Rev. William E. Reynolds — Ext #227 E-mail: [email protected]Rectory: 641-792-4625 Deacon Dan Goetz E-mail: [email protected]Ann Ratliff, Administrative Assistant E-Mail: [email protected]Kathy Hammerly, Stewardship Coordinator, Ext. #222 E-Mail: [email protected]Luke Gregory, Lifelong Faith Formation Ext # 224 E-Mail: [email protected]Renny Crawford, K-8 Faith Formation Coordinator, Ext. #231 E-Mail: [email protected]Emilee Brisel, Sr. High Youth Ministry E-Mail: [email protected]641-521-0673 Virginia Bennett, Choir Director/Organist E-Mail: [email protected]641-275-3683 SHARE Preschool: 641-792-8639 E-mail: [email protected]Mission Statement We, the members of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, as a caring Christian community, help one another to live, to nurture, and to celebrate God’s gifts. We encourage others on their faith journeys to join us in giving witness to our Catholic faith and to grow as disciples. We celebrate the sacraments and receive the gift of grace to strengthen our faith and to en- rich our relationships with Christ and his Church. We gather together to pray, to worship, to give thanks, to petition, to seek comfort, to share joys and sorrows, and to experience God’s love, joy, and peace. Sacred Heart Church July 9, 2017 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time 1115 S. 8th Ave E., PO Box 1478, Newton, IA 50208 Web Pages: www.shcnewton.com www.sharepreschool.com Facebook Page: Sacred Heart Catholic Church Twitter: SHFF Newton Parish Office: 641-792-2050 FAX: 641-792-8639 Business Office Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Mass Schedule Saturday: 5:30 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM Confessions Saturdays 4:30 PM Prayer to the Sacred Heart O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I give myself to You. Take all I do, all my joys, and all my sorrows. Take all of me. I want to be all Yours, and do all things for love of You. Help me to do only what pleases You. Please make my heart like Yours. Hymns Saturday, 5:30 PM Cantor: Sunday, 9:00 AM Cantor: Lynn Miller Saturday, 5:30 PM & Sunday, 9:00 AM Entrance Chant: Praise the Lord, Ye Heavens #483 Presentation & Preparation of Gifts Come to Me #443 Mass Setting: Mass of Christ the Savior #62-67 Communion Chant: Taste and See #396 One Love Released #382 Sending Forth: I Am the Bread of Life #393
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Rev. William E. Reynolds — Ext #227 E-mail: [email protected] Rectory: 641-792-4625
Mission Statement We, the members of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, as a caring Christian community, help one another to live, to nurture, and to celebrate God’s gifts. We encourage others on their faith journeys to join us in giving witness to our Catholic faith and to grow as disciples. We celebrate the sacraments and receive the gift of grace to strengthen our faith and to en-rich our relationships with Christ and his Church. We gather together to pray, to worship, to give thanks, to petition, to seek comfort, to share joys and sorrows, and to experience God’s love, joy, and peace.
Sacred Heart Church
July 9, 2017
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
1115 S. 8th Ave E., PO Box 1478, Newton, IA 50208
Web Pages: www.shcnewton.com www.sharepreschool.com
Facebook Page: Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Twitter: SHFF Newton
Parish Office: 641-792-2050 FAX: 641-792-8639
Business Office Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Mass Schedule Saturday: 5:30 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM
Confessions Saturdays 4:30 PM
Prayer to the Sacred Heart
O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I give myself to You.
Take all I do, all my joys,
and all my sorrows. Take all of me. I want to be all
Yours, and do all things
for love of You. Help me to do only what
pleases You. Please make my heart like Yours.
