The Columbus National Honors Society will host a blood drive on Tuesday, July 19th, from Noon to 5:00 PM in the Parish Center. Signup online at redcrossblood.org/give.html/donationtime or email Rebecca DuFour at 23rdufour@cvcatholic.org. Drop-in appointments are also available the day of the blood drive. All presenting donors will receive a coupon for a pint of Culver's famous custard!

Saturday, July 9, 2022 from 9:30 - 11:30 AM, 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.

There will be a July 4th celebration for Father George Karnik combining his 90th Birthday, 4th of July and a Farewell barbecue on Monday, July 4. It will be held at Blessed Sacrament Church, 650 Stephan Ave., Waterloo. Friends are invited to a barbecue lunch from 12:00 to 3:00 PM at the Parish Center. Father Karnik will offer a Mass at 10:30 AM in the church there to which all are invited. After 37 years in Waterloo and many, blessed memories, in July he is moving to Villa Raphael in Dubuque, IA, the retirement home for the priests of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. The address there is: 1155 Mt. Loretta Ave., Dubuque 52003; Email: dbqkarnik@dbqarch.org; Ph.: 319-226-5412

NEW PRAYER MINISTRY WITH EUCHARISTIC ADORATION 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. After the recent healing mission we just had, there is a team of people excited to continue this beautiful prayer ministry here at Blessed Sacrament. Beginning this Wednesday, June 15, from 7pm to 9pm, 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 timeframe 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. Do not be afraid to come and try it out. Following this Wednesday's opportunity, there will be another opportunity at least once a month for the remainder of this 2022 calendar year. ALL ARE WELCOME!

If you would like to honor a loved one on an anniversary or celebrate a special occasion in your life - birthday, graduation, anniversary or just because you like to see fresh flowers on the altar, contact Donna to make arrangements at 319-240-8703. We would also welcome flowers from your garden any time during the summer and fall.

Ladies, mark your calendars for the 2022 Columbus Catholic High School Booster Club Ladies Golf Gig at Irv Warren Golf Course on Thursday, August 4th with a 2:00 social, 3:30 shotgun start. Cost is $60 per golfer. Format is 4-person best shot including 9 holes of golf, cart, participation gift, beverages, dinner, and prized. Registration information will be coming this summer. Questions? Contact Emily Noland - emilynoland14@gmail.com or Courtney Donohue - donohue.courtney@gmail.com.

FORMED is back in action for Blessed Sacrament Parish! Diving into the beauty of the Faith has never been easier: at home, on the go, or from any internet connected device. Discover thousands of books, audio talks, movies, documentaries, and studies...there is something for every member of the family to help them grow closer to Christ and His Church. Signup is easier now than ever before. Simply click on this article or visit signup.FORMED.org, then enter our zip code: 50701. Select Blessed Sacrament, enter your name and email, and that is it, you are in! Questions? Call the office at 319-233-6179.

Assemble your teams for the 44th Columbus Catholic High School Men's Golf Stag at Red Carpet Golf Course on Thursday, June 23rd with 1:00 pm Shotgun Start. Cost is $75 per golfer. Format is 4-person best shot including 18 Holes of Golf, Cart, Warm-up Driving Range, Flag Events, Prizes, Lunch, Cocktail Hour and Dinner. Online registration and payment is available by Clicking on This Article or visit: https://cedar-valley-catholic-sch.square.site. For questions, contact Jake Schaefer at 319-231-0659 or email: schaefjake@gmail.com for more information.

Volunteers are needed for the Funeral Ministry. We need volunteers to be sacristans at funerals. We also have a need for help with the funeral dinners. Please help us in these works of mercy in putting to rest our loved ones. Please contact Deb Lundberg at 319-464-0648 or the Parish office at 319-233-6179.

Join us for VBS this summer, July 11-15th at Blessed Sacrament Parish Center! VBS is open to grades 2nd - 5th adn will be held from 9AM - 12PM. Free of Charge! Register online by clicking the image or visit us at: https://waterloocatholics.org/vbs-2022. Registration for VBS closes on June 6th. For any questions, please contact Gen Wandro at 641-257-8912.

