Saint Mar y of the Assumption West Point & Saint Boniface Farmington

September 22, 2019

St. Mary Parish Office 109 4th Street • P.O. Box 68 West Point, IA 52656

Phone ............................................. (319) 837-6808 Email .................... westpointstmary@diodav.org Website ..................... www.westpointstmary.org Parish Council President .............. George Kieler Trustee ........................................ Anthony Schulte Trustee ..................................... Roger Fullenkamp

Saint Boniface Parish Office 609 Washington Street • P.O. Box 247 Farmington, IA 52626

Phone ............................................ (319) 878-3736 Parish Council President ............... Craig Witting Trustee ........................................... Todd Herdrich Trustee ............................... Richard Breckenridge

Pastoral Staff Pastor Rev. Dennis Hoffman ................. (319) 837-8120 Office Phone ............................... (319) 837-6808 E-Mail .............................. hoffmand@diodav.org Rectory Address………………603 Bel Air Dr Fr. Dennis’ Office Hours: Tuesday ............................... 10:30 am to Noon Wednesday ..................... 10:00 am to 11:30 am

Parish Coordinator Rebecca Hannum ......................... (319) 837-6808 E-Mail .............. westpointstmarypa@diodav.org Rebecca’s Office Hours Monday-Friday………....8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Secretary Deb Fullenkamp .......................... (319) 837-6808 E-Mail………….westpointstmary@diodav.org Deb’s Office Hours Monday-Thursday ................ 8:00 am to Noon Every other Friday ............... 8:00 am to Noon

Director of Religious Education Dixie Booten ................................. (319) 837-8905 Cell ................................................. (319) 371-5043 Email .............. westpointstmarydre@diodav.org

Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday 5:30 pm St. Mary’s Sunday 8:00 am St. Mary’s

Sunday 10:30 am St. Boniface

Eucharistic Adoration Friday (WP) 8:00 am-5:00 pm. Confessions Saturday (WP) 4:30-5:00 pm and as announced. Baptisms /Weddings Please fill out a form found on the Parish website and call St. Mary’s Parish Office at (319) 837-6808 to make an appt. with Father. For weddings please contact the office 6 months prior to the wedding. Sick Calls: Contact the Parish Office if you or a family member are unable to attend Mass and receive the Sacraments due to illness or age. Please notify the Parish Office if you go into the hospital, we would like to visit you.

Parish Prayer Lines St. Mary…...Eleanor Menke @(319) 837-6895 St. Boniface……….(319) 835-5520/592-3238

Holy Trinity Catholic Schools Website .................. www.holytrinityschools.org CAO: Michael Sheerin • (319) 837-6131 School Board President: Steve Link School Board Vice President: Loren Menke West Point Representative: Ray Menke

High School (Grades 7-12) Principal: Jason Woodley •(319) 372-2486 2600 Avenue A • Fort Madison, IA 52627

Elementary (Grades K-6) Principal: Michael Sheerin • (319) 837-6131 413 Avenue C • West Point, IA 52656

Early Childhood Center 413 Avenue C • West Point, IA ,52657 Phone (319)837-6131 2213 Avenue J • Fort Madison, IA 52627 Phone (319) 372-6428

Sept 21 ADA Kick Off

SB Mass @ 7:30 pm

Sept 22 SB Fall Dinner

SB Mass @ 10:30 Canceled

Sept 23 HTC School Board

Sept 28/29 St. John Harvest Festival

Sept 29 Diocese Corporate Board Mtg

MONTH OF THE ROSARY

RESPECT LIFE MONTH

Oct 1 Diocese Corporate Board Mtg

Oct 2 SM Parish Council Mtg

Oct 5/6 St James Acre Sale

Oct 12/13 SM Fall Festival

St. Boniface Annual Fall Festival Harmony High School Mass on Saturday night

September 21st at 7:30pm September 22nd

Dinner from 11:00amto1:00pm Roast pork, turkey and lamb

along with sides. Silent auction, raffle, and bake sale

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St. John Harvest Festival Houghton, IA

September 28th & 29th Saturday: Food and drinks will

begin at 5:30pm, the auction will run from 6:00pm-10:00pm

Activities will resume on Sunday: Roast Beef Dinner 10:30am-1:00pm

Auction resumes at 11:30am Raffle for Ultimate Outdoor

Patio Package or $8,000 cash! 2nd prize is $1,000 cash.

3rd prize is 10 - $100 cash. —————————————–—-

St. James Acre Sale, St. Paul, IA October 5th & 6th

Saturday: HTC Jr High Class serving dinner at 5:00pm

Auction from 6:00pm to 11:00pm Sunday: Turkey Dinner

10:30am - 1:00pm Auction resumes at 12:30pm

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St. Mary’s 49th Annual Fall Festival

West Point, IA “Let our lives be full of Thanks and Giving.” October 12th & 13th

Saturday: Taco supper 5:00pm to 8:00pm

Auction 6:30pm to 11:30pm

Sunday: Ham dinner 10:30am to 1:00pm

Auction 11:00am until all

items sold

Luncheon served throughout the day.

