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Christmas Masses
Posted by paul fritz on 11/16/13
Christmas Masses for 2013 will take place this year with Mass at Mother Cabrini at 4:30pm and Mass at Saint Joseph’s at East Pleasant Plain at 7pm. The Masses will be on the Eve, with the singing of carols half an hour before.
December Coffee and Rolls, December 8
Posted by paul fritz on 11/16/13
December's Coffee and Rolls will be held on the second Sunday, December 8. December 1 is Thanksgiving weekend.
Parish Council elections will also take place on December 8th.
Collection for CRS - Super Typhoon Haiyan
Posted by paul fritz on 11/16/13
This typhoon, the equivalent of a category 5 hurricane with winds of 195 miles per hour, slammed into the island of Samar on Nov. 7 and Vietnam on Nov. 9, killing an estimated 10,000 people, with 9.5 million people being affected.
Catholic Relief Services is providing 100,000 families with ... Read More »
Pilgrimage
Posted by paul fritz on 11/10/13
Fr. Stephen Page, pastor of St. Thomas More, Coralville, Ia will be leading a pilgrimage to the 2014 canonization of Blessed Popes John XXIII and John Paul II on April 22-29. More into contact scpage1955@gmail.com
Collection for the Archdiocese for the Military Services
Posted by paul fritz on 11/03/13
National Collection for the Archdiocese for the Military Services will be next Sunday, November 10. The guiding mission of this collection is to provide the sacraments and the Word of Christ to the men and women serving in our armed forces, patients in VA Medical Centers, civilians working for ... Read More »
All Saints Day Mass
Posted by paul fritz on 10/29/13
All Saints Day is a holy day of obligation. We will have Mass on Friday, Nov. 1st at 6:00pm at East Pleasant Plain.
Those names that have been written in the All Souls Day Book at entrance of Church during the past two weekends will be remembered in the ... Read More »
Annual Diocesan Appeal
Posted by paul fritz on 9/28/13
Next Sunday, October 6, we will begin our participation in the Annual Diocesan Appeal, the primary fund raising campaign of our diocesan church. Our parish goal this year is $16,755. We will need the support of every one in the parish so we won’t have to take out of ... Read More »
Year of Faith Deanery Mass
Posted by paul fritz on 9/28/13
Each of the deaneries in the Diocese of Davenport have had a Mass for the Year of Faith with Bishop Amos as celebrant. The Ottumwa Deanery, of which we are part, will be holding the Deanery Mass at St. Patrick’s in Ottumwa on Saturday Oct. 26, 2013 at 5 ... Read More »
Annual Dinner and Auction - September 15
Posted by paul fritz on 9/07/13
Our annual dinner & auction will be held in less than one week.
We need the cooperation of every member of our parish to make this event a success. THIS IS OUR MAJOR FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR. We depend on your support and help!NEEDS1. Donations for Meat Bundles to ... Read More »
Fr. Mansuetus Setonga - September 8
Posted by paul fritz on 8/31/13
Fr. Mansuetus Setonga will be here at Mass next Sunday, Sept. 8, to make a missionary appeal to our parish. He is from the Diocese of Same in Tanzania, Africa. Please help make him feel welcome!