Saint Patrick Catholic Church

06/21/2026

A Father’s Day Prayer

God, our Father:
Bless these men,
that they may find strength as fathers.
Let the example of their faith
and love shine forth.
Grant that we, their sons and daughters,
may honor them always
with a spirit of profound respect.
Amen

06/17/2026

Take note of our meeting location for our June 25th gathering!

See you at the park!

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06/16/2026

School Bus Driver Needed

St. Patrick Catholic School is seeking a dependable and caring School Bus Driver to transport students safely to and from school along with school field trips.

A CDL with Passenger and School Bus Endorsements is required, or applicants must be willing to obtain the necessary endorsements. If you are interested in the position but do not currently have a CDL, St. Patrick School is willing to cover the cost of the required training and endorsements.

This is a great opportunity to serve our school community and make a positive impact on the lives of our students.

06/16/2026

Join our young adult and youth ministry groups at a Waterloo Bucks baseball game on Tuesday, July 21 at the Riverside Stadium in Waterloo. Wear a green shirt to show your St. Patrick pride! All ages are welcome!

The cost of registration with our group is $10. Children 3 and under are free, but still require a registration. You can pay online through Realm registration, by cash or check in the main office, or in cash at the game

In order to participate in the group reservation, please register by 5pm on July 10. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kate Mauss ([email protected]) or Gen Staudt ([email protected]).

You can scan the QR code to register online or follow this link:

https://onrealm.org/saintpatrickcf/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=OTU5ODgzNjEtZDQzNS00MzY5LWJlZTgtYjQ1ZTAxMmEwMTAx

06/15/2026

WALK WITH ST. PAT’S IN THE STURGIS FALLS
PARADE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 27!
OUR STAGING AREA FOR WALKERS
WILL BE THE CORNER OF 7TH AND MAIN
IN FRONT OF THE CHURCH OFFICES.

St. Patrick Church will have a walking entry in the Sturgis Falls Parade, which
will be on Saturday, June 27. This year’s theme is, “The Golden Ticket,” marking
the 50th year of the Sturgis Falls Celebration. Please wear a St. Patrick shirt
(or a kelly green shirt). For those who would rather watch the parade, we’ll have space along Main Street in front of the church parking lots for your lawn chairs and blankets.

We have a very convenient staging location for our walkers this year – right at the corner of 7th and Main St.! How great is that? Whether you’re going to walk in the parade or watch from St. Patrick’s, you may park in either of the church parking lots. Come early with the kids to get a green or gold balloon, a big Golden Ticket to carry, or a bag of candy to pass out to parade watchers!

For those who can't walk the route but would like to be part of the parade, Dave Guetterman will be pulling a hayrack with room for about a couple dozen parishioners, plus there will be a few seats in a couple of vehicles.

We'll need a few parents to help inflate helium balloons for the little ones on parade morning.

Please plan on arriving by 9:30 AM --- the parade starts at 10 AM. If you have any questions, please contact the church office.

06/15/2026

SUMMER FUN ITEMS STILL NEEDED FOR HOUSE OF HOPE

Donations can be dropped off in the shopping cart in front of the Matthew 25 office or on the social justice table in the link hallway now until 5:00 pm Friday, June 26. Thank you, St. Patrick Parish!

Summer Fun Items Needed:
9 bottles of waterproof SPF 50 or above sunscreen for children, one package of infant/toddler puff snacks, 1 Nerf/foam ball for pool use, 1 summer blanket for baby boy, 2 kids’ movies in DVD format appropriate for ages 0 to 6 years old, 10 kids’ movies in DVD format appropriate for ages 7-12 years old, 5 kids’ movies in DVD format appropriate for ages 13-17 years old, (used DVDs are permitted as long as they have a functional case, and the DVDs themselves are in good working order without skipping), 10 boxes/packages of movie candy, 15 packages of shelf stable cookie dough mix for baking, 7 jump ropes, 4 outside balls (ex: basketballs, soccer balls, volleyballs, footballs, baseballs, etc.), two boxes of graham crackers, two packages of chocolate bars (for use in s'mores), and two sets of metal marshmallow roasting sticks.

06/11/2026

We're still cookin' today!

The ladies will be serving the Meal After Mass today at noon following 11:30 daily Mass. Put on your rain slickers and join us for chicken, pasta salad, watermelon and cantaloupe, and dessert in the Commons!

06/11/2026

Just thought I would share this post from Chris Stefanick to help brighten a rainy day in Iowa! 😀

Evangelization in 3 words.

I was honored to speak at one of the largest gatherings of Catholics in the Pacific Northwest in over a century—a Eucharistic Congress in the greater Seattle area. For those who know the area well, there are some great things happening in the Church, but the broader culture is one of the least Church-friendly in the country. I’ve met many Catholic parents from there who did their best to raise their children in the Faith, only to have the culture, and their kids’ peers, not only turn them into “non-Catholics,” but virulent “anti-Catholics.” Of course that’s not always the case…but it’s far too common to ignore the trend.

During the congress there was a Eucharistic procession. We brought Jesus into the streets, followed by over 3,000 of his closest friends. :) Incense and songs rose to heaven in the midst of a modern, VERY secularized space. Thankfully, for the most part, people we passed looked dumbstruck, a little confused, and reverent, all at the same time. They didn’t know what they were seeing, but they knew it was holy. It was beautiful…but I really wasn’t sure it would be!

And it struck me: a Eucharistic procession sums up all of evangelization in the most tangible terms, doesn’t it? We’re all just part of the crowd that’s been walking behind Him for 2,000 years, and even when we might encounter hostility from a culture that doesn’t want Him…we keep walking…and our response is simply, “I’m with Him.”

When I love and serve, I want the world to know it’s because “I’m with Him.”

When I’m faithful to my Church and family even when it’s hard, it’s because “I’m with Him.”

And when I find myself in a culture that’s forgotten God…and I’m pressured to compromise, or find myself canceled, “I’m still with him.”

Remembering how he puts himself out there gives me courage to do the same.

…Lord Jesus, we’re with you…

Photo: Omar Camacho Photography and team, official photographers of ASCEND

06/10/2026

Dancing at My Waterloo Days!

Several St. Patrick parishioners and other community members joined up to participate in the My Waterloo Days parade June 5 with a Fiesta entry. Children from our community get folk dance lessons at St. Patrick Church every Tuesday at 5 pm and showed off some of their moves. The Fiesta celebration will be July 18 from 1-10 pm at the Waterloo Center for the Arts.