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Working together to spread the Gospel
Saint Wendelin – Luxemburg Holy Cross – Pearl Lake (Marty)
Mary of the Immaculate Conception –Rockville
Sunday Bulletin 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time February 26, 2017
From Safari…. Our reading from Isaiah assures us that God will never forget us. Yet there are times when we for-get God, forget all that God does for us. As Jesus notes in today’s Gospel, God cares for us even more than for the wildflowers and the sparrows.
This all encompassing love of God should stir us to live by God’s commandments and seek to share God’s love with those around us, especially those in need.
On Wednesday we begin our annual Lenten re-treat. From Wednesday through April 12th, we walk with Christ in the desert, preparing ourselves to celebrate a new the Paschal Mystery during the Triduum. Our Lenten retreat invites us to to be-come more aware of God’s constant presence in our lives; a time to sa-vor this immensely deep love for us, to let it truly sink into our minds and hearts that we are cher-ished by our creator and invited to share God’s very life. The Lenten ex-ercises of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving help us draw closer to Christ and to know the truth of our baptism.
As Pope Francis notes in his Lenten address: “Lent is the favorable season for renewing our en-counter with Christ, living in his word, in the sacra-ments and in our neighbor. The Lord, who over-came the deceptions of the Tempter during the forty days in the desert, shows us the path we must take. May the Holy Spirit lead us on a true journey of conversion, so that we can rediscover the gift of God’s word, be purified of the sin that blinds us, and serve Christ present in our brothers and sisters in need. Let us pray for one another so that, by sharing in the victory of Christ, we may open our doors to the weak and poor. Then we will be able to experience and share to the full, the joy of Easter.” Have a peace filled week! —Fr. Ron —
SCHOOL NEWS
HOLY CROSS
We have wrapped up the selling of Catholic United Financial Raffle tickets. As of this week, Holy Cross School was on top of the leader board for tickets sold per student. We’re hoping to stay there so we can win a $3,000 grant for our school! Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket! We hope someone who bought a ticket from Holy Cross wins the raffle! The Rockville Lions visited the school this week. They read with our Kindergarten, 1
st and 2
nd graders. The kids had a great
time and made new friends! Thank you to all the Lions and Lioness who came to the school! We’re praying for beautiful weather on March 11
th for the St.
Patty’s Day parade! It’s sure to be a fun and busy day whether there’s sunshine or snow! Please consider bringing your graduation picture to the school for our Dinner and Auction. We’re hoping that parish members will let us make a copy of their picture to hang up for “A Night Through the Decades”. It’ll be fun to see how much we’ve all changed through the years!
We hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful weather last week and
can shovel out from the weather this week.
ST. WENDELIN
The Catholic United Financial raffle ends today. Tune in to the Catholic United website on Thurs. Mar. 9th, for the drawing. It be-gins at 11:00. Good luck to all of you who have purchased tickets. Our MN Sports Spectacular was last night. I'm sure it was a fun evening. Thank you to all who came to our event and/or donated to
the cause. We appreciate your generous support. With Lent Starting This Week... We look forward to a fruitful time of growing closer to Jesus. We wish the same for you.
Liturgy Lesson...Today’s lesson was based on Matthew’s Gospel about not to worry, that just as the Lord provides for the birds and flowers, will He not do the same for us? Then we were given a first hand lesson when in the absence/illness of musician Laura, there were teacher Ali, with her guitar and pianist, Mary Neidermeier, ready to beautifully fill in. Displaying a “worry stone” from his pock-et, Father reminded us we don’t need such stones to help us in anxious moments; we just need to trust in Jesus! Thank you to Elaina Fink for her piano solo the previous week.
A PRAYER FOR LENT Father, help me to see this holy season of Lent as a
time of spiritual renewal rather than a time of deprivation.
Motivate me to reach a new level of experiencing your grace.
