MISSION STATEMENT THE CATHOLIC CHURCHES OF ST. PATRICK OF CEDAR LAKE TOWNSHIP AND ST. CATHERINE OF SPRING

LAKE TOWNSHIP ARE COMMUNITIES OF LOVING AND CARING PEOPLE CENTERED IN JESUS CHRIST. Thus we:

* Celebrate our faith through partaking in the Eucharist and the Sacraments; * Share in teaching the Word of God through preaching, education, and service;

* Work together to provide spiritual care, direction and fellowship, and to promote charity and justice for all; * Share our time, talents, and treasures with our families, parish, and surrounding communities;

WE DO THIS BECAUSE CHRIST SAID "LOVE ONE ANOTHER...,” THROUGH LOVE, WE WILL GROW IN UNION WITH GOD AND PEOPLE.

ST. PATRICK ST. CATHERINE & 24425 Old Highway 13 Boulevard. • Jordan, Minnesota 55352

Parish Office 952-492-6276 • Fax 952-492-6290 • Social Hall & Rel. Ed. Office 952-492-5723 www.stpandc.mn.org • For Parishioner Emergencies Only 952-201-2560

Father Orlando G. Tatel – Pastor Colleen Friendshuh – Business Administrator Elaine Pesta – Director of Religious Education

LuVerne Verhoeven – Assistant Director of Rel. Ed. Troy Skluzacek – Maintenance Engineer

Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM

VISION STATEMENT Working together, results are forever.

St. Patrick Church St. Catherine Church 952-447-2180 Trustees Melvin Gregory 952-492-6105 Joe Williamson 952-447-6404 Ronald McBroom 952-758-2408 Steve Boeser 612-210-1053

Parish Pastoral Council Everett Nelson 952-758-3843 Thomas Fredrickson 952-447-7019

Welcome! We are glad you attended Mass here. How may we serve you? □ I am interested in parish membership □ Please note my change of address □ I would like a visit by the pastor □ I don’t have envelopes and would like to receive them

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MASSES Saturday 5:00 PM, Sunday 10:30 AM Sunday 8:30 AM

Weekdays – Please refer to mass schedule. CONFESSIONS

Saturday 4:00 – 4:45 PM or by appointment By appointment—contact the parish office BAPTISM

Please contact the parish office for pre-baptism class and registration. MARRIAGE

Please contact the parish office at least six (6) months before the proposed wedding date. SICK & HOMEBOUND

Please contact the parish office for the sacraments and visits. Prayer Line: For prayer requests please contact Mary Jirik @ 952-758-3791 or Laura Ryan @ 758-2413. A Community Caring for Life: Alpha Pregnancy Resource Center @ 952-447-5683.

THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD

Monday Jan. 10 8:30 AM (SP) +Frank Pexa Tuesday Jan. 11 8:30 AM (SP) Priest Personal Intention Wednesday Jan. 12 NO MASS Thursday Jan. 13 8:30 AM (SC) +Joe Nelson Friday Jan. 14 8:30 AM (SP) St. Patrick Men’s Club Saturday Jan. 15 5:00 PM (SP) +Walter, LaVerne, & Richard Beuch Sunday Jan. 16 8:30 AM (SC) +Marion Jacques 10:30 AM (SP) For our parishioners, guests, & visitors

St. Patrick

St. Catherine

Bulletin Deadline: Tuesday at noon. (notices can be mailed, faxed to 952-492-6290, or put in the black box on the side of the rectory) Save the counting ladies time: write your name & amount of donation on your Sunday envelope. Thank you! Going out of town? Won’t be at mass next weekend? Call the parish office in advance and ask for a parish bulletin to be mailed to you. Keep up on parish events!

First Reading: Isaiah 49:3, 5-6 Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:1-3 Gospel Reading: John 1:29-34

JANUARY 9, 2011

CHURCH CLEANING FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY: *Jim & Annette Frawley, David & Ag-Rita Efta, Craig & Kristin Flicek, Melvin & Kathy Gregory, Gus & McKenzie Groslie, Bob & Maria Hanson, Brian & Renee Hartman, Walter & Lynn Hedblum, Steven & Aimee Henry. Altar Linens: Rosie Ryan.

SAVE YOUR USED POSTAGE STAMPS: The C.C.W. is collecting used postage stamps. Proceeds will help to broadcast the word of God in South America. Stamps need to be trimmed leaving a 1/4 inch border of the envelope or they will not be able to peel them off properly. A box marked “Used Postage Stamps” will be left in the back of church or you may drop them off at the parish office during regular office hours.

