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St. Philip’s Church
218-444-4262 www.stphilipsbemidji.org
Parish Staff
Pastor: Fr. Chuck Huck 441-4901 Parochial Vicar: Fr. Don Braukmann 441-4902 Deacon/Bookkeeper: Deacon Kermit Erickson 441-4903 Director of Development: Maggie McCalip 441-4906 Director of Music & Liturgy: Aana Freihammer 441-4905
Director of Preschool & Elementary Faith Formation/Safe Environment Coordinator: Kris Jensen 441-4944 Parish Administrative Assistant: Robb Naylor 441-4904 Director of Youth Ministry/Middle & High School Faith Formation: 441-4908 Events Coordinator: Susan Lucas 441-4907
Parish Office Coordinator: Tammy Johnson 441-4900 Facility Maintenance Supervisor: Larry Mack Maintenance Support Staff: Greg Allen Jim Shaw Retired Priest in Residence: Msgr. Bill Mehrkens
St. Philip’s School Staff 218-444-4938
Principal: Carol Rettinger ext. 4941 School Office Staff: Jean Patnode 441-4940 Kerry Frauenholtz 441-4942 Denise Kern 441-4943
Sister Parishes
St. Charles Pennington Saturday at 4:00 PM
(Fishing Opener to Labor Day)
Holy Spirit Newman Center BSU/NWTC
Sun at 7:00 PM, Tues at 7:00 PM, Thurs at 5:30 PM (School year only)
1701 Birch Lane NE 218-444-4762
St. Philip’s Clothing Depot
218-444-3835 Tuesday through Saturday
9:30 AM to 3:00 PM Manager: Norma Himmelright
Diocese of Crookston
Victim Assistance Coordinator: Louann McGlynn 218-281-7895
Your Parish Representatives:
Parish Council Members: Sarah Bofferding, Kevin Erpelding, Anita Froelich, Jim Gorham, Gary Gregg, Cynthia Haskin, Brent Rud, Drew Weaver, Theresa Wilander
Finance Council Members: Jeff Cwikla, Claude Sand, Shannon Schmitt
School Council Members: Jaclyn Bergerson, Tiffany Fankhanel, Christine Louvar, James Marcotte, Trudy Peterson, Laura Schwindt
Trustees: Joann Gardner, Hank Krigbaum
4th Sunday of Advent Greetings, December 20, 2015
Pope Francis declared a year of Mercy. He calls on each of us to seek forgiveness and to grant forgiveness to others. He also issued a call to the Sacrament of Reconciliation. There is still plenty of time before Christmas to come to reconciliation. Use the published times OR call either Fr Don or myself to set a private time. In prayer and action think about a friend or family member that may need forgiveness or to ask forgiveness from.
In reconciliation I have been reminding people that forgive and forget are two separate words for a reason. When we get hurt we remember so that we do not do it again. I knocked my head against a brick wall one time to know I will not do that again. God is the perfect example of the difference between forgetting and forgiving. God knows everything but out of love for us He chooses not to see our sins once we have sought His mercy and forgiveness. It is hard as a human not to tie the action of a person to our definition of who that person is. But when we separate the action --- from the person --- we continue to love the person but do what we can to not allow the hurtful action to continue. As an example: a child may yell to mom and dad “I hate you!” As parents they do not label and abandon the child but seek to find a manner in which the difference can be resolved. That’s how it is with God and all of His children...
In our society we sometimes have difficulty when it comes to dealing with people who are not like us. It might be their race, or actions, or comments. The difficulty is when all people of a race or religion are labeled because of the comments or actions of a radical few. We are celebrating Advent anticipating the coming of the Christ child. Would Mary, Joseph and Jesus be welcomed in our community? Would we hold their nationality against them? Would we hold their extreme poverty against them? Recent comments by politicians and on social media against Muslims are a concern. Are we condemning all followers of Allah because of the actions of some extremists?
Our second reading this Sunday: Hebrew 10:7 Then I said, “As is written of me in the scroll, behold, I come to do your will, O God.” created a question: Think of a person you know who serves quietly but effectively. What qualities of that individual would you like to emulate to become a better servant to others in Jesus’ name?
