DAVENPORT

BUFFALO

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday 4:00 PM St. Alphonsus

Sunday 7:30 AM St. Alphonsus

9:00 AM St. Peter

10:30 AM St. Alphonsus

12:00 PM (Extraordinary Form) St. Alphonsus

Confessions approx. 45mins. before the 4pm Saturday Mass and after the 10:30am Mass on Sunday. Also available by appointment. Please call the office.

ST. ALPHONSUS ST. PETER

ST. ALPHONSUS CHURCH

Parish Council President

Tracy Rommel ................................................ 388-5193

Religious Education Director

Mary Ann Hagemann ...................................... 391-8593

RCIA Director

Sister Susan Rueve, O.S.F. .............................. 323-1502

St. Alphonsus Early Childhood

Education Center ....................................... 323-3204

Shelly Mclntosh, Director

ST. PETER CHURCH — BUFFALO

Deacon Larry Dankert .................................. 381-2741

Parish Council President

Mary Iossi ...................................................... 349-0537

Religious Education

Elementary - Nancy Stalder ............................ 381-2058

Intermediate - Scott Heskett .......................... 381-4991

PARISH SACRAMENTS

Baptism: Baptismal preparation class meets 1st Tuesday of

the month, with the Baptisms the following Sunday. Please

contact office for more information.

Weddings: Make arrangements pastor at least six months

before the wedding date. Dates and times for wedding in both

parishes must be scheduled by contacting the pastor.

RCIA: Classes begin mid-Sept for adults wishing to join the

Catholic church and/or wanting to enter more fully by receiving

the other sacraments. Please contact the parish office to register.

CHILD ABUSE REPORTING: Call Iowa Department of Human

Services Child Abuse Hotline: 800-362-2178 and if it involves

clergy or church personnel also notify Alicia Owens, the Victim

Assistance coordinator, 563-349-5002; vac@diodav.org

JULY 5, 2015 .-.FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Pastor: Rev. Paul J. Appel

Parochial Vicar: Rev. Christopher R. Young

Residence: 2618 Boies Avenue • Davenport, Iowa 52802

Phone: (563) 322-0987 • Fax: (563) 323-1458 •

E-mail: staldav@gmail.com

Web Page: www.stalphonsusdav.org

Office Hours: Monday ― Friday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Debbie Phelps ― Administrative Assistant

Youth Minister Director (5 parishes):

Mary-Ellen Pfeiffer

email: DavClusterYM@diodav.org

GENERAL NEWS NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS: AM 7:12-15; EPH 1:3-14; MK 6:7-13

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Today 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Happy Independence Day Weekend

10:30 AM Rosary before Mass/ St. Alphonsus

Mon. July 6 08:30 AM Eucharistic Adoration/ St. Alphonsus

01:00 PM Youth Ministry Movie Mondays/ St. Alphonsus

Tue. July 7 07:35 AM Pro-Life Rosary & Mother of Perpetual Help

Devotions/ St. Alphonsus

Wed. July 8 09:00 AM Sewing Group/ St. Alphonsus

01:00 PM St. Monica Prayer Shawl Meeting/ St. Alphonsus

06:00 PM Eucharistic Adoration/ St. Alphonsus

Thurs. July 9 06:00 PM Youth Ministry Sports Night/ St. Mary

Sat. July 11 06:00 PM Card Club/ St. Peter

Sun. July 12 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time

12:00 PM NO Latin Mass - Moved to St. Mary’s Davenport

Latin Mass News

Latin Mass Is Moving! Sunday, July 12th the Latin Mass will be offered at St.

Mary’s Parish in Davenport.

Today: July 5 - Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Next Sunday: July 12 - 6th Sunday after Pentecost @ St. Mary’s

STANDING UNITED AGAINST HATE

Please join the QCs Standing United Against Hate Committee in an interfaith event to

promote action, unity, and prayer. Event will take place on Aug. 30th at 5 PM at four

different riverside locations to make a statement to our youth and to the world that

hate is not the answer. Please see bulletin board for flyer.

