Saint Mary Catholic Church 32 1

st St. NE

Winnebago, Minnesota

Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church 214 S. Holland

Blue Earth, Minnesota

Pastor: Rev. Peter Klein

Administrative Assistant: Pat Boettcher; Faith Formation & Youth Ministry: Angie Nagel & Pat Salic

Maintenance: Duane Rorman (SS Peter & Paul)

Office: 214 S. Holland, Blue Earth 56013; 507-526-5626 – Website: www.sspeterpaulmary.org

Office hours: Mon., 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Tues., 8 a.m. – noon, Wed., 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Thurs., 8:00 – noon.

Sunday, May 5, 2019 – 3rd Sunday of Easter SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday, 5:15 p.m., SS. Peter & Paul

Sunday, 8:00 a.m., St. Mary

Sunday, 10:00 a.m., SS. Peter & Paul

DAILY MASS SCHEDULE

Tuesday, 8:30 a.m., St. Mary

Wednesday, 7:30 a.m., SS. Peter & Paul

Thursday, 10:00 a.m., St Luke’s, Blue Earth

Friday, 8:30 a.m., SS. Peter & Paul (1st Friday

Mass is followed by Holy Hour)

Please check page 3 of bulletin for any

changes to the schedule

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m., SS. Peter & Paul

Sunday, 7:15 – 7:45 a.m., St. Mary

Sacrament of Baptism

Arrangements are made by contacting the pastor in

advance of the date.

Sacrament of Marriage

Arrangements for preparation & the date are made by

contacting the pastor at least 6 months before.

Pastoral Care of the Elderly/Sick

Please contact the pastor when someone is hospitalized or

homebound.

Prayer Network

Anyone wishing to have the prayerful support of our

parish community may relay your prayer request to Ruth

Kastner (943-3478) or Jeanette Verdoorn (526-2333) to

initiate the calling tree.

For prayers requests for St. Mary's, call Mary Franta

(893-4326) or Chris Rockers (893-3729).

Faith Formation We have resources & activities for growth & formation of

faith in all members of all ages. For our young people, we

have programs & youth ministries coordinated by Angie

Nagel at SS. Peter & Paul (526-5626) & Pat Salic at St.

Mary (236-2195).

Joining or Returning to the Catholic Church

The rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is the

process for adults to become members of the Catholic

Church. For additional information, please contact the

pastor.

To rent the Social Hall of SS Peter & Paul

To schedule activities/events, please contact Pat

Boettcher(526-5626)

Bulletin notices Contact Pat by Wednesday afternoon at

the office (patsspp@bevcomm.net) or by phone (526-

5626).

http://www.sspeterpaulmary.org/mailto:patsspp@bevcomm.net

PASTOR’S PARISHABLES

Sacraments of initiation are a feature of the Easter Sea-

son, like the Confirmations & full/first Communions at the

Easter Vigil & now Confirmations & 1st Communions this

Saturday/Sunday. We welcome Bishop Quinn & 11 of our

number, now fully initiated, confirmed members. Each

time we celebrate Confirmation it becomes more obvious

that sponsors are a crucial part of initiation & discipleship:

parents, 1st of all, who in truth sponsor & godparent their

child's vulnerable Christian life from baptism, & now

Confirmation sponsors whose role is being rediscovered &

enabled—& required—in our programs. Catechists too are

vital parts of the process of initiation. We thank sponsors

& catechists who gave their time & themselves for the

sake of these Catholics’ faith. We’re inspired by the

evidence of their mentoring & evangelizing in our 1st

communicants & confirmands.

It was the hands of Christ, still bearing the marks of the

crucifixion, that proved the presence of the Risen One to

the 12 locked in the upper room. That was last Sunday’s

gospel. The 1st & 2

nd Scriptures also mentioned hands. I

mentioned the hand of God in a window at St. Mary’s &

forgot to mention one in a very prominent position, but

subtle, in SS Peter & Paul’s windows: It’s above the

dominant image of the Good Shepherd in the west wall of

the sanctuary. It’s 1 of 3 symbols representing the Blessed

Trinity: The hand is a common scriptural symbol of God

the Father (see Proverbs 1:24, Sirach 10:4, 2 Maccabees

7:31; Psalm 98:1). It’s often shown emerging from a

cloud—as in our window—for mystery. (Its companion

symbols, representing the Son & the Spirit, are a lamb

with a victory banner & a descending dove.)

