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Rev. William E. Reynolds — Ext #227 E-mail: [email protected] Rectory: 641-792-4625
Deacon Dan Goetz E-mail: [email protected]
Ann Ratliff, Administrative Assistant E-Mail: [email protected]
Kathy Hammerly, Stewardship Coordinator, Ext. #222 E-Mail: [email protected]
Luke Gregory, Lifelong Faith Formation Ext # 224 E-Mail: [email protected]
Renny Crawford, K-8 Faith Formation Coordinator, Ext. #231 E-Mail: [email protected]
Emilee Brisel, Sr. High Youth Ministry E-Mail: [email protected] 641-521-0673
Virginia Bennett, Choir Director/Organist E-Mail: [email protected] 641-275-3683
SHARE Preschool: 641-792-8639 E-mail: [email protected]
Mission Statement We, the members of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, as a caring Christian community, help one another to live, to nurture, and to celebrate God’s gifts. We encourage others on their faith journeys to join us in giving witness to our Catholic faith and to grow as disciples. We celebrate the sacraments and receive the gift of grace to strengthen our faith and to en-rich our relationships with Christ and his Church. We gather together to pray, to worship, to give thanks, to petition, to seek comfort, to share joys and sorrows, and to experience God’s love, joy, and peace.
Sacred Heart Church
July 2, 2017
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
1115 S. 8th Ave E., PO Box 1478, Newton, IA 50208
Web Pages: www.shcnewton.com www.sharepreschool.com
Facebook Page: Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Twitter: SHFF Newton
Parish Office: 641-792-2050 FAX: 641-792-8639
Business Office Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Mass Schedule Saturday: 5:30 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM
Confessions Saturdays 4:30 PM
Prayer to the Sacred Heart
O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I give myself to You.
Take all I do, all my joys,
and all my sorrows. Take all of me. I want to be all
Yours, and do all things
for love of You. Help me to do only what
pleases You. Please make my heart like Yours.
Hymns
Saturday, 5:30 PM Cantor: Lynn Miller
Sunday, 9:00 AM Cantor: Judith Richmond
Saturday, 5:30 PM & Sunday, 9:00 AM
Entrance Chant:
America the Beautiful #569
Presentation & Preparation of Gifts
Precious Lord, Take My Hand
#367
Mass Setting: Mass of Christ the Savior
#62-67
Communion Chant: The Supper of the Lord
#399
Amazing Grace #519
Sending Forth: Mine Eyes Have Seen
The Glory #451
Saturday, July 1: 4:30 PM Confessions will be heard 5:00 PM Rosary will be prayed in the church 5:30 PM Mass will be offered for the repose of the
souls of Annie & Walter Hayes, grandparents of Margaret Ellis
6:30 PM Prayer for Vocations will be held in the church following Mass.
Sunday, July 2: 8:30 AM The Rosary will be prayed in the church. 9:00 AM Mass will be offered for the members of
the parish. 10:00 AM Prayer for Vocations will be held in the
church following Mass 10:00 AM Coffee & Donuts will be served in
McCann Center following Mass 10:15 AM Exploring the Catechism will meet in
McCann Center 12:30 PM Ike Hammerly Get Together will be held
in McCann Center Monday, July 3 Office Closed No Mass today. Tuesday, July 4: Office Closed—Independence Day No Mass today. Wednesday, July 5: 11:30 AM Mass will be offered for the repose of
the soul of Alice Schroyer, mother of Ann Ratliff, Jone Birkenholtz, Mike Schroyer, & Janet Deaton
Thursday, July 6: 9:30 AM Prayer Shawl Ministry will meet in
McCann Center 12:30 PM Stewardship Commission Meeting will
be held in McCann Center 5:15 PM Mass will be offered for the repose of the
soul of Jack Ferguson, father of Jack Ferguson
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6:30 PM Infant Baptism Prep Session will be held in McCann Center
7:00 PM Ava Maria Book Club will meet in McCann Center
Friday, July 7: 9:00 AM Mass will be offered for the repose of
the soul of Dorothy Castonguay, wife of Jerry Cas-tonguay
9:30 AM Coffee & Visiting following Mass in McCann Center
