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The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ JUNE 3, 2018

Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time JUNE 10, 2018

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Sat., June 16: 5:00 pm

Eucharistic Ministers:

Kim Butler

Janelle Kockler

Mike Kockler*

Daren Laffey

Mary Reichter

Austin Westhoff

Chris Westhoff

Lectors:

Steve Michels

Dick Minahan

Servers:

Jenna Francois

Ava Francois

Lilly Westhoff

Commentator:

Lyle Reichter

Greeters:

Gary & Ruth McCoy

Usher Coordinator:

Donna Minahan

Sun., June 17: 8:30 am

Eucharistic Ministers:

Krista Banyas*

Kathy Dunbar

Jim Germann

Tom Lampe

Dorothy Lampe

Kay Minnick

Michael Wiskus

Lectors:

Kristy Merschman

Roger Merschman

Servers:

Abigail Banyas

Aiden Frost

Faith Johnson

Commentator:

Tootie Mabie

Greeters:

Dorothy & Terry Powers

Usher Coordinator:

Kevin O'Connor

Sun., June 17: 10:30 am

Eucharistic Ministers:

Serena Adams

Brian Adams

Dan Behrens

Becky Criswell*

Karen Hudson

Bill Ludwig

Kevin Reddy

Lectors:

Jo Ellen Latham

Tom Maly

Servers:

Irina Ahissou

Connor Wilwerding

Hannah Wilwerding

Commentator:

Carolyn Hanchak

Greeters:

Jeff & Nancy Bellville

Usher Coordinator:

Thierry Ahissou

Liturgical Roles

Altoona Nursing:

Pat Luft

Prairie Vista:

Merschman family

LAF Walk and Dinner June 27. Life After Fifty is going to Bondurant on Wednesday, June 27 for a walk around Lake Petocka from 5:30 to 6:15 pm, followed by din-ner at Polito's Pizza House, 210 Lincoln Street NE. If you

plan to just walk, there's no need to RSVP. If you’d like to join us for dinner, please RSVP to Dennis or Sharon Pavelka, dwp007@aol.com or 262-5917 by Tues-day, June 26. Hope to see you there!

Sat., June 9: 5:00 pm

Eucharistic Ministers:

Darlene Huberty* Aaron Huey

Meggan Keomala Pam Riley

Cheri Van Schepen Jeff Vorwerk Most Rev Bishop Pates

Lectors:

Ruth Johnson Whitney Smith-McIntosh

Servers:

Sophia Juhler

Alie Van De Voorde Brian Van De Voorde

Commentator:

Joan Ammons

Greeters:

Usher Coordinator:

Bill Huberty

Sun., June 10: 8:30 am

Eucharistic Ministers:

Tom Duer

Heath Ellis

Annie Glaser*

Renae Grimes

Donna Hammen

Patricia Joelson

Kathleen Parker

Lectors:

Joe Antonelli

William Rooney

Servers:

Owen Biederman

Emma Lihs

Nick Meredith

Commentator:

Mary O'Brien

Greeters:

Steve & Kathy Smith

Usher Coordinator:

Carlene Hohl

Sun., June 10: 10:30 am

Eucharistic Ministers:

Erika Brown

Diana Ewing

Calli Fini

Jim Hurley

Lois Johnson

Wendy Turner

Amy White*

Lectors:

Howard Johnson

Amy Kuhlers

Servers:

Meissa Erazo

Noah Turner

Addison Weber

Commentator:

Rob McFarlane

Greeters:

Julia Dale/Paulette Weir

Usher Coordinator:

Matt Trump

Liturgical Roles

Altoona Nursing:

Lois Johnson

Prairie Vista:

Rachelle Lorentzen/ Becky & Leon Stidfole

Brian & Sophie Wernimont

Coordinator of Communications, Operations & Events for the St. Joseph Educational Center, WDM. PT position oversees gen-eral maintenance of the SJEC website and maintains a social media pres-ence. Strong communications and computer skills are required. Visit sjecio-wa.org for more information or contact Matt Halbach at 515-222-1084.

Food Pantry Needs Canned Tomatoes As you are out grocery shopping in June, pick up extra cans of tomatoes for the Caring Hands Food Pantry. Cash donations are also welcome and used for help with rent and utilities. Thank you for your generous donation of food, time and money! Caring Hands Outreach is looking for some heavy duty benches for our cli-ents who wait outside. They do not have to be new, but need to be sturdy and in good shape. If you can help out, contact Caring Hands Outreach at 967-4533 or caringhandsfp@gmail.com.

