About St. Francis · Dunkerton, Iowa
St. Francis Parish, also known as St. Francis of Assisi in the Barclay/Dunkerton area, is a small rural Catholic faith community in Black Hawk County, Iowa. It is linked with St. Athanasius Parish in Jesup, sharing a pastor and ministerial resources while cooperating in Catholic education at Don Bosco High School and faith formation programs. The parish invites families and individuals to gather for Sunday worship, weekday Mass, Eucharistic adoration, and the sacraments in a close-knit country-church setting.
- Established
- 1862
- Patron
- St. Francis of Assisi
- Rector
- Fr. Jim Goerend
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Dubuque
Why belong here
A welcoming rural parish linked with St. Athanasius, offering convenient Sunday and weekday Mass times, Eucharistic adoration, and cooperative support of Catholic education and faith formation.
Mass times at St. Francis
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- 2nd Sundays - 11:30 AM
- By appointment
Adoration times
- Before Wednesday Mass
Worship Schedule
St. Francis offers a Sunday morning Mass and a weekday Mass on Wednesday morning.
- Sunday Mass at 10:30 AM
- Wednesday Mass at 8:00 AM
- Eucharistic Adoration before Wednesday Mass
- Confessions on 2nd Sundays at 11:30 AM or by appointment
Parish Life and Education
As a linked parish with St. Athanasius in Jesup, St. Francis shares pastoral leadership and cooperates in supporting Catholic education and faith formation.
- Linked with St. Athanasius Parish, Jesup
- Shared pastor: Fr. Jim Goerend
- Cooperative support of Don Bosco Catholic High School
- Faith Formation programming
History and Heritage
The parish has served the Barclay Township and Dunkerton farming community for more than 160 years.
- Founded circa 1862
- Centennial celebrated on October 10, 1962
- Saint Francis Catholic Cemetery located behind the church