AUGUST 2017 CLERGY BULLETIN

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1 AUGUST 2017 CLERGY BULLETIN TABLE OF CONTENTS Calendar... Page 1 Notes from Diocesan Offices Page 2 Birthdays of Retired Priests Page 9 CALENDAR August 13 The Annual Rural Life Celebration This event will be held in the Belgrade area at the Joe & Toni Borgerding Family Organic Dairy Farm, ( th St. in Belgrade, MN). Mass will begin at 11:00 a.m. with meal and entertainment to follow. Last year, we had about 1,000 people in attendance and want to repeat! Watch The Visitor for more details. Download a flyer at: August 15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Holy Day of Obligation. The Chancery and all Curial Offices will be closed. August th Anniversary Celebration for Abbot John Klassen Join Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Elrosa in a celebratory Mass at 10:30 a.m. (Abbot Klassen s home parish.) An outdoor picnic will follow the Mass on the church grounds with hamburgers, hotdogs, potato salad, chip, pickles, cookies and lemonade until 3:00 p.m. If you would like to concelebrate please bring your vestments. All are invited! August 27 Motorcycle Run will begin at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 208 W. Broadway, Little Falls. There will be a church tour at 1:30 p.m., prayer will be at 2:00 p.m., a bike blessing will be at 2:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m. arrive at Crow Wing State Park and supper will be at 5:45 p.m. at the Falls Ballroom. For more information, please contact Fr. Joe Herzing at Donations will go to Seminarian education. August 2017 Clergy Bulletin 7/27/17 1

2 NOTES FROM DIOCESAN OFFICES Diocesan Ministry Day (DMD) / V Encuentro September 24 & 25, 2017 V Encuentro update At the end of May, each parish received a packet that contained more information on the Parish Working Document and instructions on how to submit the data from each participant of the five-week process. Please remember that the information collected will be helpful for our diocesan event in September and will be submitted with the materials for the national event in Please review this packet or give it to the lead coordinator of the V Encuentro process in your parish/cluster. Finally, please begin the discernment process for who you will be sending as parish delegates. Since this mailing, no one has submitted parish consultation forms and we ve received a handful of the Parish Working Document. If you have questions, please contact Beth Neville at enmission@cloudnet.com or Timothy Johnston at tjohnston@gw.stcdio.org. V Encuentro Sunday, September 24, 2017 River s Edge Convention Center St. Cloud, MN The fifth encounter is a national process initiated by the bishops of the United States. It calls all Catholics to listen with profound attention to the needs, challenges, and aspirations that the growing Hispanic/Latino population faces in daily life. In the Diocese of Saint Cloud, the V Encuentro is a time for all local ministers (ex. priests, laity) from all Catholic organizations (ex. churches, hospitals, colleges) to gather and name our needs and brainstorm ways we might grow in the New Evangelization while strengthening our witness of the Gospel as missionary disciples. It is a time to celebrate our rich diversity and explore ministry in our region as we look to the future. Diocesan Ministry Day, Monday, September 25, 2017 River s Edge Convention Center, St. Cloud, MN, register now at This event is a gathering of people who serve the Church in the Diocese of Saint Cloud. Whether a priest, deacon, DRE, youth minister, Catholic school principal, catechist, teacher, liturgist, parish secretary or parish volunteer, this day is for you. The day includes a keynote speaker, breakout sessions, Mass with Bishop Kettler, a lunch-time with colleagues and exhibitors, afternoon core sessions and a closing of the day with Bishop Kettler. Worship Office Timothy Johnston (320) New Diocesan Stoles: The Millennium set which is currently in use is in need of replacement. The fabric used to make these stoles is no longer in production and, therefore, no longer available for purchase so the diocese must invest in a new set of stoles for diocesan celebrations. As with our previous set, Candice Koopmeiners, with the consultation of Tildy Ellis, has designed the stoles and will make them locally. It is a simple and classic design; several priests have been consulted on the project and provided helpful feedback. In the coming weeks and months, we will attempt to raise funds for this project so stay tuned for more information. Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion 2018 This liturgy will be celebrated on Sunday, February 18 at 3:00 p.m. at the cathedral. Please mark your calendars and inform the initiation team. Because there has been some recent confusion around the rite, I want to clarify that those catechumens who will celebrate the Easter Sacraments at the Vigil in 2018 must be present at the Rite of Election. This is not an optional rite. Individuals should know well enough in advance to arrange work and family schedules. Please contact the office if you have questions. August 2017 Clergy Bulletin 7/27/17 2

