NOVEMBER 12, 2017 32ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL AREA FAITH COMMUNITY WELCOME AND BLESSINGS TO ALL WHO ENTER OUR CHURCHES! CHURCH OF ST. PAUL 410 5th St. - PO Box 248, Nicollet, MN 56074 Office Hours: Tuesday - Thursday... 9:00am Noon Office (Chris)... 507-232-3857 Hall... 507-232-3897 Email... stpaulccnicollet@gmail.com Deacon Steve Spilman... 507-217-6432 Dale Mack - Admin. Chair... 507-232-3496 Sharon Steffen - Social Concerns... 507-232-3887 CHURCH OF ST. PETER 1801 W Broadway Ave., St. Peter, MN 56082 Office Hours Monday - Thursday... 7:30am - 3:30pm Friday... 7:30am - 11:30am Office (Sarah)... 507-931-1628 Rectory (does not transfer to office)... 507-934-5086 Email... office@churchofstpeter.org Website... churchofstpeter.org BULLETIN DEADLINE St. Peter - Monday Noon St. Paul - Tuesday 9:30am SOCIAL MEDIA @churchofstpeterstpeter @churofstpeter View From The Ambo AREA FAITH COMMUNITY CONTACTS Pastor... Father Todd Petersen 507-931-1628 x110 Todd.petersen@churchofstpeter.org Director of Music... Barbara Frank 507-931-1628 x127 barbara.frank@johnirelandschool.org Faith Formation Director... Mary Grack 507-931-1628 x112 Mary.grack@churchofstpeter.org Youth Minister... Charlie Berneche 507-931-1628 x113 Charlie.berneche@churchofstpeter.org Business Manager... Jennifer Schugel 507-931-1628 x101 Jennifer.schugel@churchofstpeter.org Deacon John Reed... 507-519-1507 Cemetery Chair (Warren Michels)... 507-340-4801 JOHN IRELAND SCHOOL 1801 W Broadway Ave., St. Peter, MN 56082 Office Hours (during school year) M-F 7:30am-3:30pm Office (Heather)... 507-931-2810 Principal (Colleen Wenner)... 507-931-2810 X 146 Email... colleen.wenner@johnirelandschool.org Website... churchofstpeter.org/ji SACRAMENTS Baptisms (Mary)... 507-931-1628 X 112 Marriages... Contact Pastor as soon as Engaged Reconciliation... See Schedule or Contact for appointment MISSION STATEMENT: United and inspired by the Holy Trinity, we are disciples guiding disciples.
UPCOMING SCHEDULES Weekly Schedule November 12 November 19 Sunday, November 12-32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Wisdom 6:12-16 / Matthew 25:1-13 8:00 am... Mass, St. Paul 10:00 am... Mass (+Bonnie Lusky), St. Peter 10:00 am... Sunday School 12:00 pm... Mass (+Mary Lou Erhorn), GAC 6:30 pm... Confession, St. Peter 7:00 pm... LifeTeen Monday, November 13 Wisdom 1:1-7 / Luke 17:1-6 8:00 am... Mass (+Joe Weinzierl), St. Peter 9:00 am... Bible Study, St. Peter 6:30 pm... Catholic Watchmen Tuesday, November 14 Wisdom 2:23-3:9 / Luke 17:7-10 8:00 am... Mass (+Frances Lorentz), St. Peter 6:00 pm... CDA Mass (+Deceased Members), St. Peter 6:30 pm... CDA Meeting Wednesday, November 15 Wisdom 6:-11 / Luke 17:11-19 7:30 am... Confession, St. Paul 8:00 am... Mass, St. Paul 8:15 am... JI Prayer 6:00 pm... Confession, St. Peter 6:30 pm... Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal 6:30 pm... Youth Faith Formation - Grades 2-8 Thursday, November 16 Wisdom 7:22-8:1 / Luke 17:20-25 8:15 am... JI Mass (+John C. Lynch), St. Peter 1:00 pm 10:00 pm... Adoration 3:30 pm... Confession, St. Peter 6:00 pm... 4th Degree Knights Mass (+Deceased Members), St. Peter 7:30 pm... 4th Degree Knights Meeting 9:30 pm... Night Watchmen Friday, November 17 Wisdom 13:1-9 / Luke 17:26-37 8:00 am... Mass (+Frank & Elise Smisek), St. Peter Saturday, November 18 Wisdom 18:14-16; 19:6-9 / Luke 18:1-8 3:00 pm... Confession, St. Peter 4:00 pm... Mass (+Richard Koble), St. Peter Sunday, November 19-33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 / Matthew 25:14-30 8:00 am... Mass, St. Paul 10:00 am... Mass (+Douglas Pyan), St. Peter 10:00 am... Sunday School Ministry of Liturgy Schedule November 18-4:00 pm SERVERS: Jacob Stone, Emma Volk-Kleschult EME: Denise Attenberger, Bert Connor, Marie Miller, JoAnn Tate, Marlaine Smisek GIFTS: Ron Bresnahan Family LECTOR: Barb Rodning USHERS: Geri Pehrson, Mary Ann Harty, Lisa Cummiskey November 19-10:00 am SERVERS: Kylie Grack, Joseph Connor EME: Sue Connor, Joe & Teresa Kienlen, Marge Miller, Judy Pedersen, Kathy Schmidt, Heidi Wenner GIFTS: Josie Whipps LECTOR: Sue Krzmarzick USHERS: Dean & Kathy Steiner, Brian Vetter, Brian Salfer Watch your email as the next Liturgical Schedule for December, January, and February will be sent out. Please find a sub if you are scheduled for a date that you are unable to make it. Coffee and Donuts The next Coffee & Donuts will be November 19. Volunteers: Glen & Deb Schilling Catholicism on Campus Episode 12 Join Msgr. Stuart Swetland as he travels to Mount St. Mary s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland, to field the tough questions college students ask about their faith. Issues he explores include: Who is Jesus? How do virtues encourage sobriety? Is abortion always immoral? Wednesday, November 15 @ 9 pm Thursday, November 16 @ 10 am 2 Church of St. Peter