“Violent anti-Semitic acts on rise globally,” we read with

sadness. In this current climate, it’s all the more important

to point out the statement printed in our seasonal missal on

page 29, in the Good Friday liturgy between the text of the

Passion & the Solemn Intercessions. It was so placed

because John’s version of the Passion, proclaimed every

Good Friday, is especially problematic in the way it refers

broadly on a number of occasions to “the Jews.” It could

easily & mistakenly be interpreted as Scripture blaming

Jews for the death of Christ. In case you didn’t notice the

statement, I repeat it here. It comes from the U.S. Bishops’

Committee on Ecumenical & Interreligious Affairs.

“The message of the liturgy in proclaiming the passion

narratives in full is to enable the assembly to see vividly

the love of Christ for each person, despite their sins, a

love that even death could not vanquish. The crimes dur-

ing the Passion of Christ cannot be attributed indiscrimi-

nately to all Jews of that time, nor to Jews today. The

Jewish people should not be referred to as though reject-

ed or cursed, as if this view followed from Scripture. The

Church ever keeps in mind that Jesus, his mother Mary, &

the Apostles all were Jewish. As the Church has always

held, Christ freely suffered his passion & death because of

the sins of all, that all might be saved.”

The Catholic church building in Guckeen has stood

unused & deteriorating for some time now. The SS Peter

& Paul parish as the “successor” parish holds the title to

the building & the property & so has responsibility for it.

It has been discussed from time to time at our Finance

Council’s meetings. Until now, I have not been motivated

to handle this. For some time after the parish was closed

(in about 2003) & the building decommissioned, it was

leased to a group that gathered around Fr. Verdick who

used it as the setting for Mass. They provided for its

upkeep, including insurance. Now that it stands empty it

requires attention from us. It would be imprudent &

irreverent to simply watch it in demise—& pay for

insurance on it.

Finally, we’re taking action. 1 of the 1st steps is keeping

you informed. Another, of course, is keeping the Bishop

informed & handling this according to Church procedures

& requirements. We’re taking this 1 step at a time.

We do have the go-ahead from the diocese to proceed.

As required by Church law, we will now ask for a decree

from the Bishop to relegate the building to “Profane but

not Sordid use” which he grants after consultation with the

Presbyteral Council (made up of priests chosen to assist a

bishop in an advisory capacity in the administra-tion of a

diocese). Permission of the College of Consul-tors &

Diocesan Finance Council is required before the

demolition or sale of an unused church building &

“alienating” the property. We’ve learned that the Church

prefers razing but we’re looking at options. Ultimately, a

sale contract would be reviewed by the diocesan attorney

& conditions for future use would be included.

All religious artifacts, of course, are removed from a

closed church building. In our case, much of this has al-

ready been done—most notably the windows installed in

SS Peter & Paul’s social hall. There is some money that

remains from the Guckeen parish account, untouched, in a

separate account of SS Peter & Paul parish. After the

expense of removing & reinstalling the windows, that ac-

count has remained at about $10,000, which will now help

defray the expense involved in this disposition.

This will be a slow process but one that at least now is

finally begun. We’ll keep you informed & certainly

welcome any questions or ideas from you as we go along.

In this year’s Catholic Ministries Appeal, currently:

At SSPP 37 (13.5%) have given $7,380 (42.1%) of goal.

At StM 10 (12.8%) have given $2,395 (41.2%) of goal.

Any Church support help from our other 80+%?

