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Saint Mary Catholic Church 32 1

st St. NE

Winnebago, Minnesota

Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church 214 S. Holland

Blue Earth, Minnesota

Pastor: Rev. Peter Klein

Administrative Assistant: Pat Boettcher; Faith Formation & Youth Ministry: Angie Nagel & Pat Salic

Maintenance: Duane Rorman (SS Peter & Paul)

Office: 214 S. Holland, Blue Earth 56013; 507-526-5626 – Website: www.sspeterpaulmary.org

Office hours: Mon., 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Tues., 8 a.m. – noon, Wed., 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Thurs., 8:00 – noon.

Sunday, April 14th

, 2019 – Palm SundaySUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday, 5:15 p.m., SS. Peter & Paul

Sunday, 8:00 a.m., St. Mary

Sunday, 10:00 a.m., SS. Peter & Paul

DAILY MASS SCHEDULE

Tuesday, 8:30 a.m., St. Mary

Wednesday, 7:30 a.m., SS. Peter & Paul

Thursday, 10:00 a.m., St Luke’s, Blue Earth

Friday, 8:30 a.m., SS. Peter & Paul (1st Friday

Mass is followed by Holy Hour)

Please check page 3 of bulletin for any

changes to the schedule

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m., SS. Peter & Paul

Sunday, 7:15 – 7:45 a.m., St. Mary

Sacrament of Baptism

Arrangements are made by contacting the pastor in

advance of the date.

Sacrament of Marriage

Arrangements for preparation & the date are made by

contacting the pastor at least 6 months before.

Pastoral Care of the Elderly/Sick

Please contact the pastor when someone is hospitalized or

homebound.

Prayer Network

Anyone wishing to have the prayerful support of our

parish community may relay your prayer request to Ruth

Kastner (943-3478) or Jeanette Verdoorn (526-2333) to

initiate the calling tree.

For prayers requests for St. Mary's, call Mary Franta

(893-4326) or Chris Rockers (893-3729).

Faith Formation We have resources & activities for growth & formation of

faith in all members of all ages. For our young people, we

have programs & youth ministries coordinated by Angie

Nagel at SS. Peter & Paul (526-5626) & Pat Salic at St.

Mary (236-2195).

Joining or Returning to the Catholic Church

The rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is the

process for adults to become members of the Catholic

Church. For additional information, please contact the

pastor.

To rent the Social Hall of SS Peter & Paul

To schedule activities/events, please contact Pat

Boettcher(526-5626)

Bulletin notices Contact Pat by Wednesday afternoon at

the office ([email protected]) or by phone (526-

5626).

PASTOR’S PARISHABLES

HOLY WEEK 2019: These days have the highest

priority for us. These are days we need to be together.

Palm Sunday Sunday schedule (Sat 5:15; Sun 8 & 10 am)

●Blessing & procession with palms

●Liturgy of the Word (with St. Luke’s Passion account)

●Liturgy of the Eucharist

Holy Thursday 5:00 St. Mary’s, 7:00 SS Peter & Paul

●Presentation of the newly blessed oils

●Liturgy of the Word

●Foot washing ceremony

●Liturgy of the Eucharist

●Solemn recession of Blessed Sacrament out of church

Good Friday noon St. Mary’s, 3:00 SS Peter & Paul

●Prostration

●Liturgy of the Word (with St. John’s Passion account)

●Solemn intercessions

●Veneration of the cross

●Holy Communion

Easter Vigil 8:00 pm SS Peter & Paul*!

●Service of light (starting in the dark)

●Procession of Christ candle/lighting of candles

●Proclamation of the Exultet (Easter Proclamation)

●Liturgy of the Word (extended)

●Glorious Gloria with bells

●Formal renewal of baptismal promises

●Confirmation & reception of new members*

●Liturgy of the Eucharist

Easter Sunday Sunday schedule (Sat 5:15; Sun 8 & 10 am)

●Liturgy of the Word

●Liturgy of the Eucharist

*Jessie Sturtz & Gary Engler, our 2 candidates to be

received into full communion at the Easter Vigil, were not

able to attend the Rite of Election at the beginning of

Lent—because it was cancelled because of weather.

