WEEKEND MASSES 4:45 PM Saturday 8:30 & 10:30 AM Sunday 7:00 PM Sunday WEEKDAY MASS 12:00 NOON Monday - Friday 9:15 PM Thursday RECONCILIATION 8:00 - 9:00 PM Thursday 3:30 PM Saturdays & by appointment PARISH OFFICE HOURS 8 AM - 5 PM Monday —Friday 6 PM - 8:30 PM Monday —Thursday 6 PM - 8:30 PM Sunday STUDENT CENTER Open 8 AM to Midnight … 7 days/week 2210 Lincoln Way Ames, Iowa 50014 515-292-3810 www.STAparish.net At Saint Thomas Aquinas Church and Catholic Student Center, we are: GATHERED in the Holy Spirit, a diverse and vibrant community, TRANSFORMED by Jesus Christ in the Catholic Tradition, and SENT to be the presence of God in Ames, Iowa State University, and the world. th 24 Sunday in Ordinary Time September 16, 2012 Are You in the 150? Thanksgiving Break Service/Immersion Trips We have 150 names in our parish database, that we will be Trips are planned to Honduras and St. Louis. deleting, who did not re-register at STA this year. Honduras trip is 9 days, and priority is given to Spanish If you didn’t register (filled out a new form) in the parish this speakers. year —please do so now. St. Louis trip is 5 days, returning Wednesday. Applications available from [email protected]. Women’s Discernment Group Due date: September 17, 2012, 8:30pm in the parish office. First meeting, Sunday, September 16, 8:15-9:30pm in MU Contact Shari, [email protected] or 515-509-6851. Multicultural Space on 2nd floor. Refreshments provided. Will meet six times throughout ISU academic year, including The Bible Timeline: The Story of Salvation “Nun Run.” offered in the Prophets and Martyrs Room every Monday Discernment materials: Whispers, Nudges and a Couple of ISU is in session at 7:00 P.M. beginning September 24. Kicks: A Guide for those who Teach and Practice Discern- The 24 week nationally acclaimed study lasts about two hour ment, by Dr. Melanie Prejean-Sullivan, Director of Campus and includes a fifty minute DVD. Ministry at Bellermine University. Fr. Jim will facilitate the study. Led by a variety of Religious Sisters, but not limited to reli- Everyone is welcome, just show up. gious life discernment. Sun Come Up Film Screening and Panel Tuesday, September 25, 7-8:30pm, MU South Ballroom. Film, Sun Come Up , documenting the effect of climate change upon the people of the Carteret Islands. Panel discussion follows featuring Dr. Cinzia Cervato, Dr. Clark Wolf and Dr. Anne Clifford speaking from the point of view of their various disciplines. Sponsored by the Supple Chair of Catholic Studies. Parents with Young Children Families with children (0-7) are welcome to all PYC events. Make plans to attend the PYC Hayride in the Pumpkin Patch on Sat. Sept. 22 at 4:30pm at DeMoss' farm. If coming to the Hayride please contact Brian & Jamie Melody <[email protected]>,515-291-0887 or Jerry and Erin Roche at <[email protected]> 268-0658 sponsored by the Community Life Team after 7pm mass BEFORE Sept. 19 . For more information contact coordinators or S Lorraine. on Sunday September 16th in the Ash Ave. parking lot. Join us! RCIA Inquiry Interested in or thinking about becoming Catholic? Come join other inquirers at our weekly gatherings Sundays after the 10:30am Mass in Newman room or Tuesday evenings from 7:00 - 8:45pm in St. Catherine room. For more info contact S Lorraine. Parish Life Committee Texas Hold 'Em Card Tournament will meet Monday Sept.17 in St. Martin's room at 7:00pm September 28th @ 6:30pm in Lower Lounge. New members are welcome. Join in the tournament on the night before Iowa State plays Texas Tech! Pathway Task Force Other games will be provided as well as chips and salsa from We are looking at the two pathways that lead from the new La Fuente! parking structure to the Gathering Space…. how to make these entrances welcoming to all and helpful to parishioners? Next meeting of the group is Thursday, Sept. 20 at 10:30 am in the Newman room. Any parishioner with an idea, with a suggestion, or just wants http://facebook.com/STA.Ames to be a part of the discussion is invited to attend. 