St. Patrick Parish 708 Delaware St
Colesburg, IA 52035
PO Box 365 Edgewood,
IA 52042 563-928-7200
St. Mark Parish 203 S Locust St
PO Box 365 Edgewood,
IA 52042 563-928-7200
St. Mary Parish 314 W Mission St
Strawberry Pt, IA 52076
563-933-6166
St. Joseph Parish 330 First St SW
PO Box 636 Elkader, IA 52043
563-245-2548
Sacred Heart Parish 306 White St PO Box 135
Volga, IA 52077
563-928-7200
September 29, 2019
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Worship This Week
Monday, September 30 St. Jerome, Priest & Doctor of the Church
Rdgs: Zec 8:1-8; Ps 102; Lk 9:46-50 No Morning Eucharist (Fr. John day off)
Tuesday, October 1 St. Therese, Virgin & Doctor of the Church Rdgs: Zec 8:20-23; Ps 87; Lk 9:51-56 8:00 a.m. Word & Communion (St. Patrick
Wednesday, October 2 The Holy Guardian Angels Rdgs: Neh 2:1-8; Ps 137; Mt 18:1-10 7:00 a.m. Eucharist (St. Mark)
Lester & Mary Gudenkauf✝ 11:00 a.m. Rosary for Immigrants (St. Joseph) 6:00 p.m. Word & Communion (St. Joseph)
Thursday, October 3 Rdgs: Neh 8:1-12; Ps 19; Lk 10:1-12 8:00 a.m. Eucharist (St. Mary followed by Adoration & Reconciliation)
J.P. Kellogg✝ 11:30 a.m. Rosary for Peace (St. Mark) 7:00 p.m. Eucharist (St. Mark) Archdiocesan Diaconate Ceremony
Ambrose & Margarit Dolan✝
Friday, October 4 St. Francis of Assisi Rdgs: Bar 1:15-22; Ps 79; Lk 10:13-16 8:00 a.m. Eucharist (St. Joseph followed by Adoration & Reconciliation)
Jane Grove✝ 8:00 a.m. Eucharist (Elkader Care Center)
Roman Ande✝
Saturday, October 5 Bl. Francis Xavier Seelos, Priest
Rdgs: Bar 4:5-12, 27-29; Ps 69; Lk 10:17-24 4:00 p.m. Eucharist (St. Joseph)
Marilyn Bergan✝ 4:00 p.m. Eucharist (St. Mary)
Theresa Moellers✝
Sunday, October 6 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Rdgs: Hb 1:2-3; 2:2-4; Ps 95; 2 Tm 1:6-14; Lk 17:5-10 8:00 a.m. Eucharist (St. Patrick)
Herb Simons✝
10:00 a.m. Eucharist (St. Mark) For the People
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Salt for the Week
Today’s account of the rich man
and Lazarus (Lk 16:19-31) is
stunning. No, not due to the
rich man’s purple clothes and
over-the-top lifestyle. What’s
stunning is the distance between him and Lazarus. The distance was so great, Jesus
described it as a chasm!
What’s stunning is, that the chasm was
the result of a decision.
The decision was that Lazarus didn’t merit
to be helped, much less acknowledged.
And now in the afterlife, the rich man is
separated by the chasm, the decisions
that he made while alive.
What about us?
Any chasms in our lives?
Any choices to separate ourselves from
those who desperately need our help, our
friendship, our noticing their hopeless
lives?
The time to help is now.
To think and see and act and decide for
those who are powerless
is something we all can do.
Let’s not wait for someone to come back
from the dead to get our attention…
because according to Jesus, it ain’t gonna
happen!
Peace—
PRAY AND FAST FOR AN END TO ALL VIOLENCE
Don’t forget the Saint Mary Fun Day this Sunday, with food starting at 11:30, kids activities at 12:15 and live auction at 1:00!
See you there!
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The Emmaus Pastorate offers Spiritual Direction as a way of journeying with someone on your spiritual path. Sister Norma Jean Holthaus, OSF, comes to St. Mark once a month for direction times. If you are interested, contact Sister Norma Jean (319-750-6032 or [email protected]).
Congratulations to~ Levi and Courtney Keppler, whose
daughter Eleanor was baptized at St. Mark on September 15. We apologize to the Kepplers fo the error in last week’s bulletin. Vincent and Caileye Boock whose
daughter Ellie was baptized at St. Mary on September 21.
For Parents and Children
Celebrating Sunday for Catholic Families
We encourage all parents to take advantage
of this weekly opportunity to engage their
children with the Mass and deepen their
appreciation for the richness of their faith
life.
