ST. WENCESLAUS CHURCH • CORNER OF DAVENPORT & DODGE STREETS • IOWA CITY
Vitáme Vás—“St. Wenceslaus Parish Welcomes You”
SUNDAY MASSES
Saturday: 4:00 PM
Sunday: 8:00 & 10:00 AM
WEEKDAY MASS
7:00 AM
HOLY DAY MASSES
5:30 PM Eve of Holy Day
7:00 AM & 5:30 PM on Holy Day
RECONCILIATION
Saturday: 2:30-3:30 PM
Sunday: 7:30-7:45 & 9:30-9:45 AM
BAPTISMS
By appointment call, the church office
WEDDINGS
Make arrangements with a priest a minimum
of nine months in advance
PRAYER LINE
If you have a prayer request, please call the Church Office. Also, please
contact us if you would like to participate on the prayer line.
HOSPITAL OR HOME VISIT
If you or someone you know is hospitalized and would like a visit from
one of our homebound ministers or Father Beckman please call the
church office, 337-4957.
PARISH STAFF
Pastor: Rev. Gary Beckman
Deacon: Deacon Dave Reha
Parish Secretary: Pat King
Parish Staff Volunteer: Sr. Theresa Kruml, 351-2592
Lay Directors: Gary Busche, Gretchen Brown
Parish Council President: Sam Abusada
Parish Council Members: Kathie Staley, Margaret Post,
Teresa Morgan, Phil Jones, Nathan Hellwig
Regina School Board Members: Teri Brennan, Kathy Shey,
Jason Dumont
CONTACT US
Church Office: 623 Fairchild Street, Iowa City, IA 52245
Church Office Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Church Office Phone: 319-337-4957, Fax: 319-337-5822
[email protected] / www.stwenc-ic.com / “Like” us on Facebook
Church Hall Phone Number: 319-337-4869
Church Building Address: 630 E. Davenport St.
WE ARE GOD'S HOLY FAMILY
The scriptures of Israel are filled with many stories of
barren couples who were miraculously granted the gift
of children by God. Surely the best known among these
is the first reading from today, from which Luke took
inspiration when he recounted the miraculous birth of
John the Baptist to Zechariah and Elizabeth, and the
more miraculous birth of Jesus to Mary and Joseph. In
each instance, we are given examples or role models of
those who trusted in God. More than examples of those
who trust, they are models of self-surrender. They abandoned their own presuppositions and prejudices about
the workings of the world and turned their lives over to
belief in a God who can make life grow where none
ought to; a God who can turn death around into a new
and unimagined life; a God who can, today, take a tiny
child of humble parents in an insignificant town and
make him into a light for all the world. This is what we,
as God's holy family, are called to do each day: to trust
not in ourselves and the way we think things should be,
but to open ourselves and surrender ourselves in faith to
a God of endless promise. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co
We remember in prayer St. Wenceslaus’ own . . .
Anna Cain as she begins her life’s vocation with the Nashville Dominican Sisters and John Lamansky as he continues
his seminary training in Rome. May God continue to bless them and lead them to faithful service in the Catholic Church.
December 28, 2014
Feast of the Holy Family
Mass Intentions
12/27 Saturday
7:00 AM
4:00 PM
End to Abortion
† Minnie Neuzil
12/28 Sunday
8:00 AM
Our Parishioners
10:00 AM
† Members of Apendis
Family
12/29 Monday
7:00 AM
† Cyril & Helen Williams
12/30 Tuesday
7:00 AM
† Catherine Wilson & Lou
Meyer
12/31 Wednesday
7:00 AM
5:30 PM
† Gen Wombacher
† Tom Harney
1/1
Thursday
9:00 AM
† Barbara Crane
1/2
Friday
7:00 AM
† Margaret Olszewski
1/3
Saturday
7:00 AM
4:00 PM
Pro - Life
† Joan Boyle Macksey
1/4
Sunday
8:00 AM
Special Intention of Jacob
Poliskey
10:00 AM
Our Parishioners
IRS code specifies that the cut-off for
claiming a charitable income tax deduction
for 2014 taxes is December 31st, 2014. If a
donor wants a deduction for calendar year
2014, the gift must be hand delivered or
the envelope postmarked by December
31st. Gifts received (or postmarked) January 1st or later cannot be "back dated" to count for 2014. All gifts must be recorded in the calendar year received.
