for parish picnic Bazaar, raffle tickets coming soon

Heart
of the
A Christian Community Building Households of Faith
Volume 15 ▪ Issue 10
Matter
October 2015
www.sacredheart-church.org
Sept. 20 was ‘ideal day’ for parish picnic
By Miriam Hankins
What sort of day is considered ideal for a
picnic? A day that is neither too hot nor too
cold? A day with a gentle breeze but no gusts to
blow things off the tables? Perhaps it is the type
of day that Columbia experienced Sunday, Sept.
20, 2015.
Over 150 Sacred Heart parishioners gathered at Stephens Lake Park on that day for the
annual parish picnic. Barbara Head spearheaded
the planning for the event with help from other
members of the Social Concerns Commission.
The Knights of Columbus provided the variety
of meats including grilled brats, hot dogs, burgers, and pulled pork. There was a wonderful
assortment of side dishes and desserts brought
by parishioners.
There were a variety of activities for the
younger children. Besides the nearby playground, there was face painting provided by
Joanne Rotert and Jill McIntosh. Julie Stansfield, in her scouting uniform, had an assortment of colorful toys on a mat for the toddlers.
Some even brought their fishing tackle and tried
their luck in the lake.
After the meal there was an intrepid group
that hiked around the park, a distance of about
1.7 miles. Sarah Eber led the group on the hike
that was designed like a scavenger hunt. The
Lucas Volkman and Frank Appelgate - two of the Knights of Columbus who
hikers were given clues about things to find
provided the meat for the Sacred Heart parish picnic on Sept. 20.
along the trail. Sarah runs the trail throughout
the year so she was able to give very good deidentify the plants was impressive. Several
to stop and pray, praising the Creator of such
scriptions of the native plants and flowers as
times
along
the
walk,
the
hikers
were
reminded
beauty that could be seen everywhere.
they appear throughout the year. Her ability to
Bazaar, raffle tickets coming soon
By Johanna Bishop
and Lucile Martin, co-chairs
The Sacred Heart Church Annual Parish Bazaar will be held on
Friday, Dec. 4 from 3 to 7 p.m. and
Saturday, Dec. 5 from 8 a.m. to 3
p.m. Limited items will also be
available on Sunday, Dec. 6 until 1
p.m. The bazaar serves as a major
fundraiser for the parish, and is
open to the public, helping share
the joy of the holiday season from
our faith community to the community at large.
The bazaar offers a variety of
programs that might be of interest
to you in your hunt for perfect
Christmas gifts and treats for yourself and for others. Included is our
traditional craft market – all our
crafted items are handmade by
members of the parish, making our
traditional bazaar increasingly
unique as this fades from practice.
We also have a book sale which is
a great opportunity to find some out
-of-print and gently used books for
you or for gifts. We have always
offered a jewelry sale where donated jewelry items, ranging from spe-
cial and exceptional to modest and
fun, are given a fresh chance to find
that perfect outfit they can accent
for you!
Each year the bazaar hosts lots
of ways to enjoy delicious food
items. There is a wine and hors
d’oeuvres evening event held on
Friday, Dec. 4th. Saturday & Sunday Dec. 5-6 we offer baked items
for your purchase – a wonderful
and delicious selection is always
provided, so come early and buy
often. On Saturday a luncheon is
served at the rare and famous Stage
Door Café – a real treat while you
launch your holiday shopping.
Each Year we raffle a hand
quilted blanket, and this year’s offering is another beautiful work of
art. Included in the raffle are other
gifts as well as a cash prize. Tickets will go on sale in November for
the raffled prizes.
