tue, aug 28 wed, aug 29 mass for art picard + thur aug 30 · weshare: $297.04 offertory: ......
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Mon, August 27
7:00 pm Music Ministry Mtg
Tue, August 28
8:00 am Mass
12:00 pm St. Mary Single, Widowed, Divorced
Support Group Mtg at A&M Cafe
5:00 pm Planning Mtg
Wed, August 29
8:00 am Mass
5:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration
5:30 pm K-12 Catechist Training
Thur, August 30
8:00 am Mass
Fri, August 31
8:00 am Mass
Sat, Sept, 1
4:30 pm Confession
5:00 pm Rosary
5:30 pm Mass
Sun, Sept 2
9:00 am Mass
( C offee & Rolls )
11:00 am Mass
Mon, Sept 3 Labor Day
Parish Offices Closed
Tue, Sept 4
8:00 am Mass
Wed, Sept 5
8:00 am Mass
5:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration
Thur, Sept 6
8:00 am Mass
6:00 pm College Committee Mtg
Fri, Sept 7
8:00 am Mass
Sat, Sept, 8
4:30 pm Confession
5:00 pm Rosary
5:30 pm Mass
Sun, Sept 9
9:00 am Mass
( C offee & Rolls )
11:00 am Mass
Weekend Collection Report for
August 18 & 19, 2018
Envelopes: $2,768.00
WeShare: $297.04
Offertory: $67.00
Flower Collection: $5.00
Faith Formation: $25.00
Annual Appeal Collection: $515.90
Assumption: $569.00
Coffee & Rolls: $26.00
Aug 27 Matthew 23: 13 - 22
Aug 28 Matthew 23: 23 – 26
Aug 29 Mark 6: 17 - 29
Aug 30 Matthew 24: 42 - 51
Aug 31 Matthew 25: 1 - 13
Join us for Eucharist Adoration in
the Church from 5:00pm to 6:00
pm on Wednesdays.
Tue, Aug 28
Mass for Rita Penne +
Wed, Aug 29
Mass for Art Picard +
Thur Aug 30
Mass for Eileen Larsen +
Frii, Aug, 31
Mass for Carol DeMeulenaere +
Sat, Sept 1 ( Church Support / Deacons Fund )
Mass for Della Welsh +
Sun, Sept 2 ( Church Support / Deacons Fund )
Mass for John DeMeluenaere +
Mass for the People of the Parish
Liturgical Roles for September 1 & 2
PLEASE SIGN UP!
We are in need of WORKERS and ITEMS to
sell. A Sign Up Genius link can be found on St.
Mary’s website for current/updated information.
We will have the “store” this week, if I can get
a couple of volunteers signed up by 3PM THIS
Tuesday, otherwise we will try again next week.
Contact Crystal with questions.
5:30 pm 9:00 am 11:00 am
Sacristan Barb McCulley Dennis Crawford Pat Guillaume
Greeter Larry/Pam Flander Patsy Probasco Sharon Mealey
Ushers Mike Beck Steve Bernemann Paul Goedken
Brian Cranston Dennis Crawford Ryan Gruman
Jamie Cranston Denny Conway Rick Jacoby
Richard Wilson Pat Fitzgerald Larry Kramer
Reader Lynn Cavanagh Dennis Perri Mary Shutts
Gifts Bill/Marj Husak TommaLou Jay Michelle Otto Family
Euch Ministers Patti Cline Mark Godar Connie Buffum
Roger Flander Donna Godar Crystal DeNeve
Barb Flander Steve Kenkel Elizabeth Dobbs
Pat Gosselink Beth Kenkel Rita Goedken
Susie Kinney
Vicki Nolton
Servers Nina Walton Theresa Crawford Alex Barr
Libby Walton Matthew Cunningham Adam McFee
Sean Kivi
“ H e has some food issues. ”
At the request of Bishop Zinkula, the Office of Faith Formation is sponsoring a
diocesan celebration for all couples who are celebrating fifty years of marriage this
year. A Mass and informal reception will be held at St. Mary Church in Solon
on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at 2 p.m. If you have or will be celebrating your 50th
anniversary, please contact the parish office so that we may submit your name for
this Mass.
To report child abuse contact: 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 Co-
ordinator,563-349-5002; [email protected] or PO Box
232, Bettendorf, IA 52722.
