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GETTING INVOLVED The YACHT Club (Young Adult Catholics Hanging Together) We are a new group gathering of young adults (20 and 30 something's, married and single) from St. Mary-Holy Cross parish. We gather in a relaxed atmosphere to expand our own personal faith, provide the opportunity to share our faith with others through community service, and much more! And of course, we have fun activities to get to know one another. For more information please contact Jen Linderblood, jlinderblood@storeykenworthy.com, 515-290-9599 or Amy Cogdill, amy.cogdill@hotmail.com,515-227-6144. The YACHT Club is also on Facebook! Come check us out by searching YACHT Club! New Parish Vocations Committee The Diocese of Des Moines’ Office of Vocations has some great news!! We have added four new seminarians this spring to bring our total to 14 studying for the priesthood. In order to continue to build upon this success, Bishop Pates has asked each parish to form a Parish Vocations Committee. The purpose of the committee is not to recruit for vocations; rather, it is to create a parish-wide, continuous and prayer-based environment fostering religious vocations and to support the parish priest in his recruitment efforts. The Parish Vocations Committee needs at least four parishioners to carry out four tasks: -- Regular Bulletin Messages. A brief prayer or comment fostering religious vocations in every Sunday bulletin. “Cut- & paste” messages will be supplied by the Diocesan Office of Vocations if desired. -- Petition for Vocations. A prayer for an increase in vocations to priestly and consecrated life included in the Prayer of the Faithful petitions at each weekend Mass. -- Daily Rosary for Vocations. Parishioner volunteers to say an individual rosary for increased priesthood and religious vocations on an assigned date each month, with sufficient participation to insure that at least one rosary is said every day. -- Communications with the Diocesan Vocations Office. The Chair would keep in touch with committee members on how well the above objectives are being attained, report this quarterly by email to the Office of Vocations, and report on other vocations related activities that might be of interest to other parishes. The Chair would also receive periodic reports from the Office of Vocations and assist with polling adults involved with youth in the parish on possible candidates for Andrew Dinners and special retreats to help the parish priest know who to invite for these events. These are relatively simple tasks involving only a modest commitment of time. Please give prayerful consideration to joining and contact Fr. Dan, dkrettek@saintmaryhc.org or 515-367-2685 to volunteer. Anyone high school age or above can be a member.
Stewardship is based on the spiritual
principles of the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus. It is a way of
thanking God for all His gifts, cherishing and tending them in a responsible and
accountable manner, sharing them in justice and love with others, and returning
them with increase to the Lord. Please consider making a commitment to
stewardship of time, talent and treasure a part of your lifestyle. Here
are some opportunities for you to participate in giving, which is greatly
appreciated. The Diocese of Des Moines released a Code of Conduct on July 31, 2003 that applies to all those who work for the diocese or a parish in the diocese, and all those volunteering for the diocese or a parish within the diocese. It also applies to seminarians and the schools. Work of Our Hands: If you have a skill, service, or product you’d like to provide to members of the St. Mary - Holy Cross Parish, through our Work of Our Hands project, please contact Tim Kautza 515-964-7687 or tkautza@saintmaryhc.org There is no fee for participation. Chapel Ministry to Des Moines Area Seniors: Mill-Pond Retirement Community of Ankeny will rebroadcast its Chapel Services on Mediacom's Public Access Channel 15. “Mill-Pond Chapel" airs Tuesdays and Thursdays each week at 2:30 p.m. Chaplain Rick Miller who preaches has been serving Mill-Pond for five years. Prayer Chain: If illness or a crisis strikes your family or friends, please don't hesitate to contact our prayer chain so members of our parish may offer prayers for your needs. For prayer requests, please contact Jeanne Carpenter, 515-967-2304, or the parish office, 515-367-2685. Contact the parish office or smhc@saintmaryhc.org , if you would like to participate in our parish prayer chain. |
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