PARISH OFFICE Rectory (605) 223 - 2176 Fax (605) 223 - 2805 Hours Monday - Friday 10am - 5 pm Website www.stjohnsfortpierre.org PARISH STAFF Pastor, Rev. Mark McCormick [email protected]Emergencies: 605-484-2161 Parish Secretary, Sherri Stoeser [email protected]Faith Formation, Josie Huck Tardiff [email protected]CSS Counseling, Tracy Palecek 222-4398 Parish Support, Mary Welsh Parish Council, Katherine Schmidt Finance Council, Pat Durkin Altar Society, Deanne Booth, Kathleen Slocum Grand Knight, John Schweigerdt Small Group Studies, Shirley Gross Mass Times: Saint John’s Lord’s Day Masses Saturday - 5:30 PM Sunday - 7:30 & 10:00 AM Sunday Evenings - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 7:00 - 8:00 PM Confessions: Saturday 4:00 - 5:00 PM or appointment Daily Mass (check bulletin weekly schedule) 6:45 AM Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Tuesday 5:30 PM Saturday - 8 AM Ss. Peter and Paul - Pierre Lord’s Day Masses: Saturday - 5:00 PM Sunday - 8:00 &10:00 AM, 5:00 PM SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION Marriage - Notify your Priest 6 months in advance. Baptism - Call Father Mark for information. Anointing - If a hospital stay or surgical procedure is scheduled, please call to schedule the celebration of the Sacrament. 206 West Main ~ P.O. Box 670 Fort Pierre, S.D. 57532- 0670 Office: 605-223-2176 fax: 605-223-2805 www.StJohnsFortPierre.org The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph~ December 29th, 2013 When the magi had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. Herod is going to search for the child to destroy him.” Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed for Egypt. He stayed there until the death of Herod, that what the Lord had said through the prophet might be fulfilled, Out of Egypt I called my son. When Herod had died, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child’s life are dead.” He rose, took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go back there. And because he had been warned in a dream, he departed for the re- gion of Galilee. He went and dwelt in a town called Nazareth, so that what had been spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled, He shall be called a Nazorean. Matthew 2: 13-15, 19-23
Mass Times: Saint John’s Lord’s Day Masses Saturday - 5:30 PM Sunday - 7:30 & 10:00 AM Sunday Evenings - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 7:00 - 8:00 PM Confessions:
Saturday 4:00 - 5:00 PM or appointment
Daily Mass (check bulletin weekly schedule)
6:45 AM Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
Tuesday 5:30 PM
Saturday - 8 AM
Ss. Peter and Paul - Pierre Lord’s Day Masses:
Saturday - 5:00 PM
Sunday - 8:00 &10:00 AM, 5:00 PM
SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION
Marriage - Notify your Priest 6 months in advance.
Baptism - Call Father Mark for information.
Anointing - If a hospital stay or surgical procedure is scheduled, please call to schedule the celebration of the Sacrament.
206 West Main ~ P.O. Box 670 Fort Pierre, S.D. 57532- 0670
Office: 605-223-2176 fax: 605-223-2805
www.StJohnsFortPierre.org
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph~ December 29th, 2013
When the magi had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. Herod is going to search for the child to destroy him.” Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed for Egypt. He stayed there until the death of Herod, that what the Lord had said through the prophet might be fulfilled, Out of Egypt I called my son. When Herod had died, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child’s life are dead.” He rose, took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go back there. And because he had been warned in a dream, he departed for the re-gion of Galilee. He went and dwelt in a town called Nazareth, so that what had been spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled,
He shall be called a Nazorean. Matthew 2: 13-15, 19-23
Monday, December 30th 1 John 2: 12-17 Luke 2: 36-40
Tuesday, December 31st 1 John 2: 18-21 John 1: 1-18
Wednesday, January 1st Numbers 6: 22-27 Galatians 4: 4-7 Luke 2: 16-21
Thursday, January 2nd 1 John 2: 22-28 John 1:19-28
Friday, January 3rd 1 John 2: 29-3: 6 John 1: 29-34
Saturday, January 4th 1 John 3: 7-10 John 1: 35-42
Sunday, January 5th Isaiah 60: 1-6 Ephesians 3: 2-3a, 5-6 Matthew 2: 1-12
Sparks from Father Mark St. John’s Calendar
Sunday, December 29th
8:45—9:45 am No Faith Formation classes. 7-8pm No Holy Hour and Adoration (Adoration starts 5-6pm starting January 5th).
