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Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church 210 R63 Hwy-Indianola, IA 50125 Weekend Mass Saturday 4:30 pm , 8:00 am & 10:15 am Sundays Sunday 8:00 am at Immaculate Conception-St Mary's Tuesday– 6:00 pm mass Daily Mass: WEDNESDAY-Friday 8:00 am 1st Tuesday of the Month at Good Samaritan Nursing Home 9:30 am September 13, 2020 St Thomas Aquinas Staff & Committees TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Pastor Fr. Chris Fontanini 961-3026 Deacon Dave O’Brien 961-3026 SEPTEMBER 13 TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Deacon Ed Miller (Retired) 130: Sir 27:30—28:7 Ps 103:1-4, 9-12 Business Manager Leasa Garrett 961-3026 Rom 14:7-9 Mt 18:21-35 7:30 a.m. Reconciliation at Immaculate Conception Director of Religious Education JoAnn Sayre 961-3026 8:00 a.m. Public Mass Immaculate Conception–Shirley Brommel Assistant Director of Religious Ed Elizabeth Williams 8:00 a.m. Public Mass at St. Thomas–Carol Van Aernam 10:15 a.m. Public Mass at St. Thomas– Youth Minister (STAT) Todd Clancy 202-4670 Deceased Knights of Columbus Johna Clancy 708-0864 12:00 p.m. Public Mass at St. Thomas–Dr. Joe Brennan Maintenance: Joe Gezel 238-4543 SEPTEMBER 14 Interim Maintenance: Jack Slinker 961-3026 EXALTATION OF THE CROSS 638: Nm 21:4b-9 Ps 78:1b-2, 34-38 Phil 2:6-11 Chaplain to Nursing Homes: Judy Sheets 961-3026 NO 8:00 a. m. Mass at St. Thomas Assistant Chaplain to Nursing Homes: Deacon Ed Miller 961-3026 SEPTEMBER 15 Trustees: Claire Patin 491-5149 / Interim Tim Gauger 961-3026 OUR LADY OF SORROWS Pastoral Council, Chair: Mimi Kelly 515-321-4286 444: 1 Cor 12:114, 27-31a Ps 100:1b-5 639: Jn 19:25-27 or Lk 2:33-35 See 639: Heb 5:7-9 Social Concerns: Kris Gross 210-0169 6:00 p.m. Public Mass at St. Thomas–Robert Creighton Altar & Rosary (STARS): Kate Lerseth 450-6058 SEPTEMBER 16 Caring Hands, Pastoral Care: Helen Kollasch 961-5776 SAINTS CORNELIUS & CYPRIAN Parish Relations: Allison Carr 720-683-8355 445: 1 Cor 12:31—13:13 Ps 33:2-5, 12, 22 Lk 7:31-35 See 640: 2 Cor 4:7-15 Jn 17:11b-19 Worship/Liturgy: Joyce DeGroote 783-3890 8:00 a.m. Public Mass at St. Thomas–Shirley Brommel Hall Committee: Steve Mc Ginnis, Kristen Hanes, SEPTEMBER 17 Kevin Parker and Leasa Garrett SAINT ROBERT BELLARMINE Knights of Columbus: Brian Hoxmeier [email protected] 446: 1 Cor 15:1-11 Ps 118:1b-2, 16-17, 28 Lk 7:36-50 8:00 a.m. Public Mass at St. Thomas–For the Slick Family SEPTEMBER 18 447: 1 Cor 15:12-20 Ps 17:1b-d, 8b, 15 Lk 8:1-3 ROSARY: Please join us in praying the rosary every Tuesday evening 8:00 a.m. Public Mass at St. Thomas–John & Donna Sereg starting at 6:30pm in the church as we pray for peace, families and your special SEPTEMBER 19 SAINT JANUARIUS 448: 1 Cor 15:35-37, 42-49 Ps 56:10c-12, 13-14 Lk 8:4-15 Sacrament of Reconciliation will be by appointment ONLY at this time. 3:30 p.m.—4:15 p.m. Reconciliation at St. Thomas Please call the office to schedule an appointment. 4:30 p.m. Public Mass at St. Thomas–Shirley Brommel Liturgy of Baptism: Parents are requested to call the Parish Office to ar- SEPTEMBER 20 range for pre-baptism sessions and must be registered with the church, one spon- TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME sor must be Catholic. 133: Is 55:6-9 Ps 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18 Liturgy of Marriage: Call at least 6 months in advance to make arrange- Phil 1:20c-24, 27a Mt 20:1-16a ments. Pre-Marriage Program is required. 7:30 a.m. Reconciliation at Immaculate Conception Prayer Chain: Our parish has a prayer chain for special intentions. Re- 8:00 a.m. Public Mass Immaculate Conception–Emily Pontolilo quests can be for a anyone in need. 8:00 a.m. Public Mass at St. Thomas–Bill Ketch 10:15 a.m. Public Mass at St. Thomas–Alice Whitmore Prayer requests call Kris Gross 210-0169, Jackie Ward 515-250-7385 or Debbie 12:00 p.m. Public Mass at St. Thomas–Alice Whitmore McDaniel 240-2029 Care of the Sick & Shut-ins: Call to request the Sacrament of the Sick, the Livestream Masses Eucharist or to be placed on the Prayer Chain. Saturdays at 4:30pm and Sunday at 10:15am at St. Thomas & Newcomers/Addresses: Register in person; call the Office for Appointment. Sundays at 8:00 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Change of Address: Notify the office when you change your address. Summer Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.. -4:30 p.m. Friday 9 a.m.– 1 p.m. Closed for lunch Monday– Thursday (12 p.m.