Immaculate Conception and St. Nicholas Catholic Churches

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1 and Catholic Churches AUGUST 3, 2014 :: EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Father s Findings Fr. David Petron , ext 13 Deacon Stan Hennen Catholic Church 306 W Oak Street, PO Box F Osakis, MN Emergencies iccosakis@arvig.net Parish Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 1:00-5:00 pm Jen Wolbeck, Secretary , ext 23 Bob Brillhart, Custodian Hollie Kulzer, NFP Trustees: Bruce Pederson & Dana Hetland Parish Council: David Hetland, Keri Mohror, Monica Krebsbach, Tim Marthaler, Travis Middendorf & Shari Saltmarsh Saint Agnes Catholic School 307 4th Avenue W, PO Box O Osakis, MN discoverjoy@stagnesosakis.com Mrs. Pat Pospisil... ext 12 Sharon Marthaler, Bookkeeper... ext 11 Saint Nicholas Catholic Church 9473 County Road 3 NE Carlos, MN Emergencies stnick@arvig.net Parish Office Hours: Wednesday 9:00 am 2:00 pm Beth Klimek, Secretary Richard Klein, Custodian Trustees: Deb Collins & Dennis Hillmer Parish Council: Jeff Rolin, Linsey Hillmer, Tony Van Acker, CarolynHammer, Tim Baas & Joan Zimmel Diocese Website: While everybody knows that Catholics in the United States no longer have to abstain from eating meat on most Fridays of the year (it is still required during Lent and on Good Friday), but do they have to do good works (visit the sick, etc.) or practice another penance if they do not abstain? That discussion has come up numerous times in my family, so it likely has in others. To answer that question I am using an article in Catholic Answers magazine titled Is Friday Penance Required? as my reference for this bulletin article. The 1983 Code of Canon Law (1251) states that abstaining from eating meat is to be observed on all Fridays according to the prescripts of the conference of bishops. Canon Law 1253 goes on to say that the conference of bishops can determine more precisely the observance of fast and abstinence as well as substitute other forms of penance. In 1966 the U.S. bishop s conference had previously written On Penance and Abstinence that: 1. Maintains that Friday itself remains a special day of penitential observation throughout the year (a time when those who seek perfection will be mindful of their personal sins and the sins of mankind), 2. Encourages Fridays of each week of the entire year to be something of what Lent is, and urges all to prepare for that weekly Easter that comes with each Sunday by freely making of every Friday a day of self-denial and mortification in remembrance of the Passion of Jesus Christ, 3. Even though we (bishops) hereby terminate the traditional law of abstinence as binding under pain of sin, as the sole prescribed means of observing Friday, they still give first place to abstaining from flesh meat. We (bishops) do so in the hope that the Catholic community will ordinarily continue to abstain from meat by free choice The big legal change comes in norm 3 above, where the bishops state that we (bishops) hereby terminate the traditional law of abstinence as binding under pain of sin, as the sole prescribed means of observing Friday, so the obligation to abstain from meat was terminated. The big question becomes: What obligation, if any, did the bishops put in its place to replace it? The phrase as the sole prescribed means of observing Friday could imply the imposition of some other form of penance as a replacement, as argued by some in my family. Throughout the bishop s document the language is of exhortation ( we urge ) rather the language of mandate ( all must ). One thing I learned in my Canon Law class in seminary was that if there is an obligation to do something it will be clearly stated as such, something like: though we have terminated the obligation to abstain, the faithful are nevertheless bound to perform a penance of their choice on Fridays such that the Catholic practice of Friday penance remains in place even though the form penance takes is now left to the determination of the individual, and such a statement is nowhere to be found. Per my seminary professor, the fact that the bishops do not state an alternative obligation indicates that one does not exist. This also seems to be the understanding in the Canon Law Society of America s New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law. The commentary on canon 1253 summarizes U.S. obligations and recommendations without indicating that a legal obligation to do penance continues to exist on Fridays outside of Lent and Good Friday. While the obligation to abstain from eating meat is no longer required, it is

