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.
Saturday, May 14, 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.
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!
Sunday, January 23rd is the 4th Sunday of the month and our Food Pantry Collection. Current needs are peanut butter, tuna, macaroni and cheese, noodles for tuna casserole, cream of mushroom soup, cream of chicken soup, tomato soup, chicken noodle soup, saltine crackers. 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, crock pots, George Foreman grills, coffee pots, pots and pans, silverware. Thank you so much for your generosity.
Think about the people, organizations, and charities that are the 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 at the Parish Office at 319-233-6179.
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.
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)
Prayer Cards and Envelopes are available in the Votive Candle Space. If there is someone special in your life whom you are remembering in your prayers at Mass or by lighting a candle, let them know by sending them a prayer card. Cards are available for a free-will donation. Simply take a card and envelope from the votive candle box and place your free-will donation in the donation envelope. This is a grat way to share your love and concern for those you are praying for.