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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 ([email protected]) or by phone (526-
5626).
http://www.sspeterpaulmary.org/mailto:[email protected]
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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+%?
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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/
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FAITH FORMATION/YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS Angie Nagel - 526-5626
(office) - 526-3485 (home) - 507-276-5114 (cell),
[email protected]
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!
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