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A Message from the Pastor
From time to time, it is good for each of us to set aside some
intentional time to spend with Jesus. Each year about this time the
priests of the diocese gather together for a spiritual retreat that
we might deepen our relationship with Jesus as we intentionally
leave our ordinary routines and rhythms of life behind. This year
we are not gathering, but we are expected to make an individual
retreat. One of the recommendations given to us was to par-
ticipate in the “lift up your hearts” virtual retreat featuring
Scott Hahn. That is the option that I have chosen.
At first, I thought about just staying at the rectory, but after
further reflection, I thought that it wouldn’t be pru-dent to stay
at the rectory if I was truly going to retreat. It is thus that I
am writing this bulletin article the night before I am to leave for
a cabin in the Duluth area that I can truly get away and devote
some extended quiet time to Jesus. I must admit, since making the
decision to retreat to the cabin, my spirits have been uplifted,
and I am really looking for-ward to it. The first step in retreat
is to get one’s attitude in order.
While food is normally provided on retreat, I have had to make
extra preparations to get things prepared in ad-vance this year. At
least with a cabin, I have a full kitchen to work with. It is hard
to focus on Jesus when hungry. The blessing is that I don’t have to
eat all the extra calories that retreat houses pack into their
desserts. Just the basics for me…and a few cookies from
Christmas!
It is also good to plan on a little bit of exercise on retreat.
Exercise helps loosen the mind to leave worry behind. Most priests
go for a walk to get outside at least once a day, but since I am
heading into the woods, it is time to pack the snowshoes! Even
though I snowshoe regularly, the change in scenery will be nice,
and the extended forecast looks good.
Of course, spiritual reading, bible, journal, cards, and a
sketch pad are helpful. TV, radio, and other electronics – not so
helpful (other than what is needed for the virtual retreat). The
important thing is to have some quiet time to re-flect and relax a
little. Still, sometimes it is hard to turn off the noise. Have you
ever noticed how loud it gets when eve-rything is quiet?
Well, I am off… Normally, I would ask you to pray for me, but
since I will be back by the time you read this article, your prayer
will have to be retroactive. God will understand, and his grace
will be flowing. Retreat…It is so exciting! You should try it.
~Blessings, Fr. Peter
January 10, 2021
The Baptism of the Lord Is 55:1-11(21B) Is 12:2-3,4bcd,5-6 1 Jn
5:1-9 Mk 1:7-11
Church of St Ann Church of St Edward Church of St William
402 Nelson Ave. 201 Douglas Ave. 209 West Soo St.
PO Box 256 Henning, MN 56551 PO Box 339
Brandon, MN 56315 Parkers Prairie, MN 56361 Our Lady of the Lake
Our Lady of Seven Dolors Sacred Heart St James
407 North Lake Ave. 16921 Co Rd 7 NW 60th North Central Ave
32009 County Hwy 74
Battle Lake, MN 56515 Brandon, MN 56315 Parkers Prairie, MN
56361 Underwood, MN 56586
Located in Millerville Located in Urbank
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STAFF PASTOR………Fr. LeRoy Schik
Office Phone……………………218-864-5619
Cell Phone ……………………218-316-2524
Email………………………………[email protected] PASTOR………Fr. Peter
VanderWeyst
Office Phone……………………320-876-2240
Cell Phone………..……………..320-287-2926
Email……………[email protected]
Deacon Mick Froslee
Office Phone……………………….. 218-769-4409
Deacon Joe Wood
Office Phone……………………….. 320-876-2240
Email……………….……[email protected]
Deacon Craig Stich
