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Together, we are one family.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church 1115 S. 8th Ave E., PO Box 1478, Newton, IA 50208

641-792-2050 - [email protected]

Sixth Sunday of Easter — May 17, 2020

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Sacred Heart Church 1115 S. 8th Ave E., PO Box 1478, Newton, IA 50208

Mass Schedule Saturday: 5:30 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM

Confessions Saturdays 4:30 PM

Parish Office: 641-792-2050 FAX: 641-792-8639

Business Office Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Facebook Page: Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Web Pages: www.shcnewton.com www.sharepreschool.com

Twitter: SHFF Newton

Rev. William E. Reynolds — Ext #227 E-mail: [email protected]

Rectory: 641-792-4625

Ann Ratliff, Administrative Assistant E-Mail: [email protected]

Kathy Hammerly, Stewardship Coordinator, Ext. #222 E-Mail: [email protected]

Luke Gregory, Lifelong Faith Formation & Sr. High Youth Ministry

Ext. # 224 E-Mail: [email protected]

Andrew Schwartz, K-8 Faith Formation Coordinator Ext. #230 E-Mail: [email protected]

Virginia Bennett, Choir Director/Organist E-Mail: [email protected]

641-275-3683

Mission Statement We, the members of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, as a caring Christian community, help one another to live, to nurture, and to celebrate God’s gifts. We encourage others on their faith journeys to join us in giving witness to our Catholic faith and to grow as disciples. We celebrate the sacraments and receive the gift of grace to strengthen our faith and to enrich our relation-ships with Christ and his Church. We gather together to pray, to worship, to give thanks, to petition, to seek comfort, to share joys and sor-rows, and to experience God’s love, joy, and peace.

Cover Photos: Empty parking lot at 9:00 AM on Sunday morning. Rectory Floor that was damaged from a water leak.

SHARE Preschool: 641-792-8639 E-mail: [email protected]

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Fred Dimon, Bruce Hoffmeier, Calvin Winn, Billie Hoen,

Louis Klemm, Mary Brindza, Laura Parker, Mary

Pritchard, Kari Tiffany, Dorothy Green, Nancy Smith,

Ruth O’Brien, Rose Anna Henning, Mark Hendrickson,

Lois Carter, Teresa Hauge, Myrna Hill, Cecelia Stratton,

Theresa Clark, Ruth Stewart, Sharron Hawkins, Adam

McNeer, Jim Golik, June Rausch (mother of Tom

Rausch), Donna Baker (sister of LuAnn Lucas), Angi

Reed (sister of Pam Zaabel), Jacki Aikeyns (uncle of Dana

Determan), Madelyn Kecki (great-granddaughter of Bill &

Carmen Gill), Terese & Brad Wiese (sister & brother-in-

law of Joanie Lukavsky), Erick Grossmeyer (cousin of

Janet Cox), Jimmy Hayes (brother of Margaret Ellis), Jase

Merriman (cousin of Jill Ergenbright), Monica Nilles

(mother of Jim Nilles), Thomalu Elliott (sister of Marsha

Haycock), Kristi Forsythe (niece of Bruce & Karen Hoff-

meier), Pam Quindt (daughter of Marie Frimml), Barb

Jaeger (mother of Connie Loehr), Josh Watson (Joanie

Lukavsky’s niece’s husband), Martha Flattery (sister-in-law

of Mary Flattery), LeRoy Childress (father of Pamela

Vigil), Jennifer Gardner (niece of Rhonda Bauer), Elijah

& Daniel Lukavsky (nephews of Joanie Lukavsky), Sara

Ehler (daughter-in-law of Bill & Peg Ehler), Stephan

(grandchild of Janet Bengford), Art Welp (friend of Mary

Brindza), Chris Parisi (niece of Lynn Keller), Mary Ha-

nisch (daughter of Dan & IlaMae Hanisch), Renelda

Pieper (mother of Elaine Hammer), Jane But-

ler (daughter of Frank & Carolyn Campbell),

Mary Early (aunt of Pat Shores).

