Holy Name Church Church of St. Mary 1108 S. Carroll Street 1030 Blaine Street, PO Box 37 Rock Rapids, IA 51246 Larchwood, IA 51241 Parish Office: 712-472-3248 Parish Office: 712-477-2273 Parish Hall: 712-472-3248 Parish Hall: 712-477-2403 www.holymarycluster.webs.com www.holymarycluster.webs.com

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4/6 4/7 4/8 4/9 4/10 4/11 4/12

No Mass No Mass No Mass No Mass No Mass No Mass No Mass

4/13 No Mass 4/14 No Mass 4/15 No Mass 4/16 No Mass 4/17 No Mass 4/18 No Mass 4/19 No Mass

This Week’s Mass Schedule Pastor: Rev. Francis Makwinja Office & Rectory: 712-477-2273 fax: 712-477-2162 Cell: 712-320-0723 Email: fmakwinja@yahoo.com

Admin. Assistant: Jess David

Parish Email: holymarycluster@yahoo.com

Parish Website: www.holymarycluster.webs.com

St. Mary Office hours: Mon. & Wednesday 8am-3:30pm Holy Name Office hours: Tuesday & Thursday 8am-3:30pm

Bookkeeper: Deb Blauwet cell: 712-470-0453 Office hours: Tuesday mornings

Holy Name FFF DRE: Beth Luze cell: 605-484-2649 Holy Name CCD DRE: Annie McMahon cell: 605-695-8804

Holy Name Hospitality Coordinators: Ashley Klaassen cell: 507-220-4400, ashkla256@gmail.com and Beth Luze cell: 605-484-2649, Bethluze@gmail.com. Contact the parish office to start a prayer chain.

St. Mary Family Faith DRE: Alicia Schonhardt: (712) 478-4602. St. Mary CCD DRE: Tracy Kramer: 477-2010

St. Mary Hospitality Coordinators: Virginia Scannell: 477-2113, cell: 712-363-3392, vburkard@alliancecom.net and Co-Chair Needed- please contact the parish office if interested.

Deacon (retired): Jeff Gallagher 712-477-2405 ndjef@alliancecom.net cell# 712-470-4484

FORMED Website info: holymarycluster.formed.org

Newcomers: Member registration forms are available in the main entrance to church, on the website, or by contacting the par-ish office via phone or email.

Baptism: Contact the pastor to schedule.

Marriage Prep: Contact the pastor at least 9 months prior to the date of marriage.

Reconciliation: half hour before weekend Masses

Adult Inquiry into Catholic Membership: RCIA program from September to Easter. Contact pastor for more info.

Flocknote: Text HMC to 84576 or by going to https://holymarycluster.flocknote.com/

April 5, 2020 & April 12, 2020 Palm Sunday & Easter Sunday

Check out Opening the Word, a program offering prayer and insights for the Sunday Readings found at http://holymarycluster.formed.org

Opening the Word: Sunday, April 5 (Palm Sunday): http://bit.ly/April0520

Opening the Word: Sunday, April 12 (Easter Sunday): http://bit.ly/April1220

“HOLY WATER” FONTS– ARE EMPTY DUE TO HELP REDUCE THE SPREAD OF VIRUSES. Per the Bishops directive Holy Name & St. Mary will be locked. If you need to get into the church please contact the parish office.

If you have already set up automatic withdrawal for offertory giving, I deeply appreciate it; and, if you have not, please consider setting that up for the weeks to come. Here are a couple ways to make your automatic withdrawal: On our website are the sheets to fill out for automatic

contributions. You can go online at: https://scdiocese.org/parishioner-

resources and make your gift. The direct link to the dona-tion page is https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=f9qCCK and 100% of your gift is sent to the parish. You can also go on our myParish App and click on the Giving icon and give directly to our parish there.

Interested in watching Mass at home?

10 am on KELO (Cathedral of St. Joseph) 7 am, 11 am, or 6 pm on EWTN

Daily Mass-

Fr. Patrick Behm (Daily Mass- Sioux City Diocese) https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC9hi3ngYGdwU7DIwWMzvLIQ?view_as=subscriber

7 am, 11 am, 6 pm, or 11 pm– EWTN

Jess David will be working from home. If you have any questions please call me at 712-477-2640.

