You could tell the Church was at prayer this past weekend as many blessings and graces were the result of the Catholic Churches’ prayerful celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday.

This Sunday at 2:00 PM St. Therese of Lisieux Parish celebrates the Sacrament of Confirmation; anyone can attend. Bishop Keehner is recovering from surgery on his foot so he has delegated me, your Pastor to preside and confirm. I especially want to thank those who instructed the students: Tammy Flanigan, Megan Doty, and Grant and Ali Patera as well as Amy Forbes, Lynn Buth and the parents of the confirmandi. It takes a lot of work to make this happen. Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of the faithful!

Easter blessings,

Fr. McCarthy.

The Knights of Columbus will be serving donuts, coffee and juice after Mass at St. Mary’s in Mapleton on April 26th. Fill your soul and then your stomach.

Danbury Catholic is looking for a music teacher for the 2026-2027 school year. The position would be for two partial days per week. Please contact Molly Petersen, principal, if you are interested. mpetersen@danburycatholic.org or 712-883-2244.

Recycle your glass bottles and cans that are redeemable. You may drop them off at the Danbury Catholic School. Please place them in the grey container that is next to the double gym doors on the East side of the school. Please separate your clean cans from the glass.

Thank you for donating your redeemable glass/cans to the school. It is greatly appreciated!!

From now on, the Heavenly Gift Shop is open the first Sunday each month after mass at Sacred Heart. We accept cash and checks made out to St. Therese of Lisieux.

To shop by appointment, call Lisa Jacobsen at 712-371-3297.

The Knights of Columbus do a great job collecting much needed items for Mary’s Choice in October. The Community Life Committee is asking to help Mary’s Choice with your second hand baby and toddler clothes and your maternity clothes.

Cribs can be found in all three parishes. St Mary’s in Mapleton’s can be found on the basement landing, St Mary’s in Danbury’s is located in the west entrance, and Sacred Heart in Ida Grove’s is available in the back of the church. These items will be taken to Sioux City throughout the year.

Please do not include diapers or new items. Please save those for the Knights’ drives in October.

Congratulations to our students who are receiving the sacrament of Confirmation this weekend: Kynley Abbott, Wayne Baker, Claire Baughman, Keira Baughman, Elcie Bengford, Olivia Bengford, Eli Boysen, Bryce Brenner, Kruze Case, Kuper Case, Averlee Collins, Brodie Cranston, Max Hahn, Toby Hoefling, Payton Lampman, Liam Lansink, McKenzie Lomholdt, Piper Moser, Addison Patera, Sophia Patera, Mason Roeder, Kayson Taylor, and Cal Thies.

May God bless you on this special day.

Would you be willing to work funeral luncheons? Would you be willing to bake for funeral luncheons? We could use some extra help. Please contact Lisa Jacobsen at 712-371-3297 if interested.

We could use some empty ice cream buckets for funeral luncheon leftovers, please. Thank you!

Congratulationsto our students who are receiving the sacrament of Confirmation this weekend: Bailey Allen, Lydia Grell, Diana Mesillas, Ledger Seuntjens, Mandy Shea, and Lawson Uhl.

May God bless you on this special day.

The Holy Rosary Knights of Columbus will meet on Monday, April 20th at the Andrew Friedrichsen Shoust in Mapleton. A light supper will be served at 6:30 p.m.

We will pray the Rosary Wednesdays at approximately 6:45 when there is Faith Formation. Join us! We will also livestream on the St. Mary’s Danbury Facebook page.

Msgr. Seifried will be listening to confessions prior to the 8:00 a.m. Mass on Tuesdays. Please consider taking advantage of this sacrament.

Do you enjoy a little treat after Mass once a month? Are you willing to make a donation to keep these treats coming.

If you would like to donate towards Sweeet Saturdays, please contact Lynn Buth at 893-2160 or 840-0327.

Congratulationsto our students who are receiving the sacrament of Confirmation this weekend: Avery Dose, Creighton Koenigs, Quinlan Koenigs, Peyton McNamara, Bradyn Weber, and Brynnan Wooster.

