Saint John Paul II Area Faith Community Bulletin Church of the Holy Family 700 Main Street West Silver Lake, MN 55381 320 • 327 • 2356 www.holyfamilysilverlake.org Pastor: Associate: Associate: Rev. Anthony Stubeda Rev. Paul Schumacher Rev. Cornelius Ezeiloaku Church of the Holy Trinity 110 Winsted Avenue West, PO Box 9 Winsted, MN 55395 320 • 485 • 2182 www.winstedholytrinity.org I Know what I Know July 5, 2015 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Church of St. Pius X 1014 Knight Avenue North Glencoe, MN 55336 320 • 864 • 5162 www.stpiusxglencoe.org When I lived at the now demolished Catholic Pastoral Center in New Ulm, I noticed that the shower in my room suddenly was taking a very long time to heat up. I could turn the water on, say my Office of Readings and Morning Prayer, shave, brush my teeth and make my bed and the water was barely getting warm. I commented on this fact to Bishop Lucker who explained to me that this couldn’t be true, since even though I was at the end of a very long hot water line, there was a pump that circulated the water constantly. No matter what I said he assured me that it was not happening, so I dropped the subject. Two weeks later Bishop Lucker and I were having a conversation at dinner and he told me that the maintenance man had noticed that the hot water pump was broken, and that the water now had to come from the sub-basement, up two floors and down a very long hallway to my room. He didn’t seem to remember our earlier conversation, so I did not mention to him that I had told him about the problem two weeks earlier, but I did think to myself, “I know what I know.” Since I am completely incapable of fixing anything, I am accustomed to people disbelieving me when I tell them that something is not working correctly, sounds funny or seems to be malfunctioning. At the same time I often remind myself that I know what I know whether people believe me or not. In our reading from Ezequiel God warns the prophet that the people to whom he will speak will resist and ignore him. They will not be willing to hear his words and they will discount what he has to say, but God promises that they will know that God has spoken through him. The prophet knows the truth that he speaks for God, and he will have to find his consolation and strength in his certainty of knowing that God has sent him. Jesus’ words in his native place attract attention and interest, but soon objections arise to his message of salvation. They are so closed to him that he is unable to bring his healing power to them. It is important to notice, however, that he continues to proclaim the truth. It can seem at times that the society we live in is not interested in the message our faith brings to the world. In a society that is preoccupied with earthly wealth and material possessions our message of generous giving and concern for the poor can sometimes sound a sour note. In a culture that exalts the power of the human person our proclamation that God is the center of all things is ridiculed and ignored. By the standard of a society that exalts and admires power and strength our proclamation our own weakness strengthened by God’s power can seem ridiculous. In our experience of seeing the power of hatred, disease, death and war paraded before us in the nightly news, our message of reconciliation, forgiveness and God’s power over even death can be hard to accept. We know that God has transformed our lives and that we are surrounded by his goodness and power. Whether heard or not we proclaim what we know is the truth. We have a loving God who has saved us through the life, death and resurrection of his Son, Jesus Christ, and who has destined us for life. We do not become discouraged or down-hearted when no one seems to be listening. We know what we know. Fr. Tony Stubeda Holy Trinity, Winsted Holy Family, Silver Lake AFC Pastoral Leaders St. John Paul II Area Faith Community Directory Pastor Rev. Anthony Stubeda pastor@stpiusxglencoe.org 320-979-7248 Associate Pastors Rev. Paul Schumacher frpaul@tds.net 320-297-0309 Rev. Cornelius Ezeiloaku frcornelius@tds.net 320-224-3385 Baptisms Call parish office for class time and Baptism schedule Liturgist and Director of Music Kelly LeCrone: worship@stpiusxglencoe.org 320-864-5162 