St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish
Bringing People Into A Growing Relationship With Jesus Christ
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Join Us this Weekend for an Easter Blessing from Fr. Mark
The Easter Season is a time that we renew our baptismal promises and are blessed with holy water to recall our baptism. I will be offering an Easter Blessing on Sunday, May 17th from 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM to individuals, couples and families as they drive by in front of me. I will be under the bell tower canopy, blessing each car full of people. Please enter the parking lot through the WEST Litchfield Dr. parking lot entrance and form a line. There will be members of the parish present to direct traffic. You can find a diagram of the traffic flow
here.
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Congratulations to Sophia Schmit
The Knights of Columbus Council 15921 would like to announce Sophia Schmit as the 2020 receipt of the Council’s Annual Senior High School Scholarship. Please join us in congratulating Sophia on achieving this award which recognizes a senior student from our parish that demonstrates the principal qualities of the Knights of Columbus.
We extend our congratulations to all our graduating high school seniors on your accomplishments. We are proud of you and wish you the best in your future endeavors.
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Week Six of our Easter Message Series
At St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, we strive to bring people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ through Praying, Learning, Sharing and Witnessing. Now more than ever, the world needs witnesses. During the Easter season we will be going deeper into our fourth characteristic, WITNESS. We witness to the goodness and power of the gospels by what we say, how we live, and how we love others. Inspired by the book
Everyday Witness
, we will look at seven simple habits to help Catholics more comfortably talk about and model Christian faith in our everyday lives. Join us this Easter and become an Everyday Witness.
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Week 6 - "Practice the Art of Accompaniment"
Do you have anyone who is “accompanying” you on your journey to heaven? That is, do you have a faith companion, someone that you can rely upon to lead you to God? One way of witnessing to our faith is to “practice the art of accompaniment.” This is the theme of our sixth week. Just as the Holy Spirit accompanies each one of us, so we are called to accompany others on their journey. Have you done this already in your life? Do you have someone to accompany you?
~ Fr. Mark Ressler
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Attention Families of Graduating Seniors
Although we may not be able to recognize this year's graduating seniors in our traditional way, we don't want to miss the opportunity to acknowledge them and share their accomplishment with the entire parish. We will be streaming photos of our seniors before and after the livestream Mass on May 24th. If your senior would like to be included, please email a photo along with his/her name and high school name to Martha Garcia-Wegener at
mgarciawegener@seasp.org
by
Wednesday May 20th
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Upcoming Diaconate Ordinations
Two of our parishioners will be ordained to the diaconate this month. This is one of the steps on their way to the priesthood. Please continue to pray for them. Their Ordination Masses will be livestreamed by the Archdiocese of Dubuque. The links are not released yet, but they will be shared on our
website
when they are published.
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Jake Dunne will be ordained as deacon
May 29, 2020 at 7 PM.
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Eric Zenisek will be ordained as deacon
May 2, 2020 at 7 PM.
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Connection Calls are Happening NOW!
Keep your phone on.
St. Elizabeth’s is a wonderful faith filled community striving to bring people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. While we can’t be together in person right now, you matter to our community. We want to stay connected. In the next couple of weeks you will be receiving a call from a member of our staff or parish community. These connection calls are a great way for us to pray with you and for you, and to simply check in.
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Cornavirus Update
The US Bishops are urging all Catholics to respond to the coronavirus outbreak. We at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish invite you to pray with us.
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Pope Francis sent a letter on April 25
th
encouraging Catholics to pray the Rosary throughout May. He also shared two new prayers to implore the help of the Virgin Mary during the coronavirus pandemic. To read the full letter and new prayers click the button below.
In response to this request by the Holy Father, we are offering a few ways to help and encourage you to “Rediscover the Rosary”.
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- Check out the Rosary resources we have available for all ages on our Rosary Page on the website.
- Rediscover the Rosary Email Program: A daily email reflection through Dynamic Catholic that can provide solid tools to go deeper in your understanding of the Rosary. Click below to sign up:
- “Zoom In” to the Rosary on Thursdays: Join Trish Lokmer, on Thursdays at 7:00 PM via Zoom video conference to pray, share and grow deeper in your understanding of the Rosary in your life. Email Trish to signup at tlokmer@seasp.org
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Praying with the Seven Sisters Apostolate
Ladies, are you looking for a way to serve through prayer? We would like to invite the women of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton to join the Seven Sisters Apostolate which is an international ministry where women pray for their parish priest on a particular day of the week in adoration. What a wonderful blessing this has been for Fr. Mark and for us as we pray for him before the Eucharist. We look forward to praying for Fr. Gary upon his arrival. We could use a few more ladies to fill our schedule. May is our month for discernment for the apostolate and will have a recommissioning meeting in June (TBA). If you are interested in becoming a “Seven Sister” please contact Barbara Ptacek at (319) 721-3067 or
blptacek@outlook.com
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We are continuing to stream our Masses on an adjusted schedule as follows:
Sundays at 11:00 AM
Tuesday through Friday at 9:00 AM
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Mondays at 7:00 PM
Masses are streamed live on our YouTube page and announced on Facebook as well. You can access Sunday's Mass here:
Mass Livestream
.
The worship aid will be posted on the PRAY section of our
website
prior to Mass.
To stay informed on the streaming locations of the weekday Masses and Adoration, please subscribe to our
YouTube
channel, follow us on
Instagram
,
and like us on
Facebook
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If you typically tithed in person at Mass, this may a good time to set up electronic contributions or try our on-line giving. The on-line giving can be set up for a one-time or recurring donation. Details can be found on the
Stewardship Page
of our website.
For questions or assistance please contact our bookkeeper, Mary Lang, at 319-393-3778 or
mlang@seasp.org
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Local Charity News
The needs of the local charities needs are increasing rapidly at this time. Please consider stepping up to help them. You can find their specific requests on the
Local Charities
and
Community Events and Information
pages of our website.
