🕯️ Tonight at 8:30 PM, we gather at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church for the Easter Vigil—the most beautiful and hope‑filled liturgy of the year. We begin in quiet darkness, waiting together for the light of Christ to break through. As the new fire is blessed and the Easter candle is carried into the church, we’ll … Continue reading Join Us April 4th at 8:30 PM – Easter Vigil
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“Behold the wood of the Cross, on which hung the salvation of the world.” Today we enter the solemn mystery of Good Friday — the day Christ freely embraced the Cross out of love for us. We pause, we kneel, we adore. In His suffering, we see the depth of God’s mercy; in His silence, … Continue reading April 3rd – Good Friday
🌿 Journey With Us Through Holy WeekAs we enter the most sacred days of the year, we gather to walk with Christ from the Upper Room to the empty tomb. All are welcome to join us in prayer and worship. 📅 Holy Week Mass & Service Times Holy Thursday – April 2🕕 Mass of the … Continue reading Mass Times – Holy Week
Holy Thursday – The Night of Love and Service Tonight we remember the moment Jesus gave us the Eucharist, the priesthood, and the command that defines every Christian life: “As I have done for you, you should also do.” On this sacred night, Christ kneels to wash feet, showing that true greatness is found in … Continue reading April 2nd – Holy Thursday
Mass of Christian Burial for Mary Judith Wadle, 92, of Knoxville, will be held Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the St. Anthony Catholic Church in Knoxville. Interment will be at the St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery. A Rosary will be held on Tuesday, March 31st at 4:00 p.m. at the Pierschbacher Funeral Home … Continue reading Rest in Peace, Mary Judith Wadle
🌿 Palm Sunday – Hosanna in the Highest!Today we enter Holy Week, the most sacred days of our year, as we remember Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. The crowds welcomed Him with palms and shouts of “Hosanna!”—yet we know the path ahead leads to the Cross and, ultimately, to the glory of the Resurrection. As … Continue reading March 29th – Palm Sunday
Robert “Bob” Allen Taft, age 65, of Knoxville, Iowa, formerly of Albia, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Bob was born on September 21, 1960, at Monroe County Hospital to Geraldine Hopkins and was raised by his grandparents, Orvel and Lelah Taft. He grew up … Continue reading Rest In Peace, Robert “Bob” Taft
Feast Day: March 17 Feast Day Shared By: Saint John Sarcander Patron Saint of: Ireland, Engineers, and Against Snakes and Sins Symbols: Shamrock A.D. 387–461 Everything significant in life requires courage. Whether it is playing football, or coaching football; crossing the room to ask someone out on a date, or rekindling a love that has grown cold; whether it's … Continue reading Today is St. Patrick’s Day
Join us at St. Anthony's March 15th for communal penance, at 4:00 PM - St. Anthony's Catholic Church.
Ephesians 5:8-14 (RSV):8 For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light.9 (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),10 and try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.11 Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.12 For it is a shame even to speak of the things that they do in secret;13 but when anything is exposed by the light it becomes visible, for anything that becomes visible is light.14 Therefore it is said, and Christ shall give you light.”