WEEKEND MASSES

Saturday: 4:45PM Sunday: 8:30AM 10:30AM

7:00PM resumes August 19

WEEKDAY MASS

Monday - Friday: 12:00NOON

RECONCILIATION

Saturday: 3:30PM to 4:30PM & by appointment

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

CHURCH & STUDENT CENTER

OPEN 8AM to 10:30/2… 7 days/week

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Nativity of St. John the Baptist June 24, 2018

John the Baptist

He is a wild desert preacher

dressed only in camel skin and

eating locusts and wild honey,

who inaugurates a widespread

ministry of baptism for the

forgiveness of sin. He takes up

Isaiah’s cry to prepare the way

of the Lord but calls the

multitudes who throng to him (some perhaps out of curiosity) a

“brood of vipers,” warns them of God’s wrath and threatens

hellfire on those who pride themselves on their religious heritage.

He baptizes Jesus amid the attending crowds, yet recognizes that

he is uniquely sent by God, and is most remembered as the

forerunner who prepares for the coming of Jesus. He dies a

martyr’s death.

Only Luke recounts John’s birth, and we join the story at this

birth when neighbors gather around to share Elizabeth’s joy. A

week later, at the circumcision, the family wanted to name the

child Zechariah, after his father, but Elizabeth, who had not heard

the earlier message to Zechariah about the name, assumes the

important role of naming a child and says “No, he will be called

John” (which means “Yahweh has shown favor”). Zechariah

agrees, his speech is restored and all the people are in awe and

ponder in their hearts what happened, asking: “What then will this

child be? For surely the hand of the Lord was with him.”

John will be a prophet (in Isaiah’s words, a “sharp-edged sword”),

will go before the Lord and will be the herald of God’s

compassion for humanity. Like every birth, John’s contains a

vision of the future, and, like every birth, this future can be

marked by suffering and tragedy. John will “complete his

course” (Acts) by being brutally murdered by a scheming ruler

(Herod Antipas). As death nears, John is a model not only of one

who heard God’s word and lived, but of one who dies in great

faith. From his prison cell he dispatches his disciples to ask Jesus

if he really was “he who is to come,” only to receive the answer,

“Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive

their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear,

the dead are raised up, the poor have good news preached to

them” (Lk. 7:19-22).

As Christians, we are baptized into Christ and “put on Christ.”

Every Christian is “another John,” favored by God, called to

become strong in the spirit, to speak with courage against evil in

the world and, perhaps, even as we complete our course, to

ponder if we really did prepare for the one who is to come.

John R. Donahue, S.J.

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College Student Small Group: Wednesday Nights at 7pm, Prophets & Martyrs room

Summer Peer Ministers Luke Huber- lthuber@iastate.edu

Ryszard Koziel- rkoziel@iastate.edu Tony Hamer- amhamer@iastate.edu Matt Mitchell- mmitch@iastate.edu

There are small groups, social events, sporting events, and a day

retreat in June being planned! Contact one of the Peer Ministers

or check out our website to get connected:

http://staparish.net/campus-ministry/summer

Lord...

reach down into the secret places of my heart and heal what's broken and needs to be mended...

Sweep my heart of every trace of dust my sins have left behind...

Scour my heart of its foolishness, polish my soul with your wisdom...

Cleanse my heart of jealousy, humble my proud spirit...

Fill the holes in my heart with your love, your peace and your joy...

Massage the hardness of my heart until it softens under your touch...

Strengthen my heart in its weakness til it beats in time with yours...

Turn my heart around to you, away from all distractions...

Give me a kind and generous heart, wide open to my neighbor...

Come and live in my heart, Lord: make yourself to home within me...

Amen. Father Austin Fleming

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A chance to wish

Father Jon and Father Aaron farewell, with our thanks and our blessings.

Sunday, July 8 after the 10:30 Mass in the Lower Lounge

Refreshments will be served.

There WILL BE Coffee & Donuts after the 8:30 Mass, but it will NOT be a “Surprise Sunday.”

“Welcoming” starts with “we”. I believe that each one of us is responsible for welcoming others to the celebration of the Mass. Just like “we” welcome guests into our homes, we welcome others to the Mass. Each one of us can greet someone we know or welcome a stranger or visitor to STA. We can ask then where they are from or what they are studying (if a student). We can look them in the eye and wish them peace. We can invite them to coffee and donuts after 8:30 AM Mass. We can encourage them to have a good week. Imagine the response if you call them by name at Mass the next week – incredible! These simple actions can help build the church community at STA. Each one of us can welcome others to our Mass celebration. Is this out of your comfort zone? That’s OK. Just try it and see the reaction. How does this gesture of welcoming make you feel? Remember that Jesus said “I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” (Matthew 25:35). Each one of us can welcome that stranger.

