April 22, 2018 Fourth Sunday of Easter

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p a r i s h - o f f i c e @ s t c e c i l i a p a r i s h . o r g

Saint Cecilia Catholic Church

Fr. James L. Secora, Pastor www.stceciliaparish.org

FORMED by the Word of God… UNITED by the Holy Eucharist… ENLIVENED by the Holy Spirit!

2018 Confirmandi

Josephine Baum, Tyson Chambers, Ethan Clewell, Joe Fletcher, Cameron Gallt, Jordan Gillette, Jacob Gorman, Alex Gross, Kylin Hanson, Drew Hawthorne, Alexander Hays, Jonah Hillman, Dane Hustedt, Abigail

Janzen, Addison Konz, Zachary Lawless, Rostand Mafuta, Henry Nelson, Maxwell Nelson, John Ramirez, Connor Schroeder, Anna Snyder, Bianca Sorrentino, Elijah Stahr, and Grant Thilges

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What’s inside…

Message from Father,

Pastoral Associate position,

Baptism, Stephen Ministry,

Welcome to Our Guests

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Weekly Readings, Mass

Schedules and Intentions,

St. Cecilia Activities, Christ

Our Life Conference

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Faith Formation, School

Activities and Concert

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Our Call to Share Collection,

‘Mr. & Mrs.’, Prayer and

Thought, Men’s Conference,

March for Peace and

Justice, Medicare Card

Update

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Parish Contacts 6

To our visitors:

We hope that God will grant you peace

and rest while you are under our roof

today.

May this church be your “second” home.

May those you love be near you in

thought and prayer.

Even though we may not get to know you,

We pray that you will be comfortable and

happy as if you were in your own

church home.

May whatever need brought you our way

find a hearing by God.

When you leave, may your journey be

safe.

We pray you God’s peace.

Baptism

Parents seeking baptism for their

child are expected to attend a

preparation session. Parents are

recommended to attend a session

prior to the birth of their child.

Next Session of Baptism:

Preparation for the

first born child is

Thursday, April 26 at

6:15pm. Godparents

are also expected to

attend. This session

will be held in the St.

Louis Room.

Next weekend, Imad Qumseih a Palestinian Christian originally from

Bethlehem, Israel (the Holy Land) will once again be here offering for

sale religious items hand carved and crafted by his fellow countrymen in

the Holy Land. As in the past, his work has the approval of the Latin

(Roman archbishop) Patriarch of Jerusalem. Proceeds from the sale of

these items go directly to support Christian families living in

the Holy Land. Given the constant political tensions in the

area many Palestinian Christians have either been forced out

of their homeland or have simply left. Traditionally, these Catholics have been

the custodians of the Christian shrines associated with the life of Jesus. Support

of these Christians through the wood-carved work they offer helps to keep a

Catholic presence in the Holy Land. Thank you for your continued support.

The Stephen Ministry here at St. Cecilia’s brings care to all in need.

This confidential, Christian caregiving

is a vital part of the total healing

ministry of Christ’s body, the Church.

Stephen Ministers are trained to aid

the care receivers to more effectively

deal with their own situations and to

grow. God alone is the one who takes

broken individuals and makes them

whole . A Stephen Minister is the care

giver and God is the cure giver.

For detailed information call: Anne

Schmitt (515-291-8257) or Deacon

Mark Bortle (515-291-4989).

AMES CATHOLIC COMMUNITY

STEPHEN MINISTRY

Pastoral Associate: St Patrick Catholic Parish in Hampton, IA is seeking a full-time

Pastoral Associate to begin on July 1, 2018. This position is based at St Patrick Church in

Hampton and will also be working with St Mary Parish in Ackley, St. Mark Parish in Iowa

Falls, St. Mary Parish, in Eldora. The Pastoral Associate is an integral member of the parish

staff with responsibilities to be directed toward the continuation of evangelization within

the parish community and the coordination of pastoral outreach with an emphasis on

Hispanic families. The candidate must be a practicing Catholic. A Bachelor’s or Master’s

degree in Theology or a related field is preferred. Fluency in Spanish and English is

required.

This person must have the ability to communicate well with others (with fluency in both

English and Spanish), must have the conviction to share the gospel message without

hesitation, and a strong sense of mission and outreach. A familiarity with technology is

essential. For a copy of the job description and to receive an application form, please

contact Fr. Kevin Earleywine at k.earleywine@dbqarch.org. Please send completed

application (http://www.stceciliaparish.org/pastoral-associate/), cover letter, and

resume to Fr. Kevin by May 15th.

