. 35 Birch St. E • Annandale, MN 55302 St. Ignatius Father John Meyer, Pastor parish community 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 8, 2018 Message A thorn in the flesh….. (2 Corinthians 12:7) Many theologians have guessed as to what Paul was referring to. Some say it was something physical like a chronic eye problem, migraines, or a speech impediment. Some say Paul was talking about temptations from the devil. Still others say Paul was referring to those “false apostles” who do a “great deal of harm” (2 Corinthians 11:13; 2 Timothy 4:14). Whatever it was, this “thorn” caused Paul a great deal of distress. Now, compared to last Sunday’s Gospel, which told us that Jesus heals people who have faith in him, today’s reading tells us that even people who have great faith are not always healed. Paul had great faith, and he begged the Lord to deliver him, but the thorn remained. Let this sink in for a moment: Paul the miracle worker, a man through whom people were healed just by touching his clothes, was himself not healed (Acts 19:12). Clearly, healing is a mystery that we cannot fully un- derstand. But here is what we can understand: God, our heavenly Father, knows us intimately (Jeremiah 1:5). He knows why Paul was not healed of this thorn. He knows why Francis of Assisi was not healed of his eye disease. He knows why some of our loved ones continue to suffer as well. God knows all the thorns in our lives—spiritual, emotional, and physi- cal—and he knows the plans he has for our lives. In many cases, we won’t find the answers to these mysteries until we are united with the Lord in heaven. But that doesn’t mean we should lose our faith. If anything, these mysteries should deepen it! Sometimes, the only answer is to pray for cour- age, resiliency, and steadfastness. Sometimes, the only answer we have is to trust God and have faith in “what we do not see” (Hebrews 11:1). This is exactly what Paul did. He trusted that God’s grace would be suffi- cient for him. And it was sufficient—just as it can be for all of us. “Lord, help me to deal with the thorns in my life. Jesus, I surrender them to you.” The WORD Among Us, Daily Meditations for Catholics July/August 2018 edition Welcome! This church is our Heavenly Father’s house, a place of solace and grace; so feel at home here. Enter reverently, pray quietly, sing joyfully, listen attentively, give cheerfully and come back glad- ly. If you are new to our community; Welcome! If you are visiting, please remain a few minutes after Mass and get acquainted. We are a welcoming com- munity. To know more about us please call 320-274- 8828. Web site: www.stignatiusmn.com Changes to the Daily Mass Schedule Father Andrew Stueve will celebrate Daily Mass on Monday evenings at 6:00 p.m. In exchange, there will NOT be Daily Mass on Fridays of each week. VIRTUS Session @ St. Ignatius Saturday, July 21st from 9:00 a.m. to noon VIRTUS is for anyone who needs to attend for their Essential 3. If you are planning to volunteer time with the youth, you will need to have E3 status. E-3 includes: Background check, Code of Conduct, and attending a VIRTUS Session BEFORE you begin your volunteer duties. This includes helping with Vacation Bible School, teaching Faith Formation classes, hall monitoring during classes, chaperoning, etc. It is mandatory that you have completed the E-3 process. If you have questions or need help with this process contact Dianne Mosley at 320-274-8828 ext. 33, or email at [email protected]
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35 B irch St . E • Annandale , MN 55302
St. Ignatius Father John Meyer, Pastor
p a r i s h c o m m u n i t y
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 8, 2018
Message
A thorn in the flesh….. (2 Corinthians 12:7)
Many theologians have guessed as to what Paul was referring to. Some say it was something physical like a chronic eye problem, migraines, or a speech impediment. Some say Paul was talking about temptations from the devil. Still others say Paul was referring to those “false apostles” who do a “great deal of harm” (2 Corinthians 11:13; 2 Timothy 4:14). Whatever it was, this “thorn” caused Paul a great deal of distress.
Now, compared to last Sunday’s Gospel, which told us that Jesus heals people who have faith in him, today’s reading tells us that even people who have great faith are not always healed. Paul had great faith, and he begged the Lord to deliver him, but the thorn remained.
