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15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
14 July 2019
Immaculate Conception Parish
Fairbank, Iowa 50629
Today’s Readings Deuteronomy 30:10-14
Psalm 69:14-36
Colossians 1:15-20
Luke 10:25-37
Marriage Building Blocks In today’s Gospel we hear the story of the Good Samaritan.
Sometimes we can miss the hurts and needs of those closest to
us. Does your spouse have a wound that needs tending?
The Family of Ruth Kerns would like to extend our sincere gratitude to everyone involved in preparing such a heartwarming funeral. Thank you to Father Atwood, Deacon Jim, Mass servers, Eucharistic Ministers, Roxanne and the choir for the beautiful Mass. Ladies & Gentlemen of our Parish: Thank you so much for serving the meal and delicious desserts. Your thoughtfulness and prayers were very much appreciated.
Lord, We Lift Up to You in Prayer…. Mary Delagardelle (Anita Destival’s mom), Diane Wenger,
Dick Snyder, Michael McDonough, Scott McMahon, Carole
Levendusky, Leo Wickman 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 Next class August 17@8:30
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]
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
July Congratulatory Celebrations 80+ Plus Birthdays
Dean Allen on the 5th Darlene Briddle on the 21st
Verna Kerns on the 23rd Leona Kleitsch on the 24th
50+ Wedding Anniversaries Jerry & Wanda Kaufman on the 18th Maurice & Wilma Welsh on the 28th
Be sure to let the parish office know when you celebrate these milestones so that we too may share your joy!
Thanks to all the ladies and gentlemen that help during
funerals and events happening in the parish hall. There is
a set of sun glasses left on the microwave after Monday’s
funeral. Also two cake pans were left in the hall.
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2018 Directories are still
for sale in the office
$10 each. ***************************
Stewardship in His Name…. The good Samaritan was also a good steward, giving his time
and his treasure to meet his neighbor’s need. At the end of
this familiar story, Jesus urges His hearers — and us — to go
and do the same!
July Calendar Sun July 14 NCYC Car Wash 10-1 Fairbank Car Wash, Free Will Donation Mon July 15 July Group Church Cleaning 6:30 PM Wed July 17 Senior Potluck 11:30 AM July 21 & 28 Father Paul officiating Mass Thurs July 25 Office closed
Father Atwood will be out of the office July 17-30. Please contact Deacon Jim for emergency situations.
August Calendar Sat Aug 3 Fairbank All Class Reunion 11:30 – 2PM Mon Aug 5 Parish Life Mtg 3:00 PM
Wed Aug 7 4:30pm CEMETERY CORPORATE MTG
5:00pm FINANCE CORPORATE MTG 5:30pm PASTORAL/FINANCE MTG Thurs Aug 15 Knights of Columbus Mtg 7:00 pm Wed Aug 21 Senior Potluck 11:30 AM
Sacred Heart School, Oelwein has the following positions open: Head Cook – 30 hours per week Associate – 20-30 hours per week
Contact Julie Woods at [email protected] Send letter of interest or resume
~MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS~ Sun July 14 8:30 PM IC Donald Ernst Sun July 14 10:30AM SH For the People Mon July 15 8:00 AM SH Robert & Regina Bergman Wed July 17 8:00 AM IC No Mass Thurs July 18 8:00 AM SH No Mass Fri July 19 8:00 AM SH No Mass
Sat July 20 4:30 PM SH Lou & Virginia Pirillo Sun July 21 8:30 AM IC For the People Sun July 21 10:30 AM SH Norene Erpelding
~MINISTRY SCHEDULES~ SUNDAY, July 14 at 8:30 AM Lector: Dan Cutsforth EM 2 Hosts & 2 Cups: Michelle Weepie, Anita Destival
Joe & Cheryl Kleitsch Servers: Kaylee Kleitsch, Brooklyn Pint Cantor: Bob Organist: Carol Gifts: Randy & Jodi Woods Money Counters: Denny & Mary K Frost, Karen Matthews
SUNDAY, July 21 at 8:30 AM Lector: Lori Beierschmitt EM 2 Hosts & 2 Cups: Deacon Jim, Norm Pint
Gary & Irene Peyton Servers: Ella Weepie, Marshall Weepie Cantor: Tony Organist: Roxanne Gifts: Zimmerman Family Money Counters: Rex & Glenda Kane, Duane & Renae Fenske
HOSPITALITY PEOPLE FOR JULY Mitch Sauerbrei, John Even, Mike Buenzow Reilly Richards, Katie Sauerbrie, Madelyn Fenske
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Parish Financial $upport July 7 – July 11
Budget $4118 Offertory $71 Youth Fund $3 Building Fund $248 Capital Donation $50 Pledge Installment $2350
Thank you!!! for supporting your parish home
“Perfection is God’s business. I just try for excellence. Michael J. Fox
Celebrate Life!