3 Pastoral Care of the Sick Study Day (FDLC) On Wednesday, October 4, the Federation for Diocesan Liturgical Commissions is hosting a study day on the Pastoral Care of the Sick at the Sheraton Hotel in Bloomington. If you have ministers in your parish who bring Holy Communion to the homebound, visit the sick, visit hospitals or nursing homes, etc. please invite and encourage them to attend. The two plenary speakers are Msgr. John Kasza and Sr. Esther Mary Nickel, RSM. Our own Fr. Tom Knoblach is also presenting a breakout session. There will more information coming. To register please visit: Diocesan Music Ministry Gathering On Thursday, August 24, anyone involved in music ministry in the diocese is invited to gather for a light lunch and conversation at the Pastoral Center. We will meet from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cost is $12. Please register here: Please contact Timothy for more information. Youth Gathering: Pre-V Encuentro Event Youth (grades 9 thru 12) from across the diocese are invited to gather at the Melrose City Center on Wednesday, September 6 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. to talk about Missionary Discipleship and their needs in the church and their hopes for the church in this time of transition. All youth are welcome and dinner will be provided. Please RSVP to Kent Schmitz at nd Annual Diocesan Blue Mass Please join us as we gather and pray for all first responders on Thursday, September 21 at 7:00 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Mary. Please invite all first responders in your parish community to attend. Bishop Kettler will preside. Concelebrants are welcome, but please confirm with the Office of Worship. Vocation Office Fr. Scott Pogatchnik (320) Thank you to all parishes for supporting the "Band of Brothers" Camps held this summer! All camps were a success, and attendances was great (Avon 32, Battle Lake 7, and Big Lake 22). Thanks to all the parishes who held Totus Tuus this year Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Mary, Little Falls; Holy Family, Belle Prairie; St. Mary of Mt. Carmel, Long Prairie; St. Augustine and Cathedral of St. Mary, St. Cloud; Assumption, Eden Valley; All Saints, Holdingford; St. Stanislaus, Bowlus; St. Edward, Elmdale; St. Francis, St. Francis; St. Mary, Upsala; currently being held at St. Michael, St. Cloud and St. Joseph, Waite Park; and the last week, July 30 August 4, Our Lady of Victory, Fergus Falls. The success of this program could not happen without your support. Thanks again! Please pray for all seminarians as they go on their retreat! Please welcome four new seminarians, Nathaniel Daubner from St. Louis Bertrand, Foreston; Kevin Soenneker from St. Paul, Sauk Centre; Mitchell Weidner from St. Margaret, Lake Henry; and Steven Wielenberg from Our Lady of the Angels, Sauk Centre. Please pray for all seminarians as they start seminary studies this fall. Save the Date - September 16, 2017, 8:30 a.m. Faster Than the Pastor: Walk, Run & Pray will be held at the St. Augustine s Church. For more details and registration, go to fasterthanthepastorevents.com. August 2017 Clergy Bulletin 7/27/17 3

4 Catholic Education Ministries Linda Kaiser (320) CATHOLIC SCHOOLS Principals and teachers in the Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Saint Cloud are starting teacher workshops in August. Teachers in the St. Cloud Catholic Community Schools will have workshops on August 8,9 and 10 as teachers start to unpack the English Language Arts standards. Teachers in other parts of the diocese will be attending workshops on August 22 & 23 in Pierz or 24 & 25 in Alexandria to begin looking at the English Language Arts standards. Catholic schools welcome new principals and new teachers this upcoming school year. Autumn Nelson will replace Bob Doyle in Melrose. Cindy Iten will be the part-time principal at Christ the King in Browerville. Paula Leider will be the principal at All Saint Academy in St. Cloud and Mary Miller will be the principal at St. John-St. Andrew in Greenwald. Our prayers are with all the new school leaders. The diocese also welcomes Kevin Powers as the Superintendent of Catholic Community Schools. FAITH FORMATION/YOUTH MINISTRY A beginning of the year retreat is being planned for Castaway Retreat Center on August 30 & 31. Participants will be discussing the preparatory documents for the Synod of Bishops on Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment. For more information contact Brenda Kresky or Kent Schmitz at CEM or bkresky@gw.stcdio.org or kschmitz@gw.stcdio.org. Human Resources Bailey Ziegler (320) New Form I-9*: Mandatory change by September 17 Please be aware that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) offices have published a new form I-9. You must begin using this form no later than September 17, though it is advised that you begin using this form now for any new hires. Please replace the old form (dated on the bottom left as 11/14/2016 N) with the new form (dated 7/17/2017 N) on your computer and any printed versions you may have ready to use. The revisions to the form are minimal, and the process for filling it out, and storage and retention rules have not changed at this time. You can find the new form and other important information on this form through USCIS website here: If you have questions about this change or form, please contact Bailey in Human Resources. *Form I-9 is used for verifying the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the United States. All U.S. employers must ensure proper completion of Form I-9 for each individual they hire for employment in the United States. Office of Marriage and Family Chris Codden (320) Respect Life Sunday, October 1, 2017 Again this year, in an effort to reduce costs, we will not be providing you with the traditional packet, but will provide you with a link for the materials contained in the packets. You will find a link for brochures as well as the Resource Guide which contains Preaching for Life ideas and Intercessions. View our website for resources - August 2017 Clergy Bulletin 7/27/17 4

