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The Church of St. Mary
415 EAST PLEASANT VALLEY • SIGOURNEY, IA
Holy Trinity Parish
109 NORTH LINCOLN ST. • KEOTA, IA
Parish Contacts
Pastor
Rev. Charles Fladung .......... 641-622-3426
E-mail: [email protected]
Deacon - Jim Striegel ... 641-634-2896
Secretary-Bookkeeping-Bulletin
Sigourney
JoEllen O’Rourke....................... 641-622-2316
E-Mail: [email protected]
Fax ...................................................... 641-622-2389
Keota
Kara Sobaski ........................... 319-461-4501
[email protected]
"S
how me the coin that pays the census tax."
Then they handed him the Roman coin. He
said to them, "Whose image is this and whose inscription?" They replied, "Caesar's." At that he said
to them, "Then repay to Caesar what belongs to
Caesar and to God what belongs to God." - Mt 22:19
OCTOBER 19, 2014
TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY
IN ORDINARY TIME
St. Mary Parish Office Hours
Monday - Thursday
8:30 AM - 12 noon
Parish Office Phone
641-622-2316
Holy Trinity Office Hours
Wednesday & Friday
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Office Phone - 641-636-3883
Bulletin deadline Wednesday at 9:00 A.M.
For ease in relaying messages for
bulletin, send via email to:
[email protected]
2 | WELCOME TO THE PARISHES OF ST. MARY & HOLY TRINITY
Parish Staff
Religious Education
Jenny Thompson - St. Mary
Office 641-622-2316
Home 641-622-3698
Shannon Greiner - Holy Trinity
Cell 641-660-3063
St. Mary Parish Liturgical Ministers – Weekend Schedule
Date/Time Servers
Bibi Glandon,
Chris Thomann, Connie
Zimmerman
October 26
10:00 AM
Bailey/
Natalie
Redlinger,
Gracie
Baetsle
Jenny Thomp- Joel Yates
son, Gina Garber, Shannon
Greiner
Prayer Line
To schedule a Mass intention, please
contact Jo O'Rourke during her office
hours of 8:30-noon, M-Th. 641-6222316
or
[email protected]
Mass stipends for the Davenport Diocese at $5
per Mass.
Eucharistic Celebration
Saturday – 10/18 - 4:00 PM (S)
† Marlene Clubb
Saturday - 10/18 - 6:00 PM (K)
† Herbert Bombei
Sunday - 10/19 - 8:00 AM (K)
† Evelyn Sieren
Sunday - 10/19 - 10:00 AM (S)
† Jim Redlinger
Tuesday - 10/21 - 10:00 AM (S)
† LaVinnia Vogel Care Center
Wednesday - 10/22 - 9:00 AM (K)
† Hubert Weber
Thursday - 10/23 - 9:30 AM (S)
† Kenneth Krier-Manor House
Friday - 10/24 - 4:00 PM (K)
† Rita Vogel - Maplewood
Saturday - 10/25 - 4:00 PM (S)
† Margaret Striegel
Saturday - 10/25 - 6:00 PM (K)
For the People
Sunday - 10/26 - 8:00 AM (K)
† Ed Striegel
Sunday - 10/26 - 10:00 AM (S)
† Dennis Peiffer
Chris Thomann
Lindsey
Wheeldon, Khloe
Snakenberg
[email protected]
Sigourney - Nancy Weber 622-2877
Bibi Glandon 622-3232
Keota Jeanette Besser
641-635-2303
Keota Connie Sieren 641-636-3856
Lectors
October 25
4:00 PM
Altar & Rosary
Carole Olson - St. Mary
641-777-8358
Kathy Greiner - Holy Trinity
319-330-6166
Becky Morris - HT Parish Center
Rental 319-470-8072
Eucharistic
Ministers
Greeter/
Gifts
Ushers
Matt/
Christel
Ives, Gina
Garber,
Penny
Krumm
Confirmation Students
Holy Trinity Parish Liturgical Ministers – Weekend Schedule
Date/Time Servers
Eucharistic
