Mass Schedule Weekend Masses: Saturday: 4:00 pm Sunday: 9:15am Spanish Mass: Sunday: 5:00 pm Weekday & Holy Day Masses: Consult schedule inside bulletin. Sacramental Life Reconciliation: Individual: Saturday at 3:00-3:45pm Communal: Offered during Advent and Lent Adoration: 9:00am-10:00pm Monday-Friday Call: Jean Kottemann (952) 471-7485 Baptism, Anointing of the Sick, Marriage: Contact the Parish Office (952) 473-1247 Pastoral visits to the sick & home-bound: Contact the Parish Office Parish Staff (952-473-1247) Secretary: Sara Dore ext100 Latino Ministry: Melba Reyes ext101 Faith Formation: Amy McEvoy ext102 Bookkeeper: Paula Luna ext103 Music: Kelly Kadlec ext105 Bldg. & Grounds Pete Meyer (952) 472-7449 Jim Maas (763) 479-5890 Bldg., Grounds & Supplies Mike Dombeck - Cell (612) 716-7107 Cemetery 401 Willow Drive Long Lake Deacon Joe Kittok (763) 221-6658 John Hughes (612) 804-2449 Paul Bennet (952) 200-7399 Parish Pastoral Council * meeting minutes found on church website Chair Dick Speeter (952) 475-1244 Vice Chair John Hughes (952) 476-0445 Secretary Mary Shearer (952) 334-3084 Trustee Douglas Williams (952) 471-0770 Trustee William Kottemann (952) 471-7485 Other Parish Pastoral Council Members: Robb Smith Camille Curtiss Mike Dombeck Roger Hewins Joe Konicek Maria Ines Hitateguy The Church of St. George PALM SUNDAY MARCH 29, 2015 THE CHURCH OF ST. GEORGE Church and Parish Office Established 1916 133 North Brown Road Long Lake, MN 55356 Pastor Phone: (952) 473-1247 Fax: (952) 404-0129 Fr. Mark Juettner (952) 473-1247 x 104 Office Hours: Tues/Wed/Thurs 9-3pm & Fri, 9-1pm Fr. Mark - After Hours: juet79@hotmail.com Office E-mail: stgeorge@msn.com For an after hour medical emergency requiring anointing of the sick, call (952) 473-1247 X 150 www.stgeorgelonglake.org For information about the Knights of Columbus, please contact Grand Knight Brad Whitmore at 763-479-0431. For information about the Women s Council, please contact President Susan Handley at 513-236-4686.
2 The Church of St. George Long Lake, Minnesota A Le er from the Pastor WELCOME to... THE CHURCH OF ST. GEORGE Thank you to all our visitors, guests and extended family members for joining us this weekend. Call the office at (952) 473-1247 or email us at stgeorge@msn.com if you would like more information about the parish or to register. Dear Parishioners, Palm Sunday commemorates the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-9), when palm branches were placed in his path, before his arrest on Holy Thursday and his crucifixion on Good Friday. It marks the beginning of Holy Week, the final week of Lent. In ancient times, palm branches symbolized goodness and victory. They were often depicted on coins and important buildings. Solomon had palm branches carved into the walls and doors of the temple (1 Kings 6:29). Again at the end of the Bible, people from every nation raise palm branches to honor Jesus (Revelation 7:9). The palms are saved in many churches to be burned the following year as the source of ashes used in Ash Wednesday services. The Catholic Church considers the blessed palms to be sacramentals. The vestments for the day are deep scarlet red, the color of blood, indicating the supreme redemptive sacrifice Christ was entering the city to fulfill: his Passion and Resurrection in Jerusalem. According to the Gospels, Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem, and the celebrating people there laid down their cloaks in front of him, and also laid down small branches of trees. The people sang part of Psalm 118: 25 26: Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord. The symbolism of the donkey may refer to the Eastern tradition that holds that it is an animal of peace, versus the horse, which is the animal of war A king came riding upon a horse when he was bent on war and rode upon a donkey when he wanted to point out he was coming in peace. Jesus' entry to Jerusalem would thus symbolize his entry as the Prince