2 ANNOUCEMENTS Volunteer Teacher(s) Needed to share their Catholic faith with our 11 th graders. This class will be celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation this year. If you are interested or would like to find out more details, please contact Tonya Beulke by phone at or Prayer Chain: Call Anita ( ) or Bernadette ( ). All calls are ABSOLUTELY confidential. Please note that new prayer requests added to the Prayer Chain will remain listed for 2 weeks unless Anita or Bernadette are notified again to keep the request active. Both Parishes Mass times for Assumption Masses are as follows: Thursday, August 14 th at 6:00pm at Immaculate Conception and Friday, August 15 th at 8:30am at St. Nicholas SAVE THE DATE for the 3 rd Annual Catholic Answers Conference to be held at the Minnewaska Area High School at Minnesota Highway 28, Glenwood. Friday, August 15 from 6:00-9:00pm and Saturday, August 16 from 9:00am-6:00pm. Free and open to the public. Lunch is provided. The Conference this year is themed around Catholic Apologetics (Faith & Reason) and its purpose is to enrich our own faith lives through a better understanding of the faith, and to invite others to better understand what the Catholic Church teaches and why. For more information check out the website at or at ronluetmer@gmail.com. More info is provided on the insert. Save the Date! Rural Life Celebration, sponsored by Catholic Charities, the Diocese of St. Cloud and The Catholic Foundation, will be held at 11:00am on Sunday, August 17, 2014, at the Mark & Brenda Winkelman Farm at th Street, Milaca, MN This year s celebration features an outdoor Mass at 11:00 with Bishop Donald Kettler, immediately followed by a special guest speaker. The day will conclude with a picnic lunch at 12:30pm and musical entertainment. Christ our Light Parish in Princeton / Zimmerman is hosting the event. All are Welcome! Eagles Healing Nest 1 st Annual Nest Fest is Saturday, August 30 from 1-8pm. On the grounds of Eagles Healing Nest, 310 Hwy 71 N, Sauk Centre, MN live bands, silent auction, food, car & truck show, clowns, magic show and bounce houses. Tickets are $5. All proceeds support The Eagles Healing Nest (Veteran s Facility / Home). Call with questions at Bring your own lawn chair / blanket to sit on. Hospice of Douglas County Memorial Butterfly Release will be held on Wednesday, August 6 from 5:30-6:30pm at the city Park in Alexandria (118 City Park Road). To purchase a butterfly to release in honor of or in memory of someone special, please contact Lynn at They are 0 each and butterflies may also be purchased at the release. Music & Ice cream will be available. Bring your own lawn chairs. In case of bad weather, the release will be rescheduled to Thursday, August 7 th. KXRA will announce that change. Vacation Bible School 2014 starts TODAY, Sunday, August 3 Thursday, August 7 from 6:00-8:30pm. You are invited to a special presentation after Mass on Sunday, August 10 th as we share what our week was all about. Hope to see you there! Finance Council & Parish Council Meeting Notice: Tuesday, August 5 at St. Agnes School Room 7. Finance Council to meet at 6:00pm and Parish Council to meet at 7:30pm. Help Wanted: If you are feeling called to help and learn how to launder the altar cloths from the high altar and side altars, you can contact Erma Craig at Thanks! Installation of Officers for the Knights of Columbus Council #3176 will be held on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at Erickson s Petting Zoo. Installation of Officers will be at 6:30pm with a potluck picnic to follow at 7:00pm. Hotdogs, buns and lemonade will be provided. This KC event is open to all, you don t have to be a KC member to attend. Please bring a dish to share for the picnic. The Meat donation for the Parish Festival is 0.00 for singles and $20.00 for married. Hamburger Donation Request: St. Agnes is accepting hamburger donations for the lunch program for the upcoming school year. Please drop off donations at school at any time. Thank you for your support and generosity. The Jim Aurzada home, which was given to St. Agnes School as a gift, has now been sold. The school received a check for 06,000. A portion of these funds will go toward updating and purchasing new playground equipment for the students. The playground will be dedicated in his memory. 20 th Annual State Family Camporee is August 22 nd 24 th, 2014 at St. Cloud Campground. There are fliers with more information located in the back of church or you can contact Don Dirkes with questions at Church Basement Use: you MUST contact the Parish Office if you wish to use the basement for any reason to help prevent double booking of the space. You can contact Jennifer at Leave a message with the date of the event, you name and number. I will contact you if there are any conflicts or questions. Thanks! Knights of Columbus Church Kitchen Renovation Project: The KC s are still gratefully accepting donations to the church kitchen renovation project. If you would like to donate, please put your donation in an envelope marked KC Kitchen Project (make checks out to Knights of Columbus) and put in the Sunday Collection. Thank You! Prayer Chain: Call Sue Stoetzel ( ) or Erma Craig ( ). All calls are ABSOLUTELY confidential. Please note that new prayer requests added to the Prayer Chain will remain listed for 1 month unless Sue or Erma are notified again to keep the request active. Stewardship Bulletin: Meeting on Thursday, August 21 st at 7:30pm in the Church Basement. If you are interested in joining this group, please contact one of the members. Thanks!