Office Phone……………………….. 218-770-7449
Email………………….…[email protected]
Church of St. Ann (SA)
Secretary: Rose Suchy
Parish Office: 320-834-5095 Cell/Text: 320-766-5312
Office Hours: Mon & Wed 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
E-Mail: [email protected]
Church of St. Edward (SE)
Secretary: Marilyn Bolland
Parish Office: 218-583-2490 or 218-298-0813
E-Mail: [email protected]
Church of St. William (SW)
Secretary: Laura Shircliff
Office Phone: 218-338-2761
Office hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs. 8:00 am -4:00 pm
E-Mail: [email protected]
Our Lady of the Lake (OLL)
Secretary: Lori Curtis
Office Phone: 218-864-5619
Office Hours: Mon – Fri 9:00 am – 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 4:00
pm
E-Mail: [email protected]
Our Lady of Seven Dolors (SD)
Secretary: Laura Shircliff
Office Phone: 320-876-2240
Office Hours: Wed 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
E-Mail: [email protected]
Sacred Heart Catholic Church (SH)
Secretary: Gloria Bjerketvedt
Cell Phone/Text: 320-766-6415
E-Mail: [email protected]
St. James Catholic Church (SJ)
Secretary: Pat Chermak
Parish Office: 612-840-6289
Office Hours: Mon – Fri 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
E-Mail: [email protected]
Websites:
[email protected]
www.catholicchurches-bmup.org
www.ollsj.org
Tuesday, January 12th: 8:30 am Sacred Heart - Urbank † Tony
& Mary Suchy Wednesday, January 13th: 8:30 am Our Lady of Seven
Dolors –Millerville † George Dickey 9:00 am St James – Maine †
Camilla Rocholl Thursday, January 14th: 8:30 am Our Lady of the
Lake - Battle Lake † Clark Williams 8:30 am St Ann—Brandon Sp Int
of Klimek family Friday, January 15th: 8:30 am St William – Parkers
Prairie Sp Int of Koept family 8:30 am St Edward - Henning † Paul
R. Richards Saturday, January 16th: 4:00 pm Sacred Heart – Urbank †
Tim Steidl 5:00 pm St James – Maine † EB Floersch Jr. 7:30 pm St
Ann – Brandon People of the Parishes Sunday, January 17th: 8:30 am
Our Lady of Seven Dolors – Millerville † Joe Koep 8:30 am St Edward
– Henning † Elroy & Betty Hansen 10:30 am Our Lady of the Lake
– Battle Lake People of Parishes 10:30 am St William – Parkers
Prairie † Ron Koep
Mass Times and Intentions
Confession
Tues: 9:00 - 10:00 am Sacred Heart - Urbank Wed: 9:00 - 10:00 am
Our Lady of Seven Dolors– Millerville 10:00 - 3:00 pm St James -
Maine Thurs: 9:00 - 10:00 am St Ann- Brandon 9:00 - 10:00 am Our
Lady of the Lake - Battle Lake Fri: 9:00 - 10:00 am St William -
Parkers Prairie 9:00 - 10:00 am St Edward - Henning
Adoration
Religious Education
Bishop Kettler has requested that all classes be suspended until
February 1st. Please continue doing your workbooks at home.
Tue: 6:30 pm Our Lady of the Lake -Battle Lake Wed: 8:00 am Our
Lady of Seven Dolors - Millerville 9:30 am St James - Maine Thurs:
8:00 am St Ann– Brandon 8:00 am Our Lady of the Lake - Battle Lake
Fri: 8:00 am St William - Parkers Prairie 8:00 am St Edward -
Henning Sat: 3:00 pm Sacred Heart– Urbank 4:30 pm St James – Maine
Sun: 8:00 am St Edward - Henning
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Sunday, January 10, 2021 First Reading Isaiah 55:1-11 (The first
reading from Cycle A, Isaiah 42:1-4,6-7, may also be chosen.)
Isaiah calls upon the people to return to the Lord.
Responsorial Psalm Isaiah 12:2-3,4-6 (The psalm from Cycle A,
Psalm 29:1-4,9-10, may also be chosen.) A prayer of praise for
God's salvation.
Second Reading 1 John 5:1-9 (The second reading from Cycle A,
Acts of the Apostles 10:34-38, may also be chosen.) The Spirit of
Truth testifies on behalf of Jesus, God's Son.
Gospel Reading Mark 1:7-11 Jesus is baptized by John the
Baptist.