Hymns
Saturday, 5:30 PM Cantor:
Sunday, 9:00 AM Cantor: Lynn Miller
Saturday, 5:30 PM & Sunday, 9:00 AM
Entrance Chant: Praise the Lord,
Ye Heavens #483
Presentation & Preparation of Gifts
Come to Me #443
Mass Setting: Mass of Christ the Savior
#62-67
Communion Chant: Taste and See
#396
One Love Released #382
Sending Forth: I Am the Bread of Life
#393
Saturday, July 8: No Confessions today 5:00 PM Rosary will be prayed in the church 5:30 PM Mass will be offered for the repose of the
soul of Joe Henry, husband of Helen Henry Sunday, July 9: 8:30 AM The Rosary will be prayed in the church. 9:00 AM Mass will be offered for the members of
the parish. 10:00 AM Coffee & Donuts will be served in
McCann Center following Mass 10:15 AM Exploring the Catechism will meet in
McCann Center 1:00 PM Altar Server Training will be held in the
church Monday, July 10: 11:30 AM Mass will be offered for the repose of
the soul of Delores Phelan, wife of Tom Phelan Tuesday, July 11: 1:00 PM DKG Meeting will be held in McCann
Center 5:05 PM Divine Mercy Chaplet will be prayed in
the Chapel 5:15 PM Mass will be offered for the repose of the
soul of Mike Jones, husband of Carol Jones Adoration following Mass until 5:45 PM Confessions will be heard during Adoration 6:00 PM Knights of Columbus Meal & Meeting
will be held at the KC Hall Wednesday, July 12: 11:30 AM Mass will be offered for the repose of
the souls of the Deceased Members of the Burns and Muller Families
12:00 PM Parish Potluck will be held in McCann Center following Mass
Thursday, July 13: 9:30 AM Prayer Shawl Ministry will meet in
McCann Center
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1:00 PM St. Monica Book Club will meet at the Fisher residence
11:30 AM Mass will be offered for the Souls in Purgatory
6:00 PM Parish Picnic and Pool Party will be held at Maytag Pool
Friday, July 14: 9:00 AM Mass will be offered for the repose of
the soul of Don Wignall, husband of Barb Wignall 9:30 AM Coffee & Visiting following Mass in
McCann Center Saturday, July 15: 8:00 AM Men of Virtue Rosary will be prayed in
the chapel 11:00 AM Trotter Bridal Shower will be held in
McCann Center 4:30 PM Confessions will be heard 5:00 PM Rosary will be prayed in the church 5:30 PM Mass will be offered for the repose of
the soul of Walter Kulpa, husband of Carol Kulpa Sunday, July 16: 8:30 AM Rosary will be prayed in the church 9:00 AM Mass will be offered for the members of
the parish. 10:00 AM Coffee & Donuts will be served in
McCann Center following Mass 10:15 AM Exploring the Catechism will meet in
McCann Center 1:00 PM Humke Bridal Shower will be held in
McCann Center
Wednesday: Gn 41:55-57; 42:5-7a, 17-24a Mt 10:1-7 Thursday: Gn 44:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5 Mt 10:7-15
Monday: Gn 28:10-22a Mt 9:18-26 Tuesday: Gn 32:23-33 Mt 9:32-38
Readings: July 10 through July 16:
Friday: Gn 46:1-7, 28-30 Mt 10:16-23 Saturday: Gn 49:29-32; 50:15-26a Mt 10:24-33
Sunday 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 55:10-11 Rom 8:18-23 Mt 13:1-23 or 13:1-9
Father Reynolds will be attending the State Family Meeting of the Iowa Knights of Columbus next weekend. Father Wiegand will preside at the weekend Masses.
