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PASTOR Fr. Everett Hemann [email protected] office ext: 13 292-1192 (H)
ASSOCIATE PASTOR Fr. Dennis Miller [email protected] office ext: 17 292-3097 (H)
DEACON Paul Brown [email protected] 233-6859 (H)
CAMPUS MINISTER / CHARITY, JUSTICE, PEACE Shari Reilly [email protected] office ext: 15 660-441-3400 (C)
CAMPUS MINISTER Misty Heinen [email protected] office ext: 14
BUSINESS MANAGER Bobby LeBlanc [email protected] office ext: 12 708-2861 (C)
PARISH FAMILY LIFE / RCIA Lorraine Schmaltz, PBVM [email protected] office ext: 16
DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR Kris Egan [email protected] office ext: 18
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Kathy White [email protected] office ext: 29 232-1753 (H)
YOUTH MINISTER Vanessa Pawlovich [email protected] office ext: 30
MARRIAGE PREPARATION Brenda Neppel [email protected] office ext: 25
SUPPORT STAFF Don Alexander Secretary office ext: 10 [email protected] Barb Cockshoot Secretary office ext: 11 [email protected]
Net Larson Financial Secretary office ext: 22 [email protected]
Anne Recker Librarian office ext: 19 [email protected] Steve Borton Maintenance Phoubane Phommasen Maintenance
SUMMER PEER MINISTERS 296-2460
Jess Crawford Eduardo Ruiz Elise Mullen
PARISH STAFF
2210 Lincoln Way Ames, Iowa 50014 515-292-3810
www.STAparish.net
WEEKEND MASSES 4:45 PM Saturday 8:30 & 10:30 AM Sunday
WEEKDAY MASS 12:00 NOON Monday - Friday
RECONCILIATION 3:30 PM Saturdays & by appointment
PARISH OFFICE HOURS 8 AM - 5 PM Monday—Friday
STUDENT CENTER Open 8 AM to Midnight 7 days/week
Summer Peer Ministers: Jess Crawford, Eduardo Ruiz, Elise Mullen
10th Sunday Ordinary Time June 8, 2008
Something There: The Biology of the Human Spirit
by David Hay
For readers interested in the relationship between science and religion, Something There proposes a new biologically based theory of spirituality. The author, David Hay, a zoologist by training, applies scientific method to religious inquiry. In so doing, he offers a new account of the importance of spirituality for human well-being. According to Hay, the human species possesses a need for spirituality because of a development in the evolutionary process. Spirituality is hard-wired into our biological make-up and evolves through natural selection because it has survival value. Hay argues that spirituality is what enables people to relate ethically to other human beings and to their environment. Shelf list #204/HAY
Discerning Charisms Program Why STA is implementing this program? It’s Personal, Practical and Challenging! An insight into the role we can play in the Church. A liberating experience. Gives the time and the confidence to reflect on
your career path and your gifts. It is like going to the optician, it all becomes clearer
about how your gifts assist others and bring fulfillment to your life. You can feel more at home with your giftedness.
Last Saturday 19 parishioners attended the initial Call & Gifted workshop in preparation for bringing the Living The Mission: Discerning Our Charisms program to the entire STA community. Parish leadership has committed itself to this program and we know the process will be meaningful to many. The program has three components: 1) a Call & Gifted Workshop, 2) a discernment interview, 3) small group discussions and discernment. Our hope is that once we begin offering the program on an ongoing basis, many in the parish will embrace this program as a means of spiritual growth and personal insight.
God has determined…that I should reach that which is my greatest happiness. God looks on me individually. Calls me by my name. Knows what I can do, what I can best be, what is my
greatest happiness, and God means to give it to me.
John Henry Newman
It has been about 2,000 years since Jesus first called his disciples to follow him, a time when his Jewish society was essentially divided into two groups-those who followed each and every law of the faith and those who weren't so attentive to it. Today, we seem to have developed a knack for dividing ourselves among many other stark and diverse groups, whether it be wealth, politics, ethnicity, or religious affiliation, to name just a few. Matthew was a tax collector, and before Jesus called him, he was considered a part of the society of sinners in the eyes of the religious leaders. So why did Jesus call him, and not one of those who obeyed every law of the Jewish faith? Why did he sit down with Matthew and others who needed guidance in their lives? Very simply, as Jesus put it, one does not see a physician if one is healthy. So, too, are we called to sit down with Jesus. Matthew, and the others who followed Jesus, did what the Catechism calls "a radical reorientation of [his] whole life, a return, a conversion to God with all [his] heart" (CCC 1431). Because it is just not enough to say we are sorry for our past sins, the sacrament of reconciliation calls us to begin with a fresh dedication to living our lives each and every moment with the grace of God. Doing so, we will end worldly divisions and achieve the mercy he desires for us.
