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Pastor
Rev. Bernie Weir
Office: 653-4504 ext. 1
Cell: (319) 458-0412
[email protected]
Parish Office
Genoveva Diaz ........ 653-4504 ext. 2
[email protected]
Business Manager
Mary Sue Marek ....... 653-4504 ext. 3
[email protected]
Faith Formation Coordinator
Lori Fritz ....................... 653-4504 ext. 4
[email protected]
Youth Ministry
Samantha Brinning..653-4504 ext. 5
[email protected]
School Principal
Rebecca Clarahan . 653-3631 ext. 1
[email protected]
School Office
Becky Adam ............. 653-3631 ext. 2
[email protected]
Prayer Chain
Steve Wolfer……...(319)458– 0538
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Saturday ................................. 5:30pm
Sunday .................................... 9:00am
11:30am Spanish
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14th Sunday in Ordianry Time, Sunday, July 4, 2021
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��������Next weekend is 2nd Sunday Caring & Sharing.
Please remember to bring non-perishable food items for the
HACAP food pantry. We are grateful for all donations of
food, however, when bringing canned goods, make sure all
dates are current. Thank You! These are the items that we
collect: Cereals (box/bag), Fruit cans, Vegetable cans, Soup
cans, Canned meat, Peanut Butter, Tuna, Dry beans, Stew,
Mac & Cheese, Rice, Baking mix, Instant potatoes, Pasta,
Crackers, Candy, Condiments, etc.
Happy 4
th
of July! I hope that everyone has
a nice day. Be careful with any fireworks
that you might have. It is very dry and we
don’t want to set any fires. We also don’t
want any accidents with someone losing a
finger.
St. James Golf Tournament is next Saturday.
The funds will be used to help the school.
Join us for 9 holes or stay for 18. It is going to be a wonderful
day.
Have you gotten vaccinated yet? If not please do so as
soon as possible. Children as young as 12 can get
vaccinated. Do consider getting your children vaccinated
before school starts.
It has been hot and dry, but, the weeds keep growing.
Check on your neighbors to see if they need help pulling the
weeds in their flower gardens.
College students will be packing up soon to go off to school.
While you are shopping for the things they need for their
dorm room or apartment make a stop at Earthly Blessing to
get a crucifix for their wall. They have a large selection. You
will be able to find one that is perfect for them.
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God never ceases to proclaim His Word. His life-giving
presence continues to sustain all things and keep them in
being regardless of whether there is the faith to receive or
perceive Him. Our personal agendas, preconceived ideas,
misconceptions, and expectations can often cause us to be
so hard of heart and obstinate that we fail to see what God
is trying to do. While God remains ever present, faith is
necessary for God’s power to bear fruit. As we celebrate our
country’s independence, let us not forget the difference
between liberties and freedom. While the liberties we have
are most welcome treasures, only freedom from what blinds,
deceives, and weighs us down can bring happiness. God is
all about healing, transformation, and hope. In order for
God to do what God does best, we have to invite Him in
and see Him for who he is. Otherwise, God’s will for humanity
will be something at which we simply take offense, a
common reaction when something challenges or unsettles
us. ©LPi
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During this time, we celebrate the independence of our
country. We would do well to echo the psalmist, saying, “Our
eyes are fixed on the Lord, pleading for His mercy.” May we
always recognize and use wisely the gifts of freedom and
abundance He has showered upon us.
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Question: Our Catholic grade school is doing a penance
service this Lent. Do young children really need to go to
Confession? How much sin can they really have?
Answer:
Ask any mom about her children and see how many would
say she has a brood of perfect angels! Parents know that
kids do things that are wrong … and they often know they’re
doing it! Even toddlers have a sense of right and wrong. The
Church recognizes that their minds and consciences are not
yet fully developed, however, and typically waits until age
seven to offer the sacrament of Confession. Around that
age and beyond, most young people, when asked, can
easily explain why something is wrong.
