Catholic Parishes of the Emmaus Pastorate St. Patrick St. Mark St. Mary St. Joseph Sacred Heart 708 Delaware 203 S Locust 314 W Mission 330 1st St SW 306 White Colesburg, IA 52035 PO Box 365 PO Box 437 PO Box 626 PO Box 135 PO Box 365 Edgewood, IA 52042 Strawberry Pt, IA 52076 Elkader, IA 52043 Volga, IA 52077 Edgewood, IA 52042 563-928-7200 563-933-6166 563-245-2548 563-928-7200 563-928-7200 March 1, 2020 ~ First Sunday of Lent
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Catholic Parishes of the Emmaus Pastorate
St. Patrick St. Mark St. Mary St. Joseph Sacred Heart 708 Delaware 203 S Locust 314 W Mission 330 1st St SW 306 White Colesburg, IA 52035 PO Box 365 PO Box 437 PO Box 626 PO Box 135 PO Box 365 Edgewood, IA 52042 Strawberry Pt, IA 52076 Elkader, IA 52043 Volga, IA 52077 Edgewood, IA 52042 563-928-7200 563-933-6166 563-245-2548 563-928-7200 563-928-7200
Brad Bergan✝ 10:00 a.m. Eucharist (St. Mark) For the People
Salt for the Week
2020 Vision? “Then the eyes of both of them
were opened, and they realized that they
were naked;” (Gen. 3:7)
In this first week of our Lenten journey we’re looking at temptation. Both Adam and Eve in the first reading and then Jesus in the Gospel were tempted… Adam and Eve weren’t as successful as Jesus. The difference?
They didn’t see their FALL RISK. Each and everyone of us are a “fall risk”—none of us are immune or strong enough to conquer temptation on our own. And when we think that we ARE invincible, we’re really in the most dangerous of places!
The Lenten season begins by looking at temptation and the fact that we are all a “fall risk.” We ask for the grace and the humility to recognize our weakness and vulnerabilities—“there but for the grace of God, go I.”
Open my eyes, Lord.
Gospel and Homily Reflections March 1—First Sunday of Lent
What’s my Lenten plan this year? What are areas that I feel weak and
tempted by? Can I admit/name some of my main/
common sins? When was the last time I celebrated
Reconciliation? Why? Can I admit I am a “fall risk”? Where do I need Jesus’ help in my life? How can I develop this “2020 vision”?
Join Us for Our Third Discussion on issues that might touch our lives—Sunday, March 15,
6:30-8:00 p.m. at Ed-Co High School Media Center. Today’s topic is Adverse Childhood
Experiences (ACE)—Mitigating Toxic Stress.
3 |Check out the Emmaus Website—www.vibrantcatholic.com Welcome to the Emmaus Pastorate
2020 Emmaus Pastorate Town Hall Meetings
TOWN HALLS NEED YOU!
Mark your calendars (and
change your schedules if need be) so that you can participate in your 2020 Parish Town Hall Meeting! Information, discussion and planning are critical as each parish develops a vision for the future! From singles, young married couples, empty-nesters, widows and all senior citizens---WE NEED YOU!
Sacred Heart Tuesday, March 10, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
.Our Sympathy and Prayers to~ Chuck and Jane Sparrgrove on the death of
Chuck’s sister, Connie Blume, who passed away recently.
Harold and Mary Tegeler and Bob Fishel on the death of Harold and Mary’s daughter and Bob’s granddaughter, Michelle Tegeler, who passed away February 22, in Marshalltown, Iowa.
Welcome to New Parishioners St. Joseph Parish is pleased to welcome new
parishioners—Ethan Zuercher and Josie Einwalter.
Rite of Election—Please remember in your prayers this weekend our Emmaus Pastorate RCIA candidates. Alex Hawkins from St. Mary Parish and Kandi De Shaw from St. Joseph are travelling to St. Raphael Cathedral in Dubuque on Sunday afternoon for the Rite of Election. This is an exciting time for Alex, Kandi, and our third candidate, Brittnay Meyers. They are experiencing our Catholic Faith in very beautiful ways.