Summer Religious Education (RE) Registration is now open! RE is a religion class for children attending public school. Our faith-filled catechists are great at teaching the children about their Catholic faith and helping them grown a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Register online by clicking on the image or visit us at: https://waterloocatholics.org/reregistration or reach out to Gen Wandro at dbqwcff@dbqarch.org with any questions.

Please join in a holy hour for our area sponsored by the Archdiocesan Vocation Office, We join together for all vocations, and vocations to the priesthood in the Archdiocese of Dubuque, in particular. Thursday, April 28th at 7:00 PM at Blessed Sacrament. Seminarian Louis Kuchar will give a witness talk as part of this prayer.

Dear friends from Blessed Sacrament: On Sunday, May 15th at the 10:00 AM Mass at St. Columbkille Church, I will offer a Mass of Thanksgiving to God for the gift of my 25 years of priesthood. An open house with lunch from 11 AM until 2 PM follows in the parish hall. You have been an important part of the encouragement and graces priesthood has brought to me. Please know I will be praying for all who made these years rich in blessings. No gifts please. Instead, offer a prayer for me, or consider a donation to Catholic Relief Services.

St. Vincent de Paul is in need of peanut butter, macaroni and cheese, noodles for tuna casserole, cream of mushroom soup, cream of chicken soup, tomato soup, chicken noodle soup, saltine crackers, V8 tomato juice, chili dry mix, chili beans, petite cut tomatoes. We need laundry soap, bath soap, toothbrushes, shampoo (2-in-1 preferred), dish soap, bathroom cleaner. We are asking for lightly used small appliances, toasters, crockpots, George Foreman's, coffee pots, pots and pans, silverware. Thank you so much for your generosity.

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.

Is this your first time back to Mass in a while, or have you been coming to Blessed Sacrament for some time now, but have not yet registered with the Parish? It is not something that everyone thinks about, but it is important. We invite and encourage you to register with Blessed Sacrament. By registering with a parish, one is provided with a sense of belonging, a sense of identity. It also provides us a way to welcome you, to support YOU in times of JOY, and in times of STRUGGLE. It gives us a way to connect and communicate with you. If you are just visiting us from out of town, do you belong to a parish near your home? If not, we encourage you to do the same there. Find a parish to call home. In this world, which seems to be off its axis once again, we all need a faith community to call home, and to come home to. TO REGISTER, PLEASE CONTACT MAGGIE ENGLAND in the office: 319-233-6179, email: dbq208s2@dbqarch.org.

We need more altar servers! We recently conducted altar server training and are very thankful for those who have begun to serve again; however, we are in need of more servers, especially at our 4:30pm Mass. Remember, altar server training is for anyone from 4th grade up to 100 years of age! It is a great opportunity for adult friends to work together, or parents and children to serve together -- Moms/Sons, Fathers/Daughters, Moms/Daughters, or Fathers/Sons. Training will be provided for you - do not be afraid! Please contact Server Coordinator, Greg Bazan, at 319-415-8810 or gpbazan57@gmail.com, or the Parish Office, if interested. Thank you!

Our 2022 Parish Photo Directory, celebrating our 75th Anniversary, is well under way! Photographers with Universal Church Directories will be taking photos in the Parish Center June 8-11, June 22-25 & July 6-9. Schedule your appointment online or visit our tables in the Gathering Space before and after each weekend Mass throughout the months of April & May. Now is the time to get the date and time that best fits your busy schedule! To learn more, click on the image.

Next Sunday, March 13, 2022, 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.

The ministry of the sick and homebound is still in need of volunteers. We need a spiritual companion to take communion to the Denver area once a week for up to 30 minutes.We are desperately in need of someone to go to Allen Hospital once a month to give communion to all of the Catholics. Please consider being a volunteer in this work of Mercy. Contact Deb Lundberg at 319-464-0648 or email: deborah.lundberg5@gmail.com. You can also contact the Church office at 319-233-6179. God bless!