P A R I S H E S
The mission of St. Joseph
Church is to provide a
Catholic environment for
our parish, to embrace
God’s Word, and to
answer the call to holiness,
leading to eternal salvation.
417 6th Avenue • DeWitt, IA 52742
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October 24, 2021 • Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
ST. JOSEPH CHURCH
AND
SS. PHILIP & JAMES CHURCH
606 Fulton Street • Grand Mound, IA 52751
Ph:563-847-2271 Email : spj@gmtel .net
Parish Staff
Pastor ......................... Rev. Stephen Page
Deacon……..……….Deacon Mark Comer
Pastoral Minister ............... Sr. Janet Heiar
Parish Secretary ............ Becky Townsend
Business Manager ................ Jennie Bauer
Director of Faith Formation . Jasmin Tone
School Principal ................ Sharon Roling
School Secretary .................. Beth Gravert
Office Hours
Monday-Friday ............ 8:00 am-4:00 pm
Telephone & Fax Numbers
Parish Office ............................. 659-3514
Parish Fax ................................. 659-2599
Convent .................................... 659-5327
School Office ............................ 659-3812
School Fax ................................ 659-1565
Email Addresses
Bulletin .............................. [email protected]
Fr Stephen Page ....... [email protected]
Deacon Mark Comer…[email protected]
Sister Janet Heiar……[email protected]
Becky Townsend ............... [email protected]
Jasmin Tone .............. [email protected]
Sharon [email protected]
Beth Gravert…[email protected]
Bulletin Deadline
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Please call the Parish office to schedule.
Sacrament of Baptism
For arrangement, please call the Parish office.
Sacrament of Matrimony
Couples please contact the pastor at least 9 to 12 months
prior to wedding date.
Catholic Radio Station 92.5 FM
Phone: 563-320-5497
Relevant Radio Ambassador — Greg Tigges
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
When we see God with true sincerity
of heart and God passes us along our
way, it is only then that we will be able
to cry out, “Jesus, son of David, have
pity on me!” We have to truly want to
be healed by, and in union with, God in order for us to reach
out to him. If God is only an abstract idea, theory, or someone
found in the pages of a book, there is no motivation for a rela-
tionship and no desire to seek him. God needs to be real in or-
der for faith to be real. It’s all about the journey. St. Augustine
reminds us that “to fall in love with God is the greatest ro-
mance; to seek Him the greatest adventure; to find Him the
greatest human achievement.” We strive after many things and
mercy is not always one of them. We think that we can find
fulfillment and healing in other things only to discover that we
are still short and empty. From the moment human beings were
created, God has been calling us and seeking us. He has been
walking right beside the human story from the minute He first
breathed life into the first human soul. Are we able to recognize
God as He walks with us? At some point we have to realize
that there is only one way to satisfy the deepest longings of the
human heart and that is in relationship with our Creator. We
are called to this. However, we make the huge error of thinking
that what we are hearing is coming from somewhere else. We
become confused. Every human being would certainly profit
with wisdom if they realized Who calls them and to Whom
they belong. Then and only then will we realize that it is only
our Divine Master who can give us true vision and heal us.
Once we recognize and reach out for the merciful presence of
our loving Maker, we will be able to see with our soul, under-
standing the true nature and depth of all things. God’s mercy is
always available. It doesn’t matter how far we have strayed or
how blind we become, God patiently waits to console us, guide
us and heal us. All we need to do is desire Him. Once we reach
out, we also realize that there is no greater love to be found
than God’s, no human adventure that comes even close to the
thrill of a spiritual search, and no human achievement even
remotely as satisfying as union with Him. This is where we
belong. This is salvation.
TO REPORT CHILD ABUSE CONTACT: Iowa Department of
Human Services Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-362-2178 and if it
involves clergy or church personnel also notify Alicia Owens, the
Victim Assistance Coordinator, 563-349-5002, or [email protected]
or PO Box 232, Bettendorf, IA 52722-0004.
SS Philip & James Parish News
The November coffee hour committee for November 7th are:
Chair: Dick Banowetz with the families of Gary Hoffmann,
Wayne Whitman, Roger Green, Bryan Whitman, Kurt
Crostwaite, and Pat Barnes.
St. Joseph Parish�
Profit & Loss �
�
Jul�Sept. 2021 � Jul�Sep. 2020 �
Income � $ 303,173 � $ 479,396 �
Expense �
$(379,346)� $ (445,615)�
Net Income �
$ (76,173)� $ 33,781 �
�
Footnotes: (items that are extraordinary or unrealized)�
PPP Loan� $ � � $ (72,060)�
Unrealized Gains on Investments�
$ (2,231)� $ (26,178)�
Net Income a'er Footnotes�
$ (78,404)� $ (64,457)�
In Your Prayers
Joyce Marme, Ed Franzen, Janet Driscoll, Lori Hand, Mark
Trimble, Jeanette Ilg, Heather Puck Nees, Mary English, Cathy
Morel, Ron Fuglsang, Ana Hertz, Patrick Driscoll, Larry Roeder,
And for the recently deceased, James Kline, nephew of Deb
Petersen; that he may have eternal happiness in heaven.