Mass Schedule – BE=SS Peter & Paul, W=St. Mary’s

Mon No Mass Tue. /W 8:30 AM – Ellery & Jeanne Bresnahan Wed./BE 7:30 AM – Merle Schimek Thur. BE – St. Luke’s 10:00AM – Janan Skaar Fri. /BE 8:30AM – Dick Dummer Sat. /BE 5:15PM – Dolores Engesser Sun./W 8:00AM – MaryAnn Ziegler Sun./BE 10:00AM – Catherine Mino

NEXT WEEK’S MINISTRY SCHEDULE:

Sat. , May 11: Servers: Seth Stevermer SSPP Mitchell Stevermer Eucharistic Ministers: Bev Dummer/Angie Frundt/Barb Prescher Gift Bearers: Bob & Becky Spencer Ushers: Dirk Esser Group

Sun., May 12: Servers: Noah Dahl St. Mary’s Jacob Stensland Eucharistic Ministers: Chuck Murry/Judy Johnson/Rick Mauris Gift Bearers: Mike Findley Family Ushers: Dick Maday & Dick Kortuem

Sun., May 12: Servers: Elizabeth Uecker SSPP Maddie Armon Ministers of Communion: Margaret Haag/Shawn Hassing & Vitres Samek Gift Bearers: Roger & Sandy Grandgenett family Ushers: Bob Dulas Group

KC Corner

May 4th-Carelia Perez Benefit-Winnebago Municipal

Center

May 6th-Concert Association Cook-out @ SSPP

May 11th-Wine Walk Burger Stand @ Juba's Lot

May 14th-KC Officers Meeting 6:30 with Regular meeting

to follow

CDA May 14, 10:00 AM Mass Meeting Rosary

Luncheon.

Carelia Perez Benefit-The KC's & Genesis are having a

benefit for Carelia Perez on Saturday May 4th @

Winnebago Municipal Center. Serving from 5pm to 8pm.

Smoked Windsor Chop meal or Burger Basket meal.

Carelia was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and is

going through extensive chemotherapy.

All parishioners are invited to join the Catholic

Daughters in praying the rosary in May for an end to

abortion. Court cases (Supreme and State) and federal and

state laws are being decided for or against the rights of the

unborn. Prayers are needed!

Due to the weather the Collective Goods person did not

make it to the St. Luke's Auxiliary bake sale. He will be

coming on Friday, May 10 from 8am-4pm. The

merchandise will be displayed in St.Luke's Chapel. Ten

percent of the sales will go to the St. Luke's Auxiliary.

Happy shopping.

Calvary Cemetery Clean up: We would like to thank

Dean Jahnke for use of the dump truck, Scott & Amy

Kramer for the use of their four wheeler and trailed, and

Angie Nagel and the youth group for their help. We want

to thank these individual for their help also: Carmen

Coxworth, Janel Buseman, Scott & Amy Kramer, Gwen

Armon, Karla Carr, Tina Dahl, Jessica Salic, Jenny

Engesser and Scott Erichsrud. Many hands make short

work and these individuals proved that.

Bob & Becky Spencer

“Transforming people one at a time is at the heart of

God’s plan for the world. Every time you become a

better-version-of-yourself, the consequences of your

transformation echo throughout your family, friends,

business, schools, nation, and our world! (Matthew Kelly)

Be an example of transforming love and mercy for the

poor and vulnerable served through Catholic Charities and

pass that transforming example to your children. Teach

them about the services of Catholic Charities in our

diocese and support the Catholic Charities Annual Appeal

as a family! (Annual Appeal—Mother’s Day weekend—

May 11th and 12

th)

RPR Network is holding their annual Spring Live Drive

fundraising event on May 8th

, 9th

and 10th

. You can call

in from 7am to 7pm each day to donate to support RPR’s

mission to assist the Roman Catholic Church in

drawing all people to the knowledge and love of Jesus and

His Church. Tune in on Friday, May 10th, when the

broadcast comes live from Dickinson. The program will

be hosted by Msgr. Patrick Schumacher from 6:00AM –

8:00 AM MT. You can donate to the RPR fundraising

event in two ways:Call 877-795-0122 – 7AM – 7PM CST

- May 8, 9, 10 Donate online at

www.yourCATHOLICradiostation.com

Your donation supports one of the greatest resources we

have to find answers about the Catholic faith and grow in

your companionship with Jesus.

Please keep in your prayers our children from St. Marys

who will be receiving their First Communion on May 5th:

Nolan Sturtz, Olin Johnson and Kenton Johnson.