Saturday, July 8: 9:00 AM Youth Pop Can Drive will be held . No Confessions today. 5:00 PM Rosary will be prayed in the church 5:30 PM Mass will be offered for the repose of
the soul of Joe Henry, husband of Helen Henry Sunday, July 9: 8:30 AM Rosary will be prayed in the church 9:00 AM Mass will be offered for the members of
the parish. 10:00 AM Coffee & Donuts will be served in
McCann Center following Mass 10:15 AM Exploring the Catechism will meet in
McCann Center 1:00 PM Altar Server Training will be held in the
church
Wednesday: Gn 21:5, 8-20a Mt 8:28-34 Thursday: Gn 22:1b-19 Mt 9:1-8
Monday: Eph 2:19-22 Jn 20:24-29 Tuesday: Gn 19:15-29 Mt 8:23-27
Readings: July 10 through July 16:
Friday: Gn 23:1-4, 19; 24:1-8, 62-67 Mt 9:9-13 Saturday: Gn 27:1-5, 15-29 Mt 9:14-17
Sunday 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Zec 9:9-10 Rom 8:9, 11-13 Mt 11:25-30
Renny Crawford Renny Crawford has resigned from the position of K-8 Faith Formation Coordinator. Sacred Heart Church thanks Renny for the good work she did for us for three years. If anyone is interested in the K-8 Faith Formation Coordinator position please contact Father Reynolds or Luke Gregory.
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Prayer for Vocations
In an effort to foster a culture of vocations in our parish, we will have a time of prayer for vocations after the Masses this weekend. Members of the parish are always invited to remain in the church follow-ing Mass for a quiet time of personal meditation. This weekend, an effort will be made to use time after Mass
for parishioners to focus their prayer on vocations. Fol-lowing the closing song, for those who wish to remain, a group prayer will be recited followed by an invitation for personal reflection. We ask all to observe silence while exiting church.
Prayer for Vocations
God our Father, our needs are great
and our people hunger to hear the Gospel
proclaimed in word, deed and sacrament.
Send the power of your Holy Spirit to
encourage men and women to open their
hearts to hear Your call and to joyfully serve
in the Diocese of Davenport as priests,
deacons, religious and lay ministers.
May those who minister now be filled with
Your Spirit of courage and love. May they
persevere in their call to serve Your people.
Grant that many will be inspired by their
witness and love to answer Your call.
Amen
Mark Hendrickson, Deanna Schmidt, Jim Bennett, Tim Stammeyer, Don Hummel, Lois Carter, Pat Patterson, Ione Vasquez, Betty Hummel, Teresa Hauge, Myrna Hill, Bev Supino, Delores Klemm, Joan Harding, Joanie Lukavsky, Cecelia Stratton, Robert Hughes, Theresa Clark, Carol Price, Fran-cis O’Roake, Mary Marnell, Ruth Stewart, Sharron Hawkins, Adam McNeer, Jerry Balek, Frank & Mary Brindza, Judy Lammers, Bobby Tedrow, Jim Golik, Evelyn Tedrow, Pam Rausch, Carol Wil-son, Fanny Shores, Richard Varnum, Joyce Sabel, June Rausch (mother of Tom Rausch), Doris Cro-nin (former parishioner), Michelle McGill (Colfax parishioner), Donna Baker (daughter of Mary Marnell), Angi Reed (sister of Pam Zaabel), Doris Gironseth (sister of Alexzandra Anderson), Shawn Bollhoefer (son of Mike & Linda Bollhoefer), Jacki Aikeyns (uncle of Dana Determan), Madelyn Kecki (great-granddaughter of Bill & Carmen Gill), Brad Wiese (brother-in-law of Joanie Lu-kavsky), Joe D. McDermott (son of Joe A. & Bar-bara McDermott), Erick Grossmeyer (cousin of Janet Cox), Jimmy Hayes (brother of Margaret Ellis), Mary Lamb (step-mother of Jill Anderson and Jon Lamb), Jase Merriman (cousin of Jill Er-genbright), Les Curry (father in-law of Colleen Curry), Monica Nilles (mother of Jim Nilles), Thomalu Elliott (sister of Marsha Haycock), Jen-nifer Maki (granddaughter of Glorian Maki), Carol Duke (sister of Barbara Stewart), Terese Weise (sister of Joanie Lukavsky), Jack Whitinger (father of Tammy Cochran), Jeanne Sanders (mother of Lori Lopez-Sanders)
Next Saturday Father Reynolds will be partici-pating in the ordination of the new class of dea-cons for the Diocese of Davenport, which will occur in eastern Iowa. Confessions are being cancelled next Saturday, July 8, due to the time needed for travel for Fr. Reynolds next Satur-day.