Confession for children is an excellent way to help them
reflect on their actions and accept responsibility for their
behavior. It helps them to grow in their understanding of sin
and how it affects others. This helps them to form their
consciences and make better choices in the future. Most
importantly, they learn the value of forgiveness, both given
and received. Rather than singling out what’s wrong,
Confession offers hope and a new start! Children can grow
in understanding God’s unconditional love and develop a
sense of inner dignity that transcends their failings. Not bad
for five minutes and an “Our Father” or two! ©LPi
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The CDA will meet on Thusday, July 8th at 6:30pm in Tobin
Hall and will begin with a rosary with meeting to follow. All
ladies of the parish are invited. Please come, we are the only
active women’s group of our parish.
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Every year the Bishop of Davenport Diocese recognizes
couple who are celebrating 50 years of marriage by having
a special Mass and blessing. If you know of someone who
will be celebrating please email your name and address to
[email protected] by August 25th.
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Help St. James reach out to parishioners in
need. If you are aware of someone who needs
a card of encouragement or concern call
Charlotte Lindmeier at 653-6274.
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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.
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Sunday: Ez 2:2-5,Ps 123:1-2, 2, 3-4 [2cd],2 Cor 12:7-10,Mk 6:1-6a
Monday: Gn 28:10-22a,Ps 91:1-2, 3-4, 14-15 ab [cf. 2b],Mt 9:18-26
Tuesday: Gn 32:23-33,Ps 17:1b, 2-3, 6-7ab, 8b and 15 [15a],
Mt 9:32-38
Wednesday: Gn 41:55-57; 42:5-7a, 17-24a,Ps 33:2-3, 10-11, 18-19 [22],
Mt 10:1-7
Thursday: Gn 44:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5,Ps 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21
[5a],Mt 10:7-15
Friday: Gn 46:1-7, 28-30,Ps 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40 [39a],Mt 10:16-23
Saturday: Gn 49:29-32; 50:15-26a,Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7 [cf. Ps 69:33],
Mt 10:24-33
Next Sunday: Am 7:12-15,Ps 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14 [8],Eph 1:3-14 or 1:3-
10, Mk 6:7-13
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The Prophecy of You and Me
Prophet. There’s a heaviness to this word. It’s
weighted down with meaning. We think of
prophets and we think of Charlton Heston with
wild hair and a booming voice, reaching out his
hand to work wonders of nature by the grace
of God. We think of prophets and we think of
ancient Biblical history — someone far away,
someone so removed from our everyday life. A
prophet is someone who knows something we
don’t.
When I let you in on this secret, it might scare
you at first: in a way, God is calling you to be a
prophet. He is calling me. He is calling anyone
who hears the truth of the Gospel. However,
there is no need for the megaphone and the
wild locusts. This prophet gig might not be what
you’re thinking.
What does a prophet do? He hears and testifies
to the truth, even when it’s uncomfortable,
even when it’s unpopular, even when it results
in, as Paul says, “weaknesses, insults, hardships,
persecutions and constraints.” A prophet
doesn’t have to be smart or rich or ordained;
heck, he doesn’t even have to be particularly
willing.
All a prophet has to do is listen to the truth. The
truth we receive from Christ, through the Gospel
and the sacraments, is a mighty gift. But it is a
gift that we are not meant to simply keep for
ourselves. In possessing it, we are compelled to
also pass it on, to share it, to let the Spirit set us
on our feet.
— Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS ©LPi
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First Reading:
Today’s reading is an excerpt from the prophetic call Ezekiel received
while in exile in Babylon (Ez 1:1-3:27). The Lord commissioned Ezekiel to
go and confront the “rebellious house” of Israel. How do you imagine
the Israelites received Ezekiel’s message?
Second Reading:
Paul learned that the “thorn in his flesh” taught him to be humble and
dependent upon God’s grace alone. Where do you see God’s grace
most present in your life?
Gospel:
Jesus was “amazed” at the lack of faith his fellow Nazareans had in him,
suggesting Jesus expected a different response. Why do you think the
villagers of Nazareth “took offense” at Jesus?
