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THE CATHOLIC CHURCHES OF
ST BERNARD 201 Main St. Blencoe, IA
ST JOHN 1009 13th St., Onawa, IA
ST JOSEPH 510 Tipton St., Salix, IA
THE EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 5, 2018
FROM FATHER MICHAEL: Manna: What is it?
If you could ask an ancient Israelite what is Manna, the
Israelite would answer "What is it?" That is exactly what
the word "Manna" means. It's a question, sort of like,
"Whatchamacallit?" They really didn't know what the
stuff was.There have been several attempts to answer the
question. The most likely explanation is that is a secretion
of an insect. If that sounds weird, where do you think
honey comes from? The Sinai desert is not completely
barren. There are trees that thrive even in this wasteland.
They bear tiny leaves. During the night, when it is cooler,
a species of insect comes out and eats the leaves. They get
piggish and eat too much. This forces them to exude a
form of highly concentrated sugar. It drops to the ground
and begins to dry, leaving a white, flaky substance behind.
At dawn other insects quickly eat the stuff. Moses knew
this and taught the Israelites to gather it up first. It wasn't
really bread, but it was bread-colored and sweet. After a
while, the Israelites got sick of it, like we can become tired
of a diet of only candy. I am the Bread of Life Sometimes hindsight can be a disadvantage. We make
assumptions and then ignore everything else. This is true
about the words in today's gospel. Jesus says, "I am the
bread of life." We naturally assume that he is talking
about the Eucharist, and of course he is. But that conclu-
sion can prevent us to see beyond the simplest interpreta-
tion. There is more to the Eucharist than just wafers and
wine. Even when we correctly understand that Holy Com-
munion is Christ's body and blood, we fail to understand
the full meaning of his words. Jesus is also telling us that
we must ravenously devour him. We must hunger for
spiritual as well as physical union with him. Simply put,
this means that taking Holy Communion can become a
mechanical action. It's sort of like taking an aspirin for a
headache. We take it without trying to understand its uses
and dangers. There is a danger to the Eucharist: to take it
requires a commitment to a life change. Are you ready to
accept that commitment?
Questions of the Week:
Adults: How have the life, teachings, and
presence of Jesus sustained and nourished
me?
Children: What does the phrase “Jesus is
the bread of life” mean to me?
ST. JOHN / ST. BERNARD Pastor Father Michael Erpelding 712-423-2656
[email protected] www.stjohnonawa.com
Secretary / DRE Colleen Maule 712-423-1004 [email protected]
MASS SCHEDULE : Mon No Mass…………………………………….. 0:00am
Tue Irwin & Geraldine Niewohner…………. 9:00am
Wed Gene Zortman……(St. Bernard)…… 7:30am
Thurs No Mass………………………….…………… 0:00am
Fri Elmwood Valley NH ………………….... 9:30am
Sat No Mass……………………………...….…… 0:00 pm
Sun John & Marjorie Zink …………………...…… 9:00am
CONFESSION: SUNDAY 8:30 AM—8:45 AM
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Tuesday—August 7
KC Meeting @ 7 PM
Tuesday—August 14
Vigil Mass of the Assumption 5:30 pm St. John
Wednesday—August 15
Mass of the Assumption 7:30 am St. Bernard
Sunday– September 9
Ventures at Monona County Fair Grounds
Sunday—September 16
Knights of Columbus Annual Chicken Dinner
STEWARDSHIP 7/29/18 ST. JOHN ST. BERNARD Envelopes/Loose $2832.00 $180.00
Missionary $100.00
Total: $3112.00
St. John Registered Families……………………….185
ST. JOSEPH Pastor Father Michael Erpelding 712-946-5635
[email protected] WWW.STJOESALIX.COM
Secretary Mary Lynn Nelson 712-946-5635 [email protected] Cell 712-281-0107
DRE Kathy Jo Mitchell 712-212-3867
MASS SCHEDULE: Mon No Mass…………………………………….………...0:00am
