DIOCESE OF SIOUX CITY General Mail WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 Month of Our Lady of Sorrows FROM THE DESK OF: BISHOP: HURRICANE IRMA COLLECTION SPRING 2018 CONFIRMATION SCHEDULE WITNESS MINISTRY FOR DAVID PERATA VOCATIONS: VOCATIONS RETREAT FOR HISPANIC FAMILIES MISSIONARY BENEDICTINE SISTERS: COME AND SEE DISCERNMENT WEEKEND HUMAN RESOURCES: FLU SHOTS FOR PRIESTS UPCOMING EVENTS: SEPTEMBER 24, 2017 10:30 am Rekindle Diocesan Youth Conference Sacred Heart Parish Spencer OCTOBER 16, 2017 10:00 am Presbyteral Council Meeting Arrowwood Resort-Lake Okoboji SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 Ministries Conference St. Edmond School Ft. Dodge OCTOBER 16-19, 2017 Triennial Diocesan Convocation Arrowwood Resort Lake Okoboji OCTOBER 1, 2017 5:00 pm Bishop s Dinner for Catholic Schools Sioux City Convention Center NOVEMBER 9, 2017 10:30 am Presbyteral Council Meeting Sacred Heart Parish Early ATTENTION PASTORS! We will soon be requesting submission of annual parish Vital Statistics and Sacramental Records. Instructions and links to the online forms will be included in the October 4th General Mail. Please note change in date and location! Dinner will be provided at all deanery sessions.! Please RSVP to karis@sdiocese.org Open to all catechists & religious educators in the Diocese of Sioux City 2018 Official Catholic Directory (OCD) Because of changes in how The OffcialCatholic Directory will be collecting data for the 2018 edition, there is a delay in requesting this information. This is the time of year diocesan parishes, schools and other entities receive the blue, pink and white forms in the mail. As soon as the new process is in place, you will be contacted. Thank you! Documents compiled by: Grace Zavala & Renee DeMay
OFFICE OF THE BISHOP To: All Priests and Deacons From: Bishop Nickless Date: 29 August 2017 Re: Hurricane Irma Relief Collection Dear brothers, As you are aware, Hurricane Harvey s destruction in Texas and Louisiana has now been followed by Hurricane Irma s trek through the Caribbean, Florida, and Southeast states. Once again, the damage is extensive, especially in such places as the US Virgin Islands and the Florida Keys. It would again be most charitable for us to offer our assistance to those affected. Following Cardinal DiNardo s request to all bishops, a collection will therefore be taken up at all Sunday Masses, including vigil Masses, on September 23-24. It is my understanding that this collection will be shared between Catholic Charities USA (and distributed in the US dioceses affected by the storm through those Catholic Charities offices), and CRS (for relief and rebuilding programs in non-us dioceses and locations). Please note this in your bulletins, announcements, and other forms of communicating with your parishioners in the coming week. My letter to parishioners in support of this collection is attached, requesting their prayers and donations. Donations may also be made directly to Catholic Charities or to CRS at their websites, www.catholiccharitiesusa.org, and www.crs.org. For Sioux City area parishes taking the Holy Spirit collection on Sept 23-24, you may choose either to hold both collections on the same day, or to postpone the Irma collection to the following weekend. Please remit your collections to the Diocese in the usual way, and no later than October 6, so that we can forward our contribution all together in a timely way. Once again, many thanks for all your prayers and support for those affected by this latest natural disaster. My continuing prayers and blessings on all your ministry. DIOCESE OF SIOUX CITY 1821 JACKSON STREET SIOUX CITY, IOWA 51105 (712) 233-7555 FAX: (712) 233-7557
