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July 11, 2010
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saint Cecilia C A T H O L I C C O M M U N I T Y 2 9 0 0 H o o ve r Ave n u e • A m e s , I A 5 0 010
Religious Education & Youth Ministry Registration
Registration for Religious Education and Youth Ministry programs is always available in the Religious Education Office 8:00AM-3:30PM
Or by Appointment Monday—Friday.
LIFE TEEN welcomes all High Schoolers Meets from 6:30-9PM each Sunday!
Our Calendar is available on our website at: www.saintcecilialifeteen.net
July 11: XLT, 6:30PM at Saint Cecilia July 15: “The Lion and the Lamb,” Book of Revelation, Session 1, 6- 8PM, A/Y Room July 16-18: Steubenville Mid-America July 18: “I told You So,” 6:30PM at Saint Cecilia
RCIA Call John Hayes for information about joining the Catholic Church at 232-3514.
Baptism Class All parents seeking baptism for their child are expected to attend a preparation session even though they may have attended previously. Next class is August 12 , 2010. **Note: Class has been changed to the second Thursday, every other month.** To register for the class or schedule a baptism, please call the Parish office at 233-3092.
Adult Education—**Note** All Bible Study groups will be suspended from June 22 to August 16.
Scripture Study: Meets Mondays, 7:30-9PM in the North Social Hall.
Bible Study in Spanish: Meets Mondays, 6:00-7PM in the North Social Hall.
Tuesday Morning Bible Study: Meets 10:00-11:00AM in the North
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Saint Cecilia Parish provides a meal to parishioners who have new babies. Please help us by contacting the Parish Office if you have a new baby and have not been contacted by the parish. You may also help by offering to prepare meals for a family with a new baby. Call the Parish Office to volunteer.
CFM OFFERS FRIENDSHIP AND SUPPORT: Families, faith and fun. That is what the Christian Family Movement is all about. Through prayer, discussion and action, families grow in their faith as they provide support and friendship to one another. Meeting in small faith sharing groups, parents and their families learn to live their faith in their every day lives, at home, in our communities and in the market place. If you want to learn more about this group here at St. Cecilia, please contact Deacon Gary and Kay Aitchison at 296-2966 or [email protected].
Reducing Poverty One Mile at a Time
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque has a “Cycling for Change” bicycle team organized that is aimed at raising awareness to the one out of every eleven Iowans living in poverty. We are looking for riders to join our team to ride across Iowa during RAGBRAI July 25-31, 2010. If you are interested in joining our “Cycling for Change” bicycle team, please contact Deb Jasper, Team Captain at 800-772-2758 or [email protected] More information is on the website: www.cyclingforchange.org.
BABY-SITTING AVAILABLE: Saturday , August 14 St. Cecilia A/Y Room, 5-10pm.
High schoolers attending World Youth Day in Madrid, Spain are start-ing an outreach for young families by hosting a night of baby-sitting every second Saturday from April of 2010 to May of 2011. Upcoming dates when child care will be available in 2010: August 14, Septem-ber 11, October 9, & December 11. Children ages 0-10 years are welcome. Recommended donation is $5 an hour per child. To help us plan ahead, you may call Anna at 232-3514 to let us know you are coming.
We hope to see you there, & thank you for your support!
Construction at Saint Cecilia Construction started on the remodeling for new rooms. This resulted in the loss of parking and may result in the re-routing of traffic flow into the Burke Chapel. Teak Con-struction has assured us we will have access to the Burke Chapel during construction. We are sorry for any incon-venience.
Steubenville Mid-America has 4 open spots! Join us for an
awesome weekend of inspiration & fun at this charismatic youth conference, with a stop at Six Flags on the way home! Call Anna Steele at 232-3514 if you are interested in attending.
Next Weekend is our Good Samaritan Fund/Food Shelf Collection Weekend. Items needed this month include laundry detergent, macaroni and cheese, soups, peanut butter, and tuna. Other suggested food items include baby foods, canned meat products, packaged, shelf-stable main meals, hamburger helper, pasta, spaghetti sauce, cereal, and canned fruit. The following non-food items are needed: dish soap,
disposable diapers, baby wipes, paper towels, Kleenex, and toilet paper. Thank you for your continued generous support!
Mass Intentions: Just a reminder, if you want a Mass said for someone, either living or deceased, or for a special in-tention, please call the Parish Office at 515-233-3092 to schedule a date. There are several times available in the upcoming months, especially during the week day masses.