. . . For the repose of the soul of Richard Dawson, husband of Beverly, who died May 7th and comfort for his family

Wednesday: Acts 17:15, 22-18:1 Jn 16:12-15 Thursday: Acts 18:1-8 Jn 16:16-20

Monday: Acts 16:11-15 Jn 15:26-16:4a Tuesday: Acts 16:22-34 Jn 16:5-11

Readings: May 18 thru May 24:

Friday: Acts 18:9-18 Jn 16:20-23 Saturday: Acts 18:23-28 Jn 16:23b-28

Sunday The Ascension of the Lord Acts 1:1-11 Eph 1:17-23 Mt 28:16-20

In Thanksgiving for God’s Blessings,

We return to the Lord: May 9th & 10th

Envelopes $ 6,031.40 Autoshare $ 2,196.50 Easter $ 25.00 Rice Bowl $ 40.00 Ascension $ 40.00 Church of Latin America $ 205.00 Home Missions $ 20.00

Please find a way to contribute to the par-ish finances. Your support is very impor-tant at this time.

Mass Online We will continue to record a weekend Mass and make this available on YouTube, with links to it from FaceBook and the parish website.

Kitchen Floor Repair Completed The repair of the rectory kitchen floor, dam-aged in February by a water leak in the furnace room, was repaired this week.

Ascension of the Lord Next weekend we celebrate the Ascension of the Lord, which signals that the end of the Easter season is nearing, which will be observed on May 30/31, as we celebrate the great Solem-nity of Pentecost. Continue your daily prayer, so needed at this challenging time. Watch Mass each weekend on the internet or on television.

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Vision 20/20The Gospel The Gospel is not merely about our personal relation-ship with god. Nor should our loving response to God be seen simply as an accumulation of small per-sonal gestures to individuals in need, a kind of “charity a la carte”, or a series of acts aimed solely at easing our conscience. — Pope Francis, The Joy of the Gos-pel: Evangelii Gaudium

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A STEWARDSHIP MOMENT A thought or two on stewardship in the Sunday readings

Philip understood very well Jesus’ words: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” We learn of Philip’s devotion to prayer, evangelizing and healing in the region of Samaria; made up of communities that would not be very receptive to the followers of Jesus. Philip is a model steward, living his discipleship day by day in the Lord without counting the cost. Good stew-ards summon the courage to proclaim the Lord no matter where they are, and to serve Him by ministering to others even under the most adverse of circum-stances. As an Easter people, eager to rejoice in the Lord, let us reflect this week on how we are living out our own commitment to discipleship in Christ Jesus.

During this difficult time, peoples’ jobs and livelihoods are threatened. Please support local

businesses as you can.

“Those who love Me will keep my word.” Is your love for the Lord leading you to grow in holiness as a priest, deacon or in the consecrated life? Call Fr. Thom Hennen, diocesan vocations director at 563-324-1911, or write: HennenT@ diodav.org.

Prayer Chain To have someone added to the Sacred Heart Prayer Chain, contact Marilyn Lamb at 275-0020 or Theresa Stewart by e-mail:

stewart4@iowatele com.net. If no one can be reached, you may call Margaret Dimon at 641-521-9819.

Our summer program Totus Tuus has been canceled for this year. The Diocese has decided to postpone the program to next summer in accordance with continuing social distancing.

As a parish, we are still looking to provide

some opportunities for a summer program.

When and what are TBD.

Totus Tuus

Sr. High Faith Journey Mission Trip Update

It is with sadness and regret to inform you that due to Covid-19, the Sr. High Youth Group will not be traveling to St Louis, Mis-souri this summer for its Faith Journey mis-sion trip. Please keep our youth in your prayers, as well as the people of St. Louis and the surrounding area, whom we would have served in July.

Congratulations to Our Graduates

This weekend would have been our graduation Mass. This will not occur this year. The graduates of this year will have t h e most interesting memories to share when they gather for class reunions. The parish offers congratulations and best wishes to all our graduates this year, high school and college.

