Storm Lake Saint Mary's
300 E. Third Street
Storm Lake, IA 50588
PH: 712.732.3110
September 30, 2022
Message from Father Lingle
The Gospel this weekend for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time begins with a beautiful request and prayer from the apostles, "Lord, increase our faith." It is such a simple prayer but profound at the same time. It shows our humility before God and is an admission that we need God's grace in our lives. When we are at the point in our lives of discipleship when our prayer life is less than great and we feel like we aren't doing that great in our relationship with God, "Lord, increase our faith!"
I know you will join me in welcoming Fr. Raja Pilla to St. Mary's and Sacred Heart this weekend. I know some groan when a missionary comes to a parish but it is an important opportunity for us to show our solidarity with the broader Church. It gives us an opportunity to learn about the struggles and triumphs of our faith in other parts of the world and in a practical way, allows us to share our resources to spread the Gospel well beyond our parish boarders. Thank you in advance for your generosity to the second collection.
As you know, we have been collecting Mass counts every other month throughout 2022. I have included the data from September for your information. It is interesting that attendance declined from July when compared to September, especially since mid-summer is when attendance is usually lowest. I encourage everyone to make attendance at weekend Mass a priority. Listening to God's Word and receiving the Eucharist is the most important thing we can do in our faith life. As I have mentioned before, the diocese uses this data in the ongoing process of pastoral planning to make good decisions about personnel and resources.
Let's pray for good weather, safety in the fields, and a good harvest.
Fr. Lingle
This weekend, at all Masses, Rev Raja Pilla will be speaking about the works and the needs of the Latin Archdiocese of Trivandrum in India.
Trivandrum has about 270,000 Catholics. 90% of the people are traditional fishermen who depend on fishing for their livelihood and 10% are farm workers who are recent converts from low caste Hindus. Unemployment and poverty are most rampant in the community. The Archdiocese depends on outside assistance to support its clergy, seminarians, catechists and to continue its development programs. However, during this pandemic lockdown the situation is very pitiful as the fishermen are restricted from fishing which is their livelihood. With income halted from fishing, our people are struggling to support themselves. Recent Cyclone "Tauktae" that swept through the coastal villages in May 2021, destroyed hundreds of homes. We are looking for emergency assistance for food, medicine, and housing. Won't you be as generous as you can in the second collection? Your sacrifice for the missions is deeply appreciated.
Guild Quilt Raffle
Tickets are $1 each. Drawing will be held on Oct. 1st at the
St. Mary's Bazaar.
The Bible and the Virgin Mary
When:
Tuesdays @6pm
WHERE:
St. Joseph Hall
Study Guides available
Catholic Radio
Tune into 88.1 FM
Tune into Faith in Action at 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 10. Host Joanne Fox interviews Dawn Grimes and Martha Burchard about the Oct. 21 banquet to benefit Mary's Choice. Faith in Action replays at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15. Faith in Action is brought to you by Mary's Choice, a Sioux City Pregnancy Resource Center. Previous Faith in Action programs can be found at siouxlandcatholicradio.com, on Spotify, and on a number of other podcasting platforms.
MASS INTENTIONS
Tuesday, October 4
7:00 am † Bill Smith
Wednesday, October 5
2:40 pm † Gene Kestel
Confession 5 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Thursday, October 6
7:00 am † Art & Liz Miller
Saturday, October 8
Confession 3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
4:00 pm Pro Popolo (Living)
6:00 pm † Orville Snyder
Sunday, October 9
9:00 am † James Lindsey
11:00 am † Juan Hernandez