15 September 2017 OFFICE OF THE BISHOP Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Following the damage and extensive flooding wrought in Texas and Louisiana by Hurricane Harvey three weeks ago, the even stronger Hurricane Irma has now struck the Caribbean and Florida, and produced heavy rain and flooding throughout the Southeast. Praise God that, once again, notice of the storm and good planning saved many thousands of lives. But damage to homes and other buildings in many areas is scarcely believable. On some Caribbean islands exposed to Irma at its strongest, there is hardly a building left standing. In the Florida Keys, 90% of homes sustained damage, including 25% destroyed outright. Irma s wake is littered with great human need. Accordingly, I and all my brother bishops throughout the country are asking again for your assistance. Cardinal DiNardo writes, I am aware that this call comes on the heels of the emergency collection for Hurricane Harvey... Likewise, Hurricane Irma has been devastating, and our brothers and sisters in the Caribbean, especially the Diocese of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, and the southern US need our help. The Church is a channel for grace and solidarity in the wake of natural disasters, as it offers solace and support in their aftermath. However, as is so often the case, the Church itself in these regions... is now in need of tremendous assistance itself. So many of the Church s structures have been damaged and their resources depleted, which makes it even more challenging to provide assistance and pastoral outreach to those in need. In that spirit of solidarity, I ask you especially to pray fervently for all those affected by this second severe hurricane. And if you are able, please give further charitable aid through the special collection for Irma assistance in your parish, or directly to Catholic Charities (for immediate relief and rebuilding in US dioceses) or to CRS (for aid to non-us dioceses and locations) at their websites, www.catholiccharitiesusa.org, and www.crs.org. Please be as generous as you can. May God reward you for your charity, and may He hear and grant all our prayers for those harmed by Hurricane Irma. Your brother in Christ, Most Reverend R. Walker Nickless Bishop of Sioux City
O FFICE O F THE BI SHO P DATE: September 20, 2017 TO: FROM: RE: All Pastors Bishop Nickless 2018 Spring Confirmation Schedule The schedule for 2018 Spring Confirmations is attached. Please review this schedule to verify that the date and time for Confirmation at your parish is correct. If so, be sure to notify the members of your staff concerned with the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation so that they may plan accordingly. Confirmation preparation guidelines and planning forms will be emailed prior to your scheduled date. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact my office at 712-233-7555. Thank you! DIOCESE OF SIOUX CITY 1821 JACKSON STREET SIOUX CITY, IOWA 51105 (712) 233-7555 FAX: (712) 233-7557
2018 Spring Confirmation Schedule Thursday, February 01, 2018 6:00pm Onawa St. John (with Salix St. Joseph) Sunday, March 11, 2018 9:00am Spencer Sacred Heart (with Hartley St. Joseph, Primghar St. Anthony & Sanborn St. Cecilia) Sunday, March 11, 2018 2:00pm Ida Grove Sacred Heart (with Odebolt St. Martin & Holstein Our Lady of Good Counsel) Saturday, March 17, 2018 5:30pm Glidden St. Elizabeth Seton (with Dedham St. Joseph & Annunciation Coon Rapids) Sunday, March 18, 2018 12:30pm Carroll Holy Spirit (with Willey St. Mary, Dedham St. Joseph, Templeton Sacred Heart, Halbur St. Augustine & Roselle Holy Angels) Sunday, March 18, 2018 3:00pm Carroll St. Lawrence (with Arcadia St. John the Baptist, Breda St. Bernard, Lidderdale Holy Family & Mt. Carmel Our Lady of Mt. Carmel) Sunday, March 25, 2018 10:30am Pocahontas Resurrection of our Lord (with Rolfe St. Margaret) Wednesday, April 04, 2018 6:00pm Spirit Lake St. Mary (with Milford St. Joseph) Sunday, April 08, 2018 11:30am Kingsley St. Michael's Sunday, April 08, 2018 2:30pm Moville Immaculate Conception Sunday, April 22, 2018 10:30am Emmetsburg Holy Family (with Graettinger Immaculate Conception) Sunday, April 22, 2018 2:00pm Bancroft St. John the Baptist (with Ledyard Sacred Heart) Monday, April 23, 2018 7:00pm Sioux City Briar Cliff University Sunday, April 29, 2018 9:00am Humboldt St. Mary (with Livermore Sacred Heart) Sunday, April 29, 2018 2:00pm Ft. Dodge Holy Trinity Parish (Sacred Heart Worship Site) Thursday, May 03, 2018 6:30pm Denison St. Rose of Lima (with Manilla Sacred Heart, Manning Sacred Heart & Vail Church of Page 1 St. Ann)
