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¥Adoration Chapel - If you would like to take a regular hour at the Power of Prayer, please call Jim Rondeau, 557-1200.
Bishops have seen an increase of vocations to the priesthood
and religious life wherever there is Perpetual Adoration to the
Blessed Sacrament. Power of Prayer is at 1860 St. Ambrose St.
on the St. Anthony parish campus There is a large sign
outside the chapel.
Archdiocesan Trip to Rome
Archbishop Hanus is inviting members of the Archdiocese to
join him on a pilgrimage to Rome and the Holy Land from
March 12 to March 24, 2012. This pilgrimage is part of the
175th Anniversary celebration of the Archdiocese. For a
brochure with more information, please contact the parish
office or the web site of the Archdiocese:
www.arch.pvt.k12.ia.us. You may also call Jackie Doser at
Travel Headquarters (800) 383-0563.
The Cathedral first grade Religious Education class read
the Nativity story using scripture and song and costumes.
Death Announcements
St. Raphael Cathedral and St. Patrick communities
extend prayerful sympathy to the families of Anthony Leick and John Donahue, who died this past week. May they rest in peace.
Social Justice
Hope House - Catholic Worker
¥Wish List at Catholic Worker Hope House in Dubuque
Catholic Worker Hope house, 1592 Locust St. is in need of
the following items. toilet tissue, dish towels, blankets,
coffee, shaving cream, shampoo. If you can help, please
bring these items to Hope House or to the Cathedral and
parishioner, Tom Johnson, Director of Hope House, will
pick them up. Thank you:
Social Justice
The Cathedral and St. Patrick's Conferences of the St.
Vincent DePaul Society would like to thank everyone
that volunteered for the "Friends of the Poor" walk on
Saturday September 24 at Murphy Park. Thank you for
all the donations towards the walk and for the Loose
Change Collection. All the money raised will stay in the
Dubuque area to help the poor with food, clothing and
furniture.
¥St. PatrickÕs could use a nice high-chair for their Wednesday evening meals. St. Patrick has been serving
over 125 persons weekly in our downtown community.
Thank you for your service, donations and food. If you
have a high chair to donate, please call the St. Patrick
rectory, 583-9749.
Hawk-I Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa:
is a free or low-cost program that gives kids that chance
by making sure they have health care coverage. Thousands of
kids qualify for this coverage. Do yours? Please pick up a
brochure at the entrances to the churches or call 1-800-257-8563
for more information. Together we can make sure the families
in this community have one less thing to worry about!
Eligible Seniors Offered Checks for Free
Second Chances…What a great way to help Holy Family Catholic Schools! Second Chances, a unique consignment shop benefiting Holy Family Catholic Schools, is having a sale! Second Chances is a great place to look for furniture, books, kitchen accessories and home decorating items. Visit them at Plaza 20.
The retired Sisters of Mount Saint Francis are looking for a few helpers who would be able to offer occasional assistance. They are establishing a “treasury” of helpers who could be called on when a major function comes up. They might need to help serve in the dining room or assist with wheelchairs-bound sisters or just help with socialization by getting to know and establish a relationship with one of the sisters on a regular basis. Who knows she may have taught you in 1st grade!
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The Dubuque Rescue Mission Thrift Store is looking for donations for resale in the store. All kinds of donations are welcome, specifically furniture, mattress/box springs sets, small appliances and household items and such. Any questions, call Mark at 583-3443.
The St. Patrick’s Vincent DePaul Society helped 567 adults and children from October 2008 to September 2009 in the downtown area surrounding St. Patrick’s. There were 423 food, 70 clothing, 41 furniture and 33 misc. vouchers distributed to the needy, elderly, disabled and disadvantaged. There were also 780 eldercare visits. Our expenses were $14,600 and our revenue from donations was $12,389. We thank you for your generosity for the loose change collections, poor box and St. Vincent DePaul envelopes so that we can help those who are less fortunate.
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Global Goods, a Fair Trade Gift Shop has opened on 1141 Main St. Monday-Friday, 10:00 am -5:30 pm and Saturday, 10:00 am-2:00 pm. Your support will help underdeveloped countries feed and clothe their children.
Wednesday Night Meal…At this time we would like to say THANKS to all the volunteers from St. Mary’s & St. Patrick’s who help cook, serve the meal, clean up afterwards, and bake desserts for this meal. The attendance at the meal has been increasing over the summer months. Due to the increase we need more desserts. If you would be willing to make any type of dessert and bring it to the parish office it would be very much appreciated.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at the Power of Prayer. The First Tuesday of each month has been designated as a Day of Adoration to the Blessed Sacrament at the Power Of Prayer for St. Mary’s and St. Patrick’s Parishes. The Power of Prayer is located at the corner of 17th and Iowa Street. Access by car is best from Heeb Street. There is no sign up required and no specific time frame for adoration. The Power of Prayer is open 24 hours every day. The First Tuesday of each month will be used to pray for the spiritual health of our parishes and for an increase of Vocations to the Priesthood, and religious life.
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Franciscan Common Venture. Opportunities to serve among poor people in a variety of places and ministries (e.g.: tutoring, food pantry, simple carpentry, teaching, resale store, etc.) – for one month or longer – with the Franciscan Sisters – any month(s) beginning in Sept. “There is a call to all of us – a call of service – that we join with others to make things better in this world.”(Dorothy Day) For more information contact Sr. Marie Therese Kalb, osf – Kalbm@osfdbq.org; or phone: 563-583-9786, Ext 6164.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________- Dubuque County Right to Life is looking for people who might be interested in praying in front of the Planned Parenthood office in Dubuque Please call, Ellen at 580-1436.
Ecumenical Tower-Senior Adult Housing is open for any eligible adult 62 years or older or if you have a long term disability. Income guidelines are determined by HUD. Tenants pay 30% of annual adjusted income for rent. Call 556-5125 for more information.
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