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2020 ADVENT/CHRISTMAS
Reconciliation and Mass Schedule
Individual Reconciliation Times
Thursday, December 17: 5-6:30pm
Saturday, December 19: 3:15-4:30pm
Wednesday, December 23: 11am—1pm
Communal Reconciliation Services Sunday, December 6: 2pm at St.
Cecilia
Wednesday, December 16: 6pm at
Sts. Peter & Paul
Immaculate Conception of the
Blessed Virgin Mary Holy Day Mass
Monday, December 7: 5:30pm
Tuesday, December 8: 7:30am, 9am, 7pm
Christmas Masses
Thursday, December 24: 4pm
6:30pm &11pm
(Incense will be used at the 11pm Mass)
Friday, December 25: 10am
Holy Mary, Mother of God Holy Day Masses
Thursday, December 31: 5pm
Friday, January 1: 10am
Rev. Don Czapla www.stceciliaparish.org
Saint Cecilia Catholic Church
December 6, 2020 Second Sunday of Advent
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Rejoice!, Christmas Gifts,
Advent Gallery, Marriage
Corner, Stewardship
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Mass Intentions &
Schedule, Daily Readings,
Religious Retired
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School News, Winter
Activity Book, Days for
Girls Sewing Team,
Eucharistic Adoration
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Remembrances, Faith
Formation, Bulletin Due
Dates, Ames
Alternative Gift Market
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Contacts 6
What’s inside… This Advent, join us for Rejoice: Advent
Meditations with Joseph, a program of Ascension Press. Each Monday
of Advent we will host a
time of prayer including Mass, the rosary, adoration, and a
video
meditation on the life of St. Joseph. Journals will be available
(free of
charge) to help you continue praying on the life of St.
Joseph
throughout the rest of the week. See the full schedule below and
sign
up for a journal at www.stceciliaparish.org/advent.
The events will also be livestreamed at
www.youtube.com/c/StCeciliaCatholicChurchAmesIowa.
Dates: Mondays—Dec. 7, 14, 21
Schedule:
Rosary - 5pm
Mass - 5:30pm
Video Meditation - 6pm
Adoration - 6:15/6:30-9pm
Stop in the Narthex over the next few weeks for our Advent and
Christmas Gallery.
This collection will highlight the various practices, saints,
and traditions that we
celebrate during our preparation for, and celebration of,
Christ’s Incarnation. Displays
will be added every week, so be sure to come back to see what’s
new!
Want to give a Catholic book to your godparent, aunt, uncle,
grandparent, son, daughter, or someone else while supporting
St. Cecilia Faith Formation & Youth Ministry? Check out some
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when
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John the Baptist’s call to repentance is echoed in
the U.S. bishop’s pastoral letter on stewardship;
“Christians must beg God for the grace of conversion: the
grace
to know who they are, to whom they belong, how they are to
live—the grace to repent and change and grow, the grace to
become good disciples and stewards.”
Marriage Corner
“John [the Baptist] appeared in the desert proclaiming a
baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.” (Mk 1;4)
The sacraments are essential to the Christian life.
Encourage
your spouse to receive the sacrament of Reconciliation
regularly. Participation in this sacrament will strengthen
not
only your relationship with God, but your relationship with
your spouse.
