Parish of the Diocese of Winona and staffed by the priests of the

“Institute of the Incarnate Word” IVE Pastor: Fr. Mariano Varela, IVE Associate Pastor: Fr. Octavio Cortez, IVE Fr. Richard Yevchak, IVE Administrator: Mark Frederick, ext 108 Secretary: Shirley Pestka, ext. 101 Faith Formation: Beth Shank, ext. 109 Youth Ministry: Beverly Miller ext. 110 Music & Liturgy: Lisa Knutson ext. 102 Parish Trustee: Frank Cesario Daniel Scott Priest Residence: 512 Mulberry St. 387-2565

Loyola Catholic School: 388-2997 IVE High School Seminary: 387-2565

Mass Schedule

Daily: 7:00 am Monday thru Friday 8:00 am Saturday

Saturday: 5:15 pm

Sunday: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 am 1:00 pm (Espan ol)

Holy Day: See bulletin

SS Peter & Paul Parish Office: 105 North Fifth St. Mankato, MN 56001

Phone: 507-388-2995 Fax: 507-388-7661

E-mail: sspp@hickorytech.net

4TH SUNDAY OF EASTER

APRIL 26, 2015

4TH SUNDAY OF EASTER 2

Mass Intentions 27 Monday: 7:00 AM

+Creighton “Corky” James: John & Mary Kneefe

+Lefty Haefner: Frank & Jackie Cesario

+Souls in Purgatory: Liz Tabor

28 Tuesday: 7:00 AM

+Emeteria Dumpa: Nenita Schonrock

+Michael Miller: Edith Miller & Family

+Sharon Yonkovich: Mike Y onkovich

Oaklawn Health Care: 3:30 pm + Dee Tacheny:

Jim Szarke

29 Wednesday: 7:00 AM

+Harold Haefner: Holy Family/Catholic Aid

+Francis “IKE” Sweiger: Marge Sweiger

+Orphaned Souls: Lai and Khuou Nguyen

30 Thursday: 7:00 AM

+Living and Deceased of Joseph and Ida Mocol

Family: Genevieve Mocol & Family

+Dee Tacheny: Marian Ostgarden

+Wally Zellmer: Janet Rudie

01 Friday: 7:00 AM

+Mary Marso: Margaret Rengstord

+Phyllis Niederegger: Susan Cashman

+Travis Freeberg: Jerry & Judy Freeberg

02 Saturday: 8:00 AM +Ray Sieberg: Agnes Sieberg

+Frank Willaert: Kay Willaert & Family

+Living and Deceased of the Catholic Daughter of the

Americas

Weekly Schedule Sunday, April 26

8:40 am and 10:40 am Catechism Class- Room 302

Coffee/Roll in Jesuit Hall after 9:30 Mass

Monday, April 27

7:00 pm KC Meeting in Upper Room

Tuesday, April 28

7:30 am to 12 noon Adoration in Xavier Chapel

6:00 pm Finance Council in Room 203 Xavier Hall

Wednesday, April 29

6:00 pm RCIA meets in Room 203 of Xavier Hall

6:00 pm Re-discover Catholicism Room 302 Xavier Hall

Thursday, April 30 7:00 pm Rosary for Priests in Xavier Hall Chapel

Friday, May 01

7:30 am to 6 pm Adoration in Xavier Chapel

Saturday, May 02

9:00 am Latin Mass

9:00 am Legion of Mary in Xavier Room 203

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday: 11 am-noon; & 4-5 pm Daily: After the 7:00 am Mass Other times by appointment.

Sacrament of Baptism Contact the Parish Office at least one month in advance of the desired date. The usual time for Baptism is at 4:15 pm the last Sat-urday of the month.

Sacrament of Matrimony For registered, participating members of the Parish, arrangements for preparation and the date are made by contacting one of the pastors, at least six months before the wedding.

Bulletin Notices All articles for the bulletin are due by 2 pm on Tuesday. Bulletin articles should always be turned in to the parish office with a contact per-son’s name and phone number.