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Mark Hendrickson, Deanna Schmidt, Jim Bennett, Tim Stammeyer, Don Hummel, Lois Carter, Pat Patterson, Ione Vasquez, Betty Hummel, Teresa Hauge, Myrna Hill, Bev Supino, Delores Klemm, Joan Harding, Joanie Lukavsky, Cecelia Stratton, Robert Hughes, Theresa Clark, Carol Price, Fran-cis O’Roake, Mary Marnell, Ruth Stewart, Sharron Hawkins, Adam McNeer, Jerry Balek, Frank & Mary Brindza, Judy Lammers, Bobby Tedrow, Jim Golik, Evelyn Tedrow, Pam Rausch, Carol Wil-son, Fanny Shores, Richard Varnum, Joyce Sabel, June Rausch (mother of Tom Rausch), Doris Cro-nin (former parishioner), Michelle McGill (Colfax parishioner), Donna Baker (daughter of Mary Marnell), Angi Reed (sister of Pam Zaabel), Doris Gironseth (sister of Alexzandra Anderson), Shawn Bollhoefer (son of Mike & Linda Bollhoefer), Jacki Aikeyns (uncle of Dana Determan), Madelyn Kecki (great-granddaughter of Bill & Carmen Gill), Brad Wiese (brother-in-law of Joanie Lu-kavsky), Joe D. McDermott (son of Joe A. & Bar-bara McDermott), Erick Grossmeyer (cousin of Janet Cox), Jimmy Hayes (brother of Margaret Ellis), Mary Lamb (step-mother of Jill Anderson and Jon Lamb), Jase Merriman (cousin of Jill Er-genbright), Les Curry (father in-law of Colleen Curry), Monica Nilles (mother of Jim Nilles), Thomalu Elliott (sister of Marsha Haycock), Jen-nifer Maki (granddaughter of Glorian Maki), Carol Duke (sister of Barbara Stewart), Terese Weise (sister of Joanie Lukavsky), Jack Whitinger (father of Tammy Cochran), Jeanne Sanders (mother of Lori Lopez-Sanders)
Pop Can Drive Please start saving your Pop Cans for a Pop Can Drive this week-end benefiting Sacred Heart Youth Trips If you have Pop Cans that you would like us to pick up, please call Emilee at 641-521-0673.
Domestic Church Challenge of the Week
Every week the “Strong Catholic Fami-lies: Strong Catholic Youth” team will
give you and your family a new way you can promote your domestic church at home!
One of our goals for Strong Catholic Families, Strong Catholic Youth, is to increase and improve communica-tion among church members. Your challenge this week is to text or call a fellow parishioner with a personal invite to the potluck and pool party next week. We’d love to see more attendees this year and you could make a difference by reaching out to someone.
Look here every week for ways you can promote your Domestic Church!
Altar Server Training This Sunday afternoon July 9 at 1:00 PM there will be altar server training in the church, for youth in fourth grade and above and adults of any age.
July Wedding Anniversary Blessings
Greg & LuAnn Lucas
Married July 2, 1977 — 40 Years Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Newton, Iowa
We had a recent sad event of a woman’s billfold being sto-len from her purse while receiving Holy Communion. For her own particular reasons she was seated in the chapel and was not in the church proper. Regardless, beware of your surroundings and belongings.
Lector: Bill Ehler Sheri Benson Hospitality: Steve & Rosie Murphy Len & Diane Rebik Extraordinary Ministers: Mary Jane Justus Katherine Dietrich Jeff Maki Charity Noe Mindy Weber Meggan Machin Cindy Humke Kurt Funke Altar Servers: Ethan Machin Riley & Reagan Maple Rosary: Steve McManus
Sunday, July 16 9:00 AM
Lector: Robin Lilienthal Jim Thorpe Hospitality: Bob & Nancy Steingreaber Terry & Char Townsend Extraordinary Ministers: Nancy Schwickerath Lorraine Kalkhoff Doug Thoma Terry Ulrich Chad Klein John Lee Terri Ayres Margaret Ellis Altar Servers: Mason Lee Maddi & Mitchell Thayer Children’s Liturgy: Kim Didier Rosary: Joan Thorpe Coffee Hosts: Knights of Columbus
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Cemetery Collection Every year at this time there is an appeal made to the parish on be-half of Sacred Heart Cemetery. Every time a cemetery plot is sold some of the income from that sale is put aside for Perpetual Care. You can imagine that the Perpetual Care money collected decades ago would not be near adequate for current day expenses of maintenance for the cemetery, let alone for improvements. The burial of the dead is a pious and holy thing, as is the care of their buried remains. The cemetery is a holy and sacred place, as it claims our bodies until the Resur-rection. Letters for the appeal were mailed recently. Your generous response for Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery will be greatly appreciated.
