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Riverside, Richmond, Wellman
“ToknowGod,andmakeGodknown,throughWord,Worship,Service,andFellowship”
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St. Mary’s Preservation
Campaign
Goal $750,000
Amount Raised$404, 690
Percentage 54%
Mass IntentionsSeptember 11th to September 15th
SJ=St. Joseph’s, HT=Holy Trinity, SM=St. Mary’s,
Parish Staff
St. Mary ’s Jane DuwaSecretary 319-648-2331
Holy TrinityJane Duwa Secretary 319-656-2366 (after5:00pm)
St. Joseph’s Karen Sojka Secretary 319-653-4274
Rev. Bill RoushPastor
319-648-2331319-430-6888
Cluster Parish Office319-648-2331
P.O. Box C360 N. Washburn St. Riverside, IA 52327
clusterparishes.org
Cluster Parish Staff
Dcn. Derick CranstonPastoral Associate [email protected]
Jane DuwaBusiness Administrator
Tami EdwardsFinancial [email protected]
Communion Service
Virginia McAndrew
Robert Eden
People of the Cluster Parishes
Dean Tucker
Martin Brophy
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Sun
8:30 am SJ
11:00 am HT
8:00 am SM
5:00 pm SJ
8:00 am HT
10:00 am SM
Weekly Collection Goal
Actual Collection
YTD Collection
YTD Goal
Under/Over Goal
Weekly Collection Goal
Actual Collection
YTD Collection
YTD Goal
Under/Over Goal
Weekly Collection Goal
Actual Collection
YTD Collection
YTD Goal
Under/Over Goal
Sept 14th & Sept 15th Sat (SJ) Sun (HT) Sun (SM)
Lector Collette McClellen Bette Brant Dan Hogan
EMHC Tom Sieren Jane Duwa Lois Schneider
Kathy Sieren Ed Mattes Julie Adam
Dan Hogan
Servers Grace Conway Joe Allred Taylor & Brendon Schnoebelen
Avery Slaubaugh Grace Allred Easton Schlabaugh
Dawson Bell & Grace Bombei
Greeters Doug & Leslie Slaubaugh Steve & Diana Haman Jason Schlabaugh Family
Mike Schnoebelen Family
Ushers John & Cathy Conway John & Cathy Gent Doug Kleopfer
Matt Gent Family Henry Vasquez
Mike Hora
Steve Musser
Gifts John & Cathy Conway Steve Lugar Family Mike & Cindy Hora
Rosary Mary A. Miller-Greiner Larry TeBockhorst Volunteers
St Joseph’s Collections - Aug. 31st
$ 644
$ 445
$ 3,041
$ 5,796
-$ 2,755
Holy Trinity Collections - Sept. 1st$ 1,542
$ 635
$ 9,309
$ 13,878
-$ 4,569
St. Mary’s Collections - Sept.1st$ 1,677
$ 713
$ 18,061
$ 15,093
+$ 2,968
Adoration and Confessions
Sep 14th - 11:00am at Holy Trinity
Sept 21st - TBA
Sep 28th - 11:00am at Holy Trinity
We will have Adoration at 6:30am with Confessions 7:45am to 8:15am every Wednesday at St. Joseph’s. starting on Sep 18th
“ToknowGod,andmakeGodknown,through
Word,Worship,Service,andFellowship”
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Fr. Bill’s Weekly ReflectionBy Fr Bill and Dcn Derick
We hear some shocking words in this Sunday’s Gos-
pel: “If anyone comes to me without hating his father
and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters,
and even his own life, cannot be my disciple.” Wow!
Isn’t this the same Jesus who told his followers that
the greatest of all commandments was to love God and
love your neighbor as yourself? Some explanation is
in order to make sense of this passage. The Gospels
were originally written in ancient Greek, and some-
times meanings are taken out of context and get lost in
translation.
The people Jesus was speaking to, lived in a culture
where the family and family honor was paramount and
took precedent over everything. In fact, a father had
the legal right to have any member of his family
stoned to death if they were disobedient! If you placed
anything before your family, it would be considered
the same thing as hating them.
And that is simply what Jesus is saying. Your love
of God and trust in Him will ultimately sustain you
when all else fails – even if your family fails you.
Spouses will divorce, parents and children can become
estranged from each other, and adult siblings may be
divided over certain things and never speak to each
other again.
When people lose everything they hold dear in life
though, God’s love for them still remains. God’s love
for you will never fail. That is why Jesus says that
God’s love should be primary, even above family rela-
tionships which are fallible.
Jesus goes on to say we must pick up our cross and
follow him to be his disciple. Your cross is any suf-
fering or hardships you experience in this life; to fol-
low Jesus as you bear your sufferings (your cross) is
trusting that Jesus will get you through it. We find this
message elsewhere when Jesus says, “ Come to me all
who are weary, for my yoke is easy and my burden is
light.”
For a Spiritual Exercise this week, reflect upon what
the crosses are in your life. Ask God for the Grace
and strength to bear your cross. Then pick up your
cross, and follow Him.
May God Bless You Always,
Fr Bill
Children’s Liturgy
We will again be offering Children's Liturgy starting
Sept 8th at the 10:00 a.m. mass at St. Mary's. After
talking with Fr. Bill, the children will be invited to go
to one of the classrooms in the Education Center to
listen to the gospel story which will be taught at their
level. Parents are always welcome to accompany their
children!
