February 3 & 4, 2018

St. Patrick Contacts Deacon Mike Carney 712-310-2921

Office: Michele Wilson 712-642-2611 Mon-Wed, Fri 10-4

Faith Formation: Annette Lorenzen 712-642-3155

Knights of Columbus: Brian Otterpohl

Parish Pastoral Council Chair: Steve Wertzberger

Parish Finance Council Chair: Laura Meier 402-980-1278

Trustees: Mike Kenealy 402-651-3729

Roger Smith 712-642-2004

Parish Ministries contact: Sharon Solon 402-689-5116

RCIA: Deacon Carney

Homebound/Shut-in Ministry: call church office

Cemetery: Mary Palmer Mon-Wed. 9-11 am 712-642-2611

Music Ministry: Lyle Waterhouse 402-203-4738

Mass Schedule St. Anne Mass Times: Saturday 4 pm; Sunday 8 am

Daily: Tuesday-Friday 9 am

St. Patrick Mass Times: Sat. 5:30 pm; Sunday 9:30 am

Daily: Tuesday-Friday 8 am Except the First and Third

Wed. of each month 10 am @ Longview Care Center

Hall Rental St. Anne Hall & St. Anne Basement

Please call 712-644-2520 for more information

St. Pat’s Houdek Hall & St. Patrick Library Lounge

Please call 712-642-2611 for more information

St. Anne & St. Patrick C A T H O L I C C H U R C H E S

Mailing: 112 W 3rd St Logan, IA 51546

Location: 104 W 3rd St. Logan 215 N., 7th St. Mo. Valley, IA 51555

email: stanne@iowatelecom.net email: stpatsch@loganet.net www.logancatholic.wordpress.com www.movalleycatholics.wordpress.com

St. Anne Contacts Deacon Dennis Lovell: 402-689-8940

Office: Annette Lorenzen 712-644-2520 Tues/Fri 9:30-3:30

Faith Formation: Kyle Haffey 402-306-7186

Knights of Columbus: Kyle Haffey

Parish Pastoral Council Chair: Elaine Hansen 712-644-2808

Parish Finance Council Chair: Gerry Pinter 712-644-3477

Trustee: Kay Barry

Parish Ministries contact: Deacon Lovell

RCIA: Deacon Lovell

Faith Sharing (Study) Group: Kathy Lovell 712-644-2092

Eucharistic Adoration-First Fridays: Kathy Lovell

Music Ministry: Judy Dinkel 712-644-2628

Fr. Raphael Masabakhwa 712-644-2520

Every person touched by our Parish communities is Welcomed, Valued & Enriched in Christ.

PASTOR Dear Friends: The following reflection is by Fr. Ron Rolheiser - a Roman Catholic priest, a member of the Missionary Oblates of

Mary Immaculate, he served on the General Council for the Oblates in Rome for six years and is President of the

Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas. He is a community-builder, lecturer and writer. His books are

popular throughout the English-speaking world and his weekly column is carried by more than seventy newspapers

worldwide.

On Blessed and Cursed Consciousness There’s a Buddhist parable that runs something like this: One day as the Buddha was sitting under a tree, a young, trim soldier

walked by, looked at the Buddha, noticed his weight and his fat, and said: “You look like a pig!” The Buddha looked up calmly at the

soldier and said: “And you look like God!” Taken aback by the comment, the soldier asked the Buddha: “Why do you say that I look

like God?” The Buddha replied: “Well, we don’t really see what’s outside of ourselves, we see what’s inside of us and project it out. I

sit under this tree all day and I think about God, so that when I look out, that’s what I see. And you, you must be thinking about other

things!” There’s an axiom in philosophy that asserts that the way we perceive and judge is deeply influenced and colored by our own

interiority. That’s why it’s never possible to be fully objective and that’s why five people can witness the same event, see the same

thing, and have five very different versions of what happened. Thomas Aquinas expressed this in a famous axiom: Whatever is received is received according to the mode of its receiver. If this is true, and it is, then, as the Buddhist parable suggests, how we

