Through the direction of Pope Francis, Bishop Walker Nickless invites all Christians to pray at noon on March 25. Today is significant as it marks the day when many Christians commemorate the annunciation of the angel Gabriel to Mary with the announcement that she would be the mother of the Son of God. “I invite all the heads of churches and the leaders of all the Christian communities, together with all the Christians of the various confessions, to invoke the Most High, Almighty God, reciting contemporaneously the prayer that Jesus Our Lord taught us. I invite all, therefore, to do so several times a day, but, all together, to recite the Our Father Wednesday, March 25, at midday – all together,” Pope Francis declared. Bishop Nickless said he is hopeful all Christians will join in prayer today at noon, as well as in continuous prayer during this extremely difficult time.
The Webster County Health asked that we bring attention to scam calls occurring that portray the caller as being from an insurance groups or such, then they ask for your social security number. PLEASE, PLEASE do not give them your social security number! These calls are scams. Consider sharing this information with your loved ones and friends so that no one falls victim!
We regretfully wish to inform you that the 3-5:30pm private prayer time at Corpus Christi Church we have had daily since earlier in the week will no longer be occuring. Bishop Nickless has requested that we discontinue the church being open for private prayer due to the risks associated with the pandemic. We look forward when the restrictions are lifted to being together again as a faith family to celebrate the Mass. Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us!
Good evening to all! We wanted to take a moment and update you regarding our response to the effects of the Coronavirus on parish life. *Beginning Friday, March 20th, 2020 the parish Business Office will be closed to the public. Staff will continue to work, but we ask that you make an appointment if you would like to come in. Coronavirus precautions recommended by the CDC are requested to be followed. *Priests are available for confession by appointment only. 515-955-6077 Coronavirus precautions recommended by the CDC are requested to be followed. *Please continue to check our "Coronavirus Response Page" on the parish website www.holytrinitywci.org (also the link attached to this post below) to be kept up to date regarding opportunities and resources to practice our faith during this time. *Daily Mass is being livestreamed via the parish Face Book at 7am Monday through Saturday. It is then uploaded on to the home page of our website for easy access. *We will continue to broadcast at 8:30am on KVFD 1400AM Sunday Mass. *We will additionally be livestreaming a 9:30am Sunday Mass on Face Book and then uploading on to our website's homepage. Please go to our "Coronavirus Response Page" on our website to find Spiritual Communion prayer and booklet, and other documents and links.
We do have some good news! Begining Wednesday, March 18th, Corpus Christi Church will be open daily from 3:00-5:30pm for parishioners to come pray. This will be a come and go time of prayer. Please utilize hantizer when you enter and stay a distance from others that are there praying. Additionally, we will begin to live stream 7:00am daily Mass, tomorrow March 8th on Face Book. To learn more follow this link!
It was announced that all Masses in the Diocese of Sioux City are to be suspended, beginning immediately, for 8 weeks. There are further mandates that can be found on our "Coronavirus Resource Page" under "Documents. Parish staff is working at how these mandates will effect our parishioners and how best to continue the mission of spreading the Gospel here in Webster County. We hope to have more information to you by Tuesday morning.
Bishop Nickless after consulting with his advisors, including the Presbyteral Council, has decided to mandate the following actions for all in the Diocese of Sioux City. Please follow the link below to read the communication from Bishop Nickless.
The parish priests and pastoral staff have been staying abreast of the updates on the Coronavirus COVID–19 here in Iowa and elsewhere. With an abundance of caution and in an effort to protect you, our parishioners, the following precautionary measures are being instituted as soon as possible. Click to find out more...
Distribution of Precious Blood and Shaking of Hands at Sign of Peace to be Suspended temporarily as in our area we experience great numbers of influenza cases and take precautionary measures for the possible risk of Caronavirus. This will begin immediately with no current end date set. EMHCs have been sent an e-mail explaining this.