Sunday, May 06, 2018 10:30am Jefferson St. Joseph (with Churdan St. Columbkille & Grand Junction St. Brigid) Sunday, May 06, 2018 2:00pm Manson St. Thomas (with Lake City St. Mary & Rockwell City St. Francis of Assisi) Sunday, May 13, 2018 10:00am Sioux City Cathedral of the Epiphany (English) Sunday, May 13, 2018 1:30pm Sioux City Cathedral of the Epiphany (Spanish) Page 2
Office of Human Resources To: Priests in Active Ministry From: Margaret Fuentes Director, Human Resources RE: Flu Shot Clinic at Priests Convocation in October Date: September 19, 2017 I am happy to announce that in conjunction with the Priests Convocation in October, we have arranged to have an on-site flu shot clinic. Dickinson County Public Health Department will have two nurses at Arrowhead Resort during the lunch break on Tuesday, October 17 th to administer this vaccination for those that choose to participate. The cost will be covered by the Priest Health Insurance Fund. Please keep in mind that the medical staff prefer to administer the shot in the upper arm, so clothing that accommodates access to your arm will be very helpful. If you have any questions prior to the Convocation, please let me know. I will also be on-site that day to assist and be available for questions. Thank you & stay healthy! Diocese of Sioux City, P O Box 3379, Sioux City, IA; 51102-3379
Diocese of Sioux City AMDG Memo To: All Priests From: Fr. Shane Deman, Vocation Director Vocations Retreat for Hispanic Families On Saturday, October 14, the Vocations Office and the Cathedral Parish will sponsor a family-focused retreat for Hispanics on the topic of vocations. The retreat is scheduled from 3:00-8:00 pm at the Cathedral. It will include talks given by priests and religious, a Holy Hour for Vocations, Saturday evening Mass, and then a meal. Young Hispanics know that their career goals and vocational discernment are often linked to their personal family situation. Thus the goal of this retreat is to help Hispanic families better understand their general vocation to holiness, but also the possibility that the Lord might be calling their son or daughter to pursue a religious vocation. Hopefully in knowing the needs of the local Church and what possibilities are available for seminary studies and religious formation, young Hispanics as well as their parents and grandparents will consider such vocations more deeply. Please encourage your Hispanic families to consider attending this mini-retreat. Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to let me or Fr. Lingle know. Below is a flyer that can be advertised throughout your parish/school.
Síganme Mateo 4:19 Retiro Familiar acerca de las Vocaciones Family Retreat on Vocations Sábado, 14 de octubre 3:00-8:00 en la Catedral El retiro es gratuito e incluirá: Presentaciones de sacerdotes y religiosos Adoración Misa Comida para familias Familias de todas las edades son bienvenidas Para preguntas, por favor comuníquese con Padre Lingle 712-255-1637 o Padre Shane Deman 712-233-7523
MISSIONARY BENEDICTINE SISTERS DATES: NOV. 3RD-5TH & DEC. 8TH-10TH COME AND SEE WEEKEND: LISTEN! LISTEN! - The Heart of Discernment We invite young ladies (18-35) to join us for Holy Mass, Prayer, Fun, Conversation, Conferences and a chance to experience Monastic Life Cost: FREE Immaculata Monastery & Spirituality Center 300 N. 18th St., Norfolk, NE 68701 Flight Info: Eppley Airport (OMA) -2.5 hours away from Norfolk, transportation to and from (OMA) is provided. For Registration: www.mbsmissionaries.org Contact: Sister Inviolata: 402-750-2559 / vocations@norfolk-osb.org