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1 Church of St. Raphael Faithful to the Teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, St. Raphael Parish and School promotes the Universal Call to Holiness for all the People of God Bass Lake Road, Crystal, MN Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord March 25, 2018 More Confession Times for Lent This Lent at St. Raphael s we ll be offering some extra opportunities for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. On Sundays, through March 25th, confessions will be heard from 7:45 am to 8:15 am and from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. During these times, Father Altier and I both plan to be in our confessionals. Because of these added confession times, we will not be having a Lenten Parish Penance Service this year. Father Rudolph Holy Week Schedule Holy Thursday - Mass of the Lord s Supper: 7:00 pm (no morning Mass) Good Friday - Celebrations of the Lord s Passion: 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm (no morning Mass) Holy Saturday - Easter Vigil: 8:30 pm (no morning Mass) Easter Sunday - Masses: 8:30 am and 10:30 am WORSHIP Weekday Masses Monday - Saturday: 8:00 am Wednesday - 5:30 pm (Latin-English) First Friday Extraordinary - 7:00 pm Weekend Masses: Saturday: 5:30 pm Sunday: 8:30 am, 10:30 am SACRAMENTS Reconciliation Weekdays: 7:30 am - 7:50 am Saturday: 7:30 am - 7:50 am 8:30 am - 9:30 am 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm Marriage contact Fr. Rudolph Baptism contact the Parish Of ice CONTACT www. straphaelcrystal.org Parish Of ice Fr. Michael Rudolph, Pastor x205 frmichaelrudolph@straphaelcrystal.org Fr. Robert Altier, Parochial Vicar x206 frrobertaltier@straphaelcrystal.org School Of ice

2 Parish Directory Parish Of ice PRIESTS Pastor, Fr. Michael Rudolph x205 Parochial Vicar, Fr. Robert Altier x206 PARISH ADMINISTRATION Business Administrator, Ginny Metzger x202 Bookkeeper, Carrie Nelle x222 Part-time Administrative Assistant, Sue Kubovec x201 Part-time Administrative Assistant, Marie Nachtsheim x209 Social Needs Coordinator, Bunny Arseneau x214 Annulment Inquiry, x522 Crisis Pregnancy Hotline, x500 FAITH FORMATION Faith Formation Coordinator, Mike Gerads, x211 Youth Ministry & Con irmation Coordinator, Anna Scherber x210 RCIA Coordinator, Mary Jo Smith x511 WORSHIP Prayer Line, x528 Sick Line, x523 Adoration Coordinators: Therese Juba Betty Kreuter Pastoral Council: Dale Hoffmann, Julie Smith, Sharon Hedman, Kevin Matzek, Mike Vecellio, Tom Cotter, and Betty Kreuter Pastoral Council Meetings: If you would like a par cular item on the next Parish Council agenda, please contact Fr. Rudolph. PLEASE PRAY FOR. John Noe Andrew Eisenzimmer David McMillen Mary Lou Wensman Norb Meier Howard Bauermeister Tom Dancisak Don Varville Judith Williams London Williams Erica Lauinger John Mairura John Herbes Bernice Welters To add a name please call x523. Klarita Wildhaber Mass Intentions Monday, March 26 8:00 am Olimpia and Lucia Kerkes Tuesday, March 27 8:00 am Marvin Hoff Wednesday, March 28 8:00 am Richard Co er, Sr. 5:30 pm John Chris anson Thursday, March 29 7:00 pm Thomas Fursman Saturday, March 31 8:30 pm Dr. Terance Coyne Sunday, April 1 8:30 am Del Novak 10:30 am St. Raphael Parishoners READINGS FOR THE WEEK: Monday: Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1-3, 13-14; Jn 12:1-11 Tuesday: Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; Jn 13:21-33, Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34; Mt 26:14-25 Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9; Ps 89:21-22, 25, 27; Rv 1:5-8; Lk 4:16-21 Lord's Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15 Friday: Is 52: :12; Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, 25; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18: :42 Saturday: a) Gn 1:1 -- 2:2 [1:1, 26-31a]; Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35; or Ps 33:4-7, 12-13, 20-22; b) Gn 22:1-18 [1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18]; Ps 16: 5, 8-11; c) Ex 14: :1; Ex 15:1-6, 17-18; d) Is 54:5-14; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; e) Is 55:1-11; Is 12:2-6; f) Bar 3:9-15, :4; Ps 19:8-11; g) Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28; Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3-4 or Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; h) Rom 6:3-11; i) Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Mk 16:1-7 Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8; Jn 20:1-9 or Mk 16:1-7 or (at an a ernoon or evening Mass) Lk 24:13-35