Ministers
Lectors
Greeter/
Ushers
Gifts
October 25
6:00 PM
Justin/Jacob
Moeller,
Grant
Garman
Don Conrad, Don Conrad
Jamie Moeller, Matt/
Christel Ives
Kenny/Kathy Kenny/
Sieren, Larry/ Kathy Sieren
Brenda McArtor
October 26
8:00 AM
Maplewood
Audrey
Gretter
Grace/Ben
Shemanski,
Eli Van
Roekel
Tim/Ethel
Tim Sieren
Sieren, Scott
Sieren, Denise Sieren
Dan/Mary
Sieren, Dean/
Linda Sieren
Dan/Mary
Sieren
Holy Trinity Parish Liturgical Ministers – Weekend Schedule
Date/Time
Servers
Eucharistic
Ministers
November 1
6:00 PM
Lauren/
Logan
Sieren
November 2
10:00 AM
Kolton
Strand, Patrick Clarahan, Sam
Menke
Maplewood
Patty Sieren
Lectors
Greeter/
Ushers
Gifts
Matt/Christel Matt Ives
Ives, Kathy/
Larry Davis
Tom/Lisa
Woltering,
Joel/Suzanne
Black
Tom/Lisa
Woltering
Scott Sieren,
Scott Sieren
Dave Shemanski, Shannon Greiner,
Jeff Garman
Dave/Patty
Hammen,
Sheryl Clarahan, Evonne
Merz
Dave/Patty
Hammen
Anointing Mass at all Nursing Homes this week.
Mass times for Sunday, Nov. 2 8 AM - St. Mary
10 AM - Holy Trinity
OCTOBER 19, 2014|TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
ST. MARY PARISH
Announcements—St. Mary
Sunday (Today)
Catechist Mtg., 8 AM
Rel. Ed., Confirmation, 8:30-9:45 AM
Children’s Mass, 10 AM
Sunday (10/26)
Confirmation Retreat (Mandatory for Confirmation)
@ 10 AM Mass
Sunday (11/2)
Rel. Ed./Confirmation, 8:30-9:45 AM
Sunday (11/9)
Rel. Ed., 8:30-9:45 AM
Sunday (11/16)
Rel. Ed./Confirmation, Catechists Mtg., 8 AM
Children’s Mass, 10 AM
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EVERYTHING BELONGS TO GOD
The first reading from the
prophet Isaiah concerns the Persian
King Cyrus, called the Lord’s
“anointed.” Cyrus deserves this title
because he ended the Babylonian
captivity of the Jews. However,
Isaiah reminds us that it was God
who gave Cyrus his power. He may
be a great king, but “I am the LORD
and there is no other,” says God
(Isaiah 45:5).
Today’s Gospel is also concerned with worldly power.
In the passage from Matthew, the Pharisees try to trick Jesus into speaking against the emperor. His famous answer
is the perfect reply. Like the kings of old, Caesar can be
given the respect due his position, but everything belongs
to God.
In the second reading, Paul gives thanks for all who are
faithful to Jesus Christ and his gospel. He, too, reminds us
that our call and the power to be faithful come from God.
Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Banns of Marriage - Oct. 25, 2014 - St. Mary Church
Sara Wehr and Craig Berg
Congratulations to Mike Quinn and Connie Zimmerman,
who were married at St. Mary Church on October 11.
WORDS AND ACTIONS
When people hear us speak God’s word, they marvel at its beauty and power; when they see what little impact it has on our daily lives, they laugh and poke fun at
what we say.
—Anonymous second-century Christian
Congratulations to Bill and Margaret Bender, who celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary this past week.
REMINDER - We still have some dishes to be picked up
from the Fall Festival and funeral dinners. The north door
of the parish center is open M-Th mornings till noon.
