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March 25, 2018 † Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
W e l c o m e t o t h e H e a r t o f M a r y C l u s t e r
SACRED HEART
ST. MARY Urbana, IA
Walker, IA ST. MARY
Parish Life Coordinator Marcia Reilly ………….…….319-310-1772
Sacramental Priest Fr. Ardel Barta..................... 563-581-2760
Deacon Steve Ford…………………..319-849-2296
Mass Schedule-Easter weekend Saturday, March 31 7:30 p.m.-St. Mary, Vinton Sunday, April 1 8:00 a.m.-Sacred Heart, Walker 9:30 a.m.-St. Mary, Urbana 11:00 a.m.-St. Mary, Vinton Mass Schedule-other than Easter Sacred Heart (Walker): Saturday 5:15pm St. Mary (Urbana): Sunday 8:30am St. Mary (Vinton): Sunday 10:30 am
Weekday Mass-see Holy Week schedule inside front cover St. Mary (Vinton): Tue. 8:30am St. Mary (Urbana): Wed. 8:30am Sacred Heart (Walker): Thurs. 8:30am
Eucharistic Adoration St. Mary (Urbana): Wednesday 9-10am St. Mary (Vinton) Tuesdays 9am-1pm
Sacraments
Baptism: Baptisms will be held on the 1st and 3rd Sundays in Walker /Urbana 2nd and 4th Sundays in Vinton.
Call your parish office to schedule your baptism class held on the second Monday.
Reconciliation: Available by appointment.
Marriage: Please contact Marcia Reilly at least 6 months in advance to schedule your date and begin preparations.
Anointing of the Sick: By request
If you are interested in becoming a registered member of our parish community,
please call the parish office: Walker/Urbana, 448-4241
Vinton, 472-3368 Office Hours 8:30am–4:30pm M-Th;
8:30-Noon Fri
www.heartofmary.org
Vinton, IA
This weekend we participate in the proclamation of the passion and death of Jesus according to the Gospel of Mark. In the extended version of this weekend’s Gospel reading, Jesus is at Gethsemane, praying to his Father, in much emotional distress. He knows he can save himself. He can escape over the Mount of Olives in the dead of night and make his way safely into the Judean desert. Instead, Jesus chooses obedience to his Father and waits for his persecutors. As Saint Paul puts it in the second reading, Jesus is “obedient to the point of death.” Jesus’ obedience is a lesson for those who are good stewards of their life in Christ. Let us reflect on how we might be more obedient to the will of God instead of our own will.
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Mass Intentions
Tuesday, March 27 SMV 8:30am NO Mass
Wednesday, March 28 SMU 8:30am Lawrence Martin
Holy Thursday, March 29 SMU 7:00pm For the people
Good Friday, March 30 SH 5:30pm The Passion of the Lord
Saturday, March 31 - Easter Vigil 7:30pm Gene & Vera Welsh SMV Ray Helen Van Steenhuyse
Sunday, April 1-Easter 8:00am Nich Aberle & SH Gene Carson 9:30am Raymond Michael SMU
11:00am Henry & Dolores SMV Van Eschen
Cluster Calendar of Events Mar. 26 Baptism Class - 6:30pm - Sacred Heart, Walker Apr. 9 Baptism Class-6:30 pm-St. Mary, Urbana (register by Apr. 5) Apr. 14 Reconciliation (confession) opportunity-3-4pm-Sacred Heart,Walker
Apr. 19 Social Justice meeting-6:30 pm-St. Mary, Urbana Apr. 24 Discipleship meeting-6:30 pm-St. Mary, Urbana Apr. 26 Finance Council-6:30 pm-St. Mary, Urbana
Heart of Mary Cluster
Heart of Mary Cluster Staff Parish Life Coordinator, Marcia Reilly
Sacramental Priest, Fr. Ardel Barta
Deacon Steve Ford
Coordinator of Faith Formation
Christy Blake ………..319-472-3368 E-mail……[email protected]
St. Mary, Vinton Staff Cluster Business Manager
Jeannie Springer…….319-472-3368 E-mail……[email protected] 2200 2nd Ave Vinton IA 52349
Sacred Heart, Walker St. Mary, Urbana Staff Business Manager Nancy Dobney (M,T, TH, F) 319-448-4241
E-mail [email protected] PO Box 116 Walker, IA 52352 St. Mary, Urbana (W)…..319-443-2447
Bulletin Submissions
Email [email protected] by end of day Tuesday
