1 today’s readings sunday of lent deuteronomy 26:4-10
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1st Sunday of Lent
10 March 2019
Immaculate Conception Parish
Fairbank Iowa 50629
Today’s Readings Deuteronomy 26:4-10
Psalm 91: 1-15
Romans 10: 8-13
Luke 4:1-13
Marriage Building Blocks As you reflect on what personal penitential practice you might
take on during this Lenten season also consider something you’d
like to do as a team. Pray together, fast together, no
complaining…
During
Forty Days – Forty Items We have a challenge for you!! Each day of Lent, remove one item from your family’s closet that you no longer wear or need and put it in a trash bag that is provided in the back of the church. At the end of Lent bring your bag to IC Hall to be donated to the Helping Hands Closet at Buck Creek. IC Confirmation Class!!!
Lenten Petitions Vase: You are invited to write down your personal petitions/intercessions for Lent and drop them in the vase located next to the cross. We will offer them up at each Mass during Lent. Bring your worries & cares and drop them into the ‘well’ of God’s Love, Hope, and Mercy. Paper and pens are on the small table next to the door. The petitions will remain in the vase throughout Lent. These are your personal petitions and will not be read by anyone else..
????? Adult Faith Formation: “ASK FATHER” Do you have a question about our Catholic faith? During Lent, you will have the opportunity to “ASK FATHER”. In the entry of the church you will find a question box. If you have a question concerning our Catholic faith, write it on a slip of paper, place it in the box. One question will be chosen each week, answered by Fr. Atwood, and printed in the Sunday bulletin. Contact person is Cindy Pint @ 319-415-5795
Lord, We Lift Up to You in Prayer…. Carole Levendusky, Norman Schmitt, Leo Wickman, Leo
Beierschmitt, Lindsey Ernst, Fr.Anthony Sloan, Mary Ellen
Youngblut .Pat Miller,Don Reiter (Angie Auel’s father), , Sr.
Barbara Rastatter, Jim Kaufman Sr., , Sherry Duffy, Don
Brandt, Mary Ann Ryan, Ellie Shimp, Lisa (Sadler) Dolan,
Melvin Sadler, Lisa Koile Schares, Dean Mangrich victims of
hatred, racism, violence, natural disaster; terrorism, and all in
our parish, our community, and our hearts who are suffering
and in need of Christ’s healing touch May they know His
loving Presence in the eyes, hands and hearts of those who give
them care. May our prayers for help and healing rise like incense
to our God of hope, love and mercy.
Communion To Our Sick Or Homebound Ministry: contact Diane Wenger at 319-269-2553 or Michelle Weepie 319-635-2428
I C Parish Prayer Chain Hotline: Please contact
Dorothy E. Duffy (Mrs. Jack) at 319-929-4788
Sacrament Of The Sick ~ Anointing for the seriously ill
or dyng, call the Sacred Heart Parish Center 319-283-3743, or if having surgery speak with Father Atwood in the Sacristy before or after Mass
Baptism Class For Parents: All parents who wish to
have their child baptized at Immaculate Conception parish are required to attend a baptism class prior to scheduling the baptism.
I C Cemetery – contact the parish office
Funeral Dinners: Group #3: Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec
We provide desserts & serve a catered meal
For Rental Of The Parish Center : contact Tammy
Kaufman to inquire about renting the parish center.
