John Krob Ray Rouse Mark Burmeister Carl and Ruth Agne Russell Wethington Myra Creasly Leo O Rourke Theresa O Rourke Mary Slarin Bill Donohoe
4 WELCOME TO ST. MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH MECHANICSVILLE & TIPTON IOWA WWW.STMARYSTIPTON.NET MECHANICSVILLE Ministries-Mechanicsville for January 2018 If you are unable to fulfill your responsibility, please find a replacement. Eucharistic Sat Volunteer Susan Pisarik Dan Driscoll Shirley Jarzombek Lector Sat Volunteer Stacy Farrington Altar Set-up Sat Sadie Stabenow Shirley Jarzombek Host Family Parents, Sign up for A day in Jan, Feb, or March. Sign up sheet at church entrance. Money Counters Jerry Inman Thank you to all the religious education students and families, who participated in the First Christmas, Christmas program last day. We had many compliments from our parish family. A HUGE, Thank you goes to Donna Robinson for all her time and effort, spent making the costumes for the program. She did an amazing job! Thank you to all who participated and donated to our Christmas meal for our senior members of our parish. We appreciate all you have done for our parish over the years! Please remember to pick up your offering envelope box for 2018! Mechanicsville s Christmas Poinsettias Jayce Droll Walter and Eleanor Droll Ben Jarzombek Ed and Louise Poduska Herb Platner Family Dr. Jeptha Randolph Ritchie Randolph Richard Juhl Bill Donohoe Larry Kurtenbach Marcella "Sally" Reilly Don and Aleen Driscoll The Robinson Family Joe and Madonna McCloy Merlin and Gwendola Till Mike Wurst Jennifer Nicole Snyder (daughter) Carroll Phillips Henry Ahrendsen Tom Walshire We meet for the religious education on January 7th following 8:00 a.m. Mass. Everette Walshire: Please continue to pray for Everette as he is recuperating from heart surgery currently in Jones Regional Hospital in Anamosa. Knights of Columbus Thanks: The Knights would like to thank all persons who attended the brunch following the Religious Education Program on day December 17th. The free will donation box totaled $95 which will go towards the Coats for North Cedar Kids program. The Knights are purchasing coats for students who may need a winter coat that attend school here in Mechanicsville. We thank everyone who worked or helped to make this another successful event! The Knights appreciate your attendance and support of these projects. Merry Christmas!