Stewardship is ALIVE at Sacred Heart
We Are The Disciples of Christ
The Stewardship Committee has set three goals for the next year:
1. To draw forth stewardship of treasure by all parishioners.
2. To foster a sense of belonging and ownership in the parish.
3. To draw forth the stewardship of time and talent of all parishioners.
Action steps for the year ahead include:
1. Working toward our goal of drawing forth the stewardship of treasure, our committee commits to working with the finance committee to determine ways to increase sacrificial giving in the parish. An idea to be discussed for further development includes hosting a planned giving event. Deacon Al discussed stewardship of treasure in a May homily. (Planned giving event sometime Jan-March 2012)
2. Working toward our goal of fostering a sense of belonging and ownership in the parish, in coordination with the Family Life committee, our committee commits to expanding the offering of coffee and muffins after mass for a second weekend each month. Ideas discussed to help encourage participation included greeting people as they arrive at mass and encourage them to stay for coffee and muffins after mass. (Beginning Sept. 2011)
3. Working toward our goal to draw forth the stewardship of time and talent in our parish, our committee will work to encourage full participation in all aspects of stewardship by all confirmed members by creating a time and talent inventory form for the parish. The form will include a way for each family member to complete the inventory. Our committee will assist with possible later implementation. Our committee will also help with the creation of a follow up spreadsheet to be shared with all committees for follow up contact and invitation to assist with the areas the individual is volunteering for.
The Stewardship Committee welcomes new members!
Our meetings are the 3rd Monday of every month @ 6:30 pm, in the rectory classroom.
For information contact Nancy Rigel @ 234-4996, email dbq209s@arch.pvt.K12.ia.us
or Jill Weber @ 240-3975, email jrrebew@cfu.net
Prayer is essential to the life of a Christian Steward.
Our prayer helps us to be better aware of God’s goodness in our lives.
Prayer is also essential to one’s conversion
and continues to challenge us
to be better Christians.
STEWARD OF THE MONTH
Cindy Weber
An Extra Pair
Of Hands
Sacred Heart School Spirit (with a capital S)
is embodied in the January Steward of the Month.
Cindy Weber, a parishioner for 32 years, views what she does as "just being an extra pair of hands for the teachers."
This "go-to" person puts her hands, and mind, to work
as co-coordinator for the Scrip program, as chair of the school's Parent Teacher Children (PTC) organization
and as coordinator of Sacred Heart School SPIRIT,
a fund-raising arm that sees needs and then fills them.
These needs have included new carpeting for the school,
Smart Boards for all units and social outlets for students.
These can range from individual unit parties to school trips for performances at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Theatre.
Cindy and her husband, Larry, are the parents of Jennifer,
a sixth grader, who is the heir of her parent's generous spirit,
always being ready to serve Mass when needed.
School liturgies and prayer services usually find Cindy in attendance and she is often a Eucharistic minister.
She admits she enjoys chaperoning her daughter's class trips
as well as helping with the parish's Fall Festival.
"I know many parents can't be involved at school, and I find being there enjoyable and beneficial," this Steward explains.
Stewardship is ALIVE at Sacred Heart
We Are The Disciples of Christ
The Stewardship Committee has set three goals for the next year:
1. To draw forth stewardship of treasure by all parishioners.
2. To foster a sense of belonging and ownership in the parish.
3. To draw forth the stewardship of time and talent of all parishioners.
Action steps for the year ahead include:
1. Working toward our goal of drawing forth the stewardship of treasure, our committee commits to working with the finance committee to determine ways to increase sacrificial giving in the parish. An idea to be discussed for further development includes hosting a planned giving event. Deacon Al discussed stewardship of treasure in a May homily. (Planned giving event sometime Jan-March 2012)
2. Working toward our goal of fostering a sense of belonging and ownership in the parish, in coordination with the Family Life committee, our committee commits to expanding the offering of coffee and muffins after mass for a second weekend each month. Ideas discussed to help encourage participation included greeting people as they arrive at mass and encourage them to stay for coffee and muffins after mass. (Beginning Sept. 2011)
3. Working toward our goal to draw forth the stewardship of time and talent in our parish, our committee will work to encourage full participation in all aspects of stewardship by all confirmed members by creating a time and talent inventory form for the parish. The form will include a way for each family member to complete the inventory. Our committee will assist with possible later implementation. Our committee will also help with the creation of a follow up spreadsheet to be shared with all committees for follow up contact and invitation to assist with the areas the individual is volunteering for.
The Stewardship Committee welcomes new members!
Our meetings are the 3rd Monday of every month @ 6:30 pm, in the rectory classroom.