This week, reflect as a family on how you can
share your wealth and your gifts with others
in need. Discuss how you may have failed to
act on behalf of others. Make an action plan
and follow it. Pray that all of you might turn
outward toward God and the people of God.
Discussion Questions
1. Think about times in your life when you
have failed to act and help someone. How
have you turned inward at the expense of
others?
2. How can you share your gifts with others?
To whom in your life can you reach out?
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The Power of Mass
by Bert Ghezzi
Reflections of Daily Attendees
“Celebrating the Daily Mass Community—I
delight in seeing the same elderly couples
each morning holding hands in prayer just as
they did on their wedding day. I’m
encouraged by our ninety-year-old priest who
celebrates Mass with deep reverence even
after sixty years and thousands of liturgies.
I’m thrilled that people know our family’s
names, ask about our children, and inquire
about our spiritual life. I used to constrain
my ‘spiritual time’ to a half-hour alone, where
I would read my Bible, and pray all be myself,
but I’ve since realized the great value of
praying, worshiping, singing, and communing
with others. A community of faith
strengthens its members as they edify and
encourage each other to new heights.”
~Brandon V.~
Baptismal Class—There is one more baptismal class scheduled for the Emmaus Pastorate for 2019. It will be held on Wednesday, November 20, in the St. Mark Conference Room at 6:30 p.m. Parents, if you are expecting a child, please plan to attend this baptismal class.
St. Joseph Parish invites you to join Father John on the First Friday of October (October 4), 5:00-7:00 p.m., at Deb’s Brewtopia for fellowship, food, fun, faith-sharing, friend and family time. All are welcome.
Wednesday, October 2, is the Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels.
The Annual Clarity Clinic Fund-raising Banquet will be held Thursday, October 10, at the Dubuque Grand River Center. The doors open at 6:00 p.m., dinner at 6:30. The speaker will be Brandon Monahan from the Heritage House. The event is FREE but there will be an appeal at the end of the evening. There is no obligation to give. Contact Dennis Rima (563-557-3123 or email [email protected]). Registrations are due by October 3.
Emmaus Pastorate Moms Group
Wednesday, October 2, 9:00 a.m.
Edgewood City Park
(corner of Union &
Franklin Streets)
Join other Pastorate
mothers at the City Park
for a relaxing, enjoyable
time.
Emmaus Pastorate NCYC Fund-raiser—This is our last fund-raiser for NCYC and it has multiple purposes—to help with all of the incidentals that go along with NCYC such as food, journals, trading items, etc. An even bigger goal is to bring the Emmaus Pastorate community together. We've been trying to get t-shirts for the entire student body and have not yet been successful. So we are going deeper. We are selling Emmaus Pastorate
shirts to the entire pastorate. These are the same color as the NCYC shirts with the same back. We want to sell as many as possible to show our support for our bigger community, the pastorate.
Please contact NCYC participants or Janine Berns or Lori Keppler to order your shirt. We are only selling for two weeks, so get your orders in by October 6. Orders will be passed out at the parish name on your order form.
Thank you for your support and let's all wear red to support not only our NCYC students, but also the Emmaus Pastorate!
Order forms will be available in the back of each Pastorate church!
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October/The Month of the Rosary—Older Catholics remember October as a month of Mary, a month when we prayed the Rosary with our families each night. To promote the praying of this contemplative prayer, the Rosary Warriors of the Emmaus Pastorate will be teaching faith formation classes in the Pastorate how to say the Rosary. We
welcome everyone to join us at St. Patrick Parish in Colesburg at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9. Help the young ones learn to pray the Rosary!
Paul Dolan of the Emmaus
Pastorate is a member of the
diaconate formation process
for the Archdiocese of
Dubuque. His next step is
Institution of Lector, which will be
celebrated on Thursday, October 3, here at
St. Mark at 7:00 p.m. Archbishop Jackels
will preside at this special Mass. St. Mark is
honored to be hosting this great celebration.
Everyone is welcome to attend. Congratulate
Paul as he celebrates this special occasion.
Assure him that you will continue to pray for
him and his family as he continues his
preparation for ordination to the diaconate.
In two years, the Emmaus Pastorate will be
blessed to have a deacon.
Following the ceremony, everyone is invited
to the reception that will the held in
St. Mark Parish Center.
PRAY FOR THE EMMAUS PASTORATE.
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St. Mark (Continued)
Tithing Report from September 21-22 Budget ................................................................... $979.00 Offertory ................................................................ $286.01 Total Received .................................................. $1,265.01
St. Joseph, Elkader
St. Patrick, Colesburg Sunday Eucharist Celebration
First & third Sundays of month—8:00 a.m.
