St Sebastian Parish

08/28/2026

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08/27/2026

Please offer a prayer for the peaceful repose of the soul of Vina Schott. Her funeral will be Saturday, August 29th, at 10:30 am at Resurrection of Our Lord Church.

Vina M. Schott, age 89, of Pocahontas, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at the Pocahontas Community Hospital in Pocahontas, Iowa. Vina Marie Bierl was born on September 20, 1936, in Carroll, Iowa. She was the daughter of George and Hilda Venteichler Bierl. She was educated at St. Columbkille....

08/25/2026

Please offer a prayer for the peaceful repose of the soul of Adella Nagengast. Her funeral is Thursday, August 27, at 10:30 am at Resurrection of Our Lord Church. There will be Mass at 8:30 am at OLGC in Fonda that morning.

Adella M. Nagengast, age 84, of Madrid, formerly of Pocahontas, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at the Madrid Home in Madrid, Iowa. Adella Marie Blatt was born on August 30, 1941, in LeMars, Iowa. She was the daughter of Joe and Edna Paulson Blatt. She graduated from Granville

08/25/2026

Please offer a prayer for the peaceful repose of the soul of Margaret Beneke. Her funeral is Wednesday, August 26th, at 10:30 am at Resurrection of Our Lord Church. There will be no Mass in Fonda that morning.

Margaret Beneke, age 97, of Palmer, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2026. Margaret Ann Lampe was born on May 13, 1929, to William Lampe and Marie Reiter Lampe near Palmer, Iowa. She attended St. Marys Catholic School in Pomeroy and Palmer Consolidated Schools, graduating in 1946. After graduating....

08/21/2026

Please offer a prayer for the peaceful repose of the soul of Sharon Pauk. Her funeral will be Saturday, August 22nd, at 10:30 am at Resurrection of Our Lord Church.

Sharon Ann Pauk, age 89, of Carroll, Iowa, formerly of Laurens, passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. She was born on May 31,1937 to Jerry and Esther Backstrom Kendall in Mallard, Iowa. Sharons father worked for the elevator and they moved frequently in her childhood. They moved to Varina,

08/20/2026

Please offer a prayer for the peaceful repose of the soul of Fr. Paul Bormann. His funeral is Monday, August 24th at 10:30 am at St. Cecelia in Algona. He served Resurrection of Our Lord and St. Margaret's Churches.

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08/18/2026

Diocesan priest Father Paul Bormann died Aug. 17 in Guttenberg at the age of 67. Visitation will be Sunday, Aug. 23 at St. Cecelia Church in Algona from 4 to 6 p.m. Funeral Mass will be Aug. 24 at St. Cecelia Church in Algona at 10:30 a.m. The funeral will be livestreamed on the Divine Mercy Parish YouTube channel.

Please keep Father Bormann and his family in your prayers. May perpetual light shine upon him, O Lord and may he rest in peace.

Funeral home link: https://www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com/obituaries/Rev-Paul-D-Bormann?obId=49292578

08/10/2026

Mass for Tuesday, August 11th, at Resurrection of Our Lord Church is canceled. Please help spread the word.

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08/05/2026

Adoration tonight!

08/03/2026

Thank you to the KCs for hosting the Server Appreciation Party last night.