prayer intention

Please pray for the repose of the soul of John "Jack" Roorda, father of Dawn Prosser who passed away late Wednesday evening. The family is thankful for the prayers during his illness.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.  Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.  Amen.

prayer thank you

Thanks for the prayers said for a parishioner's daughter and son-in-law.  Both their surgeries went well

prayer intention

Please pray for successful heart surgery and recovery for the dad of a parishioner.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.  Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now an d at the hour of our death.  Amen.

prayer intention

Please pray for successful surgery and recovery tomorrow for a parishioner's son-in-law.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.  Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.  Amen.

prayer intention

Please pray for Keith and Joan Harlan of Atlantic, good friends of a parishioners parents,  that were in a very serious car accident on Christmas Day going to their daughters in Lincoln NE.

Please pray for the brother of Alice Speers, L. Vernon Bauer, a resident of Otsego Place; who passed away Christmas morning.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.  Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.  Amen.

prayer intention

Please pray for the nephew of a parishioner hospitalized in CO in serious condition.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.  Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.  Amen.

prayer intention

Please pray for the brother of Alice Speers, L. Vernon Bauer, a resident of Otsego Place; he is in the ER and will likely transfer to hospice care.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.  Blessed are you amogn women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.  Amen.

prayer intention

Please pray for Liliana Avino, a 5 yr old from our parish who is very ill in the hospital in Sioux City.

Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with you.  Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.  Amen.

prayer intention

Please pray for Tony, uncle of Robin Nichols, who is having tests for colon cancer.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.  Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.  Amen.

prayer intention

Please pray for Kristi, daughter of Vicki and Al Baxter, who has been diagnosed with colon cancer.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.  Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.  Amen.

prayer intention

Please pray for Jayne and her parents, both of whom are hospitalized with congestive heart failure.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.  Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.  Amen.

prayer intention

Please pray for those afflicted with depression that becomes more extreme during the holidays!

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.  Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.  Amen.

prayer intention

Please pray for successful surgeries and recovery tomorrow for a parishioner's daughter and granddaughter and good recovery from a virus for a grandson.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.  Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.  Amen.

prayer intention

Please pray for the repose of the souls of Vanessa Cabrera and Chris Camacho, who died in a car accident - and for their family and friends..

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.  Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.  Amen

prayer intention

Please pray for Tanner Hoops who is having heart surgery Friday.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.  Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.  Amen.

prayer intention

Please pray for a newborn with major health problems and for the parents.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.  Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.  Amen.

prayer intention

Please pray for a Chicago baby being taken by C-section this morning directly into open heart surgery.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.  Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.  Amen.

prayer intention

Please pray for successful surgery for the friend of a parishioner on Monday.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.  Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.  Amen.

prayer intentions

Please pray for Joni, 50 yrs. old, who was put on Hospice yesterday.  She has cancer everywhere and has only days left.

Please pray for the sister of a parishioner who is having surgery in Des Moines on Wednesday.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.  Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.  Amen.

'thoughts' for Dec.10, 2016

COMING - BUT ALREADY HERE!

Saturday, 2^nd Week of Advent

You were destined, it is written, in time to come
to put an end to wrath before the day of the LORD,
To turn back the hearts of fathers toward their sons,
and to re-establish the tribes of Jacob.   Sirach 48:10

The challenge in today's scripture is a big one!  "to put an end to wrath before the day of the Lord".  It covers a wide area – from irritations to anger to full blown wrath.  I don't think God is speaking about justified anger as in being angry at the people who abuse children or spouses or crimes against innocent people, etc.  

With the holidays coming up, we put ourselves under a lot of pressure to do things perfectly and we often put unreasonable expectations upon ourselves and others.  Then our tempers are short.  Throw in old wounds and hurts that surface when family gathers and we have times when we behave more like little children instead of adults.

I invite you to get ahead of the game today.  Make a plan.  Recognize the old hurts and wounds and who pushes your buttons.  Figure out a way to sidestep the triggers.  Have a line you plan to say – to yourself if not to them.  "It's in the past."  "It's time to let go."  "I'm doing the best I can."  "God, help me!"  "I'm sorry you still feel that way."

Ask God how he wants you to handle the situation.

Take a good look at the expectations you put on yourself at this time of the year.  When I would go home to visit my mom over Christmas she would be busy cooking in the kitchen or hiding in her room wrapping presents – trying to make everything perfect.  All I wanted was to spend time with her…..  to enjoy her presence instead of receiving presents.  I often went home with a feeling of loneliness because I didn't connect with her in the short time I was there.

Ask God how he wants you to handle the situation.

Write those insights down and keep it where you will see it until it is becoming part of you and right there in your consciousness when you need to use it.

This is how the presence of God is deepened in our world!

prayer intention

Please pray for Dennis Fitchett, friend of Mark Huddleston.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.  Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.  Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.  Amen.

prayer intention

Please pray for Joan Godberson who is hospitalized with a serious infection.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.  Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.  Amen.

prayer intention

Please pray for Curtis Moritz; he passed away early this morning. He was a parishioner who was residing at North Lake Manor. Pray, too, for all who grieve, especially his family and friends, and no doubt the NLM community who mourn a number of deaths in the past few weeks.

Saints of God, come to his aid! Come to meet him, angels of the Lord! Receive his soul and present him to God most high!

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.  Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.  Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.  Amen.