Merry Christmas! May God bless you with His presence in your day to day life! May you be able to witness to His presence to others. Merry Christmas! Jesus loves you and so do I! Fr Chuck
Monday, Dec 21 8:05 AM Morning Prayer (Chapel) 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM Adoration (Chapel) 5:00 PM Jana Hedstrom/Sean Wanner Wedding
Tuesday, Dec 22 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM Adoration (Chapel) 7:00 PM Choir Rehearsal (Church) 7:00 PM Men’s Basketball (Gym) 7:30 PM Marian Devotions (Chapel)
Wednesday, Dec 23 8:05 AM Morning Prayer (Chapel)
Thursday, Dec 24 Parish Offices Close at Noon
Friday, Dec 25 Merry Christmas! Parish Offices Closed Today
Saturday, Dec 26 4:30 PM Reconciliation (Chapel)
Sunday, Dec 27 8:35 AM Rosary (Chapel) 10:15 AM Rosary (Chapel)
Monday, Dec 21 8:30 AM Mass: +Teresa Galloway
Tuesday, Dec 22 12:10 PM Mass: Special Intentions for TG
Wednesday, Dec 23 8:40 AM Mass: +Jane Senger
Thursday, Dec 24 Christmas Eve No Nursing Home Mass Today 4:00 PM Mass: +Stephanie Vencel Leikvoll 6:30 PM Mass: +Art Miller 10:00 PM Mass: For the People
Friday, Dec 25 Christmas Day 10:00 AM Mass: +Bernard P. Schmidt
Saturday, Dec 26 No Morning Mass Today 5:30 PM Mass: For the People
Sunday, Dec 27 7:30 AM Mass: +Bea Schulke 9:00 AM Mass: +Ellouise Dahlgren 11:00 AM Mass: Special Intentions for MG
MASS INTENTIONS For December 21 to December 27
THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
Bible Readings for the Week of Dec 21 ~ Dec 27
Monday, Dec 21 ●Sg 2:8-14 ●Ps 33:2-3,11-12,20-21 ●Lk 1:39-45
Tuesday, Dec 22 ●1 Sm 1:24-28 ●Ps 1 Sm 2:1,4-5,6-7,8abcd ●Lk 1:46-56
Wednesday, Dec 23 ●Mal 3:1-4,23-24 ●Ps 25:4-5ab,8-9,10,14 ●Lk 1:57-66
Thursday, Dec 24 ●Is 62:1-5 ●Ps 89:4-5,16-17,27,29 ●Acts 13:16-17,22-25 ●Mt 1:18-25
Friday, Dec 25 ●Is 9:1-6 ●Ps 96:1-3,11-13 ●Ti 2:11-14 ●Lk 2:1-14
Saturday, Dec 26 ●Acts 6:8-10: 7:54-59 ●Ps 31:3cd-4,6,8ab,16bc,17 ●Mt 10:17-22
Sunday, Dec 27 ●Sir 3:2-6,12-14 ●Ps 128:1-5 ●Col 3:12-21 ●Lk 2:41-52
The Parish and School Staff of St. Philip’s would like to wish you all a blessed Christmas. As you prepare for the birth of our Savior, please know
how much each and every one of you are a treasured part of St. Philip’s Parish!
**Please note that there will be no Daily Mass on December 24, 25, & 26. Also, Adoration is cancelled on December 24 & 25. The Parish Offices will be closed at noon on December 24 and all day of December 25. Thank you and enjoy the Christmas Holiday!
INFORMATION & ACTIVITIES BAPTISM PREPARATION CLASS
Parents or prospective parents who wish to present a child for Baptism are asked to attend a baptism preparation class.
The next session will be on January 3rd. Please call the Parish Office at 444-4262 to register, or for more information.
