The youth of St. Mary, Ackley, and St. Patrick, Hampton are selling flower baskets again! The baskets are $21 and will be delivered the week of May 10. You may fill out the order form at the back of e...Read More
Fr. Frantz was ordained to the priesthood on April 20, 2013. We pray for God’s blessing on him and thank him for his ministry to our parishes. Cards and well-wishes can be sent to him at 415 Mai...Read More
Why do we call this season, “Easter?” In Spanish, we simply call it “Pascua” from the Hebrew word referring to the Jewish “Passover” in Exodus, where the Jews were protected from death by ...Read More
Please join fellow St. Patrick parishioners for our parish clean-up day this Saturday, April 17, from 9:00 AM to noon. Please bring: garden rakes, hedge clippers, buckets, and rags for cleaning. Build...Read More
Today, the Second Sunday of Easter, finishing out the “Octave” of Easter (the first eight days of Easter), is known as Divine Mercy Sunday. It a day to particularly remember and commemorate the Di...Read More
The Divine Mercy Chaplet will be prayed prior to Mass in each parish the weekend of April 10-11. Please plan to join us 15 minutes prior to the start of Mass. Saturday 3:45 PM – St. Mary, Ack...Read More
It is Easter! And I am immensely grateful that we were able to gather in person this year for Easter… Especially coming out of this past year with all the experience from COVID and protests and much...Read More
Let us pray for our catechumens and candidates: God of the Samaritan Women, the Man Born Blind, and Lazarus, You show yourself in many ways. Most often in ways we cannot see until we look with eyes of...Read More
Didn’t you hope we’d sing Alleluia this Easter, inspired by the end of the pandemic? I did, but that hope was left bruised and bloodied, like the Huskers facing the Hawkeyes. The pandemic has perh...Read More
I’m very much looking forward to this Holy Week. The Sacred “Triduum” (The Liturgy including Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil), is my favorite moments of the year. Because it is a time f...Read More