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Parish Family we would love to have you!
Contact the parish office for Information and a
registration form 319-635-2211

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Immaculate Conception Church
Fairbank Iowa 50629
Welcome to Immaculate Conception Parish!
Deacon Jim Patera ~ Parish Life Coordinator
PLC Office: 319-283-3743 Emergencies: 319-509-1210
Rev. Paul McManus ~ Sacramental Priest
I C PARISH OFFICE PH: 319-635-2211
I C Parish Office hours Mon Thurs 8:00AM 1:00PM
302 W Main St, P O BOX 505 FAIRBANK IA 50629
icfairbank@windstream.net
http://icfairbank.weebly.com/
DRE OFFICE Dan Cutsforth PH :319-635-2926
https://www.facebook.com/ImmaculateConceptionFairbankIowa
Deacon Jims blog
http://deaconjimp.blogspot.com/
Links for the video-taped Mass at Sacred Heart may be found
on I Cs Facebook site and Deacon Jims blog

October 9, 2016

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October -Respect Life

Todays Readings
2 Kings 5:14-17
2 Timothy 2:8-13

Psalm 98:1-4
Luke 17:11-19

www.usccb.org/respectlife

 Lord, We Lift Up to You in Prayer.

Al Matthews, Susan Corcoran, Jan Gunderson, Carol
Brandt, Mary Martins, Mike Duffy, Donna Nelson,
Lisa Dolan, Loretta (Chase) Nabholz, Jim Kaufman Sr., Edith
Duffy, Margaret Staack, Pat Miller, David Melchert, Adnew
Stueven (grandson of Marilyn Steggall) Sr. Barbara Rastatter,
victims of violence, terrorism, the floods, storms, earthquakes,
and all in our parish, our community, and our hearts who are
suffering and in need of Christs healing touch
May our prayers for help and healing rise like incense to
our God of hope, love and mercy.
Contact the parish office
to have a loved one place here in our prayers.

COMMUNION TO OUR SICK OR HOMEBOUND: If you are

not able to attend Mass and would like to have Communion
brought to your home, contact Diane Wenger at 319-2692553 or Michelle Weepie 319-635-2428
I C PARISH PRAYER CHAIN HOTLINE: Please contact
Dorothy E. Duffy (Mrs. Jack) at 319-929-4788
ANOINTING: For those who are seriously ill, or
having surgery and wish to receive the Sacrament
of the Sick, please see Fr. McManus or Deacon Jim
Contact the parish office to have a loved one here in our prayers.
back in the Sacristy before or after Mass or call the
Sacred
Heart
Parish
Center
319-283-3743
andhungry
we will
Please keep
the poor,
the homeless,
and the
in your
arrange
for
you
to
be
anointed
as
soon
as
possible.
prayers, remembering that Poverty & Hunger know no season.
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BAPTISM CLASS FOR PARENTS Sat, Nov 19 for
members of both parishes, to be held at Sacred Heart
Parish Center 8:30-9:30AM. Parents who wish to have
their child baptized are requested to attend this
instructional meeting before their child is baptized, even
if you have taken the class previously for another childs
baptism. Register by calling your parish office.
I C CEMETERY contact the parish office
FUNERAL DINNERS: Group #2: May-June-July-August
Provide desserts & serve catered meal
ALL RENTAL and USE OF THE HALL: contact the parish
office to schedule your event. 635-2211
500 and Euchre every Tuesday and Thursday evening
at 6:30PM at Parkview Assisted Living . All are welcome!
The Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging, provides
persons 60 years and older five delicious and nutritious meals
each week- 2 hot and 3 frozen delivered to your door! No
income guideline and no charge but participants are invited to
make a monthly contribution. Call the Buchanan County Senior
Center at 319-334-7011. Sounds like a good plan for the winter!
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program is
open for applications for elderly and disabled individuals
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on Oct 1 and for other income eligible individuals starting
st
Nov 1 . Your local agency is Oelwein 319-283-2510

