Sunday, May 3, 2015
— Fifth Sunday of Easter
In the spiritual world,
about 80% of the people questioned state that they
are religiously inclined; but when probed deeper,
they don’t know their purpose in life, what God
wants their life to be, how to relate to God, or how
to live in union with God in the daily ebb and flow of their
earthly life. Sadly one discovers that these same people don’t
have spiritual answers, they don’t have eternal answers. They/
we don’t have the really vital truths. In its place resides a sort
of vagueness that might be described as fuzzy gray. Not the
bright sunshine of a new day. Rather more like the twilight
haze after the sun has long since disappeared and only the last
twinges of light still define shapes before our eyes. And so our
lives are hollow, empty, and often times frustrating. If not
openly hopeless, bordering upon it.
Then comes EASTER!!! EASTER EXPLAINS
EVERYTHING! CHRIST IS RISEN! AND CHRIST HAS THE
ANSWERS! (taken from Father Pokorny’s Catholic Quote—
April 2015 Issue)
—Fr. Michael R. Schneider, Pastor
St. Joseph’s Guild - Men’s/Father/Son Group will
meet on Wednesday, May 6, 5:15-6:30pm in the
Holy Spirit Parish Hall. Come hungry. We will have
supper and then feed the soul. All men are welcome.
Contact Deacon Baus at 996-9636 for more information.
Nicole Fuhrer, Development Director
Holy Spirit Parish Calendar of Events:
SCRIP sold after all Masses this weekend
Sun, May 3: 1:30pm Pre-Marriage #1, JPII Art & Science Room
Tues, May 5: 10:15am Rosary & Scripture Study, HS Conf Room
Wed, May 6: 5:15pm St Joseph Guild meet, HS Conf Room
Thurs, May 7: JPII Game Day
7:00pm Marian Movement, Holy Spirit Chapel
Sun, May 10: 11:30am Baccalaureate Mass, Holy Family Church
Remember MOM on Mother’s Day!
BACCALAUREATE MASS
The Baccalaureate Mass for the seniors of
Holy Family & Holy Spirit
Churches will be
Sunday, May 10th, 11:30 AM at
Holy Family Church. All graduates should wear their cap &
gown and meet in the Nazareth Room by 11:15 AM.
Holy Spirit Parish extends its deepest sympathies to
the family, friends, and loved ones of our parishioner,
Henrietta Yutrzenka, who passed away on April 23.
We also extend deepest sympathies to Delmar (Marlene) Koch on
the death of his sister, Beverly Ann Speelman, on April 21; to Monty
& Sandi Johnson on the death of their daughter, Angela Hawley,
on April 24; and to Barb Yungbluth on the death of her mother,
Phyllis I. Frager, on April 25.
May you find comfort in our Lord’s healing love.
Happy Birthday Wishes go out to Deloris Miller
who celebrates her 70th birthday on May 3.
May God bless you with more happy times!
Mark your calendar for August 14-16 to attend the
THANK YOU to everyone who ordered from our
Legacy of Faith Diocesan Celebration at the Sioux
Flower Fundraiser this year! We sold over 100 baskets!
Falls Arena and Convention Center. Powerful
Tentative pick up date is Thursday, May 7, from 8:30am – 5:00pm at
presenters and guests include Curtis Martin, Scott
the Holy Spirit Gathering Space. You will be notified of delivery.
Hahn, Jennifer Fulwiler, Matt Maher, Chris Padgett,
Are you interested in donating a dessert for the Dessert Auction at
and more. Come pray together with thousands of
this year’s Development Dinner? Or how about a homemade craft or
your fellow Catholics from across eastern SD. Watch for more
canned goods? What a great way to share your time and talents for
details about events celebrating the gift of our 125 years of faith as
the support of Catholic Education in Mitchell! Contact me for more
the Diocese of Sioux Falls – www.sfcatholic.org/125thanniversary.
information or to volunteer!
Community donations for the Development Dinner are already
Faith Formation News
coming in and I am getting so excited for this year’s events! Our
Christine
Lemmer, Faith Formation Director
entertainment this year will be Mitchell’s own “Dueling Pianos!“
Pre-Marriage #1
It will be a blast! Please consider coming to show your support!
