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This Week at St. Therese
PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION Pastor: Fr. Kevin O’Dell …[email protected]
Cell Phone…..1-605-421-8553 Office Administrator: Sheila [email protected] Finance Manager: Wendy Swedean…[email protected] Director of Religious Education: Allie Yaw…[email protected]
RCIA Director: Doug Debelak ….. [email protected]
Music Coordinator: Lisa Roers…[email protected] Maintenance: Jim Mergen …..338-2433 St. Lambert School: Colleen Davis….. [email protected] Bulletin Submission :…[email protected]
Ministry Schedule Requests:…[email protected]
January 28, 2018 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Parish Mission Statement: Formed as people of God,
Called as a community of faith, Guided by Saint Therese,
Committed to caring for God’s whole family.
MASS TIMES Weekend Saturday: 4:00PM Sunday: 8:30 & 11:00AM Daily Refer to schedule on back
CONFESSIONS Saturdays: 3PM Sundays: 8AM & 10:30AM Weekdays: Refer to schedule on back Also by appointment
PARISH MEMBERSHIP Contact the parish office at 338-2433
PARISH OFFICE Pastor: Fr. Kevin O’Dell Parish Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00AM-4:00PM Phone: (605) 338-2433 Fax: (605) 339-2203 Website: www.st-therese.ws
PARISH SCHOOL: ST. LAMBERT Phone: (605) 338-7042 Website: www.sfcss.org
PRAYER REQUESTS Contact the parish office at 338-2433
901 N. Tahoe Trail · Sioux Falls, SD 57110
Religious Ed/Youth Group Announcements
St. Lambert School News: Ms. Colleen Davis, Principal Jan. 28-Feb. 1 = Catholic Schools Week Feb. 1 = Preschool and Kindergarten Open House for new and current families Feb. 2 = Catholic Schools Week Mass at the Elmen Center No Preschool 11:45 Early Dismissal Feb. 6 = Praise Singers sing the National Anthem at the Stampede Game Feb. 15 = Parent Teacher Conferences - No School Feb. 16 & 19 = No School Catholic United Financial Technology Raffle Students are selling $5 raffle tickets to raise money for technology needs in our school. The raffle is sponsored by Catholic United Financial which allows us to keep every dollar of every ticket sold. See any St. Lambert Student to purchase tickets for a chance to win a 2018 Chevy Trax or $20,000 as well as support the school! Tickets are being sold until Feb. 9th Our goal is to raise $12,000 to go toward replacing interactive boards in class-rooms and iPads.
St. Lambert School
January Religious Education Schedule K-8th
Jan 31st—Class
UPCOMING FIRE IN
FAITH YOUTH EVENTS
February 19th Afton Alps Ski (6th-12th)
All day event
@ Afton Alps, Hastings, MN
2nd Grade
Parents
Looking
ahead. . .
DON’T FORGET FEB. 7TH IS DEADLINE TO
TURN IN HOME LESSONS!!
1st Reconciliation: Feb. 10th @ 10am
1st Reconciliation Service to follow after the retreat!
Joshua Arlt
Tashlynne Badger Emma Bumann Alyssa Buchholz
Elliott Cinco Maggie Derner Carolyn Dwire
Kia Gjoraas Madison Hagan Evan Hammer
Minh Lu Mason Miller
Jackson Oetken Eli Olson
Parker Sandal Noah Semansky
Avery Starr
***DEADLINE TO TURN IN FORMS/MONEY—FEB. 1ST!*** (FORMS CAN BE FOUND ON
YOUTH TABLE!!!)
***You may also pay and register
online at the parish website!***
(Under Youth Ministry Tab)
SUN 28-Jan Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 AM Confessions
8:00 AM KC Rosary
8:30 AM Mass St. Therese Parish
10:30 AM Confessions
10:30 AM KC Rosary
11:00 AM Mass St. Therese Parish
MON 29 8:00 AM Mass Sacred Heart Faith Sharing Group
TUES 30 8:00 AM Mass Richard Stricherz (d) Janice Stricherz
8:30 AM Respect Life Rosary
4:30 AM Confessions
WED 31 8:00 AM Mass Susan Drew (Belated B-Day) Cameo & Jay Anders
THURS 1-Feb 4:30 PM Confessions
5:30 PM Mass Carol Fox (d) Maurice & Pat Carr
FRI 2 7:00 AM Mass CANCELLED
*Note Time Change 8:00 AM First Friday Mass Eugene Ramm (d) Kathy Ramm
SAT 3 8:00 AM Mass Juliette Lessard (d)
3:00 PM Confessions
4:00 PM Mass St. Therese Parish
SUN 4 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 AM Confessions
8:30 AM Mass St. Therese Parish
10:30 AM Confessions
11:00 AM Mass St. Therese Parish
Mass
TimeServers
1-Gift Bearers
2-GreetersLectors Ushers
4:00 J. Feterl C. Dandurand 1) NEED TWO T. Donohue R. Jones
PM D. Debelak C. Karolewicz
Sat J. Steele 2) C. Barnes
*C. Dandurand
8:30 N. Dahle M. Bult 1) D&N Doorn J. Lacasse A. Buchholz
AM M. Lacasse J. Vanorny C. Buchholz
Sun S. Vanorny 2) L. Brown D. Buchholz
*D&T Lipetzky B. Christopherson T. Buchholz
11:00 A. Anders J. Anders 1) B&C Doyle L. Feller M. Fries
AM J. Anders C. Blasy V. Fries
Sun T. Widmann P. Blasy 2) J. Sjomeling K. Heiling
*L. Feller M. Widmann B. Kjergaard
Please find a substitute if you are unable to serve.Eucharistic Ministers
*Sacristan
Ministries for February 3rd & 4th
Parish Announcements From Father O’Dell
Custodian: FT/Year Round (12:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) for St. Lambert School; PC Support
Specialist: FT/Year Round (8:00 - 4:30 p.m.) for Sioux Falls Catholic Schools; If interested
in a position, please contact Human Resources at 605-575-3350. All positions posted on
web site: www.sfcss.org.
