Christ Our Hope
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Mass this weekend September 26 & 27
Saturday, Sept 26, 4:00 pm - St. Mary, Waucoma Sunday, Sept 27, 8:30 am - St. John, Fort Atkinson Sunday, Sept 27, 10:30 am - Assumption of the BVM, Little Turkey Mass can also be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/ChristOurHopeCluster/ |
Welcome
Christ Our Hope is a cluster of six Catholic parishes in the Archdiocese of Dubuque in Northeast Iowa. As our mission statement says, "The "Christ Our Hope" cluster offers meaningful, fulfilling, and varied avenues of worship, Catholic education, social service, and community life for all ages within our six parishes to support the active practice of Catholic Faith in all that we do."
While each parish in our cluster has its own unique history and traditions the parishes collaborate, sharing staff and resources for the benefit of each other. Rev. Nick Radloff serves as the pastor for the cluster. The parishes of Christ Our Hope are Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Little Turkey, Holy Trinity in Protivin, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Lawler, St. John Nepomucene in Fort Atkinson, St. Luke in St. Lucas, and St. Mary in Waucoma. To schedule an appointment with Rev, Nick Radloff please click on the link below or contact the Christ Our Hope office at (563) 569-8259 or email dbq166@dbqarch.org. Check out what's new and be encouraged:Christ Our Hope Facebook PageArchdiocese of Dubuque on Twitter @DBQArchSpecial book offer, “After Suicide: There is Hope for Them and You". This book is a must read for all those trying to make sense out of such a difficult subject. The book is available at thedivinemercy.org you can also go to their website for more information.
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Until further notice, our parishes will take the following safety measures:
- People should avoid mingling before/after gathering in church, and parishes will not host crowd activities, or events like funeral meals and wedding receptions. - Social distancing must be observed; that is, people are expected to keep their distance at 6 feet apart, though people in the same household may be closer together. You are also strongly encouraged to wear a mask while in the church. - Whenever possible, physical contact should be avoided. We will continue our practices prior to the pandemic of not greeting one another with a handshake, etc. prior to Mass, we will not hold hands during the Our Father, and the Sign of Peace will be omitted. A collection basket will be available at the back of the church on Sunday during the celebration of Holy Mass. - Holy water fonts will remain emptied or covered. - Missalettes/ song books will be removed from the pews to reduce common surfaces that people are touching. This will mean more simple music during Mass for a time. - We will have a minimal number of liturgical ministers, including no scheduled altar servers at this time, to allow for proper distancing as much as possible. - Only the Host will be offered at Communion time, and not the chalice. Receiving the Host on the tongue is discouraged, for sanitary reasons. Communion Ministers may wear a mask to distribute the Host, but not gloves, and they should sanitize their hands before/after distribution. Archbishop Jackels intends to continue to dispense Catholics from their obligation to attend Holy Mass, as he says, “probably until a vaccine is available.” If you find yourself in one of the following groups you are encouraged to remain at home and worship with us via livestream, for your health and the health of others:
- If you are sick, or have recently been sick, or have an underlying medical condition - If you are frail due to advanced age - If you are nervous about contracting COVID-19 - If you live with and/or care for someone sick, elderly, at risk, or with COVID-19 - If you work at or regularly visit high-risk situations, where there are COVID-19 cases |
Christ Our Hope Cluster Office: 110 Commercial Ave, PO Box 205, Protivin, IA 52163, 563-569-8259
