Dear Parishioners, OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Growing In Faith Together (G.I.F.T.) Happy Independence Day Weekend! Hopefully in the midst of the days of leisure, we will turn our hearts to the Lord to thank Him for our 240 years to freedom. But we also might reacquaint ourselves with the original intent of our nation s founders in fight for freedom. They sought freedom to practice their faith - that the government would not impose faith on it s citizens. They sought a nation that would allow people to live their lives in freedom and to seek happiness. But they also understood such freedom was from God, and that if God was eliminated, no matter how ethical the leaders are, eventually democracy would decay into tyranny. Citizens are called to vigilance, and leaders are to be held accountable. With that in mind, I find it extremely disturbing that the Supreme Court has struck down a commonsense law that was meant to protect women. Set aside the morality of abortion for a second, and forget, too, that abortion intentionally ends the life of an unborn human. Should not abortionists be held to the same medical standards as medical professionals? Should not the clinics have standards that allow assess of gurneys, meet minimal guidelines for cleanliness, and be inspected on a regular basis? Five judges basically said no, that abortion is such an inviolate right that nothing, even laws designed to protect women, are revocable. Only a year ago, we started hearing about Planned Parenthood selling the body parts, and instead of investigating, the response was to indict the investigator (all charges have been dropped, but still proves the point). We are remove God and morality from law, and reducing freedom from liberty to chose the right to licentiousness to chose whatever one wishes. In this Year of Mercy and this election year, let us beg God s mercy on us, on our nation and our leaders. In Christ, Fr. Todd J. Petersen ================================================================= WEEKLY SCHEDULE July 3-10, 2016 Sunday, 14 th Ordinary Time July 3rd 8 AM Mass, Nicollet 10 AM Mass, (+Parish Family), St. Peter Monday Independence Day 8 AM Mass (+Pat Mears), Chapel Offices closed Tuesday 8 AM Mass (+Henry Hansen), Chapel Wednesday 8 AM Mass, Nicollet 10:30 AM Mass, (+Helen Vogt), Benedictine Thursday 8 AM Mass (Evelyn Alger), Chapel 1-10 PM Eucharistic Adoration, Chapel 3:30 PM Confession 9-10 PM Summer with the Son, Chapel Friday 8 AM Mass (James & Nancy Vetter), Chapel Saturday 12-1 AM Midnight Watchmen, Chapel 5 PM Mass (+Betty Glynn & Michael Smith), St. Peter Sunday, 15 th Ordinary Time July 10 th 8 AM Mass, Nicollet 10 AM Mass, (+Parish Family), St. Peter ---------------------------------------------------- Pray the Rosary Weekdays, prior to mass, join us for the Rosary in the Chapel. ---------------------------------------------------- Make a difference by leaving a gift to the Church of St. Peter in your will.
Prayer Ministry Please Pray for Heather Giefer --------------------------------------------- God keep special watch over the men and women serving in our United States Military. If there is someone that you like to have mentioned, please submit their name to the Parish Office. DAILY READINGS Monday: Hosea 2:16-18, 21-22 / Matthew 9:18-26 Tuesday: Hosea 8:4-7, 11-13 / Matthew 9:32-38 Wednesday: Hosea 10:1-3, 7-8, 12 / Matthew 10:1-7 Thursday: Hosea 11:1-4, 8-9 / Matthew 10:7-15 Friday: Hosea 14:2-10 / Matthew 10:16-23 Saturday: Isaiah 6:1-8 / Matthew 10:24-33 Sunday: Deuteronomy 30:10-14 / Colossians 1:15-20 / Luke 10:25-37 SAVE THE DATE Harvest Festival is planned for September 24-25, 2016. The silent auction event is looking for vintage or new items to be donated for this portion of the festival. Items may be brought to the church office during business hours. Theme baskets, sports memorabilia etc. are some examples. Also volunteers for set up on Friday and clean up on Sunday are also needed. Call the Church office at 931-1628 to sign up for helping. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HELP! We are looking for someone to video the 10 AM Mass each week. For more information contact Mike Thiessen at 931-1619. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ========================================================================================================
CHURCH OF ST. PETER THRIFT and CONSIGNMENT STORE (507) 931-9150 50% off Stuffed animals, knickknacks, boys and girls hanging clothes. FOR SALE Love seat Vintage solid oak table Vintage side table On Wednesday spend $20.00 or more and get 20 % off! Peter s Pence Collection Thank you for your generous support of our Holy Father s charitable works through the Peter s Pence Collection. Our contributions will be combined with those form our brothers and sisters around the world to help Pope Francis provide essential relief to people in need. Your generosity is an act of solidarity with the universal Church, answering the call to become a witness of charity. May God bless you. St. Peter Public Access TV Channel 7 Church of St. Peter Sunday Mass: Mondays 7 pm Tuesday - 9 am Finding God Through Faith and Reason - #6 Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D., lends insight into new evidence gathered from the fields of contemporary philosophy and physics, which supports proof for the existence of God. The universe itself connotes the existence of a Creator, and the principle of intelligent design leads to a logical conclusion about the nature of God. Wednesday, July 6 @ 9 pm Thursday, July 7 @ 10 am Interested in buying a home? Habitat for Humanity is accepting applications for all families interested in Homeownership for the 2016-2017 build season in the St. Peter area. If you are renting, have low to moderate income, need permanent housing and are willing to partner with Habitat, HFHSCMN may be your long-term solution. For more information and an application please call the Habitat office @ 507-388-2081 ext. 3. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catholic Daughters HAVE A GREAT SUMMER! Special thanks go out to all the past chair people and committee people for this past year. A date to remember is Saturday, Aug 6 th we will be hosting a State workshop and hope that many of you will attend. Sign up should be done immediately with Regent Lisa so we can get our reservation in to the State. No meeting in July and August: Reception of New Members in September. Regents next outing is July 17 th.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DID YOU KNOW? The Church of St. Peter has been partnering with The Kitchen once a month. For those of you who aren't familiar with The Kitchen, a group of people serve a free meal every Monday evening at Trinity Lutheran Church to help those in need. It is a wonderful program that has been serving about 80-100 meals every Monday for the last several years. For the last year our church has been helping out one Monday a month by cooking, serving, cleaning, etc. We have been asking different groups to help out each time we serve and for our next meal we would like to invite anyone in our parish to help. Our next meal will be July 18th. Would you like to help? You can sign up for either the early or the later shift: Early Shift (4:45-6:45) - Set Up and Serving Late Shift (5:20-7:20) - Serving and Clean Up Who can help? We are looking for people going into 2nd grade through adults. We do ask anyone under the age of 13 have an adult with them. It is truly a rewarding experience. If you are able to help, please let Mary Grack know how many in your family are able to help and which time slot you will be able to help with. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Did you know? Every Friday night, Catholic men are meeting for the Midnight Watch to pray for their families. Join us this Friday from midnight to 1 am. (Technically it is Saturday morning.) Questions: Contact Tony Grack, Cody Winnett, or Fr. Todd. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summer with the Son Join us at Adoration on Thursdays between 9:00 and 10:00pm where we will lift our voices in Praise & Worship before the Blessed Sacrament. ALL are welcome! "He who sings prays twice!" ~St. Augustine
Good Counsel to present Ice Cream Social and Open House Friends and family are invited to attend the School Sisters of Notre Dame Ice Cream Social and Open House 1-4 p.m. Sunday, July 17, at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Mankato. Frozen treats from Culver s are on the menu! The free event will go on, rain or shine. In addition to the free frozen treats, entertainment will be provided by the sisters and the Warren Streets band. At 2 p.m., Sister Lucille Matousek will lead a Hallelujah Chorus in the chapel to note the historic organ s 40 th year. Enjoy fun family games, visit with the sisters, tour the grounds and chapel, and browse items for sale. For more information, visit www.ssndcp.org/ice/olgc or call 507-389-4231. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summer Organ Recital Series Every Tuesday at 12:10 pm Free Admission June 14 - July 12 at Christ the King Lutheran, 222 Pfau St., Mankato: July 5 David Mertesdorf July 12 Charles Leudtke July 19 August 9 at Bethlehem Lutheran, 720 S. 2 nd St., Mankato July 19 Ron Shilling July 26 Kraig Windschitl August 2 Wayne Wagner August 9 Christine Schulz
Church of Saint Peter, Saint Peter, MN Stewardship Treasure: Fiscal Year July 2015-June 2016 Week Ending: June 26, 2016 Offertory Envelopes $ 8,933.15 Electronic Giving-Offertory $ 5,225.00 Loose Plate $ 253.41 Initial Offertory $ - Total Weekly Offertory Contributions $ 14,411.56 Each week the offertory budget is $10,310.00 $ 10,310.00 Difference: $ 4,101.56 Please note: To meet budgeted expenses, we need $10,310.00/week in adult envelopes. Please help as you can. Your support is greatly appreciated. Year to Date Contributions $ 503,114.22 Year to Date Budget $ 536,120.00 Year to Date Difference: $ (33,005.78) Children s Giving: $ 6.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Church of St. Paul July 3, 2016 Pastor - Fr. Todd J. Petersen Parish Office 507-232-3857 E-mail: stpaulccnicollet@gmail.com Parish Hall 507-232-3897 Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm CHURCH OF ST. PAUL SUNDAY COLLECTION 6/26/16 Sunday Adult - $1,047.00 / Plate - $174.55 Peter s Pence $87.00 MASS SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS Wednesday, 7/6 8:00 am Barb and Dale Hewitt Sunday, 7/10 8:00 am Richard Mayer MINISTRY OF LITURGY
Sunday, July 10 USHERS: Clete Wenner, Jake Zins, Mark Zins LECTOR/COMMENTATOR: Dale Mack EME: Barb Blashack, Jay Dorn, Dale Mack, Cyndi Zins, Colette Thorson SACRISTAN: Phyllis Wenner SERVERS: John Hiniker GIFTS: Ruth Brandel, Paul and Marion Pope GREETERS: Ruth Brandel The sick and/or homebound: God is taking care of you. Pat Anton, Sister Miriam Ardolf, Pam Bernal, LeAnna Brown, Mary Deneffe, Millie Dorn, Kevin Ellsworth, Charlie and Dianne Epper, Heather Giefer, Lisa Hackett Family, Sarah Iverson, Helyna Mack, Herman Mettler, Shirley Michels, Stacy Schultz, Angie and Valerie Weber, Pat Zins, Rob. We pray for all who are ill or hospitalized. Nursing Home Residents: Gene Wenner, Benedictine Living Center, St. Peter; Rose Marie Zins, Oak Hills Living Center, New Ulm. Group Homes: Nadine Brown, James Weber, Mary Jo Weber. Assisted Living: Fr. Ed Ardolf, Benedictine Living Community, St. Peter. Mary Ann Mans, Benedictine Living Community, St. Peter. Fran Renne, Monarch Meadows, North Mankato. PARISH NOTES: 1. It must be summer, everything is quiet! Have a safe and enjoyable Independence Day! Join us during the FORTHNIGH FOR FREEDOM In praying for the preservation of religious liberty in our country.. July 4, 2016 Monday, July 4 Cathedral of the Holy Trinity 8am Mass with Bishop Levoir For more information: www.dnu.org