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1790 14th Street, Marion, IA 52302 * PHONE: 319-377-4869 * WEBSITE: www.stjoesmarion.org
Liturgies
Weekend: Saturday 4:30 PM
Sunday 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM
Weekday: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 7:30 AM
Wednesday 8:15 AM
Adoration: During Advent - Monday, December 18
Following 7:30 AM mass until 6:00 PM
Reconciliation: During Advent - December 23 Extended Confession 3:00 - 4:00 PM
December 17, 2017 Rev. David O’Connor, Pastor
Rev. Mark Kwenin, Associate Pastor [email protected]
Deacon Dennis Ternes
Deacon Ken Bauer [email protected]
Dawn Feltman, Pastoral Minister [email protected]
Liz Lockhart, Interim Business Manager
Tammy Martin, Parish Secretary
Bonnie Bluml, Music Ministry Coordinator
Liz Lockhart, Director YFF
Judy Ramsey, Adolescent FF Coordinator [email protected]
JoAnn Starr, YFF Coordinator [email protected]
Casey Kettmann, Principal [email protected]
Peggy Brady, School Secretary
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Parish Office 319-377-4869
Mon. Thurs. & Fri. 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tues. & Wed. 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Youth Faith Formation 319-377-8402
1430 14th Street, Marion
School 319-377-6348
1430 14th Street, Marion
November5, 2017
St. Joseph Catholic Church Fed by Word and Sacrament to Love and Serve
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New to the Parish: Welcome! Please call the office to make an appointment to register at 377-4869.
Sacrament of Matrimony: Call the office and make an appointment with the priest or deacon.
Prayer Chain: Contact Dawn at 377-4869 or [email protected].
Advanced Care Planning Consultants: Learn about Church teachings on health issues and find help with documents pertaining to durable power of attorney for health care and health care decision directives. Parish contacts: Theresa Alt, 319-447-1132 or [email protected], Jean Randolph, 319-377-0497 or [email protected], Deacon Dennis Ternes, 319-377-4869 or [email protected] and Deacon Ken Bauer, 319-377-4869 or [email protected].
Parish Library—Open during office hours.
Pilgrim Virgin Statue— Gather to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary by gathering from December 17 to 22, to pray the rosary at the home of Aaron and Jean Randolph, 3805 Monarch Avenue, Marion, at 7:30 pm each evening. All are welcome.
Feed My Sheep: The Marion Food Pantry needs canned beef stew and chicken. Please place your offering in the basket on the altar or ask an usher to take it to the front.
Infant Baptism: The next baptism preparation session will be held on Saturday, January 13, 2018, in the St. Joseph Room of the parish offices from 9 to 11 am. Contact Deacon Dennis Ternes at [email protected] or 377-4869 to register and learn more.
Ministry Schedule Saturday, Dec. 23, 4:30 pm Saturday, Dec. 23, 6:30 pm
Sacristan Theresa Alt Laurie Schill
Altar Servers Charlie McCurren Ciara O’Brien
Owen Hlubek
Andrew Golimowski Adrien Perrault Liam Perrault
Lectors Jen O”Brien David Weaver Steven Freemon Roger Konzen
Ministers of Holy Communion
Jean Kacick Judy Block
Jennifer Hlubek Kris Hoeger
Darwin Schuttlofel Marg Bowen
Doug Hoeger
George Cleppe Joyce Helmick
Barb Wright Steve Wright 3 still needed
Ministers of Hospitality
Dave Bowen Peg PlatnerCarole Dzingle Duane Dzingle
Sharron Konzen3 still needed
Children’s Liturgy n/a n/a
Door Greeters 4 still needed Dawn Petie
3 still needed
December 18 8 -8 - December 2424 December 1888 December 2DDD 24
WEEKLY CALENDAR & MASS INTENTIONSNS
Monday, December 18
7:30 AM MASS † Terry Moore
8:00 AM Adoration
1:30 PM Alpha Prayer Group, St JP II Room
5:00 PM AHG, Church Hall
7:00 PM Scripture Study, St. Joseph Room
7:00 PM CRG, SJPII Room
Tuesday, December 19
7:30 AM MASS † Robert Bradley
7:00 PM Men of Action, St. Joseph Room
7:00 PM Bells, Church
Wednesday, December 20
8:15 AM MASS † Dewain Fluckiger & Michelle Niles
9:30 AM Scripture Study, St. Joseph Room
2:00 PM Pietra Fitness, Church Hall 5:50 PM Minor Miracles, Church
6:00 PM AHG, Community Room
6:30 PM JAM, Church
6:30 PM WM Book Club, St. John Paul III Room
7:30 PM MAC, Church
Thursday, December 21
6:00 AM Men of Action, Church Hall 7:30 AM MASS † Paul Supple
9:30 AM Villages † Kenneth Otting
1:00 PM Book Club, St. Matthew Room
5:30 PM Finance Council, St. Matthew Room
6:30 PM RCIA, St. Joseph Room