Area Happenings!
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Sat Oct 15 Fall Craft & Vendor Show in the Falcon Civic
Center, Hwy 150N Independence. 9AM 3PM Free admission.
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Sun Oct 16 IC Masonville Turkey Dinner 11AM 2:30PM
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Sun Oct 16 IC Gilbertville Harvest Breakfast serving
8AM Noon at the St. Mary Center. Other activities also.
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Sun Oct 16 Oelwein KCs Omelet Breakfast 8AM Noon
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Sun Oct 23 Harvest Breakfast at St. Joseph Parish,
Raymond, 8:30AM to Noon Silent Auction & Bake Sale too
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Sun Oct 23 Zion Lutheran Church, Readlyn, Ham Dinner
11AM 1PM Free will offering
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Sun Oct 30 Oelwein KCs Pancake & Waffle Breakfast
8AM 12:30PM free will offering

Todays Gospel reading (Luke 17:11-19) recounts the

story of the ten lepers. All were healed, but only one
returned to thank Jesus. For what can you thank your
spouse today?
In todays Gospel we hear that Jesus showed
extraordinary mercy by curing ten lepers and yet
only one returned to thank Him and give Him
praise and honor. From time to time we hear about the
80/20 rule, by which it seems that 20% of a group does
80% of the work or 80% of the donations. Does this mean
that we had a 10/90 rule going? Let us all pray today in
thanksgiving to God for all of our blessings and let us do
so in such a way as it will upset all of the numbers and
rules.
/s/Deacon Jim
I C Choir is always looking for new voices to
add to the harmony! ~so please join us!
What better way to use your talent than by praising God in
song? Plus you get summers off and are guaranteed a seat
at Christmas & Easter! Practice Wednesdays at 7PM
While were at it how about an additional accompanist!!!
You wouldnt get summers off but you do get your own seat!
KUDOS to those who have chosen to use our online
giving! Awesome! If youve been thinking about it now is
the time! You can set up your pledge installments, weekly/
montly offering, building funds, Christmas, Easter, ANY of
the many varied funds that are given to the church.
Our Building Committee members will be offering
tours of the new parish center during the Fall Festival
today!!! Be sure to peek in! Its awesome!!!
Parish Life will have a Respect Life display
throughout the day.
Be sure to turn in your Raffle tickets to Todd & Tina at
the Raffle table!!!

Celebrate Life!
Lady of Fatima Prayer Rally
At the Oelwein Plaza Park next to the Plaza
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building on Sat, October 15 at 10AM. Bring
your lawn chair and join thousands of people
across the nation in thousands of locations as we
simultaneously join in praying for America. Our
Ladys message was for all mankind to return to
God, to make reparations for sins and to pray the Rosary
for Peace. This event is open to the public. Rain location
will be KCs hall.
Sponsored by the CDA and KCs
RESPECT LIFE
Almighty God, giver of all that is good,
We thank you for the precious gift of human life.
For life in womb, coming from your creative power.
For the life of children,
making us glad with their freshness and promise.
For the life of young people, hoping for a better world.
For the life of people with disabilities, teaching us humility.
For the life of the elderly,
witnessing the ageless values of patience and wisdom.
Like Blessed Mary, may we always say yes to your gift.
May we defend it and promote it from conception to its
natural end and bring us at last, O Father, to eternal life,
in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
http://www.buffalodiocese.org/Evangelization/ProLife/RespectLifePrayer.aspx

Stewardship in His name.

Jesus healed ten lepers in todays Gospel. Only one (ten
percent) came back to say thank you. I, too, have
received many blessings from the Lord indeed, all I
am and all I have is gift! How, and how often have I
remembered to thank Him?

Parish Financial $upport

Oct 02-07
Budget
$ 2523.00
Offertory
85.00
Youth
13.00
Building Fund
32.00
Religious Education
10.00
Our Call to Share
10.00
Capital Campaign 22,687.50

Pooof !