However, we still recall the purpose of that Rite & the

verification that candidates’ sponsors & pastors are asked

to give. (This also applies to our young candidates for

May 4’s Confirmation.) So I recall here words from the

Rite spoken by the bishop & the questions he asks.

“The Christian life & the demands that flow from the

sacraments cannot be taken lightly. Therefore, before

granting these candidates their request to share fully in

the Church’s sacraments, it is important that the Church

hear your testimony about their readiness & their

intention to live out the Catholic faith. I am pleased to

recognize their desire to participate fully in the

sacramental life of the Church. I ask you now to state your

opinion so that all may hear.

● Have they faithfully listened to the apostles’ instruction

proclaimed by the Church?

● Have they come to a deeper appreciation of their bap-

tism, in which they are joined to Christ & his Church?

,● Have they reflected sufficiently on the tradition of the

Church, which is their heritage, & joined their brothers &

sisters in prayer?

● Have they advanced in a life of love & service of others?

Answering those questions, I can wholeheartedly say yes

about our 2 candidates preparing for the April 20 Vigil.

Those questions asked of them can also be asked of us. Lent originated as the final engagement period of

catechumens before initiation. But Lent’s for us too & so

are those questions. So … what’s your answer??

Our preparation for Easter is “both baptismal &

penitential,” the Church teaches. Baptismal preparation

refers to the catechumens who will be baptized at the

Easter Vigil. Penitential preparation refers to the

faithful, to us, who want to make a fresh start. “Going to

Confession”—being reconciled—is a most fruitful way we

do this, rehearsing, you might say, for the renewal of

baptism that we’ll do on Easter.

So there are extra & various times for Confession this

week for your convenience:

Tuesday 11:30 am – 12:30 pm, 4:30 – 5:30 pm

Wednesday 11:30 am – 12:30 pm, 5:00 – 6:00 pm

There are 2 traditional offerings (“collections”) during

the Triduum: At Holy Thursday Mass the wooden bowl

in the sanctuary will be filled with the fruit of lenten sac-

rifice, inspired & guided for many by Catholic Relief Ser-

vices’ Operation Rice Bowl. We will be inviting a repre-

sentative of each family to bring up a Rice Bowl offering

as the altar is prepared. The significance of bringing the

gift from the table at home to the altar at church is not lost

on us. (The liturgy is clear: that night's offering is not to

keep but is only for the poor.) The offering of Good

Friday is a traditional one benefiting Christ's homeland,

the Holy Land. Our gift will support the work of the

Franciscan Missioners who serve the people there &

maintain the shrines that mark events in Jesus’ life.

Did you meet Ona last week? The Rice Bowl Project for

last week was entitled “Journey to Gaza” & illustrated

how Catholic Relief Services (CRS) works to match

workers with job opportunities. “CRS helped me start,”

Ona says. “They gave me the chance. Now I will be able to

continue this on my own.” This rich Lenten resource of

ours also include words of Pope Francis, “Work is a

necessity, part of the meaning of life on this earth, a path

to growth, human development & personal fulfillment.” (If

you haven’t been using the Rice Bowl calendar this Lent,

how about at least reviewing it all during Holy Week?)

Renew Faith. Extend Mercy. Inspire Hope. That’s the

name of our 2019 Catholic Ministries Appeal here in our

Catholic diocese. So far, 35 of us at SSPP & 8 of us at

StM are participating. Will you be part of this?

Mass Schedule – BE=SS Peter & Paul, W=St. Mary’s

Mon No Mass Tue. /W 8:30 AM – Maurice & Audrey Slama Wed./BE 7:30 AM – Dick Wilhelmi Holy Thursday Thur. BE – St. Luke’s 10:00AM – NO MASS /W 5:00PM – MaryAnn Ziegler /BE 7:00PM – Marian Warmka Good Friday Fri./W Noon /BE 3:00PM Sat. Easter Vigil/BE 8:00PM – Dolores Engesser

Easter Sunday Sun./W 8:00AM – Fritz & Karen Bleess Sun./BE 10:00AM – Bill Stevermer

NEXT WEEK’S MINISTRY SCHEDULE:

HOLY THURSDAY Spencer Salic 5:00 – Servers: Dylan Preuss St. Mary Lynsie Salic Eucharistic Ministers: Gerald Scovill/Karen Hernandez & Mark Franta Gift Bearers: Dick & Joanne Maday Ushers: Mike Findley & Rich Findley

