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VOLUME 6, ISSUE 2
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Upcoming Special Events
Lent Schedule of Reconciliation (in addition to
the regular Tues, Friday & Sat Reconciliations):
- Mar 6: 4:00 PM, Communal Penance
- Mondays: 5:00 PM (every Monday in Lent)
- Mar 19: Saturday: 12:30-1:30 PM & 3:00-4:15 PM
- Mar 20, Sunday: 12:30-1:30 PM
- Mar 21, Monday: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
- Mar 22, Tuesday: 8:00-9:00 PM
- Mar 23, Wednesday: 8:00-9:00 PM
Feb 10: Ash Wednesday
- 7:00 AM, Liturgy (with Ashes)
- 9:00 AM, School Liturgy (with Ashes)
- 6:00 PM, Liturgy (with Ashes)
Feb 11: 8:00 AM, Mass
- 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM, Adoration
(every Thursday in Lent)
- 7:00 PM, Stations of the Cross & Rosary
(every Thursday in Lent)
Feb 12: 5:00 PM, Stations of the Cross
(every Friday in Lent)
Feb 12-14: Women’s CEW, Parish Center
Feb 15: 5:00 PM, Reconciliation; 5:30 PM, Mass
Feb 22: 5:00 PM, Reconciliation; 5:30 PM, Mass
Feb 26-28: Men’s CEW, Parish Center
Feb 27-Mar 1: Parish Mission, Queen of Peace Parish
Feb 29: 5:00 PM, Reconciliation; 5:30 PM, Mass
Mar 5: Winterfest 2016
Mar 7: 5:00 PM, Reconciliation; 5:30 PM, Mass
Mar 14: 5:00 PM, Reconciliation; 5:30 PM, Mass
Mar 19: 4:30 PM, Palm Sunday Liturgy
Mar 20: 8:30 AM & 10:30 AM, Palm Sunday Liturgies
Mar 21: 5:00 PM, Reconciliation; 5:30 PM, Mass
Mar 22: 2:00 PM, Chrism Mass at Cathedral of St.
Raphael, Dubuque
Mar 24: 7:00 PM, Liturgy of the Lord’s Last Supper
(no 8:00 AM Liturgy)
Mar 25: 6:00 PM, Prayer Service of the Lord’s Passion
(no 8:00 AM Liturgy)
Mar 26: 8:00 PM, Vigil Mass of the Resurrection
(no 4:30 PM Liturgy)
Mar 27: 8:30 AM & 10:30 AM, Easter Sunday Liturgy
Mar 29: 6:30 PM, Catholic Witness Hour, O’Hagan
Hall, Sacred Heart Church
Apr 1: Confirmation, Columbus High School
May 1: First Communion Sunday
May 8: Mother’s Day
May 15: Pentecost
Jubilee “Year of Mercy” 2
Dates to Remember 2
Lenten Regulations 3
Lenten Project: “Feed The Hungry” 3
Prayer of Mercy 3
School News 4
Children & Family Catechesis 4
Winterfest 2016 5
Fr. Homero Cardozo Vargas 5
Daily Disciple 6
Parish Directory Volunteers 6
Stewardship - A Mission of Service 7
Ten Ways to Grow Closer to Christ 8
Inside this issue:
Lent 2016 Reawakened by Mercy Lent in this Jubilee Year of Mercy
proclaimed by Pope Francis has
arrived! The Ashes we will take on
February 10th, and the traditional
Lenten disciplines of Prayer, Fasting,
and Acts of Charity help shake us out
of the spiritual sleep-walking in which
we go about, presuming on God’s
mercy for our sins without appreciating
properly how much that mercy is
needed, nor the God who gives it!
Pope Francis’ diagnosis is that much
harshness experienced today in human
life is a result of this sleepwalking. His
remedy is “A Holy Year to experience
strongly within ourselves the joy of
having been found by Jesus, the Good
Shepherd who has come in search of
us… to be transformed by his mercy, so
that we may become witnesses to
mercy.”