Community Events
Counseling Services Catholic Family Services—988-3775 Services include counseling, foster care, psychologi-cal evaluations and education programs. Birthright—977-4781 Pregnant? Alone? Afraid? Project Rachel—988-3775 For those suffering the pain of previous abortions. Natural Family Planning—322-4434 or 297-3293 Learn about responsible parenthood supported by the Catholic Church. Grief Counseling—988-3775 Grieving the loss of a loved one. Retrouvaille—988-3776 Help for hurting marriages. Al-Anon and Al-Ateen—Are you troubled by someone else’s drinking? Al-Anon meetings are available seven days a week in Sioux Falls. Contact www.sdal-anon.alateen.org or call 605-679-5497 for more information.
Director of Religious Education for Holy Spirit Church - This person will be responsible for the faith formation for children Pre-School - 5th grade. A BA in Religious Education or other related field would be helpful and/or some experience with a parish faith formation. For a full job description contact the Holy Spirit Parish Office at 371.2320 or email: [email protected] *Applications are due by February 17, 2018.
WEEKLY OFFERING *For the Week of January 21st: Envelopes $ 6,019.00 WeShare (online giving) 2,023.00 Visitors / Loose Cash 643.91 Total $ 8,685.91 Need $8,996.00 *Year to Date (July 1—June 30) YTD Total $305,034.06
YTD Need $269,879.00
Knights of Columbus
The KCs will be selling Cinnamon Rolls next Saturday February 3rd
and Sunday February 4th following all the Masses. Treat yourself
and your family to these delicious rolls!
GRIEVING THE LOSS OF A CHILD Six Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:30pm February 27- April 3, 20178– Catholic Family Services, 523 N. Duluth, Sioux Falls. Directed by Dr. Marcie Moran. Call 988-3775 or 1-800-700-7867 to register, the program is non-denominational. Cost – Donation. This program is for adults who have lost a child and are trying to understand and reconcile their grief. The program is designed to be educational and will offer positive suggestions to help people to survive and learn to live fully again.
CONFIRMATION By Fr. O’Dell
On Sunday afternoon, seventeen young adults from St. Therese parish will be
confirmed at the Cathedral of St. Joseph by Bishop Paul Swain. Confirmation is an
awesome and a powerful sacrament that confers massive amounts of grace into the
hearts and souls of the young people who will receive it. All of us are proud of their
hard work and of their faith. Today, I’d like to take just a few minutes to talk about this
Sacrament and what it does for us.
The Sacrament of Confirmation is one of the three sacraments of Christian
initiation. When we have received these sacraments (Baptism, Confirmation and Holy
Eucharist) we are fully brought into the sacramental life of the Catholic Church. Bap-
tism removes Original Sin and makes us part of the Body of Christ. Holy Eucharist
unites us with the real Body and Blood of Jesus Christ - the Bread of Life - the “food”
we need for our journey through life. Confirmation is the Sacrament that celebrates the
descent of the Holy Spirit on the Twelve Apostles at Pentecost. The time when the Holy
Spirit came upon those Apostles in the form of tongues of fire and filled them with His
powerful gifts - the seven gifts that gave them the ability to go out and preach the
Gospel to the whole world. These are the same seven gifts that each and every one of us
receive when we were confirmed. It’s the same seven gifts that our Confirmation
candidates will receive when the Bishop places the Sacred Chrism oil on their head and
makes the sign of the cross and says to them: “Receive the Gifts of the Holy Spirit -
Peace be with you.”