Background on the Gospel Reading
Today we celebrate the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. In most
years, this feast is cele-brated on the Sunday after Epiphany. When
Epiphany falls on either January 7 or 8, the Baptism of the Lord is
celebrated on the Monday after Epiphany.
In today's Gospel we hear John the Baptist contrast his baptism
of repentance with the baptism that Jesus will inaugurate. John the
Baptist says that he has baptized with water, but that the one who
is to come will baptize with the Holy Spirit. John's baptism was
not yet a Christian baptism; it was a preparation for the Christian
Baptism we celebrate to-day, and through which sins are forgiven
and the gift of the Holy Spirit is received. In ac-cepting John's
baptism, Jesus, though sinless, united himself with all
sinners.
The baptism of Jesus is reported in each of the three Synoptic
Gospels—Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Clearly, Jesus' baptism was an
event of great significance for Jesus and for the early Christian
community. Mark and Luke report the story from Jesus' perspective;
the voice from heaven is addressed to Jesus. In Matthew's Gospel,
the voice from heaven speaks to all who are present. The descent of
the Holy Spirit on Jesus at his baptism shows that something new is
beginning through the baptism and ministry of Jesus.
The baptism of Jesus is considered an important manifestation of
God in the person of Jesus, another epiphany. Jesus' baptism
inaugurates his mission. Mark's Gospel moves quickly from the
report of Jesus' baptism to Jesus' temptations in the desert to his
minis-try in Galilee after John's arrest. The end of the ministry
of John the Baptist is the begin-ning of Jesus' ministry. In an
analogous way, our Baptism inaugurates our mission as
Christians.
Surprisingly, on this the last day of the Christmas season the
Gospel does not tell a story from Jesus' childhood. Instead the
Gospel reveals Jesus' relationship to God: the Son of Mary and
Joseph is also God's own Son. We believe that through Baptism we
are also made children of God.
Daily Readings
Monday, January 11 Weekday Heb 1:1-6
Ps 97:1 & 2b,6 & 7c,9 Mk 1:14-20
Tuesday, January 12 Weekday
Heb 2:5-12 Ps 8:2ab, & 5,6-7,8-9
Mk 1:21-28 Wednesday, January 13
Weekday Heb 2:14-18
Ps 105:1-2,3-4,6-7,8-9 Mk 1:29-39
Thursday, January 14 Weekday
Heb 3:7-14 Ps 95:6-7c,8-9,10-11
Mk 1:40-45 Friday, January 15
Weekday 1 Jn 5:5-13
Ps 147 12-13,14-15,19-20 Lk 5:12-16
Saturday, January 9 Weekday
Heb 4:1-5,11 PS 78:3 &4bcm6c-7,8
Mk 2:1-12 Sunday, January 17
2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time 1 Sam 3:3b-10,19 (65B)
Ps 40:2,4,7-8,8-9,10 1 Cor 6:13c-15a,17-20
Jn 1:35-42
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A VOCATION VIEW: That all those initiated by baptism to be
followers of Christ may discern and live out the vocation to which
Christ is calling them, we pray to the Lord.
Pope Francis January Prayer Intention: May the Lord give us the
grace to live in full fellowship with our brothers and sisters of
other religions, praying for one an-other, open to all.
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SA, SD, SH, SW: Due to the additional overflow space at each of
the churches, we will no longer need to be taking reservations for
mass on the weekends. Please stop by the hospitality desk for
seating assignments to allow for proper social dis-tancing. Thank
you.
SA: Please keep in your prayers the family of Betty Schiele who
passed away last week, her funeral was on Monday. Blessed be her
memory.
SW: Baptism – We welcome Hadrian Stillman Wicklund son of
Gabriel and Shannon to our parish family. Hadrian was baptized this
week. May God Bless Hadrian , his brother, sister and his mom &
dad
SA: Baptisms
Layne Luelyn Lafrentz, daughter of Luke & Cherise
Lafrentz
SH: Baptisms
Wesley Daniel Schmidt, son of Robert & Danielle Schmidt
Kenny Schmidt, son of Bryan Schmidt & Pat Zimmerman
Congratulations and welcome to the church.
