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August 17, 2008
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Faith Formation Registration: Have you registered your student(s) for faith formation classes yet? If not, please do so very soon. Classes begin on September 10th, and we will want to have enough supplies and books on hand for every student. Registration forms were sent home with students last April. If you need a new set of forms, please contact Barb at the Faith Formation Office, 515-290-4799. New families may also call this number to get forms. |
School Supplies Needed: The start of another school year is almost here and many children will not have the supplies they need. When you are out shopping for your children, or just shopping in general, please pick up a few extra items for school, and put them in the tub located in the social hall. The supplies will be taken to the school and dispersed.
Thank you in advance!!!
St. Patrick LHD Breakfast
The Building and Grounds committee will be sponsoring our 4th annual LHD Breakfast on Saturday Aug 23rd from 7-10 AM. The menu includes scrambled eggs, sausage, breakfast pastry, and coffee or juice. Come join us for breakfast and stake out your front row seat for the parade. We are also in need of bakers for breakfast pastries/cinnamon rolls and volunteers to help with the breakfast. We will have sign up after Mass Aug. 9th and 16th. We hope to see you there
We are still asking for your pop cans and bottles!
Please take them to the Story County Redemption Center on Lincoln Way in Nevada, and tell them they are for St. Patrick’s. We won’t have the boxes at church until later in the fall, (to avoid complications during the summer months.) Please consider helping our youth with your donation. Thank you in advance!
Reminder:
St. Patrick’s parishioners, please use your Capital Campaign envelopes for your contributions to both phases of the Capital Campaign. This aides the counters to correctly identify your contribution. Thank you!!!
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Will you have a Kindergartener in next year’s faith formation classes? If you have a student who will be in kindergarten for 2008-09 or know of a family who will have a kindergartener, please call Barb Kuebler at the faith formation office, 515-290-4799. This will help us prepare for the coming school year with enough materials and catechists! Thank you! |
MEMORIAL AND ST. PATRICK’S TEAM UP TO FEED THE HUNGRY: Members of Memorial Lutheran and St. Patrick’s churches will provide workers for “Food at First” United Methodist Church in Ames on four Thursdays in 2005. There is an open invitation of anyone-any family-to get the free meal, and everyone has their own reason for attending. The major focus is to help those who are not able to simultaneously meet their basic needs of food and shelter. Two shifts of workers prepare and serve/clean up after the meals: 3-5 p.m.-preparation (4 people needed); 5-7 p.m.-serve/clean up (8 people needed). Children and youth are welcome, when accompanied by an adult. For more info contact Mike Coverdale at 382-5232 or mjcoverdale@mchsi.com or click here to sign up
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Stewardship |
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Offertory |
Good Samaritan |
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| $106.25 | $65.00 | |
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Tithing |
Capital Campaign | RE Registration |
| 1244.61 | $880.00 | $910.00 |
MONEY COUNTERS:
This week: Dan and Jane Ramthun
Next Week: Paul and Deb Malsom
REMINDER: All lay ministers (eucharistic ministers, lectors, altar servers, etc.) are meeting in the reconciliation room for prayer about 15 minutes before Mass starts.
JUST A REMINDER if you need to reserve the social hall for events, you will need to contact the Cluster Office to reserve the hall.
General News
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Special Intentions All caregivers, all special intentions and Mike Schau. Please also remember our service men and women in your prayers. Let us support one another in prayer |
This Weekend Sister Christine Feagan, a Sinsinawa Dominican Sister, who is the Hispanic minister at St. Mary in Marshalltown, will be with us to share some of the work that her community is doing in South and Central America, Trinidad-Tobago in the Caribbean and in Africa. This is to help us reflect on our responsibility within the universal Catholic church to support missionary work. A second collection will be taken at all the Masses the weekend of Aug. 16-17 for the Dominican missionary efforts in Central and South America. Please be as generous as you are able. Thank you!
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Worldwide Marriage Encounter Couples who make Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekends not only rediscover the joy, intimacy & romance in their relationships, but also become more active in their Church. Together, we are making marriages, families and our Church stronger & healthier.
“O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” We only need to call on Jesus to help us have the best Sacrament of Marriage or Holy Orders. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend is October 10-12, 2008, in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, IA. The weekend starts at 8 p.m. on Friday and runs until 4 p.m. on Sunday. All faith expressions are welcome! Contact John & Deb for more information or to register by phone, 641-755- 3667, or by email jdcman88@netins.net Early registration is highly recommended. |
The International Catholic Stewardship Council Conference will be held in the Midwest, October 12- 15, at Chicago. Given the close proximity, it would be a wonderful opportunity to attend. The Archdiocese has become a member of ICSC, permitting reduced rates for people of the Archdiocese when purchasing materials or when registering for ICSC events. Check out the ICSC website for registration information and a description of presentations and workshops at https://www.catholicstewardship.org. Reduced rates for early registration can be obtained through July 15, 2008. Individuals can register directly on-line and check "member". If you are planning to register, you are asked to email Lois Thilmany (DBQCDev). We will compile a list of registrants from the Archdiocese and email at a later date to help coordinate transportation.
Fr. Tom Toale
Hospice Volunteers Needed
“Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something.” Hospice volunteers are needed to share conversation, hold a hand, bake a cake, give a hug, touch a heart. For those not previously trained, training is available July 24th and 31st from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm, at the Ames Public Library. Call Kathleen Fleming, Volunteer Coordinator, Wesley Community Hospice at 515-271-6775 or kfleming@wesleyservices.org
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Would you like to join a ministry that reaches out with prayers to those who are going through very tough times? Maybe they have lost a loved one, maybe they have a terminal illness like cancer. A prayer shawl is soft, warm, filled with prayers and blessed by Father Dagit. Contact Kathie Flack 641-377-2112 or e-mail me at kathie.flack@gmail.com for more information.
Volunteer Opportunities
Help your community by volunteering. For more information on these volunteer opportunities or to sign up, visit www.vcstory.org or call the Volunteer Center of Story County at 515-268-5323. Fill one of several needs at the Nevada Community Historical Society. Be a tour docent, help raise funds and more. Volunteer at the Nevada Public Library – wash windows or help with landscaping.
Keep the local food pantry in mind when you are grocery shopping!
Donations of nonperishable food, paper products or cash are always gratefully accepted!
Catholic Charities offers the
following services:
Individual, marital, and family counseling; confidential assistance with marital
problems, depression, stress and other issues. Affordable sliding fee schedule.
For an appointment call 515-296-2759.
Bible Quiz
This week’s questions:
1. When Jesus was seen by the Pharisees eating with sinners, how did Jesus reply?
2. When Jesus fed the 5000 men with five loves of bread and two fish, did He ever repeat this miracle again
Answers on the coming events page