BACK TO THE BASICS
Pray often.
Frequent the sacraments.
Read the lives of the saints.
Keep good company.
Stay close to Our Lady.
Work tirelessly for what is good.
Let's get back to the basics, and God will take care
of the rest.
Friends, be confident in Christ's mercy and love.
Sunday, September 9
Parish Breakfast
with Whole Hog Sausage and Pancakes
Sunday, September 16
Annual Parish Picnic
Welcoming New Parishioners and College Students
The extra Parish
Directories ar-
rived and those
who signed-up to
receive a copy
have theirs set
aside and are available for pickup in the upper gath-
ering space. If had not signed up and you wish to get
a copy, you can do so by coming to the parish office.
To commemorate our new par-
ish center, a gorgeous com-
memorative coin of St. Mary
Catholic Church which has
been minted and is available for
sale! Reasonably priced at $10
a piece, and measuring 1.5
inches across. The coin is also available in our par-
ish office. All proceeds will go toward the paying
down the campaign mortgage.
Congratulations to
John Gorman
Janet Koller
Mitchell Frischmeyer
Patti Cline
Sharon Mealey
Christy Pifer
Lynn Cavanaugh
Patsy Probasco
Tom Layman
Pam Petzel
whose numbers were selected for the
Triple 10 Raffle!
Thank you to all who supported and volunteered
their time for this raffle, your generosity of your time,
talent and treasure are greatly appreciated!
Home bound?
In a nursing home?
Missing Mass? We need your help! Do you know of parishioners
who are home bound or who are in a nursing home
and can't get to Mass? Please let us know! We
don't know necessarily if people move or can't get to
Mass. Please help us make sure our home bound
brothers and sisters receive the life giving Eucharist
that we all so desperately need! Call the parish office
at 641-236-7486
I invite you to pick up a com-
plimentary copy of the Sep-
tember issue of Give Us This
Day on the table in our gath-
ering space. Give Us This
Day comes out each month
from the Liturgical Press at
St. John ’ s Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota and
has the daily readings for morning and evening
prayer and for the Mass. Each day also has a short
account of those who are “ Blessed Among Us ”
and a brief commentary on the Mass readings. Give
Us This Day can be a profound support for your daily
prayer. It has been for mine.
–Elizabeth Dobbs
CHRIST OUR LIFE CATHOLIC REGIONAL CONFERENCE
Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines
September 29 and 30
CATECHISM OF THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH
To view the Catholic Catechism this week go to:
www.usccb.org/catechism/text/
St. Mary Singles, Widowed
and Divorce Support Group
will meet on August 28th at
11:30 at the A&M Cafe. For
more information contact
Rosemarie Vicinanza at 236-1941.
St. Mary's is starting a new College Outreach Ministry
under the Parish Life Commission. If anyone is inter-
ested in joining this ministry ( in even a small way ) ,
or helping with special hospitality toward college stu-
dents at parish events and Masses that they would al-
ready be attending, please contact Pam Pelzel at 903-
436-4927 or [email protected].
Ooops! Has This Ever Happened to You? The ushers
come forward to begin the Offertory collection
process. You lean over and ask your spouse if
she has the envelope? She replies that she left
it on the table for you to put in your pocket.
Ooops! No envelope to give this week! In the
rush of getting off to church, we all forget the
envelope once in a while. Check out an easier
way to give. Go to Simply go to the home page
our parish website at www.stmarygrinnell.com
and scroll down to the bottom of the page. It ’ s
simple! It ’ s safe! And it keeps God at the top of
your giving list!
Or Volunteers for the Choir: Please consider par-
ticipating in the liturgy in a very special way by
singing in the choir. Currently we have 60 people
signed up - the goal is always at least 100. It cre-
ates a sort of "critical mass ” , which allows less-
experienced singers to become confident ( where
they would be uncomfortable in a smaller group ) .
Contact Stefanie Harper: [email protected]
K-12 peer learning classes are being planned to start the later part of September. The registration process
is currently being worked on for this year and we will have information out soon.
As we plan and work on our Fall Formation opportunities. PLEASE consider volunteering for our K-12 Faith
Formation Program. We will have many returning Catechists, but we will also have a few spots to fill. We
currently have a K-12 Catechist Training session planned for THIS Wednesday, August 29th. If you plan to
be a Catechist ( or are interested in helping that program ) please plan to attend that evening.