Financial Blessings
For the Week of February 19, 2017
HOLY CROSS
Adult (25) $845.00
Loose $137.00
Youth $2.00
Total: $ 984.00
Other Income
Visitor $68.00
Year to Date $53,866.12
YTD Budget $57,990.40
Weekly Budget $ 1,705.60
Under YTD Budget $4,124.28
Under this Week $721.60
ST. WENDELIN
Adult (50) $1,608.70
Youth (10) $8.15
Loose $60.00
Total: $1,676.85
Other Income
Building Fund (1) $20.00
Visitor (10) $190.00
Food Shelf (1) $20.00
Candles $5.00
Votive Stands $46.75
Regular $1,676.85
Budget $3,763.40
Shortfall Wk. of 2-19-17 -$2,086.55
YTD Shortage -$20,198.90
MARY OF THE IMMACULATE
CONCEPTION Regular Income: Adult (66) $2,110.00
Youth (11) $5.69
Loose $213.50
Total $2,329.19
Other Income:
Elevator $260.00
Visitor $197.00
Regular $2,329.19
Budgeted $2,345.00
YTD Over $14,544.41 Thank you for your Generous Offerings!
CLUSTER and OTHER NEWS Lent Begins...this week with Ash Wednesday on March 1st. Though not a holy day
of obligation, all are encouraged to come and join our faith community as the Church
begins its Lenten journey to ultimately share in the Death and Resurrection of Jesus.
Please check page 3 for the cluster Mass schedule that day.
Lenten regulations require all Catholics age 14 and older to abstain from meat on Ash
Wednesday, Good Friday and all the Fridays of Lent. Those ages 18-59 are also re-
quired to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday (one full meal and some food for
other meals but no eating in between.)
Blessings on your Lenten journey!
Minnesota FoodShare...This March our cluster will join with other faith communi-
ties, as well as food shelves, businesses and organizations
across Minnesota in the movement to end hunger. The more
food and donations collected by our local food shelves-- Cath-
olic Charities, Kimball Area Food Shelf, and the Rocori Area
Food Shelf, the more incentive funds received from Minnesota
FoodShare - the more hungry families fed in Central Minneso-
ta. Place your donated items in the boxes in back of our
churches, put your cash donations into an envelope marked
“Food Shelf,” and drop in the collection basket.
Rice Bowls...will be available for pickup in each of our parishes this weekend.
Throughout Lent, Operation Rice Bowl reminds us to pray and give to those in need
around the world. Please put your extra change or bills in the bowl and turn your
bowls in on Good Friday.
Bulletin Update…. A reminder that our new bulletin format with LPI will begin next
Sunday, March 5th. The new bulletin deadline will be Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m.
Bingo! ...Our Youth Group would like to invite all members of the cluster parishes
and guests to enjoy refreshments and play bingo. We hope to see you on Sunday
March 26th from 2 to 4pm at St. Wendelin's parish in Mary Hall! Please bring the
whole family and friends, all are welcome! (If you would like to donate dollar store
items, please drop them in the Bingo-labeled boxes in the back entrances in each of
our churches. Thank you!)
Making Our Voice Heard...The Minnesota Catholic Conference is hosting the first-
ever Catholics at the Capitol, a day of inspiration and advocacy, Thursday, March
9, 2017. It is my hope that the Diocese of St. Cloud has a sizable presence at Catho-
lics at the Capital. We have arranged for buses to transport from Alexandria and St.
Cloud. To register (registration is required) for the bus go to: https://www. survey-
monkey.com/r/Catholics at Capitol.
Faith Formation News and Dates: There will be no classes this coming Wednesday, March 1st, due
to it being Ash Wednesday. Instead, all students and their fami-
lies are encouraged to attend Mass.
Our next classroom sessions will be Wed., March 8, Grades K-10, 7 to 8 pm at MIC.
Please keep in mind parents are always welcome to join our Faith Formation classes
each week.
Food Drive...Thank you to all who have already contributed to the
February Food Drive sponsored by our Confirmation class. We thank
our young people for putting on this drive. Let’s support their efforts
as well as make a difference in the lives of our area needy by filling
those collection boxes which will remain in each parish through this
month of February.
