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PASTOR Fr. Everett Hemann [email protected] office ext: 13 292-1192 (H)
ASSOCIATE PASTOR Fr. Dennis Miller [email protected] office ext: 17 292-3097 (H)
DEACON Paul Brown [email protected] 233-6859 (H)
CAMPUS MINISTRY / CHARITY, JUSTICE, PEACE Shari Reilly [email protected] office ext: 15 660-441-3400 (C)
CAMPUS MINISTRY Misty Heinen [email protected] office ext: 14
LITURGY & MUSIC Todd Flowerday [email protected] office ext: 24 816-838-6579
BUSINESS MANAGER Bobby LeBlanc [email protected] office ext: 12 708-2861 (C)
PARISH FAMILY LIFE / RCIA Lorraine Schmaltz, PBVM [email protected] office ext: 16
DEVELOPMENT & ALUMNI Kris Egan [email protected] office ext: 18
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Kathy White [email protected] office ext: 29 232-1753 (H)
MARRIAGE PREPARATION Brenda Neppel [email protected] office ext: 25
SUPPORT STAFF Don Alexander Secretary office ext: 10 [email protected] Barb Cockshoot Secretary office ext: 11 [email protected]
Net Larson Financial Secretary office ext: 22 [email protected]
Anne Recker Librarian office ext: 19 [email protected]
Steve Borton Maintenance Phoubane Phommasen Maintenance
PEER MINISTERS 296-2460
Kimberley Taylor Community Life [email protected]
Maura McDermott Outreach [email protected]
Jarrett Wendt Liturgy [email protected]
Christina Blakley Service [email protected]
2210 Lincoln Way
Ames, Iowa 50014
515-292-3810
www.STAparish.net
WEEKEND MASSES 4:45 PM Saturday 8:30 & 10:30 AM Sunday 7:00 PM Sunday … when ISU classes on Monday
WEEKDAY MASS 12:00 NOON Monday - Friday 10:00 PM Thursday
RECONCILIATION 3:30 PM Saturdays & by appointment
PARISH OFFICE HOURS 8 AM - 5 PM Monday—Friday 6 PM - 8:30 PM Monday—Thursday
STUDENT CENTER Open 8 AM to Midnight … 7 days/week
PARISH STAFF
Participants in the parish Discerning Our Giftedness process enjoy a lunch break during the Call & Gifted workshop, the first step in the spiritual gift discernment process.
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Sunday in Ordinary Time January 25, 2009
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St. Thomas Aquinas
Potluck Come celebrate the feast of our parish patron saint with a
parish potluck in the Lower Lounge.
Sunday, January 25 at 5 p.m.
Entertainment featuring ―MC Peter
& the STA Jazzers‖
Win prizes and enjoy food and friends.
Sandwiches and beverages provided.
Please sign up at the information table with number attend-
ing and what you are bringing to share.
All are Welcome!!!
Dear Friends,
Mid-Iowa Community Action, Inc. wishes to thank you for
your donations to our food pantry during the month of
December. They totaled 400 pounds. The food pantry was very
busy over the holiday season and we expect to remain busy in
the upcoming months. Changes in the economy have led to
record numbers of families needing to access our food pantry. Without ongoing community support we would not be able to
continue to meet this need. Your generosity is truly
appreciated.
MICA hopes that we can continue to work together to make a
difference in Story County.
Sincerely,
Nora Lueck
Family Development Director
Perhaps you've heard the story about the small-town doctor who always bragged about the big fish he
caught. It was hard to believe, but no one could catch heav-
ier fish than him; he even had pictures of them hanging
from his personal fish scale showing the weight. One day while fishing, he got an emergency call that a woman had
gone into labor at home and he needed to get over there.
After the baby was born, the family had nothing to weigh it with so the doctor pulled out his fish scale. The baby came
in at twenty-six pounds, fourteen ounces. His prideful ways
were revealed. "Come after me, and I will make you fishers of
men." Has anyone ever made a better offer? As Jesus began
his ministry, he made a very conscious decision to surround
himself not with disciples who considered themselves reli-gious leaders of the day, but rather with ordinary men, men
who worked hard, led simple lives, and whose minds were
open to a new way of life in Christ. They abandoned their nets in order to take up a life of evangelization. The "nets"
of salvation they will offer will in fact give us freedom from
sin. We are all members of the family of God, and
Christ stands at the center of this calling. We are taught in
the Catechism of the Catholic Church that the kingdom be-
longs to the poor and lowly, which means those who have accepted it with humble hearts (CCC 544). Throughout his
life, he lived among the poor, the sick, and the sinners. He
called his disciples from among them, and promised that the last shall be first. Today, you are invited to put down those
things which have no real meaning, and take up the Gospel
of Christ into your heart.