Parish Office: 320-327-2356 Business Administrator Shirley Nowak businessadmin@stpiusxglencoe.org Director of Religious Education Lori Penas re@holyfamilysilverlake.org Homebound Ministries/Pastoral Care Celia Knoll cknoll@holyfamilysilverlake.org Mass Times Saturday: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:00 a.m. Sunday: 8:00 p.m. Reconciliation Saturday: noon Adoration: Tuesday 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Parish Office: 320-485-2182 Business Administrator 320-485-5651 Nancy Neumann htbusiness@tds.net Development/Marketing 320-485-5652 Andrew Meuleners htdevelopment@tds.net Dean of Students 320-485-5650 Wesley Kapping htcounselor@tds.net Dean of Faculty/Elementary Principal 320-485-5630 Cathy Millerbernd htelementary@tds.net Director of Religious Education 320-485-5633 Lori Penas htre@tds.net Deacon Michael Thoennes dr.mike@tds.net 952-465-8293 Mass Times Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:30 a.m. St. Pius X, Glencoe Marriages Please talk to a priest before setting a date Reconciliation Saturday: 4:00 p.m. Adoration: Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Parish Office: 320-864-5162 Business Administrator Shirley Nowak businessadmin@stpiusxglencoe.org School Office: 320-864-3214 School Principal Cathy Millerbernd cathym@stpiusxglencoe.org Coordinator of Religious Education Mark Simons marks@stpiusxglencoe.org Coordinator of Hispanic Ministry Elvia Peña elviap@stpiusxglencoe.org Mass Times Saturday: 6:00 p.m. Sunday: 10:00 a.m. English 11:30 a.m. Spanish Reconciliation Saturday: noon Adoration: First Friday 8:50 a.m. – Noon Area Faith Community Week at a Glance Monday July 6, 2015 Tuesday July 7, 2015 7:00 p.m. Area Word Committee meeting at Holy Family Wednesday July 8, 2015 Thursday July 9, 2015 Friday July 10, 2015 Saturday July 11, 2015 Sunday July 12, 2015 Financial Stewardship: June 27 & 28, 2015 CHURCH OF THE HOLY FAMILY: Adult: $5,064.00; Student: $13.00; Loose Plate: $660.25; DUF: $10.00, Peter’s Pence: $120.00. CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY: Adult: $6,191.00; Student: $17.50; Loose Plate: $226.01; Budget: Total Contributed YTD: $390,409.11 Total Budgeted YTD: $434,152.62; Under Budget: $43,743.51. CHURCH OF ST. PIUS X: Adult: $4,523.00; Student: $27.64; Loose Plate: $75.25; Pius Connections to the Future: $435.00; DUF: $195.00; Fuel: $66.00; Peter’s Pence: $30.00; Spanish: $216.50; Peter’s Pence: $140.00. Scripture Readings Monday: Gn 28:10-22a; Mt 9:18-26 Tuesday: Gn 32:23-33; Mt 9:32-38 Wednesday: Gn 41:55-57, 42:5-7a, 17-24a; Mt 10:1-7 Thursday: Gn 44:18-21, 23b-29, 45:1-5; Mt 10:7-15 Friday: Gn 46:1-7, 28-30; Mt 10:16-23 Saturday: Gn 49:29-32, 50:15-26a; Mt 10:24-33 Sunday: Am 7:12-15; Eph 1:3-14; Mk 6:7-13 New Parishioners If you would like to register as a parishioner of one of our Area Faith Community Churches, please call the appropriate parish office: Church of the Holy Family: 320-327-2356 Church of the Holy Trinity: 320-485-5651 Church of St. Pius X: 320-864-5162 Priest Meetings/Vacations Fr. Tony will be officiating at a wedding at the Church of the Japanese Martyrs in Leavenworth on Saturday. Church of the Holy Family WEEK AT A GLANCE Monday July 6, 2015 St. Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr No Mass 7:00 p.m. Holy Family Bazaar meeting Tuesday July 7, 2015 8:00 a.m. Mass (+Craig Wanous and deceased Wanous family members) 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 7:00 p.m. Area Word Committee meeting Wednesday July 8, 2015 Happy Birthday Celia! 8:00 a.m. Mass (+Betty Pulkrabek) Thursday July 9, 2015 St. Augustine Zhao Rong, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs 10:10 a.m. Cedar Crest Rosary 10:30 a.m. Cedar Crest Mass (+Donald & Christel Navratil) Friday July 10, 2015 8:00 a.m. Mass (+Frank & Dora Stifter, +Monica Stifter, +Frank & Ann Shamla and deceased relatives) Saturday July 11, 2015 St. Benedict, Abbot Noon Sacrament of Reconciliation 4:00 p.m. Mass (+Willard Dolezal) Sunday July 12, 2015 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 a.m. Mass (+Dominic & Lucy Mallak, +Roger Mallak and deceased family members) 8:00 p.m. Area Faith Community Mass (+Edward & Beatrice Kulinski) BOBBI’S OFFICE HOURS AT HOLY FAMILY Tuesday, & Thursday: 7:00 – 3:30 p.m., Friday: 8:00 a.m. - noon Celia & Lori are available to assist as schedules allow. PRAYER NETWORK: Please pray for…Gilbert Stifter, Cynthia (Dan) Entinger, Ray & Rose Posusta, Marie Pilarski Butler, Beverly Stifter, Tara Rose, Randy Klug, Jennifer Horstmann, Milan Nemec, Gale Posusta, Scott Miska, Glenn Pilarski, Colleen Carlson, Larry Pavlish, and 5 special intentions. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS will have their Potluck Family Picnic starting at noon on July 12 at the Silver Lake Pool Shelter. Widows of Knight of Columbus members are invited to attend. BAZAAR: There will be a Bazaar meeting on Monday, July 6 at 7:00 p.m. in the lower level of the Education Center. This meeting is open to all parishioners – if you have any suggestions or would like to be a part of the Bazaar committee, please plan to attend. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Get Involved! – Make A Difference! In just a couple of months we will begin regular Wednesday evening Religious Education classes. The success of our RE program relies greatly on many volunteers who give an hour or two each week to pass along our faith to the young people of our parish, listen to prayers, or simply watch the office. Would you like to volunteer? This year we will need an Early Class (5:15 – 6:45 p.m.) Office Aide, additional substitute Catechists at all grade levels, classroom aides to assist our Catechists and additional prayer listeners for both the early and late classes. If you would like to volunteer for any of these ministries, please contact Lori Penas at 320-327-2356 or sign up on the sheet on the table in the back of Church. THIS WEEK THE TRAVELING CHALICE will be at the home of Jackie Konerza Next week ~ July 12, 2015 Edmund Jr. & Wendy Nowak family Please remember to return the chalice Saturday afternoon HOMEBOUND If you or someone you know will be homebound at home or in a care facility for any period of time, please contact Celia Knoll so arrangements can be made for a visit. Office: 320-327-2356 or Cell: 320-583-1320. ROSARY LEADERS NEEDED: A Rosary leader is needed before the 4:00 p.m. Mass on the second Saturday of each month and also a Saturday evening substitute. Please pray that we find volunteers. If you are interested, please contact Celia Knoll at 320-583-1320 to be placed on the schedule. SUMMER FOOD ROCKS! Glencoe/Silver Lake Public Schools sponsoring “Summer Food Rocks.” Summer meals are available to all kids birth to 18 at no cost. To eat, just show up. Adults are welcome to join their child for a meal. Breakfast price $2.10, lunch price $3.70. Please see bulletin board for sites serving summer meals. Church of the Holy Trinity WEEK AT A GLANCE Monday July 6, 2015 St. Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr No Mass Tuesday July 7, 2015 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration 10:00 a.m. Mass at St. Mary’s 6:00 p.m. Mass (+Bill Kaluza) Wednesday July 8, 2015 Happy Birthday Nancy! 8:15 a.m. Mass (+Albin & Leona Lewandowski) Thursday July 9, 2015 St. Augustine Zhao Rong, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs 8:15 a.m. Mass (+Chester, Luella, Ken & Mike Kaczmarek) Friday July 10, 2015 10:00 a.m. Mass (21 Coptic Martyrs & Worldwide Catholic Church) Wedding Rehearsal Saturday July 11, 2015 St. Benedict, Abbot 2:00 p.m. Krzmarzick/Hendry Wedding 4:00 p.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation 5:00 p.m. Mass (+Delzetta Thomas) Sunday July 12, 2015 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:30 a.m. Mass (+Barney & Margaret Bischoff) Please, do not schedule any events before checking with Nancy in the parish office. Thank you! PRAYER NETWORK: To activate the Holy Trinity Prayer Network or to become a member you may call either Mary Mahon at 320-485-2257 or JoAnn Fasching at 320-485-3773. HOMEBOUND MINISTRY: If you are going to be homebound for any period of time or know someone who is, please call the Parish Office so we can make arrangements for someone to bring them communion. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Held every Tuesday, starting at 9:00 a.m. We have need of adorers for noon to one, 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 4:00 to 5:00 p.m., as well as substitutes. Holy Spirit, give us the love, strength and willingness to respond to Jesus’ invitation to Eucharistic Adoration. If interested, please contact Wanda Paumen at 320-485-2138 for more information. BAPTISMAL CONGRATULATIONS to Carson Alan Mullery, son of Jeremy & Jackie Mullery. May God bless him and his family. THANK YOU to all involved in the Pies for Dad fundraiser. CCW groups 10, 11 and 12, co-chairs for doing the calling, to all that donated, ladies that did set up and helped with selling. Thank you, Fr. Paul for having the Guatemala coffee available. Our appreciation goes out to everyone for what you do for CCW and Holy Trinity parish. We raised $800.00 that will be used for charities. ~Co-Presidents, Dorothy Karels and Irene Kutz GET INVOLVED – MAKE A DIFFERENCE: In just a couple of months we will begin regular Wednesday evening RE classes. The success of our RE program relies greatly on many volunteers who give an hour or two each week to pass along our faith to the young people of our parish, listen to prayers, or simply watch the office. Would you like to volunteer? This year we will need Catechists for grades 7, 8 and 11. In addition, we are looking for substitute Catechists at all grade levels, classroom aides to assist our Catechists, and prayer listeners. If you would like to volunteer for any of these ministries, please contact Lori Penas at 320-485-5633 or sign up on the sheet on the table in the back of Church. Please remember that all volunteers must be VIRTUS trained and current on their annual lesson. If you would like to volunteer but are not VIRTUS trained, there are several classes available over the summer months. HOLY TRINITY CHARITABLE GAMBLING: As we close the end of the fiscal year, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many MANY wonderful volunteers who share their time to make Holy Trinity’s Bingo and Meat Raffle programs a huge success. This past year we netted $18,000 in Bingo receipts and $5,250 for the meat raffle. This would not be possible without the following volunteers: Craig and Shari Remer, Mary Wessling, Cheryl & Laurie Boogaard, Mike Guggemos, Bill, Carol & Dick Norman, Dawn Rodin, Tony & Lavon Kielkucki, LouAnn Laxen, Patty Fleischacker, Al & Deb Thompson, Paul Christensen, Diane Odenbrett, Pat & Lisa Schommer, Rosie Rathmanner, LuAnn Ollig, Janet Koch, Jeff Albers, Linda Sprengler, Judy Ide, Wes Kapping, Joe Neumann, Luanne Wiemiller, Bev & Tom Hoffmann, Rosie Heimerl, Andrea Dietrich, Kathy Rasset, Karen Guennigsman, Tim, Amy & Brian Langenfeld, Jeff & Michelle Campbell. These volunteers help once a month or more to keep our programs running smoothly. I am so appreciative for all of you who helped with bingo and the meat raffle. Bingo is held every Wednesday throughout the year beginning at 6:00 p.m. and meat raffles are held Friday nights at the Blue Note, September - April, beginning at 5:15 p.m. ~Elaine Kahle, Gambling Manager 400 CLUB BEGINS NEW YEAR on July 1. All members that currently have a 400 Club number are asked to mail their dues to their captain or drop them in the collection box in an envelope clearly marked “400 Club” and put to the attention of your captain. The 400 Club is a parish raffle that started in the 1980’s and has raised thousands of dollars for our parish. Members pay $5.00 a month and currently 9 prizes are awarded each month. If you would be interested in a number, please call Betty Johnson at 320-543-3722 or Elaine Kahle at 320-485-4495. VOTIVE LIGHTS: In loving memory of Clarence & Gertrude Ogitziak; In loving memory of Kenneth J. Zimmermann; Very Special Intentions; Loving memory of Brian Baldwin, life will never be the same; Loving memory of Paul & Sally Millerbernd; Loving memory of Leonard, Gary & Bob Rozeske; Marcie Weibel; In memory of Eugene Fiecke & improved health for Larry & Kim Pogue & Janet Grimm; In memory of Schmitt and Heimerl families; Intention of Allen Fiecke & Brad Swedberg; Special Intentions; For Bridget Lessard, healing broken wrist; For Julie Hemmesch – safe travels. If you would like a votive light burnt for a loved one or a special intention please put $5.00 in an envelope marked with your intention and drop it in the collection or at the Parish Office. Church of St. Pius X WEEK AT A GLANCE Monday July 6, 2015 St. Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr No Mass Tuesday July 7, 2015 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. CCW Rummage Sale Drop off 5:10 p.m. Evening Prayer 5:30 p.m. Mass (+John Popelka) Wednesday July 8, 2015 5:10 p.m. Evening Prayer 5:30 p.m. Mass (+Dorothy Hlavka) Thursday July 9, 2015 St. Augustine Zhao Rong, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs 10:30 a.m. GRHS-LTC Mass (+Mathilda & John Hettver) Friday July 10, 2015 8:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 8:20 a.m. Mass (l. & d. HFCCW members) No Spanish Mass Saturday July 11, 2015 St. Benedict, Abbot Noon Sacrament of Reconciliation 6:00 p.m. Mass (+Claire Murray) Sunday July 12, 2015 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 a.m. – noon CCW Rummage Sale Drop off 10:00 a.m. Mass (+Joe Zajicek) 11:30 a.m. Spanish Mass (For the Parish) KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: This year’s annual Knights of Columbus Family Picnic is scheduled for August 9 in Oscar Olson Memorial Park from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Please sign-up, by, July 15 on the form posted on the bulletin board in the gathering area so we will know how much food and beverage we need to provide. All Knights and their families, widows of deceased Knights, and non-members who worked on a Knights of Columbus project are invited to attend. Change from the KC Newsletter: Next KC Paper Drive will be July 16, 17, 18, to coincide with the CCW Rummage Sale. THE RE CONNECTION Our parish RE Program is currently seeking both 3/4 Grade and 5/6 Grade Catechists, as well as Prayer Listeners. A SUMMER BOOK STUDY: the St. Pius X Mothers’ Group will sponsor a book study every Friday from June 5 through to August 21 at the Plato City Park. We will be studying “Imitating Mary” by Marge Fenelon supplemented with the writings of St. Louis de Montfort on Mary’s virtues and Scripture passages. Children are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please contact Sue Mielke at 320-395-2571 or susan.mielke@gmail.com for more information. NEW SERVERS SIGN-UP FOR PRACTICE DURING THE SUMMER: We ask that each of our newly trained servers sign-up to serve weekday Masses at least six times during the summer. The Mass schedule for June is now on the bulletin board. Parents and new servers should consult and choose a time to be here. Experienced servers are also welcome to serve at daily Masses during the summer. We are a third of the way through summer, make sure to sign up for your times to practice. RETAINING WALL PROJECT: As many of you have noticed and reminded us, the retaining wall is in need of attention. In order to proceed with needed work, we must have at least 75% of the money on hand and the rest firmly pledged. We have a bid for the work on the wall for $54,000.00. Through last year’s Diocesan Ministry Appeal, we expect to have raised $11,080.00. If you are interested in helping us reach our goal of raising $42,920.00 for the completion of this project, please talk to Fr. Tony or Shirley Nowak, our parish business administrator. In the interim we will be working on the permissions and paperwork necessary for the project. Together let us strive to preserve our parish’s physical resources. CCW RUMMAGE SALE The annual CCW rummage sale will soon be here! This event is one of the best fund-raisers CCW has. If you have never helped, we want to encourage you to donate time and talent to this project. If a few more people help price items, sort clothing, and place items on tables, it will be better for all! Remember, many hands make light work! The money accumulated in this project is used in several areas to support our Church and School. Please come and help! Your donation of merchandise, time and talent is needed! We will also need people to help with the sale, as well as people who are willing to donate food and water for workers, whenever volunteers are here working during the sorting times as well as the sale times. We also need workers for clean up and packaging the remaining items for donation and putting the equipment back into storage. Please sign up on the sign-up sheets on the bulletin board. If you have questions, please call Mary Ann Thalmann, at 320-238 2331. Below are the drop off dates and