Tuesday, December 31st New Years Eve — 5:30 pm
Wednesday, January 1st New Years Day Mass - 10:00 am
Faith Formation Classes - resume January 5th That Man is You resumes January 7th, Maranatha Group resumes January 9th
Parents: It’s been brought to our attention that food items are be-ing left in the pews and on the floor. Other toddlers that come in after you are finding these food items including raisins, gummy bears, gum etc. which can be choking hazards. Please do not bring these into the church—keep our little ones safe. Adults: please look over your pew in coming in and upon leaving. We have found cough drops and pills which may have fallen from pockets or purses that are very dangerous to our children.
Maranatha: will meet Thursday, January 9th, 6:30—8 pm in Life Lounge we started a new prayer group called Maranatha...meaning come Lord Jesus. Maranatha is an Aramaic expression occurring in St. Paul (I Corinthians 16:22) in the verse "If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be accursed. Marana tha." The Christian Fathers understood the term to mean "Our Lord has come." But more proba-bly it means what St. John has at the close of the New Testament, "Come, Lord Jesus" (Revelation 22:20). Join us!
Our Adult Faith Formation class meets in Padre Hall on Sunday mornings from 8:45AM to 9:45 AM, except for the second Sunday of every month, which is the Knights of Columbus pancake breakfast. Come and join us for the “Opening the Word.”
The source for our Scripture study for Sunday morning is from the Augustine Institute out of Denver, Colorado titled “Opening the Word.” Remember we are trying to stay a week ahead with the gospel reading, giving you more time to ponder the great mystery of Christ like that of Mary.
The gospel reading for The Epiphany of the Lord, January 5th is taken from Matthew 2:2-12. The feast Epiphany of the Lord, the story of the Magi takes place halfway through the Church's Christmas season. Sunday, January 12th, is the Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord, which ends the Church’s celebration of the Christmas season.
The story of the Magi, the Three Wise Men, who travelled from the East to pay homage to Jesus as the King of the Jews is part of our Christmas tradition. (Incidentally, the Gospels never tell us that there were three; we get that number from the three gifts they brought, by assuming each bought one gift.)
As we see the scene unfold, it doesn't look like much like a royal court. It simply looks like a father, mother, and child, living in humble circumstances in the tiny, backwater town in a rural province of Rome. And yet it was there that the magi encountered the King of all creation.
In some ways, it can be the same for us at church. We attend Mass, it can seem ordinary, almost most mundane, because we do it week after week. We may even find our minds drifting to the things we're going to do when we get home instead of the fact that we are in the presence of the Lord of the Universe.
Gospel — Matthew 2: 2-12 -
Questions to ponder throughout the week.
When the Magi enter the house, they adored Jesus. If you have spent time at Eucharistic adoration, what was that that experience like for you?
Why did King Herod want to kill Jesus?
How is the Epiphany and the Eucharist related to one another?
Special Collection: December 28-29 the Diocese of Rapid City will take up the Typhoon Haiyan Recovery Collection. I urge you to express our solidarity and living support for our brothers and sisters in need. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has asked each Diocese to take up a special collection for our affected brothers and sisters and the Church of that region. The collection will provide immediate necessities and to assist in long-term recovery and need to rebuild the Church after widespread destruction. Bishop Gruss
Pastoral Ministers Retreat: The Annual Pastoral Ministers' Retreat is place Friday-Saturday, January 10-11, 2014, at Terra Sancta. For all who serve the Church in religious education, formation, youth minis-try, and evangelization- join us for time away for prayer and fellow-ship with other servants of the Lord. We begin with Mass and dinner at 6:00pm, Friday, Jan. 10, and end with dinner at 6:30pm, Saturday, Jan. 11. All priests and pastoral ministers are welcome - please join us! Contact Susan Safford ([email protected]). Register online link: https://tsrc.wufoo.com/forms/pastoral-ministers-retreat-2014/
Be At Peace ~ This Christmas, take some of the pressure off yourself. Acknowledge that the King and Queen of Heaven have things well in hand and will find a way to make this holy season—and you—very good. You just have to let them. — from A Mary Christmas
“O Star of wonder, star of night, Star with royal beauty bright, Westward leading, still proceeding, Guide us to thy Perfect Light.” — John Henry Hopkins.