Parish Offices Closed The parish offices will be closed on Monday and Tues-day in recognition of Independence Day. Remember in prayer those whose struggles have allowed us to enjoy independence in the United States.
LITURGICAL ROLES
Saturday, July 8 5:30 PM
Lector: E. Lopez-Sanders Craig Trotter Hospitality: Dick & Marty Wendl LaVerne & Katherine Dietrich Extraordinary Ministers: Sheri Benson Francis Campbell Pat Hoff Barb Mickelson Joan Schneider Carolyn Sullivan Suzy Trotter Robert Wadzinski Altar Servers: Clay Trotter Daniel & David Lopez-Sanders Rosary: Emigdio Lopez-Sanders
Sunday, July 9 9:00 AM
Lector: JoAnne Price David Nilles Hospitality: Lee & Veronica Mangrich Ralph & Cindy Buchmeier Extraordinary Ministers: Tim Bloom Jim Nilles Jeremy Biondi Jill Ergenbright Rich & Marie Van Beek Terry & Char Townsend Altar Servers: Lydia Biondi Owen Muhs Nicholas Tremel Children’s Liturgy: Debbie Stratton Kerri Reed Rosary: Nicole Biondi Coffee Hosts:
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Cemetery Collection Every year at this time there is an appeal made to the parish on be-half of Sacred Heart Cemetery. Every time a cemetery plot is sold some of the income from that sale is put aside for Perpetual Care. You can imagine that the Perpetual Care money collected decades ago would not be near adequate for current day expenses of maintenance for the cemetery, let alone for improvements. The burial of the dead is a pious and holy thing, as is the care of their buried remains. The cemetery is a holy and sacred place, as it claims our bodies until the Resur-rection. Letters for the appeal were mailed recently. Your generous response for Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery will be greatly appreciated.
An unprecedented opportunity for all 16-29 year olds.
Pope Francis wants to hear from you! The theme of the next world Synod of Bishops in 2018 is “Young People, Faith, and Vocational Discernment.” To prepare for this Synod, Pope Francis wants to hear the opinions and experiences of 16-29 year olds. The Vatican recently launched an online survey where young people can respond to questions. All responses will be compiled and used as a focus for the Synod proceedings. The survey is open for the next couple of months and can be accessed at https://survey-synod2018.glauco.it/limesurvey/index.php/147718. (Respondents will need to se-lect “English” in the upper right hand corner of the webpage.)
Magnificat Ordering Information It is time to sign up for the Magnificat. Will you please
let Kay Fisher know by July 1st if you want to subscribe or renew. The cost is determined by the number of sub-scriptions sent to the parish. When that number is tallied you can make a check for the correct amount to Sacred
Heart by July 10th. If you have any questions, please stop by the library or call 641-792-2863. Single copies at the book store: $5.95 Single subscription $44.95( $3.45) 10-39 = $34.95- sent to the Church ( $2.70) 40-99 = $29.95 sent to the Church ($2.30) . It would be great to have at least 40 subscriptions. From 2015-17 we have had 36.
PS. The Magnificat subscription comes in 13 not 12 issues.
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“Upon this rock I will build my church.” How has Jesus called you to help Him build his Church? If you are discerning your vocation, call Fr. Thom Hennen, diocesan vocations director at 563-324-1911, or write: Hen-nenT@ diodav.org.