St. Mark, Edgewood
Tithing Report from September 21-11 Budget ............................................................... $1,662.00 Weekly ACH ......................................................... $433.00 Offertory ................................................................ $135.00 Religious Education ................................................ $30.00 Total Received ................................................. $2,260.00
For the week of September 28, we light the candles in honor of Lee Croatt as requested by Arlys and Pat Fitzgerald.
Word and Communion Celebration will be held on Wednesday, October 2, at 6:00 p.m. All are welcome to come and GO DEEP.
St. Joseph Book Discussion Group—Beginning in mid-October, we will begin a discussion on the book, Life of the Beloved, by Henri J.M. Nouwen. Anyone in the pastorate is invited to join. If you are interested, call or text Fran Zichal (563-880-0873) and she will get the
book to you. The class is free and will usually meet on Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. in the Parish Center.
Give Us This Day Subscription Renewals are now due. The renewal rate is $35.96 for this year. If you wish to renew, please bring/send your payment to the parish office. If you do not wish to renew, please contact Jennifer (563-928-7200) to let her know. New subscriptions are welcome.
Do you have a special intention that you want to pray for? There are Prayer Intention candles available (offering of $5 per week). Stop by the office and ask one of the staff to light a candle for you.
Thank You to all those who helped remove trees at the cemetery that had been damaged by recent storms—Eric Harbaugh, Chad Cole, Lavern Kelchen, Glen Ries, Zach Knipper, and Harry Wulfekuhle. Parish Life—Our September St. Mark Parish Life meeting was outstanding. Twenty-three people participated and had a chance to discuss the staffing at St. Mark’s office. We want to keep that ball rolling, so topics for future parish life meetings have been developed. For the October 14 meeting, Pete Buschmann will talk about how he stepped out of his boat 14 years ago to establish the Greeley Community Church. His talk is titled “Reluctant Pastor.”
Pastorate Meeting Schedule
Oct 1 All Emmaus Pastorate Knights of Columbus Meeting, St. Mark Parish Center, 6:30 p.m.
Oct 2 St. Mark, St. Patrick, St. Mary staff meeting, St. Mark, 9:30 a.m.
Oct 8 St. Joseph Pastoral Council Meeting, Parish Center, 5:30 p.m.
Sacred Heart Finance Meeting, 6:30 p.m. Oct 10 Emmaus Pastorate Staff Meeting, St. Mark, 4:00 p.m. Oct 11 St. Joseph Staff Meeting
Pastorate Events For details of each event, see event listing under
Pastorate/individual parish section.
October St. Joseph Discussion Group October 2 St. Joseph Crafters, 8:30 a.m., Parish
Center October 2 Archdiocese of Dubuque Diaconate
Ceremony, St. Mark October 9 St. Joseph Crafters, 8:30 a.m., Parish
Center October 12 IMPACT
Sacred Heart has fellowship after every Sunday Mass each month? St. Patrick has fellowship after one Sunday Mass each month?
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Sacred Heart, Volga Sunday Eucharist Celebration
Second & fourth Sundays of month—8:00 a.m.
St. Mary, Strawberry Point
St. Joseph (Continued)
Tithing Report from September 21-22 Budget .................................................................. $695.00 Offertory ................................................................ $323.00 Capital Improvements ........................................... $100.00 Picnic Donation ....................................................... $50.00 Total Received ................................................. $1,168.00
Thank You to Jim Lechtenberg, Tom Raithel, and Jerry Hilton for taking on many projects to get the parish offices up-to-date to house the busy team working for an active St. Mary Church.
An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held on Wednesday, October 2, from 1:00-6:00 p.m. in the Upper Room. Contact Connie Meyer (563-608-4231).
The Strawberry Point Food Pantry is in need of the following items. Please be generous. Chili beans Tomato juice Pancake syrup Pork n beans Tuna Helper Paper towels Liquid Detergent Dish soap All-purpose cleaners Kleenex Cream soups Soups
Applesauce 100% juice Brown sugar Sugar Honey Tuna Salt Vegetable oil Peaches Jelly or jams Instant mashed potatoes Rice
Thank You~ To all those who attended our community picnic.
Even though we had to deal with rain early, it was a great time. To Linda Deutsch, Mary Jo Fettkether and
everyone else who planned the picnic and to all those who worked to make it a fun event. To Switchback for their music. To Joel Everitt for his auctioneering services. To the Clayton County Cattleman's Association
for grilling our meats and donating their time and equipment. To Western Catholic Union for the donation of
Matching Funds of $500. A very special thank you goes out to the youth
who helped with the picnic and who were auctioned off to perform service projects. It is great to see all who step up to the plate for these events—our youth and all age groups. You rocked the meaning of “Being Church” and put a smile on God's face.
