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1 13 th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 1, 2018 St. Isidore the Farmer Area Faith Community St. Francis, St. Bridget, St. Malachy, Sacred Heart, Visitation Oratory, St. John Fr. Jeremy Kucera, Pastor AFC Office: th Street North, Benson, MN Murdock Office: ; kitchen Website: Mondays: 8:30 am Noon Appleton Office: ; AFC Office Number: Monday-Thursday: 10:30 am 2:30 pm Fax Number: Fr. Jeremy Kucera Cell#: AFC Office Hours: Monday-Thurs.: 8 am noon, 1-3:30 pm Fridays: Closed during summer months LITURGY SCHEDULE Saturday, July 7 5:00 pm APPLETON For the People Sunday, July 8 8:30 am BENSON + Valeria Frederick 10:30 am MURDOCK + Marjorie Cannon Fr. Bill will be out of the office July 2-6. Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays 4:00 pm Appleton * Marriage Preparation: Please contact AFC Office at least six months ahead of time to plan and prepare for your wedding. If one party has been previously married, the wedding cannot move forward unless an annulment has been granted by the Catholic Church. * Baptism Preparation: Please call Fr. Jeremy Kucera at * RCIA: Anyone interested in joining the Catholic Church please call the Area at Office for fall registration. * Registration/Moving: To register in a parish or if moving, call the AFC Office at or the Sacred Heart office at or St. John s at Catholic Charities - offering personal, marriage, family and pregnancy counseling Prayer Line If you would like to put someone on the prayer line, please call the Area Office at After hours, please call Patricia Walsh at *PASTORAL CARE* If any parishioner or family member needs a pastoral care visit and Holy Communion, please call the parish office. Today s privacy laws do not permit hospitals to contact churches when a patient needs a pastoral visit. We are made aware of it only when the individual or their friends and family contact us. We are also not always aware of parishioners that are homebound and would desire a pastoral visit The Vocation View The world needs the healing touch of Jesus. Who will reach out in Jesus name? Consider becoming a priest, deacon, brother, or sister. (Mark 5:21-43)

2 DAILY SCHEDULE Sunday, July 1 Monday, July 2 Friday, July 6 Saturday, July 7 Sunday, July 8 The Holy Rosary will be prayed ½ hour before Masses in Appleton & Benson 5:00 pm Rosary in Benson for respect for our Constitution, our flag, and our country "under God". First Friday Visits The Holy Rosary will be prayed ½ hour before Masses in Appleton Salesian Missionary will be at our area Masses The Holy Rosary will be prayed ½ hour before Masses in Benson & Murdock Salesian Missionary will be at our area Masses 7:30-9:30 pm Totus Tuus for grades 7-12 at St. Francis Our offices will be closed on Wednesday, July 4. Today is the Peter s Pence Collection, a worldwide collection that supports the charitable works of Pope Francis. Funds from this collection help victims of war, oppression, and natural disasters. Take this opportunity to join with Pope Francis and be a witness of charity to our suffering brothers and sisters. Please be generous today. For more information, visit Next weekend, July 7-8, please welcome Father James Joseph from India. Father James is a Salesian Mission Priest. The Salesian Missions is headquartered in New Rochelle, NY. The mission of the U.S. based nonprofit, Catholic organization is to raise funds for international programs that serve youth and families in poor communities around the globe. These programs are run by Salesian missionaries priests, brothers, sisters and novices, as well as laypeople all dedicated to caring for poor children throughout the world in more than 130 countries. They specialize in helping young people become self-sufficient by learning a trade that will help them gain employment. is coming to our Area Faith Community Grades 1-6 July 9-12, 9am-2:30pm at Sacred Heart Church Grades 7-12 July 8-11, 7:30-9:30pm at St. Francis Church Registration Forms available on our website Totus Tuus, week of July 8 is in need of snacks for the week. There is a sign-up sheet at Sacred Heart church. Please sign up to bring desired food snack and have them to the church by July 8th. Thank you for your contribution. APPLETON ~ NO SUMMER CONCERT on Tuesday, July 3 rd. The Concerts will resume on Tuesday, July 10 th. Sr. Betty Larson will be celebrating 60 years as a Benedictine nun on July 11 th. Anyone wishing to send her a card may do so at this address: Sr. Betty Larson 104 Chapel Lane St. Joseph, MN Congratulations to Brian Zitzman, the Catholic United Financial representative for our Area Faith Community! Brian was awarded the International Fraternal Insurance Counselor (FIC) of the Year by the National Association of Fraternal Insurance Counselors (NAFIC). This is the most prestigious prize in the fraternal insurance industry. Brian s outstanding performance and commitment to the members and organization of Catholic United Financial bested a field of thousands of captive and independent FIC agents across North America. ( Our Catholic Journey, Catholic United Financial Magazine, Page 6) Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life will meet Monday, July 9th, 5 pm at St. Mark's. Please join us to help protect life! 2018 Summer Organ Lessons through the Diocese of New Ulm If you are interested in organ lessons, please contact Sr. Anna, Office of Worship at the Diocese: sranna@dnu.org.

