Blessed Sacrament 

Catholic Church 

Thank you to everyone who volunteered to work anything and everything surrounding the garage sale! Thank you to everyone who donated items! Thank you to everyone who shopped the event! Thank you to our core team! The parish was able to raise around $21,787.37! For this to be possible, we had more than 100 parishioners and at least 10 from outside the parish that helped with the garage sale, and 9 people participated for the first time. This is incredible and God is so very good! SAVE THE DATES FOR OUR FALL GARAGE SALE: October 12, 13, & 14, 2023.

The Dubuque Area Vocation Association is sponsoring a vocation discernment weekend March 31 - April 1 in Dubuque for single women, ages 18-45, who are curious or seriously exploring a call to religious life. Participants will have an opportunity to visit the Franciscan, Presentation, Dominican, and Trappestine religious communities in or near Dubuque. Overnight accommodations will be provided. To learn more and register, please visit: https://bit.ly/DubuquesGotSisters.

IMPACT is open to any Catholic adult who desires a deeper relationship with Christ and a greater understanding of the Catholic faith in order to better serve others in their parish and community. This two-year formation program includes monthly sessions with dynamic presenters, spiritual reading, and retreat/prayer experiences to provide formation in living the Catholic faith. The next cohort begins this September 2023 and will be held in Dubuque! If you have questions, please contact Maggie in the office or for more information visit www.dbqarch.org/IMPACT.

On February 6, 2023, a devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey & Syria, leaving tens of thousands dead & injured. The instability in the region, along with winter weather, has made this crisis compounded for survivors who now face homelessness in a hostile environment. To learn how you can help, please click on this article.