©2008 Liturgical Publications Inc
STA ANNOUNCEMENTS
Class Schedule
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
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YOUTH MINISTER POSITION AT STA
Part-time Youth Minister to organize and coordinate activities for grades 6 -12. Prefer college graduate with experience with youth.
Hiring immediately for Spring semester middle and high school
events with possibility of continuing in the 2009-2010 school
year. Send resume to Rev. Everett Hemann, 2210 Lincoln Way,
Ames, IA 50014-7184.
STEWARDSHIP LENT EVENT Mark your calendars for this year‘s STA Stewardship
Appreciation Night, Friday, February 27th, 7 to 9 PM in the
lower lounge. A celebration of parishioners who share so much
with the parish: their Time, their Talent, their Treasure - our
Lenten theme is “enter and eat and drink with sinners.” STA
will provide the food and drink, BYOS(inner)!
RCIA RETREAT ON CREED Sunday Feb. 8 catechumens, candidates and their sponsors will
gather for a 3 1/2 hour retreat on the Creed. Any interested
parishioners are welcome to this time of scriptural reflection on
the Creed. Retreat begins at 12:30pm in Bethany/Newman
Room. If interested please e-mail S. Lorraine with your name and
number attending so she can have enough materials available. As
we walk on this faith journey let us pray for each other.
THEOLOGY OF THE BODY DVD SERIES The True Love Conference committee invites all adult and
student parishioners to join us for a 4-part DVD series, "An
Introduction to the Theology of the Body," from 7:00 to 8:00
p.m., on Thursdays, February 5, 12 and 19 beginning at 7:00 pm.
Room will be announced.
"TRUE LOVE ... HOW WILL I KNOW?” CONFERENCE JANUARY 31!
The second registration deadline, January 26, for adults is fast
approaching. Adult registration fee is $15.00 per person. Young
adults and all college students registration fee is $5.00 per person.
Please go to www.trueloveconference.blogspot.com for a registra-
tion form. Contact Kris Egan at [email protected] if you have questions.
STONE SOUP SUPPERS Be a part of the 'Legend' by hosting or attending a Stone Soup
Supper! Bring your calendar, as sign-up sheets are in the Garden
Pathway. If you are 'hungry' for more information or would like
to host a Stone Soup Supper, please contact coordinators Willie &
Karin Wellington at [email protected] or 708-1000.
Thanks to these Iowa Parishes who supported St. Thomas Aqui-
nas in our ministry to students at Iowa State University from
October 1 to December 31, 2008.
St. Patrick, Britt
St. Jude, Cedar Rapids
Sacred Heart, Chariton
St. Augustin, Des Moines
St. Anne, Des Moines
Holy Trinity, Des Moines
St. Anthony, Dubuque
St. Wenceslaus – Duncan/Garner
St. Mark, Edgewood
Holy Trinity, Fort Dodge
St. Boniface, Garner
St. Mark, Iowa Falls
Sacred Heart, La Porte City
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Lawler/Protivin
St. Mary, Manchester
Sacred Heart, Sioux City
St. Francis, Van Meter
We thank and encourage you to express your appreciation to your
pastor and Pastoral Council for their generous support.
Sun., Jan. 25 8:30-9:30am Pre-K/Kindergarten
9:30am Gr. 2—Tour of the Church
(meet in daily Mass chapel)
10-11:15am Pre-K/Kindergarten
Gr. 1-5 (Prayer Listeners)
Wed., Jan. 28 5:45-7pm Gr. 1-6 Classes
(Prayer Listeners for Gr. 1-5)
7:15-8:30pm Grades 6-10 Classes
Upcoming Sacramental Preparation First Communion
Preparation Session for parents and children. Monday, January
26, 6:30-8p.m. Repeated on Tuesday, January 27, 6:30-8p.m.
Meets in Lower Lounge. Attendance at one session required.
Child care provided.
Do you like to work with children or youth? Is passing on the Catholic faith to others important to you?