A NOTE FROM FATHER Dear Parishioners, Our deepest sympathy to Eileen Attenberger and family at the death of her brother Allen Rud, and to the families of Helen Pettis, Virginia Filler, and Iris Hill. May they all rest in peace. Congratulations to Maddox son of Alex and Jessalyn Mercado, and to Isaac son of Matt and Amanda Seehusen, who are baptized this weekend. May they grow to love the Lord. This weekend, we are compressing the Diocesan Ministries Appeal, watching the Video before Mass and having the Appeal (I am planning on being at the Youth Retreat next week). The DMA reminds us that we are a Diocesan Church, and as such, we are invited to support the wider Church than our own parish. The diocese provides us services that too easily are overlooked. Bishop assigns priests to our parishes and the diocese pays for their education. These last 10 years, the Diocese has had two cohorts of deacon candidates, and we are blessed to be recipients of both (Deacon Steve and Tony Grack). The financial office has provided oversight of our finances, assisting us in being transparent and effectively use your contributions. The Diocese also provides social services like Catholic Charities that offer personal and marital counseling for a low fee, adoption services, and other aid. There is so much other good, and the DMA covers only a small portion of these ministries. Your donation is well-used, and 20% returns to your parish. Last week was National Vocations awareness week. With so many other things to preach, I failed to mention it. Each of us is called to holiness, There are three specific vocations that are public and permanent: Religious life, Holy Orders, and Matrimony. I continue to be convinced that every single Catholic needs to discern if they are called to religious life, and every Catholic male should consider priesthood. Please encourage our youth to discern God s will, and encourage them if they express interest. Please call me, or contact Fr. Matt Wiering with the Diocesan Vocations Office. In Christ, Fr. Todd JOHN IRELAND NEWS www.churchofstpeter.org/ji We are a Catholic community welcoming students of all faiths, devoted to Gospel Values, Academic Excellence, and Christian Service. We ended the first quarter of the school year on Thursday, November 9th. Here are some highlights from the first quarter at John Ireland. Spending time with the students from Little Angels Preschool Puzzle Pals, Reading Buddies, Assemblies, Before School Time Events like Peek & Picnic and Trunk or Treat Fun for the whole family! All School Prayer Services and School Masses every week New Teachers Ms. Kate, Miss Denn, Mrs. Nissen, Mrs. Gindt, Miss Pieper, Mrs. Shey, and Ms. Heather Back to School All School Retreat Live Like You re Loved Marathon Mass, Walking and Lunch Together, Goals and Incentives, Service Projects Service to Others Student to Student Hurricane Relief and Stuff A Truck Field Trips Target Field, Holy Field Trip to New Ulm, Science and Nature Conference at GAC Top 20 Lessons Keep Your Day, Above the Line, Honor the Absent, See the Problem-Own the Problem, Showing Each Other that They Matter, Helping Others Succeed Learning about the Saints and Vocations, Learning to Read New Songs and Movement in Music, Walk/Jog/Run Program, Walk and Bike to School Day Tech Time and Using New Chromebooks and ipads.and SO MUCH MORE! JI ROCKS! 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 3
CHURCH OF ST. PAUL CHURCH OF ST. PAUL SUNDAY COLLECTION Sunday, 11/5/29 Adult - $1,603.00 / Plate - $102.00 All Saints Day $82.00 MASS SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS Wednesday, 11/15/17 8:00 am Don Leonard Sunday, 11/19/17 8:00 am Frances K. Rastetter MINISTRY OF LITURGY Sunday, November 19 USHERS: Bernie and Justin Laven, Chuck Kienlen LECTOR: Kristy Zajac EME: Barb Blashack, Jay Dorn, Barb Holmin, Jeff Zajac, Donna Zins SACRISTAN: Phyllis Wenner SERVERS: John Hiniker GIFTS: Ruth Brandel, Phyllis Wenner GREETERS: Ruth Brandel The sick and/or homebound: God is taking care of you. Pat Anton, Sister Miriam Ardolf, Pam Bernal, LeAnna Brown, Millie Dorn, Charlie and Dianne Epper, Heather Giefer, Lisa Hackett Family, Sarah Iverson, Helyna Mack, Herman Mettler, Shirley Michels, Daniel Podol, Matt Reichard, Stacy Schultz, Pat Zins, Bethany, Richard, Rob, Scott, Troy. We pray for all who are ill or hospitalized. Nursing Home