May 10, 2020

The Fifth Sunday of Easter

During this difficult time, pray for an end to the spread of the coronavirus

and for all healthcare workers and those personally affected by the virus.

Please remember to practice social distancing, covering coughs and sneezes,

and diligent hand-washing.

STEWARDSHIP OF TIME

We put God FIRST in our lives by coming to Mass every Lord’s Day and spending time in

prayer each day. If we are family, we spend time together as often as possible.

Readings for the Week of May 11, 2020

Monday Acts 14:5-18/Jn 14:21-26 Tuesday Acts 14:19-28/Jn 14:27-31 Wednesday Acts 15:1-6/Jn 15:1-8 Thursday Acts 1:15-17, 20-26/Jn 15:9-17 Friday Acts 15:22-31/Jn 15:12-17 Saturday Acts 16:1-10/Jn 15:18-21 Sunday Acts 8:5-8, 14-17/1 Pt 3:15-18/Jn 14:15-21

May 10, 2020

The Fifth Sunday of Easter

Happy Anniversary, Fr. Stack Congratulations to Fr. Stack as he celebrates his 32nd anniversary of his ordination. Thank you, Fr. Stack, for your 32 years of dedicated service to your vocation!

Baptisms We welcome into the family of God, Brody Robert Aude, the son of Adam & Katherine Aude, who was recently baptized. Through water and the word you have become a child of God and are sealed as Christ’s own forever.

Private Mass Intentions for the Coming Week

Monday, May 11 Dr. T. Karadsheh Tuesday, May 12 Robert Lyons Wednesday, May 13 All the Faithful Departed Thursday, May 14 Carlie Seamer Friday, May 15 Coley Hyde (anniversary) Saturday, May 16 Eric Wilden, Leonard & Bernadine Eversoll Sunday, May 17 The Sixth Sunday of Easter Deceased members of the Rolfes & Condon families, George & Ruth Lemke, Barbe McGee, David & Joan Baumeister, Bill West

During this time when public Masses are not being offered, Fr. Ken and Fr. Stack are honoring Mass intentions in their daily private Masses. Because of the Covid-19 crisis, these Masses are not open to the public.

Prayer Line A group of dedicated individuals pray privately each day for the special needs of our parishioners. Contact the Parish Office at (563)242-3311 or email Annette Lyons at lyons.annette@gmail.com to have your requests added to the Prayer Line.

STEWARDSHIP OF TALENT

We share the gifts and abilities we have received from God by being actively involved in at least

one ministry in our parish, school and/or community.

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

As Parish members, our goal is to share 5% of our household income through our church

envelopes, 1% to the Annual Diocesan Appeal and 4% to other charities. We give in gratitude

to God for the many blessings we have received.

Parish Support

Envelope Giving Goal for May: $81,795.00

Date Amount Rec’d % of Goal

May 3/4 $22,936.33 28%

Other Contributions

Diocesan collections…………………………..….…$107.00 Peru…..………………………………………..……..$152.00 Catholic Messenger……………………..………...... $89.00 Local Charities ………………………………………$285.00 Tuition………………………………….…………......$128.00 Easter………………………………...……………...…$95.00 Easter Flowers………………………………...…..……$5.00 Holy Day………………………………..……..…...…$135.00 Rice Bowl……………………………………………....$35.00 Hall.…..…………………………………………….... $800.00 Total…... ………………………………………..… $1,831.00

“Together In Faith” Campaign Pledged: $1,889,119.00 (577 Pledges) Paid: $1,921,760.00 (Cash & Stock Gifts)

Hall Loan Balance: $333,988.12

Give by Text 1) The Parish text number is: 563-362-9820 2) In the message box, type an amount & send. 3) Reply to the registration link with your credit or debit card information & hit process. 4) You'll receive a verification text and e-mail receipt.

