This Week at St. Therese

PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION

Pastor: Fr. Kevin O’Dell - frkevinodell@sfcatholic.org Cell Phone - 1-605-421-8553 Office Administrator: Sheila Haffeman… - office@sttheresesf.org Finance Manager: Wendy Swedean - finance@sttheresesf.org Director of Religious Educ.: Allie Yaw - REdDirector@sttheresesf.org RCIA Director: Doug Debelak - ddebelak@aol.com Music Coordinator: Lisa Roers - slor@sio.midco.net Maintenance: Jim Mergen - St. Therese 338-2433 St. Lambert School: Colleen Davis - cdavis@sfcss.org Bulletin Submission : bulletin@sttheresesf.org Ministry Schedule Requests: office@sttheresesf.org

March 18, 2018 5th Sunday of Lent

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 Mar. 21 = Wonderful Wednesday Mar. 22 = 2:00 3rd Grade Famous Person Museum Mar. 23 = 8:30 Mass led by 6th grade 2:00 3rd Grade Famous Person Museum Mar. 28 = K-6th going to “How I Became a Pirate” at the Washington Pavilion Mar. 29 = 10:30 6th Grade Living Stations 11:30 Early Release Mar. 30 & Apr. 2 = No School - Easter Break Apr. 5 = 1:30 6th Gr. Science Fair

Purchase gift cards through SFCS after most Masses on the weekends

and at the Catholic schools & churches during the week.

St. Lambert School

healthcare

Middle School

High School

Opportunities!!!

D-Camp High School

June 25-28, 2018 July 8-11, 2018

Junior High July 12-15, 2018

See Sioux Falls Diocese website

for more info!

Totus Tuus (Totally Yours)

A summer catechetical youth program, is being held at St. Therese June 10th-14th. For

grade school children (1-6) the program runs Monday-Thursday (9am-2:30pm). The day includes catechetical instruction, daily Mass, songs, games and recess. For the teens (7-12 grades), the

program runs Sunday-Wednesday (7:30pm-9:30pm).

Come out and join us! The ener-gy is contagious! Registration

forms are available on the youth table. Cost is $20, $40 max.

K-7th Religious Education

March Schedule

March 21st—Class

YOUTH LIVING

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

March 28th @ 6pm

This event is open to the ENTIRE PARISH!!!

Following the Youth Living Stations of the Cross

will be a soup supper. Free will offering.

Many Totus Tuus Volunteers needed!

Totus Tuus Meal Sign-up: The Totus Tuus team needs our assistance in providing

them with their noon and evening meals during their

weeklong stay at St. Therese. This is a great opportuni-

ty for the 4 team members to get to know some of the

families participating in the program! Meals are needed

beginning with the evening meal on Saturday, June 9th thru

the lunch meal on Saturday, June 16th.

Volunteers for Grade School Program: We need

several volunteers to come and be present throughout parts of the day

during the grade school program. These volunteers will be helping with the

break times, drinks and snacks throughout the day, lunch set-up and clean

up, and recess supervision. Volunteers are also needed to help out in the

first and second grade classrooms. Adults and/or high school youth may

volunteer to help with these areas.

Volunteers for Evening Junior/High School Program: We need adults to come and help supervise during the evening program.

Come enjoy the contagious energy! Anyone wishing to volunteer to help with the Totus Tuus Sum-mer Program, provide meals or be an adult chaperone in the junior/high school evening program please contact Allie at the Parish office (338-2433) or email: reddirector@sttheresesf.org

Sign up sheets can be found on the youth table! God Bless You for your generosity!