Ric Nelson, Chair Joe Baumgarten, Chair

Kelly Grandgenett, Chair Mark Moore, Chair

Meets 4th Tues. of each month at 7pm—Social Hall North

Meets 3rd Tues. of each month at 7pm—Oscar Romero Room

Meets 2nd Tues. of each month at 7pm—St. Louis Room

Meets 1st Tues. of each month at 7pm—Oscar Romero Rm

April 22, 2018 — Fourth Sunday of Easter

Catholic School Board

Faith Formation Commission

Finance Council

Pastoral Council

Saturday, April 21

5:00pm: Jim & Marlene Michaud

(60th Wedding Anniversary)

Sunday, April 22

8:30am: Parishioners of St. Cecilia

10:30am: Rita Voss †

5:00pm: Opal Van Kerckvoorde † (Misa en Espan ol)

Tuesday, April 24

8:00am: Larry Pommerer †

Wednesday, April 25

9:00am: All-School Mass

Thursday, April 26

8:00am: Jerry Greving †

Friday, April 27

8:00am: Linda Uthe †

Saturday, April 28

5:00pm: Warren & Alice Heinen †

Sunday, April 29

8:30am: Parishioners of St. Cecilia

10:30am: BJ Kearns †

5:00pm: Tom & Lorraine Cory (Misa en Espan ol)

St. Thomas Aquinas Mass Times Weekend Masses 4:45pm Saturday; 8:30am, 10:30am, 7pm Sunday

Weekday Mass: 12pm Monday-Friday; 9:15pm Thursday

Sts. Peter & Paul Mass Time: 8:30am Sunday in Gilbert

MASS SCHEDULE

Weekend: Saturday 5pm; Sunday 8:30am, 10:30am

& 5pm (Misa en Espan ol)

Weekday: Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 8am (Chapel)

Wednesday 8am (Chapel in Summer)

Wednesday 9am All School Mass (Church During School Year)

Readings for the Week of April 22, 2018

Sunday: Acts 4:8-12/Ps 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29 [22]/ 1 Jn 3:1-2/Jn 10:11-18 Monday: Acts 11:1-18/Ps 42:2-3; 43:3, 4 [cf. 3a]/Jn 10:1-10 Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26/Ps 87:1b-3, 4-5, 6-7 [117:1a]/ Jn 10:22-30 Wednesday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14/Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17 [2]/ Mk 16:15-20 Thursday: Acts 13:13-25/Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25 and 27 [2]/ Jn 13:16-20 Friday: Acts 13:26-33/Ps 2:6-7, 8-9, 10-11ab [7bc]/Jn 14:1-6 Saturday: Acts 13:44-52/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [3cd]/ Jn 14:7-14 Next Sunday: Acts 9:26-31/Ps 22:26-27, 28, 30, 31-32 [26a]/1 Jn 3:18-24/Jn 15:1-8

ST. CECILIA ACTIVITIES April 22: The St. Cecilia Senior Group will meet on

Sunday, at noon at Dublin Bay. Please RSVP to Angela Fisher

at 515-450-1357. Please join us!

Please Remember in Your Prayers: William Lee

(husband of Ramona). May the Lord grant

peace and consolation to his family in their

time of need. May he, and all who sleep in

Christ, find in God’s presence, light, happiness

and peace.

April 26: The Days for Girls Sewing Team will meet

Thursday from 1-3pm in the Oscar Romero Room. No sewing

skills needed!

Mark Your Calendars for the 2018 Christ Our Life

Conference! You are invited to one of the largest

conferences in the United States, Saturday and Sunday,

September 29 & 30, in Des Moines at Well Fargo Arena. Come

to hear world-class speakers, celebrate Mass among many

thousands, attend Reconciliation, visit Jesus in Adoration, fill

your spirit with music and feel your soul rejoice! Tickets will

be available for sale in the Narthex in August or are available

now online; $25 for a weekend pass, $15 for Students, youth

and volunteers. For details regarding lodging, ticket sales,

schedules and more, go to: www.christourlifeiowa.com

or contact Elin Herrman, 515-708-0866.

