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Holy Family Area Catholic Community
The Mission of our Holy Family Area Catholic Community is to Embrace, Nurture and Reflect the gift of God’s love.
Church of St. Andrew
Church of St. Clara
Church of St. Joseph
Granite Falls, MN 56241
Clara City, MN 56222
Montevideo, MN 56265
SUMMER
WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE
STARTING MAY 9/10, 2015
Saturday
5:30 pm-St. Joseph, Montevideo
7:00 pm-St. Joseph, Montevideo
(Spanish)
Sunday
8:30 am-St. Clara, Clara City
10:30 am-St. Andrew, Granite Falls
Area Office– Phone: 320-269-5954
512 Black Oak Ave. Montevideo, MN 56265
E-mail: [email protected]
Area Website: www.saintsjac.org
MASS INTENTIONS
6th Sunday of Easter
Sat.
May 9
5:30pm
Mass in Spanish
7:00pm
Sun. May 10
8:30am
10:30am
Tues. May 12
10:30am
5:30pm
Wed. May 13
9:30am
Thurs. May 14
12:00pm
Fri.
May 15
12:00pm
+ Marilyn Fleming - SJ
People of the Holy Family Area - SJ
+ Kathleen Thein - SC
+ Ursula Hennen - SA
Word & Communion - Luther Haven
Word & Communion - SA
Word & Communion - CC Care Center
Word & Communion - SJ
Word & Communion - SA
7th Sunday of Easter - The Ascension of the Lord
Sat.
May 16
5:30pm + Rich Newhouse - SJ
Mass in Spanish
7:00pm + Fr. Leonard Jenniges - SJ
Sun. May 17
8:30am +Amy Thein & Mary Kay Martineau - SC
10:30am + Steve Ladner - SA
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Anytime by appointment
St. Andrew-Tues. 5:10pm, Fri. 11:45am
St. Joseph-Thurs.11:30a m, Sat. 4:45pm St. Clara-Sun. 8:00am
Eucharistic Adoration: Every First Thursday from 8am-noon St. Joseph in Montevideo and every First Friday from 6am-noon at St.
Andrew in Granite Falls except in the event of a funeral. Sunday, May 17th in all three parishes from 2-6pm
Sacrament of Baptism: Please call Area office at least a few months before the child is born to register for class.
Sacrament of Marriage: Reminder: All Catholics need to meet with a priest/deacon at least 6 months before getting married, even
if the wedding is going to be in a non-Catholic church. Please contact the Area Office at least one year before your wedding date.
Anointing of the Sick: When someone needs to be Anointed because they will be undergoing surgery, are seriously ill, or because
they are dying, please notify a priest right away. Twice a year we have an Anointing Mass for those whose health is seriously
impaired.
RCIA: Anyone interested in joining the Catholic Church please call Deacon Bob at 320-444-1351
Registration/Moving: To register in a parish, or if moving, change of phone number, please call Area Office at 320-269-5954
Catholic Charities - Offering personal, marriage, family and pregnancy counseling 866-670-5163
Pastoral Care - If any parishioner, family member, or friend is in need of a pastoral care visit and Holy Communion, please call the
Area Office. Because of today’s privacy laws we are made aware only when the individual, family or friends contact us. We are also
not always aware of parishioners who are homebound and would desire a pastoral visit.
MAY 10, 2015
YEAR B
7TH SUNDAY OF EASTER - ASCENSION OF THE LORD
Welcome to Holy Family Area Catholic Community
IN OUR PARISHES
AREA CALENDAR THIS WEEK
Mass times with Intentions are found front page
May 10
May 12
May 13
May 14
May 15
May 16
8:00am
9:00am
5:10pm
5:30pm
6:00pm
9:30am
12:00pm
12:00pm
4:45pm
May 17
8:00am
2-6pm
6:00pm
Confessions - St. Clara
Scripture Study - St. Clara
Rosary - St. Andrew
Word & Communion - St. Andrew
KC Mtg. St. Clara and St. Joseph
Word & Communion - CC Care Center
Word & Communion - St. Joseph
Word & Communion - St. Andrew
Confessions - St. Joseph
Graduate Recognition at Mass
Confessions - St. Clara
Graduate Recognition at Mass
Adoration - All Parishes
Youth Group Mtg. @ Ann/Dave Vollers
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AT ST. CLARA. . .
