DEPLOYMENT SWIM WITH FATHER PAUL
An 13.5 mile swim to benefit the Family Alliance for Veterans (FAVA)
Chaplain (BG, Retired) Father Paul Lippstock was asked by Family
Alliance for Veterans (FAVA), Forest City, to take part in a “Deployment
with FAVA” event to assist in raising donations which will go toward
FAVA’s building, vehicle funds and operating costs.
Father Paul, an avid swimmer, will be swimming lengths to benefit the
cause on Tuesday, May 26, at the Forest City YMCA from 6 a.m. to
7:30 p.m.
Father Paul plans to swim between 700 and 1400 lengths (70 lengths is one mile) and is
asking for pledges for each length that he swims or for pre-set donations. In addition to
the donations raised for FAVA, Father Paul will be praying for our Veterans, those living,
missing-in-action and deceased.
ABOUT FATHER PAUL
HOW YOU CAN HELP!
(COMPLETE THE ATTACHED FORM)
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Make a pledge
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Provide names of family members and/or
friends (living or deceased) who are
Veterans
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Record laps, write down names of
Veterans on posters which will be
displayed in the pool, and give names of
Veterans to Father Paul as he swims
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Swim with, pace and encourage Father
Paul as he swims and prays for our
Veterans
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Come to the Y and root Father Paul on!
As Father Paul swims, he can work
himself up the ranks from E-1/Private
to 0-10/5-Star General!
WHEN:
TIME:
LOCATION:
Father Paul is serving as a sacramental priest
along with Father Dennis Miller as
pastor for the Archangels Catholic
Cluster (St Patrick in Britt, St
Patrick in Buffalo Center, St
Wenceslaus in Duncan, St James in
Forest City, St Boniface in Garner
and St Patrick in Lake Mills.
In December 2013, he retired after serving 22
years in the Iowa Army National Guard as military
chaplain.
Chaplain Lippstock holds swimming records in his
2003-2004 deployment to the Sinai (in the Red
Sea) and his 2006-2008 deployment to Iraq (in
Saddham’s pool at Camp Victory). He has
completed six swims to benefit various charities.
Father Paul also worked 18 years at the Y in
Dubuque as a swimmer’s aide, WSI Instructor,
lifeguard and as an assistant director at the
Dubuque Y Camp.
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
6 a.m. -7:30 p.m.
Forest City YMCA Pool