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Events in our Parish and Community
One Minute Each Night
In WWII, there was an advisor to Churchill who organized a group of people who dropped what they were doing every night at a prescribed hour for one minute to collectively pray for the safety of England, its people, and for peace. This had an amazing effect, as bombing stopped. There is now a group of people organizing the same thing here in the United States. If you would like to participate, each evening at 8 PM (Central time), stop whatever you are doing and spend one minute praying for the safety of the United States, our troops, and citizens, and for PEACE IN THE WORLD.
WANT TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST ABORTION? Sign the petition at www.grassfire.org to terminate federal funding for Planned Parenthood and other organizations who promote abortions.Want to take a stand against abortion? Sign the petition at www.grassfire.org to terminate federal funding for Planned Parenthood and other organizations who promote abortions.
THE JOHN PAUL II STEM CELL RESEARCH INSTITUTE:
I ask that parishioners from St. Mary's write a note to Senator Charles Grassley asking him to
EXPEDITE immigration procedures for Cesar Santos-Adame, the husband of our secretary, Rachel Santos. Rachel is expecting a baby in mid-February and would like Cesar to be with her at that time! He is currently in Mexico awaiting the completion of the immigration process and was told he may have to be there until November of 2008. Please reference Cesar's case number in your letter:
Senator Grassley's address is:
Regina Jr./Sr. High School
(math, literature, health) 15-20 hours per week during the school year. Duties include helping the counselor with record keeping and other registrat work. Knowledge of database and Microsoft Word is necessary. If you are interested in one of the above positions, please send a letter of application and resume to: Regina Jr./Sr. High School
Regina Elementary has Student Openings
Please contact the Regina Elementary office at 337-5739 for registration procedures.
Why Catholic?
Have you ever thought about how to live out the Beatitudes in your daily life? Join a Why Cahtolic? group this fall or begin a study group of your own. In the first ssession, you will discuss the Beatitudes. Call Sister Laura (338-0939) for study materials and more information.
St. Mary's
The Family Life Commission would like to invite volunteers to serve as liaisons for our Neighborhood Liaison Program. Our goal with this program is to improve communication and foster a sense of community among our parishioners. There are many things happening in our dynamic and diverse parish. We want to keep you informed about events and invite you to get involved! Come find out what neighborhood you are in and see what the program is about! We will have displays and information in the parish hall the weekends of June 14/15 and 21/22, or contact Natalie Robinson for more information (351-5630 or nlrobinson@mchsi.com).
Watch here for more information to come in the next few weeks!
USHERS NEEDED!
We are still in need of ushers at the 5:10 PM and 11:00AM Masses. If you are interested in helping, please call the parish office at 337-4314. [back to top of page]
Habitat for Humanity
A can collection box for Habitat for Humanity is located in the parish hall. You are encouraged to rinse and drop off any pop cans you may have. The five cent refund will help Habitat build new homes in our area. [back to top of page]
Help the Crisis Center Food Bank!
The Crisis Center Food Bank Needs Your Help! Due to increased demands on Food Bank resources, it has been challenging to address the rising need for basic essentials like food and diapers. At the current rate, the Food Bank will run out of diapers before the end of the year and the food shelves are nearly bare. The Food Bank regularly distributes to over 700 households per week with 80% of the food donated by local individuals, groups, and businesses. The Crisis Center hopes that while shopping for holiday groceries, you will purchase extra food items and diapers for those less fortunate and drop them off at the Crisis Center. Community members are also encouraged to make a monetary donation to the Crisis Center, to assist in providing the most basic items to families in need. The Crisis Center has been helping residents of Johnson County over 37 years! It continues to respond immediately, effectively, and compassionately to those in need of assistance. We depend on the generosity of area individuals and businesses to continue its efforts in providing services to those who need it most. The Crisis Center is located at 1121 Gilbert Court in Iowa City. Donations can be taken from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. For more information, please contact Dayna at 351-2726. [back to top of page]
Thank you for collecting Campbell’s, Tyson Chicken, and Box Top labels for Regina! Please clip and return UPC’s off Campbell’s products to the collection basket in the parish hall. A complete listing of products included in the Campbell’s Labels for Education Program can be found at www.labelsforeducation.com, or call Vicki Holthaus (354-5954). Your collection efforts really do benefit the school!
