Died Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at Cherokee Specialty Care. A private funeral will be held at Immaculate Conception-Cherokee. Social distancing will be practiced and masks will be required. Burial will be in Sac City.

Yesterday afternoon Michele Hanson, DRE, turned in to Fr. Mark resignation as DRE. She noted that her job has become too stressful due to difficulty in finding catechists and trying to oversee a Faith Formation program in a pandemic.  Thus, she stated, “I am resigning as of the conclusion of tonight's classes.”...

We began our first evening of youth Faith Formation, grades K-4 [Group A] this evening. Thank you to our catechists and parents for your support and cooperation! Next Wednesday October 7 Group B, grades K-4 and 7 will meet. We are still in need of catechists for grades 6, 8, 9, and 10. [Our 5th grade catechist is covering 1st grade until our 1st grade catechists returns from an out of town trip.] Work continues to provide online content for our students and families on this page.  Please stay tuned for more information here, on the parish website, and in your email box.

The main parish office in the school building at Cherokee is reopened, but restricted until further notice as a few staff members suffer the after-affects of COVID-19, including fatigue. Please call ahead if you need to meet with parish staff at Cherokee to arrange a time to meet. Faith Formation for grades K-5—Group A will begin Wednesday September 30, 6:30 -7:30 p.m. Phone calls and emails will be answered when staff are available. Thank you for your patience and understanding at this time.

Sunday, October 4th, 1:15-3:00 p.m. beginning the with praying the Rosary in the Prayer Garden [fountain courtyard] by the IC Church and then standing in silent prayer in downtown Cherokee holding prolife signs...

Our Diocesan Pastoral Planning process is a hot topic around the Diocese.  With this process comes many feelings, thoughts, and ideas.  I know this process is not easy.  I have experienced it though my years...

The main parish office in the school building at Cherokee is CLOSED until further notice as a few staff members have exhibited symptoms of COVID-19. Both have tested positive and continue to be quarantined at home. Please call Fr. Mark if you need assistance before coming to the office. Weekend and weekday Mass schedule remains the same at this time.

In-person Faith Formation classes for K-4 for September 23 [and maybe September 30] at IC-Cherokee are CANCELLED until Michele, DRE, recovers for her case of COVID-19. Yes, the test results from her Wednesday September 16 test arrived Sunday September 20: positive.

Our Ministry 2025 Team for both parishes [includes parish Lay Directors, chairs of the Pastoral and Finance Councils, DREs, and others from each parish] met last evening to discuss the next steps in our plan.  Deacon Mark Prosser, Director of Pastoral Planning for the Diocese, presented the history of Ministry 2025, the status of the plan, and were we need to go from here.  The bishop and his Pastoral Planning Committee has instructed us to:...

The resumption of Faith Formation classes at Immaculate Conception-CHEROKEE has been postponed a week to September 23 as Michele [DRE] has come down with a bug. To be cautious, it is best to delay start. She will be seeing her doctor to determine why she is feeling ill, and will not be in the office until further notice.

If you have not registered your children, please do so as soon as possible. Even if you will have in home Faith learning, you still need to register your students. Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades will have in person classes with Group A on the 16th. Michele will be sending an email to families to inform them of which group they are, A or B....

The presidential election is coming soon. It is important to understand the principles and related themes from the Catholic social teaching that provide a moral framework for making decisions....

Registration for Faith Formation classes will begin Monday, August 31st at the school 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 Monday – Friday, and 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, in the Gathering Room (Room 4). Use the east door to enter. Please follow the COVID guidelines of social distancing and wearing a mask. Faith Formation fees at IC are the same as last year: K-9th grades $50/student with a family maximum of $150. 10th – 12th grades $25.

Dennis A. Dose, age 69, of Holstein, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2020 at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center of Des Moines. A private family funeral Mass will be held at the Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church of Holstein

We are awaiting a time to hold joint meetings to discuss the next steps in our plan.  The June 4th , July 16th, and August 6th issues of The Lumen [formally known as THE CATHOLIC GLOBE] have articles providing information about the additional planning, consolidations, mergers, and closings that the parishes of the Diocese of Sioux City will face in the coming months and years...

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, At all Masses for the second Sunday in August, our parishes take up the special collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious....

Died: Tuesday 21 July 2020; Funeral: Saturday 25 July 2020, 10:30 a.m. at Pleasant Hill Cemetery - Aurelia, Iowa Social/Physical Distancing and face masks required at cemetery

Died: Wednesday 1 July 2020; Funeral: Wednesday 8 July 2020, 10:30 a.m. at Mount Calvary Cemetery - Cherokee, Iowa with social/physical distancing and face masks

died Sunday, June 14, 2020 unexpectedly at her home. Private family services will be held the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee.

Bishop Nickless has announced that at each pastors’ discretion, Sunday Masses may resume on Saturday June 27, beginning after 4:00 p.m....The obligation to attend Sunday Mass will continue to be dispensed for all Catholics until at least the end of this year.,,,The regular Saturday/Sunday Mass schedule will resume June 27/28 IF....