Start saving your scrap metal for our third Scrap Metal Drive at Queen of Peace Parish in Waterloo. Date: Saturday, June 26, 2021 Time: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Where: Queen of Peace, 320 Mulberry St, Waterloo, IA 50703 Some ideas/examples of accepted material: metal chairs, shelving, steel, aluminum, tire rims, air conditioners, metal cabinets, anything metal. If you have any questions regarding donations, please call 319-226-3655. Mark your calendar and share with your family and friends. Thank you!

Sunday, June 27th is the 4th Sunday of the month and our Food Pantry Collection. Please help to replenish our pantry with canned and boxed foods, cleaning supplies, paper goods, and personal hygiene products for those of our parish who are in need. We are especially in need of, for both children and adults, 20oz. shampoo and conditioner or those that are 2-in-1, men's and women's deodorant, toothpaste, bath soap, body lotion. We could also use soups. Thank you for your continued support.

Sunday, June 13, 2021, is the second Sunday of the month and our Offertory Collection will be donated to St. Vincent de Paul to help support all the good works they do in our community.

Tuesday, June 22, from 6:00 - 7:00 pm , COR @ 220 E. 4th Street. Learn more about the Archdiocese of Dubuque's IMPACT formation program for adults and young adults who desire a deeper relationship with Christ and a greater understanding of the Catholic faith. The next IMPACT series starts in September 2021 and meets on Saturdays in Iowa Falls.More information is available at www.dbqarch.org/IMPACT. For questions, contact Matt Selby at m.selby@dbqarch.org.

Monday, June 14, 2021 from 6:30 - 8:00 pm, by 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. Participants must have the ability to download and print material in advance. Register online at waterloocatholics.org/baptism-registration or CLICK ON THE IMAGE.

Think about the people, organizations, and charities that are most meaningful to you. Make sure your will is written so your intentions are clearly spelled out. Make sure your loved ones also know about these intentions. We pray that you consider Blessed Sacrament in your estate planning. If you would like more information about leaving a legacy gift to Blessed Sacrament, contact Fr. Tony Kruse or the Parish Office at 319-233-6179.

Our Tuesday morning Bible Study is is open to men and women, young and old. This opportunity to share faith and ask questions is held 9:00am on Tuesdays in the Gathering Space at church. Please call Bev Seger at 319-290-9492 or email c>seger@mchsi.com if you are interested in attending.

Our Summer Religious Education program for 2021 is ON! Summer RE is a two-week, 3 hours a day, experience where our youth entering grades Kindergarten through High School will grow in their faith, have tons of fun, and experience Christ in a new and profound way. Our 2021 program will be the weeks of June 14th and June 21st, each day being from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm at Blessed Maria Assunta Pallotta Middle School, 3225 W. 9th Street, Waterloo. You can call the Faith Formation office at 319-233-0498 to register or register online by clicking on the image.

The Waterloo parishes are excited to offer a 2-week "summer school" session for religious education for high school youth! Classes will be held the weeks of June 14 and June 21 at Blessed Maria middle school. Youth who will be in grades 9 - 11 this fall are invited to sign up. Each week will explore different topics so students can attend for one or both weeks. Cost is $50 for one week or $95 for both weeks. If you have any questions, please contact Youth Minister Annie Zeets via email at: anniezeets@gmail.com or pjhone 319-239-0163. Register online by clicking on the image.

Join us for an eight-week journey through the Lord's Prayer that will help you grow and deepen your prayer life. The Prayer Course will run this summer on Monday evenings from 8:30pm-9:30pm online beginning June 7. Once you register you will receive the direct ZOOM link to join the group each week online! Register today by clicking on the image! Questions? Contact Maggie: 319-233-6179, or email: dbq208s2@dbqarch.org

Save the Date for our first planned event as a parish family since our Winter Gala and Lenten Meal Packaging in 2020. We want to celebrate our Parish Feast Day, Corpus Christi, with a Cookout on Saturday, June 5, following the 4:30 pm Mass outside the Parish Center in the parking lot. This is being organized by our Parish Community Life Committee and there will be a Grand Raffle with it. Raffle tickets are available and will be sold each weekend leading up to the cookout.

There are still copies of the Blessed Sacrament Church Cookbook available for purchase. Mother's Day is coming up and these books would make great gifts for anyone who likes to cook or collects cookbooks! Books can be purchased at the parish office for $10 - cash or checks payable to Blessed Sacrament. If you have any questions, please call the parish office at 319-233-6179.

Now that we have had public Mass for some time, we need more help from you to keep it going. Volunteers are needed to serve as Ushers and to run the disinfectant sprayer after Mass. Please consider gifting your time to Blessed Sacrament in one or more of these ways. Training will be provided. To help, please contact Maggie in the office (319) 233-6179.

With the arrival of Spring, the can collection has once again re-opened for your convenience. The Boy Scouts invite you to dispose of your unwanted cans and bottles in the receptacle located in the north parking lot between the Parish Center and the School. Thank you for your donations.

Have you considered the vocation of Deacon in your parish? If you are married or a single man between the ages of 32 and 58, please contact Fr. Tony for an application for the Permanent Diaconate Formation program. Applications are being accepted until June 30, 2021. For more information about deacons and the formation process, contact Deacon John Stierman at 800-876-3546 ext 252 or email him at dbqcpd@dbqarch.org.

In celebration of the 'Year of Saint Joseph", we will recite the Prayer to St. Joseph at all Masses. A copy of this Prayer is included as a bookmark in our 2021 Breaking Bread books, which are available for pickup in the Gathering Space or bin located outside the parish office. To print a personal copy, please CLICK ON THE PICTURE.

Easter Memorial Flowers in honor of your loved one(s) will be available again this year. Lilies ($12.50), Potted Mums ($18.50), Kalanchoes ($19.00) and Spring Bouquets ($15.00) will decorate our Church at Easter. Forms are available in the Gathering Space and inside the black mailbox near the entrance to Putz Hall. Completed forms may be returned to the rectory or placed in the offertory basket by March 26, 2021. Donations from Easter memorial flowers will continue to decorate our Altar now through the Fourth of July.

As we look forward to the day when we can all return to Church and resume our regular ministries, Blessed Sacrament will be conducting our annual Time & Talent Survey of parishioners the weekend of March 20 & 21, 2021. Due to the continuing pandemic and the need to remain socially distant, our Survey will be a little different this year. We will be conducting a virtual Survey and ask that, to the maximum extent possible, our parishioners utilize the online Time & Talent Survey located on our website: https://blessedsacramentwaterloo.org/time-and-talent-survey. Paper copies of our survey booklets will be available in the Gathering Space beginning the weekend of March 20 & 21 for those unable to complete an online survey. Survey booklets may be returned by dropping them in the red boxes in the Gathering Space or the bin located outside the doors of the parish office. Finally, we will not be taking time during Masses to fill out paper copies of the survey. Please prayerfully consider how you can share your gifts from God through support of our Parish ministries and participate in our survey. New surveys should be turned in by Sunday, April 11th.

The Blessed Sacrament Community Garden needs your help! We are looking ahead to this spring and summer and need a team to help us out with the garden. There will be a planning meeting on Sunday, March 21st at 1:00 PM in Putz Hall. Masks and social distancing will be required. All Are Welcome! If you have any questions, please contact Mike Knipp at knippmike@aol.com.

We need your help sorting, working the sale, and cleaning up. You can sign up to help by clicking on this article or contact Bev Seger at c.seger@mchsi.com or 290-9492 to volunteer. Masks are required and it is your responsibility to practice social distancing. Thank you!