Let this sink in for a moment: Paul the miracle worker, a man through whom people were healed just by touching his clothes, was himself not healed (Acts 19:12). Clearly, healing is a mystery that we cannot fully un-derstand.
But here is what we can understand: God, our heavenly Father, knows us intimately (Jeremiah 1:5). He knows why Paul was not healed of this thorn. He knows why Francis of Assisi was not healed of his eye disease. He knows why some of our loved ones continue to suffer as well.
God knows all the thorns in our lives—spiritual, emotional, and physi-cal—and he knows the plans he has for our lives. In many cases, we won’t find the answers to these mysteries until we are united with the Lord in heaven. But that doesn’t mean we should lose our faith. If anything, these mysteries should deepen it! Sometimes, the only answer is to pray for cour-age, resiliency, and steadfastness. Sometimes, the only answer we have is to trust God and have faith in “what we do not see” (Hebrews 11:1).
This is exactly what Paul did. He trusted that God’s grace would be suffi-cient for him. And it was sufficient—just as it can be for all of us.
“Lord, help me to deal with the thorns in my life. Jesus, I surrender them to you.”
The WORD Among Us, Daily Meditations for Catholics July/August 2018 edition
Welcome! This church is our Heavenly Father’s house, a place of solace and grace; so feel at home here. Enter reverently, pray quietly, sing joyfully, listen attentively, give cheerfully and come back glad-ly. If you are new to our community; Welcome! If you are visiting, please remain a few minutes after Mass and get acquainted. We are a welcoming com-munity. To know more about us please call 320-274-8828. Web site: www.stignatiusmn.com
Changes to the Daily Mass Schedule Father Andrew Stueve will celebrate Daily Mass on Monday evenings at 6:00 p.m. In exchange, there will NOT be Daily Mass on Fridays of each week.
VIRTUS Session @ St. Ignatius Saturday, July 21st from 9:00 a.m. to noon VIRTUS is for anyone who needs to attend for their Essential 3. If you are planning to volunteer time with the youth, you will need to have E3 status. E-3 includes: Background check, Code of Conduct, and attending a VIRTUS Session BEFORE you begin your volunteer duties. This includes helping with Vacation Bible School, teaching Faith Formation classes, hall monitoring during classes, chaperoning, etc. It is mandatory that you have completed the E-3 process. If you have questions or need help with this process contact Dianne Mosley at 320-274-8828 ext. 33, or email at [email protected]
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Community News 2 Mass Intentions Saturday, July 7th 5:00 p.m. † Floyd & Florence Rasset Sunday, July 8th 8:30 a.m. Parishioners 10:30 a.m. † Christine Koch Monday, July 9th 6:00 p.m. Parishioners Tuesday, July 10th 8:00 a.m. † Gordon Marquette Wednesday, July 11th 8:00 a.m. † Florence Rasset Thursday, July 12th 8:00 a.m. Parishioners Friday, July 13th No Daily Mass Saturday, July 14th 5:00 p.m. † Marie Rasset Sunday, July 15th 8:30 a.m. † Francis “Ozzie” Logeais 10:30 a.m. Parishioners
Ministry Schedules Saturday, July 14th @ 5:00 pm Altar Servers: Isaac Millner - Michael Millner Eucharistic Ministers: Christopher Groth - Ione Latour Greeters: Jerry & Deb Goodale Lector: John Volden Sacristan: John Volden Ushers: Jon Fashant - Loren Frappier - Christopher Groth - Fred Schlafke Sunday, July 15th@ 8:30 a.m. Altar Servers: Matthew Steinhoff - Faith Thrun Eucharistic Ministers: Larry & Linda May - Becky Neumann Greeters: Jeff & Jackie Steinhoff family - Becky Neumann Lector: Jan Braun Sacristan: Tom Gay Ushers: Jim Braun - Sam Millner - Dan Oliver - Wayne Rathje Sunday, July 15th@ 10:30 a.m. Altar Servers: Hannah Filek - Kassy Filek - Stephanie Filek Eucharistic Ministers: Jeff Burkhardt - Lori Guck - Julie Sedey Greeters: Chad & Jennifer Filek family Lector: Jessica Chapman Sacristan: Dale Bodine Ushers: Chad Filek - Kyle Garcia - Joe Ruprecht - Dave Spike
Love INC-Big Woods If you are getting tired of your old furniture, or are combining households or down-sizing, Love INC can help. We have volunteers that will pick up your furniture at no cost to you. If you live in the Buffalo city limits, email [email protected] a picture and description of your item, and you will be contacted. Especially needed are wooden dressers, night stands, end tables and kitchen tables & chairs. (Sorry – mattresses, box springs, cribs, TV’s or sleeper sofas cannot be accepted.) Items are picked up monthly, when you contact Love INC they will provide the date of pick up.