Did you know? Our parish is responsible for ministering to all
those Catholic persons living in Walden Place, Chatham Oaks
and Emerson Point ? Father Beckman has Mass and confessions at
each location once a month
(Walden Place is the First Thursday at 2:00 PM. Chatham Oaks is
the First Thursday at 3:15 PM.
Emerson Point is at 2:00 PM on
the First Friday of every month).
Sr. Theresa takes communion during the other weeks. Anointing of the Sick is done annually or as requested. This arrangement is part of the cooperative effort of all parishes to help meet
the needs of those persons in assisted living facilities throughout Iowa City and Coralville. Remember: If you or a loved one
is homebound even for a short period of time, please let us
know and we will have one of our homebound ministers bring
communion to your home.
KCans4Life Collection: Next Saturday, 9:00-Noon
As always we collect on the first Saturday of the
month (Jan. 3) in the church parking lot. Bring all of
your 5-cent IA redemption cans, plastic and glass
bottles. No need to sort, we’ll do that for you! Proceeds benefit Informed Choices Medical Clinic,
Birthright, and Johnson County Right to Life.
Monday-Saturday
6:35 AM Divine Mercy
7:00 AM Mass
Monday, Dec.29
7:00 PM Respect Life Committee Mtg. - hall
Tuesday, Dec.30
Our church office will be closed
7:30 AM Bible Study - hall except by appointment, from
Wednesday, Dec. 31
Dec. 24, 2014 - Jan. 4, 2015
5:30 PM Mass - church
6:30 PM Holy Hour for Vocations - church
Thursday, Jan. 1
9:00 AM Mass - church
Friday, Jan. 2
12:50 PM Chaplet of Divine Mercy - Goldman Clinic
2:00 PM Mass at Emerson Point
Saturday, Jan. 3
8:15 AM Rosary at Planned Parenthood
9:00 AM KC Cans for Life - parking lot
2:30-3:30 PM Confessions
4:00 PM Mass - church
5:15 PM Baptism - Madalyn Lovik - church
SCRIP Sales - hall
Sunday, Jan. 4
7:30-7:45 AM Confessions
8:00 AM Mass - church
Coffee/Donuts/SCRIP SALES - hall
9:30-9:45 AM Confessions
10:00 AM Mass - church
The angels that adorn our tree
during this Christmas Season have
the names of each person baptized
here in 2014. If you or a loved
one was baptize this past year,
please feel free to find and collect
your angel.
Liturgical Ministers Needed
Sign - up sheets will be at the main entrance to the church for
volunteers in the various ministries needed for 5:30 PM Mass
Dec. 31 and 9:00 AM Mass Jan. 1.
Thank you to the many hands that helped
decorate our church this Christmas Season.
The decorations are beautiful and enhance
our liturgy during this very special time of
year. We will enjoy their beauty through
the take down of the decorations which will
be on Sunday, January 11, 2015 the Feast of
the Baptism of Our Lord.
This is our fourth Sunday of the month
4:00 PM Sunday Mass followed by our
fourth Sunday Potluck at 5:00 PM. Please
plan to join your fellow parishioners at both
these events. If you have any questions,
please contact Linda Jones at, 541-6449.