The next PM1 Session is this Sunday, May 3, at 1:30 PM in the JPII
Become part of the Living Rosary! To participate,
School Art & Science Room. *Note: PM#2 will be Sunday, June 7.
an individual or family is asked to pray one decade
No Mitchell Area PM Sessions are planned after June.
of the Holy Rosary daily. This can be done anytime,
Gr. K-12 Faith Formation News
anywhere. The same decade is prayed for one
FF registration for the 2015-2016 school year has begun. Parents,
month, then the following decade for the next
please complete registration on or before May 21st. The FF
month and so on until all 20 decades are prayed. Please call Mary Jo
registration form (one per family for all sessions) is posted to the FF
Wittstruck at the Parish Office, 996-7424, for more information.
website (www.ffmitchell.com) under the FORMS tab and is also
available in the literature rack outside the FF Office. Please contact
Thanks to all who helped put on and attended
the Chad Haag Family Fundraising Breakfast on Christine in the FF Office with your contact information if you are
April 19. The breakfast raised $2,894.52 and the new to the parishes or if you have a Gr. K or Gr. 1 child next year.
bake sale raised $204.00 for a grand total of
Thank you.
$3,098.52.
Totus Tuus
The
parishes
will
be
hosting
the
Totus Tuus (VBS) Program
The Catholic’s DIVORCE SURVIVAL Guide June
28-July
2.
A
4-member
team
of college-age men & women
Summer Session begins Wednesday, June 17, at St Mary
come
to
the
parish
to
lead
Totus
Tuus
for our young people. New
School, 2001 S 5th Ave, Sioux Falls. Sessions are held
4-day
format!
Day
Session-Gr.
1-6;
Evening
Session-Gr. 7-12. The
on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30pm. Cost of $45
fee
is
$15
per
child,
non-refundable.
Totus
Tuus
is for the youth of
per person includes a “Personal Survival Guide”, refreshments,
the
parishes
entering
Gr.
1-12
this
next
school
year.
Registration
and all materials for 6 weeks. Scholarships are available. For
information or to register contact Margi at Catholic Family Services, forms (one per family) are posted to the FORMS tab of the FF
605-988-3775 or e-mail [email protected].
website (www.ffmitchell.com) or available at the FF Office.
John Paul II School News
Robin Cahoy, Principal — 996-2365
It is that time of year when contracts
are signed and our staff is in place for the
next school year. We do have a few
changes that I would like to announce to our families for the
2015-2016 school year. Our teachers will be as follows:
Mrs. Rebecca Driedger – Preschool; Mrs. Kathy Axsom –
Preschool and 2nd grade aide; Mrs. Lisa Haiar and Mrs.
Mindy Mentele – Kindergarten; Mrs. Megan Rokusek and
Mrs. Katie Olson – First Grade; Mrs. Lynn Yahne – Second
Grade; Mrs. Dawn Morgan – Third Grade; Mrs. Kay Kline and
Mrs. Denise Heisinger – Fourth Grade; Mrs. Janelle
McMahon and Mr. Gary Thury – Fifth Grade; Mrs. Jennifer
Herrmann and Miss Mandy Lewis – Sixth Grade; Mrs. Sandy
Selland – Music; Mrs. Betty McNeil – PE; Mrs. Lisa Larson –
Computers; and Mrs. JoAnn Honermann - Special Services.
We have returning Head Maintenance Engineer, Mr. Ray
VanOverschelde and Custodian, Mrs. Vicki Zellmer; Head
Cook and Director of Food Service – Rhonda Barlean and
Assistant Cook – Mrs. Laura Baus. We welcome back our
office staff: Ms. Melanie Auch – Bookkeeper, Mrs. Rosanne
Muth – Secretary, and Mrs. Jackie Rezac – receptionist/
librarian. Mrs. Robin Cahoy continues as Principal.
Our activities this week include: 2nd grade field trip to
the 1st Dakota Bank, the 6th grade students will go to the
Middle School, a presentation from Chris Lemmer, and we
have our annual Game Day this week also. Let’s pray for
some beautiful weather on Thursday!
We wish Olivia Huber, Elias Grimsley, and Luke Haiar the
best of luck as they travel to Oacoma to compete in the
State Modern Woodmen Speech Contest. We are very
proud of these students!
We wish Father Larry a Happy Birthday on
Thursday – have a great week!
Are you taking a summer vacation or
weekend away? Kids in summer sports?
Graduate heading to college in August? The
June-July-August Ministry Schedule will be created
around May 11. Please notify Merrillee of any weekends you
or your family will not be available to assist with the Ministry
for which you have volunteered by calling the Parish Office at
996-7424 or e-mail: [email protected]. Letting me
know before the schedule is run means you don’t have to find
a substitute later!
