SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

25TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

ST. PATRICK ST. WENCESLAUS ST. BONIFACE

139 Third St. SE Britt, IA 50423 3343 Navy Ave. (Duncan) Britt, IA 50423 660 Bush Ave. Garner, IA 50438

ST. PATRICK
115 5th Ave. NW, PO Box 363 Buffalo Center, IA 50424

ST. JAMES
906 West O Street Forest City, IA 50436

ST. PATRICK
406 S. Grant Lake Mills, IA 50450

PASTORAL STAFF REV. DENNIS MILLER, PASTOR

660 Bush Avenue Garner, IA 50438 Phone ......................................... (641) 923-2329 E-mail....................... DBQ088@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

REV. PAUL LIPPSTOCK, SACRAMENTAL PRIEST

906 West O Street Forest City, IA 50436 Phone ......................................... (641) 585-4856 E-mail................... DBQ084SP@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us

DEACON DENNIS POPOWSKI

PHONE ..................................................... (641) 923-6045

E-mail.............................. dcpopowski@gmail.com

CLUSTER OFFICES ST. BONIFACE, GARNER

Phone ......................................... (641) 923-2329 Fax .............................................. (641) 923-2480 Business Manager, Carolyn Kumsher E-mail.................DBQ088SEC@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us Secretary/Bookkeeper, Jacki Young E-mail..................... DBQ088S@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us

ST. J AMES, FOREST CITY

Phone ......................................... (641) 585-4856 Fax .............................................. (641) 585-3336 Office Manager, Donna Thill E-mail.................DBQ084SEC@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us

ST. PATRICK, BRITT

Phone ......................................... (641) 843-3215 Fax .............................................. (641) 843-3557 Office Manager, Carolyn DeKruif E-mail..................... DBQ017S@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us

FAITH FORMATION Director of Faith Formation

Christine Carrier Phone ......................................... (641) 585-4856 E-mail...................DBQ084RE@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us

Coordinator of Religious Education

Regina Adams Phone.(641) 585-4856 E-mail...DBQ088RE@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us

YOUTH MINISTRY ST. B ONIFACE, ST. WENCESLAUS & ST. PATRICK (B) PARISHES
Ryan Arndorfer............................ (641) 512-5436 E-mail.................. DBQ017YM@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us

INTERESTED IN LEARNING THE CATHOLIC FAITH? CONTACT:

Jody Smith .................................. (641) 561-2309 E-mail..................... DBQ018S@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

LITURGIES FOR THIS WEEK

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
Garner 8:00 AM
ST. PIUS OF PIETRELCINA

ARCHANGELS CATHOLIC CLUSTER PHOTO DIRECTORY

St. James, Forest City - GET YOUR SMILE ON, pictures will be taken in your parish Tuesday & Wednesday, September 24 & 25. For those who have not signed up yet, you may do so on line at: www.appt.lifetouch.com or call 11-866866-756756-0281, option 2 then 4 Complete an online survey and receive a $10 off coupon or call number above. Bring in a non-perishable food item and get a $5 off coupon. Please help us make this photo directory a huge success! What does success look like? 100% participation from all families!!! Lifetouch Photo Directory Schedule: Sept. 24 - 25 Tue. - Wed. Forest City Oct. 14 - 15 Mon. - Tue. Forest City Oct. 18 Fri. Duncan/Britt Nov. 15 - 16 Fri. - Sat. Garner

Isabelle Landrivon

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
No Mass at Forest City

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Duncan 8:00 AM Lake Mills 5:15 PM No Mass at Britt
Forest City

Clarence & Elizabeth Dornbier For the Departed

SS COSMAS & DAMIAN

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
7:30 AM No Mass at Garner Waldorf 9:00 PM

Greg Saatmann

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
Britt 7:30 AM No Mass at Westview Care

VINCENT DE PAUL Dorothy Kopacek

ST.

ARCHANGELS CATHOLIC CLUSTER

Vincent Cecilia Rose Wihlm Masses for next weekend September 28 - 29, 2013. Saturday, Sept. 28 - 4:30 PM - St. James, Forest City 6:30 PM - St. Patrick, Lake Mills Sunday, Sept. 29 - 8:00 AM - St. Patrick, Britt 10:00 AM - St. Boniface, Garner No Masses at St. Wenceslaus in Duncan or St. Patrick in Buffalo Center. Center Our Sincere Sympathy Marie Brcka September 12, 2013 mother of Barbara Brcka
CONSERVING ENERGY
To help conserve energy in our churches, would the last person to leave the church or any room connected, please turn off the lights. Thank you for your help!

