August 16, 2015 - St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church

Love God-Serve God
Love Others-Serve Others
Make Disciples
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ August 16th, 2015
Office: 605-223-2176 fax: 605-223-2805
StJohnsFortPierre.org
206 West Main ~ P.O. Box 670 Fort Pierre, S.D. 57532- 0670
PARISH OFFICE
Rectory (605) 223 - 2176
Fax
(605) 223 - 2805
Hours Monday - Friday 10am - 5 pm
Website www.stjohnsfortpierre.org
PARISH STAFF
Pastor: Fr. Ron Garry
[email protected] 605-850-8593
Parish Secretary: Sherri Stoeser
[email protected]
Faith Formation: Josie Huck Tardiff
[email protected]
CSS Counseling: Tracy Palecek 222-4398
Rectory/Church Upkeep: Mary Welsh, Pat Storms
Building Maintenance: George Welk
Parish Council: Ryan Fowler
Finance Council: Mike Weisgram - Acting Director
Altar Society: Deanne Booth, Kathleen Slocum
Grand Knight: Tom LeFaive
Small Group Studies: Shirley Gross
Mass Times:
Saint John’s Lord’s Day Masses
Saturday - 5:30 PM
Sunday - 7:30 & 10:00 AM
Sunday Evenings - 7:00-8:00 PM - Adoration of Jesus
Confessions:
Saturday 4:00 - 5:00 PM or appointment
Daily Mass ***(check bulletin weekly schedule)
7:00 AM Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
Tuesday 5:30 PM
Saturday - 8 AM (1st Saturday only)
Ss. Peter and Paul - Pierre Lord’s Day Masses:
Saturday - 7:00 PM Sunday - 8:00 &10:00 AM, 5:00 PM
SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION
Marriage - Notify your Priest 6 months in advance.
Baptism - Call Father Ron for information.
Anointing - If a hospital stay or surgical procedure is
scheduled, please call to schedule the celebration of
the Sacrament.
A Legacy of Faith
Catholics have lived in what was to become the Diocese of
Sioux Falls dating back to the early French explorers. Next,
missionaries, including eventual bishop, Martin Marty, came to
serve the Native American and early settler population.
The formal Diocese of Sioux Falls was established on
November 12, 1889 by Pope Leo XIII. At that time it included all
of South Dakota. The current territory of the diocese, which
includes all of South Dakota east of the Missouri River, was
established when the Diocese of Lead (now Rapid City) was
created in 1904.
Through spiritual and sacramental outreach in parishes and
schools across eastern South Dakota, and a commitment to
service, the Diocese of Sioux Falls has brought the Gospel to all.
Grateful for the past, celebrating today and sharing our faith
into the future, we celebrate a Legacy of Faith – 125 years.
St. John’s Calendar
From Father Ron
Sunday, August 16th
7:00 pm Adoration and Confessions
Thursday, August 20th
6:30 pm Maranatha Prayer Group
Sunday, August 23rd
7:00 pm Adoration and Confessions
On the last Sunday in September, Bishop Francis will
celebrate the closing mass for the World Meeting of Families in
Philadelphia. Fr. Ron will be going (if anyone wishes to join him
in a 12 day road trip, call soon). We will take a space in the
bulletins these weeks, to celebrate God's gift of life, and to
dedicate ourselves to being a light for the world.
Prayer of Blessing for College Students
Lord God, your Spirit of wisdom fills the earth and teaches us
your ways. Look upon these students. Bless them with your
abundant grace and lead them to your truth and love.
Help them to enjoy their learning and take delight in new
discoveries. Help them to persevere in their studies and give
them the desire to learn all things well. Grant that they may
follow Jesus Christ, the way, the truth, and the life, forever and
ever. Amen.
