St. Michael
Catholic Church
& Parish Center
607 Third Street
Whittemore, Iowa
29th Sunday of the Year
October 19, 2014
Welcome
Mission Statement For St. Michael Parish
Weekend Mass: Sunday 9:00 a.m.
Daily Masses: 7 a.m. on Mon., Wed., Thurs. & Fri., 5:30 p.m. on Tues.
Confessions: Tuesday 5:00 p.m.
Rev. Edward M. Girres, Pastor…………………………..295-3435
Rev. Victor F. Ramaeker, Parochial Vicar........................884-2669
Rev. Mr. Joseph J. Straub, Deacon....................................884-2385
Sandy Long, Secretary........................................................884-2618
Parish Office and Hall.........................................................884-2618
Email...............................................................................stmwhitt@ncn.net
Website……………………http://bggoldenbears.org/stmichael/
Parish Office Hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri, 8:30 a.m.-Noon; Tues 12:30-4:30 p.m.
Bulletin: Please submit items for the weekend bulletin by noon on Thursday.
New Parishioners: Welcome! Please register by contacting the Parish Office.
Sacrament of Baptism: Please contact the Parish Office for an appointment. First
time parents should plan on taking baptism preparation classes. Godparents are to be
Confirmed in their faith and one must be Catholic. Godparents are to be over the
age of sixteen.
Sacrament of Marriage: Parish Office should be notified at least 6 months in
advance. Those to be married need to be old enough and free to marry. Need to be
registered parishioners or have permission from their home parish to be married
here. The Catholic party has to be baptized and confirmed.
We are a community of Catholic people who live out our
baptism by gathering for prayer and worship; by a commitment to
grow in faith and wisdom and involvement in lifelong
formation, to the education of our children in Catholic schools and
in CCD; by living daily our sacramental life, and by
reaching out to the needs of all people in loving service both in
our community and to the need of the whole world. We are
committed to spreading the Good News within the
Parish Community as well as to new members.
Parish Directors: Jean Schumacher & Dennis Kollasch
Finance Council: Jill Book, Harry Bormann, Chris Bronk, Dennis
Kollasch, Denny Lane, Pat Laubenthal, Ed Schmidt, Jean
Schumacher and Joe Straub.
Bishop Garrigan School Board: Lisa Baumann
Holy Name: President - Dan Elbert; Vice-President - Kevin Berte:
Secretary - Gavin Illg; Treasurer - Tom Illg. Meetings are held on the
third Tuesday of the month, September and November through April
following 5:30 p.m. Mass.
Rosary Society: President - Mia Bronk; Vice-President - Rose
Walker; Secretary - Pam Kollasch; Treasurer - Sue Frideres.
Meetings are held the second Tuesday of January, March, September,
Your Will: The work of your life can continue after your death. Please remember St.
November and December following 5:30 p.m. Mass.
Michael Church in your will.
In Memory Of
PAT
BAUMANN
In Loving Memory Of
Brooke &
Madison
Walker
In Memory Of
RAYMOND
& MIKE
BETTS
In Memory Of
MARLENE &
MIKE
BORMANN
In Memory Of
JOE &
GLADYS
ZOHBON
Moe & Eileen
Bormann
& Families
In Memory of
EARL &
ESTHER
STEIER
In Loving Memory Of
KEN & FLORENCE
FARRELL
COURTNEY ANN &
KAYLEE ANN LOWE
In Memory Of
JIM
BUSCHERFELD
In Memory Of
In Memory Of
In Memory Of The
WILBUR “BUZZ”
KNECHT
FRANCIS
MULLIN
Deceased Members of the
Ramaeker
& Shriver Families
In Memory Of
In Memory Of
L & G Incorp.
In Memory Of
ED KNECHT
JOSEPH & JOSEPHINE
KNECHT FAMILY
WAYNE
GOODMAN
Gravel & Excavating
Denny Lane & Brian Goodman
Shop: 884-2282
EARL
SCHMITT
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 19, 2014
Turn your ear to me, Lord, and hear me.
