April 28, 2013 5th Sunday of Easter

Contact Information Pastoral Staff…………….…...Fr. PeterVanderWeyst Office…………………….………….…….320 594-2291 Email……………...….....pmvanderweys@gmail.com Emergency pastoral number…..….…....320 630-7622 Website:…...….….tri-parishcommunity.yolasite.com Cluster Homebound Contact: Eileen Uhlenkamp……….……..……..218 756-3614 Cluster Youth Coordinator: Michelle Salber………………….……..320 360-6407

Christ the King (CTK) Parish Office………….….….....……........320 594-2291 Email…….....…....…….…ctkoffice@embarqmail.com Hours…….……..Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm Secretary/Bookkeeper….….........Roxanne Determan Religious Education Coordinators: Bev Geraets……………...…..….……....320 594-2441 Glennda Kotula……...….………...…....320 594-6524 CTK Catholic School…….………....…….320 594-6114 Principal: Paula Becker…...….….........320 594-6114 Website: www.christthekingschool.stclouddiocese.net

Saint Joseph, Clarissa (SJC) Parish Office………………...….……..….218 756-2205 Email………...…….....…..stjoschu@eaglevalleytel.net Hours…………........Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Secretary/Bookkeeper…......……….....Cindy Stevens Religious Education Coordinator: Beth Johnson……………………......…..218 738-7078

Saint Joseph, Bertha (SJB) Parish Office……………….……...….…..218 924-2144 Email………………........stjoseph_bertha@yahoo.com Hours……………..…...Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Secretary/Bookkeeper……....….….….Cindy Stevens Religious Education Coordinator: Elizabeth Schwartz.................................218 371-2126

CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC CHURCH OF BROWERVILLE 720 Main Street North

P.O. Box 83 Browerville, MN 56438

SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH OF

CLARISSA 105 John Street South

P.O. Box 5 Clarissa, MN 56440

SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH OF

BERTHA 201 Cherry Street

P.O. Box 158 Bertha, MN 56437

Message from Father Peter Greetings, Congratulations to all of our First Communion and Confirma-tion students. It is a great blessing for our three parish communities to celebrate these two sacraments of initiation. May God bless you with His abundant graces!

I would imagine that some of you are curious about how the cluster meeting with all three parish pastoral councils and Deacon Mark Barder went. The results of the meeting are as follows. As of June 2, 2013, we will go from 4 Sunday Masses (2 Saturday and 2 Sunday) to 3 Sunday Masses (1 Saturday and 2 Sunday). The changes include moving the Saturday evening Mass from 5:00 to 5:30 p.m. and eliminating the 7:30 p.m. (Saturday) Mass. Christ the King will continue to keep the 8:30 a.m. Sunday morning Mass year round, and Clarissa and Bertha will continue to rotate between the 5:30 p.m. Saturday and 10:30 a.m. Sunday Masses every six months. Thus, the new schedule will be:

5:30 p.m. Saturday at SJC (alternating with SJB every 6 months),

8:30 a.m. Sunday at CTK, and 10:30 a.m. Sunday at SJB (alternating

with SJC every 6 months). The 6 month changes take place the first Sunday in September and the first Sunday in March. It was also noted that we will be adding a late Saturday evening Mass for the two deer hunting weekends. ~Blessings, Fr. Peter

LITURGY THIS WEEK APRIL 29TH - MAY 5TH, 2013

Monday, April 29 – Saint Catherine of Siena Acts 14:5-18/John 14:21-26

Tuesday, April 30 – Easter Weekday Acts 14:19-28/John 14:27-31a 7:00 p.m. †Gerald Sweeney Bertha 6:00 p.m. Sacrament of Penance and Adoration

Wednesday, May 1 – Easter Weekday Acts 15:1-6/John 15:1-8

11:00 a.m. †Richard Mikel Browerville Adoration for 1 hour before Mass

Thursday, May 2 – Saint Athanasius Acts 15:7-21/John 15:9-11 8:30 a.m. †Robert Reining Clarissa 8:00 a.m. Sacrament of Penance Adoration for 1 hour after Mass 11:00 a.m. †Francis Ostrowski CTCCC

First Friday, May 3 – Saints Philip & James 1 Corinthians 15:1-8/John 14:6-14 8:30 a.m. †Rosie Boser Browerville Sacrament of Penance after Mass Adoration until Noon

First Saturday, May 4 – Easter Weekday Acts 16:1-10/John 15:18-21 8:30 a.m. †Rose Mary Bulcher Bertha Sacrament of Penance and Adoration after Mass 4:00 p.m. Sacrament of Penance Clarissa 6:45 p.m. Sacrament of Penance Browerville

Sunday, May 5 - Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 15:1-2, 22-29/Revelations 21:10-14, 22-23 Sat. (May 4) 5:00 p.m. †George Lipinski, Sr. Clarissa Sat. (May 4) 7:30 p.m. People of the Parishes Browerville Sun. 8:30 a.m. †Dick Becker Browerville Sun. 10:30 a.m. †deceased members of the Leo Haisman family Bertha

Thank you for using your envelopes when visiting our neighboring parishes. Your envelope is returned to your parish.