New Members Welcome Please register at the Parish Office.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 11:1-18; Ps 42:2-3; 43:3, 4; Jn 10:1-10

Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26; Ps 87:1b-7; Jn 10:22-30

Wednesday: Acts 12:24 — 13:5a; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Jn 12:44-50

Thursday: Acts 13:13-25: Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25, 27; Jn 13:16-20

Friday: Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2:6-11ab; Jn 14:1-6 or (for the memorial) Gn 1:26 — 2:3 or Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24; Ps 90:2-4, 12-14, 16; Mt 13:54-58

Saturday: Acts 13:44-52; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 14:7-14

Sunday: Acts 9:26-31; Ps 22:26-28, 30-32;

1 Jn 3:18-24; Jn 15:1-8

PASTOR’S MESSAGE 3 PASTOR’S MESSAGE 3

World Day of Prayer for Vocations: April 26, the 4th Sunday of Easter and also known as

“Good Shepherd Sunday,” is the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. On this weekend, the

Church reminds us of our need to pray, as Jesus told His disciples, that “the Lord of the harvest

may send out laborers in his harvest” (Lk 10:2). For over fifty years the universal Church has

celebrated this Sunday as the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. In this way she reminds us of

our need to pray, as Jesus himself told his disciples, so that 'the Lord of the harvest may send out

labourers into his harvest'. Jesus' command came in the context of His sending out missionaries.

He called not only the twelve Apostles, but another seventy-two disciples whom He then sent out,

two by two, for the mission. Since the Church 'is by her very nature missionary', the Christian vocation is necessarily

born of the experience of mission. Hearing and following the voice of Christ the Good Shepherd, means letting our-

selves be attracted and guided by Him, in consecration to Him; it means allowing the Holy Spirit to draw us into this

missionary dynamism, awakening within us the desire, the joy and the courage to offer our own lives in the service of

the Kingdom of God.

Priestly vocations are necessary in the Church, because “without the priests the Church could not live this fundamental

obedience that lies at the heart of its existence and its mission in history, that is, obedience to the command of Jesus:"

Id, therefore, and make disciples of all Nations "(Mt 28: 19) and "Do this in commemoration of me"(Lk 22:"19; CFF. 1 Cor

11, 24), i.e. the mandate to proclaim the Gospel and to renew every day the sacrifice of His body delivered and His

blood poured out for the life of the world ". The problem of the shortage of priests affects all the faithful, not only be-

cause it depends on the religious future of Christian society, but also, the vitality of faith and love from each parish and

diocesan community, and is testimony of the moral health of Christian families. Where there are numerous vocations to

the religious and ecclesiastical state, is generously lived according to the Gospel ". Pope Benedict XVI in his apostolic

exhortation “Sacramentum Caritatis” # 25 affirms: “The pastoral care of vocations needs to involve the entire Chris-

tian community in every area of its life. Obviously, this pastoral work on all levels also includes exploring the matter

with families, which are often indifferent or even opposed to the idea of a priestly vocation. Families should generously

embrace the gift of life and bring up their children to be open to doing God's will. In a word, they must have the cour-

age to set before young people the radical decision to follow Christ, showing them how deeply rewarding it is” the

lack of vocations could response to deficiencies in our personal lives, the weakness in the faith of our parish, regarding

the young men and women, omissions and lack of interest. To deal with the problem of vocations we need to increase

our hope in God's faithfulness, that will give us pastors according to your heart (cf. Jer 3, 15) and rely on the grace of

God, beseeching the Lord of the harvest that send out laborers into his harvest (cf. lk 10: 2). But on our part is required

to create a vocational culture, i.e., cultivating favorable field for the seed of vocation take root, grow and flourish. This

field is characterized by gratitude, openness to service, affection, understanding, forgiveness, and responsibility.

Parish Vocation Promotion

“It is my hope that the local Churches and all the various groups within them, will become places where vocations are carefully dis-

cerned and their authenticity tested, places where young men and women are offered wise and strong spiritual direction. In this way,

the Christian community itself becomes a manifestation of the Love of God in which every calling is contained.”

Pope Benedict XVI, Vocations, the Gift of the Love of God Fr. Mariano Varela, IVE

For Graduating High School Students

and Their Parents Students, stay Connected with your Catholic Faith when you go off to College. The NEWMAN CONNECTION High

School Outreach Program helps you connect with your local Catholic College Campus Ministry. When students are

entered into the NEWMAN CONNECTION database, their information will automatically be sent to the local Catholic

Campus Ministry (Newman Center or local Catholic Parish’s college youth group when there is not a Newman Center

on Campus). The Campus Minister can then contact the student to invite them to their activities on Campus. The NEW-

MAN CONNECTION has been a great help in keeping our students connected to their Catholic Faith during their Col-

lege years.

If you are a graduating High School Student or parent thereof, please stay connected to your Catholic campus ministry

by contacting Frank Brandt at 507-327-8889 or fxbrandt@gmail.com with the student’s name and choice of College /

University (with location) that they will be attending this fall. The NEWMAN CONNECTION is a service of the local

Serra Club.