So, what are these gifts and what do they do for us? First, is the gift of
Knowledge - the gift that helps us come to know God and to judge how God’s gift of
creation can lead us to Him. This gift helps us sort out all of the voices and influences
of the world. Second, is the gift of Wisdom - the gift that allows us to value the full
importance of our faith - the gift that helps us let God’s wisdom into our own hearts to
guide our lives - the gift that leads us to God. Third, is the gift of Understanding - this
gift gives us the certitude of being able to know what the truth is and to hold onto it. It
allows us to sort out all the various influences and voices and to understand what is the
truth. The fourth gift is Good Counsel - the gift that allows us to use the gift of
prudence, to know what the right thing is in a particular circumstance. This gift helps us
do the next right action that is in front of us - to do God’s Will. Fifth, is the gift of Piety
- the gift that helps us to reverence what is holy - to worship and serve God above all
else. The sixth is Fortitude - this gift gives us the courage and the power to be able to
do the right and moral thing in life - to put God’s Will into effect in our lives despite
what obstacles we encounter. The seventh gift is the gift of Fear of the Lord. This gift
allows us to always hold the love, mercy, and goodness of our God in wonder and awe.
It gives us the gift of humility - the fear and respect to be able to recognize that God is
All Powerful. That He is the One that gives us all good gifts.
We need each and every one of these gifts for two reasons. First, these gifts
help us tap into the reservoir of God’s grace that facilitates us living our lives in such a
way that we are led to Heaven. This is where we all want to be at the end of our lives -
at one with our Lord in the Kingdom. Second, the Holy Spirit uses and shapes His seven
gifts, to guide us through life, to show us the right path, to lead us always closer to Him.
These seven gifts equip us to go out and fight the good fight - to stand up against the
temptations of the Devil - to always move toward what is good - what is of God.
In a very real way, Confirmation is also a Sacrament of vocation. It gives us
the potency to be able to become adults in our faith - to be mature in the living out of
our Christian call. That is why the tradition in the Western Church is to celebrate the
Sacrament of Confirmation in late childhood or adolescence. It signals that we have
accepted a new role, a role of maturity in our faith life. Confirmation can only be
received one time - because it changes us and conforms us in a special way to Jesus
Christ.
The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit that we receive in Confirmation are powerful
tools that help “recreate” us. Support our Confirmation candidates in their reception of
this Sacrament. Pray for them.
Have a good and blessed week.
It’s a Knight's Life! St. Lambert School Preschool and Kindergarten Open House - Feb. 1st from 5:30-7:00 New and current families are invited for dinner and an open house. Come dine with us and meet the staff, tour the school, and ask questions. The meal begins at 5:30. Please RSVP to the school office so we know how many to expect to dine with us. (338-7042)
New Parishioners ~ Please welcome the
Matt & Marie Christensen Family to our St. Therese Family!
From conception to natural death!
Thank you to all who furnished food and helped with the Penitential Meal last Saturday, and also thank you for those who attended.
St. Michael Catholic Cemetery Because of the All School Mass—The Walking Rosary will be prayed at 3:00 pm Friday
February 2nd at St Michael Catholic Cemetery. The Indoor Chapel is located on the lower west side of the office. (Nice and Warm) *Winter Hours are 8:00am to 4:30pm - November 5th, 2017 thru March 4th, 2018
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 2—MASS TIME CHANGE Due to the SFCS All-School Mass scheduled at 10:00AM on Friday February 2 at Augustana’s Elmen Center, our 7:00AM Mass has been cancelled and our First Friday 9:00AM Mass has been moved up to 8:00AM. Therefore if you plan to
attend Mass at St. Therese on Friday February 2—Mass will be at 8:00AM, with the First Friday Social to follow. Bring candles to be blessed in honor of the
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Thank You!
ADULT EDUCATION at Holy Spirit Parish in Sioux Falls is on Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 7:00 pm in
the Fireside Room. The presenter is Fr. Kevin O’Dell, Pastor at St. Therese Parish,
Chaplain of Augustana College and University of Sioux Falls. Fr. O’Dell’s topic is “Suffering
— How Do I Deal With It?” If you have questions, please call Kathy Davis in the office.
Congratulations Tyce Casper McCoy,
Baptized January 20th.
Tyce is the son of Tyler & Chantelle McCoy
Catholic Family Sharing Appeal 2018 Next week we begin Catholic Family Sharing Appeal 2018. Your gift will help each of the diocesan ministries reach out to thousands, including training our future priests, proclaiming Christ’s message through the media, providing counsel to the hurt and
reaching out to the youth. Please prayerfully consider how God is asking you to support this year’s appeal. Next
week we will learn more about this appeal and the programs it supports. Thank you and we look forward to your participation.
SAVE THE DATE
Parish Ministry will be hosting a Pre—Lenten Bake Sale the weekend of
February 10th & 11th following the Masses. A sign-up to help work the sale can
be found in the gathering space. More information to come!
Food Sale - The Parish of our Lady of Guadalupe will have a food sale, Sunday February 4, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. The menu is tamales, pupusas, pozole, menudo, tostadas, drinks, and desserts. Please come with an appetite.