Please make an appointment with Fr. Francis before stopping at the office.

Messages from Bishop UPDATED DIOCESAN GUIDELINES AS RESPONSE TO COVID-19 AS OF 3/16/20

Bishop Walker Nickless issued the mandate to suspend all Sunday and public Masses effective immediately.

This suspension will extend for eight weeks, and then will be re-evaluated as the coronavirus situation devel-ops. The CDC recommends no gathering of groups of 50 or larger during this crisis. Parishes within the dio-cese will resume normal activities when it is safe to do so.

This means the canceling of all Masses, which will include Holy Week, the high point of the Catholic Church’s liturgical year.

During this period, Catholics in the Diocese of Sioux City are dispensed from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass, according to the bishop’s mandate. Liturgical and parish guidelines for this 8-week period will include:

Celebration of public Masses - All public celebrations of the Mass will be suspended. Pastors are encouraged to

broadcast private Masses via electronic means for their parishioners.

Holy Week – Holy Week liturgies are suspended

Baptisms – Baptisms will only be celebrated with immediate family and godparents. There will be no large group

baptisms.

Weddings – Only immediate family members and witnesses are to attend weddings. Clergy are not to attend re-

lated social functions. Parishes are not to host receptions.

Funerals – Funerals may be celebrated only with immediate family members. Parishes may not host funeral din-

ners. The funeral vigil, wake or other events should all be held the same day as the funeral.

Holy Week – Holy Week liturgies are suspended.

Confessions - The sacrament of reconciliation (confession) will be conducted by appointment only.

Sacrament of Confirmation - All spring celebrations of the sacrament of confirmation are suspended.

First Communion - The celebrations of First Communion are suspended.

Quinceañeras - Quinceañeras are suspended.

Eucharistic Adoration - The formal exposition of the Eucharist or adoration will be suspended.

Additional Directives:

All conferences, retreats, festivals or similar events in the diocese and the parishes are to be suspended.

All religious education, faith formation classes, RCIA and related activities are suspended.

Parish staff are to conduct meetings if essential, and if possible, electronically.

Parish staff members are asked to telecommute, if possible. Parish governing boards are strongly urged to meet electronically.

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY to the family and friends of Roger F. Schlotfeldt who passed away at the age of 86 on March 13. Funeral services were held at St. Mary, Larchwood on Saturday, March 21st. May he rest in peace and may the Risen Lord give him comfort, peace, and eternal joy.

Shape Your Future. Start Here. The 2020 Census is here. When we complete our cen-sus form, we will be standing up for the belief that everyone counts. We will help shape our future. We will lift-up our community and all the families and people in it. Learn more and get started at 2020census.gov.

SM Family Faith DRE needed! Is God calling you? This position has become available because David & Alicia Schonhardt will be relocating their family. Thank you Alicia for giving of your gifts this year. Please contact the parish office if interested in this position.

Camp Cayoca registrations are now open for Kids entering 3rd – 12th grade. We need to register as a parish and provide our own Adult Chaperones. Please see the information posted on the bulletin board by the Parish Hall or go to scdio-

cese.org/camp-cayoca. Let Beth Luze or Annie McMahon know if your child is interested in signing up by April 15.

Dear Parishioner, ALLELUIA * REJOICE * HE IS RISEN

May your heart sing with the joy of the Risen Lord on His Resurrection Feast. May the Risen Christ bless you and may His resurrection be a source of strength to you and your family. Have a Blessed and Joyous Easter!

St. Mary

As West Lyon School is closed until further notice, there is no CCD at St. Mary's until further notice. Please look in the bulletin, at group text messages and on the Youth Group Facebook page for any updates.

Senior scholarship application information was mailed out last week. Applications are due April 10th. Please contact Jessica David or Tracy Kramer if you did not receive it in the mail and would like to apply.