Cardinal Dolan said it perfectly this week. “For Christians, as the sun begins its ascent, God the Son is born in Bethlehem. And the result was 'Joy To The World.'" He continued: “We need a little Christmas, don’t we? Murders, wars, violence, death, sickness, struggle can get us way down. We can’t give up. God sure didn’t give up on us: into all of this, on that “Silent Night,” His Son was born to show us the way back.”
Adult Faith Formation: What Is The Meaning and Purpose of My Life? How Do I Find Happiness and Fulfilment? If you’re wondering if there’s more to life than just “getting by” and are ready to focus on what really matters, then discover the extraordinary Catholic teaching known as the Theology of the Body. It will give you a revolutionary and fulfilling vision for life, as it offers a new way to authentically see yourself, your faith, your relationships, and your world. Theology of the Body for Adults—coming in January, 2014!!!
For all the sick and suffering: Eric Buchmann, Grady Jacobson, Maddox Rowland, Kelsey Spurlin, Marie Gibson, Mary Gibson, Eileen Hofer, Barb Brown, Cindy Foreman, James Garrity, Cindy Hogman, Stella Nagel, Alice Gannon, Peg Logan, Terry Hughes, Kroix Larson, Beth Flagstad, Addie Nickolas, Kathryn Schlechter, Keri Hendrickson, Kathy Mueller, Maryls Fratzke, Heidi Alban, Yvonne Ehlers, Patti Duffy, Delores Melvin, Steeley Moore, Gary Campbell, Ray Shepherd, Ted Schlechter, Sharon Hoelscher, Ron Heckenliable, Dick Biegger, Eleanor Unterbrunner, Leanne Goff, Cassie Miller, Max Roberts, Steve Kokesh, Colleen Schwanz, Shane Cronin, Amy Hertel, Skinner Larson, Leon Etzkorn, Bernie Duffy, Patty Fawcett, John Guhin, Sarah Powlasi, Nathan O’Dea, Jerry Wethor, Adam Walter, Mary Beth Moser, June Wheeler, Drew Peterson, David Gross, Karen Taylor, Richard Abernathy, Freda Lawhon, Mona Lierly, Kathy Fenwick and all who have asked for our special prayers. Please call Marsha Knight with requests at 223-2478.
Birthdays
Sat.28 Colton Cass, Kim Davis, Rod Dowling,
Lois Knudson
Sun.29 Matthew Coverdale, Elijah Hand, Leah Peterson,
Troy Roberts, Brian Stewart
Mon.30 Lena Buschbom
Tue.31 Teresa Cass, Rory Ehlers
Wed.01 Adrian Hand, Tom LeFaive
Thu.02 Jeri Weiczorek
Sat.04 Kirk Leichtnam, Carley Malm, Karen Pogany
Sun.05 John Ackley, Bill Fischer
Anniversaries
Sun.29 Ron and Lee Calkins
Mon.30 Kelly and Jackie Cross
Tue.31 Bernie and Peggy Duffy,
Derald and Shirley Gross
Wed.01 Darrell and Michelle Metzinger
Saturday, December 28th 5:30 PM + Angie Redden By: Family Sunday, December 29th 7:30 AM Intentions of the Parish 10:00 AM + Joe LeFaive By: Family
Monday, December 30th 6:45 AM + Joe LeFaive By: Family Tuesday, December 31st New Years Eve 5:30 PM Intentions of the Parish Wednesday, January 1st New Years Day 10:00 AM Intentions of the Parish Thursday, January 2nd 6:45 AM SI Family of Amaya Larson By: Frank and Diane Larson Friday, January 3rd
6:45 AM + Regina Iversen By: Diane London Saturday, January 4th 8:00 AM Intentions of Father Mark 5:30 PM SI Ross Unterbrunner By: Frank and Diane Larson Sunday, January 5th 7:30 AM Intentions of the Parish
10:00 AM + Al and Shirlene Schumacher By: Jodi Reinert Family
Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 4 - 5pm Sunday 7 - 8pm with Adoration
or by appointment
SACRIFICIAL GIVING
12/22 Collection $ 4,462.96
Plate $ 373.89
Total $ 4,836.85
Adopt Seminarian: $125.00 Archdiocese Military Collection: $100.00
Building Fund: $494.06 Winter Storm relief collection $2753.00
Our building repair loan payment is $2,494.28 a month.