DO YOU LIKE TO COOK? On the Thursday before the third Friday of each month, join other youth from each high school and junior high as we collaborate together in St. Mary's parish hall and make four casseroles for the Free Lunch program. The casseroles created will be served the next day at the Free Lunch program. All youth are invited to participate!!
Volunteers are needed to help serve the meal for the Free Lunch program, every third Friday of the month. Sign up sheets to bring food and to help serve, are posted in the church vestible prior to each Friday that St. Mary's will serve lunch. Please use the sign up sheets in the vestibule to contribute casseroles, salads, and desserts. Food may be brought to the parish hall on the prior Thursday evening between 7:00 and 8:30PM. Volunteers are also needed to serve the lunchIf you are interested in helping, please sign up next month! St. Mary's will serve Free Lunch on Friday, July 18th. [back to top of page]
usually the 4th Sunday each month
The Crisis Center has been helping residents of Johnson County over 37 years! It continues to respond immediately, effectively, and compassionately to those in need of assistance. We depend on the generosity of area individuals and businesses to continue its efforts in providing services to those who need it most. We encourage parshioners to donate food items and diapers for those less fortunate. Community members are also encouraged to make a monetary donation to the Crisis Center, to assist in providing the most basic items to families in need. Donations can be brought to St. Mary's parish hall on Pantry Sunday, or can be taken directly to the Crisis Center from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. The Crisis Center is located at 1121 Gilbert Court in Iowa City. For more information, please contact Dayna at 351-2726.
Pantry Sunday is the weekend of June 21st and 22nd and ALL Sundays in July, to help with food relief for flood victims. Below are the items most needed.
Hamburg Inn on N. Linn Street in Iowa City will donate 10% of your meal ticket to St. Mary's every time you dine! Just bring your Sunday bulletin to the Hamburg Inn and they will send St. Mary's a monthly check! This is Hamburg Inn's way of giving back to the community for the 60 years the community has supported this Iowa landmark.
Regina spirit wear is now available through Land's End! Choose from a variety of fleece, polo shirts, backpacks, and more. Visit www.landsend.com/school to see the huge selection. When ordering, please use our preferred school number 9001-1979-3, and then select the logo from the drop-down menu. A portion of every purchase will be donated to Regina.
Bring Communion to
St. Mary's needs volunteers to bring Communion to parishioners who are unable to come to Mass for a variety of reasons. This ministry is very important and those who need it are very appreciative. Volunteers are called as needed. Some parishioners need Communion brought to them every week and some only for a week or two. If you are interested in helping, please call the parish office at 337-4314.
Iowa Catholic Conference (ICC) Newsletter
Bishop Amos, along with the other bishops of Iowa,
encourage you to sign up for the Iowa Catholic
Conference (ICC) newsletter. The ICC is the official
public policy voice of the Catholic Church in Iowa. The ICC educates Catholics on how to participate in the
Get the News in the Catholic Messenger!
Find out how the Diocese is moving ahead with
reorganization as it emerges from bankruptcy and how the process affects you. Subscriptions to The
Messenger are available in your envelope packets or you may call the office (337-4314).
Silent Summer or Autumn Retreat Day Thursday, September 25th Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat Center Davenport, Iowa
Set aside your hectic pace and routine to listen to the inner needs of your heart and soul. Enjoy the beauty and silence of a summer or autumn day at The Prairie. Spend time praying, meditating, reading, walking, or just sitting in the quiet beauty of The Prairie. This retreat day is yours, but the time includes short opening and closing prayers together. Sessions with a spiritual director are available. For more information or to register, contact Barb Gross at 563-336-8414.
