We welcome Kelleryn Rauzi as our new Pastoral Minister for the Sick and Homebound. Kelleryn is originally from Manhattan, IL and is a 2013 graduate of Loras College with a degree in Philosophy/Religious Studies. After graduation, Kelleryn married her husband, Brett, whom she had met at Loras and they moved to Cedar Rapids where she worked at St. Jude Parish as the Pastoral Minister for the Sick and Homebound and Funeral/Bereavement Ministry. After two years, she came to the Cedar Valley to work for the four Waterloo parishes coordinating K-12 Religious Education. Kelleryn left that position in 2018 to focus her time and energies on her growing family of three: Elizabeth (8), Rosalie (6), and Matthias (3).

Aldred & Grace Salsa, natives of Bethlehem in the Holy Land, wi0ll be with us next weekend, Sept 27 - 28, with a beautiful collection of handmade olive wood religious artifacts made by the Christian community in Bethlehem. Please stop by their display in the Gathering Space after all masses, as you will see a beautiful selection for your home or as gifts for loved ones, especially Christmas gifts! Thank you for your support and God bless!