St. Elizabeth Pastorate

06/18/2026

Fun Fact: Christ instituted the Sacrament of Reconciliation to help us get back on our feet. Make sure you go to confession often — no sin is too great for God's mercy!

06/18/2026

ST. CLEMENT - BANKSTON NEWS
Please join us as St. Clement Church will be hosting a last mass celebration in the Fr. Paul Weis pavilion on July 12, after 9:00 AM Mass. We will be grilling hamburgers and hot dogs. Our choir will be singing and we will have kids games!

06/18/2026

Celebrating Our Parish Communities as We Journey Together
As we prepare to journey together as one pastorate, each parish will host a special liturgy to celebrate the gifts, traditions, and faith that have shaped our parish communities through the years. These liturgies will also offer an opportunity to express our gratitude and appreciation to Fr. Garner and Fr. Jangill as they prepare for their new assignments.
Come celebrate, remember, give thanks, and pray together as we continue forward as one pastorate community.
CELEBRATION SCHEDULE:
Saturday, June 20th at 4:00pm Mass - St. Joseph, Farley
Sunday, June 21st at 7:30am Mass - St. Patrick, Epworth
Sunday, June 21st at 9:00am Mass - St. John the Baptist, Peosta

06/18/2026

Prayer of Discipleship

Dear Jesus,
You’ve called every soul to yourself, aware of our faults and failures, but also our gifts, perspectives, our talents, and our dreams. As we grow to know you, help us to more fully understand ourselves and, in doing so, to use our unique positions to spread your love to the world.
Amen. ©LPi

06/17/2026

ST. PATRICK - EPWORTH NEWS
Remembering, Celebrating, Becoming—Join us in a special liturgy on Sunday, June 21 honoring Fr. Garner. There will be boxes at the church entrance to leave cards for both Fr. Garner and Fr. Jangill. KC’s will serve coffee and donuts following mass.

06/17/2026

All Mass Intentions for the new Peosta Area Pastorate will go through the Epworth office. We will start taking new Mass intentions on July 1, 2026. These will only be from July 15, 2026 to January 15, 2027. We will not be taking Mass Intentions for Thanksgiving and Christmas 2026 until the new holiday schedules are posted. Requesters may choose two weekend and two weekday Masses per year. We will still follow the calendar year, so if you already have your four Masses this year, you cannot request any more unless it's a recent death. For more information and/or to request Masses, please contact Lynne McDermott by phone at (563)876-5540, by email at [email protected] or by mail to Peosta Area Pastorate, PO Box 286, Epworth, IA 52045.

06/17/2026

The Holy Cross Sacristan will be offering training Saturday, June 20. Depending on who will be coming, training can be offered 8:00am, 3:00pm, or before OR after the 4:00pm Mass. Email Fr. Tyler ([email protected]) or call the La Salle office at (563)870-4041 to let us know which will work for you! If it won't work that day, but you'd still like to help, let us know. Like our other ministries, we will have a schedule for sacristans based on your availability in the future Pastorate, and a this is a great opportunity to serve the Church!

06/17/2026

Virtues, EXPLAINED!

God Himself is Truth. Therefore, if we belong to God, we must live truthfully — in small matters and in large ones, so that the witness we bear to the ultimate Truth of God shall always be taken seriously.

06/17/2026

06/16/2026

CATHOLIC TRIVIA – JUST FOR FUN

Question: Church candles, particularly the ones used in Sacramental celebrations, should contain at least 50% of what component?

Answer: Beeswax. ©LPi