To authentically hand on the Catholic faith by leading people to Jesus in the Eucharist; so that our

living Savior will help us to Know Him, Love Him as he desires, to use our gifts to Serve Him and to

fulfill our purpose of living with him in heaven.

PARISH MISSION

Parish Staff and Office Hours

Office Hours:

Monday– Closed

Tuesday –Wednesday: 9a.m.-12:00p.m.

Thursday –Friday: Afternoon

Office Phone Number:

(641)-747-384

Business Manager:

Judee Vaughan - stcstmstp@netins.net

Children’s Catechesis Coordinator:

Courtney Redfern - stmaryccdsecrtary@outlook.com

Parish Secretary:

Gale Armbrecht - stmpcsecretary@outlook.com

Church Locations:

ST MARY PARISH

603 MAIN STREET GUTHRIE CENTER, IA 50115

ST CECILIA PARISH

220 N 1ST ST, PANORA, IA 50216

ST PATRICK PARISH

214 Prairie Street, Bayard, IA 50029

Parish Hall– St Mary

Pastor: Fr. Tom Kunnel

Rectory: (641) 747-2569

Cell: (712) 404-2305

603 Main St.

Guthrie Center IA. 50115

Email: tkunnel@hotmail.com

Des Moines Diocese Information www.dmdiocese.org

Vocations: www.vocationsonline.com

www.vocationsonline.com

Fr. Tom will be out of the Country from

October 8 - November 15, 2017.

There will be NO daily mass while he is gone.

St. Cecilia † St. Mary † St. Patrick

Catholic Churches

November 12, 2017 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

**Please call for Sacramental

Emergencies. If you have a loved one hospitalized,

please call Father Tom or our office to inform us as

we cannot obtain patient information from the hospital

directly.

Sacrament Guidelines

Baptism: Make prior arrangements with the pastor.

Marriages: Make prior arrangements with the pastor

6-8 months in advance.

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Weekend Mass and Confession Saturday Anticipatory Masses

4:00 PM Confessions, Bayard

4:15 PM Divine Mercy Chaplet, Bayard

4:30 PM Mass in Bayard

7:00 PM Adoration, St. Cecilia, Panora

Sunday Masses

8:00 AM Confessions, Panora

8:15 AM Divine Mercy Chaplet, Panora

8:30 AM Mass, Panora

9:00 AM 10:00 AM Adoration, Bayard

10:00 AM Confessions, Guthrie Center

10:15 AM Divine Mercy Chaplet, Guthrie Center

10:30 AM Mass, Guthrie Center

Weekly Mass and Confession

Mass Coverage while Father Tom is out

November 11, 12: Msgr. Lawrence Beeson

Regular Church Schedule

1st Weekend of the month

Food Pantry Weekend—please bring nonperishable

items to each parish and drop in box in main entry.

1st Wednesday of the month

October, January, April & August

St Mary Altar & Rosary meeting

5:30 PM, St Mary’s Parish Hall

Per Notice:

St Cecilia CCW, St Patrick Ladies Guild

1st Friday

Coffee & Rolls following the St. Mary 8:00 AM Mass

Prayer Group

Open to all, meets every Wednesday at 9:00 AM at St.

Cecilia's Church

St. Patrick CCD

Wednesdays 1st - 6th, 2:20-4:00 PM

Grades 7th -12th, 6:30-8:00 PM

(Meal at 6:30, Instruction at 7:00)

St. Mary Religious Classes

Wednesday’s 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

St. Cecilia Religious Formation

High School classes Wednesday’s from 6:00 - 8:00

P.M. April 12

Monday

Office closed

Tuesday

Office closed Father Tom out of town

Wednesday

Office closed Father Tom out of town

Thursday:

Office closed Father Tom out of town

Friday, October 6

Office closed Father Tom out of town

Installation

Bishop Pates has announced the dates and time of his

visit to our parishes to install Fr. Tom as our pastor. He

was extremely happy to be with us when he visited us

for the celebration of Marriage. Let us make another

opportunity for Bishop Pates to meet with us.