Are You Called to Serve?...Needed:
Eucharistic Ministers at the St. Cloud
Hospital. Flexible
schedule-from a few
hours one day per
month to a few hours
several days per month. The greatest
need is for the weekends. Call Deb
Galvez at 320-251-2700, Ext. 23789 or
e mail [email protected]
Liturgy this week 8th Week of Ordinary Time
Monday, February 27 ,2017, Weekday 8:30 am HC Word and Communion Adoration 9 am to 12 Noon
Tuesday, February 28, 2017, Weekday 7:45 am SW Word and Communion 6:30 pm MIC + Sig Nemeth Wed.,, March 1, 2017, Ash Wednesday 7:45 am SW + Kenneth Heinen School Mass 10:30 am HC + Sally & Louis Klaverkamp School Mass 7:00 pm MIC + Gerald, Odelia & Leon Zwilling 7:00 pm HC (Word and Ashes) Thurs., March 2, 2017, Lenten Weekday 7:45 am SW + Irene Schneider Adoration Following Until 8:00 pm 8:00am MIC Word and Communion Adoration Following Until 7:00 pm Friday, March 3, 2017, Lenten Weekday 8:30 am HC + Ralph Krippner/Lenora Krippner Schroeder Sat. , March 4, 2017, Vigil First Sun. Lent 4:00 pm HC + Marie Pope Sun. March 5 - First Sunday of Lent 7:30 am MIC + David Hunstiger 9:00 am SW + Barbara McNinch 10:30 am MIC -People of the Parishes Sacrament of Reconciliation Tuesday, February 28, 6:00 p.m. MIC Saturday, March 4, 3:00 pm HC Other Times by Appointment
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Hello Dolly...will be presented by Cathedral
High School on Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
March 2, 3, and 4 at 2:00 pm, also a matinee at
2:00 pm on Sat. March 4 at Holy Angels Per-
forming Arts Center on the Cathedral High
School Campus. Adults $10.00; students/seniors
$5.00.
Kimball Lions All You Can Eat Fish Fry...will
be Friday, March 3, 4:30-7:30 pm at the Kimball
Legion Club. Proceeds go back to the
community.
Koinonia Retreat...a Christian living experience
designed especially for adults age 20 and older
designed for people to encounter Jesus Christ
through an experience of Christian community.
Next retreat is March 10-12, 2017 at the Belle
Prairie TEC Center, 3 miles north of Little Falls.
5:30 pm Friday to Sunday afternoon. Call Dorie
Reiter, 320-217-2476 or e mail cmkoi-
[email protected] to get an application.
MORE CLUSTER NEWS 40 Days for Life Spring Campaign...begins this Ash Wed.,
(March 1st) and ends on April 9th. Again our St. Cloud area
will be part of this global pro life effort consisting of prayer/
fasting, peaceful vigil and community outreach. The peace-
ful vigil is held at Planned Parenthood in east St. Cloud
Mon.-Fri., 7:00 am to 7:00 pm and will also include an
Opening Rally on Saturday, March 4, 10:00 am to noon .
Once again our parish cluster is prepared to cover the prayer vigil
each TUESDAY of the Lenten campaign, thanks to the leadership of
Tudie Hermanutz from MIC who is heading the effort. Also, THANK
YOU and blessings to all who’ve already signed up to stand up for life.
If you cannot come on Tuesdays, feel free to come whenever you can
and/or support the effort with your prayers and fasting! For more
info, call Tudie at 252-3017.
HOLY CROSS A Round of Applause For Our Holy Cross School...Hope
you saw the school profile article about our school in the Feb-
ruary 10th issue of the Visitor on page 8. If you didn’t, be sure
to check it out. It affirms what a unique, awesome and great
school we have!!!
Prayer Line...Looking for a ministry to do from home, no meetings, no
leaving the house? Then join our Prayer Line team in lifting the needs of
others in prayer. Prayer is powerful. Call Elaine Leither, 398-3245.
MARY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Smoked Roast Beef and Ham Dinner...TODAY,
Sunday, February 26th , 10:30 am to 1:30 pm at the
MIC Parish Center, hosted by the Rockville, St. Nich-
olas, Jacobs Prairie and Cold Spring Knights of Co-
lumbus Councils. Proceeds benefit vocations and reli-
gious activities. There will also be an MCCL Bake
Sale before and after each Mass. Be sure to check it out for some take
home goodies. All are invited to come and enjoy great food and fellowship
in support of our Knights and MCCL for the great work they do.