7:00 PM - Servers: Fr. will call SSPP Eucharistic Ministers: Gary Armon/Don Bleess/Ann Kehr Gift Bearers: Ushers

GOOD FRIDAY Noon – Servers: Spencer Salic, Jacob Stensland & St. Mary Jack Hardy Eucharistic Ministers: Len Sonnek Ushers: Doug Klocek & Bob Grant

3:00 PM – Servers: Fr. will call SSPP Eucharistic Ministers: Bill Hamlin EASTER VIGIL: 8:00PM Sat. , April 20: Servers: Fr. will call SSPP Eucharistic Ministers: Lorrain Hassing/Becky Spencer &Mary Warner Gift Bearers: Gary & Marsha Engler Ushers: Loren Prescher Group

Sun., April 21: Servers: Emma Dahl St. Mary’s Lynsie Salic Eucharistic Ministers: Sue Behnke/Jerome Behnke & Joyce Eastvold Gift Bearers: Pat & Mike Salic Sr. Ushers: Dick Kortuem & Dick Maday

Sun., April 21: Servers: Zach Kramer SSPP Timmy Nagel Ministers of Communion: Margaret Haag/Lee Mikolai & Kim Warner Gift Bearers: Tim & Barb Steier Ushers: Chuck Murphy Group

KC Corner

April 13th-Last KC Steak Fry @ BE American Legion 5-

7:30pm

April 27th-28th-KC Tootsie Roll Drive after all Masses.

The last KC Steak Fry will be April 13th at BE American

Legion. Serving from 5pm-7:30pm. Serving: Ribeye/Smoked

Windsor Chop meal, Baked Potato, Green Beans, Texas Toast,

Coffee. Kids meal: Hamburger/Grilled Cheese, Baked Potato,

Green Beans. This will be our last Steak Fry till September.

Last chance to use you certificates for the year.

Help Needed: Decorating Saints Peter and Paul church for

Easter will take place on Saturday, April 20 at 9:00 a.m. It

should take only a couple hours and it is fun. We even had the

fire department show up one year! Thanks in advance.

Blue Earth Area CCW Quarterly Meeting will be held on

Monday, April 22nd

at St. John Vianney in Fairmont. Salad

supper begins at 6 PM and the meeting starts at 7 PM in the

Hospitality Area. Featured guest speaker is Danielle Freitag, a

victim of sex trafficking, will be speaking on Sex Trafficking in

Minnesota. She is the Executive Director of Action 169 built on

a foundation of prayer, and is committed to addressing

commercial sexual exploitation and problematic substance use

through Christ-centered prevention, intervention and holistic

restoration care services. Contact Suz Carr at 943-3484 for

more info or if you need a ride.

St John the Baptist parish in Mankato is sponsoring an EARTH DAY seminar: “Caring for our Common Home” at their Parish Life Center on Saturday, April 27th 3:30-5pm. Please join us to engage in a discussion on caring for our environment. Facilitated by Fr. Joe Fogal who will present on Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment, and Briana Baker of MNIPL.org who will share practical ideas to celebrate and protect Creation! To rsvp and for more information, please contact Richard DeBona – [email protected].

Catholic Charities has one Annual Appeal each year on

Mother’s Day weekend. Transformation is always an inside-

out process for the poor and vulnerable we serve; those

broken in body and spirit. Your Catholic Charities served

7,951 individuals last year—an increase of 1,500 people in

need. It is your transforming generosity that changes lives

from the inside-out! (2019 Annual Appeal May 11th and 12

th

2019)

Equal Exchange Cemetery Fundraiser: Anyone who

would like to reorder products from Equal Exchange should

contact Lola Baxter at 525-4053 to place an order or see a

catalog. Orders will be placed on April 26th. 40% of your

purchase continues to help support the repairs and new

statuary for St. Mary’s Cemetery. SACRIFICIAL GIVING

Sacrificial Giving, SS Peter & Paul: 4/6 & 7/2019:

Adult/Plate giving needed weekly: $4,292.00

Adult/Plate giving last week: $5,356.90

Adult/Plate giving needed yr-to-date: $175,972.00

Adult/Plate giving fiscal yr-to-date: $176,443.41

Sacrificial Giving, St. Mary: 4/7/2019:

Adult/Plate giving needed weekly: $1,057.00

Adult/Plate giving last week: $1,498.25

Adult/Plate giving needed yr-to-date: $43,337.00

Adult/Plate giving fiscal yr-to-date: $50,960.69

FAITH FORMATION/YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS Angie Nagel - 526-5626 (office) - 526-3485 (home) - 507-276-5114 (cell), [email protected]

APRIL CALENDAR 17 No FF Classes during Holy Week!

