Holy Rosary Cathol ic Church Sixth Sunday of Easter

May 17, 2020

1043 Lake Avenue

Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

Parish Staff PASTOR Msgr. Timothy McGee ASSOCIATE PASTOR Fr. Michael Arey DEACONS Deacon Gary Hager Deacon Jim Thomas

OFFICE Secretary/ Finance Mary Hager FAITH FORMATION Preschool/Elementary Kathy Olson Middle School/Sr. High Barbara Schmidt

YOUTH DIRECTOR Brady Borslien LITURGICAL MUSIC Susan Champa Scott Mehlhaff MAINTENANCE Charles Loreth

School Office PRINCIPAL Cathy Larson SECRETARY Terri Paskey

Diocesan Victim Assistance Coord. Cindy Hulst LSW

218-281-7895 chulst@crookston.org (safe & confidential)

Sacraments Baptisms If you are planning to present your baby for Baptism contact Msgr. Tim at 847-1393.

Reconciliation Saturday: 4 pm or by appointment. Marriage: Those wishing to celebrate the Sacra-ment of Marriage are asked to contact Msgr. Tim at least six months prior to the intended date of the celebration

Parish Office Hours During the COVID 19 pandemic we are

open from 9-10 am daily HOW TO REACH US

Website www.holyrosarycc.org E-Mail: parish@holyrosarycc.org Parish Phone… 847-1393 School Phone.. 847-5306 Fax…………… 847-1393 Facebook… Holy Rosary Church DL Holy Rosary Catholic Faith Formation and Youth Ministry

MAY IS THE MONTH of the rosary and Pope Francis is encouraging the faithful

to pray the Rosary at home.

Dear Brothers and Sisters, The month of May is approaching, a time when the People of God express with particular intensity their love and devotion for the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is traditional in this month to pray the Rosary at home within the family. The restrictions of the pandemic have made us come to appreciate all the more this “family” aspect, also from a spiritual point of view. For this reason, I want to encourage everyone to rediscover the beauty of praying the Rosary at home in the month of May. This can be done either as a group or individually; you can decide according to your own situations, making the most of both opportunities. The key to doing this is always simplicity, and it is easy also on the internet to find good models of prayers to follow. I am also providing two prayers to Our Lady that you can recite at the end of the Rosary, and that I myself will pray in the month of May, in spiritual union with all of you. I include them with this letter so that they are available to everyone. Dear brothers and sisters, contemplat-ing the face of Christ with the heart of Mary our Mother will make us even more united as a spiritual family and will help us overcome this time of trial. I keep all of you in my prayers, especially those suffering most greatly, and I ask you, please, to pray for me. I thank you, and with great affection I send you my blessing. –

Pope Francis April 26, 2020

FIRST PRAYER: O Mary, You shine continuously on

our journey as a sign of salvation and hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who, at the foot of the cross, were united with Jesus’ suffering, and perse-vered in your faith. “Protectress of the Roman people,” you know our needs, and we know that you will provide, so that, as at Cana in Galilee, joy and celebration may return after this time of trial. Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform ourselves to the will of the Father and to do what Jesus tells us. For he took upon himself our suffering, and burdened himself with our sorrows to bring us, through the cross, to the joy of the Resurrection. Amen. We fly to your protection, O Holy Mother of God; Do not despise our peti-tions in our necessities, but deliver us always from every danger,

O Glorious and Blessed Virgin.

SECOND PRAYER “We fly to your protection, O Holy Mother of God.” In the present tragic situation, when the whole world is prey to suffering and anxiety, we fly to you, Mother of God and our Mother, and seek refuge under your protection. Virgin Mary, turn your merciful eyes towards us amid this corona-virus pandemic. Comfort those who are distraught and mourn their loved ones who have died, and at times are buried in a way that grieves them deeply. Be close to those who are concerned for their loved ones who are sick and who, in order to prevent the spread of the disease, cannot be close to them. Fill with hope those who are troubled by the uncertainty of the future and the consequences for the economy and employment.