©2008 Liturgical Publications Inc.
Sandbagging Training
The Story County Coalition for Disaster Recovery (CDR), in cooperation with the City of Ames, is offering a Community Sandbagging Training on Saturday, June 21st, from 12:00-3:00pm. The training will be located at 2008 24th Street, in the parking lot of First Evangelical Free Church. Anyone interested in attending must be at least 16 years of age and physically able to lift 35-40 pounds. Trainees will learn the basics of how to fill and pass sandbags correctly and safely, and how to build the most effective dike. Please bring gloves and wear closed toe shoes. The Coalition for Disaster Recovery is under the sponsorship of Story County Emergency Management Agency. Its mission is to strengthen the public's level of disaster preparedness. Local flooding is one of the most likely hazards that could occur in Story County. For more information, call 292-8890. Please turn in your CDR Volunteer form (place in collection, bring to parish office, or place in box on information table in Gathering Space) — additional forms at the information table - help us to compile a database of volunteers in case of a disaster or emergency.
STA ANNOUNCEMENTS
Readings for the Week of June 8 Sunday: Hos 6:3-6/Rom 4:18-25/Mt 9:9-13 Monday: 1 Kgs 17:1-6/Mt 5:1-12 Tuesday: 1 Kgs 17:7-16/Mt 5:13-16 Wednesday: Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3/Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: 1 Kgs 18:41-46/Mt 5:20-26 Friday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-16/Mt 5:27-32 Saturday: 1 Kgs 19:19-21/Mt 5:33-37 Next Sunday: Ex 19:2-6a/Rom 5:6-11/Mt 9:36—10:8
It’s time for Vacation Bible
School!!! FIESTA: Honduras
DATES: Monday - Friday, July 14-18, 2008 TIME: 9:00am - 12noon PLACE: St. Thomas Aquinas Church & Catholic Student
Center (We will begin and end in the Lower Lounge.) FOR: Kids ages 3 - 10 (children must be potty-trained to attend)
FIESTA offers an exciting way for kids to get fired up about Jesus as they learn how Jesus is our friend, life, leader, Savior and helper. Each day kids will sing catchy songs, play teamwork-building games, share Maraca Munchies, experience interactive Bible adventures and create fun crafts. Participants will also learn Spanish as they learn about the culture and people of our sister parish, Dulce Nombre de Maria, in Honduras.
The daily schedule will include a large group opening and closing in the lower lounge. In between, kids will rotate in age groups through the following FIESTA STATIONS: Cactus Crafts Hot Bible Adventures Honduras Happenin’s Sing & Play Ole Grande Games Maraca Munchies • Once pre-registered, each family will receive a FIESTA music CD! Each participant will also receive a FIESTA t-shirt!
COST: Register by the Early-Bird Deadline— Tues, July 1, 2008-- the cost is First Child: $20 Each additional child: $15 After the deadline, registrations of $25 per child will be taken
until the program is full. However, late registrants may not be guaranteed a t-shirt.
SO…Pre-register your children or grandchildren, AND volunteer to make this a fun and faith-filled experience for you and your kids! For registration and volunteer forms, contact DRE Kathy White at <[email protected] >or
292-3810.
HONDURAS IMMERSION TRIP Let’s try this a different way! Would you like to go to Honduras as our parish representative? Put together a group of three to five people, at least one or two of whom speak Spanish, then contact Shari, [email protected] or 515-292-3810 to suggest dates. We’ll work things out with John Donaghy, and get you on your way! Applications available at the parish office, just ignore the dates and deadline.
