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Banns of Marriage Kaleb Dennis Schwarz & Leah Sue Schloesser
Matthew Bernard Bukowski & Anna Marie Mentjes
Baptism Please contact Fr. Michael via email or phone to schedule your child’s baptism. Parents are asked to attend a class on the sacrament of baptism (virtually, if necessary). Due to the great importance of this sacrament we encourage you not to delay in requesting this sacrament. It is desirable that parents make contact with us even before the birth of the child.
Baptism - Contact Fr. Michael for baptism in English or Fr. Stiles for baptism in Spanish.
Sacramental Life
Eucharistic Adoration Tuesdays 5:30PM - 9:00PM
Wednesdays 9:30AM - 9:00PM in the Cry Room.
The Wednesday 10am, 12pm, & 1pm hours are all in need of a second adorer.
If you have any questions or would like to sign up for an hour, please contact Gloria in the parish office
or Joyce 357-4410
"You may be sure that of all the moments of your life, the time you spend before the divine
Sacrament will be that which will give you more strength during life and more consolation at the
hour of your death and during eternity." - St. Alphonsus
Rosary in the Park Public Fatima Rosary will be held Monday,
September 13, 2021 at 12 Noon in Le Center, at the Fairground park in the gazebo next to the swimming pool. If rainy weather, it will
take place in the Community pavilion on the fairgrounds. This is held monthly on the 13th from May through October 2021. Come pray
with us, either in person, in your car, or at home to ask our Lady of Fatima for protection for our
families, our communities, our nation, and the world. We may include the Divine Mercy chaplet as part of our prayer this year, and as it is the year of St. Joseph, ask also for his
intercession as well. For more information, call or email Sheila McCabe Swan: 507-317-1496,
Spiritual Enrichment and Education Opportunities
All are invited, especially those concerned about our nation, to participate in the beautiful reciting of the
Patriotic Rosary Sunday, September 12 at 6:30 pm
St. John’s Church, Union Hill Join us as we recite the rosary through prayer, song, and readings, seeking Mary’s motherly protection and
mercy as we pray for our cherished rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Doctors of the Church Seminar Want to grow deeper in your spiritual
life? Want to be challenged in staying spiritually fit as a Catholic? Join
Doctors of the Church Seminar for the Fall 2021 term. As a way to give back
to the community Fr. Tom Niehaus has offered classes on the Doctors of the Church since 2010 and is freely offering that again on Monday nights at 7:00 pm at St. Mary’s Parish in Le Center, MN. All from the area are invited to attend. The Monday
seminars are from September 20 to November 15, we will read selected works from St. Bonaventure as compiled by the Classics of Western Spirituality published by Paulist Press. Let
us learn from the Saints who loved Christ!
Sharpen your scissors and thread your needles! the St. Mary Mission Sewing group will
meet on Tuesdays in the mission room at 1:00 pm. We will start Tuesday, September 21. The need for quilts in never ending and
after a year off we will begin tying quilts again. We are always in need of material that can be
dropped off at the church office or call Ruth Germscheid, 357-6421, for more information.
Come join the group. It is fun, relaxing and rewarding. Everyone is welcome!
Sunday, September 19 Marysburg Fall Celebration - Join us at our beautiful rural setting, for an outdoor Mass (weather permitting), 10:30 a.m. Following Mass, grilled hot dogs, burgers, beans, chips, root-beer floats, popcorn, coffee and water will be served. Free-will donations accepted and greatly appreciated. In case of inclement weather, Mass will be held indoors. Covid-19 precautions respected. Sunday, September 19 St John the Baptist Catholic Church Fall Festival - 215 Broadway St. N, Jordan from 9am-4pm, silent auction, games for kids, raffles, polka music by the Wendinger Band, outdoor food stand, chicken dinner, bingo, sports lounge. Tuesday, September 21 Le Center Volunteer Ambulance Family Fun Night - 4-7:30 pm at the Le Center Ambulance Hall, serving hotdogs or brat burgers (meal includes chips, beverage, & dessert while supplies last). Raffle drawing and Silent Auction!
