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Catholic Area Faith Community of
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Kandiyohi
St. Patrick
320.382.6424
(StP)
Lake Lillian
St. Thomas More
320.382.6424
(StTM)
Location
St. Mary
Tues., Jan. 27
8:30 AM
OLOL
12:00 PM
St. Mary
Wed., Jan. 28
8:30 AM
OLOL
12:00 PM
St. Mary
Thurs., Jan. 29
8:30 AM
OLOL
10:00 AM
Copperleaf
5:30 PM
St. Patrick
Fri., Jan. 30
8:30 AM
OLOL
Sat., Jan. 31
4:00 PM
St. Patrick
5:00 PM
OLOL
5:30 PM
St. Mary
Sun., Feb. 1
8:15 AM St. Thomas More
8:30 AM
St. Mary
10:00 AM
St. Mary
10:00 AM
OLOL
11:30 AM
St. Mary
Willmar
St. Mary
320.235.0118
(StM)
www.OurLivingWater.org
AFCOffi[email protected]
Area Mass Schedule
Date & Time
Mon., Jan. 26
Spicer
Our Lady of the Lakes
320.796.5664
(OLOL)
Intention
No Mass
+George & Jeanette Fuchs
+Harold Tisdell
+Irene Burggraff
+Joe Kotzenmacher
+Lyle Mahn
+Jake Schorn
Int Msgr. John Richter
+Larry Heinen
For the People
+Ed Pirrotta
+Henry Issendorf
Int for Annie Wilner-Miller
+Philip & Leona Halbe
+Nathan Schow
+Daryl Bach
+Lawrence & Deborah
Karlson
In your prayers please remember Vicki Ann Dew
(StM) and Robert Smith, husband of Norma Smith
(StP) who recently died.
Our sympathy and prayers go out to the families.
January 25, 2015
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Calendar of Events
Monday, January 26
9:00 AM Atrium ....................................................OLOL
5:00 PM Parish Administrative Council Mtg .......... StM
5:30 PM Bell Choir.................................................. StM
6:00 PM Boy Scouts ................................................ StM
6:30 PM RCIA ......................................................... StM
7:00 PM Adult Choir ............................................... StM
7:00 PM Alleluia Charismatic Prayer Group........... StM
Tuesday, January 27
4:00 PM Children’s Chimes .................................... StM
5:15 PM Parish Administrative Council Mtg .......OLOL
6:00 PM Spanish Prayer Group ............................... StM
7:00 PM Spanish Intro to Apologetics..................... StM
7:00 PM Parish Administrative Council Mtg ............StP
7:30 PM Rosary ....................................................... StM
Wednesday, January 28
8:30 AM Mom’s Bible Study ................................... StM
9:00 AM Bible Study ............................................OLOL
3:30 PM FF Classes Gr 1-6 ..................................OLOL
4:00 PM Gr 5 Activity with Priest & Deacon.......OLOL
4:30 PM Children’s Choir ....................................... StM
5:30 PM FF Classes Gr 1-6 ..................................... StM
5:30 PM Gr 2 Parent Eucharist Mtg ........................ StM
6:30 PM Teen Chapel Gr 7-12................................. StM
6:30 PM Parent/Student NCYC Mtg ....................OLOL
6:45 PM Gr 4-6 New Altar Server Training ............ StM
7:00 PM FF Classes Gr 7-11 ........................OLOL/StM
Thursday, January 29
9:00 AM Divine Mercy Chaplet/Rosary ...............OLOL
7:00 PM Spanish Intro to Bible ............................... StM
Friday, January 30
Foundation Gala.......................................................... StM
Saturday, January 31
9:00 AM First Reconciliation ................................OLOL
9:00 AM Suyapa Set Up........................................... StM
3:30 PM Confessions .................................................StP
4:30 PM Confessions ............................................OLOL
5:10 PM Confessions ............................................... StM
Sunday, February 1
7:45 AM Confessions ............................................. StTM
10:00 AM Liturgy of the Word: Ages 4 - 1st Gr........ StM
10:00 AM Liturgy of the Word: Ages 4 - 1st Gr.....OLOL
10:00 AM RCIA Spanish ........................................... StM
11:00 AM Coffee by Boy Scouts ............................OLOL
12:30 PM Suyapa Celebration ................................... StM
STEWARDSHIP
Contributions for Week of January 18, 2015
Children
Adult
Automatic
Total
Weekly Budget Amount
Difference
Year-to-Date Collection
Year-to-Date Budget
YTD Difference
$
OLOL
15.00
3,893.00
1,029.00
4,937.00
7,208.00
(2,271.00)
$
247,540.00
222,088.00
25,452.00
$
$
$
St. Mary
7.00
9,312.00
5,365.00
14,684.00
15,448.00
(764.00)
$
475,704.00
475,544.00
160.00
$
$
St. Patrick
$
1,575.00
$
$
1,575.00
1,550.00
25.00
$
39,420.00
47,911.00
(8,491.00)
St. Thomas More
$
2.00
572.00
$
$
574.00
893.00
(319.00)
$
29,769.00
27,589.00
2,180.00
St. Mary’s 18th
Foundation Gala Event:
StP Date for Prizes Approaching: Please
contact Gordon & Joyce Wittman at 974-8118 or Mary
Glimsdal at 382-6281 or see them before or after the
Saturday 4:00 pm Mass at St. Patrick’s if you would like
to donate a prize for the raffle on March 15 this year. The
date for donating prizes is January 31. Thank you
“Live Laugh Love” will take place
on Friday, January 30, 2015 at
6:00 pm. Still time to make your
reservations for you and your
family and friends! WEAR RED!
