Saint Mar y of the Assumption West Point
& Saint Boniface Farmington
March 4, 2018 St. Mary Parish Office 119 4th Street • P.O. Box 68 West Point, IA 52656
Phone ............................................. (319) 837-6808 Email .................... [email protected] Website ..................... www.westpointstmary.org Parish Council President ..................... Angie Box Trustee ........................................ Anthony Schulte Trustee ..................................... Roger Fullenkamp
Saint Boniface Parish Office 609 Washington Street • P.O. Box 247 Farmington, IA 52626
Phone ............................................ (319) 878-3736 Parish Council President .............. Gavin Burgess Trustee ........................................... Todd Herdrich Trustee ............................... Richard Breckenridge
Pastoral Staff Pastor Rev. Dennis Hoffman ................. (319) 837-8120 Office Phone ................................ (319) 837-6808 E-Mail ............................... [email protected] Rectory Address………………603 Bel Air Dr Fr. Dennis’ Office Hours: Tuesday ............................... 10:30 am to Noon Wednesday ...................... 9:30 am to 11:30 am
Parish Coordinator Rebecca Hannum ......................... (319) 837-6808 E-Mail ............... [email protected] Rebecca’s Office Hours Monday-Friday………....8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Secretary Deb Fullenkamp ........................... (319) 837-6808 Deb’s Office Hours Monday-Thursday ................. 8:00 am to Noon Every other Friday ................ 8:00 am to Noon
Director of Religious Education Dixie Booten ................................. (319) 837-8905 Cell ................................................. (319) 371-5043 Email ............. [email protected]
Coordinator of Youth Ministry Mike Linnenbrink ......................... (319) 316-2115 Email .............. [email protected]
Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday 5:30 pm St. Mary’s Sunday 8:00 am St. Mary’s
Sunday 5:30 pm 2nd & 4th St Mary’s Sunday 10:30 am St. Boniface
If you could help out at any of our Holy Week Masses it would be greatly appreciated. To sign up for a ministry please call the parish office or go to westpointstmary.org click on the stewardship button and you can submit your name along with your Mass & Ministry preference.
For their Lenten activity the religious education students from St. Mary’s, St. Boniface, St. James and St. John will be collecting personal care items for special gift bags to be given out at the food pantry. We would like to invite all parishioners to help them out with this project. Items can be sent with the children to religious education classes, dropped off at the parish office or placed in the box/totes in the churches. Items needed are shampoo, conditioner, bars of soap, shower gel, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, lotions, shaving cream, razors, feminine products and diapers. Thank you for helping us provide for those who are not as fortunate as we are.
CHICKEN DINNER: The St. Mary and St. Boniface
Knights of Columbus will be hosting a Chicken Dinner on
Sunday, March 4th at the Charleston Board of Trade in
Charleston. The dinner will be from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm with
all the chicken you can eat. The cost is $10 with the proceeds
going toward college scholarships.
We will be returning to the slopes in Andalusia on Sunday,
March 11th for our annual youth ministry ski outing. Our
plan is to join Burlington and Keokuk youth ministry kids for
a fun day of skiing. Plans are to take a HTC bus with
departure time from Ft. Madison at 1:30 pm. We will be
hitting the snow from 4:00 to 9:00 pm for an evening set
aside for church groups. Go to westpointstmary.org for a
copy of the permission form. Questions: call Mike 316-2115.
Porky Pig Bingo Sunday, March18th
Lunch 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Bingo starting at 12:30 pm St. Boniface, Farmington
Play Bingo, Win Hams * Door & Raffle prizes
If you wish to donate flowers for the Easter altar at St. Mary’s the Flower Cottage in Fort Madison are selling them at a discounted price for our parish. All flowers need to be in the O-Center the morning of Saturday, March 31st. The Flower Cottage will deliver any that are bought through them. Mention they are for St. Mary’s in West Point.
Eucharistic Adoration First Friday (WP) 8:00 am-5:00 pm. Confessions Saturday (WP) 4:00-4:30 pm and as announced. Baptisms /Weddings Please fill out a form found on the Parish Website and call St. Mary’s Parish Office at (319) 837-6808 to make an appt. with Father Sick Calls: Contact the Parish Office if you or a family member are unable to attend Mass and receive the Sacraments due to illness or age. Please notify the Parish Office if you go into the hospital, we would like to visit you.
