Weekend Mass

Saturday: 4:00pm - Edgewood and Elkader
Sunday: 8:00am - Edgewood and Oelwein
10:00 a.m. - West Union and Guttenburg

Livestream Mass

Weekday Mass

Monday: 8:30 a.m. - Guttenburg and Clermont

Tuesday; 8:30 am. - Elkader

6:00 p.m. Garnavillo

Wednesday 8:30 a.m. - Colesburg and West Union

5:30 pm. - Strawberry Point

Thursday 8:30 a.m. - Colesburg and Volga, Fayette and Sumner

Friday: 12:00 p.m. - Edgewood and Oelwein

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Fr. Isaac spent time with the SH quilters

The SH quilting grouphad invited Father Isaac to visit our group some time so he could meet us and see what one small group is doing in the parish. Today he showed up and we had a very enjoyable visit. We told him about our work, introduced ourselves, presented him with a lap quilt and let him pick out a larger bed quilt of his liking. We shared a little bit about Sacred Heart and he shared about his background before coming to Sacred Heart. He even tried his hand at tying a quilt the group is currently working on.
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Obituary for Joseph Hawkins. Rest in Peace Joe

Joseph B. “Joe” Hawkins, 75, Oelwein, Iowa, died peacefully on Tuesday evening, August 11, 2026, at MercyOne in Oelwein. Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Oelwein with Rev. Henry Huber officiating. Visitation: 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Monday and from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein. Parish Scripture Service: 6:30 P.M. on Monday at the funeral home. Interment: Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, rural Oelwein, Iowa. Online obituary at www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com Joseph Bennis Hawkins was born May 18, 1951, in El Paso, Texas, the son of Fred…
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Coordinators of Faith Formation Needed!

We are currently in need of coordinators of Faith Formation for the parishes of: Sacred Heart-Oelwein Sacred Heart-Volga Saint Joseph-Elkader Saint Patrick-Colesburg The coordinator of Faith Formation is responsible for directing the children's and young adult faith formation programs and coordinating sacramental preparation programs in the parish. The coordinator will need to oversee programming in accord with the Archdiocese of Dubuque and in cooperation with the other directors of Faith Formation in our pastorate. A coordinator of Faith Formation needs to be a person of faith, a team player, and possess organization and communication skills. For a full job description…
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Sacred Heart Parish – 150th Anniversary Celebration Bus Trip Grotto of the Redemption •

Sacred Heart Parish – 150th Anniversary Celebration Bus Trip Grotto of the Redemption • Camp Algona POW Museum Tuesday, September 15, 2026 • $45 per person Celebrating 150 Years as a Faith Family with a Day You’ll Never Forget As part of our year‑long celebration of Sacred Heart’s 150th Anniversary, we invite you to join us for a parish pilgrimage filled with history, beauty, fellowship, and faith. This special bus trip offers not only visits to two remarkable Iowa landmarks, but a full day spent with fellow parishioners, sharing stories, laughter, prayer, and the joy of being a community rooted in Christ for…
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Why does the Catholic priest break a small portion of the host (body of Christ) into the chalice with the precious blood at the fracturing rite.

In the Catholic Mass, this action is called the commingling and takes place during the Fraction Rite (the breaking of the Host). The priest breaks off a small piece of the consecrated Host and places it into the chalice containing the Precious Blood while praying quietly, "May this mingling of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ bring eternal life to us who receive it." The Church understands this gesture in several ways: It symbolizes Christ's Resurrection. The separate consecration of bread and wine sacramentally represents Christ's Body and Blood separated in death. The placing of a fragment…
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