3 The Church requires that all Catholics must receive Holy Communion during the Easter Season. Of course, we cannot receive Holy Communion if we are in the state of mortal sin, so we must go to confession before receiving Communion if there is a mortal sin on our soul. Over the years people have tried to find ways to get around the necessity of going to confession. I recall in the 1980 s and 1990 s when priests were offering General Absolu on services. The churches were o en packed with people who heard some readings and a homily, the priest prayed for them, and they went home. The only problem was that their sins were not forgiven. There is such a thing as general absolu on in the Church, but it is limited only to emergencies which entail serious danger of death. However, if a person lives through the emergency, they s ll have to go to confession. In other words, general absolu on is valid only if the person dies in the emergency. It is absolutely forbidden to plan them or promote them, because we cannot plan when there will be an emergency. By the way, too many people or not enough priests is not sufficient to call the situa on an emergency. The Bishops of America defined the emergency situa on, beyond serious danger of death, as being unable to get to confession within 30 days. No one in our area can make such a claim. There have been other abuses of the Sacrament over the past few decades. I recall some parishes, in an a empt to demonstrate the forgiveness of sin, would put a charcoal grill near the sanctuary, have the people write their sins on a piece of paper, then line up as if they were going to Communion, hand their paper to the priest (or lay person in some cases) who would then put the paper on the charcoals and burn it up. While this might be a nice demonstra on of the fact that one s sins are removed in confession, the problem is that no one actually confessed their sins. So, their piece of paper was destroyed, but their sins had not been forgiven because they had not been confessed. For a while, there were some places that told people to confess only one thing they felt badly about. Of course, what you feel badly about may not even be a sin. Even if it is, there may be more than one sin that needed to be confessed. Another a empt at being relevant was to offer family confessions. Regular confession hours were cancelled and a family could make an appointment to come to the rectory for confession, all of them together. Needless to say, this did not last long. Confession is not something to fear or to avoid. Many people like to say things like God knows I am sorry or I don t have to confess my sins to a man, I confess them to God. God is the One who established the Sacrament because as human persons we need it. Like all Sacraments, confession provides an objec vity so a person knows his or her sins are forgiven. If everything was based on our own subjec ve experience, we could only hope our sins are gone. When you confess you sins to a priest and receive absolu on, your sins are forgiven. By forgiven I do not mean glossed over or swept under the rug. By forgiven I mean they are gone, destroyed, obliterated, never to be heard of again. Even on the Day of Judgment we will not hear about the sins we have been forgiven in the confessional because we brought them to God already, so He does not have to bring them to us. The priest in the confessional is not there to judge you or to yell at you; He is there to forgive you. You do not have to be afraid. The devil tempts us to think we should not confess our sins. Perhaps he will use fear, perhaps shame, perhaps a emp ng us to deny the sin or to jus fy it. None of it works because deep down we know the sin is s ll there. It is usually our pride that keeps us from going to confession. A few things to remember: most priests have heard just about everything there is to hear, so your sins will not shock him. The most shameful sins tend to be viola ons of the sixth commandment, but these are the mortal sins we hear the most frequently, so you do not have to be ashamed or afraid. If we die with a mortal sin on our soul we cannot go to Heaven. So, we have a choice: a few seconds of humility to confess our sins or an eternity apart from God because we would not humble ourselves to make a good confession. There is nothing worth missing Heaven for, so don t let a sin, any sin, stand between you and eternal life. If there is a sin on your soul, the priest is in the confessional to remove it for you. He is there to reconcile you with God, not to cause you any trouble. So, if there is something standing between you and God, please come to confession and get rid of it forever. If it has been a long me since you heard those beau ful words of absolu on, please come to Jesus in the confessional and be reconciled with God. All of the Sacraments are beau ful, but confession is also very powerful. Jesus works miracles in this Sacrament. Give Him your sins and He will replace them with His grace and give you peace of mind.