Christ the King of Browerville Loose 316.00 Air Cond/Heating 130.00 Adult 2,441.00 Capital Maintenance 19.00 Child 13.00 Coffee & Rolls 96.00 Total Regular $2,770.00 CTK School 25.00 Home Missions 36.00 Votive Candles 22.00

Mass Counts: Saturday - 203 Sunday – 171

Saint Joseph of Clarissa Loose 56.00 Easter 120.00 Adult 1,105.00 St. Cloud Visitor 18.00 Child 6.00 Votive Candles 9.00 Total Regular $1,167.00

Mass Counts: Saturday - 111

St. Joseph of Bertha Loose 57.17 Easter 30.00 Adult Envelopes 1,100.00 Religious Ed Meal 142.08 Children Loose 21.55 Votive Candles 5.00 Children Envelopes 11.00 Total Regular $1,189.72

Mass counts: Sunday - 140

‘What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. ~Helen Keller

Stewardship

Liturgical Ministers

Saint Joseph of Clarissa Saturday, May 4, 5:00 p.m.

Lector: Kim Marstein Servers: Andrew & Brendan EEM: Christine, Eileen, & Lyle Ushers: Greg & Deb Ostrowski Sacristan: Vern

Christ the King of Browerville Saturday, May 4, 7:30 p.m.

Lector: Michelle Jagush Servers: Moriah Cebulla & Abigail Lageson EEM: Bernice Desotell, Tammy Cebulla, & Deb Wieshalla Ushers: S Determan, C Becker, Craig Johnson, & Jim May Church Cleaning: *Mark & Monica Patnode family,

Brian Perish, & Gary & Cheryl Perish

Sunday, May 5, 8:30 a.m. Rosary: Topsy May & Dolly Sadlo Lector: Bob Schueller Servers: Olivia Irsfeld & Allie Benning EEM: Gene Tschida, Mary Ann Woeste, Bev Foote Ushers: Anna Salber, Mitch Salber, Jim & Arlene Woeste

Prayer to Saint Catherine of Siena Oh Holy Spirit, Come into My Heart; by your power draw it to yourself, God, and give me charity with fear. Guard me, Christ, from every evil thought, and so warm and enflame me again with your most gentle

love that every suffering may seem light to me. May Holy Father and my gentle Lord, help me in every in every need. Christ love! Christ Love! ~Amen

Christ the King of Browerville

Saint Joseph of Bertha Sunday, May 5, 10:30 a.m.

Rosary: Maria Miner Lector: Connie Wenker Servers: Jacob Bakken & Charles Bakken EEM: Tim, Andrew, & Brenda Ushers: Gary Schmidt & David Wagner Sacristan: Vicki Larson Money Counting: Bob Miner & Loren Heinze Church Cleaning: (May 5th-11th) Monica Johnson,

Pat & Velma Bulcher, & Brad & Maria Uberto

Knights of Columbus Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 2nd at 8:30 p.m. The KC’s will be praying the rosary on Thursday, May 9th at 8:00

p.m. at the Sam Buhl cross (west of Browerville on County Road 14).

Parish Elections will be held at CTK next weekend, May 4th and 5th.

Religious Education ‘Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faith-ful, and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit, and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth.”

Congratulations to the following students who are receiving Confirmation this weekend:

Emily Busch Jared Jagush Billy Dreher Trent Johnson Jacob Gaida Emily Lisson Candra Gould Cody Motzko Cody Hansmeyer Jackson Polak Jocelyn Hinnenkamp Erin Rausch Brandon Host Matthew Schettler Matthew Host Anna Stevens Abigail Irsfeld Jordan Thielen Jacob Iten Jackson Wollenburg

Congratulations and Blessings Always to the following students who received First Communion at Christ the King, today, Sunday, April 28th:

Nathan Benning Garett Gaulke Chandler Davey Brady Host Parker Duncan Brandon Tolifson Tanner Fischer Reed Webster

‘May the Lord Bless and Keep you.’ Numbers 6:24

Wednesday, May 1st is the last session for grades 1-6 for this school year. It will be a fun day.

Prayer Lines Christ the King: Karen Benning………..594-6163

Kathy Lucas…….……..594-6202

St Joseph Bertha: Jeanette Scott …….…...924-4385 Kathy Wagner……..….756-2306 St Joseph Clarissa: Parish Office………..…756-2205

Saint Joseph of Bertha

Save the Date The St. Joseph Parish Festival (Bertha) has been set for Sunday, August 11th. Anyone interested in donating raffle prizes

should contact Bob Miner (924-4497) soon as raffle tickets will be printed in early June. Everyone is invited to attend the next festival meeting after 7:00 p.m. Mass on Tuesday, May 7th, to finalize details and discuss possible meal changes.

SJB Festival Reminder The Country Market/Silent Auction would like you to keep them in mind when spring planting and cleaning.