Our VBS theme is Set Sail with the Holy
Trinity and is open to all children ages 4
through 6th grade. Join us for five fun
filled days of exciting lessons, cool crafts,
fun games, upbeat music, hands on activities, and Irish snacks. Registration forms
will be sent out soon and forms will also
be available in the back of church. We are
also in need of volunteers to help decorate, make meals, and act
as group leaders. If interested please contact Jennifer Rud or
Lindsey Donner 507-828-6270.
VBS will be May 30-June 4 at St. Clara
AT ST. ANDREW. . .
CCW Monthly Meeting for May will take place on Tuesday, May
12 at 7:00pm in the St. Andrew Parish Center. We will start with
a light supper before the meeting. Items on the agenda are a
wrap up discussion of the CCW Garage/Bake Sale, Graduate gifts,
the kitchen range and the refinishing of the Parish Center kitchen
floor, If you have other items for the agenda, please call JoAnn
Masters at 564-2366
AT ST. JOSEPH. . .
HELP IS NEEDED - St. Joseph is in need of more people to
help in the ministry of Sacristan for Mass on Thursday and
Saturday evening Mass. This can be women or men. Please
call Deacon Bob if you are being called to this ministry.
Training will be provided.
CHIPPEWA COUNTY CROP/HUNGER WALK
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015. More details to come.
Bible Readings for this Week (May 10-16)
6th Sunday of Easter
Sun. Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48
St. John 4:7-10
Mon. Acts 16:11-15
Tues. Acts 16:22-34
Wed. Acts 17:15, 22-18:1
Thur. Acts 1:15-17, 20-26
Fri. Acts 18:9-18
Sat. Acts 18:23-28
The Ascension of the Lord
Sun. Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26
1John 4:11-16
John 15:9-17
John 15:26-16:4a
John 16:5-11
John 16:12-15
John 15:9-17
John 16:20-23
John 16:23b-28
John 17:11b-19
OUR SYMPATHY
To the family of Vera Williams - Vera passed away
Wednesday, May 6 at the Clarkfield Care Center. Her
Mass of Christian Burial was held Friday, May 8 at St.
Joseph Catholic Church. May Vera’s soul and the souls of
all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in
peace.
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AROUND OUR HOLY FAMILY AREA
2015 SUMMER MASS SCHEDULE
Beginning the weekend of May 9th &
10th, the Mass Schedule will be.
Saturday
5:30 pm St. Joseph - Montevideo
7:00pm Mass in Spanish - St. Joseph
Sunday
8:30am St. Clara - Clara City
10:30am St. Andrew - Granite Falls
Eucharistic Adoration for
Vocations
With the great response that we had for
Eucharistic Adoration during Lent as well
as the Adult Education "Oremus", we
would like to continue this. We will now be offering Eucharistic Adoration one Sunday a month in all parishes. For the month of May it will be NEXT Sunday from
2:00-6:00 PM at all three of our Holy Family Area Catholic Community Parishes.
THEOLOGY OF THE BODY
ADULT FORMATION CLASSES
Did you miss the Introduction to Theology
of the Body two Lents ago?
Deacon Bob will be having “Theology of the Body” classes on
Thursday evenings at 7pm. On Thursday, May 7th they will be at
St. Andrew Parish Center. The class site will rotate between the
three parishes. If you are interested please contact Deacon Bob
at 320-444-1351
The blessings of God’s love
“In this way the love of God was revealed to us” (1 John 4:9)
One of the very first songs I ever learned began: “Jesus loves
me this I know, for the Bible tells me so….” It is a simple tune
with a simple message, but within it lies all the truth that gives
meaning and purpose to our lives: the love of God is revealed to
us through Jesus Christ and the Scriptures.
That Children’s lesson may have been the beginning of my life
as a Christian, but since then I have continued to be blessed by a
seemingly never-ending series of revelations that show me over
and over the full extent of God’s love—from my relationship
with my wife and our twenty-eight-year marriage to our two
beautiful and faith-filled children and on to the blessings of
friends who never stop challenging me and affirming my faith
while we share good conversation and meals around the table.
In all these ways, and in so many more, God continues to be revealed to me, and I am blessed.
God, thank you for all the ways you reveal yourself to me.
Steve Givens “Living With Christ”
IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS
MAY RETREAT DAY at the Schoenstatt Shrine May 13,
2015 from 10:00am-3:00pm. Take time for a Spiritual refill during Mary’s month. Come and join us when you can.
