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Greetings from Father Jack
Snuggle up to your Sweetie and ask him/her to join you in a time to reflect on your marriage. Dave and Mary Cushing from Queen of Peace in Waterloo will present a program for Couples, and I hope you take advantage of this on Sunday, February 12,
beginning at 2:30pm at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Osage. This is open to all
parishioners of St. Isidore, and it is FREE!
Dave and Mary did a presentation like this for the parishioners at Queen of Saints in
Van Horne while I was pastor there, and over 40 couples attended and had a great time.
Dave and Mary do a good job of presenting and giving you opportunities to appreciate
each other.
At 5 pm we will have an All-Parish Mass where our 9th graders will gather for a faith
formation experience as well. I will preach about the Sacrament of Marriage. I’m hoping
you will attend the session and then join us at Mass where I will give you all an
opportunity to renew your vows in time for your 2012 Valentine’s celebration.
You don’t have to RSVP, but if you can let the Office know you are attending, we can
better estimate the amount of chocolate to order and desserts to make. I do hope you can join us. You’ll be glad you did!
Congratulations to all our 2nd graders who made their Rite of Commitment for First Communion in Visitation and Sacred Heart Churches this Sunday! Prayer cards are available at the entrances of church
Matching Grant Raffle
The Catholic United Matching Grant Raffle began selling tickets on February 1-you can win great prizes! To purchase a ticket contact a Catholic United officer. The price is only $10 a ticket and proceeds will go to the Visitation Religious Faith Formation. The drawing will be on April 4 and you need not be present to win.
Joy of Givers Community Club
The Evergreen Senior Living based Knit/Crochet Club, The Joy Givers, has expanded into a community group. We are looking for new members as our fingers are always flying and there are many great projects such as contributing baby blankets and hats, afghans, mittens, scarves hats, sweaters, and lap robes to Mason City homeless shelters, the Women’s Crisis Center, several local mitten trees, and hospitals in Iowa City, Des Moines, and Rochester. The Joy Givers meet once a month on the second Thursday at Evergreen Senior Living at 2:00pm to knit and crochet together. If you would be interested in joining our group or donating yarn, please call Kate Waitek at Evergreen Senior Living at 732-3300 or contact any of the ladies pictured above.
Sr. Millie will be retiring at the end of January. Sister came to minister in St. Isidore in March of 2007, and she will continue to live in Stacyville. Her work in our Cluster has been significant. See upcoming events planned for her on the
CALENDAR PAGE.
Ministry Schedules Available
New Ministry Schedules are out for Visitation Church and Sacred Heart.
Note NEW Mass times for Ash Wednesday.
A note from Jean Bensend and Linda Stefl: Thank you to those Sacred Heart parishioners that filled out the time and talent sheets this fall. Volunteers are still needed to help with the various ministries of the liturgies. We are asking all current ministers that did not fill out a sheet to do so. If you have been helping with our liturgies we are continuing to place you on the Ministry Schedule. Please consider adding you name to our list of Liturgy Ministers. Many hands make light work. Call Jean at 732-4767 or Linda at 732-4664 if you have any questions.
“Telephone Reassurance” for the elderly
Good Shepherd Inc. of Mason City is offering a free program for senior citizens called “Telephone Reassurance”. At a specific time each day, an operator will call the subscriber, or the subscriber may choose to call in and report that they are all right. If the person has not called in at the designated time, someone on our staff will call them. If there is still no answer to repeated phone calls, someone designated by the caller will be sent to check on the them. Applications are available in the back of both Sacred Heart and Visitation Churches, and the Cluster Office. This is a free service!
2012 Budget envelopes
Please pick up your 2012 budget envelopes in the back of Visitation Church or in the Sacred Heart Church basement. 2012 Catholic calendars are also available.
Catechists please visit this site to stay current with this program: http://www.virtus.org/virtus/
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
You may have noticed that we have added a line in the Stewardship report in the left column. Electronic Funds Transfers (EFT) are when parishioners have their weekly donation taken directly out of their checking or savings account. We currently have 19 parishioners using this option. It is easy to sign up and you won’t have to remember your envelope every week. Contact Roger at the Cluster Office for more information.
CEW Weekend
The Christian Experience Weekend is a renewal weekend for adults, over 18 years of age, designed to enable the participants to more deeply experience themselves, their relationship to God, the world, and the Christian community. Retreat for Men is in March 2012 READ MORE
Homebound Request
Requests from the Homebound
1) Requests are surfacing from the homebound for Communion to be brought to them. Thanks to those who are already taking Communion to others. If you are a Eucharistic Minister, consider this opportunity to share the Eucharist. 2) Are you willing to bring someone to weekend Mass? We have many parishioners who want to come, but are unable to drive. Contact Sr. Millie or the Cluster Office to volunteer.
Volunteer for Mass Ministry / Funeral Ministry
Being involved in one of our Mass Ministries or Funeral Ministries is a great way to use your talents in the church. We can use ministers in all areas, and the ministers for funerals are always short. If you would like to volunteer at funerals to be a Songleader, Sacristan, Eucharistic Minister, Lector, or Altar Server, or to volunteer at a weekend Mass, please call the Cluster Office.