In addition to the K-12 helpers we are looking for people interested in helping to lead RCIA Please contact
me ( Crystal ) if you are interested in how you might be able to share yourself with our parish Faith Forma-
tion.
Adult Studies held here at St. Mary ’ s TO BEGIN SOON see details below AND in the lower gathering
space. Sign Ups available after each Mass this weekend and/or by e-mailing me ( Crystal ) . Early Sign Up
is appreciated in order to have enough materials ordered.
Oremus on Thursdays beginning September 6 and going until Octo-
ber 29. You may choose between the morning group from 10-11:30
am or the evening group 7-8:30 pm. A suggested donation of $20 for
the study book is appreciated.
“ W ho am I to Judge ” on Sundays beginning September 9 and go-
ing until October 28 from 6:30-8:00 pm. A suggested donation of $15
for the book is appreciated.
“ Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible ” on Mondays beginning Sep-
tember 10 and going until October 29 from 6:30-8:00 pm. A sug-
gested donation of $20 for the study book is appreciated.
Contact Crystal DeNeve 236-8838
The World Will Be Saved by Beauty:
A Memoir of My Grandmother
Wednesday, September 26, 6:30-8pm
University of Iowa Catholic Newman Center
104 East Jefferson Street, Iowa City
National Speaking Tour
Featuring Kate Hennessy,
Granddaughter of the Ser-
vant of God, Dorothy Day
St Mary Catholic Church
Parish Council Minutes
August 15, 2018
Present: Dennis Crawford, Bill Gruman, Charles Willenbring, Joel Smith, Lucy Schmidt, John Gorman, Fr. Hodges,
Patsy Probasco, Sharon Mealey, Scot Wilson and Renny Crawford (arrived late)
1. Opening Prayer – led by Patsy Probasco at 6:33 p.m.
2. Old Business
Time and Talent Survey – Stewardship Committee has provided Commission chairs with a proposed copy of their re-
spective ‘page’ for the Survey, which needed to be proofed, altered in any way and returned to the Stewardship Commit-
tee by August 3. The Survey will be handed out during Masses the weekend of September 8/9. Bill Gruman discussed
possibility of adding a “QR Code” so people who are more technically advanced can complete their survey with that
aide.
Parish Breakfast – Dennis Crawford advised that he and Al Frischmeyer continue to make plans for the whole hog sau-
sage and pancake breakfast to be served on Sunday, September 9. Serving times have not been finalized. Gathering of
volunteers, further planning and advertising need to occur.
Parish Picnic – This potluck event is scheduled for Sunday, September 16, after the 11:00 am Mass. Anticipate grilling
hot dog/brats. No park has been reserved as of this date for the event. Would like to use this as a College Student wel-
coming event as well.
Parish Corn Boil – Joel Smith advised that he, Brad Donohoe and Brent Flander have planned this event to be held on
Saturday, August 25, with serving times of 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Menu includes pulled pork sandwiches, Humphrey’s
sweet corn, baked beans, sweet roll, desserts, drink. Cost of $10 for adults, $5 for children. Dine in and carry out/drive
up service will be provided. All carry out/drive up needs to be pre-ordered and there is a link for this on the Parish web-
site. Volunteers from Knights of Columbus will assist in cleaning of corn prior to event.
Christ Our Life Conference – Scheduled for September 29/30 in Des Moines. Dennis Crawford indicated the plan is
still to designate a gathering point in a location in a parking lot for St Mary attendees to meet and socialize. People will
be encouraged to bring food/drinks for a ‘tailgate’ atmosphere.
3. New Business
Vision 20/20 – Fr. Hodges discussed Bishop Zinkula’s diocesan project based on Pope Francis’ ‘Joy of Gospel’ encycli-
cal and that it will culminate in an event to be held at St. Ambrose University in Davenport June 7, 8 and 9, 2019. This
large scale diocesan event will include national speakers and breakout sessions for attendees. Each parish is asked to
begin brainstorming ideas on how to celebrate the good of what we as Catholics do, the beauty of our faith, our accom-
plishments and successes. Those ideas will then be passed along to ‘listening sessions’ that will be held in October
throughout the diocese, and the large scale event for June 2019 will eventually be developed from these ideas. Bishop
Zinkula’s desire is that all persons educate themselves with the content of the Joy of Gospel. There are many resources
available on the subject, and some diocesan clergy are preparing a ‘cliff notes’ version to assist in educating parish plan-
ning committees. Fr. Hodges further advised that as a parish, we will begin praying the diocesan Vision 20/20 prayer
prior to all Masses, and this project is something we will continue to hear about in the future.
