Welcome to St Isidore Cluster!


Sacred Heart Church	Visitation Church	Meyer	S.H. School

Message from Fr. Jack

Summer is here! After a busy month of May, I hope that many of you will take some time for a little summer leisure. Our easy winter has led us into a delightful spring and the hope of a gentle summer. Our recent rains remind us of God’s great generosity. We are grateful. READ MORE

Choose Life License Plates
After years of discussion, “Choose Life” license plates are now available in the State of Iowa. DOT applications and a FAQ sheet are available only through the Iowa Right to Life office. You can contact them directly at 877-595-9406 or email
outreach@iowaRTL.org

Sacred Heart Cemetery
The Sacred Heart Cemetery Committee wishes for you to remove all decorations that you may have at the cemetery within two weeks following Memorial Day. This does not include flowers that will set on the monument base. Thank you for your assistance.

Share with your Parish
A donation of soybeans or corn is an easy way to donate to your parish via our local elevators. They can purchase your grain and write a check directly to the church you designate. The amount will then be posted to your annual contribution report.

Visitation Commemorative Stoneware
With the impending demolition of Visitation Catholic School and recent Visitation Church renovations, the Visitation Pastoral Council is offering commemorative Redwing Stoneware cream can utensil holders for purchase. A wonderful memento or gift. Cost is $30 each with check payable to Visitation Church. Please include the word 'stoneware' on the memo line. An example will be displayed, and orders can be placed before/ after any Visitation 8:30am Sunday Mass during the month of May; or feel free to contact a Visitation Pastoral Council
member. You may also print this FORM and send it in to the cluster office.

Visitation Cemetary Improvement Project
The Visitation Cemetary is getting larger, and the Cemetary Board has voted to add an additional access drive between the cemetary's two sections and to erect an Archway/ Cemetary sign. Your financial support is neede to complete this projects. Fill out the following form HERE (pdf), and mail it to:
Glen Mayer - 301 S. Jefferson St. - Stacyville, IA 50476

The names of loved ones will be read at the 8:00 am Memorial Day Mass.
A donation of $50 per person is suggested (but you may contribute more or less). Any questions, contact:
Glen Mayer at 641-710-2162, or Bob Wagner at 641-710-2575

Donate Your Old Car-Help Needy-Receive Tax Deduction
Cars for Help, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit, is working to strengthen individual churches and various Catholic charities through vehicle donations. The process is fast, easy, and requires just a phone call or visit to our website. If you would like to donate a vehicle in any condition, even severely broken or crashed, or just have questions, please call (630) 595-9272, or go to www.CarsForHelp.com. With the mention of this bulletin, 25% of your vehicle donation will go directly to Sacred Heart or Visitation Church!

SCRIP NEWS
Need a baby gift? We have The Children’s Place and Toys R Us/Babies R Us left to purchase.

Catholics Come Home website
Have you seen the commercials about catholicscomehome.org? They are promoting a great website that can be a tool for anyone to use, whether they are just retuning to the faith, or have been a Catholic their whole life. When you go to the website you can click on the I’m Catholic tab and they have wonderful resources from Learn More About Your Catholic Faith, to 2-minute Ways to Share Your Faith, which are real questions and answers about being Catholic. Check it out!

TV Masses for homebound
Sacred Heart Church broadcasts on OMU Channel 21 Sunday at 9:30am. Donations are always welcome for television Masses, and you can also donate in memory or in honor of someone. Television Masses are $30 per Sunday.

Dubuque 175th history books
We now have the 175th Anniversary of the Archdiocese of Dubuque history books available to purchase at the Cluster Office. They have history on every church in the diocese and are only $32.00. The comic book version is only $5.25. The catholic churches of Mitchell County are included and it makes a great gift for the history buff!

Franciscan Common Venture
Are you able to “give a week” of your precious time and energy this summer to help others who have so little? Franciscan Common Venture is looking for some generous-hearted volunteers to assist the poor of Waterloo, IA, San Antonio, TX, Sioux City, IA, Nebraska, Illinois, Missouri, and Mississippi. If interested, contact Sr. Marie Therese Kalb at kalbm@osf.dbq.org or call 563-583-9786, et 6167.

Catholic Singles
Interested in joining an excellent Catholic singles organization? The Catholic Alumni Club International is looking to expand into the Dubuque diocese. We provide a group dedicated to social, cultural, civic, and spiritual relationships in a Catholic setting. For more information, please check out the Catholic Alumni Club International website: www.caci.org or contact Steve at valksr@yahoo.com.

Joy of Givers Community Club
The Evergreen Senior Living based Knit/Crochet Club, The Joy Givers, has expanded into a community group. We are looking for new members as our fingers are always flying and there are many great projects such as contributing baby blankets and hats, afghans, mittens, scarves hats, sweaters, and lap robes to Mason City homeless shelters, the Women’s Crisis Center, several local mitten trees, and hospitals in Iowa City, Des Moines, and Rochester. The Joy Givers meet once a month on the second Thursday at Evergreen Senior Living at 2:00pm to knit and crochet together. If you would be interested in joining our group or donating yarn, please call Kate Waitek at Evergreen Senior Living at 732-3300 or contact any of the ladies pictured above.

“Telephone Reassurance” for the elderly

Good Shepherd Inc. of Mason City is offering a free program for senior citizens called “Telephone Reassurance”. At a specific time each day, an operator will call the subscriber, or the subscriber may choose to call in and report that they are all right. If the person has not called in at the designated time, someone on our staff will call them. If there is still no answer to repeated phone calls, someone designated by the caller will be sent to check on the them. Applications are available in the back of both Sacred Heart and Visitation Churches, and the Cluster Office. This is a free service!

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)

You may have noticed that we have added a line in the Stewardship report in the left column. Electronic Funds Transfers (EFT) are when parishioners have their weekly donation taken directly out of their checking or savings account. We currently have 19 parishioners using this option. It is easy to sign up and you won’t have to remember your envelope every week. Contact Roger at the Cluster Office for more information.

Homebound Request

Requests from the Homebound
1) Requests are surfacing from the homebound for Communion to be brought to them. Thanks to those who are already taking Communion to others. If you are a Eucharistic Minister, consider this opportunity to share the Eucharist. 2) Are you willing to bring someone to weekend Mass? We have many parishioners who want to come, but are unable to drive. Contact Sr. Millie or the Cluster Office to volunteer.

Volunteer for Mass Ministry / Funeral Ministry

Being involved in one of our Mass Ministries or Funeral Ministries is a great way to use your talents in the church. We can use ministers in all areas, and the ministers for funerals are always short. If you would like to volunteer at funerals to be a Songleader, Sacristan, Eucharistic Minister, Lector, or Altar Server, or to volunteer at a weekend Mass, please call the Cluster Office.

Cluster Office

Mass Schedule