of Peace, not as a war-waging king. Palm Sunday reflections (for your consideration during Holy Week): Lord, we are filled once again with awe and wonder, and foreboding and love, and gratitude and humility as we contemplate the story of the Passion of your Son. Help us your disciples to feel in the depths of our being the sacrifice that was made for us and the immense ocean of your love. Fill us with renewed strength, we pray, as we struggle to earn and repay that unmerited grace. Above all, as you turn the wood of the crucifix and the body of our Lord into a woody vine bearing the grapes of life, transform our beings so that we may live in and radiate your love. Lord, help us to take inspiration from the example of GOOD FRIDAY PONTIFICAL COLLECTION Our parish will support Christians in the Holy Land through the Good Friday Collection. Please support our brothers and sisters in the Holy Land by giving to this special collection on Good Friday. The pontifical collection allows for care of Christianity s holiest sites and for God s people living in the Holy Land. Please be generous in your support! our Savior, who set his face firmly towards Jerusalem and the power of the authorities, both spiritual and temporal, knowing what lay ahead but never turning aside from the path he was bound to take. While we endeavor to render unto Caesar those things which are Caesar s, and unto you those things which are yours, keep us mindful and resolved that ultimately the Christian path may mean walking the Via Dolorosa even to a cross. Lord, whose son rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, symbol of humility and lowliness, mocking our pretensions to pomp and glory, you have shown us the way of humble service, the way of true greatness. When he washed the feet of his disciples, he showed us the example of a servant king. Lord, in seeking to serve our community, give us the humility to follow where you lead. Lord, let us never forget that your Son too was a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. May those whose suffering seems at times almost too difficult to bear be comforted by one who was also a physical man in our physical world, and knew suffering firsthand, whether it was the pain of being betrayed by his friends or of dying on the cross. The Holy Week and Easter Schedules are published in an insert to today s bulletin. I also want to draw your attention to the remaining schedule for the Sacrament of Reconciliation that is posted in this bulletin. Most parishes in the Archdiocese at the recommendation of the Archbishop complete the times for Confession before the Triduum begins on Holy Thursday evening. With a contrite spirit let each of us approach the throne of God s mercy as we prepare, with a worthy examination of conscience and with sincere sorrow, for this holy Sacrament of forgiveness. The central events of our Redemption in Christ are commemorated in the Holy Week ceremonies and are held most sacred to the Christian faithful as we experience the Triduum this week. I strongly encourage all our parish families to participate fully in all the services of Holy Week. Fr. Mark Juettner, Pastor
3 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEWS ************************** Next Meeting Thursday, April 9th at 7pm PALM SUNDAY March 29, 2015 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS SCHOLARSHIP ONLY 1 MONTH LEFT! Apply by April 30, 2015 Two $750 grants are available for September 2015! The Knights of Columbus will again provide scholarship grants to two St. George high school seniors, current college or vocational technical students. Applications are available on the Knights of Columbus SCHOLARSHIP DISPLAY located in the church entrance. God Bless -The St. George Knights of Columbus CORN DAYS KICK OFF MEETING Sunday, April 12th after Mass Please join co-chairs Mike Dombeck and Juan Garibay for the first Corn Days meeting of the year! Come help plan our parish festival! Mark your calendar for CORN DAYS 2015: Saturday, August 8 and Sunday, August 9th, 2015 EASTER FLOWER MEMORIALS You can remember your loved ones during the Easter season by donating to the Easter Flower Memorial Fund. Envelopes (marked Easter Flowers) are located at the end of the pews. Please print names clearly. All donations will be acknowledged in the bulletin after Easter. God Bless. REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS Those who recently died: Lois O Donnell (mother of Cathie Meyer, Barry Capps (cousin of Lynn Johnston), Florence Schelonka (grandmother of Lisa Marie Figueroa), Kevin Schieffer, Dorothy Branson, Patricia Jennings (mother of Jean Kottemann), Sam Pagano (father of Joe), Curt Johnson, David Koch, Lorraine Mandy, Virgil Rollings, Ruth Eisinger, Fred Schauer, Eugene Fobbe, Ron Mavetz, Constance Skog, Carmen Ramirez, Terry Wright, Richard Stangl, Brian Korbel, Evan Thornton, Eugene Madden, Ambrose Lynch, John Reiman, Evelyn Rosengren, Raymond Gilgenbach, Ed Grazzini Those who are sick, hospitalized or recuperating: Jan Tucker, Annie Nelson, Richard Schieffer, Pat Gilbertson, Charlene Stark, Delores Weir, Dana Jenkins. Those who are homebound or in nursing homes: All those currently in treatment for their respective addictions, and those who need to face their addictions. WOMEN S COUNCIL NEWS *************************** Next Meeting Thursday, April 9th at 10am FILL THE CRIB for the Minnetonka Life Center Each spring we have a portable crib set up in the entrance of church during the month of March for donations to the Minnetonka Life Care Center. Please bring in cash, gift cards, and new or gently used items. Let s fill the CRIB! The follow are some items that are always in need: newborn gowns for boys and girls, baby socks, all sizes; crib sheets; receiving blankets; bibs; onesies, size NB and 0-3 months; sleep and play outfits; diaper bags; baby wipes, and any new or gently used clothing, NB to size 3T. No diapers needed now. Thank you for your generosity! Archdiocesan Council of LAST CHANCE! Catholic Women (ACCW) 83rd Convention Date(s): Friday, April 17 - Saturday, April 18 Location: St. Dominic Catholic Church, Northfield Join us for the 83th Convention of the Saint Paul and Minneapolis Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women. Cost is $30 per day, or $50 for both days. The St. George Women s Council will pay for one day of attendance. Please contact the parish office regarding payment. Registration deadline is April 1. You may register online or call the parish office for a copy of the registration form. Learn more about ACCW by visiting www.accwarchspm.org. 2015 CATHOLIC SERVICES APPEAL Seek first the Kingdom of God. Matthew 6:24 34 We have received $7,112, including pledges, from our parish out of a goal of $12,295.00. We need $5,183.00 to meet our 2015 goal. We are already past 57% of our goal and hope you can help us to get the rest of the way. Once St. George reaches its goal, 25% of all funds received from our parish will be returned for use in our parish. The Appeal funds services that no one parish or individual can do alone, and these services must go on despite these troubled times in our Archdiocese. It is important to know that contributions to the Catholic Services Appeal will be used for the benefit of designated ministries of the Appeal and for no other purposes. Your financial support for the work of our parish and vital ministries throughout this local Church is one way to express this gratitude. Thank you for your generosity! HOSPITALITY SUNDAY A er 9:15 am Mass on Sunday Please consider helping with this ministry. Apr 05 Easter no hospitality Apr 12 Danielle, Jamie & Camille Apr 19 Lyons Family There is sign-up sheet for the calendar year in the Community Center. Training is available. Call Mike Dombeck at 952.475.2649 (H) or 612.716.7107 (C)
ST. GEORGE S WEEKLY OFFERING SUPPORT March 2015 Due to early bulletin submission deadlines, the weekly offering financial data was not available. Please see next week s bulletin. MINISTRY SCHEDULE Holy Week 7:30PM Holy Thursday April 2 Greeters: The Confirmation Class Rosanne Eppel Eucharistic Ministers: Amy McEvoy, Mike Dombeck, Mary Shearer, Vina King, Jean & Bill Kottemann Altar Server: Mike Dombeck 7:30PM Good Friday April 3 Greeters: The Confirmation Class Lou and Pat Doherty Eucharistic Ministers: Amy McEvoy, Mike Dombeck, Barb O Brien (hosts only) Altar Server: Mike Dombeck 7:30PM Easter Vigil April 4 Greeters: The Miskowic Family Frank Fraser & Madelynn Meads Eucharistic Ministers: Don and Rita Gaspar, Mike Dombeck, Mary Shearer, Danielle Miskowic, Beth Juusola, Lou Doherty Altar Server: Mike Dombeck 9:15AM Easter Sunday April 5 Greeters: Sharon Roiland, the Shaw Family Vina King Eucharistic Ministers: Amy McEvoy, Vina King, Karen Speeter, Barb O Brien, Patty Henjum, Alice McPherson, Mike Dombeck Altar Servers: Mike Dombeck, Emily Clear THIS WEEK S CHURCH ACTIVITIES Sun. 03/29 Bell Choir Rehearsal 10:30am-12pm Sun. 03/29 Dance practice 6:30-8:30pm Tues. 03/31 Individual Reconciliation 6-7pm Wed. 04/01 Individual Reconciliation 11am-12pm, 5-6pm Wed. 04/01 No Faith Formation Holy Week Wed. 04/01 Choir & Bell Rehearsal 6:45-8:15pm Thurs. 04/02 AA Meeting 7pm Fri. 04/03 Stations of the Cross English 3pm Fri. 04/03 Stations of the Cross Spanish 6:30pm Sun. 04/05 Latino Easter Celebration 6pm UPCOMING CHURCH ACTIVITIES Wed. 04/08 Faith Formation, pre-k/k 5-6pm Wed. 04/08 Faith Formation, gr. 1-10 6:30-7:45pm Wed. 04/08 Choir Rehearsal 6:45-8:15pm Thurs. 04/09 Women s Council Meeting 10am Thurs. 04/09 Knights of Columbus Mtg 7pm Thurs. 04/09 AA Meeting 7pm
Weekly Mass Schedule and Intentions: Sat. 03/28 4:00 PM Ruth Eisinger Sun. 03/29 9:15 AM Palm Sunday Sun. 03/29 5:00 PM Spanish Mass Tues. 03/31 8:30 AM Special Intention: John Henjum Wed. 04/01 8:30 AM Special Intention: Christine Henjum Thur. 04/02 7:30PM Holy Thursday (no AM Mass) Fri. 04/03 7:30PM Good Friday (no AM Mass) Sat. 04/04 7:30 PM Easter Vigil (no 4pm Mass) Sun. 04/05 9:15 AM Easter Sunday Bernadine Cox Sun. 04/05 5:00 PM Spanish Mass Today s Readings Gospel at the Procession with Palms -- Jesus' entry into Jerusalem (Mark 11:1-10 or John 12:12-16). First Reading -- In spite of my sufferings I am not disgraced. I am not put to shame (Isaiah 50:4-7). Psalm -- My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? (Psalm 22). Second Reading -- Christ emptied himself, and God filled this emptiness with exaltation (Philippians 2:6-11). Gospel -- The account of Christ's passion according to Mark (Mark 14:1 -- 15:47 [15:1-39]). Readings for the Week of March 29, 2015 Monday: Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1-3, 13-14; Jn 12:1-11 Tuesday: Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34; Thursday: Mt 26:14-25 Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9; Ps 89:21-22, 25, 27; Rv 1:5-8; Lk 4:16-21 Lord's Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15 Friday: Is 52:13 -- 53:12; Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, 25; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1 -- 19:42 Saturday: a) Gn 1:1 -- 2:2 [1:1, 26-31a]; Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35; or Ps 33:4-7, 12-13, 20-22; b) Gn 22:1-18 [1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18]; Ps 16: 5, 8-11; c) Ex 14:15 -- 15:1; Ex 15:1-6, 17-18; d) Is 54:5-14; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; e) Is 55:1-11; Is 12:2-6; f) Bar 3:9-15, 32 -- 4:4; Ps 19:8-11; g) Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28; Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3-4 or Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; h) Rom 6:3-11; i) Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Mk 16:1-7 Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8; Jn 20:1-9 or Mk 16:1-7 or (at an afternoon or evening Mass) Lk 24:13-35
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