PARISH STAFF
Rev. Marty Goetz, Pastor
Office | 648-2331
Cell Phone | 330-1317
Fax | 648-5024
goetzm@diodav.org
Derick Cranston,
Youth Minister
Youth Ministry
Page
Phone | 936-0927
derickcranston@gmail.com
Webmaster, Music Liturgy
Phone | 461-5529
holytrinity@kctc.net SECRETARIES
Jane Duwa, Holy Trinity
656-2366
Karen Sojka St. Joseph's
653-4274
Linda Kron, St. Mary's
Office | 648-2331
rvsec@iowatelecom.net
OFFICE HOURS
Tues - Wed - Thur
8:30 am - 2:30 pm
BULLETIN DEADLINE
Tuesday 8:30 am
* Holy Trinity parishioners call Jane Duwa with bulletin announcements
* St. Joseph's parishioners call Karen Sojka.
* They will forward all announcements to the St. Mary's office.
COUNCIL MINUTES
Holy Trinity
St. Joseph's
St. Mary's
ST MARY'S OFFICE ADDRESS
360 Washburn
PO Box C
Riverside, IA 52327
QUICK LINKS
Davenport Diocese
FaithFirst.com
The Catholic Messenger
Mass Readings
Catholic
News Service
Catholic
Online
MassTimes.org
Share Iowa.com
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Welcome to The Cluster Parishes of
The Catholic Churches of Holy Trinity, Richmond; St. Joseph's, Wellman, and St. Mary's, Riverside make up the cluster parishes. We are people of the Diocese of Davenport walking together in faith.
WALKING TOGETHER IN FAITH | Our
Vision as Diocesan Church
God our Father, God of Love, give us your blessing, as we join
together to do your work. Help us to cherish each person in our care as a
precious gift from you, for we are all your beloved children.
In your ministry may we seek only Jesus and his truth, may we boldly proclaim
his gospel, and may we call upon him often in prayer. Be with us now as we
accept our call to WALK TOGETHER IN FAITH.
AMEN!!
WEEKLY BULLETIN LINK | January 22, 2012 | January 29, 2011 | February 5, 2012
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MASS TIMES |
WEEKDAY MASSES |
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM |
A MESSAGE
FROM Father Marty
Sometimes a few words are better than a lot of words. So with that being said, I give you something to think about today. When I received this from a deacon friend of mine I knew I wanted to make it a part of my life. And it goes with my homily from last Sunday.
Be the kind of person that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says "Oh no. He's up!"
Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it.
Take a few minutes to think before you act when you're angry or mad. Forgive quickly.
God never said life would be easy. He just promised it would be worth it.
Have a great week!
Fr. Marty
Dear People of God,
Mass Schedule
As noted in the bulletin, there will be no daily mass Tues-Fri this week Feb 7-10.
Attention All Liturgical Ministers
In case you missed our early "Spring Training", please plan to attend a make-up session on Thursday, February 16 at 7 PM at St. Mary's Church in Riverside. This "Spring Training" is for all who serve as lector, usher, greeter and/or Eucharistic Minister. If you were unable to attend this "Spring Training", please contact Fr. Marty. It is important that you attend!
Stand up for life "The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced last week that almost all employers, including Catholic employers, will be forced to offer their employees health coverage that includes sterilization, abortion-inducing drugs and contraception. Almost all health insurers will be forced to include those "services" in the health policies they write. And almost all individuals will be forced to buy that coverage as a part of their policies. As a result, unless the rule is overturned, we Catholics will be compelled either to violate our consciences or to drop health coverage for our employees (and suffer the penalties for doing so). The Administration's sole concession was to give our institutions one year to comply." As a Parish community, let us pray that this decision will be overturned and Religious Liberty will be restored. We are asked to contact our elected officials and ask them to overturn this decision. You can go to either www.usccb.org or www.iowacatholicconference.org
In the words of Bishop Amos:
for more information.
Or you can write to our elected officials:
Sen. Charles Grassley
135 Hart SOB
Washington DC 20510
Sen. Tom Harkin
731 Hart SOB
Washington DC 20510
Congressman Bruce Braley
1727 Longworth HOB
Washington DC 20515
Congressman Dave Loebsack
1527 Longworth HOB
Washington DC 20515
Share iowa
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www.shareiowa.com by February 10th to order.
Lent is coming!
Ash Wednesday is only 3 weeks away! All parishioners will be receiving letters detailing all Lenten activities and practices. And of course the bulletin and web page will have the same.
Contribution Statements
Contribution statements are available for your tax purposes. Please remember that any contributions to the 2011-2012 ADA and the Diocesan Capital Campaign will be sent directly from the Diocese and will not appear on the Parish contribution statements. Thank you so much for your generous support!
Catholic Messenger
It is now time to renew your annual subscription to the Catholic Messenger. Envelopes can be found in your envelope packets. Please remember that Bishop Amos asks all parishioners to subscribe to the Catholic Messenger. The cost is $25 and checks should be made out to the Parish. The Catholic Messenger keeps us informed about the Church in our Diocese and around the world. EVERY PARISHIONER is strongly encouraged to receive our Diocesan newspaper.