5 Fully Engaged Sponsor Couple Training October 7, 2017 SAINT CLOUD: Fully Engaged Sponsor Couple Training will be Saturday, October 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pastoral Center in St. Cloud. Registration for couples (names, address, phone number, parish and address) should be made at least one week (September 29) before training. PERHAM: Fully Engaged Sponsor Couple Training will be Sunday, October 15, from Noon to 5:30 p.m. at ST Henry s Parish in Perham. Registration for couples (names, address, phone number, parish and address) should be made at least one week (October 6) before training. Call (320) extension #320 or jdusek@gw.stcdio.org to register for either training. The parish will be billed $110 per couple for the cost of training (which includes Fully Engaged supplies). Life & Dignity Sunday, October 14-15, 2017 Catholic Advocacy Network registration in all parishes. Parish Ambassadors for Life & Dignity Sunday As Bishop Kettler requested in his May 19th letter, each parish is to select a Parish Ambassador to increase awareness of the Catholic Advocacy Network and bolster engagement in the public square at the parish level. The Parish Ambassadors will be instrumental in carrying out the diocesan wide registration drive Life & Dignity Sunday which will be held the weekend of October 14-15, If you have not already done so, please identify a Parish Ambassador to organize and lead this effort at your parish. Either complete the form at or fill out the Parish Ambassador sign-up sheet and fax to (320) or ccodden@gw.stcdio.org. Please ask your Parish Ambassador to attend one of the training sessions listed: TRAINING OPTIONS - Registration is at August 24, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., Pastoral Center, 305 N 7 th Ave, St Cloud (attend in person or via internet) September 18, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., Pastoral Center, 305 N 7th Ave, St Cloud (attend in person or via internet) If your Parish Ambassador cannot make either training date above, contact the Office of Marriage & Family at (320) Your Diocesan Pastoral Council Representative will be contacting you to answer any questions. Or, if you need the Parish Ambassador application or the roles and responsibilities sheet that was included with Bishop Kettler s letter, please contact Chris Codden at (320) or ccodden@gw.stcdio.org. Life After Divorce: A Catholic Survival Guide, 6-week program beginning Oct 5, 2017 This 6-week program is specifically designed to bring healing and hope to separated/divorced Catholics. The video and facilitated discussion format will explore the challenges of the separated/divorced process to assist individuals to more fully live their faith life. August 2017 Clergy Bulletin 7/27/17 5

6 Part I for the recently separated or divorced Session Content: Dealing with emotions/finding support, managing finances/lifestyle adjustments, supporting children/co-parenting, bringing about spiritual healing Part II for those past the initial trauma of divorce and looking for support as they move forward Session Content: Dealing with day-to-day matters, ex-spouse, ex-in-laws; learning how to recognize your own needs; forgiveness; finding your place in the greater community; new dating relationships Parts I & II will run simultaneously for 6 weeks starting October 5, When registering, select Part I or II. Find more details and register online at Mass of Hope & Healing, October 26, 2017 The Mass will be held at Assumption Catholic Church, 464 State St N, Eden Valley, MN This special Mass is for couples experiencing infertility, as well as those who have suffered the loss of a child through miscarriage, abortion, SIDS, illness or accident. Part of this event consists of a candle-lighting ceremony remembering those who have died. Mission Office Elizabeth Neville (320) Thanks again to all who have welcomed your Missionary Appeal organizations/diocese/religious orders into your parish communities this summer. We are so blessed and grateful for the continued love and support for mission throughout the world! 4th Annual Diocesan Partnership Barndance is scheduled for Saturday, September 30th at the Wadena Fairgrounds. Mass with Bishop Kettler begins at 4:00pm with dinner (a baked potato bar with all the fixins) music, dancing, live auction, children s activities to follow. Come and join us for a wonderful evening to support all of our mission relationships and connections! Office of Social Concerns Kathy Langer (320) Rural Life Leadership Development Initiative We are currently looking for parishes for our 4 th cohort. Please call our office if you have questions or are interested in sending parishioners. See an example of the work resulting from the training in a recent Visitor article at: Muslim-Christian Relations and Immigration We have speakers available on Muslim- Christian relations and also speakers on immigration for your parishes or groups! Our sessions in parishes are going very well despite the crazy political climate. There are so many inaccuracies about these two groups of people who are our neighbors. Pope Francis encourages us to encounter one another, and the best way to do that is to bring people face to face with those who are marginalized and unknown. Please contact Kathy Langer at (320) for more information. August 2017 Clergy Bulletin 7/27/17 6

