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Sacrificial Gift of Thanks and Praise November 24-25, 2017 St. Mary - Adult Envelopes $1,270 Offertory $138 Second Collection $337 St Patrick - Budget $1,415 Offertory $234.74 Building Fund $500 Please pray for Lupita Montalvo, Jerry Buss, Cindy Balvanz, Aracely Lobato, Jacob and Dena Sudtegte, Jim and Lisette Boylan, Marge Montgomery, Lyle Dockwell, Patrick Mejia. Mass Schedule Monday, December 4 St. Mark, Iowa Falls, 8:30am Special Intention Tuesday, December 5 St. Patrick, Hampton, 8:30am Robin Hedges Wednesday, December 6 Eldora Specialty Care Center, 9:30am, Orv Gatton St. Mark, Iowa Falls, 6:30pm August & Hazel Conrad Thursday, December 7 St. Mary, Eldora, 6:30pm Lela Kadolph St. Patrick, Hampton, 7:00pm Joan Dockwell Friday, December 8 St. Mary, Ackley, 8:30am Kathleen Osterhaus St. Mark, Iowa Falls, 5:30pm Jean Broussard Saturday, December 9 St. Mary, Eldora, 4:00pm Wayne Cashatt St. Mary, Ackley, 6:30pm Pat Angstman Sunday, December 10 St. Mark, Iowa Falls, 8:00am Helen Slobaszewski St. Patrick, 10:30am Jane Faurot Spanish Mass- St. Patrick, Hampton, 5:30pm For the People St. Mary Saturday, December 9 6:30pm Lector: Joan Frazier, Linda Sudtelgte Communion: Jenny Kuper, Jim Wessels, Manda Thomas Ushers: Zach Crain, John Schafer, Bob Burkle, Mike Bonewitz Greeters: Marcie and Jim Brandt Communion to the Homebound: Joe Thuente Altar Servers: Eli Brandt and Eli Kuper Sacristan: Jo DeVries Lighting of the Advent Wreath: First graders and 11 th graders St. Patrick Sunday, December 10 10:30am Lector: Julie Baltes Communion: Ann Marie Patton/Jean Wolfe/Scott Strother(W)/Becky Strother(W)/Patty Teggatz Ushers: Craig Donnelly/Mike Arndorfer Greeters: Sam & Cindy Dirksen/ Art & Janie Rocha Communion to the Homebound: Ryan Winters Altar Servers: Brody Strother/ Carter & Sean Heilskov Sacristan: April Markwardt Money Counters: Rose VanDyke Jack & Mary Kangley Organist: Leon Kuehner Eucharistic Adoration is a sign of devotion to and worship of Jesus Christ, who is present Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity, under the appearance of the consecrated host. Each week Eucharistic Expositions are scheduled to pray for renewal of our parishes and for vocations (especially in the Archdiocese of Dubuque) as follows: Saturday- St. Mary, Eldora - half hour after 4:00pm Mass. Sunday- St. Patrick, Hampton- 9:45am to 10:25 am. Monday- St. Mark, Iowa Falls, following 8:30am Mass Thursday- St. Mary, Ackley- 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is a time of silent prayer. Thank you for entering the church quietly and for being sensitive to those in prayer. Communal Penance Service with Individual Confession -Wednesday, November 29th at 6:30 pm in Iowa Falls -Saturday, December 2nd at 10:30 am at Sacred Heart, Rockwell -Saturday, December 9th at 10:30 am at St. Patrick, Clear Lake -Sunday, December 10th at 2:00 pm at Sacred Heart, Eagle Grove -Sunday, Dec. 10th at 4:00 pm at St. Thomas Aquinas, Webster City -Thursday, December 14th at 7:00 pm at Holy Family, Mason City -Saturday, December 16th at 10:30 am at St. Mary, Ackley -Sunday, December 17th at 1:00 pm at St. Joseph, Mason City (Please note, the Communal Penance Service at Ackley on the 16th will also follow with a little breakfast. We are calling it "Penance and Pancakes") Individual Sacrament of Penance times in Linkage - 1 hour prior to each weekend Mass - if needed, will be available following each weekend Mass -Wednesday, December 20th- 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm or until all are heard (whichever comes first)- Hampton -Tuesday December 19- 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm or until all are heard (whichever comes first)- Eldora -like always, available by appointment CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE 4th Sunday of Advent Saturday, December 