3 RELIGIOUS ED & YOUTH MINISTRY Our Mission is to nurture children and their families through sharing Christ s Love while instilling academic excellence. From Mrs. Pat s Desk A special Thank You to the Preschool Committee for taking the lead in organizing, acquiring items for the Parish Festival Auction for Education, making baskets, helping the day of the auction, and with the writing of thank you notes. Your time and effort was rewarded with a successful fundraising effort for the preschool program. Teamwork makes all the difference in the world. Thank you! Thank you to Ted, Liz, & Allison Kraemer and Jim Waldorf for donating their time, humor, and rig for the auction. Thank you for sharing your talents with us again. Lastly, than you to those who donated or purchased items at the auction. Your generosity was greatly appreciated as we continue to carry out our mission of instilling Christ s love and academic excellence with the students who walk through the doors each day. The results of the auction were: $900 towards ICC Reserved Parking, 10 towards ICC kneelers, $490 towards Curriculum Fund-a-Need, $400 towards Flooring Fund-a-Need, and $3, towards the Preschool Program. Hamburger Donation Request: St. Agnes is accepting hamburger donations for the lunch program for the upcoming school year. Please drop off donations at school at any time. Thank you for your support and generosity. Job Opening: Applications are being accepted for a part-time Preschool teacher at St. Agnes School for our all day Tuesday & Thursday program. If interested, please contact the school at for an application. Teachers must have certification either in early childhood or Kindergarten. St. Agnes School is accepting registrations for the Multi-Age Kindergarten program and Preschool program for the school year. The Multi-Age Kindergarten program accepts students ages 4, 5, & 6. Students attend all day and every day. The Preschool program accepts students age 3, 4, & 5 with the options of full day or half day sessions on Tuesday & Thursday. To register, please contact St. Agnes School at Box Top & Labels for Education are still being collected by St. Agnes School. If you have any you would like to donate, please drop them off in the school office. Students and Staff at St. Agnes thank you for your donations. Tonya Buelke, K-11 Faith Formation Director roytonya@gmail.com Find us on Facebook! Faith Formation: Volunteer Teacher(s) Needed to share their Catholic faith with our 11 th graders. This class will be celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation this year. If you are interested or would like to find out more details, please contact Tonya Beulke by phone at or roytonya@gmail.com Registration forms for our year of Faith Formation will be available soon. If you are new to the parish or have a 1 st grader to register, please contact Tonya Beulke S.N.A.C.K. Time (St. Nick s Awesome Christian Kids): Keep checking for future events! Greta Petrich, Religious Education Director, Jen Wolbeck, Religious Education Director, K iccreyouth@gmail.com Find us on Facebook! K-6 Religious Education: We are looking for volunteers to help with the Elementary RE program. Possible opportunities would be Teachers, Aides, Behind-the-Scenes helper, etc. If interested or want to learn more, please contact Jennifer at Thanks! 7-11 Religious Education: HAVE A GREAT SUMMER! Little Hearts 4 Jesus (Sunday School ages 3 & up): Our first session for the Fall of 2014 will be held on Sunday, September 21st at the 10:30am Mass. Hope to see you there! S.A.L.T. (formerly known as youth group): Grades 6-8: Wed, Aug 13 from 6:00-8:30pm. Bring your book. Grades 9-12: Sun, Aug 10 from 6:00-9:00pm. Both Groups will meet in the church basement. Snacks provided for grades 6-8; Supper provided for grades Current Goal Scholarship Fund Progress $0 $5,000 0,000 5,000 Calendar Raffle Winners: Congratulations and thank you for supporting St. Agnes! 07/27 Eldora Finnegan Osakis, MN $35 07/28 Janice Juneau Blaine, MN $20 07/29 Karen Heinen Melrose, MN $20 07/30 Mike Olig Madison, WI $20 07/31 Georgia Thesing Osakis, MN $20 08/01 Lorraine Kollman Sauk Centre, MN 00 08/02 Guy Schoo Niles, IL $20 Sacrament of Baptism: Welcome celebrated at Saturday evening or Sunday morning Mass. Call the parish office for preparation and scheduling. Sacrament of Penance: God Forgives! Saturday 3:00 pm in Osakis and first Sunday of the month at 7:30 am in Belle River. Sacrament of Marriage: Blessings and Congratulations! Call the parish office to begin preparation process at least six months in advance. God Heals: Anointing of the Sick is celebrated at spring and fall weekend Masses. Call the parish office for other times or in case of an emergency.