I C STAFF ~ Fr. Ray Atwood, Pastor ~
IC Parish Office Wednesday Mornings after 8AM Mass Office at Sacred Heart Parish Center 319-283-3743
Sacred Heart Rectory 319-283-9577 email: [email protected]
~ Deacon Jim Patera ~ Office at Sacred Heart Parish Center 319-283-3743
~Glenda Kleitsch IC Secretary/Bookkeeper~
I C Parish Office PH: 319-635-2211 located at 405 Fairbank St I C Parish Office hours:
Mon-Thurs 8AM – 3PM Closed Friday Mailing address: P O BOX 505 Fairbank IA 50629
email: [email protected] website: http://icfairbank.weebly.com/
Archdiocesan website: www.dbqarch.org
~Dan & Lynda Cutsforth, DRE & Youth Ministry~ DRE Office PH :319-635-2211
located in the Parish Center at 405 Faribank St Mailing address: P O Box 505, Fairbank IA 50629
Dan email: [email protected] Lynda email: [email protected]
~Tammy Kaufman, Facility Rental Coordinator~ PH: 319-404-9071 or email [email protected]
Len
Stewardship in His Name…. What temptations lure us from the path of discipleship?
Possessions? Pride? Power? Oh Lord, create for us a
clean heart and renew a steadfast spirit within us!
Lenten Book Study John R Wood’s newly revised book “ORDINARY LIVES, EXTRAORDINARY MISSION”
sessions are held immediately after Mass in the meeting room of the Hall. Call/text Brenda at 319-431-7912 if you have any questions.
March Calendar
Mon Mar 11 office closed 9-11 AM Staff mtg Sun Mar 17 Donut Sunday 8th grade class hosts
Donut Sunday next Sunday ! In the Parish Center after Mass – Join us! All are welcome!
Sun Mar 17 Church Cleaning after Mass Wed Mar 20 Senior Potluck Lunch 11:30 AM Wed Mar 20 Parish Hall Cleaning Wed Mar 27 Pastoral/Finance Mtg 5:30 PM
Lenten Fish Fry, Columbus Club, 2102 S Frederick
Ave, Oelwein, Mar 8 and 22nd. 4:30 – 7:00 PM
Fairbank Community Club Fish Fry, Legion Hall,
Friday, March 29; 4:30 – 7:30 PM.
I C FISH FRY Friday, April 12 Will be held in the IC Parish Hall
We will have 50/50 Raffles Adult and Kids Door Prizes every ½ hour.
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~MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS~ Sun Mar 10 8:30 AM IC For the People Sun Mar 10 10:30AM SH Doug Pagel Mon Mar 11 8:00 AM SH Poor Souls in Purgatory Wed Mar 13 8:00 AM IC Tami(Jim) Kleitsch Thurs Mar 14 8:00 AM SH For the Sick
Fri Mar 15 8:45 AM SH Vicki Vyverberg Smith
Fri Mar 15 5:30 PM SH Henrietta Cashen Sat Mar 16 4:30PM SH Hogan, Weiden, Becker Fam Sun Mar 17 8:30 AM IC Members of Aschoff Fam Sun Mar 17 10:30 AM SH For the People
~MINISTRY SCHEDULES~ SUNDAY, Mar 10 at 8:30 AM Lector: Dan Cutsforth EM 2 Hosts & 2 Cup: Deacon Jim, Kelly Galleger
Joe & Cheryl Kleitsch Servers: Traeton Sauerbrei, Krayton Zimmerman Cantor: Bob Byersdorfer Organist: Gifts: Randy & Jody Woods Money Counters: Denny & Mary K Frost, Karen Matthews
SUNDAY, Mar 17 at 8:30 AM
Lector: 8th Graders EM 2 Hosts & 2 Cup: Deacon Jim, Glenda Kane
Joe & Dianne Rubino Servers: 8th Graders Cantor: Kim Weepie Organist: Roxanne/Choir Gifts: 8th Graders Money Counters: Rex & Glenda Kane, Duane & Renae Fenske
HOSPITALITY PEOPLE FOR MARCH
Mitch Sauerbrei, Rick Woods, Tom Kleitsch **** New Greeters: Madelyn Fenske, Emma Cutsforth ****
March 17 – 8th Graders hosts
“ Stations of the Cross”
During Lent immediately following the Wednesday mornings Mass at IC ~beginning Wednesday, March 13 And also… March 13 and April 10th
at 7:30PM
A Children's Prayer for Lent Lord, please show me what I should give up for Lent And when I've given it up Remind me to pray to You instead To thank You To love You To hear from You Each and every day in Lent Amen
Parish Financial $upport Mar 3-Mar 7 Budget $3322 Offertory $132 Building Fund $150 Capital Campaign $1625 Prayer Garden Memory of Carl Schneider $80 Memory of Melvin/Bernice Babinat $300
Our sympathy and prayers are extended to the family~ Dorothy (Jack) Duffy, Donna Higgins, Roger Kane, and Rex
& Glenda Kane ~ and friends of ……Lester Kane Lester entered eternal rest on Friday, March 1, 2019
Those we love remain with us,
for love itself lives on.