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
Forest City 4:30 PM Lake Mills 6:30 PM No Mass at Duncan No Mass at Buffalo Center

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Britt Garner Garner 8:00 AM 9:25 AM 10:00 AM For the People Living Rosary Wilmer Frein HOLY HOUR & ADORATION MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
Forest City - Adoration 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

RECONCILIATION TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

Forest City - No Reconciliation

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Britt - No Reconciliation

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
Garner - No Reconciliation Duncan - No Reconciliation Buffalo Ctr. No Reconciliation

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
Garner - No Holy Hour

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Britt 7:15 AM Lake Mills - No Reconciliation

Are you in the Catholic Loop? Maybe you used to subscribe to the Witness, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Dubuque and just never renewed. Perhaps you have never subscribed. You dont know what you are missing. Now is the time to sign up. Keep up with the latest on Pope Francis and Archbishop Jackels. Read about the good things happening in the parishes. Nourish your faith with inspirational articles. See www.dbqarch.org/witness.

BAPTISMS
For a child to be baptized, the parents must be registered in one of our parishes. Contact your respective parish office.
Sunday, September 22 5:00 PM FC - KC cookout/meeting at the Leland Community Center. NOTICE CHANGE OF DAY! Thursday, September 26 7:00 PM G - RCIA class in Spiritual Room. FC - Picture Directory Committee meeting in Cigrand Hall. Sunday, September 29 9:00 AM FC - Schola rehearses at St. James. Sunday, October 6 9:00 AM FC - Schola rehearses at St. James.

MARRIAGES
Please contact Fr. Miller or Fr. Lippstock at least six months before the desired marriage date.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK

If you are entering the hospital for surgery, please contact Fr. Miller or Fr. Lippstock for the Sacrament of the Sick.

Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.

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WEEKLY OFFERINGS - SEPTEMBER 15, 2013 ST. BONIFACE , GARNER

Budget ~ Adult Envelopes..$1,573.00 Offertory...65.25 Student/Youth..11.00 Offertory for Needy.26.00 Liturgical Income (Votives)42.00 Youth Faith Formation..75.00 Maintenance & Repair.39.00 Church Hall Reimbursement50.00 3-In-1 Collection...760.00 Total.. $2,641.25

FROM THE DESK OF FR. DENNIS MILLER

Id like to begin a two-part column on the purpose of music at Mass. In the past couple of weeks, Ive had a few situations where it has become clear that its worth spending a little time reflecting on this issue. Is the purpose of music in Catholic Mass, as one person suggested, to make people smile and feel happy? Or, as another person suggested, is there really no need for music during Mass because all it does is make it longer and more drawn out? What is the purpose of music in Catholic Mass? I was taught in seminary that there are two purposes for music in Mass: music meant to accompany an action and prayers that are intended to be sung. For this week, Ill focus on the first kind. Some examples of times when we use music to accompany an action are the opening hymn, the alleluia, the hymn during preparation of gifts, the Lamb of God, the hymn during Eucharist, and the closing hymn. Despite the fact that these hymns are meant to occur while another action is happening, it doesnt mean in any way that they should be considered unimportant, particularly at Sunday Mass. For instance, the opening hymn should vocally gather us together as members of the body of Christ in the same way that the priest is completing the body of Christ by processing to the front and taking the place of Christ as head and shepherd of the church. The Alleluia accompanies the procession to read the Gospel and celebrates the unique presence of Christ in the Gospel. It is, therefore, very important that our musicians carefully choose music that keeps our minds and hearts focused on the particular celebration and not just music that they like to sing. It is also important that they choose music that is accessible to all people and not just some people. Music that is hard to sing or that only appeals to people of a certain generation doesnt belong in Mass because it alienates rather than uniting the people of God. For all of these reasons, I generally discourage people from asking music ministers that are not from our cluster to participate in liturgies, in particular weddings and funerals. If they arent Catholic, chances are they dont know the importance of congregational participation in music choice and will try to perform solos instead of inviting the people to join in prayer. Even Catholic musicians come without a knowledge of the music that our congregation is accustomed to for the Mass parts and hymns. Asking musicians who are not a part of the parish just adds to the frustration of an already frustrating day. In my next column, Ill pick up here by talking about prayers that are intended to be sung. Phone Number: St. Patricks Faith Formation office was listed in the Mason City
phone book. However, the Rectory phone number was omitted. Please make note of this number - 641-843-3215. It is also listed on the front page of the bulletin each week.
Lake Mills Circle with Prayer Ministry - If you would like to be a part of this, updated Ministry leaflets will be printed soon. A sign-up sheet is available in the Church entry. Any questions call Regina Adams at 641-592-9811. Bulletin Deadline Monday 3:00 PM
LEERAR & ASSOCIATES GARNER Thank you for supporting our advertisers. Your patronage helps make our bulletin possible Bulletin Editor Donna Thill/St. James, Forest City You may call, email or put your item in the basket on Sunday. Call 641-585-4856 or email DBQ084sec@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us

ST. JAMES, FOREST CITY

Budget ~ Adult Envelopes .$2,120.08 Offertory138.96 Student/Youth.9.00 Offertory for Needy.43.59 3-In-1 Collection...362.15 Youth Faith Formation.30.00 Total... $2,703.78

ST. PATRICK, BRITT

Budget ~ Adult Envelopes..$1,752.00 Offertory..38.00 Student/Youth9.50 Offertory for Needy...50.00 Energy Needs250.00 Faith Formation...200.00 Sacramental Offering...150.00 3-In-1 Collection...840.00 Parish Hall Reimbursement.250.00 Total ..$3,539.50