LABOR DAY 2019 – A HUGE SUCCESS!!!!
Thanks to all of our St. Mary’s and Cluster parish-
ioners – both adult and youth, friends and family - for
all of your help in making this Labor Day the best thus
far! Although final numbers will not be realized until
expenses are in, we can share these two facts: We
served 900 guests and…..our Live Auction brought in
over $25,000!!!!! Wow!
Special thanks to Jerry and Marge Sweeting (great
food), Dwight and Junell Duwa (great auctioneering),
and Ron and Theresa Sexton (tents) for their never-
ending contributions to make our day great! There are
many others to mention and space is short. Just know
that you are all AWESOME!!! - Dee Simon
Joy of the Gospel
If you would like to join a “Joy of the Gospel”
Study Groups, you may contact the following group leaders.
St. Mary’sCindy Michel 319-330-2832
Mary Davis 319-631-2474
Linda Krotz 319-631-4319
Phyllis Strabala 319-530-4555
Dee Simon 319-330-6531 Jean Lenz 319-330-6039
Jane Brokel 319-930-1955
Holy TrinityLaura Mallory 515-441-1384
Cindy Malichky 319-430-5073
Kara Troyer 319-750-8066
Bette Brandt 319-330-5598
Jeanie Jones 319-936-7648
Doug Goodner 319-541-7255
St. Joseph’sEvelyn Boyse 319-646-6085
Sue Thomas 319-698-2980
Cindy Adam 319-646-2086
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Adopt-a-Seminarian! New Adopt-a-Seminarian Cards at the back of church.
Instruc�ons on the back of card. Please pick one up
and consider praying for our new seminarians!
General Calendar for Sep
Sep 7
Sep 8
Sep 10
Sep 10
Sep 11
Sep 13
Sep 14
Sep 14
Sep 15
Sep 17
Sep 20
Sep 21
Sep 21
Sept 22
Sep 24
Sep 24
Sep 25
Sep 28
General Calendar for Oct
Oct 1
Oct 2
Oct 3
Oct 5
Oct 6
New Confirmation Class
New Freshman Confirmation Class kick-off is Sun
Oct 13th 5:00 p.m. More details to come!
Parents Before PhonesA presentation for all parents and community mem-
bers Sep 10th, Mid-Prairie High School auditorium
6:30-8:00PM.
Condolences
Condolences for Fr Mark Spring who passed away
Sunday. Fr Spring was the pastor at St. Mary’s from
1998 to 1999.
St. Peter's Pork Days
St. Peter’s in Cosgrove will have a Polka Mass Aug
18th 11:00 am. Pork meal at noon, auction at 2:30
pm.
Pictures from St. Mary’s
Labor Day Celebration!Adoration and Confessions
Second Collection for Charity
Staff Meeting
Vision 20/20 Meeting
Faith Formation Classes
Coffee Club
St Mary’s Food Pantry
Adoration and Confessions
Confirmation Mass - Bishop
Staff Meeting
Wedding Rehearsal
Adoration and Confessions
Light / Mathison Wedding
Capitol Campaign Dinner
Staff Meeting
Parish Commissions Meeting
Faith Formation Classes
Adoration and Confessions
Staff Meeting
Faith Formation Classes
KC Meeting
Knott/Troyer Wedding
St. Joseph’s Fall Dinner
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Adopt-a-Seminarian! New Adopt-a-Seminarian Cards at the back of church.
Instruc�ons on the back of card. Please pick one up
and consider praying for our new seminarians!
General Calendar for Sep
Sep 7
Sep 8
Sep 10
Sep 10
Sep 11
Sep 13
Sep 14
Sep 14
Sep 15
Sep 17
Sep 20
Sep 21
Sep 21
Sept 22
Sep 24
Sep 24
Sep 25
Sep 28
General Calendar for Oct
Oct 1
Oct 2
Oct 3
Oct 5
Oct 6
New Confirmation Class
New Freshman Confirmation Class kick-off is Sun
Oct 13th 5:00 p.m. More details to come!
Parents Before PhonesA presentation for all parents and community mem-
bers Sep 10th, Mid-Prairie High School auditorium
6:30-8:00PM.
Condolences
Condolences for Fr Mark Spring who passed away
Sunday. Fr Spring was the pastor at St. Mary’s from
1998 to 1999.
St. Peter's Pork Days
St. Peter’s in Cosgrove will have a Polka Mass Aug
18th 11:00 am. Pork meal at noon, auction at 2:30
pm.
Pictures from St. Mary’s
Labor Day Celebration!Adoration and Confessions
Second Collection for Charity
Staff Meeting
Vision 20/20 Meeting
Faith Formation Classes
Coffee Club
St Mary’s Food Pantry
Adoration and Confessions
Confirmation Mass - Bishop
Staff Meeting
Wedding Rehearsal
Adoration and Confessions
Light / Mathison Wedding
Capitol Campaign Dinner
Staff Meeting
Parish Commissions Meeting
Faith Formation Classes
Adoration and Confessions
Staff Meeting
Faith Formation Classes
KC Meeting
Knott/Troyer Wedding
St. Joseph’s Fall Dinner