7:00 PM Pastoral Council, Community Room
7:00 PM Deanery Communal Penance, Church
Friday, December 22
7:30 AM MASS † Vince & Virgine Irlbeck
9:30 AM Bickford † Bob Sorensen
6:30 PM Silent Prayer, Church
Saturday, December 23 - 4th Sunday of Event
3:00 PM Extended Confession thru Advent till 4:00 pm
4:30 PM MASS † Marcus & Darlene
Hoeger 6:30 PM MASS † For the People
Sunday, December 24 - Christmas Eve
4:00 PM MASS - Gym † Jean Schuttloffel 4:00 PM MASS - Church † Ron Nelson
6:30 PM MASS - Church † Maxine & Wayne Stein
9:00 PM Mass - Church † For the People
For Mass Intentions
Please see Dawn Feltman in the Parish Office
Sunday Envelope Giving
Week of December 11, 2017—Week 24
Budgeted Sunday Envelope Needs $23,558.59
Year-to-date budget $565,406.16
Collected last weekend $42,887.78
Actual Year-to-date envelope income $552,372.11
Over/(Under) Budget ($13,034.05)
Social Concerns (5% of Dona!ons) $2,144.39
Bricks and Mortar Envelopes $1,188.50
St. Joseph Bulletin
Submission Deadlines for December Please send by email to: [email protected]
Bulletin Date Submission Deadline
Dec. 24, 2017 Fri. Dec. 15 @ Noon
Dec. 31, 2017 Thurs. Dec. 21 @ Noon
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ADULT FAITH FORMATION
Eucharistic Adoration: Due to scheduling needs in the church, Monday adoration will end at 6:00 PM with Benediction on December 18. If you are scheduled for the evening adoration time slots on these dates, we encourage you to spend your hour with our Lord at a different time during the day. Normal adoration hours will resume on January 8, 2018.
2 for $5 Books and CDs: Dur ing the Advent season, beginning this weekend, there will be different books by different authors available for a reduced price of 2 for $5. Also, check out the CDs and booklets on the Kiosk that are also available at 2 for $5. Please consider buying one for yourself and giving one for Christmas.
Christmas Postcard Invitation: All r egistered par ishioners have been mailed a postcard invitation to our Chr istmas Masses. We invite you to prepare for Christmas by making plans to attend Mass and welcome others to St. Joseph. You’re encouraged to take down the information on the postcard and pass it along to invite someone else to celebrate Christmas at St. Joseph. Extra copies of the postcard will be available in the vestibule for your use to invite others also.
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ADULT FAITH FORMATION
Women’s Connection
Join us for lunch on December 28, 2017 @ 11:30 - Zio Johno’s - Marion. For more information contact Carol Gonzalez at 654-6296.
Senior Lunch
There will not be a Senior Luncheon in December. Please join us for the next Senior Luncheon on January 17, 2018.
Pietra Fitness Classes
Join for gentle stretching and strengthening of the body combined with prayer and Christian meditation. Wednesdays, in the church hall, from 2-3 pm. Suggested offering of $5 per class.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Compassion and knitting/crocheting combined into a prayerful ministry which reaches out to those in need of comfort. Contact Sharon Reilly at 373-2810.
St. Joseph Quilting Ministry
The Quilting Ministry meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month in the Church Hall from 1:00 - 3:00 pm where they make quilts for various charities throughout the greater Cedar Rapids area. For more information, please contact Lynn Mitchell at 377-6166.
Ministry Schedule Sunday, Dec. 24, 9:00 pm Church Monday, Dec. 25, 9:00 am Church
Sacristan 1 still needed Dan Carter
Altar Servers Wesley Logan Alex Conrad
Caleb Pacha Blaise Pacha
Matthew Thraen Claire Vasey
Charles Bostwick Virginia Bostwick
Lectors Emily Logan Doug Brock Rory Bostwick Aidan Bostwick
Ministers of Holy Communion
Brian Logan Margie Bodensteiner
Ken Bodensteiner Janice McCusker
Craig O’Brien James Ford
Michele Brock
Sandy Alt Jean McNamara
Rosemary Newton Jeff SchusslerGeorge Cleppe
2 still needed
Ministers of Hospitality
6 still needed
Mike Alt Verna Klostermann
Don Klosterrmann Lola McAreavy
Allen Platner Marilyn Platner
Children’s Liturgy n/a n/a
Door Greeters 4 still needed
Dawn Batie John Bostwick Laura Bostwick
1 still needed
If you are available and interested in signing up for the various ministries for the Advent and Christmas
Masses, please contact the parish office at: 377-4869 or email [email protected] or sign up on the
easel in the church lobby. Thank you for all you do all through the year!
