St. John the Baptist Catholic Church- News

News:

Mass Intentions

Wednesday September 3 8:30 am † Don Smith

Thursday September 4 8:30 am † Jack Leonard

Saturday September 6 5:00 pm † Meredith Wilch

Sunday September 7 10:30 am † Grace Kinley

Knights of Columbus: Thank You

The Knights of Columbus would like to thank all that donated to the Persons with Intellectual Disabilities fund drive (Tootsie Rolls). $330.02 was collected at St John's at the two masses the weekend of August 16 & 17. Ninety percent of what was collected will go to Discovery Living Inc., a provider of housing and care for the intellectually disabled. Ten percent will go to help fund the Iowa Special Olympics. Thank You for your support.

FEASIBILITY

We’ve finished our series of informational meetings for our feasibility study! Thank you so much to all of you who hosted, presented, or attended these very important meetings. All participants who attended a meeting will be receiving an opportunity to provide confidential input through either a personal interview with our consultants or through a mailed questionnaire. We hope that all participants will give their honest opinions and feedback out the proposed project.

NEW MEMBERS:

We welcome Shannon Bonwell and Seth Hampsher and Randy and Marty Fall to our parish family.

Parish Festival = Stewardship

Our upcoming parish festival next weekend is a prime example of stewardship at work. Next week the time, talent and treasure of this parish will be shared with the wider community.

This is a great opportunity to recognize that stewardship isn’t about money. When we practice stewardship, we use the gifts given to each of us for the betterment and common good of all, allowing our spirit to grow, to change.

If you are signed up to bring a salad to the festival then you are practicing stewardship. If you plan to wash dishes, then you are a Christian steward. What about those cooking the meal or setting the tables? Yes, that’s stewardship as well.

Christian stewardship takes on a spirituality that transcends the mundane tasks of setting up tables or cleaning the building. It allows us to see our sacrifices and participation as sacred. Christian stewardship rejoices in sharing homemade pies or authentic kolaches. Stewardship is not a thing. It is the very relationship we have with God. A Christian steward serves God by serving others.

The important thing to remember it that it isn’t the amount of time, talent or treasure that one gives that matters. What is important is that we are part of the giving. The action of giving changes us. It is a spiritual response to the gifts that we have received from God. When we participate in something like the festival we acknowledge that God has blessed us and we respond to that blessing.

If you can’t help at the festival then come to the dinner. If you can’t attend the dinner then contribute in some other way. Buy the tickets and give them to someone else. That’s stewardship.

The parish festival is a celebration of our Catholic identity. It allows the wider community to experience first hand the generous spirit of this faith community. Chocolate pie, bingo, the food, the games are all part of the fun. Those tangible things make our sacrifices a visible sign to others that we care. In the midst of all the work, God provides us some great fun and a renewed spirit.

I look forward to celebrating with you!

Sincerely,

Sue Schettler

Pastoral Administrator

Liturgical Ministers for Sept. 6/7

5:00 PM

Sacristan - Janet Dietrich

EM: Delbert Weber, Pat Melchert, Sharon Dendurent, Mary Weber, Sue Schettler

Lectors: Tom Apel, Amber Melchert

Servers: Sarah Zinkula, Ryan Axtell, Adam Koffron

U/G: John & Betty Wolfe

Music: Vicky & Brenda

10:30 AM

Sacristan - Beth Smith

EM: Mike Hunter, Tom Wieseler, Cindy Pospisil, Bennie Pospisil, Ann Thuerauf, Sue Schettler, David Klostermann

Lectors: Ann Gruber-Miller, Sharon Grice

Servers: Nate Marti, Kristin Kimm, Austin Swantz

U/G: Randy & Sandy Jaeger

Music: Bill, Terri and Eadie

Meetings and Activities of the Week:

Tuesday, September 2nd

7:00 pm - Social Justice Commission

Thursday, September 4th

7:00 pm - Spiritual Life & Liturgy Commission