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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 Ron and Suzanne Ollendick for serving last Sunday. Circles of Faith will meet on Monday, Jan. 17, 6:00 p.m., Notre Dame Church Hall. Stewardship Committee will meet on Monday, Jan. 17, 7:00 p.m., Joseph Room. Knights of Columbus will meet on Tues., Jan. 18, 8:00 p.m., Joseph Room. Faith Formation Commission will meet on Wed., Jan. 19, 7:30 p.m., Notre Dame School Media Center. Parish Council will meet on Thurs., Jan. 20, 7:00 p.m., Joseph Room. Mark your calendars: Soup Luncheon sponsored by St. Peter’s Circle will be held at the American Legion Bldg. on Thurs., Jan. 20, 10:30 a.m.—1:30 p.m. Menu includes homemade chicken noodle soup and rolicky, maidrites, homemade pies and desserts and beverage. 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. 19. First Communion meeting will be held on Wed., Jan. 19, 6:30 p.m., Notre Dame Church Hall. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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. January is National Mentoring Month! Resolve to make a difference with an area youth. Spend 4—5 hours per month with a youth age 5—16. Contact Kathy Schwartzhoff, Helping Service at 563 387-1720, ext 108. Be a friend. Become a mentor! 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. Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat for individuals coping with the effects of an abortion is planned for Feb. 25-27 at the American Martyrs Retreat House in Cedar Falls. 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Greeters.		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. 11: $2,103,066.00 Payments received: $1,662,971.00. Dave and Barb - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Prayer for Life The ACCW is providing free busing (limit of one bus) to Des Moines for the Prayer for Life 2011 on Tuesday, February 8th. Planned Parenthood director turned Pro-Life advocate Abby Johnson will speak at the morning session at the Pastoral Center. Lunch provided for a free will offering. In the afternoon meet with your representatives at the Capitol. The day finishes with a prayer rally outside the Capitol at 3 PM. Contact Ann at accwann@gmail.com or 563-923-5415 for more info. Clark University, Dubuque, is pleased to announce the Archdiocese Award which gives one $1,000.00 renewable scholarship to one new full-time daytime undergraduate freshman or transfer student from each parish in the Archdiocese. Please contact the parish office. Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids is pleased to announce the Archdiocese of Dubuque Parish Award. The award is available to one new full-time freshman or transfer student enrolled in the traditional undergraduate program. The award is for $500 and is renewable for up to four years. Please contact the parish office. Decorah Chorale has rescheduled the 11th annual “Home for Christmas” benefit concert for Winneshiek County Habitat for Humanity for Sun., Jan. 16, at 3:00 p.m. at St. Benedict’s Church in Decorah. Free will offerings will be welcomed. VFW Annual Cancer Benefit Breakfast Jan. 16, 8:00 a.m.—12:30 p.m. VFW Hall, Cresco. Serving Pancakes, Sausage, Scrambled Eggs, Beverage. Adults $6.00; ages 4-12 $4.00; age 3 and under Free. Sponsored by VFW Post and Auxiliary 4561, Cresco. 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. Pilgrimage to Shrines of the North American Martyrs sponsored by the American Martyrs Retreat House on July 30 to Aug. 6. Cost is $899.00. A $200.00 deposit reserves you one of the 50 seats on the bus. Contact the Retreat House for details, 319 266-3543. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thoughts to ponder. . . Unconditional Love. . . It is important for parents to tell their children “I love you!” Parents nurture, protect and provide for their children during their early life, then become role models, teachers and disciplinarians. That last role may cause a child to doubt the love of a parent. A young couple learned early in their marriage to tell their children “I love you” and to hug and kiss their children every day. Their children learned to respond. Later, when their sons were covered with dirt and sweat after a tough football game or soccer match or track meet, they searched out their parents to hug and kiss them and say “I love you!” They were overwhelmed with love regardless of how they played or the outcome of the game. The parents, children and now grandchildren, all hug and kiss and tell each other, “I love you!” They all know that they can go to each other and say, “I’m sorry” for something they may have done wrong and no matter what they have done, they know they will be hugged and kissed and told “I love you”. That is true stewardship of Christ-like love. .