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6:30am: Men’s Bible Study (St. Clare Room) 8am: Mass (Chapel) 9am, 4:30pm: Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (St. Mother Teresa Room) 10am: Play Group (Oscar Romero Room) 10am: Bible Study (St. Louis Rm) 7pm: Pastoral Council (Social Hall North)

Monday, April 23 Tuesday, April 24 Sunday, April 22

8:30am, 10:30am: Mass (Coffee & Donuts) 12pm: Knights of Columbus (First Degree) (St. Louis Room) 4pm: EDGE End of Year Potluck 5pm: Spanish Mass 7:30pm: Anchor Mission Prayer Team (St. Louis Rm)

6pm: Catechesis of the

Good Shepherd

(St. Mother Teresa Room) 6:15pm, 7:15pm: Faith Formation 7:30pm: Rosary (Chapel)

Wednesday, April 25

9am: All School Mass (Church) 9am, 2:30am, 4:30pm: Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (St. Mother Teresa Room) 1:30pm: Library Committee (Library)

4:30pm, 7:15pm: Faith

Formation

New to the area? If you are interested in helping your child grow in their Catholic faith, please give us a call! We’d love to

help your child get plugged into an Elementary, Middle School,

or High School program.

It’s not too late to sign up for the EDGE Retreat! 5:30pm Friday, April 27 to 11:30am Saturday, April 28 at

St. Thomas Aquinas. For 6th-8th graders. And it’s FREE! Sign

up at AnchorAmes.com/event-sign-up.

Are you compassionate? Do you care about the future of the Church? We are seeking new leaders, at least 18 years of

age, to co-lead a small group of high school students next Fall.

If you've raised, or are raising, a teenager - you'd make a great

YDisciple leader! From now until April 23, when you commit

to leading YDisciple for 2018-2019, you will receive a $15 gift

card as a "bonus" for committing early! It's important to have

time to train, review material and prepare your schedule for

the best experience possible. Find out more about YDisciple

by contacting Anna Kaminski, akaminski@stceciliaparish.org.

Vacation Bible School will take place July 30-August 3 this

summer. Note that this date is different from last year.

Registration will be open on the parish website in May.

Elementary: stceciliaparish.org/elementary

Middle/High School: AnchorAmes.com

515-232-3514

FAITH FORMATION

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ST. CECILIA SCHOOL The students at St. Cecilia are involved in a variety of activities

to give back to the community. This is an important part of the

mission for the school and students to provide for the

variety of community group and those in the community that

need support. During the school year each month we focus on

one organization to "give back too". Some of these this year

have included:

Jacob's Gift- in memory of a former student of Mrs. Fletcher

William R Bliss Cancer Center-MGMC

Shop with a Cop

Habitat for Humanity of Central Iowa

Jump Rope for Heart-National Downs Syndrome Society

This year the students have been able to contribute just over

$7,500 to the various groups. Thank you to our students and

families for helping the organizations that need our support.

A second program that benefits families is the script program.

This program supports the families from St. Cecilia that are

part of St. Cecilia School or the Faith Formation Program. A

portion of the purchase price for script is returned to the par-

ish to support scholarship programs for families in the parish.

This year over $10,000 of SCRIP orders were purchased

during Catholic Schools Week for this effort with a portion of

these funds returned to the school. Remember script is

available during the year and you can purchase cards for the

face value and then the business return a portion of your

purchase back to the parish for these program. Please think

about supporting this program year round by purchasing your

script cards t at the school or parish offices and you can but

script a various matches during the month, check the bulletin

for the exact weekends that script is on sale.

Events

Monday, April 23: 6;30pm Marketing Meeting

Wednesday, April 25: 9am all school Mass

Tuesday, May 1: 7pm Catholic School Board Meeting

Wednesday, May 2: 9am All school Mass followed by May

Crowning

St. Cecilia Catholic School (515)232-5290

www.stceciliaparish.org/school

April 22, 2018 — Fourth Sunday of Easter

5pm: Mass (Church) Sale of Olive Wood religious items in narthex after 5pm Mass (please see page 2)

Friday, April 27 Thursday, April 26

8am: Mass (Chapel)

8am: Mass (Chapel) 8:30am: Small Group–Men’s Bible Study (St. Francis Library) 1pm: Days for Girls (Oscar Romero Room) 7pm: Knights of Columbus (Officers) (Oscar Romero Room)

Saturday, April 28 Please see the church

website calendar for all

activities and events at

St. Cecilia.