Our Lenten theme then is
“Reawakened by Mercy.” Together we
as Blessed Sacrament Community
hopefully will use these 40 days to look
intentionally into one’s own need for
God’s mercy. Awakened to my need, I
then celebrate the gift of that mercy in
the Sacraments of Eucharist and
Reconciliation. You will find in this
newsletter some of the special Lenten
times for celebrating both Sacraments.
Then, awakened to the gift of God’s
mercy to me in my need, I am
reawakened to be an instrument of that
mercy to others.
The theme comes from Pope Francis.
He challenges believers this year to
“Reflect on the corporal and spiritual
works of mercy. It will be a way to
reawaken our conscience, too often
grown dull... Jesus introduces us to
these works of mercy (to feed the
hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe
the naked, welcome the stranger, heal
the sick, visit the imprisoned, and bury
the dead) in his preaching so that we
c a n k n o w
whether or not
we are living as
his disciples.
Throughout the
year, each work
of mercy will be
h i g h l i g h t e d .
H o w e v e r ,
A r c h b i s h o p
Jackels has asked
each parish to focus on one of them in a
particular way. Blessed Sacrament staff
has chosen growth in the merciful
work of burying the dead. Doing so
allows us to exercise respect for life,
compassion for the grieving, and
reverence for the mystery of
resurrection we will celebrate again
come Easter. Opportunities to be
merciful in this way will be shared in
the weeks to come. Initially, I invite
you to these two. First: commit to
attending the funeral Mass of three
fellow parishioners—known to you or
not—this year. Second: take part in
Adoration of the Body of Christ in the
Blessed Sacrament exposed during the
Thursday mornings of Lent in our
church, or anytime in the Eucharistic
chapel. Christ is certainly not dead, but
He has a glorified flesh and blood body
that was for a time dead. We hope for
the same glorification of our bodies,
and recognize their holiness in life and
in death!
"This (Pope Francis says) is a time
to reawaken in ourselves the capacity
to see what is essential. This is a time
for the Church to rediscover the
meaning of the mission entrusted to her
by the Lord on the day of Easter: to be
a sign and an instrument of the Father’s
mercy." May Jesus this Lent bless us
each to see receiving—and sharing—
God’s mercy as essential to my life as
His disciple. Fr. Tom
Fr. Tom McDermott
Pastor
T H E C O M M U N I T Y O F B L E S S E D S A C R A M E N T
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Jubilee “Year of Mercy” Sr. Madonna Friedman, OSF
Pope Francis
chose December
8, 2015, to open
the Year of
Mercy because
that day marked
t h e f i f t i e t h
anniversary of
the closing of Vatican II. In
announcing the Jubilee of Mercy,
Pope Francis declared: “At times
we are called to gaze even more
attentively on mercy so that we
may become a more effective
sign of the Father’s action in our
lives; a time when the witness of
believers might grow stronger
and more and more effective.” Pope Francis asks Christ our King
“to pour out his mercy, so that
everyone may work together to
build a brighter future.”
Jesus Christ is the FACE of the
Father’s mercy. These words
might well sum up the mystery of
the Christian faith. We need
constantly to contemplate the
mystery of mercy. Mercy is the
bridge that connects God and
humans, opening our hearts to the
hope of being loved forever
despite our sinfulness.
There are different meanings for
“Mercy”. Pope Francis called
mercy “the very foundation of
t h e c h u r c h ’ s l i f e a n d
credibility,” and said, “Wherever
there are Christians, everyone
should find an oasis of mercy.” It
can mean to come to the aid of
another out of a sense of
relationship. Fr. James F.
Keenan’s definition is, “Mercy is
the willingness to enter into chaos
of another.” Instead of avoiding or
dismissing the chaos of another,
we need to move toward the chaos
with creativity and boldness. “If
we Catholics were 10 times bolder
and more creative in our practice
of mercy than we are right now,
how might things be different”?
(Michael J. Laskey)
In aiming to become a more
effective sign of the Father’s
mercy, continue to ponder and
practice all the actions you read
about during Advent in David
Knight’s booklet: “A Season of
Mercy”. “With our eyes fixed on Jesus and
his merciful gaze, we experience the
love of the Most Holy Trinity!”
