We are going to Steubenville Rochester July 11-13, 2025! Sign up on our website under the Faith Formation tab to reserve your spot. Registration opens on Nov. 20th and tickets go fast! Don't delay!
If your school-age child would like to sing in the Kid's Choir for the 8am Sunday Mass at St. Michael every 5-6 weeks, please contact Colleen Kenyon 515.320.3067
Divine Mercy Catholic Parish is seeking a full-time Director of Life-Long Faith Formation. This person, in coordination with the Pastor, will be responsible for developing programs which meet the catechetical needs for the parish.
Join us for this series of classes led by Fr. Matthew & Fr. Zach on why and how we pray.
First session will be held Tuesday, September 17th @ 6:00pm in the St. Cecelia Presentation Center. This event will also be available via livestream on our Facebook page.
The same class and topic will be provided by the same priest at a 2nd location the following week.
We are all called to evangelize, and thanks to the gift of the Holy Spirit, we are well-equipped for this mission. It may not mean spreading the Gospel in a foreign land or going door-to-door with the Good News—and it may require overcoming some fears—but the Lord is asking each of us to step out of our comfort zone and evangelize one-on-one.
There is someone in your life right now whom Jesus longs to call to himself. He wants to spark a relationship with them and bless them with his sacraments. In this Year of Mission, Catholics across the U.S. are saying “yes” to a special form of heart-to-heart accompaniment called the Walk With One initiative. This is your opportunity to be God’s instrument in the life of another person. Imagine how our families, neighborhoods, and country will be transformed if every active Catholic answers this call!
Our next date is September 24th at 6:30pm in the St. Cecelia Presentation Center featuring "St. Teresa of Avila the Interior Castle: The Study Edition". For more information contact Delores Huemiller at huemillerd@dmparish or call the Parish Office at 515-295-3435.
The community celebrated the opening of the Sacred Heart of Jesus church in L’e'tang Haiti. Still a lot to do such as doors, windows, electricity, sanitary, etc., but so exciting. The students will start their year end tests this week.
Would you like to give back to the church, a student at Seton/Garrigan or the school without spending more than you already do? We would invite you to look into our scrip program through Raise Right! You are able to spend money you normally spend, while earning money to benefit our Church and our children at Seton/Garrigan! By purchasing gift cards for gas and groceries every month, you could earn back a couple of hundred dollars within the year. The more you use the program for everyday purchases or for gifts, the more you earn! There are hundreds of businesses that are linked with scrip, along with several local businesses, that offer 20% back on your gift card purchase. We will have Scrip available after Mass at St. Cecelia’s on the same Sunday’s as F.A.C. Please stop by and talk with us to learn more and set up your account! If you are currently using the program and have any questions, please stop by and we will help you out! Bishop Garrigan Scrip Coordinators Casey Lane, Anne Strayer & Barb Stence
Meals for Moms - A warm meal can go a long way during a time of need. Whether you have a new baby joining your family or have a long-term illness/injury, the people of Divine Mercy want to help. Are you someone who could benefit from this? Or are you someone who would love to offer a helping hand? Sign up to either have a meal train organized for you or to be a volunteer chef and serve your fellow parishioners! There are 2 sign ups available to Divine Mercy parishioners. One is for parishioners who would like a meal train meal for their family to be created. The other will be for volunteer chefs who would like to be notified when a new meal train has been created. By no means are you obligated to sign up for an actual meal train when you are added to the chef list. That is up to you as your time and budget allow. I will be doing the “work” of putting together the meal trains and notifying our volunteer chefs. You can forward all questions or concerns that come up to me via email [email protected] or call/text 515.320.5763. MEAL TRAIN PROGRAM MIRANDA KNOBLOCH | 515.320.5763 [email protected] Volunteer Chef Sign-Up: https://forms.gle/rP2Jb1XTEXUWoBUp6 Meal Train Request Form: https://forms.gle/U9dcuc1c4iTkbgV38
Click on the Above Title to View a YouTube Video Exciting Opportunity For Families, High School & College Students! September 28 & 29, 2024 at Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa. For youth 23 or under, FREE tickets are being made possible by generous donors. Adult tickets $30.00. To get your free youth ticket, register online at ChristOurLifeIowa.com. Featuring Jason Evert - Topic "Love or Lust" & Sr. Josephone Garrett - Topic "The Choice". A Q & A session will be held with Msgr. Stephen Rossetti, exorcist priest and Magnus MacFariane-Barrow, international Mary's Meals humanitarian.