Week #24 Contributions (received the weekend
of 12/13/2015)
STEWARDSHIP - A
Envelopes $21,827.09 EFT Env. $ —- Loose Plate $ 1,026.22 Children’s $ 27.12 Total $22,880.43 HABIT OF THE HEART
Fiscal Year to Date (Week #24)
Amount Contributed Envelopes $ 359,701.38 Loose Plate $ 21,965.82 Children’s $ 1,259.99 Total $ 382,927.19 YTD Budget $ 400,344.00
(95.65% of budget)
STEWARDSHIP OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES Fiscal Year July 1, 2015 ~ June 30, 2016
The St. Philip’s Catholic Community welcomes through the waters of baptism, Lauryn Kay Urman, daughter of Jason & Carmen Urman, and John Paul Arel, son of Brad & Monica Arel. May they be filled with the Holy Spirit!
St. Philip’s extends condolences to the family of David Fankhanel, father of Jim Fankhanel. May he find rest and peace, & may his family find comfort in God’s love.
Christmas Flowers for St. Philip’s Church will be supplied, in part, through the generous donations given by parishioners in memory of deceased loved ones, or in honor of the living.
If you wish to make a memorial, please use your Christmas Flower Offering envelope in your box of offertory envelopes. Or place your donation in an envelope clearly marked Christmas Flowers. Please indicate the name of the deceased person/(s) your gift is in memory of or the name of the living person(s) your gift is in honor of.
Please place your envelope in the collection basket or turn it in to the parish office as soon as possible. Memorials will be published in the parish bulletin after the Christmas season.
THOUGHTS ON MERCY… “Jesus is the face of the Father’s mercy. These words might well sum up the mystery of the Christian faith… Jesus of Nazareth, by his words, his actions and his entire person reveals the mercy of God.” ~ Pope Francis
Giving Tree Any donations from the giving tree should be dropped off at the church or Parish Office (with the Giving Tree tags) no later than December 21st. Thank you for your generosity!
Christmas Mass Schedule Church of St. Philip
Christmas Eve ~ Thursday, December 24 :
4:00 PM 6:30 PM 10:00 PM Christmas Day ~ Friday, December 25:
10:00 AM
Oh Come Let Us Adore Him”
HEADWATERS KOINONIA #27
Mark your calendars now! Headwaters Koinonia #27 has been scheduled for January 29th-31st. This will be a wonderful re-treat experience for anyone 18 to 90. It is a chance to get to know Jesus better and also form a closer friendship with some of your fellow parishioners. To register or for more information please call Deacon Kermit at 441-4903. Registration forms will also be available in the narthex shortly after Christmas.
The Newman Center is closed for Christmas break. The next Mass for Newman is scheduled for
Sunday, January 10.
CLOTHING DEPOT
ST. PHILIP’S SCHOOL
December 19/20
NEXT WORLDWIDE CAMPAIGN: FEBRUARY 10 – MARCH 20, 2016
“You cannot please both God and the world at the same time, they are utterly opposed to each other in their thoughts,
their desires, and their actions.” ~ St. John Vianney
� St. Philip’s School is on a two week Christmas Break. The last day of classes for 2015 was on Friday, December 18. Classes resume on Monday, January 4, 2016. May you have time this holiday season to visit with family and friends. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
� Christmas Eve Masses are at 4:00, 6:30, and 10:00 PM. Christmas Day Mass is at 10:00 AM. Celebrate the reason for the season.
� New Year’s Eve Mass is at 6:30 on December 31. New Year’s Day Mass is at 9:00 AM. on Friday, January 1. Start the New Year with the Eucharist.
� The Catholic United fund raising raffle will begin in January.
� The final competitions for the Geography Bee and Spelling Bee will be held in January.
� Ski Day for students in grades 6 -8 is scheduled for Friday, January 15.
� Volunteer Opportunities: hot lunch servers; classroom volunteers; CU Raffle sellers; Servants of Shelter; ski day chaperones; Catholic Schools Week workers.
� To volunteer your services, please attain your Safe Environment Certification by going to: www.crookston.org and following the prompts for Safe Environment. Thanks for your cooperation.
Parish Children and Teen Choirs Starting in January!