Residents: Rose Marie Zins, Oak Hills, New Ulm. Betty Wenner, Benedictine, St. Peter. Group Homes: Nadine Brown, James Weber, Mary Jo Weber. Assisted Living: Mary Ann Mans, Benedictine Living Community, St. Peter. Fran Renne, Monarch Meadows, North Mankato. Betty Wenner, Ecumen Sand Prairie, St. Peter. Cletus Wenner, Heritage Meadows Senior Living, St. Peter. Book of Remembrance of the Dead: We remember and pray for our dead every time we celebrate the Holy Eucharist. Especially in the month of November, when every growing thing outdoors dies and the landscape becomes gray, we remember our dead in prayer. During November we will give a place of honor to a Book in which you may write the names of your dead. From All Saints Day (November 1) until Thanksgiving the Book will be kept open on a stand near the altar. There are no lines on the pages of the Book. You may write as little or as much as you wish. You may write large or small. At some of our liturgies we will bring the Book to the sanctuary. At every Mass during November we will pray, in the Prayers of the Faithful, for all the dead inscribed in the Book of Remembrance. PARISH NOTES: 1. Holy Rosary Church, North Mankato, 3 rd Annual November Festival, Sunday, November 12 with a Western Folk Mass at 10:00 am, music by Cedar Creek Gospel Band. A pulled pork dinner with all the trimmings served 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. Tickets: Adult - $12 (early-bird $10) / Children 6-11 - $5 / 5 and Under Free. Take-out meals available. Call 507-387-6501 to reserve your ticket now! Activities 11:00 to 3:00: Kids games, bounce house, beer garden with live Viking s broadcast, silent auction (closing at 2:00). 2. Church of St. Mary, Arlington, CCW Turkey Dinner, Sunday, November 12, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Tickets: Adult - $11 / Ages 4 to 10 - $5 / 3 and Under Free. There will also be a Raffle. 3. First Lutheran Church of Lafayette, Fall Festival, Saturday, November 18, 9:30 am to 1:00 pm. Coffee Hour: free egg coffee 9:30 to 10:30. A bone-in ham and Swedish meatball dinner will be served with real mashed potatoes, vegetables, and dessert $11.00. There will also be a bake sale, crafts and a quilt raffle silent auction. See the poster on St. Paul s Bulletin board for more information. Diocesan Ministries Appeal (DMA): Next Sunday is Commitment Sunday for the 2017 Diocesan Ministries Appeal. Watching the video today, we are reminded of the good work the DMA is doing in ministries too big for parishes to do alone, but ministries that are important to us. Remember, in supporting the DMA, we contribute to those important ministries in the Diocese. As you reflect on what your pledge should be, prayerfully keep in mind God s generosity to you. The DMA offers a great opportunity to make return to God of the blessings we have received. This year with the theme Together We are One, Bishop LeVoir invites us to consider all that we can accomplish when people and parishes work together. Be assured that contributions to the DMA will be used only for the benefit of the ministries designated in the brochure and no other purpose. 4 Church of St. Peter
CHURCH OF ST. PETER What s for Dinner? Stuff-A-Truck Service Project The John Ireland Student Council is inviting the parish to participate in our next service project. John Ireland, along with UPS, Hy-Vee, and KTOE, are working to help those of our community who do not have enough to eat. All the food we collect will go to the St. Peter Food Shelf. If you would like to help us, please bring your donations and place them in the boxes found in the church narthex or the school lobby. We will be collecting from October 30 th to November 16 th. Thank you for your help and please keep everyone who needs this service in your prayers. ~John Ireland Student Council Catholic Daughters CDA meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 14th Mass for Deceased Members, beginning at 6 pm in the chapel. All are welcome. Meeting will follow in church hall. Next Regent outing is Sunday, Nov. 12th. Knights of Columbus Reminder Monday, December 4 there will be a Crib Blessing at 6 pm followed by Fruit Basket packing. Faith Formation The Fall Retreat will be held at Dunrovin Retreat Center in Marine on St. Croix on November 17th-19th Sign up soon, spots are filling up fast! https://churchofstpeter.weshareonline.org/ws/ opportunities/fallretreat Please help donate to our LifeTeen Pizza fund as we feed our youth after LifeTeen Mass once per month. Your donations are appreciated. https://churchofstpeter.weshareonline.org/ws/ opportunities/lifeteenpizzafund Need help with your holiday shopping? Order gift cards through John Ireland School s Scrip Program! Stop by the school or parish office for order forms, go online to order, or check next week s bulletin for an order form. Orders are submitted on Fridays at 11, and orders are ready for pick up on Wednesdays. 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 5