Prince of Peace Website Be sure to visit the Prince of Peace Parish website at jcpop.org for:

weekend Masses

daily gospel reflections

weekly bulletin

at-home prayer resources

and more…

Knights of Columbus News St. Edward Council #707 welcomed its newest 1

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gree member, Stephen Hudson, on April 30th. Stephen and Bill Peart were inducted into the 3rd degree on the same date. For further information about joining the Knights, contact Steve Mangler at 242-0508 or email him at smkd99@centurylink.net or Dave Meyer at 249-1416 or MDMEYER71@gmail.com. New members are always welcome! Did you know that during the COVID-19 pandemic the Knights have provided a helping hand to Clinton City PTA to support lunch distribution to students with no transportation and Prince of Peace Catholic School to provide Chromebooks and wireless mode for students without appropriate technology or computer at home. KC Scholarship Fund: Pies were distributed Thursday, May 7th. We greatly appreciate your patience and hope you enjoy them as much celebrating Mother’s Day as you would have on Easter. Over $600.00 were contrib-uted to the scholarship. The baby bottle distribution for the Pregnancy Center will occur when regular Masses resume.

ADA Update 0

Total ADA Pledges: $112,336 Parish ADA Goal: $ 99,807 Pledges Paid: $ 95,115 Thank you for your generosity and continued support during these times!

ON-LINE RESOURCES

English Masses EWTN Mass (https://www.ewtn.com/ ) - Daily at 7 am, 11 am, and 6 pm.

Relevant Radio 92.5 FM (https://relevantradio.com/) - Daily Mass from the Chapel of the Nativity at 12:00 pm.

Mass from Bishop Robert Barron’s Chapel can be found daily at 7:15 AM on our Parish website (https://www.jcpop.org/ ).

CatholicTV Live Mass (http://catholictv.org/masses/notre-dame-mass) from the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at Notre

Dame's campus in South Bend, Indiana. 9:00 AM every Sunday 8:30 AM Monday-Friday.

St. Patrick's Cathedral Live Mass (https://saintpatrickscathedral.org/live) from St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.

9:15 AM every Sunday

Spanish Masses

CatholicTV (catholictv.org) 7:00 AM, 4:30 PM, 9:00 PM every Sunday.

San Fernando Cathedral Live (https://vimeo.com/sanfernandocathedral) from San Fernando Cathedral

in San Antonio, Texas.

8:00 AM and 12:00 PM every Sunday

Additional Resources

KXJX 92.5 FM radio – our local Catholic radio station

Daily Scriptural Readings http://usccb.org/

Click the calendar date for the appropriate readings for the day.

The Catholic Messenger website https://www.catholicmessenger.net/

Provides updates from Bishop Zinkula, live streams, and relevant news.

Diocese of Davenport website https://davenportdiocese.org/prayer-and-support

Liturgy of the Hours (http://www.universalis.com/-700/today.htm)

Find Morning, Daytime, Evening and Night prayer online.

Pray the Rosary (https://therosary.online/ )

Our Parish Mission As the people of Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace Parish, our MISSION is to

CELEBRATE OUR FAITH, LIVE OUR FAITH, and PASS OUR FAITH ON TO OTHERS.

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O Mary,

you always brighten our path of salvation

and of hope.

We entrust ourselves to you, health of the sick,

who, at the Cross, took part in Jesus’ pain

while remaining steadfast in faith.

O loving Mother, you know what we need,

and we are confident you will provide for us

as at Cana in Galilee.

Intercede for us with your Son Jesus, the Divine Physician,

for those who have fallen ill, for those who are vulnerable,

and for those who have died.

Intercede also for those charged with protecting the health and

safety of others and for those who are tending to the sick

and seeking a cure.

Help us, O Mother of Divine Love,

to conform to the will of the Father

and to do as we are told by Jesus,

who took upon himself our sufferings and carried our sorrows,

so as to lead us, through the Cross,

to the glory of the Resurrection.

Amen.

Under thy protection we seek refuge, O Holy Mother of God.

In our needs, despise not our petitions,

but deliver us always from all dangers,

O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.

(Adapted from the prayer of Pope Francis)

A PRAYER FOR PROTECTION

IN TIME OF PANDEMIC

AN ACT OF

SPIRITUAL COMMUNION

My Jesus,

I believe that you are present

in the most Blessed Sacrament.

