Holy Virgin of Guadalupe,
Queen of the Angels and Mother of the Americas.
We fly to you today as your beloved children.
We ask you to intercede for us with your Son,
as you did at the wedding in Cana.
Pray for us, loving Mother,
and gain for our nation and world,
and for all our families and loved ones,
the protection of your holy angels,
that we may be spared the worst of this illness.
For those already afflicted,
we ask you to obtain the grace of healing and deliverance.
Hear the cries of those who are vulnerable and fearful,
wipe away their tears and help them to trust.
In this time of trial and testing,
teach all of us in the Church to love one another and to be patient and kind.
Help us to bring the peace of Jesus to our land and to our hearts.
We come to you with confidence,
knowing that you truly are our compassionate mother,
health of the sick and cause of our joy.
Shelter us under the mantle of your protection,
keep us in the embrace of your arms,
help us always to know the love of your Son, Jesus. Amen.
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 Holy Mass  
It was announced that all Masses in the Diocese of Sioux City are to be suspended, beginning immediately, for 8 weeks. Below under "Documents", you will find Bishop Nickless's press release for today, March 16th.   Parish staff is working at how these mandates will affect our parishioners and how best to continue the mission of spreading the Gospel here in Webster County.  

We encourage you to listen and/or view Mass via one of the links listed below and utilize the prayer below to participate in a Spiritual Communion.   We will continue to broadcast Sunday Mass at 8:30am on KVFD 1400 AM.  In addition, we are planning to livestream a 9:30am Mass from Holy Rosary Chapel in St. Edmond School via FaceBook.  

There is also a "Prayer at Home" booklet that contains a Spiritual Communion in it (resource from Diocese of Davenport).  This booklet can be found under "documents" below. 

Spiritual Communion Prayer 

My Jesus, 
I believe that You are in the Blessed Sacrament. 
I love You above all things, 
and I long for You in my soul. 
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, 
come at least spiritually into my heart. 
As though You have already come, 
I embrace you and unite myself entirely to You; 
never permit me to be separated from You. 

Amen

Reconciliation will occur by appointment only Monday - Friday, 9am-3pm.  Please call 515-955-6077 and ask for a priest.  Please ensure that you are not ill and wash your hands upon entering the parish business office. 

Holy Hours, Adoration, Children's Rosary and Stations of the Cross are suspended for the 8 weeks.  You may find many of these devotions on our homepage. 

Parish Bible Studies, Small Groups, Marriage Preparation and Baptismal Preparation May Continue  At this time we ask that all of our small group studies or parish life groups please meet via an online meeting source such as Zoom.

Faith Formation (Rock Climbers, EDGE and Wednesday Night Confirmation) 
All Faith Formation classes are suspended and will not be made up at a later date.  The Faith Formation team is working to post on the website lesson plans that parents can work with their youth at home.  We'll e-mail you and send a Remind message when those website pages are ready! 

First Eucharist 
First Eucharist Mass that was scheduled for April 26th has been postponed.  We'll let you know a new date as it becomes available.  Please know that maybe another week or two. Formation for parents and students will be posted on the parish website in the coming days.  We will e-mail and send a Remind message to you when we have the page ready for viewing.  

Confirmation 
Confirmation Mass that was scheduled for May 3rd has been postponed.   We'll let you know a new date as it becomes available.  Please know that maybe another week or two. Formation for students will be posted on the parish website in the coming days.  We will e-mail and send a Remind message to you when we have the page ready for viewing.

Information on the celebration of baptisms, weddings, funerals and Holy Week please refer to Bishop Nickless's press release dated March 16th listed under "Documents" below.  

What Can We Do?  
*Msgr. McCoy and Fr. Feller still be saying daily Mass each morning at 7:00am and including our parishioner's intentions for those Masses.  These Masses, Monday through Saturday, will be lived streamed on FaceBook.  Which also means they can be viewed later.  

*Bishop Nickless has asked that discontinue having Corpus Christi Church for daily private prayer. We will no longer have the Church open daily beginning Saturday, March 21, 2020.   

*If you are an EMHC to the Homebound; please call the homebound parishioners you normally visit  to see how they are doing and offer to say a prayer with them. 

*The Holy Trinity Parish Food Pantry will remain open.  We are in need of individuals that can go up and down stairs easily to help each Wednesday from 9:45am-3:00pm.  We will need 2-3 people each week.  Please e-mail or call Hiedi at the office  hiedit@fdcatholic.com

Care For Those In Need 
We are currently considering some various possibilities to care for those in need, most especially our parishioners 65 and older.  If you are interested in providing some sort of outreach to these individuals (dropping groceries, raking their yard etc..) please e-mail Hiedi Touney at hiedit@fdcatholic.com 

Parish Office
The parish office will be closed to the public beginning Friday, March 20, 2020. When possible, make every effort to conduct parish business through email or a telephone call. If you are not feeling well, please do not come to the parish office.  

Further Updates
If there are any updates to the above information, it will be communicated via our website, FaceBook page, and our Twitter account.  Thank you for your cooperation during this trying time. Please pray for everyone who has been affected by COVID 19.  

Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us!