Thank You!
For supporting your parish home

MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS

Sun Oct 09 8:30AM I C Shirley Mendez
Sun Oct 09 10:30AM SH Raymond Michels
Mon Oct 10 7:30AM SH Word & Communion
Tues Oct 11
No Services
Thur Oct 13
No Services
Fri
Oct 14 10:15AM SH W & C for School Grandparents Day
Sat Oct 15 4:30PM SH Irvin Dingbaum
Sun Oct 16 8:30AM I C Bill & Marion Meier & Karla
Sun Oct 16 10:30AM SH Bob Wilson
The weekday schedule is always subject to change
Rosary 8AM each Sunday
Confessions heard 7:50-8:15AM Sundays
OCT 09
OCT 16
Lori Beierschmitt
Diane Wenger
EMHC Don Brandt
Julie Bentley
EMHC Jean Bellis
Elaine Zimmerman
EMHC Michelle Weepie
Gary Peyton
EMHC Janice Martins
Irene Peyton
OMHC Deacon Jim
Deacon Jim
SRVRS Tanner Curley
Landon Cummings
Trevor Sauerbrei
Max Kayser
CAN Kim Weepie
Bob Byersdorfer
ORG Roxanne CHOIR
Glenda Nuebel
GIFTS Dan Cutsforth Family
Don & Glenda Brandt
M Cs Al & Karen Matthews
Rex & Glenda Kane
Denny & Mary Kay Frost
Susan S. & Mary Ann K.
Greeters/Ministers of Hospitality for OCTOBER
Lynn Plaster, Mike Buenzow, Collin Woods, Abby Buzynski
Chance Beierschmitt, Andrew Buzynski,
LEC

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Tue 11
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Wed 12
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Thur 13
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Mon 17
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Wed 19
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Wed 19
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Sun 30

I Cs October Calendar
Faith Formation Mtg 6:30PM
Parish office closed for staff training
KCs Mtg in parish hall
October Guild Group Cleaning 6:30PM
Volunteer Hall Clean/Maintenance 8:30AM
Pastoral/Finance Mtg 6PM rectory
Fr. Wayne Droessler celebrant

OCTOBER COUNT CONTINUES!!!

Be sure to fill the pews from end to end for all of October

PARISH LIFE THEYRE AT IT AGAIN (STILL!!)

Donut Sunday! Yummmmm

Date Night 5 7PM

This years theme is 5 Love Languages
Please register by calling Michelle Weepie at
319-635-2428 and leave a message. Be sure to
let Michelle know if you will need child care for
the evening so that arrangements can be made
to provide care for them. Get your reservation in
by end of day Friday, October 14th

Projects on tap for the near future:

Honor our Military men and women of the parish by
collecting items make up care packages again this year to send
to them for the Christmas season. Its not always easy to be
away from home, family, and friends especially at Christmas
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time. The packages need to be mailed by Nov 8 . Parish Life
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people will be packing the boxes at their next meeting, Nov 7 .
Please contact Jean Bellis 319-240-4857 if you have a loved
one serving in the military. We dont want to miss anyone!
Just a few suggested items to donate: sweets, snacks, granola
bars, powdered drink mix, magazines, movies, books, deck of
cards, cribbage board or other small games, crossword
puzzles, prepaid calling cards, letters from children, you get
the idea. No aerosols or fresh fruit/veggies, liquids, or pork
products. Items may be dropped off at the parish office or in
one of the black tubs in church.
Giving Tree for local families in need this Christmas more
on that later
All Saints Day Remembrance ceremony for our loved ones
who passed away this past year.

Sharing News from Sacred Heart

Sacred Heart continues its annual Outreach Food
Packaging Event, set for Palm Sunday, April 9, 2017.
They have invited IC parishioners again to participate in
the collection toward their goal of $10,000 and in the
packaging event.
The collection will begin after Masses the weekend of
October 22 & 23. Be sure to provide your name with your
donation in order to receive charitable contribution credit
on your end of year tax statements. Please make any
checks payable to Sacred Heart. Envelopes will be
provided, or simply mark your own envelope Hunger.
This fund will also be available for online donations for a
limited time through mid-March 2017.
Meals packaged at this event go mostly to help
fight global hunger and a small portion goes to local food
pantries. HUNGER KNOWS NO SEASON
We CAN
make a difference though! Please be generous and join in
our efforts to help lessen hunger in the world.
Lets lighten up the mood with quotes from Ronald Reagan
Government is like a baby: An alimentary canal with

