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120 Fifth Street N.W. • Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52405
NOVEMBER 24, 2013 • OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE
Saint Patrick C A T H O L I C C H U R C H
Parish Phone Numbers Parish Office ........................ (319) 362-7966 Religious Education Office.. ... (319) 362-7966
Office Hours Hours .................. Mon-Fri 8:00 am-4:00 pm
Staff Pastor ......................... Father Ivan Nienhaus
[email protected] Deacons ...................... Deacon Dan Hoeger
[email protected] Deacon Sean Smith
[email protected] Pastoral Minister ..................... Cindy Koczo
[email protected] Adult Faith Formation ..... Penny Ackerman
[email protected] Director of Religious Ed ....... Geralyn Ward
[email protected] Youth/Young Adult Minister Molly Larkin
[email protected] Music Director.......................... Jan Jasiewicz
[email protected] Adult Choir Director ..... Michael H. Phelan Secretaries .......................... Karolyn Connell .................................. Christine Kullander ......................... [email protected] Maintenance/Custodian ............ Larry Pesek
Website .................................. www.stpatrickscr.org
Prayer Line Phone ........ (319) 365-2364/(319) 396-8264
Metro Catholic Outreach ............. www.metrocatholicoutreach.com
Scripture Reflection Christ the King
November 24, 2013 In the kingdom of God we are free to respond to God's invitation or not. The scene on Calvary is a stark reminder to us that the choice is always there. Jesus hung on a cross be-tween two criminals, one who reviled him and another who asked for mercy. The words of Jesus are not only comfort to the crucified thief. They are also words addressed to us who follow Christ, our king and our savior. We believe that he
will lead us to paradise as well.
Weekly Scripture Readings for the Week of November 24, 2013 Sunday: 2 Sm 5:1-3/Col 1:12-20/Lk 23:35-43 Monday: Dn 1:1-6, 8-20/Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday: Dn 2:31-45/Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday: Dn 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28/Lk 21:12-19 Thursday: Dn 6:12-28/Lk 21:20-28 Friday: Dn 7:2-14/Lk 21:29-33 Saturday: Rom 10:9-18/Mt 4:18-22 Next Sunday: Is 2:1-5/Rom 13:11-14/Mt 24:37-44
Mass Intentions
Saturday, November 23 4:00 PM Richard & Marcella Wiles Sunday, November 24 8:00 AM Lyman Beebe 10:00 AM For the People 12 Noon A Special Intention Tuesday, November 26 8:30 AM Ivanell Woods Wednesday, November 27 8:30 AM Allen Schmidt and Suzie Cook Thursday, November 28—Thanksgiving 9:00 AM Friday, November 29 No Mass Saturday, November 30 4:00 PM Cyril & Sherida Hilario Sunday, December 1 8:00 AM For the People 10:00 AM Larry Benge 12 Noon A Special Intention
Capital Campaign
For the week of November 17, 2013
Capital Campaign Goal: $1.1 Million
Received to Date: $993,390.26
Yet to Collect: $106,609.74
A Legacy of Faith The Journey Continues.
Financial Stewardship
For the week of November 17, 2013
Contribution Envelopes: $9,634.21
Stewardship Needed: $11,500.00
Received Year To Date: $203,820.32
Needed Year To Date: $230,000.00
Remember St. Patrick in your last will and in memorials
Weekly Liturgical Assignment
Weekday Mass Server for November 26—27, 2013 Gerry FitzGerald
ROSARY FOR THE PILGRIM VIRGIN for the week of Nov. 24th - 29th will be at the home of Frank and Mary Swiderski; 3371 Oriole Ct. NE. Rosary at 7:30 PM. If you'd like to host, call 377-4197.
NOVEMBER 24: FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING Today as we celebrate Christ the King, may we open the door of our heart so wide that we may listen to the voice of Jesus calling us to help build his Kingdom here on Earth. In the month of October, through your gifts, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul was able to help build the kingdom of God by assisting over 359 families with $3,500.00 in utility/rental assistance, $900.00 in furniture assistance & 286 food boxes that fed over 586 individuals. Our free bakery/grocery program provided over 18,093 lbs. of additional food to those in need. THANK YOU!
PRAY, HOPE & DON’T WORRY Padre Pio Prayer Group
Thursday mornings from 9-10am
beginning September 12th in the 7th Grade Classroom. Contact Geralyn Ward at 362-7966 or
[email protected] if you have questions. All are welcome to attend.
No registration is required.
Adult Faith Formation
CATHOLIC SYMBOLS … Guardian Angels are created heavenly spirits who help and guard those to whom they have been assigned. All of us have a guardian angel. Jesus even said, “See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven always look upon the face of my heavenly Father.” Matthew 18:10 Angels, especially guardian angels, pray for us, lead us to holiness, and help defend us from the attack of the enemy. HOMEBOUND MINISTRY: Please say “yes” to spending an
hour or two your time each month making a friend. As the cold weather months set in, we are in need of parishioners share Eucharist with our homebound parishioners. The hours are flexible! Contact Penny Ackerman for
more information. “For I was … ill and you cared for me …” Matt 25:35-36 HOLY FATHER’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR DECEMBER 2013: Victimized Children. That children who are victims of abandonment or violence may find the love and protection they need.
