CIRCLE OF THE MONTH - FEBRUARY is SAINT THERESE.
STO Applications for the 2012/2013 school year are now available online at www.psas.org or in paper application at Newman Catholic School offices. Application deadline is March 2, 2012. If you have any questions on the STO process or would like to donate to STO please contact the Newman Catholic Foundation at 641-423-6638 or Lynn at lptacek@newmancatholic.org
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Ministries - Are you interested in donating some time but not sure what? Here are some to consider: Sacristan, Children's Liturgy Teacher, Altar Server, Usher/ Greeter, Eucharistic Minister, Musician/ Vocal, Keyboard, Bereavement Team. For more information on a certain ministry please contact Lisa at 423-7301.
The Planning Task Force has been meeting throughout the summer and fall. After study and consultation, the Archbishop will make some recommendations for the future direction and planning of our parishes. Read the report HERE.
Every Friday Night!
5:00 - 7:00 pm - Chicken and Fish Fry every Friday night, served until all gone! Knights of Columbus, 551 S. Taft, Mason City. Public is welcomed. Please come and join us! Prices are adults / $8 and children/$3.50 for all you can eat.
Youth Ministry AXIS Middle School
Februray 26 - Ice Skating Party
Youth Ministry
Februray 4 & 5 - "Super Bowl Sunday" Youth Ministry
students will be collecting food for the Hawkeye Harvest
Food Bank. Please bring your canned and nonperishable food
items to Mass with you!
June 16 - 24 - Catholic Heart Work Camp
service trip to Denver, Colorado |
January 29
9:00 am - 12 noon- The Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast on Sunday. Cost will be $5.00 for adults, kids (3 - 10yr) $3.00, and under 3 are free. Max of $25 per family.
5:30 pm - Family Mass Sunday at Holy Family Church
All families from Mason City Deanery are invited. Wear your school colors proudly! After Mass, everyone will go to the church hall for pizza and ice cream. This is a "youth led" Mass. Students from across the deanery will he greeting, singing, lecturing & distributing communion. Please RSVP to Carol Anderson, or call:641-424-0499, by January 27 so enough pizza can be ordered ahead of time. Need a ride? Call Carol Anderson.
January 31
7:00 pm - The Franciscan Way of Life will meet in the church hall. The topic is God's Incarnational Love. Please invite others to come. Thank you. Sr. Michaela gallesm35@gmail.com
February 1
6:30 pm - Discover Newman Knight: Come and discover what Newman has to offer your family! Kids Carnival with Tween Rooms, Activity Fair, Tours of the School, and much more! Discover Newman Knight is for everyone, current and future families! A part of Catholic Schools Week at Newman Catholic.
4:00 pm - A Parish Life meeting in the church hall. Discussion will be the upcoming Mardi Gras.
February 2
9:00 am - Centering Prayer at Trinity Lutheran Church. Please use the south door.
February 5
2:00 - 5:00 pm - "Women & Spirit Exhibit" part of the Archdiocese of Dubuque 175 Anniversary, will be at the
Music Man Square, in Mason City. FREE Grand Exhibit opening Sunday, Feb.5, 2:00-5:00 PM.
Show dates: Tues.-Sun. from 1:00-5:00 PM during the month of Feb. Cost $6.00/adults, $3.00/students. Display depicts the history of women religious along the upper Mississippi River and their contributions to the Archdiocese of Dubuque over the past 175 years. Admission also includes tour of "The Meredith Wilson Boyhood Home" and "The Music Man Square Museum".
February 8
12 noon - Young at Heart will meet in the St. Joseph Social Hall. Mary Rigdon will speak about her recent trip to Medjugorje. Bring a dish to pass,
February 10
1:00 pm - Looking for fabric and helpers to cut out and make aprons in the church hall, for the Salad Luncheon. Please call Vicki Bell at 424-4901 with any questions,
February 10-12
Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend - receive the tools needed to let God be glorified in your marriage.
Cedar Falls Iowa Feb. 10-12, 2012
Cedar Rapids Iowa March 30 - April 1, 2012
To register, more info - contact Roger & Marsha Luensmann at 563-927-4352. iowa-wwme.org
February 15
6:30 pm - The Sacred Stories Book Club will meet in the MC Library meeting room. All women are invited to come discuss the book, "Final Payments" by Mary Gordon.
February 18
4:30 - 7:00 pm - Boy Scout Chili and Soup Supper in the Holy Family Church Hall. $5 per person, up to 3
bowls per person, Take out will be available (Bring your own containers). Troop 401 is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. Contact Crystal or Christopher Pope for tickets, 641-512-1777, Tickets will also be available at the door the day of the supper.
Lenten Retreat with Fr. Starbuck will take place at the American Martyr's Retreat House in Cedar Falls. The cost of lunch will be $8.00, Please contact Lisa, 423-7301, if you plan on attending.
March 31
16th Annual Catholic Men's Conference in Cedar Rapids. Cost is $50 and includes registration, bus and lunch. First 30 men that sign up also receive a free copy of Fr. Larry Richard's book "Be a Man!; Becoming the
Man God Created You to Be" Sign up forms in parish office or call AI Winters, 641-420-2055.
April 15
Tenth Avenue North Concert - Doors open at 6:30 pm, Show at 7:00 pm - Surf Ballroom· Clear Lake, Iowa
Advance Ticket Price: $:15 Adults; $10Youth :1.3 & Under Tickets available at www.surfballroom.com or at (641) 357-6251
HARVEST OF BLESSINGS PROGRAM - Have you or someone you know fallen on difficult limes this year and could use help during the upcoming Holiday season? The Catholic Church may be able to provide some support to you and/or family through our Harvest of Blessings program. If you are not receiving Holiday assistance from another agency, please consider completing a Harvest of Blessing application. Applications are available in the Parish Office during regular business hours
COUNSELING AVAILABLE: Catholic Charities is accepting new clients for individual, marriage and family counseling. Please call the Mason City Catholic Charities at 641-424-9683 between 8:30AM and 4:30PM to schedule an appointment.
Salvation Army Adult Day Health Center - TRY A FREE TRIAL DAY at the center! The program offers a safe and relaxing place in a cheery environment where adults (18 & older) may come to enjoy socialization and activities during the daytime in a supervised setting. Contact the director, Carol Klocke at 641-424-0800, or stop in for a tour at 747 Village Green Drive, Mason City.
