Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church - Sioux City, Iowa

Fish: the fish, or Ichthys, was one of the most important symbols of Christ to the early Christians. In Greek, the phrase, Jesus Christ, Son of God Savior, is Iesous Christos Theou Yios Soter. The first letters of each of these Greek words, when put together, spell ichthys, the Greek word for fish. This symbol can be seen in the Sacraments Chapel of the Catacombs of St. Callistus. Because of the story of the miracle of the loaves and fishes, the fish symbolized, too, the Eucharist. The earliest literary reference to the fish as Christian symbol was made by Clement of Alexandria, who advised Christians to use a dove or fish as their seal. Tertullian wrote of we, little fishes, after the image of our Ichthys, Jesus Christ, are born in the water . Also used as a Christian symbol was the dolphin, most often as a symbol of the Christian himself rather than Christ, though the dolphin was also used as a representation of Christ -- most often in combination with the anchor symbol ( Christ on the Cross ).
CONTACTS
Church Address
3012 Jackson Street
Sioux City, IA 51104
Phone: (712) 277-2949
Fax: (712) 277-2963
Prayer Requests: (712) 277-3310
Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Mon - Fri)
Pastor
Rev. Merlin J. Schrad
(712) 277-2949
schradm@bishopheelan.org 		Senior Priest
Rev. Msgr. Roger Augustine, V.G.
(712) 277-2949
augustiner@bishopheelan.org
Deacon
Rev. Mr. Fred Karpuk
(712) 255-6259
karpukb@cs-sc.com 		Deacon
Rev. Mr. John Heffernan
(712) 239-1579
jheff@cableone.net 		Deacon
Rev. Mr. Dick Billings
(712) 293-0618 		Dir. of Operations
Terry McElroy
(712) 277-2949
Parish Director
Joe Puetz
(712) 277-3974
jpuetz@mspinsurance.com 		Parish Director
Gina M. Sitzmann
(712) 258-6258
jgsitz@yahoo.com 		Finance Committee Chair
Joe Puetz
(712) 277-39745
jpuetz@mspinsurance.com 		C.R.E./Youth Ministry
Patricia Walsh
(712) 252-1293
drewalshp@bishopheelan.org
Liturgy Coordinator
Ann Schultz
(712) 277-2949
schultza@bishopheelan.org 		Development Council Chair
Brendan Burchard
(712) 239-0951
brbsader@cableone.net
Pastoral Council Chair
Angela Hoffman
(712) 252-9939
intrigue2367@yahoo.com 		Dir. Public Relations / Parish Secretary
Toni Hegstrom
(712) 277-2949
hegstromt@bishopheelan.org
Holy Cross - Blessed Sacrament Center
3030 Jackson Street
Sioux City, IA 51104
Phone: (712) 277-4739 		Holy Cross - St. Michael Center
4105 Harrison Street
Sioux City, IA 51108
Phone: (712) 239-1090
CSSC President
Father Patrick Walsh
(712) 252-1350 		Principal
Michael Sweeney
(712) 277-4739
sweeneym@bishopheelan.org
Angel House
3002 Jackson Street
Sioux City, IA 51104
Phone: (712) 277-2001 		Angel House/Villa Maria
2302 West Street
Sioux City, IA 51103
Phone: (712) 234-1854