Bernard "Sonny" Irlbeck, 89 of Templeton, died Wednesday, September 23, 2020, at Journey Senior Services in Carroll. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll. Please keep Helen and their family in your prayers.

Monday, September 21 - No School - Professional Development

Rev. Robert Leiting, 80 of Carroll, died early Thursday morning, September 10, 2020, at the Friendship Home in the memory care unit in Audubon, Iowa. ​​​​​​​ A private family Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, September 19, 2020, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Arcadia. The Celebrant will be the Most Rev. R. Walker Nickless, Bishop of the Diocese of Sioux City.

You can enjoy giving an exceptional gift to a Kuemper student by making a gift to the Fr. Kuemper Society. Feel free to drop your gift in the collection basket – mark “Sponsor-A-Student” or Mail to: Sponsor-A-Student, Kuemper Foundation, 116 S. East St., Carroll, IA 51401.

John Geier, age 83, of Ireton, South Dakota, formerly of Breda died Tuesday, September 1, 2020, at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota following a brief battle with lung cancer. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m., Saturday, September 5, 2020, at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Breda. Please keep John's family in your prayers.

The Mass scheduled for Saturday, Sept 5th at St. Bernard's in Breda is CANCELLED.

Monday, August 31 - First day of school for Preschool & Optional Kindergarten Tuesday, September 1 - Finance & Budget Committee Meeting – 12:00 noon Monday, September 7 - No School – Labor Day

Memorials are a wonderful way to remember and honor a loved one you have passed away.  By creating a memorial, or adding to an existing memorial, you are ensuring the future Catholic education of Kuemper students.  For more information feel free to call Sharon Olerich at (712) 794-1877.

Do you have an old life insurance policy?  Has it done its job of protecting children who are now grown or a mortgage now paid?  Now it can do God’s work by changing the beneficiary to your parish or the Kuemper Foundation. Would you like to receive a 65% State tax credit?  By donating to the Msgr. Lafferty Tuition Foundation, Iowa residents receive a 65% State tax credit, in addition to knowing that your gift directly impacts our Kuemper students!  Ask your accountant if you would benefit!  Contact Sharon Olerich at (712) 794-1877 for more information. 

Rita Schettler, 100, of Breda, died early Monday morning, August 17, 2020, at St. Anthony Nursing Home in Carroll. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m., Thursday, August 20, 2020, at St. Bernard’s’ Catholic Church in Breda. Please keep Rita's family in your prayers.

Larry "Fred" Boeckman, age 66, of Breda, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 30, 2020. A private Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Breda. A live stream of the funeral mass will be available at the time of the service.

Leo "Pete" Berning, 84, of Arcadia, died Sunday, July 26, 2020, at his home in Arcadia. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 1, 2020, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Arcadia. The celebrant will be Fr. Timothy Friedrichsen.

Robert Schettler, 67, formerly of Breda, died Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Please keep Bob's family in your prayers.

FROM THE PRIESTS: We Frs. Tims would like our parishes to honor our High School Graduates at each and every CTKCC parish on the weekend of July 25-26. To help us plan for that, we ask that graduates and/or parents provide us with these things as soon as possible (email one or both of us): • How many family members, living within the same home, will attend (include the graduate in the number)? We will reserve pews for each family. • Graduates, please provide a brief bio (50-75 words). You might include parents’ names, HS accomplishments, future plans, etc. (Whichever Fr. Tim is presiding will read those after the final prayer, but before the final blessing, dismissal and “communion service”.) • If one or more of the graduates is/are already a regular reader/lector, please let us know if you are willing to do that ministry at your “Baccalaureate Mass”. • You may wear your graduation gown if you still have it, otherwise, just dress nicely as you would for Mass. Mortarboards are specific to the graduation ceremony, and thus are not appropriate wear for the Mass. • We are sorry if this weekend does not work for you. We would still like to honor you in absentia by reading your bio for the people gathered.

  Bernice Catherine Irlmeier, age 94, of Templeton, IA, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2020 at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll surrounded by her family.  Please keep Bernice and her family in your prayers.

It is with great regret that we have to announce that we will not be having the annual Sacred Heart Parish Street Dance on July 3rd due to the coronavirus pandemic. We have remained hopeful as long as we could and apologize for the late announcement, but we do not feel that we can ensure the safety of the workers and attendees. June 19 (Friday) is our parish’s feast day, so we commend our prayers to the Sacred Heart of Jesus that we will be back on “our date” of July 3rd in 2021!

Jim died Monday, June 8, 2020, at Saint Anthony Regional Hospital, Carroll, IA. Please keep Marie and the Baumhover family in your prayers.

Elmer died Monday, June 8, 2020, at Twilight Acres Nursing Home, Wall Lake, IA. Please keep Elmer's family in your prayers.

Leana died Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at Manning Regional Healthcare Center, Manning, IA. Please keep Don and Leanna's family in your prayers.