Please contact any Foundation
member or the parish office at 235-0118 for further
information. Come & enjoy and support the Foundation.
Deadline for reservations is noon on Wednesday, January
28. We will have walk-ins available.
SERVICE
StM Boy Scout Sunday is February 8. All are invited
to the troop’s Boy Scout fundraising breakfast of pancakes,
sausage, eggs, juice and coffee from 9:00 am to noon in the
parish hall. Special pricing is available for families. Your
financial support helps ensure essential needs of the troop
and assists in the funding of events for the scouts throughout
the course of the year. We hope to see you there!
StM Daughters of Isabella
will hold their regular
monthly meeting on Monday, February 2, at 7:00 pm in the
Gallery Rooms. Please bring a donation for our Baby
Shower for Hope Pregnancy.
A Few Local Statistics
on Poverty
St. Mary’s Catholic School Bird Island:
Did
you know $5 could give you the chance to win a 2015 Ford
Escape or $25,000 cash AND help raise money for your
local Catholic school? St. Mary’s Catholic School in Bird
Island is participating in the 2015 Catholic Schools Raffle
sponsored by Catholic United Financial. Catholic United
covers the cost of the raffle materials so the school gets to
keep every penny of every ticket they sell. Tickets are
available at the Church of St. Mary, Willmar through
Sunday, March 8. Call the parish office at 235-0118.
StM Quilters:
January 28!
There will be no quilting on Wednesday,
The median household income in Kandiyohi County, for
the years 2009-2013 was $50,149, while in the state of
Minnesota as a whole it was $59,836.
• The percentage of persons at or below the poverty level
in our county was 13.6%, while in the rest of the state it
was 11.5%.
• The weighted average poverty threshold for a family of
4 in 2013 was $23,834.00 per year.
So this means about 5,800 people in our county earn less
than 24K per year. It’s something to keep in mind as we
count our blessings throughout 2015.
•
WORSHIP
StM New Altar Server Training: All students in
grades 4-6 at the Church of St. Mary are invited to a new
altar server training on Wednesday, January 28, from 6:45
pm to 8:00 pm (right after Faith Formation classes).
Registration forms are available at Information Station.
Please bring the completed form to the training on January
Readings for the Week of January 26, 2015
Monday:
2 Timothy 1:1-8
Psalm 96:1-3, 7-8, 10
Mark 3:22-30
Tuesday:
Hebrews 10:1-10
Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-8, 10-11
Mark 3:31-35
Wednesday: Hebrews 10:11-18
Psalm 110:1-4
Mark 4:1-20
Thursday:
Hebrews 10:19-25
Psalm 24:1-6
Mark 4:21-25
Friday:
Hebrews 10:32-39
Psalm 37:3-6, 23-24, 39-40
Mark 4:26-34
Saturday:
Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19
Luke 1:69-75
Mark 4:35-41
Sunday:
Deuteronomy 18:15-20
Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9
1 Corinthians 7:32-35
Mark 1:21-28
Hospital/Nursing Home Visits: If you or a loved
one is in the hospital or nursing home , please be sure to call
your parish office. Due to privacy laws, this is the only way
we know when parishioners have been admitted. Thanks.
AFC Mass
is being broadcast on Channel 19 on
Windstream and Charter, 188 on Sundays at 8:30 pm and
again on Fridays at 10:30 am and 7:30 pm. You may also go
to the AFC website, www.ourlivingwater.org (click on the
News & Information tab) and watch the Mass at any time.
The website is updated generally around 6-7 pm on Sunday
evenings.
WORD—YOUTH
Area Youth Website:
Jesusourlivingwateryouth.weebly.com
Middle School Mission Trip Summer 2015!
July 13-17, 2015 to Appleton, WI
WHAT: Just 5 Days is a five-day experience of service,
hands-on learning activities, prayer and liturgy, and
community building designed for groups of middle school
youth and their adult leaders from Catholic parishes
and schools. Prior to returning home, we also participate in
some tourism opportunities. For more information check
out the Area Youth Website! Cost is $375, but the Area
Faith Community will pay a portion, so each
participant only pays $255!
Deadline to register is February 4, 2015. Only 16 spots
available...six are already taken!
YTM:
June 15-28, 2015
For grades 9-11 (recently completed).
If you like NCYC, you will LOVE YTM! Two weeks of
fun, faith, and friendships! Build lasting friendships that
will make you want to stay longer! A life-changing
experience! Takes place at St. John's University in
Collegeville. Cost is $650 for two weeks if registered by
February 28. After February 28, the cost is $700. The Area
Faith Community will pay a large part of the cost and
scholarships are available for those wanting to attend. For
more information on financial help, please contact
Christine. Check out the Area Youth Website for more
information.
NCYC
The National Catholic Youth Conference is an exciting
biennial three-day experience of prayer, community, and
empowerment for Catholic teenagers and their adult
chaperones. The schedule includes general and concurrent
sessions addressing a wide variety of topics including
forgiveness, Catholic spirituality and prayer, global issues,
sexuality, and leadership. There are also opportunities for
liturgy and special activities such as concerts and exhibits.
We will also take some time to see the sights on the way to
and
in
Indianapolis
November
17-22,
2015
Deadline to register is February 11, 2015.
Cost will be no more than $750, the Area Faith Community
will help defray this cost for each participant and there are
additional scholarships available for those with financial
need. Check out the Area Youth Website for more
information.