Have you settled on a Lenten observance to improve your vision? On Thursday, March 5, the Emmaus Pastorate RCIA session will focus on the Sacraments of Healing. Join us
at 7:00 p.m. at the Psalm Center (the apartment) of St. Mary Parish in Strawberry Point. We have great discussions!
Lenten Communal Reconciliation for the Emmaus Pastorate will be held on Wednesday, April 1, at Starmont High School. A meal will be served at 5:30 p.m., with reconciliation
from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Mark Your Calendars for March 22-24
Emmaus Pastorate-wide Mission St. Mark Parish
Soup Supper—5:30 p.m. Speaker—Anthony Digmann
7:00 p.m.
Join us for a three-night pastorate-wide mission. Topics include:
Sunday—Why God? Science, Faith, and Evidence for God.
Monday—Why Christian? Evidence for the Authenticity of Christianity.
Tuesday—Why Catholic? An Introduction to Catholic Apologetics
Plan to attend each night. However, if you are unable to make one night, don’t let that stop you
from attending the others. Each night is a stand-alone session.
Parishioners from all Pastorate Parishes are invited to the Annual St. Mark Gala, held on Saturday, March 14. Tickets may also be purchased in the St. Mark Parish Office. Hours: 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Monday through Thursday) 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. (Friday)
4 |Check out the Emmaus Website—www.vibrantcatholic.com Welcome to the Emmaus Pastorate
St. Patrick (Continued) Pastorate Meetings/Events Schedule
Mar 2 Financial Peace University, 6:00 p.m.,
St. Mark Parish Center Mar. 3 Pastorate Faith Formation Commission at
St. Patrick, 6:30 p.m. Mar. 4 St. Joseph Crafters, 8:30 a.m. Mar. 4 St. Joseph, Soup Supper, 5:15 p.m.,
followed by Exposition/Stations Mar. 5 Sacred Heart Parish Life, 6:00 p.m. Mar. 5 RCIA—Sacraments of Healing, St. Mary,
7:00 p.m. Mar. 6 St. Patrick Fish Fry, 5:00 p.m. Mar. 8 Daylight Savings Time Begins Mar. 8 “The Mass” Video, St. Joseph, Lenten
Study, 4:00 p.m. Mar 9 Financial Peace University, 6:00 p.m.,
St. Mark Parish Center Mar. 10 Stations, Sacred Heart, 6:30 p.m. Mar. 11 St. Joseph Crafters, 8:30 a.m. Mar. 11 St. Joseph, Soup Supper, 5:15 p.m.,
followed by Exposition/Stations Mar. 11 Faith Formation Students, Rosary,
St. Mark Church, 6:00 p.m. Mar. 12 Emmaus Pastorate Staff Meeting,
4:00 p.m., St. Mark Mar. 12 RCIA—Eucharist & Decisions, St. Mary,
7:00 p.m. Mar. 14 St. Mark Gala, 5:00 p.m.
St. Patrick, Colesburg Sunday Eucharist Celebration
First & third Sundays of month—8:00 a.m.
A 50/50 Raffle will be held in conjunction with the Fish Fry.
Tickets may be purchased at any
parish office!
The Pastoral Council would like to thank everyone who attended the Town Hall Meeting last week. We value your interest and your input! We had 44 people attend which was 32% of adults in our parish.
St Patrick Will Be Sponsoring a Food Drive during Lent and especially during our fish fry on March 6. Bring non-perishable food items and get $1 off your dinner ticket. Needed items are listed under St. Mary in the
bulletin. Please be generous. Janitor Needed—St. Patrick is hiring a janitor to clean the Parish Center after events. Please contact Sandy Klaus to apply (563-928-7200 office; 563-543-0566 cell). Thanks for your willingness to serve our parish!
St. Mark, Edgewood
Tithing Report from February 22-23 Budget ................................................................ $2,787.00 ACH Budget .......................................................... $418.00 Offertory ................................................................ $224.00 Building Fund ........................................................ $450.00 Erickson Property .................................................... $50.00 Total Received .................................................. $3,929.00
Many Thanks to those who attended the Town Hall Meeting last Sunday. The ideas contributed by parishioners make a huge difference in determining the future direction of St. Mark. We had 51 people in attendance (which was only 11% of the adults in our parish).
