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2nd Sunday of Lent
February 25, 2018
Immaculate Conception Parish
Fairbank Iowa 50629
Today’s Readings Genesis 22:1-18 Psalm 116:10-18 Romans 8:31-34
Mark 9:2-10
“This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.” (Mark 9:7) We do not always want to listen to what we are told. Listen carefully to others, especially your spouse – Christ might be speaking to you through their words!
Lenten Book Study It’s not too late to join us! Matthew Kelly’s newly revised book “Perfectly Yourself” sessions are held immediately after Mass in the meeting room of the Hall. Each session will last approximately one hour and will be facilitated by members of the Faith Formation Commission. Today’s session pgs 39-72. March 4th Session will be Pgs 72-107 Finding Your Passion
The Word Among Us ~Free Copies The publishers of ‘The Word Among Us’ have donated at absolutely no cost to us, eighty copies of their publication for Lent. The daily scriptures and meditations are a wonderful additional resource for this Lent. Pick one up for the family.
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Rice Bowl The CRS Rice Bowls are available at each of the exits. Please take one for the family and make a special effort to drop in pocket change or whatever you can spare each day. You’ll find a brochure inside the box with short stories of hope and meatless simple supper recipes from the countries spotlighted. Check out more at crsricebowl.org The Rice Bowls will be collected toward the end of Lent.
Lenten Prayer ~ God of the Journey
Whenever we stumble on life’s roads, you are with us. Your love enables us to get back up and start again. May our Lenten prayer, fasting and almsgiving be an
encounter with your mercy. May our experience of your selfless love inspire us to “go and do likewise,” becoming companions for our neighbors most in need, and for every
member of our human family. Amen.
Stations of the Cross
Stations will be offered after Wednesday Mass in Fairbank (ca. 8:20AM) and after 5:00PM Mass in Oelwein on Fridays (ca. 5:20PM). Please note that this is an extra daily Mass for Lent in Oelwein.
Partner with Catholic Charities
Did you know that 93% of every donation to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque goes toward direct service of individuals in need? Your gift will make an impact. Please partner with Catholic Charities and make your contribution to the Catholic Charities Annual Appeal today. Learn more at http://www.CatholicCharitiesDubuque.org.
Thank you… ….. to all who came to the KC’s omelet breakfast last Sunday. Because of your generosity, we are able to donate $500 to the Parish Center Capital Campaign. Also thanks to all who helped set up, prepare food, and clean up. Many hands helped make light work. /s/ I C Knights of Columbus
…..to the I C Knights of Columbus for the very generous donation toward the Parish Center Capital Campaign debt. Very much appreciated! /s/ the IC Parish Family
Lord, We Lift Up to You in Prayer…. Sherry Duffy, Kevin Coffin, Fr. Anthony Sloan, Mary Ellen Youngblut, Pat Miller, Lisa Dolan (niece of Ed &
Donna Sadler), Don Reiter (Angie Auel’s father), Sr. Barbara Rastatter, LoE Miller, Jim Kaufman Sr., Mary LaRue, Carol Brandt, Mary Martins, victims of hatred, racism, violence, terrorism, natural disaster; 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.
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: Parents of Immaculate
Conception parish who wish to have their child baptized are required to attend this baptism class to prepare them for the celebration and the living of this sacrament, even if you
have taken the class previously for another child’s baptism. The next scheduled class is Saturday, May 19 in the Sacred Heart Parish Center, Oelwein, at 8:30AM with Deacon Jim. I C CEMETERY – contact the parish office FUNERAL DINNERS: Group #2: May, June, July, August
We provide desserts & serve a catered meal FOR RENTAL OF THE PARISH CENTER contact Tammy Kaufman to inquire about renting the parish center. Normal parish use of the center will still run through the parish office.
I C Staff
~ Fr. Ray Atwood, Pastor ~ IC Parish Office on 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
~Jennifer Ciesielski, IC Secretary/Bookkeeper~ I C PARISH OFFICE PH: 319-635-2211
located at 405 Fairbank St I C Parish Office hours: Mon-Thurs 8:00AM–1:00PM
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]
“The future starts today, not tomorrow.” Saint John Paul the Great
Stewardship in His Name….
Abraham was prepared to sacrifice his only son, Isaac. St. Paul reminds us that God Himself “did not spare His own Son.” Are my gifts to the Lord — of my resources, of my time, of myself — also sacrificial? See Romans 8:32
I C March Calendar Sat Mar 3 1st Saturday Mass 8:00AM
Sun Mar 4 Peanut Butter for Backpacks Collection
Wed Mar 7 Parish Center Cleaning 8:30AM
Thu Mar 8 I C KC’s Mtg 7PM
Sun Mar 11 Daylight Savings Time Begins
Sun Mar 11 Donut Sunday
Sun Mar 11 Youth Mass at Sacred Heart 5PM
Tue Mar 13 Parish Center Private Rental 8AM – 2PM
Wed Mar 14 IC Finance Council Mtg 5:30PM
Wed Mar 14 IC Pastoral Council Mtg 6:30PM
Sun Mar 18 Laugh Your Way to a Better
Marriage Date Night 6:30PM
Mon Mar 19 Parish Life Mtg 3:00PM
Mon Mar 19 March Group Church Cleaning 6:30PM
Wed Mar 21 Parish Center Cleaning 8:30AM
Fri Mar 23 IC’s Fish Fry in the Legion Hall 5-7:30PM
Thurs Mar 29 – Holy Thursday Mass at IC 7PM
Fri Mar 30 – Good Friday Services at IC Noon
Sat Mar 31 Parish Center Private Rental all day
March Congratulatory Celebrations Celebrating 80+ Birthdays!
Colleen Bovy 84 on the 1st Dorothy E (Mrs. Jack) Duffy 84 on the 4th
Carl Schneider 94 on the 31st Mary Ellen Youngblut 95 on the 31st
Outreach Meal Packaging Event March 18 Feb. 25 and March 4th are "Sign-up Sundays" for our Outreach Meal Packaging Event, which will take place on Sunday afternoon, March 18th in the Sacred Heart gym. This year the food will be sent to the hurricane victims in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, as well as some to local food pantries who are interested. We are thrilled with the generosity of so many and now need about 200 volunteers to help with the packaging. If you have not done this before, join us for a fun and meaningful Lenten activity. Each shift is only one hour. People are to arrive 15 minutes early to prepare for their shift. Sign-up sheets are at the entrances of the church. Fill them out and leave by the entrance or take them to the parish center. In order to help us plan, the sooner you sign up, the better. Please call Joane Amick at 319-283-4268 if you have questions. Thank you. Social Justice Committee of Sacred Heart Parish
MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS Sun Feb 25 8:30AM I C Charlotte McGrane
Sun Feb 25 10:30AM SH Colleen Stasi
Mon Feb 26 8:00AM SH Jeff Gossman Wed Feb 28 8:00AM I C Madonna Shields Junker Stations right after Mass Thur Mar 01 8:00AM SH Don & Artis Lamphier 1st Fri Mar 02 8:45AM SH Buzz Rechkemmer & Joyce Weber Fri Mar 02 5:00PM SH Gerald Lamphere & Lucille Keppler 1st Sat Mar 03 8:00AM I C Alex Smith Sat Mar 03 4:30PM SH Gene & Liz McCann Sun Mar 04 8:30AM I C Norbert Kleitsch Sun Mar 04 10:30AM SH For the People Rosary 8AM each Sunday
~MINISTRY SCHEDULES~
SUNDAY, February 25 at 8:30AM 2nd Sunday of Lent Lector: Lori Beierschmitt EMHC 2 Hosts & 2 Cup: Diane Wenger, Janice Martins
Brennah Weepie, Deacon Jim Servers: Kaylie Curley & Melody Kayser Cantor: Kim Weepie Organist: Roxanne /CHOIR Gifts: Dan Cutsforth Family Money Counters: Tom Kleitsch, Susan S. & Mary Ann K.
SUNDAY, March 04 at 8:30AM 3rd Sunday of Lent Lector: Kevin Bodensteiner EMHC 2 Hosts & 2 Cup :Dan Cutsforth, Julie Delagardelle
Kelly Galleger, Glenda Kane Servers: Dallas Wittenburg, Preston Weepie Cantor: Bob Byersdorfer Organist: Carol Woods Gifts: Don & Glenda Brandt Money Counters: Fred & Leslie Frost, Julia & Susi LaRue
HOSPITALITY PEOPLE FOR FEBRUARY 2018
Greg & Lori Beierschmitt, Chance Beierschmitt Jerry Shannon, Tom Kleitsch
HOSPITALITY PEOPLE FOR MARCH 2018
Richard Rundle, Chad Van Daele, Mitch Sauerbrei Donny Schmit Collin Schrader
Lenten Petitions Vase: We invite you to write down
your personal petitions/intercessions for Lent and drop them in the vase located next to the cross. We will offer them up at each Mass during Lent. Bring your worries & cares and drop them into the ‘well’ of God’s Love, Hope, and Mercy. Paper and pens are on the small table next to the door. The petitions will remain in the vase throughout Lent.
Our sympathy and prayers are extended to the family~ Dorothy (Jack) Duffy, Donna Higgins, Roger Kane, and Rex
& Glenda Kane ~ and friends of ……Ralph Kane. Ralph entered eternal rest on Sunday, February 18, 2018
Those we love remain with us,
for love itself lives on.
Cherished memories never fade
because one loved is gone.
Those we love can never be
more than a thought apart,
for as long as there’s a memory they live on in our hearts. We believe that all the ties of friendship and affection, which knit us as one throughout our lives, do not unravel with death.
HOMILY NOTES: What did I hear that I would like to remember or
think about later?
Parish Financial $upport Report Feb 18-22 Budget $ 1925 Offertory 104 Youth 8 Pledge Installments $ 3000 Regular Building Fund 20 Campaign Donation 500
Area Happenings! Play 500 & Euchre on Tuesdays & Thursdays at 6:30PM at Parkview Assisted Living It’s not too late to make a donation to the Hunger Campaign for the Outreach Food Packaging Event! Envelopes are at each exit.
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Background on today’s Gospel Mark 1:12-15 On the second Sunday of Lent in each Lectionary cycle, the Gospel reading proclaims the story of Jesus’ Transfiguration. This event is reported in each of the Synoptic Gospels—Matthew, Mark, and Luke. This year, in Cycle B, we hear Mark’s report of this event. The context for Mark’s Transfiguration story is similar to that found in both Matthew’s and Luke’s Gospel. The Transfiguration occurs after Peter’s confession that Jesus is the Messiah and Jesus’ prediction about his passion. After this, in each of these Gospels, there is also a discussion of the cost of discipleship. In each case, Jesus takes three of his disciples—Peter, James, and John—to a high mountain. While they are there, Elijah and Moses appear with Jesus. In Matthew’s and Mark’s Gospel, there is reference to a conversation among Jesus, Elijah, and Moses, but only Luke’s Gospel includes the detail that this conversation is about what Jesus will accomplish in Jerusalem. Elijah and Moses are significant figures in the history of Israel. Moses led the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and received from Yahweh the Ten Commandments. In appearing with Jesus at his Transfiguration, Moses represents the Law that guides the lives of the Jewish people. Elijah is remembered as one of the most important prophets of Israel who helped the Israelites stay faithful to Yahweh. Some Jews believed that Elijah’s return would signal the coming of the Messiah for the Jewish people. This belief is evidenced in the question posed by Jesus’ disciples after they have witnessed the Transfiguration. The appearance of these two important figures from Israel’s history with Jesus signifies Jesus’ continuity with the Law and with the prophets and that Jesus is the fulfillment of all that was promised to the people of Israel. On seeing Jesus with Elijah and Moses and having witnessed his Transfiguration, Peter offers to construct three tents for them. Mark reports that the disciples are terrified by what they have witnessed and that Peter’s offer is made out of confusion. We also notice that Peter has reverted from his earlier confession that Jesus is the Messiah, calling Jesus rabbi instead. As if in reply to Peter’s confusion, a voice from heaven speaks, affirming Jesus as God's Son and commanding the disciples to obey him. This voice from heaven recalls the voice that was heard at Jesus’ baptism. In his Transfiguration, we see an anticipation of the glory of Jesus’ Resurrection. In each of the reports of the Transfiguration, Jesus instructs the disciples to keep secret what they have seen until after the Son of Man has risen from the dead. The disciples’ confusion continues as they wonder what Jesus means by rising from the dead. The disciples cannot possibly understand Jesus’ Transfiguration until they also witness his passion and death. We hear the story of Jesus’ Transfiguration early in Lent, but we have the benefit of hindsight. In our hearing of it, we anticipate Jesus’ Resurrection, even as we prepare to remember Jesus’ passion and death. From Loyola Press Sunday
Connection
Celebrate Life!
For Me to Be a Saint Means to Be Myself Excerpt from “My Life With the Saints” by James Martin, SJ There are at least two reasons why we may find it hard to believe that being holy starts with being ourselves. First, before many of us can accept this truth, we may find ourselves trying to be someone who we are not, based on another person’s interpretation of holiness. And second, once we finally set aside the notion that we’re supposed to be someone else, it’s a long process discovering who we really are. At the heart of this understanding is accepting who you are before God. “For it was you who formed me in my inward parts, you knit me together in my mother’s womb,” says Psalm 139. “I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” The beginning of sanctity is loving yourself as a creation of God. And that means all of yourself, even the parts of you that you wish weren’t there, the parts of you that you wish God hadn’t made, the parts of you that you lament. God loves us like a parent loves a child—often more for the parts of the child that are weaker or where the child struggles or falters. More often than not, those very weaknesses are the most important paths to holiness, because they remind you of your reliance on God. Believing that God wants us to be ourselves has been a fantastically liberating idea for me. While I’m always called to grow, God asks only that I be myself, no matter what situation. So when I’m listening to a friend tell me his problems, or hearing someone’s confession, or standing before a homeless man in the street, I don’t have to say, “What would St. Peter or St. Francis of Assisi or St. Thérèse of Lisieux or Blessed John XXIII do?” Certainly they can be models of Christian action for me. But God has not placed them in this particular situation. God, in his mysterious wisdom, has placed me there, with my talents and skills, as well my weaknesses and limitations. Therefore, a better question is, “What should I do?”
As the Jesuit poet Gerard Manley Hopkins wrote, “for Christ plays in ten thousand places,
lovely in eyes and lovely in limbs not his...” In other words, my eyes and my limbs.
Your eyes and your limbs.
I C FISH FRY
Friday, March 23
Will be held in the Legion Hall
No Silent Auction Baskets this year!
Sign-up sheets will be at the back of
the church March 11 & 18 We will have 50/50 Raffles and
door prizes,