SW: New member at St Williams, David Reineke joined our parish
this week. We would like to welcome him into our parish family.
SE: 2021 Contribution Envelopes and Church Calendars are
available to pick up. If there isn’t a box of envelopes for you and
you would like a box; please contact the Parish Office.
SD: Thank you to all the parishioners and staff of our 4 parish
cluster. Es-pecially a big thank you to the Our Lady of Seven
Dolors parishioners for all the love and support you gave me in the
last 11 years as sec-retary. I have been truly blessed to
serve you as parish secretary. A memory that will always be dear
to my heart. Thank you!! Beverly Hanson
SJ: The candles in the windows at St. James are on timers;
please do not turn them off manually. Thank you.
SD: Calendar Winners December 25 $50- Rachel Wagner-Brandon
December 26 $100-Matt Moundson-Millerville December 27 $50-
Patricia Pischke-Clitherall December 28 $50- Jean Bitzan-Garfield
December 29 $100- Linda Rotz- Clitherall December 30 $50- MaryAnn
Wagner- Inver Grove Hgts December 31 $75- Shelly Hoeft-
Millerville
Disciples of the Mission continued Prayer List
Baptism: Classes are held on the first Saturday of the month at
9:00 am. SA, SD, SH, SW : Parents are required to take a Baptism
Class before their first child is Baptized. Contact Rose Suchy -
320-766-5312 to set up a time. Class takes 2-3 hours Wedding:
Contact Fr. LeRoy or Fr. Peter at least 6 months before wedding.
RCIA: Please contact Fr. LeRoy or Fr. Peter if interested in
becoming Catholic.
Sacramental Preparation
Please remember the following in your prayers: Jenn Hinrichs,
Kayla Benzinger, Gail Klein, Levi Koep, Kathy Stratton, Chris
Pfeffer, Nicole Bertrand, Carla Bettin, Mary Waldorf, Peg Lorsung,
Rhonda Tuey, Shirley Suchy, Cletus Bitzan, Theresa Lehn, Bev
Dickey, Mary Klimek, Roger Klimek, Kimberley Mickelson, Patricia
Shea, Ryan Carlson, Randi Hockert, Delores Fredrickson, Eva Koep,
the family of Neil Baker, Karen Otto, Hunter Koep, Darcy Frank,
Brenda Brown, Yvonne Debilzen, Bernadine Schiele, Angela Gilles,
Jim Stenger, Mark Korkowski, Einer Jensen, Deb Peters, Paul Suchy,
Joe Weller, and for the families who have been affected by the
Covid-19 pandemic. Please Pray for a Priest or Seminarian each day
in January 10– Nolan Lemna 11 - Mark Nosbush 12 - Jack Tyrrell 13–
Peter Zabinski 14 - Bishop Donald Kettler 15 - Rev. Harold Pavelis
16– Rev. Edwin Kraemer
Disciples of the Mission
As directed by Bishop Kettler back on July 25:
Please do not attend Mass if you are sick.
1) Everyone is required to wear a mask while
attending Mass; excluding children under age 5 and adults
with medical conditions.
2) Remove mask when receiving Communion.
3) Maintain social distancing; 6 feet between you and oth-
ers (families are excluded).
4) Sanitize your hands when entering & exiting the
church.
5) Visit with friends/family outside of the church building
after Mass.
We need to follow these guidelines to keep everyone safe
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God’s Share - Financials
Announcements Ministry – Highlight of the Week
1/1- 1/3/2021 Weekly Budget
OLL $4,765.00 $3,695.90
SA $8,057.00 $2,130.00
SD $7,400.00 $2,723.00
SE $3,958.00 $2,650.00
SH $4,613.77 $1,480.00
SJ $1,375.00 $1,648.00
SW $1,226.00 $1,780.00
New! Mother’s Prayer/Study Group @ Our Lady of Vic-tory, Fergus
Falls! Mothers of any age and stage, meeting every Thursday morning
(via Zoom until further notice) according to the school schedule.