AREA NEWS 2017 Ministry Appeal We are reminded of the good work the DMA is doing in ministries to big for parishes to do alone, but ministries that are important to us. Remember, in supporting the DMA, we contribute to those important ministries in the Diocese, but we also support the project we have identified for our parish - monies received will be to reduce our debt. As you reflect on what your pledge should be, prayerfully keep in mind God s generosity to you. The DMA offers a great opportunity to make return to God of the blessings we have received. This year with the theme Together We Are One, Bishop LeVoir invites us to consider all that we can accomplish when people and parishes work together. Be assured that contributions to the DMA will be used only for the benefit of the ministries designated in the brochure and no other purpose. Catholic Campaign for Human Development Our second collection November 25/26 will be for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. Over 46 million people in the United States live in poverty. This collection supports programs to empower people to identify and address the obstacles they face as they work to lift themselves out of poverty. By supporting this collection you give people a hand up, not a hand out. Learn more about the Catholic Campaign for Human Development at www.usccb.org/cchd/collection. Springtime in Poland and Eastern Europe April 30 May 11, 2018. Warsaw, Krokow, Auschwitz, Budapest, Prague, Vienna hosted by veteran tour leader John Vakulskas. For more information call 712-490-8047. Children s Memorial Service Each year, candles are lit around the world in memory of children who have died. Join us for a candle lighting memorial service to honor and celebrate the lives of children who died during pregnancy, childhood or adulthood. Families and friends are invited to attend a candle lighting service. Parents may bring a remembrance keepsake or framed photo of their child for display. In addition, families may submit names of children who have died to be included in the printed program for the service. For more information call the Hospice office at 507-594-2989. Sunday, December 10-6:30pm Hilltop United Methodist Church 108 S. Manitou Drive, Mankato. Worldwide Marriage Encounter The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; Listen with your spouse for God s message of love by exploring a Worldwide Marriage Encounter (WWME) weekend. The next weekends are: Nov 17-19, 2017 in Windom, MN and Feb 16-18, 2018 in Windom, MN. Early sign up is recommended. For more information visit our website at: southmnwwme.org. Winter Festival Immaculate Conception Church, St. Clair, will be holding the annual Winter Festival on Saturday, December 2. There will be a Christmas Cookie & Holiday Treat Sale, Cutest Cupcake Contest, Luncheon, Raffle, and so much more. For more information contact Cheryl at the parish office 507-245-3447. 6 Church of St. Peter
STEWARDSHIP OF DISCIPLES Treasure: Fiscal Year July 2017 - June 2018 Week ending: November 5, 2017 (current fiscal year) Actual Weekly Budget Giving Envelopes $ 5,164.27 WeShare & Electronic Giving (ACH) $ 4,289.68 Total $ 9,453.95 $10,096.15 Loose Plate / Offertory $ 286.50 $ 288.46 Children s Offertory $ 37.10 $ 28.85 World Sunday 2nd Collection: $868.11 Total Weekly Offertory $ 9,777.55 $10,413.46 Year to Date Contributions Online Giving $ 158,939.64 Year to Date Budget $197,855.74 Want a quick, easy, and safe way to donate to the church online? We now have an option for online giving. Contact the parish if you wish to stop receiving envelopes if you are giving electronically. CHURCH OF ST. PETER THRIFT & CONSIGNMENT STORE Store Hours: M-F 9-5, Saturday 9-4. (507) 931-9150 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Winter is soon upon us - we are in need of Children s Coats & Boots Closed 50% off Art & Craft Supplies - Bag of books $1 (does not include children s books) 50% off Candles, Pictures, Frames, & Vases 50% off all Clothing, Shoes, Boots, & Jewelry 50% off DVDs, Tapes, CD s, Records Closed Thanksgiving Day 50% off Christmas - Bag of books $1 (does not include children s books) 50% off all Clothing, Shoes, & Boots 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 7