Liturgical Ministers For Jan. 3/4
4:00 PM Mass
Lector:
Ushers:
Altar Servers:
Gifts:
Euch. Min.:
8:00 AM Mass
Lector:
Ushers:
Altar Servers:
Gifts:
Euch. Min.:
Coffee/Donuts:
10:00 AM Mass
Lector:
Ushers:
Altar Servers:
Gifts:
Euch. Min.:
Coffee/Donuts:
Doug Menietti
Joe Caslavka, Philip Hotka, Kenneth Chaloupka
Eric McColloch
Jeshua Albert Wirth, Peter Knepper,
Alan Milliman
Kathy Holeton, Eileen Rogers
Georgina Caslavka, Brian/Cathy Hunt
Lee Reichelt
Mary Anderson, Philip Kean
Richard Anderson, Jamie Zimmerman,
Van Emery, Gary Sieren
Ella Morgan, Jacob Morgan, Ben Brown
Nicholas/Nourah/Sam/Ellen Abusada
Monica Maloney-Mitros, Jennifer Montgomery
Eric Nuxoll, David Fetzer
Grace Jochimsen, Virginia White
Teri Brennan, Nathan Kabat
Don McChristy, Steve/Daniel/Anna Zirtzman
Noah Kabat, Gabriel Seele, Joshua Poe
Beth Oxler, David/Rocco Zollo
Chris Kabat, Nancy Rossley-Barnes,
Michele Kopecky, Christoph Randak
Catherine Kellogg, LaDonna Wicklund
SAVE THE DATE - Sunday, May 3, 2015 at
10:00 AM Mass First Communion for 13 of our
young people. Class sessions begin on Sunday,
January 25, 2015 at 9:00 AM in the church hall
conference room. These sessions are for all students 2nd grade and above who have not yet received their first
communion. This includes students in public school, Regina
and those that are home schooled.
Dear Parishioners and Friends of
St. Wenceslaus parish Family,
During this holy Christmas season, I would
like to thank all the parishioners of St.
Wenceslaus Parish, for the many cards, gifts,
and holiday greetings. I would like to especially thank you for giving of your time, talent and treasure this past year. You are special to me ,and I value your continued
friendship and support. You and your loved
ones are being remembered in my Masses
during this Holy Season. We also keep in our
prayers all the men and women of our
armed forces who are celebrating Christmas
away from their loved ones this year. I pray
that God continues to hold them and each
of you in the palm of His hand. A blessed
and Merry Christmas to you all.
Pax, Father Beckman
My brother, who is Catholic, will be marrying a
woman who is Jewish. What does our Catholic
faith teach us about interfaith marriage?
The shortest answer to this question would be that
with the permission of the local bishop, the
church does not prohibit marriage between a Catholic and a
non-Christian. When one partner is not baptized, the bond between them is referred to as a natural bond, which is perpetual
and exclusive (Canon 1134). The prospective bride and groom
must meet certain requirements, including the Catholic partner's declaration of intention to live the faith and to share that
faith with their children. The other partner must also be informed of these promises and both must understand the meaning and purposes of marriage (Canon 1125).
That's the law. In practical terms, interfaith couples have to be
clear on each other's religious beliefs, values and practices that
have a profound effect on goals and choices we make. Young
couples often assume that love is the goal of marriage and as
long as there is love, all things can be overcome. It sounds
good in a greeting card, but there is more to it than that. The
primary goal of marriage is unity of persons in mind, body and
soul, so significant differences can be a major obstacle. Good
communication, clear understanding and lots of patience are
necessary for any marriage to succeed, but especially so for
those with significant differences.©2009 Liturgical Publications Inc.
Vocation View
Delight in God’s call to you in baptism. What grace do you
need to strengthen your commitment to discerning God’s call.
Respect Life in All Forms in All Stages:
“Unfortunately, what is thrown away is not only food and
dispensable objects, but often human beings themselves,
who are discarded as ‘unnecessary.’ For example, it is
frightful even to think there are children, victims of abortion,
who will never see the light of day; children being used as soldiers,
abused and killed in armed conflicts; and children being bought and
sold in that terrible form of modern slavery which is human trafficking,
which is a crime against humanity.” Pope Francis – Speech to diplomats Jan. 13, 2014.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22-35
Tuesday: 1 Jn 2:12-17; Ps 96:7-10; Lk 2:36-40
Wednesday: 1 Jn 2:18-21; Ps 96:1-2, 11-13; Jn 1:1-18
Thursday: Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3, 5-8; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21
Friday: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 1:19-28
Welcome New Member Registration Form
Please take a moment to introduce yourself to us. Fill
in the information below and drop it in the collection
basket or mail it to our office. Welcome to our parish
family. Thank you for calling St. Wenceslaus ‘home’.
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