THE PARISHES OF St. Mary of the Assumption, West Point, IA

St. Boniface, Farmington, IA January 19, 2020

“On whomever you see the Spirit come down and remain, He is the one who will baptize with the

Holy Spirit. Now I have seen and testified that He is the Son of God.” - John 1:29-34

St. Mary Parish Office 109 4th Street • P.O. Box 68 West Point, IA 52656

Phone ............................................. (319) 837-6808 Email .................... westpointstmary@diodav.org Website ..................... www.westpointstmary.org Parish Council President ............... George Kieler Trustee ........................................ Anthony Schulte Trustee ..................................... Roger Fullenkamp

Saint Boniface Parish Office 609 Washington Street • P.O. Box 247 Farmington, IA 52626

Phone ............................................ (319) 878-3736 Parish Council President ................ Craig Witting Trustee ........................................... Todd Herdrich Trustee ............................... Richard Breckenridge

Pastoral Staff Pastor Rev. Dennis Hoffman ................. (319) 837-8120 Office Phone ............................... (319) 837-6808 E-Mail .............................. hoffmand@diodav.org Rectory Address………………603 Bel Air Dr Fr. Dennis’ Office Hours: Tuesday ............................... 10:30 am to Noon Wednesday .....................10:00 am to 11:30 am

Parish Coordinator Rebecca Hannum ......................... (319) 837-6808 E-Mail .............. westpointstmarypa@diodav.org Rebecca’s Office Hours Monday-Friday……….........8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Secretary Deb Fullenkamp........................... (319) 837-6808 E-Mail………….westpointstmary@diodav.org Deb’s Office Hours Monday-Thursday ................ 8:00 am to Noon Every other Friday................ 8:00 am to Noon

Director of Religious Education Dixie Booten ................................. (319) 837-8905 Cell ................................................. (319) 371-5043 Email ..............westpointstmarydre@diodav.org

Parish Prayer Lines St. Mary…..Eleanor Menke @ (319) 837-6895 St. Boniface……….(319) 835-5520/592-3238

Eucharistic Adoration Friday (WP) 8:00 am-5:00 pm.

Confessions Saturday (WP) 4:30-5:00 pm and as announced.

Baptisms /Weddings Please fill out a form found on the Parish website and call St. Mary’s Parish Office at (319) 837-6808 to make an appt. with Father. For weddings please contact the office 6 months prior to the wedding.

Sick Calls: Contact the Parish Office if you or a family member are unable to attend Mass and receive the Sacraments due to illness or age. Please notify the Parish Office if you go into the hospital, we would like to visit you.

World Marriage Day Come celebrate love, faith and the commitment to the sacrament to holy matrimony. World marriage day honors husband and wife as the foundation of the family and salutes the beauty of their faithfulness, sacrifice and joy in daily married life. This special Mass will be held at 2:00 pm February 9th at the Basilica of St. Francis Xavier in Dyersville. Reception with refreshments provided by Worldwide Marriage Encounter will follow in the church hall.

St. Mary’s is preparing and serving End of the Month Meals on

Tuesday January 28th. If you would be willing to provide a

salad or cookies to be served that evening please contact Sue

Anderson at 319-837-6379. Sue and Mick are in charge of that evenings meal.

If you would be interested in planning or serving at End of the Month Meals please

contact the parish office. St. Mary’s is in charge of six meals per year with three teams

leading two meals each. Finally, don’t forget January’s Second Collection is to help

support EOMM, End of the Month Meals.

NEW BIBLE STUDY A NEW YEARS RESOLUTION

Come join us starting on February 3, 2020 for a

bible study on the Acts of the Apostles. We

will be meeting at 6:30 pm at the parish office.

If you are interested in participating, please give

Dixie a call. 319-837-8905.

G.I.F.T. will resume on Wednesday, February 5th at 7:00 PM in the Ossenbrink Center. Are you wanting to know about our Catholic faith? Don’t know where to look? St. Mary’s is continuing an adult class on growing our faith. We will meet weekly on Wednesdays for one hour.

This is a ministry of the parish designed to help adults grow in knowledge of their faith. All the topics and themes we discuss are meant to help the average Catholic come to know their faith and the history of the Church better.

For a perspective on issues affecting Catholics today, read The Catholic Messenger. Gain insights on spirituality from Father Ron Rolheiser and our

diocesan clergy, women religious and lay people. Learn what Bishop Thomas Zinkula has to say on issues of the day. Be inspired by stories of faith from throughout our dio-cese. Subscribe to The Catholic Messenger through you parish. It’s a bargain at $29 per year for 50 issues—print and/or e-edition.

The Catholic Messenger

Each and every school day at Holy Trinity Schools we begin our day with the sign of the cross, a special prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. This speaks volumes to our students in the importance of prayer and how special it is to pray together in school. All of us at HTC are so grateful for the beauty of our Church and what a gift faith based education is. It is especially important to focus on the gift of Catholic school education as we prepare for Catholic Schools Week and our recruitment efforts in preschool/pre-kindergarten and kindergarten registrations. We ask for your prayers in making this a fruitful season of not only promoting the outstanding education that HTC offers but calling more families to recognize the benefits of daily prayer in school, of weekly school mass, of weekly attendance at Sunday Mass and the opportunity to profess our faith in the community. Let's be proud of our Catholic community and help spread the good news of our Catholic schools. Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, January 29th. Holy Trinity Catholic High School will host an All Deanery Mass at 10:00 AM Holy Trinity students in Kindergarten - 12th grades will be joined by students from Burlington Notre Dame, Keokuk Catholic School, and Sts. Peter & Paul School from Nauvoo. All are welcome to attend this mass in celebration of Catholic Schools Week. Also, our Early Childhood Centers preschool/pre-kindergarten registration officially opens on January 27th. You may contact Stefanie or Kim at the Early Childhood Center for additional information: 319-372-6428. HTC is also proud to announce that our Parent Information Night is scheduled for Monday, February 10th, 6:30 p.m. at the Holy Trinity Elementary School. This event provides a wonderful opportunity to learn more about our wonderful kindergarten programs for the 2020-2021 school year. You can meet our amazing teachers, see the classrooms, and learn more about what makes HTC so special Please contact Brenda Graham, HTC Marketing & Admissions Director, for additional information: brenda.graham@holytrinityschools.org or 319-372-2486.

2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: Gospel Meditation On the cusp of fame, power, or influence, would you turn it down? Today’s Gospel again features John the Baptist. Controversial but popular, John has gathered quite a group of followers. He has disciples. People come from near and far to be baptized by him. Pharisees and government leaders are drawn to his preaching. If John was another man, a lesser man, he would have claimed his own greatness. Instead, John the Baptist is a witness to humility. “The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and said, ‘Behold the Lamb of God … he is the one of whom I said, “A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me.”… the reason why I came baptizing with water was that he might be made known.’” Rather than point to himself, John points to Christ. John could have grasped at what he had accumulated. He could have seen Jesus as a Messianic competitor. Instead, John knows who he is. He knows his place as forerunner. Because John knows who Jesus is. “I have seen and testified that he is the Son of God.” A life of humility, a life for others, can be challenging to live. So much of our culture is built around achievement and individualism. We can justify it, too, in pursuit of “greater goods” and higher ideals. In the process, however, we might miss our own participation in the kingdom of God. John, for all of his humility, was not an afterthought. In another Gospel passage, Jesus calls him “the greatest prophet,” even the greatest of men. Why? Because he fulfills the mission given to him by God: to announce the coming of the Messiah. We too are prophets and forerunners. Our witness to the Gospel is meant to point people to Jesus. Consider your own mission this week. To whom are you called to announce the good news of the Son of God? ©LPi

St. Mary Liturgical Roles Saturday, (January 25) at 5:30 pm Lead Rosary: Bernice Rickelman Ushers: Vic Conrad, Mike Salata Matt & Jill Garmoe Greeters: Bob & Jackie Schierbrock Servers : Caleb Rea, Macy Anderson, Dalton Boeding Lector: George Kieler Gift bearers: Kevin & Mary Overton E. Ministers: Susan Fedler, Karen Box, Sarah Schierbrock Bulletins: Ray & Carleen Krogmeier, Dave & Deb Lowenberg Scrip: Danny & JoAnn Lampe

Sunday, (January 26) at 8:00 am Lead Rosary: Angela Hannum Ushers: Mel Sanders, Carl Johnston, Ron Fedler, Joseph Moran Greeters: Sandy Bethurem, Betty Ellison Servers : Kadin Medland, Clara & Jackson Blint Lector: Belinda Holland Gift bearers: Pat & Peggy Steffensmeier E. Ministers: Steve & Sue Conrad, Emily Otte Bulletins: Stan & Rita Pomberg, Mel Sanders, Betty Ellison Scrip: Mike & Sue Anderson Counters: Mike & Cathy Salata

St. Boniface Liturgical Roles Sunday, (January 26) at 10:30 am Rosary: Rita Wenke Ushers: Jermi Wolken, Tom Bartholomew Greeters: Dan Smith Family Servers : Bo & Ellie Herdrich Lector: Janet Benjamin Gift bearers: Todd Herdrich Family

St. Mary Mass Schedule Weekend Saturday (WP) 5:30 pm Sunday (WP) 8:00 am, (FA) 10:30 am Weekday Tuesday (FA) 9:00 am Every Third Tuesday (FA) 7:00 pm Wednesday (WP) 8:45 am Plus Second Wednesday (WP) Rel Ed Mass 6:30 pm 1st & 3rd Thursday (WPCC) 10:00 am Other Thursdays (WP) 7:30 am 1st Friday (WP) 5:30 pm 1st Friday (DNCC) 10:00 am Other Fridays (WP) 7:30 am

Mass Intentions

Tuesday, January 22 Bob Fraune Wednesday, January 23 Parishioners Thursday, January 24 Evelyn Tucker Friday, January 25 Parishioners Saturday, January 26 Art Menke Sunday, January 27 Tom Ping

The Parishioners of St. Mary’s & St. Boniface pray the rosary for world peace before weekend Masses.

Stewardship of Treasure January 12, 2019

St. Mary

St Boniface

Second Collection : End of Month Meals

Jan 22 SM Finance Mtg

Jan 21 SB Parish Council Mtg

Jan 26-Feb 1 Catholic Schools Week

Jan 27 HTC School Board meeting

Readings for the Week January 19, 2020

Sunday: Is 49:3, 5-6/Ps 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 [8a, 9a]/ 1 Cor 1:1-3/Jn 1:29-34 Monday: 1 Sm 15:16-23/Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21 and 23 [23b]/Mk 2:18-22 Tuesday: 1 Sm 16:1-13/Ps 89:20, 21-22, 27-28 [21a]/ Mk 2:23-28 Wednesday: 1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51/Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10 [1]/Mk 3:1-6 Thursday: 1 Sm 18:6-9; 19:1-7/Ps 56:2-3, 9-10a, 10b-11, 12-13 [5b]/Mk 3:7-12 Friday: 1 Sm 24:3-21/Ps 57:2, 3-4, 6 and 11 [2a]/ Mk 3:13-19 Saturday: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22/Ps 117:1bc, 2 [Mk 16:15]/Mk 16:15-18 Sunday: Is 8:23—9:3/Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14 [1a]/ 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17/Mt 4:12-23 or 4:12-17

Adults $1,496.00

Offertory $24.00

EOMM $114.00

Catholic Messenger $0.00

Votive Lights $0.00

HTC $2,264.00

Envelopes 73

Adults $610.00

Offertory $89.00

Catholic Messenger $0.00

Votive Lights $0.00

Envelopes 17

Calvary Cemetery would like to thank

the family and friends of Connie Estes

for the memorial gift of $250.00 to

purchase new shrubs. May God welcome

Connie into His heavenly kingdom.