times: Sunday, July 5 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 7 5:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Sunday, July 12 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 14 5:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 15 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. NO DROP OFFS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 12:00 P.M. ON JULY 15 Sale dates and times: Thursday, July 16 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Friday, July 17 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. PICK UP YOUR PANS AND BOWLS: There are still a number of pans and bowls from various events in the gathering area of the church. Please check if you are missing bowls or pans. GRADUATION PICTURES: If you would like your graduation picture back from either this year or last year’s display, please check the box near the St. Pius X statue in the gather area of the church. This also includes Grade six graduation from this year. Area Faith Community Schools News Holy Trinity School News REPORT CARDS may be picked up in the high school office. Hours are 8am-3pm. PAPER DRIVES: Please continue to save your paper and cardboard. The next paper drive will be Saturday, August 1 from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Thank you! St. Pius X School News SUMMER FOOD ROCKS! Glencoe/Silver Lake Public Schools sponsoring “Summer Food Rocks.” Summer meals are available to all kids birth to 18 at no cost. To eat, just show up. Adults are welcome to join their child for a meal. Breakfast price $2.10, lunch price $3.70. Please see bulletin board for sites serving summer meals. LOST AND FOUND: There are 3 pair of girls tennis shoes left in the school. If you are missing your shoes please stop by and pick them up. BECOME A HOST FAMILY: International high school exchange students will be arriving in the U.S. in time to study in American high schools for the 2015-2016 school year. These students would like to integrate themselves into a loving and caring family with the goal of experiencing American culture as an American high school student does. In turn they will provide insight into their own culture and the STS Foundation would like to help organize these relationships. The host family provides a separate bed, family meals and a loving and caring environment. The students have their own spending money and health insurance. Please call Local Coordinator, Kari Becker, at 320-234-3475, to learn more about this enriching opportunity. You may also email her at karibeckersts@gmail.com. For additional information please visit: www.stsfoundation.org MCLEOD COUNTY BACK TO SCHOOL DRIVE 2015-16: Common Cup Ministry and The Salvation Army are once again sponsoring the McLeod County Back to School Drive. Salvation Army has purchased 400 backpacks. Our goal is to gather enough supplies to match or exceed the number of donated backpacks so each child can fill their backpack with the basic supplies needed. Purchase any of the supplies listed and drop them off at Common Cup ministry or your local church. Monetary donations are also accepted and will be used to purchase additional supplies. Basic School Supplies Needed: #2 pencils, erasers, 4 oz bottles of glue, glue sticks, pencil boxes and bags, plastic pocket folders, spiral notebooks, scissors (Fiskar), rulers, boxes of color markers, loose leaf paper, boxes of color pencils, highlighting markers, protractors, compasses, calculators, 3-ring binders, black fine line Sharpie markers, pencil sharpeners with covers, pens (black, red, blue), Prang water colors, 4-pack of dry erase markers, dictionaries, thesaurus’ and backpacks. The supply request forms are on the table in back of church at Holy Family or the parish office and in the kiosk at St. Pius X. Common Cup Ministry and The Salvation Army appreciate your help in providing children with the school supplies they need to do well in school. If you have any questions, please call Bev Bonte at 234-8344 or Jackie Olson at 583-3423. Area Faith Community News NEW WEEKLY FEATURE: We are preparing for a new Evangelization process in our Area Faith Community. We have been planning this new process for almost a year. This program is called Christ Life, and our hope is that it will be a