7 Coordinator of Parish Health Ministries Annette Jesh (320) The Catholic Health Care Association of the United States released Improving the Lives of Older Adults through Faith Community Partnerships: Healing Body, Mind and Spirit in May. Whatever can be done must be done to make it possible for the elderly-at-risk to remain self-sufficient and participating members of their communities. We must reawaken our collective sense of gratitude, appreciation and hospitality, helping elderly know they are a living part of their communities. Pope Francis at his Papal Audience on March 4, The guide says Faith communities and health care partnerships have the unique ability to heal body, mind and spirit. One new partnership Faith Community Nurses have been involved with is teaching evidence based health classes in churches in the Diocese. The FCN at St. Joseph Church in St. Joseph partnered with the Central MN Council on Aging to teach I CAN prevent diabetes class. All 12 who attended lost weight and lowered their higher than normal blood level risks for diabetes and heart disease and some on insulin were able to lower the amount they were taking. Now all MN Area Agencies on Aging are becoming involved in the new effort called JUNIPER, a collaborative to connect all older Minnesotans to classes to foster health and well-being. JUNIPER will be a help to faith communities in sponsoring classes in churches. Donating space and hosting a class is a way to share resources. A FCN in Pierz is taking leadership training to teach Stepping On, a fall prevention class which has been proven to reduce risk for falls. She will invite seniors of all faiths in the area to take the class. More than nine of every 10 adults live with at least one chronic condition. One out of six lives with four or more. CHA says the collaborating has advantages to Faith Communities, where many older persons have a life-long commitment and connection to their place of worship: Strengthen sense of community among congregation Reconnect with congregants no longer involved in congregation Support the work of staff and clergy Free up time of staff and clergy for other responsibilities Help link congregants and members to community resources. Catholic Charities Beth Cummings (320) th Annual Lake Wobegon Golf Benefit The 11th Annual Lake Wobegon Golf Benefit for Day Services at Catholic Charities St. Cloud Children's Home will be held on Monday, August 21, 2017 at the Albany Golf Club. Registration and lunch begins at 10:45 a.m. The Scramble Tournament begins at Noon, followed by dinner. Entry fee for this event is $75 per person and includes golf with cart, lunch, dinner & prizes. 12th Annual Lake Wobegon Regional Trail Ride The twelfth annual Lake Wobegon Regional Trail Bike Ride, a family fun event (not a race), winds its way through the communities along the Lake Wobegon trail on Saturday, September 9, All riders will start in St. Joseph this year and ride round-trip to their preferred destination. There will NOT be return transportation this year. Donation to the ride is $30 if registered prior to the event. If you register on the day of the ride, it is $35. Additional fund raising is encouraged but not required. August 2017 Clergy Bulletin 7/27/17 7

8 The primary beneficiary of the Lake Wobegon Bike Ride is Day Services at Catholic Charities St. Cloud Children s Home, a program that helps children with mental health and behavioral challenges, ages 3-18, with both therapeutic and academic services. Find out more information and register here: August 2017 Clergy Bulletin 7/27/17 8

9 TO OUR RETIRED PRIESTS Reverend Laurn Virnig will celebrate his 80th birthday on August Third Street South #206 Sauk Rapids, MN Telephone: (320) Reverend Kenneth Thielman will celebrate his 89th birthday on August North 5 th Avenue West #121 Melrose, MN Telephone: (320) Reverend LeRoy Maus will celebrate his 85th birthday on August Third Street S, Apt 208 Sauk Rapids, MN Telephone (320) maus3934@gmail.com August 2017 Clergy Bulletin 7/27/17 9