ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC CHURCH

P.O. Box 195

Bancroft, Iowa 50517-0195

515-885-2462

SACRED HEART

CATHOLIC CHURCH

P.O. Box 126

Ledyard, Iowa 50556-0067

515-646-2525

 

Church ~ www.stjohnbancroft.com

School ~ www.stjohnbancroft.org

 

 

Rev. Paul D. Bormann

Office Hours at the Rectory

Monday, Tuesday–Thursday, Friday

 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Rev. Mr. Philip Doocy

 

 

 

 

  SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

July 25, 2010

 

                               

       MASS SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK

Monday

26

SJ

 8:00 a.m.

NO MASS

Tuesday

27

SJ

 8:00 a.m.  

Mary Lou Droessler ~ John Droessler ~ Jim Laubenthal

Debbie Laubenthal ~ Lucille Bormann ~ Roy Fox

Wednesday

28

SH

 8:00 a.m.

NO MASS

Thursday

29

SJ

 8:00 a.m.

Fr. Eugene Schumacher ~ Fr. Paul Bormann ~ Mary White

Raymond & Mildred Vogel ~ Phyllis Savage

Friday

30

SJ

 8:00 a.m.

NO MASS

Saturday

31

SJ

5:30 p.m.

Don Degen    

Sunday

 1

SH

SJ

8:30 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

Susanna Busch Family & The People of the Parish

Florence Behrends & The People of the Parish

               

SJ WEEKDAY SERVERS:  Carson Nickel ~ Grayson Rowlet   

 

WEEKLY                   COLLECTION

St. John's

July

Sacred Heart

July

CHAPLET OF MERCY ROSARY:  Weekdays at 3:00 p.m.

ST. JOHN PRAYER HOUR:   Thursday at 3:00 p.m.

CONFESSIONS: Saturday from 4:45 to 5:10 p.m.

 

Adult

3,041.00

291.00

CATHOLIC CHARITIES  ~ Emily McCollough ~ Counselor  

Student

6.00

 

For information/referral in Algona site call the Fort Dodge Office

Loose

180.25

53.00

at 1-515-576-4156.

Interest

3,471.23

 

 

Grain Donation

300.00

 

17th SUNDAY OF THE YEAR Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find,

 

 

 

knock and it will be open to you. Try it.  Then listen, look and enter. (Luke 11:1-13)

Total – 7/18/2010

6,998.48

344.00

 

 

 

 

SPECIAL COLLECTION for the Cemetery Fund  Saturday / Sunday

Receipts

20,577.92

1,343.30

July 31 / August 1  Please find the envelope in your monthly packet.

Expenses

42,888.20

 

 

Short for July

22,310.28

 

PLEASE JOIN the Bancroft Area Recreation Program for Kickball

 

 

 

in the City Park this Sunday, July 25 from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

 

Transferred from

Savings - 2010

 

$117,000.00

 

 

 

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS have available NFL Monday Night Football Books.

See any KC member or stop at the Rectory for your book.  Cost is $10.00. 

The next Knights of Columbus meeting is set for September 8th.

 

Stewardship Prayer

Almighty God, we thank You for all the gifts You have given us:  our lives, our loved ones, all that we have and all that we are.  Most of all, we thank You for Jesus, Your Son and our Redeemer, Who came among us to show us the way of eternal life.  Jesus was the perfect steward of your gifts, showing that complete trust in You is necessary, and the giving of self is a most important of following Him.  May the offerings of our TIME, our TALENTS, and our TREASURE be made in the same spirit of sacrifice that Jesus taught us by His life and death for us.  Amen

 

LITURGY ASSIGNMENTS FOR JULY 31 & AUGUST 1, 2010

 

 

St. John ~ Saturday ~ 5:30 p.m.

St. John ~ Sunday ~ 10:30 a.m.

Sacred Heart ~ Sunday ~ 8:30 a.m.

