June 25, 2017

12th Sunday In Ordinary

C A T H O L I C C H U R C H 1 2 4 0 R u s h S t r ee t • D u b u q u e, I owa 5 2 0 0 3 • w w w. s t c o l um b k i l l e . n e t

As We Near the

end of the Fiscal

Year have you ever

considered signing

up for Electronic

Funds Transfer?

It’s very simple and

takes a burden off

your shoulders on

Sunday morning

when you are

trying to get the

kids ready for

Church.

It also helps St.

Columbkille Parish

pay our bills with

steady income.

If you have any

questions — please

contact Michelle

Rahe, Director of

Business by calling

583-9117, ext. 226.

This Week Sunday, June 25

12th Sunday In Ordinary Time Monday, June 26 7:00 pm Folk Group — Church Tuesday, June 27

6:00 pm FFC — Fogarty 7:15 pm Pastoral Council — Fogarty Wednesday, June 28 8:50 am Mass — “Kids Traveling With The Lord” Friday, June 30

7:30 am Eucharistic Adoration Saturday, July 1

Fr. Hilary Farewell @ SJTW Sunday, July 2

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mass Intentions Monday, June 26

7:00 am † James & Sheila Finn Tuesday, June 27

7:00 am † Marvin & Brett Connolly Wednesday, June 28

8:50 am † William McCarthy Thursday, June 29

7:00 am In Thanksgiving Friday, June 30

7:00 am † Charles, Marjorie & William Schrup † Sally Flejszar Saturday, July 1

4:15 pm † Roger & Lois Gerardy † Ruth & Richard Brimeyer † Merlin Fuller † Honkamp/Wubben Families Sunday, July 2

8:00 am † Roger Bahl † Dorothy Tigges † Duncan & Patricia Glab 10:00 am † John (Sonny) Ploessl † Tim Steele † M/M Dan Steele † Dr. Tom Sr., Margie & Dennis Benda † Nancy Cepeda Cantu

Financial Report Week of ........................................ 6/18/2017

Weekly Received ............................... $14,091.25 Weekly Budgeted ............................. $17,981.00 Weekly Shortage .............................. ($3,889.75) Corporate Donations .................................... $0.00 Year to Date (Since 7/1/16) .......... ($2,951.82) Ouch! The last two weeks put us back in the red. Let’s end the fiscal year on a positive

note. Our year-end is June 30, 2017. Any

money received after that will be for the next

fiscal year.

The Loose Coin Collection for next Sunday, July 2, 2017 is designated to go to our sister parish in Oglala, S.D. Monies

collected will be used to help with expenses at Our Lady of the

Sioux Parish. Please be generous with your prayers and financial

support. Thanks to all who contributed to YWCA Battered

Women’s Program, Presentation Lantern Center, Clarity Clinic or

Sr. Pat Conlon’s Work to Prevent Human Trafficking in Dubuque.

Money was sent to help these organizations.

Sanctuary Lamp: July, 2017

In Honor of Jean Schmitt

In Memory of Todd Faley I received money to

cover the cost of Hosts & Wine for the month of

July, 2017. What a wonderful gift!!

Save The Date . . . Parish

Blood Drive through Mississippi Valley Blood Center is Monday, July 10. Special Perks This Year: When you give blood, you are entered into a drawing for a $2500 vacation getaway, and you receive a FREE, $10 gift card! Many great gift cards to choose from! Sign-ups will be online soon at www.stcolumbkille.net. You can also contact Pat @ 563-451-3557 to sign-up. Slots

available between 4 pm and 6:30 pm. The Parish also wants to thank Maureen Ott for her many years of service to the St. Columbkille Blood Drive! Stop in, give blood, and say THANKS to Maureen on Monday, July 10.

The Pastorate Golf Outing Is Sunday, August 6, 2:30 pm @ Bunker Hill Golf

Course. 4-Man Best Shot! Live/Silent

Auctions, a prize raffle, 50/50 raffle open to

the entire Pastorate, flag events, and NEW

this year, Heads or Tails ($10). It is always a

fun time and we have a few projects to fund as well! ALL info and

registration is online at www.stcolumbkille.net. Watch for your

raffle tickets and registration in the mail! If you do not have a 4-

man team, that’s okay...we have plenty of golfers to pair you with!

