sunday, february 24th, 2019 7th sunday in ordinary time
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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. – 1p.m., Thurs., 8:00 – noon.
Sunday, February 24th
, 2019 – 7th
Sunday in Ordinary TimeSUNDAY 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).
PASTOR’S PARISHABLES
The beatitudes, with woes to match, were featured last
Sunday from Luke’s version of Christ’s Sermon on the
Mount. The following was not one of them—but we were
thinking it: "Blessed are those who went south this winter,
& woe to us who have stayed." This Sunday’s Morning
Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours includes part of “The
Canticle of the Children” from the Book of Daniel—&
adds insult to injury:
All you winds, bless the Lord.
Cold & chill, bless the Lord,
Ice & snow, bless the Lord.
Come on man; how’s a person supposed to pray that &
mean it? I skipped it & replaced it with Song of Songs’
“Tryst in Spring” (2:10:13): “My lover speaks: he says to
me, / ‘Arise, my beloved, my beautiful one, / & come! /
For see, the winter is past, / the rains are over & gone. /
The flowers appear on the earth, / the time of pruning the
vines has come / & the song of the dove is heard in our
land. / The fig tree puts forth its figs, / & the vines, in
bloom, give forth fragrance. / Arise, my beloved, my
beautiful one, / & come!’” Much better.
The snow, though, for some is more blessing than
curse—more blessed than woeful in the language of last
Sunday’s gospel. Some play in it, some make money
moving it, some ski on it, some just watch it & maybe
even marvel, seeing diamonds.
The authors of Scripture were not thinking of work or
play when they thought of snow it seems, but instead how
effective (relentless?) God’s Word is: “As the rain & the
snow come down from heaven, & do not return to it with-
out watering the earth & making it bud & flourish, … so
shall my word be. … It shall not return to me void, but
shall do my will.” (Is 55:10-11). Or how purified we want to
be: “Wash me, make me whiter than snow.” (Ps 51:9) Or
how holy God is: “His clothing was snow bright.” (Dn 7:9)
Or how glorious the angel of Christ’s resurrection: “His
appearance was like lightning & his clothing was white as
snow.” (Mt 28:3) Or how sublime the exalted Christ: “The
hair of his head was as white as wool or as snow, & his
eyes were like a fiery flame.” (Rev 1:14)
Snow. There’s a lot of it in the Bible too—although still
not as much as there’s been in this February. 6 weeks ago
we sang, “Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.” But no
more; let it stop, let it stop, let it stop. However, we can
still cozy up, light a fire, & maybe revisit some lines of
Whittier’s “Snowbound” from that poetry anthology you still have:
Unwarmed by any sunset light
The grey day darkened into night,
A night made hoary with the swarm
and whirl dance of the blinding storm,
As zig-zag, wavering to and fro,
Crossed and recrossed the wingèd snow:
And ere the early bedtime came
The white drift piled the window frame,
and through the glass the clothes-line posts
looked in like tall and sheeted ghosts....
And when the second morning shone,
We looked upon a world unknown,
On nothing we could call our own.
Around the glistening wonder bent
The blue walls of firmament,
No cloud above, no earth below,—
A universe of sky and snow!....
Anticipating our clustering with Fairmont come July 1,
our parishes’ leadership groups met with Fr. Beerman &
me this past Tuesday evening. That included St. Mary’s
Pastoral-Finance Council and SS Peter & Paul Pastoral
Council & Finance Council. The purpose of our meeting
included introductions & 1st discussions for the sake of a
smooth transition. As announced last week, the 4 parishes
in East Chain, Winnebago, Blue Earth & Fairmont will be
pastored by Fr. Beerman who will be joined by a young
priest who will be his associate pastor.
This meeting was much more about relationships &
trust than about new information. A lot of this will need
to be wait & see. It was a very congenial gathering with
more explanation about the reason for this change (besides
my age): Bishop Quinn, at the suggestion-
recommendation of the Pastoral Planning Committee, sees
the value in having a priest who’s newly or fairly newly
ordained gaining pastoral experience by living out of the
same rectory with an experienced pastor & work-ing with
him day by day. This can be far more a mentor-ing
relationship than when 2 priests live 18 miles apart. At the
same time, from the parishes’ point of view, there will still
be 2 pastors giving pastoral care to these 4 parishes, as
there is now. There were a number of ideas & suggestions
about how to continue the priestly presence in Blue Earth
(& the Catholic Church presence in Winne-bago & E.
Chain) even though the priests’ residence will be in
Fairmont. Fr. Beerman is also committed to this.