Our Children and Teen Choirs will be starting their Winter Season very soon. Children’s Choir is open to kids from grades 2-5th
and rehearse Thursdays 3:15 PM-4:00 PM. Teen Choir is for kids from 6th-12th grade and meets from 4:00 PM-4:45 PM. First rehearsal is January 7th. These groups will meet for 5-6 weeks and sing at a Parish Sunday Mass. Contact Aana Freihammer at [email protected] or 218-444-4262 to get registered.
Altar Server Training We are looking for young people (Grade 3 and up) to help assist Father at Mass as Altar Servers. The Altar Servers work in teams of three, carrying the Roman Missal, candles, processional cross, and by helping Father prepare the altar, and leading processions. Your service draws you closer to the Mass, and helps the Liturgy to run smoothly! We need your help! If you are interested in assisting, please contact Aana Freihammer, (218) 444-4262 or [email protected]
Liturgical Minister Trainings
Eucharistic Minister, greeter, usher, and lector trainings are just around the corner, and if you have thought about getting involved in these ministries, it is time to get trained! We need more volunteers at each Mass, and we could especially use a few more volunteers at the 5:30 PM and 7:30 AM Masses in all ministries. If you are interested in helping, please contact Aana Freihammer (218-444-4262) or [email protected].
St. Philip’s Life Teen Event
Sunday, January 3, 2016 5:30 pm to 8:00pm
St. Philip’s Clothing Depot will be closed for the Christmas holiday from Thursday, Dec. 24 through Monday, Jan. 4. Thank you for your continued patronage!
ATTENTION SNOWBIRDS… As you prepare to go south for the winter, don’t forget to check in with us at the Parish Office if you would like to have a bulletin sent to you while away. We would be more than happy to send it to you. Call Tammy at 444-4262.
MINISTRY SCHEDULE Week of December 26-27
5:30 PM 7:30 AM 9:00 AM 11:00 AM
SACRISTAN Marleen Webb Walter Schuiling (sub req.)
Joe Bofferding Al Swedmark
LECTOR Joe Czapiewski Robb Naylor
Darla Sathre Carol Schneider
Clark Chambers John Carlson
Mary Lou Peters Kevin Erpelding
INTERCESSOR Flavia Sagedahl HELP NEEDED Cheryl Larson Krystosek Laura Hansen
ALTAR SERVER Ella Schwindt Will Schwindt Garret Schwindt
Erin Myhrer Evelyn Cordts
Bridget Westrum Madyson Nistler Sarah Bofferding
Olivea Frenzel Allison DeClusin Grant DeClusin
CAPTAIN Robb Naylor Walter Schuiling Stephanie Downey (sub req.)
Susie Balstad (sub req.)
EMHC
Laura Schwindt Flavia Sagedahl Heidi Hiscock Eileen Gothman Kell Lovell Roslyn Hanson Marleen Webb
Jane Foley Al Foley Patti Van Camp Pat Gavin Marge Seitz HELP NEEDED HELP NEEDED
Joe Bofferding Amy Bofferding Leslie Downs Stephen Steele Theresa Steele Brody Wilander Nicole Kieson Kay Mack David LaZella
Al Swedmark Doris Swedmark Judy Selby Karen Williams Kevin Erpelding Lorie Erpelding Pat Kelly Courtney Haskins Jennifer Noble
HOSPITALITY - Usher
Dick Lehmann Mark Moris Dave Hiscock HELP NEEDED
David Hoefer Jim Schneider Jim Gavin Wes Seitz
Tony Nistler (sub req.) Rick Coe Mike Headlee Ron Arel
Randy Nyberg (sub req.) HELP NEEDED Hank Imsande Samantha Nagle
HOSPITALITY - Fellowship
Marjorie Bloberger John Bloberger
Rose Fagerstrom Marilynne Hodapp Phil Hodapp Pat Schnell
Don Rettinger Carol Rettinger Barbara Fitzgerald Pat Odegard
HOSPITALITY - Greeter
Jean Louvar Tom Thompson
Jennifer Hoefer Patricia Hadrava
Missy Fagerstrom Mickie Coe
Marilyn Sundrud Mary Kinsella