APRIL 26 , 2015 4

Sunday 11:30 am

Pat Roesch

Doreen Slater

Marlene Houg

Edward & Michael

Nguyen

Mallory Hoffman

Tim/Shelly Altenhofen

Magdalen Spriggs

Gloria Brosnan

Don Slater

Mark Brosnan

Tom Mocol

Minister Schedule for May 2-3 2015

PHÚC ÂM: Ga 10, 11-18

"Mục tử tốt lành thí mạng sống vì chiên".

Tin Mừng Chúa Giêsu Kitô theo Thánh Gioan.

Khi ấy, Chúa Giêsu phán: "Ta là mục tử tốt lành. Mục

tử tốt lành thí mạng sống vì chiên. Kẻ làm thuê không

phải là chủ chiên, và các chiên không phải là của người

ấy, nên khi thấy sói đến, nó bỏ chiên mà trốn. Sói sẽ bắt

chiên và làm chúng tản mát. Kẻ chăn thuê chạy trốn, vì

là đứa chăn thuê, và chẳng tha thiết gì đến đàn chiên. Ta

là mục tử tốt lành, Ta biết các chiên Ta, và các chiên Ta

biết Ta. Cũng như Cha biết Ta và Ta biết Cha, và Ta thí

mạng sống vì đàn chiên. Ta còn những chiên khác

không thuộc đàn này; cả những chiên đó Ta cũng phải

mang về đàn; chúng sẽ nghe tiếng Ta. Và sẽ chỉ có một

đàn chiên và một chủ chiên. Vì lẽ này mà Cha yêu mến

Ta, là Ta thí mạng sống để rồi lấy lại. Không ai cất

mạng sống khỏi Ta, nhưng tự Ta, Ta thí mạng sống. Ta

có quyền thí mạng sống và cũng có quyền lấy lại. Đó là

mệnh lệnh Ta đã nhận nơi Cha Ta". Đó là lời Chúa.

Extraordinary

Ministers of

Holy

Communion

Altar Servers

Lector

Greeters

Ushers

Saturday 5:15 pm

Barb Bruns, Mike/Sandy

Bach, Jerry/Mary Huettl,

JoAnn Hensel,

Shirley Pestka

Linh Dinh

Jerry Tran

Amber Blasl

Cindy Willaert, Jeanette

Marka, Jackie Anderson

Millie Daufenbach

Mike Spellacy, Jim

Schweiss, Richard

Keltgen, Les Schneider

Sunday 7:30 am

Steve/Carol Raymond,

Ginny Scheurer, Vicky

Goettl, Dave Reimann

B. Peters, B. Johnson

Lisa & Wyatt

Rodriguez

Leah Rodriguez

Rosemary Burgess, Pat

& Lauren Johnston,

Cathy Thomas

Phil Chester, Dave

Reimann, Juan Rodri-

guez, George Wilmes

Sunday 9:30 am

Dan Silver, Joe Mocol,

Cate Johnson, Steve

Howe, Leo Roth, Liz

Tabor, Paul Willaert

Cassidy &

Matthew Krueger

Craig Soupir

Dan/Marie Wood, Judy

Kraft, Paul/Ger Kragh

John/Joanne Lamm

Jerry Krueger

Bradly Schulz

Curt Eichers

Loyola Catholic

Schools MARK YOUR CAL-

ENDAR FOR MACS

Nite 2015!

MACS Nite is on Saturday, May 2, from 5:30pm

– Midnight on Good Counsel Hill! This is our an-

nual spring fundraiser for Loyola. It is a free, casu-

al, 21 and older event that includes games, silent

and live auctions, a bakery, food vendors, BINGO,

karaoke and a DJ!

There is also a chicken dinner this year from

5:30 - 7:00 pm in the cafeteria. Tickets for the

chicken dinner are $8.00 in advance or $10.00 at the

door. Tickets are available at Voyager Bank (please

ask for Jodi Schmitz)

The Lucky 20 Raffle is back and changed to include

MORE WINNERS than ever before. Winners an-

nounced at MACS NITE on Saturday May 2, 2015. You

can’t win if you don’t play. Please contact: Brian

Hodapp - (home) 387-5930 (cell) 327-3701.

Funeral Lunches If you would like to help serve funeral lunches during

the month of April please call JoAnn Hensel at 388-

7510 or Esther Zellmer at 387-2250

Latin Mass Saturday, May 2 at 9:00 am.

Social to follow in the Upper Room of

Xavier Hall.

Come and experience the beauty of the

Extraordinary Form of the Mass!

