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Holy Week Schedule
Thursday, April 18
7 pm at St Mary Magdalen in Bloomfield
Friday, April 19
3 pm at St Patrick in Ottumwa
7 pm at St Mary Magdalen in Bloomfield
Saturday, April 20
8:30 pm at St Patrick in Ottumwa
Sunday, April 21
8 am at St Patrick in Ottumwa
10 am at St Patrick in Ottumwa
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Masses
- Saturday: 5:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN
- Sunday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN 10:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- Mon‑Fri: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
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Confession
- Saturday: 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
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Bulletin
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Minutes from Parish Groups
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Acts 2:14, 22-33Responsorial Psalm Ps 16:1-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11Gospel Mt 28:8-15
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Kids Against Hunger Spring 2015
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Life Teen Blog
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April 25 tends to bring clear skies and plenty of sunshine. Here are some ideas for how to get the most out of the “best date” of the year, as well as the entire spring season.
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St. Patrick Church
Mission Statement:
We, the community of St. Patrick Church, gather to know Jesus Christ and to proclaim his gospel as members of the Roman Catholic Church.
Vision Statement:
We, the Catholic Community of St. Patrick's, affirm our commitment to Jesus Christ, His mission and His message. As a presence of Jesus Christ in the Ottumwa area we:
-Worship God through common liturgy, prayer and sacramental celebrations.
-Grow In Our Faith through continuous religious formation.
-Share Our Faith with those seeking entrance and those alientated from the Church.
-Serve Others by sharing our time, talents and resources.
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National Catholic Register
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By John Clark | In a recent interview with the The New York Times, Charles Schwab CEO Walt Bettinger tells the story of the most impactful test he ever took. It was the final exam, for which he had...
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By Jim Graves | Going on pilgrimage to Italy to see religious and historic sites can be a helpful aid to participants in growing in their Catholic faith. Fr. Mike Hanifin, pastor of St. Joachim...
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By Sherry Antonetti | You know it’s a bad day at Mass when... (9) The usher tells you that he’s been inspired and is going to call his mom when he gets home to thank her for putting up with him for...
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By Msgr. Charles Pope | The burning of Notre Dame in Paris last week struck us all very deeply, more deeply, I think, than most of us imagine. Even the most secular in France were struck and saddened.
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By Simon Roughneen | JAKARTA, Indonesia — Sri Lankan Christians on Monday were struggling to come to terms with deadly terrorist attacks that targeted Catholic churches during Easter Sunday Mass...
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Catholic Link
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This week on Liturgy Live we talk about the closing of Lent and the finishing of the race. That we... The post The Good News | Liturgy Live Easter Sunday appeared first on Catholic Link.
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The Mother of All Vigils The Easter Vigil is the greatest liturgy of the entire year in the Roman... The post If You’ve Never Been To Easter Vigil Mass, Here’s Why You Need To Go appeared...
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It’s always so much fun filling a child’s Easter Basket. There are many great Catholic children’s books to choose from, Shining... The post What To Put In Your Tween’s & Teen’s Easter...
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This week on the podcast we go over the entrance into Jerusalem and the problem of suffering in our faith... The post The Path of Suffering | Liturgy Live Palm Sunday appeared first on Catholic Link.
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Catholic News Service
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IMAGE: CNS photo/David Agren By David Agren LA RIOJA, Argentina (CNS) -- Bishop Enrique Angelelli Carletti traveled to a rural corner of his diocese in July 1973 to celebrate the feast of San Antonio.
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IMAGE: CNS photo/Athit Perawongmetha, Reuters By COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CNS) -- At least 290 people were killed and more than 500 injured in Easter attacks on three churches and three hotels in Sri...
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IMAGE: CNS photo/Adrees Latif, Reuters By Christie L. Chicoine NEW YORK (CNS) -- A delegation that includes the head of Catholic Charities of the New York Archdiocese, union leaders, state officials...
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News from the Vatican
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On Easter Monday, Pope Francis led thousands of people in St. Peter's Square in praying for the hundreds of people who died or were injured in bomb blasts the previous day in Sri Lanka.
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A new “super dicastery” on evangelization might be one of the most significant reforms of the governing structures of the Vatican, according to a new report.
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Pope Francis on Easter Sunday offered prayers for the hundreds killed and injured in a series of bombings in Sri Lanka earlier that morning, calling the attacks an act of “cruel violence.”
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