Saturday, September 25 The Relay For Life of LeSueur County - sponsored by the American Cancer Society, will be held at 3:30-10:00pm at the LeSueur Co. Fairgrounds. There will be a silent auction and other family-friendly activities. For information about donating, purchasing a luminaria bag, joining/forming a team, contact Mary Parkin Krenik at 612-756-3336.
Community and Social Events
Churches of St. Mary & St. Henry 165 N. Waterville Ave., Le Center, MN 56057
Phone: 507-357-6633 Phone/Fax: 507-357-4838
www.stmarysthenry.org
Parish Staff
Pastor: Fr. James Stiles (ext 306) [email protected]
After Hours Emergencies: 507-456-8473
Associate Pastor: Fr. Michael Barsness (ext 307) [email protected]
Trustees St. Mary: Clarence Mager & Pete Plut
Trustees St. Henry: Dan Germscheid & Jim Selly
Faith Formation Assistant & Safe Environment Coordinator:
Angie Neubauer (phone ext 304) [email protected]
Secretary/Receptionist: Gloria Wolf (phone ext 301)
Accounting/Bookkeeping: Tara Robinson (phone ext 302)
Maintenance: Joe Holicky (phone ext 305)
Music Ministry: Terri McMillen
Office Hours - 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday - Thursday
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Friday
Bulletin Deadline - articles need to be submitted to Gloria by noon
on Wednesday.
For use of meeting rooms or Social Hall - contact Gloria
Thrift Store - 507-357-6942 Open Tues, Weds, & Thurs 1-4pm
Mass Schedule
Saturday 5:00 PM (St. Henry)
Sunday 9:00 AM (St. Mary)
12:15 PM (St. Mary in Spanish)
Daily Mass - at St. Mary
Monday No Mass
Tuesday 5:00 PM
Weds, Thurs, & Friday 9:00 AM
Sacrament of Reconciliation Confessions are available Tuesdays & Fridays, 6-6:30pm (St. Mary) & Saturdays, 4:15-4:45 (St. Henry) Or by appointment (contact Fr. Stiles or Fr. Barsness)
Eucharistic Adoration takes place in cry room on Tuesdays from 5:30-9pm & Wednesdays from 9:30am - 9:00pm. The chapel is open for individuals to come for 5 minutes, an hour, or longer, to be with Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. (Closes during a Funeral Mass)
TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
September 12, 2021
By saying “yes” to
Jesus, we willingly set
aside ways of thinking
and acting that are at
odds with the
Christian life. Faithful
discipleship demands
that we sacrifice for
the good of others,
promote peace and
justice, and seek God’s
will in whatever comes
our way. It means
being a person of love
and hope.
Bro. Silas Henderson S.D.S.
From the Pastor’s Desk
Dear Beloved in the Lord,
In the Letter of St. James for Sunday Mass we have the words, “So also faith of itself, if it does not have works, is dead.” We as Catholics get lambasted by many Protestants who say we believe we can earn our salvation by the way we live our lives. They will quote St. Paul at this, “For we hold that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the law.” How do we reconcile the two passages or are they mutually exclusive even contradictory?
Protestants are correct in one way and they are wrong in another. It comes down to what St. Paul means by “Works of the law”. Some have thought this a misguided legalism in which we by doing some work of charity we can find favor with God. A false notion that we can earn our salvation. Eight times St. Paul uses the phrase “Works of the Law” twice in Romans (Rom 3:20, 28) and six times in Galatians (Gal 2:16; 3:2, 5, 10). In every circumstance he explains that they have the power to save us. In Romans 3:1 we hear these words which bring us one example of evidence that he’s talking about ritual observances, “Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?” Over and over St. Paul is fighting with Judaizers (certain Christians Jewish converts saying that one must be circumcised, and follow all the prescripts of the Jewish laws first to be Christian). For St. Paul and us as Catholics we are justified by faith in Jesus Christ. Yet our justification it is not earned: “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, they are justified by His grace as a gift, through the redemption which is Christ Jesus…
It’s easier to understand what St. James is getting at for in context we see he means works of love, “If a brother or sister has nothing to wear and has no food for the day, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, keep warm, and eat well,” but you do not give them the necessities of the body, what good is it?” Where is your love if you don’t help the person in need? Can the love of God be in your heart if you don’t try and serve the one in need as Christ would?