Youth Ministry

Contact: Beverly Miller ssppyouth@hickorytech.net

8th-12th GRADERS

JUNE 26-28 LOYOLA HIGH SCHOOL

CHALLENGE YOURSELF TO

Faith Formation Beth Shank

faith4u@hickorytech.net

Faith Formation Session

Wednesday, April 29th

5:15pm - Sloppy Joe meal served in Jesuit Hall

6:00pm - Report to regular classrooms

Grades Pre-K - 8 - Fitz Building

Confirmation - Upper Room

Adults - Xavier Hall Room #302

7:15pm - Closing Prayer in Church

Confirmation Year II What: Dress Rehearsal & Photos When: Sunday, April 26th; 2:00 pm

Where: Photos taken in SSPP Church - Rehearsal

will follow at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic

Church, 423 W 7th St, Mankato

Confirmation Mass will be held Friday, May 1st;

6:00pm at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church.

Bishop Emeritus Bernard Harrington presiding.

Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Church to Host Summer Oratory Again this Summer! (A Summer Bible Camp for children and youth!)

Oratory began in California at the Shrine of Our Lady of

Peace by the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Mata-

rá Sisters. Two Religious Sisters and Two IVE Brothers

will present Scripture teachings, Virtues and Beatitudes,

Saints, help students prepare for Mass and to

receive the Sacrament of Penance, play fun

and exciting games, present hilarious skits,

share meals, and much more!!! Students cur-

rently in grades K-12 are invited to partici-

pate. More info to follow soon, mark

your calen-

dar and save the date!

June 14 - 19, 2014

First Holy Communion

Dress Rehearsal: Saturday, May 2nd 10:30am in the Church

Mass & Reception: Sunday, May 3rd 9:00am - meet in Chapel

4TH SUNDAY OF EASTER 5

APRIL 26, 2015 6

Pro Life What joy fills My Heart when

you return to Me. Because you

are weak, I take you in My arms

and carry you to the home of My

Father.

~Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the BVM.

Rosary Society Rosaries prayed the weekend of April 25-

26, 2015, for all people: may we realize

our own God-given dignity, as well as

the dignity of others; Sundays, 7:05 & 9:05 am in the

Main Church & Wednesdays, 3:30 pm in Xavier Hall

Chapel.

Marriage Celebrations for April The parishioners of Saints Peter and Paul

Catholic Church joyfully acknowledge the

following wedding anniversary:

Dan & Kim Scott, April 7, 1984-31 years

If you would like to join the Marriage Celebration Pro-

gram List, please contact the parish office at 388-2995

Sick Call Visiting If you know of any parishioner of SSPP who is sick in

the hospital or nursing home, that need to be anointed or

receive the sacrament of confession, or see the priest,

please do not hesitate to call the parish office at 388-

2995. Any of the priests will be glad to go to visit.

Thanks.

In Our Generosity We Imitate God

April 19,

2015

Budget

Adult Env. $ 8,162.00 $8,625.00

Plate $ 1,276.72 1,058.00

E Transfer $ 2,928.00 3,000.00

TOTAL

$ 12,366.72

$12,683.00

Thank You

Our Sympathy With Faith in the Resurrection

We Recommend to the Lord:

Cyril C. Clements, Jr

***********

We express our most sincere sympathy to Margie Larson

and her family upon the death of her mother, Betty

Brown from North Mankato. May the Lord whom she

sought in her life now keep her in everlasting joy.

Whatever you do, work at it with

all your heart, as working for the

Lord, not for men, since you know

that you will receive an inher-

itance from the Lord as a reward.

It is the Lord Christ you are serv-

ing. (Colossians 3: 23-14)

Blood Pressures Blood Pressures will be taken next weekend in Room

203 of Xavier Hall

SAVE THE DATE: Ss Peter and Paul

Catholic Church has,

in conjunction with the

other Parishes in the

Mankato area, secured

a world-class event:

Reboot! Live! For

September 30th, 2015 from 7:00-9:30 pm. Reboot! Live!

Will be held at the Fitzgerald Campus and will feature

Chris Stefanick. The evening will center around a prac-

tical exploration and understanding of our faith, and all

the ways it’s meant to impact our lives, including: pray-

er and spirituality, work, dating, marriage, parenting,

health and more.

JOIN OUR OUTREACH TEAM: You are invited to

be part of this Mission! We need your gifts. We need

your heart, hands and feet! Our first Outreach Team

Meeting will be held Sunday May 17th, 2015 from 6-8

pm at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church: Upper Room

(4th Floor) of Xavier Hall. Contact Beverly Miller at 507

-514-2425 or ssppyouth@hickorytech.net for more in-

formation! Please visit www.reallifecatholic.com to

learn more about Chris and Reboot! Live! Events.