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In The Catholic Messenger the week of May 14:

Priests reflect on ministry in the time of the coronavirus.

Faith communities collaborate to baptize man suffering from COVID-19.

A letter from Bishop Zinkula regarding COVID-19 and the Mass.

Bishop Zinkula will celebrate Mass on vigil of Pentecost via livestream.

Msgr. W. Robert Schmidt obituary. Books with a purpose offer morals, life lessons for

young children. St. Joseph-DeWitt students receive honors in

Holocaust essay contest. Excitement builds for virtual Lourdes-Bettendorf

Pinewood Derby. Three bishops condemn racism in context of

COVID-19 crisis. From behind the camera lens, bishops adapt to

‘virtual’ dioceses. Churches in Europe are reopening with restrictions. Historian questions German researcher’s claims

about wartime pope. Vatican creates Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall in

merger. Columns:

Faith helps U of I student Julia DeValk persevere after leaving Italy.

Kathy Berken: Sacramental poverty challenges our spiritual imagination.

Fr. Doyle answers questions about confession and live-streamed Masses.

Fr. Rolheiser: Leaving peace behind as our farewell. Letters to the Editor: Support efforts to love God

and neighbor. The Catholic Messenger Editorial: A vision of faith,

hope and love. Listen to Catholic Messenger Conversations, a new podcast to engage listeners in the adventures and issues that impact Catholics in our diocese. Go to the our website:

http://www.catholicmessenger.net/podcasting/

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May 17: Riley Ratliff Paige Reed May 18: David Bengford Taylor Ryan May 19: Martha McBeth May 20: Bruce Hoffmeier Jessica McNeer Maddison Malek May 22: Denice Fischer Christina Sanchez May 23: Caleb Bohlen Allison Bollhoefer May 24: Clay Trotter

For Birthdays to be listed in the bulletin, you need to submit names and dates to Ann.

Community Meals The Community Meals at the First United Methodist Church have been cancelled

until further notice.

Prayer to the Sacred Heart

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I give myself to You.

Take all I do, all my joys,

and all my sorrows. Take all of me.

I want to be all Yours, and do all things for love of You. Help me to do

only what pleases You. Please make my heart like Yours.

Amen.

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Life After Loss

Census 2020 The U.S. Consti-tution mandates a census of the population every 10 years. Census 2020 will count everyone who lives in the U.S. as

of April 1, 2020. Census statistics help determine the number of seats each state holds in the U.S. House of Repre-sentatives and how billions of dollars in federal funds will be allocated by state, local, and federal lawmakers every year for the next 10 years. Census 2020 Is more than population count. It's an opportunity to shape the future of com-munities throughout our Diocese. It takes 10 minutes to complete and will impact the next 10 years of billions of federal funding for us! YOU matter to us and the Census. Respond today at www.my2020census.gov or by phone 844-330-2020.

Tips To Help You Through The Grieving Process

Grief can come in many forms—a breakup in a relationship, a dead pet, or the loss of a close family member. Different situations can impact people in various ways and it’s impor-tant to remember that allowing yourself to grieve is a healthy part of healing. However, when the grieving extends from days into weeks or even months, it may be time to consider trying to move past it so you can continue life as usual. Here are ways to identify if grieving has gone too far and some strategies for coping. 1. Maintain Sleep and Healthy Diet Grief can rob you of your appetite as well as much-needed sleep, as the emotional pain of loss can start to affect you in physical ways. However, as the Mayo Clinic points out, it’s important to take care of yourself through the grieving proc-ess, or risk further impacting your overall health.