Bring your friends! Talk by Msgr. Lozinski + Confessions +
Holy Mass, Dinner, rosary, treasures of Our Lady and
snacks. RSVP with Schoenstatt Sisters (507) 794-7727 Address: 27762 Country Rd. 27, Sleepy Eye, MN 56085
Worldwide Marriage Encounter - Take time to appreciate
this special gift and nurture your marriage relationship. The
next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends are July 17-19
in Buffalo, MN; September 11-13 in Irene, SD & International
Falls, MN; October 9-11 in Buffalo, MN & November 20-22 in
Medora, ND & Prior Lake, MN. Early registration is highly recommended. For more information visit our website at:
southmnwwme.org or contact:
John & Mary Beth at [email protected] or 507838-8178.
50th ANNIVERSARY - Fr. Pat Casey invites you to join him
in a Celebration of Thanksgiving for his fifty years as a
priest. On Sunday, May 31st at 2:00pm there will be a
Mass at Our Lady of the Presentation Chapel, 1884 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105. An Open House Reception will follow from 3-5pm at Carondelet Center, 1890
Randolph Ave. St. Paul, MN.
Fr. Casey served St. Joseph Parish from 1981 to 1990 and
St. Isidore Parish from 1988-1990.
His mailing address is 525 Fairview Avenue South, #439,
St. Paul, MN 55116.
LIVING EVERY DAY WITH PASSION & PURPOSE
JUNE 7, 2015 - 4:00-8:00PM
Holy Redeemer - Marshall
ABOUT LIVING EVERYDAY WITH PASSION & PURPOSE
Living Everyday with Passion & Purpose led by Matthew Kelly, invites us all to identify God's voice in our
lives and the specific purpose for which we've been created. Matthew inspires attendees to apply the genius of
Catholicism to every aspect of our lives including prayer & spirituality, work, dating & marriage, personal finances, health & well being, parenting, and community
involvement. Matthew Kelly, and musician, Eliot Morris, prepares a unique message inspired by God and the
teachings of the Church that promises to radiate in your
life. Consider this: most people take more time to plan
their annual vacation than they do to discover the voice
of God and His plan for their life.
Holy Redeemer
503 W. Lyon St.
Marshall, MN 56250
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Twitter @HolyFamilyArea.
IN RECOGNITION OF OUR GRADUATES
The time has come for our seniors to graduate from high school and continue their life’s journey. We will be celebrating our graduating seniors as members of our Holy Family Area Faith
Communities on the weekend of May 16/17 at the weekend Masses. Please keep them in your
prayers as they prepare for this next stage of the life.
ST. ANDREW
Courtney Cuka
Derrick Grund
Leonardo Gomez
Tristen LeBlanc
Megan Odegard
James Rupp
Chyanne Sand
Lucas Schindele
Holy Family Area Pastoral Council
St. Andrew
St. Clara
Tom Kramer
Doug Homan
Charlie Paslawski
Jim Koewler
ST. CLARA
Preston Dobmeier
Nathan Eisenmenger
Joshua Harguth
Cheyton Homan
Amber Listerud
Levi Milhausen
Hilary Rethlake
Joseph Schipnewski
Ali Siverhus
Alexis Wolf
St. Joseph
Linda Busch
Jeff Higgins
Administrative Councils - *Parish Trustees
St. Andrew
St. Clara
St. Joseph
Brett Almich
Troy Groothuis Linda Busch
Tom Kramer
Nate Kimpling Marv Dehne
Julie Nordaune
Bill Luschen
*Wayne Karels
Charlie Paslawski
Jennifer Rud
Karen Kling
*Jose Pullan
Vic Sparks
Alicia Roelike
*Todd Trudel
Nate Speiser
*Bill Pauling
*Bob Brix
*Brenda Bristle
Holy Family Area Faith Formation Committee
St. Andrew
St. Clara
St. Joseph
Kelli Lein
John Donner
Cathy Jakobs
Beth Pullan
Melissa Sparks Alicia Roelike
Area Pastoral Staff
Fr. Paul Timmerman
320-269-8623
[email protected]
Deacon Bob Reitsma
320-444-1351
