It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Jim Harken. Jim is husband to Mary, Advancement Director of the Xavier High School Foundation and father to Lucas (5th grade), Michael (4th grade), and Dominick (3rd grade), students at St. Matthew. 

Ever the outgoing personality, Jim served in many capacities which included “The Voice” of the Northern Iowa Marching Band, TV show host and MC for charity fundraisers. Most important and cherished to Jim, however, was Mary and his boys. He will be missed by many in our school community. 

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.

https://www.stewartbaxter.com/obituaries/Jim-Harken?obId=21307661#/celebrationWall 

Many wonderful friends want to help the Harken family. We have identified ways you are invited to do so below:

If you would like to share financial support, an account has been established that will be used for St. Matthew school tuition for the boys. Our goal is to provide support for all three boys for the 2021-22 school year. Any additional funds will be applied to the following year’s tuition. The Jim Harken Memorial Fund has been established at Hills Bank. Contributions may be made at any Hills Bank location or checks can be mailed to: Hills Bank, Attn: Jim Harken Memorial Fund, 3905 Blairs Ferry Rd NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402.

If you would like to support the family with meals, the Saints Helping Saints Harken family plan is available for volunteer sign ups. Meals and gift cards are greatly appreciated and will be delivered to the Harken home. Details, including home address, are included in the online sign up. 

If you would like to help provide items for the funeral luncheon, an online sign up has been created indicating the needs for the 125 person meal.  All items can be dropped off in Kearn Hall (basement of St. Matthew Catholic Church) by 10AM on Tuesday.  

St. Matthew Preschool and Elementary have openings for the following positions, if you know of anyone interested, please have them reach out to me at aconlon@stmatthewcr.org or by calling 319-362-3021.

Any money earned on orders placed before July 1st will be included in this year's earnings and can be used towards tuition credits for next school year. Orders placed after July 1st will begin accumulating your earnings for the program next year.

You can still place orders for physical gift cards all summer long! You can choose to ship some cards directly to your home, or you can choose for them to be delivered to St. Matthew- those items will be available for pickup at the ECC. Of course you can keep purchasing and using e-gift cards at any time! 

Regis is currently seeking a coach for boys tennis, girls soccer, 7th & 8th football and 8th grade girls volleyball teams.   Any potential coach must have their K-12 Iowa Coaching Authorization. Expected practice times are after school Monday-Thursday and may begin the first full week of school. If interested, please contact Kyler Nelson, at knelson@regisroyals.org. 

Thank you and have a great summer!!