January 17, 2016
Give Drink to the
Thirsty
John 2:1-11 Jesus changes water into wine, providing drink for the thirsty.
DONATE to the Sister Water
Project or CRS.
February 28, 2016 Visit the
Imprisoned
Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15 Moses
sets out to free those who are
enslaved and imprisoned in
Egypt.
VISIT or CALL a person who is
homebound or who feels
‘imprisoned’ where they’re at.
April 10, 2016
Feed the Hungry
John 21:1-19
Jesus feeds the apostles fish and charges them to ‘feed my sheep’.
BRING canned and other non-
perishable foods to support our Food Pantry.
July 10, 2016 Clothe the
Naked
Luke 10:25-37
A man fell victim to robbers who stripped and beat him; yet the Samaritan cared for his needs.
GIVE your extra clothes to local
clothing drives, such as, St.
Vincent’s, Worker House, etc.
August 28, 2016 Shelter the Homeless
Luke 14:1,7-14
Go out to the highways and hedgerows and make people come in
that my home may be filled.
HELP your neighbors care for their
homes with yardwork and simple chores.
October 9, 2016
Visit the Sick Luke 17:11-19
Jesus cured the 10 lepers who
begged for healing of their disease.
SEND a note or a card with
prayers and encouragement to
those who are sick.
November 6, 2016 Bury the Dead 2 Maccabees 7:1-2,9-14
The Maccabees face death with
hope in the resurrection.
PRAY with those who grieve and
for the souls of the faithful departed.
Dates to Remember - Corporal Works of Mercy
*Be sure to mark your calendars for the above dates and watch our bulletins for more details.
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“When did
we see you,
M a s t e r ?
When you fed
the least of
my brothers,
gave them drink, and cared for
the sick.”
This year we will again be
utilizing the "Brass Bucket" to
collect funds for the meals we
packaged on February 3rd.
Together with volunteers
from Sacred Heart and Saint
Edward, we packaged 40,000
meals for the African country
of Tanzania - a project that fits in
very well with the “Year of
Mercy...Feed the Hungry.”
Please remember the needs of
our brothers and sisters in
Tanzania and be generous.
Our goal is to pay off the
$12,000 necessary to cover the
cost of meals and shipping. Thank you and God Bless!
Lenten Project: “Feed The Hungry” Deacon Bob Stirm
Lenten Regulations Fr. Tom McDermott, Pastor
Lent is the principal penitential
season in the Christian year. As
d iocesan gu ide l ines s ta t e :
“Everyone is strongly urged to
develop and follow a program of
voluntary self-denial (in addition to
following the Lenten regulations),
serious prayer, and a performance
of works of charity and mercy.”
The Lenten regulations remain:
Everyone 14 years of age or
over is bound to abstain from
meat on Ash Wednesday, all
Fridays of Lent, and Good
Friday.
Everyone between 18 and 59
years of age is bound to fast on
Ash Wednesday and Good
Friday.
Fast and abstinence means one
full meatless meal is allowed.
Two other meatless meals
sufficient to maintain strength,
but that don’t add up to a full
meal, may be taken. Eating
between meals on these days is
not permitted.
When health or ability to work
would be severely affected, the
guidelines do not apply.
Abstaining from meat, and days
of fasting, have been helpful for
Christians for generations as a
spiritual aid. Among the gifts
abstaining and fasting offer is to
mark with self-denial in a physical
way, a time of reflection on other
aspects of life that need greater self
-denial, so that we might be more
available to our relationship with
God. Please look at these guidelines
not as just a burden, but rather as an
invitation to come into closer touch
with what we truly hunger for - the
God who creates, sustains, and
saves us.
Prayer of Mercy
Lord Jesus Christ,
you have taught us to be merciful like the heavenly Father,
and have told us that whoever sees you sees Him.
Show us your face and we will be saved.
Let us be your visible face in the world.