Housekeeper for the Rectory This is currently a bi-weekly job, dependent on needs at the rectory. If you are inter-ested, please contact the parish office for an application and further details. 320-274-8828 ext. 21 or email [email protected]
Business Administrator Position Open: Holy Spirit Academy is a private high school in the Catholic tradition located in St. Henry’s education wing in Monticel-lo, MN. We are actively seeking an energetic part-time Business Administrator with strong leadership skills to manage and assist in implementing administrative, fund-raising, marketing, and development activities of the school. The Business Adminis-trator will be responsible for supporting the Executive Director’s goals and responsi-bilities. Ideal candidate is a team player with comprehensive working knowledge of school finance, operations, and budgeting; the ability to promote a strong institu-tional advancement program; able to maintain confidentiality; be an excellent com-municator, net worker, and friend builder; have attention to detail; and be techno-logically savvy. QuickBooks, Constant Contact, and Donor Snap knowledge is pre-ferred. The Business Administrator should possess the minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Administration, accounting, or finance, or related field. Position starts with 20 hours per week year-round with potential to increase to full-time with the growth of the school. Please send cover letter, resume, and three professional refer-ences to [email protected]
CCW meeting: Thurs., July 12 at 6:30 We will discuss upcoming events, hear a bit of history, share a story or two and have some fun! CCW ladies will add a Santa Craft Shop to the Christ Child Luncheon in Decem-
ber of this year! Everyone is invited to donate your creative works. Questions,
contact Pam Petersen 274-8074
Summer Mission Cooperative Plan Our guest next weekend, July 14th & 15th, is Hugh Smeltekop, Executive Director of the Carmen Pampa Fund. Founded in 1999, Carmen Pampa Fund is a Minnesota-based non-profit organization that generates resources to assist with the growth and development of the Unidad Académica Cam-pesina-Carmen Pampa, a college in rural Bolivia that serves poor families through education, research, production, and community service projects. Areas of study include: Agronomy, Nursing, Education, Veterinary Science, Ecotourism. The areas of study were chosen because they respond to the needs of the people living in remote and under-served rural areas of Bolivia. The mission of the College calls graduates to respond to and solve problems in their home communities. Graduates have markedly improved income lev-els and are serving targeted rural areas; they deeply value their education and consider the College responsible for their access to new opportunities. A second collection will be taken for this mission fund, next weekend at all of the masses. Please be as generous as possible.