“Heavenly Father accept our prayers which
we offer for them.”
REFERRAL CENTER: November is St. Jo-
seph’s month to restock the Referral Center.
Please take a brown bag and fill it with the
suggested items. You may take your filled bag
directly to the Referral Center or bring it to
church and the St Joseph School students
will take it to the Referral Center after Mass
on Wednesday, November 17th.
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY: Join us for fellowship and
knit shawls and blankets of LOVE. If you knit or crochet or do
both we have the supplies for making the shawls and blankets.
After many months of being apart we are going to meet on
Tuesday, October 26th at 10:00am in the parish hall. If you
know of anyone who could use a smile and a shawl, please let
Sister Janet know. Every item is handmade by our members
and they have a variety of colors and sizes.
PLANNING STUDY FINDS SUPPORT FOR A DIOCESAN
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN—The Diocese of Davenport is moving
ahead with planning for a capital campaign. A recent study
showed strong support for a campaign, which would focus
largely on support for retired priests and seminarians. The dio-
cese’s consulting firm, The Steier Group, recently completed
the planning study and presented its findings and recommen-
dations. More than 1,000 people were interviewed or complet-
ed a survey. A broad summary of the key findings can be found
at www.davenportdiocese.org/campaign. In a letter to study
participants, Bishop Thomas Zinkula said, “In light of the re-
sults and in light of our need to act – to build up our church
and address the challenges we face – we have decided to move
forward with a campaign. I see this as a landmark project for
the diocese, one that will honor our past, enhance our present,
and create a foundation for our future.” Campaign preparation
work has begun, and the first of three “waves” of campaigns at
the parish level will likely take place in the first half of 2022. It
will be a two-year process, with the final parish campaigns
occurring in 2023. Please watch for more information in the
months ahead and pray for the campaign’s success!
CATHOLIC MESSENGER ANNUAL CHIRSTMAS CARD
CONTEST—We invite Youths in grades Kindergarten-6th
grade in our diocese to participate in our annual contest to cre-
ate a 2021 Christmas card for The Catholic Messenger. Youths
living in or attending school/Religious Education in the Dio-
cese of Davenport may participate in the contest, which has a
November 17 postmark deadline. The artwork should focus on
the religious nature of Christmas. Please submit original art-
work only, no black and white drawings. Complete drawings
on white 8 ½- by 11-inch paper using colored pencil, crayon,
marker or paints. If using the color yellow, please use a deep
shade or surround it with a dark color. Yellow is hard to repro-
duce. Messenger staff members will judge the entries based on
originality and the ability to convey what Christmas means to
Catholics. Entries must include first and last name, age, grade,
home address, school (public, private or home school with the
school’s location) and parish (name and city) on the back of the
drawing. Please do not fold entries. Any information omitted
could be grounds for disqualification. The Catholic Messenger
will feature winning entries in the Christmas edition
(December 23) and on The Catholic Messenger Web site:
www.catholicmessenger.net. All entries should be postmarked
by November 17 to The Catholic Messenger, 780 W. Central
Park Ave., Davenport, IA 52804-1901.
Weekly Schedule
Sunday, October 24, 30th Sunday Ordinary Time
8:00 am Mass at SS Philip & James
9:30 am Mass at St Joseph’s
10:30 am Religious Ed at St Joseph’s
Monday, October 25
Tuesday, October 26
10:00 am Prayer Shawl Group
3:30 pm Mass in the Gathering Space
Wednesday, October 27
9:00 am School Mass
6:00 pm SS Philip & James Religious Ed Classes
6:00 pm Faith Community Health Team Mtg.
7:30 pm St Joseph Youth Group
Thursday, October 28
9:00 am Mass at SS Philip & James
Friday, October 29
9:00 am Mass in the Gathering Space
Saturday, October 30
4:30 pm Mass at St Joseph’s
Sunday, October 31, Halloween
8:00 am Mass at SS Philip & James
9:30 am Mass at St Joseph’s
No Religious Ed at St Joseph’s
5:30 pm—7:30 pm Trick or Treat in DeWitt
Monday, November 1, All Saints Day
Not a Holy Day of Obligation this Year
No Mass
Tuesday, November 2, All Souls Day
3:30 pm Mass in the Gathering Space
Mass Intentions for the Week
Tuesday, October 26
3:30 pm Carol Ann Roeder†
Wednesday, October 27
9:00 am Dale McConohy†
Thursday, October 28, Mass in Grand Mound
9:00 am Merwyn & Rhea Hasenmiller†
Friday, October 29
9:00 am L/D Kedley/Bousselot Families†
Saturday, October 30
4:30 pm Tom Garrity†
Sunday, October 31
8:00 am Clarence Kinney† Mass in Grand Mound
9:30 am Andrew Ericksen†
What is a Synod?
�
A synod calls on everyone to become experts in “the art of
encounter” in a way that is uplifting and transformative.
The word “synod” is one that has fallen out of our Catholic
vocabulary somewhat in recent years. The word itself (a
combination of the Greek words syn, meaning “with,” and od,
mean “way”) means simply “journeying together.”