Terra Sancta Guild Annual meeting
In Retreat Center, NW Rapid City
Saturday, September 19th, 2015
5pm Mass-6pm Social-7pm Dinner
With the gift of the old St. Martin’s Monastery in NW Rapid
City, we “Walked by Faith,” restoring the school, establishing
the Terra Sancta Retreat Center, and relocating some Chancery
Offices. The Financial Campaign begun in 2007 is ongoing. Now
we look to the future. The Terra Sancta Guild is an annual giving
society of generous donors in the Diocese of Rapid City. The
mission – to support the Terra Sancta Campus and special
projects of the diocese as designated by our Bishop. We are
asking current Guild members to continue to support the vision
through an annual gift. We also hope to bring new members
into this giving society by sharing the good news about Terra
Sancta, and inviting them to be a part of the vision of forming
faithful Catholic disciples. Generosity leaves legacies! Contact
Tim Henderson, Diocesan Development Director, (605) 3433541x215, [email protected]. A brochure is available
online: rapidcitydiocese.org/terra-sancta-guild, (click on Terra
Sancta Guild Brochure)
Chapel
School
Retreat Center
Diocesan Stewardship Prayer: Most generous and loving Father,
you offer us the grace to live life more abundantly through your son,
Jesus, our Lord and Master. You invite us into a deep and loving
relationship – one built on faith and trust in your divine plan for our
lives. We pray for the grace of surrender. Lord God, you call us to
participate fully in building your Kingdom here and now by being
faithful stewards through a life of generous hospitality, a lively faith,
and dedicated discipleship. Modelling our Blessed Mother, it is only
in seeking and responding to the Holy Spirit that we can fully answer this call. We pray for the grace of faith. We thank you for the
many gifts you have given us. All that is good in our lives comes
from you. Give us eyes to see, ears to hear, and a heart to respond
so that we might generously share your gifts to build up the Body of
Christ, Your Church. We pray for the grace of generosity. It is in
sharing that we can fully experience this life in abundance in Christ
Jesus our Lord.
Healing Retreat: September 11-13, 2015 at Cathedral of Our Lady
of Perpetual Help with Fr. Richard McAlear, OMI. The retreat will
include talks and reflections by Fr. McAlear, Reconciliation, Eucharistic Adoration and a Healing Mass.
Visit www.cathedralolph.org to register online
or call 605-342-0507. No Cost - Free will offering.
Father Richard McAlear, a member of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate has been gifted with revealing the love of Jesus through teaching and healing. Through his talks, the Mass and the Healing Service the Holy Spirit works through Father McAlear, renewing wounded hearts, frees the heart to love and trust, renews the inner spirit
and brings hope and new life. http://www.frmac.org/
Please pray for Ida Novotny, Mother of Roger Novotony and
Merrill DeWald, Father of Nila Novotony. May Ida and Merrill
and all the faithfully departed rest in peace. Amen.
Saturday, August 15th
8:00 AM + David Ruhl and all deceased first responders
5:30 PM + Roger Knight By: Patti Petersen
Sunday, August 16th
7:30 AM Parishioners
10:00 AM SI Wynn Bergeson Family By: Mike and Lisa Kenzy
Monday, August 17th
7:00 AM SI Misty Brown By: Clara Jo Bronneman
Tuesday, August 18th
7:00 AM Morning Prayer
Wednesday, August 19th
7:00 AM + Patricia Wullweber By: Bill Fischer
Thursday, August 20th
7:00 AM SI Freed Family By: David and Mary Hartley
Friday, August 21st
7:00 AM Morning Prayer
Saturday, August 22nd (Saturday am Mass is only on the First Saturday of Month)
5:30 PM + Patrick Duffy By: Mary Bisson
Sunday, August 23rd
7:30 AM Parishioners
10:00 AM SI Family By: Mike and Lisa Kenzy
Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 4 - 5pm
Mass Intentions: If you’d like to have a Mass for your loved one - for
the welfare for someone who is living or someone who is deceased
please find envelopes at the church entrances.
SACRIFICIAL GIVING
Regular Collection
Online Giving
Plate
Total
$ 3,556.00
$ 230.00
$ 315.00
$ 4,101.00
Adopt a Seminarian: $100.00
Building Fund: $515.00
PRAA-West River Priest Retirement: $0.00
Parking Lot: $0.00
Our building repair loan payment is $2,494.28 a month.
Our loan balance is $58,870.56
In the 12 months ending 6/30/2015 we improved our parish facilities,
spending $36,000 for:
Computerized control of heating and cooling system
Rectory shingles replaced
Lawn irrigation system replaced
Six windows in hall and rectory were replaced
Stewardship signs which hang on the front of our church
All these improvements have been paid for thanks to your generosity!
We are grateful for the stewardship of our parish family!