23rd -4:00 pm St. Mary, Eldora -4:00 pm St. Patrick, Hampton -6:30 pm St. Mark, Iowa Falls -6:30 pm St. Mary, Ackley Sunday, Dec 24th-No morning Masses for the 4th Sunday of Advent -4:00 pm St. Mary, Eldora -4:00 pm St. Patrick, Hampton (bilingual) -6:30 pm St. Mark, Iowa Falls -6:30 pm St. Mary, Ackley Monday, December 25th -9:00 am St. Mark, Iowa Falls SCRIP Cards will be available following Sunday Mass at St. Patrick. Please stop by their table & get information on this great program! St. Mary’s Children's Christmas program will be held December 9 following Mass. Refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome! St. Patrick will host a coffee cake & roll breakfast following 10:30am Mass on Dec 10. All are encouraged to stay and socialize! St. Patrick Social Concerns Committee is now collecting new or gently used winter outerwear (coats, hats, mittens, etc) for those in need this cold weather season. Please drop off on the table in the back of the Social Hall. Thank you for your generosity! Please join Green Belt Bank & Trust in Ackley for their Open House Friday, December 8, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Stop by for a holiday refreshment, pick up a 2018 calendar, register for door prizes and sign up to have a $1.00 donated to your church. COMMUNAL RECONCILIATION December 16 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Marys, Ackley -following Reconciliation there will be a breakfast/lunch served, please plan on staying. Everyone is welcome. St. Mary: Our annual cookie walk has been scheduled for December 9, 2017 at 9:00 am. sponsored by the St. Mary’s Altar Society. All women in the parish are asked to donate seven dozen cookies or candies to this event. We are also asking for donations for the craft / snack table. Please bring your donations to the church hall on Friday, December 8 or Saturday December 9 before 8:00 am. This is the only fund raiser for St. Mary’s Altar Society and your donations are important and greatly appreciated. The cookie walk is really a fun event – if you would like to help out the day of the event please contact Jodi Uthe Cell # 319-939-3837 ATTENTION: ALTAR SOCIETY LADIES - CHRISTMAS PARTY Dec. 12 th . Come share the joy of the Season and spread cheer on December 12 th starting at 5:30. Enjoy a variety of hors d’oeuvres, with a tasty dessert. Please bring a donation for the Food Pantry. Taize is a prayer style that originated in France around 1940. It is modeled after the daily prayer of a monastic community of brothers. The prayer is simple in structure, composed of short sung chants interspersed with a scripture reading and silence. Please join Leon Kuehner and his group of musicians at St. Patrick on December 14th at 7pm in this beautiful prayer opportunity. Following the prayer coffee and cookies will be served in the parish hall. Please join First Bank Hampton for their Christmas Open House on Friday, Dec 8 from 9am-3pm. Enjoy a homemade treat & register your church for a $2.00 donation from FBH. Witness-On the back of the November 26th Witness is the names and addresses of retired priest of the Dubuque Archdiocese. Maybe you have been meaning to drop a line or send a Christmas card but lost tract of them over the years. Well, here's your chance! They would love to hear from you! Thank you, to all the parents who encouraged your children to participate in "Children's Liturgy". It was a joy and a privilege to pray with our young Catholics! "Children's Liturgy" will be offered again next year. 1st Sunday of Advent-"Be watchful! Be Alert! You do not know when the time will come." (Mk:13:33) Advent is a season of Waiting. As Christians we are not only waiting for the celebration of the birth of Christ at Christmas, but the day that Christ will come again. We do not know the time. Are there any endearing words you want to say to your loved ones? Don't wait.