How do we reconcile the two? On the one hand nothing we do earned our salvation. Not even a decision to have faith on our part saved us, no it is a gratuitous gift of grace. This is God justifying us according to St. Paul by claiming us as His sons and daughters. This happens in Baptism, where St. Paul proclaims that in baptism we die with Christ and Rise with Him by the power of the Spirit. In the waters of baptism we are united with the Lord’s death on the cross, but also united with the Resurrection and given the Holy Spirit and made adopted Children of God. None of this is earned and it is the reason we baptize infants.
However, St. Paul will talk about further justification or further glory by suffering with and for Christ. In this way, therefore, the justified become… “Renewed (as the apostle says) every day” (2 Cor 4:16), that is, “by putting to death the members of their flesh” (Col 3:5), and using them as “instruments of righteousness” unto sanctification by observing the commandments of God and of the Church (Rom 8:17) He also calls us to work out our salvation. “Wherefore, my dearly beloved, (as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but much more now in my absence,) with fear and trembling work out your salvation (Philippians 2:12)". It seems also that one can lose ones salvation through doing certain works of darkness.
What does it mean for us? There is an initial justification we cannot earn. It is the grace of salvation by which God’s grace, we as Catholics distinguish it by calling it sanctifying grace. That which makes us holy and enables us to live by and in the Holy Spirit. After receiving this grace we can cooperate with it by living good holy catholic lives deepening the grace in our lives. Prayer enables us to realize the power of this grace and allow it to expand our hearts. It is still at every turn a cooperation with God at work in and through us. We gain supernatural virtues that direct our lives in according to the Spirit and the use of which can deepen. We can agree with Protestants that we are saved by grace through faith, but further we need to live and cooperate with the grace of God bestowed through works of Love.
The Mass shows us this particularly well as we must receive Jesus into us and cooperate with the love He bestows upon us in the world in which we live. So much can be said on the above topic but hopefully I gave you enough to chew on for a while! As I finish this article I realized its 9/11 this weekend let us pray for God’s grace on our country to be renewed in the Spirit of God!
In Christ, Fr. Michael
Mass/Adoration/Confession Schedule
Monday, September 13
Tuesday, September 14 5:00 pm Mass Ray & Rose Fredrickson†† 5:30 - 9:00 pm Adoration 6:00 - 6:30 pm Reconciliation
Wednesday, September 15 9:00 am Mass Bill, Helen, & Ron Giesen††† 9:30 am - 9:00 pm Adoration 6:30 pm Mass Faith Formation Families
Thursday, September 16 9:00 am Mass Donna & Edward Dudley††
Friday, September 17 9:00 am Mass Dolores Traxler† 11:00 am CHC Mass 6:00 - 6:30 pm Reconciliation
Saturday, September 18 10:00 am Baptisms & Presentation Mass 4:15 - 4:45 pm Confessions (St. Henry) 5:00 pm Mass (St. Henry) Bill Norris†
Sunday, September 19
9:00 am Mass (St. Mary) Lillian Hoffman & Jennifer Gruetzmacher†† , Jeanne O’Meara†, and Gerald O’Meara† 12:15 pm Mass - Spanish (St. Mary)
This Week in the Parish
Monday, September 13 12:00 pm Fatima Rosary (park)
Tuesday, September 14 Communion Calls - Sue
Wednesday, September 15 10:00 am Women’s Grief Group 6:30-7:45 pm Opening Night Faith Formation - All Families to attend - begins with Mass at 6:30 pm
Thursday, September 16
Friday, September 17 AM Communion Calls
Saturday, September 18 4:30-10:00 pm St. Mary Block Party
Sunday, September 19
Please check our website and Facebook for the latest news or feel free to call the parish office.
www.stmarysthenry.org St. Mary’s Church, Le Center
https://www.facebook.com/StMaryStHenry/
Readings for next Sunday, September 19, 2021
Wisdom 2:12, 17-20 James 3:16-4:3 Mark 9:30-37
PASTORAL CARE EVENTS
Grief, Hope, & Healing Wednesdays 10AM-11AM Church of St. Mary Mission Room A nondenominational grief support group for women who have experienced the death of a spouse or significant
other. You are not alone. This grief group is led by widows who understand what you are going through. The group offers an opportunity to learn about grief, share experiences and find healing and hope from your loss. No
registration is necessary. For more information call Marlene Hunt, 507-381-1177.
