Jon Miller – St. Mary

2023 Tulip Time Volunteer Sign-Up

The time is quickly approaching for for our annual Tulip Time! This is one of our biggest fundraisers of the year with proceeds supporting various projects within our parish as well as offsetting the cost for youth to attend the National Catholic Youth Conference.

I know Tulip Time is a busy time for many families, but we ask to find one or two shifts to help us ensure we have enough volunteers to support all of our Dutch Taco and Dutch Ribbons! And we are excited to announce a new menu item called Dutch Nachos! Our scrumptious Dutch Ribbons covered in cheese sauce and Pella Bologna! Yum!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A094EA8AE2CABFC1-2023

2023 Spring into Auction

Tickets go on sale the weekend of January 14/15.

New Parishioner Dinner – January 22

Plans are being finalized for a new (and prospective) parishioner dinner on Sunday, January 22. There will be a meal after Mass and we will plan to eat around noon in the Carol Laughlin Center. Email invitations will go out early next week.

NET Retreat – January 15

SAVE THE DATE: Join us for the NET Retreat on January 15 from 1 pm – 7 pm called “Identity in Christ.”

NET Retreat Details

Senior Recognition Mass

SAVE THE DATE: Join us for our Senior Recognition Mass on Sunday, May 22 at our 10:30 am mass.

Thank You to our Tulip Time Volunteers

Thank you so much for everyone who was able to help with our 2022 Tulip Time Booth. Whether it was help to clean, move the booth or help during the 3 days, it took us as a community to be successful and have an all-time record year! Thank you, thank you!

Your Tulip Time Steering Team,

Todd Wieser, Aaron Bohn, Mike and Sarah Buchheit, Dave and Gretta Hackman, Jeff and Tara Menke

2022 Spring into Auction

Purchase dinner tickets, donate items and browse our auction items: https://one.bidpal.net/sia2022/

SILENT AUCTION INFORMATION
Please consider giving your time and/or talents by donating an item or service to our silent auction. In addition, new this year is a WINE PULL! Please consider donating a bottle of wine for our new fundraiser this year! (minimum cost of bottle requested
is $20)

WHAT IS A WINE PULL?
You will have the opportunity to choose a random bottle of wine from a wall or table. Each bottle will be covered in paper, bags so you will have no idea which
wine you are pulling. The bottles will range in price, so depending on your luck, you might walk home with a bottle that costs what you donated or is priced significantly higher than what you paid! It’s a game of chance with a tempting
prize you will not be able to refuse!

PLUS! Purchase 50/50 raffle tickets for your chance to win cash!!

Donation drop off located under the coat rack beginning January 22.

Masks and social distancing are not required by anyone who is vaccinated.
The Diocese recommends that if you are not fully vaccinated, keep taking all precautions until you are fully vaccinated including wearing a mask, maintaining six foot social distance, hand sanitizing, and using well-ventilated spaces. Please keep in mind that large group gatherings, such as Mass, do put unvaccinated individuals at higher risk. Consideration should be given to remaining at home until vaccinated.
In general, indoor meetings and gatherings inside and outside are not time limited. Organizers should be attentive to the amount of time gathered; the longer the time together, the greater the risk for infection unless all attendees are vaccinated. The capacity of people in a space is determined by the need for unvaccinated people to maintain six-foot distancing between them and other unvaccinated people.

Read the full Diocesan Reopening Policy here.

All pews will be open at St. Mary Pella. However, if you would prefer to sit socially distanced during Mass please let one of the ushers know and they will direct you to a socially distanced seat.

Author: Jon Miller