May God bless you on this special day.

The Holy Rosary Knights of Columbus will meet on Monday, April 20th at the Andrew Friedrichsen Shoust in Mapleton. A light supper will be served at 6:30 p.m.

Want to help the financially challenged but not sure how? Baskets can be found at the church entrances for non-perishable items. These will be given to the Mapleton Food Pantry to help those in need of a little boost with their groceries and paper products.

St. Mary’s Mapleton is always open during the day to give you a place to get away from everyday distractions to pray and listen to God. However, not all doors will be open each day.

When there is NO daily mass, only the north door will be unlocked from about 8am - 5pm unless a special request has been made (i.e: someone needs the lift).

May the most holy, most sacred, most adorable, most incomprehensible and unutterable Name of God be always praised, loved, adored and glorified in Heaven, on earth and under the earth, by all the creatures of God and by the Sacred Heart of Our Lord Jesus Christ, in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.

Amen.

In upcoming editions of LumeNotes we will have the latest priest assginments, a feature on the current wedding boom at the Cathedral Parish; Jubilarians Father Al Reicks and Father John Thomas reflect upon their ministry milestones; St. Edmond Respect Life students support Special Olympians, the FIRE Foundation shares their mission through ‘friendraising’ events, area news, school news, events around the diocese and links to our podcast. Subscribe for FREE at news@scdiocese.org or text Notes to 84576. Try text delivery!

Catholic therapist and St. Donatus parishioner Justin Derry shares some of the talking points from his presentations at the recent Turn youth conference and Men’s Conference, decision making-values and listening to God.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts, on the Diocese of Sioux City YouTube channel or at https://www.lumenmedia.org/illuminating-catholics-podcast.

Writing a check? Remember: When writing a check for your contribution, please make your check payable to St. Therese of Lisieux Parish.

Online Giving: Online Giving is available to all parishioners. To give online, go to https://www.osvhub.com/herlittleway/giving/funds. Select the fund to where you want your contribution to be credited. Enter your account and bank information. Enter the amount you want to give.

For all donations (including grain) to the parish: Please make checks payable to St. Therese of Lisieux Parish.

For donations (including grain) to Danbury Catholic School: Please make checks payable to Danbury Catholic School.

The ongoing financial support of our parish is always appreciated. Thank you!

Can’t make it to Mass? Please to continue to support your parish by mailing your contributions:

Please like and share our Facebook page.

Sacred Heart, Ida Grove - https://www.facebook.com/sacredheartidagrove

St. Mary's, Mapleton - https://www.facebook.com/stmarysmapleton

St. Mary's, Danbury - https://www.facebook.com/StMarysDanburyIowa

Please call Father Bill to make an appointment to do Baptismal preparation and to set a date.

Anytime by appointment in any of the three parishes.

Danbury & Mapleton: Thirty (30) minutes prior to weekend Masses.

Ida Grove: Tuesday and Thursday before and after daily Mass.

If you or a family member is sick, facing surgery, or in the hospital, please contact Fr. McCarthy immediately for visits and to be anointed with the Sacrament by Fr. McCarthy. Also, when one leaves the hospital, please notify Father; this assists him to continue his care for the sick.

Planning a wedding? Contact Fr. William McCarthy a minimum of nine months prior to the wedding date to ensure all diocesan requirements are completed.

Due by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesdays. Send info to danigmapbulletin@gmail.com or call Lynn at 712‑893‑2160.

We welcome you into God’s family! If you are interested in learning more about our church, or would like to join, please contact the rectory of your city of residence to register as a new member or if you have change of address or telephone number.

To have a name added to this unpublished list/tree, please contact the following:

Danbury - Pat Brouillette at 880‑0519

Ida Grove - Sherry Hittle at 371‑2070

Mapleton - Pat Sullivan at 881‑2420 or Marilyn Seuntjens at 253‑0603