Blessed Sacrament seeks a Part-Time Housekeeper to clean the Rectory, Office, Church, Putz Hall, and Parish Center. This position will be 20-25 hours per week, based on the needs of the Church and will pay $12.00 per hour. If you are interested in this position, please contact Amy Johnston in the office at 319.233.6179, or by email: dbq208bm@dbqarch.org. (Note: If you are interested in this position, but cannot commit to the 25 hours per week, please contact Amy as this position has flexibility.

With the snow in our forecast, maybe now is a great time to start going through your homes and packing up the items you no longer need to be ready to donate for our Spring Break Garage Sale, which will be here before you know it on March 16, 17 & 18. We will welcome clothes, shoes, linens, kitchen items, small appliances, furniture, basement cast-offs, any tools, gardening or yard items, books, wall decor. Start that spring cleaning now, Friends of Blessed Sacrament! Specific drop-off times will be posted in February. If you have any questions, please call Margaret Klein at 319.429.1907.

Need a place to go to ask those BIG questions in life? Want to learn how to better talk about our Christian faith with those outside our church walls? Want to know what we can all agree on, no matter our differences as Christians? Alpha is the place for you! Run over ten weeks, each weekly talk and discussion centers around some aspect of our Christian faith. ALL ARE WELCOME! Join us for a "Come and See" online session starting Tuesday, February 14 from 6-7:30pm. To register or for more information, click on the image or contact Maggie in 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)

Cedar Valley Catholic Schools is hosting a Kindergarten Open House on Sunday, January 29, 2023 from 10:00 AM - Noon at St. Edward Elementary School, 139 E. Mitchell Ave, Waterloo. JOIN US to learn more about St. Edward Elementary School, our tuition assistance program and begin the enrollment process for the 2023-2024 school year!

Our Parish Community Life Committee is hosting Family Open Gym Nights in the Parish Center from 6:00 - 8:00 PM on Fridays, Jan 6th & 20th and Feb 3rd & 10th. Bring the kids and let them run and play. Parents can socialize, then take tired kids home for bed. All Are Welcome!

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!

Next weekend, January 14th & 15th, 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.

Monday, January 16th, 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.

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.

There will be a bake sale alongside the gift wrapping in the Parish Center from 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, Sunday, December 18th. So, come pick up some goodies just in time for Christmas! Free-will donation to support the HVAC fund.

We are wrapping gifts this weekend, December 18th, from 11:30 am - 2:30 pm in the Parish Center. Santa's helpers will be wrapping Christmas gifts! Bring your gifts and let them beautifully wrap your for Christmas. Free-will donation with proceeds going to the Blessed Sacrament HVAC fund.

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.

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!