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Blessed Trinity Catholic Parishes T HE P RESENTATION OF THE L ORD 02 February 2020 R ECTORY & N OTARY P UBLIC 204 S. Summit Avenue • P.O. Box 195 Bancroft, IA • 50517-0195 Telephone: 515.885.2462 | Fax: 515.885.2424 Pastor Father Steven J. McLoud.515.885.2462 McLoudS@scdiocese.org St. John & Sacred Heart Parish Offices Lori Geitzenauer ............. 515.885.2462 blessedtrinity@wctatel.net Monday-Friday | 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. St. John & Sacred Heart Finance Office Judy Vaske ....................... 712.899.0336 bkbancroft@scdiocese.org St. Joseph Parish & Finance Office Deb Trenary ..................... 515.679.4279 Fax ..................................... 515.885.2424 bkwesley@scdiocese.org P.O. Box 38, Wesley, IA 50483-0038 Tuesday-Friday | 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Bishop Garrigan Catholic High School 1224 N McCoy Street ... 515.295.3521 Seton Catholic Grade School 808 E. Lucas Street. ........ 515.295.3509 M ASS S CHEDULE Sunday: St. John......................... 8:30 am Sacred Heart ........... 10:30 am Vigil (Saturday): St. Joseph ...... 5:00 pm Daily & Holy Day Mass ( as listed in bulletin ) First Fridays ( as listed in bulletin ) E UCHARISTIC A DORATION Tuesdays: St. John ............. 5:00-6:00 pm First Fridays ( as listed in bulletin ) S ACRAMENT OF P ENANCE Sunday: St. John .......................... 7:45 am Sunday: Sacred Heart ..... (upon request) Saturday: St. Joseph .................. 4:15 pm First Friday ( as listed in bulletin ) P RAYER R EQUEST L INE St. Joseph ....... 515.341.4451/341.2897 Sacred Heart ...................... 515.646.3061 St. John ............ 515.885.2459/885.2052 B APTISM : Parents need to be registered in the parish and actively practicing their faith. First time parents are required to take a Pre-Baptism class. M ARRIAGE : Six month preparation period required; call the Rectory prior to setting a date. A NOINTING OF THE S ICK : Notify the Rectory. B ULLETIN : Due by 12:00 p.m. on Wednesdays. Send to blessedtrinity@wctatel.net.

The Sacrament of Confession is not something that can be sub- stituted by a computer application. These apps are good in the The Pastor ’ s Voice sense that they can help Catholics “ PREPARE ” for confession by offering a “ step - by - step ” guide to the sacrament and as a By FATHER STEVEN J. McLOUD means for an examination of conscience. They also list the various forms of the Act of Contrition. The very essence of the sacrament of grace involves the one - to - one dialogue between Recently, new applications have been developed for Apple ’ s the confessor and the priest who is present ‘ in persona Chris- iPhone, iPad, and iPod and the Google Play Store that have led ti, ’ (in the person of Christ) and by the absolution given by the some to believe that the applications would allow Catholics to priest. go to Confession on the phone or online. A few years ago one of the first apps appeared that was called “ Confession: A Ro- man Catholic App .” I had someone come for reconciliation who admitted that they had not been to confession to see a priest in a few years, but that they had been using the app on their iPhone to confess their sins. I had to give him/her the sad news that there was no ‘ sanctifying grace ’ involved or impart- ed with using their phone. World Marriage Day will be celebrated on Sunday, ACH (Automatic Giving) is a convenient and easy way of sup- February 9. For this celebration, the Vocation Office porting your parish. Forms are available in the back of church or of the Diocese has provided our parishes with a prayer feel free to stop by the Rectory and sign up today. Like many oth- card which will be attached to bulletins next weekend er parishioners your ACH can be used for both your regular sup- to support the dignity of marriage and those preparing for mar- port and for the Building Fund. riage. In an age in which marriage and the value of wedding vows are under attack, let us pray that our efforts will support couples St. Joseph Parish: Parish Families Against Hunger (PFAH) Sec- and the sacredness of matrimony. For as the bonds of marriage are ond Collection will be taken up on Saturday, February 15 follow- strengthened for our people, so too will family life be strengthened ing Communion. Please give to this very crucial collection for our and will flourish. unfortunate brothers and sisters in Haiti. Thank you for your gen- erosity. Flu Protection for the Parishes: Precious Blood Suspension and the Sign of Peace - As part of our efforts to ensure a safe environment for our parishioners and guests the distribution of the Cup with the Precious Blood of Christ will be suspended during Mass as will be the Sign of Peace until further notice. Sacred Heart, Ledyard Father McLoud, Pastor St. Joseph Guild Meeting will be Sunday, February 2, at 9:00 Mary Gelhaus, Lay Director a.m. in the parish hall. We will discuss activities in 2020, espe- Sheri Boyken, Lay Director cially our fundraisers. All are encouraged to attend, especially the Heads and Co - Heads of the Circles. Rob Gelhaus, Buck Bartolo, Barb Lawton, Lois Harrison, Ginger Goldtrap, Linda Eichenberger, Tom Haag St. John the Baptist Finance Council will meet on Thursday, Judy Vaske, Business Manager February 20, at 5:30 p.m. in the church hall. Please notify the Rectory if you are unable to attend. St. Joseph, Wesley Sacred Heart Finance Council will meet on Sunday, February 23, at 11:30 a.m. If you plan on being absent from the meeting, Father McLoud, Pastor please contact the Rectory. Lori Cink, Lay Director David Studer, Lay Director St. Joseph Finance Council will have their next quarterly meet- Jerry Reding, Richard Studer, Denny McGreevey, ing on Wednesday, April 22, at 6:00 p.m. Jennifer Ludwig, Leslie Ludwig Deb Trenary, Business Manager & Secretary St. Benedict Cemetery Committee will have a meeting on Wednesday afternoon, April 29, at 4:00 p.m. in the St. Joseph Par- ish Rectory. If the weather is favorable and farmers are able to get into the fields, we will postpone the meeting to another date. St. John the Baptjst, Bancrofu Father McLoud, Pastor Hospital Visits - Due to the Health Insurance Portability and Ac- Jim Bradley, Lay Director countability Act, hospital privacy regulations restrict the release of Greg Vaske, Lay Director patient information. In the past, hospitals were able to contact Ed Goche, Sharon Goche, Pat McGuire, clergy to inform them that a member of their church had been ad- mitted to a hospital. Today, a family member (or the patient) must Jake Hellman, Deb Doocy, Devin Bollig either request that their pastor be notified or call the parish office Judy Vaske, Business Manager personally to inform the parish staff that a family member is in the Lori Geitzenauer, Secretary hospital or nursing home. Welcome to the Blessed Trinity Catholic Parishes 2 Website at: www.blesstrinity.org