[email protected]
ST. JOSEPH
Paul Anderson
Anthony Bosch
John “Jack” Carruth
McKayla Gantenbein
Trisha Jakobs
Kayla Kniesl
Bryce Maurice
Ashley Rhode
John Rucker
Natash Smith
Jerome Swenson III
David VanRavenswaay
Tristan Weber
Morgan Witzel
Area Office Personnel
Area Secretary - Peg Speiser
320-269-5954
[email protected]
St. Andrew 320-564-2335
St. Clara 320-847-2256
St. Joseph 320-269-5954
Area Business Manager
Nancy Miller –320-269-5954 - [email protected]
Faith Formation & Youth -Area Coordinator- Christina Wangen
SA- Christina Wangen-507-920-0122 - [email protected]
(FF/Youth Coordinator)
SJ- Ann Voller - 320-226-5205 - [email protected]
FF Coordinator/Youth Coordinator) Parish Center 269-5954
SC- Lindsey Donner- 507-828-6270 - [email protected]
(Elementary)
SC- Jennifer Rud- [email protected]
(Jr./Sr. High)
Welcome to Holy Family Area Catholic Community
LITURGICAL MINISTERS
St. Andrew
Sunday, May 17, 2015 10:30am
Lector:
Communion:
Servers:
Greeters:
Ushers:
Music:
Sacristan:
Art Rillo
Deacon Bob
JoAnn Masters
Billie Rillo
Liz Raney
Cathy Raney
Sue Van Hoof
Dennis Van Hoof
Todd Trudel
Ken Jelen
Beth Pullan
Sue Bye
Nancy Aurelius
St. Clara
Sunday, May 17, 2015 - 8:30am
Lector:
Lee Kimpling
Communion:
Deacon Bob
Loren Eisenmenger
Dan Pieper
Servers:
Abigail Pieper
Nicholas Pieper
Accompanist: Margie DeGrote
Song Leader: Wayne Rhode
Ushers:
LaVern Gunter
Tom Gunter
Sacristan:
Julie Olander
St. Joseph
Saturday, May 16, 2015 5:30pm
Lectors:
Communion:
Servers:
Ushers:
Gifts:
Kurt Hendrickson
Margaret Schueller
Deacon Bob
Avis Swenson
Laura Herfurth
John Sellner
Mary Sellner
Max Carruth
Aaron Roelike
Dave Roelike
Steve O’Connell
Betty Lovhaug
Julene DeZeeuw
Betty Lovhaug
Note to St. Joseph Eucharistic Ministers:
Beginning May 9th we will not be distributing Holy Communion to the side. Will resume in the fall.
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PRAYER REQUESTS
We pray for all who have
died, have cancer or a terminal illness, are facing surgery, difficult life situations,
or have asked us to pray for
them. Also remember those suffering
from war, political unrest and natural
disasters.
From St. Andrew:
Betty Buesing, Jack Masters, Marian
Lutterman, Ed Rekowski
From St. Clara:
Diane Coulter, Bob Donner, Tom
Thein, Betty Strommer
From St. Joseph:
Rosa Garcia, Helen Miller, Dave
Swenson, Marge Donahue, Mary
Jane Hilt, Kristie Specht, Mary Beltz,
Marge Hering, Karen Vaske, Shirley
Gregoire
Shepherd of the Field St. Clara - Msgr. Eugene Lozinski
St. Andrew - +Rev. John Wagener
St. Joseph - Rev. Jack Nordick
STEWARDSHIP
St. Andrew
May 2, 2015
Adults
$980.00
April Auto. Deposit 1,065.00
Child/Youth
1.00
Plate
119.00
Total
$2,165.00
Nepal Earthquake
Other
$182.00
2.00
St. Clara
May 3, 2105 (125th Celebration)
Adults
$1,526.00
April Auto. Deposit 859.00
Child/Youth
2.00
Plate
201.00
Total
$2,588.00
Nepal Earthquake
Catholic Home Mission
347.40
10.00
St. Joseph
May 3, 2015
Adults
$2,361.00
April Auto. Deposit
80.00
Plate
292.60
Total
$2,733.60
Other
105.00
Nepal Earthquake
673.00
Catholic Home Missions
26.00
Catholic Communications 10.00
Diocesan Ministry Appeal
Parish Goals
Amounted Committed
St. A $6,255.17
St. C $7,030.60
St. J $9,356.91
$9,105.00
$25,126.80
$13,585.00
Catholic Communication Campaign
Next week, our parishes will take up the Collection for the Catholic Communication Campaign. This collection communicates the Gospel through
Catholic social media activities and enriches our faith through podcasts,
television, radio, and print media. Half of all proceeds remain in our diocese and support local needs, so please be generous in this collection.