Three $500 Cash Raffle John Deere Mower Raffle

50/50 Raffle

Join us on Friday, September 27th from 5PM -10PM for the 2019 Relay for Life Event featuring American Idol winner Maddie Poppe to perform a concert live at 9:00 PM at Fort Madison High School! Tickets are $40.00 with limited meet and greet VIP tickets at $100 available online at:www.relayforlife.org/northleecountyia. All proceeds will go towards the American Cancer Society. Interested in joining a Relay team? Contact Michelle Schulte at 319-759-4520 for more information!

Aging and senior care resources for communities in Iowa: Many aging adults are unaware of the available care options and programs that can help maintain their independence and quality of life. Here are free resources that provide comprehensive information on topics like financial support and care options that are available in the area.

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Eleven ladies along with Fr. Dennis participated in the Sabbath Retreat on Saturday, September 14th at St. Mary’s. Rosina Hendrickson led them in prayer and reflection, guiding them in quiet time with God. A beautiful day to help ground them in this busy world.

HTC News

Holy Trinity Catholic athletics program supports the vision of our school. The athletics program also supports the responsibility that is shared by the school and the parents to encourage the spiritual, moral, intellectual, social, cultural and physical development of Holy Trinity students. "Sport is, in itself, an important moral and educative significance: it is a training ground in virtue, a school of inner balance and control, an introduction to more true and lasting conquests." - Pope Saint John Paul II Our fall sports season is fully underway with cross country, football, and volleyball. It is so exciting to watch our students use their talents and their training in pushing themselves to grow stronger and better. We pray that they recognize and appreciate the talents that God has given each one of them. We welcome you to come to our sporting events and help us cheer on our student athletes. GO CRUSADERS!

The Annual Diocesan Appeal (ADA) begins next weekend. This is your opportunity to assist the Diocese its ministry and ultimately our parish. The Diocese od Davenport administers to 77 parishes and 18 Catholic Schools. The money is used for Priests and deacons formation, youth ministries, religious education for adults, annulments, maintains archives for parishes, along with salaries for diocesan employees including the bishop. It is only with the support given to the ADA that these ministries are able

to exist and flourish.

I hold to the belief that you cannot have allegiances to both Duke and UNC, the Packers and the Bears, or the Yankees and the Red Sox. In Matthew 6:24, it says, “He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other.” That verse isn’t talking about sports! It’s talking about God and money. Most of us love both of those and that can be a problem. If you were to love any of the sets of teams mentioned above, you have a huge problem as well. Simply put, you can only have one thing that is the most important in your life. When I ask my children what is the most important thing in their lives, they know to respond, “God.” But just because you know that is the right answer doesn’t make it the truthful answer. Total allegiance to a sports team seems easier. You won’t find a Packers fans secretly wearing a Bear’s jersey. However, we can find Christians secretly hoarding their money or doing things based solely on the love of money. Maybe the problem lies in the fact that, at times, we are merely lukewarm fans of Jesus and not disciples. If we truly have matured in our faith and strengthened our relationship with him, then real commitment comes easier. There will always be a temptation for money to take the place of Jesus, but the more committed we are, the harder it is to allow anything to come between us and our God. The question we all must continually ask ourselves is, “Is God truly the most important thing in my life?”—Tracy Earl Welliver, MT

“Supporting the Vision”

Annual Diocesan Appeal

On Thursday, September 27th the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of St. Vincent de Paul. St. Vincent de Paul is much more than a patron saint of thrift shops! Young Vincent became a priest hoping to advance and rise above his modest upbringing. His early ambition amounted to little when he was assigned to a poor rural parish. Here he experienced a new joy in his vocation. Hearing the profound deathbed confession of a dying servant, Vincent became more convinced of the special attention that must be given to the poor. In 1625, Vincent founded the Congregation of the Mission for the purpose of caring for the poor. Originally priests only, the mission expanded to include groups of laity who provided for spiritual and material needs of the poor in each parish. Nearly 400 hundred years later, his legacy lives on!

Founded in 1833, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a charitable organization that offers tangible assistance to individuals in need on a person-to-person basis. It offers a variety of services, including emergency financial assistance, transportation, disaster relief, low-cost housing, pharmacy, employment, job training, counseling, and information and referral. The organization also provides mortgage assistance, homemaker, budget counseling, nutrition education and advocacy services. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul additionally provides shelters for homeless and abused individuals. It administers a variety of food, youth, social justice and educational programs.

