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Ss. John & Paul CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
1401 1st Ave S, Altoona, IA 50009 | www.ssjohnpaul.org | 515-967-3796
A MESSAGE FROM OUR PASTOR
© LPi
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2021 SU
Last Friday I boarded a plane to Naples, Florida to preside at my uncle’s funeral mass. I was honored and excited to go down for this solemn occasion, as I had a lot of respect for my uncle. He was much like my father, a man of tremen-dous faith. He even named his five daughters after our Blessed Mother; so the “Five Marys” lived their lives through their middle names. I arrived in Charlotte on time to make my connecting flight to Ft. Myers only to hear the words over the P.A. system that we never want to hear... “Flight ??? has been delayed two hours due to weather.” After an additional delay, they announced the bad news that our flight had been cancelled. Unfortunately, there were hundreds of cancellations that day which made it impossible to find a flight into Ft Myers until morning, and those ar-rived too late for me to make it to the church on time. I was not going to be able to join my family for this funeral mass. I quickly called the church to inform them of our need of a priest to fill-in for me, which they were able to do. While this is a sad story, I actually found a tremendous amount of peace come over me knowing that my uncle
was presented to the Lord, and prayed for, at the Holy Sac-rifice of the Mass, thanks to a servant priest who was hap-py to help out. You see, while I was honored to serve God, my uncle, and his people as their priest, what is really most important for us to remember is that Jesus is present, as he always is, in such an intimate way at mass. This isn’t a sto-ry about me, but about Jesus Christ who is always present to us, even in the most difficult of circumstances. When we put God at the center of our life, there is always a peace that comes with him. This is the 29th Sunday in Ordinary time and Jesus in-forms us this week that “…whoever wishes to be first… will be the slave of all. For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many." What an amazing gift we have received from Christ! Jesus continues to serve us, so let’s make a con-certed effort to love and serve him back. Have a blessed week!
Fr. Mark
FIRST READING Isaiah speaks of our redemption through the suffering of the Lord’s serv-ant. When have you experienced God’s presence in your suffering? SECOND READING Hebrews tells us that Jesus is able to sympathize with our weaknesses because he, too, “has been tested in every way.” What are some ways that you are tested in life? GOSPEL READING Jesus uses the request of James and John as a teachable moment for his disciples on the importance of humility and service to others. What other qualities do you think are necessary for true discipleship?
QUESTIONS FOR SUNDAY’S READINGS OCTOBER 17 2021
Sat., Oct. 23: 5:00 pm Eucharistic Ministers: Cicily Dennis Janet Elwer* Allan Zadow
Lectors: Mary Kenne Diane Zadow
Servers: Sydney Miller NOT FILLED
Greeters: Becky & Leon Stidfole
Usher Coordinator: Ken Loneman
Sun., Oct. 24: 8:30 am Eucharistic Ministers: Oxana Bedore Mark Bedore Madison Delaney*
Lectors: Jenny Peterson Vickie Sowden
Servers: Elizabbeth Grier Caelyn Wipperman
Greeters: Donald/JoAnn Freeman
Usher Coordinator: Kevin O’Connor
Sun., Oct. 24: 10:30 am Eucharistic Ministers: Jan Johnson* Virginia Larimer Cindy Majerus
Lectors: Randy Majerus Megan Schumacher
Servers: Irina Ahissou Levi Doe
Greeters: NOT FILLED
Usher Coordinator: Thierry Ahissou
LITURGICAL ROLES OCTOBER 24, 2021
REMEMBER OUR BELOVED DEAD On October 31st at the 10:30 Mass, we will pre-sent a memorial cross to the families of those parishioners who have died this past year: Sheila Kelly, Greg Wentland, Jim Bartels, Michaela Funaro, Bill Fitzgerald, Gary McCoy, Donald Hansen, Ann Moyna, Patricia Cocker-ham and Tom Duer. Each small cross, with the name of the deceased on it, hangs in the Eucharist Chapel until All Saints and All Souls Days, a reminder of the continued prayers and support of the parish family. Take a moment to visit the chapel, see the crosses and pray for those who have died, and for their families.