Bullying at schools and on the internet along with human trafficking continue to become more prevalent and serious. Victims of pedophile crimes continue to grow in numbers. Evil undermines the lives of children via multiple avenues and people of faith are called to stand up for these victims who have no voice.
Our responsibility is to pray - especially to the Blessed Trinity, our Blessed Mother, the Angels, and the Saints. Mary is the mother of all of us and she has a special love and concern for children. Her power is great and her love for us proven.
We need to educate ourselves and each other. Know the signs and symptoms of these victimizations. Society has become indifferent to the poor, the marginalized, the ill, and the frail. We must begin helping one another through our works and actions by reaching out with love, protection, mercy, and almsgiving. Lead others by your own example.
Prepare the Savior's Coming. That Christians, enlightened by the Word incarnate, may prepare humanity for the Savior's coming.
As Catholics we are loved and filled with grace with the gift of the Sacraments.
Our best preparation for Jesus’ birth is to purify our souls through sincere celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation and doing good works with love and without expectation of repayment. (Our precepts state that we are called to go to confession at least once a year.) Let us encourage each other to celebrate this Sacrament and do works of mercy on a frequent basis.
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION will not be
held on Thursday, and Friday, November 28 & 29.
It will resume at 9AM on Monday, December 2nd.
THANKSGIVING DAY THURSDAY, NOV. 28, 2013
The Mass Schedule for
Thanksgiving Day is as follows:
9AM in the church
Liturgical Assignments Thanksgiving
Thursday, November 28 9:00 AM Mass Servers: David Byrnes Lector: Pat Kilpatrick Eucharistic Ministers: Jeff & Julie Brehm, & Pat Kilpatrick
SHOW YOUR SPIRIT WITH A PERSONALIZED
ST. PATRICK T-SHIRT Get your St. Patrick t-shirt with the new logo
at the Parish Office. $10 a short or long
sleeved shirt/any size.
THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2013
This year, 2013, December 8 falls on a Sunday. For this reason, according to the Ordinary Form calendar, the celebration of the
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception has been transferred to Monday, December 9. The bishops conference usually waives obligations of Holy Days which are too close to a Sunday (which is always a day of Obligation). December 9 is NOT a Holy Day of Obligation this year. THERE WILL NOT BE ANY MASSES AT ST. PATRICK’S.
2013 ADVENT COMMUNAL RECONCILIATION
SCHEDULE
Tuesday, December 3, 7:00 pm, St. Matthew
Tuesday, December 10, 7:00 pm, St. Patrick, CR Saturday, December 14, 10:30 am, All Saints Saturday, December 21, 10:30 am, St. Pius X
Religious Education
Youth Activities Youth: Half a dozen high schoolers will be journeying with youth minister: Molly Larkin to Indianapolis November 21-24th for NCYC. NCYC is a National Catholic Youth Conference. They are expecting around 25,000 young people at this event. Please keep these high schoolers in your prayers as they prepare for their pilgrimage to Indianapolis. Join young adult minister: Molly Larkin on Pilgrimage June 6-16th 2014 for the Camino de Santiago de Compostela! This is the famous “Walk of St. James”, that pilgrims have walked for hundreds of years. The Camino runs along the northern coast of Spain. The pilgrimage ends at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (Cathedral of St. James), where the remains of St. James the Apostle lie. This pilgrimage is open to all SINGLE young adults, ages 19-29. Contact young adult minister: Molly Larkin for more information. Buen Camino!!
Catholic Young Adults of Cedar Rapids (21-39) All young adults are welcome to come for prayer, community, and faith formation activities on Saturday nights at 7:30 PM at St. Patrick's Parish Center. For more information contact Spiritual Director Fr. Ivan Nienhaus at St. Patrick's Church, or facilitators Tony and Christine (go to www.cyacr.org, e-mail [email protected], or call 319-775-0875).
Christmas Pageant
&
Living Nativity
During
St. Patrick’s Christmas
Breakfast
December 15
Christmas Pageant
Preschool-8th graders are welcome to
participate in the Christmas Pageant on
December 15 at 11:30am in the Parish Center.
Please attend the rehearsal on December 11 from 6:30-7:45pm in the large hall.
Living Nativity
During the Christmas breakfast from 9-11am
we will have a Living Nativity out in the parish
center courtyard. Please let Geralyn or Cindy
know if your child(ren) would like to take a 30
minute shift. Costumes will be provided.
Unlike the stable in Bethlehem, the stable will
be heated!!
