This Sunday, July 4th, we will have a free-will benefit Pancake Breakfast with ALL proceeds going to Bob and Peggy Schilling (more information below).  PLEASE consider attending this event for the Schilling family.  Breakfast runs from 9:00-11:00.  If you want to support the family, but you are not able to be at breakfast, please send your donation to the parish office at 

PO Box 365, Edgewood, Iowa 52042 (make sure to clearly mark "Schilling benefit" on the check).

Thank you to all that filled out a time and talent survey.  If you haven't turned yours in, please do so as soon as possible.  We will get new people trained and added to the ministry schedule this fall.

St. Patrick Parish Council will meet Sunday, July 18th immediately following Mass.  We will be finalizing plans for the fall steak fry.

Also on the agenda: we will also be serving food at the Plagman Barn...more information to come on both upcoming events.  

Congratulations to the Seeley family on the baptism of Rip on June 6th.  Thank you Father Knipper for presiding Mass while Father John was away on retreat.  God Bless you on your baptism day and always, Rip!

We enjoy baptisms at St. Patrick, and we were fortunate in June to have 2 baptisms!  We welcome Knox to the St. Patrick Faith Community.  Congratulations to the Burkle family!

THANK YOU to our St. Patrick Faith Formation teachers!  You are greatly appreciated!

Faith Formation teachers, our beginning of the year in-service will be August 18th at 6:30 in Strawberry Point.  

Sept 8th will be our Faith Formation Opening Mass in the Starmont gym at 6:30 pm.  All are welcome to come!  We will have a light meal (served by NCYC students) from 5:00-6:00, and we will have student registration from 6:00-6:30.  Please join us, as we start our Faith Formation year out together!  Calendars and forms will be mailed to you in July.  If you know of someone that has a kindergarten student, please let Deanne know, so they can receive a letter/invitation as well.

THANK YOU again to Ralph and Sandy Winter for donating the quilt this year.  Janet Diers won the quilt, so congratulations Janet!  

Next year, Les and Carol Simons are donating 1/4 beef for our raffle. Thank you Les and Carol for planning ahead and for your gracious donation.

$2415 total was collected this year.  There was $920 in quilt raffle tickets sold, plus $1495 in donations.  THANK YOU everyone for your generosity!

Thank you also to Parish Life for the door prizes and the great breakfast served on Father's Day!  It was delicious!

Prayers to the Bob and Peggy Schilling family, as they lost many items/buildings and some animals in a fire on June 22nd.

 The St. Patrick Pay-It-Forward fund purchased pizza for the family the night of the fire. The fund will also purchase sausage for the benefit breakfast. 

As a reminder, if anyone wishes to donate to the Pay-It-Forward fund, please mark the envelope as such and put in the collection basket or give to Sandy or a Council member.  The loose change/cash on the 3rd Sunday of the even months go toward those funds as well.  August 15th will be the next collection.

Congratulations Paul Dolan!

On July 10th, Paul will be called to ordination to the Permanent Diaconate by Archbishop Jackels to serve the Archdiocese of Dubuque.  Paul will be able to perform baptisms, weddings, and funerals (outside of Mass), and he will have many other duties as well.  Paul will serve the Emmaus Pastorate, and he will also be our business manager, while Sandy Klaus is our Administrative Assistant/HR.

THANK YOU Paul for the past 5 years of studying, service, and your work in becoming a deacon!

We will be giving Paul a gift from St. Patrick parish.  An offering will be available in the back of church.

Thank you to everyone that had their pictures taken for our Pastorate Church Directory.  We had 460 families photographed (65 from St. Patrick).

The next Emmaus Pastorate baptism class is scheduled for 6:30 July 21 in Elkader.  Please contact Jennifer to register:  dbq072sec@dbqarch.org