23 FF/YM Board Meeting, 5:30PM

24 Final Classes for Grades K-10

MAY CALENDAR 1 First Eucharist Pics & Practice, 6PM

Confirmation Pics & Practice, 7:30PM

4 Sacrament of Confirmation, 11AM, SSPP

5 First Eucharist during 10AM Mass

15 Pizza Hut Fundraiser for Camp Summit

19 Baccalaureate during 10AM Mass

Amazing Butter Braid Results! This was our best Butter Braid sale ever! A total of 761 Butter Braids were sold for a profit of $4,185.50!!! A special thanks to all the young people who sold Butter Braids, those who ordered them after Masses and those who gave monetary donations! This money will be used to help fund summer camps and the NCYC trip in November. Thank you again for so generously supporting the young people in our parishes! If you placed an order after Masses and still need to pick up your order, please call Angie!

Joyful Noise Choir! All youth and adults are welcome to join the Joyful Noise Choir for the 10AM Easter Sunday Mass on April 21st. We will practice at 8:45AM in Church. We have plenty of room so please come and join us!

Final Class for Grades 6-10! We are going to finish our Faith Formation year on April 24th by putting our Catholic faith into action! After the winter we've had, our very own Calvary Cemetery could use some cleaning up. Here is the plan: 5:30PM Grades 6-10 meet at Calvary Cemetery

Pizza supper! 6:00 - 7:30 Cemetery clean up! * Please bring rakes (with your name on them), work gloves and wear old shoes (in case it's muddy)! Parents are more than welcome to help too!!

Attention Graduating Seniors! Parish Scholarship information will be mailed this week to all graduating Seniors. The completed forms are due to Angie no later than Monday, May 6th. Don't miss out on this opportunity to apply for one of several scholarships being awarded at the Baccalaureate Mass on Sunday, May 19th.

First Eucharist & Confirmation We are in the final month of preparation for the sacraments of First Eucharist and Confirmation. Please keep our children in your prayers as they prepare to receive Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist for the very first time and our young people as they prepare to receive the Gifts of the Holy Spirit in the sacrament of Confirmation. May they encounter God's love in a way that will transform their lives forever.

FIRST EUCHARIST CANDIDATES

Gus Ankeny

Rehgan Broderick

John Carr Ellaina Moore

Myles Moore

David Ojeda

Damian Schaper CONFIRMATION CANDIDATES

Jimmy Allis

Jocelyn Johnson

Logan Johnson

Zach Kramer Derek Lium

Ryan Madetzke

Anna Nagel Tiara Nietfeld

Keegan O'Brien

Izzy O'Rourke

Roxanne Quintero

Youth Ministry Opportunities! 1. Amor Dei Mission Trip -- June 16-19 -- Mankato, MN -- For youth in Grades 8-12 -- Cost is only $50.00 (includes housing, meals, supplies and a camp t-shirt) -- We will be staying at Fitzgerald Middle School in Mankato and all service work will be done in the greater Mankato area.

2. Steubenville North Youth Conference -- July 12-14, 2019 -- Mayo Civic Center in Rochester -- For youth in Grades 8-12 -- Cost is $355.00 (Includes Transportation, Hotel for 2 nights, T-Shirt, Registration and one Meal).

3. Camp Summit -- August 5-8, 2019 -- Eagle Bluff Environmental Center, Lanesboro, MN -- For youth currently in Grades 5, 6 and 7 -- Cost is $250.00 (Includes Transportation, Lodging, All Meals, T-shirt).

4. NCYC (National Catholic Youth Conference) -- November 20-24, 2019 -- Indianapolis, IN -- For youth currently in Grades 8-11 -- Cost is $650.00 (Includes Coach Bus Transportation, Hotel for 3 nights, 2

Meals, Breakfast every day, T-shirt, Daily Entry into NCYC).