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Welcome Fr. Aaron Junge

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Fr. Kyle announced recently that he is being moved and will become the new Pastor at St. Thomas Aquinas in Ames on July 10, 2018. That same day we will welcome Fr. Aaron Junge as our new pastor at Christ Our Hope.

Do you want to learn more about Fr. Aaron?

Click Here to go to a link on The Witness newspaper, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, to learn more about Fr. Junge. This article was published immediately prior to his ordination in May 2016. This is not the first time Fr. Junge will follow Fr. Kyle. Fr. Junge was the associate pastor at Holy Spirit Pastorate in Dubuque (follow Fr. Kyle when he became our pastor), and is currently the associate pastor at St. Thomas Aquinas in Ames. 

Fr. Aaron's Vocation Story:

Have you wanted to know more about Fr. Aaron Junge and why he became a Priest? Click Here to hear Fr. Aaron's vocation story in his own words. This link connects you with a video of a talk Fr. Aaron, then a deacon, shared at a Catholic Evangelical Outreach session on November 23, 2015 in Cedar Rapids. 

The Last Supper: Understanding the Meaning of the Eucharist in the Painting.
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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. Aaron Junge 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.

Volunteers needed to help create a "Safe Environment" for students at faith formation events.

To better assure the safety of all students at faith formation events, we need help from adults in our cluster. We are striving this year to always have at least 2 adults in a building whenever students are gathered. We have 1 already, the catechist, but we need you to volunteer to be there also. Two adults means someone other than the teacher is there if a student gets sick, or the teacher needs help. More importantly, you are an initial contact if someone comes in the building, so the teacher can concentrate on class. 

We are also asking for volunteers to be in the faith formation office for each Journey with Christ session (formerly GOF), as the staff is often the needed in the classroom or leading adult sessions. The volunteer would be the initial point of contact if someone comes into the building, or calls. If a person would like to volunteer to help at more than one Journey with Christ, great, but at this time we would be happy with a different person for each class. In this role you would help all the teachers because you would know where staff is at all times, and if a situation comes up or a student gets ill, you can come get staff. The alternative is the teacher would have to leave their class to find a staff person, or call a parent. You will not be teaching and could bring a book to read when not busy, but your ministry will be very important to helping the office provide a quality experience for all students. 

Please Contact Martin Ahrndt for more information or to volunteer. Office phone # is 563-238-5004. Email: m.ahrndt@dbqarch.org 

Women's Small Group starting Sept. 5

Women’s small group will be every Wednesday, 6:30-8:00 pm at Our Lady of Mount Carmel beginning Wed., September 5 through November until Thanksgiving. We connect with a scripture passage, listen, share & close with simple communal prayer. Not necessary to bring a bible. Please use the southeast entrance; meetings are held in the conference room. For inquiries, or to get a weekly reminder via email, phone or text, contact facilitator, Patty Mowatt, 319-939-0515, or pzmowatt@gmail.com 

Christ Our Hope Parish Funds Raisers

 Click on the below event to get more information about that event. All are invited to join for these great community and funds raising events in 2018.
Assumption Picnic: Wednesday, August 15
Holy Trinity Czech Days: August 17-19 (Parade on Aug. 18)
St. John: Rendezvous Days, September 28-30
St. Luke Heritage Dinner : Sunday, October 21
St. Mary Fall Dinner: Sunday, November 18

2017-18 Annual Reports

Assumption
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Holy Trinity
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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
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Saint John N
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St. Luke
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St. Mary
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Christ Our Hope Cluster Office: 110 Commercial Ave, PO Box 205, Protivin, IA 52163, 563-569-8259