– 1 p.m.) Parish Office: 961-3026/ Fax: 961-3458 Rectory Phone 962-2063 Website: stthomasindianola.com Facebook: St. Thomas Church, Indianola IA PASTORS REPORT Ministry Schedule Dear Parishioners: Just last week, the parish purchased a catecheti- *Please call someone to replace you if you aren't available to serve* cal tool that could benefit so many of us who have 4:30 p.m. Mass September 19th: a desire to learn more about the faith. It is called, Lector: Adam Naughton 'Formed.org'. It was quite an array of movies on Eucharistic Ministers: Tim & Kelly Gauger & Judy Kirby saints, explanation of the sacraments, and a num- Ushers: Teri Cooper & Grace Armstrong Cleaning Vessels: Tim & Kelly Gauger & Judy Kirby ber of other items that one might have questions about. I would encourage you to go to the parish 8:00 a.m. Mass August 30th: website to discover any answers or information Lector: Kathy Slinker Eucharistic: Nathan Thomason & Kathy Slinker regarding the faith. I would encourage our parish- Ushers: Jack & Kathy Slinker ioners from Immaculate Conception to check it out Cleaning Vessels: Nathan Thomason & Kathy Slinker as well. 10:15 a.m. Mass August 30th: I want to congratulate Ethan Brangers for receiv- Lector: Elizabeth Williams ing the Sacrament of Confirmation this past Satur- Eucharistic Ministers: Cindy Whitesitt & Dianne Funk day September 12. Please congratulate Ethan & Ben Brackney Ushers: Larry & Darla Vanderpool when you see him! Cleaning Vessels: Cindy Whitesitt & Dianne Funk All of our current juniors and seniors in high & Ben Brackney school have received this sacrament over the past few weeks. They are now eligible to be Eucharistic Please remember: at least 2 Eucharistic Ministers need to stay after Ministers. I held a training last Wednesday from Mass to help clean the Sacred Vessels. 8:30-9:00 p.m .and will hold others in the near fu- ture. I will consult with our juniors/seniors/adult Please Note: That you are strongly encouraged to wear a face masks social distance and use hand sanitizer before entering and exiting parishioners about other times. the church. Last, but certainly not least, the Knights of Colum- bus of St. Thomas Aquinas are celebrating their Prayerfully consider continuing your weekly Tithes ,Building Fund 60th anniversary this year. They will be doing a & monthly Capital Campaign Pledge as expenses will continue to promotional bit on what our Council does. Among come in. them: The tootsie roll drive, dinners for Simpson You may drop your envelope off in the Secured Box on the wall under the Office sign, place it in the mail or there will be a basket College, scholarships for high school and college in the back of the Church for you to place your Offerings in as well. aged groups, financial and spiritual assistance to seminarians, Inner Visions, Warren County Pro- Life, and other pro-life causes, etc. I would en- Prayer List courage any male 18 years of age or older to con- For all those in need. sider joining the Knights of Columbus. It is a won- Doug Andreasen, Ed Leinen , Jean Veasman , derful fraternal organization that assists the church, the community, and beyond! Initiation Loretta Petersen, Aaron Babinski , Mike Metz & for the Souls in Purgatory Rites are now open to the public! Blessings and peace! ————————————————–—————————————————————————————— Fr. Chris —————— Please contact Jackie Ward at [email protected] or 515-250-7385, Kris Gross at 210-0169 or Debbie McDaniel at 240-2029 Perpetual Adoration to put someone on the Prayer Chain. They will notify the rest of the group to Adoration has been moved back to the chapel. Scheduled adoration is from 4pm on Sundays through 4pm on Thursdays. Visitors may stop by during hours start immediate prayers for that the church is open - daily from 8am until 8pm. Please use the main you or your loved one in need. church doors. The Blessed Sacrament is in the tabernacle and is not exposed at this time because we have several adorers who are not ready to return. We also ————————————————–—————————————————————————————— have a several open hours; —————— Mon. - 3pm, Tues. - 2pm and Wed at 11pm. We hope to open up Thursday and Friday soon and need adorers Thurs - 4, 5, 7 and 10pm and Friday 3, 4 and We would like to offer a prayer shawl to parishioners who are ill or in need of 5 am. or questions or to sign up contact Anitta comfort. at [email protected] or by call 515-344-7850. The shawls were prayed over when created. Please make your request through Thank you, Anitta one of the prayer chain leaders.
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