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St. Vincent de Paul
We are accepting donations again at St. Vincent de Paul! Currently our hours are 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Tuesdays to Saturdays. Please bring your donations to the back door and ring our bell. Even though our store has been closed to the public (we hope to open again before the end of May), we have still been filling food box requests. Please call between 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM to find out more details OR check out our website:
www.crsvdp.org
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Rent and Utility Assistance
In this time of the COVID-19 Pandemic, many people are becoming financially distressed. If you are a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish and need assistance in paying your rent or utilities, the St. Vincent de Paul Society may be able to assist you. Please call the parish office and leave your name and phone number and a St. Vincent de Paul member will contact you within several days.
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Summer Alpha
In the midst of COVID-19, we are excited to offer an Online Alpha Session this Summer 2020! Alpha is a series of sessions exploring the Christian faith, typically run over eleven weeks. Each talk looks at a different question around faith and is designed to create conversation. Alpha is run all around the globe, and everyone is welcome. Invite someone to join you! Since it is virtual, anyone can join from anywhere!
Join us for a "Come and See" online session on Tuesday, June 2nd from 7:30pm-9:00pm! The remaining sessions will run every Tuesday night during the summer through early August. The Alpha Retreat Day will be the weekend of July 18-19. *In order to complete Alpha you should plan on being present for at least 80% of the sessions and the retreat day. Once you register you will receive the direct ZOOM link to join the Alpha group each week online! Check out
Alpha page on our website
for more information. Contact Trish Lokmer at
tlokmer@seasp.org
with any questions!
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Curious about the status of Vacation Bible School this summer? St. Elizabeth's VBS is still being planned for the originally scheduled dates, June 22-26, 2020. What does VBS look like during the time of a pandemic? Click on the button above for a video update from our directors, Jill and Devin Sires. Registration is now open and can be completed online. Use the links below to sign up and join us as a participant or as a youth or adult volunteer. You can also check out the
VBS Page
on our website for more details.
Please contact Jill Sires, VBS Coordinator at
devinandjillsires@gmail.com
if you have any questions.
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Family Night Event Series
Public Masses have been cancelled in countries throughout the world. We don’t fully appreciate a gift until it is taken away from us. In this case we’ve been separated from the most awesome gift of all, the Mass and the Eucharist.
Times of uncertainty and confusion can also create opportunities to step back and see things in a new light, to experience things in a new light.
We invite you to join us to explore and unpack the mystery of the Mass through a special LIVE series with Mark Hart and Emily Wilson. Each Wednesday in May, they’ll be leading us in a brief thirty-minute experience of prayer, music, and discussion around the source and summit of our Faith: the Mass and the Eucharist. We’ll be coming together for a fun and engaging night for the whole family. So pop some popcorn and step away from Netflix. God’s given us the gift of time. Let’s use it to deepen our faith.
The four week series started May 6th, so you can watch the previous episodes anytime on the
Ascension Facebook page
. A free Altaration Family Guide that goes along with the series is also available. Those without Facebook accounts can still watch by tuning into our Facebook page. No login is required!
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Baptisms this Weekend
Congratulations to
Bridgette Pearl Nichols
, daughter of Charles & Amanda, as she joins our parish family through the Sacrament of Baptism.
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We are still unable to gather as a whole parish, however, social distancing regulations allow us to hold small religious gatherings with ten or less people. If you would like more information on arranging a private baptism, please contact Kathy Lester in the Parish Office at
klester@seasp.org or 319-393-3778.
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Our group of friends is still staying connected throughout these unprecedented times through ZOOM.
If you are interested in joining a group of friends who have lost a spouse and gather to enjoy spending a little time together, please join us for our next gathering on Monday, May 18th for our 6:00 PM ZOOM time. This is just a nice way to get to know and visit with friends. If you interested in joining us on ZOOM send an email to Maureen at
moe5240@aol.com
or call the parish office for more information.
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Every week we receive information from community organizations that may be of interest to our parishioners. Please use the link below to find ways that you can Pray, Learn, Share and Witness in our larger community.
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Mass/Liturgy Readings for The Week Of May 17, 2020
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Sunday, May 17, Sixth Sunday of Easter, (JN 14:15-21)
Mass livestreamed from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton at 11:00 AM,
For the Parish
Monday, May 18, Easter Weekday, (JN 15:26-16:4a)
NO MASS
Tuesday, May 19, Easter Weekday, (JN 16:5-11)
Mass l
ivestreamed from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton at 9:00 AM,
Margaret Feld
Wednesday, May 20, Easter Weekday, (JN 16:12-15)
Mass livestreamed from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton at 9:00 AM,
Tom Cunningham
Thursday, May 21, Easter Weekday, (
JN 16:16-20
)
Mass livestreamed from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton at 9:00 AM,
Msgr. Wayne Ressler
Friday, May 22, Easter Weekday, (JN 16:20-23)
Mass livestreamed from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton at 9:00 AM,
Paul Freese
Saturday, May 23, Vigil: The Ascension of the Lord, (JN 16:23b-28)
NO MASS
Sunday, May 24, The Ascension of the Lord, (MT 28:16-20)
Mass livestreamed from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton at 11:00 AM,
For the Parish
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Weekly Giving For May 10, 2020
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Envelopes: $6,445.00
Bank Checks: $2,276.30
On-line: $3,867.93
EFT: $31,229.67
Building Fund: $606.00
Total: $45,149.90
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Thank you to our newest on-line donors! We appreciate your generosity.
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Pastor, Rev. Mark Ressler - W: 319-393-3778
Parish Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:30 AM-4:00 PM, Friday 8:30 AM-1:00 PM
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