Life After Loss
I know now that we never get over great losses;
we absorb them, and they carve us into different,
often kinder, creatures. ...We tell the story to get
them back, to capture the traces of footfalls
through the snow.” ― Gail Caldwell, Let's Take
the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship
In Thanksgiving for God’s Blessings, We return to the Lord:
June 24th & 25th Envelopes $ 3,278.00 Autoshare $ 1,117.00 Loose Offertory $ 398.02 Votive Candles $ 267.50 Sunday Coffee $ 45.45 Easter $ 35.00 Peter’s Pence $ 317.00 Catholic Communications $ 5.00
Infant Baptism Preparation
The first step for parents wish-ing to have an infant child bap-tized at Sacred Heart is to attend a Baptism prep session. At the session parents discuss the re-sponsibility involved in having a
child baptized and share ideas on living out their commit-ment to raise their children in the Catholic faith. The next Baptism Preparation Session will be on Thursday, July 6th at 6:30 p.m. in the adult room in the McCann Center. For more information, or to register, please contact Luke Gregory, our Director of Lifelong Faith Formation in the Faith Formation office.
Pop Can Drive Please start saving your Pop Cans for a Pop Can Drive on July 8th benefiting Sacred Heart Youth Trips If you have Pop Cans that you would like us to pick up, please call Emilee at 641-521-0673.
Domestic Church Challenge of the Week
Every week the “Strong Catholic Fami-lies: Strong Catholic Youth” team will
give you and your family a new way you can promote your domestic church at home!
According to the data collected by the Strong Catholic Families/Strong Catholic Youth team, our Domestic Church would like to grow by “Doing Service for oth-ers”. This week’s challenge is to collect pop cans to sup-port the Sr. High Youth Trips. Bring them to Mass next weekend!! We will have collection boxes out front. Please see the “Pop Can Drive” article in this week’s bulletin for additional information.
Look here every week for ways you can promote your Domestic Church!
Altar Server Training On Sunday afternoon July 9 at 1:00 PM there will be altar server training in the church, for youth in fourth grade and above and adults of any age.
Sacred Heart Featured in Catholic Messenger
Check out the June 22 edition of the Catholic Messenger. On page 9, children at Sacred Heart’s Vacation Bible School are pictured with a welcome to our new bishop.
In The Catholic Messenger
the week of June 29th:
Keepsake: 38-page edition on our new Bishop, Thomas Zinkula.
Bishop Zinkula reflects on his ordi-nation in a personal column.
Quotes from people around the dio-cese on the new bishop.
The Catholic Messenger wins three national awards.
Sacred Heart School reunion draws 500 peo-ple.
Groups are mobilizing to change nation’s budget priorities.
Concerns persist with Senate health bill. Pope makes major donation to South Sudan
charities. Troubled Somali refugees need acceptance. Pope to attend reconciliation events in Colom-
bia this fall.
Columns Deacon candidate profile: Joe Rohret. Jenna Ebener: Summer break and reflecting on
God as her rock. Fr. Betzen: how and why he became fluent in
Spanish. Fr. Doyle: Is there a specific heaven? Fr. Rolheiser: Being good-hearted is not
enough.
Corinne Winter: Giving thanks for our new bishop.
Thank you for your support. Please let us know of any stories or suggestions you’d like to share with The Catholic Messenger!
Community Meals The Community Meals are done for the summer. They will resume in the fall when school begins.
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Mass Attendance
Saturday, June 24th at 5:30 PM 164 Sunday, June 25th at 9:00 AM 404
Peter’s Pence Collection Thank you for your generous support in last week’s Peter’s Pence Collection! As a parish, we collected $632.00. Our contributions will be combined with those from our broth-ers and sisters around the world to help Pope Francis pro-vide essential relief to people in need. If you missed the collection, it is not too late to give, visit www.usccb.org/nationalcollections, and click on the “How to Give” link on the left.
Parish of Sts. Mary & Joseph, Sugar Creek—Bryant
Lawn Social
at Sugar Creek on Sunday, July 9th Beef & Pork Dinner
Serving 3:00—7:30 PM Adult $10.00; Children (6-12) $6.00; 5 & Under Free Music by Momma J, Games, Prizes, Country Store,
Refreshments, Homemade Quilt Raffle
Natural Family Planning Is there a way to plan your space your chil-
dren that is moral, effective, safe and draws
you closer to each other and God? Yes!
Natural Family Planning provides the right
environment to most easily discern your
family size questions. To learn more visit
www.live-the-love.org
Traveling? If you are traveling and need to find mass times in that area, go to www.masstimes.org
Need Help? People who need assistance for shoveling their walk, or mowing of grass, or for doing odd jobs around the house, the Knights of Columbus would like to help. Please con-tact the parish office at 641-792-2050. They will handle all requests with privacy.