Please use your weekly envelopes —
it makes much shorter and accurate recording.
If you are interested in giving through automatic transfer
giving please contact the church office.
Mass Readings
Sunday, August 16th
Proverbs 9:1-6,
Ephesians 5:15-20
John 6:51-58
Monday, August 17th
Judges 2:11-19
Matthew 19:16-22
Tuesday, August 18th
Judges 6:11-24a
Matthew 19:23-30
Wednesday, August 19th
Judges 9:6-15
Matthew 20:1-16
Thursday, August 20th
Judges 11:29-39a
Matthew 22:1-14
Friday, August 21st
Ruth 1:1, 2-6, 14b-16, 22
Matthew 22:34-40
Saturday, August 22nd
Ruth 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17
Matthew 23:1-12
Sunday, August 23rd
Joshua 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b
Ephesians 5:21-32 or 5:2a, 25-32
John 6:60-69
Birthdays
Sun.16 James Fosheim, Gaylon Gerber,
Elliot Olson, Seth VanDenHemel
Mon.17 Rhonda Ackley
Tue.18 Jack Maher
Wed.19 Katherine Anderson, Claire Coppersmith
Connor Gerber, Tommy Maher
Fri.21 Dylan Dowling
Sat.22 Cody Byrum
Sun.23 Kinley Manning, Aimee Nickolas
Anniversaries
Mon.17 Bruce and Anita Mathews
If you have a birthday or anniversary you would like included
please call the church office with the dates.
Saturday, August 22nd 5:30 pm
Sacristan: Rose Anderson
Readers: Jill Richardson, Rose Anderson
EM’s: Carol Pond, Mary Welsh
Servers: Need
Ministry
Gift Bearers: Sid and Carol Pond
schedule
Sunday, August 23rd 7:30 am Sacristan: Christine Olson
Readers: Tom O’Boyle, Christine Olson
EM’s: Kelly Madsen, Judy Ackley
Servers: Jazmin and Juan Flores
Gift Bearers: Tom and Irma LeFaive
Sunday, August 23rd 10:00 am Sacristan: Frank Sack
Readers: Gaylon and Cindy Gerber
EM’s: Frank Sack, Sandy Spencer, Irma LeFaive, Laura Hand, Kelsey
VanDenHemel
Servers: Austin, Ella and Cadence Hand
Gift Bearers: David and Laura Hand
Cantor: Kit Schmidt
Homebound: Deb Palmer, Noreen Plumage
You are needed - Will you consider giving of your time and talent to your parish
family to be a Eucharistic Minister, Reader, Cantor or Sacristan? Contact Father
Please pray for the sick and suffering:
Misty Brown, Lucille Stoeser, Lynette Singleton, Shirley Gross,
David Gross, Megan Meier, Carl Rathbun, Mike Kelly,
Pat Welsh, Spencer Young, Chris Madsen, Marilyn Tassler,
Evey Flax, Donald LeClaire, Mike Iversen, Pat Madsen, Beth Giddings,
Ashlynn Fitts, Mark Mitchell, Kitty Wilkerson Aaman, Claudia Scotter,
Abby Jefferies, Heidi Shepherd, Brad Maskovich, Jean Petersen Wilson,
Nathan O’Dea, Brian Dumas, William Anderson, John Manning, Rich
Garrity, Richard Brown, Gary Rau, Pam Patton, Terry Hughes, Kroix
Larson, Beth Flagstad, Kathryn Schlechter, Keri Hendrickson, Maryls
Fratzke, Heidi Alban, Yvonne Ehlers, Steeley Moore, Max Roberts, Freda
Lawhon, Eleanor Unterbrunner, Leanne Goff, Cassie Miller, Steve Kokesh,
Leon Etzkorn, Bernie Duffy, Adam Walter, Mary Beth Moser,
June Wheeler, Richard Abernathy, Evelynn Murphy, Mona Lierly,
Kathy Fenwick, Jaken Kasper, Lynae Benham, Theresa Severyn,
Kaylee Jo Gallagher, Rita Hessling, Eva Fischer, Eric Buchmann,
Grady Jacobson, Maddox Rowland, Eileen Hofer, Barb Brown, Cindy
Foreman, Cindy Hogman, and all who have asked for our special prayers.