Parish Prayer Lines St. Mary…...Eleanor Menke @(319) 837-6895 St. Boniface……….(319) 835-5520/592-3238
Holy Trinity Catholic Schools Website ................. www.holytrinityschools.org
High School (Grades 7-12) 2600 Avenue A • Fort Madison, IA 52627 CAO: Michael Sheerin • (319) 372-2486 School Board President:: Brad Box School Board Vice President: Loren Menke West Point Representative: Ray Menke
Elementary (Grades K-6) 413 Avenue C • West Point, IA 52656 (319) 837-6131
Early Childhood Center 2040 Locust Street • St. Paul, IA 52657 / 2213 Avenue J • Fort Madison, IA 52627 Phone (319) 372-6428
Please help out our scrip program by buying scrip cards for all you needs and wants. The scrip program helps our school with no cost to you, purchase a scrip card for what you need and help our parish and school grow. Scrip is sold before and after the Saturday night and Sunday morning Mass. It may also be purchased at school or ordered through the HTC website.
Marc 10-11 SM Stewardship Marc 10-11 Food Pantry Marc 10 Donut Sunday Mar. 17-18 SM Stewardship Mar. 18 Parishes Confessions
Confessions Saturdays 4:00—4:30 PM St. Mary’s, West Point
Communal Penance March 14th 11:30 AM St. Boniface, Farmington
March 14th 7:00 PM St. Mary’s Religious Ed
March 18th 1:00 PM St. Mary’s, Fort Madison
March 18th 2:30 PM St. Mary’s, West Point
March 18th 3:30 PM St. James, St. Paul
Holy Thursday March 29th 5:00-5:30 PM St. Mary’s, West Point
Good Friday March 30th After 3:00 PM Services
St. Mary’s, West Point
Lenten Reconciliation Schedule
St. Mary’s will have a stewardship sign-up the weekends of March 10th & 11th and March 17th & 18th. There will be information about the different ministry opportunities within our parish. We will ask that all those who have participated in the past still turn in an updated form so that we can ensure our information is up to date. Members of the Parish Council and Staff will be on hand to answer any questions you may have about the many stewardship opportunities within our parish.
Not Having a Good Lent So Far? Try This.
There are a couple different positions to be in at this point during Lent. There's the "I really need to start doing that thing I promised to do" or the "I've lasted this long, I deserve a cheat, right?" or the one we all aspire for: "Halfway! I can do this!" There is still time to finish it well. Thankfully, Lent is six weeks! So we have time to pick up and start again when we drop off through our own weakness, forgetfulness, or carelessness. If you struggle to make the big heroic sacrifices, here are simple things that you can do each day of the week to help prepare your soul for Easter. Making different kinds of sacrifices each day, rather than a single 40-day long sacrifice, may be a better way for you to progress. Here are a few suggestion, do them in any order. On Sunday -Reading Devote a half hour or so each Sunday to simply reading Sacred Scripture in a slow, prayerful, reflective manner. On Monday-Praying Set aside a small amount of time, anywhere from fifteen to thirty minutes, to pray by yourself and in silence. On Tuesdays – Fasting Choose one day of the week to fast. Offer your sacrifice for specific intentions every time you deny your urge for food. On Wednesdays – Charitable Works of Mercy Use this day to go out of your way to care for the poor, the needy, and the lonely–even if it is something very small. On Thursdays – Eucharistic Adoration Bring all your prayer requests and the needs of your family and friends to the Adoration chapel. On Fridays – Study the Faith Start with those areas of doctrine which you need to understand better. On Saturdays – Confession & Penance Let Lent be marked by going to confession. ~ Parts taken from Magnificat The Holy Trinity Catholic Schools Foundation Board is looking to hire a Development Director. This individual will be expected to work with the Board members to grow the assets managed by the Foundation. Please email your resume to Brian Foecke at [email protected]. Resumes are due by March 15th.
MOVING HTC
ELEMENTARY
HELP NEEDED To prepare for the demolition of the HTC Elementary School Building we need help the following dates! Please call Loren Menke 319-759-3022 if you have questions. March 24th 8am Moving: March 30th 8am Moving: 1st grade Room Business Office Library, Nurse, Boom Space Art Music March 31st 8an Moving; Basement 4th, 5th, and 6th grade classrooms Non-Essential Classrooms & Offices Misc.