Summer parish office hours will be 9 am - 5 pm, Monday through Thursday, and 9 am - 12 noon on Friday from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

VBS for Adults June 17-20! Vacation Bible School isn’t just for kids! The focus for this year’s Adult VBS is Discovering Everyday Holiness: A Life-long Quest. We will meet Sunday, June 17-Wednesday, June 20 from 6-8 pm in the day chapel. Watch for more details coming soon!

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Mon., June 4: Eucharistic Adoration, 7 pm, day chapel Tue., June 5: Primary election, all day, FDC social room

Liturgical Environment, 6:30 pm, conference room Wed., June 6: Stay at Home Moms, 9:30 am, Ankeny Miracle Park Prayer Shawl, 12:30 pm, FDC room 10

CHWC dinner & meeting, 6:30 pm, FDC The Rock Mixed Choir, 6:45 pm, church

Thu., June 7: Faith Formation Core Team, 9:45 am, conference room Knights of Columbus, 6 pm, FDC social room

Fri., June 8:

Sat., June 9: Men’s Bible Study, 7:30 am, FDC room 10

Confirmation Liturgy, 5 pm, church Lord’s Day, June 10: Family Promise week starts, FDC Mon., June 11: Eucharistic Adoration, 7 pm, day chapel

Tue., June 12: Council of Catechesis, 6:30 pm, conference room Wed., June 13: Stay at Home Moms, 9:30 am, Walker Johnson Park, Urbandale

Prayer Shawl, 12:30 pm, FDC room 10

VBS dinner & work meeting, 6 pm, parish hall Thu., June 14:

Fri., June 15:

Sat., June 16: Men’s Bible Study, 7:30 am, FDC room 10

Lord’s Day, June 17: Family Promise week ends VBS for Children & Adults, 6 pm

Weekly Schedule

Eucharistic Intentions Mon., June 4: No Mass

Tues., June 5: 5:30 pm for Evelyn Kelly

Wed., June 6: 9:00 am in gratitude for all God’s gifts

Thu., June 7: 9:00 am for Flora May Kramer

Fri., June 8: 9:00 am for conversion of hearts

Sat., June 9: 5:00 pm for Susie Laffey

Sun., June 10: 8:30 am for peace in the Middle East

Sun., June 10: 10:30 am for SSJP parishioners

Mon., June 11: No Mass

Tues., June 12: 5:30 pm for Rosemary Assink

Wed., June 13: 9:00 am for the homeless

Thu., June 14: 9:00 am for Helen DeFrance

Fri., June 15: 9:00 am for all parents

Sat., June 16: 5:00 pm for Cindee Garner-Floro

Sun., June 17: 8:30 am for members of the parish

Sun., June 17: 10:30 am for Guy Gabriel

Parish Staff Pastor: Fr. Timothy Fitzgerald

Deacon Dennis and Sarah Luft

Business Manager: John Mineart

Office Manager:Laurie Delvaux

Faith Formation Director Paulette Chapman 967-8047

Youth Ministry Coordinator: Liz Donner 967-8047

Senior High Youth Minister: Joan Ammons 967-7911

Pastoral Associate: Sr. Virginia Jennings 967-3796

Coordinator of Music & Liturgy: Patty Hormann 967-3796

Faith Formation Office Assistant: Denise Wadle 967-8047

Bookkeeper: Pam Bailiff: 967-3796

Parish Nurse: Linda Gries 263-0268

Knights of Columbus: Mike Kockler 681-2232

Website: www.ssjohnpaul.org E-mail: ssjohnpaul@ssjohnpaul.org

FAX: 967-7197

Eucharistic Celebrations: Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 8:30 am 10:30 am Tuesday 5:30 pm Wednesday - Friday 9:00 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 4:00 pm and by individual appointment

Eucharistic Adoration every Monday 7:00 pm

Prayer Chain: 967-3796 or Email: ssjohnpaul@ssjohnpaul.org

Family Fun Fest June 23 Finish up the week of Vacation Bible School and celebrate the start of sum-mer in style with the Family Fun Fest on Satur-day, June 23rd. Walk, Run or Roll at 2:30 pm. 5K or 1 mile bike ride, walk and/or run, open to all abilities and ages. Prizes for all who complete the event. Start and finish in the parking lot at Ss. John and Paul. All partici-pants under 15 must ride with an adult, and all participants must sign a waiver. Inflatable & Kids' Games from 3:00 to 4:30 pm! There will be free children's games with prizes and the bounce house/slide inflatable. Win tickets to cash in for prizes. Mass at 5:00 pm: Bring your lawn chairs for Mass in the Grass by the Risen Christ sculpture. In case of inclement weather, Mass will be moved indoors to the church. Food at 6:00 pm: After Mass, from 6-7 pm, a cookout meal of hamburgers, brats, and sides will be available for a free will offering. Ice cream sundaes for dessert, too! Kids can cash in their game tickets for prizes, and continue playing in the bounce house. Bingo at 7:00 pm, for $1/card/game for some great prizes. There will be adult beverages available for a free will offering, as well as root beer for young and old alike! New this year! Or choose to watch a family movie at 7 pm, outdoors, complete with popcorn! Solstice bonfire at 8:00 pm, with s'mores and marshmallows, until dark. Win a half of a hog, Family Fun Pack for 4 to the Iowa State Fair, or one of many other family friendly prizes! We will raffle off two halves of a hog (includes $100 towards processing for each half), an Iowa State Fair Family Fun Pack, tickets to Adventureland, I-Cubs, the Altoona Aquatic Center, and to ZZ Top at Shellabration in Fort Dodge! Raffle Drawing at 8 pm or the conclusion of Bingo. Raffle tickets are $10 each, or six for $50, and are available for purchase in the gathering space or parish office. There are also opportunities to donate items and volunteer! Look for sign-up sheets in the gathering space.