Send your Spirit and consecrate every one of us with its anointing,
so that the Jubilee of Mercy may be a year of grace from the Lord,
and your Church, with renewed enthusiasm, may bring good news to the poor,
proclaim liberty to captives and the oppressed, and restore sight to the blind.
We ask this through the intercession of Mary, Mother of Mercy,
you who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever.
Amen.
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Sacraments are key to Catholic
identity and belief. Through them
we encounter God’s love in ways
that help us deepen our
relationship with God and with our
faith community. Waterloo
Catholic Faith Formation has a
number of programs offered to
help families and their children
prepare to receive sacraments.
Ninety-seven 2nd graders from
the four Waterloo parishes
received their First Reconciliation
in December and are now
preparing to receive their First
Communion. (First Communion
celebrations at Blessed Sacrament
will be on the weekend of April
30/May 1.) Thirty-seven students
from school and religious
education programs in grades 3-8
are enrolled in the “Children’s
Initiation” program which began
in January. These classes will
prepare them for Reconciliation
and Eucharist. Seventy high
school students are in formation
for the sacrament of Confirmation
which will be celebrated with
Archbishop Jackels at Columbus
High on Friday, April 1.
We ask the entire faith
community to keep in their prayers
the children and adolescents who
are in the midst of sacramental
preparation programs. Pray, too,
that their parents and families will
be blessed as they take an active
role in passing on the faith. May
sacraments “come to life” and
become for all of them a source of
spiritual strength, guidance,
nourishment, and healing. ~ Julie Niemeyer, Assoc. Dir. Of Children
& Family Catechesis
Children & Family Catechesis - Sacraments
School News Angie Beck, Principal
We have just concluded National Catholics Schools Week, our annual celebration of all that makes education
at Blessed Sacrament School outstanding. Blessed Sacrament School truly is a community of faith, knowledge,
and service.
Registration for the 2016-17 school year is now open. Call the school at 319-233-7863, or stop in to schedule
a tour and learn more about our dynamic educational program and daycare! Tuition assistance is available.
Children learn through play in our
year-round daycare.
Students work hard on reading and
literacy skills! We are proud of our
high proficiency scores.
Creativity and critical thinking are
encouraged with the integration of
STEM and robotics tasks.
Mass Schedule 7:00 AM ~ Liturgy with Ashes 9:00 AM ~ School Liturgy with Ashes 6:00 PM ~ Liturgy with Ashes
Communal Penance Sunday, March 6th
4:00 PM
Mass Schedule Holy Thursday ~ 7:00 PM
Good Friday ~ 6:00 PM Holy Saturday ~ 8:00 PM
Easter Sunday ~ 8:30 & 10:30 AM
February 10, 2016
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Winterfest 2016 Trent & Angie Goodnight, Winterfest Co-Chairs
We are pleased to announce
that plans for our Blessed
Sacrament Winterfest Auction
Fundraiser are well under way!
This year, Winterfest will be
an Adults Only (21 and over)
venue featuring a small plate
dinner, adult beverages (no outside
alcohol permitted), and both live
and silent auctions. Tickets are on
sale in the Gathering Space and
are $8 in advance. Tickets may
also be purchased for $10 on the
day of the event.
The purpose of Winterfest is to
come together as a community,
have some fun, and raise money
for our parish.
Winterfest works through the
generous and creative donation of
goods and services that can be
placed for auction. New items
valued at over $75 will be offered
in a live auction with a
professional auctioneer; items
valued between $15 and $75 will
be offered in a silent auction.
We need your active support and
participation to make Winterfest
2016 a success! Are you a painter,
plumber, or electrician? Can you
bake delicious pies, take great
photos, or set up a website? These
services can be donated in the
form of a gift certificate. Another
winning strategy is to team-up
with your friends and family to put
together a themed gift basket or
purchase a big ticket item.
We are now accepting
donations. Simply place your
silent auction items, including
gift cards, in one of the totes
located under the hallway table
at the south entrance of the church,
and remember to identify the item
with a short description, your
name, and the value. To set up
delivery of a live auction item, or
for any other questions you may
have, please call Trent Goodnight
at (319) 230-1814 or Angie
Goodnight at (319) 230-1735.