VOLUNTEER FOR LIFE TRAINING

Women’s Choice Center is offering a volunteer training session on Sat. July 11th

from 9 AM to 3 PM. Those interested should have a belief in Life from conception till

natural death, a love for babies, and be willing to answer phones. Please call Kathy

at 563-332-0475 to reserve a spot. Lunch will be provided.

THEOLOGY ON TAP

Are you smarter than… the bishop?! Bishop Martin Amos will join young adults

Thurs. July 9th at the next Theology on Tap. We look forward to a great night of Q&A

and discussion with Bishop Amos - you won’t want to miss it! Theology on Tap is a

ministry for adults in their 20s and 30s, meeting at 7 PM at Jersey Grille (upstairs)

on Jersey Ridge Rd in Davenport. For more information email: qctheologyon-

tap@gmail.com

SUGAR CREEK LAWN SOCIAL

Sunday, July 12th from 3-7:30 PM. Beef & Pork Dinner $9 at the door, children (6-12)

$5, 5 & under are free. Carry outs available. Games, prizes, country store, raffle.

Music provided by Judy Buntemeyer and Sr. Catherine Droste. For advance tickets

contact Elaine Burken at 563-689-3105.

FATHER KEN MARTIN GOLF OUTING & DINNER

Aug. 26 at 12:30 PM at Emeis Golf Course with dinner to follow at K of C Hall in

Davenport at 5:30PM. Registration info will be provided in an insert in July. Please

email Jim or Diane at JTiedje@qcbt.com or call 563-392-2820 with questions or to

sponsor. All proceeds to Scott County K-12 Catholic Schools.

OPEN HOUSE FOR FR. & MRS. YOUNG

Please help us welcome St. Mary’s to the West Cluster and Fr. & Mrs.

Young to St. Mary’s rectory. Join us at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 516

Fillmore St. Davenport, IA on July 26 from 2-4PM. Come celebrate with us

as we expand our West End Community.

YOUNG WRITER’S CAMP

Open to students grades 3-9. Mon. July 13 thru Fri. July 17 from 8:30-11:30 AM in

McMullen Hall at St. Ambrose University. $100 fee includes materials, snacks & copy

of group anthology of writing. Call Ann or Darcie at St. Ambrose, 333-6284.

ST. AMBROSE UNIVERSITY STAR PARTIES

Menke Observatory near Dixon, IA (St. Ambrose) is hosting dates for star gazing.

Sat. 7/11, Sat. 8/22 & Sat. 9/19. For more information contact Associate Professor of

Physics Robert Mitchell at MitchellRobertC@sau.edu or call 563-333-6141. On the

day of event call the same phone # for recorded message to confirm the event or a

cancellations. Maps & directions are available at www.sau.edu - search for

“menke.”

MEDICAL MISSION TO HAITI

St. John Vianney’s in Bettendorf is sending it’s 5th Medical Mission to their twin

parish, Notre Dame du Rosaire in Haiti. Skilled medical folks are always needed, but

the mission needs help from all who feel that they would like a spiritually reward-

ing, work intensive experience helping our brothers and sister in Haiti. The trip is

planned for January 22 - 30, 2016. For those who are interested and would like

more information please contact Ann Wester at 563-332-7627 or ac-

wester@mchsi.com or Dr. Mark Blaser at 563-332-8693 or blaserMN@gmail.com.

ASSUMPTION HIGH SCHOOL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Assumption High School’s Cafeteria has an opening for a Lunch Cashier for the

coming school year. Hours will be 10:15-1:15 daily during the school year. Appli-

cants should be computer friendly and have money handling experience. Please

apply at the AHS Business Office on the lower level 8:00-4:00 M-F.

From Father’s Desk:

Have a safe and blessed celebration of our nation’s independence!

