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MASS SCHEDULE &
INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Monday, September 27
7:30 AM St. Mary
† Dorothy Lake
Tuesday, September 28
7:30 AM St. Mary
† Esther Helle
Wednesday, September 29
7:30 AM St. Patrick
† Joyce Hover
7:30 AM St. John
† Alan Nurre
Thursday, September 30
12:30 PM St. Mary
† Erwin & Viola
Klostermann
Friday, October 1
7:30 AM St. John
† Merril Schneiders
8:30 AM St. Mary
† Bob Soppe & Jayne Swift
Saturday, October 2
4:00 PM St. Mary
† Janice & LaVerne Mensen
5:30 PM St. Patrick
People of the Cluster
Sunday, October 3
7:30 AM St. Mary
† Marilyn Corcoran
8:00 AM St. John
† Tim Andersen
9:30 AM Immaculate Conception
† William Jaeger
10:00 AM St. Mary
† Marjean Billhorn
Welcome to the Blessed Trinity Cluster Immaculate Conception, Masonville Saint Mary, Manchester
Saint Patrick, Ryan; Saint John, Delhi (Linked with BTC)
SEPTEMBER 26, 2021
In case of a funeral, the scheduled weekday morning Mass is cancelled and the Mass
intention will be rescheduled. First Friday confessions immediately after 8:30AM Mass.
Reconciliation Saturdays at St. Mary, Manchester at 3:15PM or by appointment.
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September 26, 2021 - The 26th Sunday In Ordinary Time| 2 Welcome to the Blessed Trinity Cluster
www.blessedtrinitycluster.com
Pastor - Father Gabriel Anderson
E-mail - [email protected]
Supply Priest - Father John Kremer
(cell if needed) 563-422-7598
Deacon - Dave Loecke
E-mail - [email protected]
(cell if needed) 563-920-2894
Deacon - Roger Luensmann
E-mail - [email protected]
(cell if needed) 563-608-4352
Blessed Trinity Cluster Business Office
119 W. Fayette Street
Manchester, Iowa 52057
563-927-4710
BLESSED TRINITY CLUSTER
Business Manager, Cara Heffernen……..……...… [email protected]
Director of Faith Formation, Kathy Oberreuter . [email protected]
Youth Minister, Marcia Nachtman………..….…… [email protected]
Bookkeeper, Diane Hammell …………….…. [email protected]
Cluster Nurse Ministry, Nancy Appleton …… [email protected]
………………………………………………….….. cell if needed 563-920-1394
Bulletin Editor, Jane Rubner……….………. [email protected]
Website …………………………………….………... blessedtrinitycluster.com
Bulletin Email Address …………….……. [email protected]
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, MASONVILLE
Council Chair, Ryan Kress…………….…………..……… 563-608-0220
ST. MARY, MANCHESTER
Council Chair, Blake Hemann ………………...…....…….. 563-920-3408
Music Coordinator, Janella Neverman ………….……… 563-920-7905
St. Mary School Principal, Kelley Harbach …….…...… 563-927-3689
SCRIP Email ……………………………..…. [email protected]
St. Mary School Board Chair, Emily Burkle…….……… 563-920-2131
ST. PATRICK, RYAN
Council Chair, Jane Quint……………………….………..….. 563-920-2084
Hall Coordinator, Christy Kunze …………….…………….. 319-538-4726
ST. JOHN, DELHI
St. John Office……………………………………………..……… 563-922-2251
Bookkeeper, Karen Knipper…………………… [email protected]
Council Chair, Wendy Stender………………………..……. 563-920-9648
A Note from Father Gabriel
Dear Parishioners,
Today Jesus tells us that sin weighs us down. Jesus came to
set us free from sin. In His mission, charity lifts us up to eter-
nal life with Him!
Thank you to all who are helping and supporting St. Mary’s
Fall Festival 2021! We love our parishes and school. God’s
Special Blessings upon you, one and all!
We continue our prayer & fasting for the Sanctity of all Hu-
man Life with the 40 Days for Life! We unite with everyone
to pray and give public witness at 300 West Main Street,
Manchester, beside the Whitewater Parking lot, 7AM–6PM
Blessed Trinity Cluster has committed to Thursdays, 11AM to
pray the Most Holy Rosary for Life there, followed by
12:30PM Mass at St. Mary’s with this special Pro-Life inten-
tion.