The Bazaar has also always
hosted a silent auction with wonderful quality items that you can
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Eternal Rest
Noah Fisher, Lindsay Hernandez, Konnie Huisman, Tzetzi
Mendez
Doug Boyer, James Evans, Christine Fuller, Aaron Ghidey,
Laura Rutter
Dorothy Gallo, Claudia Garcia, Edith Lopez, Stephanie Rogers, John Schmitz, Vernon Shaw, Steven Thomeczek, Katherine Vradenburg
Eileen Hayden, Jason Herman, Peter Higgins, William Kimes, Rogelio Mendez, Charles Nickolaus, Jillian Riester,
Natalie Rogers, Rita Schulte, Henry Stansfield, Mary Von
Schoenborn
Susan Brightwell, Sarah Gooch, Liz Marquez, Dolores Morris, Alejandro Squicimari, Michael Urban
Amy Bleisch, Jennifer Holland, Cormac Kelley, Laura Mendez, Jayleen Pedroza, Kerri Urban
Joan Crosby, Benjamin Galloway
Cristiano Delgado
Chioma Anyanwu, Maria Mendez, Augusta Nickolaus, Jacob
Thomeczek
Sara Alvarez, Richard Clawson, Joshua McNutt, Ryan
McNutt, Nancy Pliego, Genoveva Podolak, Henry Scheffer
Stephen Bosch, Genna Gittemeier, Nickolas Nardoni, Staci
Ortbals, Christine Pickett, Lucas Volkman, Austyn Wade
Bob Bruns, Sheila Maier, Luis Saldano
Ariel Dominguez, Betsy Kimes
Sherry Bruns, Laura Gajda, Jordan Green, Mary Kay Head
Yvonne Chamberlain, Veronica Gunther, Teresa Gutierrez,
Azulbalai Lugo Quintero, Leslie Naugle
Stephen Ferris, Helen Kurtz, Yvan Quinn
Daira Hernandez Garcia, Jasmine Jones, Yeji Lim, Victoria
Vizcarra
Rogelio Arzate, Roger Caffrey, David Crites, Nicole Guerra,
David Mendoza, Jon Pauley, Nayeli Saldano
Domenick Bausano, Magalo Cortes, Kevin Feltz, Joseph
Keene, Patricia McDonald, Pedro Meza
Christine Carpenter-Bindbeutel, Marie Dickerson, Olivia
Herman, Christiane Quinn, Grace Urban
Abigail Eckerle, Mary Judith Elam, Matthew Johnston, Fabio Squicimari
Cristhia Castro, Daniela Elvira-Uribe, Ron Freiburghaus,
Derrick Richardson
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Inslee, Hugo Loredo, Jeanne McGuire, Gary Orscheln
Mitchell Bates, Ellen Kessler, Alice Payne, Jane Robinson,
Jeremy Sinele, Scott Watson
Malia Kahl, Leane Kinamore, Evan Pitzer, Jane Wilson
Hillary Allen, Phillip Knoppe, Michael McGowan, Cyndy
Mehrer, Danna Vazquez, Terese Zidon
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Brad Anderson, Allyson Bertrand, Tina DeClue, Nathan Gilpin, Alex Gittemeier, Bobby Haley, Cory Hodapp, Martin
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Kimberly Arzate, Kaleena Tillman, Luis Tolentino
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Community
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PO Box 10263, Columbia, MO 65205-1263
Don Pike, 1930-2015
Donald Pike, 85, of Washington, Mo., died Sunday, Sept. 20,
2015, after a very brief illness with
cancer. He was the father of Beth
Cunningham and the brother-inlaw of Clara Pike.
A funeral Mass for Don took
place at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept.
24, at St. Francis Borgia Catholic
Church in Washington. After
Mass, family and friends were
invited to a lunch in the Choir
Room on the second floor of Jesuit
Hall.
Don was born Feb. 10, 1930, in
Hannibal. He grew up in
Stoutsville and later in Monroe
City. The son of a rural letter carrier and piano teacher, his parents,
John Leslie Pike and Opal Mary
(Green) Pike, precede him in
death, along with his brother,
Francis, and sister, Bernice. His
sister Emma Jo Mudd of Monroe
City survives him. As a boy growing up in a small town, Don enjoyed his newspaper route and
played many sports, coached by
his mentor, Fr. Edward Connolly
of Holy Rosary High School. He
loved music, which was a central
part of his family’s life.
Don attended Quincy College
before he was drafted into the U.S.
Army during the Korean War and
served as a quartermaster in Tokyo, Japan. He returned from the
war and attended the University of
Missouri where he began his career in the newspaper industry. In
Columbia, he met his future wife,
Betty L. Dehner, to whom he had
been united in marriage for 58
years. Don worked in circulation
for the Columbia Daily Tribune
for more than 20 years and served
as president of Missouri Circulation Manager Association. He
mentored many young carriers on
their paper routes and coached the
Tribune’s youth baseball and basketball teams. Don loved to sail
and was a skipper in the Sea
Scouts. Other hobbies included
singing in choirs, operettas and a
barbershop quartet with his beautiful tenor voice. Don was a lifelong
fan and historian of St. Louis Cardinals baseball, Borgia sports and
Mizzou basketball and football,
which became much enjoyment in
his retirement years, and he never
missed a televised game.