Consider volunteering in STA‘s religious education program:
As an aide for pre-kindergarteners on Sun. mornings,
8:30-9:30am (no lesson planning, just assisting)
As a co-catechist for 3rd graders on Sun. mornings,
10-11:15am
As a substitute aide or catechist during RE classes on Sunday
mornings or Wednesday evenings. To volunteer, please contact
Kathy White at 292-3810 or [email protected]
AMOS LOBBY DAY Tuesday, February 10th is the AMOS lobby day. We will meet at
Bethesda Lutheran, 1517 Northwestern, at 7:50am to carpool to
Des Moines. We will be finished at the Capitol by about noon.
Issues on our agenda are predatory lending, healthcare, and
closing tax loopholes for out of state corporations. Come lend
your support to the common good!
Thank You Iowa Parishes
Jesus said to his apostles: ―Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel…‖ Jesus expects his followers both
then and now to evangelize, to give witness to Him by
words and actions. Proclaiming the Good News by our
daily pattern of living is key to Christian stewardship. And as the practice of stewardship ultimately leads to
evangelization, we might ask ourselves: In what ways
can we evangelize to family, friends, neighbors and strangers alike through our daily pattern of living?
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CATHOLIC FAITH SURVEY A six-session course
on the principal teachings & practices
of the Catholic Church
Six consecutive Monday Nights
7-9pm in Our Lady of Guadalupe
Topics: God, faith, religion, Scripture, Jesus, Church, prayer,
sin, healing, ordination, marriage, Vatican II, Mary, saints, etc.
To pre-register, contact Kathy White at [email protected] or
292-3810.
Readings for the Week of January 25
Monday: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5/Mk 3:22-30
Tuesday: Heb 10:1-10/Mk 3:31-35
Wednesday: Heb 10:11-18/Mk 4:1-20
Thursday: Heb 10:19-25/Mk 4:21-25
Friday: Heb 10:32-39/Mk 4:26-34
Saturday: Heb 11:1-2, 8-19/Mk 4:35-41
Next Sunday: Dt 18:15-20/1 Cor 7:32-35/Mk 1:21-28
Prayer for New President
O God, stir up your Spirit to inspire, encourage, and sustain President Barack Obama as he assumes leadership
of our nation. Grant him the wisdom and courage to
address the many challenges facing this nation and this
world. Give him the audacity to propose bold and difficult
solutions. Guide him and all of our leaders to fashion a
government that works for the well being of all our your
people. A government based on hope and justice; a
government that forms one nation under God, where all
people are created equal. Use the outpouring of
involvement and goodwill among Americans, young and
old, black and white, to infuse hope into all citizens, that
all might work for a better nation and a better world. We pray for President Barack Obama. Give him the graces he
needs and God bless the United States of America. Amen.
Are We Ready for This Prayer?
Copyright © 2001 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 1800 North
Hermitage Avenue, Chicago IL 60622-1101; 1-800-933-1800; www.ltp.org. Text by Gabe Huck. Art by Luba Lukova. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
Parishioner questions answered by STA parish staff. If you have a question you would like answered in the bulletin, speak to a staff member or email your question to [email protected].
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The Bible says we are made in the image and likeness of God. What does this mean?
The first step to answer this question is to realize that the
―Image of God‖ does not refer to a physical resemblance, or
to appearance of any kind. The belief that the image of God
is a physical resemblance has the potential to lead to all sorts
of problems. For example, which race is most completely in
God‘s Image? Are women less in God‘s image because we
refer to God in male terms? Are people with physical
disabilities less in the image of God because they lack the
completeness of physical health? The fact is that all of humanity is created in the image of God. God‘s image is
instilled within our very nature.
There are three basic elements of human nature that are
specifically in God‘s image existing within the soul of every
human being.
The first element is the intellect. The intellect is the human
faculty to think in spiritual ways. The ability to think about
abstract ideas, the ability to ponder mysteries of the spiritual
world, and ultimately the ability to ponder the true essence of existence are all abilities that arise from the intellect.
The second element given to us in the image of God is the
will. The will allows us to choose freely. This free choice
gives us the power to create who we become. Our choices
help to create our character, and ultimately our destinies.
Finally, humankind is meant to live in relationships of love
with each other, in reflection of the relationship of Divine
Love inherent in the Holy Trinity. Just as the Father, Son,
and Holy Spirit exist together in a unity of perfect self-giving
to each other, human beings are meant to give themselves as gifts to one another. This is evident from the very beginning,
in the book of Genesis. The only time God says that
something is not good in the stories of creation is ―It is not
good that man should be alone.‖ Why is this not good? It‘s
not good, not only because Adam was lonely, but also
because he was not a true image of God by himself.
