WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THE VATICAN CHOOSES NEW BISHOPS? TUESDAY, JUNE 27: 6:00 - 8:00 PM Lower Level - Majestic Moon Event Center, Waterloo This is the first in the Waterloo Parish's summer enrichment series for adults and young adults. Bishop Richard Pates, Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, will explain the process and criteria by which the Vatican chooses new bishops. FREE and Open to the Public. No pre-registration. Snacks provided; bar service available. Find out more at waterloocatholics.org/summer-forum.

Are you interested in a Catholic education for your child? CVCS is now enrolling for the 2023-2024 school year! Visit www.cvcatholic.org to learn more about the CVCS system and how education savings accounts may make it possible for your child to attend CVCS with zero out-of-pocket expense to your family! The deadline to apply for Education Savings Account funds for the 2023-2024 school year is June 30, 2023. Representatives from CVCS will be available after the 10:30am Mass at Blessed Sacrament on June 25th to share more information about Education Savings Accounts and to assist families with the application process!

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.

Come work for the Waterloo Catholic Faith Formation Team! We are hiring a Director of School Age and Young Family Formation. This is a full-time ministry position serving the four Waterloo parishes. This person would be responsible for planning, integrating, overseeing, and evaluating parish religious education programs and sacramental preparation for children in grades K - 8. For more information or an application, please contact Becky McElroy at beckymcelroyff@gmail.com or call 319-233-0498.

Once again, we've unfortunately received reports of persons receiving fraudulent text messages and/or emails from persons posing as Fr. Tony. Please remember that Fr. Tony will never send a generic text message or email asking if you are available to manage a request or ask for a generic favor, or gift cards, or money or anything else through such communications. He will NEVER ask you to "be discreet" or immediately respond back by email or text message. If you ever receive a message like this, DO NOT RESPOND to the sender and delete the message or email. If ever in doubt, please contact the office. Please be careful!

Our Parish Feast Day of Corpus Christi is June 10-11! Please save the date and plan to attend Mass where we will have Eucharistic Adoration following Saturday's 4:30 pm Mass and before Sunday's 8:30 Mass. We will have a Eucharistic Procession following the 10:30 am Mass and then we round out our Parish Feast Day with a COOKOUT in the parking lot (weather permitting) or Parish Center. We will also use this time to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of our Parish, so PLEASE JOIN US!

Don't forget that St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry is still the FOURTH WEEKEND OF EACH MONTH! Items can also be dropped off any day of the week during regular office hours for the SVdP Food Pantry. Specific needs are: - Food: Peanut butter, cereal, soup, saltine crackers, mac 'n cheese, apple juice, canned fruit, Spaghetti O's, V-8 Juice (for chili, chili beans, diced tomatoes, and chili seasoning mix. - Household Items: Comet, bathroom cleaner, toilet cleaner, dish soap, shampoo, toothpaste & toothbrushes.

The Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging delivers hot meals to homebound seniors and their spouses through the Meals on Wheels program. If you are in need of this service, please call (319) 874-6840, or you can visit their website at nei3a.org for more information (or CLICK on this article).

SATURDAY, MAY 13: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM. LIVE VIDEO CONFERENCE. This online 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 of a parish and may either register at the class or coordinate registration soon. To register for the baptism class, CLICK ON THIS ARTICLE. To register with Blessed Sacrament Parish, please contact Maggie in the office: m.england@dbqarch.org or 319-233-6179.

Our 2023 Pastoral Council Election is coming May 20th & 21st and we have two council positions opening up! If you would like to be considered as a candidate for this election, or if you want to know more about the opportunity, please fill out a Pastoral Council Candidate Inquiry Form by clicking on this article and Fr. Tony or Maggie England will contact you, or call the Parish Office by Monday, April 24 and ask to speak with Father or Maggie.

The Blessed Sacrament Early Childhood Center Parent Advisory Board is holding a Spring fundraiser by selling $25 vouchers to Dew on the Rose Greenhouse in Cedar Falls. Vouchers can be purchased through April 30, and we earn $5 for each voucher sold! Proceeds will be used throughout the year for both teacher appreciation and family-centered events. Vouchers can be used for any plant material (no cash value) and must be redeemed between May 1 - May 25, 2023. These make great Mother's Day gifts and are an excellent way to spruce up your outdoor space now that spring has arrived! Email Parishioner Jill Faucher at jill_knipp@hotmail.com for more details or to purchase.

The Salad Supper & Vendor Fair is back for 2023! Please mark your calendars for Thursday, May 4th at the Parish Center! "A Recipe for Fun" is our them this year and doors will open at 5:00 PM for shopping at our 8 vendor tables. Let's fill our Parish Center. If you want to try a new recipe. there are many salad recipes in the church cookbook, if you have it. We are still looking for someone to take over this event for next year, as this will be our last year. A big THANK YOU to everyone who has helped us in the past and present to put on this event! Questions: Conact Ann Baumgartner @ 319-230-3065 or Beth Sadd @ 319-240-4380.

Simmer Religious Education will take place at Blessed Maria Middle School from June 19 - June 30. Summer RE is for kids going into Kindergarten through High School who attend public school or children who attend public school AND are in need of First Sacraments in the 2023-2024 school year. Classes will take place from 9AM-12 Noon, and is a great opportunity for families who have busy schedules during the school year. Contact Gen Wandro at dbqwcff@dbqarch.org.

Join us for Stellar Vacation Bible School from July 31 - August 3, held at St. Edward School Campus. This will be an evening event with dinner served at 5:30 pm, followed by camp from 6pm - 8pm. Children going into Kindergarten through 6th grade will discover what it means to shine Jesus' light in everyday life! Stellar is filled with awesome Bible-learning experiences kids can see, hear, and touch! Contact Gen Wandro at dbqwcff@dbqarch.org.

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.

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.

If you go to the hospital or are in the hospital...We hope you don't need hospitalization, but if you end up in the hospital, call the Blessed Sacrament Rectory (319.233.6179) or have your family, the chaplain, or nurse call and ask the office secretary to notify Fr. Tony and Deb Lundberg. (CLICK TO READ FULL ARTICLE)

St. Vincent de Paul is looking to add several volunteers to strengthen our ability to help the needy in our community. Opportunities vary from interviewing clients for financial assistance or making up food boxes to sorting and sizing clothes or organizational management. Normal requirements are for up to three (3) hours, one day per week, between 9am and Noon. We are an all-volunteer organization and have need of people with every type of talent! The only real requirement is a dedication to the poor we serve. If interested, please contact our Parish Conference members, Patti Young (319-504-3825) or Gary Vent (319-610-5064). Thank You!

I will continue to celebrate the scheduled daily Mass (except in cases of a funeral), even if school is cancelled. However, with that being said, parking lots and sidewalks may not be cleared in time for daily Mass. Please use caution, stay safe, or even stay home. Mass will still be live streamed. If out of necessity the daily Mass needs to be cancelled due to weather, we will try to publish a notice of cancellation through KWWL and KCRG TV stations.