Fr. Michael Wensing-Pastor 1009 Skyline Dr., Watertown, SD 57201 Phone: 605-886-2628 Fax: 605-886-2142 Web Page: www.watertownholyname.org Holy Name of Jesus Parish October 8th, 2017 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Friday is Jewish Simchat Torah when they dance & process with the Torah, background to our Gospel processions. Pastor Comments: Vineyards...they are even becoming more present in South Dakota with the introduc- tion of hardy cold weather species of grapes. Jesus used vineyard parables and images. He even com- pared himself and his followers to the vine: “I am the vine and you are the branches.” And it is about this time of the year in the Holy Land when both grapes and olives are harvested. Along with the grain (wheat main- ly) these two were the principal staples of the diet and economy. The vine and grapes could be symbolic of the rosary with its strings and beads. The Rosary was the pray- er credited with saving the Christian forces in the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. The Battle of Lepanto took place on 7 Oct 1571 when a fleet of a coalition of southern European Catholic states defeated the main fleet of the Otto- man Muslim Empire in the Gulf of Corinth. The Ottoman forces sailing westwards from their naval station in Le- panto, Turkey, met the smaller Holy League forces, which had come from Messina, Sicily, where they had previ- ously gathered. There is a huge painting in the Vatican museums commemorating all this. The victory of the Holy League prevented the Ottoman Empire expanding further along the European side of the Mediterranean. Lepanto was the last major naval battle in the Mediterranean fought entirely between galleys. Some historians argue that a Turkish victory could have led to Western Europe being overrun. Only 5 years earlier a great Mus- lim force, attempting to enter Europe through Sicily/Italy fought the Catholic Knights of the island of Malta. Most knights died heroically but turned back the Muslim forces. Muslim forces had centuries earlier penetrated Spain and south France when the Franks turned them back at the battle of Poitiers. They attempted to enter Europe in the 1600s and in two great battles of Belgrade & Vienna were turned back. As descendants of Europeans we might have come to America as Muslim immigrants if these defensive battles were not won. Today’s aggression by the likes of the Jihadist ISIS is not new. Maybe we need to pray the Rosary again for some of the same rea- sons Christians did in 1571. Thus October is Rosary Month. —Sunday’s Scriptures— Isaiah 5:1-7 Let me now sing of my friend, my friend’s song concerning his vineyard... Psalm 80 The vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel. Philippians 4:6-9 Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Matthew 21:33-43 Jesus said: “Hear another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard…” This week-end, after the 8:30 Mass (at 9:30) we will have a blessing of our new handicap and general public entry which was recently completed. We all watched all Summer while construction was going on. There were several delays for a variety of reasons...but alas, we have a beautiful new entry. The city improved the wheelchair ramps on the corners of our parking lot and the two in the middle of the curb space as well. Down at city hall ….when we applied for the building per- mit...we were invited to think about extending the parking lot all the way to the Church side and vacating Skyline Drive. With children and people crossing from the Parish Center and for Masses, it would be safer and even add more parking and handicap ease of access. It would have to be approved by the city and the parish would have to cover the expense. Begin to discuss this among yourselves as we will take it up with the councils this winter. SUNDAY GIVING UPDATE: Thank you for your gifts of $10,125.23 this past weekend, which in- cludes electronic giving. Our year to date average is $11,073.66. Have you considered electronic giving by auto bank deduct? If so, contact the Parish Office. RCIA Class this Thursday at 7 pm in the Parish Center classroom. These Catholicism classes are for adult edu- cation of Catholics or for those considering joining the Church later. BIBLE STUDY on Saturdays from 9-10 with coffee and treats. Angelus Center…..you can bring a friend. October is the month of the Rosary. We have extra ones for the taking hanging on the board by the sacristan desk. Please consider praying the rosary every day or at least once a week during this month of the Rosary.
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Fr. Michael Wensing-Pastor
1009 Skyline Dr., Watertown, SD 57201
Phone: 605-886-2628
Fax: 605-886-2142
Web Page: www.watertownholyname.org
Holy Name of Jesus Parish October 8th, 2017
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Friday is Jewish Simchat Torah when
they dance & process with the Torah,
background to our Gospel processions.