You’re invited to the celebration of the Easter Triduum! Today begins the holiest week of our church year, starting with the cele-bration of Palm Sunday, as we begin remembering Jesus’ triumphant en-trance into Jerusalem. The tone of our liturgy rapidly changes as the Pas-sion of our Lord Jesus is proclaimed. On Thursday evening, the Church begins the celebration of the Triduum. On Holy Thursday, we celebrate the Mass of the Lord’s Supper. We recall that it was at the Last Supper that Jesus instituted the Eucharist. However, the Gospel reading this night speaks not of the Eucharist, but of Jesus’ washing the feet of his disci-ples, showing us by his example what we are to do for each other. The Triduum continues on Good Friday. Once again, we hear another account of our Lord’s Passion. A time for each person to venerate or adore the cross is an im-portant part of the liturgy on this day. Our weekend Mass schedule is modified as we wait until sunset on Saturday to begin the celebration of the Easter Vigil. As we keep vigil this night, the night our Lord passed from death to life, we hear the stories from Scripture that tell of our salvation history. The celebration continues on Sunday as we gather once again to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, trusting that because of His great sacri-fice, we too, will one day rise to new life. If you have not attended the liturgies of the Triduum in the past, or if it’s been awhile, I encourage you to do so this year!
Easter Flowers in memory of your loved one! If you would like to donate an Easter flower in memory of a loved one, please place $15 in an envelope in the collection with a note saying who the flower is for or contact the office by March 29.
Please note and tell your family/friends our Holy Week Schedule! Holy Thursday, Mar. 29-Mass of the Lord’s Supper-St. Mary, Urbana-7 pm Good Friday, Mar. 30-The Passion of the Lord-Sacred Heart, Walker-5:30 pm Easter Vigil, Sat., March 31-St. Mary, Vinton-7:30 p.m. Easter Sunday, April 1st
† Sacred Heart, Walker-8:00 a.m. † St. Mary, Urbana-9:30 a.m. † St. Mary, Vinton-11:00 a.m.
Please bring your Rice Bowls with you to Mass on Holy Thursday! It is customary that the collection this night be given to assist the poor. The monies received in the Rice Bowls and in the collection will go to the Catholic Relief Services. Also, the collection taken up in Catholic Churches on Good Friday is given for support of the Church in the Holy Land.
The Church in the Archdiocese of Dubuque will celebrate the Chrism Mass on Tuesday, March 27 at 2 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Raphael in Dubuque. Archbishop Jackels will bless the Holy Oils for the
Sick, for the Catechumens, and he will consecrate the Sacred Chrism. All are welcome to attend!
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Stewardship of Treasure
Mar. 18, 2018
ST. MARY, VINTON Weekly Giving $2600 Amount needed weekly $3058 LOWTF debt: $286,000
SACRED HEART, WALKER Weekly Giving $988 Youth $3 Online Giving $250 Amount needed weekly $2229
ST. MARY, URBANA Weekly Giving $1991 Youth Giving $41 Online Giving $255 Amount needed weekly $2582
Faith Formation
S t e w a r d s h i p Sharing
Our Gifts
Stewardship of Talent
We are grateful for those who schedule the liturgical ministers in our cluster! In Walker, Kerry Peyton recently offered to take
over this responsibility from Cathey Frith. Cathey has
prepared the schedule for Sacred Heart for many years and we appreciate her time/talent in
doing so! Amy Katcher does the scheduling for St. Mary, Urbana. Meanwhile, Sue Keller prepares
the schedule for St. Mary, Vinton along with Carrie Weber who
took over the scheduling of altar servers from Teresa Stadelmann
earlier this year.