ST. PATRICK C.C.W. CHRISTMAS PARTY & POTLUCK: This was cancelled due to the bad weather. The potluck will take place at our February meeting.

ST. PATRICK MEN’S CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY POTLUCK: Friday, January 14th at 7:00 PM in the social hall.

ST. PATRICK PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING: There will be no meeting in January.

ST. PATRICK FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING: Monday, January 17 at 7:00 PM in the social hall.

Stewardship of Treasure “Let us give back to God with Grateful Hearts”

Sunday Collection January 2, 2011 Received this week………………………$ 1,175.00 Weekly budget requirement……………..$ 1,615.00 Christmas Collection…………………….$ 2,379.85 December 26, 2010 Collection……..……$ 1,469.00 New Year’s Collection………….………..$ 330.00

CHURCH CLEANING FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY: David & Bonnie Buresh, Lisa Hayes, Joseph & Erica Kroiss, Dan & Deb Norman.

A CORDIAL WELCOME TO ALL: If you are a visitor you are invited to sign the welcome book in the entry way and come and worship with us again.

NEW MARKET FOOD SHELF NEEDS OUR HELP: The Church of St. Nicholas in New Market Food Shelf has an urgent need for our help. The C.C.W. has set a basket in the back of church to collect non-perishable foods and personal & baby care items. A suggested list of items is posted by the basket.

ST. CATHERINE PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING: Monday, January 24 at 7:00 PM.

Stewardship of Treasure “Let us give back to God with Grateful Hearts”

Sunday Collection January 2, 2011 Received this week………………………$ 1,171.00 Weekly budget requirement……………..$ 1,070.00 Christmas Collection…………………….$ 3,763.00 December 26, 2010 Collection……..……$ 1,863.55 New Year’s Collection………….………..$ 35.00

Extraordinary Ministers

1/15 Rita Ryan, Evelyn Scheffler, Al Zender

1/16 Tim Sonnek, Dan Cross, Agnes DeGross, Amy Holden

Lectors 1/15 Shelley Shepherd

1/16 Rena Bjerke

Acolytes 1/15 Joshua & Jacob Jeurissen, Alex Shepherd

1/16 Amanda & Lindsey Bjerke, Gabrielle Ryan

Ushers 1/15 Dave Roach, Melvin Gregory

1/16 Leo Jacques, Don Pesta

Greeters 1/16 Dan & Deb Cervenka

EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONS

LITURGICAL MINISTERS FOR JANUARY 15 & 16, 2011

READINGS FOR JANUARY 16, 2011 SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

ST. PATRICK

Extraordinary Ministers

1/16 Ken & Kathy Ceola, Deloris Friske, Bev Grossman

Lector 1/16 Deanna Vochoska

Acolytes 1/16 Helen Korbel, Kendra Korbel, Bryce Horejsi

Ushers 1/16 Ken Jilk, Dennis Maciej

Greeters 1/16 Rick & Linda Sirek

ST. CATHERINE

Wed. Jan. 12 6:45 PM Religious Education, grades 1-9. Sun. Jan. 16 10:30 AM Sunday School in the St. Patrick Social Hall. Wed. Jan. 19 6:45 PM Religious Education, grades 1-9. Sun. Jan. 23 10:30 AM Sunday School in the St. Patrick Social Hall. Sun. Jan. 23 Confirmation Day Retreat at

St. Wenceslaus in New Prague. Religious Education is in need of a copier. Ours is very old and broke down. Please keep us in mind if you have a nice copier you wish to donate. Contact the parish office if you can help.

PRAY FOR THE SICK AND HOMEBOUND OF OUR PARISHES: Anikah Schmidt, Melissa Nenovich, Larry Gross, Silverius Becker, Brad Johnson, Grace Bittner, Kyle Vosejpka (grandson of Jeanette Sticha), Mary Jane Keep, Phil O’Hern, Rose Menke, Francis Weidauer (sister of Doug St. Aubin) Laura Klamar, Laura Stepka, Benoite Stepka, Debbie Pfannes, Darlene Delaney (aunt of Dan Cross), Lisa Baker (cousin of Dan Cross), Jennifer Lonergan (sister of Vickie Cross), & John Thomas Byer. *Please keep Shane Bauer (nephew of Cathy Theis) and Joshua Fattal in your prayers.