Pastor Comments: Vineyards...they are even becoming more present in South Dakota with the introduc-
tion of hardy cold weather species of grapes. Jesus used vineyard parables and images. He even com-pared himself and his followers to the vine: “I am the vine and you are the branches.” And it is about this
time of the year in the Holy Land when both grapes and olives are harvested. Along with the grain (wheat main-ly) these two were the principal staples of the diet and economy. The vine and grapes could be symbolic of the rosary with its strings and beads. The Rosary was the pray-er credited with saving the Christian forces in the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. The Battle of Lepanto took place on 7 Oct 1571 when a fleet of a coalition of southern European Catholic states defeated the main fleet of the Otto-man Muslim Empire in the Gulf of Corinth. The Ottoman forces sailing westwards from their naval station in Le-panto, Turkey, met the smaller Holy League forces, which had come from Messina, Sicily, where they had previ-ously gathered. There is a huge painting in the Vatican museums commemorating all this. The victory of the Holy League prevented the Ottoman Empire expanding further along the European side of the Mediterranean. Lepanto was the last major naval battle in the Mediterranean fought entirely between galleys. Some historians argue that a Turkish victory could have led to Western Europe being overrun. Only 5 years earlier a great Mus-lim force, attempting to enter Europe through Sicily/Italy fought the Catholic Knights of the island of Malta. Most knights died heroically but turned back the Muslim forces. Muslim forces had centuries earlier penetrated Spain and south France when the Franks turned them back at the battle of Poitiers. They attempted to enter Europe in the 1600s and in two great battles of Belgrade & Vienna were turned back. As descendants of Europeans we might have come to America as Muslim immigrants if these defensive battles were not won. Today’s aggression by the likes of the Jihadist ISIS is not new. Maybe we need to pray the Rosary again for some of the same rea-sons Christians did in 1571. Thus October is Rosary Month.
—Sunday’s Scriptures— Isaiah 5:1-7 Let me now sing of my friend, my friend’s song concerning his vineyard...
Psalm 80 The vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel. Philippians 4:6-9 Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God.
Matthew 21:33-43 Jesus said: “ Hear another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard…”
This week-end, after the 8:30 Mass (at 9:30) we will have a blessing of our new handicap and general public entry which was recently completed. We all watched all Summer while construction was going on. There were several delays for a variety of reasons...but alas, we have a beautiful new entry. The city improved the wheelchair ramps on the corners of our parking lot and the two in the middle of the curb space as well.
Down at city hall ….when we applied for the building per-mit...we were invited to think about extending the parking lot all the way to the Church side and vacating Skyline Drive. With children and people crossing from the Parish Center and for Masses, it would be safer and even add more parking and handicap ease of access. It would have to be approved by the city and the parish would have to cover the expense. Begin to discuss this among yourselves as we will take it up with the councils this winter.
SUNDAY GIVING UPDATE: Thank you for your
gifts of $10,125.23 this past weekend, which in-cludes electronic giving. Our year to date average
is $11,073.66. Have you considered electronic giving by auto bank deduct? If so, contact the Parish Office. RCIA Class this Thursday at 7 pm in the Parish Center classroom. These Catholicism classes are for adult edu-cation of Catholics or for those considering joining the Church later. BIBLE STUDY on Saturdays from 9-10 with coffee and treats. Angelus Center…..you can bring a friend.
October is the month of the Rosary. We have extra ones for the taking hanging on the board by the sacristan desk. Please consider praying the rosary every day or at least once a week during this month of the Rosary.
Baptisms: First Sunday of the month following the 10:30 Mass
and third Saturday of the month following the 4:30 Mass. Pre-
baptismal classes required; held on the first Tuesday of the
month at 7:00 p.m. Contact the Parish Office to register.
