33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
18 November, 2018
Immaculate Conception Parish
Fairbank Iowa 50629
Today’s Readings Daniel 12:1-3
Psalm 16:5-11
Hebrews 10:11-18
Mark 13: 24-32
Marriage Building Blocks “The wise shall shine brightly like the splendor of the
firmament.” (Dan 12:3) Wisdom is a precious gift and
blessing to husbands and wives, fathers and mothers. Pray
to the Holy Spirit for wisdom today to live your vocation
well.
Join Cedar Valley Hospice for a special Tree of Love event on
Sunday, December 2 at 2 pm at the Waterloo Center for the Arts,
225 Commercial St., Waterloo. This holiday gathering is free and
open to the public and will include a reflection, refreshments and
music by local musicians The Doo Wops. Attendees will have an
opportunity to support Cedar Valley Hospice and donors will
receive a bookmark or special ornament as a symbol of
appreciation. Ornaments will also be available at Cedar Valley
Hospice site locations in Waterloo, Grundy Center, Independence
and Waverly beginning in early November or online at
www.cvhospice.org. Memorial names received before November
27 will be listed in the program at the event
Parish Life Projects! Military Care Packages for our people serving in the military this Christmas. We will be accepting items and monetary donations for the package project now through December 2nd. This year our service people are stateside. Suggested items for the care packages: individual packets of powdered drinks such as gatorade and hot chocolate, beef jerky, popcorn, packaged cookies, snacks, candy and gum, Hygiene items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, hand sanitizers, febreeze air freshners, and hand warmers. Phone cards, decks of cards, puzzle books, and such are great too. Drop your items off at the parish office or in the tub in church. The Family Christmas Giving Tree: We will be collecting unwrapped gifts for local families who could use a little assist this Christmas. The Giving tree will be up Sunday, December 2nd.
I C STAFF ~ Fr. Ray Atwood, Pastor ~
IC Parish Office Wednesday Mornings after 8AM Mass Office at Sacred Heart Parish Center 319-283-3743
Sacred Heart Rectory 319-283-9577 email: [email protected]
~ Deacon Jim Patera ~ Office at Sacred Heart Parish Center 319-283-3743
~Glenda Kleitsch IC Secretary/Bookkeeper~
I C Parish Office PH: 319-635-2211 located at 405 Fairbank St I C Parish Office hours:
Mon-Thurs 8AM – 3PM Closed Friday Mailing address: P O BOX 505 Fairbank IA 50629
email: [email protected] website: http://icfairbank.weebly.com/
Archdiocesan website: www.dbqarch.org
~Dan & Lynda Cutsforth, DRE & Youth Ministry~ DRE Office PH :319-635-2211
located in the Parish Center at 405 Faribank St Mailing address: P O Box 505, Fairbank IA 50629
Dan email: [email protected] Lynda email: [email protected]
~Tammy Kaufman, Facility Rental Coordinator~ PH: 319-404-9071 or email [email protected]
Lord, We Lift Up to You in Prayer…. Leo Wickman, Leo Beierschmitt, Lindsey Ernst, Fr.Anthony
Sloan, Mary Ellen Youngblut .Pat Miller,Don Reiter (Angie
Auel’s father), , Sr. Barbara Rastatter, Jim Kaufman Sr., ,
Sherry Duffy, Don Brandt, Mary Ann Ryan, Ellie Shimp,
Lisa (Sadler) Dolan, Melvin Sadler, Lisa Koile Schares,
victims of hatred, racism, violence, natural disaster; terrorism,
and all in our parish, our community, and our hearts who are
suffering and in need of Christ’s healing touch May they
know His loving Presence in the eyes, hands and hearts of
those who give them care. May our prayers for help and healing rise like incense
to our God of hope, love and mercy. Contact the parish office to have a loved one here in our prayers,
or to have a name removed
Communion To Our Sick Or Homebound Ministry: contact Diane Wenger at 319-269-2553 or Michelle Weepie 319-635-2428
I C Parish Prayer Chain Hotline: Please contact
Dorothy E. Duffy (Mrs. Jack) at 319-929-4788
Sacrament Of The Sick ~ Anointing for the seriously ill
or dyng, call the Sacred Heart Parish Center 319-283-3743, or if having surgery speak with Father Atwood in the Sacristy before or after Mass
Baptism Class For Parents: All parents who wish to
have their child baptized at Immaculate Conception parish are required to attend a baptism class prior to scheduling the baptism.