All voices are warmly welcomed to be part of this musical community that celebrates the joy of faith and song. The choir's goal is to sing more vocal works and the texts of the Mass such as the Entrance and Communion antiphons. Rehearsals are in the church balcony after Mass on Saturday evenings. For more information or to express your interest, please contact the choir director, Antonia Rupert, at [email protected].
Dear Friends, At the dawn of this new year I want to greet you and to thank you for what you are for the people of Chantal. We wish to you a Happy New Year. May God continue to bless and protect you . Please convey my wishes to all the parishioners and the generous donators. We love you, Best Regards, Mgr Gousse.
Ushers: Effective from this point on, you will bring the money collection up after the gifts have already been brought up (this is to keep the Mass moving along). When you have bagged the money, bring it up in a basket along the right side aisle and place it on the steps of the sanctuary, please be sure it is out of the way of where the priest and servers walk. Gift Bearers: Effective from this point on, you will NOT wait for the money collection to bring the gifts forward. Watch Father and when you see the altar is prepared, bring the wine and hosts forward. The usher will bring the collection up later, but not as a part of the gifts. Lectors: Effective from this point on, after you have read the first reading, please go down to a pew while the response is being sung. When they are finished, return to the Ambo and read the second reading. The purpose of this is to ensure adequate reflection time after each reading.
Eucharistic Adoration Adorers, I would like to start off by thanking each and every one of you for your continued dedication to adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Without you, there would be no adoration chapel. Our main goal right now is to get back to perpetual, 24/7 adoration like we had for 36 years prior to Covid. On Dec. 7th , we will be opening the chapel back up through the night from Thursdays at 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday mornings. We currently have one hour left to fill from 2-3 a.m. I please ask for your assistance in prayer and spreading the word so we can get this hour covered. Our adoration chapel is a privilege. To put things into perspective, the only other church that offers adoration in our diocese like we do is the cathedral in Sioux City. We are extremely blessed to have the opportunity to spend time with Jesus at any hour of the day - or night - that we desire. As we begin the new liturgical year, I wanted to review the adoration chapel etiquette: 1. Please use the gathering place outside the chapel for conversations. Let’s not forget whose presence we are in front of while in the chapel. 2. Do not place your hands on the monstrance and Do not pull on the cloth to pull Him out of the tabernacle. The only thing required of us is to unlock and open the tabernacle doors. There is never any reason to move or touch the monstrance. 3. Leave the shade down and the door closed to the sanctuary when mass or any liturgy is taking place in the church. 4. During a mass, an adorer can stay in adoration, or lock the tabernacle and attend mass but cannot do both. Many have asked about this, and the new policy states that being in the chapel with the sanctuary door open during mass does not allow you to fully participate in the mass. 5. Remember that all are welcome at any time. Again, I want to thank all of you for your continued support of the adoration chapel. These serve as a gentle reminder and good review for all of us. Thank you, Abby Cunningham
CDA Court Fidelis 342, Wesley, is making beautiful pocket rosaries that will make excellent gifts. All funds raised are being donated to the A’KALA Family Foundation to purchase a stove in Guatemala. Cost is $5 each. They will be selling after Mass on some occasions in the back of church or you can contact Janice Richter (515-341-1613) or Jessica Darling (515-341-1596) for more information. Thank you for your support.
Gerard Straub is a documentary filmmaker who produces films focused on the plight of the poor. His life and his work in Haiti will raise our awareness of the life of the Haitians and remind us of our Christian responsibility to respond. Gerry changes the lives of the poor he serves and will inspire us to do the same. https://dmparish.org/twin-parish-st-jeanne-de-chantal Help our Twin Parish family by selecting an item from the Dream Board or make a cash donation. JOIN US!