4 Is our Lady calling you to par cipate in a newly forming prayer group at St. Raphael s? Please consider joining a World Apostolate of Fa ma prayer cell. Why: To par cipate in our Lady s Peace Plan from Heaven. Learn the Fa ma message and pray with others in response to Mary s request for prayer and penance. When: 3rd Thursday of every month, 9:30 11:00 am beginning April 19th. Where: Conference Room Contact: Shirlann Biser Sponsored by: St. Raphael s Rosary Society I promise salva on to those who embrace devo on to my Immaculate Heart, and these souls will be loved by God like flowers placed by me to adorn His throne. ~Our Lady of Fa ma, June 13, 1917 The contrast between the processional reading in today's liturgy and the proclama on of the Passion is striking. We are given a glimpse of how profoundly the word of God is fulfilled in Jesus. First he must be hailed as the Messiah, the One who is to come. He must be acknowledged by all, though they do not know what they are saying. They think he is the promised king, a worldly king of the Jews who will free them from the Roman occupa on. They do not yet understand, even the disciples, exactly where this triumphal procession is leading. In our lives, we too do not know where we are going. It is in faith that we can follow Christ wherever he may lead us, trus ng that death is not the end, nor evil the victor. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. Calendar of Events **No School Easter Break Monday, March 26 Smith Book Club: St. Raphael Room, 7:00 pm St. Michael Circle: Conference Room,7:00 pm Schola Singers: Choir Room, 7:30 pm Tuesday, March 27 Navarre Bible Study: Conference Room, 9:45 am Fundamentals of Catholicism: Marian Hall, 6:30 pm Wednesday, March 28 Adult Choir: Choir Room, 7:00 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet/Novena Class: Marian Hall, 7:00 pm RCIA: St. Raphael Room, 7:00 pm Holy Thursday, March 29 Holy Thursday Church Tour, Depart 8:00 am Mass of the Lord s Supper, 7:00 pm Good Friday, March 30 Celebra on of the Lord s Passion, 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm Holy Saturday, March 31 Easter Vigil Mass, 8:30 pm Easter Sunday, April 1 Masses, 8:30 am and 10:30 am

5 Eucharis c Adora on contact Be y Kreuter at or Therese Juba at The Eucharis c Adora on Chapel will close at 6:00 p.m. Holy Thursday, March 29th and reopen Easter Sunday morning, April 1st at 10:00 a.m. Thank you to all Adorers for remaining faithful to your commi ed hours during the Lenten season. The Triduum begins in the evening on Holy Thursday. All Eucharis c Adora on Chapels close on Holy Thursday for the Triduum and reopen on Easter morning. The St. Raphael Parish Adora on Chapel will reopen on Easter Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. when all may come rejoicing and visit peacefully with the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. Commi ed Adorers should resume a ending their scheduled hours beginning at 10:00 a.m. and going forward. Blessings and peace to all during this holy season! Please call Be y or Therese at the above numbers if you have any ques ons, or if you would like to sign up to be a commi ed adorer. If you want to be added to the subs tute list, please contact Barb McCalley at , or her at barbm227@gmail.com. You may also complete a form found in the Eucharis c Adora on Chapel on the sign-in counter. This week please check your for a Subs tute List or pick one up from the top right hand drawer of the sign-in counter. These will con nue to be updated. Good Friday Collec on for the Holy Land, March 30th. The Pon fical Good Friday Collec on supports Chris ans and programs in the Holy Land. At the request of the Holy Father, collec ons support the Holy Land Franciscans as they nourish and minister to the many pastoral, educa onal and humanitarian needs of the Holy Land, including shrines that are important to our faith. For example, last year the appeal supported four homes for orphans, 10,000 students pre-k through grade 12, rehabilitated 80 homes for Chris an families, senior care facili es in Bethlehem and Nazareth and helped to preserve 54 Chris an shrines. On March 30, please stand in solidarity with the Church in the Holy Land and help our Franciscan brothers and sisters. We are in need of assistance with the care of the altar server s vestments. This includes