LEAN INTO THE WIND The St. Thomas Aquinas Separated/Divorced Support Group is having a wine and cheese party at the Left Bank Art Studio in Gilbert Thursday, June 12, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Jo Myers-Walker will have water colors available for all who want to paint while socializing. All are welcome! Please RSVP by Tuesday, June 10th, to Carol Pearson at 296-2250 or Jo Myers-Walker at [email protected]. Can’t attend, but would like to be on our email list? Contact Carol at [email protected].
PYC ICE CREAM SOCIAL All parents with their Young Children are welcome to a Summer Ice Cream social Wednesday June 18 at 5:30pm- hopefully on 129 Ash lawn. Come enjoy Summer together. For more info contact Joanne 292-0463.
Vacation Bible School Volunteers Needed: ♦ Plan/make decorations for the Lower Lounge and various
FIESTA Stations (before July 14) ♦ Iron-on t-shirt transfers for volunteers (Mon., July 7, 7-9pm) ♦ Iron-on t-shirt transfers for participants (Mon., July 14,
8:30am-12noon) ♦ Help with nursery care in the parish nursery, 8:30am-12noon
ONE morning (so that parents with young children may have their children cared for while they also volunteer)
♦ Sing as part of the Music Crew (helps to know Spanish) ♦ Help prepare and serve daily snack ♦ Teach basic Spanish to small groups of kids ♦ Lead a group of 10-12 kids around to various stations ♦ Assist a group of 10-12 kids by helping them participate at
various stations Notes: Volunteers are needed in the mornings during the
week of July 14-18, unless otherwise noted. Also, volunteers can help all 5 mornings or whatever works into their schedule.
AMOS AT WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY Last Tuesday, the Ames City Council unanimously passed a resolution to accept the AMOS–Environmental Research team plan for a Fall Forum on energy conservation. We got an excellent recommendation from the City Manager and several council members thanked us for a good job. The forum will be Sat.. Sept. 27, 9am-3pm at the Ames Middle School. This first step in the “Cool City” initiative is designed to educate individuals and families on how to significantly reduce their carbon footprints. If you would like to volunteer at the forum, join the AMOS environmental research team or get more information about the forum, contact Ken Shaw at [email protected].
Pastoral Care For home or hospital visitation, prayer support, crisis assistance, or other pastoral matters, contact the parish office.
Coffee & Donuts Each Sunday—9:30-10:30 am in the LOWER LOUNGE. Join us!
Youth Ministry Jr. High and High School youth meet to experience increased spirituality, address social concerns, and enjoy social events. Contact Vanessa Pawlovich, youth minister.
Religious Education Classes offered for all grade levels. Kathy White, DRE
Marriage Arrange weddings eight months in advance with one of the priests. If you are being married elsewhere but wish to prepare at St. Thomas, contact Brenda Neppel.
Centering Prayer Tuesdays at 11 am in Sts. Francis & Claire. For more information contact Mary Merchant 233-6214.
Baptism Preparation One parent must be a registered member of St. Thomas, active Catholic and attend a preparation session. The next infant baptism preparation session will be Thursday July 10, from 7-8:45pm in Bethany/Newman room. The next celebration of infant Baptism will be on Sunday July 20 at the 8:30am Mass. A brunch will be served after Mass for family and friends of the baptized. For more info contact Sr. Lorraine
Charismatic Prayer Thursdays 7 PM in Martyrs room. All are welcome. Call Bob Horton, 292-5486 for more information.
Televised Masses Cable 16: Sun. 9 am; Mon. 8:30 pm; Wed. 11:30 am.
Knights of Columbus For more information about this Catholic men's organization of ISU students and resident parishioners, call Bob Conzemius at 292-3307.
Parking for Mass is available behind the church. Please park ONLY in designated parking slots. Do NOT double park. If no spaces are available, park in the Memorial Union Parking Ramp. Validate ticket in the Gathering Space, St. Thomas will pay for up to 2 hours of parking in ramp. Handicapped parking ONLY in Ash Ave. parking area.
Belonging www.staparish.net/belonging Peer-facilitated discussions geared toward gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered (GLBT) people of faith and their allies. Contact Heather Brumm ([email protected]) or Father Ev Hemann, 292-3810.
Babysitting is available during 8:30 & 10:30 Mass in the nursery. Volunteers are always welcome. Contact Nursery Coordinators, Stacey Woodward at 292-2874 <[email protected]> or Karin Wellington <[email protected]>
You Are Not Alone On the first Sunday of each month at 9:30 am, a member of the Bereavement Team will be in Bethany Room, to meet with anyone who is experiencing a loss.