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE DINNER: St. Catherine’s C.C.W. would love your help in preparing, serving, or baking a meal to share with families living in the Ronald McDonald House next to the University Hospital on Friday, January 28th. We will start to cook the meal at 10:00 AM in St. Catherine’s Church basement. We will then caravan with the food to Ronald McDonald House leaving St. Catherine’s at 3:45 PM. Men are also welcome to help us load our roasters into the vehicles at the church to transport. Questions, call Margaret @ 952-461-2214. Ronald McDonald House assists families of children receiving chemo, transplants, or other medical treatments from within the states as well as world-wide. Join us! A tour can also be arranged, if interested, to see the House.

THANK YOU: Dear St. Catherine’s C.C.W., As we celebrate this season of giving, we thank you for sharing your gifts with Our Lady of Good Counsel Home, in particular this gift of $150. Your kind generosity means a lot to our staff and the patients we care for, as it allows us to continue our mission of providing free care to those dying from cancer. Christmas is a time that is filled with traditions. Since 1944 we have been carrying on our own tradition of caring for those in need. With your special gift, you have become a part of our mission, allowing us to provide a place that will ease the burden of our patients and their families, especially during this Holiday Season. One of the kindest traditions of all is the sharing of gifts. Thank you again for sharing your gifts with Our Lady of Good Counsel Home. Michael G. Randall, Director of Development

THANK YOU St. Patrick & St. Catherine parishioners. Thanks to the decorators, musicians, choirs, lectors, Eucharistic ministers, servers, ushers, and greeters. You made our Christmas festivities filled with love, peace, and joy. Thanks also to those who sent me greeting cards and those who gifted me with money and many other items. Fr. Orlando G. Tatel

BIBLE STUDY ALERT! The study of Psalms will resume Thursday evening, January 13 at 7:00 PM in the social hall. We’ll be discussing Lesson 6.

Friday, March 4 S.P Group I Fish Fry Friday, April 8 S.P. Group II Fish Fry Sunday, July 24 S.P. Festival

Women’s Retreat, Jan. 14-16 & Jan. 21-23 at Franciscan Retreats in Prior Lake. For more info, call 952-447-2182.

Shrimp & Steak Dinner, Fri. Jan. 14, 5:00-8:00 PM at the K.C. Hall in Shakopee. $13.00/both, $10.00/shrimp or steak, $2/child.

Would you like to attend St. Benedict’s final mass? Sunday, Jan. 16 at 7:30 AM.

Pro-life Pancake & Sausage Breakfast, Sun. Jan. 16, 8:00 AM-noon at the K.C. Hall in New Prague. Free will offering. Please support the K.C.’s pro-life activities.

Turkey Dinner, Sun. Jan 16, 4:00-7:00 PM at the K.C. Hall in Shakopee. $10.00/person, $4.00/3-10 yrs., free/2 and under.

Prayer Service for Life, Sat. Jan. 22, 10:30-11:30 AM at the St. Paul Cathedral. Please join us in prayer as we thank God for the gift of life and pray for an end to abortion. MCCL March for Life begins at noon at the State Capitol.

Natural Family Planning Classes begin Fri. Jan 28 at 7:00 PM at St. Wenceslaus in New Prague. This series uses CCL’s new streamlined methodology and new materials incorporating Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. Registration: http://twincities.ccli.org or for more info, please call 612-721-3791.

World Wide Marriage Encounter Seminar, Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage presents a one-day video seminar at Pax Christi Catholic Church in Eden Prairie on Jan. 29, 9:00-4:00. This is a wildly entertaining and informative marriage event designed to bring hope and positive change to marriages. It creates better communication in marriages, helps spouses better understand each others’ needs, and rekindles romance in marriage relationships. Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage appeals widely to husbands, even those who may typically resist marriage ministry! For more information or to register call 866-525-2844 or 952-873-2876.

Educational/Support Group for Separated or Divorced, 1st & 3rd Tue. evenings, 7:00-8:30 PM at St. Wenceslaus Church Basement in New Prague.

PARISHIONERS CORNER

UPCOMING EVENTS FOR ST. PATRICK & ST. CATHERINE

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Dec. 25, 2010 Message from Our Lady of Medjugorje: “Dear Children! Today, I and my Son desire to give you an abundance of joy and peace so that each of you may be a joyful carrier and witness of peace and joy in the places where you live. Little children, be a blessing and be peace. Thank you for having responded to my call.”