occasionally taking several cassocks and surpluses home to launder and then returning them to the altar server closet. If this is something you could help with, please call Sue Kubovec at or her at skubovec@straphaelcrystal.org HOLY THURSDAY CHURCH TOUR - MARCH 29, 2018 The churches included in this year s Holy Thursday Church Tour are: Na vity of Our Lord, St. Francis de Sales, St. Stanislaus, St. Bernard, and St. Casimar. The day includes a brief history/tour of each church, followed by praying a decade of the rosary before moving on. For those who have registered, please note Departure 8:00 am from St. Raphael (gather by Marian Hall); Return at 3:45 pm. This will allow me to a end Holy Thursday Mass at 7:00 pm. The monthly parish Holy Hour for April will be moved to the second Sunday, April 11, Divine Mercy Sunday, at 3:00 pm, in the main church. Prayer request forms will be located in baskets on the Communion railing. Your prayer requests will be added to the Holy Hour prayer inten ons. The May Holy Hour will take place on May 6th, the first Sunday of the month, in the Holy Spirit Chapel at 3:00 pm. Ques ons? Contact: Peggy Diedrich, SUFFERING Jesus did not come to do away with suffering or remove it. He came to fill it with his presence. --Paul Claudel

6 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord [Christ Jesus] humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. -- Philippians 2:8 Registration now open! JUNE 25-29, 2018 at Big Sandy Camp in McGregor, MN Open to all 6th-8th Grade Students We want you to come with us! OPEN YOUTH ROOM Open youth room is a time of fellowship, fun, & games. JULY 13-15, 2018 WHO: For current 8th-12th Grade Teens & Young Adults WHAT: Joining with the Youth Ministries of St. Vincent de Paul, Holy Name of Jesus, & St. Bonaventure, we will experience together a dynamic encounter with Jesus Christ. HOW MUCH: $ per person (includes bus transporta on, conference fee, all meals at the conference, and 2 nights of lodging) HOW: do you sign up? To reserve your spot, simply talk to Anna or Josh. Sign up as soon as possible. We have 10 spots le! SENIOR HIGH: March 21st from 5:00-6:45 PM ALL GRADES: March 23rd from 6:00-10:00 PM JUNIOR HIGH: April 10th from 2:20-5:00 PM RITE OF CONFIRMATION [ROC] These nights are required for all 9th-10th graders. ROC Classes for 9th and 10th grade: March 21st from 7-8:15 pm in assigned areas at church NO YOUTH MINISTRY OR CONFIRMATION: March 28th The Pulse is a co-ed discussion group for high schoolers that meets once a month to discuss different faith related topics, pray, and grow in fellowship together. We will meet from 7:00-9:00 PM in the youth room on April 10th. Come join us! Enjoy Spring Break! CORE TEAM UPDATE Core Team Meeting: April 8th from 6:00-9:00 pm in Marian Hall. Saturday Night Alive: April 14th from 5:00-10:00 pm. Core Team please arrive at 4:30 pm! Youth Ministry Youth Minister & Con irmation Coordinator: Anna Scherber ascherber@straphaelcrystal.org x210

7 Today we prepare to commemorate the death and resurrec on of Jesus. Isaiah reminds us of the suffering that Jesus will endure. He says Jesus will not be disgraced or put to shame, but we know that there will be humilia on at the hands of others. The psalm recalls the fear and sorrow as we repeat over and over Jesus' words of anguish and abandonment. Philippians describes Jesus' humility and the exalta on that will follow. But it is Mark who takes us through the last days of Jesus' life, the ordinary and the extraordinary. He describes the meal shared with the one who will betray him; his anguished prayers with friends who cannot stay awake and will later deny him; his treatment at the hands of priests, elders, soldiers; and finally his death and the recogni on that truly Jesus is the Son of God. Solemn Good Friday Prayer Vigil Outside Planned Parenthood, St. Paul. March 30, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Join with thousands in prayer at Minnesota s highest volume abortuary. Fi een area clergy, including Bishop Andrew Cozzens and Dr. John Piper, will lead in scripture and prayer, one each half hour throughout the day. Bring your family and come for as long as you can an hour or two, half the day or all day. Park at the University of St. Thomas Anderson Parking Facility on the corner of Grand and Cre n; shu le buses will be