St. Francis Church Msgr. Kevin McCoy
744 Main Street, Rockwell City, Iowa 50579 (712)297-8263 Parish website: www.stfrancis-rc.org
Couples planning a wedding at St. Francis need to contact the rectory 6 months in advance. Pre-Cana or a similar marriage prep program is required.
Baptism is by appointment and takes place usually after Saturday evening or Sunday a.m. Mass.
St. Francis Prayer Line: To request a prayer intention, please call either Mary Stell 297-8491 or Inez Lang 297-7089 or Marcella Hammen 297-5229
MARCH 30, 2008
MASS SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 31/APRIL 6
Monday 8:00 Dort Grant
Give thanks to the
Lord for he is good, is love is everlasting.
Tuesday 8:00 NO MASS
Wednesday 8:00 NO MASS
Thursday 8:00 NO MASS
Friday 8:00 Mary Kacmarynski
Saturday 5:00 Confessions
5:30 Jim Lensing
Sunday 8:30 Confessions
9:00 St. Francis Parish Family
MINISTERS FOR THE WEEKEND OF APRIL 5/6
SATURDAY-5:30 P.M. SUNDAY-9:00 A.M.
EM: Doug Klocke/Marcia Lynch/Eleanor Monahan Paul Wetter/Michael Miller/Marvin Wuebker
LECTOR: Paul Kutz Peg Stoolman
SERVERS: Whitney Brand/Olivia Brand Brett Nicholson/Becky Wuebker
USHERS: Richard Walters/Bill Lawson Merle Wuebker/Michael Miller
Sunday, March 30, 2008-The Second Sunday of Easter: Sisters and brothers in the risen Christ, the first line of today’s first reading describes what we are called to do as an Easter people. “They devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to the communal life, to the breaking of the bread and to the prayers.”
Parish Support for March 22/23, 2008: Adults-$2985.19 Students-$24.89 Loose-$3.54 Holy Land-$206.85
Ret. Rel.-$566.00 Total parish receipts-$3786.47
Funds received for others-$772.85
Parish Support YTD as of 3/24/2008: Projected receipts to meet budget: $91,200.00
Actual receipts year to date: $103,481.60
Thanks for your financial and spiritual support!
I will be away from the parish from Tuesday morning to late evening Thursday.
Christ the Lord is Risen, Alleluia! Thanks to all who contributed memorial flowers for the altar. Memorials that were made known on the plants provided were: Mike Brennan, Dude Hammen, Floyd Holder, Walter and Emma Geist, Karen and Jeremy Kleemeier. May they share fully in Christ’s Resurrection.
Some other flowers and plants were left, but no note was left to indicate the memorial. If you left a memorial and would like it recognized in the bulletin, please let Msgr. McCoy know. Thanks.
My thanks to Paul Feld and Tom Stumpf who made the trip to Sioux City to represent St. Francis parish family at the Mass of Welcome for Cardinal Daniel DiNardo. Perhaps some of you saw some of the liturgy on television; it was a wonderful celebration of faith.
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Mary McIntyre who was buried from St. Francis on Saturday, March 29. May her soul and all the souls of the faithful departed, rest in peace.
Altar Society meeting will be held on Sunday, April 6 following the 9:00 A.M. mass.
Omelet Breakfast sponsored by the St. Francis Youth Group will be held on Sunday, April 13 from 10:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M. in the church basement of St. Francis. Money raised will help fund the Habitat for Humanity trip in July.
St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wall Lake will be having a Healing Mass on Monday, March 31st at 7:00 P.M.
Chris Kummerfeld Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction will be held on Saturday, April 5 from 4:30 P.M.-7:00 P.M. at the Peterson Legion Hall. A pork loin dinner and ice cream Sunday bar will be served. Money raised will help Chris with expenses for treatment at Mayo Clinic for brain tumors.
Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Fonda will have their annual Turkey Supper on Sunday, March 30, 2008 from 4:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Main Street Fonda. Menu includes turkey and all the trimmings with homemade pies.
Rockwell City Boy Scouts will be having a breakfast on Sunday, March 30 from 8:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M. Free will offering.
SMCH in Lake City invites you to tour the new birthing suites and surgery area on Sunday, April 6 from 2:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.
Opportunities for Faith Development: Two public presentations will be offered at St.
Mary’s Church, Storm Lake-April 7, David and Cecilia Lopez will present, “What
is Mystagogy? How to keep the Fire.” April 8, Mark Thomason will present,
“Jesus and the Catholic Church-Dominus Iesus.” Both talks will begin at
6:30 P.M. For more information contact 712-233-7536.