Jazz Concert: J. J. Kaufmann (attended St. Cecilia School)

pianist, Gabe Scheid, saxophonist and Andrea Vazquez, dance

will collaborate Sunday, April 29 at 3:30pm for a jazz concert.

The concert will be held at 1st Methodist Church, 5th and

Kellogg. Proceeds from this concert will send these 3 for a

volunteer residency at Rae Girls School, teaching music and

dance. Tickets are $20 at the door ($10 for students).

22nd Annual Men's Conference will be at Xavier High School

in Cedar Rapids on April 28. The conference begins at 9am

and closes with Holy Mass, open to the public at 5pm.

Archbishop Jackels will be the celebrant. To register online

and for more information go to www.catholicmenonline.com.

Deacon Ron Smith is available to carpool if requested. Please

contact him at deaconron.ames@gmail.com.

Join us for the Interfaith March for Peace and Justice on Sunday, April 29 at Brookside Park, Maple Shelter. We will

gather at 3:00 and march to Bandshell Park at 3:30. Help us

affirm and celebrate our First Amendment Right to Freedom

of Religion. St. Cecilia Parish is a co-sponsor for this event.

See you there!

MEDICARE CARD—UPDATE

Starting in April 2018, Medicare will mail new cards to all

recipients. The reason is to decrease vulnerability to identify

theft by taking social security numbers off the cards. It will

take 12 months to send out cards to the 20% of the US

population on Medicare so do not worry until April 2019 that

our card has not come yet. The new cards will be sent out

randomly so you may not get it at the same time as friends or

neighbors. Medicare benefits and coverage are not changing,

only the cards. For additional information, please contact Joan

Grabenstetter at (515)232-7740.

Alfonso & Megan (Murphy) Sanchez

Married at St. Cecilia on Saturday, April 14, 2018

CONGRATULATIONS!

PRAYER & THOUGHT Marriage Corner: “I am the good shepherd . . .I will lay

down my life for my sheep.” (Jn 10:14-15) What does the

image of the Good Shepherd reveal about your role of

leadership and authority as a spouse or a parent? With so

many responsibilities—caring for your family, work, tending

to the home, etc.—there are many things to worry and stress

about. Entrust them to God and find peace; He will guide you.

Stewardship: To be good stewards we must be good

shepherds, willing to lay down our lives for those committed

to our care, not mere hired hands who run off, “leaving the

sheep to be snatched and scattered by the wolf.”

Spring Cleaning of the parish

lawn will begin at 8:30am, on

Saturday, May 5. The Knights of

Columbus are leading up the

crew and would like more

volunteers. If you can volunteer, please contact the parish

office at 233-3092. We will need gardening supplies if you

can bring some: shovels, rakes, spades, trimmers, wheel

barrows, etc.

The Our Call to Share Collection will be taken up in our parish on the weekend of April 28-29, 2018. The combined collections for this Spring include: Peter’s Pence, Catholic Relief Services, Catholic Communications and the Witness. Please use the envelope received in the mail this past week. Thank you for your generous prayerful and financial support.

I am interested in becoming a member at St. Cecilia Parish

Name and Address the way you would like it to appear on correspondence

Name: ________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________ City: __________________________________________________ Zip: ____________________________________________________ Phone: _________________________________________________ Email: __________________________________________________

Please return via mail or drop in collection basket. Someone will contact you. You will receive a registration packet with additional information. You may also register online at: http://www.stceciliaparish.org/become-member/

Welcome to Saint Cecilia Parish.

Prayer opportunities held in the Chapel

Scripture Rosary………………………………….… Monday 7am Intercessory Prayer Group ......... …......…….…. Sunday 8:00-9pm Rosary ............... ..Monday 7:30pm*, Tuesday-Friday before 8am Mass; Saturday 12pm (*The rosary is said for Pro-life the first Mon. of each month.) Prayer Group……..Tuesday 7-7:30pm Adoration 7:30-8pm Rosary Chaplet of Divine Mercy……………………….….........Friday 3pm Liturgy of the Hours…………………………..………..Saturday 7am Women's Rosary……..………………………………… Tuesday 9pm For Peace and Health in our world Eucharistic Adoration** The chapel is open daily, keypad access only between 10pm & 6am.

**Contact the Parish Office at 233-3092 to have your information Forwarded to the Coordinators to schedule a weekly holy hour.

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