FIRE IN FAITH

Mass

TimeServers

1-Gift Bearers

2-GreetersLectors Ushers

4:00 M. Hagan C. Berg 1) Stephens Family T. Tatone J. Stammer

PM M. Hagan C. Dandurand S. Stammer

Sat D. Debelak 2) Stephens Family

*C. Dandurand

8:30 Z. Witte J. Rasmussen 1) B&C Steele K. Hasvold J. Lacasse

AM A. Waldner B. Tieskotter

Sun D. Witte 2) G&J Rasmussen T. Toal

*A. Waldner R. Voeller

11:00 B. Koch K. Heiling 1) K&S Tramp K. Peterson S. Pellman

AM J. Pellman T. Koch T. Pellman

Sun D. Pellman M. Pellman 2) L. Feller M. Weber

J. Sjomeling R. Weber

Please find a substitute if you are unable to serve.Eucharistic Ministers

*Sacristan

Ministries for March 24th & 25th

SUN 18-Mar 5th Sunday of Lent

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 19 8:00 AM Mass Darlene Gefre (Birthday) Dandurands

TUES 20 8:00 AM Mass Ron Kagarise (Health) Walker Family

8:30 AM Respect Life Rosary

4:30 AM Confessions

WED 21 8:00 AM Mass Jean Rasmussen (Belated B-Day) Cameo & Jay Anders

THURS 22 4:30 PM Confessions

5:30 PM Mass Irene Daniels (d) John & Sheila Stammer

FRI 23 7:00 AM Mass Juliette Lessard (d) Barbara & John Lockwood

5:45 PM Stations of the Cross

SAT 24 8:00 AM Mass Eric Dandurand (Belated B-Day) Carla & Kevin Dandurand

3:00 PM Confessions

3:30 PM KC Rosary

4:00 PM Mass St. Therese Parish

SUN 25 PALM SUNDAY

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

Parish Announcements From Father O’Dell

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.

WEEKLY OFFERING *For the Week of March 11th: Envelopes $3,726.00 WeShare (online giving) 1,323.00 Visitors / Loose Cash 499.65 Total $ 5,548.65 Need $8,996.00 *Year to Date (July 1—June 30) YTD Total $360,679.61

YTD Need $332,851.00

Catholic Family Services Programs Surviving Divorce: Six week program / Beginning Monday March 26, 2018 6:30-8:30PM. Cost of $45 per person includes a “Personal Survival Guide,” refreshments and all materials. Scholarships are available. Children’s Grief Program: Four week program / Beginning Thursday April 5, 2018 5:30-7:00PM. Directed by Mary Weber. Designed for children according to their age and specific loss. To register for these programs or for more information contact Catholic Family Services at 605-988-3775.

HEALTH CARE IS A LIFE ISSUE

By: Fr. O’Dell

Not long ago I was visiting a person in the hospital. He told me that he had

fallen and that he had broken his hip. He also told me that he was going to be shortly

discharged from the hospital because he did not have sufficient health care coverage to

insure that he would have the funding necessary if he stayed any longer in an inpatient

facility. He told me that he was going to “go home” but that he was worried about who

would help take care of him and how well he would heal.

The next day, I talked to a woman who was having difficulty finding a

pharmacy who would work with her to get a prescription refilled. She said that she did

not have drug coverage and that she regularly paid for her medicines out of her own

pocket. She needed a refill on a prescription today but was out of money. She was

wondering if her pharmacy would “charge” her medicine until she got paid later in the

week. She told me that she would be “good” for the expense and really needed the

medicine.

Just this week, I talked to a parent who was looking for a surgeon who

could help her child because she had been born with a cleft palate. The parent was

unemployed and could not afford the cost of the operation. She wondered if some

facility would help fund the surgery so his child would have a chance at having a

healthy and good life.

Finally, this week I was talking to a college student who told me that she

wasn’t feeling very well. She told me that her head had been hurting quite badly. She

told me that the doctors had not been able to determine what was causing the problem

and she was really worried. She told me that when you don’t feel well it kind of

“ruins” every good time you might have in life.

These four examples really made me start to think just how much I take

good health and medical care for granted. I realized how little I think about the gift of

well-being that God has given me and how I forget to thank Him for that gift every

single day of the year. I also got to thinking about how poor health and lack of medical

attention really undermines the quality of life that we all desire and as a result

compromises a reverencing that we should all carry in our hearts for the value and joy

of living.