Cherished memories never fade
because one loved is gone.
Those we love can never be
more than a thought apart,
for as long as there’s a memory they live on in our hearts.
Background on the Gospel Reading
Luke 4: 1-13
In each of the three Synoptic Gospels, after his
baptism, Jesus is reported to have spent forty days in
the desert, fasting and praying. In Luke and in
Matthew, the devil presents three temptations to Jesus.
The devil tempts Jesus to use his power to appease his
hunger, he offers Jesus all the kingdoms of the world if
Jesus will worship him, and he tempts Jesus to put
God's promise of protection to the test. In each case,
Jesus resists, citing words from Scripture to rebuke the
devil's temptation.
Each temptation that Jesus faces offers insight into the
spirituality we hope to develop as we keep the forty
days of the Season of Lent. We can trust God to
provide for our material needs. We worship God
because God alone has dominion over us and our
world. We can trust God to be faithful to his promises.
Jesus' rejection of the devil's temptations shows that he
will not put God to the test. Grounding himself on the
Word and authority of Scripture, Jesus rebukes the
devil by his confidence in God's protection and
faithfulness.
This Gospel highlights for us one of the central themes
of the Season of Lent. We are dependent upon God for
all that we have and all that we are. Anything that leads
us to reject this dependency or to distrust its
sufficiency, is a temptation from the devil.
Luke ends his report of Jesus' temptation in the desert
by noting that the devil departs for a time. The
implication is that the devil will return. Jesus knows
that he will be tempted again in the Garden of
Gethsemane. The depth of Jesus' trust in God is shown
most fully when Jesus rejects the temptation to turn
away from the task God has given to him. Jesus' final
rebuke of the devil is his sacrifice on the Cross.
Jesus' responses to the temptations of the devil teach us
how we can respond to temptation. As we start our
journey through Lent, this Sunday's Gospel calls us to
adopt the same confidence that Jesus had in the face of
temptation: God's word alone will suffice, God's
promise of protection can be trusted, and God alone is
God. Taken from Loyola Press Sunday Connection
Homily Notes: What did I hear that I would like to remember or think about later???
Dear Padre
Play 500 & Euchre Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:30PM @ Parkview
Fight Like A Girl Benefit for Lisa Schares, Saturday, March 16;
4:00-9:00, American Legion Hall, Fairbank, Free Will Donation Chili
Dinner, Bake Sale, Silent Auction Raffle, etc. Donations can also be
made to the Lisa Schares Benefit at the North East Security
Bank/Fairbank.
Oelwein Columbus Club, 2102 S Frederick Ave, March 17, 8-
12PM, Omelet Breakfast made-to-order your way. Free Will Donations.
Irish Soup and Pie Supper, Tuesday, March 19; 4:30 – 7:00 PM;
Fairbank United Methodist Church, Free Will, serving Irish Beef Stew,
Potatoes Soup, Soda Bread, Pie and Beverages, Carry-outs available.
Spring FFA Omelet Breakfast, Sunday, March 24,8AM – 12 noon;
Readlyn Elementary; serving omelets, cinnamon rolls, beverages.
If you are new to our parish or just visiting – Welcome!! We’re glad you’re here!
If you would like to officially claim us as your Parish Family – we would love to have you! Contact the parish office for Information and a
registration form 319-635-2211