ST. PATRICK, BUFFALO CENTER

Budget ~ Adult Envelopes...$542.00 Offertory ....................27.00 Bequests & Gifts.50.00 Offertory for Needy...5.00 Energy Needs.50.00 Total....$674.00

ST. PATRICK, LAKE MILLS

Budget ~ Adult Envelopes...$745.00 Offertory...95.94 St. Patrick Charity Fund100.00 St. Patrick Youth Group...500.00 3-In-1 Collection...200.00 Youth Faith Formation..330.00 Total.$1,970.94

ST. WENCESLAUS, DUNCAN

Budget ~ Adult Envelopes..$3,605.00 Student/Youth.9.50 Offertory.372.00 Offertory for Needy.45.00 St. Wenceslaus Collection..125.00 3-In-1 Collection...670.00 Maintenance & Repair75.00 Total$4,901.50

Wrapped Up: Gods Ten Gifts for Women by Cheryl Dickow & Teresa Tomeo. This book will be the topic of discussion for a Womens Bible Study. Group will meet at Noon on Wednesdays beginning October 9 in the St. Boniface Spiritual Room. Please contact Jacki Young at 641-923-2329 or DBQ088S@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us if interested and/or to order the book. Book order deadline is Monday, September 30. The book is $13.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013 25TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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FAITH FORMATION INFORMATION

Note: The information provided in this section is that which was made available to the Cluster Formation Office by the bulletin deadline of 3:00 PM Monday.
The new Faith Formation year is underway. Thank you to those parishioners who have responded to the call to be catechists in our Cluster. We are still in need of catechists for the Grades listed below.

CLASS INFORMATION CLASS TIMES:

Sun. Wed. Buffalo Center Wed. Wed. Forest City Garner/Duncan Wed. Lake Mills Wed.

Britt

Buffalo Center All grades covered Britt 6 - (8 students) 7 - (11 students) 8 - ( 11 students) 9 - (5 students) 10 - (8 students)

Forest City 6 - (10 students) Garner/Duncan 6 - 1st Semester only - (11 students) 11 - (10 students) Lake Mills All grades covered

8:00 - 9:00 am PS - 1st 7:00 - 8:15 pm 2 - 12th 6:50 - 8:00 pm K - 12th 6:00 - 7:00 pm PS - 5th 7:15 - 8:30 pm 6 - 12th 6:30 - 7:30 pm K - 6th 7:45 - 8:45 pm 7 - 12th 7:00 - 8:00 pm K - 12th

FAITH FORMATION CALENDAR & EVENTS

9/25/13 Garner/Duncan - 6:30 PM Classes begin for K - 6th grades. Garner/Duncan - 7:45 PM Classes begin for 7th - 12th grades. Britt - 7:00 PM Classes begin for 2nd - 12th grades. Buffalo Center - 6:50 PM Confirmation Information Meeting. Forest City - 6:00 PM Class for PS - 5th grades. Forest City - 7:15 PM Class for 6th - 12th grades. Lake Mills - 7:00 PM Class. Britt - Sunday morning - PS - 1st grades begin - 8:00 - 9:00 AM during Mass. Buffalo Center - Opening Mass for Buffalo Center, Forest City, Lake Mills. Garner/Duncan - 6:30 PM Class for K - 6th grades. Garner/Duncan - 7:45 PM Class for 7th - 12th grades. Britt - 7:00 PM Class 2nd - 12th grades. Britt - Sunday morning - PS - 1st grades begin 8:00 - 9:00 AM during Mass. Garner/Duncan - 6:30 PM Class for K - 6th grades. Garner/Duncan - 6:30 PM First Reconciliation Meeting, in the Church, for 2nd grade students & parents. Garner/Duncan - 7:45 PM Class for 7th - 12th grades. Britt - 7:00 PM Class for 2nd - 12th grades. Britt - 7:00 PM First Reconciliation Meeting, in the Church, for 2nd grade students & parents. Buffalo Center - 6:50 PM Class Forest City - 6:00 PM Class for PS - 5th grades. Forest City - 7:15 PM Class for 6th - 12th grades. Lake Mills - 7:00 PM Class.

Is the Lord calling you to be a catechist for the children in your parish? FAITH FORMATION REGISTRATION
Every family is encouraged to register your children on-line by logging on to: on www.myschoolsystems.com/ArchDBQ/DBQ084/ E-mails have been sent to all families on our Faith Formation lists to encourage them to register their children by using the online option. If that option does not work for you, paper registration can be completed the first night of class. Also, registration fees will be collected the first night of classes. Payment arrangements can be made if necessary. 9/29/13 10/2/13

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To get text messages, regarding upcoming events and cancelations:

Send a text to 641 243-4343 The message line for each parish is unique: Britt type ffbr Buffalo Center type ffbc Garner/Duncan type ffgd Forest City type fffc Lake Mills type fflm