DAVENPORT

BUFFALO

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday 4:00 PM St. Alphonsus

Sunday 7:30 AM St. Alphonsus

9:00 AM St. Peter

10:30 AM St. Alphonsus

Confessions beginning at 3:15 p.m. on Saturdays before 4:00 p.m. Mass. Available by appointment, please call the parish office.

ST. ALPHONSUS ST. PETER

ST. ALPHONSUS CHURCH

Religious Education Director

Mary Ann Hagemann ...................................... 391-8593

RCIA Director

Sister Susan Rueve, O.S.F. .............................. 323-1502

St. Alphonsus Early Childhood

Education Center ....................................... 323-3204

Shelly McIntosh, Director

ST. PETER CHURCH — BUFFALO

406 4th Street, Buffalo, IA 52728

Deacon Larry Dankert .................................. 381-2741

Parish Council President

Jim Matthys ................................................... 381-2553

Religious Education

Elementary - Nancy Stalder ............................ 381-2058

Intermediate - Scott Heskett .......................... 381-4991

PARISH SACRAMENTS

Baptism: Baptismal preparation class by appointment.

Please contact office for more information.

Weddings: Make arrangements pastor at least six months

before the wedding date. Dates and times for wedding in both

parishes must be scheduled by contacting the pastor.

RCIA: Classes begin mid-Sept for adults wishing to join the

Catholic church and/or wanting to enter more fully by receiving

the other sacraments. Please contact the parish office to register.

CHILD ABUSE REPORTING: Call 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

MARCH 12, 2017-.-THE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT

Moderator: Rev. Paul J. Appel

Parish Priests in Solidum: Rev. Christopher R. Young,

Rev. Guillermo Treviño, Jr. Residence: 2618 Boies Avenue • Davenport, Iowa 52802

Phone: (563) 322-0987 • Fax: (563) 323-1458 •

E-mail: staldav@gmail.com

Web Page: www.stalphonsusdav.org

Office Hours: Monday ― Friday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Debbie Phelps ― Administrative Assistant

Susan Marshall– Office

Youth Minister : Joe Quinn……….381-7403

Email: davclusterym@diodav.org

GENERAL NEWS NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS: EX 17:3-7 /PS 95 /ROM 5:1-2,5-8 /

JN 4:5-42

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Today Second Sunday of Lent

08:00 AM Elementary Religious Ed/St Peter

Mon. Mar13 08:30 AM Adoration/ St Alphonsus

06:30 PM Choir Practice/ St Alphonsus

Tue. Mar 14 07:35 AM Pro Life Rosary/ St Alphonsus

Wed. Mar 15 09:00 AM Sewing Group/St Alphonsus

01:00 PM St Monica's Shawl Ministry/Bookstore

06:30 PM Religious Ed/ St Alphonsus

06:30 PM Youth Group/ St Alphonsus

07:00 PM Stations of the Cross/ St Peter

Thurs. Mar 16 07:00 PM Healing Mass/ St Mathias, Muscatine

Fri. Mar 17 03:30 PM Stations of the Cross/ St Alphonsus

04:00 PM Fish Fry/ St Alphonsus

Sun. Mar 19 Third Sunday of Lent

08:00 AM Elementary Religious Ed/St Peter

Junior High Rally/

Please Join the Lenten Prayer exchange. It is so

easy, take a card from the first basket and fill in

your intention that needs prayer. Place the

completed card in the second basket. If you would

like to pray for someone take a card from the

completed basket and make their intention part of

your daily Lenten prayer journey.

On April 7th the Fish Fry will extend into the gymnasium for a

reservation only serving for special needs and seniors who

cannot navigate the steps to the cafeteria. Call to make

reservations at the office 322-0987 by April 4th. We are so

pleased to be able to offer a way for these members of our

community to join in the Fish Fry experience. Thank you to

the members of St. Peters for furnishing the extra volunteers

needed to make this happen.

From Father’s Desk

Here is a little reflection on Lent from Pope Francis. Enjoy!

Speaking to the crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square

following his weekly Angelus blessing, the Pope urged those

present to give the Bible the same place in daily life as

cellphones and asked: “What would happen if we turned back

when we forget it, if we opened it more times a day, if we read

the message of God contained in the Bible the way we read

messages on our cellphones?”

The Bible, he explained, contains the Word of God, the most

effective tool in fighting evil and keeping us close to God.

Clearly, Francis said, the comparison between the Bible and

the cellphone is paradoxical, but it induces us to reflect.

“If we always carried God’s Word in our hearts, no temptation

would distance us from the Father, and no obstacle would

take us off the path towards good” he said.

He pointed out that in this first Sunday of Lent, the Gospel of

Matthew tells of Jesus’s forty days in the desert and of how he

was tempted by the devil.

With his temptations, the Pope said, Satan wanted to divert

Jesus from the path of obedience and humbleness – because

he knew that this was the way to conquer evil – and he

wanted him to take the false shortcut towards glory and

success.

“But the devil’s poisonous darts are all ‘blocked’ by Jesus with

the shield provided by God’s Word” he said, pointing out that

Jesus never uses his own words but only God’s Word, and

thus, filled with the force of the Holy Spirit, he victoriously

crosses the desert.

Pope Francis invited all Christians to follow in Jesus’ footsteps

during the forty days of Lent and to confront the spiritual

battle against evil with the strength of God’s Word.