We are created in the image of God to make God‘s full glory
present to the physical, visible world. However, human
beings are more than just art pieces expressing God‘s
presence. We are created to live as free, loving, thinking beings in relationship with God.
Bobby LeBlanc
C A M P US M I N ISTR Y
COMMUNITY NOTICES
Mass in Spanish at St. Cecilia Chapel every Sunday at 5:00 pm.
@ St. Cecilia Parish
St. Cecilia Gala “Touched by God’s Love”
Make plans to attend the 2009 St. Cecilia Gala on February 7,
2009! This year‘s theme is ―Touched by God‘s Love‖. The Gala‘s purpose is to raise funding for St. Cecilia School program-
ming via an endowment fund; it is a fun-filled evening at Gate-
way Hotel featuring a delicious dinner & wine, Silent & Live
Auction items, a raffle drawing and a fun game called ‗Heads or
Tails‘ – everyone has a chance to win!
Tickets for this event - a great pre-Valentine‘s Day night out -
are now on sale. Contact Jean & Dave Dirks at 292-8544 or go to
StCAmesGala.org for more information!
What was it that allowed James and John,
Simon and Andrew to drop their nets so
readily when Jesus called them?
Is there something that keeps you from
readily answering Jesus’ call? What is it?
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COLOSSIANS AND PHILEMON BIBLE STUDY Student led groups will meet on Mondays at 7pm, Tuesdays at
9pm, or Thursdays at 7pm starting this week. Contact
[email protected] for more information.
THEOLOGY OF THE BODY GROUPS Theology of the Body discussion groups will start the last week of
January. Women's groups meet on Mondays at 8:30pm or
Thursdays at 8:00pm. Men‘s group meet on Thursdays at 8pm.
Please contact [email protected] if you would like to be part of
one of these groups.
PEER MINISTRY (2009-2010 SCHOOL YEAR) If you want to strengthen your leadership skills, live in a faith-
filled environment, make lasting friendships and grow as a
Christian, Peer Ministry might be for you. Serve the students at
STA by planning events and working with a team of other
students to minister to the wider STA and ISU communities.
PM‘s work approximately 12-15 hours per week, live rent and
utility free at STA and receive $150 stipend per month for food.
Deadline for applications will be Monday, Feb. 2nd. Contact Misty
for more information, [email protected].
The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Central Iowa
(NAMI of CI) will be offering two classes this spring for family
members of children and adults with mental illness. Family to
Family is a 12 session course for family members of adults with
severe mental illness; Visions for Tomorrow is an 8 session course for parents and caregivers of children and adolescents with
serious emotional and mental disorders. All classes and materials
are free. Registration is required. For more information see the
poster on the bulletin board or contact Deb at 292-9400 or
St. Cecilia School Kindergarten Round Up (2009-2010)
Parents are welcome to the St. Cecilia School Round Up on Tues-
day, February 10th, at 7 p.m. in the multi-purpose room. There
will be a short presentation by Dr. Thomas Budnik, Principal,
and Mrs. Campbell, Kindergarten teacher, with time for ques-
tions and answers. Parents should bring a copy of their child's
birth certificate and a $100 deposit (this will be deducted from your 2009-2010 tuition). If you have any questions, please con-
tact Mrs. Vidimos at 232-5290.
MORMON DIALOGUE
Do Catholics share beliefs with Mormons? Come find out on
January 24th at 6pm in the lower lounge, St. Thomas will be host-
ing a dialogue with the Latter-Day Saints (Mormons). All are
welcome to attend and participate! Questions??? Contact Cody at
ARCHBISHOP VISITING THIS WEEK Come enjoy hearing Archbishop Jerome Hanus preach! The
Archbishop will preside at our Thursday Night Liturgy (TNL)
this week, January 29th at 10:00pm. A social will follow.
NOTES TO GOD RETREAT Do you find that you pray better when you
are listening to music or using your musical
gifts and talents? Come explore different
ways to pray with music at the Notes to God
Retreat, 6pm Friday, Feb. 6 through 6pm
Saturday, Feb. 7! Brochures available from the parish office or
from literature racks. Deadline for registration is Monday, Feb.
2nd, 5pm in the parish office. Contact Shari Reilly,
[email protected] or Bertha Iniguez, [email protected] for
more information.