An unprecedented opportunity for all 16-29 year olds.
Pope Francis wants to hear from you! The theme of the next world Synod of Bishops in 2018 is “Young People, Faith, and Vocational Discernment.” To prepare for this Synod, Pope Francis wants to hear the opinions and experiences of 16-29 year olds. The Vatican recently launched an online survey where young people can respond to questions. All responses will be compiled and used as a focus for the Synod proceedings. The survey is open for the next couple of months and can be accessed at https://survey-synod2018.glauco.it/limesurvey/index.php/147718. (Respondents will need to se-lect “English” in the upper right hand corner of the webpage.)
Magnificat Ordering Information It is time to sign up for the Magnificat. Will you please
let Kay Fisher know by July 1st if you want to subscribe or renew. The cost is determined by the number of sub-scriptions sent to the parish. When that number is tallied you can make a check for the correct amount to Sacred
Heart by July 10th. If you have any questions, please stop by the library or call 641-792-2863. Single copies at the book store: $5.95 Single subscription $44.95( $3.45) 10-39 = $34.95- sent to the Church ( $2.70) 40-99 = $29.95 sent to the Church ($2.30) . It would be great to have at least 40 subscriptions. From 2015-17 we have had 36.
PS. The Magnificat subscription comes in 13 not 12 issues.
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“You are in the spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you.” Is the Holy Spirit leading you or someone you know to serve Christ and His Church as a priest or in the consecrated life? If you are discerning your voca-tion, call Fr. Thom Hennen, diocesan vocations director at 563-324-1911, or write: HennenT@ diodav.org.
Wedding Anniversary Blessings
Sacred Heart Church wishes to honor couples of the parish who are celebrating wedding anniversary milestones (every 5 years— 5 years, 10 years, 15 years, and so on). Please complete the form available at the church office or on the website under “Family Life”. The deadline to be included in the bulletin is the 15th of the month before your anniversary.
Marriage Encounter Weekend Attention Married Couples: “God reveals Him-self through the Love of a couple.” Attend a Worldwide marriage Encounter Weekend. Up-coming dates: October 27-29 at Cedar Falls. November 10-12 at Iowa City. For information and to register go to iowa-wwme.org or call 563-608-3305 or email: [email protected]
School Supply Drive The Social Action Commission is collecting supplies for the Newton Community preschool and the local elemen-tary schools. Many students come to class in need of supplies and other materials. Teachers often have to spend their own money to buy these additional items for their students. Listed below are classroom and student materi-als, and other supplies teachers need throughout the school year. Collection boxes for these items will be in the Gathering Space and in McCann Center. The commission is grateful for any donation that you can give to this worthy cause. Cash donations will be accepted at the parish office. We would like these supplies by Monday, Au-gust 7th.
Adhesive re-enforcers for notebook paper Rest towel (Regular size bath towel) Zip Lock Bags -- sandwich/quart/1 & 2 gal. Backpacks Child/Adult scissors Diaper/Pull-ups for 3 & 4 year olds T-Shirts—size 12-14 Small old shirts for painting Socks Sweatpants -- small/medium/large Hand Sanitizer Small & large paper plates Napkins—family size
Life After Loss
“I knew what it was like to lose someone you
loved. You didn't get past something like that,
you got through it.” ― Jodi Picoult, Change of
Heart
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Marriage Moments "Come to me, all you who labor and are bur-dened..." (Mt.11:29) One grace of marriage is having a partner who is there for us when one of us feels burdened or discouraged. We may not always respond perfectly, but the opportunity is there. Is there anything burdening your beloved these days?
Parenting Pointers
"...although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned, you have revealed them to little ones." (Mt 11:25) What have you recently learned from your child?
In Thanksgiving for God’s Blessings, We return to the Lord:
If you are admitted to a hospital please remember to inform the parish office
so that parish staff can attempt to visit you. When you are admitted to a hospital please be sure to be identified as a Catholic at the time of your admis-sion.