Make sure you get proper sleep (you may need to consult a physician for a short-term sleep aid) and try to eat more than easy-to-prepare microwave dinners (that are often loaded in salt and fats). Oftentimes during a loss, loved ones and friends will offer to bring you nutritious food – take them up on the offer. Make sure you don’t become idle; try to get out for a short walk regularly for fresh air on your own or with a sup-portive friend. 2. Take a Time Out For Enjoyment Instead of cancelling your plans or ignoring your hobbies, take time out to enjoy life when you get over the initial shock or pain. You may feel guilty that the person that you lost is no longer able to experience the joy of living; but remember, in many cases, that means they’re not suffering, either. 3. Count Your Blessings It may hard to do at first, but practice being grateful for what you still have as part of the early grieving process. Even in the toughest of times, there is something for which you can be thankful. Find something to be thankful for, even if it’s simple – for example, it could be a kind word from a stranger, or spotting a pretty bird on your windowsill. “Gratitude heals at a very deep level.”

Scams in Times of COVID-19

There are many scams that are targeting older adults. Unfortunately, people are using COVID-19 as a way to scare us into complying with their requests or demands. Some of these scams include: Counterfeit Stimulus Checks, IRS scams in regard to the stimulus checks, fake COVID Vaccines/Test kits, grocery shopping and/or medication pick up, scams targeting your Social Security benefits, person in need, Census scams. The best rule of thumb is to never give out your personal information over the phone, in a text or in an email.

Thanks to Adam Otto of Otto Law Office

for being a bulletin sponsor. See ad on back of bulletin.

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We hope for many things: passing an exam, finding our true love, securing sustain-able work, or surviving an illness. We often seek to have God be a part of what we hope for and desire, almost trying to convince Him that our agenda is what is ultimately impor-tant. While our particular hopes may appear to be what needs to be achieved in order for us to be happy, they really are not. Our lesser, more personal hopes can distract us from true hope. When God became a human being, a powerful message was sent: all that is authen-tically human is found in the divine. As the hu-man Jesus lived and died in order to show us that he truly is the universal Christ, we have to keep our sight focused on our eternal truth and destiny and who we truly are. We have to be careful when we allow our earthly concerns to distract us. True hope is found when we place our trust in Christ’s promises and don’t rely on our own strength. True hope focuses on striving toward the fulfillment of god’s promises and not simply on achieving what we think we need in this life. Hope always travels with two friends — faith and love. In this trio of virtues, we find the very pres-ence of God born in every human being. These are God’s greatest gifts, and they lead us to the fullness of His presence.

As with faith and love, we cannot see hope with just our human eyes. We don’t carry this virtue within us to use solely for our own personal agenda. Hope is not something that simply comes with the human package. As with faith and love, hope is a gift that is given to us to draw us closer to our eter-nal truth. Faith, hope, and love are signs that there is something far greater going on in us and some-thing greater to persevere in obtaining. The true divine gift of hope is what will endure any hardship we encounter, especially those that will come form authentically living the Gospel. With all that is hap-pening in our lives, in our church, and in our world, what is the reason for our hope? Ask God for the fortitude to see His eternal gift as the reason we get up in the morning and do the things we do.

Gospel Meditation Encourage Deeper Understanding of Scripture

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Taken from an article from Catholic News Agency: EWTN

EWTN broadcasts daily and Sunday Mass live, and the network's YouTube channel contains videos of nearly all of the television channel’s programming, including daily and Sunday Masses.

LiveMass.net LiveMass.net is an apostolate of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), and the website streams the Tri-

dentine Mass (also known as the extraordinary form) five times each weekday and eight times each Sunday. In addition to Masses, the website also occasionally streams compline, vespers, and a Holy Hour. An exact

schedule can be found on the website.

Catholic Information Center The Catholic Information Center, an apostolate of Opus Dei located in Washington, D.C., will be streaming

daily Mass, as well as a rosary and Eucharistic adoration, each weekday on their website, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, starting at 9:30 a.m. EDT. Click here for their YouTube channel.

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, the seat of the Archbishop of Los Angeles, streams Mass live in

both English and Spanish on Sundays, and in English throughout the week. Past Masses are then uploaded to the cathedral’s YouTube channel.

English Masses

CatholicTV Live Mass from the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at

Notre Dame's campus in South Bend, Indiana. 10:00 AM ET every Sunday 9:30 AM ET Monday-Friday

http://www.catholictv.org/masses/notre-dame-mass

St. Patrick's Cathedral Live Mass from St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.