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The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Clyde, Missouri, invite
single women, ages 18-40 who are considering religious life, to attend
our Monastic Experience July 16-22, 2021. We hope to give participants
a more in-depth experience of our way of life. Those who come will
experience our rhythm of prayer, work and recreation. There will be daily
input on prayer, monastic life and discernment, as well as time for
personal prayer and faith sharing. There is no cost to attend. Participants
must be fully vaccinated before attending. To learn more, please
visit www.benedictinesisters.org. To register, please contact Sr. Maria
Victoria at (660) 944-2221 ex. 127 or
email [email protected] .
JUNE 2021 Weekly Budget Week : 6/13/21 Difference
Church Envelopes $4,904.00 $3,144.00 -$1,760.00
School Envelopes $2,596.00 $1,430.00 -$1,166.00
Offertory $346.00 $178.00 -$168.00
Building & Main $356.00 $103.00 -$253.00
Budget Weekly $8,202.00 $4,855.00 -$3,347.00
$6,877.00
Other/Holiday
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Have you remembered to notify the parish of an
email or phone number change? Perhaps you had a
change of address recently? Please take a moment
to keep us informed. Return this form in the collection
basket, or at the parish office.�
Name_________________________________ ____________
Address ___________________________________________
City/State/Zip ______________________________________
Home Phone ______________________________________
Cell Phone ________________________________________
□ I prefer electronic communication.
□ I would like to join St. James Parish.
□ I’m moving away, please remove me from roster.
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It’s all so ordinary that we can easily miss it. The seagulls
hunting and diving for mollusks at the beach offer a
display of determination and precision as they gather
their food for the day. It’s simply what these creatures
do. Yet, there’s a magical artfulness and skill to their
work that speaks volumes about the One who breathed
life into their being. This is pretty much the way it is with
God’s presence. God comes in common ways through
common things and ordinary people. Sadly, we are so
engulfed in our little worlds of order and ideas to notice
the beauty and wonder of it all. Many have numbed
themselves to the Divine spark at the essence of all life
because that’s just the way it is. What’s so special about
it? A sunset is a sunset and a seagull is a seagull. That’s
precisely what they thought about Jesus too. After all,
isn’t he just the carpenter’s son? What merit can his
words possibly have?
If we’re looking for God to come in an event that is so
dramatic and intense that it knocks our socks off, then
think again. When pondering God’s relationship with His
people and God’s action in our lives, we have to go
back to the stable and the recurring, creative, unending
power of God’s presence. It was a quiet, run of the mill
kind of night. There was nothing spectacular or
extraordinary. To the naked eye, a woman gave birth to
a child and there wasn’t anything extraordinary to see.
We have a hard time understanding God’s ordinary-
ness. Jesus grew up in an ordinary town, had neighbors
and did normal human things. Perhaps that’s why we
don’t always like the Gospel. It doesn’t dazzle us with
extraordinary things but simply challenges us to take a
different look at our ordinary stuff. That makes us
uncomfortable. We prefer things as they are. Our lack of
faith can even cause us to take offense at what Jesus
says and does, dismissing it as folly.
God’s life-giving presence continues to sustain that
seagull in flight and keep all things in being regardless of
whether we have the faith to see and understand this.
Our personal agendas, preconceived ideas,
misconceptions, and expectations can often cause us
to be hardened and blinded to what God is doing or
desiring to do. While God continues to do what he has
done for all eternity, faith is needed for God’s presence
to bear fruit. The blinders we wear and the expectations
we bring to life can often prevent us from seeing graced
moments that radiate with God’s graceful presence.
They also prevent God’s transforming, healing, and
hope filled vision for our world from being realized.
