THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD, JANUARY 4, 2015 We welcome you into God’s family! If you are interested in learning more about our church, or would like to join, please stop by the Parish office or call Father Kirby for an appointment. If you are already a member and have had a change in address, please notify the Parish office.
MASSES WEEKEND MASSES Saturday Evening…….…………....4:30 p.m. Sunday Morning…………………...9:00 a.m. DAILY MASSES Tuesday-Wednesday-Friday at……9:00 a.m. NOTE: Notification of cancellation due to bad weather will be shown on WHO & KCCI TV and recorded on the church telephone message. SACRAMENTS CONFESSIONS/RECONCILIATION Saturday.…………………….....3:30-4:00 p.m. BAPTISMS Baptismal preparation is required for all parents. Please contact the parish office to register and to visit with Father James Kirby MATRIMONY Arrangements should be made at least six months in advance. Please meet with the priest after Mass, Saturday or Sunday for information. All music must be approved by Jean Flaws.
Parish Office: 2566 N. Scotch Ridge Road, Carlisle, IA 50047 Phone…………...……………………………..515-989-0659 E-mail……………..……………………....steliz256@q.com Office Hours: Tuesday thru Friday 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 pm All bulletin announcements need to be in by Wednesday each week in order to be published. CONTACT PEOPLE PASTOR…………..…………………..Father James Kirby Office: 515-989-0659 E-mail…………………………………...jkirby1@mac.com Website……………………….www.stelizabethcarlisle.com SECRETARY Florence Lee.…………………………….........515-989-0659 Kathy Tjelmeland……………………………-515-989-0668 To reserve parish facilities, contact office….515-989-0659 PARISH COUNCIL PRESIDENT Kevin Sinclair..…………………….…….……515-989-4171 FINANCE COUNCIL Keith Churchill…………………………….…515-314-0847 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Jim Derwin…...…………………………..…...515-250-5596 LADIES GUILD Molly Schneider………………………………515-961-9701 ST. VINCENT DePAUL Sharon Ferguson……….………..……………515-989-3628 FAITH FORMATION LEADERS (REL. EDUC.) Christine Stickley……………………………..515-989-9185 Stacy Henkelman……………………………..515-989-2826 Kipling Ferguson, Parish Facility Coordinator. 989-0659 JANUARY CALENDAR Jan. 3…………….Saturday Mass at 4:30 pm Jan. 4…………….Sunday Mass at 9:00 am Jan. 4…………….Knights Pancake Breakfast after Mass Jan. 6…………….Prayer Shawl Meeting at 1:00 pm Jan. 6…………….Yoga Classes at 7:00 pm Jan. 7…………….RE Classes, Grades 5-9th at 7:00 pm Jan. 10……………Saturday Mass at 4:30 pm Jan. 11……………Sunday Mass at 9:00 am
January 4, 2015 LITURGICAL ROLES January 3—-January 11 ALTAR PREPARATION Saturday, January 3 Kathy Churchill Sunday, January 4 Kathy Tjelmeland Saturday, January 10 Reagan Barry Sunday, January 11 Bonnie Callan ************************************************ GREETERS/USHERS Saturday, January 3 Keith Churchill Sunday, January 4 Tom Woodhouse Saturday, January 10 Robert Foss Sunday, January 11 Dennis Gruss ******************************************* ***** MINISTERS OF THE ALTAR Saturday, January 3 Lucas Henkelman, Janson Briggs Sunday, January 4 Jack Lauer, Avery Lauer Saturday, January 10 Hailey Balzer, Amber Van Oort Sunday, January 11 David McGinnis, Max Hinners ************************************************ LECTORS Saturday, January 3 Knight of Columbus Memeber Sunday, January 4 Knight of Columbus Member Saturday, January 10 John Franey Sunday, January 11 Mary Bosch ************************************************ GIFT BEARERS The ushers will appoint a family/or persons from the conGregation at each Mass to bring the gifts to the Priest.
Page 2 LITURGICAL ROLES --cont’d EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS Saturday, January 3 Knights of Columbus Members on the Altar Sunday, January 4 Molly Schneider*, (Comm. to sick) Knights on the Altar Saturday, January 10 Steve Craig, Lee Brecht, Ruth Sereg Sunday, January 11 Mary Jo Williams*, Art Hill, Molly Lauer
Weekly Mass Schedule Saturday, January 3 Mass at 4:30 P.M. (John Sereg) Sunday January 4, Mass at 9:00 A.M. The Epiphany of the Lord (Sarah Conkel) Monday, January 5, No Mass. Tuesday, January 6 , Mass at 9:00 A.M. Wednesday, January 7 Mass at 9:00 A.M. Thursday, January 8 No Mass Friday, January 9 Mass at 9:00 A.M. Saturday, January 10, Mass at 4:30 A.M. (John Sereg) Sunday, January 11, Mass at 9:00 A.M (Jim Rossiter) (St. Elizabeth Seton Parish) Please remember to pray for the sick in our Parish--for God’s grace, courage, strength, and healing power Tim Duffy, Sr, Lavada Duffy, Joyce Warren, Donny Snyder, Winnie Puck, Nicholas Roskilly, Ginny Striegel, Donna Mae Schumann, Sandy Kinter, Heather Kuser Raylan Middleswart, Paige Zitroneto, Fabiola Wight
Financial Report for the week of December 25-28, 2014.