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Lois Lehmkuhl, Chair Sarah Mansell, Chair
Sylvester Upah, Chair
Meets Fourth Tues. of each month at 7pm—Social Hall North
Meets Third Tues. of each month at 7pm—Social Hall North
Meets Second Tues. of each month at 7pm—Social Hall North
Meets First Tues. of each month at 7pm—Social Hall North
Mike Cowan, Chair
December 6, 2020— Second Sunday of Advent
Catholic School Board
Faith Formation Commission Pastoral Council
Finance Council
Saturday, December 5
5pm: Mark Wessman† (Livestreamed)
Sunday, December 6
8:30am: For Living & Deceased members of St. Cecilia
Parish
10:30am: Nate & Denise Brunia †
5pm: Tim Fitzgerald (Misa en Espan ol) (Livestreamed)
Monday, December 7
5:30pm: Marjorie Benson †
Tuesday, December 8—Immaculate Conception
7:30am: Jerry Greving †
9am: For Living & Deceased members of St. Cecilia Parish
7pm: Bea Gibbons
Wednesday, December 9
9am: Marjorie Benson † (Livestreamed)
(Mass is designated as School & Staff Mass; the public will
be seated in the Social Hall North)
Thursday, December 10
7:30am: Jack Gehm †
Friday, December 11
7:30am: Mary Cornmesser †
Saturday, December 12
5pm: Al Wagner † (Livestreamed)
Sunday, December 13
8:30am: For Living & Deceased members of St. Cecilia
Parish
10:30am: Fred & Agatha Varnum †
5pm: Lester LaPage† (Misa en Espan ol)
MASS SCHEDULE Weekend: Saturday 5pm; Sunday 8:30am, 10:30am,
5pm
Weekday: Monday, 5:30pm
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 7:30am
Wednesday: 9am
Sunday: Is 40:1-5, 9-11/Ps 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14 [8]/
2 Pt 3:8-14/Mk 1:1-8
Monday: Is 35:1-10/Ps 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, 13-14
[Is 35:4f]/Lk 5:17-26
Tuesday: Gn 3:9-15, 20/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [1]/
Eph 1:3-6, 11-12/Lk 1:26-38
Wednesday: Is 40:25-31/Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8 and 10 [1]/
Mt 11:28-30
Thursday: Is 41:13-20/Ps 145:1 and 9, 10-11,
12-13ab [8]/Mt 11:11-15
Friday: Is 48:17-19/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 [cf. Jn 8:12]/
Mt 11:16-19
Saturday: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, Lk 1:26-38 or
Lk 1:39-47
Daily Readings for the Week of December 6
Study, Reflection and Prayer
Retired Religious Collection 2020
Annual Appeal, December 12/13
Help our elders. In good times and bad, senior Catholic
sisters,
brothers, and religious order priests have dedicated
themselves to service and acts of mercy. Today, they pray
for
an aching world. Yet years of serving for little or no pay
have
left their religious communities without enough retirement
savings. Your gift to the Retirement Fund for Religious
helps
provide medications, nursing care, and other necessities.
Please be generous next weekend with this annual appeal.
St. Thomas Aquinas Mass Times
Weekend: Saturday 4:45pm
Sunday 8:30am, 10:30am, 7pm*
*(7pm Mass will not be celebrated 11/29/20—1/17/2021)
Weekday Mass: Tuesday-Friday: 12pm; Thursday: 9:15pm**
(**9:15pm Mass will not be celebrated 11/29/20—1/17/2021)
Sts. Peter & Paul Mass Times
Sunday: 8:30am; Tuesday: 5:30pm
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School Events:
12/21/20 to 1/1/21: Christmas Break - No School
Eucharistic Adoration
Monday: 6pm-9pm (Church)
Tuesday: 8am-12pm (Church); 12pm-9pm (Chapel)
Wednesday: 10am-9pm (Chapel)
Thursday: 8am-12pm (Church); 12pm-9pm (Chapel)
Friday: 8am-12pm (Church); 12pm-9pm (Chapel)
Adorers will be asked to social distance and wipe their area
before they leave. As per the Archbishop, masks are required
inside the building. We are in need of additional Adorers to
fill
various hours. Please register on the parish website
(Eucharistic Adoration)
Adoration Suspension for the Holidays:
Christmas: December 24 & 25
New Year’s: December 31, 2020—January 1, 2021
8:30am, 10:30am Mass
2pm: EDGE (online)
2pm: Communal
Reconciliation (Church)
5pm: Spanish Mass
7pm: LifeTeen (online)
7:30am: Mass
5:45pm: Legions of Mary
(St. Louis Room)
7pm: Facilities
(Parish Office)
7pm: Faith Formation
Commission (Social Hall North)
5:30pm: Mass
5:30pm: Parish Life
(Oscar Romero Room)
6:30pm: Rejoice: Advent
Meditation (see page 2)
7pm: Pack 159 Meeting
(Social Hall all)
Tuesday, December 8 Sunday, December 6 Monday, December 7
The Days for Girls Sewing Team will meet December 10,
Thursday at 1pm (note time change) in the St. Louis Room.
Attendance is limited due to Covid-19 precautions. Please
contact Mary Ross (232-5080) if you wish to attend.
Hi! I’m Tana Tesdall. This is my tenth year of teaching
technology at
St. Cecilia and my 3rd year of teaching ESL here. I love the
family feeling of being at
St. Cecilia!
I also direct the children’s choir at Collegiate United
Methodist Church, though we’re
currently on a Covid hiatus. I grew up in Dubuque and have
degrees from Iowa
State University and Graceland University. In my free time you
will probably see me
at Ada Hayden with my camera, photographing wildlife. My other
passion is creative
cooking and baking.
