THE CATHOLIC CHURCHES OF

ST BERNARD 201 Main St. Blencoe, IA

ST JOHN 1009 13th St., Onawa, IA

ST JOSEPH 510 Tipton St., Salix, IA

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD JANUARY 6, 2019

FROM FATHER MICHAEL: The Feast of the Epiphany commemorates the manifes-

tation of the glory of Christ to the Gentiles in the person

of the Magi, as well as His Baptism and first miracle at

Cana. Originating in the Eastern Church in the 3rd cen-

tury, it soon spread to the West, where it is now com-

memorated especially for the appearance to the Magi.

In England and many European countries it is popularly

known as Twelfth Night (after Christmas) and is the oc-

casion for the revival of numerous quaint customs. The

feast is a holy day of obligation in England, Scotland,

and Ireland.

How can we celebrate Epiphany? Here are a few sug-

gestions:

1. Have a family "undecorating" party on January 6.

Spend the day taking down the tree and other holiday

trimmings at a leisurely pace.

2. Prepare a quiet dinner afterward and discuss what

you liked about this Christmas season and what you

might want to do differently next year. (Think of it as

"thinking out loud" time, though - not as a planning ses-

sion.)

3. Decorate a "king's crown" to serve for dessert. It's a

traditional Epiphany cake with a trinket baked inside it.

Whoever gets the piece with the trinket reigns as king

or queen of the feast and gets to order everyone else

around.

Celebrate that the Light of Christ has entered our world

in a new way.

Questions of the Week:

Adults: When have you been jealous or fearful of

another person? When are such feelings harmful?

Children: When have you been jealous because

something good happened to another person in-

stead of you? What is the problem with feeling

that way?

ST. JOHN / ST. BERNARD Pastor Father Michael Erpelding 712-423-2656

stjohnparishhall@msn.com www.stjohnonawa.com

Secretary / DRE Colleen Maule 712-423-1004 stjohnparishhall@msn.com

Office hours:7 am—2pm Monday, Tuesday & Thursday

7am -Noon 4pm-8:30 pm Wednesday 7am-11am Friday

MASS SCHEDULE : Mon No Mass..…………………………….. 0:00am

Tue Fred Servia…………...…….……….. 9:00am

Wed Verla Benjamin……………..(St. Bernard)…... 7.30am

Thurs No Mass……………………………………………...0:00am

Fri Elmwood NH ……………………………………….9:30 am

Sat No Mass……………………………...….…… 0:00 pm

Sun Darrell Hewitt………………………..…………... 9:00am

CONFESSION: SUNDAY 8:30 AM—8:45 AM

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Wednesday, January 9

Religious Ed Classes resume 6:45– 8 PM

STEWARDSHIP 12/23/18 ST. JOHN ST. BERNARD Envelopes/Loose $ 1583.00 $230.00

Flowers $225.00

Total: $2038.00

STEWARDSHIP 12/24-25 ST. JOHN ST. BERNARD Envelopes/Loose $ 1603.60 $752.00

Catholic Char. $993.00

E-offering $267.13

Total: $3615.73

St. John Registered Families……………………….185

ST. JOSEPH Pastor Father Michael Erpelding 712-946-5635

stjoseph@longlines.com WWW.STJOESALIX.COM

Secretary Mary Lynn Nelson 712-946-5635 stjoseph@longlines.com Cell 712-281-0107

DRE Kathy Jo Mitchell 712-212-3867

MASS SCHEDULE: Mon Bill & Bonnie Shreve………………………...6:30pm

Tue No Mass...…...…..………………………….....0:00am

Wed No Mass……………………………….…………..0:00 pm

Thurs Sue Lamoureux………………………………....9:00am

Fri Elmwood NH ……………………..……..………9:30 am

Sat Glenn Gubbels…………..……………………...4:00 pm

Sun Parishioners of Sts. Joseph, John & Bernard...11:00am

CONFESSION: SAT. 3:30PM—3:45PM / SUN. 10:30 AM– 10:45 AM

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Wednesday– January 9

Religious Ed classes 6:45-7:45 pm

STEWARDSHIP 12/22—12/23——-ST. JOSEPH Envelopes: $3932.00 Loose: $275.00

Cath. Charities $5.00 Candles: $50.00

E-offering $60.00 Christ.Flow. $36.00

Maint. Fund $10.00 Christmas $160.00

Brick Sale $1000.00

TOTAL: $5528.00

STEWARDSHIP 12/24—12/25——-ST. JOSEPH Envelopes: $610.00 Loose: $753.65

Cath. Charities $1792.01 Candles: $61.00

Debt Reduct $1100.00 Christ.Offer $2145.00

Cemetery Fund $500.00

TOTAL: $6961.66

St. Joseph Registered Families ……………………...209

St. Joseph Debt November 2018 ………….$190,837.56

St. Joseph Debt April 2017…………………….$324, 880.66

WEEK OF JANUARY 6, 2019

ST. JOHN JANUARY 13

LECTORS SERVERS EMS GIFT BEARERS USHERS

Dave Hausman Brandon Coble Larry Derocher– Elmwood Tom & Theresa Niewohner Jerry Menke, Darin

ROSARY Abby Wessel Colleen Maule– Homebound Greeters Crawford, Mike Goslin

Grace Fouts Derrick Crawford Bianca Derocher Darin & Vanessa Crawford Joe Kaschmitter

ST. JOSEPH JANUARY 12-13

LECTORS SERVERS EMS GIFT BEARERS USHERS

12-Al Stuhrenberg 12- Dylan Waite 12-Paula Olson 12– Pete & Marge Rinaldi 12-Bert Ullrich

13– Mike Donnelly Joseph Dewald

Jackson Dewald

Kathy Baker

Tom Becker

13-Ryan Willis Family Tom & Doreen Becker

Lawson Schuetz

12—Rosary

Kathy Baker

13-Grace Lewis 13—Bev Weikel 12-Greeters

Pete & Marge Rinaldi

13-Ryan Willis

& Family

13–Mike & Lori

Donnelly

Charlie Clayton

Jack Clayton

Mike Donnelly

Kathy Jo Mitchell

13– Jacob & Sheli

Goodin & Family

Ron & Margaret

Wood

Stewards

Mary Lander

Julie Case

Homebound

Kathy Jo Mitchell

Bev Weikel

Liturgy/ Word

Margaret Wood

ST. JOHN/ ST. BERNARD JANUARY 6, 2019 ST. JOSEPH

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISHES: Father Patrick O’Kane, Shirley Turner, Esther Mac

Clure, Darlene Ellis, Cheri Gibler, Loretta Simoff, Doe

Walker, Maryann Muller, Pete Mortensen, John Heist-

erkamp, Charlotte Zortman, Rosemary Kirby, Gina

Mortensen, Chris Metzger, Judson Bramow , Sherry

Wince, & Susie Brink. If you know of someone who is

ill and needs our prayers, and would like to be listed,

or if you no longer need to be listed, please contact

Colleen @ office 423-1004

St. John 2018/2019 Diocesan Annual Appeal :

Thank you for your generous response to the

request of Bishop Nickless to make a pledge

to the Diocesan Annual Appeal. We have col-

lected $11215.00 toward our parish goal of

$13815.00. That means we only need

$2600.00 to meet our goal.

Please pick up your 2019 calendar in the back of the

Church, courtesy of the Hoffman Agency & The

Knights of Columbus. Thank you!

Religious Ed resumes this Wednesday,

January 9 @ 6:45 pm

_______ Just for Laughs ____________ There was an elderly lady, who every morning

stepped onto her front porch, raised her arms to the

sky, and shouted, “Praise the Lord!” One day an athe-

ist moved into the house next door. He became irritat-

ed at the elderly lady. Every morning he’d step onto

his front porch after her and yell, “There is no

Lord!” Time passed with the two of them carrying on

this way every day. One morning, in the middle of the

winter, the elderly lady stepped onto her front porch

and shouted, “Praise the Lord! Please, Lord I have no

food and I am starving, provide for me, O,

Lord!” The next morning she stepped onto her porch

and there were two huge bags of groceries sitting

there. “Praise the Lord!” she cried out. “He has pro-

vided groceries for me!” The atheist neighbor jumped

out of the hedges and shouted, “There is no Lord. I

bought those groceries!!” The elderly lady threw her

arms into the air and shouted, “Praise the Lord! He

has provided me with groceries and made the devil

pay for them!”

REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH-

ES: Father O’Kane, Fran Mitchell, Nainna Gnat, Jeri

Greiner, Mike Franken, Loretta Prince, David Bogenrief,

Linda Donnelly, Sue LaCroix, Pam Dalley, Bev Thorpe,

Bryson Harder, Justin Lamoureux, Sophie Helvey, Kim Pe-

terson, Doreen Becker, Kathy Spohr, Glenda Ullrich, Roger

Huot, Stanley Johnson, Tristan Parks, Colleen Ebner ,Bailey

Cleveland, Christian Case, Brady Worrell, Cal Worrell, Con-

nie Wagner, Kathy Clayton, Helen Martin, Carter Lucas,

Deb McLarty.. For all who travel, grieve, those in the mili-

tary, veterans, their families and our nations leaders. The

candles burning on the Blessed Mother’s altar are for the

military serving in foreign lands .

DAA Goal is 17, 581, we have collected

$12796.00, We need $4785 to reach our Goal,

Let’s get this done before the end of the

year. We can do this if everyone pitches in!!!!

We are making progress, let’s get it done.

TEAM TRIVIA NIGHT! St. Joseph’s Choir will host

Trivia Night in the Parish Hall on Saturday night, Jan-

uary 26th beginning at 5:30 pm with trivia gating and a

potluck supper. Questions began at 6:30pm. Cost is

$80 for up to 8 team members. SAVE THE DATE!!!

We are in need of more Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers,

Communion to the Homebound, Ushers, Greeters, Stew-

ards, Carry up Gifts Please stop by the Office and sign

up, Need help both Saturday night or Sunday.

Christmas Flowers were donated in memory of

Logan Eliason .

Two large Christmas trees were donated by

John Kluver in memory of his mother and fa-

ther Raymond and Marcella Kluver, Thanks so

much John and Thanks for putting them up

they are beautiful. Thanks to all who helped

decorate the church for Christmas, everything

looked beautiful. Thanks

again.

”YOUTH GROUP @ St. Joseph

will meet on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month at 9:30am

February 16- 2nd Annual Valentine’s Dinner & Movie Greg 712-444-4843 or Keri Beth 712-204-2805

The Three Wise Men, also known as the Three Kings or the Magi, were Caspar, Melchior and Bal-thazar. In the Bible, they presented gifts to Jesus soon after his birth. The Three Wise Men all came from lands east of Jerusalem after seeing a special star in the sky that indicated the birth of a special king. When they found Jesus in Bethlehem, the three gifts that they offered were gold, frankincense and myrrh. Schol-ars believe that gold is either a simple valuable or a symbol of kingship. Frankincense is either plain perfume or a representation of deity. Myrrh is ei-ther an embalming ointment or a symbol for mor-tality.

Men’s Retreat: The Gospel is Explosive! Janu-

ary 18 - 20, retreat for men at Saint Benedict Cen-

ter, Schuyler, co-sponsored by the Pro Sanctity

Movement. A saint is a person who feels drawn to

God with ever greater intensity. We are all saints

in the making, and our witness of faith, rooted in

our baptism, must inspire others. The true Gospel

is a volatile gift, making our mediocrity explode

into bits of rubble! Fr. Thomas Leitner, OSB, Br.

August Schaefer, OSB, and Deacon Duane

Karmazin, will direct this retreat. The schedule

includes brief conferences, silence, Mass, Confes-

sion, fellowship and spiritual direction. Open to all

ages. Scholarships are available. Friday, 7:30 p.m.,

to Sunday, after lunch. Register at

www.StBenedictCenter.com or call (402) 352-

8819.

Set Your House in Order: A Program to Or-

ganize Finances and Plan Estate, January 26,

one-day retreat at Saint Benedict Center, Schuyler,

with Columbus attorney James A. Fehringer. If

you have possessions, you have an estate. Their

orderly care during your lifetime represents finan-

cial management. Their disposition after your life-

time is called estate settlement. Deciding in ad-

vance how this will be done is known as estate

planning. Capitalize on this opportunity to learn

how to plan your estate. A thorough analysis of

asset ownership, Wills, Trusts, Asset Management

Powers of Attorney, Health Care Powers of Attor-

ney, Long-Term Care Protection and Charitable

Gift Planning will be presented. Program fee: $ 30.

Lunch is available at the Center for $ 10.76

(includes tax). Register at

www.StBenedictCenter.com or call

(402) 352-8819.

Valentine’s Day Dinner, February 10, 5:00

p.m., at Saint Benedict Center, Schuyler. Mar-

ried couples are invited for Mass at the chapel of

St. Benedict Center, followed, at 6:00 p.m., by a

delicious and festive four-course Valentine’s Day

Dinner prepared by Mark and Patty Bosh. Ad-

vance reservation and pre-payment requested. $

60/couple. Early Bird Rate $ 55 (sign up before

Jan. 28). Register at www.StBenedictCenter.com

or call (402) 352-8819.