The Two Feet of Social Action Stay tuned for more on the Mottet Leadership
Institute: Greg Gulluzzo, founder and longtime
Director of Gamaliel and his wife Mary Gonzales,
Community organizer and trainer for Gamaliel,
will train people in the steps it takes to become a
leader in your community, Churches or organiza-
tions, at the Mottet Leadership Institute training
during 8 monthly sessions, in Davenport, Iowa
Beginning in September.
Thanks to Mark Allen of
Edward Jones Investments for being a bulletin sponsor. See ad on back of bulletin.
Community Meals The Community Meals are done for the summer. They will resume in the fall when school begins.
Parish of Sts. Mary & Joseph, Sugar Creek—Bryant
Lawn Social
at Sugar Creek on Sunday, July 9th Beef & Pork Dinner
Serving 3:00—7:30 PM Adult $10.00; Children (6-12) $6.00; 5 & Under Free Music by Momma J, Games, Prizes, Country Store,
Refreshments, Homemade Quilt Raffle
Natural Family Planning Leave the artificial hormones and intrusive
Traveling? If you are traveling and need to find mass times in that area, go to www.masstimes.org
Need Help? People who need assistance for shoveling their walk, or mowing of grass, or for doing odd jobs around the house, the Knights of Columbus would like to help. Please con-tact the parish office at 641-792-2050. They will handle all requests with privacy.
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Mass Attendance
Saturday, July 1st at 5:30 PM 181 Sunday, July 2nd at 9:00 AM 252
July 9: Chase Adams Luke Gregory July 11: Callie Van Beek July 12: Wally Riney Carter Maki July 13: Dustin Deanda July 14: Joan Mattingly July 15: Brad Vos
For Birthdays to be listed in the bulletin, you need to sub-mit names and dates to Ann.
A STEWARDSHIP MOMENT A thought or two on stewardship in the Sunday readings
One of the most well kown and beloved passages in scrip-ture is the gentle invitation of our Lord in today’s Gospel reading: “Come to me, all you who labor and are bur-dened, and I will give you rest.” When we need physical rest, we sleep or take a nap. When we need emotional rest, we sometimes take a vacation. But how do we find spiritual rest? How do we discover Christ’s peace as we grapple with the complex issues of life deep in our hearts? Good stewards find their rest in the Lord. Reflect this week on what you do to welcome the peace of Christ into your heart.
Newman Center Sponsoring Trip to England, Scotland and Wales
The Newman Catholic Student Center at The University of Iowa is sponsoring a 12-day tour of England, Scotland and Wales March 9-20, 2018. Tour hosts will be Bishop Emeritus Martin Amos and Newman Center rep, April Rouner. The full tour itinerary can be viewed at www.iowacatholic.org. Cost is $3699 per person from Chicago (other departure cities available). Price includes RT air, first class accommodations, most meals, profes-sional tour director, sightseeing entrance fees, optional daily Mass, and more. Contact April Rouner at [email protected] or 319-337-3106 Ext. 119 for more information or a registration brochure.
Men of Virtue Rosary The men of Sacred Heart Parish are invited to
make a Holy Hour before the Blessed Sacrament
in Eucharistic Adoration on the third Saturday of
the month throughout the summer. On July 15th
will meet in the Daily Mass chapel at 8:00 am
and pray together the Men of Virtue Rosary. The
Men of Virtue Rosary is recited as it normally is,
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Family Fun Night Thursday, July 13th at Maytag Pool
Come early to visit POTLUCK starts at 6:00 p.m. in upper deck
Hamburgers & hot dogs provided Bring side dish to share!
7– 9 p.m. POOL PARTY
Bring swimsuit, beach towel, flip-flops & snacks to share by the pool.
Sponsored by: Family Life & Church Life Commissions
and Knights of Columbus
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July 9 is Sea Sunday, a day to recognize those who work on the seas. This is a challenging and difficult work, espe-cially for those mariners who are away from their families for many months at a time. Below is an excerpt of a let-ter from His Eminence Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Human Integral Develop-ment.