Without faith, God won’t be able to do much for us
either. ©LPi
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Monday, July 5
NO MASS
Tuesday, July 6
MASS-The People 8:00 am (CH)
Wednesday, July 7
MASS-Al & Mary Schebuhar 8:00 am (CH)
Thursday, July 8
MASS-Bob Friese 8:00 am (CH)
Rosary 8:30 am (CH)
Eucharistic Adoration 6:00 pm (CH)
Friday, July 9
MASS-David & Mary Fladung 8:00 am (CH)
Eucharistic Adoration 8:30 am (CH)
Prayer Group 7:00 pm (TH)
Saturday, July 10
Baptism 4:00 pm (CH)
Confessions 4:30 pm (CH)
MASS-Sherry Sieren 5:30 pm (CH)
Sunday, July 11
MASS-Joseph & Josephine Triplett 9:00 am (CH)
MASS-The People 11:30 am (CH)
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Have you remembered to notify the parish of an
email or phone number change? Perhaps you had a
change of address recently? Please take a moment
to keep us informed. Return this form in the collection
basket, or at the parish office.�
Name_________________________________ ____________
Address ___________________________________________
City/State/Zip ______________________________________
Home Phone ______________________________________
Cell Phone ________________________________________
□ I prefer electronic communication.
□ I would like to join St. James Parish.
□ I’m moving away, please remove me from roster.
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It’s all so ordinary that we can easily miss it. The seagulls
hunting and diving for mollusks at the beach offer a
display of determination and precision as they gather
their food for the day. It’s simply what these creatures
do. Yet, there’s a magical artfulness and skill to their
work that speaks volumes about the One who breathed
life into their being. This is pretty much the way it is with
God’s presence. God comes in common ways through
common things and ordinary people. Sadly, we are so
engulfed in our little worlds of order and ideas to notice
the beauty and wonder of it all. Many have numbed
themselves to the Divine spark at the essence of all life
because that’s just the way it is. What’s so special about
it? A sunset is a sunset and a seagull is a seagull. That’s
precisely what they thought about Jesus too. After all,
isn’t he just the carpenter’s son? What merit can his
words possibly have?
If we’re looking for God to come in an event that is so
dramatic and intense that it knocks our socks off, then
think again. When pondering God’s relationship with His
people and God’s action in our lives, we have to go
back to the stable and the recurring, creative, unending
power of God’s presence. It was a quiet, run of the mill
kind of night. There was nothing spectacular or
extraordinary. To the naked eye, a woman gave birth to
a child and there wasn’t anything extraordinary to see.
We have a hard time understanding God’s ordinary-
ness. Jesus grew up in an ordinary town, had neighbors
and did normal human things. Perhaps that’s why we
don’t always like the Gospel. It doesn’t dazzle us with
extraordinary things but simply challenges us to take a
different look at our ordinary stuff. That makes us
uncomfortable. We prefer things as they are. Our lack of
faith can even cause us to take offense at what Jesus
says and does, dismissing it as folly.
God’s life-giving presence continues to sustain that
seagull in flight and keep all things in being regardless of
whether we have the faith to see and understand this.
Our personal agendas, preconceived ideas,
misconceptions, and expectations can often cause us
to be hardened and blinded to what God is doing or
desiring to do. While God continues to do what he has
done for all eternity, faith is needed for God’s presence
to bear fruit. The blinders we wear and the expectations
we bring to life can often prevent us from seeing graced
moments that radiate with God’s graceful presence.
They also prevent God’s transforming, healing, and
hope filled vision for our world from being realized.
Without faith, God won’t be able to do much for us
either. ©LPi
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Monday, July 5
NO MASS
Tuesday, July 6
MASS-The People 8:00 am (CH)
Wednesday, July 7
MASS-Al & Mary Schebuhar 8:00 am (CH)
Thursday, July 8
MASS-Bob Friese 8:00 am (CH)
Rosary 8:30 am (CH)
Eucharistic Adoration 6:00 pm (CH)
Friday, July 9
MASS-David & Mary Fladung 8:00 am (CH)
Eucharistic Adoration 8:30 am (CH)
Prayer Group 7:00 pm (TH)
Saturday, July 10
Baptism 4:00 pm (CH)
Confessions 4:30 pm (CH)
MASS-Sherry Sieren 5:30 pm (CH)
Sunday, July 11
MASS-Joseph & Josephine Triplett 9:00 am (CH)
MASS-The People 11:30 am (CH)
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