Thank you for your generous
support. We look forward to
seeing you on March 5th for
Winterfest 2016!
Father Homero Cardozo Vargas Hello, Blessed
Sacrament. My
name is Father
Homero Cardozo
Vargas and I have
been a guest of the
p a r i s h s i n c e
August as I study English at the
University of Northern Iowa.
I was born in the small city of
Cutervo, located in Cajamarca in
the north of Peru. I attended
e l ementar y, pr imar y, and
secondary school in Cajamarca. In
1996, I entered the seminary of the
Order of St. Augustine in the city
of Lima, Peru and dedicated
myself to the hard work required
for a degree in Theology.
Two years later I had my first
spiritual experience. I felt the
presence of God in my heart and
discerned that He was calling me
to follow Him. It was the
beginning of my vocation to the
priesthood, as before, I was only
curious.
In 2003, I was ordained a deacon
and was appointed to one of our
parishes to exercise the diaconal
ministry. While working in the
parish, I taught school in Santa
Rosa, which belongs to the Order
of St. Augustine in Peru.
On August 14, 2004, I received
the grace of the sacrament of Holy
Orders and, later that same year, I
went to Italy to study moral
theology, returning to Peru in
2006.
Upon my return to Peru, my
superiors appointed me to work as
a secretary of the Province of Our
Lady of Grace of Peru, which
belongs to the Order of St.
Augustine. I also taught Religion
at school and enjoyed four years of
caring service in that post.
In 2010, I was appointed Director
of the San Augustin College of
Chiclayo, an important school in
the north of Peru with a student
population of nearly 1,500. My
p o s i t i o n e n t a i l e d b o t h
administrative and pastoral duties
as I spread the gospel in the
manner of St. Augustine.
In February of 2014, I was
assigned to the Prelature of Chota
and Cutervo, the prelature of my
parents.
As I continue my studies in
English here in Iowa, I hope to
pursue a Master’s Degree in
Education in order to become a
director of a school my Bishop
wishes to build in the prelature.
Fraternally,
P. Homero Cardozo Vargas
Our daily disciples as we begin
2016 are Tanya and John Cutsforth.
Tanya and John were married here
at Blessed Sacrament in 2002. Prior
to her marriage, Tanya had been
born and raised in Fairbank, Iowa.
Her family attended Immaculate
Conception Parish, the church her
parents had been married in.
Family and tradition mean a lot to
Tanya, her brother Hans even lives
in the house her grandfather built
for the great-grandparents. Her
other brother, Nick, lives in Hudson
with his family.
John, on the other hand, was a
Waterloo boy, raised right here at
Blessed Sacrament. His parents
were original members of the
parish. From 1986-1999 John lived
in Denver, Colorado and worshiped
at both Queen of Peace and St.
Michael. Growing up, John's family
included his four sisters, Paula,
Pam, Katie and Jenny, along with
his two brothers, Tom and Tim.
Like Tanya, family and tradition
have always been important to John.
They crossed paths when they both
worked at CUNA in Waverly and
they married in 2002. Invoking
their love of family and tradition,
they have a daughter, Elizabeth
"Liza" and a son, Carter. Liza is a
junior at Iowa State University
m a j o r i n g i n A p p a r e l ,
Merchandising, and Design. Carter
is in the 7th grade at Blessed Maria
Assunta Pallotta middle school.
While John remained at CUNA
and works there to this day as a
Business Analyst, Tanya moved on
to Cedar Valley Catholic Schools
and serves as the Operations and
Human Resource Director.
The parish life example that John
and Tanya set for their children and
all of us include:
Parish Council membership for
both, with Tanya currently
serving as the Council
secretary.
They both worked on the
Winterfest celebration for ten
years. Tanya is helping chair
the decor committee this year.
Both John and Tanya presently
serve as sacristans and greeters.
Tanya volunteers as a lector
and John serves as an usher and
also as an altar server with his
son.