Renew Faith. Extend Mercy. Inspire Hope is the name of
this year’s Catholic Ministries Appeal. I hope you consider
this appeal a priority (among the many you probably
receive). It makes possible the many retreats & confer-
ences for our youth & young adults to encounter Christ;
faith formation for laity to share the rich story of our faith
in their parishes; catechetical training for hundreds of
priests, parish & school staff; support with vocations
discernment; resources to strengthen marriages & families;
ongoing assistance to our parishes & schools; &
community outreach to the poor. A wide array of minis-tries is available as our Church helps thousands renew faith,
extend mercy, inspire hope—because you & I make it
possible. Please give generously to this year’s appeal. I
personally found the material we recently received highly
informative & even motivational. It’s a vibrant Church.
Mass Schedule – BE=SS Peter & Paul, W=St. Mary’s
Mon No Mass Tue. /W 8:30 AM – Maurice & Audrey Slama Wed/BE 7:30 AM – Leo Killion
Thur. BE – St. Luke’s 10:00AM – Communion Service Fri./BE 8:30AM – No Mass Sat./BE 5:15PM – Cletus & Lillian Schultz Sun./W 8:00AM – MaryAnn Ziegler Sun./BE 10:00AM – Peter Fletcher
NEXT WEEK’S MINISTRY SCHEDULE:
Sat. , March 2: Servers: Seth Stevermer SSPP Mitchell Stevermer Ministers of Communion: Ann Kehr/Bill Hamlin/Jason Spencer Gift Bearers: Jason & Andrea Spencer family Ushers: Bob Spencer Group
Sun., March 3: Servers: Jack Hardy St. Mary’s Ministers of Communion: Chuck Murry, Judy Johnson &Rick Maruis Gift Bearers: 2nd Graders Ushers: Mike Findley & Rich Findley
Sun., March 3: Servers: Brandi Uecker SSPP Maddie Armon Ministers of Communion: Margaret Haag/Lee Mikolai Roger Schoenfelder Gift Bearers: Dan & Kim Warner Family Ushers: Shawn Hassing Group
ASH WEDNESDAY: MARCH 6
SSPP – 5:15PM: Servers: Zach Kramer
Ministers of Communion: Lorraine Hassing/Barb Prescher
Mary Warner
Gift Bearers: Ushers
ST. MARY’S – 7:00PM Servers: Spencer Salic
Brady Haugh
Ministers of Communion: Sue Behnke, Jerome Behnke
&Mark Franta
Gift Bearers: Dick & Joanne Maday
Ushers: Doug Klocek & Bob Grant
KC Corner
March 12th-KC Officers meeting @ 6:30 with
Regular meeting to follow
March 16th-KC Steak Fry @ BE American Legion
March 24th-KC Breakfast @ St Mary's Church after
8am Mass
March 31stiKC Family Rosary @ St Mary's Church
before 8am Mass.
SS Peter & Paul Ministers of Communion:
Starting in March, there will only be 3 Eucharistic
Ministers helping Fr. distribute Communion at
Saturday & Sunday Masses.
Ash Wednesday, March 6th
Soup Supper after
Mass will be served by the parish youth group.
Wisconsin Cheese soup & French Onion soup will be
served with egg salad sandwiches.
Mark Your Calendars now for 3 upcoming events in
the Mankato Deanery: Immigration: The Heart Of The Matter! Join us in
praying with our 1st North American martyr (from
Oklahoma doing mission in Guatemala) Fr. Stan
Rother; in hearing personal stories from the Sisters
who’ve visited the border and lived in Guatemala; a
very informative film (excerpt from Harvest Of Empire)
on reasons for immigration having to do with USA
foreign policy.
Tuesday, March 19th 7pm SSNDs on The Hill, Good
Counsel here in Mankato.
Holy Land Ministry:
Shining a light on the plight of Palestinians
Sat., March 23rd 9:30am – 12noon Sacred Heart parish
in Waseca, MN.
Celebrating and Protecting Creation with Fr. Joe
Fogal and Ms. Briana Baker of MNIPL.org
at St. John the Baptist parish S. Broad and Warren on
Sat., April 27th 3:30pm.
To rsvp and for more information, contact Richard
DeBona, Catholic Charities-Mankato
Come make time to be with your spouse at the
Schoenstatt on the Lake Retreat Center in Sleepy
Eye. Join us for a couple’s Lenten retreat March 1-
3. Friday at 7 pm to Sunday at 1 pm. Cost $150 per
couple. Lenten Day of Reflection, Saturday, March
2nd from 10 to 3. Cost $20 includes dinner.
To register, please call 507-794-7727.
St Mary’s Rosary Society will have a meeting Wed
Feb 27th at 7:00 p.m. All ladies are welcome to
attend.
