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08/11/2025

Bishop Garrigan Schools in Algona propose $8 million capital campaign, Seton expansion. From the recent edition of LumeNotes:

Bishop Garrigan Schools held three meetings Aug. 4 to announce proposed plans for the school that include an $8 million capital campaign titled Expanding The Vision, Honoring The Tradition. The meetings were led by the school’s president, Christina Peterson, who shared reasons why the campaign was...

08/10/2025

A young Sioux City Holy Cross parishioner participated in the Jubilee for Youth in Rome - she was one of one million youth present. We interviewed her to learn more about the event - you don't want to miss this:

Among the million young adult pilgrims attending the Jubilee of Youth in Rome from July 28 to Aug. 3 was Sioux City parishioner Grace Mahaney. The 22-year-old member of Holy Cross Parish in Sioux City described the event as very unifying as people from different nationalities and cultures came toget...

08/09/2025

Bishop's bilingual letter from the Aug. 8 LumeNotes and Notas Lumen:

(Bilingual - Spanish below) Bishop Keehner writes about pilgrimage opportunities in the Jubilee Year of Hope, Masses of Welcome and the upcoming holy day - solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

08/08/2025

We are most grateful for the excitement already shown for the new Women's Gathering. Be sure to join us Nov. 15 in Fort Dodge. Read the story published in today's edition of LumeNotes:

A new women’s event will be offered this fall thanks to the input from parish faith leaders. Maddie McLarty, a faith formation coordinator, explained the diocesan Faith Formation Office staff was interested in offering something for women’s ministry when she met with Cheryl Sherry, faith life co...

08/07/2025

No time to listen to the whole episode - here's a soundbite from our episode on Welcome and the current situation with the immigrants and refugees they work with. Listen to the entire episode wherever you get your podcasts or at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2418058/episodes/17600960

08/06/2025

From LumeNotes:

Pope Leo recently celebrated the new Mass for the Care of Creation. Find out why the Mass was requested by Pope Francis and learn what this could mean for Catholics in northwest Iowa.

As northwest Iowa is largely rural with agriculture playing a major role in the economy and heritage, Catholics may soon participate in a new Mass focused on care of the environment. The formulary of a new Mass “for the care of creation” (Pro Custodia Creationis) was added to the Roman Missal .....

08/05/2025

Today's podcast features Revathi Vongsiprasom and case worker Norma Garza-Ramirez of Welcome through Catholic Charities. They share the wide variety of services they provide for immigrants and refugees and discuss the recent challenges they face in light of the recent increased immigration enforcement.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts or here:

Revathi Vongsiprasom, immigration attorney, and Norma Garza-Ramirez, case manager, of the Welcome program of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Sioux City serve many of the immigrants and refugees in northwest Iowa. They shared the challenges an...

08/04/2025

From LumeNotes:

One diocesan parish is reaching out to young adults and offering a chance to step away, relax and pray with a weekend retreat. Read more - how can you and your parish reach out to young adults?

Providing gatherings for young adults to connect with one another and be nurtured in their faith is something most parishes continually look for ways to offer. Father Zach Jones, parochial vicar at Divine Mercy Parish in the northeast part of the diocese, came up with the idea of offering a Young Ad...

08/02/2025

From yesterday's LumeNotes:

A family tragedy at an early age led a young Sioux City parishioner to lean into his faith and make the decision to positively impact others.

Chance Riley, a member of Sacred Heart Parish in Sioux City, was 12 when his father died by su***de in 2019. Their family, friends and parish family was there to support them. He now works to promote su***de prevention and awareness.

A family tragedy at an early age led a young Sioux City parishioner to lean into his faith and make the decision to positively impact others. Chance Riley, a member of Sacred Heart Parish in Sioux City, was 12 when his father died by su***de in 2019. “My dad was so connected to the church and the ...

08/01/2025

From today's LumeNotes:

Diocesan seminarians James Fitzsimmons and Garrett Hugeback recently returned from a six-week Spanish language experience in Antigua, Guatemala. The two shared the challenges of navigating through their days when no one around them spoke English. They became more proficient in the language and also built meaningful relationships with the Guatemalans, as well as empathizing with the native Spanish speakers in northwest Iowa who communicate in Spanish.

Diocesan seminarians James Fitzsimmons and Garrett Hugeback recently returned from a six-week Spanish language experience in Antigua, Guatemala. The two shared the challenges of navigating through their days when no one around them spoke English. They became more proficient in the language and also....

07/31/2025

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