July 9, 2017

C A T H O L I C C H U R C H 1 2 4 0 R u s h S t r ee t • D u b u q u e, I owa 5 2 0 0 3 • w w w. s t c o l um b k i l l e . n e t

Thank YOU Fr. Hilary Aidoo!! Please accept our

Gratitude for your Faithful and Loving Service to St.

Columbkille Parish.

“May the Lord bless you

and protect you. May the

Lord smile on you and be

gracious to you. May the

Lord show you His favor and give you His peace.”

— Numbers 6:24-26

This Week Sunday, July 9

Fr. Hilary’s Farewell Reception Monday, July 10

4:00 pm Parish Blood Drive — PH 7:00 pm Folk Group — Church Tuesday, July 11

Fr. Ralph Davis, Pastoral Associate arrives

11:30 am Let’s Do Lunch — Fogarty Wednesday, July 12 9:00 am Mass — “Kids traveling with the Lord” Saturday, July 15 Travis King’s Ordination @ St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Hiawatha Sunday, July 16

Youth Service Trip with Fr. Davis to Kentucky

Mass Intentions Monday, July 10

9:00 am † Archbishop Daniel Kucera Tuesday, July 11

9:00 am † Merle Lucas Wednesday, July 12

9:00 am † Willfred & Phyllis Merfeld Thursday, July 13

9:00 am † Jane Anderson Friday, July 14

9:00 am In Thanksgiving Saturday, July 15

4:15 pm † Robert & James Willis † Art Trausch Jr. † Albert & Dorothy Cady & Family † Gene Cahill † Roy & Millie Schlickman Sunday, July 16

8:00 am † Ray Schuler † Marvin & Brett Connolly † Gerald, Susan & Kathy Wild 10:00 am † Anton Burckhard † M/M Neil Carew † Doris Dee † Mary Makovec † Ira Dement † Charles Martelle Family

The Loose Coin Collection for next Sunday, July 16, 2017 is designated to go the Red Cloud Indian School. Monies collected

will be used to support the educational needs of the children of

families who are members of our sister parish in Oglala, S.D.

Please be generous with your prayers and financial support. Thanks

to all who contributed to Our Lady of the Sioux Parish on July 2.

Money was sent to our sister parish to assist with their operating

expenses. Reminder: Only coins go to this collection. If you wish

to contribute bills or checks, they must be put in an envelope

marked “Loose Coin”. These are available in the rear of church.

Parish Blood Drive is TOMORROW!! This is the time to

help save a life!! Check out the parish website,

www.stcolumbkille.net to see what time slots are left. OR you

can call Pat Derby @ 563-451-3557.

St. Columbkille Church Youth

Choir — Youth Grades 4 and Up. First Practice and Sign Up will be on August

17th. Practice starts at 6:30 pm in the

Church. Contact Alice for details at 563-

590-2267 or afnoethe@yahoo.com.

The St. Columbkille Parish Picnic Is Approaching!!! Mark

your calendars for Sunday, August 27, 2017. If you have some extra time — and would like to offer time, talent, or treasure to the Picnic — please call the Parish Office at 583-9117. If your children need service hours — this is a GREAT opportunity.

In Memory of Ron & Marge Larson blue bags were donated as a tangible reminder

to participate in our parish food drive. On

the last weekend of each month, you are

invited to take a bag from the back of church,

fill it with non-perishable food items and

bring it back to church the first weekend of

the month. The food donated will be

transported to one of our community food

banks. Please join in our parish effort to

respond to the growing need of those facing hunger in our

community.

Sunday

REMINDER: Morning Mass is at 9 am every weekday.

Parking Lot Fund

As of 6/28/2017

Needed $20,000.00 Received 20,520.00 Surplus!!! $ 520.00

THANK YOU!!!

Readings for the Week Week of July 9, 2017

Sun: Zec 9:9-10; Rom 8:9, 11-13/ Mt 11:25-30 Mon: Gn 28: 10-22a/Mt 9:18-26 Tues: Gn 32:23-33/Mt 9:32-38 Wed: Gn 41:55-57, 42:5-7a, 17-24/Mt 10:1-7

Thurs: Gn 44:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5/ Mt 10:7-15 Fri: Gn 46:1-7, 28-30/Mt 10:16-23 Sat: Gn 49:29-32; 50:15-26a/Mt 10:24-33

Next Sun: Is 55:10-11/Rom 8:18-23/Mt 13:1-23

Liturgical Roles Saturday, (July 15) and Sunday, (July 16)

Priest Fr. Gabriel Anderson Lectors

4:15 pm T.J. Schissel, M. Derby 8:00 am C. Lavenz, J. Wolf 10:00 am P. Miller, G. Burkart Eucharistic Ministers

4:15 pm S. Faley, J. O’Connor, C. Powers, K. Smith, I. Stewart, M, Nauman, J. Ervolino 8:00 am T. Bierie, B. Frye, R. Hoefer, T. Kouba, B. LaPage, D. McCoy 10:00 am B. Gockel, J. Huseman, C. Ouellette, J. Specht Servers

4:15 pm E. Huinker, C. Walsh 8:00 am N. Melin, T. Specht, W. Specht 10:00 am E. Scherr, V. Scherr, S. Wigginton Ushers

4:15 pm J. Birch, B. Cahill, C. Flynn, D. Powers 8:00 am P. McNamara, T.J. Weidemann, D. Welsh 10:00 am K. Hinkel, M. Hoeger, B. Specht, G. Wigginton, K. Wigginton Musicians

4:15 pm Leslie/Sue/Dick/Tom 8:00 am Kim/Thalia 10:00 am Folk Group Children’s Liturgy

10:00 am Joyce Honkamp

Clergy Meals Ministry begins this week. Providing a complete meal each week day and delivering to the priests @ St. Joseph The Worker Rectory. See what dates are available by going to: https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/98vl9k or call Pat Derby at 563-451-3557.

Pastorate Golf Outing is August 6, 2017 beginning with golf at 2:30

pm @ Bunker Hill. 4-Man Best Shot

— $65 per person until Aug. 1 — after

that it goes up to $75 per person.

L i v e and S i l en t Auc t i on s ,

raffle,50/50 raffle, and Heads or

Tails ($10). All information can be found on the parish website

www.stcolumbkille.net. New this year — Chicken & Ribs prepared

by The Moracco — dinner only $25 each. Remember — bring cash

or checks — no credit cards taken.

• Remember St. Columbkille in your last will and testament. A bequest to your parish continues your love and concern for your parish long after your death.

July 9, 2017

Dear Parishioners,

St. Paul gives us another good reflection on allowing God to

work in our lives. St. Paul tells the Roman community that they

no longer live according to the flesh. By “the flesh,” St. Paul is

talking about this world. It is something that we can reflect on for

ourselves. How focused are we on the things of this world?

By our Baptism, the Holy Spirit dwells in us, so God can work in

our lives. But we can affect that, if we focus on the things of this

world, God will not be able to work on our lives. When we fill up

our lives by the things that this world promises: wealth, power,

pleasure; then there will not be any space where God can be

present to us. The world promises us these things to distract us

from our Baptismal call to relationship with God.

In order to be good Christians, we cannot fail to the promises of

the world. The promise that God gives us (Eternal Life in heaven)

is something far greater than anything that the world/the flesh can

promise.

Many thanks and God bless,

Fr. Davis