10:15 AM ET every Sunday https://saintpatrickscathedral.org/live

Spanish Masses

CatholicTV 8:00 AM, 5:30 PM, 10:00 PM ET every Sunday

http://www.catholictv.org/masses/la-santa-misa

San Fernando Cathedral Live from San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio,

Texas. 8:00 AM, 12:00 PM every Sunday https://www.youtube.com/channel/

UCSJ2_HE4RZY3ugTvq65kJnQ

Taken from the Diocese of Davenport Prayer Booklet: ON-LINE RESOURCES

Prayer Resources

See This Link for Additional Resources for use at

home: https://www.ocp.org/en-us/blog/entry/resources-from-home

Liturgy of the Hours Find morning, daytime, evening and night prayers online.

http://www.universalis.com/-700/today.htm

Pray the Rosary Pray along with videos for all of the mysteries of the Rosary.

https://therosary.online/

Light a candle online Light a digital candle and share your prayer intentions from

your home. http://shcnewton.com/?page_id=106 OR https://stjohnneumann.org/faith-miracles/light-a-

candle-online/

Diocese of Davenport

“Sunday Prayer at Home” booklet put out by the Diocese of

Davenport is on Sacred Heart Church website:

shcnewton.com

davenportdiocese.org/prayer-and-support

Sacred Heart Resources Sacred Heart website: www.shcnewton.com

Sacred Heart FaceBook: Like us at: Sacred Heart Catholic Church The Stations of The Cross with Fr. Reynolds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNaz6wAlxqI&t=174s

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Gospel Activity Page — Sixth Sunday of Easter

Coloring Page Word Search

ACCEPT COME HIM

LOVED NEITHER REVEAL TRUTH

ALWAYS FATHER

LOVE MYSELF

REMAINS SPIRIT YOU

ADVOCATE COMMANDMENTS

KNOWS LOVES

ORPHANS SEES

WORLD

Crossword Puzzle

Across: 5. One who gives help or advice 6. To have a strong affection and attraction

for someone 7. To give an order with authority 8. The first person of the Trinity; God the

_______. Down: 1. To be alive or have life 2. For all time; time without end 3. The whole earth and all the people on it. 4. Children who have no parents

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Solutions in next weekend’s bulletin.

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Copyright 2018 Liguori Publications, Liguori, MO 63057-9999. Printed in USA. In accordance with CIC 827. All Rights Reserved.

After Mass a friend told me I be-

longed to “the priesthood of believ-

ers.” I’m not a priest! What did she

mean?

At baptism, all of us became part of the la-ity. The word laity comes from the Greek word laos, which means “people.” The laity are the people of God. As people of God, we all share in the priesthood of Christ. This is why the Church speaks of the “priesthood of all believers,” because when we were baptized we were incorporated into Christ’s priesthood. Each of us is called to exercise our common priest-hood within the Church, strengthening and serv-ing each other. The exercise of priesthood means, above all, to serve. The Church speaks of Jesus as our High Priest, the one who offers himself as the sacrifi-cial animal. Jesus is the priest and victim, offer-ing himself as a sacrifice to God. The priesthood that Jesus exercises is one of self-giving. All those who are called to the priesthood of Christ are called to serve as he did, offering themselves in a spirit of service and love. This “priesthood of all believers” shouldn’t be confused with the sacrament of Holy Orders, which ordains to the office of bishop, priest, or deacon. These men are called by God and ordained by the Church to exercise the particular ministry of preaching the good news and administering the sacraments, espe-cially the Eucharist. During Mass, the ordained priest represents Christ and also acts on behalf of all the people of God. His sacramental priest-hood represents the common priesthood of the whole Church.

—Fr. Paul J. Coury, CSsR

Domino’s Fundraiser Domino’s Pizza will donate $1 to our youth group for each weekly church bulletin they receive with each order. Just give the bulletin to the driver when he drops off your pizza.