UPDATE:
Faith Formation Classes
are cancelled for K-8 until
the week of December 13.
EDGE and all HS ministries
are moving to online for
those two weeks.
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December 6, 2020— Second Sunday of Advent
Faith Formation
Please have your information for our
weekly bulletins in by:
For the 12/20 bulletin — information due by 12/8, 10am
For the 12/27-1/3 bulletin—information due by 12/14, 10am
7:30am: Mass
7:30am: Mass
8am: Men’s Bible Study (online)
1pm: Days for Girls (St. Louis Rm)
4:30pm: Deacons Meeting (online)
6pm: Knights of Columbus
(Social Hall North)
6:30pm: Catholic Daughters
(Social Hall South)
7pm: Becoming Catholic (online)
6:30pm: Men’s Group (Bible Study)
(Oscar Romero)
9am: All School Mass
1:30pm: Library Committee
(St. Francis Library)
7:15pm: High School Small Groups
(online)
(See “UPDATE” note on page 4)
5pm: Mass
Saturday, December 12 Friday, December 11 Thursday, December 10
Wednesday, December 9
Please Remember in your Prayers:
Deane Belcher
RJ Vidimos
Milo Hagen
William Bernhard (Deacon Charles’s father)
May the Lord grant peace and consolation to their families
in
their time of need. May they, and all who sleep in Christ,
find
God’s presence, light, happiness, and peace.
Ames Alternative Gift Market
Let an Alternative Gift, mailed
and delivered to the doorstep of
a loved one or friend, be your
personal visit to them this year.
An Alternative Gift is a charita-
ble donation given in the name
of the gift recipient to one of 30
international/national agencies
and seven local organizations. You receive a card and
insert,
that explains the mission of the agency you have chosen,
which you mail to your friend or loved one. You can match
the charity with a cause you know your gift recipient cares
about. There is additional information at
www.alternativegifts.org. Shopping lists are available on
the Social Justice bulletin board at the entrance to the
wor-
ship space. Also catalogs are available on the tables there.
The shopping list has the information you need to safely
donate.
This week’s EDGE night is Masterpiece, and our big question
is: If God exists, how does that change my life? Join us
online
from 2-3:30pm to find out more. Hope to see you there!
All high school students are invited to join at 7pm on Dec.
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at St. Cecilia for Hurry Up & Wait: Docility to the Holy
Spirit, a Life Night about finding your role in the Kingdom
of
God. This is part of our continuing Downside Up series on
discernment of personal vocation. Please join us and bring a
friend and a mask! Watch anchorames.com for
announcements about whether we are virtual or in person.
Email Kayla at [email protected] to get the
online
link.
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RECONCILIATION Saturday, 3:30—4:25pm
Please call the parish office for an appointment
for a different time
PARISH OFFICE Hours: Mon-Thurs: 8:30am-4pm; Friday
8:30am-2:30pm
Phone: (515)233-3092 FAX: (515)233-6423
Priest Residence: (515)233-9477
PARISH STAFF Pastor
..................................................... Rev. Don
Czapla
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Pastoral Associate ............................ Jarrett
Wendt
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[email protected]
Deacons ................................................. Gary
Aitchison (retired)
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[email protected]
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Charles Bernhard (515)509-6867
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[email protected]
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Alan Christy (515)231-8099
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[email protected]
Ron Smith (515)441-0480
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[email protected]
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Director of Music & Liturgy.......... Robert Hauser
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[email protected]
Business Manager ............................. Bill Klein
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[email protected]
Administrative Assistant ............... Mary Sue Derks
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[email protected]
Administrative Assistant ............... Melissa Kaufman
[email protected] FAITH FORMATION Phone
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(515)232-3514
Fax ...........................................................
(515)232-2875
Director of Faith Formation ......... Katie Patrizio
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[email protected]
Director of Youth Ministry ........... Kayla Greiner
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[email protected]
Coordinator of Middle School Youth Ministry
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Zekiel Mientkiewicz
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[email protected]
Coord. Of Elementary Faith Formation…….Melissa Teggatz
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[email protected]
Administrative Assistant ............... Mary Downey
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[email protected]
SCHOOL
Phone ......................................................
(515)232-5290
Fax ...........................................................
(515)232-2875
Principal ................................................ Sara
Rooney
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[email protected]
Administrative Assistant ............... Lois Vidimos
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[email protected]
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Please return via mail or drop in collection basket. Someone
will
contact you. You will receive a registration packet with
additional information. You may also register online at:
http://www.stceciliaparish.org/become-member/
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