AROUND THE DIOCESE YCDM Catholic Singles Group Halloween Party October 29. If you're a Catholic single, aged 21-39, join us from 7-9:30 pm for some not-too-spooky Halloween fun at St. Augustin Parish Hall, DSM! There will be drinks, snacks, dancing, prizes, and lots of free candy. Who says Hallow-een is just for kids? Costumes are optional, but there will be a costume contest. Questions? Email [email protected]. The Diocese of Des Moines will celebrate the gift of the Sacrament of Marriage! Bishop Joensen will celebrate an anniversary Mass on Saturday, October 30th, 4 pm at St. Am-brose Cathedral, DSM, to pray with, bless and honor couples celebrating milestone anniver-saries. Certificates of blessing and reserved seating is available for couples celebrating 1, 10, 25 or 50+ years of marriage. A light recep-tion will follow the Mass. To register contact Cathy Gearhart, 515-237-5004 or [email protected]. Women’s Conference 2021, Saturday, October 30, Des Moines Embassy Suites. Join us for “Spiritual Protection for Such a Time as This.” The conference begins with Mass at 8 am fol-lowed by a day of powerful national, and local speakers who will give you the tools to pro-tect yourself and your loved ones. $30 tickets on sale now. For details, call 515-202-3176.or go to www.iowacatholicradio.com. DIVORCED? The Catholic’s Divorce Survival Guide 12-week group begins November 8th at Holy Trinity Parish, DSM. Meetings are from 6-7:30 pm. Cost of $30 per person includes a “Personal Survival Guide” and all materials for 12 weeks. Find comfort and counsel consistent with Catholic teachings. Call Bill and Ann Moore for more information, or to register, at 515-480-3314 (Bill) 641-425-0109 (Ann) or email [email protected]. For more information visit www.catholicsdivorce.com. Young Catholic Network Speaker Series on November 9th at the Catholic Pastoral Center, DSM. All young adult professionals in their 20s and 30s are invited at 6 pm for complimentary drinks and appetizers , and guest speaker, Dan Kinsella. Enjoy meeting other young Catholics committed to professional and spiritual growth. Find more information at www.dmdiocese.org/ycn. Marriage Encounter Weekend November 19-21. After the last year+ of pandemic life many of us are looking for a fresh start. Consider at-tending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter ex-perience coming up November 19th-21st in Holstein, IA. Register at Iowa-wwme.org or call 563-608-3305.
HOLY DAY MASSES & THE BOOK OF THE NAMES OF THE DEAD On All Saints Day, we celebrate all the holy people gathered around the throne of God. On All Souls Day, we remember all our beloved dead. You are invited to write the names of
your loved ones in the Book of the Names of the Dead, which will be in the gathering space during the month of November. You are also invited to bring in pictures of your deceased loved ones to display on the sanc-tuary steps during the month of November. All Saints Day Masses will be at 12 pm and 6 pm on Monday, November 1st. For All Souls Day a commemorative Mass will be held on Tuesday, November 2nd at 5:30 pm.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 17, 2021 SUN 10/17: Is 53:10-11/Heb 4:14-16/Mk 10:35-45 MON 10/18: 2 Tm 4:10-17/Lk 10:1-9 TUE 10/19: Rom 5:12, 15, 17-19, 20-21/Lk 12:35-38 WED 10/20: Rom 6:12-18/Lk 12:39-48 THU 10/21: Rom 6:19-23/Lk 12:49-53 FRI 10/22: Rom 7:18-25/Lk 12:54-59 SAT 10/23: Rom 8:1-11/Lk 13:1-9 SUN 10/24: Jer 31:7-9/Heb 5:1-6/Mk 10:46-52
WORSHIP AND MEDITATION
“What do you wish me to do for you?” This is a ques-tion God is always asking. It’s an important question because the answer we provide will reveal a great deal about where our hearts lie. Our prayers can consist of requests for heal-ing, successful resolution of a personal conflict, assistance in overcoming a disease and myriad other desires for both ourselves and oth-ers. We are concerned about those we love and can easily find ourselves bringing their struggles to God in our prayer.
Is that really all that prayer is about? The woman in to-day’s Gospel was only looking out for the wellbe-ing of her sons. But her re-quest was not granted. We all make this same mistake from time to time. The goal of prayer is not to convince God of the worthiness of our agenda. Sometimes we believe that the more we multiply our prayers that we will receive more of God’s attention. That’s not how it works. Even though God desires to hear, know, and be an intimate part us, it goes much deeper.
