February 3, 2023

Message from Father Lingle

We come to the end of our celebration of National Catholic Schools Week and the gift of Catholic education. It has been a great week of celebration of our school and we were pleased to welcome Bishop Nickless who spent all day with us on Thursday and celebrated Mass with our school family. The bat that made its appearance last Saturday at Mass also decided to pay the Bishop a visit during school Mass so to say the least there was a lot going on!

I am taking a pre-Lent vacation beginning on Tuesday afternoon through Friday, February 17. Fr. Schrad will be joining us the weekend of February 11 & 12. Daily Masses and Wednesday confessions will not take place while I am gone except on Wednesday, February 15 as Fr. Behm will return home to celebrate our school Mass at 2:40 with our students. We thank Fr. Behm for returning to St. Mary's. As an alum of our school it gives the chance for our students to see that someone who was once in their place is now serving the diocese as a priest.

Finally, below you will find the Mass counts for January 2023. I like to share these with you so that you can see trends and changes. January is a cold month and we had one weekend of not so great weather which lowered our numbers a bit. We are also still adjusting to 3 weekend Masses and not 4. It is a good reminder that if we wish to maintain the status of Sacred Heart, Early as a church building for use in our parish that we must continue to participate in and support St. Mary's parish.

I'll be praying for you while I am away. Let's just say it's been in the 50s where I am going, the food will be Italian, and the city is called the Caput Mundi (Head of the World) and it rhymes with dome. Arrivederci!

Father Lingle

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Tune into Faith in Action at 9 a.m., Monday, Feb. 6, to hear Heelan alums, Stephanie March, John Osborn, and Ron Clements talk about their concerts with the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra on Feb. 18, March 11, and April 22, respectively. This program replays at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 11. Faith in Action is brought to you by Mary's Choice, a Sioux City Pregnancy Resource Center. Previous Faith in Action programs can be found at siouxlandcatholicradio.com, on Spotify, and on a number of other podcasting platforms.

Sacred Heart News:

The next funeral will be served by Circle 1.

Church Contribution Statement

Thank you for the support of St. Mary's Church.

Please call or email if you would want a copy of your church contribution.

732-3110 or email parish@stormlakecatholic.com

Scrip will be sold after the 5:00, 9:00 and 11:00 Masses this Sunday.

4-H CLOVER DINNER: The Early Achievers 4-H Club will host a fine dining meal at the Sacred Heart Parish Center on Sunday, March 19, 2023, from 4:30-6:30pm. Menu will include: pork loin, cheesy potatoes, green beans, pasta salad, dinner roll, dessert and drink. (Gluten-free options available by request.)

Profits from this dinner will go towards: updating city playground, funding community projects, and sending our members on 4-H trips.

To buy $15 tickets and make reservations, contact Nora (660-0711). Joe (299-8117), Emma (660-3384), Jen (749-0655), Christy (515-371-5591), Toni (299-8117), Adriane (605-855-0902) or Julie (319-430-9186) or any Early Achiever 4-H member. Ticket sales end February 18^th.

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Ministry Schedule

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MASS INTENTIONS

Monday, February 6

7am † Pearl Powell

Tuesday, February 7

7am † Bill Merten

Saturday, February 4

Confessions 4-4:45pm

5pm † Pro Popolo

Sunday, February 5

9am † Paul and Norma Smith

11am † Raymundo, Ignacio &

Gregono Cavdillo