Holy Name Church Church of St. Mary 1108 S. Carroll Street 1030 Blaine Street, PO Box 37 Rock Rapids, IA 51246 Larchwood, IA 51241 Parish Office: 712-472-3248 Parish Office: 712-477-2273 Parish Hall: 712-472-3248 Parish Hall: 712-477-2403 www.holymarycluster.webs.com www.holymarycluster.webs.com

This Week’s Mass Schedule Pastor: Rev. Sunny Dominic Office & Rectory: 712-477-2273 fax: 712-477-2162 Cell: 515-574-9888 Email: dominics@scdiocese.org

Admin. Assistant: Jess David

Parish Email: holymarycluster@yahoo.com

Parish Website: www.holymarycluster.webs.com

St. Mary Office hours: Mon. & Wednesday 8am-3:30pm Holy Name Office hours: Tuesday & Thursday 8am-3:30pm

Bookkeeper: Deb Blauwet cell: 712-470-0453 Office hours: Tuesday mornings

Holy Name DRE: Beth Luze cell: 605-484-2649

Holy Name Hospitality Coordinators: Ashley Klaassen cell: 507-220-4400, ashkla256@gmail.com and Beth Luze cell: 605-484-2649, Bethluze@gmail.com. Contact the parish office to start a prayer chain.

St. Mary Family Faith DRE: SM Core Group & Deb Burwitz St. Mary CCD DRE: Tracy Kramer: 477-2010

St. Mary Hospitality Coordinators: Virginia Scannell: 477-2113, cell: 712-363-3392, vburkard@alliancecom.net and Co-Chair Needed- please contact the parish office if interested.

FORMED Website info: holymarycluster.formed.org

Newcomers: Member registration forms are available in the main entrance to church, on the website, or by contacting the par-ish office via phone or email.

Baptism: Contact the pastor to schedule.

Marriage Prep: Contact the pastor at least 9 months prior to the date of marriage.

Reconciliation: half hour before weekend Masses

Adult Inquiry into Catholic Membership: RCIA program from September to Easter. Contact pastor for more info.

Flocknote: Text HMC to 84576 or by going to https://holymarycluster.flocknote.com/

September 27, 2020 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Please join us at Mass! Due to the restrictions of the diocese our Mass takes ONLY -30 Minutes. Those parishioners that are high risk or have underlying health concerns are still encouraged to stay home.

Monday Tuesday

Weds Thursday

Friday Saturday

Sunday

9/28 9/29 9/30 10/1 10/2 10/3 10/4

No Mass SM 5:30 pm HN 7:30 am SM 8:00 am HN 7:30 am SM 4:00 pm HN 8:30 am SM 10:30 am

+Marjorie McCarty +Carol Heath +Cathy Grotewold +John Konechne +Jerry & Theresa Ripperda Cluster +Grace Powderly

St. Mary Funeral Schedule: St. Elizabeth Circle Please contact Leah Snyders (605)212-9517 or

Linda Snyders (712)477-2703 (if you are able to donate food).

Updates

Reconciliation: Half hour before weekend Masses (There will be no face to face; confession behind the screen is permitted.)

Sioux City Diocese (changes): Returning the reception of the Holy Communion to the normal time and the distribu-tion of the bulletin at the end of the mass.

Regarding “text message/email/phone” Scam: Please do not reply to any request from Fr. Sunny (or any church employee) for gift cards, money, or bank account info.

Knight of the Month : Tim Dagel (KC Insurance Agent) Family of the Month: Barb Severson Family

has MANY OPEN spots yet in October and needs more small groups to come and prep/serve a

meal. Don’t worry about paying for the meal, we just need groups to sign up. (Although a donation won’t be refused!) Can you put together a group of 6-8 people? (6 to prep the meal and 6 – 8 to serve the meal.)

What types of groups can serve? Book clubs, church groups, families, wedding parties, biker groups, mis-sion groups, small businesses, alumni foundations, service clubs, homeroom classes, service learning groups, college classes, reunion groups, in essence ANY type of group may serve here! And remember, youth 13 and up can serve in the kitchen and 10 and up in the dining room.

Just navigate to https://thebanquetsf.org/serve-a-meal and fill out the form. If your group comes here every year, can you come 2 – 3 times a year?

We are following CDC guidelines and feel it is very safe here in serving a meal.

Questions? Let me know. Thank you.

Wendy Stubbs Volunteer Coordinator The Banquet 900 E. 8th St. Sioux Falls, SD 57103 www.thebanquetsf.org volunteer@thebanquetsf.org 605-335-7066 Reserve a meal at: https://thebanquetsf.org/serve-a-meal

Interested in watching Mass at home?

10 am on KELO (Cathedral of St. Joseph) 7 am, 11 am, or 6 pm on EWTN

Daily Mass-

Fr. Patrick Behm (Daily Mass- Sioux City Diocese) https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC9hi3ngYGdwU7DIwWMzvLIQ?view_as=subscriber

7 am, 11 am, 6 pm, or 11 pm– EWTN

Check out Opening the Word, a program offer-ing prayer and insights for the Sunday Readings found at http://holymarycluster.formed.org

Opening the Word: Sunday, September 27 (26th Sunday in Ordinary Time): http://bit.ly/Sept2720

Want to learn more about or join the Catholic Church? The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (or RCIA) is a process which welcomes those who are interested in learning more about the Catholic faith. If you or someone you know is thinking of becoming Catholic, wants to learn more about being Catholic, or if you want to journey with those considering the Catholic Church, please contact the parish office or

Fr. Sunny.

AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases directly to our church, all you must do is shop! Amazon Smile on the Amazon App; open the app, click the 3 lines in the bottom right corner, scroll down to “Settings”, go to “Amazon Smile”, search for “Holy Name Church” or “Saint Marys Roman Catholic Church.” Otherwise in your browser, type in smile.amazon.com and start shopping! There is also a link on our website.

Holy Name

FFF: Wednesday, October 7 (6:30pm) FFF Gathering, more details to follow.

Are you interested in attending our gathering or simply div-ing deeper into The Sacraments as a family? Email Beth Luze or find the link on our Facebook page. (3-4 year old through 5th grade) CCD: Wednesday, September 30 – NO CCD due to Homecoming Coronation. Wednesday, October 7 (7:00-8:15pm) 6th-12th Grade Wednesday, October 14 (7:00-8:15pm) 6th -12th Grade

Please make sure you fill out our online registration form if your child is attending CCD classes. We need your infor-mation in case of emergency. Email Beth Luze or find the link on our Facebook page.

St. Mary - FFF

For the rest of the year FFF will be held the 1st Wednes-day of the month. The next FFF night is Oct. 7th from 6:45-7:45 pm. Children should go straight to their classrooms keeping social distancing. Please contact the parish office if you have not registered yet or need to pick up curriculum.

St. Mary - CCD

We’re still looking for additional high school teachers. Please contact Tracy Kramer if you are able to help fill any of these positions. Thank you.

St. Mary Parishioners If any member of our parish plays piano and would like to share their talent and help us worship with music, please contact Amy Snyders at 605.261.3132.

BIG SOO COUPON BOOKS ARE BACK! St. Mary’s Youth Group is selling the 24th Annual Big Soo Coupon Book with over $10,000 of instant savings on dining, entertainment, and services in the

Sioux Falls metro area! Including 5 New

Restaurants! The book is organized into 4 easy to find and use sections: restaurants, entertainment, shops/services, and automotive. Coupons are valid until August 31, 2021. Cost is $42 and can be pur-chased from the parish office or from Dan’s Automo-tive. You can also contact Deb Blauwet (712-470-0453) or Jess David.

THE LUMEN – NOT YOUR GRANDMOTHER’S CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER Just a reminder that the business model has changed for your diocesan newspaper – The Lumen. Only those who pay for the newspaper, either hard copy or E-edition will receive it. No longer will your parish be required to cover the $30 subscription fee. Don’t miss a single issue of the newly rebranded paper with all local diocesan news, cov-ering parish news, pastoral planning, school news and vibrant photos. It’s not your grandmother’s Catholic newspaper. If you haven’t seen it, it’s time to give us a chance for $1.25 per issue. Subscribe at: www.lumenmedia.com or call 1-800-352-9035.

While our brothers and sisters in eastern Iowa continue to deal with the aftereffects of the derecho storm which struck on August 10th, we here in the Diocese of Sioux City are called to support them in their recovery efforts with our prayers and goodwill. Bishop Nickless also asks the faithful to consider making a donation to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, which is providing direct assistance to individuals and families of all faith backgrounds affected by the storm, especially those most in need. Mail a donation to: Catholic Charities c/o Derecho Relief Fund 1229 Mt. Loretta Avenue Dubuque, IA 52003

The Knights of Columbus have frozen fish for sale “These are the same fish choices we serve

during our Lenten fish fry meals”

Pollock –light colored breading, not spicy

Flounder – darker colored breading and a little spicy

Price : $ 60 for 10 pound box $ 30 for ½ box

All money raised goes to the Randy Bruggeman Scholarship Fund

(Please contact the office to place an order)

HOLY NAME Last Weekend’s Stewardship

Adult $1,705 Loose $6 Building Fund $70 Good Samaritan $20 Fiscal Year-to-Date Income: $10,229 Fiscal Year-to-Date Budget: $23,177

ST. MARY Last Weekend’s Stewardship

Adult $1,817 Haiti $95

Our Special Intention Prayer List

St. Mary: Donnie Horn Jim Wiering Fr. John Randy Simons Jim Grotjohn Fr. Jeff Justin Brower Special Intention Julie Gacke Trish Lombard Thomas Lauer Andy Block Bernedine Schlotfeldt Rita Lewis

Holy Name: Joe Herda Family Melissa Moser Julie Gacke Repose of the soul of Patty Rud Carolyn Gacke

Together As One It’s here! Let’s work Together As One to help support our future. Check your mailboxes this week and make a gift to strengthen our Catholic community. When our parish goes over its diocesan support goal of $6,954 Holy Name & $11,612 St. Mary, 100% of that Overage amount is returned to our parish for our use. Last year, over $407,783 was given back to parishes across the Diocese.

St. Catherine’s Society members should have received their booklets in their email or mail. If you did not receive it, please contact Alyssa Laleman 712-348-0617. Dues of $15 are due by October 31.

Together for Life https://togetherforlifeonline.com/

Enthronement Offers a New Beginning in Your Marriage Emily Jaminet shares her experience of wel-coming Jesus into her home through the en-thronement of the Sacred Heart and how it changed her family.

Making Marriage Abundantly Joyful In this Ave Explores: Catholic Family Life podcast, Jackie Francois Angel and Bob-by Angel talk with host Katie Prejean McGrady about how they have made a com-mitment to communication and joyfulness in their marriage while parenting four kids under the age of six.

The Marriage Matrix John Bosio reflects on the words of St. John Paul II, “God’s way of loving becomes the measure of human love.” What is your point of reference in learning to love your spouse?

How the Bible Can Provide Sound Advice about Handling Money Managing finances and staying within your budget can be stressful for married couples. Rev. Pierre Debergé, author of the French book L’Argent dans la Bible: Ni riche ni pauvre (Money in the Bible: Neither rich . . . nor poor) offers advice on what we can learn from the Bible to improve our overall financial health.