What we need from God is a relationship. This rela-tionship sees God’s king-dom and agenda, not our own, as what is most im-portant. It brings God’s Gospel into a world that may not receive it with open arms. We are asked to journey with God through suffering, hard-ship, ridicule, and even death! Ultimately, our de-sire from God must be-come our desire for God. It is only when this happens that the powerful words “thy will be done” will be found with sincerity on our lips. Our humble lives will then become powerful wit-nesses, and what happens to us in God’s eternal king-dom the result of his mer-cy. We become true serv-ants and find ourselves discovering God’s defini-tion of success. That defini-tion has nothing at all to do with status, income, or privilege. ©LPi
GOSPEL MEDITATION Encourage Deeper Understanding of Scripture
OBSERVANCES FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 17, 2021 Sunday: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. Luke, Evangelist Tuesday: St. John de Brebeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs Wednesday: St. Paul of the Cross, Priest Friday: St. John Paul II, Pope Saturday: St. John of Capistrano, Priest; BVM Next Sunday: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time; World Mission Sunday
EUCHARISTIC INTENTIONS
CONTACT US
Mon., Oct. 18: No Mass Tues., Oct. 19: 5:30 pm for Laura Stefani Wharff+ Wed., Oct. 20: 9:00 am for health care workers Thu., Oct. 21: 9:00 am for Ron Griggs+ Fri., Oct. 22: 9:00 am for Ann McDonald+ Sat., Oct. 23: 5:00 am for Victoria Chaussee-Friemel+ Sun., Oct. 24: 8:30 am for Jackie Hoffner+ Sun., Oct. 24: 10:30 am for members of the parish
Pastor: Fr. Mark McGeary Business Mgr: Maxine McEnany Office Manager:Laurie Delvaux Director of Adult Faith Formation: Paulette Chapman 967-3796 Director of Music: Patty Hormann 967-3796 Coordinator of Faith Formation: Jenni Lihs 967-3796 Confirmation Coordinator: Janet Elwer 515-250-7088 Coordinator of Youth Ministry Maria Haas 967-3796 Junior High Youth Minister Kristina Frank 319-269-8232 Faith Formation Office Assistant: Shelly Hiemer 967-3796 Office Assistant: Monna Sullivan 967-3796 Parish Nurse: Kris Flater 515-490-4843 Knights of Columbus: Jack Kopecky 577-0556 Website: www.ssjohnpaul.org E-mail: [email protected] FAX: 967-7197 Eucharistic Celebrations: Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 8:30 am 10:30 am Online: ssjohnpaul.org 8:30 am Tuesday 5:30 pm Wednesday - Friday 9:00 am Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 8:30-9:30 am Saturday 4:00 pm and by individual appointment Eucharistic Adoration every Monday 7:00 pm Prayer Chain: 967-3796 or [email protected]
FAITH FORMATION NEWS PARISH NEWS
Mon., October 18: Adoration, 7 pm, day chapel
Tue., October 19: Holy Hour, 6 am, church
Wed., October 20: Holy Hour, 6 & 8 am, church Mass at Prairie Vista, 10 am Mixed Choir, 6:45 pm, church JYM, 7 pm, FDC social room Teen Group, 7 pm, FDC “The Rock”
Thu., October 21: Holy Hour, 6 am & 8 am, church Fish fry prep, Francis Hall/kitchen, 2 pm
Fri., October 22: Holy Hour, 6 am & 8 am, church K of C Fall Fish Fry, 4:30 pm, Founders Hall
Sat., October 23: Men’s Bible Study, 7:30 am, FDC room 10
Lord’s Day, October 24: Mass livestreamed, 8:30 am
PARISH CALENDAR
YEAR 2 CONFIRMATION CANDIDATE & SPONSOR MEETING OCTOBER 24 A meeting for Year 2 candidates and their sponsors will be on Sunday, October 24 from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. If your teen's sponsor is unavailable, please have a parent attend. Contact Janet Elwer, [email protected] for questions.
THANK YOU FROM THE DUER FAMILY We would like to thank our SSJP community for the prayers, cards and support given to us at the time of Tom's death. What a wonderful parish family we have! ~Sally, Kirk, Scott and John
ALTAR SERVER TRAINING OCTOBER 31ST 4th graders through adults are invited to train for the altar server ministry on Sunday, October 31 between Masses. Have you been through the training already, but would like a refresher? You are welcome to at-tend this training, too! For questions, please contact Kristina Frank, [email protected].
ATTN YOUTH MINISTRY: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! There is one fall fish fry left, on October 22, and help is need-ed at the dessert table! To plan for enough help, find the Sig-nUp Genius link at ssjohnpaul.org/service-opportunities. Consider donating a dessert, too!
JP KIDZ AND TWEENS MEET OCTOBER 17 Attention 3rd-6th graders! Grades 3-4 are invited to JP Kidz and grades 5-6 are invited to Tweens on Sunday, October 17 from 6-7:30 pm. check your email for details! JYM & TEEN GROUP MEET OCTOBER 20 Join Juniorhigh Youth Ministry and Teen Group for faith, food and fun on Wednesday, October 20th from 7-8:30 pm. Come early, at 6:30 pm for a light meal and social time. JYM will meet in the FDC social room. Youth will practice their gift of stewardship for part of this session by helping with activities around the parish from landscaping support to cleaning and organizing. Teen Group will meet in “The Rock.” See you there!
