Love to Sing? Do you like to make music? Christmas is coming soon and we would love to have you join us for Christmas Mass! Please contact Carrie Evans by phone or text at 319-610-4261 or by email at dbq208s3@dbqarch.org.

Are you downsizing and have things to get rid of? Are you clearing household goods from an estate? Blessed Sacrament parishioners are offering Estate of Grace Sale Services for those willing to donate the proceeds back to Blessed Sacrament parish. At your location, we will set up for a sale, advertise the sale, staff the sale, and dispose of what remains after the sale. If you are interested in discussing or scheduling a sale with us, please call Margaret Klein at 319-429-1907.

Make getting ready for Christmas easier by letting us wrap your Christmas gifts! Beverly Tuve, with support from our Parish Community Life Committee, will offer two gift-wrapping dates on Sunday, December 3rd and Sunday, December 18th, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm in the Parish Center. Free-Will Offering with proceeds going to the HVAC Fund. If you are a person with a creative ability or enjoy wrapping gifts, we could use your help and what a FUN way to support our Parish! Contact Maggie in the office at 319-233-6179.

You are invited!! Saturday, December 3rd at 1:00 pm, Kathy Grete and members of our Youth Choir, along with our Parish Community Life Committee, will be taking some early Christmas Spirit to our brothers and sisters at Northcrest. Great activity for the entire family - kids have a special gift in spreading Christmas Spirit! Meet just before 1:00 pm at Northcrest, 2001 Heath Street, Waterloo.

Blessed Sacrament's Holiday Food Bag Project is back again this year in partnership with the Ansborough Hy-Vee. Please help us make Christmas merry and bright for the young boys and girls in our Waterloo schools (public and parochial) who often go without food during the Christmas holiday break. We are happy to report that the cost to fill one bag will remain at $18 like previous years! To learn more, simply click on this article. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF AREA SCHOOL KIDS!

Sr. Madonna is moving to Clare House in Dubuque on November 16th or 17th. Her new address & phone numbers are: Sr. Madonna Friedman, OSF, 3340 Windsor Ave., Dubuque, IA 52001-1300. Primary Phone: 319-830-6349 or Clare House: 563-583-9786 (an operator will connect you to her).

Our Parish Directories have arrived! If you participated in our 2022 Parish Directory Program, your personal directory will be available for pickup in the Gathering Space beginning the weekend of November 12/13. Directories will be placed in an envelope with your name. Additional directories are available for purchase through the Parish Office at a cost of $15.00 each. Many thanks to all who supported this project!

Join us next Saturday, Nov 12th, starting at 8:00 AM for the Blessed Sacrament Fall Grounds Cleanup Day. Mike Ballantyne and our Building & Grounds Committee could use all the help they can get! If able, please bring rakes, shovels and tarps. Pickup trucks and/or trailers are always needed! With enough people, we should easily be done by Noon, so come on by and help us be good neighbors in keeping our grounds looking beautiful as we head into the coming winter months. Thank you in advance for all your help!

Thank you Fr. Anthony Kruse and all the Blessed Sacrament parishioners for your generous sacrificial contributions to the people in Myanmar who are fighting for their freedom and right, suffer political turmoil, in great need of food and shelter. Thanks for being ONE with us. Please continue praying with us that there may be PEACE in our country and in the world. May our Loving God bless your generous offering with thirty-fold, sixty-fold, hundred-fold in this life and eternal life in the life to come. With many thanks and prayers - Fr. Paul

Once again, we have unfortunately been receiving multiple reports of persons receiving fraudulent text messages from a person or persons posing as Fr. Tony. Please remember that Fr. Tony will never send a text message or an email requesting a generic favor, or gift cards, or anything else of that nature through such a communication channel. He will also NEVER ask you to "be discreet" or immediately respond back through email or text message. If you ever receive a message like this, please do not respond to the sender and delete the message. If you are ever in doubt, please contact the Parish Office. Thank you!