I C Cemetery – contact the parish office
Funeral Dinners: Group #2: May, June, July, Aug.
We provide desserts & serve a catered meal
For Rental Of The Parish Center : contact Tammy
Kaufman to inquire about renting the parish center.
Stewardship in His Name…. The readings today speak of the end of the world and the
coming of the kingdom. The bishops’ pastoral on
stewardship says clearly that “that ‘life to come’ is in
continuity with this present life through the human goods,
the worthy human purposes which people foster now. May
our good stewardship help us to be numbered among the
chosen on the last day!
November Calendar Sun Nov 18 7th Grade Hosts (No Donut Sunday) 8:30 AM Sun Nov 18 Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast 9:00 AM Mon Nov 19 Cleaning the Church/ Nov Parish Guild 6:30 PM Wed Nov 21 NO CCD Class – Thanksgiving Break Wed Nov 21 – NO Morning Mass – 8AM
Wed Nov 21 – SH Thanksgiving Eve 7:00 PM
Please bring food donation for Fairbank Food Pantry. Thurs Nov 22 – Office closed/Thanksgiving Sat Nov 24 Work Day (rescheduled) 9:00 AM Sun Nov 25 after 8:30 Mass – Anointing of the Sick Sun Nov 25 NO CCD Class –Thanksgiving Break
December Calendar Sat Dec 1 1st Sat Mass Sun Dec 2 Peanut Butter Sunday Mon Dec 3 Parish Life Meeting 3:00 PM Wed Dec 5 Parish Guild Meeting/organize Guild Roster 7:00 PM Thurs Dec 13 Knights of Columbus 7:00 PM Sun Dec 16 – 9th Grade Hosts (Donut Sunday) Wed Dec 19 NCYC Fundraiser Soup Supper 5:30-7:00 PM
Christmas Mass Schedule Christmas Eve – Monday December 24th 4:00PM at Sacred Heart (the only eve Mass at SH) 6:00PM at I C (the only eve Mass at IC) Christmas Day – Tuesday December 25th 8:30AM at Immaculate Conception 10:30AM at Sacred Heart
The choir would like to thank Maurice Shields for providing
a step and handrail for them to use. The wood used is from
the old hall. Very attractive and nicely done. Sign of Peace: The Sign of Peace, which we exchange at Sunday Mass, is an
expression of fellowship and charity before the community
receives Holy Communion. This is an optional part of Mass.
With the flu season approaching, many parishes choose to
suspend the sign of peace. This is a prudent precaution against
spreading germs. I agree with this policy, and so, beginning the
first Sunday of Advent we will suspend the Sign of Peace at all
Masses. We will resume the sign at Easter. While some may be
disappointed at the loss of this fellowship, there are many ways
to greet one another, and this is an opportunity to exercise them.
~MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS~ Sun Nov 18 8:30 AM IC For the People Sun Nov 18 10:30AM SH Evelyn Langel
Mon Nov 19 8:00AM SH Joe & Bertha Wingert Wed Nov 21 8:00AM IC No Mass
Wed Nov 21 7:00 PM SH Thanksgiving Eve Sat Nov 24 4:30 PM SH For the People Sun Nov 25 8:30 AM IC Madonna Shields Junker Sun Nov 25 10:30 AM SH Bill & Norene Erpelding
~MINISTRY SCHEDULES~ SUNDAY, Nov 18 at 8:30 AM Lector: Kevin Bodensteiner EM 2 Hosts & 2 Cup: Deacon Jim, Kelly Galleger,
Diane Rourke, Michelle Weepie Servers: 7th Graders Cantor: Tony Salisbury Organist: Roxanne Erhardt Gifts: 7th Graders Money Counters: Rex & Glenda Kane, Duane & Renae Fenske
SUNDAY, Nov 25 at 8:30 AM Lector: Kay Brownell EM 2 Hosts & 2 Cup: Deacon Jim, Glenda Kane,
Norm Pint, Paula Schares Servers: Ella Weepie & Preston Weepie Cantor: Kim Weepie Organist: Roxanne Erhardt Gifts: Gary & Irene Peyton Money Counters: Mitch & Jean Sauerbrei, Susi LaRue & Julia
HOSPITALITY PEOPLE FOR NOVEMBER
Joe & Dianne Rubino, Tom Kleitsch Blayde Bellis, Ayden Cummings, Kobe Risse
November 18 – 7th Graders
HOSPITALITY PEOPLE FOR DECEMBER Bob Bellis, Mitch Sauerbrei, John Even
John W Even, Mike Buenzow, Brody Stark December 16 – 9th Graders
FALL DINNER COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS Please turn in a summary report for your work area from this years fall dinner to the office. Please include:
-Grocery items & amounts ordered. -Changes or suggestions for next year -# of people needed on each shift -If you need more people that day before or earlier -Include notes to have on record of number of roasters needed. -Notes on hand for future transition chairs.
Please send to Glenda ([email protected]) by Thanksgiving to use for information for next year’s event. .
"THANK YOU to everyone who supported the annual
Religious Education Breakfast Sunday, Nov 4. With
the generosity of everyone who attended, we profited
$1,429.00 between the breakfast and the turkey raffle.
A big thank you to the catechists and students who
provided amazing help to make the event go
smoothly. A huge thank you to the anonymous donors
who paid our bills at the food center and locker. These
silent donors are a treasure to us!
Katie Sauerbrei who
won the turkey!"
.
Parish Financial $upport Nov. 11- Nov 15 Budget $1376 Offertory $140 Youth $2 Building Fund $65 Pledge Installments $362.50 Donation $50
Background on the Gospel Reading Mark 12: 38-44 This Sunday is the second to last Sunday of our
liturgical year. As we approach the end of the Church
year, our Gospel invites us to consider Jesus’
predictions and teaching about the end of the world. In
the context of Mark’s Gospel, Jesus’ words about this
are spoken to his disciples as he prepares them for his
passion and death.
Before we consider Jesus’ words, it is important to note
the political backdrop against which many think
Mark’s Gospel was written. Most scholars concur that
Mark wrote his Gospel for Christians living in or near
Rome about 30 to 40 years after the death of Jesus.
This was a time of political turmoil in Rome. Some
Christians experienced persecution by the Romans
during the reign of the emperor Nero (about 64 A.D.).
Jewish revolutionaries rebelled against the Romans,
which led the Romans to destroy the Temple in
Jerusalem in 70 A.D. In this time of political turmoil
and persecution, many in Mark’s community might
have wondered if the end times predicted by Jesus
were in fact quite near.
Last Sunday we heard Jesus’ observation about the
contributions being made to the temple treasury and the
example of sacrificial giving that he saw in the poor
widow’s offering. If we had been reading Mark’s
Gospel continuously, we would have heard Jesus
predict the destruction of the Temple, his teaching
about the costs of discipleship, and the woes that will
accompany the end times. Finally, we would have
heard Jesus instruct his disciples about the need for
watchfulness so that they will not be caught unprepared
for this final day of judgment.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus continues this teaching by
offering his disciples signs to look for that will indicate
that the coming of the Son of Man is near. His words
and images draw upon Old Testament imagery,
especially images found in the Book of Daniel. Next,
Jesus offers the lesson of the fig tree, a parable that
teaches that if one knows how to read the signs, one
can be prepared for the end times. Jesus also teaches,
however, that no one knows when the end time will
come, except the Father. In the verses that follow this
reading in Mark’s Gospel, Jesus continues to warn his
disciples to be on watch for this end time.
Jesus’ words are not spoken to frighten his disciples,
nor should they frighten us. Rather, they are offered to
prepare us for the changes we will experience during
our lifetimes and at the end times. Our consolation and
hope is found in the lasting nature of Jesus’ words and
God’s never-ending love for us. Taken from Loyola Press Sunday Connection Anointing of the Sick – Nov 11 and Nov 25 If you, or someone you know is having surgery, or dealing with a serious illness, and would like to be anointed, talk to Father Atwood or call him at the rectory at 319-283-9577.
Dear Padre
Play 500 & Euchre Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:30PM @ Parkview
Helping Hands Clothing Closet in Buck Creek is located at 2029 Viking
Ave/ V56. Hours are: Tues 9-11AM; Wed. 6:30-7:30PM; & the 1st Saturday of
each month 9-11AM Contact Sandy Tagtow at 319-638-5511 or the Closet at 319-279-3247 No income guidelines. Please stop in! All are welcome! !
Our needs right now are for children’s winter coats size 4-16, (boys and girls) boots (any size) and snowpants. Also any other winter cloths will be welcomed too Donations may be dropped off at the parish center as well.
Knights of Columbus Omelet Breakfast, Gilbertville Legion Hall;
Sunday, Dec 9, 8:00-1200; all you can eat omelet, hash browns, sausage, toast, fruit cup & beverage. Bake Sale for some delicious treats also! Free will donation
Homily Notes: What did I hear that I would like to remember or think about later??
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