Faith Formation Calendar of Events: Mar. 28: NO RE Classes in Cluster, Attend Holy Week Services Apr. 4: RE Classes, all sites Apr. 11: RE Classes, all sites Apr. 18: RE Classes, all sites Apr. 22: Sacrament of First Communion - 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Masses Apr. 25: Final RE Classes, all sites Apr. 28: Sacrament of First Communion - 5:15 p.m. Mass Apr. 29: Sacrament of First Communion - 8:30 a.m. Mass
MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT: Palm Sunday “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Mk 15:34) Have there been times when you have felt forsaken by God? Has he later proved his presence and love to you? Praise God for his love and presence in your life and marriage.
Job opportunity - Coordinator of Youth and Young Adult Ministry The Heart of Mary Cluster is seeking a Coordinator of Youth and Young Adult Ministry. This full-time, 11-month position will be responsible for the faith formation program for grades 7-12, as well as ministry to young adults. Full job description available upon request. Please send resume, cover letter and references to Marcia Reilly, Parish Life Coordinator, 2200 2nd Ave, Vin-ton, IA 52349 or e-mail to [email protected].
Stewardship Thought
Good stewards strive to conform their lives to that of Christ---
emptying themselves of all pride and
putting themselves at the service of others.
Formed Pick of the Week: Stations of the Cross Journey with Christ to Calvary - Personally follow Christ and His Sorrowful Mother on their journey to Calvary with the Stations of the Cross. Moving meditations by Saint Alphonsus Ligouri accompanied by the beautiful Latin hymn Stabat Ma-
ter, draw you into a more intimate experience of the Church’s powerful Len-ten prayer. To listen to this audio program as well as other offerings, login or create a formed.org account using our parish code: JK6HNM
Religious Education Activities for Wednesday, March 14th In Vinton’s Fifth Grade Class, Linda Fischer had the students play a special Stations of the Cross BINGO game. Mrs. Fischer brought Easter colored M&M’s for the children to use to cover the squares.
Urbana’s Third Grade: † Regina Burke’s class was working on a new prayer and discussing how
they were doing on items they were giving up for Lent. † Lindsey Ford had Kelly Kress as a substitute. Kelly had the kids working in
their workbooks . The sub-ject was how Jesus revealed the Kingdom of God & how we can continue to serve God in all we do.
Urbana had music as well. K-4th grades are pictured here.
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Liturgical Roles
Good Friday Service,
March 30 at 5:30 pm
Servers: Elizabeth Dorothy, Parker Kress & Abby Michael Gifts/Greet: Rod/Nancy Dobney
1st Reader: Marcia Reilly 2nd Reader: Barry Hatch Eucharistic Minister: Connie Miller Ushers: Bert & Dawn Aberle Sacristan: Nancy Dobney Collection: need volunteers
Easter Sunday, April 1 at 8:00am
Servers: Bailey Hatch, Samantha Rechkemmer, Niamh Wylie
1st Reader: Steve Michael
2nd Reader: Marcia Reilly
Eucharistic Ministers: Brenda & Dennis Dorothy, Deb Maue
Gifts/Greet: Bud & Connie Miller
Ushers: Dave Kayser/Jim Meisheid
Collection: Kim Vine/Barry Hatch Sacristan: Diane Bowers
Scheduling: Kerry Peyton Hall rent: Nancy at 448-4241
S a c r e d H e a r t W a l k e r 516 Rowley Street • PO Box 116, Walker, IA 52352 • 319-448-4241