Marriage: At least 6 months pre-notice is required
Immaculate Conception Masses: Weekdays– Monday-Friday: 7:15 am & Saturday 8:15 am
Weekends: Sat.-4:30 pm & Sun. 9:00 & 11:00 am
Serving the Assembly October 14-15
Sacristan Mary Reihe
881-3096
Melanie
868-9789
Melanie
868-9789
Liturgical
Ministers
4:30 pm
8:30 am
10:30 am
Altar
Servers
Grace McGregor
Mia Franken
McKenzie Lewis
Amelia
Thoeness
Mason Maag
Will Rogers
Jacie Redlin
Abby & Treyton
Himmerich
Eucharistic
Ministers
Dan/Sarah
Reiffenberger
Doug/Penny Mack
Brian Pellish
Elaine Peterson
Kathy Elshere
Pastel Fligge
Betty Skroch
Barb Paulson
Jim Mahowald
Mary Thoennes
Paul Reisch
Cherri Beadnell
Dorothy Foss
D. Schoenbeck
R. VanLaecken B. Rieffenberger
Ushers/
Greeters
Mark/Donna
Horsman
Volunteers**
Donna
Nogelmeier
Ken/Sharon Hejl
Volunteer*
Gary/Rose Steen
Rick/Lisa
Borkhuis
Lectors Nicki
Yackley-Franken
Lisa Lane Lee Schoenbeck
Gift
Bearers
Craig & Shanna
Ries
Volunteers Dan & Donna
Bierschbach
Family
Music
Ministers
Marie Choir Jane & Jen
Religious Education News
Immaculate Conception School News
10/10 Tuesday 8:30 am No Mass
10/11 Wednesday 8:30 am No Mass
10/12 Thursday 8:30 am No Mass
10/13 Friday 8:30 am Jane Schumacher
Mass at Prairie Lakes Hospital Chapel
10/14 Saturday 4:30 pm Cletus Zerfas
10/15 Sunday 8:30 am Clayton Maag
10:30 am Holy Name Parishioners
No Class, Sunday, October 15. 11
th & 12
th grade meet with Fr. Mike Wednesday, No-
vember 1 from 7:00-7:30 in the Angelus Center fol-lowed by Mass at 7:30 for the Feast of All Saints.
October 13th is the 100th anniversary of Mary's appearance at Fatima. There will be a Rosary said for world peace at 12:00 noon on Saturday, October 14th in the Im-maculate Conception Church Chapel. Please call Jan Stricherz with questions at 886-0857.
We received very exciting news last Thursday! Immaculate Conception School is one of 342 schools nationwide to re-ceive the National Blue Ribbon Schools Award. One of the qualifiers of this award is that your school be academically in the top 15% of schools in the nation. This is the elementary school equivalent of the ASPEN award. We are blessed to have wonderful families who trust us with their children's edu-cation. We are thankful for our dedicated staff and we are grateful to you, the stakeholders, for your prayerful and finan-cial support.
Monday October 9th is our Pizza Ranch fundraiser from 5-8 to support Miss Lawrence's First Grade Class. In honor of Native American (Columbus) day, October 9th there will be no school, KOT will be available from 6:30 am to
6:00 p.m.
South Dakota Pax Christi Peace Conference
Saturday, October 21, 2017
9:30 am – 3:30 pm (registration begins at 8:30 am)
County Fair Banquet Hall, Watertown, SD
Price is $25 (includes lunch/breaks)
The Presentation Sisters, Watertown Benedictines and
local Pax Christi chapters are sponsoring this year’s
South Dakota Pax Christi Peace Conference featuring
keynote speaker Paul Hunter, the first Chief Meteorolo-
gist with Minnesota Public Radio who will speak on
climate science and climate change. Also speaking this
year is Sister Janet Horstman who is an immigration
legal specialist at Caminando Juntos in Sioux Falls,
offering professional services for low-income Hispan-
ics. Sister Teresa Ann Wolf from Mother of God Mon-
astery will present an update on sex trafficking in South
Dakota and Deacon Denny Davis from Vermillion with
share his insights and work on South Dakota Alterna-
tives to the death penalty. All are welcome; advanced
registration is not needed. For more information contact
Respect Life Month– The Watertown Area Right to Life has placed a large baby bottle in the entrance of the church for the month of October. Donations collected will be used for local educational purposes regarding respecting life at all stages.
