June 28, 2020 The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

During this difficult time, pray for an end to the spread of the coronavirus and for all healthcare workers and those personally affected by the virus.

Please remember to practice social distancing, covering coughs and sneezes, and diligent hand-washing.

STEWARDSHIP OF TIME We put God FIRST in our lives by watching Mass every Lord’s Day and spending time in pray-er each day. If we are family, we spend time together as often as possible.

Readings for the Week of June 29, 2020

Monday Acts 12:1-11/2 Tim 4:6-8, 17-18/ Mt 16:13-19 Tuesday Am 3:1-8; 4:11-12/Mt 8:23-27 Wednesday Am 5:1415, 21-24/Mt 8:28-34 Thursday Am 7:10-17/Mt 9:1-8 Friday Eph 2:19-22/Jn 20:24-29 Saturday Am9:11-15/Mt 9:14-17 Sunday Zec 9:9-10/Rom 8:9, 11-13/ Mt 11:25-30

June 28, 2020 The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Private Mass Intentions for the Coming Week

Monday, June 29 Ss. Peter & Paul, Apostles 8:00 am Kenneth Brandt Tuesday, June 30 5:30 pm Gene Stevenson, Kenneth Montgomery, Michael Hayes (anniversary) Wednesday, July 1 8:00 am Nada Karadsheh Thursday, July 2 5:30 pm Brian Jungen Friday, July 3 St. Thomas, Apostle 9:00 am Bud Sanderson Saturday, July 4 9:00 am For our nation 5:00 pm Eric Wilden Sunday, July 5 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 am Geraldine Wilson, George Rickerl, Linda Higgins, Carlie Seamer, William Killeen, Victoria Crider (anniversary) 6:00 pm For the people of the parish

Prayer Line A group of dedicated individuals pray privately each day for the special needs of our parishioners. Contact the Parish Office at (563)242-3311 or email Annette Lyons at lyons.annette@gmail.com to have your requests add-ed to the Prayer Line.

Sacrament of Penance The Sacrament of Penance is celebrated every Satur-day from 11 am to noon.

STEWARDSHIP OF TALENT We share the gifts and abilities we have received from God by being actively involved in at least one ministry in our parish, school and/or community.

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE As Parish members, our goal is to share 5% of our household income through our church envelopes, 1% to the Annual Diocesan Appeal and 4% to other charities. We give in gratitude to God for the many blessings we have received.

Parish Support

Envelope Giving Goal for June: $81,795.00

Holy (Half) Hour (Adoration) A Holy (Half) Hour for Life will be held Thurs-day, July 9th, following the 5:30 pm Mass. Confessions will not be heard.

Date Amount Rec’d % of Goal

June 6/7 $18,226.02 22%

June 13/14 $9,932.02 34%

June 20/21 $15,789.02 54%

Other Contributions

Diocesan collections……………………………...….$178.10 Peru…..…………………………………….……….….$47.00 Catholic Messenger……………………..….…..….. $233.00 Local Charities ………………………………..……....$60.00 Tuition………………………………….……………….$51.00 Hall.…..……………………………………………….... $65.00 Holiday………………………………………….………$10.00

Total…... ………………………………………..…….$644.10

Monthly Blue Bucket Collection Next weekend, July 4th and 5th, there will be a Blue Bucket collection for the needs of the community. Dona-tions for the Blue Bucket should be placed in a separate envelope and marked “Blue Bucket Collection” and placed in the offertory collection box by the Baptisimal Font. Please be as generous as you are able.

“Together In Faith” Campaign Pledged: $1,889,319.00 (577 Pledges) Paid: $1,923,264.00 (Cash & Stock Gifts)

Hall Loan Balance: $330,721.18

Independence Day An Independence Day Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, July 4th, at 9 am.

Prince of Peace Anniversary Wednesday, July 1st, marks the 30th anniversary of the founding of Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace Church. We are a blessed family of faith.

Parish Office Closed The Parish Office will be closed Friday, July 3rd, for the 4th of July holiday.

Baccalaureate Mass The Baccalaureate Mass to celebrate our Class of 2020 will be on Wednesday, July 1st, at 6 pm.

Knights of Columbus No matter what stage you are in life, we are all on a journey together. Join us as role models in a world that needs men who lead, serve, protect, and defend. For further information about joining the Knights of Columbus, contact Steve Mangler at 242-0508 or smkd99@centurylink.net, or Dave Meyer at 249-1416 or MDMEYER71@gmail.com.

KC Activities Delayed or Cancelled The baby bottle collection weekend for the Preg-

nancy Center will be rescheduled. Please contin-ue to save your coins and bills. Thank you.

The corn boil honoring parishioners for their sup-port of KC programs has been cancelled for 2020.

We anticipate that the CIPD Tootsie Roll weekend will occur in the fall. All funds collected are distrib-uted to local programs supporting those with intel-lectual disabilities.

The Blue Mass honoring the Gateway Community public service personnel has been cancelled for 2020. Please continue to pray for their safety.

The fall pie sale supporting student scholarships and men and women with vocations is tentatively scheduled for late September with delivery of bak-ery goods prior to Thanksgiving.

KC Rosary Program Continue to pray the rosary with your families at home.

ADA Update To date our parishioners have paid $103,082 toward pledges totaling $112,336 to the Annual Diocesan Ap-peal. Payments over our goal of $99,807 will be returned to our Parish. God bless you for your generosity!

ON-LINE RESOURCES

English Masses EWTN Mass (https://www.ewtn.com/ ) - Daily at 7 am, 11 am, and 6 pm.

Relevant Radio 92.5 FM (https://relevantradio.com/) - Daily Mass from the Chapel of the Nativity at 12:00 pm.

CatholicTV Live Mass (http://catholictv.org/masses/notre-dame-mass) from the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at Notre

Dame's campus in South Bend, Indiana. 9:00 AM every Sunday 8:30 AM Monday-Friday.

St. Patrick's Cathedral Live Mass (https://saintpatrickscathedral.org/live) from St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York. 9:15 AM every Sunday

Spanish Masses

CatholicTV (catholictv.org) 7:00 AM, 4:30 PM, 9:00 PM every Sunday.

San Fernando Cathedral Live (https://vimeo.com/sanfernandocathedral) from San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio, Texas.

8:00 AM and 12:00 PM every Sunday

Additional Resources KXJX 92.5 FM radio – our local Catholic radio station

Daily Scriptural Readings http://usccb.org/ Click the calendar date for the appropriate readings for the day.

The Catholic Messenger website https://www.catholicmessenger.net/ Provides updates from Bishop Zinkula, live streams, and relevant news.

Diocese of Davenport website https://davenportdiocese.org/prayer-and-support Liturgy of the Hours (http://www.universalis.com/-700/today.htm)

Find Morning, Daytime, Evening and Night prayer online. Pray the Rosary (https://therosary.online/ )

Pray along with videos for all of the mysteries of the Rosary. Divine Mercy Chaplet on (www.relevant radio.com)

At 3:00 pm daily on KXJX 92.5 FM radio.

Our Parish Mission As the people of Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace Parish, our MISSION is to

CELEBRATE OUR FAITH, LIVE OUR FAITH, and PASS OUR FAITH ON TO OTHERS.

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O Mary, you always brighten our path of salvation

and of hope. We entrust ourselves to you, health of the sick,

who, at the Cross, took part in Jesus’ pain while remaining steadfast in faith.

O loving Mother, you know what we need, and we are confident you will provide for us

as at Cana in Galilee. Intercede for us with your Son Jesus, the Divine Physician, for those who have fallen ill, for those who are vulnerable,

and for those who have died. Intercede also for those charged with protecting the health

and safety of others and for those who are tending to the sick and seeking a cure.

Help us, O Mother of Divine Love, to conform to the will of the Father and to do as we are told by Jesus,

who took upon himself our sufferings and carried our sorrows, so as to lead us, through the Cross,

to the glory of the Resurrection.

Amen.

Under thy protection we seek refuge, O Holy Mother of God. In our needs, despise not our petitions, but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.

A PRAYER FOR PROTECTION IN TIME OF PANDEMIC

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace, Where there is hatred, let me sow love;

where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith;

where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy;

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;

to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;

and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.

PEACE PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Religious Education

Children’s Bulletins The children’s bulletins are available each week on the Faith Formation page on the parish web site. On the left side bar, click on the Religious Education tab and you will discover the weekly children’s bulletins. Please continue to pray daily with your children. The Family (Domestic) Church is the most important formation for every child. If you are in need of a re-source of prayers children should know contact Brenda Bertram at 242-3311 for assistance.

First Communion Date Set

The parish will celebrate with the children in the second grade who are waiting to receive their First Holy Com-munion at a special Mass on Wednesday, July 15th at 6:30 pm. Please keep these children and their families in your prayers.

Confirmation Date Set

Wednesday, August 5th, at 7 pm is the new date for the Confirmation Class of 2020 to be confirmed. Their Liturgy was postponed due to the Church closings. Please keep these young people from our parish in your prayers as they await this day to be fully initiated members of the Catholic Church.

A Prayer for the Family Vacation Loving God, bless this family as we begin a time of fun and relaxation together. Protect us, be our companion, and ever-

loving presence. Guide us safely as we travel, help us bring the best of who we are as a family to the places and people we will visit. Lead us on, Lord, to a healthy and holy time together. Grant that we may return to our home renewed and happy. We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

National Parent’s Day, July 26th Start making plans now for your family to celebrate National Parents’ Day by having a parent and family award ceremony. This fun activity encourages children to pay tribute to Mom and Dad, and for Mom and Dad to pay tribute to each other and their children. One of the unique things about National Parents’ Day is that the focus is on both parents, not just on one such as at Mother’s Day or Father’s Day. The National Parents’ Day celebration lifts up parenthood as a cooperative ad-venture where Mom and Dad are partners. How special it would be for parents in your parish to be praying for each other this summer.

Prince of Peace School

We are open for business! Stop at the school to purchase Irish Gift cards. We have added Casey’s General Store. We offer the gift cards in $25 and $50 increments. If you call before you come, we will have your order waiting for you.

Summer Office Hours Monday – Thursday from 8 am – 1 pm

If you need to make other arrangements, call the school office at 242-1663.

Help Wanted Prince of Peace Catholic School is looking for an individual who speaks and understands the Span-ish language and who works well with children. We are looking to continue our elementary Spanish program for students in grades K-8. This program is designed to provide conversational and thematic vocabulary building activities to our students as a preparation for more formal instruction when they enter high school. This position is for one day or two half days per week, which includes visiting each classroom weekly. A licensed teacher is preferred but not required. Please contact Nancy Peart, Principal, for more information by e-mailing npeart@staff.prince.pvt. k12.ia.us or call 563-242-1663.

June 28, 2020 - The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time “…whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.” MATTHEW 1O:38 Pope Benedict XVI said “The world offers you comfort. But you were not made for comfort, you were made for greatness. Com-fort puts “ME” first. Picking up your cross and following Jesus puts God and others first. Why settle for comfort when you can achieve greatness? Pick up your cross, ask Jesus for guidance on using your gifts, and live the life God intended for you!”