From Your Library Sunday, May 17th

After 35 years as an ele-m e n ta r y s c h o o l t e a c h e r , C a r o l G o r d o n E k s t e r k n o w s how to

write for children. In Before I Sleep I Say

Thank You, she shows her readers two impor-tant bedtime habits: reflection and gratitude. After brushing his teeth and trying a minor bedtime stalling tactic, the boy hops into bed. “‘Let’s take a moment to think about our day,’ ” his mother says, and she tells him something that she wishes she had done differently. He follows her lead and tells her, “‘Tomorrow I promise I’ll cooperate all day long.’” Enough said. Mommy hugs him and asks, “‘What five things do you thank God for?’” He offers his little- boy examples. Ekster deftly introduces a child –friendly, bed-time examination of conscience, balanced with the concept of gratitude for God’s many gifts. At the book’s end, she invites her readers (students?) to take part in the process she’s developed. Her skill, as well as the book’s lively illustrations, en-gages both readers and listeners.

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Solutions to last week’s Activity Page

May 17, 2020 Sixth Sunday of Easter

Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; 1 Pt 3:15-18; Jn 14:15-21

What is Your Hope? We have hopes for ourselves and others. We hope for good health, for fulfilling work, for settled lives for our chil-dren. As valuable as such hope might be, that is not what Pe-ter is referring to in today’s second reading. He is talking about religious hope. Not hope that, but hope in. Not hope that God will give us what we ask, that God will supply what

we cannot accomplish, that God will reward our faithful-ness. That is also valid hope, but it is still not religious hope. Genuine religious hope is hope or trust in God. Period. Trust in God when we have no idea what the future might bring. Trust in God when all our best plans crumble before us. Trust in God when we face the terrors of illness and death. This is a trust or hope for which we do not provide God plans to follow so our needs get met as we think they should be. It is a hope that en-ables us to place ourselves into the hands of God. Period. This kind of hope asks for nothing and expects every-thing. Why? Because we are convinced that God loves us with a passion we can’t possi-

bly imagine and, therefore, wants what is best for us. This might seem like an impossible hope, but the reading goes on to list reasons to hope. God’s love is exemplified by Jesus Christ, who “suffered for sins…that he might lead you to God” (1 Peter 3:18). Who could ask for more?

—Sr. Dianne Bergant, CSA

Good News!

© 2018 Liguori Publications, Liguori, MO 63057-9999. Printed in U.S.A. Imprimatur: “In accordance with c. 827, permission to publish has been granted on September 1, 2016, by the Most Reverend Edward M. Rice, Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of St. Louis. All Rights Re-served.

Pray for our Military Please pray for the safety of these military personnel who have ties to members of our parish: Zachary Geringer, Steve Kalkhoff,

Sean Healy, Joey Anderson, Bill Kopsa, Tyler Daly,

Joshua Justus, Caitlin Huggins McCay,

James Hovar, Jake Bennett, Scott Anderson,

Curtis Worthy, Devin Shaw, Carver Christenson-Vasquez

Philip Mead, Brian Ferguson, Steven Ferguson,

Nicholas J. Huggins, Payton Cox, Tim Dodge, & Joshua Oberheu

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To report child abuse contact: Iowa Department of Human Services Child Abuse Hotline: 800-362-

2178 and if it involves clergy or church personnel also notify Alicia Owens, the Victim Assistance Coordinator, 563-349-5002; [email protected] or PO Box 232, Bettendorf, IA 52722-0004.

Mark W. Allen, Financial Advisor

1402 1st Ave E., Newton, IA 50208

Bus. 1-641-792-2525 TF. 888-944-2525 Cell 641-417-8107

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Rhonda Bauer, Stylist

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641-792-7900 Eyecarecenterof newton.com

Chad E. Klein, O.D. Kristi K. Rhoads, O.D. Brandon J. Tish, O.D.

120 N. 2nd Ave W.

Jo Jenkins, Broker

641-521-0302

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JoJenkinsHomes.com

Jeff Maki

792-5040 220 1st Ave W., Newton, IA

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Realtor

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225 NW 18th St., Ste. 103

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