DAVENPORT

BUFFALO

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday 4:00 PM St. Alphonsus

Sunday 7:30 AM St. Alphonsus

9:00 AM St. Peter

10:30 AM St. Alphonsus

Confessions beginning at 3:15 p.m. on Saturdays before 4:00 p.m. Mass. Available by appointment, please call the parish office.

ST. ALPHONSUS ST. PETER

ST. ALPHONSUS CHURCH

Religious Education Director

Mary Ann Hagemann ...................................... 391-8593

RCIA Director

Sister Susan Rueve, O.S.F. .............................. 323-1502

St. Alphonsus Early Childhood

Education Center ....................................... 323-3204

Shelly Mclntosh, Director

ST. PETER CHURCH — BUFFALO

406 4th Street, Buffalo, IA 52728

Deacon Larry Dankert .................................. 381-2741

Parish Council President

Jim Matthys ................................................... 381-2553

Religious Education

Elementary - Nancy Stalder ............................ 381-2058

Intermediate - Scott Heskett .......................... 381-4991

PARISH SACRAMENTS

Baptism: Baptismal preparation class by appointment.

Please contact office for more information.

Weddings: Make arrangements pastor at least six months

before the wedding date. Dates and times for wedding in both

parishes must be scheduled by contacting the pastor.

RCIA: Classes begin mid-Sept for adults wishing to join the

Catholic church and/or wanting to enter more fully by receiving

the other sacraments. Please contact the parish office to register.

CHILD ABUSE REPORTING: Call Iowa Department of Human

Services Child Abuse Hotline: 800-362-2178 and if it involves

clergy or church personnel also notify Alicia Owens, the Victim

Assistance coordinator, 563-349-5002; vac@diodav.org

FEBRUARY 5, 2017-.-THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Moderator: Rev. Paul J. Appel

Parish Priests in Solidum: Rev. Christopher R. Young,

Rev. Guillermo Treviño, Jr. Residence: 2618 Boies Avenue • Davenport, Iowa 52802

Phone: (563) 322-0987 • Fax: (563) 323-1458 •

E-mail: staldav@gmail.com

Web Page: www.stalphonsusdav.org

Office Hours: Monday ― Friday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Debbie Phelps ― Administrative Assistant

Susan Marshall– Office

Youth Minister : Joe Quinn……….381-7403

Email: davclusterym@diodav.org

GENERAL NEWS NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS: Sir 15:15-20 / Ps 119 / 1 Cor 2:6-

10 / Mt 5:17-37

2 │ St. Alphonsus & St. Peter

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Today 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time

08:00 AM Elementary Religious Ed/St Peter

Mon. Feb 6 08:30 AM Adoration/ St Alphonsus

06:30 PM Choir Practice/ St Alphonsus

Tue. Feb 7 07:35 AM Pro Life Rosary/ St Alphonsus

Wed. Feb 8 09:00 AM Sewing Group/St Alphonsus

01:00 PM St Monica's Shawl Ministry/Bookstore

06:30 PM Religious Ed/ St Alphonsus

06:30 PM Youth Group/ St Alphonsus

Sat. Feb 11 06:00 PM Card Club

Sun. Feb 12 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time

08:00 AM Elementary Religious Ed/St Peter

3rd Grade Mass

https://catholiccharitiesusa.org/advocacy-and-policy—

See what the Catholic Charities US are monitoring in Wash-

ington as the new presidency unfolds.

Trivia Night, Saturday Feb 11th. Doors open at 6, Trivia starts at 7pm Hosted by Quad Cities Interfaith at the American Legion Hall 702 W. 35th St., Dav. 8 per table/ $10 per person. Contact QCI at 563-322-4910 to reserve your table.

St. Patrick Society Scholarship –

To be eligible to apply for the scholarship, students

must be related to a member of the St. Patrick Society.

Current college students may also apply provided they

meet the criteria for eligibility (details at stpatsqc.com).

The Society will award one $1,000 scholarship to the

winner. Applications are available at Quad City area

high schools and are also available at the St. Patrick

Society website, stpatsqc.com . Questions should be

directed to Matt Wissing at wissingm@yahoo.com, or by

calling 563-265-9353. Applications deadline Feb. 21,

2017; mail to the St. Patrick Society Scholarship, P.O.