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Community News & Youth Activity 3
Next Baptismal Class - 2ndTuesday of August, the 14th, 2018 @ 7:00 p.m. All baptisms at St. Ignatius require parents attend the class before the baptism can be arranged. The ses-sion involves discussion on the pur-
pose, history, symbolism, and the Rite of Baptism. In-sights into Christian parenting are also briefly considered at this time. Please contact the rectory office if you plan to attend the class. The Sacrament of Baptism is held during a weekend mass, contact the parish office to regis-ter for the class or to make arrangements for the baptism. (320- 274-8828)
Free Store in Annandale Annandale Area Food Shelf Free Store - Hwy. #55 & Cherry Ave. in “Midtown 55” Mall, across Cherry Ave. from the Cenex Gas Station, (clothing & small household items). Annandale Area Food Shelf - 390 Annandale Blvd., (take Hwy. #55 east to Annandale Blvd.) Mondays: 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. - Food Shelf Mondays: 1:00 to 3:00 Free Store Wednesdays: 5:00 to 6:45 p.m. - Food Shelf Fridays: 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. - Food Shelf Tuesday: 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Free Store Wednesdays: 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. - Free Store Thursday: 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. - Free Store Fridays: 9:00 a.m. to Noon - Free Store
Love Inc. Store, Maple Lake Thursday: 10 am to 6 pm
Friday & Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 pm
Love INC - St. Ignatius partners with Love Inc., a non-profit group that provides services, rides for medi-cal appointments & job interviews, minor car & house-hold repairs, delivery of used furniture & household items. All services are provided by area church volun-teers. Love Inc. is not an emergency agency and has no cash to give out. However, resources allow some callers to be referred to other agencies in a crisis situation. If you have a need and live in Annandale, Maple Lake or Buffalo, call the Clearinghouse at 763-682-6820. Volunteers from St. Ignatius are also needed to help with the ministries - call 763-682-6820
Seminary Application Information Meeting Wednesday, August 15, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Saint John Vianney College Seminary, 2110 Selby Avenue, St. Paul Are you a High School Senior interested in college seminary? This meeting is for men entering their Senior year in High School and are interested in entering semi-nary formation for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and attending Saint John Vianney college seminary. Parents or guardians are also encouraged to attend. Join us for Mass, a light meal, tour of the seminary and discussion of appli-cation procedures for Fall 2019 entry. Questions? Please contact the Office of Vo-cations at 651-962-6890. Registration is required! Register online at 10000vocations.org.
STILL LOOKING FOR GARDENING VOLUNTEERS! Spring has arrived! Mulch has been refreshed and the flowers have been planted! Last year the outside perimeter was divided into (5) sections and we are so grateful for our gardening friends who volunteered and helped keep the shrubs and flowers watered, weeded and looking beautiful! Hoses on reels, wands and watering cans have been placed on both sides of the Church in an effort to make the task easier for a once a week commitment, (weather dependent). If you or your family would be interested in considering this please call Jerry or Pam Rudolph and leave a message at 320-274-2142. Thank you in advance for your consideration, energy and volunteerism!
We will be offering an exciting week of Vacation Bible School this summer! You are invited to join us as we get SHIPWRECKED and then RESCUED BY JE-SUS! Our journey will begin on Monday August 6th and run through Friday Au-gust 10th here at the Church of St Ignatius from 9:00am to Noon! Please watch your emails for more information and registration forms coming soon! VOLUN-TEERS ARE NEEDED OF ALL AGES…if you are interested in helping in any way please contact Mary in the Youth Faith Formation office at 274.8828 ext 24 or [email protected]. There is something for everyone! Please refer to page #2 of this bulletin for the upcoming VIRTUS session to be held at St. Ignatius on July 21st. If you have not attended a session to gain E-3 status, please sign up for the July 21st session to qualify.
The Power of Produce Club for Children “POP” Saturday morning Annandale Farmer’s Market - 8 a.m. - noon The Power of Produce Club (POP) is for children ages 4 through 12 years of age. Each week children receive a $2. token to spend only on fresh fruits and vegetables from local growers. The Annandale Farmers Market accepts SNAP/EBT. The Annandale POP program is sponsored by five Annandale area businesses: In Hot Water, Miller’s Jewelry, Laketown Dental, French Lake Farmer, and Annan-dale Family & Sports Chiropractic. These sponsors pay for the $2 tokens as well as costs incurred on supplies.
Due to the early transmittal of this bulletin, stew-ardship totals for the weekend of June 30th and July 1st were not available. We will print two weeks of stewardship totals in the next bulletin.