12 Month Calendar – Dennis Crawford expressed a desire for the Parish Council to create a 12 month calendar that
includes regular reoccurring events as well as Commission and Committee meetings, deadlines, due dates, etc. to be used
solely by the Parish Council. Bill Gruman discussed possible options with a Google Calendar. Fr. Hodges indicated that
Jay will continue to keep the master church calendar.
Pastoral Council Member Blessing – Will be scheduled for a 9:00 am Mass some weekend in the future.
4. Finance Council report – Fr. Hodges reported that the Council met on August 15. Craig Arendt, our investment
representative from Lincoln Savings Bank, discussed investment strategies. Council hopes to adopt and solidify a strat-
egy in September. Finance Council was informed that our Annual Diocesan Appeal goal for the new campaign set to
begin the end of September 2018 is $44,441. Our parish is still $365 shy of reaching our 2017 goal. Fr. Hodges has
planned for a second collection on September 1/2 and the proceeds will go toward this pending obligation. Any monies
not collected or pledges not fulfilled must be paid from our general fund. Finance Council also reviewed parish insur-
ance information provided by the Diocese that included building values, worker’s compensation and premium costs.
Next Finance Council meeting scheduled for September 20.
5. Commission Chair Reports and Committee Updates
Worship & Spirituality: Met on August 9. A Blue Mass (honoring First Responders) will be offered on September 23
at the 11:00 am Mass, followed by a light lunch prepared by the Knights of Columbus. Two rosary making workshops
have been held; at least one more will be scheduled. The current condition of our Altar Server albs was discussed. Me-
morial money is available if replacement is needed. St. Mary’s will participate in an ecumenical choir festival scheduled
for the 1st Sunday of Advent at Herrick Chapel. Next meeting September 13.
Faith Formation: Fr. Hodges reported that catechist training is scheduled for August 29, with Les and Linda Ollinger
preparing a meal. Catechists are still needed. The bible study/book reading programs are thriving and expanding under
the direction of several capable individuals. There has been discussion about development of a Grief Group, but such a
group would need to be cohesive with Catholic teachings.
Parish Life: Charles Willenbring advised that the Commission members have met with the College Outreach Commit-
tee and there will be a table set up in the lower gathering space to register college students.
Social Action: Met on August 13. Crop Walk is scheduled for October 7; more details forthcoming. Commission dis-
cussed their Time and Talent Survey. Discussed activities for Respect Life Month (October).
Building & Grounds: No report as they are not meeting until week of August 20.
Stewardship: No report
Technology: Bill Gruman advised that he will be present at the catechist training to share what new technological capa-
bilities will be available to the catechists this coming year.
6. Knights of Columbus – John Gorman reported that the Knights will be sponsoring and assisting with a local Soccer
Shootout on August 25 from 10:00 am to noon. The Knights will be assisting a widow of a deceased Knight on August
21 with moving. Knights of Columbus insurance agent wishes to sponsor a steak night on October 27 for persons inter-
ested in purchasing insurance. Local Knights would grill the steaks supplied by the agent. Knights of Columbus will be
providing Wednesday Night Meals prior to faith formation classes this coming year.
7. Pastor’s Report – Fr. Hodges reminded all Commission/Committee chairs to keep a binder with minutes, ideas, pro-
jects to pass on when/if the chair of the Commission/Committee changes. If the committee ceases to exist for some rea-
son, the binder should be given to Jay to keep. In the event the committee is resurrected, the past binder can be passed
along.
8. Next Parish Council Meeting – September 20 at 6:30 pm; Opening Prayer: Scott Wilson, Closing Prayer: Dennis
Crawford.
9. Adjourn – meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm with prayer by Sharon Mealey.
Submitted by: Patsy Probasco, acting Parish Council Secretary