Mother of God and our Mother, pray for us to God, the Father of mercies, that this great suffering may end and that hope and peace may dawn anew. Plead with your divine Son, as you did at Cana, so that the families of the sick and the victims be comforted, and their hearts be opened to confidence and trust. Protect those doctors, nurses, health workers and volunteers who are on the frontline of this emergency, and are risking their lives to save oth-ers. Support their heroic effort and grant them strength, generosity and continued health. Be close to those who assist the sick night and day, and to priests who, in their pastoral concern and fidelity to the Gospel, are trying to help and support everyone. Blessed Vir-gin, illumine the minds of men and women engaged in scientific research, that they may find effective solutions to overcome this virus. Support national leaders, that with wisdom, solicitude and generosity they may come to the aid of those lacking the basic necessities of life and may devise social and economic solutions inspired by farsightedness and solidarity.

Mary Most Holy, stir our consciences, so that the enormous funds invested in developing and stockpiling arms will instead be spent on promoting effective research on how to prevent similar trage-dies from occurring in the future. Beloved Mother, help us realize that we are all members of one great family and to recognize the bond that unites us, so that, in a spirit of fraternity and solidarity, we can help to alleviate countless situations of poverty and need. Make us strong in faith, persevering in service, constant in prayer. Mary, Consolation of the Afflicted, embrace all your children in distress and pray that God will stretch out his all-powerful hand and free us from this terrible pandemic, so that life can serenely resume its normal course. To you, who shine on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope, do we entrust ourselves, O Clement, O Loving, O Sweet Virgin Mary. Amen.

2020 GRADUATES We wish to congratulate you on your graduation success!

May God's graces be with you as you step ahead towards your dreams. The future is all yours now. Go for it!

May the Lord bless your steps and watch over you. God has a special plan for each one of you.

Your success is well deserved and will certainly lead to more - Congratulations and God Bless ...we are so proud of you!

NOTES FROM MONSIGNOR TIM: HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL GRADUATION: This Friday Holy Rosary School will graduate this year’s eighth grade class. The graduates are:

Sheldon James Bevins Mueller - Cole Joseph Deraney

Noah Aaron Larson - Nicholas Paul Tobkin

We wish them God’s richest blessings as they move into the high school years! (Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic the event will be closed but will be livestreamed on Facebook at Holy Rosary Church DL at 4:00 P.M. Friday. Please “like” the page to view) THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Just a reminder that the Sacrament of Reconciliation is celebrated on Saturday afternoons from 4:00 to 4:45 P.M. Because of the need for Social Distancing we will celebrate the Sacrament in the Parish Living Room. We hope it won’t be too long before we can gather in church for Mass. OUR FACEBOOK PAGE: You are invited to go to HOLY ROSARY CHURCH DL and “LIKE” the page and you will be able to hopefully get the Sunday Mass and all other events streamed on Facebook. Also, there are daily meditations for Monday through Friday each week. These meditations will be presented by the priests of our parish. We hope that you will like them and hope they will be something to enhance your daily prayer time. THE DIOCESAN ANNUAL APPEAL: We continue to receive your gifts for this year’s Diocesan Annual Appeal. If you have not given your gift for the appeal, you may still do so. Thanks for your continued support of the Appeal and helping us reach our goal of $64,823. OTHER NOTES TO NOTE:

Many of our parishioners are asking about getting back into the church for Mass. Just as most of you are wondering the same thing, I am too. We just need to know when and what the guidelines will be in order for us to have Mass. We hope it will not be much longer, but we also want to be safe and stay that way! We will let you know as soon as we know.

Please remember your stewardship to the Parish. The work of the parish still goes on even in the midst of a ravishing virus. We depend on your financial stewardship to the parish. Mention was made of the Parish APP above—you can take advantage of the Parish APP in making your gift to the Sunday offertory. Please contact the parish office for more information. Please be aware of the special collection envelopes in your packets. Those different ministries depend on our support too! Thanks for your continued generosity!

Memorial Day is just around the corner (Monday, May 25). At this writing we are planning to have Mass at Holy Rosary Cemetery at 9:00 A.M. Weather permitting. The Knights of Columbus will pray the Patriotic Rosary at 8:30 A.M. All are welcome. We will be practicing social distancing meaning that you or your family unit must be six feet away from others. More information as the time draws near!

S t e w a r d s h i p

Please join the many people who are praying with The Holy Father’s Monthly intention for May: For Deacons: We pray that deacons, faithful in their service to the Word and the poor, may be an invigoration symbol for the entire Church.

This week, let’s pray that the trials we have faced over the past months, and the sufferings we continue to endure, will not hold back the life of the Spirit in us. In all things, may we speak with joy of the good things the Lord has done and continues to work in our lives.