Family always was the center
of Don’s life. He and Betty raised
two children, Beth and Greg, and
supported them in their many activities. Don moved his young
family to Washington, Mo., where
he became the circulation manager
of the Washington Missourian for
24 years until his retirement. His
pride and joy in his retirement has
been his two grandchildren, Quinn
and Grace.
Don is survived by his wife,
Betty Pike of Washington; son,
John Gregory Pike of Norman,
Okla.; daughter Beth Cunningham
and son-in-law Frank Cunningham
and grandchildren Quinn and
Grace Cunningham of Columbia;
along with his sister, sisters-inlaw, nieces, nephews, cousins and
friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to
St. Francis Borgia Catholic
Church in Washington, Mo., Boys
Town in Omaha, Neb., or a charity
of your choice are preferred.
Heart of the Matter
Sacred Heart Parish, Columbia, MO
Pastor: Fr. Francis Doyle
Editor: Mary Kay Head
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Send comments to: [email protected]
or 105 Waugh St., Columbia, MO 65201
Articles in Heart of the Matter that address Church teachings or
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specifically noted otherwise.
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Parish Council
By Rick Clawson
The Parish Council met Sept.
8. The meeting began at 6:15 p.m.
with prayer.
Emergency Preparedness: Judy
Barnes gave an update – CPR and
AED meetings/training are being
scheduled. The Columbia Police
Department will show a video
about the Joplin tornado. PSR and
Angelitos de Dios will have a fire
drill. The committee recommends
adding a third exit to the back of
the church to meet fire codes and
modifications to the back door of
the Activity Building to make exiting easier. Discussion ensued regarding the proposed modifications, including the alterations to
the historical structure of the
church, costs and budget priorities.
Parish Visioning Survey: The
Council reviewed the survey; comments and suggestions will be provided to the Visioning Steering
Bazaar
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way. Don’t forget to come back
and check to see if you want to up
your bid for your favorite offering!
We would love to see you and
all your friends and neighbors celebrate and enjoy this great parish
tradition with us, so please plan to
stop by and shop and enjoy.
Anyone interested in contributing is welcome to drop off home
crafted items, or gently used books
Committee. Recommendations
included clarification of some
questions, the potential addition of
a few questions, whether the survey is to be completed individually or per household and a few typos.
Parish Council Constitution:
Revision of the 2007 Constitution
of the Sacred Heart Pastoral Council was continued. The main recommendations that were discussed
were combining the
“Responsibilities” and “Functions”
sections to make sure there was no
overlap and to have Council members serve three year terms but
only be eligible to serve two consecutive terms. Discussion will
continue at the October meeting.
The meeting ended at 7:30 p.m.
with prayer.
The next meeting will be Oct.
13 at 6:15 p.m. Ron Meyer will
chair the meeting.
The Sacred Heart Knights of Columbus Council #14414 held our
social meeting Sept. 2 at D. Rowe’s. We held our business meeting
Sept. 16 in the Education Building. Members of our council provided
and prepared a breakfast at Sacred Heart the morning of Aug. 30 as a
fundraiser to support roof repairs at the home parish of Celestine Anyanwu in Nigeria, collecting $940 for this worthwhile cause. We received the last of the contributions for the Baby Bottle Campaign,
which in total raised nearly $2,000 to support the Pro-Life movement
by buying ultrasound machines and making them accessible to women
contemplating abortion. Members of our council provided and prepared
the grilled meats for the parish picnic Sept. 20. The Handyman Ministry
installed a storm door for a parishioner and did yard work for another,
raising $125 to support the Sacred Heart Foundation.
to the Activity Building at any
time. Baked goods can be donated
Friday, Dec. 4 or Saturday, Dec. 5.
If you have something you wish to
donate to the auction, either a special handcrafted item, or other nice
offering, and need to arrange pickup or otherwise coordinate the
donation, please contact me, Johanna Bishop at [email protected] or at 573356-4053 or Lucile Martin at
[email protected] or at 573268-8999.
Health Ministry reported there
will be some version of the Walk
to Bethlehem held in conjunction
with the other two parishes. A
group walk was discussed for the
upcoming parish picnic and a
scavenger hunt option was suggested.
Language Program (ETP) reported that not a lot of new tutors
have signed up, but a Swahili
group will be teaching some of
their native songs and language to
English speakers and a Spanish
speaking group might have a tamale making class including Spanish vocabulary.