Names are added to the top of the list and removed upon request.
If you would like to add or remove someone from the list,
please call please call Irma LeFaive - 280-9055 or the parish office.
Knight’s of Columbus will have Football
books available after Masses the next few
weeks at the church entrance.
Faith Formation News
Parents: Mark your calendar to save this date: Wednesday, August 19th, 6:30 pm for a
Confirmation meeting in Padre Hall for students and parents entering 8th–12th grade.
Returning teachers, helpers and anyone interested in teaching or helping with our youth
program. Meeting this Thursday, August, 20th at 7pm in Padre Hall.
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd meeting for parents who would like to have their child in the
program. Monday, August 24th, 7pm in the Atrium in rectory basement.
We are in need of catechists and assistants. Please prayerfully consider helping with this ministry to
our children. For information call Josie - 223-2176 or [email protected]
Pope Francis speaks to families in Wednesday general audience: “Today we begin a short course of reflection on three
dimensions that beat the time, so to speak, of the rhythm of family life: celebration, work and prayer. We begin with celebration. Today we will speak of celebration. And we say immediately that a celebration is an invention of God. We recall
the conclusion of the account of Creation in the Book of Genesis, which we heard: “And on the seventh day God finished
his work which he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done. So God blessed the
seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all his work which he had done in creation” (2:2-3). God himself teaches us the importance of dedicating a time to contemplate and enjoy what was well done in work. I speak of
work, of course, not only in the sense of a job or profession, but in the wider sense: every action with which we men
and women can collaborate in the creative work of God. Therefore, a celebration is not the laziness of being in an armchair, or the elation of a foolish evasion, no. A celebration is first of all a loving and thankful look on work well done; we
celebrate a work. Also you, newlyweds, are celebrating the work of a good time of engagement: and this is beautiful! It is
the time to look at children or grandchildren who are growing and to think: how lovely! It is the time to look at our home,
the guests we entertain, the community that surrounds us, and to think: what a good thing! God did this when he created
the world, and he does so continually because God always creates, also at this moment!”
Pope Francis has instituted a World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, which will be celebrated each year on
September 1st. In the letter, the Pope reaffirmed how part of our responsibility as Christians involves resolving
the ecological crisis which humanity is presently experiencing. In doing so, he stressed, we must first rediscover
in our own "rich spiritual patrimony" the deepest motivations for our concern for the care of creation and how
Jesus lived in the world.
All-powerful God, you are present in the whole universe and in the smallest of your creatures.
You embrace with your tenderness all that exists. Pour out upon us the power of your love, that we may protect life and beauty.
Fill us with peace, that we may live as brothers and sisters, harming no one.
O God of the poor, help us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth, so precious in your eyes.
Bring healing to our lives, that we may protect the world and not prey on it, that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction.
Touch the hearts of those who look only for gain at the expense of the poor and the earth.
Teach us to discover the worth of each thing, to be filled with awe and contemplation, to recognize that we are profoundly united with
every creature as we journey towards your infinite light. We thank you for being with us each day. Encourage us, we pray, in our
struggle for justice, love and peace.
Father, we praise you with all your creatures. They came forth from your all-powerful hand; they are yours, filled with your presence
and your tender love. Praise be to you!
Son of God, Jesus, through you all things were made. You were formed in the womb of Mary our Mother, you became part of this
earth, and you gazed upon this world with human eyes. Today you are alive in every creature in your risen glory. Praise be to you!
Holy Spirit, by your light you guide this world towards the Father’s love and accompany creation as it groans in travail.
You also dwell in our hearts and you inspire us to do what is good. Praise be to you!
Triune Lord, wondrous community of infinite love, teach us to contemplate you in the beauty of the universe, for all things speak of you.
Awaken our praise and thankfulness for every being that you have made. Give us the grace to feel profoundly joined to everything that
is. God of love, show us our place in this world as channels of your love for all the creatures of this earth, for not one of them is forgotten in your sight. Enlighten those who possess power and money that they may avoid the sin of indifference, that they may love the
common good, advance the weak, and care for this world in which we live. The poor and the earth are crying out.
O Lord, seize us with your power and light, help us to protect all life, to prepare for a better future, for the coming of your Kingdom
of justice, peace, love and beauty. Praise be to You! Amen.