SUNDAY, October 19
7:30 a.m. Mass St Cecelia
9:00 a.m. Mass St Michael’s Parish Family
World Mission Sunday Collection
10:30 a.m. Mass St Cecelia
3:30-7:00 p.m. Sts Peter & Paul Turkey Supper - West Bend
MONDAY, October 20
7:00 a.m. Mass Gene & Ag Forey
TUESDAY, October 21
5:30 p.m. Mass St. Joseph KCs
6:15 p.m. Parish Life Committee meeting - Parish meeting room
WEDNESDAY, October 22
7:00 a.m. Mass Gerald Elbert
THURSDAY, October 23
7:00 a.m. Mass Larry Devine
7:00 p.m. 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigil - Central Park, Algona
FRIDAY, October 24
7:00 a.m. Mass Eddie & Mary Elbert
Adoration After Mass for 1 Hour
SATURDAY, October 25
Bread Making Class
5:00 p.m. Mass at St Cecelia
6:30-8:30 p.m. Children’s Halloween Party - Community Center
SUNDAY, October 26
7:30 a.m. Mass St Cecelia
9:00 a.m. Mass St Michael’s Parish Family
10:30 a.m. Mass St Cecelia
Daily Mass Server Oct. 20-24: Norma Lane
SUNDAY, October 26 9:00 a.m.
Rosary Leader:
Servers: Bailey Kollasch, Ella Nelson, Tara Kron
Organist: Alicia Miller
Cantor: Tom Illg
Lector: Ron Kenyon
Giftbearers: Steve & Deb Kollasch Family
Hospitality: M/M Ed Schmidt, M/M Bernard Tigges
Extraordinary Ministers: Brenda Bormann, Norma Bormann, Dave
Fickbohm, Don Long, Joe Straub
E.M.H.C. to Shut-Ins: Dan Elbert 884-2796
Washing of Purificators for Oct: Janet Muller
Money Counters for Oct: Carol Bonnstetter & Janet Muller
WORLD MISSION SUNDAY COLLECTION is today, Sunday, October 19. Throughout the Missions, your support on World
Mission Sunday keeps the following going day in and day out: *
9,000 clinics caring for the sick and dying; * 10,000 orphanages,
providing a place of safety and shelter; * 900,000 children in some
of the poorest parts of the world receiving an education and the
knowledge of God’s great love; * 80,000 seminarians preparing for
the priesthood; * 9,000 religious Sisters and Brothers in formation
programs…..all of this taking place in 1,150 mission dioceses,
mostly in Africa and Asia, where the poorest of the poor receive an
education and health care, while experiencing the loving heart of
our Lord through the service of priests, religious and lay faithful. A
special envelope is enclosed in your annual giving packet.
STS. PETER & PAUL ANNUAL TURKEY SUPPER, today,
Sunday, October 19, serving from 3:30-7:00 p.m. $10 Adults and $5
for kids 10 & under. Handicap accessible. Turkey with all the trimmings! Come and enjoy a delicious meal!
PARISHIONERS CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS
through October 13 were mailed out this week. If you have any
questions or concerns, contact Sandy at the parish office. Also, last
year’s financial report along with the FY15 budget was presented at
Mass last weekend. Copies of this report are on the tables at the
church entrances.
PARISH LIFE COMMITTEE MEETING, Tuesday, October
21 at 6:15 p.m. in the parish meeting room.
PARISH OFFICE will be closed from Tuesday, October 21-24.
Sandy will be out of town attending an annual conference.
ECUMENICAL 40 DAYS FOR LIFE PRAYER
VIGIL: Come join Kossuth County Right to Life in
peaceful prayer for an end to abortion. All are welcome
to attend this Prayer Vigil on Thursday, October 23 at
7:00 p.m., Central Park, Algona. Corner of E. State St. and N. Phillips St. This will be candle-lit and the candles will be lit in memory
of abortion victims.
BREAD MAKING CLASSES: Pat Baumann will teach her
method of making bread on October 25 and November 15. Class
size will be limited to 5 people each time. The attendee should bring
their bread maker/processor. There will be a charge of $25.00 per
participant. Please sign up on the sheet in the west entrance. All
funds raised will go to St. Michael Church.
CHILDREN’S HALLOWEEN PARTY: Saturday,
October 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Whittemore Community Center for children 5th grade and younger.
Wear your costume! All children must be accompanied
by an adult. Admission: One or more non-perishable
food items per child for the Kossuth County Food
Pantry. Hosted by the Whittemore Warriors 4-H Club.
FLU VACCINE CLINIC will be held in St. Michael’s Parish Center on Wednesday, October 29, 7:30-8:30 a.m. Mark that date on
your calendar and plan on getting your flu shot!
