THE CATHOLIC CHURCHES OF

ST BERNARD 201 Main St. Blencoe, IA

ST JOHN 1009 13th St., Onawa, IA

ST JOSEPH 510 Tipton St., Salix, IA

THE EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 5, 2018

FROM FATHER MICHAEL: Manna: What is it?

If you could ask an ancient Israelite what is Manna, the

Israelite would answer "What is it?" That is exactly what

the word "Manna" means. It's a question, sort of like,

"Whatchamacallit?" They really didn't know what the

stuff was.There have been several attempts to answer the

question. The most likely explanation is that is a secretion

of an insect. If that sounds weird, where do you think

honey comes from? The Sinai desert is not completely

barren. There are trees that thrive even in this wasteland.

They bear tiny leaves. During the night, when it is cooler,

a species of insect comes out and eats the leaves. They get

piggish and eat too much. This forces them to exude a

form of highly concentrated sugar. It drops to the ground

and begins to dry, leaving a white, flaky substance behind.

At dawn other insects quickly eat the stuff. Moses knew

this and taught the Israelites to gather it up first. It wasn't

really bread, but it was bread-colored and sweet. After a

while, the Israelites got sick of it, like we can become tired

of a diet of only candy. I am the Bread of Life Sometimes hindsight can be a disadvantage. We make

assumptions and then ignore everything else. This is true

about the words in today's gospel. Jesus says, "I am the

bread of life." We naturally assume that he is talking

about the Eucharist, and of course he is. But that conclu-

sion can prevent us to see beyond the simplest interpreta-

tion. There is more to the Eucharist than just wafers and

wine. Even when we correctly understand that Holy Com-

munion is Christ's body and blood, we fail to understand

the full meaning of his words. Jesus is also telling us that

we must ravenously devour him. We must hunger for

spiritual as well as physical union with him. Simply put,

this means that taking Holy Communion can become a

mechanical action. It's sort of like taking an aspirin for a

headache. We take it without trying to understand its uses

and dangers. There is a danger to the Eucharist: to take it

requires a commitment to a life change. Are you ready to

accept that commitment?

Questions of the Week:

Adults: How have the life, teachings, and

presence of Jesus sustained and nourished

me?

Children: What does the phrase “Jesus is

the bread of life” mean to me?

ST. JOHN / ST. BERNARD Pastor Father Michael Erpelding 712-423-2656

stjohnparishhall@msn.com www.stjohnonawa.com

Secretary / DRE Colleen Maule 712-423-1004 stjohnparishhall@msn.com

MASS SCHEDULE : Mon No Mass…………………………………….. 0:00am

Tue Irwin & Geraldine Niewohner…………. 9:00am

Wed Gene Zortman……(St. Bernard)…… 7:30am

Thurs No Mass………………………….…………… 0:00am

Fri Elmwood Valley NH ………………….... 9:30am

Sat No Mass……………………………...….…… 0:00 pm

Sun John & Marjorie Zink …………………...…… 9:00am

CONFESSION: SUNDAY 8:30 AM—8:45 AM

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Tuesday—August 7

KC Meeting @ 7 PM

Tuesday—August 14

Vigil Mass of the Assumption 5:30 pm St. John

Wednesday—August 15

Mass of the Assumption 7:30 am St. Bernard

Sunday– September 9

Ventures at Monona County Fair Grounds

Sunday—September 16

Knights of Columbus Annual Chicken Dinner

STEWARDSHIP 7/29/18 ST. JOHN ST. BERNARD Envelopes/Loose $2832.00 $180.00

Missionary $100.00

Total: $3112.00

St. John Registered Families……………………….185

ST. JOSEPH Pastor Father Michael Erpelding 712-946-5635

stjoseph@longlines.com WWW.STJOESALIX.COM

Secretary Mary Lynn Nelson 712-946-5635 stjoseph@longlines.com Cell 712-281-0107

DRE Kathy Jo Mitchell 712-212-3867

MASS SCHEDULE: Mon No Mass…………………………………….………...0:00am

Tue No Mass…...………………………………………....0:00am

Wed No Mass…………………………………….………….0:00am

Thurs Art & Bev Hozerland.…………………….….. …..9:00am

Fri Elmwood NH.………………...…………….………...9:30am

Sat Mae Handke…………………………………………….. .4:00pm

Sun Jessica Worrell Loring ……..……….…………..11:00am

CONFESSION: SATURDAY 3:30PM—3:45PM

SUNDAY 10:30 AM– 10:45 AM CALENDAR OF EVENTS Wednesday, August 15:

Mass of the Assumption 6:30 PM

Friday-Saturday , August 17-18

Team Worrell Fundraisers—Check attachment

Sunday– September 23

Chicken Dinner & Bazaar/Craft Fair 10 am-2pm

STEWARDSHIP 7/28—-7/29 ST. JOSEPH Envelopes: $4637.00 Loose: $140.00

Maintenance $ 00.00 Candles: $60.00

Debt reduction $105.00 e-offer: $40.00

Assumption $.00 Missionary: $0.00

TOTAL: $4982.00

St. Joseph Registered Families ……………………...209

St. Joseph Debt June 2018 ……………………$231,543.96

St. Joseph Debt April 2017…………………….$324, 880.66

WEEK OF AUGUST 5, 2018

ST. JOHN AUGUST 12

LECTORS SERVERS EMS GIFT BEARERS USHERS

Dave Hausman Reed Reicks Mary Tramp– Elmwood Randy & Jeannie Bottorff Jerry Menke,Gabe

ROSARY Rosara Reicks Fran Tramp– Homebound Greeters Madsen, John Zink

Grace Fouts Gracie Reicks Grace Fouts Ron & Cindy Hausman Mike Goslin

ST. JOSEPH AUGUST 11-12

LECTORS SERVERS EMS GIFT BEARERS USHERS

11-Al Stuhrenberg 11-Dylan Waite 11-Tom Becker 11-Mike & Sharon Clayton 11-Bert Ullrich

12– Mary Herbst Jackson Dewald

Joseph Dewald

12-Paula Olson

Bonnie Brouillette

12-David & Shirley

Menard

Lawson Schuetz

Tom & Doreen Becker

11-Rosary

Dorothy Putnam

12-Grace Lewis 12-Bev Weikel 11-Greeters

Tom & Roxie Ullrich

12-Ron & Margaret

Wood

12–Mike & Lori

Donnelly

Holly Skinner

Kylee McDermott

Kathy Jo Mitchell

Mike Donnelly

12– Greeters

Robert Dandurand Family

David & Shirley

Menard

Stewards

Mary Lander

Mary Lynne Nelson

Homebound Kathy Jo Mitchell

Bev Weikel

ST. JOHN/ ST. BERNARD AUGUST 5, 2018 ST. JOSEPH

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISHES: Father Patrick O’Kane, Shirley Turner, Dora Miller,

Esther Mac Clure, Darlene Ellis, Cheri Gibler, Loretta

Simoff, Verla Benjamin, Doe & Mabel Walker, Mar-

yann Muller, Maria Wingert, Pete Mortensen, John

Heisterkamp, Charlotte Zortman, Rosemary Kirby,

Myra Juraseck, Gina Mortensen, Chris Metzger, &

Pat (Kelley) Baker. If you know of someone who is ill

and needs our prayers, and would like to be listed, or

if you no longer need to be listed, please contact

Colleen at the office @ 423-1004

Have you ever thought about helping with our Religious Ed program? We are in need of a few willing and dedicated adults who want to share our faith with our children. Please pray on this and consider doing this very worthwhile, rewarding work with the youth of our parishes. It is only a couple hours a week ( on Wednes-days’). If you have any questions, please call the office @ 712-423-1004. Thank you!________

Joke (Car Troubles...

A Minnesotan was driving home on the freeway after

work when he was hit by a hailstorm that left his car

completely dented all over. He decided to go to a body

shop and asked the owner how much he would charge to

remove the dents. Seeing that he was a Minnesotan, he

winked at his partner, and told the Minnesotan it would-

n't cost anything if he followed his instructions careful-

ly.He drove home and when his Missourian roommate

came out of the house he found his friend sitting on the

ground at the back of the car blowing really hard in the

tail pipe. “What on earth are you doing" he asked.

His friend looking up with big smile and a black ring

around his mouth said "The man at the body shop told

me that I could save a lot of money on repair work if I

blew really hard into the tail pipe. He said that all the

dents would pop out"

"Duhhh" said his friend, "but first you have to roll up all

the windows!!!"

REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR

PARISHES: Father O’Kane, Fran Mitchell, Nainna Gnat,

Pat Mustain, Jeri Greiner, Mike Franken, Loretta Prince,

David Bogenrief, Linda Donnelly, Sue LaCroix, Pam Dalley,

Bev Thorpe, Bryson Harder, Justin Lamoureux, Sophie

Helvey, Kim Peterson, Doreen Becker, Kathy Spohr, Mark

Ullrich, Roger Huot, Stanley Johnson, Tristan Parks, Col-

leen Ebner ,Bailey Cleveland, Christian Case, Brady Wor-

rell, Cal Worrell, Connie Wagner, Kathy Clayton. For all who

travel, grieve, those in the military, veterans their families

and our nations leaders. The candles burning on the

Blessed Mother’s altar are for the military serving in for-

eign lands .

Thank you to Hub Pepin for all of his hard work get-

ting the sidewalk ready to pour and thanks to his crew of

Fred Pepin, Denny Brouilette, Jeff Brouillette , Bob

Brouillette, Kenny Miller, Pat McKenna , great job, hot

and humid looks beautiful another job well done by

such great volunteers. Thanks again everyone.

Thanks to John Kluver for sowing the grass seed

where the Rectory used to be should be real pretty very

soon. Thanks again John for all you do to make the

grounds so beautiful a lot of hard work really looks

fantastic

Deepest sympathy to the family of Lavonne Brouillette

who was buried from our parish on Saturday, may her

soul and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in

peace.

Congratulations to Denny & Bonnie Brouillette who

will celebrate their 50th Wedding anniversary on

Saturday, August 4th. Wish you many more years of

happiness together

CRAFT /VENDOR FAIR

St. Joseph’s will host a Craft Fair on Sunday, Sep-

tember 23rd, 10 am til 2 pm, in conjunction with our

Bazaar Chicken Dinner ( starting at 11 am) and the

town of Salix’s 125th Celebration. For entry / appli-

cation forms and details, contact Mary Herbst @ 712

-389-7466. Fee will be $25.00. We have lots of talent

in this parish, come share with us!

RCIA Now is the time to let us know if you know any-

one interested in joining the Catholic Church, please

contact the office or Bev Weikel @ 712-223-1659 or

Greg Heisterkamp @712-251-0563. Thank you

On August 9 the Catholic Church remem-

bers St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, also

known as St. Edith Stein. St. Teresa convert-

ed from Judaism to Catholicism in the

course of her work as a philosopher, and

later entered the Carmelite Order. She died

in the Nazi concentration camp at Ausch-

witz in 1942

Fr. David Hemann will

be presenting the Life

in the Spirit Seminar

over a period of three

Wednesday evenings

in August: August

1st, 8th, and 22nd.

These presentations

will be held at the Marian Center of Trinity

Heights Queen of Peace at 7:30 p.m. Fr.

David will teach about the gifts of the Holy

Spirit, give practical examples of what the

gifts look like in action, guide the listen-

ers on how to yield to the gifts and then

pray with the attendees for an actualiza-

tion of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. There is

no fee and all are welcome.

Parenting With Love & Logic - Free Program

Effective Parenting Strategies

Techniques For A Peaceful Home

Instills Responsibility

Focuses On Choices/Outcomes

Starts Tuesday, August 14 (6-8pm) Runs 7 Consecutive Tuesdays-Sioux City Office

Register: 712-252-4547; info@cathchar.com

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Sioux City, 1601 Military Road, Sioux City, Iowa 51103

ALL ARE INVITED TO JOIN OTHERS IN PRAY-

ING THE OUTDOOR ROSARY FOR FAMILIES

AND PEACE AT TRINITY HEIGHTS QUEEN

OF PEACE ( AT THE MOUND OF MARY). THE

ROSARY IS PRAYED EACH SUMMER EVENING

JUNE-AUGUST AT 7:00 PM. BRING THE

WHOLE FAMILY!

Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekends

Sept 7-9 in Cedar Falls, IA Oct. 19-21

Marathon, WI, & Nov.2-4 Coralville IA.

Early registration is encouraged. Call 563

-608-3305 or visit website iowa-wwme.org