PARISH: 320-252-1799 SCHOOL: 320-251-3937

WEBSITE: www.SMHOC.org

PRAYER LINE: 320-558-6187

OFFICE EMAIL: shellyg@smhoc.org

PARISH STAFF Fr. Matthew Crane, Pastor Kelly Kirks, Principal Shelly Gohmann, Secretary Kathy Waletzko, Music Director Tracy Yarke Promoter of Catechesis

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 8:00 & 10:00 am Tuesday 6:00 pm Wed. Thurs. Fri 8:00 am

St. Mary Help of Christians Church 24588 County Road 7, St. Augusta, MN 56301

June 28, 2020

MISSION STATEMENT

We, the people of St Mary Help of

Christians Parish, are called to love and

serve the Lord through our lives.

Established in 1856, the church is the

cornerstone around which we have built our community of

faith.

We encourage all to participate through worship, education, and sharing of their

gifts and talents.

With the strength of our families, the

optimism of our youth, and the wisdom of our seniors, we strive to be

advocates of the “Good News”

as we continue to grow and change.

BAPTISM PREP CLASS August 10, 2020 at 6:30pm. Call the Parish Office to register.

CEMETERY Jerry Koltes 320-252-1354

NEW PARISHIONERS Call the parish office for more information.

RCIA “RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS” Anyone interested in becoming a member of the Catholic Faith call the Parish Office.

MARRIAGE PREP Arrangements must be made at least 6 months before wedding. Call the Parish Office.

EVENING PRAYER & RECONCILIATION Wed., Thurs., & Fri. - 6:00pm-7:00pm

Welcome to St. Mary Help of Christians Church, St. Augusta 2

Parish Support Adult $4,038.51 Youth 21.50 Food Shelf 95.00 Peter’s Pence 400.00 Stole Fees 150.00 Organ Restoration 1.00 School Endowment 1.00

Mass Intentions 29 Monday - No Mass 30 Tuesday - 6:00pm Carol Meyer 1 Wednesday - No Mass 2 Thursday - 8:00am Mike Holovnia 3 Friday - No Mass 4 Saturday - 6:30pm Parishioners 5 Sunday - 8:00am St. Ann’s Christian Women **Just a friendly reminder when there is a funeral, there will NOT be a daily mass the same day as the funeral.**

Looking Ahead: Tuesday, June 30 6:00pm Mass Wednesday, July 1 6:00pm-7:00pm Evening Prayers & Confessions Thursday, July 2 8:00am Mass 6:00pm-7:00pm Evening Prayers & Confessions Friday, July 3 6:00pm-7:00pm Evening Prayers & Confessions Saturday, July 4 6:30pm Mass Sunday, July 5 8:00am Mass

Ushers/Greeters - Month of June 5:00pm Richard & Joan Jendro 8:00am Ed & Mary Lou Meyer 10:00am Jim Schmidt, Victoria and/or Luke Ashbrook Ushers/Greeters - Month of July 6:30pm Lisa Rosha and Brandon Rosha 8:00am Jerry & Karen Powell **Beginning July 1, we will slowly start phasing the ministries back in. We will be starting with the Lectors. New schedules have been sent to the Servers, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Commun-ion and Sacristans. The schedules were created so that as soon as we can start using the ministries, we have the volunteers scheduled. If at anytime you are wondering if your ministry has started back up, please feel free to contact the parish office during office hours.

Readings for Next Sunday, July 5 Zechariah 9:9-10 Romans 8:9, 11-13 Matthew 11:25-30

June 28, 2020

Last weekend, I promised to highlight some of the gains that will come from the Area Catholic Community, and I intend to, but first I must perform one of the less palatable tasks of a pastor: administer some correction. I recognize that the unknown is scary, and whether truthfully or artificially, the parish of St. Mary Help of Christians has been a relatively stable fixture in the lives of many parishioners. Much about parochial life has had to change, recently, on account of the pandemic, and much has or will change, more permanently, as the parish integrates into the Holy Saints ACC. For even the most senior parishioners, this is more than just a new pastor or the moving of a statue – these are big, scary changes, which might well change again in even the near future! This is a time when people have many questions and concerns. Even as staff, we too have questions and concerns. All your questions and concerns should be and will be addressed. Please remember to call the Parish Office during office hours. Office Hours for SMHOC are M-F, 7:30am-Noon. Office Hours for St. Wendelin/Holy Cross are M-TH, 8:00am-4:00pm. Let’s try to refrain from calling the office staff at home unless it is an emergency and keep the business of the parish at the parish. Talk of staff points to one immediate gain from the ACC: an additional priest. Fr. James Statz serves as pastor of St. Anne’s in Kimball and St. Nicholas in St. Nicholas. However, as the ACC forms and progresses, he will start to minister as well in the other three parishes of the ACC, including St. Mary Help of Christians. Fr. Statz, unlike me, has years of pastoral experience. Therefore, he brings a wisdom which otherwise would be lacking in our ACC. He follows Our Lord and His Church not just out of youthful zeal but from long practice and real charity. There are other gains, too, which I point out in the insert in this weekend’s bulletin.