Are You a Good Letter Writer? Would you like to read a few really good letters? Bible study will be returning to the St. Mark Parish Center on Thursdays at 8:30 a.m., starting March 5. We will be discussing James, Peter and Jude: The Catholic Letters. EVERYONE is welcome to come and learn how these New Testament letters can help us today. No signup needed! Call Jane Christiansen with any questions (563-920-5967).
We Are Excited to Announce a New Grandparent Ministry Program: Grandparents Matter-Proverbs 17:6—Proverbs 17:6 says: Children's children are the crown of the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents. This new ministry is an effort between St. Mark and several other churches in our community with the goal to connect grandparents and children to share faith and time together. Don't have a grandparent close by or don't have your grandchildren local? That's OK! We invite grandparents or children who would like to participate to give us a call; we'd love to pair you up! We will be holding a date day together every other month; our first program will be held Saturday, March 14, from 9:30-11:00 a.m. We will be holding the program at Lincolnwood to allow residents of Lincolnwood or the Convalescent Home to participate at the level they choose. Please mark the date on your calendars and plan to join us. If you would like to be paired with a grandparent or grandchild, contact Jody Kerns (563-920-4836); we'd love to help you connect! Committee members representing St. Mark include: Jim and Lynn Lueken, Chad and Nikki Funke, Matt and Michelle Venteicher, and Dave and Ann Venteicher. Please feel free to contact any committee member with questions or for more information. We're really excited to provide this time together for families!
St. Mark Prayer Chain—The letters which include the revised St. Mark Prayer Chain have been distributed. We have been informed that there are some mistakes. If you received a letter and you did not sign up for this ministry, if you signed up for this ministry and did not receive a letter, or if the phone number listed is incorrect, please contact Linda Williams (563-590-1524) as soon as possible so she can make corrections. Sorry for any inconvenience; we will correct any mistakes.
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St. Mark (Continued)
Gala Tickets May Also Be Purchased in the St. Mark Parish Office. Hours: 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Monday through Thursday) 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. (Friday)
The Annual Observance of The World Day of Prayer is March 6 at 11:30 a.m. at St. Mark. The focus country is the African country of Zimbabwe. An ecumenical prayer service will be offered at the church, followed by a luncheon of delicious Zimbabwean food in the parish center. So that we prepare enough food, please let us know you’re coming by calling 563-928-7200 by Tuesday, March 3. Parents of Small Children—We will be spraying the church for ants so we ask parents of small children to watch their children so they don’t put items that have dropped onto the floor into their mouths.
Spring Cleaning—We will be cleaning the church and parish center on Saturday, March 28, starting at 8:00 a.m. Please join us. Many hands make light work! A light lunch will be provided.
St. Mark Faith Formation Students will have a special class on Wednesday, March 11. The students will meet in the church at 6:00 p.m. to learn how to pray the Rosary. All parishioners, especially parents, are encouraged to join us.
St. Mark (Continued)
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St. Mary (Continued) St. Joseph, Elkader
Sacred Heart, Volga Sunday Eucharist Celebration
Second & fourth Sundays of month—8:00 a.m.
St. Mary, Strawberry Point
For the Week of February 29, we light the candles for Mike Stowe, as requested by Fran and Ken Zichal. Join us for The World Day of Prayer on Friday, March 6, at 11:30 a.m. Ladies, spend your lunch hour with us. We’ll spend 30 minutes in prayer at the church and then enjoy a lunch.