running back and forth to the vigil site all day. For more informa on, go to plam.org/events or call Come & Learn about the Chaplet of Divine Mercy & the Divine Mercy Novena Wednesday, March 28 7:00 pm in Marian Hall Jesus dedicated the chaplet of Divine Mercy to Saint Sister Faus na in Poland in In the revela ons that followed, he disclosed to her its value and power as well as the promises he a ached to it. The souls that say this chaplet will be embraced by my mercy during their life me & especially at the hour of their death. (Diary 754). Come to an informa onal session & learn about the history and rich promises of this powerful prayer. Also, learn about the Divine Mercy Novena which begins on Good Friday and con nues through Divine Mercy Saturday! The message of Divine Mercy is a powerful and moving way to come closer to Christ. Please plan on a ending this informa onal session sponsored by the Rosary Society. Divine Mercy Novena Jesus asked that the Feast of Divine Mercy, April 8 th, be preceded by a 9-day Novena asking for His mercy on the souls of mankind. In her diary, St. Faus na wrote that Jesus told her: "On each day of the novena you will bring to My heart a different group of souls and you will immerse them in this ocean of My mercy... On each day you will beg My Father, on the strength of My passion, for the graces for these souls." This Novena begins Good Friday, March 30th through Saturday April 7th. Please pick up a Novena Pamphlet which includes the Chaplet, at the Church entrances in the pamphlet racks. Pray for God s mercy for our families, our country, and the world. Monthly Rosary for Life Please join the Rosary Society for their monthly Rosary at the Chapel of the Innocents in Robbinsdale (next door to the abor on clinic) at 9:30 am on Thursday, April 5, This monthly Rosary takes place at 9:30 am on the first Thursday of every month. Prayers are offered for the end of abor on and the protec on of all human life from concep on un l natural death.

8 TICKETS can be purchased through the gala link on our school website at directly from our gala website: or at the school or church office. Tickets are $30 until April 22nd, $40 after that. Advance ticket sales close April 24th. GAMES / RAFFLE / CASH FLARE BAR / SILENT AUCTION / LIVE AUCTION / HORS D OEUVRES / SELFIE BOOTH DONATIONS for baskets can be dropped off at the school or church office. Tickets to events, donating a weekend at your cabin, or other services are welcome for the silent or live auction. No donation is too big or small! All donations must be new and non-perishable. THANK YOU! QUESTIONS? Please call Alicia Nordstrom at , or her at alicia.nordstrom@gmail.com THANK YOU. This is the biggest school fundraiser of the year, so we are enormously grateful for your support. We look forward to your presence at this fun event! Minnesota Ci zens Concerned for Life Student Day at the Capitol in April Student Day at the Capitol will be here soon! The annual event, one of MCCL's longest-running programs for young people, brings students to St. Paul for a day of pro-life educa on and poli cal involvement. MCCL's 15th Student Day will be offered on April 10th, 2018 at the Capitol. Students in grades 7-12 learn about and par cipate in the poli cal process. The day begins with educa onal sessions that cover abor on, current pro-life legisla on, the legisla ve process, how to lobby elected officials, and more. In the a ernoon, most students are able to meet with their own legislators and lobby them to support pro-life legisla on. The students may also tour the Capitol and hear from pro-life elected officials. Students need to pre-register at the MCCL website or call the state office at A $10 dona on includes lunch. The program runs 9:30 am un l 2:00 pm. You may use SCRIP gift cards for everyday household needs. When buying your groceries, gas, meals out, and apparel, using a SCRIP card can support our school. For your shopping convenience we have a variety of gift cards available. Stop by the SCRIP desk in the East Gathering Area to pick up your gift cards today. If we don t have it place an order and we will get it for you next week. Follow a few simple Steps: Go to formed.org. Enter our parish Code YZG3V4 on the homepage. Create an account with your user name/ & password. Start enjoying the best Catholic content all in one place!