Ministry Schedule Sunday, Dec. 24, 4:00 pm Gym Sunday, Dec. 24, 4:00 pm Church Sunday, Dec. 24, 6:30 pm Church
Sacristan Judy Ramsey Darwin Schuttloffel Laurie Schill
Altar Servers Kess Brown Kate Brown Andrew Hamlett Carter Pickar
Emily Geiser Isacc Pfab
Riley Watts Kaeden Ginther
2 still needed
Lectors Rachel Bohnenkamp Matthew Ramsey Jane Schlegel Jeff Puffer Mike Wobbe Cathy Wobbe
Ministers of Holy Communion
Steve McAleer Kim McAleer
Joyce Helmick Madison Renzz
Erin Pint Kate Fejfar
1 still needed
Jim McDonald Dee Hamlett Dan Pickar Cathy Walz
Marg Brown Doug Hoeger
Kris Hoeger
Joyce Wright Jean Kacick
Julie Raymond JoAnn Starr
Barb Wright Steve Wright Barb Celichowski
Ministers of Hospitality
Jack Fejfar Henry Fejfar
Tori Fejfar Don Fejfar
Dave Bowen Darwin Schuttloffel 4 still needed
Gary Raymond
5 still needed
Children’s Liturgy n/a n/a n/a
Door Greeters Meghan Mather Jack Ramsey
Matt Ramsey Mark Fejfar
Matt Schlegel Scott Schlegel 2 still needed
4 still needed
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Scriptural Rosary
Please join us at noon on Mondays
during Adoration for the
Joyful Mysteries Scriptural Rosary.
Bereavement Grief and Loss
A six session faith sharing group for those who have
experienced death of a loved one or other traumatic
incidents resulting in a lifestyle change. It is recommended that those considering these sessions allow six month since the death or change in family lifestyle before attending. The next group will meet Mondays, January 22-February 26, 6:00 - 7:30 pm at St. Matthew Parish-Faith Formation Room, Cedar Rapids. Contact either St. Matthew
Parish (319-363-8269) or St. Joseph Parish
(319-377-4869). Registration deadline is Friday, January 15.
Do you need a treat to take with you for a Holiday gathering? Look no further! Come support our St. Joseph Catholic School 8th Grade Class. They will be selling home-baked Christmas treats in the church hall after all masses on December 16th and 17th. There will be Christmas cookies and candies, pies, cakes, and breads. All proceeds will go toward their 8th grade class trip.
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Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner 2018
After hosting all of your family for the holidays, hosting for “Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner” should be a piece of cake! And there is still time to say yes! We still need more host homes for our January 28 dinner event. If you are interested, please contact Sharron Konzen at: 319-350-9861 or at [email protected] .
Last year because of your generosity St. Vincent's delivered 162 Christmas food baskets to the poor of our city and surrounding area. Once again we are asking for your generosity. Even with a dwindling food account we are going to deliver a maximum of 150 Christmas baskets this year.
St. Vincent's is asking you to share your loving care by helping us provide Christmas food baskets for the less fortunate
families of our community. Help can be given as follows:
Cash donation or checks payable to: St. Vincent de Paul Food Account. Send to St. Vincent de Paul Society, 928 7th Street SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Assist delivering of food baskets provided by the St. Vincent de Paul Society: Baskets will be assembled and delivered on Saturday morning, December 23, at St. Wendeslaus School, starting at 8:30 a.m.
CONFESSION AT ST. JOSEPH
Saturday, December 23 from 3:00 - 4:00 PM
(Two priests will be hearing confessions)
COMMUNAL PENANCE
Thursday, December 21 at St. Joseph, Marion, 7:00 PM
MASS SCHEDULE FOR THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Since this Sunday falls on Christmas Eve, there will be an
adjustment in the regular Sunday Mass schedule. To fulfill your Sunday Mass obligation for the Fourth Sunday of Advent,
Masses will be celebrated on Saturday, December 23. There will be no Masses for the Fourth Sunday of Advent on Sunday,
December 24. Sunday won’t make for a “twofer,” meaning you can go to Mass on Sunday for the Fourth Sunday of Advent and Christmas. The Masses celebrated on Sunday will begin in the afternoon and shall be for Christmas. Here’s the Fourth Sunday
of Advent schedule:
Saturday, December 23 at 4:30 PM and 6:30 PM
2017 Christmas Mass Schedule
Sunday, December 24, Christmas Eve
4:00 PM in the church and school gym
6:30 PM in the church
9:00 PM in the church
Monday, December 25, Christmas Day
9:00 AM in the church
Need a Christmas gift idea?
Rosaries brought back to St. Joseph Church from the parish Holy Land pilgrimage are available for purchase in the parish office. Simple in design and yet profound in symbolic significance, these rosaries were hand-crafted from the wood of olive trees by Christian
families living in Bethlehem. Your purchase of a rosary helps support these Christian families who, despite hardships and obstacles, strive to witness to Christ’s message of love. The olive wood rosaries are $15 each, payable by check (made out to St. Joseph Church) or cash. These make wonderful gifts for Christmas!
St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion IA, seeks a
part-time secretary for Youth Faith Formation.
The preferred candidate is a practicing Catholic who has strong people skills and a positive atti-tude, all while maintaining confidentiality. Proficiency in computer skills across mul-tiple applications as well as an ability to
multi-task and collaborate in a team
setting is necessary. Physical demands of lifting and moving up to 50 pounds are included in the qualifications of this job.
Please visit www.stjoesmarion.org/employment to find the employment application. Send resume, cover letter and completed job application to: Attention YFF Office, 1430 14th St. Marion, IA 52302, by January 10, 2018.
Important Deadline for Parish Giving: Please note in your planning that all donations to St. Joseph Parish must be received by December 31 to be
included in your St. Joseph 2017
statement. Thank you.
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Advent and John the Baptist - The Second and Third Sundays of Advent feature the
Baptist who has come out of the desert to preach a baptism of repentance for the
forgiveness of sins. The Second Vatican Council called for a liturgical renewal of the
Church which included the themes we celebrate during Advent. Before the Council,
Advent carried with it a strong penitential character. While this character has been
retained, it has been modified to include other themes important for the believer to
contemplate during the Advent season. One such is John the Baptist, called the
precursor to Christ, and the last prophet to announce his coming (advent). While
there’s lots to say about John, including his miraculous conception, a work of God making things possible from what
was impossible, his association with the desert and the proclamation of the coming of the Messiah (Jesus), connects
him with the prophet Elijah. He emerges from the desert dressed like Elijah who was expected to return at the end of
the world. This was a signal that the old age was coming to an end and a new one was dawning. Hence, the urgency
of John’s message to repent to prepare for and enter into the new age. The new age is the coming of Jesus, the
fulfillment of all the Old Testament prophecies about him and his establishment of the New Covenant between God
and his people through his death and resurrection.
I share this with you here because it is difficult to fit all of this into a homily and allow it to be interesting. Let this
inform you about what you have heard in the gospels from this Sunday and last. This shows the beautiful and
profound way that God definitively speaks to his people who have waited for millennia for the coming of the
Messiah and how well he weaves together the scriptures from the Old Testament into the real persons of Jesus and
John. The Almighty has done great things for us and we rejoice and are glad in it! For disciples of Jesus, we know
that the Kingdom of God has been established by Jesus through the New Covenant, his preaching, teaching signs and
works. The Baptist’s prophetic words ring true for us through the lens of Jesus to let nothing impede our love for
and journey with Jesus. He continues to point out, “Look, behold the Lamb of God,” to us as Christ comes to us in
the Eucharist under the form of consecrated bread and wine. Let his words and witness always direct us to Jesus and
away from anything that distracts us from him.
Retirement Fund for Religious Collection -A religious sister writes, “When we see the generous response of so
many thousands of persons in order to help us, religious men and women, we are left speechless.” Senior sisters,
brothers, and religious order priests across the country send heartfelt thanks and prayers for your donation to last
week’s Retirement Fund for Religious collection.
Blessing of Parents before Childbirth - will occur this weekend after the Masses at the Shrine of the Holy Family
(near the Brockman Street exit of the church and the reconciliation room) after all of the Masses. Parents and their
families are especially invited to participate.
Confessions before Christmas - Please note the confession times found in this bulletin. This year with Christmas
occurring on a Monday, I have reconfigured the confession times as listed. Since we will be hosting a communal
penance with individual confessions on December 21st in close proximity to Christmas with many priests hearing
confessions, I have not scheduled any extra confession times like in years past. Instead, please utilize the communal
penance as well as the confessions being heard for an hour on Saturdays. On December 23, both parish priests will
be hearing confessions during the scheduled time.
Christmas Mass A!endance - to help you with planning which Christmas Mass you will a$end, here’s an idea of
a$endance for each Mass based on historical data:
· 4:00 PM in the church - packed
· 4:00 PM in the school - almost full
· 6:30 PM in the church - although a new time, it is nearly full
· 9:00 PM in the church - although a new time, usually half full
· 9:00AM in the church Christmas Day - approaching full but is roomy
Fr.
David
O’Connor
Pastor’s
Pen
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