St. Mary Liturgical Roles
Saturday, (March 10) at 5:30 pm Lead Rosary Marilyn Watznauer Ushers: Matthew & Jill Garmoe Mike & Diane Holtkamp Greeters: Mike & Diane Holtkamp Servers : Elton, Owen & Emmett Kruse Lector: Megan Kruse Gift bearers: Nancy & Mitch Hunold E. Ministers: Bob & Jackie Schierbrock, Cheryl Wellman Bulletins: Will & Lu Ward Brian & Judy Stuekerjuergen Scrip: Danny & JoAnn Lampe
Sunday, (March 11) at 8:00 am Lead Rosary: Leah Link Ushers: Marvin Menke, Paul Walker Ron Fedler, Carl Johnston Greeters: Bob & Jean Mann Servers : Taylor Boeding, Nick Booten, Ward Fraise Lector: Betty Ellison Gift bearers: Dave & Vicki Kokjohn E. Ministers: Linda Peitz, Emily Box, Emily Otte Bulletins: Bob & Jean Mann, Marvin & Rita Menke Scrip Dave & Vicki Kokjohn Counters: Bill & Cheryl Wellman, Bruce Wellman Sunday, (March 11) at 5:30 pm Ushers: Bernie & Ann Abolt Austin Abolt & Cody Hunold Greeters: Bernie & Ann Abolt Servers : Tate Green & Garrett Hannum Lector: Rebecca Hannum Gift bearers: George Kieler Family E. Ministers: Hanna Kieler, Joe Hummel Wendolyn Hannum Bulletins: Bernie & Ann Abolt Austin Abolt & Cody Hunold
St. Boniface Liturgical Roles Sunday, (March 11) at 10:30 am Greeters: Bonnie Hunold & Gerhard Luebbers Lector Sam Wenke Servers Oliver Tackett & Cameron Smith Gifts Bill & Janet Benjamin E. Ministers Sam & Rita Wenke. Bette Burke Counters Dave Smith & Randy Clennan
NOTICE - RESCHEDULED
Fr. Marty Goetz had to cancel his Lenten Talk (Grace and Forgiveness) because of
illness. St Mary’s has rescheduled for Sunday, March 11th from 4:00pm to 5:15pm
with Mass at 5:30 pm. Thank you to all who made the effort to come that did not know of the cancelation and were
very understanding. Please join us on March 11th.
Tuesday, March 6 Parishioners
Wednesday, March 7 Mary Jo Boeding
Thursday, March 8 Henrietta Blint
Friday, March 9 Jim Merschman
Saturday, March 10 Ron Fullenkamp
Sunday, March 11 WP Parishioners FA Tom Buechel
St. Mary Mass Schedule Weekend Saturday (WP) 5:30 pm Sunday (WP) 8:00 am, (FA) 10:30 am 2nd & 4th( WP) 5:30 PM Weekday Tuesday (FA) 9:00 am Every Third Tuesday (FA) 7:00 pm Wednesday (WP) 8:45 am 1st & 3rd Thursday (WPCC) 10:00 am Other Thursdays (WP) 7:30 am 1st Friday (DNCC) 10:00 am, (WP) 5:30 pm Other Fridays (WP) 7:30 am
Mass Intentions
The Parishioners of St. Mary’s & St. Boniface pray the rosary for world peace before Mass on Saturday night
and Sunday morning.
Stewardship of Treasure St. Mary’s, February 25
Adults $2,276.00 Offertory $111.00 Second Collection $229.00 Holy Trinity $1,753.00 Total Amt for Envelopes $4,369.00 Amt Needed per week $6,500.00 # of Envelopes 97
St Boniface Adults $709.00 Offertory $49.00 # of Envelopes 22
Readings for the Week March 4, 2018
Sunday: Ex 20:1-17 or 20:1-3, 7-8, 12-17/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11/ 1 Cor 1:22-25/Jn 2:13-25. Scrutiny: Ex 17:3-7/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9/Rom 5:1-2, 5-8/ Jn 4:5-42 or 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42 Monday: 2 Kgs 5:1-15b/Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4/Lk 4:24-30 Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43/Ps 25:4-5ab, 6 and 7bc, 8-9/ Mt 18:21-35 Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9/Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20/ Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: Jer 7:23-28/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9/Lk 11:14-23 Friday: Hos 14:2-10/Ps 81:6c-8a, 8bc-9, 10-11ab, 14 and 17/Mk 12:28-34 Saturday: Hos 6:1-6/Ps 51:3-4, 18-19, 20-21ab/Lk 18:9-14 Sunday: 2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23/Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6/ Eph 2:4-10/Jn 3:14-21. Scrutiny: 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6/ Eph 5:8-14/Jn 9:1-41 or Jn 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38
