I appreciate everyone’s patience during this time of transition and want to share with you the latest updates.

Fr. Colter is improving and very much appreciates everyone’s prayers and expressions of support. He will not be able to return messages for quite some time.

After consulting Fr. Colter, Archbishop Jackels has made the following appointments: Fr. Colter will remain pastor until Sept. 7 when he will officially retire. He is looking for a place to be able to continue to live in Cedar Falls.  I will remain administrator until Sept. 7. On Sept. 8, our new pastor will be Fr. Ivan Nienhaus, who is currently the pastor of St. Patrick parish in Cedar Rapids. So same patron saint, just a different Cedar.

Until Sept. 7, it is my hope to have visiting priests be able to offer weekend Masses at St. Patrick.  Please pray for more vocations to the priesthood in the Archdiocese of Dubuque from our parish.

If there is any way I can be of help to you, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Fr. Jon Seda

[email protected] 

515-292-1192

Father Colter appreciates your prayers! If you would like to wish him well, you may mail or drop off a card to the Parish Office at 705 Main Street or place it in the collection basket.

DISPENSATION TO EXPIRE JUNE 5-6
By Michael O. Jackels, Archbishop of Dubuque

On 5-6 June 2021, the dispensation will expire that excused Catholics in the Archdiocese of Dubuque from participating at Sunday Mass in church. As the pandemic isn’t over, even without a dispensation, Catholics can still legitimately excuse themselves from Sunday Mass if they’re afraid of getting COVID, or if…
They’re frail from age or illness, or caring for someone sick, homebound, or an infant, or weather makes driving hazardous, or work and Mass schedules conflict. In short, there is no sin in missing the Sunday obligation if you would go if you could go, but you can’t for reasons outside your control. A lot of people use the term Sunday obligation to refer to going to Mass and avoiding work, but maybe it’d be better to call it the Sunday opportunity to… ather together, hear the word proclaimed and explained, receive the Bread of Life, re-create ourselves by relaxing, and grow in holiness by helping the poor.

OUR LATEST COVID PRECAUTIONS

In response to Archbishop Jackels’ permission to adjust COVID safety measures, St. Patrick Church will enact these changes:
FACE MASKS: CDC guidance (www.cdc.gov) is that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear face masks indoors or outdoors. Everyone now has had the opportunity to be vaccinated. Face masks are now optional but encouraged.
SOCIAL DISTANCING: Ribbons will remain on some pews in the front of the church for now. If you are comfortable sitting in the back pews, please do so. Be respectful of those sitting in the pews where the ribbons are located and maintain social distance. 

Thank you to everyone for the great love you have shown to each other as we try to get through the pandemic.

Looking for our "Helpful Links in Trying Times" section? It has moved to a separate page with the change to dispensation.

LIVE ON FACEBOOK

Saturday, June 12, 5 PM Mass

Music is used with permission of One License #A-6023 81, all rights reserved.

Note: You do not have to have a Facebook account to watch Masses or to see our other Fecebook posts. Simply click on the Facebook link on our website or go to www.facebook.com/saintpatrickcf.org. You will be prompted to Log In or Create a New Account at the top. Simply start scrolling down and you will be able to click on the "X" in the bottom right when asked again. Those prompts will go away and you will be able to view the page without logging in.

Looking for our "Helpful Links in Trying Times" section? It has moved to a separate page with the change to dispensation.

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