Hurricane Ian struck the west coast of Florida with monstrous winds and flooding rains that have left millions without power and many without drinkable water. Make an emergency donation to Catholic Charities USA today and 100% of your gift will help provide lifesaving resources through the Florida Catholic Charities agencies. CLICK ON THIS ARTICLE to donate to these relief efforts and continue to pray for the families who lost so much during this tragic natural disaster.

Most of us have our struggles and burdens in life, whether they be physical, emotional, or spiritual, and more often than not, we might keep it to ourselves and not allow others to pray for us. Wednesday, October 12th, from 7pm to 8:30pm, there will be an opportunity for you to be prayed for by members of our prayer team here in the Church. We will also have Eucharistic Adoration during this time frame if you just want to come and pray and be present with Jesus. All are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to let members of your parish family pray for you on a personal level. ALL ARE WELCOME!

Monday, October 10th, 6:30-8:30 PM, offered online via Live Video Discussion. This preparation program is for first-time parents in the Waterloo parishes who are planning to baptize an infant or young child in the near future. Parents should be registered members. Participants must have the ability to download and print material in advance. Register online at waterloocatholics.org/baptism-registration or CLICK ON THE IMAGE.

If you have a child receiving First Sacraments, plan to attend one of these meetings: - October 2nd at 1:00 PM: Sacred Heart (Burmese) - October 2nd at 4:00 PM: Queen of Peace (Spanish) - October 4th at 6:00 PM: St. Edward School Cafeteria - October 5th at 6:00 PM: Blessed Sacrament Putz Hall If you have not registered your child for one of these meetings, please contact Gen Wandro at (319) 233-0744 or email: dbqwcff@dbqarch.org.

It's not too late to get in on this next Alpha course! We have a great group of people already signed up and would love to have you join! This is an opportunity to explore the meaning of life in a relaxed, friendly setting. Alpha meets once a week for 10 weeks and each session includes a meal, followed by a short talk, and then time to discuss the topic. Alpha is for everyone! Come and see what it's all about on MONDAY, OCTOBER 3 AT 6:00 pm IN PUTZ HALL. It's free, so you have nothing to lose! Register online or contact Maggie in the office.

TESTIFY! Youth grades 6-12 from our Waterloo parishes are invited to be part of this exciting music ministry group. An informational meeting for youth and their parents is set for Sunday, October 2nd at 5:30 PM in the Commons at Blessed Maria Middle School. The mission of Testify is to bring joy to our parishes by providing music at masses each month. Can't come to the meeting but want to join the fun? Contact Annie Zeets: dbqwcym@dbqarch.org.

This Tuesday, September 27th, Blessed Sacrament is hosting the Catholic Witness Hour at 6:15pm in the Church. Our very own new member to the faith, Jimm Ites, will be giving this year's witness talk. Many have asked about Jimm's story and how his journey led him to the Catholic Church. We invite you to join us this Tuesday for Mass at 5:30pm, with the Witness Talk shortly after Mass at 6:15pm, and then ending with a light meal in the Parish Center afterward. Get to know Jimm more by learning of his journey and how the Eucharist and the Church's teaching on Purgatory were instrumental in his conversion. No cost or preregistration is required.

You're invited to join Archbishop Jackels for a live-streamed ArchdioceseOne kickoff on September 28, 2022 at 7:00PM. Archbishop Jackels will launch the parish phase of ArchdioceseOne by showing our appeal video, talking to you about our financial beneficiaries, as well as the spiritual benefits we hope to achieve. At the end, we'll answer questions that come in ahead of time or live through the chat function. Please register for this event now by using this link: https://archdioceseone.org/live-launch-event. Once there, click on the button titled: Register for the Live Launch Event HERE.

Next weekend, September 17th & 18th, our Offertory Collection will be donated to St. Vincent de Paul to help support all the good works they do in our community. Please give generously, thank you.

Waterloo Faith Formation Wednesday/Virtual Religious Education registration is now open. If your child is needing Sacraments this year and/or goes to a public school, be sure to register your child for Virtual or Wednesday RE. Wednesday RE runs from 6:20 pm - 7:15 pm at Sacred Heart School. Click on this article to register today!