The USCCB Calendar Page:
Liturgical Calendar with readings in English and Spanish; General Calendar

The Liturgical Calendar:
For the Diocese of Davenport for 2017-2018. For the United States 2017-2018.
For previous diocesan calendars, please scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Norms on the Obligation to Attend Mass on Holy Days and on the Celebration of Ritual Masses and Masses for the Dead (courtesy of the Archdiocese of Dubuque's Office of Worship). 

What Masses can be celebrated on which days? Here are the answers as a series of PPT slides.

In the Diocese:
Diocesan Prayer for 2017
     >Prayer Card: English
     >Prayer Card: Spanish
     >Prayer Card: Vietnamese

See below for Calendar Advisories, events, and upcoming liturgies. Click on the titles for more information.

The Office of Liturgy is available to provide workshops for parishes; past workshops have included a history of the liturgy, the spirituality of liturgical ministry, praying the Mass more intentionally, the Liturgy of the Hours, and the Church's funeral rites. Other workshops/speakers that are available for parishes include:

Preaching
Deacon Frank Agnoli, who has a doctorate in preaching, is available to assist individual priests and deacons hone their homiletic skills as well as help pastors develop homily preparation/feedback groups in their parishes. Click here for contact information. 

Cantor Workshops
Patti McTaggart, music minister at St. Mary, Iowa City, and member of the Diocesan Liturgical Commission, is available to conduct workshops for cantors and music ministers around the diocese. Please give her a call at 319-337-4314 or e-mail her at pmctaggart@icstmary.org for more information or to schedule a date.

Workshops for Readers/Lectors
Ken Miller, from St. John Vianney, Bettendorf, is available to help prepare readers/lectors for their ministry. Please contact him at kencathymiller@msn.com or 563-332-8404 if you are interested in having him present a workshop at your parish.

Liturgical Environment - Workshop and Retreats
Gale Francione, a liturgical consultant, is available to do workshops, presentations, and days of reflection on topics related to sacred space. Her particular areas of interest include the use of space in gathering the community, the Eucharist, and the other Sacraments. Gale may be contacted at 563-388-8314.

LEARN MORE: The Eucharistic Life   Eucharistic Catechesis       Music for the Liturgical Year

Explore the Eucharistic life alongside your peers at summer symposia at the University
of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. Leaders in ministry can select from three tracks
in liturgy, catechesis, and liturgical music. Each symposia runs Monday to Friday and
blends conference-style keynote sessions with networking and ample time for prayer
and reflection.

The Liturgy Symposia are sponsored by the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy at the
McGrath Institute for Church Life. Select from dates in June and July. Discounts are
available for groups of five or more. Space is limited.

For more information, visit liturgy.nd.edu or contact Carolyn Pirtle.

Click here for Brochure.






National Gathering on Christian Initiation
"To Emmaus and Back: Liturgy and Catechesis"
Chicago, July 5-6, 2018
Click here for brochure.





NPM National Meeting
"Fostering the Art: A Celebration"
Baltimore, July 9-13, 2018

LTP: Virtual Workshops
"Informed by the adult education methods proven successful in live workshops, LTP's Virtual Workshops™ invite liturgical ministers to engage in 90 minutes of training, dialogue, and reflection." Click on the link here for information on their series on the RCIA.

Schedule:
The Extraordinary Form of the Mass is celebrated at the following locations and times in the Diocese of Davenport:

St. Mary, Davenport
Sundays at 8:00 a.m.
Mon, Tue, Wed at 6:30 a.m.
Saturdays at 8:30 a.m.

St. Mary, Riverside
Sundays at 11:30 a.m.

SS. Mary and Joseph, Sugar Creek
3rd Sunday at 1:00 p.m.

Resources:
Diocesan Policy:  Implementation of Summorum pontificum 
Supplement:  Instruction Regarding the Calendar
Link: Una Voce Quad Cities

Eastern Rite Catholics are invited to worship with this community, established under the auspices of the Ruthenian Eparchy of Parma (OH). Please click here to visit the Mission's website for more information.

Location:
St. Wenceslaus Church
630 E. Davenport St.
Iowa City, IA 52245

Schedule: 2nd and 4th Sunday of the Month
3:00 PM - Confessions and Hours
3:30 PM - Divine Liturgy

Special December Schedule:
Sunday, December 10th-Sunday of the Forefathers. 3:30 PM-Divine Liturgy
Sunday, December 24th-NO SERVICE
Monday, December 25th-Nativity of our Lord. 3:30 PM Divine Liturgy
Tuesday, December 26th-Synaxis of the Theotokos. Baptism and Divine Liturgy 10 AM