If you have any questions or items to donate please contact Ella Olston 218 924-2725, Val Butkowski, or Rose Lindner. ~Thank you.

St. Joseph of Clarissa

Container Pickup Thank you to everyone who donates food to our gatherings. Please come down to the kitchen and pick up your empty bowls and pans.

Congratulations to our Confirmation Class Cindy Cervantes Laramie Jackson Sylvester Pavek

‘May truth be your guiding star. And may the word of God always be your most trusted counsel and you heart’s greatest treasure.”

Rite of Welcoming We will welcome our Confirmation students on Saturday, May 4th at the 5:00 p.m. Mass. A lunch will be served in the church basement after Mass. All are invited to attend.

Congratulations to our First Communion Class Connor Berg Caroline Bulcher Dominic DeCock Cora Johnson Trevor Prather Mackenzie Uhlenkamp Carson Woida

‘May you always know the peace of Jesus, the light of His love, and the joy of His life within you.”

Please join us after the 5:00 p.m. Mass today for a lunch to honor our First Communion students. All are welcome.

SJC Activity Group Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 30th at 8:00 p.m. All members are encouraged to attend.

SJC Finance & Pastoral Council Meetings that were postponed due to the weather in April have been rescheduled for Thursday, May 2nd at 6:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

Rite of Welcoming We will welcome our Confirmation students on Sunday, May 5th at the 8:30 a.m. Mass. Coffee, juice, and rolls will be served in the church basement after Mass. All are invited to attend.

Cluster Calendar

Saturday, April 27….SJC - 5:00 pm Mass First Communion with

a luncheon to follow in the church basement.

Sunday, April 28………...CTK - 8:30 am Mass First Communion

SJB - 10:30 am Mass First Communion / Reception after Mass

St. Ann’s, Wadena - 2:00 pm Confirmation for Cluster

Monday, April 29…CTK 8 am—Noon Kindergarten Open House

Tuesday, April 30………….....CTK 3-5:00 pm PreK Open House

SJC - 8:00 pm Activity Group Meeting

Thursday, May 2……....SJC - 6:30 pm Finance Council Meeting

SJC - 7:30 pm Pastoral Council Meeting

Friday, May 3………….....CTK School - 1:00 pm Spring Concert

Monday, May 6…...….CTK - 7:30 am St. Ann’s Mission Meeting

Saturday, May 11……...SJB - 8:30 am Finance Budget Meeting

Words to Life By

Catholic Home Missions Appeal Many diocese right here in the United States do not have enough priests and

trained lay ministers to serve their parishes. These diocese are known as home missions. The Catholic Home Missions Appeal supports these diocese by funding essential ministries, in-

cluding seminary education and lay ministry training. Please be generous in this Appeal and help strengthen the Church at home.

Tri-Parish

Christ the King Catholic School

Kindergarten Shadow Day & Pre-K Open House -Kindergarten Shadow Day will be on Monday, April 29th from 8:00 a.m. to Noon.

-Pre-K Open House is on April 30th from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Interested parents and guardians should contact the school office to register. For help with tuition please come talk to Mrs. Paula Becker or Father Peter. Educa-tion Excellence Scholarships are available.

CTK School’s Spring Concert Camp Willomocky

Friday, May 3rd at 1:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy this

fun program. Students will present the program to the Central Todd County Care Center on Monday, May 6th.

Saint Joseph of Bertha continued….

Thank you to Our Catechists Deb Hartman, Elizabeth Schwartz, Lindsey Banister, Katie Bakken, Jenny Bakken, Kathy Wagner, Andrew Freyholtz, Heidi Brandsma, Mike

Olander, Ruth Freyholtz, Laura Wagner, Kathy Riewer, and Kathy Harren. Thank you for sharing your time and talent on Wednesday throughout the year. ~May God Bless you.

Congratulations to our students who are being confirmed today, Sunday April 28th at St. Ann’s in Wadena.

Franki Banyai Dalton Baker Paige Hartman Mikayla Olander Joseph VanDenheuvel

‘God will be beside you to listen as you pray, and He is sure to Bless your Special Day.’

Rite of Welcoming for our Confirmation students will be held Sunday, May 5th at the 10:30 a.m. Mass. Activity Group #2 will serve a lunch after Mass. All are welcome to attend.

Congratulations to our students who are coming to the table of the Lord for the first time today.

Alayna Barthel Jade Benning Troy Brandsma Johnathan Freyholtz Makenna Wilhelmi

‘In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.’ ~Proverbs

Please join us after our Mass for a celebration hosted by Activity Group #1.

Special Thank you to All who helped make the Religious Education meal happen.

We still have seats available.

Please call today.

“When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would have not a single bit of talent left and could say, ‘I used everything you gave me.’ “ ~Erma Bombeck

Tri-Cluster Groups

Cluster Youth Group Our next event will be Camping. Please watch for more information to come.

Cluster Young Couples Our next meeting will be Friday, May 24th at 7:00 p.m. at St. Joseph’s-Bertha rectory.

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