SACRIFICIAL GIVING

Sacrificial Giving, SS Peter & Paul: 4/20 &21/2019:

Adult/Plate giving needed weekly: $4,292.00

Adult/Plate giving last week: $3,496.50

Adult/Plate giving needed yr-to-date: $188,848.00

Adult/Plate giving fiscal yr-to-date: $189,642.21

Sacrificial Giving, St. Mary: 4/21/2019:

Adult/Plate giving needed weekly: $1,057.00

Adult/Plate giving last week: $924.00

Adult/Plate giving needed yr-to-date: $46,508.00

Adult/Plate giving fiscal yr-to-date: $54,880.69

http://www.yourcatholicradiostation.com/

FAITH FORMATION/YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS Angie Nagel - 526-5626 (office) - 526-3485 (home) - 507-276-5114 (cell), angieyouthministry@bevcomm.net

MAY CALENDAR 4 Sacrament of Confirmation, 11AM, SSPP

5 First Eucharist during 10AM Mass

15 Pizza Hut Fundraiser for Camp Summit

19 Baccalaureate during 10AM Mass

FIRST EUCHARIST! Congratulations to the following children who will be receiving Jesus in the Eucharist for the very first time this weekend! May they continue to come to the table of the Lord every weekend with the same prayerful heart and excitement and eagerness as they feel in receiving Jesus for the first time. They are a great witness to all of us!

FIRST EUCHARIST CANDIDATES Gus Ankeny, son of Ana & Brandon Ankeny

Rehgan Broderick, daughter of Jennifer & Rob

Broderick

John Carr, son of Karla & Paul Carr

Ellaina Moore, daughter of Brenda & Jeff Moore

Myles Moore, son of Brenda & Jeff Moore

David Ojeda, son of Lilia & Pedro Ojeda

Damian Schaper, son of Bryan Schaper & Kari Schaper

CONFIRMATION! Congratulations to our Confirmation Candidates who are now fully initiated members of Saints Peter & Paul or St. Mary's. May the Gifts of the Holy Spirit be constantly revealed to them as they continue their walk of faith. "Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And you shall renew the face of the earth."

CONFIRMATION CANDIDATES James Allis, son of Julie Allis

Jocelyn Johnson, daughter of Jennie & Chad Johnson

Logan Johnson, son of Jennie & Chad Johnson

Zachary Kramer, son of Amy & Scott Kramer

Derek Lium, son of Susan & Pat Meyer & Gary Lium

Ryan Madetzke, son of Jill & Troy Madetzke

Anna Nagel, daughter of Angie & Chad Nagel

Tiara Nietfeld, daughter of Glory Nietfeld & Joseph

Nietfeld

Keegan O'Brien, son of Heidi & David O'Brien

Issabella O'Rourke, daughter of Renae & Darren

O'Rourke

Roxanne Quintero, daughter of Alma Quintero & Jesus

Quintero

Attention Graduating Seniors! Completed parish scholarship forms are due to Angie no later than Monday, May 6th. This is a great opportunity to apply for one of several scholarships being awarded to graduating Seniors. The Baccalaureate Mass is on Sunday, May 19th at 10:00AM. A reception will be held in the Social Hall after Mass in your honor. Please plan on attending with your families!

Thank You!!! Our 2018-2019 Faith Formation year has come to a close. It has been such a great year! We are so blessed by our catechists who have continually gone above and beyond to bring faith and fun and Catholic tradition and the love of Jesus into the lives and hearts of our young parishioners. What a blessing these faith-filled, dedicated catechists have been to our program. We also thank our Faith Formation / Youth Ministry Board members who help to vision and evaluate and discuss our programs. They are a valuable asset to our parish Faith Formation & Youth Ministry programs! Catechists: Trish Schimek Karla Carr Louise Koranda Tina Dahl Lindsey Greff Carissa Engesser Cindy Trasamar Jennifer Engesser Amy Stevermer Jessica Salic Cathy Stevermer Amy Kramer Scott Kramer Janel Buseman Board Members: Gwen Armon Shawn Bromeland Tara Coxworth Brooke Prestegard Pat Salic Jason Spencer Dan Warner

CATHOLIC night at PIZZA HUT! Youth attending Camp Summit invite all of you to Pizza Hut on Wednesday, May 15th from 5:00-8:00PM for CATHOLIC NIGHT! All tips collected that evening will go to our youth attending Camp Summit Get a group of family, friends or neighbors together and join us for a fun evening!

mailto:angieyouthministry@bevcomm.net