Old Business
Fall Picnic tasks were delegated to various Social Concerns
members present at the meeting to
prepare and deliver drinks, tables,
ice and utensils to the picnic site at
Stephen’s Park on Sept. 20.
Knights of Columbus will be
bringing the meat and condiments.
There will be face painting but
helpers are still needed for that.
Healthy Habits
By Glenda Kelly
Health Ministry Committee
For centuries we’ve known that
the health of the brain and the
body are connected. Science is
now able to provide insights into
how to optimize physical and cognitive health as you age. At any
age, there are lifestyle habits you
can adopt to help maintain or even
potentially improve your health.
These habits may also help to keep
your brain healthy as you age and
possibly delay the onset of cognitive decline.
The Health Ministry committee
is sponsoring a program offered by
the Alzheimer’s Association,
“Healthy Habits for a Healthier
You.” This program will discuss
current research and practical information on how to age well, regardless of your current age. The
program will be offered from 9:45
Knights of Columbus Council 14414
-10:45 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11 in
the basement of the Education
Building.
The program covers four areas
of lifestyle habits that are associated with healthy aging: cognitive
activity, physical health and exercise, diet and nutrition and social
interaction.
The program will include an
overview of how humans age and
how the brain works and what is
known about each of the areas.
The information will include current research and steps you can
take to improve or maintain health
in each area.
Hope you will join your fellow
Parishioners for the “Healthy Habits for a Healthier You” program.
No pre-registration is needed.
Contact Glenda Kelly at [email protected] or 573-4433976 for more information.
Coming Up
Oct. 6
Social meeting at Log Boat, 6:30 p.m. (Note: This is a
Tuesday and will be a joint social with the Newman Council.)
Oct. 17/18 Tootsie Roll Drive
Oct. 21
Business meeting, 7 p.m., Education Building
For information or to join Council 14414, contact Mike Holland
(573/442-5089; [email protected]) or Steve Sutter (573/474
6227; [email protected]).
Social Concerns
New Business
The commission was asked to
review information about forming
a Catholic Jail Ministry. The information came from Ric Telthorst, a
Diaconate candidate. The commission will discuss any questions at
the next meeting.
Other
It was reported that the school
supply drive that was recently held
helped over 662 local children.
Also the Warm Up Columbia coat
drive will be taking place soon
with a barrel placed in the Activity
Building for coats, scarves, gloves
and other winter outerwear to be
distributed by the Voluntary Action Center. Time and Talent
sheets will be distributed the last
two weekends of September and
members of the Social Concerns
Commission are reminded to be
sure that all committee events are
placed on the parish calendar to
avoid rooms being unavailable.
Next Meeting: Tuesday Oct. 6
at 6:30 p.m.
Join us!
Catholic gentlemen 18 years and older are invited to
join the Knights of Columbus, Sacred Heart Council
14414. The Knights stand for the four principles of
our Order: Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and Patriotism. If you
want to be of service to your church and community, please
consider the Knights.
For more information, contact:
Mike Holland - (573) 442-5089 or [email protected]
Steve Sutter - (573) 474-6227 or [email protected]
Heart of the Matter ▪ October 2015 ▪ Page 4
OLL Interparish School News
By Joe Doles
OLLIS has been blessed by
Knights of Columbus, Sacred Heart
Council 14414 for funds to purchase
furniture for the newly renovated
school lobby. Thanks, Knights! OLLIS has also benefitted from the
Orscheln Industries Foundation,
responsible for the 15 new iPad minis for the classrooms. Home and
School Association also provides for
school needs as they arise. The first
of the two annual fundraisers sponsored by Home & School, Read-AThon, is this month, Oct. 12-16. The
middle schoolers will have a Trivia
party on Oct. 16, right after school,
with the books covered being
“Legend” by Marie Lu, and
“Steelheart” by Brandon Sanderson.
Get on it, middle schoolers!
The sports season for middle
schoolers is in full swing with football and volleyball. The OLLIS family pass for this year is $80 and is
reciprocal with Columbia Public
Schools. Savings over at-the-gate
admissions start when at least five
games are attended. In October:
football games at home are 10/1 and
10/8. There is also a 10/15 game at
Rock Bridge. Volleyball games for
October include 10/5 and 10/7 at
home, and 10/12 at Jefferson Middle
and 10/14 at Gentry. Basketball
games begin later.