The Mission Quilters When you are doing your Spring house

cleaning remember the Mission Quilters

if you have any mattress covers, blankets,

material or yard. They will use it for

their quilts. Thank You.

IV DOMINGO DE PASCUA 26 DE ABRIL 2015

EL BUEN PASTOR

El Cuarto Domingo de Pascua tradicionalmente se

conoce como el “Domingo del Buen Pastor”. Hoy escu-

chamos las palabras del Señor cuando se llama a sí mis-

mo “el buen pastor que da la vida por sus ovejas.” A

veces es tan difícil para nosotros comprender la realidad

de que alguien esté dispuesto a dar su vida por alguien.

Esto es muy cierto en una sociedad que pone tanto énfa-

sis en el poder y en el avance social, con frecuencia a

expensas de “pisotear” a otra gente para escalar a la ci-

ma. Las Escrituras de hoy nos muestran a quién debemos

imitar –al que da su vida por las ovejas. Las Escrituras

de hoy nos retan a descubrir la manera de llevar vida a

los que están a nuestro alrededor –a construir y no a des-

truir. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Hch 11:1-18; Sal 42 (41):2-3; 43:3, 4;

Jn 10:1-10

Martes: Hch 11:19-26; Sal 87 (86):1b-7; Jn 10:22-30

Miércoles: Hch 12:24 — 13:5a; Sal 67 (66):2-3, 5, 6, 8;

Jn 12:44-50

Jueves: Hch 13:13-25: Sal 89 (88):2-3, 21-22, 25, 27;

Jn 13:16-20

Viernes: Hch 13:26-33; Sal 2:6-11ab; Jn 14:1-6

o (por la memoria) Gn 1:26 — 2:3 o

Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24; Sal 90 (89):2-4,

12-14, 16; Mt 13:54-58

Sábado: Hch 13:44-52; Sal 98 (97):1-4; Jn 14:7-14

Domingo: Hch 9:26-31; Sal 22 (21):26-28, 30-32;

1 Jn 3:18-24; Jn 15:1-8

Colecta para el Seminario

Ese domingo rezaremos por las vocaciones

sacerdotales y también habrá una segunda

colecta para el Seminario Menor de nuestra

parroquia. Muchas gracias por su generosidad

y por tener a los seminaristas presentes en sus oraciones.

Las vocaciones sacerdotes

En este cuarto domingo de Pascua la

Iglesia, celebra el día mundial de la

Oración por las vocaciones sacerdota-

les. Rezar para que Dios Padre se digne

enviar jóvenes que desean abrazar la

vocaciones a la vida sacerdotal y reli-

giosa, como sacerdote. La vocación al

sacerdocio hoy en día es de vital im-

portancia. Porque del sacerdote depende, el aumento de

nuestra fe y la permanencia en la gracia de Dios. Sin el

sacerdote, no hay nadie mas que pueda convertir el pan

en el Cuerpo de Cristo, sin el sacerdote, no hay nadie mas

que pueda perdonar nuestros pecados. Hay otras cosas,

que son exclusivamente propia del ejercicio sacerdotal.

No cabe duda que en la Iglesia en general hay una sequia

de sacerdotes, iglesias sin pastores, o sacerdotes que tie-

nen que asumir dos o tres parroquias. Nuestro deber co-

mo católicos, en primer lugar es: rezar y apoyar de mane-

ra especial a las vocaciones sacerdotes y a los jóvenes

seminaristas que están en formación, para que sigan fir-

mes en la decisión de consagrarse a Dios. En segundo

lugar, fomentar las vocaciones al sacerdocio, y esto em-

pieza en nuestras familias, educar a los hijos que se sien-

tan atraídos y apoyados de ser otros cristos. Hay una res-

ponsabilidad grande en nosotros de contribuir con el Se-

ñor para que no deje de bendecirnos con los sacerdotes.

Debemos estar agradecidos que en nuestra parroquia te-

nemos tres sacerdotes y un seminario menor.

Recemos al dueño de la mies, que envié mas operarios a

su mies, María, Estrella de la evangelización , ruega por

nosotros.

Oración por las vocaciones sacerdotales

Oremos: Oh, Jesús, Pastor eterno de las almas, dígnate

mirar con ojos de de misericordia a esta porción de tu

grey amada. Señor, gemimos en la orfandad, dános

vocaciones, danos sacerdotes y religiosos santos. Te lo

pedimos por la Inmaculada Virgen María de Guadalupe,

tu dulce y Santa Madre.

Oh Jesús danos sacerdotes y religiosos según tu corazón.

Amén.