Learn how to help our community in times of disaster and need. The Vinton Area Ministerial Association (VAMA) will be hosting a Red Cross Volunteer Training seminar this fall.

As part of the bishops’ statewide Supportive Care Iowa initiative, the Archdiocese of Dubuque is looking for people interested in becoming volunteer “Advance Care Planning Facilitators.” We are also interested in training people to do educational presentations for parishes on end of life issues.

Congress and President Obama have reauthorized and made permanent the IRA charitable rollover. Anyone 70 1/2 or older, can make a charitable gift up to $100,000 directly from his/her IRA to any approved nonprofit organization including all Archdiocesan parishes.

On Sunday, November 8th John Kemp, pastoral council chair person and member of the gift committee for Lighting Our Way to Faith spoke at Mass about the "re-launch" of the capital campaign for St. Mary Vinton.

Teens from our cluster helped the Maue family set up their display for Blue Creek Christmas.

A new program has launched in Benton County that allows residents and law enforcement to partner together in protecting our communities.

We have completed our first Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University (FPU) and our class had some amazing victories!

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