Medicare Open Enrollment for Part D (Drug Plans) Oct. 15– Dec. 7. Make an appointment with SHINE volunteers to help you compare drug plans : 605-237-6088.
I.C School has items in the gift shop which was moved from the church
to the school last fall, There are a lot of First Communion Items if you
are shopping early. Please stop at the school to check their inventory.
With joy we welcome the newly Baptized: Luca Vincenzo, son of Jason Lindner and Charla Lepera
Job Opportunity: Immaculate Conception Parish in Watertown, SD has a full time Liturgist/Music position available. For a complete job description or to submit a resume please email [email protected].
Blessings to the newly married of Holy Name : Mollie Mayer and Jim Lieffort
Parish Nurse News Letter
10/9 Monday– Adult Choir Rehearsal 6:30 pm.
10/11 Wednesday– Shalom Rehearsal 6:15 pm
10/12 Thursday– RCIA 7 pm– Parish Center
10/14 Saturday– 9 am Bible Study with Fr. Mike- Angelus Center
10/15 Sunday-Parish Breakfast 9:30-12:30
Parish Breakfast: October 15th, 9:30-12:30. Needed: Apples! If possible, it will save us a lot of time if they were peeled and bagged. Thanks! Call Rita @ 881-4733
Anointing Mass: Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 2 pm at IC Church. All are welcome, especially those who are sick or suffering in any way, mind, body, or spirit. The priest will anoint any and all in need in your pew. During Mass we pray for: The sick to be made whole and that their caretakers be strengthened by faith. People in broken relationships, that they may be given the strength only God’s love can bring. All who have endured illness or brokenness and who wait in the hope of God’s healing care. A light lunch will be served at the table in the parish hall following Mass. If you know of someone in need of support or the Sacrament of Anointing outside of the Mass, please contact the Parish Office.
Traveling with St. Paul—Time: 1:30-3:00 PM Oct. 12, 19; Nov. 2,16; Dec. 7, 14 Harmony Hill Hall
St. Paul was significant for the early Church since his experience of the Risen Lord was central in shaping the faith of the first fol-lowers of Jesus. The series starts with a look at small church
groups and the people who were the first believers. Each class will invite discussion as well as reflecting and praying with sec-
tions of the letters. No need to register. For more information see: www.watertownbenedictines.org. (free will offering)
Who Get’s Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate: Monday, Oct. 16, 6-8 pm, I.C. Parish Hall. A guide to passing on personal possessions. Suggested donation of $10 to cover the cost of books. No one is turned away if unable to pay. Call the I.C. Parish office to register: 886-4049.
Starting October 9th, watch The Bible and the Sacraments on FORMED! Each week, two new episodes of this pow-erful and enriching series from the St. Paul Center will be released for a limited time only. Presented by popular speaker and author Matthew Leon-ard, the deep mysteries and truths of the sacraments come alive in a whole new way through exploring where the sacraments come from, what they mean, and why they are so important and foundational to our Catholic faith. Our Parish Code for formed.org : VQ84TG
Captivating Every woman longs to be romanced, to play an irreplaceable role in a great adventure, and to unveil a beauty all their own. Women: Embrace the power, freedom, and beauty of your soul! Join us for the Women's Captivating Retreat, at Abbey of the Hills, October 20-22, 2017. Register at www.abbeyofthehills.com.
Dear Holy Name of Jesus family and friends, October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the second most common kind of cancer in women. About 1 in 8 women born today in the United States will get breast cancer at some point. The good news is that most wom-en can survive breast cancer if it’s found and treated early. Breast cancer is about 100 times less common among men than among women. For men, the lifetime risk of getting breast cancer is about 1 in 1000. The number of breast cancer cases in men relative to the population has been fairly stable over the last 30 years. Talk to a doctor about your risk for breast cancer, especially if a close family member of yours had breast or ovari-an cancer. Your doctor can help you decide when and how of-ten to get mammograms. Joshua 1:9 “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and coura-geous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” Read more about breast cancer at: https://www.cancer.org . Barb Olson RN