perceive others speaks volumes about what's going on inside of us. Among other things, it indicates whether we are operating out of

a blessed or a cursed consciousness. Let’s begin with the positive, a blessed consciousness: We see this in Jesus, in how he

perceived and in how he judged. His was a blessed consciousness. As the gospels describe it, at his baptism, the heavens opened

and God’s voice was heard to say: “This is my blessed one, in whom I take delight.” And, it seems, for the rest of his life Jesus was

always in some way conscious of his Father saying that to him: “You are my blessed one!” As a consequence, he was able to look out

at the world and say: “Blessed are you when you are poor, or when you are persecuted, or suffering in any way. You are always

blessed, no matter your circumstance in life.” He knew his own blessedness, felt it, and, because of that, could operate out of a

blessed consciousness, a consciousness that could look out and see others and the world as blessed. Sadly, for many of us, the

opposite is true: We perceive others and the world not through a blessed consciousness but through a cursed consciousness. We

have been cursed and because of that, in whatever subtle ways, we curse others. What’s a curse? A curse is not the colorful language that comes out of our mouths when we get stuck in traffic or when we slice our

golf ball the wrong way. What we say then may be in bad taste and highly profane, but it’s not a curse. A curse is more pernicious.

Cursing is what we do when we look at someone whom we don’t like and think or say: “I wish you weren’t here! I hate your presence!

I wish you'd go away!” Cursing is what we do when we are affronted by the joyous screams of a child and we say: “Shut up! Don’t

irritate me!” Cursing is what we do when we look at someone and think or say: “What an idiot! What a jerk!” Cursing is what we do

whenever we look at another person judgmentally and think or say: “Who do you think you are! You think you’re an artist! You think

you’ve got talent! You don’t, you’re full of yourself!” Notice in each of these examples that what is being said is the antithesis of what

the Father said to Jesus at his baptism: “You are my blessed one, in you I take delight!” If any of us could play back our lives as a

video we would see the countless times, especially when we were young, when we were subtly cursed, when we heard or intuited the

words: Shut up! Who do you think you are! Go away! You aren’t wanted here! You’re not that important! You’re stupid! You’re full of

yourself! All of these were times when our energy and enthusiasm were perceived as a threat and we were, in effect, shut down. And

the residual result in us is shame, depression, and a cursed consciousness. Unlike Jesus we don’t see others and the world as blessed. Instead, like the young soldier looking at an overweight Buddha under a

tree, our spontaneous judgments are swift and lethal: “You look like a pig!” Whatever is received is received according to the mode of its receiver. Our harsh judgments of others say less about them than they say about us. Our negativity about others and the world

speaks mostly of how bruised and wounded, ashamed and depressed, we are - and how little we ourselves have ever heard anyone

say to us: “In you I take delight!” Something to think about:

“It is not what enters one’s mouth that defiles that person; but what comes out of the mouth is what defiles one.” [Jesus of Nazareth: Matthew 15:11].

Peace and a Blessed Consciousness to you!

Fr. Masabakhwa, R.

St. Anne Ministry Sat. Feb. 10 4:00 pm Mass

Lector: volunteer

EMHC: Dave & Julie Esser Hospitality: Bill & Christa Uhing

Money Counter: Dave E.

Sunday, Feb. 11 8:00 am Mass

Lector: Brendan Sieck, Mark Goldsmith

EMHC: Mike O’Kane, Joe Esser

Servers: Ava & Grant Goldsmith

Hospitality: Roger & Carol Spooner

Money Counter: Wayne R.

EME for Logan/Magnolia: Kyle Haffey

EME for Logan/BBTown: Kevin Loftus

Feb. Chairpersons: Jim & Cindy Myer

St. Patrick Ministry Sat. Feb. 10 5:30 pm Mass Sacristan: Sharon Solon

Lector: Renee Carney

EMHC: Sharon Solon, Barb Schulte

Gift Bearers: Wayne & Betty Honz

Servers: Noah Rath, Gavin Thacker

Hospitality: Wayne & Betty, Mike & Susie

Money Counters: Brent H. & Susie K.

Sunday, Feb. 11 Children’s Liturgy 9:30 am Mass

Sacristan: Pat Kocour

Lector: Brennan Hochstein

EMHC: Pat Kocour, John & Laura Meier, Veronica Brantz

Gift Bearers: children

Servers: Jessica & Eric McIlnay

Hospitality: children

Money Counters: Mike O.

Notice: If school has a late start or is cancelled for the day, then there will be NO daily Mass on that day at both parishes.

Mass Intentions Saturday, Feb. 3: 4:00 pm Mass St. Anne for George Barry 5:10 pm Rosary St. Patrick 5:30 pm Mass St. Patrick for Jean Stephens

Sunday, Feb. 4: 8:00 am Mass St. Anne for Mar ie Sullivan Hot Breakfasts at St. Anne will resume May 6th 9:30 am Mass St. Patrick for Russ Kur th

Tuesday, Feb. 6: 8:00 am Mass St. Patrick for Dianna Becker 9:00 am Mass St. Anne for Bub & Mary Hillman

Wednesday, Feb. 7: 10:00 am Mass Longview for J im Cooper 9:00 am Mass St. Anne for Bob Chr istiansen Faith Formation evening classes @ both parishes

Thursday, Feb. 8: 8:00 am Mass St. Patrick for Mary Ann Becker Fellowship in library after Mass 9:00 am Mass St. Anne for Mar tin Schwar te

Friday, Feb. 9: 8:00 am Mass St. Patrick for Noah Lorenzen 9:00 am Mass St. Anne for Paul & Rosie Kur th

Saturday, Feb. 10: 4:00 pm Mass St. Anne for Suzie Pinter 5:10 pm Rosary St. Patrick 5:30 pm Mass St. Patrick for Bob Bauermeister

Sunday, Feb. 11: 8:00 am Mass St. Anne for Bud Skalla 9:30 am Mass St. Patrick for Leo & Jean Greer

Please pray for: Larry Hammitt, Joann Corrin,

Roseann Brummer, Walt Glynn, Mike McLaughlin, Bonnie

Boughton, David Holmes, Jenene Rauth, Gene & Evelyn

Pitt, Avett Wigdahl, Bob Steele, Al Bock, Mabel Soper,

Chris McGrath, Burnith Chalfant, Druann Campanella,

Pat McEvoy, Mary Alice McKain Coyle, Mary Kirlin, Tefft

family, Anne Carney, Peg Gilmore, Donna Wendt, Connie

McLaughlin, Jerry Helmke, Carmen Schemmer, LaVonne

Stewart, Jean Collins, Kim Kunkee, Muriel Alger, Paul

Lane, James Kirlin, Juanita Torgerson, Morgan Stanislav,

Kelly Tucker, Rocky Perez, Jerry Powell, Jennifer Small,

Lori Colberg, Marilyn Clinkenbeard, & Barb Hinchey.

Deceased: Bill Campeau, Richard Lorenzen

To request prayers, email stpatsprayernet@msn.com

ST. BRIDGET CEMETERY 185TH STREET & TERRACE STREET, HONEY CREEK, IA

PLOTS AVAILABLE 712-642-2611

This cemetery is owned and maintained by the Roman Catholic Church. Buyers agree to respect and abide by the policies of the Catholic Church as outlined by the Diocese

of Des Moines, and will not use in a way contrary to or in conflict with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.

AA Meetings are held on Thursday & Saturday evening

7 pm at St. Anne’s.

SHARING OUR BLESSINGS Thank you to every-

one who supports our parishes with their time, talents

and financial support! May God continue to bless you

for your generosity and kindness. Please pray for the

financial health of our parishes and that all members will

generously share the many blessings that God has given

them with our parishes.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

By appointment and 2:00-3:00 PM on 1st Saturdays @

St. Pat and 2nd Saturdays @ St. Anne. SACRAMENT OF THE SICK (ANOINTING)

Anointing is available upon request for serious

illness, before surgery & in emergency any time.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

To have your child baptized, you must be a

registered parishioner in good standing for at least 3

months. Baptismal requests must be made at least one

month before the desired date. A baptismal class is

required for first time parents and other parents who

have not had a formal baptismal class. Please call the

office to schedule.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY

To be married at the parish, you or your intended

spouse or your parents must be a registered

parishioner in good standing for at least six months

before a date can be requested, with a minimum of six

months for marriage preparation. The couple needs to

talk with a priest or deacon six months before the

anticipated wedding date. If a prior marriage is involved;

one year notice is necessary.

PASTORAL VISITATIONS Please call the parish

office when a parishioner is admitted to any of the area

hospitals/care centers, and desires Holy Communion or

a visit. Due to a confidentiality law, hospitals no longer

alert us to this information. If a homebound parishioner

would like a pastoral visit, or to receive the Eucharist,

call the parish office. The Eucharist is taken to the care

centers on Sundays by Extraordinary Ministers of Holy

Communion.

UPDATES Please let the parish offices know if you

have a change in phone, email or address, or if you wish

to join a ministry.

Weekly Readings for the Week of February 4. Sunday: Jb 7:1-4, 6-7/Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 [cf. 3a]/1 Cor 9:16-

19, 22-23/Mk 1:29-39

Monday: 1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13/Ps 132:6-7, 8-10 [8a]/Mk 6:53-56

Tuesday: 1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30/Ps 84:3, 4, 5 and 10, 11 [2]/

Mk 7:1-13

Wednesday: 1 Kgs 10:1-10/Ps 37:5-6, 30-31, 39-40 [30a]/Mk

7:14-23

Thursday: 1 Kgs 11:4-13/Ps 106:3-4, 35-36, 37 and 40 [4a]/

Mk 7:24-30

Friday: 1 Kgs 11:29-32; 12:19/Ps 81:10-11ab, 12-13, 14-15

[11a and 9a]/Mk 7:31-37

Saturday: 1 Kgs 12:26-32; 13:33-34/Ps 106:6-7ab, 19-20, 21-

22 [4a]/Mk 8:1-10

Next Sunday: Lv 13:1-2, 44-46/Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11 [7]/1 Cor

10:31--11:1/Mk 1:40-45

BOOK STUDY Please join St. Anne every other Wednesday for our book study of “Why We’re Catholic.” We’ll meet 9:30 am Wed. Feb. 7 at St. Anne parish hall and discuss chapters 4-5. All are invited! Call Kathy 712-644-2092 for details.

World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life

This Sunday, we celebrate the World Day for Conse-

crated Life, highlighting the gift of consecrated people

to the whole Church. Please pray for all those who

have made commitments in the consecrated life, and

be sure to thank them!

Holy Father’s Intention for February

That those who have material, political or spiritual

power may resist any lure of corruption.

Roseann Brummer has moved to The Lighthouse

in Omaha. Correspondence can be sent to her at

The Lighthouse

17600 Arbor Street, #30

Omaha, NE 68130.

Please keep Roseann in your prayers.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend has

something in it for every married couple. The week-

end has value for couples married one year on up to

50 years or more. Sign up today to attend an upcom-

ing weekend: Feb 9-11 @ Ankeny, Mar 9-11 @ La-

Crosse, Apr 20-22 @ Dubuque. Info: iowa-wwme.org

or call 563-608-3305; email: JLJwwme08@gmail.com

St. Anne

Jan 20/21 Tithe: $1373.50 Plate: $74

Bldg: $10 Harambee: $104

Jan 27-28 Tithe: $895 Plate: $79

Bldg: $55 Harambee: $87

St. Patrick

Jan 20/21 Tithe: $2,613 Plate $152

Kids $8.25

Jan 27-28 Tithe: $1,983 Plate $94

Kids $19.16

ADA $6150 still needed

Palms Please bring your palms from last year’s Palm

Sunday. Place them on the table at the back of church.

We need them in preparation for this year’s Ash

Wednesday. Thank you!