2 FAITH FORMATION YOUTH MINISTRY Faith Formation Classes Start This Weekend! It doesn't seem possible but for families who have signed up for Sunday faith formation classes we begin this weekend, Sunday, September 16th. We look forward to seeing everyone and start- ing another year of passing on our beloved faith. Confirmation Prep Parent and Candidate Orientation Sunday, September 16th, 5-6:30 p.m. For all high schoolers, 10th grade and above, who are interested in the Sacrament of Confir- mation this year. In St. Catherine's room. Catholicism 101 - An Inquiry into the Catholic Faith What: A six-week course on the principal teachings and beliefs of the Catholic Church with opportunities for discussion and questions. Taught by St. Thomas Aquinas staff and community members. Topics include: "God, Faith, Religion, & Vatican II", "Church and Prayer", "Scripture and Jesus", "Introduction to the Sacraments/Sacraments of Initiation", "Sacraments of Ser- Open to students in grades 9 – 12 vice", "Sin, Conversion, Reconciliation & the Sacraments of Healing". th th Sat., Oct. 13 to Sun., Oct. 14 When: Tuesday nights from 7-9 pm. at the YMCA camp in Boone Where: Our Lady of Guadalupe room in the basement of STA For More Information: Contact Tyler Wheeler at 292-3810 or Cost: $5 [email protected] th Sign up by Friday, Oct 5 This weekend, parishes across the country will honor those who share in the evangelizing and teaching mission of the Church through a special rite of commissioning and blessing. Here at St. Thomas Aquinas we will do the same. Look online at the following web address to see this year's catechists. http://staparish.net/faithformation/childrenyouth/catechists.php Thank you to all catechists for showing us how to live our faith! Be sure to remember to pray for them throughout the year 3 CONCEPT OF THE LOGO Series of talks on The logo is composed of a square, bordered field on which a boat, Growing in the Fruit of the Holy Spirit symbolizing the Church, is represented as sailing on a graphically minimal All are encouraged to deepen your cooperation with the Holy representation of waves. The main mast of the boat is a cross from which sails Spirit in order to grow in Christian character through this power- are displayed in the form of dynamic ful 7-part series based on Galatians 5:22-23 (...the fruit of the signs which compose the trigram of Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience...). Come to the Prophets and Christ (IHS). The background to the Martyrs Room on Thursdays at 7:00 pm . The series is sponsored sails is a sun which, associated with the by the STA Charismatic Prayer Group. For more info contact trigram, refers also to the Eucharist. Bob Horton <[email protected]>. In calling for the Year of Faith, our Holy Father recognizes the Sept. 20 - the fruit of the Spirit is ... joy ... need for the faithful to have a deeper understanding, and a Sept. 27 - the fruit of the Spirit is ... peace ... renewed enthusiasm, for the Catholic faith. It is our prayer that Oct. 4 - the fruit of the Spirit is ... patience ... each person of the Archdiocese of Dubuque will experience and Oct. 11 - the fruit of the Spirit is ... faithfulness ... encounter Christ anew in the Year of Faith. It is our hope that Oct. 18 - the fruit of the Spirit is ... humility ... with deepened faith and increased knowledge, each member will Oct. 25 - the fruit of the Spirit is ... self-control ... be empowered to participate in The New Evangelization by sharing Christ’s love through authentic witness. H Archbishop Jerome Hanus, OSB YEAR OF FAITH STA KICK-OFF EVENT Vatican II was the 21st ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church, which became the symbol of the church's openness to the modern world. The council was announced by Pope John XXIII on January 25, 1959, and held 178 meetings in the autumn of each of four successive years. Friday, October. 12 7:00 pm The first gathering was on October 11, 1962, and the last on December 8, 1965. The largest number of bishops in recorded STA Lower Lounge church history attended one or more of Vatican II’s sessions: a total of 2,860 bishops from all over the world. (Vatican I, in A coffee shop evening of music, personal testimon ies of contrast, had 737 bishops in attendance) The U.S. delegation of conversion, fun video clips, open-mic, snacks with friends 241 members was second in size only to that of Italy. Of those and friends-to-be. who took part in the council's opening session, four have become pontiffs to date: Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini, who on Featured Speaker: Dr. Robert Horton succeeding Pope John XXIII took the name of Paul VI; Bishop Albino Luciani, the future Pope John Paul I; Bishop Karol Distinguished Professor Wojtyła, who became Pope John Paul II; and Father Joseph Iowa State University Ratzinger, present as a theological consultant, who became Pope Benedict XVI. The Council was halted on June 3, 1963 with the Dr. Horton will share his personal story of how the Lord changed his life death of Pope John XXIII, since an ecumenical council is as a young faculty member at ISU from a focus on career to seeking first automatically dissolved upon the death of the Pope who convened the lordship of Jesus in all areas of his life.