Weekday Liturgies:
Mon, May 4
R - Acts 14:5-18
G - John 14:21-26
Tues, May 5
R - Acts 14:19-28
G - John 14:27-31a
Wed, May 6
R - Acts 15:1-6
G - John 15:1-8
Thurs, May 7
R - Acts 15:7-21
G - John 15:9-11
Fri, May 8
R - Acts 15:22-31
G - John 15:12-17
Sat, May 9
R - Acts 16:1-10
G - John 15:18-21
Sun, May 10, Sixth Sunday of Easter — Mother’s Day
R - Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48
R - 1 John 4:7-10
G - John 15:9-17
Fr. Charles Duman has daily Mass at 10:30 AM
in the Avera Brady Home Chapel except Monday.
INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK___________
Mon, May 4 - 7:30 AM Judith Ann Yates +
Tues, May 5 - 5:15 PM Dec’d members of the Faber Family
Wed, May 6 - 7:30 AM For Vocations
Thurs, May 7 - 7:30 AM Jerry Schwalm +
24 Hr Eucharistic Adoration Thurs 8:00am-Fri 7:30am
Confessions heard Thursday from 8:00 to 9:00pm
Fri,
May 8 - 7:30 AM Don Yungbluth +
9:00 AM JPII School Mass: Leo Pollreisz +
Sat,
May 9 - 5:30 PM Eddie Bork +
Sun, May 10 - 9:00 AM Mary VanOverschelde +
11:00 AM Harold Uttecht + and
Linda Schoenfelder +
May the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace, Amen!
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Church Support (134) $6,538.00
Direct Deposit (12) 1,445.00
Loose Offering
732.00
Children
27.96
Rice Bowl
39.18
Food Pantry
5.00
Catholic Home Missions
112.00
God Bless You!
Total:
$8,899.14
Automatic withdrawals for contributions: If you would like to have
your Church contributions automatically deducted from your account,
please call the Parish Office at 996-7424 for more information. Thanks.
Stewardship Reflection: The good steward lives
the advice of St John, loving in deed and in truth,
rather than just talking about it.
A Family Perspective by Bud Ozar: Like the vine
grower in today’s gospel, parents must “prune and
cleanse” the branches in their family if their children are going to
be rooted. Discipline, limits, and setting goals are a necessary
part of parenting so our children will grow and “bear fruit”.
LITURGICAL ASSISTANTS May 9-10
LECTORS:
5:30 PM: Mary Jo Wittstruck
9:00 AM: Darrel Anderson, Trevor Meaney
11:00 AM: Julie Mellan, Tim Morgan
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS:
5:30 PM: 2 Volunteers, Paula Heida, M/M Ken Wittstruck
9:00 AM: M/M Ron Barondeau, Bonnie Krcil, M/M Dwight Renshaw
11:00 AM: Mary Liz Crockett, Mark Hieb, Linda McEntee, Clifford Pederson,
Clet Schoenfelder
ALTAR SERVERS:
5:30 PM: Alyssa and Kara Magee, Beau Schoenfelder
9:00 AM: Hannah and Sarah Sebert, Olivia Thompson
11:00 AM: Aiden Beckstrom, Jacob Goldammer, Andrew Haiar, Andrea Thelen
GIFT BEARERS:
5:30 PM: Dean & Shanna Weiss
9:00 AM: Brad & Merrillee Osterloo Family
11:00 AM: Terry & Cheri Feterl Family
HOSPITALITY/GREETERS:
5:30 PM: Pat Adam, Fred & Joan DeRouchey
9:00 AM: Tim & Dixie Herll Family, Dan & Jan Raml
11:00 AM: Joanne Geraets, Ed & Lisa Neugebauer
USHERS:
5:30 PM: Fred DeRouchey, Jim Radke, Chuck Thuringer, Nick Weber
9:00 AM: Duane Haiar, Bruce Haines, John Mehlhaff, Joel Owens
11:00 AM: Tom Bechen, Ernie Bies, Michael Farney, Dave Kline
CANTOR:
5:30 PM-Laura Baus, 9:00 AM-Jane Schoenfelder, 11:00 AM-Sister Roxanne S.
ROLLS & COFFEE: Done for the season (starts again in September)
SCRIP SALES: at Holy Family this weekend
24 Hour Eucharistic Adoration Thursday 8:00AM to Friday 7:30AM
8:00 pm to 9:00 pm --- opportunity for Confession during Adoration