St. Mary Stewardship
Envelopes
Weekly Budget ............................... $2,460
Received ............................................ $2,222
Envelope Budget to Date ............ $36,900
Actual to Date ............................... $40,102
Offertory
Weekly Budget .................................. $404
Received ...............................................$269
Offertory Budget to Date .............. $6,060
Actual to Date ................................. $5,643
ADA
Goal .................................................. $28,573
Received Week #2 ......................... $3,800
FIM
Goal ................................................. $40,000
Received Week #2 .......................... $2,610
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
When the fathers of the Second Vatican Council met to
discuss the sacrament of penance, they were required to
draw up a new rite, including several forms. The hot button
for debate was so-called “general absolution,” by which a
penitent could be absolved of sin without confessing to a
priest. This was a difficult debate, compounded by widely
varying traditions in both East and West. Some were surprised to learn that the Holy See had already given permission, during the First and Second World Wars, for this
form. In 1944 the Vatican issued a decree saying this form
was valid under extreme conditions, which bishops in mission lands and Latin America took as a kind of “blanket
permission.”
Thus, the fathers of the Council were alarmed to find
this practice fairly widespread, not only in war, but in
peaceful places with huge numbers of faithful and few
priests. Although they eventually produced a ritual with
three different forms, the forms are not considered equal,
and the enriched and revised individual form is preferred.
The enrichments include a welcome of the penitent, a sign
of the cross with an encouragement to trust in God’s compassion, new texts rich in the Word of God, praise for
God’s mercy, and a dismissal.
—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
OCTOBER 19, 2014|TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
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Announcements—Holy Trinity
Sunday (Today)
Children’s Mass, 8 AM
Rel. Ed./ Confirmation, 9:00-10:30 AM
Sunday (10/26)
No Rel. Ed.
Confirmation Retreat @ Sigourney
Sunday (11/2)
Holy Trinity Harvest Dinner
No Rel. Ed.
CYM Leaf Raking - CYM will be raking leaves for community service on October 25 and Oct 26th. There is no
charge, but donations are welcome. Please contact Linda
Werger, Scott Sieren, or Pat Sprouse to sign up for a time or
if you have any other questions.
October Holy Trinity Rel. Ed. Schedule
19th Children's Mass (1st Grade) / Class /
Confirmation
26th Confirmation Retreat @ Sigourney, 10AM Mass
November Holy Trinity Rel. Ed. Schedule
2nd - No Class / Harvest Dinner / 10AM Mass @ Holy
Trinity
9th - Class / No Confirmation
16th - Children's Mass (2nd Grade) / Class / Confirmation
Condolences to the family of Mary Ruplinger, whose funeral was this past week at Holy Trinity Parish.
Congratulations to Justin Hammen on celebrating his 90th
birthday. His family will host an open house and reception
in his honor on Saturday evening, Oct. 18, 7 PM at the Holy
Trinity Parish Center. All are welcome. Cards may be sent
to 108 Hutchinson St., Harper 52231.
FAMILY
As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the
whole world in which we live.
—Bl. John Paul II
Holy Trinity Stewardship
Envelopes
Weekly Budget ................................ $3,077
Received ............................................ $3,002
Envelope Budget to Date ........... $45,988
Actual to Date ................................ $28,798
Offertory
Weekly Budget ................................... $347
Received .............................................. $342
Offertory Budget to Date .............. $5,205
Actual to Date .................................. $5,828
ADA
Goal ................................................. $24,406
Received Week #2.......................... $7,600
FIM
Goal ................................................. $40,000
Received Week #2.......................... $9,878
Sisters of St. Francis -150th Anniversary
The Franciscan Sisters from Dubuque, Iowa ministered at
St. Mary’s school in Keota from 1925 until 1973. During
those years a total of 72 sisters served as classroom teachers, homemakers, and music teachers. In this year of 2014
the congregation is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its
founding in Germany. In 1864, Mother Xavier Termehr and
a small group of women desiring to be sisters cared for orphans and the elderly in Herford, Germany. Forced to
leave the country in 1875 because of the political situation,
the sisters first came to Iowa City where they cared for
German orphans. The first school that the sisters staffed
was in 1876 - St. Elizabeth’s located in Keokuk County in
what was then the town of Baden, Iowa. In 1878, the congregation moved to Dubuque at the invitation of the
archbishop to open St. Mary’s orphanage and built its first
motherhouse on Davis Avenue next to the orphanage.