HAT & MITTEN DRIVE: The Kossuth County Cluster Parishes Catholic
Faith Formation Confirmation Class is
conducting a Hat & Mitten Drive. All donations will be given to the
Kossuth County Care Team for local distribution. Let’s fill the box
that is located at the west entrance to the Church!
AN INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN
NORTHERN IOWA COMMUNITIES, Thursday, October 30,
1:00-3:00 p.m., St. Joseph Parish Center, 1305 Okoboji Ave., Milford. Registration starts at 12:30 p.m. The afternoon will include a
video and a presentation by Timothy Duax, Branch Chief of the
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Iowa. Anti-trafficking
resources will also be available. For more information, contact Carol
Lee, 712-332-7236 or [email protected]. Sponsored by the Sioux
City Diocesan Peace and Justice Commission and the Peace and
Justice Committee of St. Joseph Parish.
KC’S ESSAY CONTEST FOR HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS,
deadline October 31. Details on website at www.algonakofc.org.
Contact Al Laubenthal at 884-2509 for more information.
DAA 2014: St. Michael’s 2014 goal is $9,399. As of Friday, Octo-
ber 17, 56 pledges totaling $6,755.00 have been received at the
parish office. If you have not yet returned your DAA pledge,
please do so soon.
ST. JOSPEH EDUCATION SOCIETY: Did you know that
the St. Joseph Education Society is an organization made up of
local clergy that works to provide funding for the education of
seminarians, priests and deacons in our Diocese? A second collection for this organization will be taken up on the weekend of November 1st and 2nd. Learn more about this important mission of
the Saint Joseph education Society at www.scdiocese.org/sjes.
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED! St. Michael’s is in need of
volunteers for many different areas. If you would be interested in
serving in any of the following, please contact the parish office. *
Parish Life Committee * Money Counters for the weekend collection * Organizing a 5K Walk/Fun Run in May 2015. * First
Friday Eucharistic Adoration. * Children’s Liturgy * Rosary
Leaders for Sunday Mass * Additional Lectors. Thank you to
those who have already volunteered!
REMEMBER THE FOOD PANTRY: Donations of nonperishable food items, paper products and toiletries may be left at
each church entrance and we will make sure it gets delivered to the
Food Pantry.
Inspirational Spot: Contemplative prayer is standing before God
without anything to show, to prove, or to argue, and allowing Him
to enter into our emptiness.
will donation.
MATTHEW KELLY LIVE! Living with Passion & Purpose,
Saturday, November 22, 2014, 9:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at St. Edward Parish, Waterloo. Registration fee is $39.00 per person (includes seminar
materials and a copy of Matthew Kelly’s CD The Seven Pillars of Catholic
Spirituality.) Proceeds from the event will be used to help distribute
Kelly’s new Confirmation program Decision Point free to Catholic
parishes throughout the United States. Space is limited for this special
event - register early. http://www.waterloocatholics.org/
matthewkelly.htm
INTERCESSORY PRAYER GROUP: If you have a special need
for prayer, call Judy Erdman at 884-2228.
Reflections - 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, but give to God what is God’s.” This
is not a reason for paying taxes. It is a basic guideline for living. Our
first concern should be to love one another. With that as a guide, our
decisions become clearer. We may have a “right” to do certain things;
but the greater law of love may lead us to a different choice. Consider
some of the choices you have made. Were they guided by love or by
your own interests?
May your kindness, O Lord, be upon us
who have put our hope in you.
Psalm 33:22
Words of Wisdom
Inside myself is a place where I live alone, and that’s where you
renew your springs that never dry up. Pearl Buck, author
The Lord’s Prayer may be committed to memory quickly, but it
is slowly learned by heart. F. D. Maurice
THE CATHOLIC GLOBE: Be sure and read all about the
Bishop’s Dinner for Catholic schools in this edition of The Catholic
globe. Visit catholicglobe.org for a photo gallery and video. Have
news? Call 712-255-2550 or 800-352-9035.
ANNUAL ELECTION NIGHT SOUP SUPPER sponsored by
the Friends of the Whittemore Public Library will be held on Tuesday, November 4 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. or until the soup runs out.
Donations of soup-making ingredients, pies and desserts and workers are needed. Please stop in or contact the Library to sign up. Serving Vegetable Beef Soup, Chicken Noodle Soup, Homemade Bread
and a variety of desserts. All funds raised will go towards purchasing
an AWE Computer for the children’s room. This is a very special,
educational computer that does not require internet connection.
Questions? Contact the Library at 884-2680.
