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ST. GABRIEL CATHOLIC CHURCH
309 West Lake Ave,
Fulda, MN 56131
12th Sunday of Ordinary Time
June 21, 2020
TRI-PARISH WEBSITE www.triparishcfw.org
PASTOR
Rev. Msgr. R. Paul Heiting Cell: 507-458-5702
TRI-PARISH RCIA
PAT & SHELLY MERRICK
507-274-6760
Contact Msgr. Heiting for scheduling all
Baptisms and Weddings.
CHURCH OFFICE
305 S. Lafayette Ave. Fulda, MN 56131
OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday, Thursday
9 a.m.– 3 p.m.
Friday
9 a.m.-Noon
Phone: 507-425-2369
FAITH FORMATION
FAITH FORMATION DIRECTOR:
Peg Olsem
Cell: 507-329-6386
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Nico Doom Phone: 425-2369 ext. #1
Cell: 507-227-8239
Bookkeeper Cheryl Thiner
507-425-2369 Ext #2
Maintenance Willie Sanow
PRAYER CHAIN JoAnne McCormick:
507-425-2568
Betty Czepa 507-425-2566
“FEAR NO ONE”… In Saint Matthew’s gospel for the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jesus is very forthright. He said to the twelve apostles: “Fear no one...do not be afraid.” We have much about us and around us that could cause fear, most notably Covid-19. This weekend’s gospel reminds us that when all is said and done, we are ultimately in God’s hands, even in the midst of a pandemic. In another part of Scripture we hear Jesus say: “Fear is useless, what is needed is trust.” We trust that God will see us through – and beyond – our fears!
THANK YOU… For several weeks, we have had Planning Committees in place in each of our three parishes to help with the public re-opening of our churches for weekday and weekend Masses. I would like to thank these planning committee members for their hard work and diligence in attempting to keep us all safe as we begin to gather again for public liturgies. The Planning Committee members are: Saint Gabriel Parish, Fulda – Peg and Don Olsem, Mike and Margene Vorterms, Randy and Kim Kremer, Edie Troje, and Willie Sanow; Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Currie – Romane and Patti Dold, Mary Sweetman, Patti LeClair, and Linnea Surprenant; Saint Anthony Parish, Westbrook – Joyce Vortherms, Carole Quade and Carol Olsem.
JOB OPENING… Willie Sanow has faithfully served as our parish custodian for the last year. Willie will be leaving the position on July 1st. The custodian position is part-time, up to 20 hours a week. It is preferred that the custodian have a boiler’s license, but it is not essential to the position. A copy of the custodian job description is available in the parish office. If you or someone you know may be interested in the position, please contact me ([email protected]) – (507-458-5702) – or contact Tom Appel at (507) 360-9007. Male or female, Catholic or non-Catholic, all are free to apply. Please pass this word on to anyone in town who you think may be interested in this position!
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FROM THE DESK OF MONSIGNOR HEITING
MASS INTENTIONS - June 2020
UP COMING EVENTS:
DATE EVENT CHURCH TIME July 4 Independence Day
Group 3 plays Bingo at Maple Lawn on
July 9, 2020 (ONLY WHEN ALLOWED)
Sun. June . 28 8:30 a.m. Altar Server: (Not needed at this time)
Reader: Diane Kirchner
Comm: (Same as Reader for now)
Euch Min: Ken Salentiny
Min of Hosp: Glen & Sheila Crowley Tom &Mary Appel
An After Communion Reflection
Please take a few minutes of silence to reflect upon receiving Christ, truly present, Body, Soul & Divinity, in the Eucharist … Let Him nourish and sustain
you in the week ahead!
A- Acknowledge God present in The Sacrament of the Most Holy Eucharist L - Listen to His voice speak to your heart now & tell Him you love Him! T - Thank Him for the many blessings He has given you in your life A - Ask God to help you/intercede for your loved ones who need prayer R - Resolve to live this day, and the rest of your life in a way that is pleasing to God (And if you fall into sin, remember to Reconcile with God through the Sacrament of Reconciliation)
Tues 23 Maple Lawn Nursing Home (Private Mass) † Kathy Ramert
Wed 24 St. Anthony 8:30 a.m. † Ed & Monica Rutten
Thurs 25 Immaculate Heart of Mary (Private Mass) † Gary McClure
Fri 26 St. Gabriel 8:30 a.m. † Marcella Fury
Sat 27 Immaculate Heart of Mary (Private Mass) † Calix Pommier
Sun 28 St. Gabriel 8:30 a.m. † Ben & Lorraine Wisdorff
Sun 28 St. Anthony 10:30 a.m. Parishioners
Mom of Carlo Acutis says son led her
back to the Catholic faith
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/
CNA Staff, Jun 17, 2020 / 12:54 am MT (CNA).- While most Catholic mothers pray for their teenage sons, Antonia Acutis has the unique ability to pray to hers, the soon-to-be-beatified Italian teenager Carlo Acutis. Carlo will be beatified October 10 in Assisi, Italy. His canonization cause has been popularized not only due to his young testament to holiness before he died of leukemia at age 15, but also because of his adeptness with technology. At age 14, he designed a website to share his great love for the Eucharist. At first, his mother did not know what to do with such an intelligent and fervent young boy. “I was not the ideal model of a Catholic mother,” Antonia told CNA. Like many, Antonia’s faith was formed by a culture of Catholicism. But Carlo’s example challenged her, and she reached out to a faithful friend for advice. Antonia’s friend connected her with a priest, who encouraged her to take classes to further her Catholic faith.
Before that, she “was quite ignorant in the faith things,” she told CNA. Through the working of a priest she met through her classes, Carlo was able to receive his first Holy Communion at just seven years old– after which he never missed daily Mass, even while their family traveled. Carlo’s love for the Eucharist formed his mother’s own devotion to the Sacrament. “The source of the sanctity of Carlo was the Eucharist. He used to say the Eucharist is my highway to heaven,” said Antonia. Nicola Gori, the postulator of Acutis’ cause for sainthood, said that Carlos loved God in such a way that invited others, especially those closest to him, to share in the Eucharistic feast. “Think, he managed to drag his relatives, his parents to Mass every day. It was not the other way around; it was not his parents bringing the little boy to Mass, but it was he who managed to get himself to Mass and to convince others to receive Communion daily,” Gori told EWTN News. Before Carlo, Antonia said that she went to Mass only for her first Holy Communion, confirmation, and marriage. But by Carlo’s exemplary love for the Eucharist, “I started to go to Mass again,” Antonia said. “And this was actually because of Carlo. Carlo for me was a sort of little savior.”
Since Carlo’s death of leukemia in 2006, Antonia has more deeply realized how special of a child he was. Exactly four years after Carlo’s death, Antonia gave birth to twins– a miracle she attributes to Carlo’s intercession. The twins were born into the world on the anniversary of the day Carlo left it. The twins have revealed to Antonia just how extraordinary Carlo was as a child. “Sometimes I have to say ‘don’t do this’, ‘don’t do that’... I mean, they are good children because they pray the rosary each day, they go to Mass because of the example of Carlo. But they are not like Carlo. There is really a very, very big difference,” she said. Ironically, the faith that Carlo kindled in his mother was the very thing that helped her make sense of his death.
Pope Francis named Carlo venerable in July 2019, and his beatification ceremony, originally planned for the spring of 2020, was postponed until October due to the coronavirus pandemic.