3 The Kerkhoven Farmers' Market returns for its fifth year on Tuesday, July 10 at the large shelter in Pillsbury Park next to the pool. Vendors, returning and new, will be ready to sell produce, canned goods, baked goods, honey and crafts from 2:30-6pm. Ben Larson of MNYou will be giving the program around 3pm. Food and Fellowship will be served by the Salem Covenant Youth. The coffee will be ready by 2:30. New market shopping bags will be available. See you at the market. Camp Beloved July 21-25, 2018 for girls in grades 7-12 Meet new friends, discover the beauty of femininity. Sponsored by the Diocese of New Ulm. Go to to register! Camp Greatness July for boys in grades 6-8 and July 30-August 3, 2018 for boys in grades Sponsored by the Diocese of New Ulm. For more information and to register visit PACK A BOX OF JOY for needy children. This might be their only Christmas gift, while some have never received a gift. Last year St. Isidore the Farmer AFC was very generous and this project was so successful, sending 122 boxes. You are invited to participate in the Box of Joy Christmas project to share the joy of Christmas with needy children in Haiti and Central America. Plan ahead to fill your box(es) with school supplies, small toys, bar soap, hygiene items (no liquids), etc. A complete list will be published in September. Boxes will be available by October 1 and will need to be submitted by October 28. This is a CrossCatholic Outreach project sponsored by Sacred Heart Catholic United Financial Council #362. Check it out at CrossCatholic.org/BoxOfJoy. Thank you for your generosity! SOLES4SOULS ~ HELP WEAR OUT POVERTY. Soles4Souls is a not for profit global social enterprise committed to fighting poverty through the collection and distribution of shoes. They have distributed over 26 million pairs of shoes in 127 countries and all 50 states in the U.S. Please donate your GOOD USED SHOES or NEW SHOES. Please bring shoes to the box in St. John s Gathering Space. Sponsored by Appleton Lions Club Appleton MEDIACOM Cable TV Sunday Mass information... 9:30 am Channel 21 WUCW Mass 11:00 am Channel 12 KSTC Mass from St. Cloud Diocese Above Masses are listed in the Willmar paper weekly TV Guide 11:00 am Channel 94 EWTN Mass (Also daily Mass at other times)

4 Our Area Faith Community has purchased a great new on-line resource for all our members. We hope you find this resource helpful in your faith journey and in sharing your faith with others. The website is Formed.org and the parish code is: N6W22K. Please go to the website to set up your own personal account and please share this with your family and friends. Reflections for the weekly readings are part of this bulletin. This publication is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council #2129. OUR WEEKLY OFFERING St. Francis - Benson Sacred Heart - Murdock Adult $2, Adult $1, Student $9.00 Student $5.00 Loose Plate $ Loose Plate $47.00 Holy Father $25.00 Fuel $ Votive Lights $10.00 Holy Father $20.00 Building Maintenance $ San Lucas $ Parish Cemetery $25.00 San Lucas $ Total $2, Total $3, St. Malachy - Clontarf St. John - Appleton Adult $1, Adult $1, St. Bridget - DeGraff Loose Plate $63.50 San Lucas $ Adult $ Loose Plate $40.00 Total $2, Total $570.00

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