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Our Lord Jesus Christ,
King of the Universe
November 26, 2017
Immaculate Conception Parish
Fairbank Iowa 50629
Today’s Readings Ezekiel 34:11-17
Psalm 23:1-6 1 Corinthians 15:20-28
Matthew 25:31-46
Celebrate Life!
Lord, We Lift Up to You in Prayer…. Alex Smith, Mary Ellen Youngblut, Edith Duffy, Pat Miller, Lisa Dolan (neice of Ed & Donna Sadler)
Don Reiter (Angie Auel’s father), Sr. Barbara Rastatter, LoE Miller,Jan Gunderson, Carol Brandt, Susan Corcoran, Mary Martins, Sherry Duffy, Jim Kaufman Sr., Kevin Coffin, Fr. Anthony Sloan, victims of hatred, racism, violence, terrorism, natural disaster; and all in our parish, our community, and our hearts who are suffering and in need of Christ’s healing touch May they know His loving Presence in the hands and hearts of those who give them care.
May our prayers for help and healing rise like incense to our God of hope, love and mercy.
Please keep the poor, the homeless, and the hungry in your prayers, remembering that Poverty & Hunger know no season.
Contact the parish office to have a loved one here in our prayers, or to have a name removed
COMMUNION TO OUR SICK OR HOMEBOUND Ministry:
contact Diane Wenger at 319-269-2553 or Michelle Weepie 319-635-2428 I C PARISH PRAYER CHAIN HOTLINE: Please contact
Dorothy E. Duffy (Mrs. Jack) at 319-929-4788 SACRAMENT OF THE SICK ~ Anointing for the seriously ill or dyng, call the Sacred Heart Parish Center 319-283-3743,
or if having surgery speak with Father Atwood in the Sacristy before or after Mass BAPTISM CLASS FOR PARENTS: Parents of Immaculate
Conception parish who wish to have their child baptized are required to attend this baptism class to prepare them for the celebration and the living of this sacrament, even if you have taken the class previously for another child’s baptism.
Contact your parish office to sign up for the next class. I C CEMETERY – contact the parish office FUNERAL DINNERS: Group #2: May, June, July, August
We provide desserts & serve a catered meal FOR RENTAL OF THE PARISH CENTER Please contact Tammy Kaufman to inquire about renting the parish center. She will be happy to help you! Normal parish
use of the center will still run through the parish office. Phone 319-404-9071 or email her at [email protected]
I C Staff
~ Fr. Ray Atwood, Pastor ~ Office at Sacred Heart Parish Center 319-283-3743
IC Parish Office on Wednesday Mornings after 8AM Mass Rectory 319-283-9577
email: [email protected]
~ Deacon Jim Patera ~ Office at Sacred Heart Parish Center 319-283-3743
~Jennifer Ciesielski, IC Secretary/Bookkeeper~ I C PARISH OFFICE PH: 319-635-2211
I C Parish Office hours: Mon-Thurs 8:00AM–1:00PM located at 405 Fairbank St
Mailing address: P O BOX 505 FAIRBANK IA 50629 email: [email protected]
website/bulletin: http://icfairbank.weebly.com/
~Dan & Lynda Cutsforth, DRE & Youth Ministry~ DRE OFFICE PH :319-635-2211
located in the Parish Center at 405 Faribank St Mailing address: P O Box 505, Fairbank IA 50629
Dan email: [email protected] Lynda email: [email protected]
~Tammy Kaufman, Facility Rental Coordinator~ PH: 319-404-9071
or email [email protected]
“Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers [or sisters] of mine, you did for me.” (Mt 25:40) Recognize Christ in your spouse and in all those that you meet. If you are struggling to serve your spouse, remember that you are serving Christ as well.
Choir Practice Wednesdays at 7PM New voices welcome!