Notice of 2010 Annual Meeting Good Neighbor Emergency Assistance, Inc. Tuesday, August 24. 12:00 (Noon), First United Methodist Church, 516 Kellogg Avenue, Ames, Iowa. Saint Cecilia Parish is a contributing member of Good Neighbor, through our Social Concerns Committee. Social Concerns meets on the third Monday of every month in the Sun/Storage Room. New members are always welcome!
MEETINGS & EVENTS
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SCHOOL NEWS
School News:
* St. Cecilia School is currently accepting applications for three-year-old preschool, 4-year-old (afternoon) preschool, and kinder-garten through fifth grades. Please call 232-5290 for registration materials. * Check out the St. Cecilia School website www.stceciliaparish.org/stcschool during the summer for 2010-2011 school year notices. * The school office will be on summer hours during the month of July. Please leave a voicemail at 232-5290 and someone will get back to you as soon as possible. The school office will open with regular hours (8am-3:30pm) on Monday, August 2nd.
COMMUNITY
Sanctity of Human Life will meet today, July 11 in the St. Clare Room at 9:30AM. Fellowship For Parents/Playgroup meets at Brookside Park on the first and third Wednesday of the month at 10:00AM once school lets out. Playgroup will be cancelled if it rains. Contact Jon Ryan at [email protected] or 232-2075 or Mary Cowan at [email protected] or 291-7409. All are welcome to attend. Marshalltown Deanery Council of Catholic Women The quarterly meeting will be held Thursday, July 15, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Chelsea (201 Broad St.). The day begins with Liturgy at 9:00 AM. Registration will follow. The general meeting will begin at 10:00 AM and lunch at noon. The program speaker will be Jessica Statler on her "Nicaragua Trip". There will be a silent auction of crafts and baked goods as a fundraiser. Call Darlene Bovee at 232-4520 if interested in attending. A celebration for all couples who have been married fifty or more years will be held on Sunday, August 22 at the following locations: St. Francis de Sales, Ossion with Archbishop Jerome Hanus ;Church of the Nativity, Dubuque; St. Elizabeth Seton, Hiawatha; Immaculate Conception, Charles City All Saint Cecilia couples included in this celebration will be receiving an invitation in the mail. If you have not received your invitation , please call the parish office at 233-3092.
Save the date: The annual Saint Cecilia Golf Out-ing will be held on Sunday, September 12 at 1:00PM at Veenker. Get your foursome together and make plans to attend. More details about sign up in weeks to come.
Scrip will be available throughout the summer. We will order once a month, however local certificates are usually available. The up-coming ordering dates are Monday July 12, and Monday August 9. Our usual weekly ordering schedule will resume Monday August 23. Order forms are available in the narthex, parish office and on the school website. Orders can be dropped off in the parish office, emailed ([email protected]), called in or mailed in. Please continue to support education at Saint Cecilia by purchasing scrip certificates for gifts and for everyday spending. Contact Connie Vaclav (232-8343, [email protected]) for more information, to place an order, or to check what certificates are in stock.
Coffee & Donut Hosts Needed: We are in need of hosts for coffee and donuts following the 8:30 and 10:30 am Masses on the following Sundays: August 1, September 12, October 3, October 31, November 7, and November 14. This is an enjoyable opportunity to serve your fellow parishioners for an hour in a relaxed atmosphere on Sunday morning. We need additional volunteers in order to continue this wonderful community-building service each Sunday. 2-4 people can easily cover each Mass. Please contact Janet or Rick Brimeyer at 296-2990 if you are able to help.
Please join us in welcoming our new Saint Cecilia School principal,
Mr. Brandt Snakenburg, to the Saint Cecilia family. Mr. Snakenberg is a
man of great faith and brings with him 7 years of administrative experience in
Iowa and Texas, making him well-suited to be a strong leader for our school. Mr. Snakenberg will be relocating to Ames from
Fremont, Iowa with his wife, Dawn, and his three daughters, Lindsey, Kelsey, and Riley.
Welcome!