“You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities & challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith,

and hope.” Thomas Merton

Last week we received: Adult Envelopes $ 8,277.00 Children/Youth $ 00 Auto- deposits $ 00 Total $ 8,277.00

Average amount needed to meet weekly operation of Holy Rosary

is: $14,653.84

"For it is better to suffer for

doing good, if that be God’s will,

than for doing evil.”

(1 Peter3:17)

The old line says “if you want to make God laugh, tell him your

plans.” Many of us are diligent in our planning and making sure

things are progressing smoothly. Then disaster strikes, we don’t get the result that was intended or an unforeseen problem arises. Many times we may respond negatively

and ask, “Why me? I did everything right!” Here’s the thing – adversity

humbles us and reminds us of our dependence on God and not on

our own self-reliance. Rest assured, God has a better

plan in store for you.

May 18: Acts 16: 11-15/ Ps 149: 1b-2. 3-4. 5-6a and 9b/ Jn 15: 26 -- 16: 4a May 19: Acts 16: 22-34/ Ps 138: 1-2ab. 2cde-3. 7c-8/ Jn 16: 5-11 May 20: Acts 17: 15. 22 -- 18: 1/ Ps 148: 1-2. 11-12. 13. 14/ Jn 16: 12-15 May 21: Acts 18: 1-8/ Ps 98: 1. 2-3ab. 3cd-4/ Jn 16: 16-20 May 22: Acts 18: 9-18/ Ps 47: 2-3. 4-5. 6-7/ Jn 16: 20-23 May 23: Acts 18: 23-28/ Ps 47: 2-3. 8-9. 10/ Jn 16: 23b-28 May 24: Acts 1: 1-11/ Ps 47: 2-3. 6-7. 8-9 (6)/ Eph 1: 17-23/ Mt 28: 16-20

Mary Schlaben Eloise Champa Bob & Shirley Lund Mary Cahlin Dean Krump Ryan Winther Al & Alice Keihl Jerome Matter

Anthony Thompson Dwaine Habrat Kyle Leshovsky Fritz Wehri Adam Wegscheid Nellie Wegscheid Ryan Syverson Linda Lida

Leonard Kertscher Marleen Rusch Betty Rogers Mary Schnathorst Mona & Bob Noyes Dcn. Jim Thomas

Conner Poppenhagen Ben Oritz Gabriel Caro Abram Whitebird Gabe Anderson Travis Mosher Aaron Leff Kasianna Klemm

Jordan Mackner Todd Jenson Stephanie Kuehn Taylor Jasken Jade Ault Tiffany Wirtz Eric Swenson Mat thew Mi l ler

Jason Paulson Andrew Just Tyler Wickum Christopher Ewanika

Please remember these members of the armed services in your prayers as they continue to protect our country.

Please remember those who have asked for our prayers:

Vacation Bible School has been rescheduled for August 10-13. We will update families via the parish bulletin, the parish app, Facebook & email when registration forms are available.

GIFTS FOR GRADS! … We will honor our graduates Sunday, May 31, with a gift and blessing drive through

in Holy Rosary parking lot. More information to come in future bulletins. Watch Holy Rosary Faith Formation and Youth Ministry

Facebook page.

The Percy & Winifred Stary Family Scholarship for

Science, Engineering or Mathematics Fields of Study

1. The student must have attended grades 6–8 and have graduated from Holy Rosary Catholic School. The student must have main-tained a B average or better for the last years of high school.

2. The student must have completed the first year of a four year or two year college and maintained a ‘B’ average or better. A ‘B’ average or better must be maintained to be eligible for a succes-sive scholarship. No individual student will be awarded the schol-arship for more than two years and must be applied for with in two consecutive years.

3. Must be pursuing an undergraduate degree/major if attending a four year college, or a specific certificate if attending a two year college. The selection of a scholarship recipient will favor eligible candidates who are pursuing degrees/certificates that embrace the science, technical, engineering or mathematics fields of study, as opposed to the arts, business, social or life sciences fields of study.

4. Please see our schools website holyrosarycs.org for more infor-mation and application. Deadline is June 1. Scholarships awarded in August. For more information contact Terri Paskey, 847-5306.