Parish Life Projects! Military Care Packages for our people serving in the
military this Christmas stateside and overseas. We will be accepting item and monetary donations for the package project beginning November 12th
thru December 3rd
. Most of our service people are stateside, but we do have a couple who are overseas. Suggested items for the overseas care packages: Hand warmer packets, individual
packets of powdered Gatorade, Bullfrog sunscreen, beef jerky, unscented baby/wet wipes, Febreeze air freshners, deck of cards, Pringles, Jolly Rancher hard candies, tooth brush,
baseball. All packages could use Cookies, gum, puzzle books, and the like. Drop your items off at the parish office or in the
tub in church. The Family Christmas Giving Tree: we are collecting gifts for local families who could use a little assist this Christmas. Please select an ornament from the tree, fulfill the wish, and return the unwrapped gift along with the ornament, by Sunday, December 17. When we give with a joyful heart, the joy and goodness returns to us tenfold.
Anointing of the sick immediately after the Masse today.
Anointing is not a sacrament only for the dying, but also for those who are in danger of death from sickness or old age, and those preparing for surgery. Illness can be physical, mental, or emotional. Please remain in your pew after Mass for further instructions
Christmas Mass Schedule Christmas Eve – Sunday December 24
th
4:00PM at Sacred Heart (the only eve Mass at SH) 6:30PM at I C (the only eve Mass at IC) Christmas Day – Monday December 25
th
8:30AM at Immaculate Conception 10:30AM at Sacred Heart
Christmas is a wonderful liturgical season as we celebrate the Birth of Our Savior, Jesus Christ. Sacred Heart and Immaculate Conception Parishes offer a variety of Masses to celebrate this great feast as we do our best to accommodate as many quality liturgies to as many people as possible. This year we will offer four Christmas Masses ~ two on Christmas Eve and two on Christmas Day. Each of our churches has limited seating capacity, and given the popularity of Christmas Eve Masses, they quickly fill up. If your intention is to attend the 4 o’clock Christmas Eve Mass at Sacred Heart, remember that seating capacity is limited! so plan to get there early. Fire safety regulations prohibit the setting up of chairs in the aisles and doorways. You might want to consider attending the 6:30PM Christmas Eve Mass at Immaculate Conception in Fairbank where they will have the parish center ready for overflow if needed and provide live broadcast of the Mass. Please plan accordingly to help keep your Christmas a happy celebration.
I C December Calendar
Dec 2 Sat ~ 1st Saturday
Dec 3 Sun ~ Peanut Butter Sunday
Dec 5 Tues ~ Parish Life Packing Party at 2PM
Dec 6 Wed ~ Volunteer Cleaning at Parish Center 8:30AM
Dec 6 Wed ~ Parish Office Closing early at 10:30AM
Dec 10 Sun ~ Donut Sunday after Mass
Dec 11 Mon ~ Parish Office Closed in the AM for Staff Mtg
Dec 12 Tues ~ Parkview Christmas Party at 1:30PM
Dec 13 Wed ~ Stations of the Crib
Dec 17 Sun ~ Children’s Pageant after 8:30AM Mass
Dec 18 Mon ~ December Group Church Cleaning 6:30PM
Dec 19 Tues ~ Father will hear confessions 5 – 7PM at IC
Dec 20 Wed ~ Volunteer Cleaning at Parish Center 8:30AM
Dec 20 Wed ~ RE children confessions heard 7-8PM at IC
Dec 24 Sun ~ Regular Mass 8:30AM
Dec 24 Sun ~ Christmas Eve Vigil Mass 6:30PM
Dec 25 Mon ~ Christmas Day Mass at 8:30AM
Dec 31 Sun ~ Regular Mass 8:30AM
Dec 31 Sun ~ Holy Family Mass 6:00PM
No Mass at IC Monday January 1
December Congratulatory Celebrations 80+ Birthdays Mary Martins on the 31st 50+ Wedding Anniversaries Ron & Betty Salisbury on the 26th Don & Mary Martins on the 28
th
The Sign of Peace is an optional part of Mass. With the flu season approaching we will begin suspension of the sign of peace next Sunday, the first Sunday of Advent, and resume the sign at
Easter. We hope you understand. /s/ Fr. Atwood
Stewardship in His Name….