* December 9th, Mass at 4.30 PM

St. Patrick Church, Bayard

* December 10th, Mass at 8.30 AM

St Cecilia Panora

* St Mary, Mass at Guthrie Center 10.30 AM

St. Patrick

Sunday

9:00-10:00M

St. Cecilia

Tuesday

3:45-4:45 PM

St. Mary

Wednesday

4:00-5:00 PM

ADORATION

STEWARDSHIP GIFTS

LAST WEEK

ST. CECILIA - $1,462

ST. MARY - $677

ST. PATRICK - $895

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Ministries for the Liturgy

St. Patrick — Sat., 4:30 PM, November 18

EMHC: Robyn Corkins, Gary Haverman

Gifts: Brian & Angie McAlister

Greeter: Kay Vaux

Lector: Brad McAlister

Servers: Aaron McAlister , Preston McAlister

Usher: Alfred Wessling, Jer ry Hagan

St Cecilia — Sunday, 8:30 AM, November 19

EMHC: Page and Tom Arganbright, Jean Higgins,

Lauri Webner

Gifts: Mary Arganbright, Mike Arganbright

Greeters: Carol Evens, Jean Higgins

Lectors: Jeff Beckman, Mike Arganbr ight

Ushers: Kathleen Leinen, Orville Leinen, Barbara

Ryan, David Ryan

Video: Ed Buchanan

Servers: Jaxson Lawrence, Robby Fisher , Aden

Rochholz

St Mary — Sunday, 10:30 AM, November 19

EMHC: Judy Bauler , J im Bradford, Mike Downing

Gifts: Barb Flanery, Dianna Sparks

Greeter: Leona Troshynski

Lectors: Faith Laboy, Bonny Snyder

Server: Klare Sheley, Taylor Car lson, Kelsey Carlson

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Readings for the week

Monday: Wis 1: 1-7/ Ps 139: 1b-3. 4-6. 7-8. 9-10/

Lk 17: 1-6

Tuesday: Wis 2: 23 – 3: 9/ Ps 34: 2-3. 16-17. 18-

19/ Lk 17: 7-10

Wednesday: Wis 6: 1-11/ Ps 82: 3-4. 6-7/ Lk 17:

11-19

Thursday: Wis 7: 22b – 8: 1/ Ps 119: 89. 90. 91.

130. 135. 175/ Lk17: 20-25

Friday: Wis 13: 1-9/ Ps 19: 2-3. 4-5ab/ Lk 17: 26

-37

Saturday: Wis 18: 14-16; 19: 6-9/ Ps 105: 2-3. 36-

37. 42-43/ Lk 18:1-8. Proper readings for Peter &

Paul: Acts 28: 11-16. 30-31/ Ps 98: 1. 2-3ab. 3cd-4.

5-6/ Mt 14: 22-33

Sunday: Prv 31: 10-13. 19-20. 30-31/ Ps 128: 1-2.

3. 4-5/ 1 Thes 5:1-6/ Mt 25: 14-30

Attention parents, and family members of

St Mary’s college students.

We are looking for the college address of

St Mary’s college students. Please place this

information in the mail box of Jen Policky or Amy

Rutledge at the back of church .

Please get them this information by Thursday

November 12, 2017.

Thank you for your help!

35 New Saints Canonized

During the Rite of Canonization, Sunday,

Oct.15, 2017 Pope Francis proclaimed 35 new

Catholic saints, among them Spaniard Father

Manuel Miguez Gonzalez, a late 19th and early

20th century figure who dedicated his life to the

education of women, which is the reason some

consider him a “feminist” saint.

Others canonized by Francis on Sunday

were Father Angelo of Acri, Italy, a Capuchin

Franciscan, as well as 33 martyrs, known as the

“Martyrs of Natal,” that they were assassinated in a

wave of anti-Catholic persecution by Dutch

Calvinists in Natal, Brazil. Among them were 28

lay people, two priests murdered for their faith in

Brazil, and three young children from Mexico. All

are considered the first Christians killed for their

faith in the New World.