Pastoral Care For home or hospital visitation, prayer support, crisis assistance, or other pastoral matters, contact the parish office.
Father’s Day … A Day to Celebrate the Men in Our Lives!
Ryan, my two-year-old nephew, is beginning to talk in sentences. Recently, he was asked, “Are you a mommy’s boy or a daddy’s boy?” He responded in a confident, very masculine manner, “Daddy’s boy!” From Ryan’s innocence, I discovered God, the Father, posing the same question to me. Do I belong to my earthly Father or my Heavenly Father? How do they reflect one another in earthly and spiritual ways? As a female, how do I reflect my masculine qualities in my personality and spirituality?
Father’s Day is a day to honor not only our father, but all men who play a significant role in our personal lives.
Men are challenged, and at times conflicted, to be positive role models in a self-centered, “all-about-me” secular world versus being protective, vulnerable and forgiving in the spiritual world.
In The Wild Man’s Journey – Reflections on Male Spirituality: Revised Edition, Richard Rohr, OFM and Joseph Martos discuss seven spiritual promises for men found in scripture.
I promise to seek Jesus as my teacher, my model
and the goal of my life. Without a Lord I am burdened with trying to be my own minister (Colossians 1:24).
I promise to seek union with the eternal Christ, who is both hidden and revealed in all people, and in all created things, especially in those who are wounded, rejected or outside my limited worldview (Hebrews 13:2).
I promise to pursue vital relationships with a few other men as the basic building block of the mystery of Church (Matthew 18:20).
I promise to pursue a regimen of spiritual disciplines in my life, a Gospel ethic in my private and my professional life, and unpaid service toward the needs of my community (Matthew 6).
I promise to support the mission of my parish, to unite my family in public prayer with my parish, and to model a positive attitude of love and justice in all parish efforts (1 Corinthians 1:10-13).
I promise to take personal responsibility for my actions, to be accountable for my commitments, especially those of husband, father, son, brother— fully active in the house Church (Ephesians 5:21-33).
I promise to be a truly Catholic man by retaining unity with the Bishop of Rome and the universal Church, by weekly participation in the Eucharist and concrete concern for those suffering throughout the world (John 13:1-20).
May we find time this month to affirm, remember and celebrate the gift of the “father figures,” living and deceased, in our lives. “Abba Father!”
Kris Egan
@ Saint Cecilia
Ask yourself whether Jesus would dine with you.
FALL 2008 DESTINATION ISU LEADERS, CYCLONE AIDES, AND COMMUNITY ADVISORS
In August we will have a program and lunch for all Catholic Destination Iowa State Leaders and Cyclone Aides. Learn about STA events for new students and tips on how to share your faith. Community Advisors will have a similar experience in September. You can sign-up for this list at the Gathering Space sign-up table at STA or by emailing Misty at <[email protected]>. This does not commit you to the gathering. It just lets us know that you are interested.
+ Together we lift up those intentions on our Prayer Board in the Gathering Space +
IN YOUR PRAYERS
“It is love that I desire, not sacrifice,” says Hosea in today’s first reading. But for love of us, Jesus sacrificed everything—even his life. Are my small sacrifices gifts of love and gratitude?
9:00 PM WNL is the don’t miss event of your week!
The next Women of Grace Study Series, the Full of Grace study by Johnnette Benkovic, will be held on Tuesdays, 7:00-9:00 p.m., beginning June 10. The 9-week sessions will be held in the Adult -Youth Room at St. Cecilia Catholic Church. We will not meet on July 22 due to RAGBRAI coming through Ames. Former participants are welcomed and encouraged to come! If you have additional questions, please contact Janine Greenwood 232-1359, Lynn Lynch 233-6057, or Char Van Kerkvoorde 233-2695.
WANT TO FIND OUT HOW YOU COULD GET INVOLVED WITH STEWARDSHIP AT STA?
The parish stewardship committee would love to have students involved in this important ministry - want to find out what it is about (hint: it is NOT about fundraising) and how you can become involved, come to a gathering in Bethany Room on Tuesday, June 10th OR Wed., June 11th at 7:30 PM - two chances to find out more and become involved with parish stewardship ministry for the coming year.