Learn more and sign up today at 40daysforLife.com
Blessings upon your family,
Fr. Gabriel
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Rosie Salow
Caleb Nefzger
Tom Oberbroeckling
Arnie Merkes
Julie Krogmann
Diane Uhlenkamp
Austin Stallman
Matt O’Brien
Ragena Huffman
Lucille Harris
Gerald Riniker
Ashly Siebels
Jeanne Cox
Jane Salow
Jerry Lindauer
Mark Klein
Randy Oberbroeckling
Paul Schaul
Dan Pasker
Kaleb Brokens
Rick Gaffney
Victoria Moxley
Brynn Boeckenstedt
Marcia Russ
Mert Jasper
Margaret Lillig
LeeAnn Wessels
Irene Salow
Roger Bries
Jane Oldaker
MAJ Joshua Heffernen 11LT Aaron Gaffney
SGT Chris Ketchum SPC Adam Manternach
SGT Trenton Kelchen PFC Kristi Mensen
AEAN Barry Moriarity CPL Chris Sands
TSGP Taylor Granger PFC Chad Bishop
SGT Elijah Deutmeyer SSG Matt McMahon
SPC Kaitlyn Salow CPT Kristen Gaffney
SFC Aaron Helmrich
Dave Arduser
Ron Palmersheim
Leanne Horsfall
Vicky Gibbs (Lamont)
Rick Klostermann
Randall Koch
Vi Hackbarth
Joyce Neuhaus
Jacob Kubik
Tracey Ogden
Brian Roling
Jeff Larsen
Teresa Smock
Merle Havertape
Lois Francois
Bob Schaul
Mark Luensman
Shirley & Al Snyder
Leighton Weber
Karen Woods Stanford
Judy Nachtman
Katgi Brokens
Joyce Graybill
Susan Wulfekuhle
Jackie Merkes
Marie Hurt
Kathy Thole
Live Stream Mass Schedule Every Sunday 7:30AM St. Mary
The link for the Live Stream Mass is available on the Cluster
website homepage at:
www.blessedtrinitycluster.com
www.blessedtrinitycluster.com
Pray for These People
Pray for Those Serving In the Military
Cluster News
Cluster Office Hours Monday thru Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
40 Days For Life The 40 days for life is under way. 40 Days For Life is a na-
tional project that involves prayer & fasting for the sanctity of
all human life. Our Cluster will try to pray all day on Wednes-
days from 7AM till 6PM in front of the water park on East
Main Street. We will also be there on Thursdays from 11AM
till noon followed by the 12:30PM Mass with special inten-
tion of protecting human life. If you are interested in volun-
teering an hour or two hours please contact Julene Smith @
563-927-5620.
Employee Position Available Full-time Bookkeeper/Payroll Clerk for the Blessed Trinity
Cluster
Job Goals: Assists pastor and leadership within the Cluster
with all aspects of parish stewardship.
Qualifications: A person committed to Gospel values who
seeks to serve the mission of the Church. He/she must
have knowledge of accounting principles, be self-motivated,
organized and a good communicator.
Experience: Accounting, Payroll or business experience de-
sired.
Please submit cover letter, resume and references to
Blessed Trinity Cluster, 119 W. Fayette Street, Manchester,
IA 52057 or email: [email protected]
Thank You The Knights of Columbus would like to thank everyone who
supported the steak fry for the Clarity Clinic. Thank you to
those who helped, and the Catholic Daughters who supplied
the desserts and rolls. It was greatly appreciated!
St. John, Delhi News
September 19 Income Generosity $875 Offertory $151 Fair Share $45
Musicians Needed St. John’s Parish is looking for individuals interested in sing-
ing and leading the people in song at Mass when the parish
choir is not available. If one Mass works better for you than
another you only help out when the Mass rotation is at a time
that works for you. Chuck is ready to hand the baton on to
someone else who is ready to lead. Can you help?
Please contact Mark Kramer or a member of the liturgy com-
mittee. Thank you!
Collection for Knights of Columbus The second collection taken up today will be for the Knights
of Columbus for the intellectually disabled. Tootsie rolls
available after Mass.
Parish Breakfast Mark your calendars for November 7, details and sign-up to
come.
Faith Formation Normal class schedule.
