523 Madison St.
Remsen, Iowa 51050
712-786-1433
How We Live our Faith
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living the faith daily
St. Mary’s is proud to offer a wide range of traditions and service activities that bring together faculty, staff, students, and the community in faith and fellowship. Parents, families, and supporters are invited to take part in the faith life and service experiences that define Remsen St. Mary’s Schools.
Our events, fundraisers, and activities include:
- Weekly School Masses--usually on Wednesdays at 8:15 am
- Seasonal Prayer Services
- All Saints' Prayer Service
- All Souls' Day Prayer Service
- Christmas Candlelighting
- Maycrowning
- Baccalaureate
- Reconciliation
- Living Rosary
- Saint Celebrations
- Candy and gift wrap fundraiser
- Trick-or-Treat canned food drive
- Turkey Supper
- Fall Service Day
- Holiday Gift Program for Plymouth County
- Poinsettia Fundraiser
- Catholic Schools Week Celebrations
- Pro-Life Activities
- Then Feed Just One food packaging event
- Mission Honduras (service project in conjunction with Gehlen Catholic School)
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To act justly,
to love tenderly,
and walk humbly
with our God.
-Micah 6:8
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Our Faith journey
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Remsen St. Mary's focuses on a different theme each school year. The teachers incorporate the theme's message throughout the curriculum.
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Remsen St. Mary's weekly liturgies for grades 2-12 will be held on Wednesday mornings at 8:15 a.m. at St. Mary's Church, unless otherwise scheduled for a special event. Preschool through 1st grade students also join in throughout the year. Watch the school website calendar for special event liturgies. Everyone is invited to attend any of these liturgies.
Students are involved in all liturgical ministry roles in the Mass, such as planning, lectoring, singing, and carrying up the gifts.
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Reconciliation services for students and staff will be available throughout the school year. Reconciliation will also be available upon request. The public is always welcome to attend these services.
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St. Mary's faculty, staff, and students begin and end the day, and begin each class with prayer. Before and after meal prayers are recited at lunchtime. CLT plans and leads special prayer services throughout the school year.
Please join us in saying this special prayer for St. Mary's Schools:
Prayer for St. Mary’s Schools
Lord, we ask you to bless St. Mary’s Schools.
Please bless our students as they learn the ways of Jesus.
May they be filled with the Holy Spirit as they learn to grow
as Jesus did, in wisdom, age and grace.
Please bless our teachers and staff as they strive to teach
as Jesus, the Master Teacher, did.
Please bless all the parents who sacrifice to ensure
their children receive a Catholic education.
Please bless all the supporters of St. Mary’s Schools
as they demonstrate their dedication to the children
who are the future of our church.
Help everyone work together to achieve our mission:
“To act justly, to love tenderly,
and to walk humbly with our God.” (Micah 6:8)We ask this in the name of Jesus. Amen
Mary, Queen of Peace, pray for us.
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ADVENT
The Season of Advent begins four Sundays before Christmas (December 3, 2023) and ends after the mid-afternoon prayer on Christmas Eve (December 24, 2023).CHRISTMAS
The Christmas Season begins with Evening Prayer on Christmas Eve (December 25, 2023) and ends with Evening Prayer on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord (Sunday, January 8, 2024).ORDINARY TIME
Ordinary Time begins after Evening Prayer on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord (January 8, 2024) until Ash Wednesday (February 14, 2024).LENT
The Season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday (February 14, 2024) and ends with the Celebration of the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday (March 28, 2024).TRIDUUM
The Paschal Triduum begins on Holy Thursday with the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper (March 28, 2024) and ends with Evening Prayer on Easter Sunday (March 31, 2024).EASTER
The Easter Season begins on Easter Sunday (March 31, 2024) and ends with Evening Prayer on the Solemnity of Pentecost (May 19, 2024).ORDINARY TIME
Ordinary Time begins after Evening Prayer on the Solemnity of Pentecost (May 19, 2024) and continues until Evening Prayer of the First Sunday of Advent (December 1, 2024).
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Christian Leadership Team’s purpose is to help students learn about the skills necessary for positive, healthy leadership according to Christian values, as well as to provide opportunity for the students to discover those skills within themselves and to practice those skills in a position of responsibility.
The goal is to promote faith formation and the spirituality of St. Mary’s School community, to encourage consistent student involvement, and the organization of ministry activities, such as liturgies, community service, prayer, reconciliation services, etc.
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