Welcome back! Be sure and mark your calendars. The kindergarten through 4th grade students will begin classes on Sunday, September 10th following the 9:00 a.m. Mass. The 5th through 10th grade students will begin classes on Wednesday, September 6th. See you all soon!
Join us at the beautiful, Scotch Ridge Nature Park Trail on Saturday, September 23, 2023. Your donations help us help others with emergency needs, utilities, food, clothes, furniture, transportation, holiday baskets (90), toys and monetary monthly gifts to the area food pantry and meals. St. Vincent de Paul of Des...
18-Hole Best Shot Friday, September 17, 2021 Copper Creek Golf Club located at: 4825 Copper Creek Dr., Pleasant Hill, IA. Registration at 8:30 a.m. Shotgun start at 10 a.m. 12 teams needed as of 8/20 – $150 per golfer Call Moe for more info 515-778-3596
Plan to attend the St. Elizabeth Seton Knights of Columbus Council #8114 Lenten Fish Fry on three Fridays during Lent. The dates are Feb. 26th, Mar. 12th, and March 26th. Serving time will be from 5:00PM to 7:00PM. This year, the dinners will be “drive thru” and carry out. The...
Due to the pandemic, the procedures to provide assistance to our 7 families (31 individuals) this holiday season have changed. We will not be collecting individual food items, rather we will be collecting monetary donations to purchase Fareway gift cards. We once again want to provide a gift to each...
In the first reading from Isaiah he talks about the Lord being pleased to crush him in his infirmities. Yikes! Who in the world is he talking about and why would God be pleased to crush him in his infirmities? This reading from Isaiah is taken from his description of...
Our series of homilies about the Mass are drawing to a close. Last week we continued to talk about the Communion liturgy as we receive Christ and make our way back to our places. It can’t be emphasized enough how important this part of the Mass is. This moment and...
Thank you to all the volunteers, walkers and those who submitted a pledge or made a donation for our St. Vincent de Paul Conference. A special thank you to the 24 businesses that sponsored our walk. This was our 7th annual main fundraiser, and we had 50 people raising hope and love for...
Last week we continued our talk about the Liturgy of the Eucharist of each Mass. We mark the importance of this moment during Mass by changing our posture, in our case, by kneeling. The Eucharistic Prayers are some of the oldest prayers, dating back to the first and second centuries...
Last week we talked about the transition in the Mass from the “Liturgy of the Word” to the beginning of the “Liturgy of the Eucharist.” We talked about the gifts brought forth including the collection, the wine and the bread (despite a popular belief, water is not a gift ;-)....