Contact Information

Pastor

Rev. Bernie Weir

Office: 653-4504 ext. 1

Cell: (319) 458-0412 bweir@stjameswashington.org

Parish Office

Genoveva Diaz ........ 653-4504 ext. 2 gdiaz@stjameswashington.org

Business Manager

Mary Ward ................ 653-4504 ext. 3 mward@stjameswashington.org

Faith Formation Coordinator

Lori Fritz ....................... 653-4504 ext. 4 lfritz@stjameswashington.org

Youth Ministry Coordinator

Mary Sue Marek ....... 653-4504 ext. 5 mmarek@stjameswashington.org

School Principal

Chet Wisniewski ........ 653-3631 ext. 1 cwisniewski@stjameswashington.org

School Office

Becky Adam ............. 653-3631 ext. 2 badam@stjameswashington.org

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

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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; vac@diodav.org 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: info@stjameswashington.org

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 JCCarey@mchsi.com. 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!

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!

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 frdanguenther@gmail.com

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 jimadair@thecatholictour.com.

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),

april@icreginafoundation.com