Steve Mahoney

For the next 8 weeks, members of the STA Stewardship Ministry Team will continue to share how they view Catholic Stewardship by spelling the word! Today Steve Mahoney takes on “W”.

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Got some time to help with landscape and plants? Want to lend a hand at STA where help is very much needed? A great way to enjoy the outdoors and pause to reflect and pray while getting your hands “dirty”! Contact Jackie, 292-3307, if you can help once OR on a regular basis.

Want to Help?

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READINGS THIS WEEK

FAITH FORMATION

Masses @ St. Cecilia

Saturday at 5:00pm Sunday at 8:30am and 10:30am Misa en Espanol el domingo a las 5:00pm

Weekday Masses at St. Cecilia

Monday: NO Mass Tuesday thru Friday: 8:00am (Chapel)

St. Thomas Aquinas…

YOUTH MINISTRY ...St. Cecilia

Sunday: Is 49:1-6/Ps 139:1-3, 13-14, 14-15 [14a]/Acts 13:22-26/ Lk 1:57-66, 80 Monday: 2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18/Ps 60:3, 4-5, 12-13 [7b]/Mt 7:1-5 Tuesday: 2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36/Ps 48:2-3ab, 3cd-4, 10- 11 [cf. 9d]/Mt 7:6, 12-14 Wednesday: 2 Kgs 22:8-13; 23:1-3/Ps 119:33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40 [33a]/ Mt 7:15-20 Thursday: 2 Kgs 24:8-17/Ps 79:1b-2, 3-5, 8, 9 [9]/Mt 7:21-29 Friday: Acts 12:1-11/Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [5b]/2 Tm 4:6-8,17- 18/Mt 16:13-19 Saturday: Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19/Ps 74:1b-2, 3-5, 6-7, 20-21 [19b]/ Mt 8:5-17 Sunday: Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24/Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11, 12, 13 [2a]/ 2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15/Mk 5:21-43 or 5:21-24, 35b-43

Sundae Bible Study June 27, 7-8:30

St. Cecilia St. Louis Room. All high schoolers are welcome.

Middle School Book Club June 26, 2:30-4

Game or Movie Night (STC) June 28, 6:15-8:15

Please pray for our teens and chaperones as they travel to Atchison, Kansas this week for the Life Teen Leadership

Conference. Come Holy Spirit!

Christians must never be afraid to speak of Jesus. If we fear too much the correctness and the “relevance” of everything we say, we shall either say nothing or speak artificially. As all speak we shall find Jesus together. For Jesus is not answer to a problem or a question. He is an answer to life and the sum total of everything it means to be a Christian and of everyone who is a Christian. Anthony Padovano Who Is Christ?

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July 15-20

Youth in grades 1-6 are invited to come during the day, 9-2pm and experience that they can be a faithful Catholic and still have lots of fun through morning “pump up,” silly skits and songs, snacks, recess, water fights, the Eucharist and so much more. Totus Tuus provides a similar but condensed program for youth in grades 7-12 in the evening, 7-9:15pm. All participants not only have a lot of fun but get to experience God’s love and the beauty of our Catholic faith in a different way. Cost is $30/student, with a family maximum of $60. Scholarships are available.

REGISTRATION: staparish.net - Click on EVENT REGISTRATION BUTTON

Pastoral Council Finance Council

Next Meeting: Tuesday, August 28 - 7:00pm Chair: Robert Stoker rastoker9@gmail.com

staparish.net/ministry/finance-council Parishioners always welcome for a visit or as a member.

Next Meeting: Monday, August 6 - 7:00pm Chair: Francis Todey fwtodey@yahoo.com staparish.net/ministry/pastoral-council

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Early Bulletin Deadline Because of the 4th of July, the deadline for the July 8 bulletin will be Monday, July 2 at 8am. Articles and announcements need to be emailed to bobby@staparish.net before the deadline to be included.

The Video Recording Ministry is looking for volunteers to help record Mass and you can assist! If you can point a camera and push a record button you have all the skills needed! The recording is broadcast on Ames public access television and is a great way for the homebound to experience Mass. We also provide copies of videos to STA

families celebrating baptisms and first communions. If you are able to assist, please contact Brad Kuennen for more information at bkuennen@mediacombb.net or text at 515-291-3113.

July 8: Coffee & Donuts Because of the Priests’ Farewell after the 10:30 Mass, there will be regular Coffee & Donuts after the 8:30 Mass, but IT WILL NOT BE SURPRISE SUNDAY.

Summer Series on Humility

All are invited to attend a series of presentations on growing in Humility. The series will draw on teachings from the Rule of St. Benedict which describes a ‘Ladder of Humility.’ The series begins on Thursday June 28 and will continue for 12 weeks. It is okay to come for some or all weeks. Each Thursday the meeting will begin at 7 pm in the Prophets & Martyrs Room. The meet-ings are hosted by the STA charismatic prayer group. For more information contact Nannet Horton 515-292-5486.

Unique Retreat Opportunity Have you ever pondered taking an extended retreat but never felt you had the time or resources to take one? A unique opportunity is coming your way for parishioners of Story County. Mary Jo Pfeifer Wulf and Gary Guthrie will facilitate an Ignatian Spiritual Exercises Retreat in Everyday Life starting Tuesday, September 18th and meeting weekly through June 2st 2019 with breaks during Holidays and Spring Break. The group will meet at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. You will also meet privately with your spiritual director during the retreat. The goal of Ignatian spirituality is friendship with God and a will-ingness to go where the Lord sends us in order to participate in building the world God desires. Rather than avoiding the messes of the world, God calls us to enter into them and transform them through love. At their core, the Exercises in their totality are a way of engaging God, of encountering God, as a God of affection and a God of companionship—our friend. If you feel drawn to this experience and/or would like more information, please con-tact Gary at 515-382-3117, thecarrotking@gmail.com or Mary Jo Pfeifer Wulf, maryjowulf65@gmail.com.

The parish Finance Council has better defined the purpose of this fund: A capital improvement is any addition or alteration

to the parish’s property that meets both of the following conditions: 1. It substantially adds to the value of the real property or appreciably prolongs the useful life of the real property

2. It is intended to become a permanent installation

The fund is invested with the Archdiocese and any expenditure from the Capital Improvement fund must be approved by the Finance Council (over $5,000 also requires approval of the Pastoral Council). The desired minimum fund balance is $100,000 (presently at $77,000). The parish accepts designated gifts to this fund and supplements the fund with a budgetary donation at the end of each fiscal year.

You can contribute by check in the collection, just indicate “Capital Improvements” on the memo line it is also one of the giving opportunities on our ONLINE GIVING page.

Capital Improvements Fund

Worldwide Marriage Encounter is a weekend to rediscover the spark that was there on your wedding day. Take time to rediscover the best friend you had when you were first married. Join the millions of couples worldwide who have learned how to keep their marriage vibrant and alive by signing up today to attend one of the upcoming Weekends on Sep 7-9 Cedar Falls, Oct 19-21 Marathon, WI, Nov 2-4 Coralville. Early registration is highly recommended. For more information visit our website at: to iowa-wwme.org or call 563-608- 3305 or email: JLJwwme08@Gmail.com

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Parish Office Phone: 515-292-3810

MINISTRY STAFF staparish.net/about/directory

Pastor, Fr. Jon Seda………………….…….....x113 frjon@staparish.net………….….(c) 515-292-1192

Associate Pastor Campus Ministry, Fr. Aaron Junge………...…..x115 fraaron@staparish.net…………..(c) 319-651-8398

Business Manager, Bobby LeBlanc.………..….x112 bobby@staparish.net…..………..(c) 515-708-2861

Coordinator of Ministries, Tom Budnik…….....x118 tom@staparish.net

Campus Ministry/Liturgy, Shari Reilly ON SABBATICAL

Campus Ministry, Emily Klaus….……………..x114 emily@staparish.net………..…..(c) 563-920-6672

Evangelization, Joe Weyers ....……………........x116 joew@staparish.net…………….(c) 224-622-9923

Faith Formation, Jen Weyers………………......x130 jen@staparish.net………...…….(c) 815-757-9900

Marriage Preparation/RCIA, Brenda Neppel…...x125 brenda@staparish.net

Development, Joe Leisz…….…………………..x123 joe@staparish.net

Campus Ministry, Eric Evans…..…..…....…..x124 Music eric@staparish.net

Youth Ministry (office at St. Cecilia: 515-233-3092) Anna Kaminski…...…..asteele@stceciliaparish.org Zeke Mientkiewicz.....zmientk@stceciliaparish.org

Don Alexander, Secretary…………...……….....x110 don@staparish.net

Net Larson, Financial Secretary………...…..….x122 net@staparish.net

Steve Borton .................... Maintenance Monica Kwat ................... Maintenance

Summer Peer Ministers

Tony Hamer Luke Huber

Rsyzard Koziel Matt Mitchell

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