PRAYER REQUESTS Contact Peg Norton at 989-3677 to place prayer request. Contact Jean Isenhower if Peg is gone at 989-0893
Tithes…..$2220.00
Building Fund…..$3145.00
Offering Plate…..$928.06. Christmas Donations $2825.00 Thank you for your generous support.
January 4, 2015 WEDNESDAY NIGHT HOMILETICS: The classes are held on Wednesday evening at 7:00 pm. Everyone is invited to attend these classes presented by Father James Kirby. *************************************************** ANNUAL DIOCESAN APPEAL UPDATE: As of December 19, we have received $23,385.00.00 in pledges and gifts from 85 families. Please help our parish reach our goal of $29,779.00 by turning in your pledge as soon as possible. You can use the pledge card you received by mail or use the blank cards on the table in the church entry. Thank you for your generosity!
*************************************************** LADIES GUILD FUNDRAISING EVENT: Our Schwan’s Cares event will be November 9th through December 24th. You can order from Schwan’s Home Delivery and 20% of the products and 40% of e-certificate sales will go back to the Ladies Guild. In addition, Schwan’s will contribute 5% of all your orders to the Ladies Guild for the rest of the year. Order online: go to Schwan’s-Cares.com, enter Campaign Name: “IN HIS MANNER” or Campaign ID: 10533 into the search box located in the upper right hand corner and click to open campaign. Click the ‘BUY NOW” button to purchase an eCertificate or “SHOP NOW” to place your product order. You may also order by phone: 1-855-870-7208 and provide the Campaign ID 10533 and fundraising ID 28347. Thank you, Paulette Ohnemus ***************************************************** YOGA CLASSES RESUME: Tuesday, January 6th, we will resume the yoga classes after the break during the holiday’s. Everyone is invited to join us for the classes starting at 7:00 pm in the church hall. ***************************************************** PRAYER SHAWL MEETING: Tuesday, January 6th, we will have a prayer shawl meeting in the church hall at 1:00 pm. All the ladies of the parish are invited to attend this worthwhile project. ***************************************************** WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER: Are sponsoring the Annual Longest Married Couple Project in the U.S. as well as each of the 50 states and territories. If you know a couple with a long marriage, please nominate them for this honor.. nominations must include, the names of the couple, wedding date, current address. Name and phone number of the person who is nominating the couple at 6disneyfans@gmail.com or you may mail the info to Patrick & Julie Feldhake, 1615 12th Street NW, Waverly, Iowa. 50677. Please Note: deadline is Jan. 9th. ***************************************************** FAITH FORMATION BIRTHDAYS: Charleene Kinter……..Jan. 2 Annica Obrien…….Jan. 22 Ryder Thill…………...Jan. 5 Morgan Lose……...Jan. 23 Carson Hinds…………Jan. 7 Olivia Evison……..Jan. 24 Jackson Grandstaff…...Jan. 18 Kyndra Zeller……..Jan. 25 Anthony Miller……….Jan. 21 Tommy Donovan…Jan. 26 **************************************************** FOOD PANTRY SUNDAY: Sunday, January 18th will be the food pantry. Needed: Non-perishable items, like canned soups. Your generosity is appreciated very much.
Page 3 DEAR ST. ELIZABETH PARISHIONERS:
This week celebrates what is known as The Epiphany of the Lord. We have learned to equate the Epiphany with the Magi. We have grown comfortable with several other ways such as “The Wise Men,” the “Astrologers from the East” or “The Three Kings.” These names have evolved from the human desire to clarify things because the word “Magi” is something we are unfamiliar with. So we hear from Matthew’s Gospel that they were following a star and of course to us, it would make sense that they would be astrologers. That definition doesn’t necessarily fit logically or historically, nor does kings nor does wise men. For what ever reason “kings” is the word we usually use when we talk about the Magi. We also are inclined to attach more details to this story and its characters. Just look at our manger scene. There are three magi, yet Matthew in his Gospel does not tell us how many Magi there are, yet we have forever settled on the number three as the final number of the Magi. Where are on earth did we come up with three? Of course since there were three gifts given to the child Jesus (gold, frankincense and myrrh), that must mean there were three magi. Not only that, but having any other number would likely have made the song “We Three Kings” not nearly as poetic and popular. There are even more details added to this story of the Magi. We have even come up with names for them, Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar. It is only human for us to make a beautiful and important story of our faith into something even more heartfelt and even romantic. Of course this is a wonderful thing to do as it makes the story of Jesus birth more personal and tangible. The problem is when we make these developed details actual facts or when we are shocked that some of these ideas and details we have attached to the stories of the bible are not actually in the bible. Scripture scholars bristle when they hear these non-biblical details added to bible and Gospel stories, but for the average person in the pew, there is a need to bring the story down to their level. It is like our “screen play” of a book that we are trying to make into our own more meaningful movie. We tend to do that with all of the stories from all four of the Gospels describing the birth of Jesus and make them into one big narrative simply overlooking the inconsistencies of doing so. It is important to remember that each Gospel writer had their own sources and their own motivation for writing their Gospel. The main concern for them is not accuracy or details. It is to convince you that Jesus is the Son of God and the Messiah. For us their audience we need to have the posture and openness to receive their convincing story of Jesus as the Son of God. One last thing about Matthew’s version. Matthew was concerned with emphasizing Jesus’ concern for the Jews and the Gentiles. What better way to do that than to emphasize the story of how the Gentiles (the Magi) were one of the first groups to find and recognize the Christ child . Perhaps today we can pray for the same due diligence as the Magi, to seek and to find the Christ Child in our lives. Run2win4Him James Kirby
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