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	Upcoming activities. . . BINGO is played on Tuesday evenings in Notre Dame Church Hall. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. Lunch is served. Bingo at 6:30. Bingo will resume on Jan. 18. Coffee and Rolls will be served following 8:00 a.m. mass this Sunday. Join us for food and fellowship. Thank you to Bootie Kapler and Henry and Arlene Kuennen for serving last Sunday. Stewardship Committee Meeting has been rescheduled to Mon., Jan. 24, 7:00 p.m., Joseph Room. Card Party will be held on Tues., Jan. 25, 1:00 p.m., Notre Dame Church Hall. Sponsored by Social Concerns Committee. Everyone is welcome. Lasagna Supper and Pie Auction will be held on Sat., Jan. 29, Notre Dame Church Hall, serving 4:30—7:00 p.m. Auction will start at 5:30 p.m. Adults $6.00; K-6th grade $3.50; Preschool free. This will kick off Catholic Schools Week! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Notre Dame Religious Education Religious Ed. classes will be held on Wed., Jan. 26. Confirmation Class will meet on Feb. 6, 11:00 a.m. in church hall. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Second Collection will be taken next weekend, Jan. 29/30. “Give, and it will be given to you. . .for the measure you give will be the measure you get back.” Luke 6:38 Just a reminder when there is a funeral the daily mass will not be celebrated except when there is a school Mass on Thursdays. RCIA Program For any adults interested in joining the Catholic Church, we will be starting an RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) program the end of January. For more information, please contact Fr. Cahill at the parish office, 563 547-3565. Altar Servers Any 4th grade or older student interested in becoming an altar server, please contact LeRoy Webb or the parish office. Lay Formation Alumni and Reunion Retreat will be held on Sat., April 30, Clarion Hotel, Cedar Rapids. Registration fee: $45 if registered by Jan. 31. $50 after Jan. 31. For a registration form, contact the parish office. American Martyrs Retreat House Upcoming Events: Feb. 3 and 17: Circle ‘round to sup and savor with Fr. Starbuck as he leads through elements of spiritual growth. Soup supper. 6:00—8:30 p.m. Feb. 13 Mini retreat “The Gospel of Matthew” 1:00—4:00 p.m. presented by Bill Mulcahey. Feb. 18—20 Women’s Retreat directed by Fr. James Starbuck. Theme “Mary, full of Grace. Feb. 25—27 Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat for individuals coping with the effects of an abortion. Confidential information and registration is available at 515 306-7838 or online at www.waterloocatholics.org/rachelsvineyard.htm/ or by email at: krisgaspari@mac.com 50th Anniversary Year Special: Anyone who has never made a retreat that American Martyrs Retreat House sponsors, may come for half price until Sept. 18, 2011. For more information or to register for a retreat, call 319 266-3543; email: dbqamrh@arch.pvt.k12.ia.us; website: http://americanmartyrs.tripod.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thank You! We are grateful for all the volunteers who offer their time and talent as good stewards for the betterment of the parish. This week we thank the leaders and aides of the Children’s Liturgy of the Word.		Our Family, Our Faith, Building Our Future Thank you for your generous commitment to Notre Dame. We recognize that these are difficult times for many. We simply ask that everyone be diligent in making their pledge payments in a timely fashion. In faith we started this campaign. In faith we will complete it. Pledges to Jan. 18: $2,103,081.00 Payments received: $1,675,436.00. Dave and Barb - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Youth/Young Adult Mass: Upon consultation with the priests of the Decorah Deanery, St. Benedict Parish, Decorah, will host a Sunday Evening Mass at 5:30 p.m. beginning Feb. 13 and ending on May 15. It is an effort to get our young people from the local and surrounding parishes more engaged in their Catholic faith by providing a Mass time that may be more suitable to their lifestyle and schedule. This is a trial period that will be subject to evaluation at the end of its run. Although this is a public Mass open to all Catholics, the intention is to accommodate and engage our young people from the ages of high school, college and young adulthood. Please join us. All you can eat Pancake/French Toast Sausage Breakfast Jan. 23, St. Joseph Center, Hynes Hall, New Hampton, 8:30—11:30 a.m. Sponsored by CYG Catholic Youth Group to benefit Mission trip. Omelet Breakfast Sun., Jan. 30, 8:00 a.m.—12:30 p.m., Ft. Atkinson Comm. Center. Proceeds to Trinity Catholic School Boosters. Hawk-i Insurance If you or someone you know has children with no health insurance coverage, we encourage you to consider enrolling hawk-i or Medicaid. These two programs are offered by the State of Iowa. There are many families who are eligible for these programs, but they are either unaware of the programs or assume they earn too much money to qualify. In these days of rising costs for gasoline, food and other household expenses, don’t overlook the importance of having health care coverage for your kids. For complete eligibility requirements, pick up an application (available in front entrance of church), visit www.hawk-i.org or call 800 257-8563 to find out about signing up for free health insurance for children in Iowa or coverage as low as $20.00 a month. Our goal is to help the children to get the healthcare coverage they need. Your trash earns us cash! Notre Dame School is collecting the following items: Hewlett Packard, Lexmark, Canon and Compaq empty ink jet cartridges = $3.00 each General Mills Box tops for Education = .10 each Kemps Milk Jug Lids (the whole lid) = .05 each Kwik Star products-caps or bag tops from Nature’s Touch, Kwik- Ade, and Kwik Quencher products = .05 Pop Cans = .05 each Campbells Soup Labels = equipment Items can be sent to school or placed in the collection boxes in back of church. Thanks! Thank you to our church family for their thoughts, prayers and remembrances for my sister, Helen Dotzler, during her lengthy illness and for the memorials in Helen’s memory after her death. Thank you and God Bless, Sadie Thraenert. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thoughts to ponder. . . Virtues of the Disciple & Christian Steward: Simplicity “Live simply so that others may simply live” Mother Teresa Embracing a simpler lifestyle enables us to live more generously. Simple living is also the antidote for “affluenza,” the social disease caused by rampant consumerism and materialism. A Prayer for Simplicity: Lord, grant me the grace to be free from the excesses of this life. Let me not get caught up with the desire for wealth. Keep my heart and mind free to love and serve you. Amen. .