Looking for a way to increase the love and romance in your marriage? A Marriage Encounter Weekend allows a husband and wife to get away together and focus on each other. The next
available Weekends are Oct 8-10, 2021 in Buffalo, MN and Oct 15-17, 2021 in OWATONNA, MN. Early registration is highly recommended. For more information visit our website at: northmnwwme.org or
contact Brent & Tracy at [email protected] or 612-756-8720
Rachel’s Vineyard Twin Cities Retreat If you or someone you love is grieving the loss of a child or children to abortion, come and experience the compassionate mercy of Jesus Christ on our confidential weekend
retreat. Rachel’s Vineyard Twin Cities’ retreats are open to anyone impacted by abortion—women, men, grandparents, siblings, and health care professionals. The next
retreat is November 5-7, 2021 in the Twin Cities area. For more information contact Nancy at [email protected], call 763-250-9313 or see www.rvineyardmn.org.
Texas recently passed a heartbeat bill that bans abortions after a heartbeat has been detected or if no heartbeat has been tested for. The “Texas Heartbeat Act” explicitly states that the state of Texas can’t be sued. This bill does, however, allow private citizens of Texas the right to sue anyone performing an abortion or aiding or abetting an abortion. As a result, on September 1, all 11 Planned Parenthoods in Texas have stopped scheduling appointments to perform abortions after 6 weeks. The U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 on September 2 to formally deny the abortion lobby’s request to block the “Texas Heartbeat Act”.
Even with this momentary pro-life victory, the fight is far from over. Planned Parenthood still has an active lawsuit against Texas and several individuals that will proceed in the lower courts. But the good news is that the “Texas Heartbeat Act” is written so that if sections of it are ruled “unconstitutional”, large portions of it could remain intact. With the potential to save millions of babies, this is an incredible win for the pro-life movement and will hopefully set a shining example for the entire country. The next pro-life meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 14th at 12:30 pm at the home of Rose Krenik
St. Mary-St. Henry Pro-Life Team
What does the future hold for the Archdiocese?
It depends on you! Archbishop has discerned three focus areas for the Synod, and now he needs your feedback on priorities we should focus on as our archdiocese moves forward. How can you share your feedback? Through Synod small groups, hosted right here at our parish, and at parishes throughout the Archdiocese. For six weeks, you with gather in a small group with other parishioners to:
Pray for God’s guidance on how we can more vigorously proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ!
Learn the Church’s wisdom on the Synod focus area topics.
Discuss your perspective and ideas with other parishioners.
Respond with your feedback on Archdiocesan priorities to proclaim the Good News in our culture today.
Mark your calendar for: Tuesday, September 21 Tuesday, October 12 *Thursday, September 30 Tuesday, October 26
Tuesday, October 5 Tuesday, November 2
at St. Mary Social Hall 6:30-8:30 pm each evening
Registration is available and appreciated (call the parish office), but not required. If you are interested to be a facilitator or scribe (note taker) of a small group, contact the parish office or Shannon Holicky. See more at archspm.org/synod.
Archdiocese of Saint Paul & Minneapolis Synod
Faith Formation Registration TIME TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES!
Registration forms can now be found at the entrances of the church, the office and online.
Please register your child(ren) prior to September 15th so we can be prepared, thank you!
Family Opening Night – Wednesday, September 15th from 6:30 – 7:45pm.
All families will attend this Mass, student activity, and parent meeting to get important information and calendar for the Faith Formation year.
Regular Classes begin – Wednesday, September 22nd from 6:30-7:30pm *NEW THIS YEAR! All grades will meet at the same time!
Volunteers - Volunteers get a discount on their Faith Formation registration fees! We need
classroom teachers & co-teachers, classroom assistants, hall monitors, and traffic monitors. We would love volunteers high school-aged and up to come learn with us on Wednesday nights. When the children see the support of the parish community in our program, they become more engaged in their learning. Contact me ASAP for more information on being a volunteer.
“Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.’”
Matthew 19:14
Like us on Facebook! For Faith Formation News go to St Mary & St Henry Faith Formation. For other news in the parish go to St. Mary's Church, Le Center
Angie Neubauer Faith Formation Assistant & Safe Environment Coordinator [email protected]
Faith Formation
Fall into Fun! at
St. Mary’s Family Block Party!
Saturday, September 18, 2021 4:30 pm to 10:00 pm
at St. Mary’s Catholic Church Parking Lot 165 N. Waterville Ave, Le Center
Food Trucks!
Johnny’s BBQ, El Tacazo, and
Froggy’s Cotton Candy
(10% of proceeds donated to St. Mary’s Catholic Church)
Bring a lawn chair to enjoy the music - picnic tables available
Music!
The Holicky Brothers
and Greg Muelerleile’s
100 Years of Pickin’
Wondering How to Give to the Church? Drop your contribution in the Sunday Collection basket
Bring your donation to the parish office during office hours
Mail to Churches of St. Mary/St. Henry, 165 N Waterville Ave, Le Center, MN 56057 (Save yourself time and stamps by placing several weekend envelopes in one mailing)
Skip all of the above and Sign up for Electronic Giving
If you would like to give electronically, visit our website www.stmarysthenry.org and see “Vanco Online Giving” on
the right hand side of the page, click on: “Give Online Now - St. Mary” or “Give Online Now - St. Henry”
The process is quick and simple and you have complete control of your donation amount and when you want to give.
Set it up and forget it or donate week by week.
September 4-5, 2021 St. Mary St. Henry
Weekly Budget $ 4425.00 $ 825.00
Weekly Offering $ 2104.00 $ 1610.00 Vanco Online Giving $ 1170.00 $ 120.00 Plate $ 125.00 $ 69.00
Total $ 3399.00 $ 1799.00
Diff. from budget -$ 1026.00 +$ 974.00
Weekly Building Fund $ 1150.00 Weekly Cemetery Project $
Thank you for your continued support of our parishes!
Parish Stewardship
Altar Servers, Extraordinary Ministers, Lectors, & Ushers please contact Gloria ([email protected]) in the parish office by Monday, October 11 to let her know if you are not available to serve for any dates in the upcoming November 1-December 31 schedule.
This schedule includes:
Thanksgiving Weekend (November 27-28)
Christmas Eve - 4PM Mass (St. Mary)
Christmas Day - 8AM Mass (St. Henry) & 10AM Mass (St. Mary)
It’s also very helpful to know if you are willing to serve on any of the above dates and if you have a preference for a particular Mass (i.e. Christmas). I will assume you are available for any of the above Masses unless I hear otherwise. Thank you for your willingness to serve!
Please note in regards to: Monday, November 1, 2021 – Solemnity of All Saints
Because it falls on a Monday, All Saints Day is not a Holy Day of Obligation this year
SOUTHWEST DEANERY FALL INSTITUTE Tuesday, September 28, 2001
at Church of St. Mary, Le Center Mass at 6PM - followed by supper
Lynn Varco of the Minnesota Catholic Conference will speak to us via Zoom.
Cost - $8 Please RSVP by Monday, September 20 to Bette Traxler at 507-357-6542
[email protected] $1 Raffle Chances for a Family Theme Basket - All
proceeds will be donated to the Madonna Fund
We will be having a September No-Salad, Salad Luncheon! Details coming soon!
Church Cleaning - Ann Selly & Sandra Miller are scheduled to clean the church by September 19.
St. Henry News
St. Mary's Thrift Store 69 E Minnesota St.
Le Center 507-357-6942
OPEN HOURS 10 AM-4 PM
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays
(Note new longer hours)
St. Mary’s CCW NEWS & EVENTS
September 18 - September 19: Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Altar Server Lector Extraordinary
Minister Ushers
Saturday, 5:00 PM (St. Henry) Zach Holicky Dianne Traxler
Earle Traxler
Sunday, 9:00 AM (St. Mary)
Tristan Hunt Dylan Hunt
Julie Deutsch Darian Hunt Beverly Steffen
Philip Campbell Robert Closser Peter Plut Timothy Widmer