DICASTERY FOR PROMOTING HUMAN INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT
Message for Sea Sunday 2017 (9th July 2017)
Dear chaplains, volunteers, friends and supporters of the Apostleship of the Sea, In our daily lives, we are surrounded by and use many objects and products that at some stage of their
journey towards us have being transported on vessels. It is difficult for us to imagine behind these objects the faces of the many seafarers who have secured a smooth sailing for the vessel to deliver safely these commodities in the port.
On Sea Sunday we are invited to recognize and express our gratitude to this force of more than 1.5 million seafarers, (the majority of them coming from developing countries), who with their hard work and sacrifices are making our life more comfortable by transporting, between nations and across the seven seas, almost 90 per cent of the goods.
Though their contribution is essential to the global world economy, many are challenges experienced by these people and many are the difficulties affecting their life and dignity. Here, I would like to recall some:
In spite of the great progress in technology, that has improved communication between seafarers and their loved ones, the long months away from the family are still a huge sacrifice that often reflects negatively on the family life. Mothers are left alone, forced to play multiple role with children growing with an absent father. It is important that in our pastoral ministry, we pay special attention to the families of seafarers by initiating and sup-porting the creation of seafarer’s wives groups to provide mutual care and assistance.
The use of social media would allow the crew to be connected with many people around the world, but disconnected and isolated from each other on board because everyone is isolated in the virtual world in which is seeking refugee during free moments. Our function especially during visits on board is to try to create a “human connection” and strengthen the “human communication” among crewmembers to prevent loneliness, isolation and depression that could lead to suicide which, according to a recent UK P&I Club research, is the top cause of seafarers’ death.
Because of the increase of the threat of terrorism, new security measures are further restricting in some ports the going ashore of seafarers and sometimes even the access to the vessel on the part of welfare visitors. Notwithstanding that we understand the need of making the ports “a secure place” for the people and the goods, on the other hand we must make sure that no one will be discriminated and prevented to go ashore because of na-tionality, race or religion and advocate for the fundamental right of the crews to “have access to shore-based facilities and services to secure their health and well-being” (MLC 2006, Title 4, Regulation 4,4).
In spite of the adoption and entry into force in August 2013 of the MLC 2006, that establishes the mini-mum international requirements of the human and labor right of seafarers, too many are still the cases of crews cheated out of their salary, exploited and abused on their work, unjustly criminalized for maritime accidents and abandoned in foreign ports. While it is our duty to provide all the necessary assistance and support to the crews which are experiencing hardship and difficulties, on the other hand we would like to call on all the maritime au-thorities to be more vigilant and attentive in intervening to prevent abuses and redress any wrongdoing.
Even though the treat of piracy around the maritime routes has decreased, compared with few years ago, the danger of arms attacks and hijackings are still very high in some geographical areas. We would like to invite the maritime community not to let down the guard and to implement all the necessary measures that will guarantee the safety and the protection not only of the cargo but most of all, of the crew.
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Copyright 2017 Liguori Publications, Liguori, MO 63057-9999. Printed in USA. In accordance with CIC 827, permission to publish has been granted by Rev. Mgsr. Mark S. Rivituso, Vicar General, Archdiocese of St. Louis. All Rights Reserved.
What should Jesus look like?
When people close their eyes
and imagine the person of Jesus, no two images are exactly the same. Our im-ages of Jesus are usually the result of our cultural influ-ences and experiences. When I imagine Jesus, I of-ten call to mind a picture of Jesus that was on one of my first holy cards. With recent archeological investigation, combined with the work of medical artists who are often called to tes-tify as forensic witnesses in capital murder trials, and finally starting with the assumption that Jesus resembled a typical peasant from first-century Palestine, some clues may have emerged. According to experts like Richard Neave, Jesus was possibly a person with a broad peasant’s face, dark olive skin, short curly hair, and a prominent nose. His height would have been on the order of 5 feet 1 inch and he would have weighed about 110 pounds. Of course, all of this is unnecessary speculation. What is important in matters of faith is not this level of de-tail but what is expressed and celebrated by the Church— that Jesus became man, born of the Virgin Mary, and we are all offered a share in the divinity of Christ.
