Pastor: Fr. Tony Fernando Phone: 218-652-4005 (Office)

218-652-2785 (Residence)Email: ccnevis@gmail.com

Pastoral Assistant: Ardis Johnson Phone: 218-652-4005 Text Message: 218-308-7887 Email: parishofficenevis@gmail.com

Alicia Podoll STC: Lisa Katzenmeyer Phone: 218-652-4005 Email: olpfaithform@gmail.com

Bookkeeper: Charlotte Rauch Email: olpbookkeeper@gmail.com

OLP Custodian: Bob DeCrans Phone: 218-732-8395

STC Custodian: Lisa Katzenmeyer Phone: 218-224-3562

Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator: Cindy Hulst LSW Phone: 218-281-7895 Email: chulst@crookston.org

Our Lady of the Pines, Nevis Tuesdays: 12 Noon

Wednesdays-Fridays 9:00 AM Saturdays: 5:00 PM Sundays: 10:30 AM

St. Theodore’s Church, Laporte Sundays 8:30 AM

Eucharistic Adoration at OLP Fridays: 9:30-10:30 AM

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays 4:15-4:45 PM at OLP

Sundays 8:00 AM at St. Theodore’s

Mass Times

January 03, 2021 The Epiphany of the Lord

Parish Office Hours Tuesday Wednesday Wednesday Thursday

Pastoral Assistant 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM

NEVIS, MN 56467 www.ccnevislaporte.org LAPORTE, MN 56461 Parish Office: 205 Main Street, PO Box: 378, Nevis, MN 56467

Our Lady of the Pines & St. Theodore of Tarsus Catholic Churches

Epiphany House Blessing It is customary that on the Feast of theEpiphany Christian families gather to bless their home. They ask God’s blessing on their home and on those who live in or visit the home. It is aninvitation for Jesus to be a daily guest in our home, our comings and goings, our conversations, our work and play, our joys and sorrows.

A traditional way of doing this is to use chalk to write above the home’s entrance, 20 + C + M + B + 21. The letters C, M, B have two meanings. Theyare the initials of the traditional names of the threemagi: Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar. They alsoabbreviate the Latin words Christus mansionem benedicat, “May Christ bless the house.” The “+”signs represent the cross and 2021 is the year.

Use a chalk to mark the lintel of your front door (or front porch step) as follows: 20 + C + M + B + 21 while saying:

The three Wise Men, Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar followed the star of God’s Son who became human two thousand and twenty-one years ago. May Christ bless our home and remain with us throughout the New Year. Amen.

Then offer the following prayer: Visit, O blessed Lord, this home with the gladness of your presence. Bless all who live or visit here with the gift of your love; and grant that we may manifest your love to each other and to all whose lives we touch. May we grow in grace and in the knowledge and love of you; guide, comfort, and strengthen us in peace, O Jesus Christ, now and forever. Amen.

THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISHES Saturday, 01/02

PARISH OFFICE CLOSED

4:15 PM - 4:45 PM

5:00 PM

Sacrament of Reconciliation at Our Lady of the Pines Church, Nevis

Weekend Mass at Our Lady of the Pines Church, Nevis For the Members of our Parishes

Sunday, 01/03

Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord

STC 2nd Collection: For Laporte Food Shelf

NO CLOW

8:00 AM 8:30 AM

10:30 AM

Sacrament of Reconciliation at St. Theodore’s Church, Laporte Sunday Mass at St. Theodore’s Church, Laporte For + Ray Copa by Karen Copa

NO Faith Formation Classes for Grade 1 - Grade 6 at Our Lady of the Pines

Sunday Mass at Our Lady of the Pines Church, Nevis For + Paul Doebel by Carol and John Lindow

Monday, 01/04 PARISH OFFICE CLOSED

NO Mass Pastor’s Day Off Cancelled: Quilt Group’s Activity

Tuesday, 01/05 Parish Office Open: From 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM

12:00 Noon Weekday Mass at Our Lady of the Pines Church, Nevis Thanksgiving Mass on the 50th Wedding Anniversary of

John and Carol Lindow by Jeanette Fortur

Wednesday, 01/06 Parish Office Open: From 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM From 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

9:00 AM

10:00 AM 10:30 AM

7:00 PM

Weekday Mass at Our Lady of the Pines Church, Nevis For + David McInerney by Pat Pugli and Family

OLP Staff Meeting in the Parish Hall Money Counters: Connie Walz, Margo Bernardy & Pat Edwards

