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A Mass in the Middle of a Farm: Iowa's Rural Life Ministry - Deacon Nicholas Elliott - 09/17/2026
Deacon Nicholas Elliott, co-coordinator of Rural Life Ministry for the Archdiocese of Dubuque, joins Bo Bonner to preview the archdiocese's third annual Rural Life Mass and to explain what rural ministry actually involves.
The details: Friday, September 18, Mass at 10:30 a.m., Lichty Family Farm, 8110 Ansborough Ave, Waterloo, Iowa. A recognition and awards program and a free-will lunch follow. Archbishop Thomas Zinkula — a farm boy himself — will celebrate the Mass and offer blessings over the seeds, the crops, and the animals. The Mass happens rain or shine, with a canopy added as a…
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