BENEFIT CONCERT FOR GOOD NEIGHBOR Tropical Steel will be in concert Monday, July 12 at 7 pm at the First Baptist Church of Ames. A steel drum (pan) band, the group will perform island music including ca-lypso, soca, and reggae as well as popular tunes and
more, and the concert will be geared toward all ages. The event is free; an offering will be received to support Good Neighbor Emergency Assistance, which helps families in need in Story County. The concert will be on the front lawn of the church and you are invited to bring lawn chairs or a blanket. A concession stand will open at 6:15, with proceeds supporting Good Neighbor. Please join us for a fun evening of music and support Good Neighbor! HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED “Nobody and do everything, but everyone can do something.” Hospice volunteers needed to share conversation, hold a hand, bake a cake, give a hug, touch a heart. For those not previously trained, training available July 20 & July 27, 9AM-3PM, Wesley At Home, 103 East 6th, Suite 104, Ames. Call Teri Van Lent, Volunteer Coordinator, WesleyLife Hospice Care, 515-271-6775 or [email protected] for an application.
Thanks to all of you who sent retirement cards, gifts, or came to the Reception. I appreciate your thought-fulness. I‟m excited about this new chapter in my life!
Gratefully, Barb Tallman
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Catechism of the Catholic Church
Part one: Section Two
Chapter One - I believe in god the Father
Article 1— I Believe in God the Father, Creator of Heaven & Earth Paragraph 5. Heaven and Earth
I. The Angels
The existence of angels—a truth of faith Who are they? Christ "with all his angels"
The angels in the life of the Church
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In the meantime, the whole life of the Church benefits from the mysterious and powerful help of angels.
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In her liturgy, the Church joins with the angels to adore the thrice-holy God. She invokes their assistance (in the funeral liturgy's In Paradisum deducant te angeli . . . ["May the angels lead you into Paradise . . ."]). Moreover, in the "Cherubic Hymn" of the Byzantine Liturgy, she celebrates the memory of certain angels more particu-larly (St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael, and the guardian angels).
Your Financial Stewardship
June 21-28 FYTD Contributions $12,166 $993,901 Needed to meet expenses $19,687 $1,023,724 Contributions (building) $ 328 $ 94,384 Contact Business Manager, Jerry Greving, for more detailed information or to set up the convenience of automatic withdrawal from your account.
Planned Giving—Planned Giving Tax Tip: Gifts of IRA Distribution If you own an IRA and you are age 70 1/2 or over, you can directly transfer tax-free, up to $100,000 per year to a charitable organization, i.e., Saint Cecilia Parish. (Pension plans, SEP„s and SIMPLE„s are not eligible.) The gift counts toward your required minimum distribution and reduces the amount that is includible for federal estate tax purposes. For more information, call the parish office or contact Jerry Greving, Parish Business Manager at 515-233-3092.
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
One of the classic images in a catalogue of stained glass art is that of the good Samaritan. Along with the prodigal son, and Jesus blessing the children, the good Samaritan is one of the most commonly reproduced artistic scenes. Within 125 years of the first printed English Bibles the term "good Samaritan" came to have the figurative sense referring to anyone who helped a stranger in distress. Interestingly, the biblical text never uses the word "good" to describe the Samaritan. He is referred to as "neighbor" to the man who fell victim to robbers. Yet if someone refers to a person as a good Samaritan, we know instantly what is meant. As we've all heard before, Samaritans were considered outcasts by Jews at the time of Jesus. Because they worshipped on Mt. Gerizim rather than in Jerusalem there were tensions between Jews and Samari-tans that even escalated to violence that had to be quelled by the Roman occupiers. So it was a very pretty picture when the lawyer who ques-tioned Jesus finds himself having to admit that it was the Samaritan who treated the robbers' victim with mercy. What is our own understanding of who is our neighbor in the present day? The parable is such an enduring tale that its meaning has slipped into our common language. But that has happened at the expense of the story's punch line, and it is one that packs a real punch! Who are the outcasts or the despised in our day? What class of people have we found it difficult to accept? Or who might we find it easy to denigrate? The homeless? Immigrants? Muslims? Someone else? What if they were the Samaritan? Would we love the story as much if Jesus asked us to-day, "Which of these, in your opinion, was neighbor?" How would we answer? Liturgical Publications Inc
Stewardship: 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!
Garage Meeting Room Remodel Project update as of 6/28/10
Forecasted Cost (Revised) $160,000 Funds Collected $76,382 Funds Pledged $49,625 Total Funds Committed $116,007 Balance needed $ 43,993
The Good Samaritan Service provides assistance to parishioners need-ing help with indoor care, personal services, trans-portation and outdoor care. If you or your family are in need of one of these services, please fill out a Good Samaritan Service Card and drop it off in the gold box next to the parish office. Thanks to all who
have volunteered to help with this service. Your efforts are truly appreciated.