CEW (Christian Experience Weekend) help needed
Help is needed for the women’s CEW March 2-4 and men’s CEW March 23-25, setting up for meals, serving food, and cleaning up in the kitchen. Prepared items such as salads, side dishes, main dishes (vegetarian for Friday night due to Lent) and desserts are needed for most meal times. Five to ten volunteers are needed in 3-hour shifts for various meal times throughout the weekend. We are relying more heavily this year on food donations and volunteer assistance. Please help us make this a great retreat experience for our CEW candidates. Contact Linda Kron at 648-2331 during Parish office hours or Julia Neff at 319-541-1906 if you can help. Thanks!
The Sacraments of Commitment
Please pray for those couples from our Parish preparing for Marriage. (Some of them are attending the Marriage Preparation weekend today!) And pray for our seminarians and all who are discerning the call of God in their lives.
The Sacraments of Initiation
Did you know that there are a number of people preparing to receive the Sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation? In the next couple of weeks they will take their first public step. Keep them in your prayers.
The Sacraments of Healing
The Sacrament of Reconcilia-tion is offered every Saturday at St. Mary Church at 4:30 PM. Or call Fr. Marty and we can set up a time that is con-venient for you. And if you would like to receive the Sacra-ment of the Sick, are in the hospital or would like a parish visit, please contact Fr. Marty.
Marriage Encounter Weekend
The next Marriage Encounter Weekends are in Cedar Falls Feb 10-12 and in Cedar Rapids Mar 30-Apr 1. To register or for more information, call 563-927-4352 or visit
www.iowa-wwme.org
Christian Experience Weekends (CEW)
Save the date!! The Iowa City Deanery has set the dates for the 2012 Christian Experience Weekends. The women’s CEW will be March 2-4. The men’s CEW will be March 23-25. Brochures are available at church.
Marriage
Preparation Weekend Dates:
Registration is $125 per couple and is due 2 weeks prior the weekend. For
information about marriage preparation in our diocese or neighboring diocese
contact Barb Butterworth at 563-324-1912 x265 or IlaMae Hanisch, 641-791-3435
February 25-26, 2012: Bettendorf, St. John Vianney (limited to 40 couples)
April 28-29, 2012: Williamsburg, St. Mary
August 4-5, 2012: Mt. Pleasant, St. Alphonsus
Food Pantry
St. Mary's food pantry is open the 2nd Saturday of every month from 8:30 - 9:30 am. Donations of food and/or cash are always welcome. Please keep the food pantry in mind when you are at the grocery store shopping for your family.
Masstimes.org
www.masstimes.org is an easy website to find the times, places, and
services for Catholic Mass when you leave for vacation.
Summer is a great time to escape the workplace and get away,
but never is there a time to vacation from God. Take God with
you, find time to worship even while on vacation. Remember,
God never takes a break from us!
Housecalls
If you know a parishioner who is sick, in the hospital, homebound or who needs some help or would appreciate a visit, please let Fr. Marty know.
Welcome
New Families!
| Check the New
Parishioners Page
We are excited to have you as a part of our parish family.
If you have questions or would like information on how to get involved, call St. Mary’s Parish Office 648.2321.
St. Mary’s Gift Shop
There’s a new vast array of gifts for
Confirmations, Baptisms, Birthdays, Anniversaries and much more in the gift
shop. Please stop by and check them out. Shop at home! Shop at St. Mary’s!
Help Youth Ministry with your Online
Searches:
Use Good search,
a Yahoo search engine, to search online and the diocese gets a penny for each
search. Start by going to
www.goodsearch.com. You’ll see two fields. In the
second, type in Diocese of Davenport and hit the verify button. Then start
searching! This site also gives simple directions to put Goodsearch in your
toolbar or make it your home page, making searching even easier. Every search
you do earns a cent for diocesan youth ministry!
Victim Assistance
To report child sexual abuse, contact the Iowa Department of Human Services Child Abuse Hotline:
1-800-362-2178 and if it involves clergy or church personnel, also notify Alicia Owens, Victim Assistance Coordinator:
563-349-5002, PO Box 232, Bettendorf IA 52722-0004,
vacdav@attglobal.net
2011-2012 Parish Council Members
St. Mary’s:
Dee Simon - president, Jane Brokel, Rodney Cole, Andy Eckroth, Don Edwards, Ken Frauneholz,
George Hospodarsky, Steve Musser, Jim Rose, Paul Shebek, Barb Simon, Steve Streb and Lloyd Weber.
Holy Trinity: Cathy Gent - president, Julie Adam, Dave Capper, Deb Fuhr, Jeff Goodwin, Diana Haman, Ryan Harland, Jim Hauth, Jeannie Jones, Bill Kessel and Greg Riggan.
St. Joseph’s: Dwight Duwa - president, John Conway, Jody Heifner, Matt McClellen, MaryAnn Miller-Greiner, Judy Nagel, Dave Ockenfels, Milt Schmida, Pat Schmida, and Angela West
Parish Trustees are
St. Mary’s: Denny Bush, Bob Schneider
Holy Trinity: Jim Cayton, Clint Shalla
St. Joseph’s: Jeff Bohr, Doug Slaubaugh
SACRAMENT OF
BAPTISM
Parents must be registered members of the parish. Baptism
instructions are required, ideally before the child is born. Call Fr. Marty
for times on instruction.
SACRAMENT OF
MARRIAGE
One of the couple must be a registered and active member of the
parish for a least one year before marriage. Couples are required to make
an appointment with Fr. Marty at least six (6) months before the wedding so that
the initial preparation process may be completed.