The Catholic Communities of Bowlus, Holdingford and St. Anna St. Stanislaus Kostka, Bowlus All Saints, Holdingford Immaculate Conception, St. Anna The Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time November 12, 2017 Central Office in Holdingford Hours: Mon.-Wed. 10 to 3, Thurs. 1 to 5 Website: tworiverscatholic.com Office: (320) 228-0105 Father: (320)228-0110 In case of emergency or a death, call Father at the Rectory 746-2231. Parish Pastoral Team Father Gregory Mastey, Pastor Kristin Molitor, New Evangelization Coordinator evangelist@tworiverscatholic.com Shirley Willoughby, Business Manager Office hours: Wed. 10 to 3 pm Businessmanager @tworiverscatholic.com Jessie Johnson, Secretary secretary@tworiverscatholic.com Confession Times: Before weekday Masses at 7:30 a.m. Saturday: 7:30 p.m. St. Anna Marriage: Couples are to begin preparation 6-12 months in advance and must call the Central Office to meet with Father Gregory before setting a date. Diocesan Marriage Preparation Classes are required. Baptism: Call to schedule Baptism. A baptism class is offered quarterly. Shut-Ins: Communion/Sacrament of the Sick/Pastoral Visitation -we want to know your pastoral needs. Please call us. New Parishioners: Please introduce yourself to Father after Mass and call the Central Office. P.O. Box 308, Holdingford, MN 56340 All Saints Day Mass was celebrated in the Immaculate Conception Cemetery on October 31st. We remember all who have died and lived lives of Holiness including those who were not canonized by the Church. Thank you to Father Gregory, the choir and all who helped to prepare for the Mass by setting up, running cords for electricity and lighting candles in the cemetery. Turkey Bingo November 12th at 1:00 p.m. St. Stanislaus Church Basement $5.00 for 20 games 50/50 black out Lunch following Bake Sale
New Evangelization Corner Litany of Trust written by Sr. Faustina Maria Pia, SV From the belief that I have to earn Your love From the fear that I am unlovable From the false security that I have what it takes From the fear that trusting You will leave me more destitute From all suspicion of Your words and promises From the rebellion against childlike dependency on You From refusals and reluctances in accepting Your will From anxiety about the future From resentment or excessive preoccupation with the past From restless self-seeking in the present moment From disbelief in Your love and presence From the fear of being asked to give more than I have From the belief that my life has no meaning or worth From the fear of what love demands This Week s Events ~Kristin Molitor Sunday, November 12 St. Stanislaus Garage Sale at the Rectory after Mass 1:00 p.m. Turkey Bingo Monday, November 13 All Saints-St. Mary s Adoration Immaculate Conception Basement 7:00 p.m. Women s Prayer Group Saturday, November 18 St. Stanislaus Adoration From discouragement That You are continually holding me sustaining me, loving me That Your love goes deeper than my sins and failings, and transforms me That not knowing what tomorrow brings is an invitation to lean on You That you are with me in my suffering That my suffering, united to Your own, will bear fruit in this life and the next That You will not leave me orphan, that You are present in Your Church That Your plan is better than anything else That You always hear me and in Your goodness always respond to me That You give me the grace to accept forgiveness and to forgive others That You give me all the strength I need for what is asked That my life is a gift That You will teach me to trust You That You are my Lord and my God That I am Your beloved one Jesus, I trust in you All Saints-St. Mary s 8:00 a.m. Men s Prayer Group Sunday, November 19 All Saints-St. Mary s basement 9 :00 a.m. St. Joseph Catholic United Finance meeting Central office 11:30 a.m. Baptism Class Eucaristic Adoration Every Monday All Saints-St. Mary s 8:00 a.m. 10:00 p.m. Every Saturday St. Stanislaus Kostka 6:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. St. Stanislaus has hours of prayer available for Adoration. Call Gene Bechtold 584-5694. Daily Mass Eucharistic Adoration is also held for one hour following daily Mass on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. No Adoration if there is a funeral on that day. Join in the Rosary 1/2 hour before all Masses! All women from our cluster are invited to attend our first Women of Worship (WoW) night on Monday, November 20th at 6:30 p.m. at St. Stanislaus Kostka in Bowlus. The evening will include a Eucharistic holy hour with praise and worship music and meditations. Women are also invited to bring a snack or dessert to share for fellowship after the holy hour. Let the Lord nurture your heart before the hustle and bustle of Thanksgiving festivities. Our cluster will be offering another opportunity to help you grow in your faith! Join us for a five week Bible study called: A Biblical Walk Through the Mass. This study is a great way to deepen your understanding of the Mass by learning about the biblical roots and significance of the words and gestures at Mass. This study will be offered at All Saints- St. Hedwig s Faith Formation Building on Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. The first lesson for the Tuesday session will be on November 28th and the first lesson for the Thursday session will be on November 30th. Call or email Kristin Molitor at the central office to register (320) 228-0105 Ministry Schedulers All Saints Patty Becker 291-6582 IC Kathy Scegura 746-2814 St. Stanislaus Margie Benusa 584-5405 Prayer Lines All Saints: Ramona Fedor 746-2395 Kathleen Ebnet 746-2227 St. Anna: Shirley Schwalbe 356-7209 Christine Maleska 356-7246 St. Stanislaus: Arlene Beniek 584-5235
