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Rev. William E. Reynolds — Ext #227 E-mail: [email protected] Rectory: 641-792-4625

Deacon Dan Goetz E-mail: [email protected]

Ann Ratliff, Administrative Assistant E-Mail: [email protected]

Tammy Norcross, Pastoral Minister, Adult & Sacramental Formation, Ext #224 E-Mail: [email protected]

Kathy Hammerly, Stewardship Coordinator, Ext. #222 E-Mail: [email protected]

Clarissa Bloom, Sr. High Faith Formation Coordinator, Ext #230 E-Mail: [email protected] Meggan Machin, K-6 Faith Formation Coordinator, Ext #231 E-Mail: [email protected]

SHARE Preschool: 641-792-8639 E-mail: [email protected]

Web Pages: www.shcnewton.com www.sharepreschool.com

Prayer to the Sacred Heart

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I give myself to You.

Take all I do, all my joys,

and all my sorrows. Take all of me. I want to be all

Yours, and do all things for love of You. Help me to do only what

pleases You. Please make my heart

like Yours.

Mission Statement We, the members of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, as a caring Christian community, help one another to live, to nurture, and to celebrate God’s gifts. We encourage others on their faith journeys to join us in giving witness to our Catholic faith and to grow as disciples. We celebrate the sacraments and receive the gift of grace to strengthen our faith and to en-rich our relationships with Christ and his Church. We gather together to pray, to worship, to give thanks, to petition, to seek comfort, to share joys and sorrows, and to experience God’s love, joy, and peace.

Hymns

Saturday, 5:30 PM & Sunday, 9:00 AM

Entrance Chant: Lift High the Cross

#300

Presentation and Preparation of Gifts:

Flow River Flow #339

Mass Setting:

Heritage Mass #’s 38, 39, 42, & 43

Communion Chant:

Keep in Mind #357

Sending Forth:

Change Our Hearts #363

Sacred Heart Church

April 6, 2014

Fifth Sunday of Lent

1115 S. 8th Ave E., PO Box 1478, Newton, IA 50208

Parish Office: 641-792-2050 FAX: 641-792-8639

Business Office Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

McCann Center Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Mass Schedule Saturday: 5:30 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM

Confessions Saturdays 4:30 PM

F i f th Sunday of Lent Apr i l 6, 2014

Saturday, April 5: 4:30 PM Confessions will be heard 5:00 PM Rosary will be prayed in the church 5:30 PM Mass will be offered for the repose of

the soul of Joanne Kielly, wife of Gearold Kielly 6:30 PM Prayer for Vocations will be held in the

church following Mass. Sunday, April 6: 8:30 AM The Rosary will be prayed in the church. 9:00 AM Mass will be offered for the members of

the parish. 10:00 AM Prayer for Vocations will be held in the

church following Mass. 10:00 AM Coffee & Donuts will be served in

McCann Center following Mass. 4:00—6:00 PM First Sacraments Family Session

will be held in McCann Center 6:00—7:00 PM Faith Journey Meeting will be held

in McCann Center 6:00 PM Vespers will be celebrated in the church 6:30 PM Soup Supper following Vespers in

McCann Center 7:00 PM Sr. High Youth Group will meet in

McCann Center Monday, April 7: No Mass today 5:00 PM Chrism Mass will be held at Sacred Heart

Cathedral in Davenport 6:30 PM Liturgy Commission Meeting will be

held in McCann Center Tuesday, April 8: No Mass today. 6:00 PM Knights of Columbus Meal with Meeting

following at 7:00 PM at the KC Hall Wednesday, April 9: 11:30 AM Mass will be offered will be offered as a

Special Intention 12:00 PM Parish Potluck will be held in McCann

Center following Mass 4:15—5:30 PM K-6 Small Group Sessions will be

held in McCann Center 5:30 PM Community Meals will be served at the

First United Methodist Church 6:30 PM Choir Practice will be held in the church 7:00 PM Middle School Youth will meet in

McCann Center Thursday, April 10: 9:30 AM Prayer Shawl Ministry will meet in

McCann Center.

1:00 PM St. Monica Book Club will meet at the Fisher residence

10:00 AM Community Meals Ministry Meeting will be held in McCann Center

5:15 PM Mass will be offered for the repose of the soul of Frank LaRosa, husband of Mary LaRosa

Friday, April 11: 8:30 AM Stations of the Cross will be held in the

church 9:00 AM Mass will be offered for the repose of

the souls of Robert & Patricia Ayers, parents of Tammy Kuhn

9:30 AM Coffee & Visiting will be held in McCann Center following Mass

5:00 PM KC Fish Fry will be held in McCann Center

Saturday, April 12: 4:30 PM Confessions will be heard 5:00 PM Rosary will be prayed in the church 5:30 PM Mass will be offered for the repose of

the soul of Leonard Marnell, husband of Mary Marnell and father of LuAnn Lucas

Sunday, April 13: 8:30 AM The Rosary will be prayed in the

church. 9:00 AM Mass will be offered for the members

of the parish. 10:00 AM Coffee & Donuts will be served in

McCann Center following Mass. 6:00 PM Vespers will be celebrated in the church 6:30 PM Soup Supper following Vespers in

McCann Center

Father Reynolds will be away on Monday and Tues-day at diocesan scheduled meetings held in conjunc-tion with the Chrism Mass. There will not be Mass on Monday or Tuesday. Ann will be out of the of-fice on Monday, attending a meeting in Davenport.

Please do not park in front of the rectory garages on Sunday morning. There is now additional parking to the south of the for-mer parking lot.


Prayer for Vocations

In an effort to foster a culture of voca-tions in our parish, we will have a time of prayer for vocations after the Masses this weekend. Members of the parish are always invited to remain in the church following Mass for a quiet time of personal meditation. This

weekend, an effort will be made to use time after Mass for parishioners to focus their prayer on vocations. Fol-lowing the closing song, for those who wish to remain, a group prayer will be recited followed by an invitation for personal reflection. We ask all to observe silence while exiting church.

Prayer for Vocations

God our Father, our needs are great and our people hunger to hear the Gospel proclaimed in word, deed and sacrament.

Send the power of your Holy Spirit to

encourage men and women to open their hearts to hear Your call and to joyfully serve

in the Diocese of Davenport as priests, deacons, religious and lay ministers.

May those who minister now be filled with Your Spirit of courage and love. May they persevere in their call to serve Your people.

Grant that many will be inspired by their witness and love to answer Your call.

Ione Vasquez, Donna Walsh, Jerry Schroyer, Pam Rausch, Mi-chael Loehr, Nancy Brown, Joe

Henry, Bob Carter, Dick Haning, Dodie Wheeler, Helen Hughes, Joe Purvis, Sue Crook, Theresa Stewart, Mary Babinat, Fanny Shores, Mary Wadz-inski, Mary Gulling, Mike & Jan DePenning, Shirley Dont, Richard Varnum, Cynthia Warndorf, Mary Lukavsky, Joyce Sabel, Nancy Brown, Donna Baker (daughter of Mary Marnell), Rita Ryan (sister of Jody Barr), Chris Schwanabeck (nephew of Joanie Lukavsky), Mary Roper (daughter of JoAnn Shannon) Doris Gironseth (sister of Alexzandra Anderson), Shawn Bollhoefer (son of Mike & Linda Bollhoefer), Jacki Aikeyns (uncle of Dana Determan), Mark Wynn (nephew of Mike & Donna Kearney), Autumn Gill (great-granddaughter of Bill & Carmen Gill), Kristin Schwickerath (daughter-in-law of Dale & Nancy Schwikerath)

. . . For the repose of the soul of Iva Mae Hummel, former parishioner and sister-in-law of Don & Betty Hummel, who died March 31st and comfort for her family.

. . . For the repose of the soul of Stephen Mess-inger, brother of Elaine Ryan, who died March 29th and comfort for his family.

Monday: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62 Jn 8:1-11 Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9 Jn 8:21-30

Wednesday: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95 Jn 8:31-42 Thursday: Gn 17:3-9 Jn 8:51-59

Friday: Jer 20:10-13 Jn 10:31-42 Saturday: Ez 37:21-28 Jn 11:45-56

Sunday: Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Mt 21:1-11 Is 50:4-7 Phil 2:6-11 Mt 26:14—27:66 or 27:11-54

Readings: April 7 through April 13:

During the season of Lent our penitential rite during Mass will be the Confiteor, found on page 4 of the missalette.


LITURGICAL ROLES Saturday, April 12

5:30 PM

Lector: Steve Mullan Mary Mullan Hospitality: Steve & Rosie Murphy Chuck & Alanna Wilson Extraordinary Ministers: Nick Steinbach Pat Hoff Barb Mickelson Jeanne Birkenholz Kurt Funke Cindy Humke Monica Skokan Meggan Machin Altar Servers: Ethan Machin Nicholas Tremel Reagan Maple Rosary: Kathy Netzel Song Leader:

Sunday, April 13 9:00 AM

Lector: Jim Thrope Christopher Thorpe Hospitality: Dan & Margaret Ellis Ralph & Cindy Buchmeier Extraordinary Ministers: Jim & Deb Nilles Joe & Linda Coen Barbara Stewart Doug Thoma John Lee Claudia Bollhoefer Altar Servers: Mason Lee Gage Linahon Paul Maharry Song Leader: Choir Children’s Liturgy: Kim Didier Nursery: Kerri & Page Reed Sarah Kalkhoff Coffee Hosts:

Wedding Anniversary

Blessings Sacred Heart Church wishes to

honor couples of the parish who are celebrating wedding anniversary milestones (every 5 years— 5 years, 10 years, 15 years, and so on). Please com-plete the form available at the church office or on the website under “Family Life”. The deadline to be included in the bulletin is the 15th of the month before your anniversary.

“Rome Sweet Home” If you did not get a copy of the free book Rome Sweet Home please get one in the gathering space. This book pre-sents the journey of a Protestant min-ister and his wife to the Catholic faith, the troubles of their journeys, and the great joy at the end. It is a delightful and easy book to read.

Scholarship Applications Available

Applications for the parish scholarship for our graduating seniors are now available in the parish office. The date for the return of the scholar-ship is May 5.

Easter Egg Hunt Children are invited to participate in our annual Easter Egg Hunt after the 9:00 AM Mass on Easter Sunday. We will gather in front of the altar. Bring your Easter Basket!

Easter Lilies Decorating the church for liturgical seasons is a tradition here at Sacred Heart Church. Please consider a dona-tion to the flower fund in memory of a loved one this Easter. As always, the name of your loved one, and the name of the donor will be announced in the bulletin.

KC Meeting Reminder

Tuesday, April 8th, 2014

Just a reminder that we have our monthly meeting scheduled Tuesday, April 8th. There will be a meal at 6 pm at the KC Hall, 204 1/2 North 2nd

Avenue West. The meeting will follow at 7 pm.


Nothing can be more dangerous than evil compan-ions. They communicate the infection of their vices to all who associate with them.

- St. John Baptist de la Salle (1651-1719), Patron Saint of Teachers, Feast Day April 7

Parish Potluck Join us Wednesday, April 9th right after the 11:30 AM Mass for a potluck lunch-eon. A parish potluck will be held the sec-ond Wednesday of each month at noon.

Everyone is welcome. This is always a terrific lunch and a nice time to spend with fellow parishioners

The Easter Bunny Needs Help!!

An Easter Egg Hunt will be held Easter Morning after the 9:00 AM Mass. We would greatly appre- ciate dona-tions of wrapped candy and plastic eggs to fill. There is a box located in the Gathering Space for your donations or they may be left in the parish office by Monday, April 14th. Thanks!

Penance Services in the Grinnell Deanery Wednesday, April 9, at 7:00 p.m.

at Immaculate Conception Church in Colfax

Cemetery Cleanup Notice

Within a week or two, faded artificial flowers, wreaths, etc will be re-moved from the ceme-tery. Please pick items up if you wish to keep them. Thank you.

SHARE Preschool Jesus, bunnies, eggs and chicks will be topics of discussion this week in prepara-tion for Easter at SHARE. Following is a list of activities planned for students:

Meet “Z” letter person

Discuss eggs Participate in

bunny rope jumping activ-ity

Complete “Z” paper

Puff paint an Easter egg Participate in “bunny hop” Discuss Easter story

Read Easter theme stories Participate in class painting project: “Bunnies in the Meadow” Complete “Z” is for zebra Read “Peter

Cotton Tail” Participate in letter review egg

hung Participate in Easter egg show

and tell activity Discuss “Egg”

book Construct

“bunnies on a hillside” picture

Construct “Happy Spring” card

Start part one of a “spring chick” project


Stations of the Cross Fridays, through April 11th 8:30 a.m. Variety of booklets available in church for personal use.

Rosary In the Church before weekend Mass. Saturdays at 5 p.m. Sundays at 8:30 a.m.

Reconciliation Individual Confessions 4:30 -5 p.m., Saturdays 5:30 -6 p.m., Tuesdays

Way of the Cross Downtown Churches Good Friday, April 18th

12:00 PM

Fish Fry Fridays, through April 11th at 5 p.m.in McCann Center. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus

Lenten Devotions and Activities 2014

Weekday Mass Schedule Mondays & Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays & Thursdays at 5:15 p.m.

Fridays at 9:00 a.m. (watch bulletin for changes due to Fr. Reynolds’ schedule)

Chrism Mass Monday, April 7th at 5:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Daven-port. Call the parish office if interested in carpooling.

Divine Mercy Chaplet 5:05 p.m. Tuesdays, in the chapel

Mass & Adoration 5:15 p.m. Mass every Tuesday, in the chapel Followed by Adoration until 6:00 p.m.

Adoration and Solemn Vespers 6:00—6:30 p.m. Sundays in the church Through April 13th

Soup Suppers 6:30 p.m. (after Vespers) Sundays, through April 13th


Holy Week

Passion Sunday Saturday, April 12th at 5:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 13th at 9:00 a.m. Colfax: Sunday, April 13th at 9:30 a.m. (No 11:00 a.m. Mass) On this day the Church celebrates Christ's entrance into Jerusalem to a accomplish his paschal mys-tery. We gather to hear the story of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem. We bless palm branches and carry them in procession to the church as we cry "Hosanna". Then we hear the account of the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Holy Thursday April 17th, 7 p.m. Mass The Mass of the Lord's Supper begins the Triduum, the three holiest days of the liturgical year. During this special liturgy the sacred oils received at the Chrism Mass in Davenport are presented to the faith community to be used throughout the coming year, feet are washed, the Eucharist is transferred to a place of adoration in the chapel of ease, and the altar of sacrifice is stripped in preparation for Good Friday.

Good Friday April 18th, 7 p.m. Celebration of the Lord's Passion

Good Friday is the most somber day of the Church year. The altar is bare. We come to hear the Passion Story from John's gospel and to venerate the Cross of Christ.

Easter Vigil Saturday, April 19th, 8:30 p.m.

This evening our faith community gathers to celebrate the Lord's Resurrection, the greatest cele-bration of the church year. The evening consist of lighting a fire, proclaiming the story of salva-tion through several scripture readings, blessing the waters used for Baptism, and lighting our parish Easter candle, and renewing our Baptism promises. The celebration usually lasts approximately 1 1/2 hours.

Easter Sunday April 20th, 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Mass Colfax: April 20th at 9:30 a.m. (No 11:00 a.m. Mass)

Not sure you want to give up the paper copy of The Catholic Messenger, but like to read it on the computer? No problem! You can receive the paper copy and the E-edition for $29. When you pay your subscription to your parish, indicate you would like both editions and include your email address as well.

CRS Rice Bowl Reflection: Haiti

This week, CRS Rice Bowl invites us to enter into soli-darity with the people of Haiti. We are encouraged to reflect on the Catholic social teaching principle, Call to Family, Community and Participation, and reminded that, as social beings, we are called to seek God together. Let us pray this week for our brothers and sisters in Haiti and all around the world, that our families and communities may be strengthened and blessed.

Marriage Moments & Parenting Pointers

A Marriage Challenge for couples married awhile: While you may have settled in to a comfortable lifestyle ‐ routines can get boring. Try something new together this week ‐ a new food, recreation, book...

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Review basic safety rules with your child.

By Susan Vogt, www.SusanVogt.net

Domino’s Fundraiser Domino’s Pizza will donate $1 to our youth group for each weekly church bulletin they receive with each order. Just give the bulletin to the driver when he drops off your pizza.


Operation Rice Bowl Benefits Us Locally

When we think of the CRS Rice Bowls that were distributed a few weeks ago at mass, we think of helping third-world countries. In addition to providing help to those countries, Sacred Heart has received CRS grants since 2011 to assist with our Community Meals Ministry. Without these grants and without the generosity of others, it would not be possible to provide the food that is purchased, prepared, and served by members of our parish the second Wednesday of every month at the United Methodist Church here in Newton. For this and many other reasons that were provided in the literature that accompanied the Rice Bowls, I hope you will give generously so that we again may be recipients of CRS grant money this year. Carolyn Sullivan Community Meals Ministry Chair

Son of God Movie Rating

"Due to the intense and bloody portrayal of the Crucifixion, the scourging and several sequences of violence in the movie Son of God, some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. The movie has a rating of PG-13 by the Mo-tion Picture Assoc. of America. Rather than simply suggesting pa-

rental discretion, the PG-13 rating carries the warning: “Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some Material May Be In-appropriate For Children Under 13.”

April 7: Betty Ellis Hudson Meyer April 8: Doug Thoma Ashley Koons Kevin Newton Daniel Lopez-Sanders Jacob Jackson April 10: Michael Cox April 11: Joey Hughes Hope Bauer April 12: Megan Riney

For Birthdays to be listed in the bulletin, you need to submit names and dates to Ann.


K-6 Faith Formation

First Sacraments youth have been collecting pop can tabs for

the Ronald McDonald House as a Service project. Pictured

is Brandon Pelzer holing his donation.

Over 70 Easter crafts were made by the K-6 youth

on Wednesday! These crafts will be delivered to

the residents of McCann Village next Wednesday

by the 6th graders.

Sacred Heart

Babysitting Guide

The Sacred Heart Babysitting Guides

have recently been updated. They are available in the parish office. If you would like to have a booklet which inc ludes informat ion about the youth of the parish who would like to care for children, please contact Ann in the office and she can get one for you. If you have any questions regarding the guide, please contact Sharon Hoebelheinrich at 792-9704.


McCann Village Apartments

1105 E. 12th St. S., Newton, IA 50208

McCann Village is taking applications for available apartments. If you are at least 62, and/or require an accessi-ble unit, and meet current income limits, you may want to consider McCann Village. Qualified appli-cants pay no more than 30% of their adjusted gross income for rent and utilities. Amenities include planned tenant activities, picnic area, beauty salon, access to public transporta-tion, mail boxes and laundry facilities inside the building, large community room for social activities, lounges on all floors, and more. Stop in and visit us Monday thru Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, or call 641-792-3018. EHO

If you no longer have a telephone land line and have switched to cell phone only, please inform the parish office so that we have a work-ing phone number for you. Also, if your have a new e-mail address please keep the parish updated. Cell Ph. # ______________________________________ E-Mail: ________________________________________

Mark here if you’re willing to share this information with the Knights of Columbus.

SAVE THE DATE Newton National

Day of Prayer Breakfast

Thursday—May 1st, 2014 7:00—8:30 AM—DMACC Conference Center

Tickets: $5.00 per person includes breakfast

Tickets will be available after April 1st at any of the sponsoring churches or at Choices Book Store or Bridgehouse Coffee on the square

Join with other Churches and Believers as we lift our City and our Nation up in Prayer

Current sponsoring churches include Newton First Assembly of God, Christian Reformed Church, Community Heights, Foursquare Church,

Our Savior Lutheran Church, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, United Presbyterian Church, Newton Church of The Way,

and Sacred Heart Catholic Church Others will be joining in soon.

For more information on how to get involved: Call (641) 831-3029 Or email: [email protected]

www.facebook.com/newtonprays

A baby changing table is located in the Nursery that can be used at any-time.

In The Catholic Messenger this week (April 3):

Emmy-winning journalist Cokie Roberts drew about 350 people to Christ the King Chapel at SAU for her talk in honor of the CHM Sisters’ 150th anniversary in the U.S.

Holy Week services in the Diocese of Davenport have been compiled in a reader-friendly format.

Some parishes included communal penance services leading up to Holy Week. In our Lenten column series, three Newman Center members reflect on the fifth Sunday of Lent. St. Ambrose University has received provisional accreditation for its Master of Physician Assistant Studies

program. This major step allows the first class to begin in June. Natural methods of fertility care respect a woman’s body and follow God’s plan for sexuality, health profes-

sionals told an audience at St. Wenceslaus Church (IC) March 29. Several areas of tension between the Catholic Church and the White House arose during President Barack

Obama’s private audience with Pope Francis last week. Pope Francis urges priests to draw people to the sacrament of reconciliation and to not be too lax or too

harsh when hearing penitents’ confessions. South Sudanese fleeing their country because of conflict are experiencing great suffering as refugees in over-

crowded camps. Opinions Page: Fr. Rolheiser reflects on a deeper way of praying; Fr. Barron writes about baptized Catholics’

roles as prophet, priest and king. Editorial columnist Frank Wessling addresses the danger of a windfall, as it relates to parishes in the Des

Moines Diocese benefitting from a farmer’s amazing bequest. Thank you for your support. Please let us know of any stories, ideas or suggestions you’d like to share with The Catholic Messenger!

Sacred Heart continues to collect wine certificates from Hy-Vee. Put them in the collection basket or drop them off at the office. Thank-you.


Sacred Heart Nursery Open every Sunday morning during the 9:00 am Mass. The Nursery is open to chil-dren ages 1-4. Two trained volunteers will be present at that time!

Sacred Heart on FaceBook We are doing more and more with our presence on Face-Book, and invite all parishioners to find us and like us at: “Sacredheart Church.”

“Did I not assure you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?” Do you believe Christ may be calling you to see the glory of the Blessed Trinity through a vocation to the priesthood or consecrated life? Call Fr. Thom Hennen, diocesan vocations director at 563-324-1911, or write: HennenT@ diodav.org.

In Thanksgiving for God’s Blessings, We return to the Lord:

March 29th & 30th Envelopes $ 5,267.00 Offertory $ 365.51 Autoshare $ 2,914.00 ADA 2012-13 $ 50.00 Church of Eastern Europe $ 5.00 Catholic Relief $ 153.00 Votive Candles $ 223.00 Sunday Coffee $ 55.17 Catholic Messenger $ 58.00 Rice Bowl $ 50.00

Prayer Chain To have someone added to the Sacred Heart Prayer Chain, contact Marilyn Lamb at 275-0020 or Mary Pritchard at 792-3518. If nei-ther one can be reached, you may call Marga-

ret Dimon at 792-9819.

Are You Ill or Homebound? Anyone who is ill or homebound please let me know so I can schedule a visit. Contact Lori Ward at 792-4242.

Pray for our Military Please pray for the safety of these military personnel who have ties to members of our parish: Zachary Geringer

Caitlin Huggins McCay, Nicholas J. Huggins,

Jordan Koser, James Hovar, Joey Anderson, Joe Scranton, Scott AndersonTim Dodge, Philip Mead, Bill Kopsa,

Jake Berger, Travis Geringer, Tyler Daly, Joshua Oberheu,

Mark Modlin, Jimmy Bennett, Jake Bennett, & Jason Lee Bennett

Community Meals The Newton area churches host a Com-munity Meal every Wednesday evening from 5:30-6:30 PM at First United Method-ist Church

April 9th Menu: Creamed Chicken on Biscuit, Peas,

Jello Cake, & Beverage

April 9th meal sponsored by Sacred Heart Church

Missing Any Dishes? If you have any dishes from funeral lunch-eons, other parish activities or from taking meals to the ill and homebound they are available to pick up in the kitchen on the counter by the microwave.


A STEWARDSHIP MOMENT A thought or two on stewardship in the Sunday readings

In today’s reading, Martha, a close friend of Jesus, pro-fesses her faith in him even in her grief: “Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, the one who is coming into the world.” Good stewards are friends of Jesus and profess their belief in him regularly, even when their faith weakens. They know that death is not the last word; that Jesus is an agent of change; that faithful stewards never die. Are we friends of Jesus? Do we actually believe the Creed we profess? Do we believe Christ has the power to trans-form our lives? To give us eternal life?

Mass Attendance Saturday, March 29th at 5:30 PM 194 Sunday, March 30th at 9:00 AM 305

Labels for education.

CLIP. EARN.

HELP THEM LEARN.

All Saints Catholic School in Davenport appreci-ates all your efforts in saving the Campbell’s Labels For Education for their school. We have an updated list of Campbell’s labels on the bulle-tin board in McCann center. Did you know that the pen

you use to write your grocery list could be on the list of upc’s to save?? How about the soup you are eating or even the baggie that you may put left over soup in to freeze!! Even a magazine you are reading!! Campbell’s has expanded its list with more great things that we may use everyday. Juices, yogurt, cereal, nuts, popcorn, salsa, prego, bread, and of course their soups, broth, and gravies.

Please continue to save the UPC from your Campbell’s products. Items to save are; Campbell’s Soup at Hand, Chunky Soups, Select Harvest Soups, Spaghettio’s, V-8 (Regular, Splash, Fusion), Pepperidge Farm Products (bread, rolls, croutons, and stuffing) Gold Fish, Prego Spaghetti Sauce, and Swanson Broth. Thanks so much for your help!

Sample UPC Code:

Go to the parish website: http://shcnewton.com/ Under “Browse Our Site” on the right side of the page, click on “Calendar of Events”. It brings up the parish calendar. To add it to your personal cal-endar, click on the “+Google Calendar” icon at the bottom of the calendar. It will prompt you to sign in to your google account. If you do not have a google account you can create one by clicking on the blue button that says “Create an account” and fol-low the instructions. When prompted “Do you want to add this calendar?” click “Yes, add this cal-endar”. Now you can access the calendar at www.google.com/calendar

Add the Parish Calendar to Your

Calendar

The darker the night, the brighter the stars. The deeper the grief, the closer is God.

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Life After Loss


23rd Annual Walk for Life “Help Make The Difference”

Saturday, April 26th Registration—9:00 AM Walk—9:30 AM

Pregnancy Center of Central Iowa 200 N. 8th Ave E., Newton

So often we wonder what we can do to have a posi-tive impact on the abortion issue. Here is something you can do!! “Walk For Life.” PCCI is dedicated to providing a full range of services as well as alterna-tives to abortion. Sign up sheets are in the gathering space if you wish to walk, or sponsor a walker. For more information, contact the Pregnancy Center at 792-3050.

http://shcnewton.com/

http://www.google.com/calendar


dear Padre What is an occasion of sin?

My aunt has told her husband he shouldn’t watch a certain TV show. She says it’s an “occasion of sin.” What is that?

Occasions of sin are people, places, or situations that can easily lead a person to sin or give them an opportu-nity to commit a sin. There are two types: remote and proximate (also called near).

If the attraction is not strong or has only a small probability of leading to sin, the occasion is remote. Remote occasions of sin are always around us, and we have no ob-ligation to try to avoid them.

If the attraction is powerful or the probability of its leading to sin is great, the occasion is called proximate. St. Alphonsus suggested that if a person sins four out of ten times in a given situation, that situation should be regarded as a proximate occasion of sin.

Proximate or near occasions of sin are further classified as necessary or voluntary. A necessary proxi-mate occasion cannot be avoided or can be avoided only with great difficulty, for example, an occasion associated with doing one’s job or being in prison.

A voluntary proximate occasion is freely and vol-untarily entered into. We must avoid voluntary proximate occasions of grave sin.

Among the many means at our disposal for avoiding occasions of sin, the sacraments of reconcilia-tion and Eucharist have pride of place. Prayer and self-discipline also help.

FR. DAVID LOUCH, CSsR

2012 Liguori Publications, Liguori, MO 63057-9999. Printed in USA. Imprimatur: “In accordance with c.827, permission to publish has been granted by the Most Reverend Robert J. Hermann, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, Archdiocese of St. Louis. All Rights Reserved.

Do you own CD’s? Did you know that you can quickly and easily leave one or more of your CD’s to Sacred Heart parish after you die? Ask your bank about making a p.o.d. (Payable on death) or t.o.d. (transfer on death) designation on one or more of your CD’s? All you do is fill out a form. Keep ownership of the CD, you can cash it or use it as you wish, but if you still own it at your deat it will auto-matically become a bequest to the parish

The Library’s Latest Welcome to Sacred Heart Library’s column of reviews of current books, DVDs, and CDs that our available in our library. Please come and check out these and other items in the library. Last Sunday in his homily, Deacon Dan spoke of John Newton, the man who wrote Amazing Grace. The li-brary has a very inspiring film of his life. Newton is not only re-membered for this hymn but also his work in the British Par-l i a m e n t i n the1800s to stop racial segregation. His was a life of courage and integrity. When you check it out just look in the biography section or ask for Amazing Grace. The Library is open after weekend Masses or Monday, Tuesday, & Friday morn-ings. Contact Kay Fisher at 792-2863.


April 6, 2014 Fifth Sunday of Lent Ez 37:12–14 / Rom 8:8–11

Jn 11:1–45 or 11:3–7, 17, 20–27, 33b–45

When I was a child, I saw a picture of Lazarus at the tomb, his face com-pletely bound by a cloth. It scared me badly—the figures looking toward Lazarus were pulling away in fear or disgust. Unable to see his face, they lost any sense of his humanity. Without eyes, nose, and mouth, Lazarus had become the stuff of nightmares.

Much later in life, I reflected on that picture and realized that death—both spiritual and physical—is like that. It robs us of our humanity. We become faceless, unknown to all but those who loved us. If we’ve committed grave sin, we might even lose those human relationships.

But a second look at the picture revealed the steady figure of Jesus holding the raised Lazarus in his gaze. He didn’t turn away in fear. Rather, he continued to look at him with love, as a friend. Jesus, the face of love, is the only one who can confront the two things that make us faceless—that take our humanity from us: sin and death. Sin kills the soul and has the capacity to make us unrecognizable to others. Death kills the body and can take us from our loved ones. Jesus calls us forth from each of these. From sin, he calls us to conversion; from death, he calls us to eternal life. If we listen carefully, we can hear him call us by name to “come out.” And then, with infinite love, he will ask those who love us to untie us and let us go. He will give us back our faces, and we will show forth his glory.

MARY KATHARINE DEELEY

2012 Liguori Publications, Liguori, MO 63057-9999. Printed in USA. Imprimatur: “In accordance with c.827, permission to publish has been granted by the Most Reverend Robert J. Hermann, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, Archdiocese of St. Louis. All Rights Reserved.

Please let us know if you are hospitalized. Also, if you are living at home

and unable to come to church, please contact us so we can make a home visit and consider your spiritual needs. Call the church at 792-2050.

Need Help? People who need assistance for shoveling their walk, or mowing of grass, or for doing odd jobs around the house, the Knights of Columbus would like to help. Please contact the parish of-fice at 641-792-2050. They will handle all re-quests with privacy.

Ministry Schedule Ministers who have a scheduling con-flict for the Ministry Schedule should contact Terry Townsend at 792-3637 or by e-mail at [email protected] by the 15th. Lectors with a scheduling conflict should contact Monica Skokan at 641-792-9599 or by e-mail at [email protected] by the 15th.

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