Congratulations Sister Carol Schmit The Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls are pleased to present the newly elected lead-ership for 2018-2023. Sister Carol Schmit, formerly of St. Ignatius and Clare’s Well of Annandale, is the Lead Community Minister of the Order and her Assis-tants are Sister Grace Skwirs, Sister Charlene Grossman, and Sister Carolyn Law. Installation Mass was celebrated at Sacred Heart Chapel in Little Falls on June 10th. Sister Carol’s address at the Franciscan Sisters is 116—8th Avenue SE, Little Falls, MN. 56345-3597. Our best wishes to the new leadership team and we ask the Lord to bless Sister Carol and her assistants in their new commitments with the Franciscan Sisters. Congratulations to them all!
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Mike Cavanaugh Sally Custer Bayley Blomster Mary Antil Larry Oberg Elaine Manke Kathleen Braun Joseph Niznik Ed Kaz Jen Braun Jerry Birgin Kelly Bergesch Lynnea Stay Jerry Bruns Katelyn Buscher Crew Rothstein Darwin Kuehn Rose Mary Nelson Tom & Kay Klingelhutz Russell Ottenstroer Bob Moynagh Bette Malone Shari Danzeisen
NEWS & NOTES 4A 4B D IRECTORY
Parish Office 35 Birch Street East • Annandale, MN 55302 PO Box 126 Office hours: 8:00 - 4:00 Monday through Friday (excluding the noon hours) The office will be closed on Thursday, June 28th. Contact the office via email [email protected] Phone: 274-8828-Ext. 21 Fax: 274-3961 Web Site: http://www.stignatiusmn.com
Religious Education Office Mail Address: P.O. Box 126 Phone: Youth F.F. classes Office 274-8828 - Ext. #24 E-mail: [email protected] Hours: (Summer hours) Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs. 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Youth Ministers Office: position open Hours: position open Library Hours: Saturday & Sunday before and after the weekend masses.
Mass Schedule Weekend Masses Saturday Mass - 5:00 p.m. Sunday Masses - 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Daily Mass Monday at 6 pm; Tuesday through Thursday at 8 a.m. Reconciliation One-half hour before Saturday Mass of Convenience
Sacraments Baptisms Members should contact the parish at least two (2) months in advance of the baptism. Baptismal Classes are held the 2nd Tuesday of February, May, August, and November. Parents are required to attend this class before the baptism. Baptisms are scheduled through the parish office 274-8828 ext. 21 Weddings Members should contact the pastor at least six (6) months in advance of the desired date.
Homebound Ministry If you or someone you know would like one of our home visitors to stop by your residence for companion- ship, prayer, or have communion brought to you, please call the Parish office 274-8828 to make arrangements
Prayer Requests To place prayer requests in the bulletin, please call the secretary 274-8828 ext. 21
Bulletin Deadline Tuesdays 11:00 a.m.