Today, there are five sisters who were missioned at Keota
who are still living. Their names and the years at Keota are:
Sisters Jude Dietsch (1957-58), Verna Gaul (Clarence; 195760), Joan Hosch (Nathanael; 1953-57), Amelia Thole (Ida;
1958-62); and Lois Wagner (Placid; 1946-48). All of them
reside at Mount St. Francis Center; 3390 Windsor Avenue;
Dubuque, IA 52001.
OCTOBER 19, 2014|TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
PARISH & COMMUNITY NEWS
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On Sunday, November 2, Holy Trinity and St.
Mary Parish will exchange Sunday Mass times.
8:00 AM - St. Mary
10 AM - Holy Trinity
Sigourney Fire Department
Annual Breakfast
Sunday, October 19
6:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.
At The Fire Station, South Main, Sigourney
French Toast, Pancakes, Sausage and
Scrambled Eggs
Free Will Offering
ALL YOU CAN EAT!
Holy Trinity Harvest Dinner
Sunday, November 2
Holy Trinity will have their annual Harvest Dinner,
Sunday, November 2, serving 11 AM - 2 PM. The
menu is turkey, ham, mashed potatoes and gravy,
dressing, green beans, cranberry salads, coleslaw,
rolls and desserts.
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
"Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God
what belongs to God." Jesus had a brilliant way of navigating tricky situations. In today's Gospel, the Pharisees
"plotted how they might entrap Jesus in speech." But he
outwitted them, as usual. They wanted to catch him being
a political rebel; they expected him to suggest that paying
taxes to Caesar was unnecessary or even unjust. But instead, he shifted the focus. He emphasized the importance
of fulfilling our civic responsibilities but also the necessity
of giving to God what we owe him.
So, how do we know what we should "repay" to God? Well,
Jesus' response to the Pharisees gives us our answer. He
looked at the Roman coin that bore the image of Caesar on
it. Then he concluded that the coin belonged to Caesar because it was made in his likeness. Now, what bears the image of God? What is made in his likeness? We are! "God
created man in his image; in the divine image he created
him; male and female he created them" (Gn 1:27). If the coin
belonged to Caesar, we belong to God. We repay God by
giving him ourselves!
This self-giving is what the Second Vatican Council called
"the obedience of faith." Through this spiritual obedience,
we freely commit ourselves to God, "offering the full submission of intellect and will to God" (Dei Verbum #5). Jesus is calling us today to use our will to choose to follow
God. Indeed, the one thing we can give God in return for
the gift of life is our will. He gave us the freedom to love
him or not. And while the choice is always ours, today Jesus
encourages us to make the right decision by giving God
what is really his: ourselves!
Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 5-13.
There will be door prizes, quilt raffle, candy booth.
Please join us for a fun-filled dinner with faith, family
and friends!
There will be anointing of the sick at all the Nursing Home Masses this week.
V I C T I M
A S S I S T A N C E
To report child sexual abuse, contact the Iowa Department
of Human Services Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-362-2178
and if it involves clergy or church personnel, also notify
Alicia Owens, Victim Assistance Coordinator: 563-3495002, PO Box 232, Bettendorf IA 52722-0004,
[email protected]
Readings for the Week of
October 19, 2014
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Next Sunday:
Eph 2:1-10/Lk 12:13-21
Eph 2:12-22/Lk 12:35-38
Eph 3:2-12/Lk 12:39-48
Eph 3:14-21/Lk 12:49-53
Eph 4:1-6/Lk 12:54-59
Eph 4:7-16/Lk 13:1-9
Ex 22:20-26/1 Thes 1:5c-10/Mt 22:34-40
OCTOBER 19, 2014|TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME