NOVEMBER 18, 2018 33RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

NOVEMBER 18, 2018 ● 33RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

SACRED HEART PARISH 221 S. Jackson Avenue • Eagle Grove, Iowa 50533

ST. JOHN PARISH 608 Second Avenue N.E. • Clarion, Iowa 50525

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER PARISH 1207 Third Street N.E. • Belmond, Iowa 50421

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Address: 608 2nd Avenue NE, Clarion, Iowa 50525

Phone: 515-532-3586 Toll free: 855-658-7837

Office Hours: Monday thru Thursday 8:00am-1:00pm

Office of Hispanic Ministry/Oficina del Ministerio Hispano Phone: 515-293-0009

Visit our website at www.holyfamilycluster.org

HOLY FAMILY CLUSTER OFFICE CONTACT INFORMATION:

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE SATURDAYS: 4:00 pm Sacred Heart

8:00 pm (Spanish) St. John SUNDAYS: 8:00 am St. Francis Xavier

10:30 am St. John —————————————————————

DEVOTIONS Holy Hour: See the Cluster calendar of events

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CLUSTER OFFICE STAFF Phone: (515)532-3586 (follow the prompts)

Visit us at www.holyfamilycluster.org Pastor: Rev. Jerry Blake Email: ......................... [email protected] Pastoral Minister: Karen Newman Email: ........................ [email protected] Pastoral Assistant: Nancy Strub Email: ........................ [email protected] RE Coordinator: Gloria Kisor Email: ......................... [email protected] Hispanic Ministry: Beatriz Garcia Email: ....................... [email protected] Business Office Manager: Sonya Trager Email: ...................... [email protected] Secretary: Candy Sheehan Email: .................... [email protected]

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SACRAMENTS Reconciliation: 30 minutes before weekend and daily Masses or by appointment with the pastor Baptism: Participation in the Baptismal Program required. Contact the Cluster Office. Wedding: Contact the Pastor before setting the wedding date at 515-532-3586

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NEW PARISHIONERS Welcome! To join one of the parishes in our

Cluster, please contact the Cluster Office.

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE SATURDAYS: 4:00 pm St. Francis Xavier Parish

8:00 pm (Spanish) St. John Parish SUNDAYS: 8:00 am St. John Parish

10:30 am Sacred Heart Parish —————————————————————

DEVOTIONS Holy Hour: See the Cluster calendar of events

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CLUSTER OFFICE STAFF Phone: (515)532-3586 (follow the prompts)

Pastor: Rev. Jerry Blake Email: .......................... [email protected] Pastoral Assistant: Karen Newman Email:......................... [email protected] Pastoral Minister: Nancy Strub Email:......................... [email protected] RE Coordinator: Gloria Kisor Email:......................... [email protected] Hispanic Ministry: Beatriz Garcia Email:........................ [email protected] Business Office Manager: Sonya Trager Email:....................... [email protected] Secretary: Candy Sheehan Email:..................... [email protected]

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SACRAMENTS Reconciliation: 30 minutes before weekend and daily Masses or by appointment with the pastor Baptism: Participation in the Baptismal Program required. Contact the Cluster Office. Wedding: Contact the Pastor before setting the wedding date at 515-532-3586

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BULLETIN DEADLINE 10 am Monday. Watch the bulletin and calendar for

early deadline notices. ________________________________________________________

NEW PARISHIONERS Welcome! To join one of the parishes in our Cluster,

please contact the Cluster office.

| Sacred Heart Parish St. John Parish St. Francis Xavier Parish

Sacramentos: Confesión, 30 minutos antes de cada Misa del fin de semana. Bautismo, en español, segundos y cuartos sábados de cada mes a las 2p.m., para niños menores de 7 años. Los niños de 7 años y más recibirán una preparación especial y se bautizarán en la Vigilia Pascual. Matrimonio, contactar con el Padre Blake 6 meses antes.

Plática Pre-Bautismal: Lunes 12 de Diciembre, 7.30pm en el Centro Parroquial, San Juan, Clarion.

INICIAMOS LAS CELEBRACIONES A NUESTRA VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE:

NOVENA DE ROSARIOS: Desde el sábado 01 al lunes 10 a las 7p.m. en las tres comunidades.

CELEBRACIÓN CENTRAL: MISA SOLEMNE, martes 11 de Diciembre, 7.30pm (Clarion).

COMPARTIR EN COMUNIDAD: Después de Misa, en el comedor de la Iglesia San Juan.

INVITACION La Comunidad de Clarion, te invita a

celebrar el Día de Acción de Gracias, con una Cena que se servirá a las 12am el jueves 22 de Noviembre en la Escuela

Secundaria de Clarion (High School). Los tickets son gratis y pueden recogerlos en la

tienda Super Foods. Ven con tu familia!!!

UN MENSAJE PARA TI HAY 3 COSAS EN LA VIDA…. Que una vez que pasan nunca regresan: El Tiempo, Las Palabras, Las Oportunidades. Que pueden destruir a una persona: El Odio, El Enojo, El Orgullo. Que nunca debes perder: La Fe, La Esperanza, El Amor.

De mayor valor: La Amistad, La Humildad, La Sinceridad. Que forman a una persona: El Respeto, Los Valores, El Compromiso. Y PEDIMOS A DIOS 3 COSAS PARA TI: Que te Bendiga, Que te Guíe y te Proteja.

REFLEXION: Ya se va concluyendo el Año Litúrgico y las lecturas nos llevan a la hora en que el Hijo del Hombre vendrá a transformar el mundo para gloria de Dios. Jesús, en el Evangelio, utiliza el cambio de las estaciones en la “higuera” para explicar a sus discípulos que nada de lo que existe tiene más valor que su Palabra. Dios vendrá a recogernos para llevarnos al Reino. Sabemos que a través de las décadas, muchas sectas religiosas han anunciado el final de los tiempos y han fracasado porque lo han hecho bajo falsos testimonios. Por ello, el anuncio que encontramos en el Evangelio, no es un anuncio inminente, es un anuncio lleno de esperanza que nos indica que debemos estar preparados en el presente, llenos de amor y dispuestos al servicio en nombre de Aquel que se sacrificio por nosotros, y que se entregó para vencer a la muerte y el mal. Este último mensaje lo encontramos en la Carta a los Hebreos. (Segunda Lectura) Cristo nos ha santificado con una sola ofrenda y nosotros vivimos agradecidos por este sacrificio, ofreciéndonos con Cristo en el altar de la Eucaristía “hasta que vuelva.” La vida presente es un anticipo de una vida eterna a la que hemos sido llamados. Frente a tanta negatividad, violencia, hambre, agresión, desamor etc., que el mundo nos presenta debemos tener una actitud positiva, llena de esperanza. Para lograrlo nos preguntaremos, Qué puedo hacer? Esta pregunta puede ser el comienzo de una reflexión en la que pediremos la asistencia del Espíritu Santo.

MINISTERIO HISPANO

SAINT JOHN PARISH

Clarion Community Thanksgiving Dinner: Served at noon sharp on Thurs., Nov. 22 at CGD High School. Free

tickets available at Super Foods. We are still needing volunteers, 3 fruit pies and a pan of bars. A sign-up sheet

is located in the church entry if you can help.

As a Christmas project, St. John’s Altar Society is participating in the “Purse Project” by donating purses or backpacks (gently used or

new) and filling them for the Northern Lights Shelter for Women and Children in Mason City. Suggested items are gum, chapstick, band-

aids, socks, personal toiletries, nail polish, snacks, gloves, small devotional books, tissues, pretty underwear, mints, antibiotic ointment, etc. Please drop off donations in the container labeled “Purses” near the elevator. Purses/backpacks will be filled at the Christmas potluck

for the Altar Society at noon on December 3.

SAINT FRANCIS PARISH Belmond Community Thanksgiving Dinner: For anyone who may be alone on Thanksgiving Day. November 22, 11:30 am at the Leinbach Center. RSVP required to Keith & Sharon Barkema (641-495-6138) or

Peggy Halverson (641-444-7175) by November 19. Meals are also available for delivery as well as rides to the dinner. Volunteers also

needed. Contact Keith or Sharon if you can help.

...the family & friends of Don Ray Stephens

who passed away on November 3.

...Larry & Bobbie Tillman family on the loss of

Bobbie’s father, Bill Post, who passed away

on November 6.

...the family & friends of Irene Hunst who

passed away on November 6. May their souls and those of the faithful departed rest in peace.

SACRED HEART PARISH

Sacred Heart Holiday Coffee & Bazaar: Dec. 1 from 8:30 to 11 am. Guild members are asked to provide 3 baked items, a craft item, or $10. Please drop off items at the parish kitchen by the afternoon of

Friday, November 30 or before 8 am on the day of the event. Re-gift items are also needed. Please price your re-gift and craft items.

Baked items will be priced by the committee. Thank you.

XXXIII Domingo Ordinario: 18 de Noviembre, 2018

Yo tengo designios de paz, no de aflicción, dice el Señor. Me invocaréis y yo os escucharé y os libraré de

vuestra esclavitud dondequiera que os encontréis.

PRAYER CORNER: Please remember in your prayers the following

individuals in need of healing:

Jean Holck Prayer Corner Requests: Names are included in the bulletin for four weeks

and then removed. To add a name call the Cluster Office (515-532-3586).

Only requests from the Individual or family will be accepted.

Sacred Heart Parish St. John Parish St. Francis Xavier Parish |

LIVE THE LITURGY - INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK

"But of that day or hour, no one knows, neither the

angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father."

None of us knows when the world will end. All we know

is that it will end. All things do. Many people choose to

live a somewhat carefree life by living as if life will

never end. They go from one day to the next, never

giving a thought to the fact that today may be their last. If you knew exactly when your life will end, what would

you do differently? As Christians, we are called to be people of beginnings and endings. God is in all of life even

when we think that life cannot get any worse than it is. Creating life out of death is what God does best. We are

asked to live vigilantly, seeing God in all things and being ever prepared to meet him, whenever that time comes.

FAITH FORMATION

YOUTH FAITH FORMATION CLASS SCHEDULE (WEDNESDAYS)

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, all Youth Faith Formation

Classes are cancelled for November 21.

ARCHDIOCESE NEWS

Black Friday is approaching and you’re still not sure what

to buy for the woman/daughter/wife/mother in your

life? Why not purchase her an experience she won’t

forget? Buy a ticket to the Archdiocesan Women’s

Conference, Beauty in Christ: “perfect” isn’t perfect.

Saturday, January 26th, DoubleTree by Hilton, Cedar

Rapids, IA, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, discount rates apply until

Monday, January 7th . To purchase visit

https://archwomensconference.org/registration/

"To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in

everything He has given us -- and He has given us

everything." --Thomas Merton

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS OMELET BREAKFAST Sunday, November 18 9:00 am to 12:30 pm

St. Francis Xavier Parish $8 per person at the door Serving omelets, pancakes,

sausage, and juice.

Proceeds from the breakfast will go to

support the Belmond Santa House.

CHRIST RENEWS HIS PARISH RETREAT DATES

Mark your calendars for the upcoming CRHP Retreats!

MEN’S RETREAT: February 23 & 24

WOMEN’S RETREAT: January 12 & 13

Join others in your Cluster community in this

spiritual renewal process. Take time to share your faith

and all of the wonderful things that God has done in

your life. Both retreats will be held at St. Francis Xavier

in Belmond. Watch the bulletin this winter for how to

register and more information on the retreats.

COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING ECUMENICAL SERVICES:

Eagle Grove: Sunday, November 18, 5 pm. First Baptist

Church. Free will offering chili/soup supper to follow.

Belmond: Wednesday, November 21, 7 pm, United

Methodist Church.

Cluster Thanksgiving Mass celebrated at 9 am at St.

John on Thursday, November 22.

EGG BAKE BREAKFAST Hosted by the Clarion/Eagle Grove Knights of Columbus.

Sunday, November 18 ~ 9:00 am to 12:30 pm St. John Parish Basement

Free will offering Serving egg bake, sweet roll and refreshment.

Take-outs are available

Proceeds will go to support our sister parish in Haiti.

Questions? Contact Ken Umthun at 515-351-7605.

LOOKING AHEAD: DECEMBER Mass schedule for the Immaculate Conception of the

Blessed Virgin Mary (Holy Day of Obligation):

Friday, December 7

5:30 pm St. Francis Xavier

7:30 pm (Bilingual) St. John

The Mass schedule for the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas):

Monday, December 24

4:00 pm St. Francis Xavier

7:30 pm (Bilingual) St. John

Tuesday, December 25

9:00 am Sacred Heart

In the event of inclement weather and Masses are

cancelled there will be one Mass held at 2 pm on

Monday, December 24.

Saturday, December 8

9:00 am Sacred Heart

NEWS

| Sacred Heart Parish St. John Parish St. Francis Xavier Parish

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SACRED HEART PARISH ST. JOHN PARISH ST. FRANCIS XAVIER PARISH

Adult Budget: $10,509.00 Offertory: $292.91 Total Adult Budget & Offertory: $10,801.91

(3% to Social Justice: $327.06) Youth Budget: $29.25 General Parish Repair: $370.00 Holy Days: $120.00 Renovations: $1,200.00 Memorial (Nicoletti): $200.00 Memorial (Sholly & Maier): $50.00 YFF Registration: $250.00 Mass Intentions: $100.00 Candles: $43.00


(3% to Social Justice: $325.25) Mass in Spanish: $1,515.25 Youth Budget: $15.56 General Parish Repair: $310.00 Holy Days: $170.00 Elevator Fund: $4,265.00 YFF Registration: $175.00 Hispanic Subsidy: $833.32 Donations (Utilities): $100.00 Mass Intentions: $110.00 Candles: $68.00


(3% to Social Justice: $248.13) Youth Budget: $28.59 General Parish Repair: $40.00 Holy Days: $50.00 Stole Fee: $50.00 Parish Life: $58.70 Mass Intentions: $255.00

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2018 Electronic Fund Transfers and Online Giving are included in the totals. Please note, that only those contributions that stay in the

parishes are reported here. Contributions to the other funds that are outside of the parish will appear on a separate report

inserted regularly. You may also contact the Cluster office for a more detailed list of fund contribution totals.

WHY DO WE DO THAT? CATHOLIC LIFE EXPLAINED

Question: I've heard that gratitude is a fruit of the Holy

Spirit. What does that mean?

Answer: In St. Paul's letter to the Galatians, he talks about

the "fruits of the Holy Spirit." He is referencing an idea

that Jesus talks about frequently in the Gospels. "By their

fruits you will know them" (Matthew 7:16). He uses the

example of a plant. If the plant is healthy, it will bear

good fruit. If the plant is unhealthy, it will bear rotten fruit

or none at all. Jesus echoes this idea at the Last Supper,

when he says that if we remain close to him we will

"bear much fruit" (John 15:8). If we allow the Holy Spirit

to work in our lives, we will bear the fruits of the Spirit!

Technically, gratitude is not one of the fruits St. Paul

lists. "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience,

kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and

self-control" (Galatians 5:22-23). But doesn't that sound

like the response of a grateful heart? When we're

grateful, we experience a sense of joy and peace that

makes it easier to love. We can be kind, patient,

generous, and gentle with others rather than possessive

or competitive. When we're grateful, we don't need to

grasp at what we don't have. We practice self-control.

Gratitude helps us to be faithful, knowing God will

always be with us. Sounds like good fruit to me!

NEWS

CLUSTER HAITI CONTRIBUTIONS: OCTOBER 2018 Haiti Fund: $4012.00

Second Collection: $569.66

HOLIDAY COFFEE & BAZAAR

Saturday, December 1 8:30 am - 11:00 am

Sacred Heart Parish, Eagle Grove

Do some Christmas shopping while

enjoying a hot cup of coffee and treats!