4 Mass Intentions Date Time Intention Location Mon, August 4 8:00 am Communion Service Osakis Tues, August 5 10:00 am +Lois Hendricks Galeon Wed, August 6 8:30 am +Marilyn Olsen Belle River Thurs, August 7 9:00 am +Tony Daas Osakis Fri, August 8 8:00 am NO MASS Osakis Sat, August 9 4:00 pm For the People of the Parish Osakis Sun, August 10 8:30 am +Marie Dero Belle River Sun, August 10 10:30 am +Donald Wolbeck Osakis Liturgy Schedule IMMACULATE CONCEPTION :: August 9, 4:00 PM Lector... Jim Tenhoff Extra Ordinary Minister of the Eucharist... Ardella Schluender... John & Joleen Peterka Servers... Nicolle & Dylan Klukken Ushers... Sue Stoetzel & Bob Massmann Greeters... DeLores Butkowski Sacristan... Mary Gillespie Musician... Cecelian Choir ST. NICHOLAS :: August 10, 8:30 AM Lector... Hugh McWhorter Extra Ordinary Minister of the Eucharist... Carole Barlage... Alice Lembke and Richard Molitor Servers... Jordan Baas and Joseph Palmer Ushers... Theresa Busch and Joel Haskamp Greeters... Dennis & Debra Hillmer Sacristan... Richard Klein IMMACULATE CONCEPTION :: August 10, 10:30 AM Lector... Darla Dunn Extra Ordinary Minister of the Eucharist... Jennifer Wolbeck... Dennis & Bev Paul Servers... Ellen & Scott Oeltjen Ushers... Paul & Erma Ahrens Greeters... David Woodard & Marianne Shrode Gift Bearer... Brady Winter Family Sacristan... Ricky Marthaler Musician... From the Heart Choir If you are able to help with any of the below needs, please contact the Love INC office. Donations can be dropped off at Love INC. Thanks! :: office@gctel.net to view our full needs Love INC Clothing Needs (items can be gently used): Men s: size Large Shorts Women s: size 4-6 clothing and size 8 ½ tennis shoes Boy s: none at this time Girl s: size 4, 6 summer clothing; size 9-10 shorts and medium short sleeved shirts Love INC Other Needs (items can be gently used): Washer / Dryer (2 clients; Gas cards (2 clients); Queen bed frame; Queen Bed & frame; small dresser; TV tray; lamp; pallets (48x40) for our warehouse; Air Compressor (for Love INC building) Caring & Sharing Room Needs: Blankets, comforters, bedspreads, bunk beds, chest of drawers, bed frames, end tables

5 LAST WEEK S CONTRIBUTIONS 00,000 0,000, Weekly Contributions 9,454,097 $220 $23 Adult Loose Children's Capital Campaign Offering Counters: Capital Campaign Goal: 8,000 Ted Steidl & Yvonne Shimota Weekly Amount Needed: $2,613 00,000 0,000, Weekly Contributions $2, ,970 Adult Children's Capital Campaign Offering Counters: Capital Campaign Goal: $50,000 Pat Mohror & Kathy Berg Weekly Amount Needed: $4, BUDGET PROGRESS 00,000 0,000, Contributions $7,498 $29,928 Budget Goals: : 35,850 Immaculate Conception: $253,300 BULLETIN DEADLINE IS MONDAY AT 12:00PM (NOON) Jen at iccosakis@arvig.net or mail to: Church, PO Box F, Osakis, MN 56360