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Jasper County Take Away Hunger The next Jasper County Take Away Hunger (formerly Kids Against Hunger) event is going to be hosted by St. Luke's United Methodist Church on Saturday, July 8. The first one-hour shift will begin at 9 a.m. There can be up to four teams packaging per shift. Register your t w e l v e - p e r s o n t e a m t o d a y b y e m a i l at jaspercountytakeawayhunger @gmail.com or by con-tacting Bill Bennett by phone at 641-791-3612. We ask for a donation of $30 per person or a total of $360 for a full team of twelve people to help cover the cost of the food packaged. The deadline for registration is Saturday, July 1.
July 2: Colby Lawson LaRae Romo Fr. William Reynolds July 3: Connie Cannon Ben Fox Maria Fox Carlos Perez Wyatt Seals July 4: Ed Underberg July 5: Kaden Banwell July 6: Ryan Humke July 7: Tom Cannon Glen Wolfe
For Birthdays to be listed in the bulletin, you need to sub-mit names and dates to Ann.
A STEWARDSHIP MOMENT A thought or two on stewardship in the Sunday readings
In today’s Gospel, Jesus minces no words: “whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.” Few of us will be called to die the way Jesus did. But to be his disciples means having the willingness to lay down our lives with thima nd for him. Exercising good stewardship of the Gospel requires taking up one’s cross daily and following Jesus. There will be dying to do on our way to the Father. It could be unfair treatment, health problems, fatigue, frustration at work, failed relationships, loneliness or sadness. If we, like Jesus, encounter and ac-cept suffering, we will bring the hope of the cross to oth-ers. There is no cross the Lord’s love cannot transcend. In your reflections this week, consider how your cross, no matter how heavy, might become an instrument of hope and Christ’s love.
Vacation Bible School Thank You to everyone that helped make this year's Vacation Bible School- Tracking Mary: Mysteries and Messages a huge success.
We learned so much about Mary and how she desires to bring us to her Son! We learned the Joyous Mysteries and how to pray the Rosary. We were able to attend Adoration and even had a small program at the end!
Helping this year were Emilee Allen, Esmerelda Leon, Cristina Sanchez, Theresa Shafer, Linda Pierce, Pam Rausch, Cathy DeHaii, Joanie Lu-kavsky, Casey O'Roake, Brooke Soppe, Lori Faidley, Mitch Faidley, Ethan Perrenoud, Abbie Barr, Johnny Valtman, Ashley Loehr, Sadie Stein-bach, Cristal Perez, Clare , Alex Leon, Kaitlyn Bloom, Rebecca Crawford, Owen Muhs and Theresa Crawford.
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Family Fun Night Thursday, July 13th at Maytag Pool
Come early to visit POTLUCK starts at 6:00 p.m. in upper deck
Hamburgers & hot dogs provided Bring side dish to share!
7– 9 p.m. POOL PARTY
Bring swimsuit, beach towel, flip-flops & snacks to share by the pool.
Sponsored by: Family Life & Church Life Commissions
and Knights of Columbus
Lotsa Helping Hands Meals Ministry
Sacred Heart Church is in need of vol-unteers to OCCASIONALLY be asked to donate cookies or bars for social activities at church or to make a
meal for families in need, those celebrating the birth of a child, for church social activities, and/or
funerals. We have become partners with a website that will send a request to your email when there is a need. If you want to help, all you need to do is to reply to the email once it is sent out. If you are unable to help, then you don't need to do anything for that request. IT IS THAT SIMPLE. To have your name added to the list of people who would be willing to help out by preparing food, just send your name and email address to Tina Stammeyer at [email protected] and a link will be sent to you to sign up. Thank you for helping us to meet the needs of the parish through this volunteer ministry.
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Wedding Anniversary Blessings
Sacred Heart Church wishes to honor couples of the parish who are celebrating wedding anniversary milestones (every 5 years— 5 years, 10 years, 15 years, and so on). Please complete the form available
at the church office or on the website under “Family Life”. The deadline to be included in the bulletin is the 15th of the month before your anniversary.
Knights of Columbus ..... Why should you consider joining?
