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ST. PATRICK’S /
HOLY TRINITY
MISSION STATEMENT To share the good news of Jesus
in word and deed; to gather in
prayer, worship, and the celebra-
tion of the Eucharist; to facilitate
life-long faith formation; to serve
the larger community especially
the poor and marginalized; and to
sustain parish ministry through
the stewardship of time, talent,
and treasure.
SACRAMENTS
RECONCIL IATION ST . PATRICK’S :
4:00-4:30 PM SATURDAYS
HOLY T RINITY :
7:45 AM
2ND & 4TH SUNDAYS
ALSO BY APPOINTMENT ANOINTING OF THE S ICK CALL THE OFFICE IF POSSI -
BLE WHEN HOSPITAL IZED .
BAPTISM CALL THE OFFICE DURING
PREGNANCY FOR PREPARA-
T ION CLASS .
MARRIAGE CALL THE OFFICE AT LEAST
NINE MONTHS TO ONE YEAR
AHEAD TO PLAN MARRIAGE
PREPARAT ION . W EDDING
DATE SHOULD NOT BE SET
UNTIL PREPARAT IONS HAVE
BEGUN .
ANNULMENT/
MARRIAGE VALIDAT ION CALL THE OFFICE TO LEARN
MORE ABOUT THIS PROCESS
WITH D IOCESAN T RIBUNAL IF
YOU ARE DIVORCED AND
REMARRIED OR NEVER MAR-
RIED IN THE CATHOLIC
CHURCH .
RCIA
CALL THE OFFICE IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN LEARNING
MORE ABOUT THE CATHOLIC
CHURCH OR THE RCIA PRO-
CESS .
MEMBERSHIP/
REGISTRATION IF YOU ARE NEW , WELCOME
TO OUR PARISH . PLEASE
REGISTER BY CALLING THE
OFFICE . IF YOU ARE MOVING
AWAY , PLEASE CONTACT THE
OFFICE TO NOTIFY US BEFORE
MOVING .
BULLET IN DEADLINE : WEDNESDAY NOON
Holy Trinity Church
208 Kilworth St N Exira, IA 50076
Office 712-563-2283
Holy Trinity Hall 712-268-5466
St. Patrick’s Church 116 E Division St
Audubon, IA 50025 Office 712-563-2283
St. Patrick’s Parish Ctr 712-563-3300
The FIRST Sunday OF ADVENT
November 27, 2016
The word ‘advent’, is from the Latin adventus (Greek parousia), and means ‘coming’ or
‘arrival’. The Advent Season is focused on the ‘coming’ of Jesus as Messiah (Christ or
King). It not only prepares us spiritually for Christmas (his first coming), but also for his
eventual second coming. Hence, the scripture readings during Advent include both Old
Testament passages related to the expected Messiah, and New Testament passages
concerning Jesus’ second coming as judge of all. It also includes passages about John
the Baptist, the precursor who prepared the way for the Messiah. When the Church cele-
brates the liturgy of Advent each year, she makes present this ancient expectancy of the
Messiah, for by sharing in the long preparation for the Savior’s first coming, the faithful
renew their ardent desire for his second coming. By celebrating the precursor’s birth and martyrdom,
the Church unites herself to his desire: ‘He must increase, but I must decrease’. Since Advent looks for-
ward to Christ’s birth and Incarnation, it is an appropriate way to begin the Church Year.
This Advent is different from every other Advent that we have ever lived. It is different because we are
different. In the past year, we have changed. We have another year of life under our belts. Maybe it was
a year full of successes, joys, and advances. May be it was a year full of failures and sins. May be it was
a year of suffering and hardship. Whatever happened during the past year, it has affected us. We have
more experience, more knowledge, and, we hope, a little more wisdom and a deeper love for God and
neighbor. As a result, when we turn our attention once again to Advent, to the three comings of Christ:
his first, 2000 years ago; his last, sometime in the future, and his ongoing one, through his grace, his
providence, and the sacraments - when we turn our attention to these three comings of Christ, we will
see something new, something different. Jesus Christ is God. He is infinite beauty, power, goodness and
truth. We can never know him completely. He is an inexhaustible treasury of greatness. Because of our
life experience during the past year, we are now ready to discover new facets of this treasure, new lev-
els of meaning, wisdom, strength and joy. God’s providence has been preparing us over this past year,
so that we could now learn things about God and his plan of salvation that he couldn’t show us before,
because we weren’t ready. All three of those comings of Christ have the same purpose: to reestablish
and deepen our friendship with God. He is looking forward making that happen, to deepening our friend-
ship with him, in these coming weeks of Advent. Let us answer this challenge as we embrace a new li-
turgical season.