The list of their involvement is
long and ongoing. Members of
the Blessed Sacrament and
Columbus Booster Clubs, Home
School Organization, and Board
of Education.
Childhoods marked by a life of
Faith in their home parishes. A
marriage marked by their loving
commitment to family and faith
at Blessed Sacrament.
John summed it up when he said
he feels closest to God standing
beside his son on the altar,
serving at the Mass.
Our traditions are safe with this
family.
Daily Disciple: John & Tanya Cutsforth
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Margaret Klein
As we begin this
Lenten Season, we
also begin to formally
organize our parish’s
efforts to publish a
new Parish Directory
for 2016.
In this regard, we prayerfully
solicit the assistance of all our
parishioners in giving of their time
and talent in support of this effort.
We are seeking volunteers to
serve on the Parish Directory
Committee; volunteers to assist
w i th photo appo in tment
scheduling at weekend masses;
volunteers to serve as hosts during
the actual days of photography;
and photographers willing to visit
our homebound parishioners at a
time and date of their choosing to
take their photograph for the
directory.
If you would like to make a
difference in our parish, this is the
project for you!
Please contact Harland Robinson
at 319-233-3924 or emai l
[email protected] to learn
more.
Parish Directory Volunteers Harland Robinson, Directory Committee Co-Chair
SCRIP News: Please buy and use SCRIP.
VOLUME 6 , ISSUE 2 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PAGE 7
Stewardship - A Mission of Service Stewardship Committee
Y o u r
Stewardship
Committee is
charged with
encouraging
parishioners
to exercise
s tewardship
as an expression of gratitude to
God and as a way of life for
disciples of Christ. "Stewardship is
what we do - evangelization is how
we do it."
We are all familiar with the term
"Time, Talent, and Treasure", and
while these are the overarching
categories guiding our efforts, did
you know that Stewardship has
specific functions touching on all
areas of our life as Catholics? A
vibrant and active Stewardship
committee provides for the
involvement of all parishioners in
the daily life of the community by:
1. Fostering a sense of belonging
to and "ownership" of the
parish;
2. Viewing evangelization as
essential to stewardship and to
assist with evangelization
efforts in the parish;
3. Encouraging all committees,
g r o u p s , f a m i l i e s , a n d
i n d i v i d u a l s t o c e n t e r
t h em s e l v e s i n p r a ye r ,
especially prayer of gratitude;
4. Providing education about
s t ew a r d s h i p t o p a r i s h
leadership/committees and to
all parishioners;
5. Calling parishioners to the
practice of stewardship as a
way of life;
6. Calling the parish itself to the
practice of stewardship of its
resources;
7. Collaborating with all other
standing committees and
ministries in assessing the
ministry needs of the parish;
8. Drawing forth the stewardship
of treasure by all parishioners;
9. Drawing forth the stewardship
of time and talent of all
parishioners;
10. Facilitating parish publicity
and communications;
11. Collaborating with the Parish
Community Life committee in
providing organized hospitality
and orientation for new
parishioners;
12. Evaluating stewardship on a
regular basis to ensure its
viability; and,
13. Providing a member of the
Stewardship Committee to
serve as an ex-officio voting
member of the Pastoral
Council.
A thoughtful reading of the
above functions of the committee,
will reveal the very large and
critical role the committee plays in
the Mission and Vision of our
parish and the very weighty
resp ons ib i l i t y c a r r i ed b y
committee members. As part of
our strategic planning process, we
have set ourselves tasks expanding
our efforts to evangelize over and
above those familiar activities of
the past few years. These include:
1. Doubling the size of our
committee from 6 to 12
members to drive our efforts in
the parish.
2. Increasing the number of
active volunteers for all parish
min is t r i e s , commit t ees ,
projects, and activities.
3. Developing and implementing
a formal program to promote
vocations as a way of life.
As Fr. Tom has pointed out in his
homily, it is a matter of
"commitment" vs "involvement".