Tue No Mass…...………………………………………....0:00am
Wed No Mass…………………………………….………….0:00am
Thurs Art & Bev Hozerland.…………………….….. …..9:00am
Fri Elmwood NH.………………...…………….………...9:30am
Sat Mae Handke…………………………………………….. .4:00pm
Sun Jessica Worrell Loring ……..……….…………..11:00am
CONFESSION: SATURDAY 3:30PM—3:45PM
SUNDAY 10:30 AM– 10:45 AM CALENDAR OF EVENTS Wednesday, August 15:
Mass of the Assumption 6:30 PM
Friday-Saturday , August 17-18
Team Worrell Fundraisers—Check attachment
Sunday– September 23
Chicken Dinner & Bazaar/Craft Fair 10 am-2pm
STEWARDSHIP 7/28—-7/29 ST. JOSEPH Envelopes: $4637.00 Loose: $140.00
Maintenance $ 00.00 Candles: $60.00
Debt reduction $105.00 e-offer: $40.00
Assumption $.00 Missionary: $0.00
TOTAL: $4982.00
St. Joseph Registered Families ……………………...209
St. Joseph Debt June 2018 ……………………$231,543.96
St. Joseph Debt April 2017…………………….$324, 880.66
WEEK OF AUGUST 5, 2018
ST. JOHN AUGUST 12
LECTORS SERVERS EMS GIFT BEARERS USHERS
Dave Hausman Reed Reicks Mary Tramp– Elmwood Randy & Jeannie Bottorff Jerry Menke,Gabe
ROSARY Rosara Reicks Fran Tramp– Homebound Greeters Madsen, John Zink
Grace Fouts Gracie Reicks Grace Fouts Ron & Cindy Hausman Mike Goslin
ST. JOSEPH AUGUST 11-12
LECTORS SERVERS EMS GIFT BEARERS USHERS
11-Al Stuhrenberg 11-Dylan Waite 11-Tom Becker 11-Mike & Sharon Clayton 11-Bert Ullrich
12– Mary Herbst Jackson Dewald
Joseph Dewald
12-Paula Olson
Bonnie Brouillette
12-David & Shirley
Menard
Lawson Schuetz
Tom & Doreen Becker
11-Rosary
Dorothy Putnam
12-Grace Lewis 12-Bev Weikel 11-Greeters
Tom & Roxie Ullrich
12-Ron & Margaret
Wood
12–Mike & Lori
Donnelly
Holly Skinner
Kylee McDermott
Kathy Jo Mitchell
Mike Donnelly
12– Greeters
Robert Dandurand Family
David & Shirley
Menard
Stewards
Mary Lander
Mary Lynne Nelson
Homebound Kathy Jo Mitchell
Bev Weikel
ST. JOHN/ ST. BERNARD AUGUST 5, 2018 ST. JOSEPH
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISHES: Father Patrick O’Kane, Shirley Turner, Dora Miller,
Esther Mac Clure, Darlene Ellis, Cheri Gibler, Loretta
Simoff, Verla Benjamin, Doe & Mabel Walker, Mar-
yann Muller, Maria Wingert, Pete Mortensen, John
Heisterkamp, Charlotte Zortman, Rosemary Kirby,
Myra Juraseck, Gina Mortensen, Chris Metzger, &
Pat (Kelley) Baker. If you know of someone who is ill
and needs our prayers, and would like to be listed, or
if you no longer need to be listed, please contact
Colleen at the office @ 423-1004
Have you ever thought about helping with our Religious Ed program? We are in need of a few willing and dedicated adults who want to share our faith with our children. Please pray on this and consider doing this very worthwhile, rewarding work with the youth of our parishes. It is only a couple hours a week ( on Wednes-days’). If you have any questions, please call the office @ 712-423-1004. Thank you!________
Joke (Car Troubles...
A Minnesotan was driving home on the freeway after
work when he was hit by a hailstorm that left his car
completely dented all over. He decided to go to a body
shop and asked the owner how much he would charge to
remove the dents. Seeing that he was a Minnesotan, he
winked at his partner, and told the Minnesotan it would-
n't cost anything if he followed his instructions careful-
ly.He drove home and when his Missourian roommate
came out of the house he found his friend sitting on the
ground at the back of the car blowing really hard in the
tail pipe. “What on earth are you doing" he asked.
His friend looking up with big smile and a black ring
around his mouth said "The man at the body shop told
me that I could save a lot of money on repair work if I
blew really hard into the tail pipe. He said that all the
dents would pop out"
"Duhhh" said his friend, "but first you have to roll up all
the windows!!!"
REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR
PARISHES: Father O’Kane, Fran Mitchell, Nainna Gnat,
Pat Mustain, Jeri Greiner, Mike Franken, Loretta Prince,
David Bogenrief, Linda Donnelly, Sue LaCroix, Pam Dalley,
Bev Thorpe, Bryson Harder, Justin Lamoureux, Sophie
Helvey, Kim Peterson, Doreen Becker, Kathy Spohr, Mark
Ullrich, Roger Huot, Stanley Johnson, Tristan Parks, Col-
leen Ebner ,Bailey Cleveland, Christian Case, Brady Wor-
rell, Cal Worrell, Connie Wagner, Kathy Clayton. For all who
travel, grieve, those in the military, veterans their families
and our nations leaders. The candles burning on the
Blessed Mother’s altar are for the military serving in for-
eign lands .
Thank you to Hub Pepin for all of his hard work get-
ting the sidewalk ready to pour and thanks to his crew of
Fred Pepin, Denny Brouilette, Jeff Brouillette , Bob
Brouillette, Kenny Miller, Pat McKenna , great job, hot
and humid looks beautiful another job well done by
such great volunteers. Thanks again everyone.
Thanks to John Kluver for sowing the grass seed
where the Rectory used to be should be real pretty very
soon. Thanks again John for all you do to make the
grounds so beautiful a lot of hard work really looks
fantastic
Deepest sympathy to the family of Lavonne Brouillette
who was buried from our parish on Saturday, may her
soul and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in
peace.
Congratulations to Denny & Bonnie Brouillette who
will celebrate their 50th Wedding anniversary on
Saturday, August 4th. Wish you many more years of
happiness together
CRAFT /VENDOR FAIR
St. Joseph’s will host a Craft Fair on Sunday, Sep-
tember 23rd, 10 am til 2 pm, in conjunction with our
Bazaar Chicken Dinner ( starting at 11 am) and the
town of Salix’s 125th Celebration. For entry / appli-
cation forms and details, contact Mary Herbst @ 712
-389-7466. Fee will be $25.00. We have lots of talent
in this parish, come share with us!
RCIA Now is the time to let us know if you know any-
one interested in joining the Catholic Church, please
contact the office or Bev Weikel @ 712-223-1659 or
Greg Heisterkamp @712-251-0563. Thank you
On August 9 the Catholic Church remem-
bers St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, also
known as St. Edith Stein. St. Teresa convert-
ed from Judaism to Catholicism in the
course of her work as a philosopher, and
later entered the Carmelite Order. She died
in the Nazi concentration camp at Ausch-
witz in 1942
Fr. David Hemann will
be presenting the Life
in the Spirit Seminar
over a period of three
Wednesday evenings
in August: August
1st, 8th, and 22nd.
These presentations
will be held at the Marian Center of Trinity
Heights Queen of Peace at 7:30 p.m. Fr.
David will teach about the gifts of the Holy
Spirit, give practical examples of what the
gifts look like in action, guide the listen-
ers on how to yield to the gifts and then
pray with the attendees for an actualiza-
tion of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. There is
no fee and all are welcome.
Parenting With Love & Logic - Free Program
Effective Parenting Strategies
Techniques For A Peaceful Home
Instills Responsibility
Focuses On Choices/Outcomes
Starts Tuesday, August 14 (6-8pm) Runs 7 Consecutive Tuesdays-Sioux City Office
Register: 712-252-4547; [email protected]
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Sioux City, 1601 Military Road, Sioux City, Iowa 51103
ALL ARE INVITED TO JOIN OTHERS IN PRAY-
ING THE OUTDOOR ROSARY FOR FAMILIES
AND PEACE AT TRINITY HEIGHTS QUEEN
OF PEACE ( AT THE MOUND OF MARY). THE
ROSARY IS PRAYED EACH SUMMER EVENING
JUNE-AUGUST AT 7:00 PM. BRING THE
WHOLE FAMILY!
Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekends
Sept 7-9 in Cedar Falls, IA Oct. 19-21
Marathon, WI, & Nov.2-4 Coralville IA.
Early registration is encouraged. Call 563
-608-3305 or visit website iowa-wwme.org