Pastor: Rev. Antony Mathew Phone: 712-304-4836 (cell)
E-mail: [email protected]
Secretary: Kathryn Yager
Bookkeeper: Linda Blomme
Dir. of Religious Education: Jennifer Mosinski
Office Hours: Tuesday 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Wednesday 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Thursday 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Office E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.sphtdm.org
Cordial welcome Most Rev. Richard Pates!
We are delighted to welcome our shepherd, Most Rev. Richard Pates to St.
Patrick and Holy Trinity Catholic Church. On April 10, 2008, Bishop Richard
E. Pates was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to be the ninth bishop for the
Diocese of Des Moines, and he was installed on May 29, 2008. He is the
third consecutive Twin Cities auxiliary bishop to be given the appointment.
Bishop Joseph L. Charron, C.PP.S. and Bishop William H. Bullock also
served the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis before moving to Des
Moines.
HOLY TRINITY’S CALENDAR:
Wednesday, Nov. 30: 8:30 a.m.-Mass [For The People]
4:15 p.m.- RE Class K-6th grade
5:30 p.m.-Mass
First Reconciliation
6:30 p.m.-RE Class 7-12th grades
Thursday, Dec. 1:
6:30 p.m.-RCIA @ St. Patrick’s
Sunday, Dec. 4: 10:30 a.m.-Mass [Mary Wulf]
ST. PATRICK’S CALENDAR :
Tuesday, Nov. 29: 7:30 a.m.-Mass [ ]
8:00 a.m.-Bible Study
Wednesday, Nov. 30: 4:15 p.m.- RE Class K-6th grade
5:30 p.m.-Mass [ ]
First Reconciliation
6:30 p.m.-RE Class 7-12th grades
7:00 p.m.-Ecumenical Advent Service of
Choirs@Our Saviour’s Lutheran
Thursday, Dec. 1: 7:30 a.m.-Mass [Christopher Fett]
6:30 p.m.-RCIA @ St. Patrick’s
Friday, Dec. 2: 5:30 p.m.-Mass [ ]Adoration/Benediction
Saturday, Dec. 3: 9:00 a.m.– SPCW Cookie walk
5:00 p.m.-Mass [Mark Madsen]
Sunday, Dec. 4: Second Sunday of Advent
HEAVEN CENT SUNDAY
8:30 a.m.-Mass [Richard Michalski]
9:30 A.M.-Coffee & Rolls
served by 10th graders
Happy Birthday
27th- Courtney Blomme
29th- Lauryn Beymer
30th- Lisa Sorensen
1st- Alex Klever
Amanda Kommes
Andi Riesgaard
2nd- Roger Griffith
NOTICE: If you have a loved one in the hospital who would like
to receive an anointing, communion or a visit, please call the
office to notify us. Hospitals cannot tell us who is admitted.
This must come from the families. Thank you!
If you would like to have a mass said in memory or in
honor of a friend or loved one or any special intentions,
please notify the office or place your request in the offer-
tory. Suggested Mass stipends are $5.
All those involved in serving our country in any capacity. May they be
kept free of harm and know our prayers are with them.
Special prayers to those on our prayer chain: Sally Kerwin, Cory Cornwell,
Hayden Weisenborn, John Renze, Sue Merical, Keegan Provost, Caleb De-
ist, Debbie Inman, Mary Dentlinger, Pat Strauss, Mary Ann Lundberg,
Amanda Lumpkin, Nicole O’Tool, John Vonnahme, Jean Michalski, Don
Kalkhoff, Joel Sivinski, Bruce Kennedy, Diane Wagner, Lorraine Bintner,
Darla Mullenger, Savannah Meiners, Linda Weston, Teri Williamson and
Chrissy Dankenbring.
All those who are suffering and their families remain in our thoughts and
prayers. Please contact the office if your loved one’s condition changes.
