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Contact Information
Pastor
Rev. Bernie Weir
Office: 653-4504 ext. 1
Cell: (319) 458-0412 [email protected]
Parish Office
Genoveva Diaz ........ 653-4504 ext. 2 [email protected]
Business Manager
Mary Ward ................ 653-4504 ext. 3 [email protected]
Faith Formation Coordinator
Lori Fritz ....................... 653-4504 ext. 4 [email protected]
Youth Ministry Coordinator
Mary Sue Marek ....... 653-4504 ext. 5 [email protected]
School Principal
Chet Wisniewski ........ 653-3631 ext. 1 [email protected]
School Office
Becky Adam ............. 653-3631 ext. 2 [email protected]
Prayer Chain
Mary Fladung .......... (319) 653- 6142
Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday ................................. 5:30pm
Sunday ................................... 9:00am,
11:30am Spanish
Rosary Sunday ......................................... 8:35am
Wednesday . 4:00 pm (Halcyon House)
Thursday .... 3:00 pm (McCreedy Home)
Thursday ............. 4:00 pm (Care Center)
Confessions Thursday at 5:30pm-6:00pm and
Saturday at 4:30pm-5:00pm.
Mission Statement “To Glorify God through Word,
Worship and Service”.
SAINT JAMES PARISH
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 28, 2015
602 W . 2ND S TR E E T • WASH I NGTON , I OWA 5 2353
( 3 1 9 ) 6 53 - 450 4 • WWW.S T JAMESWASH INGTON .ORG
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PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN 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.
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KC Hall Rental To rent the KC Hall, contact Barb Baker
@ (641)636-3886-home or @ (319)461-5902-cell
SHARE SHARE is a nonprofit food buying group that offers good,
nutritious products at a reduced cost through a
volunteer-run, community-based distribution system.
Everyone is welcome to participate! There are no
membership fees. Save up to 50% on frozen meats, fresh
produce and other grocery items. For information on how to
order or to get ordering deadlines and pickup times, call
800-344-1104 or Washington representative, Susan Davis
653-4831, or online www.shareiowa.org.
SOCIAL ACTION
ITEMS FOR BULLETIN? Email: [email protected]
Voice Message: (319) 653-4504 ext.2
Please remember to include who, what, when, where, why,
etc… as well as your contact information and how long you
would like it to run. Items must be received by noon the
Monday before publication to be printed. Items received
after noon on Monday will go in the subsequent week’s
bulletin if they are still relevant.
SATURDAY KITCHEN St. James parishioners will again be preparing the Saturday
Kitchen meal at the U. P. Church on July 18th. Please
consider volunteering to work either a shift or all morning.
Help is needed with cooking, set up, serving, dining room
and clean up. Cooking and set up start at 9:00 am. and
clean up is done around 1:00 pm. We also need cakes/bars/
other simple desserts. To volunteer, please call Connie Carey
at 653-2089 or email her at [email protected]. A HUGE
THANK YOU to those who have helped with past meals!
NEWS/NOTES
Men’s Dinner: July 22nd at 6 PM. It will be held on the St. James Catholic School
playground. Once again it will be a simple
dinner with no hidden agendas. The parish will
provide Hamburgers and Hot Dogs and the
fix’ins. We are asking that everyone else bring a
dish to pass. The parish will provide ice tea.
Anything else you might want to drink you will need to bring
with you and a little to share. The rules are the same as last
time. You must be 18 or older and have your wife, girlfriend
or mother’s permission to attend. (Guys whatever dish you
bring to share make it yourself. Don’t ask your wife to do it
for you.) Please call the office to make a reservation. This is
only so I know how much food to get. If at the last minute
you decide to attend, just show up we will have plenty of
food.
Women’s Dinner: July 29th at 6 PM. It will be held on the St. James Catholic School playground. Once again it
will be a simple dinner with no hidden agendas. The parish
will provide Hamburgers and Hot Dogs and the fix’ins. We
are asking that everyone else bring a dish to pass. The
parish will provide ice tea. Anything else you might want to
drink you will need to bring with you and a little to share.
The rules are the same as last time. Tell your husband or
family you will be back later and they are on their own for
supper. Please call the office to make a reservation. This is
only so I know how much food to get. If at the last minute
you decide to attend, just show up we will have plenty of
food.
I will be out of the office July 6th -9th. If you need anything
during those day’s feel free to call my cell phone,
319-458-0412. I will also be gone on July 14th. We will not
have mass on these days.
I want to wish everyone a happy 4th of July. Be careful. We
don’t want anyone getting hurt with fireworks.
July 4th is the first Saturday of the month. We will have mass
at 7:30 AM on the 4th to celebrate Independence Day.
Starting the 4th off by asking God blessing on our country is
a good thing to do.