*Masks are strongly encouraged for both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals.*
FALL BASKET AUCTION COMING IN NOVMEBER BIDDING OPEN NOVEMBER 7-21 Join us for an online silent auction of fabulous theme bas-kets! Bidders can view the baskets displayed in the church during Masses the weekends of November 12-14 and 20-21. All bidding will take place within an online auction and in-structions for online bidding will be provided soon. Photos
of the baskets will also be dis-played on the online auction site. Bidding will open on November 7 and close at 12 pm on November 21. Basket donations needed! Go to ssjohnpaul.org/fall-basket-auction for more information and to find
the SignUp Genius link to donate. Use the themes listed, like Baby, Christmas, Kitchen or Spa Day, or put your creativity to work and come up with an idea of your own!
SAVE THE DATE FOR TRUNK OR TREAT! Mark your calendars for October 31st from 5-6 pm for the annual Trunk or Treat festivities sponsored by Tweens! Get those creative juices flowing for trunk decorating and watch for more details coming soon!
FAITH FORMATION NEWS PARISH NEWS
Mon., October 18: Adoration, 7 pm, day chapel
Tue., October 19: Holy Hour, 6 am, church
Wed., October 20: Holy Hour, 6 & 8 am, church Mass at Prairie Vista, 10 am Mixed Choir, 6:45 pm, church JYM, 7 pm, FDC social room Teen Group, 7 pm, FDC “The Rock”
Thu., October 21: Holy Hour, 6 am & 8 am, church Fish fry prep, Francis Hall/kitchen, 2 pm
Fri., October 22: Holy Hour, 6 am & 8 am, church K of C Fall Fish Fry, 4:30 pm, Founders Hall
Sat., October 23: Men’s Bible Study, 7:30 am, FDC room 10
Lord’s Day, October 24: Mass livestreamed, 8:30 am
PARISH CALENDAR
YEAR 2 CONFIRMATION CANDIDATE & SPONSOR MEETING OCTOBER 24 A meeting for Year 2 candidates and their sponsors will be on Sunday, October 24 from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. If your teen's sponsor is unavailable, please have a parent attend. Contact Janet Elwer, [email protected] for questions.
THANK YOU FROM THE DUER FAMILY We would like to thank our SSJP community for the prayers, cards and support given to us at the time of Tom's death. What a wonderful parish family we have! ~Sally, Kirk, Scott and John
ALTAR SERVER TRAINING OCTOBER 31ST 4th graders through adults are invited to train for the altar server ministry on Sunday, October 31 between Masses. Have you been through the training already, but would like a refresher? You are welcome to at-tend this training, too! For questions, please contact Kristina Frank, [email protected].
ATTN YOUTH MINISTRY: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! There is one fall fish fry left, on October 22, and help is need-ed at the dessert table! To plan for enough help, find the Sig-nUp Genius link at ssjohnpaul.org/service-opportunities. Consider donating a dessert, too!
JP KIDZ AND TWEENS MEET OCTOBER 17 Attention 3rd-6th graders! Grades 3-4 are invited to JP Kidz and grades 5-6 are invited to Tweens on Sunday, October 17 from 6-7:30 pm. check your email for details! JYM & TEEN GROUP MEET OCTOBER 20 Join Juniorhigh Youth Ministry and Teen Group for faith, food and fun on Wednesday, October 20th from 7-8:30 pm. Come early, at 6:30 pm for a light meal and social time. JYM will meet in the FDC social room. Youth will practice their gift of stewardship for part of this session by helping with activities around the parish from landscaping support to cleaning and organizing. Teen Group will meet in “The Rock.” See you there!
*Masks are strongly encouraged for both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals.*
FALL BASKET AUCTION COMING IN NOVMEBER BIDDING OPEN NOVEMBER 7-21 Join us for an online silent auction of fabulous theme bas-kets! Bidders can view the baskets displayed in the church during Masses the weekends of November 12-14 and 20-21. All bidding will take place within an online auction and in-structions for online bidding will be provided soon. Photos
of the baskets will also be dis-played on the online auction site. Bidding will open on November 7 and close at 12 pm on November 21. Basket donations needed! Go to ssjohnpaul.org/fall-basket-auction for more information and to find
the SignUp Genius link to donate. Use the themes listed, like Baby, Christmas, Kitchen or Spa Day, or put your creativity to work and come up with an idea of your own!
SAVE THE DATE FOR TRUNK OR TREAT! Mark your calendars for October 31st from 5-6 pm for the annual Trunk or Treat festivities sponsored by Tweens! Get those creative juices flowing for trunk decorating and watch for more details coming soon!
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