Readings for the Week of March 25, 2018 Sunday: Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16/Is 50:4-7/Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 [2a]/Phil 2:6-11/Mk 14:1--15:47 or 15:1-39 Monday: Is 42:1-7/Ps 27:1, 2, 3, 13-14 [1a]/Jn 12:1-11 Tuesday: Is 49:1-6/Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5ab-6ab, 15 and 17 [cf. 15ab]/Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a/Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31 and 33-34 [14c]/Mt 26:14-25 Thursday: Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14/Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18 [cf. 1 Cor 10:16]/1 Cor 11:23-26/Jn 13:1-15 Friday: Is 52:13--53:12/Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25 [Lk 23:46]/Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9/Jn 18:1--19:42 Saturday: Vigil: Gn 1:1--2:2 or 1:1, 26-31a/Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35 [30] or Ps 33:4-5, 6-7, 12-13, 20-22 [5b]/Gn 22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/Ps 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11 [1]/Ex 14:15--15:1/Ex 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 17-18 [1b]/Is 54:5-14/Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13 [2a]/Is 55:1-11/Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 [3]/Bar 3:9-15, 32--4:4/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 [Jn 6:68c]/Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28/Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3, 4 [42:2] or Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 [3] or Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19 [12a]/Rom 6:3-11/Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23/Mk 16:1-7 Next Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 [24]/Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8/Jn 20:1-9 or Mk 16:1-7or Lk 24:13-35
“In order to prepare a truly human future, it is not enough to reject evil. We must build the common good together.”
-Pope Francis on Twitter
The Rosary Gang…At Fatima 100 years ago Mary said, “Say the rosary every day to bring peace to the world and the end of war.” To that end The Rosary Gang has a large number of Fatima 100th Anniversary rosaries and copies of DeMontfort’s The Secret of the Rosary to send to parish members currently on active duty in the US military. If you have a family member currently serving in the military, please send their name & address to The Rosary Gang, PO Box 5, Cedar Rapids 52406 or [email protected] or contact Greg Stokesberry at 319-573-1031
Thank you from Catholic Charities These past many weeks Catholic Charities has received strong prayerful and financial support as part of their 2018 Annual Ap-peal. These gifts provide needed funds to provide assistance to the most vulnerable in our communities and in our families. Thank you to all who have given so generously. It is never too late to join this important effort. To learn more about Catholic Charities or to give, go to www.CatholicCharitiesDubuque.org
“Ok, God: Now What?” Mark you calendars and talk to your friends-single or married-about attending the Archdiocesan Retreat for Young Adult Women. When: Sat., April 28 –10 a.m-5 p.m. (5:00 Mass and dinner optional) Where: Hartman Reserve Nature Center, Cedar Falls Registration opens March 15th. $25 suggested donation For more information, please contact Mary Pedersen: [email protected].
402 Ash Avenue • Urbana, IA 52345 • 319-443-2447 Mailing Address: PO Box 116, Walker IA 52352
Liturgical Roles Holy Thursday, March 29
at 7:00pm Servers: Hannah, Ethan, Kyle Kress Readers: Bill Reedy/Dennis Zieser Ushers: Randy Pfiefer & Chuck Stallman Gifts/Greet: Mitch & Megan McDonough family Eucharistic Ministers: Tara Kress, Brooklyn Peterson, Trish Peebles, Darvin Jones, Ellen Herman, James Brustkern, Susan Colsch* Rosary: Dan Mensen Sacrsitan: Todd/Amber Peterson Collection: Need Volunteers
Easter Sunday, April 1 at 9:30am
Servers: Jacob & Joey Metzen, & Connor Kelly
Readers: Vicki Ramsey/Annie B. Ushers: Steve & Angie Smith Gifts/Greet: Dave/Beth Feldmann Eucharistic Ministers: Sharon Kay-ser, Barb Stallman, Melissa Hol-thaus, Dan Kochuyt, TJ Neenan, Angela Buck, Trish Peebles, Duane Kramer, James Brustkern*
Rosary: Trish Peebles
Sacristan: Christie Eldred
Collection: Jason J & Ellen H.