Holy Name

Activities that will be cancelled:

4-8-20: Living Stations 4-15-20: CCD 4-22-20: CCD 4-29-20: CCD

Directions to register for the FREE Franciscan University at Home Online Courses for all adults in the parish:

1. Go to: https://franciscanathome.com 2. Scroll down the page until you see "Does your institution (parish, school, etc.) already have a membership?” 3. Click on “free sign up”. 4. Click on “Create a new account” 5. Enter in the required information. NOTE: You’ll select Diocese of Sioux City and enter in your home parish - either Holy Name or St. Mary 6. Click on “create new account” Once logged in, you’ll have access to many different workshops that will teach you more about the Catholic faith that aren’t specific to any track, as well as specific tracks that are currently available to Catechists, RCIA Track (for those who want to teach RCIA), Catholic Schools, Par-ish Catechetical Leaders (new name for DREs), and a Youth Ministry track. Over the next 2 years, more specific tracks will be added that anyone can take if they’re interested in them (i.e. Parent Ministry - for any parent that wants to learn more about the faith and teach it to their chil-dren, Hispanic Ministry, Music Ministry, Franciscan Spirituality, etc.). Each course is one hour and you can complete it on your own timeline.

It goes without saying that now we are in unchartered waters. We got the guidelines from the Bishop which are in line with what the Centers of Disease control have said about limiting the number of people gathering to 10, and no parish activities for eight weeks. This means no public Mass until early May including Holy week liturgies. Practically, no parish activities or gatherings during this time. Looking at it positively, it is a sacrifice that safeguards our community locally and the citizens of our nation. As a parish, we will be trying to reach out to you as much as we can. We are all learning as we go. As the diocese has admitted, there will be unexpected encounters we will work through, hopefully guided by faith.

There were some things coming up like the First Holy Communion and Baptisms at Easter Vigil. We will relay the information to the families as soon as we get updates from the Bishop's office. Hopefully we can celebrate these sacraments within a reasonable time after the restrictions are lifted.

We will be publishing our bulletin on line every two weeks and mail them out to those without emails. Devotion books will continue to be in the church for us to pick up. Let us continue to pray that this virus may be contained.

Thank you for your understanding during this time that has found us unprepared. May God fill us with hope which will remove all anxious fear concerning the future. May he keep each one of us safe and healthy. God Bless,

Fr. Francis

Thank You!

HOLY NAME

Last Weekend’s Stewardship

Adult $1,380 Loose $29 Building Fund $20 Good Samaritan $20 Fiscal Year-to-Date Income: $94,971 Fiscal Year-to-Date Budget: $83,957

ST. MARY Last Weekend’s Stewardship

Adult $3,044 Loose $186 Youth $5 Haiti $181 Building Fund $55 VBS $55 Aid to Worldwide Churches $27

Our Special Intention Prayer List

St. Mary: Abby Teunissen Randy Simons Fr. John Todd Flanagan Jim Grotjohn Andy Block Special Intention Lincoln Reinke Father Jeff Justin Brower Pat Doherty- FL Sophie Gehrke Trish Lombard Donnie Horn Landon Burwitz

Holy Name: Kellie (Katt) Sylliassen Gary Clasen Alice Moeller Fr. Jeff

SM Vacation Bible School 2020 Mark your calendars! The dates are set for St. Mary's VBS, which will be held in the evenings August 2nd through 6th for children ages 3 to 11. More details will follow.

In order to have a successful program, we'll need volun-teers to serve in lot of ways from decorating to teaching to cleaning up. Contact Alicia Schonhardt 712-478-4602 or daschonhardt@yahoo.com if you'd like to volunteer.

Rock Rapids Catholic Church, We are beyond blessed by the generous donations of diapers, wipes, and baby needs. Thank you.

Your Friends at Atlas

St. Mary’s Quilters, On behalf of the Sioux Falls patients and staff, we would like to extend our appreciation to you for your donation of quilts. It is through the efforts of commu-nity partners like you that allow us to continue the quality care and services that we seek to provide our deserving Veterans.

Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely Lisa J. Simoneau (Director) VA– US Department of Veteran Affairs

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