way for all of us to renew and invigorate our enthusiasm for the faith and sharing the faith with others. As part of our preparation we will have a new feature in our bulletin each week. We are calling it the “Evangelization Corner.” Each week there will be a short article about Evangelization and Christ Life in the bulletin. We encourage you to read it and to begin to think about how you might participate in the Christ Life process. AFC MISSION GROUP is collecting plastic jars of peanut butter and jelly, children’s aspirin and cold medications to take to San Lucas. These items can be dropped off at your church. We are also accepting monetary donations which you may drop in the weekend collection in a clearly marked envelope to be used to purchase the above items and for the shipment of extra suitcases and medical supplies. Each extra suitcase costs $45.00 to ship the medical supplies. We are taking down over $300,000.00 worth of supplies. Your generosity will be greatly appreciated! This will be the last time this group will be making this trip to San Lucas. LAY MINISTRY TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES: The Diocesan Offices of Religious Education and Adult Faith Formation invite you and all adult Catholics to the many opportunities to be formed in the faith. Foundations is a once a month formation for adults which starts in September in New Ulm. There are online opportunities through the University of Dayton’s Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation and NIKA Catholic Catechetical Institute. Llamados a Servir is a once a month formation for those who serve our Latino community. Llamados a Servir begins in September as well. There are other opportunities and opportunities for scholarships to pay for these programs. Please contact your parish office for a Lay Ministry Formation booklet with further information and registration or contact Paulette Kral at 507-233-5318 or e-mail her at pkral@dnu.org. PILGRIMAGE REGISTRATION CLOSES TUESDAY FOR WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES WITH POPE FRANCIS: Pope Francis is coming to visit the United States from September 22 28, 2015. The Office of Family Life will be leading a pilgrimage to Philadelphia to see him at the World Meeting of Families. This theme of the World Meeting of Families is: “The Gospel of the Family, Resource of Humanity,” and it will highlight the good news of the family and its value to the good of society. The meeting will provide the opportunity to attend Holy Mass with Pope Francis, to hear internationally known speakers, and to participate in activities for all ages. Go to www.canterburypilgrimages.com to complete your registration. The cost of the pilgrimage package is $1,875 per person, double occupancy. The package includes roundtrip coach transfer from New Ulm to the airport, roundtrip airfare from Minneapolis to Philadelphia, hotel accommodations for six nights with breakfast, coach transportation while in Philadelphia and for associated pilgrimage trips, and two dinners. The pilgrimage package does not include the registration for the World Meeting of Families, which must be completed through the official World Meeting of Families website. This site can be accessed from the diocesan website, www.dnu.org , Office of Family Life page. There are various registration packets available. If you have questions, please contact Sr. Candace Fier at cfier@dnu.org or 507-233-5328. WORLD YOUTH DAY REGISTRATION IS OPEN! There are flyers about World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland from July 20 – August 1, 2016 on the table in the back of church at Holy Family, on the table under the Sacred Heart Statue at Holy Trinity and in the kiosk in the gathering area at St. Pius X. Visit https://www.proximotravel.com/tripstore/?action=view_trip&triptemplateid-236 to register (click on the blue “July 20 – August 1” button). Keep in mind that a $500 deposit will be necessary upon registration and $1,000 within 30 days of registration. Also note that World Youth Day is specifically geared towards young adults, so anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent. If you have registered or have any questions, please contact Kevin Losleben, director of the Diocese of New Ulm’s Office