I love you above all things

and I desire to receive you into my soul.

Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally,

come at least spiritually into my heart.

I embrace you as if you were already there,

and unite myself wholly to you.

Never permit me to be separated from you.

Amen.

May Crowning Activities

May is the month of Mary and one of the most popular activities to venerate the Mother of God during this month is to participate in a May crowning ceremony. Here are some ways you can do this at home. Why do we crown Mary? Besides the fact that she is the Mother of Christ the King, Mary herself shows us the way to experience the joys of the Kingdom of Heaven. When Jesus preached about the Kingdom of God, he stressed the importance of humility. “The last will be first” is what he said to his disciples (Mt 20:16). The virgin Mary is a model of humility for us. If we want to enter into the Kingdom of heaven, then Mary shows us the way. Meditate on Mary Give your children some time to reflect on how their lives relate to the life the Virgin Mary. Read the stories about the Virgin Mary in the Bible: Annunciation, Visitation, Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, Finding of Jesus in the Temple, Wedding Feast at Cana, Crucifixion, Pentecost, etc., or meditate on the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary. Role Play Ask your children to imagine what it must have been like to be Mary in each of these stories. What would they be thinking, feel-ing, or doing during and after each one of these events? Introduce Other Marian Devotions Either as a part of your May crowning ceremony (there is no offi-cial rite or liturgical service) or in preparation for the ceremony, introduce your children to some of the many great Marian devo-tions, especially the Regina Caeli, the Angelus, and the Hail Holy Queen. Another resource from Catholic Icing on how to plan a May Crowning for kids is www.catholicicing.com/how-to-plan-a-may-crowning-for-kids.

05/03/2018 By Jared Dees www.thereligionteacher.com Used with permission.

Prince of Peace Catholic School

PoP School Board Candidate Search Would you be interested in serving as a member of the Prince of Peace Catholic School Board? We are seeking candidates for a three-year term, beginning in July. A copy of the job description and the Declaration of Intent to Seek Election is located on our Parish School’s website www.prince.pvt.k12.ia.us. If you need to schedule a time to pick-up the forms or need more information call: 563-242-1663. The deadline for filing is May 29th.

May 10, 2020 - The Fifth Sunday of Easter The word “love” appears more than 500 times in the Bible. Our readings on this Sixth Sunday of Easter contain the word “love” (or a form of it) 18 times. Clearly this idea of loving is im-portant for us as Christian Catholics, and the Lord makes it emi-nently obvious that love of one another needs to be at the center of our way of life. Of course, we need to understand that the love spoken of here is not the shallow romantic kind of love with which we are inundated through various forms of communication daily. The most commonly used Greek word which is trans-lated into the word “love” in Holy Scripture is “agape.” This is not hand in hand love; it is much deeper, requiring much more commit-ment. Another Greek word for “love” is the word “phileo.” Our first reading from the Acts of the Apostles speaks of St. Peter’s meeting with Cornelius and Peter’s expanded thoughts on how we are to respond to the blessing of the Holy Spirit which we have received. In one of his letters (1 Peter), St. Pe-ter uses both the words “phileo” and “agape” in the same sentence, saying “Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a sincere love [phileo] of the brethren, fervently love [agape] one another from the heart.” 1 Peter 1:22 What makes this notable is that it establishes the relationship and understanding we need for “love” as mentioned in the second reading and the Gospel. Of course, our Gospel reading from John speaks of the same kind of love (agape). Nevertheless, Jesus adds another proviso to that love for it to be complete and pure. That is obedience. “If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love.” The Lord indicated more than once that the “foremost” commandment was to “Love one another.” Jesus refers to the “joy” which comes from keeping that commandment. That “joy” is far above what we might perceive as normal happiness and good feelings. There is something exhilarating about it, something which lifts us up and sustains us. Blessed Mother Teresa said more than once, “A joyful heart is the inevitable result of a heart burning with love.” This is the love we all must strive to achieve. This is the love Jesus means for us.