Upcoming
activities. . .
BINGO is played on Tuesday
evenings at the Notre Dame Church Hall. Doors
open at 5:00 p.m. Lunch is served.
Bingo at 6:30 p.m.
Parish Food Stand at the Howard County Fair—Join us at the stand this week for good
food serving through Sunday evening!
Raffle Tickets are available at the weekend masses and also at the parish food stand during the fair. You may take tickets home to sell to family and friends. Be sure to buy your raffle tickets to have a chance to win one of the following great prizes: Crosley 26” HD LCD TV (Kubik TV & Appliance Sales & Service); Giant Boulder 21 Speed Bicycle (Cresco Bicycles Sales & Service); TomTom One XL GPS (Up & Running Electronics Radio Shack Dealer); Cash Prizes: $500.00, $250.00, $100.00 and $50.00. Drawing will be on Sunday, June 29, 4:00 p.m.
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Religious
Education News. . .
Confirmation Pictures are available at the parish office.
First Communion Pictures are available at the parish office.
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Second Collection for operating expenses will be taken this weekend, June 28/29.
Stewardship is the ability to share one’s gifts of life, time, talents and resources
with others with no strings attached and no conditions.”
Volunteer Needed: Notre Dame School needs
a nurse to look through student health plans at the beginning of the school year, to
audit immunization cards, and to organize volunteers to perform routine screenings:
height, weight and vision for all grades, and scoliosis for grades 5 and 6.
If interested, please call principal, Wendy Schatz, at the school office,
541-4513.
Thanks to those whose terms
expire June 30 on the Parish Council: Michelle
Midthus and Tom Mullen and Board of Education: Brian
McConnell, Dar Skoda, and Bart Wilson and
Finance Committee: Terry Duerre and Dale
Andera.
Meals on Wheels volunteers: If you are helping
deliver Meals on Wheels, please note that you now need to contact the meal site by
7:30 a.m. if you would like to stay for lunch.
Thank You “On behalf of
Catholic Charities, we would like to thank you for your donation of $120.00 to assist
the families in Postville affected by the May 12th raid.
Your donation has been forwarded to St. Bridget’s Parish, Postville, for
distribution. Sincerely, Carol
Callahan.”
Collection for Flood Victims was taken last weekend. If
anyone would like to contribute to this cause, please mark your donation and forward
to the parish office.
Tour with Fr. Starbuck Join Fr. Jim Starbuck, noted retreat and spiritual director, and your fellow Catholics on a pilgrimage to Fatima, Portugal and Lourdes, France. This is a wonderful opportunity to visit these holy sites during the 150th anniversary of our Blessed Mother Mary’s appearance to St. Bernadette at Lourdes. In addition to these and other sacred shrines we will also visit the historic cities of Lisbon, Portugal and Madrid, Spain. The 11 day trip, Nov. 7—17, 2008 departs from Chicago and the cost if $2,3999 per person. For further information or to request a brochure, call 319 266-5942.
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Thank You!
We are grateful for all the
volunteers who offer their time and talent as good stewards for the betterment of the
parish.
This week we thank everyone who helped with the parish food stand at the Howard County
Fair.
Our Family, Our
Faith, Building Our Future
We are pleased to
inform the parish that our total pledges are now at $1,995,687.62 and the cash
collected to date is $767,183.90. We have
had two meetings with the architect and construction plans are being fleshed out.
We remind everyone of the importance of making your pledge payments as
indicated with your pledge card and mark them as capital campaign contributions.
Of course, we will still accept new pledges.
Please also remember to keep up your budget contributions for our ongoing
operating expenses.
Barb and Dave
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Congratulations to St. Bridget’s Parish as they celebrate their 150th anniversary
this weekend!
Congratulations to LaVern and Janice Schmitt as they celebrate
their 50th wedding
anniversary.
Welcome to Samantha Pearl Garcia, daughter of Alfredo
and Cindy Garcia; and Jaylee Mae Vobr, daughter of Eric and Melissa Vobr, who were baptized on June 22.
The second Notre Dame School Alumni Newsletter is getting ready to be
sent out. If you or any of your family
members did not receive the first one, please contact Julie Haskovec at jhaskovec@yahoo.com
or 563 547-5705. Thank you.
St. Wenceslaus Parish of Spillville is extending an invitation to a Mass that will be
offered at St. Clemen’ts Church, south of Spillville, on Tues., July 8, 6:00 p.m.
A potluck will follow.
Protivin Community Blood Drive Wed., July 9, Community Center, 1:00—6:00 p.m.
To schedule an appointment, contact Pat Zajicek at 563 569-8257.
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“Thoughts to
ponder…”
Flag of the Free
Look at the flag as it floats on high, streaming
aloft in the clear, blue sky, rippling, leaping, tugging away, gay as the sunshine,
bright as the day, throbbing with life, where the world may see.
Flag of our country, flag of the free!
What do we see in the flag on high, that we bare our heads as it passes by,
that we thrill with pride, our hearts beat fast and we cheer as the flag goes past?
The flag that waves for you and me. Flag
of our country, flag of the free?
We see in the flag a nation’s might.
The pledge of a safeguard day and night, of a watchful eye and a powerful arm
that guard the nation’s homes from harm.
Of strong defense on land and sea.
Flag of our country, flag of the free! We
see in the flag a union grand, a brotherhood of heart and hand, a pledge of love and
a stirring call to live our lives for the good of us all.
Helpful and just and true to thee, Flag of our country, flag of the free!
Flutter, dear flag, o’er the lands and seas!
Fling out your stars and your stripes to the breeze, righting all wrongs,
dispelling all fear, guarding the land that we cherish so dear, and the God of our
fathers, abiding with thee, will bless you and trust you, O flag of the free.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States
of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Happy Fourth of July! God Bless America!