When the Son of Man comes in glory, may we be among those who have fed the hungry, welcomed the stranger, and clothed the naked. For Jesus tells us clearly that it is those who have demonstrated good stewardship by sharing their gifts with the less fortunate who will receive God’s blessing and inherit the kingdom.
Parish Financial $upport November 19-22 Budget $ 1,757.00 Offertory 125.00 Youth 5.00 Capital Campaign 560.00 Building Fund 20.00
Thank You!
MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS Sun Nov 26 8:30AM I C Lawrence & Donna Tagtow Sun Nov 26 10:30AM SH Tom Cannon
Mon Nov 27 8:00AM SH For the People
Wed Nov 29 8:00AM I C Ray Bovy Thur Nov 30 7:00PM SH Michael Elleson 1
st Friday Dec 01 8:00AM SH SH Teachers and Students
1st
Saturday Dec 02 @ 8:00AM IC Glenda Nuebel Sat Dec 02 4:30PM SH Jennifer Albrecht Hunziker Sun Dec 03 8:30AM I C Karla Widdel
Sun Dec 03 10:30AM SH Bob Wilson Rosary 8AM each Sunday
If a morning Mass is scheduled on a day of a funeral or a wedding, it will not be canceled MINISTRY SCHEDULE~ SUNDAY, November 26 Lector: Bridget Stark EMHC 2 bread & 2 cup : Dan Cutsforth, Michelle Weepie,
Duane Schmidtke, Diane Wenger Servers: Dallas Wittenburg, Mary Bodensteiner Cantor: Tony Salisbury Organist: Gifts: Jason Kayser Family Money Counters: Mitch & Jean Sauerbrei and
Randy & Glenda Kleitsch
MINISTRY SCHEDULE~ SUNDAY, December 3 Lector: Brenda Bodensteiner EMHC 2 bread & 2 cup: Julie Delagardelle, Janice Martins
Kevin Bodensteiner, Jean Bellis Servers: Emma Cutsforth & Kaylee Kleitsch Cantor: Kim Weepie Organist: Roxanne/CHOIR Gifts: Dan Cutsforth Family Money Counters: Fred & Leslie Frost, Susie & Julia LaRue
HOSPITALITY PEOPLE FOR NOVEMBER
Richard Rundle, Mitch Sauerbrei, Jerry Shannon, Mike Buenzow HOSPITALITY PEOPLE FOR DECEMBER
Rick Woods, Carson Woods, Joe & Dianne Rubino, Adam Kaufman
HOMILY NOTES:
Father Atwood is pleased to announce the release of his book ”Precious in the Eyes of the Lord: Martyrdom in Christian Tradition” Book signings will be held as follows:
Sunday, Dec 3rd
after the 10:30 AM Mass at SH Saturday, Dec 9
th after the 4:30PM Mass at SH
Friday, Dec 8th
after the 6PM Mass at IC All signing events will be in the respective social halls. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the signings. However, we would like to offer you an opportunity to pre-order at a 25% discount off the retail price! Fill out the form below and return to your parish office, Sacred Heart or Immaculate Conception. Your book will be waiting for you at the signing. ADVANCE DISCOUNT ORDER FORM Precious in the Eyes of the Lord: Martyrdom in Christian Tradition
______ Books @ $18.41 (includes sales tax) $______________
Name:______________________________________ PH:________________________________________ Parish:_____________________________________ Please make checks payable to the parish you order it from. Father has generously offered to donate all the profits to the respective parishes of purchase.
to the November ‘Merry Maids’ who
did a great job cleaning the church
this past week!
