About St Mary Magdalen · Bloomfield, Iowa
St. Mary Magdalen is a Catholic parish in the rural community of Bloomfield, Iowa (Davis County), part of the Diocese of Davenport. It is clustered with St. Patrick Church and St. Mary of the Visitation in nearby Ottumwa to form the unified Parish of St. Joseph Ottumwa, sharing clergy and faith-formation programs across the three worship sites. The parish celebrates a single Sunday Mass in English at 5:30 p.m. and offers the Sacrament of Reconciliation before Mass on Sundays. It is served out of the St. Patrick parish office in Ottumwa and listed on the Diocese of Davenport's parish finder.
- Established
- 1963
- Patron
- St. Mary Magdalen
- Rector
- Rev. Joseph Sia
- Diocese
- Diocese of Davenport
Why belong here
St. Mary Magdalen is the Catholic home for Catholics in Bloomfield and rural Davis County, offering a warm Sunday evening Mass in a small, easy-to-navigate setting. Because the parish is part of the St. Joseph Ottumwa cluster, parishioners have access to a wider network of ministries — bilingual Masses at St. Mary of the Visitation, larger liturgies at St. Patrick, and shared religious education for children and adults. Confession is offered right before Sunday Mass, and the parish staff can be reached easily through the central Ottumwa office for baptisms, weddings, anointing of the sick, and OCIA (formerly RCIA).
Mass times at St Mary Magdalen
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday 5:00–5:15 p.m. (or by appointment)
About St. Mary Magdalen Parish
St. Mary Magdalen is a small Catholic parish serving Bloomfield, Iowa, and the surrounding rural communities of Davis County. It belongs to the Diocese of Davenport and, in recent years, has been clustered with two Ottumwa parishes — St. Patrick and St. Mary of the Visitation — to form the unified Parish of St. Joseph Ottumwa. The Bloomfield church is located at 108 Weaver Road (Hwy 63 North) and can be reached at (641) 664-2553 or by email at [email protected].
History
St. Mary Magdalen Church of Bloomfield, Iowa, was formally incorporated on February 21, 1963, as a Revised Domestic Non-Profit under Iowa law, with its home office at 108 Weaver Road. The parish grew out of the Catholic farming communities of Davis County and has remained a small but enduring rural worship site. As part of the Diocese of Davenport's pastoral clustering initiative, it has been linked with the Ottumwa parishes to share clergy and programs.
- Incorporated: February 21, 1963 (Iowa Secretary of State, Corp. #081141)
- Home address: 108 Weaver Rd, Hwy 63 North, Bloomfield, IA 52537
- Clustered into the Parish of St. Joseph Ottumwa with St. Patrick and St. Mary of the Visitation
The St. Joseph Ottumwa Cluster
St. Mary Magdalen is part of the unified Parish of St. Joseph Ottumwa, sharing clergy and staff with its sister churches. This clustering allows the rural Bloomfield community access to additional Mass times, bilingual liturgies, and wider programming without losing its own local worship site.
- St. Patrick Church — 222 N. Ward St., Ottumwa (Daily English Mass Tue–Fri 8:00 a.m.; Sat Vigil 4:30 p.m.; Sun 9:00 a.m.)
- St. Mary of the Visitation — Ottumwa (Daily English Mass Mon–Wed 5:15 p.m.; Fri Spanish 5:15 p.m.; Sun English 8:30 a.m., Spanish 11:00 a.m.)
- St. Mary Magdalen — Bloomfield (Sun English 5:30 p.m.)
- Cluster office: 641-682-4559
Clergy & Parish Staff
Pastoral care for St. Mary Magdalen is provided by the priests of the St. Joseph Ottumwa cluster, with the central parish office operating out of Ottumwa. The Director of Religious Education and the Director of Evangelization serve all three worship sites of the cluster.
- Pastor: Rev. Joseph Sia ([email protected])
- Parochial Vicar: Rev. Isaac Doucette ([email protected])
- Director of Religious Education: Ana De La Torre (641-680-2797, [email protected])
- Director of Evangelization / OCIA: Anna Maria Billy (641-682-4559, [email protected])
Faith Formation & Religious Education
St. Mary Magdalen shares its faith-formation program with St. Patrick and St. Mary of the Visitation. Children and adult OCIA candidates are served across the cluster, with the Bloomfield community's Religious Education classes held on Sundays from September through April. Confirmation preparation is offered for 8th-grade students cluster-wide.
- Religious Education classes in Bloomfield: Sundays, September–April
- Confirmation Preparation: 8th grade, cluster-wide
- OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults): cluster-wide, coordinated by Director of Evangelization
Sacraments
The seven Catholic sacraments are available to parishioners, with arrangements made through the cluster parish office in Ottumwa. Reconciliation is offered in person at St. Mary Magdalen on Sundays before Mass, and by appointment through the cluster office.
- Baptism — contact the parish office
- Confirmation — prepared through cluster Religious Education
- Eucharist — Sunday 5:30 p.m. Mass at St. Mary Magdalen
- Penance — Sundays 5:00–5:15 p.m. or by appointment
- Matrimony — contact the parish office
- Anointing of the Sick — by appointment
Visit, Contact & Location
St. Mary Magdalen is located on Weaver Road off Highway 63 North on the north side of Bloomfield, the county seat of Davis County. The parish shares its administrative office with the St. Joseph Ottumwa cluster.
- Address: 108 Weaver Rd (Hwy 63 North), Bloomfield, IA 52537
- Parish phone: (641) 664-2553
- Email: [email protected]
- Cluster office: (641) 682-4559
- Website (Diocese of Davenport parish listing): davenportdiocese.org