Faith Formation Coordinator Holy Rosary Catholic Church of Detroit Lakes, MN is seeking a co-ordinator for its Middle and High School Faith Formation Program (Grades 7 through 12) and coordinate Adult bible studies. Duties will start August 1, 2020. Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree or ministry school equivalent in religious studies and have experi-ence of working in a faith formation environment. The candidate must have a love for youth as they instruct and lead them in the ways of the Catholic Christian Faith. The position will remain open until filled. Send letter of application, resume, references and sup-porting documentation to:

Monsignor Timothy McGee Holy Rosary Catholic Church

1043 Lake Avenue Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

E-mail: thmcgee@holyrosarycc.org 218-847-1393

Music/Band Teacher Holy Rosary Catholic School in Detroit Lakes is seeking a qualified part-time (0.6 FTE) Music/Band teacher for the upcoming 2020-21 school year. This position would entail teaching music for grades K – 8 (0.4 FTE) and band for grades 5 – 8 (0.2 FTE). Applicant must hold or be able to acquire a Minnesota teaching license. Interested applicants should send a Letter of Application, Resume, References, Transcripts and any other supporting documentation of their choosing to:

Cathy Larson, Principal Holy Rosary Catholic School

1043 Lake Avenue, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota 56501 e-mail: clarson@holyrosarycc.org 218-847-5306

Holy Rosary is a PK-8, faith-based Catholic school with small class sizes, motivated students, and supportive parents. Please apply as soon as possible. The position will remain open until filled.

How to download our Parish App On your cell phone: Send a text message from your cell phone by texting

88202 Type APP as your text message. You will then receive on your cell phone a text link to

download the App. Look for our church name. and select Holy Rosary

Church, Detroit Lakes as your parish

How to watch us livestream on Facebook.

. Please go on Facebook and “Like” our new page.

Holy Rosary Church DL. You may have to go the “posts” tab...not just the home page.

Faith formation news

School news

Project Rachel Ministry Confidential Phoneline The Project Rachel Ministry confidential phoneline is now available in the Diocese. This phoneline is meant to help those who are post-abortive because they had an abortion, they were the father of a child who was aborted, or they have a family member impacted by abortion. The phone line will be answered by Julie Krejci who participated in Project Rachel training sponsored by the USCCB and has a M.A. in Counseling Psychology. The purpose of the helpline is not to provide counseling but to refer the caller to oth-ers including priests to allow for healing and reconciliation. The helpline number is 218-470-0112 and the caller’s number is not identified by the receiving number

Our volunteer that helps with the fire victims and home-less is currently looking for a washer dryer and a freezer. She is also accepting furniture. If you have anything you wish to donate, please leave at 1231 Lincoln Ave, D. Lakes.

JOB OPENINGS

FAREWELL GET TOGETHER

As you know, Holy Rosary will be losing our two faithful leaders on June 30th. Monsignor Tim will be moving on to his next phase of life– called retirement. Father Michael has been assigned the Associate Pastor at St. Phillips in Bemidji.

Our Parish Council is preparing a farewell for them. Because of the pandemic and the governor’s rules we are uncertain as to what we can do. We will know more as time goes on.

As of now we are planning for Sunday, June 28th. Hoping from 11:30 –1:30 pm. We do not have any-thing concrete yet.

With this being said, we are preparing to give them both a farewell gift. If you wish to donate to these gifts you may send it to the Parish Office at 1043 Lake Avenue, Detroit Lakes. Please watch the Parish Bulletin for updates as we know more.

We want to make you a winner! Holy Rosary School is pleased to present the winning Raffle Calendar for 2020

Daily CASH Prizes totaling from $25 to $500! Last day of the month $500 Fridays of the month $ 75

15th of the month $250 All other days $ 25 Plus—you can win more than once! June 1—Nov. 30

Purchase your calendar before it’s too late for only $25 Must purchase by May 27! Yes, I want a winning calendar! I want ______ea.($25 each).

Pease mail ____ I can pick up at school or church _____ Make check payable to Holy Rosary School.

Name:____________________________________________________Total Paid $ ___________ Address:_________________________________________________________ City:______________________________ST________Zip________Phone:__________________

Leave this form with payment at the office, in the collection basket at Mass, or mail to: Holy Rosary School, Attn: Raffle Calendar 1043 Lake Avenue, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

For more information call 218-847-5306 Raffle Calendars can also be purchased at the