Calendar of Events

Page updated Jan 6, 2026

Some events may be in order by group type. Some events are also listed in our Calendar of Events category section besides this area

Calendar Events

Jan. 9, 2026
Rock Island, Ill. — QC Catholic Young Adults will celebrate an Epiphany party from 7-9:30 p.m. at St. Pius X Parish. Adoration is 7-7:45 p.m. in the chapel, followed by fellowship, food and fun in McCarthy Hall. Bring a gift exchange item up to $10.

Jan. 24, 2026
Iowa City — The annual March for Life in Iowa City will take place Jan. 24 at at 10 a.m. Meet in St. Wenceslaus Church’s west parking lot for the march to Emma Goldman Clinic. Refreshments will follow in the parish hall. Bring a baby item to donate to area pregnancy centers.

Jan 25, 2026
Davenport — The diocesan scouting Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Bishop Dennis Walsh will preside. Scouts wanting to receive their emblem(s) at Mass must complete work by mid-December. The Mass is open to all scouts from Scouting America, American Heritage Girls and Girl Scouts USA. For more information on scouting and religious emblems go to (https://www.davenportdiocese.org/scouting) or contact Kathy Lantzky with questions at (lantzky@davenportdiocese.org).

Feb. 15
Fort Myers, Fla. — Father Tim Sheedy, a retired priest of the Diocese of Davenport, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of his ordination at Our Lady of Light Parish with Mass at 1 p.m. and a reception to follow in the parish hall. RSVP by Feb. 1 to Rose at 303-898-7090 or rose736.mckee@gmail.com.

March 21-22
The 2026 Iowa Catholic Youth Conference will take place at St. Ludmilla Parish in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and feature the Scally Brothers Band. This annual event is cosponsored by the Arch­diocese of Dubuque and the Diocese of Davenport. A high school event will take place March 21. Youths in grades 6-8 and their parents will gather March 22. More information will be available at a future date.

CEW
Bettendorf — CEW weekends at St. Joan of Arc Catholic School will take place Jan. 30-Feb. 1 (women) and Feb. 13-15 (men). Find registration forms at www.lourdescatholic.org. For more information, contact Kathy (women) at kathymbieber@
gmail.com or Joe (men) at joe@jmcremodelingqc.com.

Davenport — Our Lady of Victory Parish is hosting CEW weekends Feb. 20-22 (women) and March 6-8 (men). For more information contact Amanda (women) at 563-508-6055 or
amandamae86@gmail.com, or Greg (men) at 563-299-6402 or gnkwright@msn.com.

Davenport — St. Paul the Apostle Parish is hosting CEW weekends Feb. 6-8 (women) and Feb. 27-March 1 (men). Applications are available at www.stpaulcatholicparish.org. For more information contact Sara (women) at 563-210-6554 or sarasieren3771@gmail.com, or Joe (men) at 563-505-5207 or joeverdi@icloud.com

DeWitt — A women’s CEW will take place Jan. 16-18 at St. Joseph Church & School. The men’s CEW will take place at the church and school Jan. 30-Feb. 1. Registration forms are available at the church or online at stjosephdewitt.org. Questions contact Sherry (women) at 563-370-6978 or marvinpd@windstream.net, or Mike (men) at 563-343-0410 or mjburken@gmail.com

ONGOING

The St. Andrew of Crete Byzantine Catholic Outreach of Iowa celebrates a Divine Liturgy every third Sunday of the month at St. Patrick Church in Iowa City (Sacred Heart Chapel). Contact Father Bruce Riebe with questions at 440-227-5037.

A LIFE Runners Chapter is being started in the Quad Cities. Life Runners use prayer and teamwork to defend life from conception until natural death. Running optional… Faith required. If you are interested in becoming a charter member, go to https://band.us/n/ababAcndt3P8Q or call/text Al and Beth Budelier at 815-499-8010.

Online/Rock Island, Ill. — For a list of upcoming Benet House Retreat Center events go to www.smmsister.org/retreats.

Davenport — The Catholic Messenger hosts a monthly podcast, Catholic Messenger Conversations, with host Barb Arland-Fye. Listen to the podcasts at www.catholicmessenger.net/podcasting or on your favorite podcasting app.

The Catholic Service Board seeks new members to join the organization for fellowship, fun and to assist its endeavors to support the Kahl Home in Davenport and other nonprofit organizations. For more information about Catholic Service Board or for membership information, contact CSB Vice President Pam Brandt at
pambrandt8@gmail.com or 563-505-9305.

Online prayer groups at Our Lady of the Prairie meet weekly. Pray the Lectio Divina Tuesdays from 9-10 a.m. The centering prayer group meets Wednesdays from 1-2:30 p.m. Register at www.theprairieretreat.org or call 563-374-1092 for more information.

Online book studies at Our Lady of the Prairie begin soon and meet monthly. For a list of books and meeting times, go to www.theprairieretreat.org.

Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center in Hiawatha, Iowa focuses on the intersection of ecology, spirituality and holistic health in an effort to help people of all faiths and cultures improve their relationship with God, nature and others. Go to www.Prairiewoods.org for a list of upcoming retreats, or call 319-395-6700.

Project Rachel is a confidential, post-abortion healing ministry of the Catholic Church offering hope and healing to women and men hurting from past abortions. Call (563) 333-4107 Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Or, email projectrachel@diodav.org.

Natural Family Planning courses
Learn the Couple to Couple League method of Natural Family Planning (NFP), which gives couples the knowledge to track fertility signs as a way to achieve or avoid pregnancy. NFP is the only method of family planning approved by the Catholic Church and modern, symptom-based methods demonstrate an accuracy of about 99% in identifying times of fertility and infertility, according to the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology. Self-paced, online classes are available. Go to https://ccli.org/main-nfp/ or contact Al and Beth Budelier at (563) 324-7040 or elizabethimel@yahoo.com for more information.

The Iowa Catholic Conference (ICC) encourages you to sign up for its newsletter. The ICC is the official public policy voice of the bishops and Catholic Church in Iowa. Go to www.iowacatholicconference.org and click on “Join the Network.”

New Melleray Abbey in Peosta, Iowa, offers private discernment retreats. For more information contact Matt at MLM319656@gmail.com.

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