Several crafts and baked items will be

available for sale. Stop by the re-gift

table for a few extra goodies! tabl ies!

Sacred Heart Parish St. John Parish St. Francis Xavier Parish |

SH: Sacred Heart, SJ: St. John, SFX: St. Francis Xavier

The Cluster Office will be closed November 21-23 for the holiday.

Sunday, November 18: Haiti Collection; Egg bake breakfast for Haiti (9 am-12:30 pm @ SJ); KC Omelet Breakfast (9 am to 12:30 pm @ SFX) Monday, November 19: SFX KC Meeting (7 pm @ SFX) Tuesday, November 20: RCIA (7 pm @ SJ) Wednesday, November 21: YFF classes cancelled due to the holiday

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE MINISTRY SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

SH: Sacred Heart, SJ: St. John, SFX: St. Francis Xavier

Saturday, November 17: 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Youth Mass Weekend 3:40 pm Rosary (SFX) 4:00 pm Mass (SFX): All Parishioners 8:00 pm Mass in Spanish (SJ)

Sunday, November 18: 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Youth Mass Weekend 7:40 am Rosary (SJ) 8:00 am Mass (SJ): † Amanda Sheehan 10:10 am Rosary (SH) 10:30 am Mass (SH): † Joe & Betty Umthun

Monday, November 19: Weekday 8:30 am Rosary (SFX)

All regularly scheduled Masses & Adoration are cancelled for the week due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

Thursday, November 22: St. Cecilia 9:00 am Cluster Thanksgiving Mass (SJ): † John F. Meyer

Saturday, November 24: Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 3:40 pm Rosary (SFX) 4:00 pm Mass (SFX): † Charles McDaniel 8:00 pm Mass in Spanish (SJ): † George & Jean Lester

Sunday, November 25: Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 7:40 am Rosary (SJ) 8:00 am Mass (SJ): † Daryl Reiland 10:10 am Rosary (SH) 10:30 am Mass (SH): † Jim & Jay Zigrang

St. John Parish: Sunday, November 25 ~ 8 am Volunteers needed to serve at the Thanksgiving Day

Mass (Nov. 22 @ 9 am, St. John). Please contact Kathy Lester if you can serve)

Lector: Bobbie Tillman Eucharistic Ministers: Mary Kelch, Carla Kem, Natalie Tegtmeyer Ushers/Greeters: Tim & Amanda Carpenter, Jaxon Carpenter,

Jim Larick Altar Servers: Ella Tew, Owen Tew Music: Monte Leichsenring, Jo Ann Kramer Rosary Leader: Craig Martin Care Center Minister (Week of Nov. 18): Therese Martin Homebound Minister (Week of Nov. 18): Natalie Tegtmeyer

Sacred Heart Parish: Sunday, November 25 ~ 10:30 am Lector: Denis Zigrang Eucharistic Ministers: Connie Wilson, Donna Madson, Jackie Thompson Usher/Greeters: Mark & Doris Umthun Altar Servers: Claire & Ava Kienzle Rosary Leader: Alice Harmeyer Care Center Minister (Week of Nov 25): Mass on Tuesday Homebound Minister (Week of Nov 25): Nancy Strub

St. Francis Xavier Parish: Saturday, November 25 ~ 4 pm Lector: Jim McVey Eucharistic Ministers: Judy Smith, Bobbi McVey, Fran Banta, Jodi Pentico Ushers: Dick McMahon, Soccoro Martinez, Phyllis Terhark, Eddie Hellman Altar Servers: McKenna Pentico, Ben Eckhoff, Aiden Friedow Rosary Leader: Connie Eckhoff Care Center & Homebound Ministers: Bobbi McVey, Mary Ann Spitler Sacristan (November): Pat & Mary Grant Lector for November 21: Mass Cancelled

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22 ~ 9:00 AM

ST. JOHN PARISH, CLARION

This Thanksgiving, let us remember all the good things, and people, who

have come into our lives. We focus on thanking each one who has

helped us, and ultimately thank God for the good gifts of this world.

NOVEMBER 18, 2018 33RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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