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St. Mary, Manchester News
Adult Giving
Adult Budget
Difference
As of September 19, 2021 $11,380 $12,500 ($1,120)
Year to Date $142,648 $150,000 ($7,352)
Offertory Giving
Offertory Budget
Difference
As of September 19, 2021 $741 $962 $(221)
Year to Date $9,027 $11,544
$(2,517)
Financial Progress from Finance Council ~ July 1,2021 - June 30, 2022
Chicken Dinner-St. Mary–Sunday, September 26
St. Mary Parish Providers invite you to drive thru and pick up
a delicious 4 piece chicken dinner by Far Fry this Sunday,
September 26 from 11AM-2PM. Drive thru line to St. Mary’s
Parking Lot will form on West Butler from River St. similar to
the school pick up line. Watch for signage. We will be offering
home deliveries between 11AM-1PM. Call 563-920-1576.
Congratulations to the following early bird winners:
Week 3- Bill & Megan Demmer
Week 4 Jeremiah & Kristen Ingles
St. Mary’s Parish Providers
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Immaculate Conception, Masonville News
September 19 Income Income $890 Offertory $41
Parking Lot Project The existing parking lot was constructed in the late 1970’s. It
is in need of repair to fix the cracks and uneven sections. It
was decided by the Parish Council & Finance Committee that
the best option was to go over top of the cement with asphalt
over lay. The parking in front of the church and the parking lot
are going to be resurfaced sometime in September. The esti-
mate to complete the project is $40,000. Anyone interested
in making a donation to the project can do so by putting in
the collection basket with envelope marked for the parking lot
project.
Parish Council & Finance Committee
Lord’s Acre & Memorial Mass Mark your calendars for Sunday, October 31 for the annual
Memorial Mass & Lord’s Acre. Lunch & fellowship after the
9:30AM Mass.
We will not be having a grain auction. Please plan your dona-
tions accordingly. Grain can be delivered to your local grain
elevator with the grain check made payable to Immaculate
Conception Church and mailed to the Blessed Trinity Cluster
business office.
Cash donations can also be made for the Lord’s Acre. They
can be placed in the offertory collection clearly marked for
the Lord’s Acre.
Wedding Anniversary Recoginition The following couples were recognized as being married 50
plus years at the breakfast.
Glen & Kay Burke Cletus & Corrine Hellmann
Roger & Kay Wilson Dave & Gretchen Eibey
James & Roslyn Glynn Robert & Suzanne Britt
Kenneth & Norma Eike David & Deanne Loecke
William & Bonnie Wenger Arthur & Margie Nachtman
Marvin & Karen Ries Richard “Ed” & Janet Glynn
Loras & Gloria Recker Miles & Maureen McDonald
Roger & Linda Recker William & Rosemary Carroll
John & Mary Smith Dan & Helen Lyness
Francis “Jack” & Pat Zieser Dave & Joyce Miller
“Faith in our Future” Mass
St. Patrick’s “Faith in our Future” Children’s Mass, was cele-
brated on September 19.
Thank you to Father Gabriel, parents, 18 children, Erin Quint,
Anita Sperfslage and Lisa Gudenkauf for organizing, and our
Social Circle for providing donuts and juice drinks afterwards
for this special Mass. Breakfast The breakfast returns to St. Patrick’s Parish after 18 months.
A big thank you goes out to the Social Circle and the church
group that put together the wonderful breakfast to honor all
the couples married 50 plus years. It was very much appreci-
ated!
St. Patrick, Ryan News
September 19 Income Income $1,970 Offertory $92
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SCRIP NEWS Any questions email:
[email protected]
Our new Dollar Fresh cards come in $25 and $100 denomi-
nations AND you can pick up information for the Dollar Fresh
Fuel Saver+Perks card that goes with it. It's free and you earn
fuel discounts to any Hy-Vee Gas, Casey's, Shell or Kwik Trip
gas stations. You also receive special offers, digital deals tar-
geted to your shopping lists, surprise savings and the chance
for rewards as well. Cards are activated on-line at hy-
veeperks.com or in store and then discounts are earned by
purchasing eligible products designated on the store shelves
or in their weekly ads. Swipe your card at checkout and the
discounts will be loaded to your card! Then swipe your card
before pumping your gas the price rolls back at the pump!
AND your perks card will work at all Hy-Vee brand locations
(grocery, HealthMarket and Fast & Fresh). Use that, along
with your Casey's SCRIP cards and you're seeing great savings
and tuition credit too!