SACRIFICIAL GIVING
Sacrificial Giving, SS Peter & Paul: 2/16 & 17/2019:
Adult/Plate giving needed weekly: $4,292.00
Adult/Plate giving last week: $1,864.00
Adult/Plate giving needed yr-to-date: $145,928.00
Adult/Plate giving fiscal yr-to-date: $149,556.05
Sacrificial Giving, St. Mary: 2/17/2019:
Adult/Plate giving needed weekly: $1,057.00
Adult/Plate giving last week: $798.00
Adult/Plate giving needed yr-to-date: $35,938.00
Adult/Plate giving fiscal yr-to-date: $41,983.32
FAITH FORMATION/YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS Angie Nagel - 526-5626 (office) - 526-3485 (home) - 507-276-5114 (cell), [email protected]
FEBRUARY CALENDAR 27 Classes for Grades K-10
My Space -- 5-6:15PM
First Euch. Parent Mtg. -- 5:30PM
MARCH CALENDAR 3 Joyful Noise Choir sings for 10AM Mass!
9th & 10th Grade Retreat 10AM-5PM, SSPP
6 NO FF CLASSES for Gr. K-10!
All attend 5:15PM Ash Wednesday Mass!
Soup Supper hosted by 10th Graders!
10 Coffee & Donuts hosted by Gr. 10!
Summer Camp & NCYC Meeting, 11:30AM
13 Classes for Grades K-10
Stations (5:30PM) -- Soup Supper (6PM)
No My Space during Lent!
20 Classes for Grades K-10
Stations (5:30PM) -- Soup Supper (6PM)
No My Space during Lent!
Butter Braid Order Forms Due!!
24 Joyful Noise Choir sings for 10AM Mass!
27 Classes for Grades K-10
Stations (5:30PM) -- Soup Supper (6PM)
No My Space during Lent!
First Eucharist Parent / Child Meeting
Who: First Eucharist Candidates and a parent When: Wednesday, February 27th -- RESCHEDULED! Time: 5:30 - 6:30PM Where: Social Hall Snacks and beverages will be provided!
Butter Braid Fundraiser
The Butter Braid fundraiser will begin soon to raise money for summer camps and NCYC!! Youth will be taking orders for Butter Braids after Masses on Ash Wednesday and March 9 & 10. Samples will be available in the Social Hall so you can get your favorites ordered! They come in eight different flavors, including the new 4 cheese and herb Butter Braid that comes with marinara dipping sauce! The cost is $13 per Butter Braid and we profit $5.50 for
each Butter Braid we sell. Children and youth in Grades K-10 will received order forms in their classes on Feb. 27th. If a family sells 50 Butter Braids, they will receive a $40 VISA card!
Milk Moola Fundraiser Ending! The Milk Moola fundraiser is ending! If you have any Milk Moola caps or bag tops sitting at home, please
bring them in by March 1st and put them in the
container in the church entry. Thank you for supporting this fundraiser over the past several years!
9th and 10th Grade Retreat! Who: All 9th and 10th Graders from our parishes! When: Sunday, March 3rd Where: We will all attend 10AM Mass together at SSPP and then the retreat will begin at 11AM in the Social Hall. Time: The retreat will begin at 11:00AM and end at 5:00PM. Details: Lunch and snacks will be provided. Dan Bauer and his team from Owatonna will lead this day of retreat. All 9th and 10th graders are expected to attend as part of our Faith Formation program.
Youth Ministry Opportunities! One of the things that almost guarantees that teenagers stay Catholic into their adult life is encountering Christ in retreat experiences, conferences and camps. It's time to start signing up for 3 different faith building, life-changing opportunities being offered for our parish youth! Youth in Grades 5-10 will received more information about these trips during their classes on February 13th. Youth in Grades 11 and 12, please contact me for more information!! 1. Steubenville North Youth Conference -- July 12-14, 2019 -- Mayo Civic Center in Rochester -- For youth in Grades 8-12 -- Cost is $355.00 (Includes Transportation, Hotel for 2 nights, T-Shirt, Registration and one Meal). 2. Camp Summit -- August 5-8, 2019 -- Eagle Bluff Environmental Center, Lanesboro, MN -- For youth currently in Grades 5, 6 and 7 -- Cost is $250.00 (Includes Transportation, Lodging, All Meals, T-shirt). 3. NCYC (National Catholic Youth Conference) -- November 20-24, 2019 -- Indianapolis, IN -- For youth currently in Grades 8-11 -- Cost is $600.00 (Includes Coach Bus Transportation, Hotel for 3 nights, 2 Meals, Breakfast every day, T-shirt, Daily Entry into NCYC).