Musicians: Laurie, Pat, Emily & Monica
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Prayer Concerns: Renee Taylor, Laurie Plante, Angi Woods, Ryan Ar-nold, Marge Pepin, Chuck L. Smith, Karen Robison, baby Anna, Marjorie Schaefers, Mary Jones, Dennis Kayser, Bill Behm, Sam Bibby, Cal Carr, Melissa Pettit, Dorothy Simanek, Gary Kayser, Ginger Burke, Jeremy Mann, Bill & Bev Ciesielski, Patrick Reiner, Alexander Mayer, Bobbie Gruber, Gary Heins, Tara Aberle, Austin Smith. Military: Jeremy Al-bert, Capt. Andrew Smith, Gene La-Hue, Conner Martin
Mark your calendars: † Catholic Men’s Conference - April 28, Xavier High School, Cedar Rapids † Christ Our Life Conference - Sept. 29-30, Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines
Important Information: Security State Bank has changed their name to Northeast Security Bank. As a result, the bank’s routing number has changed. If you bank with them AND if you donate to St. Mary using My eOffering you will need to go online and up-
date the banking information for your My eOFfering account in order for your donations to continue. Thank you!
Spring Vendor/Craft Show Break the spring fever and come support 25 of your local vendor and craft-ers! April 7, 2018 from 10-2pm at Don Bosco Hall, St. Mary, Urbana. Bring a non-expired non-perishable food item to donate to the Food Pantry.
Breakfast is Served - by the Urbana American Legion Aux. Saturday, April 7, from 7:30-11am serving biscuits, pan-cakes, sausage patties, eggs, orange juice, milk & coffee. Free Will donation.
Mark your Calendars - JP II KC’s will have two more break-fasts yet in April and both are after the Sacrament of Holy Eucha-rist for our 2nd graders. The first is April 22nd and the second is April 29th, after Mass. Please plan ahead and tell your family and friends.
The Meg C. Dieter Scholarship
Hardship. It’s a word that has a lot of different meanings. One of the most overlooked hardships in students’ lives is often connected to the struggles of living in a single-parent home. It can happen through the unexpected loss of a parent or the difficult reality of divorce.
The Meg C. Dieter Scholarship fund was established in memory of a de-voted mom who raised her five children as a single parent. She worked hard to make sure that college was a possibility for her entire family. Meg also returned to school and was a college senior at the time of her unex-pected death in 1997.
The $500 scholarship is awarded to one high school senior from St. Mary Urbana who has experienced the challenges unique to a single-parent home. Students must have a 3.00 GPA and obtain letters of recommenda-tion from two teachers describing how they have been a positive influence in their high school. Qualifying students are encouraged to contact Marcia Reilly for more information and an application. Applications are due May 1, 2018.
Senior Rock Night -Open to ALL Senior Citizens! Sunday, April 22 from 2:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Center Point-Urbana High School Entertainment starts at 2:30 p.m. Dinner served at 3:30 p.m. To register: Call Cathy Fisher at 849-1102, ext. 1102 or e-mail
[email protected] with your name and the number of people who will be attending.
