Celebrate with us…Welcome Back Homecoming at Our Lady of Good Counsel on Sunday August 22nd. Rosary 8:10 a.m. before Mass 8:30 a.m. Meal to follow on the parish lawn and grounds. Catered egg bakes with fresh fruit and delicious pastries. Funnel cakes sponsored by Knights of Columbus. Outdoor yard games for the whole family. Amazing door prizes donated by local businesses. Must be present to win. This event will have prayer, music, and fun for the whole family.
You're Invited! Welcome Back Celebration at Immaculate Conception Parish on Sunday, August 22nd after 10:30 Mass. Catered pulled pork meal by The Rite Choice! Come for fellowship, door prizes, gifts for all children, games, and entertainment. Weather permitting all activities will be directly across the street at the Loughlin lawn; golf cart shuttles will be available. RSVP's requested by August 8th: email the parish office with number attending at iccherokee@gmail.com OR drop the postcard you received in the mail in the collection with number attending noted on it.
Come join us in welcoming Fr. Dan Rupp as our pastor. Saturday, July 17th after the 5 p.m. Mass and Sunday, July 18th after the 10:30 a.m. Mass in the Immaculate Conception parish hall and Sunday, July 25th after the 8:30 a.m. Mass in the Our Lady of Good Counsel parish hall. Refreshments will be served.
June 29 is the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, the patrons of the Church of Rome, and so also of the whole Roman Catholic Church throughout the world. These two saints, who were such powerful evangelists in the earliest decades of the Church, continue to inspire and encourage our own efforts here and now for the salvation of souls. Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, as successor of St. Peter, continues to lead the Church in the mission of our Savior, offering His grace where it is most needed in this life....
Norma J. Kofmehl, age 90, of Holstein, IA Norma passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society of Holstein. A funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at the Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church of Holstein ...
ROCKY RAILWAY Jesus’ Power Pulls Us Through will be held Monday, July 12 – Friday, July 16, 2021, 9:00 a.m. – noon each day, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Holstein for students who have completed pre-school through 5th grade. Cost is $15 [1 child], $25 [2 children], $35 [3 or more children]. Registration deadline: Friday, June 11, 2021. Registration form have been sent to parents and available under documents.
will resume on a regular basis beginning Wednesday May 19 at the following times in the normal Reconciliation Room at each parish church before Masses...
The combined special collection, “Aid to Domestic Churches,” will be taken up as planned at all weekend Masses for the Solemnity of Pentecost, May 22 and 23, 2021. The combined collection includes the Black and Indian Missions, Catholic Home Missions, Catholic Communications Campaign, and CCHD....
With the new CDC recommendations (released May 13) and consultation with the COVID-19 Diocesan Task Force forming the guiding principles, Bishop Nickless is promulgating updated liturgical protocols effective immediately. Pastors may implement these protocols as soon as they are able with the understanding that the necessary preparations may take several weeks.....