Cross-Country meets at 10/9 in
Jefferson City. The OLLIS Chess
Club meets 10/19 from 3:15-4 p.m.
and all levels of skill are welcome.
The fourth grade Halloween Concert
is at 7 p.m. on Oct. 29 in Flanagan
Hall. Finally, the annual Octoberfest
for Lourdes is noon to 5 p.m. on
Oct. 4. OLLIS plays the supportive
role to host the booths and to participate, but it’s open to the public and
all parishes. A good time is always
available to all!
Calendar:
10/14 Spirit Day, with 2pm dismissal
10/16 End of 1st Quarter
10/21 Report Cards sent home
10/22 Parent-Teacher Conferences begin after 1pm dismissal
10/23 Parent-Teacher Conferences continue. NO SCHOOL
10/26 Teacher Institute- NO
SCHOOL
The first annual OLLIS/PSR get
together is the Halloween party.
This year it will be Sunday, Oct. 25.
Look for details in the bulletin as we
near the date!
Tolton High School News
Tolton celebrates Homecoming
By Kellie Moore
Fr. Tolton Catholic High School celebrated Homecoming Week
from Sept. 20-26. The week kicked off with a powder-puff football
game and a bonfire, and students enjoyed activities during the school
day throughout the week. Students also filled the hallways with "out of
this world" decorations to match the theme, E.T. Phone Home-coming.
The Trailblazer football team played St. Pius on Friday night, winning
37-7 over the Lasers from Festus. Davis Atkins was announced as the
2015 Homecoming Queen at halftime. And families came out to the
school on Saturday for the Homecoming Festival.
Junior Serena Berrey, followed closely by Senior Madelynn
Harvey, runs the ball in the powder-puff football game that
kicked off Homecoming Week at Fr. Tolton Catholic High
School. Photo by Nick Giger, Tolton Junior.
Life Teen News
By Emma Timms
Life Teen intern
Join us for Life Teen! Open to
all high school students, Life Teen
meets every Sunday evening from 79 p.m. at Sacred Heart Parish in the
Education Building. At our Life
Night meetings, we will be selling
pizza for $1 and cookies and soda
for 50 cents. Come have some food,
sing and dance during our awesome
praise and worship time and listen to
awesome talks given by our wonderful Core Team!
This semester we will be exploring the Universal Call to Holiness.
Our Life Teen students will not only
be learning about new faith concepts, like prayer and what it means
to have a faith family, but they will
also learn new ways to make these
concepts a part of their daily lives.
Students will be listening to witness
statements on various topics as well
as diving deeper in small group discussions with their peers.
We also have a wonderful group
of 27 teens enrolled in our Confirmation class at the St. Thomas More
Newman Center. This year we are
teaching from the text “Decision
Point” created by Dynamic Catholic.
Students in the class are learning
who Jesus was in history and who
He is now in relation to us personally. Students are also learning what it
means to be the best versions of
themselves by courageously following the Lord and the Universal
Truth, as well as participating in
different Catholic prayer moments,
such as Evening Prayer, litanies, and
the Divine Mercy Chaplet. The Confirmation class schedule can be
found on the Life Teen page of the
parish website.
High School students: Are you
ready to dive head first into a deeper
relationship with Jesus? At the CoMo Life Teen Fall Retreat, you will
have the opportunity to reflect on
the face of Christ through contemplative prayer as well as dynamic
talks and activities designed to help
you embrace the various ways Jesus
exemplifies his love for us. It will be
a weekend jam-packed with fun and
fellowship. The retreat will take
place at Camp Trinity in New Haven, MO. The cost of the retreat
($80) is due with registration by
Oct. 31. You may register at
www.comonewman.org.
Parish School of Religion News
Lessons from Pope Francis
cated to it, but it’s also knowing
how to express it “with brilliance
As our country welcomed the and fruitfulness. That can only be
visit of Pope Francis, we listened done, he wrote, “by trying to live like
and opened our hearts to receive
Jesus — reflecting deeply on the truth
his blessings as he traveled along and expressing it definitively, couraour Eastern Seaboard. We know a geously and clearly as an act of love.”
great deal about our beloved pope
“Obstacles to human developand are inspired by his humility,
ment must not discourage teachhumanity, and how he walks the
ers,” Pope Francis wrote while he
walk – a true disciple of Christ.