2200 2nd Avenue, Vinton 52349 • 319-472-3368
6 S t . M a r y V i n t o n Prayer Concerns: Bonnie Troe, Eve-lyn Roths, Earl Erger, Ed Rego, Aiden Forsyth, Kathy Lynch, Tina Goodenbau-er, Mary Barnes, Charlotta Fisher, Nick Christianson, Mary Thorman, Brittany Cummingham, Melanie Reiner, Jim Bos, Marvin Clark, Renee Stephens, Mike Al-len, Lili Huelman, Cathy Connelly, Dan-ny Williams, Danielle Kerkman, Vicky Hill, Mary Hilton, Michelle Kehrli, Tom and Charlotte Robinson, John Lacey, Jodi Shannon, Lyle Miller, Preston McConnell, Chris Stolfus
Liturgical Roles Easter Vigil, March 31 at 7:30pm
Sacristan: Cindy Forsyth Ministers of Hospitality: Haisman Family, Nancy Flickinger Greeters: Tom & Terese Husnik (front & gifts) Denny and Rosalee Sturtz (south door) Money counter: Maureen Haisman Eucharistic Ministers: Tom & Te-rese Husnik, Alan & Cindy Michael, Frank Van Steenhuyse, Rhonda Hap-pel Servers: Michael Steele, Alex Funk, Matthew Bookmeier Accompanist: Kathy Wessling, Peg-gy Weideman Sunday, April 1 - Easter -11:00 am Sacristan: Dixie Meyer Ministers of Hospitality: JR Schemmel, Jeff Long, Dave Pladsen Greeters/Gifts: Leo & Linda Wobeter (front door & gifts) Ross & Crystal Coder (south door) Money counter: Nancy Flickinger Eucharistic Ministers: Joe Wehage, Judi Scheiner, John Kemp, Linda Fischer, Julie Pladsen, Anna Hurst Readers: Paul Scheiner, Bob Fischer Servers: Brianna & Sammie Lundvall, Rebekah Lindauer NO Children's Liturgy NO Coffee & Donuts Accompanist: Monica Funk Cantor: Casey Funk Homebound Ministries March 31 Annex: Tom Husnik Homebound visits: The Jessens Lutheran Home: Kathy VS Rock Ridge: Robinson/Jelinek Windsor Manor: Monica Funk
Discipleship through Social Justice A Discipleship Experience Weekend (DEW) is scheduled for April 27-29 at American Martyrs Retreat House, Cedar Falls. The topics discussed will include the seven basic themes or categories of Catholic social teach-ing. A team will present the major content of each theme, facilitate dis-cussion and share implications for daily life today. The DEW will begin on Fri., April 27th at 7:30 p.m. and end with Mass at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Cost to attend: $135 (includes meals, room and mate-rials.) A registration form can be obtained by e-mailing [email protected] or calling 319-234-9912.
A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend Is a weekend 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 mar-riage vibrant and alive. Sign up today to attend the upcoming weekend on Apr. 20-22 @ Dubuque. For information and to register go to iowa-wwme.org or call 563-608- 3305 or email: [email protected]
Holy Week Services of the Vinton Area Ministerial Association Each Service is 20-30 minutes, Mon-Thurs at 7:00 a.m.
Monday: Presbyterian Church of Vinton Tuesday: Bethlehem Lutheran Church Wednesday: St. Mary Catholic Church
Thursday: Wesley United Methodist Church Friday: Noon, First Christian Church
Mark Your Calendars For May 18 and 19th! The Knights of Columbus will he having their annual garage sale so start setting aside the items you want to donate. They will begin collecting items after Easter.
Help us build upon and promote a sense of community! We are looking for individuals who would be willing to help build/promote a sense of community within our parish/cluster. In parishes, this group of folks is known as the “Parish Life” committee. They assist the pastor/PLC in welcoming new members and fostering a sense of belong-ing among all parishioners. They would also oversee and invite others to take part in offering fun social events for people of all ages. Those involved in Parish Life understand and embrace that hospitality is essential to a vibrant parish community, and it is what we are called to do in a spirit of evangelization and stewardship. If interested in sharing your time and talent with our faith community in this way, please talk to Christine Kelchen, Danise Shannon, Margie Ort-giesen or Marcia Reilly.
Will you be celebrating 50 (or more) years of marriage in 2018? Archbishop Jackels will be presiding at six Masses throughout the Archdio-cese the last weekend of July and the first two weekends of August with couples who have been married fifty or more years. If this applies to you, please call your parish office to make sure that we have your anniversary date in our database so we can be sure that an invitation gets sent to you!