Tithing Report from February 22-23
Budget................................................................... $243.00 ACH Budget .......................................................... $230.00 Offertory .................................................................. $91.25 Total Received .................................................... $546.25
Tithing Report from February 22-23 Budget ................................................................ $1,380.00 Offertory ................................................................ $141.00 Capital Improvement ............................................... $25.00 Ash Wednesday ...................................................... $40.00 Total Received .................................................. $1,586.00
Tithing Report from February 22-23 Budget ............................................................... $1,242.00 ACH Debits (February) ...................................... $1,570.00 Offertory ................................................................ $125.57 Ash Wednesday ....................................................... $5.00 Total Received ................................................. $2,942,57
St. Joseph/Sacred Heart
Lenten Presentations—Join us for video presentations on the Mass (25 minutes long) by Bishop Robert Barron, a six-part series. The presentations will be held twice per week—St. Joseph Parish Center, 4:00 p.m., on Sundays, starting March 1 or at Sacred Heart on Tuesdays after the 6:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross and a simple supper. For more information, contact Cheryl Whittle (563-880-1442).
2020 St. Mary Parish Town Hall Meeting Saturday, March 7
7:00-8:30 p.m. YOUR TOWN HALL
MEETING NEEDS YOU!
Mark your calendars (and change your schedules if need be) so that you can
participate in your 2020 Parish Town Hall Meeting! Information, discussion and planning are critical as each parish develops a vision for
the future! From singles, young married couples, empty-nesters, widows and all senior
citizens---WE NEED YOU!
Food Pantry Needs 100% juice/tomato juice vegetable oil Honey Vegetable beef soup Mayo and salad dressings Ketsup Jam or jelly Salt Pepper Tuna Baking soda Tuna Helper Pasta sauce Sugar Flour vinegar Saltine crackers Hamburger Helper Margarine frozen orange juice Cake mixes peaches/pineapple/ Macaroni applesauce Dish soap paper towels Bleach Disinfectant cleaners
Game Afternoon—On Sunday, February 23, Sacred Heart hosted a game afternoon. Approximately 40 children and adults attended and fun was had by all. Games included Bingo, Connect 4, Cribbage and more. A light luncheon was served. Some participants asked when we were doing this again, which was such an awesome comment to hear. Between the Bingo and free will donation, a total of $100.25 was collected; this money will go to the Sacred Heart Cemetery fund.
Time and Talent Sheets have been processed and ministry trainings will be taking place soon. New ministry volunteers will be contacted. Watch for information in the bulletin or you may get and email or phone call.
A Fellowship Gathering was held on February 23; donations totaling $268 were received. These donations will go to the Assistance Fund
Special Invitation for All Parishioners! Sacred Heart church cleaning will be held on Saturday, March 21, beginning at 8:30. Snack/light lunch provided. Please bring cleaning supplies (buckets & rags). All are welcome and encouraged to help!
St. Patrick Parish John Wessel 563-856-5008 St. Mark Parish Daryl Jaeger 563-380-0863 St. Joseph Parish Ann Gibney 563-245-1597 St. Mary Parish Jerry Ketoff 563-581-2488 Sacred Heart Parish Beth Petsche 319-610-7358
Father John Father Richard Gaul
St. Mary Lucas Baker Doug Behrens Kate Breitbach Mary Elsbury Pat Farmer Denny Gaffney Merlin Goedken Pat Grady Bonnie Hayes Karen Nemecek Kathy Keppler Virginia Keppler Sheryl Porter Ralph Werner
St. Joseph Luke Baade Eli Belser Maureen Bergan Jean Dougherty Ronnie Dougherty Peg Ferguson Ronald Fette Abby Folsom Marge Hamann Ruth & Don Hamilton Jerry Kessler Jacquie McTaggart Kathy Pfeiffer Jerry Powell Karen Sewell Jill Sparrgrove Sherry Westemeier Katey Wright
St. Mark Steve Brown Zach Fisher Scarlett Galloway Bonnie Helle Erika Hempstead Joanie Kerns Irwin (Butch) Marx Tracey Ogden Jessi Overmann Allen Schaefers Kay Schaffer Tryce Sperfslage Diane Uhlenkamp Joe Weigel Tiny Weigel Liam Young
St. Patrick T.J. Breitbach Father Thomas Bush Doug Goebel Kay Jones Marie Pasker Bob Pasker Anna Marie Ries
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The deadline for the March 14-15 bulletin is March 5. All bulletin articles should be