was still a cardinal. "If we look at
A young Fr. Bergoglio knew
Jesus, incarnate Wisdom of God,
the importance of teaching as a
we can realize that difficulties beyoung Jesuit priest in Buenos
come challenges, challenges apAires. The future pope taught high peal to hope and generate the hapschool literature and psychology, piness of recognizing them as arand after getting his theology de- chitects of something new. All this
gree, he began teaching theology undoubtedly drives us to continue
and philosophy. The pope’s expe- giving the best of ourselves."
rience and understanding of educaAs Catholic educators, we can
tion is a benefit for all of us who
learn much from Pope Francis and
teach the faith. Pope Francis sees how he lives out his own strong
education as “an act of hope,”
sense of social justice. We continwhich requires a vision of what it ue to prepare students to take their
means to be human and that we
place in society, to follow Jesus, to
need to teach with passion and
put their faith in action and to
creativity. The future pope wrote
serve others. We strive to teach
that the problem isn’t just knowing not with our head, but with our
what the truth is and being dediheart and our hands.
By Beth Cunningham
PSR Coordinator
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Liturgy Commission
By Mary Kay Head
The Liturgy Commission met
Tuesday, Sept. 22. The following is
a recap of discussions.
Sound system update – was
installed this past Tuesday, only a
little over $2,000. The speakers are
the same, we have two new microphones, new digital mixer
(controlled with an iPad). Had previously installed a new lapel mic
(had feedback when ambo mic was
on), but that problem is solved.
Might have to add to the system in
the future, but first will see if everything that we have will work.
Will still put a monitor in the sanctuary so everyone there can hear.
Mass of Remembrance - invitations will be sent to parishioners
who have lost people since this
time last year. Everyone present
will be invited to light a candle in
remembrance of loved ones. All
parishioners may place a token/
picture of loved ones on a table in
the sanctuary.
This will be celebrated on All
Souls Day and in conjunction with
the Hispanic community. A bilingual Mass will be at 7pm.
We will continue the Book of
Remembrance during the month of
November.
Hymn board – the possibility
of adding an additional hymn board
on the North side of the church was
discussed. The group will consider
this, check for a location and discuss it again in October.
Children’s Liturgy - we discussed the issue a bit – more or less
we were looking at the reasons why
we do it and ages of the children
who attend.
Fr. Francis has mixed feelings
about it – he tries to include different groups in his homilies, including children. There is also a notion
of how we should be together as
families for the entire Mass. Alternate ideas were brought up. It will
be discussed further after the leaders have been consulted for comments.
A&E report – Debbie Bietsch Brought up that with the new nativity scene being somewhat incomplete, do we want to purchase another statue? We could purchase a
shepherdess for $369 or $329 for a
donkey. There is also a camel, but
it’s huge - comes in two pieces.
The current shepherd boy does not
blend in very well as it is from the
old set.
Group discussed the issue a bit
and will see if there is money in the
budget. Or seeking donations is a
possibility.
Many mentioned that they
wanted to raise the height of the
crèche somewhat so it could be
better seen throughout the church.
Debbie will examine the issue to
see what can be done.
Time & Talent campaign has
begun; last weekend and upcoming
weekend.
All Saints Day mass times –
falls on Sunday so normal weekend
schedule will be followed.
Advent begins 11/29 – the
Walk to Bethlehem will take place
during Advent and will include all
three parishes.
Prayers of Intercession - Deacon Bill would like to add an intention for the Christians persecuted in
the Middle East on a regular basis.
All agreed and it will be added.
Altar Servers - Julie thanked
Mary Kay for the nice article in the
Heart of the Matter for the altar
servers (a number of good comments on it). Mary Kay suggested
that in the future we could give
them a small gift as well.
Carolyn asked if we are trying
to recruit altar servers, besides on
Time and Talent, as there do not
seem to be many younger ones.
Mary Kay suggested sending a special invitation to all of the children
of the age group for servers and see
if that gets some people – perhaps
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Thanks from the
Fuller Center
for Housing
By Barbara Head
The Fuller Center for Housing, faith-driven
and Christ-centered, promotes collaborative and
innovative partnerships with individuals and
organizations in an unrelenting quest to provide
adequate shelter for all people in need worldwide.
In the last eight years, the Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure has helped hundreds of people
have some of the most meaningful experiences
of their lives. They come to ride bikes and
change lives by building houses along the way,
but they leave finding themselves the ones truly
changed and with friendships built for life.