Our building renovation monthly loan payment is for
new hall furnaces and air conditioning, $40,000
parking lot maintenance, $16,600
hall roof, $12,500,
tuck pointing, $17,700
Repair of a crack in the church foundation wall $7500
Purchase of adjacent property: $55,000. Our loan balance is $108,901.22 We are grateful for the stewardship of our parish family!
“Give and it shall be given to you. For the measure you measure with will be measured back to you.” Luke 6:38
Please use your weekly envelopes - it makes much shorter and accurate work
for those who count the collections!
Please kneel down after Mass and pray Three Hail Mary’s
for the next person who dies from our parish.
Thank-you to all who continue to honor their building renovation pledge balance with payments and to those who continue to give to
the building fund to fulfil your loan payment each month -
Need in-home services for yourself or a loved one? Homecare Ser-vices is a private agency committed to providing expert advice and specialized care to those who want to remain living at home and need extra assistance. Services are affordable and tailored to meet your individual needs. Call Sheila Hinderer at Homecare Services for more information—224-2273.
Please pray for our Military Members:
That God’s loving hands protect them as they protect us and heal those who have returned to us physically or emotionally wounded.
Praise be Jesus Christ! Jeri is home with her family! Our hearts are full of gratitude for their service to our country!
We are the sons and daughters of God and are supposed to be doing his will here on earth until his return. Are we vigilant and diligent in doing what God has called us to do for his kingdom? Let us turn our hearts back to God and allow him to lead and guide us so that we can fulfil God’s plan and purpose for our lives and marriages.
KC Football results Week 15 Vikings # 73 Tom Maher, Fort Pierre Sunday Night # 57 Lyle Bradford, Rapid City Monday Night # 86 Chuck Fergen, Pierre
Faith & Family Potluck : Join us for a Faith & Family Potluck Dinner on Thursday, January 2, 2014, at Terra Sancta Retreat Center. We will have Mass at 6:00pm, followed by a potluck dinner. Please bring a dish to share. Drinks, plates, cups, and utensils will be provided. We will have an opportunity to meet and visit with some of the diocesan seminarians, and time for prayer and fellowship. For more information contact Susan Safford ([email protected]).
The Triumph is a powerful new documentary film about a prophecy unfolding right now, before our very eyes. From a tiny village in Bosnia-Herzegovina comes a warning to the world, and a message of hope. Does this woman really know mankind’s future, as millions believe? De-cide for yourself.
“This is without a doubt one of the greatest historical and spiritual phenomenon's that has ever happened in the history of mankind and the great thing about it is that it is happening right now, during our time — during your time. We felt it was very important to allow the audi-ence to explore the phenomenon for themselves with an open mind and an open heart and then decide what to make of it,” said Triumph producer Zaid Jazrawi. “Explore the controversy and ask yourself: Is it a hoax?”
Get ready for The Triumph, a documentary film that investigates one of the greatest mysteries in the modern world… a real-life prophecy unfolding today. Once in a rare while, a documentary film comes along that has the power to change the world. According to early reviews, The Triumph is one of those films. Director Sean Bloomfield and producer Zaid Jazrawi have devot-ed the past several years of their lives to The Triumph.
Filmed primarily in the heart of Bosnia-Herzegovina, The Triumph investigates a modern-day miracle that has global implications.
A movie that gives hope and builds faith. Audience reaction: "simply amazing" Awesome docu-mentary" "Very inspirational" “Extremely moving" " Riveting… very powerful" "Spiritually uplifting" "Life changing" " Brought me to tears" Source: ZENIT
Tuesday, January 21 at 6:30 PM
our parish will be sponsoring the new documentary film called The Triumph.
It will be shown at the State Movie Theatre in Pierre.
The director Sean Broomfield will lead us in discussion after the showing at the theatre.
Tickets are $5.00 per person and may be purchased at the parish office.