a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility

at the other.
The taxpayer: Thats someone who works for the
federal government but doesnt have to take the civil
service examination.
It has been said that politics is the second oldest
profession. I have learned that it bears a striking
resemblance to the first.
Can of Worms!
Last week we provided you with a non-partisan
guide comparing the party platforms.
That article was provided by Priests for Life
www.votinginfo.net
This week we offer you three more articles in
this time of uncertainty voting in the election.
The first one is from an article Archbishop Michael
Jackels provided for the Witness.
https://www.dbqarch.org/catholics-and-votingunderstanding-our-duty/
This URL will take you to the USCCB website
where you can download a 42 page PDF document
on Catholics involvement in citizenship and voting.
http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/faithfulcitizenship/forming-consciences-for-faithfulcitizenship-title.cfm
This URL will take you to The Iowa Catholic
Conference Legislative Network and download their
flyer Faithful Citizenship for Iowa Catholics
http://iowacatholicconference.org/wpcontent/uploads/2016/07/IowaCatholicConferenceFLYER-final.pdf
These documents and links are also available on
our website for a very limited time.

www.icfairbank.weebly.com
A few copies of each document (except the
USCCB 42 page doc) are available at each exit
for parishioners who do not have access to the
internet.

There will be no Adult Bible Study at Sacred Heart

on Monday, October 10th due to conflicts of various
meetings. We will meet again to discuss lesson 3 on
Monday, October 17th.
Sacred Hearts Chocolate and Nuts Fundraiser coming
up soon. You dont want to miss these! They are the
absolute best! More info and order forms when it
becomes available.
Please make note of these special events on your
2017 Calendar
Graduation Mass for SH & IC : In an effort to let
everyone know in advance when special events are
scheduled, we want to announce that the Graduation
Mass for Sacred Heart and Immaculate Conception
is set for the weekend of May 21, 2017 this year at the
8:30 Mass at IC and the 10:30 Mass at SH
The Dedication of the New Parish Center at Immaculate
Conception will take place on May 14, 2017 .
Archbishop Jackels will be with us for the 8:30 Mass and
then for the dedication ceremony to follow in the new
parish center. This will also be the day of the annual
Mothers Day Breakfast at IC. Archbishop Jackels is
planning to stay for that as well.

Thank you for your understanding. /s/ Deacon Jim

There is much suffering in the world very much.
And the material suffering is suffering from hunger,
suffering from homelessness, from all kinds of disease, but
I still think that the greatest suffering is being lonely, feeling
unloved, just having no one. I have come more and more
to realize that it is being unwanted that is the worst disease
that any human being can experience.
The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared
for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own
homes to remedy this kind of poverty. Mother Teresa

Prayer Before Our Election:

Lord God, as the election approaches, we seek to better
understand the issues and concerns that confront our city, state,
and country, and how the Gospel compels us to respond as
faithful citizens in our com-munity.
We ask for eyes that are free from blindness so that we might
see each other as brothers and sisters, one and equal in dignity,
especially those who are victims of abuse and violence, deceit
and poverty.
We ask for ears that will hear the cries of children unborn and
those abandoned, men and women oppressed because of race
or creed, religion or gender.
We ask for minds and hearts that are open to hearing the
voice of leaders who will bring us closer to your Kingdom.
We pray for discernment so that we may choose leaders who
hear your Word, live your love, and keep in the ways of your truth
as they follow in the steps of Jesus and his Apostles and guide
us to your Kingdom of justice and peace.
We ask this in the name of your Son Jesus Christ and through
the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

We the people of Immaculate Conception, being a community of caring people, will share our individual gifts,
promote every persons spiritual growth, support family life, and reach out to the world,
as we live out the gospel mission of Jesus Christ and His Church.