Fr. Tom Santa, CSsR
Ministry Schedule Ministers who have a scheduling conflict for the Ministry Schedule should contact Terry Townsend at 792-3637 or by e-mail at [email protected] by the 15th. Lectors with a schedul-ing conflict should contact JoAnne Price at 641-792-7465 or by e-mail at [email protected] by the 15th.
The Library’s Latest Welcome to Sacred Heart Library’s column of reviews of current books, DVDs, and CDs that our available in our library. Please come and check out these and other items. After 35 years as an elementary school teacher, Carol Gordon Ekster knows
how to write for children. In Before I Sleep
I Say Thank You, she shows her readers two important bedtime habits: reflection and gratitude. After brushing his teeth and trying a minor bedtime stalling tactic, the boy hops into bed. “ ‘ L e t ’ s take a m o m e n t to think about our day,’ ” his m o t h e r says, and she tells h i m something that she wishes she had done dif-ferently. He follows her lead and tells her, “‘Tomorrow I promise I’ll cooperate all day long.’” Enough said. Mommy hugs him and asks, “‘What five things do you thank God for?’” He offers his little- boy examples. Ekster deftly introduces a child –friendly, bedtime examination of conscience, balanced with the concept of gratitude for God’s many gifts. At the book’s end, she invites her readers (students?) to take part in the process she’s developed. Her skill, as well as the book’s lively illustrations, engages both read-ers and listeners. The Library is open after weekend Masses or Monday, Tuesday, & Friday morn-ings. Contact Kay Fisher at 792-2863.
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Pray for our Military Please pray for the safety of these military personnel who have ties to members of our parish:
Zachary Geringer, Mark Modlin, Alexander Podol,
Joey Anderson, Steve Kalkhoff, Nicholas J. Huggins,
Tim Dodge, Sean Healy, Caitlin Huggins McCay,
Joshua Justus, James Hovar, Tyler Daly, Scott Anderson, Payton Cox, Philip Mead,
Bill Kopsa, Joshua Oberheu, Curtis Worthy, Jimmy Bennett,
Humble souls have a special ability to see things. We exclaim, “Out of the mouth of babes” when kids say the darnedest (and most profound) things (Matthew 21:16 and Psalm 8:2–3). What their uncluttered minds can catch and express with blatant honesty can be refreshing and funny. Jesus enjoys this simplicity as well. He rejoices because, while “the wise and the learned” have rejected his preaching and mighty deeds, the childlike have embraced them. They are not afraid of the implications; they simply are amazed, impressed, and accept that no one but God could do such things. Perhaps this is why angels are often painted like little children! Jesus can speak of heavenly mysteries because he is the Son. The Father and he are one and share in the full-ness of knowledge. Christ sits in glory surrounded by cher-ubs and angels, yet comes down to reveal what the Father has given him. Let’s embrace all of his revealed word with childlike faith and not just pick and choose what suits us. Another characteristic of little children is unending energy. It comes partly from their age but also endures be-cause they don’t waste energy worrying or thinking about things they cannot control. They don’t plan, project, or pri-oritize.
For Reflection How can I yoke myself to Jesus, my Lord and king? What burdens, stressors, or disappointments can I hand over to God this week?
Fr. Mark Haydu, LC
Prayer Chain To have someone added to the Sacred Heart Prayer Chain, contact Marilyn Lamb at 275-0020, Mary Pritchard at
792-3518 or Theresa Stewart by e-mail: stew-art4@iowatele com.net. If no one can be reached, you may call Margaret Dimon at 792-9819.
Domino’s Fundraiser Domino’s Pizza will donate $1 to our youth group for each weekly church bulletin they receive with each order. Just give the bulletin to the driver when he drops off your pizza.
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; [email protected] or PO Box 232, Bettendorf, IA 52722-0004.
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