Sincerely in Christ, Fr. Matthew Crane

June 28, 2020▲ 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time 3

Condolences to Ricky Retzlaff and family on the death of her husband, to Family and Friends of Herb Retzlaff;

to Carol Diehl and family on the death of her husband, to Jim Diehl Jr. and family on the death of his father, to

Family and Friends of Jim Diehl Sr. Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord, and may the

perpetual light shine upon them

Bishop’s Annual Appeal: May God bless you and those you love. Diocesan ministries are here for YOU! Our diocesan website has updates, spiritual resources and prayers at www.stcdio.org. We are the Church Together.

Today is the day! June 28th - 2020 Bizarre Bazaar

The SMHOC Parish "2020 Bizarre Bazaar Out-door Mass & Festivities” will be on

Sunday, June 28 at 10AM. We plan to have an Outdoor Mass at 10am with a social distancing gathering afterward including SMHOC entertainment, Pizza and Beverages for sale. Please consider buying your lunch and/or donating to support our parish community through this event. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU

THERE! Sincerely, SMHOC 2020 Bizarre Bazaar Committee

Holy Saints ACC Mass Schedule Effective July 1, 2020 Monday Tuesday Wednesday 8:00am SA 8:00am SN 7:45am SW 6:00pm SMHOC 8:00am SA Thursday Friday Saturday 7:45am SW 8:30am HC 4:00pm HC 8:00am SMHOC 5:00pm SA 6:30pm SMHOC Sunday 8:00am SMHOC 9:00am SN 10:00am SW SA = St. Anne’s in Kimball SN = St. Nicholas in St. Nicholas HC = Holy Cross in Pearl Lake SW = St. Wendelin in Luxemburg SMHOC = St. Mary Help of Christians

St. Mary Help of Christians Church is pleased to announce that we have received $1,750.00 for St. Mary Help of Christians School, $400.00 for Adult Educa-tion, and $550.00 for Faith Formation from the Living the Promise funds for Catholic Schools, and youth or adult faith formation and facilitated by the Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of St. Cloud. The Catholic Foundation is a non-profit organization that acquires, manages, and distributes financial gifts and bequests in service to the Catholic community and parishes of the Diocese of St. Cloud.

Holy Saints ACC Meeting 6/16/20

St. Nicholas Church basement Attending: Ed Maus, Fr. Crane, Dave Stang, Karen Des Autels, Mary Caskey, Tracy Dombrovski, Jerry Hurrle, Tracy Yarke, Brad and Leanne Donnay, Fr. Statz, Lana Vossen, Kathy Anderson Prayer Recorder for the minutes-Leanne Donnay volunteered Lawsuit-Fr. Crane updated that $22.5 million to be divided up amongst all parishes. He knew that St. Mary HOC was asked to come up with $15,500, but was unsure of other parishes. ‘ Bulletin and Website-Kathy Anderson (secretary of MIC, St. Wendelin and Holy Cross) spoke about the combined bulletin for the ACC through LPi. She would need info to be put in bulletin by 8am Tuesday morning for the coming weekend. Secretaries from all parishes will submit their info to Kathy. It would be 8 pages. Website-Mary Mueller needs questions addressed/answered. She would like the logo a.s.a.p. Holy Saints website will have a link to each parish website. Mary would take care of this. Discussion was had about what website would look like. Question was asked about secretaries and their hours as adjustments may need to be made. Logo-Tracy D. and Mary have an insert for guidelines for the logo contest to be put in bulletins. Mass Schedule-Only change since last meeting is to alter the Sunday Mass time at St. Wendelin’s from 10:30 to 10:00. DFF (Director of Faith Formation)-Tracy Yarke reported that there have been two interviews so far. The position is going to be restructured and reposted hopefully by the end of the month. This position would most likely begin in No-vember, as many of the spring sacraments have been post-poned until this fall anyway because of Covid-19. Priest Salaries/Expenses-Went over “Policy on Compen-sation of Priests”. Cost of both priests totals $10,000/month gross to Holy Saints cluster. Was suggested to collect ideas and bring back to finance council. Holy Saints Pastoral Council-Keep parish councils going. Next meeting: Tuesday, 7-21-2020. 7pm @ Mary’s Hall in Luxemburg