Prayer for Independence Day Dear God, As we celebrate today with fireworks and festivals, help us never to forget the reason for our joy. Help us remember that our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness were signed into our heritage with the willing blood of American patriots. Most of all, help us remember that the rights of all people are more than words on a document, and that all people have rights because you have given us the dignity of human life. Grant freedom to all, and give us the strength to protect the rights of others. Amen.

MASS INTENTION Sunday, July 12

9:00 AM † For the People

ST. PETER – BUFFALO ST. ALPHONSUS – DAVENPORT

PARISH NEWS & EVENTS

3 │Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

LITURGICAL ROLES FOR JULY 12 Greeters ............................................................. Dave & Angie Keeney

Eucharistic Minister ......................................................... Jane Gadzik

Lectors .................................................... Dave Keeney, Kathryn Emde

Altar Servers ................................ …….Kylie Cawiezell, Anton Kordick

Parishioners will have the opportunity to receive the Sacrament

of Reconciliation on Saturday’s at 3:15-3:45 p.m.

MASS INTENTIONS

Week of July 6 - 12

Mon. 8:00 † Viola Lopez

10:30 † Lola Nelson (Good Sam’s)

Tue. 8:00 † Autumn McCleary

Wed. 8:00 † Betty Rupe

Thu. 8:00 † Bob Burge

10:30 † Carl Stahler (Genesis)

Fri. 8:00 Souls in Purgatory

Sat. 4:00 † Nancy Jo VanHoosier

Sun. 7:30 † Robert Aguilar

Sun. 10:30 † Cesareo Chavarria

12:00 NO Latin Mass - Moved to St. Mary’s

LECTORS

Sat. 4:00 Char Starkey, Jeannine Leibold

Sun. 7:30 Kris Peacock

10:30 Lori Black, Dottie Gallagher

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

Sat. 4:00 Mary Ann Hagemann, Sara Lannan, Kathy Jones

Sun. 7:30 Tori McCumsey, Sr. Anthony

10:30 Mary Podhirny, Diana Underwood, Volunteer

ALTAR SERVERS

Sat. 4:00 Jonathan Underwood, Jana Anderson

Sun. 7:30 Grayson Heiser, Joey Stieger

10:30 Anna Black, Jenna Douglas

CHURCH CLEANERS: Dottie Gallagher Group - Coral Degan, Tom Lowder, Pat & Bill

Reagan, Barb & Dave Ryder. Thank you!

JULY CHURCH CLEANING: Tricia Jasper & Toni Robertson

Birdies for Charity Update

We are happy to announce the winners of the Trophy Suite Tickets to the 2015 John

Deere Classic. The lucky recipients were: John Fleishmann, Clark Metzger, Paul

Peacock, Beth Ripslinger, Doug Shaw, and Char Starkey. Each winner received a pair

of 17th Hole Trophy Suite passes valued at over $600! Many thanks to all donors for

their support and we look forward to another great year. Please contact Ron at

563-210-9971 with any questions concerning the Birdies for Charity Program.

COMBINED PARISH PICNIC

SUNDAY, SEPT. 13TH at 1 PM

Please join St. Alphonsus & St. Peter

Parishes for our annual picnic at West

Lake. This year we are also welcoming St.

Mary’s Parish to join us for fellowship, food,

and fun. We will have horseshoes, volleyball, croquet, etc. All fami-

lies in attendance are asked to bring their favorite pot luck dishes to

share with everyone. Grills will be available for your use, drinks will

be provided. We may even make homemade ice cream again! We

will be using the Arrowhead Pavilion (Gate 4) at West Lake. Contact

Rita Wacker 563-284-3060 for more information.

UP-COMING RETREATS SPONSORED BY ST. ALPHONSUS ALTAR & ROSARY:

“TRINITY-HEALING SHAME THAT BINDS” FR. BOB MILLER RETREAT

An all day Retreat presented by Fr. Robert Miller & Dr. Mark Nemo on Tues.,

Aug. 18 from 8:30AM-3PM at St. Alphonsus The price is $10 and includes a sack

lunch. Call 563-940-1873 to register or questions. Space is limited.