Box 4487, Davenport, Iowa 52808

From Father’s Desk

Sacrificial Giving and Stewardship

We run a pretty tight ship here at St. Alphonsus and St. Peter.

We rely on minimal staff and volunteers for lots of help. The

Early Learning Center at St. Alphonsus School pays for the

upkeep of the building and numerous upgrades through

grants and fees. At the churches and rectories I have tried to

space out capital improvements over time so that we do not

incur debt from year to year. Despite responsible financial

stewardship, some things still cost money. Since we all look

out our bottom lines this time of year with the tax man, I

would like to give some examples of our current needs:

1. St. Alphonsus pays a fixed subsidy to All Saints Catholic

School and Assumption High School. This subsidy serves to

make Catholic School affordable for our families, reducing the

real tuition cost by about half. St. Peter’s also pays this, but

on a per student basis. Your weekly envelope helps to

support Catholic education for all our families.

2. Your parish is responsible for meeting the Annual Diocesan

Appeal Assessment. The ADA pays for seminarian education,

immigration assistance, the education office, the marriage

tribunal, bishop’s salary, and a host of other services

necessary to keep the Catholic Faith flourishing in our area.

St. Al’s has still not met our goal for the year and I hope that

each parish family will respond to the letter they recently

received from the office of stewardship at the diocese.

3. Each parish is responsible for meeting the Catholic

Messenger subscription drive. Historically this has been a

hard sell for many people, but I can assure you of its

importance. It is the bishop’s will that each parish family

receive the Catholic Messenger since this is his chief

communication tool with the diocese. This publication has

information on recent decrees, priest assignments, parish

news, and diocesan events. It is an important instrument for

preserving our Catholic identity. Each Catholic household

should maintain their subscription from year to year.

4. Money alone does not make us Christian. I expect that

each parishioner, young and old, take it upon themselves to

volunteer in some manner for their parish. There are a host of

opportunities such as serving on a council, cleaning church,

teaching RE, praying the rosary, working the fish fry, and

visiting the home-bound. If you do not have a ministry of your

own it may be time to ask, “why not?”

Living one’s faith in the world should not be easy. It should

be a challenge. Sometimes it can even hurt. The example of

Christ is a willingness to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

If the expression of your faith has become a matter of

convenience, it is time to take a new look at it. My prayer for

all of you is that you will put the gifts that God has given you

to good use in a spirit of sacrificial giving and stewardship for

our future. -Fr. Paul

Thurs. Feb 9 06:00 PM Confession/ St Alphonsus

07:00 PM Healing Mass/ St Alphonsus

MASS INTENTION

Sunday, Feb 12 9:00 AM Souls in Purgatory

ST. PETER – BUFFALO ST. ALPHONSUS – DAVENPORT

PARISH NEWS & EVENTS

3 │ The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Parishioners will have the opportunity to receive the Sacrament

of Reconciliation on Saturday’s at 3:15-3:45 p.m.

MASS INTENTIONS

Week of Feb 6—Feb 12

Mon. 8:00 Loyal Sersig†

10:30 Bob Hughes†

Tue. 8:00 Lois Donovan†

Wed. 8:00 Gene Wellendorf†

Thu. 8:00 Bernice Dugan†

Fri. 8:00 Ray Gordon†

Sat. 4:00 Nancy Van Hoosier†

Sun. 7:30 Holy Name Society

Sun. 10:30 Paul Klauer†

LECTORS

Sat. 4:00 Char Starkey

Sun. 7:30 Kris Peacock/ Tammy Midey

10:30 Lori Black / Dottie Gallagher

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

Sat. 4:00 Mary Ann Hagemann/Sara Lannan/ Kathy Jones

Sun. 7:30 Rich McKown/ Sr. Anthony

10:30 Mary Podhirny/ Diana Underwood/

Vickie Underwood

ALTAR SERVERS

Sat. 4:00 Braxton / Reese Townsley

Sun. 7:30 Tyler / Brileigh McCumsey

10:30 Gillian Marbury / Alyssa Barber

CHURCH CLEANERS: Jill Troup, Beth Ripslinger, Diana Underwood, Dawn

Shaw, Tracy Rommel

FEBRUARY CHURCH CLEANING: Margaret Conger & Carol

Mosier

St Alphonsus Weekly Offerings

Weekly Budget $4,712— Jan 29nd $ 3,406

ADA Goal is @ 77.2%, we need $7,872 to complete.