of Youth Ministry at losleben@dnu.org or 507-233-5327. Seats are limited to 30, so sign up soon! CENTRAL MINNESOTA JOBS AND TRAINING SERVICES: Are you age 55 or older and unemployed? Do you want to work parttime? The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) helps seniors earn extra money, learn new skills, stay in the workforce, and participate in the community. SCSEP is administered by Central Minnesota Jobs and Training Service, Inc., a partner in the Minnesota WorkForce Center System. SCSEP employment opportunities are available in Aitkin, Carlton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Pine, Serburne, and Wright Counties. Income eligibility criteria apply. Call 320-241-1694 or 1800-284-7425 for more information and ask for Pennie Lee, Senior Program Supervisor. THANK YOU for your generous support of our Holy Father’s charitable works in the Peter’s Pence Collection. Your contributions will be combined with those of our brothers and sisters around the world to help Pope Francis provide essential relief to people in need. Your generosity is an act of solidarity with the universal Church, answering the call to be a witness of charity. May God bless you.. EVANGELIZATION CORNER WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT: Each week this box will feature comments and reflections on the Church’s New Evangelization…called forth from all the popes and now Pope Francis! What is the New Evangelization? It is not a new gospel, nor a new doctrine, nor new discipline or rules but rather, how to renew ourselves so as to share the faith with God’s love, filled with the zeal of the Gospel. Why do this? It’s because we, ourselves, will be renewed and help others encounter Jesus Christ in a life-changing way within the Church community! Upcoming Community Events please see bulletin board for more information SUNDAY, JULY 5: Winsted American Legion Breakfast, 8:00 a.m. – noon, at the Legion Club. THURSDAY, JULY 9: Silver Lake Music in the Park hosted by Grace Bible Church, 6:00 p.m. WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKENDS are July 17-19 in Buffalo, MN, October 9-11 in Buffalo MN, and November 20-22 in Prior Lake, MN. For more information visit the website at www.southmnwwme.org or contact John & Mary Beth at applications@southmnwwme.org or 507-838-8178. ATTENTION: If you have returned to McLeod County from Active Military Service August 1, 2014 to present, please contact the McLeod County Beyond the Yellow Ribbon! We are looking to honor active military returnees at the McLeod County Fair by providing a fun-filled day of free admission, entertainment and treats on Sunday, August 23, 2015. Please contact us at 320-864-1454, or mcleodbtyr@gmail.com by July 31, 2015. Contact the Parish office 320-327-2356 to place your ADVERTISMENT here K & K Storage 512 Lake Ave Silver Lake, MN 55381 320-327-0123 Serving others to help them grow in their faith Debbie Huikko * Karrie Weber 25 Birch Avenue S., Maple Lake, MN Ger ald Kasella ~ Frank Kaczmarek 320-963-5200 Tuesday & Wednesday 10am-2pm; Dobratz ~ Hantge Funeral Chapel 899 Hwy. 15 South Hutchinson, MN 55350 320-587-2128 (24 Hours) www.hantge.com Results Lynne Garbers, GRI,SFR Broker Associate 23 Juniper St. N - Box 6 Lester Prairie, MN 55354 Cell: 320-224-1623 Fax: 952-829-1565 Email: Lynne@LynneGarbers.com First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association Life Ins. - Annuities - IRA’s Milton A. Trnka___________ General Agent Phone: (507) 744-2655 Fax: (507) 744-2655 Milton@fcsla.com 802 Arizona St., NW Lonsdale,MN 55046 Each office independently Owned and Operated Attorney at law dmahon@hutchtel.net Citizen Bank Building, Suite 202 PO Box 98 Hutchinson, MN 55350 320-587-3900 320-587-9597 PO Box 129 * Cokato, MN 55321 Contact the Parish office 320-327-2356 to place your ADVERTISMENT here Silver Lake American Legion LIVE MUSIC 2nd Sat. Total Country Band 3rd Sat. Jim Brewers 4th Fri. Detour Band 4th Sun. Breakfast Buffet 9-11 a.m. 320-327-2404 www.silverlakepost141.org Leisure Time Mowing Mowing, Spraying, Fertilizing Steve Weber 22102 Flower Road Silver Lake, MN 55354 320-282-9443 320-327-3138 Contact the Parish office 320-327-2356 to place your ADVERTISMENT here
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