Friday, July 4th St. Mary's, Oxford, Iowa
A pancake breakfast at St. Mary's, Oxford, and a 5K Fun Run/Walk will be held on Friday, July 4th. Dylan, an 18 year old Coe College freshmen and Clear Creek Amana alum, was severely injured in an accident at a school sponsored event two months ago on the Coe College campus. An honor student and former CCA athlete, Dylan is currently paralyzed from the waist down. The breakfast, 5K run, and cash raffle are just a few of the events planned to help the family cover expenses not covered by insurance, including necessary equipment. For more information, call Laura Pitlick (683-2603) or visit www.cca.k12.ia.us.
Saturday, July 12th
Fourth graders or older, who are interested in becoming an altar server, are invited to attend a training session on Saturday, July 12th, at 11:45 AM. Please call the parish office (337-4314) to let us know if you plan on attending.
In Communion with All of Creation Finding God in Everyday Moments of Life Sunday, June 29th through Saturday, July 5th Shalom Retreat Center Dubuque, Iowa
Open your mind, body, and spirit in deepr ways to the Divine Mystery in all of Creation. This retreat includes optional evening activities focused on celebrating Earth. Please register by June 24th by contacting the Shalom Retreat Center at 563-582-3592
Children's Summer Bible School July 28th - 31st
WHO: Anyone three years old and older, including those entering fifth grade in the fall. WHEN: July 28th - 31st TIME: 8:45 AM –11:45 AM WHERE: Regina Education Center
REGISTRATION BEGINS THIS WEEEKEND!
Stop in the parish hall after Mass this weekend and next to register your child or children for hte program and to volunteer to help! Child care is available for volunteers.
Friday, August 1st - Monday, August 4th Cistercian Nuns, Dubuque, Iowa
For: Women aged 19 - 39 interested in exploring a call to religious life. Participants will join us inside our monastic enclosure to pray the Liturgy of the Hours in choir, eat in the monastic refectory, listen to presentations on aspects of our life, and if desired, meet privately for a personal conversation with a sister. There will be a meeting with the monastic community where some sisters share their experiences of discerning their own vocations. The weekend will include times of solitude and silence to create a "listening" and prayerful environment.
The weekend begins Friday, August 1 at 4:00 PM and ends Monday, August 4, at 9:00 AM. If these dates do not work for you, please feel free to contact us for an individual discernment and exploration of the life. We can arrange for a stay at our guest house where you can experience our monastic way of life and the Liturgy of the Hours, and have personal talks with a sister.
If interested, please email Sister Martha, our vocation director, or call her at 563-582-2595, x 21.
Please also explore our web site at www.mississippiabbey.org
Saturday, September 6th St. Alphonsus Church, Mt. Pleasant
Spend the day with Marci Blum, OSF, author of the book, Living Like Francis Today. Stories of Francis' life and scripture passages he loved and lived by form the core of this retreat. Come and explore how these simple teachings an enrich your life. Contact Barbara Butterworth at the Diocese of Davenport ( (563)-324-2911 ) to register.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Radio KOUR-LP 92.7 FM
Have your heard about the Catholic radio station in our community? Turn your radio dial to 92.7 FM. This station is on the air 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. For Catholic apologetics, faith sharing, faith-based advice and more, listen to or local Catholic radio station for porgrams from Vatican Radio, Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), Catholic Answers, Ave Maria Radio, Relevant Radio and others! For more information, visit www.kourlp.org
Holy Hour for Vocations
Join us on each Thursday that falls before the first Friday of the month at 7:00 PM in the Church for an hour of Adoration and prayer for vocatios. Our next Holy Hour for Vocations will be Thursday, July 3rd.
Daily Rosary for Life
Please join other parishioners who attend daily Mass at St. Mary's in a Rosary for Life, beginning at 11:40 AM in the church, Monday through Friday, followed by the daily Mass at 12:10 PM.