“REFRESH, RENEW, DEDICATE, & COMMIT” EAGLES WINGS MISSION RETREAT

An evening retreat Sept. 29 thru Oct. 1 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Conducted by

Marcia Moore, Marilyn Riley and the staff of Eagles Wings Retreat Center and

held at St. Alphonsus Church. If you are interested, we would like you to attend

all, but if unable, please attend any you can. We will ask for a free-will dona-

tion at the door. For questions please call 563-940-1873.

SAVE THE DATE Parish Festival

Saturday, August 29. Please begin planning now! Clean out your closets, drawers, etc. for our Country Store! Start planning your cakes for the cake walk and consider donating for the Concession Stand and your time to help with games, food service, etc! Thanks so much and hope to see you all there!

July 10 Salvation Army Dinner

July 11 6PM Card Club

July 14 7PM Small Faith Meeting

Looking Ahead

St. Alphonsus Craft Fair will be

Saturday, Nov. 14th from 8AM to 4PM.

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DAVENPORT WEST CLUSTER YOUTH MINISTRY

HUMAN FOOSBALL: July 8 - 6 to 8PM Get your team of 8 to 8 together

for Human Foosball Challenge. Cost $5 (includes pizza and soda). Permission

slip required.

ADVENTURELAND: July 29 - 7AM to 9PM The cost is $40 which in-

cludes the entry ticket & transportation. Again, you must bring lunch &

dinner monies. You must register by July 20.

NAHANT MARSH CLEAN UP: August 1 - 9 AM to 12 PM Nahant Marsh

is a 265 acre preserve nestled in southwest Davenport. It is part of a wetland

complex that is bordered by the Mississippi River, Interstate 280, and High-

way 22. It is an ecological treasure that must be cared for. Permission slip

required.

PILGRIMAGE 2015: August 12 - 8AM to 5PM Prayer and tour of New

Mallory Abbey, tour of Divine Word College, tour of the Basilica of St. Francis

Xavier and a wiffle ball challenge in the Field of Dreams. Cost is $10, bring a

sack lunch. Registration due by Aug. 1. Call Mary-Ellen (309) 912-3079 or

Julia (563) 505-0515 for more information or to register. We have

registration forms in the parish office.

NCYC 2015: Novermber 19th Its going to be a blast! Don’t miss out!

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE: Provides direction and support for

the parish and cluster youth ministry efforts. Contact Mary-Ellen Pfeiffer for

more information about becoming a part of this new committee.

*Don’t forget about Movie Mondays and Sports Thursdays!

Visit our FACEBOOK page for more events.

ST. ALPHONSUS EDUCATION CENTER

We have wonderful programs at our Center, especially the 4 year old

Pre-Kindergarten program. We will help your child be prepared to enter

Kindergarten and have a GREAT start on their educational journey! We

serve lunch and an AM & PM snack.

We also provide child care for school age children before & after school

and during breaks (Spring, Winter and holidays).

If you would like more info please call the Center Director, Shelly

McIntosh, at 323-3204. Call & set up an appointment to tour our facility.

We have all the necessary tools to prepare your children for their

education. The FREE childcare after 10 AM Mass

will resume on September 6, 2015.

ST. MONICA PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY Wednesdays at 1PM in the Franciscan Sister’s Bookstore

St. Alphonsus has started a Prayer Shawl Ministry. We would

like to share & open this ministry to anyone who is interested

in fellowship while supporting those in need with a “spiritual

hug” through these handmade shawls. Don’t know how to

crochet/knit but always wanted to learn? No problem, come

and learn! Questions, call Sr. Seraphin at 563-323-1502.

St. Alphonsus Education Center would like to thank Tammy Midey

and Mark Devol, who spent many hours painting one of the class-

rooms at the Education Center. Your efforts are most appreciated

and it looks great!

We would also like to thank the Vastine

Family for their recent toy donation. The

school age children are really enjoying

them. Thanks again!