welcome to the catholic parishes of
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Welcome to the Catholic Parishes of:
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish Lost Nation & Toronto
Sacred Heart Parish ~ Oxford Junction
Ss Philip & James Parish ~ Grand Mound
Sunday, January 7, 2018 - Epiphany of the Lord
Cluster Parish Information
Pastor: Fr. Francis V. Odoom Cell: 515-357-8798 Office: Grand Mound (563)-847-2271
Email: [email protected]
Deacon: Michael Sheil Cell: 563-613-0607 Addresses:
SS Philip & James Church 606 Fulton Street— P.O Box 7 Grand Mound, IA 52751 Email: [email protected] ssphilipandjames.webs.com
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary 903 Main St., P.O Box 127 Lost Nation, IA 52254 Email: [email protected]
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary 670 Mill St, Toronto, IA 52777 (563) 374-1761
Email: [email protected]
Sacred Heart Catholic Church 309 Church Street Oxford Junction, IA 52323
Website: www.sacredheartoj.org
Secretary/Bookkeepers: Diane Skinner/Grand Mound Email: [email protected]
Telephone: (563) 847-2271
Sue Burmeister/Lost Nation, Oxford Junction & Toronto Email: [email protected] Telephone: 563-249-8289
Church Bulletin Editor: Diana Scott/Grand Mound Email: [email protected]
Bulletin Deadline: Tuesday Noon
Cluster Liturgical Coordinator Carolyn Proesch Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 928-486-1833
Director of Religious Education: Maureen Schrader/Grand Mound Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 563-370-9545
Beverly Brauer /Lost Nation/Toronto EM: [email protected]
Telephone (563) 357-7191
Dena Jensen Oxford Junction Email: [email protected] Telephone: (319) 551-9601
Sacrament of Baptism Please contact Parish Office to schedule a baptism.
Sacrament of Matrimony Marriage Preparation at least 90 days prior to your wedding date. Please contact Parish Office.
Pastoral Care Contact Parish Office for Home visits, pastoral needs, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Communion
Sacrament of Reconciliation Before Mass or call Parish Office for arrangement with Priest.
One day, all the disciples went to Jesus and said, Master, we all want to go on a pilgrimage.
Jesus: Why do you want to go on a pilgrimage?
Disciples: So that we can improve our devotion.
Jesus: OK. Then do me a favor. Please take this Karela (bitter gourd) along with you and wherever you
go and whichever temple you visit, place it in the altar of the Deity, take the blessings and bring
it back. So, the Karela went on pilgrimage, temple to temple.
Jesus: When they came back, the Master said, “cook that Karela and serve it to me.”
Disciples: The disciples cooked it and served it to the master. After having the first bite, the master said,
“Surprising”!!!
Disciples: What’s so surprising.
Jesus: Even after the pilgrimage the Karela is still bitter. How come?’
Disciples: But that’s the very nature of the Karela, Master.
Jesus: I am saying. Unless you change your nature, a pilgrimage will not make any difference.
So, you & I, if we do not change ourselves, no teacher or guru can make a difference in our lives.
The revelation of the birth of Jesus to the Magi in Matthew’s Gospel reminds us of the many times during his
ministry that Jesus made bridges to reach out to those who were looked down upon by society (you and me)
How many times do we have to be told before we truly understand what this means; are we living our lives in
this manner?
We might ask, “What has all of this to do with us? We are already Christians.” Jesus’ ministry challenges us to
ask ourselves how we treat others. It is said that a person’s first and lasting impression of what ‘church is”
comes from ones parish experience. Our experience in the life of the parish is where our relationship with God
unfolds. Remember: the Bible doesn’t promise peace to those who dwell on the faults of others! It says, “[The
Lord] will keep them in perfect peace, whose minds are stayed on [Him]! (Isa. 26:3).
A critical spirit dwells on the negative, looks for flaws rather than positive qualities in others. constantly com-
plaining or criticizing and usually upset with something or somebody This a destructive path to progress in a
parish. We need to be encouragers; genuinely building up others and helping them become all that they can
become and all that God longs for them to become. Get excited about building people up, not tearing them
down! Be an encourager like Barnabas was to Paul and trust God to provide encouragement for you as well. A
timely word of genuine affirmation may mean more than you know.
Let us use our tongues to build up and not tear down. We tend to judge others by their actions and ourselves by
our intentions. Truth is, we can’t judge anyone because we don’t have a heart x-ray machine. We should be
content to judge only ourselves and seek to bring our own lives in alignment with God’s Word. May God grant
us an Epiphany in 2018.
Copyright © Fr. Tommy Lane 2013
CLUSTER INFORMATION
The next meeting for the Knights of Colum-bus is scheduled on January 10 at 7:00 pm in Lost Nation.
MUSIC WORKSHOP: “Music Minis-try: Spirituality and Skills for Choirs, Cantors, and Directors” The work-shop, will be held on Sunday, Febru-ary 11, 2018 from 1:00pm—4:00pm in Harness Hall and will be pre-sented by Dr. David Pitt, PhD, of Lo-ras College. Music ministry in the liturgy, distinction between a ‘music minister’ and a ‘musician,’ and the spirituality of serving in music min-istry will part of the discussion. Please e-mail Kay Temple at [email protected]. There is no cost for the workshop.