DON’T JUST GO TO CHURCH! BE CHURCH!
Tithing Report from September 21-22 Budget ................................................................... $495.00 ACH Budget .......................................................... $220.00 Offertory ................................................................ $261.00 Improvement Fund .................................................. $80.00 Total Received.................................................. $1,056.00
Bethany Lutheran Church in Elkader is hosting a Quilt Tying Day on Monday, October 7, from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Coffee breaks and lunch will be provided. Come enjoy fellowship, food and fun while helping those in need. There are 50 quilts to be tied for Lutheran World Relief.
"Come when you can, leave when you must!" Thank you, Bethany Lutheran Church
Emmaus Pastorate Staff
Pastorate Pastor—Father John Haugen 563-543-5873; [email protected]
Bulletin Editor—Joyce Whelan 563-928-7200; [email protected]
Business Manager—Sandy Klaus 563-928-7200; [email protected]
St. Patrick Admin Secretary/Bookkeeper—Jennifer Ciesielski 563-928-7200; [email protected]
Director of Faith Formation—Deanne Wulfekuhle 563-921-3340; [email protected]
St. Mark Admin Secretary/Bookkeeper—Jennifer Ciesielski 563-928-7200; [email protected]
Director of Faith Formation—Jody Kerns 563-928-7200; [email protected]
Music Coordinator—Jane Christiansen 563-245-2585; [email protected]
Pastoral Associate/RCIA—Marsha Hauser 563-928-7200; [email protected]
St. Joseph Bookkeeper—Theresa Palas 563-245-2548; [email protected]
Pastoral Associate/Director-Faith Formation/ Music Coordinator—-John Uhal 563-245-2548; [email protected]
Pastoral Assoc/Faith Formation Asst—Janine Berns 563-880-2107; [email protected]
Secretary—Janie Wiley 563-245-2548; [email protected]
St. Mary Bookkeeper—Jennifer Ciesielski 563-928-7200; [email protected]
Director of Faith Formation—Lori Keppler 563-880-1758 (cell); [email protected]
Music Coordinator—Tara Ketoff 563-933-6166
Pastoral Associate/Liturgy—Deb Schloss 563-933-6166 563-920-8263 (cell); [email protected]
Secretary—Kari Erwin 563-933-6166; [email protected]
Sacred Heart Bookkeeper—Theresa Palas 563-245-2548; [email protected]
Pastoral Associate—Deb Schloss 563-933-6166; [email protected]
Prog Man Faith Formation—Melissa Fettkether 319-551-7941; [email protected]
Secretary—Jennifer Ciesielski 319-327-0880; [email protected]
Pastoral Council Chairs
St. Patrick Parish John Wessel 563-856-5008 St. Mark Parish Daryl Jaeger 563-380-0863 St. Joseph Parish Ann Gibney 563-245-1597 St. Mary Parish Jerry Ketoff 563-581-2488 Sacred Heart Parish Beth Petsche 319-610-7358
Please help us keep our prayer list updated. Contact the Parish Office if you have requests or changes, or if you have questions.
St. Mary Lucas Baker Doug Behrens Mark Broich Robert Broich Mary Elsbury Pat Grady John Gruman Bonnie Hayes Kathy Keppler Virginia Keppler Chelsey Moellers Sheryl Porter Lynne Ridenour Heather Roberson Ludwig Ralph Werner
St. Joseph Luke Baade Olivia Backes Eli Belser Margaret Degnan Lylina Dittmer Ann Donlon Ronnie Dougherty Virgie Downey Joe Edwards Peg Ferguson Tom Gifford Robert Halverson Marge Huber Alivia Keppler Jerry Kessler Jerry Powell Karen Sewell Vanita Thomsen
Sacred Heart Connie Blume Lois Erickson Mary Fedeler Jennie (Polkow) Haight
St. Mark Enise Collet Zach Fisher Jim Funke Bonnie Helle Jessi Overmann David Putz Mary Rave Allen Schaefers Donna Schaffer Tryce Sperfslage Diane Uhlenkamp Randy Vorwald Roger Wiltse Kathy Wulfekuhle Liam Young
St. Patrick Lisa Booth T.J. Breitbach Rachel Budden Rick Budden David Engelken Doug Goebel Jack Hogan Kay Jones Colin Majerus Jim & Marie Pasker Anna Marie Ries
The deadline for the October 12-13 bulletin is Thursday, October 3. E-mail (do not
phone) all articles to Joyce at [email protected].