Servers

Stephanie Ingalls

Sarah Ingalls

Sierra Hutchinson

Leah Hamilton

Kirsten Adams

Katherine Harrison

 

Ushers

Dennis Becker / Mark Blocker

Mike Doocy / Brian Hatten

 

Larry Vaske / Phil Hellman

Merle Tigges / Tim Goche

Gary Goldtrap

Jacob Zenk

 

Greeters

Mark Kollasch / Stan Lowe

 

Jim & Eileen Kadow

 

 

Lector

Alan Deitering

 

Marjorie Fitzgerald

 

Mary Menke

Cantor

Lori Geitzenauer

 

Jim Bradley

Donna Schiefelbein

Organist

Lael Kahler

 

Lael Kahler

Betsy Zenk

Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion

Pat Wilhelmi / Tom Garry

Jay & Mary Richter

Meredith McCleish

 

Sharon Goche / Barb J. Menke

Helen Ricke / Marilyn Bernhard

JoAnn Hellman

 

Lawrence Ternes

Bernard Reilly

Sherwin Brandt

To St. John

Homebound

JoAnn Hellman ~ 1

LeRoy Sukalski ~ 2

Marilyn Bernhard ~ 3

 

 

 

$ Counter

Gregg Elsbecker ~ Eileen Menke

Sandy Welp

 

 

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS to Greg McCarthy and Iris Barreto on the baptism of their son Alexander Samuel on Sunday, July 18.

 

 

 

FOR SALE BY THE CHURCH  1987 Chevy S10 pickup with 4 cylinder engine, 4 speed stick shift, 2 wheel drive, topper,

76,577 original miles, good tires   $1,500.00   Contact Parish Finance Council member LeRoy Sukalski at 885-2717 (home) or 885-2314 (work)

 

THE CATHOLIC GLOBE is conducting its 2010-2011 subscription drive.  You are an important part of the drive as your response is vital to the campaign’s success.  The cost remains at $20.  The newspaper provides an avenue for Bishop Nickless to communicate regularly with the Catholics of the diocese. It helps to spread the message of Jesus Christ and informs the faithful regarding present day happenings within the Catholic Church. Your timely response to this first effort will be greatly appreciated.

 

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION will be held on Tuesday, July 27 following the 8:00 a.m. Mass and closing with Benediction at 6:00 p.m. New schedules are now available. Everyone is very much encouraged to stop by during the day and spend some time with our Lord.  He has done such wonderful things for us.  Children are also welcome, for they too need to learn the value of reverence for the Real Presence of Jesus in our Church.

 

THE NEXT GREAT ADVENTURE BIBLE history session is Sunday, August 1!  Sunday morning at 9:00 a.m. / Sunday evening at 7:00 p.m. 

 

ST. JOHN CATHOLIC GRADE SCHOOL REGISTRATION for preschool – 6th grade will be held on Wednesday, August 4, from 5 to 8 p.m. in the school office east side of building.  During registration there will a uniform exchange.  Parents may drop off uniforms at the school office Monday – Wednesday, August 2 – 4, from 9 to 11 a.m.  Please have them marked with your name and price.  The first day of school will be Wednesday, August 18 with a 12:30 p.m. dismissal.  Parents will need to provide transportation to and from school as NSK does not start until August 25.

 

ST. CECELIA PARISH FOOD AT THE KOSSUTH COUNTY FAIR  Food Stand at the Fair , August 4 – 7, 10:45 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Lunch will be served also at the St. Cecelia’s Rochleau Center, August 4 – 6, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.  (Highlights from this menu: chicken and biscuits, homemade pie)  PLEASE NOTE: Free Admission to the Fair this year.

 

TENTH ANNUAL BISHOP GARRIGAN FOOTBALL CAMP This camp is open to all area boys who are going to be in 3rd through 8th grade this fall. This camp is designed to teach the proper fundamentals of football, team work, and program philosophy. This is not a contact camp. Thursday/Friday, August 5/6 at Bishop Garrigan High School from 10 a.m. until Noon each day.  Pick up forms at Garrigan in the Main Office. FOOTBALL SHOES, SHORTS, and ATHLETIC SOCKS ARE NEEDED!  Cost is $20.00 per participant to cover the tee shirt.

 

EMBRACING OUR CALL: DIGNITY AND VOCATION OF WOMEN a follow-up retreat with the Sioux City Diocese of Catholic Women will be held on August 6,7, 8, at Holy Trinity Parish, Corpus Christi Site, 408 N. 8th St., Fort Dodge, IA.  The study of Pope John Paul II’s Apostolic letter will be presented by Gina, a gifted speaker who has a knack for bringing Church doctrine down to earth.  Time will be set aside for prayer and adoration.  Bishop Nickless will celebrate Mass on Sunday, at 11:00 a.m. For further details, contact Karen Renger (885-2-23) or Marjorie Fitzgerald (885-2052).  You may register by writing to Ellen Streit, 109 4thh St. N.W. West Bend, IA  50597.