I did a little research and found some startling facts. One fact stated that nearly

38% of the individuals living in the United States in the lowest one third of economic

resources reported only fair or poor health. Another astounding fact, marginalized

groups of people in our country suffer poor health and lack of medical resources. For

example, native peoples residing on reservations in our country have serious health

concerns and lack of medical facilities and resources. A further fact showed that people

living in overcrowded slum areas of our largest cities have health concerns not shared

by people living in suburban areas – part of those concerns were caused by the failure

to enforce adequate health codes and laws. A final fact that I will share, poor oral health

is one of the leading causes for bad health because it opens the body to infection by

other diseases. Poor oral health is often caused by the unavailability of – or inability to

pay for dental services. A large number of people in our country report that concern.

These facts are really astounding given the fact that we live in one of the

wealthiest countries in the world. They are equally astounding given the fact that as a

Christian people, we are called clearly to pay attention to the needs of others –

including their need for adequate health care.

What exactly does Christ have to say about honoring human life by the

provision of adequate health care for all people? Well, Christ never comes out and

directly tells us to care for the health needs of others – but his ministry certainly seems

to support that notion. Look at how much time Christ spent healing those who came to

Him. He healed the woman with hemorrhages, He healed the leper, He healed the man

born blind, He healed those suffering from both physical and mental diseases. Christ

sent His disciples out to teach, preach and heal. Christ told us that we were to treat our

neighbor as ourselves and His parable about the Good Samaritan taught us who our

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Holy Triduum and Easter Sunday Liturgical Ministers are needed.

Volunteers please sign up in the gathering space! Thank you!

The Knights of Columbus will be hosting the last Fish Fry during this Lenten season on Friday March 23 following the 5:45 Stations of the Cross. Come if you can!

4th Degree Knights of Columbus Annual Dinner with the Bishop— Tuesday March 22 at St. Joseph’s Cathedral. 6:15 Rosary, 6:30 Social, 7:00 Dinner. Cost $20 per person. 360-2121 or 201-1081.

From conception to natural death!

Respect Life invites you to please join the PRAYER VIGIL led by Deacon Denny Davis & South Dakotans Against the Death Penalty. This is always held at noon on Good Friday. So this year March 30th, noon at the flagpole at the SD State Penitentiary. Please consider joining us for peaceful prayers - dress for the weather.

ADULT ED Interested in the Bible? Join us for a study on the Gospel of

Mark. This week we will be studying Chapters 6 & 7 of Marks Gospel. Pick

the class time that works best for you, Wednesday 9:30 am, Thursday

6:30 pm, or Saturday 9:00 am. (March 21, 22 & 24)

St Therese Parish will be serving THE BANQUET on March 21st.

Several volunteers are still needed to serve at the evening meal. Please sign up in the

gathering space. If you are unable to help serve, donations are being accepted. Please

mark donations specifically for “The Banquet” and drop them in the collection

basket. This meal is a wonderful way to prepare for Easter with prayer and

almsgiving.

Stations of the Cross—

From Mary’s Perspective

Tuesday March 20 at 2PM

Please join us!

St. Therese Parish is collecting donations for the Adoration Sisters and the Bishop Dudley Hospitality House. Please see items of need and collection receptacles in the gathering space for each group. Your generous donations are greatly appreciated. Thank you!

ATTENTION... ATTENTION... ATTENTION St. Therese Parish is getting a new website & email domain: sttheresesf.org

New staff email addresses are located on the back of this bulletin. The website is a work-in-progress, so you will have to use the old address temporarily. The old address is: www.st-therese.ws—The new address will be : www.sttheresesf.org

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neighbors were. The Good Samaritan took care of the injured traveler. In other words,

Christ indicates by His teachings and His actions that we are called to honor human

life by restoring to health those who are ill. We do that by helping them access what

medical help they need, by providing adequate health coverage for all people, by

seeking to reach out to the sick, the injured and the suffering to help them in their time

of need.

New Parishioners ~ Please welcome Becky & Barry Fife

to our St. Therese Family!

The April Ministry Schedule is done and on-line! The 4PM & 11AM Masses do not have enough volunteers to fill the 7 Eucharistic Minister positions needed each week—so we scheduled what we had. Fr. O’Dell will call volunteers forward IF he wants/needs them. Please wait for his direction, before you head up to the Altar to help. If you would like to sign-up as a new Eucharistic Minister, please contact Fr. O’Dell for training, then call the office to be added to the schedule. Thank you for your cooperation!