ST. WENDELIN Group 3 Meets...Monday, March 13, 6:30 pm in Mary Hall to plan for the
April 22nd Hot Beef Supper.
Save the Date for St. Wendelin’s Spring Dinner Featuring Prime Rib
or Chicken Dinner …Saturday, March 25th, 5:00-7:00 pm in Mary Hall
with social hour starting at 4:30 pm. Group 4 members, please be sure to
pick up your dinner envelope from the back table.
Christian Women’s Spring Lenten Retreat in Foley...Ladies, a remind-
er that the DCCW Spring Retreat, “Hail Mary, Full of Grace” will be held
Saturday, March 25th, at St. John’s Church in Foley, 8:30 am to 2:15 pm.
Day includes Mass and prayer, fellowship and speaker, Sister Nancy
Gunderson, a fiber artist, who will share her artistic and creative gifts.
The event is nearby and offers a great opportunity for a winter break, fel-
lowship and spiritual enrichment. For more info, please call Jean Schabel at
1-320-236-7907 by March 10th.
Church Cleaners, Group 3, Saturday, March 4, 8:30 am ...
Jolene Brang, Laurie Opatz, Eve Wrenn, Brenda Koshiol, Denise Kiffmey-
er, Sue Eckerman, Mary Broda***. Starred Name (***), please call others
and remind them they are on for cleaning. If you cannot make your
assigned time, please switch with someone. Thank you to all.
Pastor Fr. Ronald Weyrens 320-248-1670 [email protected]
Cluster Office Manager: Kathy Anderson 320-251-6944
Email: [email protected] Office Hours: Monday thru Thursday 8:00am to 4:00pm (in Luxemburg)
Faith Formation: Amanda Meierhofer, 320-250-4783 Youth Ministry: Sue Massmann, 320-293-5726 Julia (Walz) Ortiz, 320-309-1184
Baptism: is celebrated during our weekend Masses. To schedule a baptism contact the tri- parish office. A class is offered for first time parents, call the tri-parish parish office to RSVP. Marriage: is scheduled by contacting the tri- parish office 6 months in advance. Anointing of the Sick: call Fr. Ron Cluster website: www.lpr3in1.org Bulletin Deadline: Tuesday at noon
Holy Cross Pearl Lake (Marty)
10651 County Rd 8 Kimball, MN 55353
Prayer Line: 398-6101 or 398-3245 Music: Julene Faber-Andrusick,685-7211
Holy Cross Catholic School Preschool to Grade 6 Office Manager: Jeana Meyer Telephone: 320-398-7885 Email: [email protected] Fax: 320-398-7873 Web: holycrossmn.org Trustees: Donna Gregory 398-7312 Al Haus 259-4287 Parish Council Members Leanne Donnay 398-5362 Helen Krippner 398-8893 Ann Donnay 398-2545 Rich Schlangen 398-2530 Greg Mueller 398-7786 Len Voigt 398-2922
Mary Immaculate Conception Rockville
PO Box 7, Rockville, MN 56369-0007
Prayer Line, 320-685-3213 Parish Center Kitchen & Church Basement: 320-252-8486 Parish Center Events/Maintenance Jean Walz 255-9394 Trustees Gary Gillitzer 685-8947 Cindy Kremers 253-1901 Parish Council Members Rosie Ashfeld 253-8878 Cindy Walz 253-0806 Dino Kremers 253-1901, Vice-Chair Jim Hartung 251-8663 Cheryl Welle 255-0785 Debbie Baumgartner 685-9860 Stan Benda 345-2184 Jill Svihel 251-7507 Michael Walz 333-5359
St. Wendelin Luxemburg
22714 State Highway 15
St. Cloud, MN 56301-9208 Prayer Line: 320-251-5376
St. Wendelin Catholic School Preschool to Grade 6 Principal: Lynn Rasmussen Telephone: 320-251-9175 Email: [email protected] Fax: 320-654-9030 Web: stwendelins.org Trustees Paul Koshiol 252-5665 Joe Watrin 253-4252 Parish Council Members Keith Lommel 253-1697 Steve Torborg 251-1903, President Charlie Dombrovski 255-9354 Kevin Lommel 612-290-3638 Char Volkmuth 251-5376. Vice-Pres.
