PARISH OFFICE 3100 W. Madison Ave. • Fairfield, Iowa 52556-4213 Website:………………... www.fairfieldstmary.org Facebook:……facebook.com/stmarychurchfairfield

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8 am–4 pm

Phone: 641-472-3179

PASTORAL STAFF: Fr. Nicholas J. Adam, Pastor Karen Crossland, RCIA Coordinator…..641-919-9037 Jean Dorothy, Faith Formation Coordinator Diane Tone, Youth Ministry Coordinator.....319-217-0148 OFFICE STAFF: Roberta Danielson, Parish Secretary JoAnn Adam, Parish Bookkeeper

Email: Fr. Nick’s Email: adamn@diodav.org Faith Formation Email: fairfieldstmarydre@diodav.org Youth Ministry Email: fairfieldstmaryym@diodav.org Parish Office Email: fairfieldstmary@diodav.org Parish Finance Email: fairfieldstmaryfin@diodav.org

PARISH COUNCIL: Tracy Hammes President FINANCE COUNCIL: Tony Webb, President PARISH HEALTH MINISTRY Roseann Karbacka…...641-919-9650 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS # 4092 Patrick Jones, Grand Knight Doug Danielson, Deputy Grand Knight

LITURGY SCHEDULE: MASSES: Saturday 5:30 pm - Sunday 9 am RECONCILIATION (Confession) Saturday 4:30 - 5 pm or by appt. (641-472-4375)

Daily Masses: See enclosed calendar SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION: Marriage: please call the parish office 6 months prior to the desired wedding date.

St. Mary Roman Catholic Church

FAIRFIELD, IOWA

A WELCOMING FAMILY OF FAITH”

Blessed Trinity, we thank you for helping us become a welcoming

family of faith. Smile on us as we greet each other and all visitors to our

Church. Hear us sing your praises at Mass and in our daily lives. Embrace us

as we support growth in love for You. Guide us as we study Your Word,

celebrate the Sacraments, and work in Your Service. We ask for your

forgiveness and grant our own to others. Inspire us to respond to the needs of

our world today. Amen

August 8, 2021

WELCOME TO OUR PARISH. W e extend a w arm w elcom e to all w ho attend our Church. W e hope that you will find our parish community a place where your life of faith will be nourished and that you

will share your special gifts with us. Your prayers, your presence and your talents are most welcome. Parish registration forms are in the church Gathering Space. Fill one out and give it to

Father Nick or drop it off at the church office. W e take this opportunity to w elcom e all of you, our parishioners and visitors, to church today. We thank you for making us a part of your day.

Mass Schedule & Intentions

Monday, Aug. 9 No Mass Tuesday, Aug. 10 5:15 pm Mass — Lynette Simonson† Wednesday, Aug. 11 5:15 pm Mass — Harley Lindgren Intention Thursday, Aug. 12 8:30 am Mass — Don Pacha† Friday, Aug. 13 8:30 am Mass — Art Hellweg† Saturday, Aug. 14 5:30 pm Vigil Mass — Josephine Danaher† Sunday, Aug. 15 9:00 am Mass — For The People

Scripture Readings for the Week Aug. 9: Dt 10:12-22/Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 [12a]/ Mt 17:22-27 Aug. 10: 2 Cor 9:6-10/Ps 112:1-2, 5-6, 7-8, 9 [5]/Jn 12:24-26 Aug. 11: Dt 34:1-12/Ps 66:1-3a, 5 and 8, 16-17 [cf. 20a and 10b]/Mt 18:15-20 Aug. 12: Jos 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17/Ps 114:1-2, 3-4, 5-6/ Mt 18:21—19:1 Aug. 13: Jos 24:1-13/Ps 136:1-3, 16-18, 21-22 and 24/ Mt 19:3-12 Aug. 14: Jos 24:14-29/Ps 16:1-2a, and 5, 7-8, 11 [cf. 5a]/Mt Aug. 14: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2/Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14 [8]/1 Cor 15:54b-57/Lk 11:27-28 Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/Ps 45:10, 11, 12, 16 [10bc]/1 Cor 15:20-27/Lk 1:39-56

8 SUN

9 am Mass

9 MON

No Mass

6:00 pm KC Meal &

Meeting

10 TUE

5:15 pm Mass

11 WED

5:15 pm Mass

12 THU

8:30 am Mass

13 FRI

8:30 am Mass

14 SAT 11 am Funeral

Memorial Mass for Larry

Davitt

4:30 - 5:00 pm

Confessions

5:30 pm Mass

15 SUN

The Assumption Of The Blessed

Virgin Mary

9 am Mass

16 MON

No Mass

17 TUE

NO Mass

18 WED

9:00 am Mass at Sunnybrook

Assisted Living (by the church)

19 THU

NO Mass

20 FRI

8:30 am Mass

21 SAT

4:30 - 5:00 pm Confessions

5:30 pm Mass

A U G U S T 2 0 2 1

Lectors: (1) Dale Sue Glass (2) Barb Hammes Eucharist: (1) Mary Over tur ff (2) Bob Greco Servers: (1) Wyatt, Max & Carson Lovelady (2) Sydney Wells, Clay Harr is Cantor: (1) Ken Malloy (2) Annette Simonson

Liturgical Ministers for August 14 & 15, 2021

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Notes from Father Nick...

If you wish to be placed on the prayer chain or if you want your names removed, we respectfully ask that you make that request to the Parish Office or

Dot Hellkamp (472-5282).

Because of the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19 within our county, our Parish Picnic is being postponed from August 22 to another date, that will be announced later. In that same light, as we mentioned at Mass this past weekend, our diocese and the CDC have highly recommended that we wear masks indoors. You may find Bishop Zinkula’s letter mentioning this on our parish’s social media sites or by contacting our Office. Diocesan study includes listening sessions, online survey: Bishop Thomas Zinkula is working to address challenges facing our diocese, and he is asking every parishioner to complete a planning study survey to gather feedback on proposed diocesan goals. (This is separate from the “Rediscovering Sunday” survey that you may have recently completed.) You are invited to visit davenportdiocese.org to learn more about the proposed diocesan goals. You may also complete the survey online at that website: Go to “Diocese of Davenport Fundraising Feasibility Study” on the home page, click on “Take the survey” and enter the password: DAVDIOCESE. You are also invited to learn more by attending one of these listening sessions and then providing your feedback: • Wed., Aug. 11, 7 p.m.: Divine Mercy Parish, 700 Division St., Burlington • Tue., Aug. 17, 7 p.m.: St. Paul the Apostle Parish, 916 E. Rusholme St., Davenport • Wed., Aug. 18, 7 p.m.: St. Patrick Parish, 4330 St. Patrick Dr., Iowa City • Tue., Aug. 24, 7 p.m.: St. John Vianney Parish, 4097 18th St., Bettendorf • Wed., Aug. 25, 7 p.m.: St. Joseph Parish, 417 6th Ave., DeWitt • Tue., Aug. 31, 7 p.m.: Sacred Heart Parish, 1115 S. 8th Ave. E., Newton In today’s gospel, we continue to hear our Lord’s Bread of Life discourse, found in Chapter 6 of St. John’s gospel. These words of Jesus remind us that he alone can satisfy our hungers, he alone can satisfy our thirsts. As we reflect on these words, maybe we could ask ourselves if we are finding our joy in other places, in other things, rather than in Christ Jesus. If so, are we willing to repent and change our ways? In the words of the First Commandment: “I am the Lord your God, you shall not have any gods before Me.” May you continue growing in your love for the Lord!

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Protecting God’s Children These sessions are open to all adults and are mandated for all employees and volunteers who work on a regular basis with children. Register on-line at www.virtus.org or P.O. Box 232,Bettendorf, IA 52722-0004. To report child abuse contact: Iowa Depar tment of Human Services Child Abuse Hotline: 800-362-2178 and if it involves clergy or church personnel also notify Alicia Owens, the Victim Assistance Coordinator, 563-349-5002; vac@diodav.org or PO Box 232, Bettendorf, IA 52722-0004.

Aug. 8: Logan Adam, Jessica Jones, Kip Sheetz, Dan Sullivan, Geoff Ward Aug. 9: Sr. Meg Earsley Aug. 10: Joe Adam, Annie Mosinski, Karen Rubey Aug. 11: Chris Countryman, Andrew Fernandes, Taniya Hallman, Ginny Hughes Aug. 12: Leonard Buch, Aron Hernandez Aug. 13: Jeanie Palmer Aug. 14: Jeff Anderson, Henrietta Borman-Grinter, Dan Cesar, Claudia Greenig, Erik Kaska, Tom Sullivan

If we have missed your name it was not intentional. Please call the parish office and we can correct the error.

B. Adam, D. Cummiskey, P. Cummiskey, E. DeMeyer, P. Graber, L. & L. Hampton, L. Koerselman, J. Morrissey, S. & J. Murphy,

R. Sieren, J. Stanley, L. Weber

FINANCIALLY SPEAKING: June 15 thru June 20, 2021 58 Families Contributed

Envelopes 3444.00 Offertory 400.00 Total week’s income 3844.00 Catholic Messenger 4495.50 Subscriptions paid 2021.00 Balance due 2474.50

Mass Attendance: July 31 & August 1, 2021 5:30 pm: 93 & 9 am: 160

Knights of Columbus #4092

The next KC Meeting is on Monday, August 9th at 6:00 pm.

A meal will be served!

HOLY FAMILY RADIO (EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network)

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Thank you! Our NCYC students and chaperones work day on July 25th, doing

yard work for our parishioners.

In the past, we have learned in our parish and other parishes in the area, where scammers were able to mimic messages from priests and in their

messages they were soliciting emergency financial assistance from their parishioners. It is important that

you know that Fr. Nick will never contact you asking for money, gift

cards, or other financial assistance to deal with an emergency.

Protecting God’s Children These sessions are open to all adults and are mandated for all employees and volunteers who work on a regular basis with children. Register on-line at www.virtus.org or P.O. Box 232,Bettendorf, IA 52722-0004. To report child abuse contact: Iowa Depar tment of Human Services Child Abuse Hotline: 800-362-2178 and if it involves clergy or church personnel also notify Alicia Owens, the Victim Assistance Coordinator, 563-349-5002; vac@diodav.org or PO Box 232, Bettendorf, IA 52722-0004.

Aug. 8: Logan Adam, Jessica Jones, Kip Sheetz, Dan Sullivan, Geoff Ward Aug. 9: Sr. Meg Earsley Aug. 10: Joe Adam, Annie Mosinski, Karen Rubey Aug. 11: Chris Countryman, Andrew Fernandes, Taniya Hallman, Ginny Hughes Aug. 12: Leonard Buch, Aron Hernandez Aug. 13: Jeanie Palmer Aug. 14: Jeff Anderson, Henrietta Borman-Grinter, Dan Cesar, Claudia Greenig, Erik Kaska, Tom Sullivan

If we have missed your name it was not intentional. Please call the parish office and we can correct the error.

B. Adam, D. Cummiskey, P. Cummiskey, E. DeMeyer, P. Graber, L. & L. Hampton, L. Koerselman, J. Morrissey, S. & J. Murphy,

R. Sieren, J. Stanley, L. Weber

FINANCIALLY SPEAKING: June 15 thru June 20, 2021 58 Families Contributed

Envelopes 3444.00 Offertory 400.00 Total week’s income 3844.00 Catholic Messenger 4495.50 Subscriptions paid 2021.00 Balance due 2474.50

Mass Attendance: July 31 & August 1, 2021 5:30 pm: 93 & 9 am: 160

Knights of Columbus #4092

The next KC Meeting is on Monday, August 9th at 6:00 pm.

A meal will be served!

HOLY FAMILY RADIO (EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network)

Now on the air at 103.5 FM Online at KHFRFM.COM

Thank you! Our NCYC students and chaperones work day on July 25th, doing

yard work for our parishioners.

In the past, we have learned in our parish and other parishes in the area, where scammers were able to mimic messages from priests and in their

messages they were soliciting emergency financial assistance from their parishioners. It is important that

you know that Fr. Nick will never contact you asking for money, gift

cards, or other financial assistance to deal with an emergency.

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