“That’s why,” he said, “it is necessary to become familiar with

the Bible: read it often, reflect upon it, assimilate it. The Bible

contains the Word of God which is always topical and

effective” he said.

Inviting the faithful to carry a pocket-sized Gospel all the time,

the Pope concluded with the words: “don’t forget what would

happen if we treated the Bible as we treat our cellphone,

always with us, always close to us!”

(from Vatican Radio)

MASS INTENTION

Sunday, March 19 9:00 AM People of the Parish

ST. PETER – BUFFALO ST. ALPHONSUS – DAVENPORT

PARISH NEWS & EVENTS

3 │ The Second Sunday of Lent

Parishioners will have the opportunity to receive the Sacrament

of Reconciliation on Saturday’s at 3:15-3:45 p.m.

MASS INTENTIONS

Week of March 13—March 19

Mon. 8:00 Celeste Sievers†

10:30 Bob Pence†

Tue. 8:00 Betty Coxe†

Wed. 8:00 All Saints

Thu. 8:00 Bernice Dugan†

Fri. 8:00 Ray Gordon†

Sat. 4:00 Cyril Parker Family L/D

Sun. 7:30 Bob Hughes†

Sun. 10:30 Bernice Dugan†

LECTORS

Sat. 4:00 Sara Lannan / Kathy Jones

Sun. 7:30 Tammy Midey

10:30 Gillian Marbury / Linda Good

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

Sat. 4:00 Sharon Williams/ Pat Taylor/ Liz Moritz

Sun. 7:30 Sr. Seraphin / Mim Rommel

10:30 Dick Poster/ Curt Laake/ Molly Ortega

ALTAR SERVERS

Sat. 4:00 Mikey/ Joey Stieger

Sun. 7:30 Leo / Dom DeLaPaz

10:30 Zoey/ Piper Bunker

CHURCH CLEANERS: Jill Troup, Beth Ripslinger, Diana Underwood, Dawn

Shaw, Tracy Rommel

MARCH CHURCH CLEANING: Angie Keeney & Cara Morgan

St Alphonsus Weekly Offerings

Weekly Budget $4,712— March 5th $5,970

ADA Goal is @ 79.2%, $7,771 needed to goal.

LITURGICAL ROLES FOR MARCH 19

Greeters .................................. Jim & Jackie Matthys

Eucharistic Minister ............................... Ken Heintz

Lectors .......................... Bev Heintz & Chae Tisinger

Altar Servers .... Colton Pilgrim & Branden Behncke

DWC YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS

Youth Meeting — All cluster gathering Sunday, March 12th

today in the St. Alphonsus Youth room. 4:00 to 7:00 pm. All

6th through 12th grade invited to attend

Joe Quinn—DWC Youth Minister (563) 381-7403 or

davclusterym@diodav.org

RICE BOWLS

Did you have enough to eat today? The Rice Bowl is a Lenten program of

Catholic Relief Services, the official international humanitarian agency of

the Catholic community in the United States. CRS Rice Bowl provides a

powerful, tangible way for Catholics to answer Jesus’ call to serve the

world’s poor and experience Lent as a time of spiritual renewal and

sacrifice for those in need.

Come to The Wilber Symposium, “Non-violence as a ‘Fully

Human Solution’ to War: Thomas Merton & Pope Francis on

the Responsibility of the Christian,” delivered by Gregory K.

Hillis PhD assistant professor of theology at Bellarmine Uni-

versity. Prof Hillis will discuss Pope Francis’ exhortation to

nonviolence with reference to Thomas Merton, --the Trappist

monk-scholar who developed an understanding of nonvio-

lence that all concerned persons need to take seriously --

given our current political & world situation. In particular,

Professor Hillis will examine Merton’s portrayal of nonvio-

lence as being less about a ‘tactic’ to be used in conflict, and

more about a way of being that is a more “fully human” re-

sponse to injustice than violence. March 23, 2017, 7PM, St

Ambrose, University, Rogolski ballroom. Free and open to the

public; refreshments following.

Upcoming Programs

Benet House Retreat Center

11th Step Prayer and Meditation--for 12 Step

practitioners at any stage of recovery. Tues-

days weekly; 6-7 pm;

Family Evening: “Pretzels for Lent”; Tues. Apr.

4, 5:30-8 pm; C

Centering Prayer: Wednesdays weekly; Apr. 5,

12, 19 and 26; 1-2:30 pm;

Gratitude and Trust—book study applying 12

step guiding principles to your life and addic-

tions. 1st Thursday Apr. 6; 6-7:30 pm;

4a March 12, 2017

St. Anthony Church, Davenport, is hosting a four-day

Lenten renewal program March 12-15, running each

evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Bishop Robert Gruss

from South Dakota will discuss "Stewardship--

Reclaiming Our True Identity." The program starts

tonight and will include music, prayer and refresh-

ments.

Fridays fish fry’s are in need of some wonderful des-

serts to top off this fun event. Do you have a spe-

cialty that would wow our visitors or your grandma’s

best ever pie or cookie recipe that needs to see the

light. We could use your help making sure our

guests top off their wonderful meal with a fabulous

dessert. Please bring them to the Café on Fridays

during Lent so we can share them with everyone.

Thank you for your support!