Epiphany House
Blessing With Chalk 2018
The Catholic Church has a custom of
blessing homes on the Feast of the
Epiphany (January 6). Family and
friends gather to ask God’s blessing on
their homes and those who live in or
visit the home. It is an invitation for
Jesus to be a daily guest in our home,
our comings and goings, our conversa-
tions, our work and play, our joys and
sorrows. “Chalking the door” is a way
to celebrate and physically mark the
occasion of the Epiphany and God’s
blessing of our lives and home. It is a
reminder to let the meaning of the
written symbols sink into the depths of
our heart and be manifest in our words
and actions.
One way of doing this is to use chalk,
sprinkled with holy water, and write
above the home’s entryway, 20 + C +
M + B + 18. The letters C, M, B have
two meanings. They are the initials of
the traditional names of the three
magi: Caspar, Melchior, and
Balthazar. They also abbreviate the
Latin words Christus mansionem
benedicat, “May Christ bless the
house.” The “+” signs represent the
cross, and 2018 is the year.
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Then offer the following prayer: Visit,
O blessed Lord, this home with the
gladness of your presence. Bless all
who live or visit here with the gift of
your love; and grant that we may
manifest your love to each other and
to all whose lives we touch. May we
grow in grace and in the knowledge
and love of you; guide, comfort, and
strengthen us in peace, O Jesus Christ,
now and forever. Amen
Marking the doorway to one’s home is
rooted in the Old Testament. Holy
Scripture reminds us that God has at
times commanded his people to mark
their doors. The Israelites marked their
doors with the lamb’s blood on the
night of the Passover (Exodus 12:7).
SS Philip & James Grand Mound
We welcome our new parishioners
into our parish family! Mr. & Mrs.
Paul (Gail) Hasenmiller of DeWitt.
Paul is the son of the late Merwyn &
Rhea Hasenmiller.
Sunday, February 4, 2018
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
SOUP-ER BOWL SUNDAY!
Mass will be @ 10:30 a.m.
All-You-Can-Eat
Chili or Chicken Noodle Soup
Adults: $6.00
Kids: $3.00
Call 563-847-7572 by Feb 3rd
Preorder deliveries
Grand Mound elderly/shut-ins
Welcome new parishioners: Interested
in joining or registering at the SS Philip
& James Parish family? We welcome
you to begin the new parishioner proc-
ess by contacting Diane Skinner to reg-
ister at [email protected] or call 563-847-
2271.
Altar Servers
01/07: Vivian Browne, Isabel
Shockey & Theo Fox
01/14: Sarah Forret, & Natalie &
Nathan Butler
01/21: Maddie Thiel, Alec & Ellen
Olson
01/28: Zachary, Jacob, Andrew
Weih
REL. ED January Schedule
01/10 Class 6:00-7:00
HS Youth Group 6:30-8:00 pm
01/17 Class 6:00-7:00 pm
HS Youth Group 6:30-8:00 pm
01/24 Class 6:00-7:00 pm
HS Youth Group 6:30-8:00 pm
01/31 Class 6:00-7:00 pm
HS Youth Group 6:30-8:00 pm
OLHR - Lost Nation & Toronto
Thanks to everyone who made their
pledges to the ADA for OLHR. We sur-
passed our goal by $1,100! We are
grateful for your support in helping our
parish meet our goal. We are indeed the
hands and feet of the Jesus .
A Special Event:
Young Parents-Old Parents-Expecting Parents-God Par-
ents-Grandparents Speaker: Rosina Hendrickson Director of Faith Formation
Davenport Diocese January 31, 2018
OLHR - Lost Nation Sign up in January 2018
Sacred Heart: David Timmerman, Dennis Koppes,
Sam Guzzo
OLHR: Margaret Conrad, Harold Fischer, Bob &
Jeanene Cavey, Dick Nodurf, Melvin & Irene Duwa
SS Philip & James: Austin Flammang, Chris Forret,
Natalie Regan, Sandy Crosthwaite, Elmer Hasenmil-
ler.
Readings for the Week of January 7, 2018 Sunday: Is 60:1-6/Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 [cf. 11]/Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12 Monday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 55:1-11 or Acts 10:34- 38 or 1 Jn 5:1-9/Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 [3]/ Mk 1:7-11 Tuesday:1 Sm 1:9-20/1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd [cf. 1]/Mk 1:21-28 or 1 Sm 1:1-8 and 1:9- 20/1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd [cf. 1]/Mk 1:14-20 and 1:21-28 Wed: 1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20/Ps 40:2 and 5, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10 [8a and 9a]/Mk 1:29-39 Thur: 1 Sm 4:1-11/Ps 44:10-11, 14-15, 24-25 [27b]/Mk 1:40-45 Friday: 1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a/Ps 89:16-17, 18-19 [2]/Mk 2:1-12 Sat: 1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1a/Ps 21:2-3, 4-5, 6 -7 [2a]/Mk 2:13-17 Sunday: 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19/Ps 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20/Jn 1:35-42 Observances for the Week of January 7, 2018 Sunday: The Epiphany of the Lord; Monday: The Baptism of the Lord Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: St. Hilary, Bishop & Doctor of the Church Sunday: 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time © Liturgical Publications
Saturday 01/06/17 05:00pm Oxford Junction/Glen Regennitter Sunday 01/07/17 08:15am Grand Mound/Ray Denahy 10:30am Lost Nation/Dennis Burke Monday 01/08/18 No Mass Tuesday 01/09/18 No Mass Wed. 01/10/18 No Mass Thursday 01/11/18 No Mass Friday 01/12/18 No Mass Saturday 01/13/18 Oxford Junction/ 05:00pm Rosine Regennitter Sunday 01/14/18 08:15am Grand Mound/Richard Dwyer 10:30am Toronto/Albert Bouchaute
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