All surrounding parish members welcome! Email Heather @
[email protected] for more information. Honoring Marriage
Day There will be a celebration on Saturday, May 1 at the
Ca-thedral of St Mary in St Cloud for couples celebrating 5, 25,
40, 50 or 60 plus years of marriage. We, as a diocese would like to
honor you and your commitment to each other and the great example
you are setting. Please let the parish office know by February 1 if
you are cele-brating these anniversary years so we can send the
infor-mation to the diocese. Stewardship as a Way of Life: “And a
voice came from the heavens, ‘You are my beloved Son; with you I am
well pleased.’” — Mark 1:11 Through our baptism, we too, are
daughters and sons of God. We are disciples of Jesus. As true
disciples we are called to actively participate in our Catholic
faith, not just be mere bystanders. This means working in
collaboration with the Holy Spirit and discern-ing how we are being
asked to use our gifts — using them for the benefit of others and
not just for our own inter-ests and comfort. Bishop’s Annual
Appeal: Blessings to all of you. Thanks to your generosity we have
achieved our 2020 goal! As of December 30, the Appeal raised
$1,347,348 in gifts and pledges toward the goal of $1,300,000.
Every dollar raised goes directly to ministries that support our
Catho-lic faith and is not used for any other purpose.
The ministry of the vocation poster They say that a picture is
worth a thousand words. This year’s vocation poster pictures twelve
seminarians for the diocese of Saint Cloud. They need our prayers
and encouragement. Take a look at the new poster and put a face
with a name. Ten of the seminarians are returning from last year;
two are new. Maybe you know someone who would look good on a poster
like this in a few years. Ask them if they have ever thought about
becoming a priest. You never know when God will plant the seed of
priesthood in the heart of a young man.
12 seminarians (9 college level, 3 graduate level) Only one
ordination is anticipated over the next
three years – please pray for vocations. It takes 8 years for
someone coming out of high
school to become a priest (4 years college, 4 years graduate
seminary).
It takes 6 years if they have a college degree (2 years
philosophy, 4 years graduate seminary).
Prayer for Vocations Gracious God and Father, We praise You for
Your goodness and love. You teach us that each vocation is born in
prayer and only through prayer does it persevere and bear fruit. We
ask You to stir the hearts of all those You call to the priesthood,
diaconate, and consecrated life in the Diocese of Saint Cloud. Make
them generous. Make them courageous. Make them joyful in giving
everything to Jesus. Send Your Holy Spirit upon our families and
children. Choose from our parishes, our homes, and our schools
those called to this adventure of sanctity. With Mary, Mother of
every vocation, we ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Saint Hilary (300-368) Doctor of the Church
Feast Day – January 13
Saint Hilary was born in Poitiers in Gaul (present day France)
to parents of ancient nobili-ty, who were pagans. As he grew older,
Hilary thought about the existence of man, and thought that there
must be a supreme eternal being. His theory was proved when he
studied the Hebrew Scriptures, Hilary came to know God and
understand His truths, believing in the divini-ty of Jesus Christ.
Hilary, his wife and his daugh-ter were baptized. Hilary was so
gentle, devoted, and had such great knowledge, that priests looked
up to him. When the bishop of Poitiers died, Hilary was chosen to
replace him, even though he was a married man. As bishop, Hilary
continued to defend the truth of Christ’s divinity, to the
consternation of the Arians and emperor Constantius, who banished
Hilary to Phrygia, hoping to silence him. Hilary would not be
silenced, continuing to correspond with and encourage the priests
at Poitiers to resist the Arians. During his exile, Hilary
accomplished some of his best writings on the Trinity. He also
wrote a diplomatic letter to Constantius, who allowed him to return
to Poitiers. Hilary insisted on separation of Church and
government. Due to Hilary’s diplomacy, France was saved from
Arianism.