News & Events Knights of Columbus Bishop Donald Kettler s birthday is Nov. 26th Thanksgiving Mass Times 7:00 p.m. Wednesday Vigil St. Stanislaus 9:00 a.m. Thursday Immaculate Conception (Last year it was at 7:00 p.m. in Bowlus and 9 a.m. in Holdingford). 7 p.m. in Bowlus). Christmas Mass schedule Christmas Vigil Sunday 5:00 p.m. Immaculate Conception 8:00 p.m. St. Stanislaus Christmas Mass 12:00 Midnight All Saints-St.Mary s (Mass Intentions are for couples Fr. Gregory married this year.) 9:00 a.m. All Saints-St. Hedwig s Thank you John, Bonnie and Kristi Woitalla wish to thank all who prayed for us, sent cards, called, visited and brought food to the house. Thank you to Fr. Gregory for the prayers and visits at the hospital. God Bless! Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina The Franciscan Sisters of Little falls invite you to join them on Thursday, November 16 from 6-7 p.m. in the Gathering Space at St. Francis Convent, Little Falls. Come to ponder God s presence in your life. For information call: (320) 632-0668 Prayers for Homa Bay Two Kenyans from our sister parish have sent requests for prayers due to the political unrest from the reelections that have been delayed twice. Please keep Homa Bay in your prayers! Vocation Mass sponsored by the St. Isidore Council will be on Tuesday, November 21st at 7:00 p.m. at All Saints-St. Hedwig s. Knights to lead the Rosary following Mass. POP TABS for Ronald McDonald House Charities will be collected to raise money to provide a home away from home for families needing a place to stay with a child who has a serious illness. Your help is Requested! Please remove the pop tabs from aluminum cans and deposit them in one of the collection containers at All Saints-St. Mary s/ St. Hedwig s or Immaculate Conception basements. God Bless! Mike Peters, Grand Knight 746-2377 Turkey Bingo is on Sunday, November 12th at 1:00 p.m. in the St. Stanislaus Church Basement. Enjoy the fun and support the Social Justice group! Theology on Tap Come join young adults in their 20s and 30s to learn more abut the Catholic faith and enjoy a night out. Thursday, November 16th at 7 p.m. At The Black and White Café in Little Falls. At 8 p.m. our speaker will be Nic Davidson who will speak about Theology of the Body. Contact: Amy.schlichting11@gmail.com Gifts for Joy The Holdingford Lioness Club is once again sponsoring this free service to area families in need that enables them to provide Christmas gifts for their children who are 18 years or younger. Families will receive individualized merchandise gift certificates form local business owners to use to purchase gifts. Any family that will need help in providing their children Christmas gifts, is asked to call Irene at 393-2472 or Bonnie 746-2276 or mail a letter to Gifts of Joy, P.O. box 205, Holdingford, MN 56340 by November 21st. Weekly Readings Monday: Wis 1:1-7/ Lk 17:1-6 Tuesday: Wis 2:23-3:9/Lk 17:7-10 Wednesday: Wis 6:1-11/ Lk 17:11-19 Thursday: Wis 7:22b-8:1/ Lk 17:20-25 Friday: Wis 13:1-9/Lk:17:26-37 Saturday: Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9/ LK 18:1-8 or Acts 28:11-16, 30-31/ Mt 14:22-33 Sunday: Prv 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31/ 1 Thes 5:1-6/Mt 25:14-30 or 25:14-15, 19-21 Bake Goods and new and gently used Christmas items Sale will be on Sunday, Nov. 19th at 12-5 p.m. at the Bowlus American Legion. Contact: Jeanette (320) 584-5631 Make God s Love Visible Last year, Catholic Charities provided help to 54,000 Central MN neighbors. They provided places to live, food and clothing, mental health assistance as well as senior citizen activities. Please consider giving to promote family life, build communities and enhance human dignity. St. Joseph Catholic United Finance Council monthly meeting: Sunday, Nov. 19th after 8 am Mass at All Saints-St. Mary s basement. Financial Contributions PARISH INCOME November 4, 2017 AS $ 5,092.61 IC $ 1,601.00 SS $ 2,117.95 Thank you for your generosity! For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be. Luke 12: 34