PARISH OFFICES CLOSED Parish Offices will be closed on Friday, July 3rd and Monday,
July 6th. Due to 4th of July Holiday.
Join us on Thursday, July 2 at noon. At St. Joseph - Hills, 209
Brady Street, HIlls, Iowa. Altar and Rosary Annual Salad
Luncheon. Program: Beth Peterson from Mount Vernon,
Iowa, will be sharing her story of faith, forgiveness and
survival after being struck by lightning twice!
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SUNSHINE COMMITTEE Help St. James reach out to parishioners in need. If you are
aware of someone who needs a card of encouragement or
concern call Charlotte Lindmeier at 653-6274.
FAMILY LIFE
Readings for the Week of June 28, 2015 Sunday: Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24,2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15,Mk 5:21-43
Monday: Vigil: Acts 3:1-10,Gal 1:11-20,Jn 21:15-19
Day: Acts 12:1-11,2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18,Mt 16:13-19
Tuesday: Gn 19:15-29,Mt 8:23-27
Wednesday: Gn 21:5, 8-20a,Mt 8:28-34
Thursday: Gn 22:1b-19,Mt 9:1-8
Friday: Eph 2:19-22,Jn 20:24-29
Saturday: Gn 27:1-5, 15-29,Mt 9:14-17
Next Sunday: z 2:2-5,2 Cor 12:7-10,Mk 6:1-6a
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FAITH FORMATION
STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION
MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER It is our trust and faith in God that allows him to heal us and
gives us peace. Is God in charge of your marriage?
Deepen your communication, rekindle your romance and
renew your sacrament by attending the next Worldwide
Marriage Encounter weekend on Sep. 18th-20th in Ankeny or
Oct. 23rd-25th in Cedar Falls or Dec. 4th-6th Iowa City. For
more information visit our website at: www.iowa-wwme.org
or call 563-927-4352.
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time In today’s Second Reading, St. Paul quotes
Exodus 16:18: “Whoever had much did not
have more, and whoever had little did not
have less.” On the surface this may seem
confusing, but it bears a strong stewardship
message for us.
One of the challenges of our society is the
tendency to gather and to keep and to
measure our success by possessions. Jesus
told us over and over in a variety of ways
that “possessions” are a major stumbling block in our journey
toward holiness. Stewardship was once defined by a bishop
as:
1. Following faithfully 2. Living responsibly
3. Sharing gratefully
4. Possessing loosely
This, in a nutshell, is what it means to be a good
steward. That is the message from St. Paul, as well.
As difficult as it may be for us, we need to focus on
others in service more than we should try to glorify
ourselves through what we may seem to have. In
particular we need to focus on the “possess loosely”
aspect. That is more than material items, of course.
We have a tendency to “hang on” to traditions,
people, and other things that we view as “ours.”
Pope Francis cautions us, “A heart occupied with
the desire to possess is a heart full of this desire, but
without God.”
www.thecatholicsteward.com
Saturday, July 4th
5:30 pm
Sunday, July 5th
9:00 am
Extraordinary Minister
of Holy Communion
Jeff Bell
Dennis Franzen
Linda Franzen
Tina Knutson
Virginia Schuerman
Jean Wehr
Randall Wehr
Mary Altenhofen
Patrick Bump
Monika Chalupa
Brian Hora
Theresa Hora
Sally Leyden
Richard Pierson
Gift Family Volunteer Needed James Nebel
Mass Assistant Volunteer Needed Christal Quigley
Altar Server
Volunteer Needed
Volunteer Needed
Volunteer Needed
David Hora
Emily Hora
Trevor Quigley
Lector Ann Harris (1)
Ken Lindmeier (2)
Kaitlin Hora (1)
Dennis Ives (2)
Music Kirk Hittner Spirit Led Singers
THANK YOU!! We had a phenomenal week at Everest VBS! Eighty-four kids
ages 4-16 attended this year’s expedition! More than a
dozen adults helped lead the children in icy mountain
adventures. We learned how God has the power to
provide, comfort, heal, forgive, and love us forever! Ask an
Everest explorer if they have had any God Sightings today.
We were blessed to have so many wonderful children here
to share in this challenging and courageous journey up
Mt. Everest.
I would like to thank all parishioners for their generous
support of the Everest VBS program. We couldn’t have done
it without the many donations of supplies and snack items.
The props and set items leant to us added to the wonder of the Everest experience, too. You may pick up your items
from the conference room if you haven’t already.
Thank you again! Lori Fritz, Everest VBS Director
P.S. Please enjoy the small mountain in the back of the
church that the children have decorated with boots to
express their thanks, as well!
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PARISHIONER INFORMATION UPDATE Have you remembered to notify the parish of an
email or phone number change? Perhaps you had a
change of address recently? Please take a moment
to keep us informed. Return this form in the collection
basket, or at the parish office.