First Saturday Mass
St. Mary’s will celebrate Mass at 9:00 AM on the first Saturday of each month. The next First Saturday Mass will be on July 5th.
usually the 3rd Saturday each month
We have our baptism class, usually on the third Saturday of each month, to prepare parents who would like to have their new infant baptised during that month. Each class is at 9:30AM in the parish hall. Please call the parish office (337-4314) for information. Our next Baptism Class will be held on Saturday, July 19th.
one Sunday each month
St. Mary's celebrates one Mass each month in Vietnamese. The Vietnamese Mass will be celebrated at 2:00 PM on the following Sundays: July 20th August Mass will be in Davenport Sept 28th Oct 26th
Fridays at the Emma Goldman Clinic
The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is prayed at the Emma Goldman Clinic on Fridays at 12:50 PM. Everyone is
welcome to participate in this prayer to end abortion.
Monthly Free Blood Pressure Checks Last Sunday of each month
On the last Sunday of each month, the Family Life Commission will be offering free blood pressure checks. This service will take place in the parish hall following the 8:00 AM and 9:30 AM Masses. If you are willing to help with this ministry, please call Barbara Shafer at 351-0415 or the parish office at 337-4314. The next free blood pressure check will be offered on Sunday, June 29th.
Here in Iowa City we have been blessed to have a Chapel of Perpetual Adoration since 1986. People are needed to spend one hour a week praying in the
presence of the exposed Blessed Sacrament. Many spiritual blessings are waiting for those who are able to make the extra
commitment to spend time with our Lord, who is exposed in a Monstrance 24 hours a day in the Chapel of Perpetual Adoration at St. Patrick’s in Iowa City. There are 168 hours in one week. Could you find it in your heart to give one of these hours back to God in the Chapel? To learn more or to sign-up for an hour, contact Janet Strand at 338-1863.
Hope and Healing Ministries, a ministry of the
Diocese of Davenport, offers healing retreats, toll-free hotline, and counseling referrals to those, including
family members, who are struggling with the emotional or spiritual pain of an abortion or sexual abuse. Find the healing you seek. For more information, call 1-877-896-HOPE or 563-322-1684. You may also contact us by sending email to hopeandhealingministries@davenportdiocese.org
Journeys in Faith Support Group Thursdays, 7:30 - 9:00 PM
Please join us to explore how faith issues intersect with our academic mission at The University of Iowa. We meet each week for support, fun, and to learn. We come together to explore relevant current events, issues of faith and spirituality, world
Iowa City Young Catholics
Iowa City Young Catholics (ICYC) meets the first and third Moday of each month at St. Thomas More Parish Center. For more information, call Sr. Laura at 338-0939 or Brenda Yuska at 239-0260. We welcome you to our group!
Young Married and Engaged
Who: Any couple that is engaged or newly married. What: To provide fellowship, friendship and support to young couples. When: Events include monthly socials, faith sharing, community service opportunities and Mass attendance. How: Activities are sent out through e-mail. To get on the mailing list, send an email to: icymeca@yahoo1.com
Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend
Weekend Dates: October 10-12, 2008, in Cedar Rapids October 10-12, 2008, in Des Moines
Want to attend? Need more information?
Contact: Roger and Marsha Luensmann 563-927-4352 Or visit www.iowa-wwme.org
Please register at least 6 weeks before the weekend that you want to attend.
A Communal Devotion for Vocations
Answering the Call to Prayer Began the week of June 18, 2006
The Old Testament Trinity
The Chalice
The Pilgrim Icon and Chalice
What is it?
Starting the week of June 18th, St. Mary's will begin a continuous program of home prayer dedicated to helping people discern and answer God's call.
If you participate in this program of prayer, you will host two religious items in your home for a week and promise to pray a simple prayer for vocations each day they are there. A copy of the prayer will accompany the objects.
Who can participate?
Anyone! Young or old. Married or single. Rich or poor. All that's required is an openness to pray. We will bring the objects to your home, and we will pick them up a week later.
What can it accomplish?
The Eucharist is the source and summit of our lives and Christ gives us His Body and Blood through the Church. Praying for vocations to the priesthood, is asking (as we do in the Our Father) for our daily bread. Praying for vocations to the religious life is asking God to call more men and women to give their whole selves over to build up the Church and lead people to the Risen Lord. Prayer helps us to become a community of fertile ground so that the Spirit can bring forth much fruit!
If you would like to participate, please contact Caine an Ann Thomas at 688-0907.
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