LITURGICAL ROLES FOR FEBRUARY 12

Greeters ................................................. 3rd Graders

Eucharistic Minister ......................... Diane Dankert

Lectors ................................................... 3rd Graders

Altar Servers ............... Payton Pilgrim & Ian Keeney

DWC YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS

NCYC 2017 - November 16-18, 2017 - Indianapolis,

Indiana. The National Catholic Youth Conference is a

powerful, biennial, three-day experience of prayer, com-

munity, and empowerment for Catholic teenagers (of

high school age) Registration for this pilgrimage is now

due. Contact 381-7403 for registration information

and more details.

SNOWSTAR

Join us in an afternoon of snow-tubing on February 11,

2017. Open to 6th through 12th grade. Movie and

Snacks following at St. Alphonsus.

Joe Quinn—DWC Youth Minister (563) 381-7403 or

davclusterym@diodav.org

Do you have a talent you could share?

Are you a dancer, a magician, a juggler? Are you a good read-

er? Would you consider being part of our program for Mardi

Gras? Please give some prayerful thought to helping with the

Mardi Gras night's entertainment. Let's see how many parish-

ioners we can highlight on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 28.

Speak with any of the St Peters Family Life committee, or

text/call Bev Heintz at 505-4772.

The Altar & Rosary Society of

Saint Alphonsus Catholic Church

is hosting a retreat titled,

“You Are Here”. Moderated by

Mrs. Jeanne Walsh the retreat

will focus on life’s journey; your

journey tells about you - do you

have gifts or baggage?

Scheduled for Tuesday, February 21st, 9 AM to 2

PM in the Saint Clements Center at St. Alphonsus

Church, 2618 Boies Ave., Davenport. Admission is

$5.00 which includes a light lunch. For reserva-

tions or information please call Laura at 563-210-

9971.

St. Peter’s congregation, do you have someone you would like

a Mass said for ? Please contact St. Alphonsus office @ 322-

0987.

4a February 5, 2017

Preschool Registration– St. Alphonsus Learning

Center

We have a couple of openings for our fall 4 year

old preschool classes. The preschool is paid for by

the State and is free to the child’s family. Hours

are 8:30 to 11:00 am, Monday through Friday with

daycare available extended hours. Please contact

Shelly for more information and registration forms.

563-323-3204

Preschool Registration-All Saints

Preschool registration will be held on Thurs, Feb. 16

from 5-6:30 p.m. at the school. Please bring a birth

certificate. A non-refundable $100 documentation

fee will be due at this time. For more information,

contact the school office at 324-3205.

The St. Alphon-

sus Learning

Center is having

a fundraiser Feb

14-28 to pur-

chase basketball

hoops that at-

tach to our cur-

rent hoops to

lower them for

the smaller chil-

dren. Brochure

and order forms

are on the bulle-

tin board in the

back of church. Envelopes are available to place in

the offertory basket or they may be turned in at the

church or school office. Thank you for supporting

our healthy play activities.

Sacred Heart Cathedral

Next Sunday is Cathedral Sunday, a recognition that

Sacred Heart Cathedral is the Bishop’s Church and

home to everyone in the Davenport Diocese. Enve-

lopes will be available requesting your support in

the preservation and maintenance of our Cathedral

home. Your support will be truly appreciated!

VOLUNTEER TRAINING SESSION AT THE WOMEN'S

CHOICE CENTER

Are you looking to volunteer this year? Do you love ba-

bies and life? If yes, please attend the Volunteer Train-

ing Session at the Women's Choice Center at 2711 Hap-

py Joe Drive in Bettendorf. The training is Saturday, Feb

11th from 9:00 to 3:00. You will learn about the Center

and the services that are provided to families in

need. There are many opportunities to help; come and

learn what they are. Lunch is provided. Please call

Kathy at 563-332-0475 to reserve your spot .