Throughout the ride, they go cycling about
75 miles per day and have designated build days
in which they stop to build or repair homes.
They support each other as they ride, and they
also have a van supporting them.
Each weekend they stop at a city and stay at
a church or community center and spread the
word about their mission. On July 18-20 they
stopped in Columbia, MO and stayed in the
Activity Building of Sacred Heart Church. Following is a letter recently received thanking the
parish for our hospitality.
Dear Barbara Head and Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
I’m writing to let you know that after nearly
4,000 miles over mountains, across deserts,
through rain and headwinds, busy city traffic
and lonely country roads, early mornings and
long days, we made it to our final destination in
Portland, ME on Aug. 15! Our adventure was
hard, but that’s not what we’ll remember the
most. Thanks to you and the countless generous
people we met along the way, the blessings we
received on our journey far outweighed the difficulties. As Jesus instructed, you fed us when
we were hungry, you gave us a place to sleep
when we were “homeless” on the open road, or
you gave us a place to shower after a long day
of biking (ok, so Jesus didn’t actually say that
last one, but I think he would have if he knew
what we were up to!). Without you we could not
have completed this adventure!
Also, over the past eight years that we’ve
embarked on this mission, we’ve raised more
than $1.3 million. Because of you, 97 percent of
that is going directly to fund the Fuller Center
for Housing’s mission to end poverty housing,
not to cover the expenses of our ride. Your
amazing generousity helps us keep the cost of
our ride low, and allows us to use the money we
raise to help those who are truly in need of a
simple decent place to live.
More than anything, you welcomed us in
and supported us as we undertook one of the
most challenging endeavors many of us have
ever attempted. On behalf of all the Fuller Center bike riders you met this summer, I want to
let you know that we feel so blessed to have
crossed your path. Thank you!
With sincere appreciation,
Lydia Huelskamp
Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure trip Leader
P.S. We’re already starting to plan next
year’s adventure! You can follow along at facebook.com/BikeAdventure or fullercenter.org/
BikeAdventure.
Heart of the Matter ▪ October 2015 ▪ Page 6
Autumn renewal of ministry lists ready
along with praying for the spiritual
needs of those who receive them.
Sacred Heart currently has 12
visitors who have accompanied
persons who have completed their
Names of volunteers for the
lives, or are becoming unable to
parish ministries listed on our recommunicate, or who love to tell
cently collected Time and Talent
stories and listen to the news or
sheets will be available before the who can walk to a prayer service
end of October. Then the autumn
and get on a bus to go shopping,
work for heads of services can
but just need a friend from church
begin – the work of gathering,
to be with them when they receive
training, and assigning new persons Holy Communion so it seems a bit
to help those already ministering to more like the Mass they see on TV.
parishioners who need CommunMost persons who have taken
ion, a ride to church, an occasional on this demanding ministry tell us
visit, or those gifts that only prayer they have deepened their own percan give.
sonal faith and understanding as a
Presently, nine persons are reg- result of spending this time with the
ular ministers of Communion to
sick and elderly, not only with the
hospitals and care facilities. Seven infirm persons, but with their carepersons bring people to Mass on
givers, who exhibit such loyalty,
Saturday/Sunday. Two women are love, patience and perseverance.
knitting/crocheting prayer shawls
Sr. Mary Clare Fichtner,
Ann Dougherty brings the Blessed Sacrament to Sally Orgren, but finds that her Parkinson’s disease makes receiving
impossible this day. Ann also has a gift for her from those
who make prayer shawls. These serve as physical reminders
to those suffering that they are remembered in prayer.
Program offers Spanish lessons for parishioners
By Sr. Mary Clare
The Language Program of Sacred Heart has new developments.
One of them is the “Spanish for
Conversation” being provided
three evenings a week for the
months of October and November.
The facilitators of the gatherings
are who we joyfully dub the
“Spanish Trio,” Celso Arias, Josefina Candia and Crispin Candia.
In formulating the topics for each
session, they have decided upon 1)
Spanish pronunciations and special
sounds; 2) Introductions and initial
conversations and 3) Restaurant
language.
Conversations will take place
in the lower level of the education
building each Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday from Oct. 6 to
Nov. 28. Celso leads on Tuesday,
Josefina on Wednesday and Crispin on Saturday. The hour of playful speaking in Spanish lasts from
El programa de Espanol en el
Sagrado Corazon va a tener varias
propósitos. Uno de ellos es la conversación en Espanol, estando esta
disponible 3 veres a la semana por
los meses de Octubre Y Noviembre. Las personas voluntarias para
que estas reuniones se lieven a cabo
son: Celso Arias, Josefina Candia,
y Crispin Candia.