Faith Formation Classes for Confirmation & Pre-Confirmation Students

Thursday, 01/07 Parish Office Open: From 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM

9:00 AM Weekday Mass at Our Lady of the Pines Church, NevisFor + Pat & Clair Hermes by Bob & Donna Lindow

Friday, 01/08 PARISH OFFICE CLOSED

8:30 AM

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Weekday Mass at St. Theodore’s Church, Laporte For + Christopher Novak by Cindy and Walter Novak

Eucharistic Adoration at Our Lady of the Pines Church, Nevis

Saturday, 01/09 PARISH OFFICE CLOSED

4:15 PM - 4:45 PM

5:00 PM

Sacrament of Reconciliation at Our Lady of the Pines Church, Nevis

Weekend Mass at Our Lady of the Pines Church, Nevis For + Jerome Biessener by Ed & Dee Dvorak

Sunday, 01/10

The Baptism of Our Lord, Jesus Christ

CLOW

8:00 AM 8:30 AM

9:30 AM

10:30 AM

Sacrament of Reconciliation at St. Theodore’s Church, Laporte Sunday Mass at St. Theodore’s Church, Laporte For + Jo-Ann O'Connell by John & Jackie Duff

Faith Formation Classes for Grade 1 - Grade 6 at Our Lady of the Pines

Sunday Mass at Our Lady of the Pines Church, Nevis For the Members of our Parishes

CLOW Leader: Lisa Kriens

UPCOMING EVENTS

January 11 January 13

January 16 - 17 January 17

January 19 - 29 January 20 January 24 January 27 January 31

Haiti Mission Committee Meeting in the Parish Hall at 12:30 PM Confirmation and Pre-Confirmation Classes in Nevis at 7:00 PM 2nd Collection for: Church in Africa Sunday School for Grade 1– Grade 6 at 9:30 AM

NO Weekday Masses at Our Lady of the Pines Church, Nevis Confirmation and Pre-Confirmation Classes in Nevis at 7:00 PM Sunday School for Grade 1– Grade 6 at 9:30 AM Confirmation and Pre-Confirmation Classes in Nevis at 7:00 PM Sunday School for Grade 1– Grade 6 at 9:30 AM

Our Lady of the Pines Church Liturgical Ministers Saturday January 09, 2021

Sacristan Help Needed

Musician Ardis Johnson

Cantor Margo Bernardy

Lectors Clarice Platz, Connie Walz & Chuck Tangeman

Ushers Don Dierkhising & Mark Carter

Eucharistic Minister

Help Needed

Our Lady of the Pines Church Liturgical Ministers Sunday January 10, 2021

Sacristan Mary DeCrans

Musician Ardis Johnson

Cantor Jeannette Goehring

Lector John Lindow, Carol Lindow & Bob DeCrans

Ushers Kevin Lindow Ed DeLaHunt

Eucharistic Minister

Doug Scraper

St. Theodore’s Church Liturgical Ministers Sunday January 10, 2021

Sacristan Charlotte Rauch

Musician Sharon Lembke

Cantor Sharon Lembke

Lector Carol Wellen, Kevin Warne & Ruth Grandy

Ushers Ken Nelson Marcel Noyes

Eucharistic Minister

Dee Warne Prayer Requests John Knott; Alan Knott; Ruth Day; Richard Daniels; Frank Adrian; Paul Mockenhaupt; Kathy Roberts; Roger Rudbeck; Connie Rice; Priscilla Dietenberger; Art Meyer; Jenny Helget; Chris Tomas; Pat Dietenberger; Keith Schulte; Shirley Hoffman; Rochelle Ratcloff; Jean Beland; Tom Breidenbach; Mitzi Adrian; Michael Capistrant; Joan Blumberg, Anne Seifert; Barbara Dietenberger; Dorothy Pohl and Marilyn Murphy.

Stewardship Report For the Week of 12/27/2020

Our Lady of the Pines

St. Theodore’s Church

Sunday Offering $3,503.00 $810.01

Christmas Collection $3,365.00 $917.00

For Retired Religious $50.00 - -

New Year Envelope $50.00 - -

Candle Envelopes $14.00 - -

Questions on Covid-19 Vaccine There have been questions surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine and confusion among the faithful with its permissibility and connection to abortion. Bishop Hoeppner plans to address the vaccine issues in his January “Voice from the Valley” OND column. In the meantime,

Monthly Assignments: January 2021

OLP Hospitality Ministers

Carol Lindow (C) and the Families of: Candy Clausen, Carol Fridgen, Clarice Platz, Gina Rypkema, Helen Warner & Sarah Lindow

OLP Altar Linen Carol Lindow

STC Hospitality Ministers

Diana Noyes (C) and the Families of: Ruth Grandy, Katrina Nelson & Sandy Mueller

Please call the Parish Office at 652-4005 to keep a name on the Prayer List or to add someone new. Names will be removed after

4 weeks, unless a fresh request is made.