Remember in your prayers:
Tom & Lynn Klever
35 Yrs. ~ November 28, 1981
Happy Anniversary
November 20, 2016 giving
St. Patrick’s Holy Trinity
Tithes 1,972.00 652.00
Plate 62.25 34.00
Total 2,034.25 686.00
St. Patrick’s Parish is short of our
ADA goal by $3,625.00. If you
have not pledged or donated
toward the Annual Diocesan Ap-
peal, please prayerfully consider
doing so. If you have misplaced
your donation card, please con-
tact the church office for a re-
placement.
HOLY TRINITY CHICKEN SUPPER
FINAL REPORT
Income $3,466.00
Expense $2,389.91
Net profit $1,076.09
Served 344. Up approx. 100 from
2015. Thank you to all who helped
in any way to make this a successful
fundraiser!
St. Patrick Youth’s bottle/can and newspaper
collections are on-going for NCYC trips and other
youth events. Please leave bottles in the bin
on the east side of the garage and the news-
papers (no inserts) inside the garage on the
east side. Thank you for supporting our kids!
Grades K-6th 4:15-5:30p
Junior High—High School 6:30-8:00p
We need assistance in preparing meals for
our junior and senior high students on
Wednesday evenings.
A sign in sheet is next to the entrance for all RE students.
List of upcoming Coffee & Rolls served by youth:
Dec. 4– 10th graders
Jan. 1-Jr. High
BECOMING THE BEST DISCIPLE: The quote for this week that also appears on the whiteboard in the
entry of the church is:
“Savor the blessings that our Savior provides
and give Thanks! .”
Take time this week to sit quietly, or perhaps as you drive to your des-
tination, to reflect on that question.
THE HOLY EUCHARIST: The Holy Eucharist is the heart and summit of the
Church’s life...for by this sacrifice he pours out
the graces of salvation on his Body which is the
Church. Let us therefore make use of the God-
given opportunity to participate in the Holy Eucharist, and
receive Holy Communion as often as we can.
OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE:
ADVENT GIVING TREE: St. Pat’s is in need of someone to
head up the Giving Tree during Advent. Please call the
church office (563.2283) or Jane Schmitz (563.2748) if
willing.
We are collecting plastic bags again to make blankets for
those in need. Please leave them in the basement.
Thank you!
Liturgical season of Advent
As a new liturgical year begins with the season of Advent, God
gives us another opportunity to celebrate His offer of love and
friendship, in and through His Incarnate Son, Jesus Christ. We
enjoy that love and friendship by being members of St. Pat-
rick/Holy Trinity parish families. As we celebrate the birth of
Jesus Christ, we are also reminded of his Second Coming at
the end of time. This coming is prophesied in the New Testa-
ment, and he comes to judge the living and the dead, and
bring about the final triumph of good over evil. The season of
Advent season is a time of grace to nurture and strengthen our
life of discipleship by devoting a little more of our God-given
time for prayer, participating in the Holy Eucharist regularly,
spending a little of our time for spiritual reading, and getting
involved in other corporal works of mercy. Thus we will be fully
prepared to encounter the Lord when he comes to meet us.
May you and I be inspired to answer this challenge of the Lord.
Thank you for your acts of mercy and kindness with
Heaven Cent donations. The buckets will help us
start the Advent Season. Heaven Cent is the week-
end of Dec. 3 and 4th at St. Pat’s and Dec. 11th at
Holy Trinity. Have a Blessed Advent.
The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the
Blessed Virgin Mary
The solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin
Mary is celebrated on Thursday, December 8. It is a Holy Day of
Obligation, meaning all Catholics are obligated to celebrate the
feast by participating in the Holy Eucharist. Holy Trinity Parish family
will celebrate the feast with a Mass on Thursday, December 8 at
8.30 a.m. and St. Patrick Parish family will celebrate the feast with
a Mass on Thursday, December 8 at 5.30 p.m. Let us honor our
patroness, and imitate her example of discipleship.
Advent Reconciliation Service
The season of Advent Season focusses on the coming of Jesus
Christ. It reminds us of His threefold coming: His first coming over
2000 years ago; His last coming sometime in the future; and finally
His ongoing coming through His grace, His providence, and the sac-
raments. All of the three comings of Christ have the same purpose:
to reestablish and deepen our friendship with God. Christ is looking
forward to making that happen, and let us do our part by answering
that challenge through a life of repentance and conversion. Follow-
ing is the schedule for the advent reconciliation services: -
Wednesday, December 7 (for children in the religious educa-
tion program).