Employment Help! Do you have job openings? Are you unemployed and looking for a job? Are you willing to help with resumes or be a mentor for interview skills? Please e-mail for information to: [email protected] or send to the attention of Deacon Ron Smith at the parish office. Please check the Social Concerns bulletin board for available resources.
Teams of Our Lady will serve coffee and donuts after the 8:30 and 10:30AM Masses this weekend.
Please Remember in Your Prayers: Mark Soltez, nephew of Lou Richert. May the Lord grant peace and consolation to his families in their time of need. May he, and all who sleep in Christ, find in God‟s presence, light, happiness and peace.
OFFICE MANAGER POSITION - Gilbert Lutheran Church Office Manager - 30 hours per week - Monday-Friday. Please email your resume to David Dougherty at [email protected] by July 18.
Mass Schedule Weekend: Saturday 5:00 PM; Sunday 8:30, 10:30 AM & 5:00 PM (Misa en Español) Weekday: Tuesday-Friday 7:00AM & 5:30 PM (Chapel)
Reconciliation Saturday 3:30-4:30 PM and by appointment. Parish Office Hours ........... Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:30 PM Phone ...................................... (515) 233-3092 Fax .......................................... (515) 233-6423 Rectory .................................... (515) 233-9477
www.stceciliaparish.org Parish Staff Pastor ............................ Father James Secora
[email protected] Deacons ............ Gary Aitchison, Alan Christy John McCully, Ron Smith, Richard Tondra Director of Music & Liturgy .... Robert Hauser
[email protected] Business Manager ................... Jerry Greving
[email protected] Bookkeeper .................. Char VanKerckvoorde
[email protected] Administrative Assistant ..............Kathy Best
[email protected] Religious Education Phone ...................................... (515) 232-3514 Fax……………………………….(515)232-2875 Director of Religious Education ..... John Hayes
[email protected] Youth Ministry Coordinator ....... Anna Steele
[email protected] Administrative Assistant ............. Patty Streit
[email protected] School Phone ...................................... (515) 232-5290 Fax……………………………….(515) 232-2875 Principal ........................... Brandt Snakenberg
[email protected] Administrative Assistant ........... Lois Vidimos
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Saturday, July 10 5:00PM: Elmo Derrico † Sunday, July 11 8:30AM: Chuck Johnson † 10:30AM: Catholic Daughters 5:00PM: Parishioners of St. Cecilia Misa en Español (Chapel) Tuesday, July 13 7:00AM: Eugene & Irene Cink † 5:30PM: Gene Dowie † Wednesday, July 14 7:00AM: Marianne Remmes Family 5:30PM: Alvera Irlbeck † Thursday, July 15 7:00AM: The Mark Hanson Family 5:30PM: Emily Wagner † Friday, July 16 7:00AM: Nick Gowdy † 5:30PM: For an end to Abortion Saturday, July 17 5:00PM: Henry Adams † Sunday, July 18 8:30AM: Parishioners of St. Cecilia 10:30AM: George Lemanczyk † 5:00PM: Priests, Deacons & Bishop Misa en Español (Chapel)
Readings for the Week of July 11, 2010 Sunday: Dt 30:10-14/Col 1:15-20/Lk 10:25-37 Monday: Is 1:10-17/Mt 10:34---11:1 Tuesday: I s 7:1-9/Mt 11:20-24 Wednesday: Is 10:5-7, 13b-16/Mt 11:25-27 Thursday: Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19/Mt 11:28-30 Friday: Is 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8/Mt 12:1-8 Saturday: Mi 2:1-5/Mt 12:14-21 Next Sunday: Gn 18:1-10a/Col 1:24-28/Lk 10:38-42 ©Liturgical Publications Inc
Prayer Opportunities
Prayer opportunities held in the Chapel. Scriptural Rosary Monday 7:00 AM Intercessory Prayer Group Sunday 9:00-10:00 PM Rosary Monday 7:30 PM*, Tuesday-Friday before 7:00 Mass
(*The rosary is said for Pro-life the first Monday of each month.) Christians in the Spirit Tuesday 7:15-9:00 PM Chaplet of Divine Mercy Friday 3:00 PM Liturgy of the Hours Saturday 7:00 AM Eucharistic Adoration The chapel is open daily. Keypad access only between 10:00PM & 6:00AM. Call the parish office (233-3092) for access information or to sign up for an adora-tion hour.
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Welcome to Saint Cecilia Parish.
Prayer Chain Send requests to Marge Sutter at 233-2622 or [email protected].