June 24, 2018 The Nativity of John the Baptist Welcome to the Parishes of Immaculate Heart & St. Emily s Crosslake and Emily, Minnesota Immaculate Heart Church 35208 County Road 37 PO Box 155 Crosslake, Minnesota 56442 Phone: 218-692-3731 Fax: 218-692-3732 Email: ihc@crosslake.net Website: www.crosslakecatholic.com Office Hours: 8:30 am-4:00 pm Monday through Friday St. Emily s Church 39922 Lake Street PO Box 25 Emily, Minnesota 56447 Phone: 218-763-2101 Email: 2stemily@gmail.com Website: www.emilycatholic.com Office Hours: 8:30 am-2:00 pm Monday, Wednesday and Friday Fr. Blake Rozier, Pastor Barry Olson, Jim Kirzeder, and Tim Richardson, Deacons Mass Schedules Immaculate Heart Church Year~Round Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 8:30 am Confessions Saturday 3:00 pm or by appointment Year-Round Daily Mass Schedule Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 8:00 am St. Emily s Church Year~Round Weekend Mass Schedule Sunday 10:30 am or by appointment Year-Round Daily Mass Schedule Wednesday and Friday 8:00 am Wednesdays 10:00 am Golden Horizons Assisted Living Facility Baptisms or Marriages: Please call your parish office for more information. Sick or Homebound: Notify your parish office or call Jon or Julie at 651-335-6555 if you or someone you know is sick, homebound, or in the hospital. To register as a member and receive contribution envelopes: Contact your parish office to register as a year-round or seasonal member. Funerals: Please contact a funeral home. They will notify the parish.
From the Desk of the Deacon Youth Ministry News If you have questions contact Karen Gray at 218-831-6065 or by e-mail ihckaren@crosslake.net. For info on our cluster youth events visit our Facebook Page (Immaculate Heart Church of Crosslake & St Emily Youth Ministry). Teen Discipleship Nights in Duluth with Fr. Mike Schmitz will be held on July 19, 26, and August 2, beginning at 5:00 pm each night. The evenings include a cookout, talks from Fr. Mike, speedball and DQ. This event is for students in grades 9-12. No need to register, just show up at the Newman Center (42 West St Marie Street, Duluth). If you need more info please contact Karen. THIS IS WHAT YOUR GOD ASKS OF YOU, ONLY THIS: TO ACT JUSTLY, LOVE TENDERLY AND WALK HUMBLY WITH YOUR GOD. Micah 6:8 My brothers and sisters, on this celebration of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist I begin with my favorite scripture passage from Micah. The reason being, I consider John to be the personification of these virtues: justice, love and humility. We know that John understood and embraced humility in his own words when he said, What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. Behold, one is coming after me; I am not worthy to unfasten the sandals of his feet. Humility is understanding one s place before God. It is knowing and embracing that He is God and I am not. Humility is not, however, self-deprecation. John also knew, as is stated in Psalm 139, Truly you have formed my inmost being; you knit me in my mother s womb. I give you thanks that I am fearfully, wonderfully made; wonderful are your works. John knew that a humble, loving heart is necessary to act justly with all people and to give all glory and honor to the Father. In the passage from Acts we read, John heralded his coming by proclaiming a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. What is this baptism of repentance? We often equate repentance with simply being sorry for something, but in this case it is an inadequate translation of the Greek word metanoia, which describes a change of mind and heart and attitude demanded by personal conversion which is what John preached. We turn more toward God and away from evil every day of our lives, always thanking Him, giving Him all the praise, glory, and honor. John s story is remarkable. In today s Gospel