Are you being called by God to consider being a Deacon? Just who is a Permanent Deacon? It is more accurate to ask who a deacon is, rather than to list what a deacon does. As an ordained minister in the
Catholic church, deacons are the first level in the hierarchy of sacred orders ~Deacon, then Priest, then Bishop. As a married or single man, deacons respond to God’s call in their lives by embracing active ministry in the Church through liturgy, word and charity. By doing so, deacons provide an official and sacramental presence of the Church to the faithful in both urban and rural communities. St. Pope John Paul II stated, “The deacon’s ministry is the Church’s service sacramen-talized.” Therefore, the deacon’s service in the Church’s ministry of word and liturgy would be severely deficient if his exemplar witness and assistance in the Church’s ministry of charity and justice did not accompany it. He went on to affirm both; “This is at the very heart of the diaconate to which you may be called: to be a servant of the mysteries of Christ and, at one and the same time, to be a servant of your brothers and sisters. This joining together of two dimensions shows the important nature of the ministry which exists by ordination.” (From National Directory #36) The Archdiocese of Dubuque is currently offering information meetings on this vocation and invites you to consider this calling from God. They will be taking applications for the diaconate through the early winter months. If you have any interest in this calling and/or would like to learn more about it, please contact Deacon Jim Patera. (319) 509-1210 or call our parish office and leave a message so Deacon Jim can contact you. You might also enjoy going to the following web page to read more about this vocation or watch some of the video presentations. https://www.dbqarch.org/offices/permanent-diaconate/ God may be calling you to this special role in the Church. Please take time to pray about it and to open your hearts to the consideration of the blessings that await you as a Permanent Deacon.
Background on today’s Gospel Today’s Gospel passage is the conclusion of Jesus’ discourse with his disciples. It is about the end of time, the coming of the Son of Man, and the final judgment. We hear this description of the final judgment at the conclusion of our liturgical year, the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King. In the context of Matthew’s Gospel, this passage might also be read as a conclusion of Matthew’s report on Jesus’ life and ministry; the remaining chapters report the events of Jesus’ Passion and Resurrection. In today’s Gospel, Jesus describes to his disciples the scene of the judgment of the Son of Man. All the nations will be assembled before him, and he will separate them as a shepherd separates sheep and goats upon their return from the pasture. The judgments made by the Son of Man will be based upon the acts of mercy shown to the least ones—the hungry, the thirsty, the naked, the ill, and the imprisoned. Indeed, Jesus, who suffered on the Cross, identifies himself with the least ones. Recall that last week’s parable of the talents taught us that the gifts that we have been given are intended to be used for the service of others, especially the least among us. Our judgment before God will be based not only on how we have used these gifts and talents, but also on how we have extended ourselves in service to these least ones. Indeed, Jesus tells us that whenever we have served these least ones, we have served Christ himself. When we read today’s Gospel in the context of the chapters that follow in Matthew’s Gospel, we learn the extent to which Jesus identifies with the least ones. In accepting death on the cross, Jesus shows himself to be one of the hungry, the naked, the ill, and the imprisoned. To accept Jesus is to accept him who suffered and died on the Cross as one of the least ones.
Area Happenings! Joker’s Wild!! Play 500 & Euchre Tues & Thurs at 6:30PM at Parkview Assisted Living
Helping Hands Clothing Closet in Buck Creek is located at 2029 VikingAve/ V56. Hours are: Tues 9-11AM; Wed. 6:30-7:30PM; & the 1
st Saturday of each month 9-11AM
Contact Sandy Tagtow at 319-638-5511 or the Closet at 319-279-3247 No income guidelines. Please stop in! All are welcome! ! Our needs right now are for children’s winter coats and boots. Donations may be dropped off at the parish center. Sacred Heart’s Cookie Walk Sat. Dec 9 and Sun. Dec. 10 in the SH Social Hal Parkview Assisted Living Annual Community Christmas Party, Tuesday, December 12 at 1:30PM All are welcome to come and enjoy the Union High School Dicken’s Singers, food, fun, & fellowship! Sponsored by the area churches.
Our Sympathy & Prayers to….. the Family of Katherine Duffy Nelson of
Rockford IL, sister of the late Jack Duffy
and sister-in-law of Dorothy.
Those we love remain with us,
for love itself lives on.
Cherished memories never
fade because one loved is gone..
Those we love can never be
more than a thought apart,
for as long as there’s a memory
they live on in our hearts
Dear Padre: