18 October 2020 Twenty-Nineth Sunday In Ordinary Time

WEST FORK CATHOLIC COMMUNITY

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 419 Jones Street PO Box 802 Moville, IA 51039-0802

West Fork Catholic Office/Kitchen (712) 873-3644 and Fax (712) 873-3931 Email icmoville@wiatel.net

St. Michael Catholic Church 208 Brandon Street PO Box 99 Kingsley, IA 51028-0099

Church Hall (712) 378-2722 and Education Center (712) 378-2021 Email stmichael@wiatel.net

St. Joseph Catholic Church 404 East Randolph Street PO Box 285 Anthon, IA 51004-0285 Office (712) 373-5573 - Church Hall (712) 373-5696

REGULAR EUCHARIST SCHEDULE: Saturday: 5:00 p.m. in Anthon Sunday: 8:30 a.m. in Moville 10:000 a.m. Kingsley

Weekday Mass: ONLY on Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. in Moville (Nov. 4th mass in Anthon 6:30p.m. only) Private Prayer in Moville on Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Tuesday and Thursday 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS: Clarice Bainbridge, Leonard Beaver, Tom/Donna Clark, Charlie Cotter, Kara Funk, Steve Funk, Mark Galles, Mary Grasso, Dan Groth, Judy Gruis, Maxine Heggen, Charlotte Honkomp, Chris Jacobsen, Virginia Kabisch, Evelyn Ketelsen, Harold Kloewer, Patricia McConnell, Carolyn Meyer, Alice Paulsen, Beverly Petekavich, Vera Pierick, Hayden Pippett, Patricia Rogers, Jim Roger, David Rounds, Judy Schroeder, Marcella Thomas, Gerry Weinriech, Emmet Woltman, the men and women serving in the military and police departments, as well as all the essential workers during this pandemic.

CHURCH CALENDAR

MASS OFFERINGS

MONDAY—OCTOBER 19 Eldora Sitzmann+ 12:30pm PieceMakers [M] TUESDAY—OCTOBER 20 Betty E Emge+ WEDNESDAY—OCTOBER 21 8:00 am mass- Jeune Vondrak+ [M] THURSDAY—OCTOBER 22 John J Emge+ FRIDAY—OCTOBER 23 Eldora Sitzmann+ SATURDAY—OCTOBER 24 5:00 p.m. Paul Clausen + [A] SUNDAY—OCTOBER 25 8:30 a.m. - WFCC [M] 10:00 a.m. - Roy/Roseline Kenealy+ [K]

Ministry Schedules October 30th & November 1st

Immaculate Conception - Moville Sunday, November 1st 8:30 a.m.

Lector: Cindy Hesse Communion: Becky Moodie, Diane Pilar Ushers: Nicole and Chris Jenness Collection Counters: Julie Hayden Marcia Sailer

St. Michael - Kingsley Sunday, November 1st 10:00 a.m.

Lector: Bill Langel Communion: Tim Carlson, Cindy Beelner Ushers: Corey Sitzmann, Dylan Sitzmann Greeters: Barb Sitzmann, Sonya Hamman Collection Counters: Becky Sitzmann, Amber Schweitzberger

St. Joseph - Anthon Sunday, October 30th 5:00 p.m.

Lector: Linda Dixon Communion: Randy and Charlene Boyer Ushers: Adam Fillipi, Summer Beery

Web link: cathchar.com Phone: 712-252-4547

Email: info@cathchar.com

Ministry Schedules October 24th & 25th

Immaculate Conception - Moville Sunday, October 25th 8:30 a.m.

Lector: Carol Glackin Communion: Lisa Mandl, Del Mandl Ushers: Doug and Sean Glackin Collection Counters: Matthew Putze Julie Brockhaus

St. Michael - Kingsley Sunday, October 25th 10:00 a.m.

Lector: Shaylee Haggin Communion: Karen Malm, Barb Sitzmann Ushers: Matt Beelner, Conner Beelner Greeters: Amy Benson, Emy Benson Collection Counters: Bobbie Hirschmann Amber Schweitzberger

St. Joseph - Anthon Sunday, October 24th 5:00 p.m.

Lector: Barb Utesch Communion: Lori Berning, Donna Cunningham Ushers: Jackie Clausen

HIRING: Part-time Directors of Faith Formation at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Moville, St. Michael in Kingsley and St. Joseph in Anthon to be responsible for the faith formation programs of the parish and to facilitate a process for assessing the needs of the parish children and youth to develop appropriate goals and objectives for the total program. Knowledge, skill, and experience required and/or have equivalent religious course background experience. Candidate must be a Roman Catholic in good standing with excellent communication skills. For more information and to view the job description please contact Diane at the West Fork Catholic Community office in Moville at 712-873-3644.

**Are you available to assist your Church while the search for new DFF are successfully found? Could you spend a few hours a week helping our teachers

with our youth as they grow in their Catholic faith? Then we would love to talk to you. Please contact the office!

40 Days Of Life! 40 Days for Life begins on Sunday, September 27. 40 Days is a focused pro-life campaign using prayer, fasting, and peaceful vigil to end abortion. Please help to promote the culture of life by participating in the following: 1) Baby Shower for Mary's Choice: There will be a small crib in the back of St. Joseph's in Anthon through Nov 1st for donations. Mary's Choice is a non-profit resource center offering free services during pregnancy and early childhood. They can use: diapers, wipes, baby/toddler/maternity clothes (new & gently used)., baby blankets, bottles, new car seats, pack & plays, etc. 2) Prayer: Please pray daily for the pro-life intention 3)Fasting: Offer penance, fasting and suffering for the end of abortion. Any questions: contact Dave or Sharyl Bruning @ 712-880-7749

Have you taken a moment to review your Diocesan Annual Appeal yet? It just takes a few minutes and your quick response would be greatly appreciated!

St. Michael - Kingsley

$ Goal: $14,109.00 $ Pledged: $5025.00 $ Given: $4445.00 Parish Progress: 36% Pledges Goal: Participants: 38 Participant Rate: 20%

Immaculate Conception-Moville

$ Goal: $13,717.00 $ Pledged: $4560.00 $ Given: $2885.00 Parish Progress: 34% Pledges Goal: Participants: 33 Participant Rate: 19%

St. Joseph - Anthon

$ Goal: $7,422.00 $ Pledged: $890.00 $ Given: $790.00 Parish Progress: 12% Pledges Goal: Participants: Participant Rate: 0%

TOGETHER AS ONE: OUR DIOCESAN ANNUAL APPEAL

Have you received your pledge cards in the mail yet? If you haven’t, you should be receiving them soon. Please make sure to take the time to fill out your pledge card and get it sent back to the address on the card. Once you complete this card, please make every effort to get your pledge fulfilled in a timely manner in the near future! Congress has signed a permanent provision that allows you to make a tax- free gift from your individual retirement account (IRA). For more information about how this process works, you may contact the Diocese of Sioux City at 712-233-7556 or email allisonl@scdiocese.org.

Right To Life

The Knights of Columbus in Moville are collecting items in the Church hall for

Catholic Charities and Mary’s Choice! Theses non-profit

organizations appreciate receiving a variety of

items including, but not limited to, baby blankets, diapers, wipes, new car

seats, bedding etc.. Just place them in the crib

near the weekly contribution table at the entrance of the Church!

A Teachers Prayer Lord, please bless our students and

help them as they grow. May I teach them faithfully the things they need to know so they may face the future knowing they are prepared.

And when they think of school days, May they know their teacher cared.

AMEN

mailto:info@cathchar.com

ST. MICHAEL CHURCH HALL: 712-378-2722 FAITH FORMATION CENTER: 712-378-2021 Director of Faith Formation: Barbara Sitzmann cell: 712-251-8567 Email: stmikedre@gmail.com Custodian-Church: Jan Meister Asst. Custodian: Jolene Spooner Custodian-FF Center: Sonya Hamman Groundskeeper: Tony Rothrock Parish Lay Directors: Perry Slota and Jim Schroeder

ADMINISTRATOR/PASTOR: Msgr. Mark Duchaine 712-898-1894 Email: Duchaine@scdiocese.org Office Hours: Tuesday - 1:30-3:00 p.m; Thursday - 9:30-11:00 a.m.

West Fork Catholic Community - Executive Secretary/Receptionist: Diane Pilar 712 873-3644 Finance Officer/Bookkeeper: Charlene Boyer

WFCC [Moville] Office Hours: Mon thru Fri. 10a-12:00 and varying hours. Please call the office and leave a message or email icmoville@wiatel.net IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH: 712-873-3644 Director of Faith Formation: Angie Duffy Custodian-Church & Rectory: Consetia Carley Maintenance: Bob Weatherly Parish Lay Directors: Jason O’Mara and Amy Dietrich ST. JOSEPH CHURCH HALL: 712-373-5696 Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeper: Charlene Boyer Email: bkanthon@scdiocese.org

NEXT BULLETIN

BUDGET SPOT -

DRIVE THROUGH BENEFIT BREAKFAST! SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25th FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 12:30 P.M.

Kingsley Community Center Full menu including: scrambled eggs, sausage, pancakes, French toast,

biscuits and gravy. Choice of ham and cheese or everything omelet!

Chuck Hackett was diagnosed with cancer and all proceeds will go to help offset medical expenses.

This is a FREE WILL DONATION event. Please make checks payable to the “CHUCK HACKET BENEFIT”

Your support and prayers for the Hackett family are greatly appreciated.

Message from Barb at St. Michael - Kingsley

+All Faith Formation students are to be registered and fees paid. If you have not done this for your children yet, please contact me. + For elementary parents, please contact me to sign up for a Wednesday afternoon to bring treats. The dates were sent out earlier this week by email +Children’s bulletins will be available for the kids to pickup after Mass starting this coming Sunday.

+If you are interested or know of anyone who might be interested in joining the Catholic Church, or may just have questions about joining, please contact Barb on her cell phone.

+Anyone needing to take Baptism classes before getting their child baptized, should contact Barb on her cell phone to begin the process.

+Contact info: St. Michael Faith Formation Center 712-378-2021, Barb’s cell 712-251-8567 Emails- stmikedre@gmail.com, home barbsitzmann@yahoo.com.

Immaculate Conception Income 3/14/20-9/30/2020 Adult Envelopes ................................... ...$58,807.00

Youth Envelopes .................................. ...........$15.00

Loose .................................................... ........$195.00

Aid to Domestic/World Wide Churches .......$255.00

Holy Land .............................................. ........$280.00

Building Fund........................................ .........$250.00

Retirement Fund (Nat’l)....................... ...........$25.00

Informed Retired Priest (Local) ........... .........$765.00

Holy Father (Peter’s Pence) ................. .............$5.00

Unrestricted Contributions. ................. ......$2,960.00

Misc. Collections ................................. ..........$285.26

NO FAIR Drive 2020 .............................. ........$1340.00

World Mission Sunday ......................... ............$25.00

Total Income ........................................ .....$65,202.26

St. Joseph Income 3/14/2020-10/10/2020 Adult Envelopes ................................... .....$22,204.00

Loose .................................................... ..........$837.00

Candles ................................................. .........$$168.75

Holy Land .............................................. ...........$60.00

Cemetery .............................................. ........$1,655.43

Improvement Fund .............................. ..........$610.00

Retirement Fund (Nat’l) ....................... ...........$150.00

World Mission Sunday ......................... ............$20.00

Assumption .......................................... ..........$350.00

Holy Land .............................................. ...........$60.00

Informed Retired Priest (Local) ........... ..........$130.00

Holy Father (Peter’s Pence) ................. ...........$20.00

Unrestricted Contributions .................. .......$1,350.00

Total Income ........................................ ......$27,615.18

Contribution Summaries St. Michael Income 3/14/20-9/30/2020

Adult Envelopes ................................... ....$34,370.00

Youth Envelopes .................................. .........$230.00

Loose ................................................... ........$2,03239

Candles ................................................. ...........$118.00

Aid to Domestic Churches ...............................$30.00

Holy Land ............................................. .........$385.00

Building Fund..... .................................. .........$295.00

Retirement Fund (Nat’l) ...................... .........$485.00

Informed Retired Priest (Local) .......... ..........$710.00

Online to Diocese ................................. .......$1,065.00

Misc. Collections ................................ ..........$149.64

Total Income ........................................ .....$39,846.64

A BIG Thank you to everyone who attended and those who helped at the St. Joseph’s Chicken

Dinner last weekend in Anthon. It was a great success and we thank everyone for their support of

our church! We are waiting for a couple more bills and will publish the results in the bulletin of the

total funds raised through everyone's generosity.

Thanks again for your support!

Walking With God? Walk with us!

2The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Clyde, Missouri, invite single women, ages 18 - 40 who are considering religious life, to attend a Virtual Monastic Experience via zoom Nov. 20-22, 2020. We hope to digitally show discerners around, introduce some of our Sisters, and share some tips on prayer and discernment. The experience will include one hour of input each day. There will also be an opportunity to connect with the vocation director one on one. There is no cost to attend. To learn more, please visit www.benedictinesisters.org. To register, contact Sr. Maria Victoria at (660) 944-2221 ex. 127 or e-mail vocation@benedictinesisters.org.

HOW TO VOTE

Iowa’s voting laws have changed. If you are registered to vote you will receive a document in the mail allowing you to request an absentee ballot. Follow all instructions carefully so your vote can be counted. You can also vote in person.

Visit the Iowa Secretary of State’s website at voterready.iowa.gov to:

* Make sure you are registered to vote * Request an absentee ballot * Find out your polling place

Ask your candidates where they stand on issues of concern.

A list of candidates with contact information is available at sos.iowa.gov.

PRAY then....

VOTE

Pulled Pork Drive-Thru with the Holy Cross Knights of Columbus. All proceeds will be donated to The Warming Shelter and The Knights of Columbus Coats for Kids Drive.

Free will donation. Serving pulled pork, coleslaw, potato chips, and cookies. Saturday, October 24 from 5:00-7:00 pm at St. Michael Church.

Sunday, October 25 from 10:30 am-noon at Blessed Sacrament Church, and 11:30 am-1:00 pm at St. Michael Church.

St. Michael Church is located at 2223 Indian Hills Drive. Blessed Sacrament Church is located at 3012 Jackson Street.