Scripture Study Groups will begin again in the fall. Thurs., July 12th - Caregivers meeting 10:00-11:00 a.m. Thurs., July 12th - CCW meeting 6:30 p.m. Weekend June 14th/15th - Mission Co-op speaker Thurs., July 19th - Parish Pastoral Council Mtg. 7:00 pm
Readings for the Week of July 8, 2018 Sunday: Ez 2:2-5/Ps 123:1-2,2,3-4/2 Cor 12: 7-10/Mk 6:1-6a Monday: Hos 2:16, 17b-18,21-22/Ps 145:2-9/ Mt 9:18-26 Tuesday: Hos 8:4-7,11-13/Ps 115:3-6,7ab-8, 9-10/Mt 9:32-38 Wednesday: Hos 10:1-3,7-8,12/Ps 105: 2-7/ Mt 10: 1-7 Thursday: Hos 11:1-4, 8e-9/Ps 80:2ac & 3b, 15- 16/Mt 10:7-15 Friday: Hos 14:2-10/Ps 51:3-4,8-9,12-13, 14 & 17/Mt 10:16-23 Saturday: Is 6:1-8/Ps 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5/ Mt 10:24-33 Next Sunday: Am 7:12-15/Ps 85:9-10,11-12,13-14/ Eph 1:3-14 or 1:3-10/Mk 6:7-13
Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not with-out honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house.” He was amazed at their lack of faith. Mark 6: 4, 6
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Mike Cavanaugh Sally Custer Bayley Blomster Mary Antil Larry Oberg Elaine Manke Kathleen Braun Joseph Niznik Ed Kaz Jen Braun Jerry Birgin Kelly Bergesch Lynnea Stay Jerry Bruns Katelyn Buscher Crew Rothstein Darwin Kuehn Rose Mary Nelson Tom & Kay Klingelhutz Russell Ottenstroer Bob Moynagh Bette Malone Shari Danzeisen
NEWS & NOTES 4A 4B D IRECTORY
Parish Office 35 Birch Street East • Annandale, MN 55302 PO Box 126 Office hours: 8:00 - 4:00 Monday through Friday (excluding the noon hours) The office will be closed on Thursday, June 28th. Contact the office via email [email protected] Phone: 274-8828-Ext. 21 Fax: 274-3961 Web Site: http://www.stignatiusmn.com
Religious Education Office Mail Address: P.O. Box 126 Phone: Youth F.F. classes Office 274-8828 - Ext. #24 E-mail: [email protected] Hours: (Summer hours) Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs. 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Youth Ministers Office: position open Hours: position open Library Hours: Saturday & Sunday before and after the weekend masses.
Mass Schedule Weekend Masses Saturday Mass - 5:00 p.m. Sunday Masses - 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Daily Mass Monday at 6 pm; Tuesday through Thursday at 8 a.m. Reconciliation One-half hour before Saturday Mass of Convenience
Sacraments Baptisms Members should contact the parish at least two (2) months in advance of the baptism. Baptismal Classes are held the 2nd Tuesday of February, May, August, and November. Parents are required to attend this class before the baptism. Baptisms are scheduled through the parish office 274-8828 ext. 21 Weddings Members should contact the pastor at least six (6) months in advance of the desired date.
Homebound Ministry If you or someone you know would like one of our home visitors to stop by your residence for companion- ship, prayer, or have communion brought to you, please call the Parish office 274-8828 to make arrangements
Prayer Requests To place prayer requests in the bulletin, please call the secretary 274-8828 ext. 21
Bulletin Deadline Tuesdays 11:00 a.m.
Scripture Study Groups will begin again in the fall. Thurs., July 12th - Caregivers meeting 10:00-11:00 a.m. Thurs., July 12th - CCW meeting 6:30 p.m. Weekend June 14th/15th - Mission Co-op speaker Thurs., July 19th - Parish Pastoral Council Mtg. 7:00 pm
Readings for the Week of July 8, 2018 Sunday: Ez 2:2-5/Ps 123:1-2,2,3-4/2 Cor 12: 7-10/Mk 6:1-6a Monday: Hos 2:16, 17b-18,21-22/Ps 145:2-9/ Mt 9:18-26 Tuesday: Hos 8:4-7,11-13/Ps 115:3-6,7ab-8, 9-10/Mt 9:32-38 Wednesday: Hos 10:1-3,7-8,12/Ps 105: 2-7/ Mt 10: 1-7 Thursday: Hos 11:1-4, 8e-9/Ps 80:2ac & 3b, 15- 16/Mt 10:7-15 Friday: Hos 14:2-10/Ps 51:3-4,8-9,12-13, 14 & 17/Mt 10:16-23 Saturday: Is 6:1-8/Ps 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5/ Mt 10:24-33 Next Sunday: Am 7:12-15/Ps 85:9-10,11-12,13-14/ Eph 1:3-14 or 1:3-10/Mk 6:7-13
Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not with-out honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house.” He was amazed at their lack of faith. Mark 6: 4, 6
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