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Monday: Acts 11:21-26; 13:1-3 Mt 5:1-12

Tuesday: 1 Kgs 17:7-16 Mt 5:13-16

Wednesday: 1 Kgs 18:20-39 Mt 5:17-19

Thursday: 1 Kgs 18:41-46 Mt 5:20-26

Friday: 1 Kgs 19:9, 11-16 Mt 5:27-32

Lord’s Day: Ez 17:22-24 2 Cor 5:6-10 Mk 4:26-34

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Readings for the week of June 10th

Monday: 2 Pt 1:2-7 Mk 12:1-12

Tuesday: 2 Pt 3:12-15, 17-18 Mk 12:13-17

Wednesday: 2 Tm 1:1-3. 6-12 Mk 12:18-27

Thursday: 2 Tm 2:8-15 Mk 12:28-34

Friday: Hos 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9 Eph 3:8-12, 14-19 Jn 19:31-37

Lord’s Day: Gn 3:9-15 2 Cor 4:13--5:1 Mk 3:20-35

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Readings for the week of June 3rd

Altar Server Outing

Picnic Dinner and Mini Golf In thanks for your service to the parish, all altar servers are invit-ed to a picnic in the parish hall and mini-golf at Toad Valley on Wednesday, June 27th! Meet at the church at 5:30 pm for a picnic dinner and we

will depart for mini golf at 6:15. Parent drivers/chaperones are wel-come, and brothers and sisters, too! Sign up in the sacristy or register online at ssjohnpaul.org/servers-mini-golf-outing or click the tag. Registra-tion deadline is Wednesday, June 13th. Permission forms are required

for each participant and can be picked up in the sacristy or printed from the website.

Faith Formation News

As disciples and stewards, we sometimes find our-selves far behind or maybe even too far ahead. As a consequence, our actions either hinder the ability of the Body of Christ to evangelize and pass on the faith to a new generation or present the Church as an entity that sees itself as judgmental or too holy to be in the world.

We are called to community, and in that community, we must be aware of our brothers and sisters in the faith. At times, we need to help them grow in their faith. Other times, we need to slow down and realize that we cannot change the world on our own. We all have

unique gifts we are called to share, and we can only bear true witness to the power of the Body of Christ when we are all moving together and making each oth-er strong. ~Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS

Everyday Stewardship

Faith Development Center #967-8047 VBS News! Registration for SSJP’s Vacation Bible School ends June 3rd, but there is still time to volunteer! Volunteer online at www.ssjohnpaul.org/vacation-bible-school. All volunteers should attend the VBS Dinner and Work Night on Wednesday, June 13. 6 pm supper: sandwiches, chips, lemonade provided, bring something to share. At 6:30 preparations and set-up will start! Volunteer training will also be provided for all teen volunteers and all new adult volunteers. VBS Donations: A donation board is in the gathering space. Grab an item or two to donate and bring your items to the east counter in the parish kitchen the weekend of June 16-17. For questions contact Jenni Lihs, jlihs@ssjohnpaul.org or 210-6594.

Catholic Heart Work Camp meeting Wednesday, June 6. CHWC par ticipants will meet in The Rock

at 6:30 pm for dinner and planning for the Catholic Heart Worker Camp service trip this summer. Contact Joan

Ammons, 314-8714 or teengroup@ssjohnpaul.org for questions or more information. Children’s Liturgy of the Word is offered year-round at both the 8:30 and 10:30 Sunday Masses. Children ages 4 through 4th grade come forward after the opening prayer and process to the day chapel where they hear the readings in words they understand and discuss how it applies to their lives. After praying the Creed and Prayers of the Faithful, they return to the congregation. There is no cost or sign-up; everyone is welcome! Contact Paulette Chapman, pchapman@ssjohnpaul.org for questions.

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