Parish News & Events St. Stanislaus Parish House Garage Sale Sunday after 10:00 a.m. Mass November 12th. Come see if there are any treasures you would like. Take a tour of the parish house to see what we have in our house. Maybe you ll think of some ideas for what we can do with this home. Many Many items for sale! Thank you Ron and Marion Leners and Diane Pysck for all your help. New addition Window Completion: Donors have paid for the cost of five windows so far. Two windows are still available, a front and a West window in the bell tower entry. Cost range is $3,500-$5,000. Margie or Arnie Benusa 584-5405. Soup Luncheon Sunday, November 26th after 10:00 Mass. Call Tom Fussy with the kind of soup you plan to share. Breads and bars also needed. All Parishes invited! Cost will be a donation to be given to Homa Bay. Tom Fussy (320)232-5703, (320) 584-5670 Immaculate Conception Parish Council-one man and one woman are needed as new members for the council. Please put your name, phone number and e-mail address in the box at the back of church. Thank you to the Finance Council for selling tickets for the Pot of Gold Raffle Catholic United Financial M I N I S T R E E Community service rooted in faith Look here for suggestions for our Ministree Program. When completing a task fill out one of the Ministree cards found in the back of church and turn it into the Central Office or collection basket. If more than one person is helping with the task, each should fill out a card. Each card provides $5 from Catholic Financial for our parishes. Volunteer opportunities currently available: Visit a homebound parishioner Teach Faith Formation for All Saints Make a home repair for a senior parishioner Set up for the garage sale at St. Stanislaus Mark your Calendar for: Baptism Class There will be a Baptism Class on November 19th at 11:30 a.m. in the Central Office. This class is required before the Baptism of your first child. Call the office to register: (320) 228-0105. Protect Life from beginning to end Pot of Gold Drawing Winners! 1st Prize of $5,000 to Dorine Rausch 2nd Prize of $2,500 to Steven Auer 3rd Prize of $1,000 to Jeanette Scepaniak 4th Prize of $500 to Mary and Kara Thomalla 5th Prize of $400 to Millie May and Sue Marstein 6th Prize of $300 to Patty Becker 7th Prize of $200 to Linus Ebnet 8th Prize of $200 to Dave Thene 9th Prize of $200 to Gary Posterick 10th Prize of $200 to Paul Seitz Thank you to all who participated! Prayer of Thanksgiving for the hunt Lord, I thank You for the opportunity to go out on the hunt. I thank You for the time alone to think and reflect on life. I thank You for the time with hunting friends, enjoying good fellowship, good stories, meals and drinks. Thank You for the beauty seen during the hunt and for the game taken and shared. I thank You especially for a safe hunt for myself and for all the hunters who share the field. ~www.catholicgentleman.net The Healing Power of God Linda Zwak Ellie Czeck Nancy Linz Mary Fruechte Mike Huls Ed Kantor Kieran Kloss Peter Kurtz Dave Loehlein Abby Olson Ashley Platz Kathy Ruprecht Jane Skwira Delores Stang Arnold Voss Joe Burg Violet Meagher Diana Gronau James Johnson Kinley Kruegar Irene Langner Tom Massmann Edward Opatz Judy Schehr Herman Solarz Anna Fromm Karen Warzecha Kristi Woitalla Lana Doll Kerry Kantor Katie Yurczyk, Norma Streit, Bernard Pogatchnik Sharon Prokott, Armella Schmidt, Vernon Vos Betty Namyst, Robert Stoermann, Reagan Zierden Christine Kundtson, Loraine Warzecha, Jamie Christensen, Bonnie and John Woitalla Robert Stoermann, Louise and Leander Bieniek Macallum Orton Please notify the Central Office if: You are in need of a pre-surgery anointing or are Hospitalized; would like a visit from our parish nurse; are homebound and need to have a bulletin sent; or if you need to be added or removed from the list.
Mass Schedule Monday Nov. 13 Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini,Virgin 8:00 a.m. St. Stanislaus Edmund Perowitz Tuesday Nov. 14 Wednesday Nov. 15 Thursday Nov. 16 Friday Nov.17 7:00 p.m. All Saints-St. Mary s Saint Albert the Great, Bishop and Doctor of the Church 8:00 a.m. All Saints-St. Hedwig s Saint Margaret of Scotland; Saint Gertrude, Virgin 8:00 a.m. Immaculate Conception Saint Elizabeth of Hungary No Mass Kevin Kraemer Edward and Mary Kroska Cordelia Prokott Saturday Nov. 18 The Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles; 8:00 p.m. Immaculate Conception For the People Sunday Nov.19 The Thirty-Third Sunday in ordinary time 8:00 a.m. All Saints-St. Mary s 10:00 a.m. St. Stanislaus Elmer and MaryAnn Ebnet Ben Pietrowski Faith Formation & GIFT (Generations In Faith Together) Faith Formation Directors Immaculate Conception: Kim Roth-Koning 402-4001 St. Stanislaus: Cindy Fussy 584-5982 Confirmation: Teresa LeBlanc 420-4576 Discernment Weekend Are you a young Man thinking about Diocesan priesthood? There will be a Discernment Weekend on November 16-18th at St. John Vianney Seminary in St. Paul. Contact Fr. Ben Kociemba (320)247-8878 if interested. Mark your Calendars for Gift Night December 13th, 7:00 p.m. All Saints-St. Hedwig s This is for your whole Family Needed: Immediate opening for All Saints Faith Formation Director: Part time up to 18 hours per week from August 1st-June 1st. Pay is $12 per hour which requires a weekly time card. Leadership position assisting the Pastor and staff in teaching, ministering and evangelizing the Catholic Faith by directing the teachings for children through high school but specifically oversees classes for grades 1-10. He/she will work in conjunction with the Confirmation, Youth, and Faith Formation Directors in the parishes. Applications and job descriptions can be found at the reception desk at the Central Office.
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