When we use the word “synod” in the context of the
Church, we usually mean a meeting or council, which can
sound like a very dull and uninspiring thing. Pope Francis is
trying to change that and make it a way of “being Church,”
rather than just a particular or once-in-a-while event. It is
about listening to each other, and not just to those we see in
our parish family but also to those on the outside of Church,
and to those on the margins.
Pope Francis has called for a worldwide synod entitled, For
a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, Mission.
Past syods of bishops that have been held in recent years
have been on such topics as the Amazon region of South
America, youth and vocations, marriage and family, and
evangelization, all followed by a Post Synodal Apsotolic
Exhortation summarizing the themes and findings of those
synods.
There are a few things that are very different about this new
synod. First, the topic is on the very idea of synod or what
we call “synodality” itself. In other words, it is a synod on
synods. But again, the Holy Father is trying to expand this
idea. It is not, in other words, a “meeting about meetings,”
which sounds like something of an injustice or the worst
kind of bureaucratic system. No, it is trying to recover this
ancient practice and way of going about our life and mission
as the Church of Christ.
The second big difference is that the Holy Father wants this
to start at the grassroots, local level. Yes, eventually there
will be a meeting of bishops from around the world in Rome
in 2023, but first we will engage this synodal process at the
diocesan level, followed by a national and then a continental
process, sending along what we learn along the way to the
bishops. In the coming months there will be a variety of
listening sessions, large and small. How exactly this will
look is still being worked out, but stay tuned.
The third big difference is that this synod is really a king of
“on the job training” or “boot camp” for synodality. In other
words, just by doing this we will experience for ourselves
what a more synodal Church looks and feels like. We are
not completely new to this. Recent efforts in our diocese
such as Vision 20/20 and the Rediscovering Sunday initia-
tive (more on this soon), are already examples of this kind
of synodal way.
So, what can we do for the synod? First, pray! Second, be
thinking of those within your own circles (church, work,
neighbors, friends, charitable work, social networks) who
we need to hear from. Third pay attention to when and how
listening sessions will be happening in our diocese and par-
ticipate to the degree that you are able. Stay turned, and let
us trust the Holy Sprit!
Mass Intentions for the Week
Tuesday, October 26
3:30 pm Carol Ann Roeder†
Wednesday, October 27
9:00 am Dale McConohy†
Thursday, October 28, Mass in Grand Mound
9:00 am Merwyn & Rhea Hasenmiller†
Friday, October 29
9:00 am L/D Kedley/Bousselot Families†
Saturday, October 30
4:30 pm Tom Garrity†
Sunday, October 31
8:00 am Clarence Kinney† Mass in Grand Mound
9:30 am Andrew Ericksen†
What is a Synod?
�
A synod calls on everyone to become experts in “the art of
encounter” in a way that is uplifting and transformative.
The word “synod” is one that has fallen out of our Catholic
vocabulary somewhat in recent years. The word itself (a
combination of the Greek words syn, meaning “with,” and od,
mean “way”) means simply “journeying together.”
When we use the word “synod” in the context of the
Church, we usually mean a meeting or council, which can
sound like a very dull and uninspiring thing. Pope Francis is
trying to change that and make it a way of “being Church,”
rather than just a particular or once-in-a-while event. It is
about listening to each other, and not just to those we see in
our parish family but also to those on the outside of Church,
and to those on the margins.
Pope Francis has called for a worldwide synod entitled, For
a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, Mission.
Past syods of bishops that have been held in recent years
have been on such topics as the Amazon region of South
America, youth and vocations, marriage and family, and
evangelization, all followed by a Post Synodal Apsotolic
Exhortation summarizing the themes and findings of those
synods.
There are a few things that are very different about this new
synod. First, the topic is on the very idea of synod or what
we call “synodality” itself. In other words, it is a synod on
synods. But again, the Holy Father is trying to expand this
idea. It is not, in other words, a “meeting about meetings,”
which sounds like something of an injustice or the worst
kind of bureaucratic system. No, it is trying to recover this
ancient practice and way of going about our life and mission
as the Church of Christ.
The second big difference is that the Holy Father wants this
to start at the grassroots, local level. Yes, eventually there
will be a meeting of bishops from around the world in Rome
in 2023, but first we will engage this synodal process at the
diocesan level, followed by a national and then a continental
process, sending along what we learn along the way to the
bishops. In the coming months there will be a variety of
listening sessions, large and small. How exactly this will
look is still being worked out, but stay tuned.
The third big difference is that this synod is really a king of
“on the job training” or “boot camp” for synodality. In other
words, just by doing this we will experience for ourselves
what a more synodal Church looks and feels like. We are
not completely new to this. Recent efforts in our diocese
such as Vision 20/20 and the Rediscovering Sunday initia-
tive (more on this soon), are already examples of this kind
of synodal way.
So, what can we do for the synod? First, pray! Second, be
thinking of those within your own circles (church, work,
neighbors, friends, charitable work, social networks) who
we need to hear from. Third pay attention to when and how
listening sessions will be happening in our diocese and par-
ticipate to the degree that you are able. Stay turned, and let
us trust the Holy Sprit!
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