Formulando los temas de cada
sesión ellos decidieron empezar: 1)
6-7 p.m. (When the K of C use the
lower level on Wednesdays, another location will be found.)
Anyone who would like to be
more comfortable speaking in the
Spanish language is welcome;
come one night or all three nights!
The goal is not perfection in the
language so much as communication between the persons of our
parish who now have some hesitation due to the different native
tongues.
There is no registration blank
or cost; names and e-mails/cell
numbers will be shared at the gatherings. There are no initial requirements or tests of competence.
There is only a sharing of the
desire to unite our parish in its
ability to communicate with each
other for the sake of living the
Gospel of Jesus Christ to the fullest.
Pronunciacion y sonidos; 2) Introducion e iniciación en una conversación; 3) Aprender la básica para
cuando vas a un retaurante.
Las reuniones van a tener lugar
en el primer piso del Educational
Building cada Martes, Miercoled y
domingo – empezando en Oct.6
hasta Nov. 28.
Celso va a ensenar los martes,
Josefina los Miercoles, y Crispin
los Domingo.
Celso Arias, Josefina Candia and Crispin Candia, the
“Spanish Trio” will be facilitating Sacred Heart’s new language
program, “Spanish for Conversation.”
Las horas para disfrutar hablando en Espanol son de las 6 a las 7
de la tarde Martes Y Miercoles, y
los Domingos de 11:30 a 12:30 de
la mañana.
Las personas que quieran sentarse mas seguros hablando espanol
es bienvenido, puedes venir una
vez ala semana o las tres jeces!
El objectivo es no perfeccionar
el idioma sine poder comunicarnos
entre nosotros mismos, las personas
de nuestra iglesia, ya que pertenecemos a diferentes culturas.
No necesitas registrarte ni pagar
nada, podras dar tu información el
dig de las primera clase, no se require hacer ningún examen ya que
esto no es una competencia, esto es
solo el deceo de compartir y unirnos como comunidad en la fe y la
gracia de nuestro señor Jesucristo.
Heart of the Matter ▪ October 2015 ▪ Page 7
For Sacred Heart Youth
“Amen I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.” (Mark 10:13)
Saint Faustina Kowalska:
Secretary of Divine Mercy
Feast Day is Oct. 5
Find each word:
For the sake of his sorrowful passion, have mercy
on us and on the whole world
Match the Saint/Feast with date and for what the saint is known.
Saint
Faustina Kowalska
Blessed Junipera Serra
Daria
Pope John Paul II
St. Teresa of Avila
St. Jude Thaddaeus
Damian of Molokai
Francis of Assisi
Luke
Theresa Lisieux
Day in October
1
4
5
11
15
18
22
25
25
28
Known For:
Patron of Animals, Merchants, ecology
Headache Sufferers, Spanish Catholic Authors and a Doctor of the Church
The Leper Priest
Patron Saint of physicians and surgeons; author of Acts of the Apostles and
the Gospel
Saint of Hopeless cases; one of the 12 Apostles; Brother of St. James
Patron of Missions; known as “Little Flower”
Greek wife of St. Chrysanthus, suffered and died after Roman torture
Secretary of Divine Mercy
Patron Saint of World youth
California and California Missions
Key: Theresa(1)- Patron of Missions; known as “Little Flower” ;Francis(4)- Patron of Animals, Merchants, ecology ; Faustina(5)-Secretary of Divine Mercy ;Teresa of Avila(15)- Headache Sufferers, Spanish Catholic Authors and a Doctor of the Church ; Pelagia(8)-; Junipera Serra(25)-California and California Missions: Damian(11)-The Leper Priest; Luke(18)-Pope John Paul(22)- Patron Saint of World youth ;Daria(25)- Greek wife of St. Chrysanthus, suffered
and died after Roman torture ;Jude(28)- Saint of Hopeless cases; one of the 12 Apostles; Brother of St. James ;
(Sarah Eber assembled materials for this page.)
Heart of the Matter ▪ October 2015 ▪ Page 8
Liturgy Comm.
Continued from page 5
with a gathering afterwards. We
will look into it.
Next meeting Oct. 27
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