Get to know the other men of the Parish
Make a difference in the community
Support our church
The founding principles of the Knights are Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and Patriotism
Help us provide assistance to:
Parish members
Pro-life causes
Special Olympics
Community
More!! Strengthen your faith
We know everyone is busy. Don't feel like you have to give up some-thing to join the Knights. We only meet once a month. We have a meal together and meet for an hour to see how we can help the church and community. Join us for activities that you are in-terested in. No pressure to "Do it all". Join us to meet more members of the church. Join us to help the community. Join us to help the church. Join us for yourself. Have questions? Email Brian Schwenker at theschwenks @hotmail.com
If you are admitted to a hospital please remember to inform the parish office
so that parish staff can attempt to visit you. When you are admitted to a hospital please be sure to be identified as a Catholic at the time of your admis-sion.
Are You Ill or Homebound? Anyone who is ill or homebound please let me know so I can schedule a visit. Contact Lori Ward at 792-4242.
The Two Feet of Social Action Week 1. Fr. Marv Mottet on his death bed requested that young people be taught The Two Feet of Social Action. In response to his wishes a group has developed a training Institute with national trainers who have decades of ex-perience in such trainings. Watch for future announce-ments about the Mottet Leadership Institute. This is an opportunity you won’t want to miss.
Thank You . . .
Thank you those who help paint the lines in the parking lot: Mary LaRosa, Lauren Zaabel, LaVerne Dietrich, Craig Trotter, Frank Campbell, Terry Townsend, Ralph Buchmeier, & Dean Baker.
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Copyright 2017 Liguori Publications, Liguori, MO 63057-9999. Printed in USA. In accordance with CIC 827, permission to publish has been granted by Rev. Mgsr. Mark S. Rivituso, Vicar General, Archdiocese of St. Louis. All Rights Reserved.
If my fiancé and I abstain from sex, why
can’t we live together before we get mar-
ried?
It seems to me there are two reasons living with your future spouse before marriage is not a good idea.
One is that you are setting each other up for some serious temptations, or an “occasion of sin.” It would be similar to putting a bottle of gin on the desk of an alcoholic or a carton of ciga-rettes in front of someone who has succeeded in giving up smoking. I’m not saying you have some sort of addiction, but the natural pull of sex is going to be particularly strong, especially when you’re young, in love, and ready to commit to marriage. You will be free and even encouraged in marriage to pursue the greatest intimacy. But for the moment, it is asking too much to put you both in the same circumstances now that you will be in after you wed. The second reason for not living together before marriage is that the living situation could give scandal to others. If you are active in your church and vocal about practicing your Catholic faith but then start living with your future spouse before marriage, it can raise questions (and eyebrows) about what you really believe and how you’re living your faith. There may be some good-sounding reasons for liv-ing together. You can cut down on costs, get to know your future spouse better, and so on. But these reasons aren’t worth the risk. My advice is that you help each other live a virtuous life now, by sacrificing the convenience of living together outside of marriage, as the best practice for your life to-gether in the sacrament of matrimony.
Fr. Gary Lauenstein, CSsR
Ministry Schedule Ministers who have a schedul-ing conflict for the Ministry Schedule should contact Terry Townsend at 792-3637 or by e-mail at [email protected] by the 15th. Lectors with a scheduling conflict should contact JoAnne Price at 641-792-7465 or by e-mail at [email protected] by the 15th.
The Library’s Latest Welcome to Sacred Heart Library’s column of reviews of current books, DVDs, and CDs that our available in our library. Please come and check out these and other items. Though he was never ordained a priest his life of holi-ness has led millions of men to the priest-hood and women to the religious life. The
Life of St. Francis by St Bonaventure shows us how this came to be.This biography written only 30 years after St. Francis’s death describes the many miracles attributed to St. Francis during his life. More importantly the biography shows the operation of the Spirit of God , both in the subject and in the writer. It offers the reader a depth of the Love of God by both Francis and Bonaventure. It is easy to com-prehend how men and women through the centuries sought the Franciscan religious life to capture this understanding. The Library is open after weekend Masses or Monday, Tuesday, & Friday morn-ings. Contact Kay Fisher at 792-2863.
Thanks to Dan & Margaret Ellis of
The Floor Store for being a bulletin sponsor. See ad on back of bulletin.