we read that John s parents, Zechariah and Elizabeth, were obedient to the Lord when they said, John is his name. The people of the hill country of Judea who heard the stories about John heard these things, took them to heart, saying, What, then, will this child be? For surely the hand of the Lord was with him. John is for us what he always desired to be, less, so that Jesus would be more. His idea of success is that we, along with he, would bend the knee, the heart, and the mind before our Savior. Wouldn t you love to untie the sandals of His feet. My sisters and brothers, Jesus loves you; I love you; love one another! Deacon Barry 2 Welcome to Immaculate Heart & St. Emily s Parishes Guys Dodgeball Night for students grades 7-12 will be held on July 19 at 5:30 pm at Immaculate Heart. All the guys from Crosby will once again join us for an evening that includes a KC barbecue, dodgeball, and more. A sign-up sheet is on the youth table in the Immaculate Heart narthex. Dads are welcome to join us for the fun! @ Immaculate Heart and St. Emily s Parishes. Keep up with what s going on at your up north parishes. Watch Fr. Blake s video updates. Cluster News for Family and Parish Faith Forma on If you have questions contact Marilyn Lessard ihcmarilyn@crosslake.net or 218-692-3731. Family Faith Formation: Remember to include prayer as part of your summertime routine! Parish Faith Formation: FORMED Check out all the wonderful and informative materials that are available at the FORMED website at www.formed.org. Use parish code cd2376 to access the materials. 24-hour Adoration is cancelled on June 28-29 because of cleaning our heating ducts (postponed from a few weeks ago). Weekly Thursday/Friday 24-hour Adoration this summer in our cluster will take place until August 30/31 in Our Lady s Chapel at Immaculate Heart. Sign-up sheets for each week are on the tables in the narthex at Immaculate Heart. Please sign up if you would like a particular day and/or time. If you have any questions, please call Marilyn at the Immaculate Heart parish office. Guardians are needed for 24-Hour Adoration in July and August. Please stop in the narthex at Immaculate Heart and sign up for an hour of Adoration. Who does not benefit from time with Jesus, prayer, and peaceful silence?
Cluster and Area News The IHC CCW will again be hosting a Blood Drive on Wednesday, July 11, from noon to 6:00 pm, in the social hall at Immaculate Heart Church. As with most things, on-line registration is the preferred method to sign up and is now available. If you would like help signing up or have questions, please call Sharon at 218-851-3263 or 218-763-3268. Watch for a bulletin insert soon! Thank you for considering contributing one of the gifts of life. Have you signed up yet for your family portrait time for our 2018 cluster directory? Every family that participates gets a free portrait and directory. Sign up is available via each of our parish websites (click on the directory picture and follow the guides). If you don t have a computer or are not computer conversant, please call either parish office for help in signing up. If you are unable to make it to an available time at your home parish you can sign up for an available time at your sister parish (via their website). Times at Immaculate Heart are: Fridays July 6, 13, 20, 27 1-8 pm Saturdays, July 7, 14, 21, 28 9 am-4 pm Sundays, July 8, 15, 22, 29 9:30 am-4:30 pm Mondays, July 9, 16, 23, 30 1-8 pm Tuesdays, July 10, 17, 24, 31 1-8 pm. Times at St. Emily s are: Thursday, July 19, 1-8 pm Friday, July 20, 1-8 pm Saturday, July 21, 9 am-4 pm. Sign up soon to get your preferred time. There are many discounts available for those who wish to purchase portraits in addition to receiving their free 8 x 10 and directory. We especially encourage our seasonal parishioners and friends to participate. We are all one family! See you soon! The Mass intention calendar for our cluster for the month of November 2018 is now open. Watch the bulletin to see when the November calendar is full, we will then open the December 2018 calendar. To schedule a Mass intention (for either parish) please contact Mary at the IHC office at 218-692-3731. St. Francis Catholic School has an opening for a part time assistant Band Director. This person would assist our current Band Director, work directly with students in lessons, organize and assist as needed for concerts and practices. Music experience preferred. Please send resume to deb.euteneuer@sf-school.org or mail to Deb Euteneuer, 817 Juniper Street, Brainerd, MN 56401 Immaculate Heart News Don t forget to check the kiosk for parish information, including explanations of the readings and the weekly prayer intentions. You can also find copies of the IHMessenger newsletter, the parish registration form and the lost and found at the kiosk. Please be sure to check the Parish Events calendar on the website to stay current with what s happening! At www.croslakecatholic.com you will find our calendar of events and much more. This week (June 25-28) there will be no daily 8:00 am Mass in the cluster. Daily Mass will resume on Friday, June 29, at 8:00 am at St. Emily s. On the weekend of August 11-12, we will have elections to the parish councils. You may nominate someone for either the Pastoral Council or the Finance Council. Please submit your nominations to the parish office prior to July 15. After that date, short biographical paragraphs about each candidate will be available for the elections! The Finance Council meets monthly on the third Tuesday of the month at 6:45 am and the Pastoral Council meets quarterly. Members nominated to the Finance Council must have a financial or business background. If you have any questions, please call Mary in the parish office. The Crosslake Police Department is now accepting unneeded over-the-counter medications, prescriptions or narcotic drugs from community members. The drop off box is located inside Crosslake City Hall. Drop off hours are Monday- Friday from 8 am to 4:30 pm. Please call 692-2688 if you have any questions. Donations of good, used furniture are needed for area families. Please call Doris at 692-1004. Report not available this week Envelope Income... $ Plate Income... $ Fiscal Year-to-date Collection. $ 452,710.38 UCA 2018 Assessment... $ 89,923.11 Given toward UCA 2018... $ 35,527.67 St. Emily s News Construction note-anyone who needs to come to the church office during the day, please use the north door (the one facing City Park) of the church social hall. Fr. Blake will be on vacation for part of the coming week, so there is no daily 8:00 am Mass in the cluster Monday-Thursday. The regular daily Mass schedule at St. Emily s resumes on Friday, June 29, at 8:00 am. Our Holy Hour for Vocations (Bishop Baraga Apostolate) will now be held on the first Friday of the month right after the 8:00 am Mass. Come and pray for an increase in holy vocations. Sheets with our prayer list and a synopsis of the Sunday readings are available on the table at the back of the nave. The Mass times schedule at St. Emily s for the first two weekends of July are as follows: Sunday, July 1, 10:30 am, Saturday, July 7, 5:00 pm, Sunday, July 8, 10:30 am. A Reflection for the Nativity of John the Baptist Take some time to read and reflect on Psalm 139. God, who created us, knows us completely. No one knows our strengths and weaknesses, our hopes and struggles as well as God. Even at our worst moments, God is with us and loving us. We have been given the Holy Spirit to help us in our journey through this life. Our real challenge is to learn to listen to the promptings of the Spirit and follow them. O Lord, you have probed me, and you know me. Psalm 139:1 (Used with permission of S.T. Productions) As given by June 17, 2018 Immaculate Heart Stewardship St. Emily s Stewardship Envelope Income...$ 707.00 Plate Income...$ 1,041.00 Fiscal Year-to-date Collection $ 103,308.96 UCA 2018 Assessment...$ 20,637.83 Given toward UCA 2018...$ 10,146.44 Your sacrifice and generosity are appreciated. Please remember Immaculate Heart and St. Emily s in your will. The Nativity of John the Baptist June 24, 2018 3
Clergy Fr. Blake Rozier... 218-692-3731 Deacon Barry Olson... 218-828-7835 Deacon Jim Kirzeder... 218-546-6809 Deacon Tim Richardson... 218-763-3033 Immaculate Heart Staff Business Manager, Mary Hagen... 218-692-3731 Music Director, Kathy Binsfeld... 218-692-3731 Liturgy Coordinator, Jeanne Keiffer... 218-692-3731 Director, Faith Formation, Marilyn Lessard... 218-692-3731 Youth Minister, Karen Gray... 218-692-3731 or 218-763-3403 Cleaning Custodian, Tim Klein... 218-692-3731 Maintenance Custodian, Harvey Baxter... 218-692-3731 Rectory Custodian, Nancy Hathaway... 218-692-3731 Finance Council Chair, George Loban... 218-543-4020 Pastoral Council Chair, Sheila Speedling... 218-765-3750 St. Emily s Staff Secretary/Bookkeeper, Paula Fletcher... 218-763-2101 Religious Education contact, Paula Fletcher... 218-763-2101 Liturgy/Music Coordinator, Kayleen Fletcher... 218-763-2101 Finance Council Chair, John Kruse... 218-763-2870 Pastoral Council Chair, Kaye Cardinal... 218-763-3695 Mass Schedule and Inten ons Sat. 06/23: 4:00 pm Dan & Sue Wiechmann Intention IH Sun. 06/24: 8:30 am Jim & Kay Arms IH 10:30 am For the People of Our Parish Cluster SE Rosary at 7:30 am before the Daily Masses Mon. 06/25: 8:00 am NO MASS IH Tue. 06/26: 8:00 am NO MASS IH Wed. 06/27: 8:00 am NO MASS SE 10:00 am Jerry Latterall GH Thu. 06/28: 8:00 am NO MASS IH Fri. 06/29: 8:00 am Jerry Lehn SE Sat. 06/30: 4:00 pm For the People of Our Parish Cluster IH Sun. 07/01: 8:30 am Mike & Ginger Gooley IH 10:30 am Van & Jayne Bialon 25th anni. SE IH-Immaculate Heart SE Saint Emily s GH Golden Horizons Assisted Living Mass Intentions are subject to change Weekly Scripture Readings Week of June 24, 2018 Sunday: Is 49:1-6/Ps 139:1-3, 13-14, 14-15 [14a]/ Acts 13:22-26/Lk 1:57-66, 80 Monday: Tuesday:, 10-11 [cf. 9d]/Mt 7:6, 12-14 Wednesday: Thursday: 2Kgs 24:8-17/Ps 79:1b-2, 3-5, 8, 9 [9]/Mt 7:21-29 Friday: Saturday: Next Sunday: Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24/Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11, 12, 13 [2a]/ 2Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15/Mk 5:21-43 or 5:21-24, 35b-43 Liturgical Publications Inc 4a Welcome to Immaculate Heart & St. Emily s Parishes
Events Calendar Sunday, June 24 Nativity of St. John the Baptist 8:30 am Sunday Mass IH 10:30 am Sunday Mass SE Monday, June 25 3:00 pm Bulletin deadline for the 7/01 issue 6:00 pm Choir Rehearsal IH Tuesday, June 26 8:45 am KC Wood Crew IH Wednesday, June 27 7:00 am AA meeting IH Thursday, June 28 6:30 am Lectio Divina IH 7:00 pm Open AA & Al-Anon IH Friday, June 29 12:00 pm Bulletin deadline for the 7/8 issue Saturday, June 30 3:00 pm Reconciliation IH 4:00 pm Sunday Mass IH Sunday, July 1 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 am Sunday Mass IH 10:30 am Sunday Mass SE IH-Immaculate Heart SE-Saint Emily s Indicates parish where event is taking place Eucharistic Adoration is held every Thursday 8:30 am-6:00 pm at Immaculate Heart Church First Thursday 8:30 am until 7:50 am Friday. Can you not spend one hour with me? Area AA Meetings AA meets Mondays at 7 pm at Crosslake Lutheran Church (35960 County Rd 66) in Crosslake. An open AA meeting takes place Tuesdays at 7 pm at Crosslake Presbyterian Church (14444 Daggett Pine Rd.). An AA meeting 7am Wednesdays & Thursdays at 7 pm (open) and Al-Anon meets Thursdays at 7 pm Immaculate Heart Church in Crosslake (35208 County Rd 37) in lower level classrooms.