Friday, December 9 (Individual Confessions at 4.00 p.m. at
Holy Trinity).
Sunday, December 11 (Individual Confessions at 4.00 at
p.m. at St. Patrick).
FIRST FRIDAY EXPOSITION OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST,
ADORATION, AND BENEDICTION
St. Patrick Parish family will celebrate the
First Friday on December 2nd with a Mass at
5.30 p.m. followed by the Exposition of the
Holy Eucharist, Adoration, and Benediction at
7.00 p.m. Let us make our first Friday of ad-
vent special by participating in the Holy Eu-
charist, and spending a little time with the
Eucharistic Lord to receive graces and blessings for ourselves,
for our families, and for our world.
God of light and life, give us hope as we wait for your coming
again. When we are tempted to be grateful to have found you
while others are lost, send us out into the darkness in search of
those who need you most, we pray to the Lord. Amen
PRAY FOR THEIR SERVICE: Several of our members and relatives of mem-
bers are currently serving in the military.
Please pray for them and their families. We
pray for their safety and when on a mission,
their quick return home to family and friends.
Mary Jo Bauer Matt Anthofer Sara Kerkhoff
Don Mosinski Marty Hupp Aaron & Deanna Kerkhoff
Robert Hjuler Chris Hjuler Casey & Taylor Kerkhoff
Mark Hjuler Craig Hjuler Zachary Kirkpatrick
Mark Otte Beck Benton Rusty Dixon
Bradley Sutter Irlmeier Madeline Bintner
*Please contact the office with names of other service men/women.
Corpus Christi Council members:
(Parish Pastoral Council)
Steve Brinkman, Chair
Judy Bintner, Secretary
Harriet Jayne
Evelyn Nelson
Roger Nelson
Joanne Greving
Gary Rasmussen
St. Patrick’s Finance Council :
Steve Schmitz, Chair
Alice Lauridsen, Secretary
Virginia Mennenoh
Dean Fett
Leonard Baumhover
Linda Kerkhoff
Holy Trinity Finance Council:
Gary Vais, Chair
Julie Christensen, Secretary
Cleo Wiskus
Ben Hansen
Perry Paulsen
HOLY TRINITY: Sunday, December 4– 10:30 A.M.
Ushers: Don Greving, Joe Rasmussen
Servers: Austin Rasmussen, Cole Brabham, VOLUNTEER
Music:
Lectors: Mary Ann Huegerich
Eucharist Ministers: Don Greving, Judy Bintner, Mike Bintner
Shut-ins:
Altar Society Committee (Dec./Jan.): Chairperson: Megan Wilkerson,
Jane Beckendorf, Amanda Kommes, Riann Hansen, & Cleo Wiskus
ST. PATRICK’S: Saturday, December 3– 5:00 P.M.
Ushers: Kenny Petersen, Terry Huffman
Greeters: Angie Petersen, Frances Huffman
Servers: Tanner & McKenna Petersen, Brody Beane
Music: Jo Beane
Lectors: Judy Wagner
Eucharist Ministers: Maxine Klein, Jon & Alice Lauridsen,
Dean/Charlotte Fett
Sacristan: Roger Griffith
Sunday, December 4–8:30 A.M.
Ushers: Kevin Schlichte
Greeters: Ruth Ann Bock, Sue Clausen
Servers: Olivia Carter, VOLUNTEER, VOLUNTEER
Music: Linda Blomme, Michelle Schlichte
Lectors: Ann Carter
Eucharist Ministers: Larry/Lora Anthofer, Ruth Ann Bock,
Joanne Greving, Ann Carter
Sacristan: Brian Klocke
Video: Howard Weitl
Shut-Ins:
Dorothy: Friendship Home, June Campbell, & Jean Michalski
Linda Irlmeier: Sally Kerwin (Saturday) & Hospital
Darrell Wittrock/Joanne Greving: Terry & Pat Crosley
Question of the week: What “work of darkness” do I need to
throw off? What “armor of light” do I need to put on to en-
sure that I am “awake” and “prepared” for the hour of the
Lord’s coming?
St. Patrick’s Catholic Women Cookie Walk
December 3, 2016
9:00-11:00am
$8/filled cookie box
$9/advance orders
For advance orders, please call Virginia Mennenoh 304.0223
or Linda Blomme 304.0092 by Friday, Dec. 2nd.