The Society's nearly 100,000 trained volunteers in the United States provided 12.5 million hours of volunteer service in 2018, helping more than 5.4 million people through visits to homes, prisons and hospitals at a value of more than $1.1 billion dollars.

St. Mary Liturgical Roles

Saturday, (September 28) at 5:30 pm Lead Rosary: Marilyn Watznauer Ushers: Dalton Robu, Cody Hunold Bernie & Ann Abolt Greeters: Myrna McVey, Mary Jane Montgomery Servers : Caleb Rea, Macy Anderson, Dalton Boeding Lector: Dan Fullenkamp Gift bearers: Norbert & Karen Box E. Ministers: Ralph & Doris Kassmeyer, Jan Holtkamp Bulletins: Norbert & Karen Box Carol Fullenkamp, Bernice Rickelman Scrip: Bob & Jackie Schierbrock

Sunday, (September 29) at 8:00 am Lead Rosary: Jackie Pranger Ushers: Mel Sanders, Carl Johnston Ron Fedler, Joseph Moran Greeters: Bob & Jean Mann Servers : Ward & Julia Fraise, Tate Green Lector: Linda Peitz Gift bearers: Brad Box Family E. Ministers: Barb Groene, Marvin Menke, Linda Peitz Bulletins: Marcella Holtkamp, Mel Sanders Martha Steffensmeier, Larry Fedler Scrip: Mike & Nancy Sanders Counters: Mike & Cathy Salata

St. Boniface Liturgical Roles Sunday, (September 29) at 10:30 am Rosary: Bette Burke Ushers: Craig Witting, Jermi Wolken Greeters: Jermi & Jenni Wolken Servers : Molly Johnston, Isaiah Meek Lector: Kathy Bartholomew Gift bearers: Todd Herdrich Family E. Ministers: Dave & Rita Smith, Julie Roth Counters: Katie Burgess, Sarah Kruse

Readings for the Week September 22, 2019 Sunday: Am 8:4-7/Ps 113:1-2, 4-6, 7-8/ 1 Tm 2:1-8/Lk 16:1-13 or 16:10-13 Monday: Ezr 1:1-6/Ps 126:1b-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 / Lk 8:16-18 Tuesday: Ezr 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20/Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5 /Lk 8:19-21 Wednesday: Ezr 9:5-9/Tb 13:2, 3-4a, 4befghn, 7-8/ Lk 9:1-6 Thursday: Hg 1:1-8/Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b/ Lk 9:7-9 Friday: Hg 2:1-9/Ps 43:1, 2, 3, 4 /Lk 9:18-22 Saturday: Zec 2:5-9, 14-15a/Jer 31:10, 11-12a, 13/ Lk 9:43b-45 Sunday: Am 6:1a, 4-7/Ps 146:7, 8-9, 9-10/ 1 Tm 6:11-16/Lk 16:19-3

St. Mary Mass Schedule Weekend Saturday (WP) 5:30 pm Sunday (WP) 8:00 am, (FA) 10:30 am Weekday Tuesday (FA) 9:00 am Every Third Tuesday (FA) 7:00 pm Wednesday (WP) 8:45 am Plus Second Wednesday (WP) Rel Ed Mass 6:30 pm 1st & 3rd Thursday (WPCC) 10:00 am Other Thursdays (WP) 7:30 am 1st Friday (WP) 5:30 am 1st Friday (DNCC) 10:00 am Other Fridays (WP) 7:30 am

Mass Intentions

The Parishioners of St. Mary’s & St. Boniface pray the rosary for world peace before each Mass.

Stewardship of Treasure

September 8, 2019 St. Mary’s

Adults $1,415.00 Offertory $118.00 Catholic University $10.00 Votive lights $54.00 HTC $1,060.00 Envelopes 73

St Boniface Adults $895.00 Offertory $56.00 Catholic University $100.00 Fall Dinner $210.00 Envelopes 25

Tuesday, September 24 LaVon Hannam

Wednesday, September 25 Special Intentions

Thursday, September 26 Mary Ann Siebel

Friday, September 27 John Kraft Sr & Jr

Saturday, September 28 Margaret Schierbrock

Sunday, September 29 Gene Vonderhaar Parishioners

HTC Science club members will be selling breakfast burritos after 8am Mass Sunday, September 22nd in the Ossenbrink Center for breakfast. $2 per burrito. Please join us for breakfast and time together after Mass!

A Group of parishioners

gather for the first session

of G.I.F.T. (Growing in

Faith together) on

Wednesday, September

11th at 7:00pm in the Ossenbrink Center. The topic was on

the Catholic Liturgical calendar. Look for the newsletter

coming out this fall to learn about the liturgical calendar.

Each week at G.I.F.T. there will be a different topic looked at

and discussed relating to our Catholic faith.

Father asked for topics of interest and will prepare for those

topics. There will be times he will bring in other people to

present different views or who specialize in those topics.