ST. MARY’S HUMBOLDT FALL FESTIVAL, Sunday, November 9, serving from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Parish Hall.
Broasted Chicken Dinner includes chicken, mashed potatoes and
gravy, home grown corn, coleslaw, dinner roll, pie and drink $9.00
Adults. Children’s Menu includes chicken, mashed potatoes, corn,
applesauce and bar for $5.00. Tickets available at the door.
ST. CECELIA PARISH ANNUAL FALL DINNER, Sunday,
November 9, serving from 4:00-6:30 p.m., KC Hall, Algona. Back by
popular demand serving the same tender roast beef. Menu: Roast
Beef, Mashed Potatoes and gravy, Green Beans, Dinner Rolls, and
Homemade Pie. Adults $10.00, Child 12 & under $5.00, 5 & under
are Free. Dine in or Carry Out.
KC POKER CLASSIC, Saturday, November 15, 5:00 p.m. Algona
KC Hall. Poker tickets $50 per person. Contact Giles Struck for tickets or for information at 295-7480 or 341-0926. Proceeds to benefit
Bishop Garrigan Capital Campaign. Pork Dinner served with free
Brother Sebastian
Weekly Collection
Church Support……………………...2,430.00
Children…………………………. ……...5.00
Offertory………………………...….…172.25
Donation………………………………..30.00
Total Income……….……....2,637.25
Other Income:
3rd World Collection………………...…..20.00
In Memory Of
CHARLES &
JEFFREY C. ELBERT
In Memory of
LARRY
STEIER
In Memory Of
Deceased Members Of
JOHN & EMMA STEIER &
BILL & ADELE FANDEL
Families
In Loving Memory of
Don & Carolyne Laubenthal
TONY &
AUBREY
LANE
In Memory Of Deceased Members Of
John & Fran Mosbach Family
Charles & Marie Heinen
Insurance - Real Estate - Investments
Family
Whittemore 884-2401
Joe Muller - Leland Metzger
Sue Frideres - Tom Geelan
Kossuth
Veterinary Clinic
295-5647
Offices in Algona,
West Bend and Bancroft
JERRY
WALKER
Living & Deceased
Members of the
Frank & Jenny Kollasch
Family
Algona Realty
515-295-9467
www.algonarealty.com
Mary Straub Lavelle - Broker
Mike Lavelle - Sales Manager
In Memory Of
BOB
GENGLER
Remember in Prayer
JACK
HENRY
DR. T. J.
LENSING
HENRY & LILLIAN
GEELAN
LEONARD &
MILLIE ELBERT
Edna & Elliott
Waldschmidt
Please Pray for the
In Memory Of
In Memory Of
JIM & MARY
GEELAN
Joe & Mary
Straub
& Families
In Loving Memory Of
Mary Helen
Kollasch
In Memory Of
Helen & Joe Harig
&
Esther & Leo Walters
In Memory Of
In Loving Memory Of
In Memory Of
In Memory Of
Bernard & Mary Ann Tigges
107 320 St.
Fenton, IA 50539
515-889-2229
In Remembrance Of
Joel & Sheila Reding
Alfred & Helen Reding
Clem & Doris McEvoy
FARM & HOME
SERVICES
Algona 295-2401
www.farmhomeservices.com
Tigges Seed Sales
In Memory Of
KEYRON
FOGARTY
Please Pray for the
Living & Deceased
Members of the
Frank & Inez Eisele
Family
Reding Seed Sales
DeKalb & Asgrow Seed
Mike Reding
712-424-3614 Cylinder
Linda’s Sewing
In Memory Of
515-889-2783 * Will do Alterations, Patching, Zippers, etc.
EDWARD “BUD”
BUSCHERFELD
312 Ash St. * Fenton, Iowa 50539
Linda Tieman
Farmers State Bank
In Memory of
Serving the Area Since 1895
FRANCIS ILLG
Member F.D.I.C.
&
Whittemore - - 884-2293
Algona - - 295-7221 * West Bend - - 887-2221
JANET ILLG SINGLETON
In Memory Of
Deceased
Members
Haag &
Schumacher Families
In Memory Of
In Memory Of
In Memory Of
GERALD
ELBERT
Mr. & Mrs. LeRoy Farrell
Mr. & Mrs. Simon Elbert
MARY
ELBERT
In Memory Of
CHARLES R. & ANNA
KOLLASCH
MATT & JUSTINE BECKER
In Memory Of
VINCENT &
LAURA SALZ
EDDIE
&