 

ASSUMPTION NOVENA PRAYER FOR LIFE Join with Priests for Life in praying the Assumption Novena Prayer for Life, August 7-15.  Find the Assumption Novena prayer at www.PrayerCampaign.org  You can also order free prayer cards with the Novena Prayer on one side and helpful resources for pro-life activity on the other side.  Also, please join the Pray to End Abortion prayer effort on facebook at www.ProLifePrayers.com

 

THE JOY OF CARING: FOSTERING RESILIENCE AND HOPE CONFERENCE will be held on Friday, August 13 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. at Clarke College Atrium in Dubuque, Iowa.  This conference is for those who specialize in the “caring” profession (parish nurse, pastoral associates, clergy, nurses, nurse practitioners, seminary students, social workers, community members, funeral home employees).  Fees: Conference registration: $45 per person if postmarked by Monday, August 2; after that date the cost is $55 per person.  Mercy Health Ministry Network Parish Nurses - $30 if postmarked by August 2.  Include an additional $8.00 for processing CEUs certificate if desire.  Forms may be picked up at the Rectory or call 1-563-589-8111.  For more information on the conference and exhibitors please visit www.clarke.edu/joyofcaring

 

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR Knights of Columbus will hold their work day on Saturday, August 14 at 8:00 a.m. at the St. John Cemetery. All Knights of Columbus members and any parish members that would like help with the clean meet at the cemetery by 8:00 that morning.  Needed items are skid loaders, rakes, shovels and lots of manpower. 

 

“YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF..” is the call from today’s Gospel.  For the married, our closest neighbor is our spouse.  For clergy, those served in your vocation.  Let Worldwide Marriage Encounter help you more fully live your calling.  The next weekend is in Des Moines, Iowa, Friday through Sunday, October 15th to 17th, 2010.  To register or for more information contact Roger or Marsha Luensmann at 563-927-4352.  Visit http://www.iowa-wwme.org for more information.

 

NEW CATHOLIC CONFERENCE COMING When it comes to your faith, would you say you are growing?  Searching?  Passionate?  Complacent?  Wherever you are, take the next step.  Plan now to attend the Christ Our Life Catholic Conference this October 16-17 in Des Moines, Iowa.  Hear from some of the foremost Catholic speakers from around the globe, be inspired, and come away recharged in your faith.  For more information go to www.Christourlife.com or call 1-888-326-8033

 

SAVE THE DATE Northwest Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Presents: 2010 fall Conference

This event is to raise awareness and educate citizens and professionals on the topic of domestic violence and sexual assault.  The Northwest Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault is excited to bring in international speaker Lt. Mark Hunter and other guest speakers Marty Wallace, Kristin Faisal, Laura Roan and Meg Bessman-Quintero to speak about different topics of domestic violence and sexual assault.  Presentations will cover such as the churches, communities and police officers responses to cases of domestic violence and sexual assault. For more information please feel free to call us at (712) 722-4404. We also have a website if you would like more information on the Family Crisis Center: http://www.familycrisiscenters.org

 

BRIAR CLIFF UNIVERSITY now offers Bancroft and Ledyard area adults the opportunity to complete their degrees in the following majors:  Accounting, Business Administration, Human Resource Management, Elementary Education, and RN-BSN.  We are currently enrolling students for fall term.  Classes begin September 1.  For more information on any of these programs, contact Rose Molacek, Director of Briar Cliff University Extended Campuses at 800-798-6191 or rose.molacek@briarcliff.edu

 

WEEKLY REFLECTIONS

We believe that God will answer our prayers; but, often we wonder why so many of our prayers seem to go unanswered.  Do we need to follow a special formula, do something specific, or offer our prayer in a special place?  There is no magic involved nor is there a specific criteria we have to follow.  These seemly unanswered – it just isn’t the answer we wanted.  The “problem” is not the prayer or how we pray – it is in what we are praying for.  A man prayed every day to win the lottery and finally one day God spoke to him: “Buy a ticket!” What do you pray for and do you do your part to make what you ask for possible? When I called you answered me; you built up strength within me.  – Psalm 138:3

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!