In introducing the new saints, Francis said that

without love the Christian life is “empty,” like a

soulless body, “an impossible ethic, a collection of

rules and laws to obey for no good reason.” For

God, Francis said, “it is not enough that we should

do our duty and obey His laws. He desires a true

communion of life with us, a relationship based on

dialogue, trust and forgiveness.” The pope warned

of one of the most dangerous evils for one's faith

life: routine. He said "This is the danger: a

Christian life that becomes routine, content with

'normality,' without drive or enthusiasm, and with a

short memory." The Holy Father referred to the

Christian life as a “love story with God. "He noted

that “The Saints who were canonized today, and

especially the many martyrs, point the way.”

For another successful

St. Marys Fall Breakfast

and Bake Sale!

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Many thanks to all the community members who

answered the call to volunteer on November 22, for the

“Meals for the Heartland” event that is being hosted at

the Panorama school. At this time all of the volunteer

shifts are filled! We will not be able to accommodate

any more volunteers that day.

Thank you!

Life is Primary

Our participation at Mass is meant to spur us on to

create a better world, in which all life, including the

unborn, is protected. In his encyclical letter on the

Eucharist, Pope John Paul II wrote the following:

“Certainly the Christian vision leads to the expecta-

tion of “new heavens” and “a new

earth” (Rev 21:1), but this increas-

es, rather than lessens, our sense of

responsibility for the world today. I

wish to reaffirm this forcefully at

the beginning of the new millenni-

um, so that Christians will feel more obliged than

ever not to neglect their duties as citizens in this

world. Theirs is the task of contributing with the

light of the Gospel to the building of a more human

world, a world fully in harmony with God's plan.”

Month of the Souls in Purgatory

Our Catholic traditions comfort us amid the changes

of life, as we come together in November we

remember those who have passed into the promise of

eternal light and peace. We pray, in gratitude, for the

blessing of their life and love for us. We ask that

Jesus would hold all who grieve their loss close to

His merciful heart. We ask that they would be com-

forted by God's healing presence as they continue

their own journeys toward heaven.

Witnessing to the Sanctity of Human Life:

The Example of Jerome Lejeune, M.D.

In 1959 Lejeune discovered the cause of Down’s

Syndrome.

He committed himself to the pro-life cause when

he discovered that children with Down’s Syndrome

were being aborted in ever greater numbers. In

1991, he wrote a summary of his reflections on

medical ethics:

1). Christians, be not afraid. It is you who possess

the truth. Not that you invented it but because you

are the vehicle for it. To all doctors, you must re-

peat: "you must conquer the illness, not attack the

patient."

2). We are made in the image of God. For this rea-

son alone all human beings must be respected.

3). Abortion and infanticide are unspeakable

crimes.

4). Objective morality exists. It is clear and it is

universal.

5). In so-called pluralistic societies, they shout it

down our throats: "You Christians do not have the

right to impose your morality on others." Well, I

tell you, not only do you have the right to try to

incorporate your morality in the law but it is your

duty.

In 1993, Blessed Pope John Paul, his close friend,

appointed Lejeune as the first president of the Pon-

tifical Academy for Life.

French bishops have introduced his cause for

canonization.

PREGNANCY AND INFANT LOSS MASS

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE DIOCESE’S ANNUAL

PREGNANCY AND INFANT LOSS MEMORIAL MASS ON

NOVEMBER 28, 2017 AT 7 PM

CHRIST THE KING CHURCH,

5711 SW 9TH ST, DES MOINES

BISHOP PATES WILL PRESIDE AT THE MASS, WHICH IS

OFFERED FOR ALL FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO

HAVE SUFFERED FROM THE LOSS OF A CHILD. A

RECEPTION WILL FOLLOW THE MASS, WHERE

RESOURCES OFFERING HEALING AND EDUCATION

WILL BE PROVIDED.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE OFFICE OF

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE 515.237.5056