If you already practice stewardship
as a way of life; are motivated by
gratitude for God's gifts; have the
ability to makes the goals of
s t e w a r d s h i p v i a b l e f o r
parishioners; and, possess a belief
in accountability exercised by
reporting back to parishioners on
all aspects of the parish
stewardship efforts, then We Need
You!!!
If you are committed, please pray
on your level of involvement in
the life of our parish and consider
membership on the Stewardship
Committee. Your gifts are
critical to our success! Please
contact the Parish Office at 233-
6179; our Volunteer Coordinator,
Mary Minard at 610-1451, email:
[email protected]; or, a
member of the committee to
discuss how you can make a
difference in the life of our parish.
You’re Invited! Mark your calendars and make it a point during this Lenten Season to
attend the Parish Mission hosted by Queen of Peace Church.
Fr. Dennis Koopman, OSF will preach on the Year of Mercy at
6:30 p.m., February 27th to March 1st.
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YEAR OF MERCY
Instructions on the Year of Mercy by Archbishop Jackels: https://www.dbqarch.org/archbishops-instructions/
View a Scene from Les Miserable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dFIz5ZG4DQ
#2 LEARN ABOUT THE
JUBILEE YEAR
OF MERCY
Six Things you Didn’t See: Year of Mercy Logo Explanation:
http://catholic-link.org/2016/01/11/6-things-you-didnt-see-the-year-of-mercy-logo-explained/
Jubilee of Mercy Hymn, Merciful like the Father: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1isSPkn75A4
What is Divine Mercy? http://www.thedivinemercy.org/message/
#3 INDULGE & SCHEDULE
A PILGRIMAGE
Pilgrimage to the Archdiocesan Cathedral of St. Raphael: http://cathedralstpats.org/yomtours/
Did the Church ever Sell Indulgences? by Fr. Michael Schmitz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpdUZ3kWjM8
#4 MEDITATE ON
POPE FRANCIS’
WORDS ON MERCY
The Name of God is Mercy by Pope Francis: http://www.amazon.com/Name-God-Mercy-Pope-Francis/dp/0399588639/
ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452797429&sr=8-1&keywords=pope+francis+mercy
Relax with the Taize Prayer, Misericordias Domini (I will Sing Forever the Mercy of God): https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=jG4E2JF8ook
#5 DISCUSS MERCY
WITH FAMILY
AND FRIENDS
Mercy in the City: How to Feed the Hungry, Give Drink to the Thirsty, Visit the
Imprisoned, and Keep Your Day Job by Kerry Weber http://www.amazon.com/Mercy-City-Hungry-Thirsty-Imprisoned/
dp/0829438920/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452799978&sr=8-1&keywords=city+of+mercy
Would You Know Me? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UURkatdtFXk
#6 RECEIVE THE
SACRAMENT OF
RECONCILIATION
Making a Good Confession by Fr. Michael Schmitz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCmumpsrwBE
Examination of Conscience: http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/sacraments-and-sacramentals/penance/
examinations-of-conscience.cfm
#7 VISIT THE
IMPRISONED
Participate in this Archdiocese of Dubuque Works of Service Project during the week of February 28th:
https://www.dbqarch.org/yearofmercy/service-project/
Learn more about Prison Ministry: https://www.catholiccharitiesdubuque.org/catholic-charities-services/outreach-
programs/
#8 DIALOGUE
WITH OTHERS
Pope Francis to Interfaith Leaders:
http://www.romereports.com/2015/01/13/pope-to-interfaith-leaders-we-don-t-have-to-renounce-our-faith-to-live-in-peace
Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for Dialogue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6FfTxwTX34
#9 GATHER YOUR FAMILY Watch a Movie on Mercy: https://www.dbqarch.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Mercy-FeaturesFilms.pdf
Crafts and Projects: http://www.catholicicing.com/?s=year+of+mercy
#10 JOIN A STUDY
ON MERCY
The Father’s Mercy this Lent: https://www.dbqarch.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Mercy-Adult-Formation-Series.pdf
Sign up for a Lenten e-mail series “Lenten Moments of Mercy”: http://www.loyolapress.com/lenten-moments-of-
mercy.htm
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