Sympathy Our Lady of the Pines Parish Community extends its prayerful support to Margo Bernardy and the members of Hilber family at the death of Margo’s cousin, + Gary Hilber last week. His funeral arrangements are pending. May he rest in peace!

Using Parish Offertory Envelopes

We thank all our parishioners & visitors for your generous support to our parish ministries. When you make an offering, using the Offertory Envelopes will help us to mail you a statement of your contribution for your taxpurposes. It also tells us of your continuing relationship with your parish family and your commitment to support its ministries. If you do not receive your envelopes by mail, kindly call the parish office. We hope to send you thestatement of your contribution for 2020 by the mid January 2021. Thank you for your stewardship.

Faith Formation News

Thank You We want to thank Faith Formation students and those who have been confirmed who have stepped up to help out with our worship in the past months. Lydia Bjorklund has been teaching Sunday classes to 1st and 2nd grades, and leading CLOW since October 2019. George Bjorklund hasgenerously been filming Sunday Mass so that people can join us using Zoom technology. Tyler Lindow and Daniel Lindow both helped out with readings during the Lessons and Carols service which was broadcast on the radio on Christmas Eve. Adeline Bjorklund, Addison Lindow and MacKenzie Lindow have all helped as cantors, enhancing our music ministry. We appreciate the extra effort put forth by these young people and their assistance in our liturgical celebrations.

Faith Formation Classes Resume Faith Formation in person classes will resume this week. Students in the Confirmation and Pre-Confirmation Program will be taking part in “Together In Spirit,” a diocesan online streaming program, on Wednesday, January 6th at 7:00 PM. The Diocese prefers the students to use their own devices, if possible. Come by 6:50 PM and get your devices connected on the Church Wi-Fi network. The featured speaker is Father Rob Galea fromAustralia. He is a singer and songwriter who has been featured in national newspapers, magazines and TV shows around the world. He was even a contestant on Australia's ‘The X-Factor’. Father Rob and his team minister to over 400,000 youth each year, carrying Christ's message of hope and relationship with Jesus to all they encounter.

Students in Grade 1 through Grade 6 will meet on Sunday, January 10th at Our Lady of the Pines Church. Classes will be held from 9:30 AM to 10:15 AM. We ask you to stay back for the Mass along with your parents. With the new policy of in person learning at Nevis school, we are looking forward to seeing everyone here again. However, if you wish to complete classes at home, please contact the office and we will gather materials for you so that your children do not fall behind their class. ~ Ardis Johnson

Prayer for Families

Loving God, During this holy season of Christmas,

we ask for your blessing on all families.

Let Mary’s openness to your wondrous ways be an inspiration to place all trust in you.

Let Joseph’s courage provide hope during times of anxiety and uncertainty.

Let Jesus’ life ignite all families with a spirit of light and love.

May the grace that encircled the Holy Family widen to embrace all families.

For this we pray, Amen.

Christmas and Year End Giving We are grateful to the following persons who have made a

yearend contribution to our Parishes:

Francis Klepperich Collen Curran Bill & MaryBeth Mueller Randy & Debbie Nehring Tom & Mary Lujan Roselyn Becker Greg Latsch Joe Di Bartolo

Parish office New Number: 218-308-7887 (For Text Messages and Voice mails)

The Parish Office of Our Lady of the Pines and St. Theodore’s Churches has acquired a new phone number for text messaging. Our number is 218-308-7887. The Parish Office will use this numberto quickly send information concerning weather-relatedcancellations, meeting reminders, Faith Formation Classinformation and many other circumstances. FaithFormation students will have the ability to send andreceive texts. However, a copy of all the messages sent tothe students will be also copied to their parents/guardians.

All are welcome to use this new number. If you wouldinclude your name when you text the first time, we canent er that into our system and will be able to identify you from that point forward. We encourage you to takeadvantage of this feature. ~ Ardis Johnson

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