Name ____________________________________________
Address __________________________________________
City/State/Zip _____________________________________
Home Phone _____________________________________
Cell Phone _______________________________________
Email ____________________________________________
□ I prefer electronic communication. □ I would like to join St. James Parish. □ I’m moving away, please remove me from roster.
This week at St. James . .
Monday, June 29
Adult Faith Formation 7:00 pm (YR)
Tuesday, June 30
MASS-For The People 3:30 pm (Halcyon)
Wednesday, July 1
MASS-Marian Riek 7:30 pm (CH)
Spanish Legion of Mary 6:00 pm (CHB)
Thursday, July 2
MASS-Dorothy McCarthy 7:30 am (CH)
Eucharistic Adoration 8:00 am (CH)
Rosary Walk 8:00 am (CH)
Confession 5:30 pm (CH)
Parish Holy Hour 6:00 pm (CH)
Wedding Rehearsal 7:00 pm (CH)
Friday, July 3 Parish Offices Closed
MASS-Donald Hendrickson 7:30 am (CH) Wedding 4:30 pm (CH)
Saturday, July 4
MASS-The People 7:30 am (CH)
MASS-Chris & Bessie Earnest 5:30 pm (CH)
Confession 4:30 pm (CH)
Sunday, July 5
MASS-Betty L. McCoy 9:00 am (CH)
MASS-For the People 11:30 am (CH) KEY: THB-Tobin Hall Basement,
TH-Tobin Hall, CH-Church, CHB-Church Basement, KC-KC Hall,
CR-Conf. Room, GYM-SJ School Gym,
Join Fr. Dan Guenther from the Diocese of Sioux City.
Spain, Fatima & Lourdes Pilgrimage: Come along in
November 9th-19th, 2015, to some of the most sacred
places in all of Europe. We’ll visit Barcelona, Montserrat
Monastery, Lourdes, Madrid, Avila, Fatima, Lisbon and
so much more. Mass each day in great Churches and
Cathedrals along the way. Cost is $3,279 with
departure from Omaha. For a brochure and more
information, contact Fr. Dan Guenther, Immaculate
Conception Church, P.O. Box 658, Cherokee, Iowa
51012 or call 712-225-4606 or email [email protected]
Msgr. Frank Henricksen and Fr. Bob McAleer invite you
on the trip of a lifetime. We will be sojourning to Italy:
Tuscany, Florence, Assisi and Rome on October
13th-23rd, 2015. Among the highlights of these historical
places will be an audience with Pope Francis in St.
Peter’s Square. For further information please contact
Msgr. Henricksen, 563-886-6285 or Fr. McAleer,
563‑940‑1796.
PILGRIMAGE OPPORTUNITIES World Meeting of Families: September 22nd-27th,
Philadelphia. Pilgrimage Opportunities: The Diocese of
Des Moines is offering two pilgrimage options. Both will
include partial attendance at the World Meeting of
Families and celebration of the Papal Mass. For
information about the Family Express Bus Tour and the
Des Moines Airline Tour go to
http://www.davenportdiocese.org/faithform/Marriage%
20and%20Family.htm. Note that the bus tour is
scheduled to make a pick-up stop in Davenport and
may be open to adding additional stops along I-80 if there is a request.
Fatima Special on November 4th-10th, 2015. The
pilgrimage pricing will be only $1499 which includes your
transatlantic airfare from Newark, NJ Airport, hotel, all
breakfast and dinners, tour escort, deluxe motor coach,
and all airline fees and taxes. This “At Cost” pricing has
been done only once a year for the last 5 year, but this
will be the last “At Cost” Fatima Special due to shortage
of air seats and hotel beds in Fatima over the next 2
years. This offer will not be repeated in the future. The
Catholic Tour looks forward to serving you in this special
“Thanks to Our Lady of Fatima Pilgrimage” For more information contact Jim Adair at (877)627-4268 or by
email [email protected].
Greece & the Greek Isles, March 5th, 2016
We will be visiting Athens, Corinth, Mykonos, Epheus,
Patmos, Heraklion, Crete, Santorini, Delphin, Kalambaka,
and Thessaloniki. Hosted by April Rouner, Regina
Foundation Executive Director and Fr. Jeff Belger,
Parochial Vicar St. Mary’s Newman Center. $3599 per
person from Chicago. Tour Includes: Roundtrip air from
Chicago, First Class Hotels, 3 Day Cruise to the Greek
Isles & Turkey in Inside Cabins with 2 lower beds,
Breakfast & Dinner daily on the land portion, All meals
on the cruise, Service of an English Speaking Guide & Comprehensive Sightseeing on the land portion, All
hotel service charges, local taxes and porterage. For
more information contact, April Rouner at 319-354-5866
(daytime), 319-354-6010(Evening),
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