AND...don’t forget you can come just for the GREAT dinner by

The Moracco. Fr. Gabriel and Father Davis would love to see you

on the course or just sitting down with us to eat dinner! Register

online OR sign-up for a hole sponsorship or donation at

www.stcolumbkille.net. Check out our event posts on FB.

Pricing: $65 per golfer (after July 31 — $75 per golfer)

$25 for a GREAT Moracco Dinner — Chicken & Ribs

Bring cash or check — no credit cards taken. Registration begins

at 1 pm.

Sunday

Readings for the Week Week of June 25, 2017

Sun: Jer 20:10-13/Rom 5:12-15/ Mt 10:26-33 Mon: Gn 12:1-9/Mt 7:1-5 Tues: Gn 13:2, 5-18/Mt 7:6, 12-14 Wed: Gn 15:1-2, 17-18/MJt 7:1`5-20 Thurs: Acts 12:1-11/2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18/ Mt 16:13-19 Fri: Gn 17:1, 9-10, 15, 22’Mt. 8:1-4 Sat: Gn 18:1-15?lk 1/Mt 8:11/Gn 18:8- 11, 14-16a; Rom 6:3-4, 8-11, Mt 10:37-42 Next Sun: 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a.89

Liturgical Roles Saturday, (July 1) and Sunday, (July 2)

Priest Fr. Anderson Lectors

4:15 pm L. Galliart, J. Hartmann 8:00 am B. LaPage, B. Hemmer 10:00 am L. Dolehide, M. Ward Eucharistic Ministers

4:15 pm S. Biver, D. McDermott, C. Piekenbrock K. Smith, I. Stewart, J. Kalb, C. Wyatt 8:00 am B. Frye, 10:00 am K. McCullough, T. Piggott Servers

4:15 pm B. Bauer, B. Bauer, 8:00 am C. Cronin, A. Keehner, R. Lavenz 10:00 am H. Flynn, D. Freund, J. Freund Ushers

4:15 pm J. Birch, B. Cahill, C. Flynn, T.J. Schissel 8:00 am P. Maloney, T.J. Weidemann, D. Welsh 10:00 am D. Bruck, A. Curtis, K. Hinkel, B. Specht Musicians

4:15 pm Nicole/Teresa 8:00 am Women’s Group 10:00 am Men’s Group Children’s Liturgy 10:00 PM Kristi Howes

THANKS for the faithful service of our parish

prayer line leaders who call or e-mail important

requests day after day to the other St. Columbkille

parishioners. And to all who pray for our brothers

and sisters in Christ. THANKS to the Lord for the

way in which He answers all these prayers for his

beloved. Our leaders are: Julie Kouba — 557-1986,

hodgi33@mchsi.com; Lavern Anglin — 588-3442; Rosemary Mallie

— 582-7968; Connie McCoy — 556-1581; and Lola Noonan —

582-6290.

Won’t Be Long — Our newly ordained Associate Pastor —

Fr. Ralph Davis — will be arriving on campus. Let’s all welcome

him as he becomes part of our GREAT parish!!

June 25, 2017

Dear Parishioners, It is a very human thing to “fear.” We tend to things that we wouldn’t

ordinarily do because of fear. There are people who want us to do

something for them, and they use fear to motivate us. Satan also uses

fear to trick us to sin. Some fears that they may run into is fear of loss,

(of status, job, friends, popularity, even death) just to name a few.

We can also be fearful of following our faith. The world tends to

frown upon Christianity (and Catholicism), so we become fearful of

practicing our faith. However, Jesus is telling us that we do not have to

be fearful. He has conquered sin and death by His resurrection. He

tells us to go and proclaim the Gospel to all.

Jesus gave us a promise, that He will remain with us always. This

promise was fulfilled at Pentecost. It is through faith in Jesus, and

through our participation in the Sacraments that we are strengthened

and transformed. Through the Eucharist, we are instilled with divine

life. We do not have to fear. Our fear becomes our joy.

The question for us this weekend is: “What are you afraid of?” Take

those fears to God, to Jesus, and pray to the Holy Spirit for courage,

strength, and be open to what God wants to say to us. He gives us

everything we need for the journey, we just have to remain open to His

grace.

Many thanks and God bless,

Fr. Davis

Reminder: Beginning Monday, July 3rd weekday Mass Time is

9:00 am — from Holidays to Holy Days!!