November 27 Thanksgiving Break
No RE Classes
December 4 6:30-7:45pm
Preschool-8th grade classes
6:45-8:00pm
Confirmation at St. Wenc
December 11 6:30-7:45pm
Preschool-8th grade classes
6:45-8:00pm
Confirmation at St. Wenc
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES IS MOBILIZING RESOURCES TO ASSIST THOSE AFFECTED BY SUPER TYPHOON HAIYAN. This catastrophic typhoon was powerful and expansive, striking a number of islands with extensive loss of life and property. Individual checks should be made out to St. Patrick Parish with a notation for typhoon relief. Or you may send a composite check payable to the Archdiocese of Dubuque marked Typhoon Relief. Funds will be sent directly and quickly to CRS. If donors prefer, they may send their offerings online to Catholic Relief Services at https://secure.crs.org/site/Donation2?1080.donation=form1&df_id=1080; by phone 877-435-7277; or by US mail at Catholic Relief Services , P.O. Box 17090, Baltimore, MD 21297-0303 Your prayers for the victims of the Typhoon Haivan would greatly appreciated. Your help during this time of distress and devastation is greatly appreciated. Thank You!
November 24, 2013
WE ADORE CHRIST IN THIS PARISH.
Please call the parish office to schedule an hour
with our Lord in
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Mass Schedule Weekend: Saturday 4PM; Sunday 8AM, 10AMand 12Noon Weekday: Tuesday—Friday 8:30 AM in the Chapel
Eucharistic Adoration Monday - Friday 9AM—9PM in the Chapel
Sacraments Confessions Weekdays: (Tuesday—Friday): 7:45—8:15 AM Saturdays: 3:00—3:45 PM Baptisms Parents must be registered in the parish and have attended a Baptismal class. Please call the parish office for a schedule of classes and to schedule baptisms. Weddings Arrangements should be made at least six months in advance of the wedding date.
Ministry to the Sick Please notify the parish office if you know of a parishioner who is homebound.
MEMORIAL BLOCKS ARE STILL AVAILABLE: There are Memorial Blocks which surround the St. Patrick statue in the courtyard that are available for engraving. Each block is 16” by 24” with three lines; each having a maximum of thirty letters and/or spaces. These blocks are permanently laid in the floor of the courtyard and provide for a lasting memorial for your family or for loved ones. Currently the donation amount for each block is $500. Due to engraving costs the donation amount for the blocks will go up to $1,000 after the first of the year. Get your order in early. This would make a great Christmas gift. If interested please
call Cindy at the parish office. Installments are available.
SOON TO BE DECLARED A SAINT BY OUR CHURCH: Join us as we get acquainted with the POPE OF PEACE. Blessed Pope John XXIII has a fascinating history and we will review it with the help of an article on his life and a
video starring Ed Asner and Massimo Ghini, portraying his life of Faith. Obedience and Peace. This was his mantra. From childhood, through priesthood, through papacy, let us journey with him. Two sessions: Saturday mornings, 9:30 AM December 7th and 14th.
JOURNEY THROUGH SCRIPTURE: GENESIS TO JESUS Wondering how to build off of the great parish mission we had with Fr. Scott Courtney? Wondering what would make a good New Year's resolution? Wondering what to do with your Monday nights when football is done? The answer is the same for all these questions! Join us for a new Bible Study beginning Monday, January 13, at 7:00pm in the Parish Center! This 7-week study called Journey Through Scripture: Genesis to Jesus, is published by Dr. Scott Hahn and the St. Paul Institute for Biblical Theology. Deacon Sean will be presenting this exciting study that takes us through the covenants God made with His people, from Adam all the way through the New Covenant in Jesus Christ! Don't have a Bible? We've got one for you! Don't drive at night? Let us know and we'll make arrangements! Need child care? Let us know and we'll make arrangements for that, too! At Deacon Sean's previous parish, a 95 year old woman participated in this study and said, "I've never studied the Bible before. It's time I got started!" Maybe it's time for you to get started, or go deeper, too! Contact the parish office to sign up!
CALENDAR OF EVENTS For the week of November 25—December 1, 2013
Mon.: Eucharistic Adoration—9AM—9PM Chapel Celtic Grounds Coffee Shop Open 9AM—9PM Tues.: Eucharistic Adoration—9AM—9PM Chapel Celtic Grounds Coffee Shop Open 9AM—9PM Cindy: MethWick 10:30 AM Senior Citizen 500 Card Players St. Patrick 12:30 PM Wed.: Men’s Fellowship 6:30 AM Celtic Grounds Eucharistic Adoration—9AM—9PM Chapel Celtic Grounds Coffee Shop Open 9AM—9PM. Joyful Hearts Book Club 9:45AM Ad. Ed. Rm. No Adult Choir Practice Thurs.- Happy Thanksgiving Parish Office Closed No Eucharistic Adoration Celtic Grounds Coffee Shop Closed Fri: Parish Office Closed No Eucharistic Adoration Celtic Grounds Coffee Shop Closed. Sat.: Young Adult Ministry 7:30 PM PC Sun. Shamrock Choir Practice 9AM Ad. Ed. Rm.
THANK YOU: The Social Concerns Committee would like to thank everyone who donated used eyeglasses and cell phones. The glasses will be given to the Lions Club and recycled to help needy people throughout the world. The cell phones will be refurbished and given to the domestic violence shelter.