Kwik Star is offering our program a 10% return on their cards
right now instead of the regular 4%. They can be used in-store
or at the pump!
Did you know that you can pay your Kohls credit card state-
ment with Kohls SCRIP? They are the only card left that lets
you do this so if you did your back-to-school shopping at Kohls
or are thinking about starting your holiday gifting...think Kohls
SCRIP! We have $10, $25, $50 and $100 denominations!
Guess what's right around the corner...BANANA SPLIT SCRIP
MONTH!!!!! STAY TUNED!
St. Mary's School families can pick up your ACH orders at
school again either the 1 and/or 15 of each month or we can
send home with your child as well. All other orders can be
picked up from the SCRIP boxes Thursday thru Sunday during
regular SCRIP selling times!
We'd love to have more volunteers for our SCRIP program. If
it's something you'd be interested in, contact us thru email
at [email protected] and we'll get you hooked up
with a great program that's been around for almost 25 years
and is a fabulous 3rd source income for our parishes and
Religious Ed programs!
Schedule for selling scrip is: • Tuesday & Wednesday: 9AM-1PM at St. Mary’s School
• Thursday: 12PM-1PM in the back of church
• Friday: before & after 8:30AM children’s Mass in the
back of church
• Saturday: after 4PM Mass in the back of church
• Sunday: before and after both 7:30AM & 10AM Mass in
the back of church
Faith Formation - [email protected] Kathy Oberreuter, Director of Faith Formation
Faith Formation Classes Faith Formation Grades 7-10 Wednesday Afternoon Sessions
for September/October, 2021 from 1:40-2:40PM:
September 29 & October 6, 13, 20 & 27
Grades K-6 - Faith Formation Wednesday Evening Sessions
(6:30 – 8PM) (all locations)
Class-Sept 29
Class-Oct 6, 13, 20 & 27
Grades 7-10 September/October – Wednesday Evening Ses-
sions 6:45-8:15PM @ the St. Mary Campus, Manchester
Class-Sept 29
Class-October 6, 13, 20 & 27
We celebrate and honor all of our Blessed Trinity Cluster
catechists and teachers who serve in this ministry of catech-
esis in addition to all baptized persons in their role in hand-
ing on the faith and being a witness to the Gospel.
Christ Healing the Blind, ca. 1570
This image by the famed artist, El Greco (Domenikos Theoto-
kopoulos), illustrates the Gospel account of Christ healing a
blind man by anointing his eyes.
The past year has highlighted the urgent need for healing--
physical, spiritual, emotional--in ourselves and in our world.
As our world struggles to heal, complete healing is not possi-
ble without Jesus as the Divine Physician. When our souls
heal, all heals, despite our suffering.
The words we pray at Mass, “Say the Word and My Soul
Shall be Healed”, have the power to remind us of, to open
our eyes to, the healing that Jesus offers us in the Eucharist
which is essential, eternal and ever open to us. We humbly
ask him to say the word, and with that prayer we have faith
that with the fantastic and improbable prospect of Jesus
entering under our roof, our souls shall be healed.
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Magic Match Hello Friends, Neighbors and Loyal Supporters of St. Mary’s
School!
Area businesses and individuals are partnering with class-
rooms at St. Mary’s School through a program called MAGIC
Match. MAGIC Match is a yearly program that assists in the
education of our students and provides enrichment activities
or materials that further enhance their education. All areas of
the curriculum are covered including music, art, physical edu-
cation, technology, etc. This special program also benefits
the school office, kitchen and Extended Care.
If you or someone you know is interested in being a 2021-
2022 MAGIC Match sponsor, please contact the school office
(927-3689) for more information.
We wish to thank you for your continued support. We are
dedicated to providing a high-quality Catholic education at St.
Mary’s School. We could not do this without each of you!
St. Mary’s School News - Kelley Harbach, Principal
563-927-3689 - www.st-marys.pvt.k12.ia.us
School Calendar September 29: 1:10PM early dismissal
October 1: 8:30AM Mass prepared by Mrs. Dolan & Grade 3
Youth Ministry Marcia Nachtman, Lead Teacher
St. Paul School of Religion - [email protected]
NCYC Fundraisers Donations are still being accepted. Thank you for your fi-
nancial support and continued prayers as our trip draws
near, NCYC 2021 November 18– 21.
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