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Pray for our Military Please pray for the safety of these military personnel who have ties to members of our parish:
Zachary Geringer, Mark Modlin, Alexander Podol,
Joey Anderson, Steve Kalkhoff, Nicholas J. Huggins,
Tim Dodge, Sean Healy, Caitlin Huggins McCay,
Joshua Justus, James Hovar, Tyler Daly, Scott Anderson, Payton Cox, Philip Mead,
Bill Kopsa, Joshua Oberheu, Curtis Worthy, Jimmy Bennett,
Jake Bennett, & Jason Lee Bennett
© 2017 Liguori Publications, Liguori, MO 63057-9999. Printed in U.S.A. Imprimatur: “In accordance with c. 827, permission to publish has been granted on September 1, 2016, by the Most Reverend Edward M. Rice, Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of St. Louis. All Rights Reserved.
July 2, 2017 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
2 Kgs 4:8-1, 14-16a, Rom 6:3-4, 8-11, Mt 10:37-42
A priest friend of mine visited a family with several sons thinking about the priestly vocation. During his visit he celebrated mass for them at the local parish. The gospel reading was the same as today: “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me….” My friend thought twice before reading it afraid that the father who wasn’t open to his sons’ vocations would think he picked this passage on purpose. He read it anyway and, yes, got the reaction he suspected he’d get. Most words in the Gospels are challenging. Jesus calls us to love him above all things. This means he has to come first, and sometimes other loves, as good as they are, cannot be the ultimate critcria. He tells us to “lose
our life” to find it, and sometimes that loss is real and painful. He demands this because he himself experienced its truth. In this public ministry, he put his mission and love of souls ahead of spending more time with family and friends. When religious leaders, government officials, and others criti-cized and persecuted him, he didn’t back down, even if it af-fected his loved ones. He was faithful in charity. He didn’t look for problems, but he didn’t run form them, either. He avoided unnecessary conflict when he could, but he completely obeyed God’s will and embraced the hardships of loving until the end. This kind of sacrifice brings great joy in endured with acceptance. As Romans tells us, “If, then, we have died with Christ, ...we shall also live with him.”
For Reflection How can I live my life as though nothing is more important than Jesus? Do I regularly witness to my love for Jesus, using words when necessary?
Fr. Mark Haydu, LC
Prayer Chain To have someone added to the Sacred Heart Prayer Chain, contact Marilyn Lamb at 275-0020, Mary Pritchard at
792-3518 or Theresa Stewart by e-mail: stew-art4@iowatele com.net. If no one can be reached, you may call Margaret Dimon at 792-9819.
Domino’s Fundraiser Domino’s Pizza will donate $1 to our youth group for each weekly church bulletin they receive with each order. Just give the bulletin to the driver when he drops off your pizza.
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 Coordinator, 563-349-5002; [email protected] or PO Box 232, Bettendorf, IA 52722-0004.
Mark W. Allen, Financial Advisor
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HAIRSTYLING
901 1st Ave W. Newton, IA
792-0923
Rhonda Bauer, Owner
100 N 4th Ave W Newton, Iowa 50208
Chad E. Klein, O.D. Kristi K. Rhoads, O.D.
641-792-7900
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120 N. 2nd Ave W., Newton, IA
Jo Jenkins, Broker 641-521-0302 [email protected]
Each office independently
owned & operated
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641-792-3528 400 1st Ave. West
Newton
Dale Maki
792-5040 220 1st Ave W., Newton, IA
www.clemonmaki.com
Jeff Maki Gary Clemon
Attorney Adam D. Otto
General Practice Including
Estate Planning
(641) 792-7000
RJ McCarey
(641) 275-9185
213 1st Ave. W. Newton, IA 50208 641.792.3951 Office 641.792.9776 Fax
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Business Consultation & Estate Planning
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Hours:
Monday—Saturday
7 aM—8 PM
Sundays
7 AM—2 PM
106 W. Buchanan St., Baxter
641-227-3377
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Al & Jeanne Conover, Owners
1105 E. 12th St. S. Newton, IA
641-792-3018 Www.mccannvillage.com
Nick Still Field agent, STILL Agency
PO Box 322, Blairstown, IA 52209
Office: (319) 668-2226 Direct: (319) 530-5342
Email: [email protected]
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641-792-2050
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