Alleluia!
SUNDAY MISSAL ~ LIVING WITH CHRIST 2019-2020 It is once again time to order your Sunday Missals for the coming year. NAME______________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS____________________________________________________________________________ PHONE # ________________________________; please circle one -- Sacred Heart or I C SUNDAY MISSAL QUANTITY_________X $4.00 each = $_____________________enclosed with order Please make checks payable to Sacred Heart – Oelwein. Orders may be returned in a marked envelope in the collection baskets, the mail, or dropped off at the parish offices during hours. Amount due must be received with the order. Sorry, orders without
Background on the Gospel Reading
Luke 10:25-37
As Jesus continues his journey to Jerusalem, he is confronted by a scholar of the law who wants to test him. In the Gospels of Mark and Matthew, Jesus is asked about the greatest commandment. Here, in Luke's Gospel, the lawyer asks what we must do to inherit eternal life. In the other two Gospels, Jesus answers the question by quoting Deuteronomy 6:5, on loving God with all your heart, and Leviticus 19:18, on loving your neighbor. Here Jesus asks the expert to answer this question, “What is written in the law?” The man is caught and responds with Deuteronomy 6:5. This verse is one of the most important prayers in Judaism, and it was said twice a day in Jesus' time. Love of God and love of neighbor are what is required for eternal life. Jesus' response is simple, “Do this and you will live.” Having been shown up by Jesus, the lawyer tries another question: Who is my neighbor whom I must love like myself? In the society of Jesus' time, with its distinctions between Jews and Gentiles, men and women, clean and unclean, this was a trick question. Jesus responds with one of the most beautiful of all the parables, the Good Samaritan. It is found only in Luke's Gospel. The road from Jerusalem to Jericho descends 3,300 feet in just 17 miles. Its narrow passes and rocky terrain made it an easy place for bandits to wait for travelers. The traveler in this parable is identified only as “a certain man.” Luke uses this phrase in many of his parables so that the audience, Jew or Gentile, could identify with the man. After the attack, the man is left for dead, naked and bleeding on the side of the road. A priest comes along, but rather than helping, as one might expect, he moves to the other side of the road. Another religious person comes along, a Levite who assists in the Temple. His reaction is the same as the priest's. Both of them choose to not even find out if the man is alive. A third person comes along. The listeners would probably expect him to be an Israelite. This would make the parable a criticism of the religious leadership. Instead he is a Samaritan, an Israelite's most hated neighbor. Samaritans were descendents of Jews from the northern part of the country, who had intermarried with Gentiles and did not worship in Jerusalem. The Samaritan not only goes over to the injured man but cleans his wounds, puts him on his own animal, takes him to an inn to recover, and promises to pay all his expenses. The hated enemy is the compassionate neighbor in this parable. Jesus has demolished all boundary expectations. It is not social definitions such as class, religion, gender, or ethnicity that determines who is our neighbor. A neighbor is a person who acts with compassion toward another. The point becomes not who deserves to be loved as I love myself, but that I become a person who treats everyone with compassion. When Jesus asks the lawyer who was the neighbor in the story, the lawyer can't bring himself to say it was the Samaritan. All he says is that it was “the one who treated him with mercy.” Jesus' response was similar to that of the first discussion: “Go and do likewise.” The lawyer, and we, know what is right. The key is to do it. Taken from Loyola Press Sunday Connection
Homily Notes: What did I hear that I would like to remember or think about later???
Marriage on Tap
Sun, Aug 11 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Locals Bar, 229 E 4th St. Waterloo Tickets Available iowa-wwme.wixsite.com Join Fr. Anthony “Tony” Kruse of Blessed Sacrament Parish as he shares his views on the Sacrament of Marriage. This casual evening is also way to connect with other married couples who share similar beliefs. Drinks and food will be on your own. Pre-registration recommended, but not required. Questions: contact Matt and Diane Boyle at 319-939-5025 Sponsored by Worldwide Marriage Encounter Iowa/LaCrosse
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