For information contact Nancy Rigel @ 234-4996, email dbq209s@arch.pvt.K12.ia.us
or Jill Weber @ 240-3975, email jrrebew@cfu.net
Prayer is essential to the life of a Christian Steward.
Our prayer helps us to be better aware of God’s goodness in our lives.
Prayer is also essential to one’s conversion
and continues to challenge us
to be better Christians.
STEWARD OF THE MONTH
Mike Amundson
For 40 Years, He's Been "Mr. A"
A man who has been affectionately known as "Mr. A" for 40 years by students at Sacred Heart School
is the parish's Steward of the Month of December.
Mike Amundson, a graduate of Columbus High School and the University of Northern Iowa in 1971,
came directly from there to make Sacred Heart School his home away from home.
During the intervening years, he has been a coach, a teacher of religion and gym
and in the past few years has been the driver of the school bus.
He has also assumed responsibility, often during his own time, for the upkeep of the school gym.
A gifted and educated musician, this Steward is the organist for funerals, when not otherwise at school,
and is regularly organist for weekend Masses.
He also shares his talent while performing pipe organ concerts.
When not at school, he puts on "the stripes", and for 45 years, has officiated football and then basketball games.
On weekends, "Mr. A" can be found with his current dog, Beulah, at his favorite fishing spots.
This is a Sacred Heart family as Mike, his mother, Dorothy, and his sister, Sandie Greco, are all parishioners.
They, along with all who belong to Sacred Heart, reap the rewards of this Steward's special gifts.
Stewardship is ALIVE at Sacred Heart
We Are The Disciples of Christ
The Stewardship Committee has set three goals for the next year:
1. To draw forth stewardship of treasure by all parishioners.
2. To foster a sense of belonging and ownership in the parish.
3. To draw forth the stewardship of time and talent of all parishioners.
Action steps for the year ahead include:
1. Working toward our goal of drawing forth the stewardship of treasure, our committee commits to working with the finance committee to determine ways to increase sacrificial giving in the parish. An idea to be discussed for further development includes hosting a planned giving event. Deacon Al discussed stewardship of treasure in a May homily. (Planned giving event sometime Jan-March 2012)
2. Working toward our goal of fostering a sense of belonging and ownership in the parish, in coordination with the Family Life committee, our committee commits to expanding the offering of coffee and muffins after mass for a second weekend each month. Ideas discussed to help encourage participation included greeting people as they arrive at mass and encourage them to stay for coffee and muffins after mass. (Beginning Sept. 2011)
3. Working toward our goal to draw forth the stewardship of time and talent in our parish, our committee will work to encourage full participation in all aspects of stewardship by all confirmed members by creating a time and talent inventory form for the parish. The form will include a way for each family member to complete the inventory. Our committee will assist with possible later implementation. Our committee will also help with the creation of a follow up spreadsheet to be shared with all committees for follow up contact and invitation to assist with the areas the individual is volunteering for.
The Stewardship Committee welcomes new members!
Our meetings are the 3rd Monday of every month @ 6:30 pm, in the rectory classroom.
For information contact Nancy Rigel @ 234-4996, email dbq209s@arch.pvt.K12.ia.us
or Jill Weber @ 240-3975, email jrrebew@cfu.net
Prayer is essential to the life of a Christian Steward.
Our prayer helps us to be better aware of God’s goodness in our lives.
Prayer is also essential to one’s conversion
and continues to challenge us
to be better Christians.
STEWARD OF THE MONTH
Trudy Ohrt
“Well done, good and faithful servant.”
Mt. 25:21 
A young woman who gives of her culinary talents as manager of the Sacred Heart School lunch program,
and in many other venues, is the November Steward of the month.
Trudy Ohrt has been preparing lunches for Sacred Heart's elementary children for six years,
but this year is her first as manager.
However, when lunchtime is over, there are other "foody" areas where Trudy generously shares her cooking and organizational skills.
She coordinates the kitchen and prepares the food for the Community Meal for the parish on the last Friday of each month.
During this past Lent, she directed the kitchen crew for the fish dinners and most recently managed the kitchen
and prepared the entrees for the Fall Festival dinner.
She also assists the parish by ordering the supplies for funeral and parish dinners from Martin Brothers.
Trudy, her husband David, and their son Devin, a sixth grader at Sacred Heart School,
came to this parish from Queen of Peace six years ago.
Since then, the Sacred Heart kitchen has been Trudy's second home
where she is consistently looking for ways to be innovative and helpful.
Her latest endeavor is filling a "backpack" them to Sacred Heart students who qualify.
These "backpacks" are then taken home to provide nourishment through the weekend.
This is a stewardship fulfilling works of mercy on many levels.