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SecondSundayofLent�
February28,2021�
Catholic Churches of
St. Mary, St. Joseph & St. Charles
Administrator: Fr. Kuriakose Nediakala MCBS (Fr. KK)
St. Mary
15 1st Ave NE
Deer River, MN
Mass 8:30 AM
Sunday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
St. Joseph
51061 Wolf Drive
Ball Club, MN
Mass Saturday 4:00 PM
St. Charles
308 Central Ave N
Cass Lake, MN
Mass Sunday 11:00 AM
Email
[email protected]
Fr. KK’s Email
[email protected]
Website
deerrivercatholic.com
stcharleschurch.weconnect.com
Mailing Address
PO Box 98, Deer River, MN 56636
Phone
218-246-8582/246-2517—Deer River
218-335-2359— Cass Lake
Office Hours 9—Noon
Tuesday
Wednesday
Friday
March 1—7
Monday Tuesday Wednesday First Friday Sunday
8 Conf SM
8:30 Mass SM
St. Katharine
Drexel. Virgin
Conf SM
8:30 Mass SM
5:30 Stations SC
St. Casimir
8 Conf SM
8:30 Mass SM
8 Conf SM
8:30 Mass SM
9 Adoration
SM
5:30 Stations
SM
8 Conf SM
8:30 Mass SM
10:30 Conf SC
11 Mass SC
SJ = St. Joseph, Ball Club SC= St. Charles, Cass Lake SM=St. Mary, Deer River
Thursday Saturday
3:30 Conf SJ
4 Mass SJ
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Friday Holy Hour and Adoration
St. Mary’s has Holy Hour with Adoration each Fri-
day at 9 am. Come spend an hour with our Lord
and rest in His presence.
Maintenance Books
Each of our churches has a black three ring bind-
er marked ‘Maintenance” in the sacristy. These
books are for anyone to enter items that need to
be taken care—water leak, loose pew, light bulbs
out, etc. Please take time to look at the mainte-
nance books and see if you can take care of any
needs. It helps all of us to use the maintenance
books. Of course, an immediate urgent problem
should always be reported by calling Fr. KK, the
office, or one of the council representatives.
Journey with the Pope
"Open your heart, forgive, give others the benefit
of the doubt, understand, you, too, be close to
others, be compassionate, be tender, like Jesus.
We have to love each and every one, remem-
bering in prayer that we are all sinners and at the
same time loved individually by God. Loving the
world in this way, loving it with tenderness, we will
discover that each day and everything bears
within it a fragment of God’s mystery."�
Pope Francis�
Ordinary Income Jan. 2021 Jan. 2020
St. Charles $3,529.00 $2,558.00
St. Joseph $1,321.34 $1,896.05
St. Mary $5,352.10 $5,359.64
Ordinary income includes all envelopes, plate
and online giving. Listed above is all ordinary in-
come for the month of January. With contribu-
tions coming in at different times during the
month, we will post contributions by monthly to-
tals and include last year’s month’s totals for
comparison.
Our Gifts to God
First Sunday of Lent
A covenant is a formal agreement between two
parties. Assuming both parties enter into the cov-
enant of their own free will, it is a bond that can-
not be broken. As time goes on, that covenant
will be tested and its validity questioned by skep-
tics, but it will remain if it is real.
God's covenant with his people is real. It began
with a promise made to Noah and was renewed
in the person of Jesus Christ. It has been tested
by man through sin and by evil through Jesus' tri-
als in the desert. But here in 2015, it still remains as
strong as ever.
This Lent, take time to rediscover and reflect on
this covenant God has with us. Reclaim your
baptism and make it a motivating factor in how
you live your life. Take the opportunity this Lenten
season provides to increase your devotion and
spirituality. You will be tested and you will suffer
trials, for life is not always easy. But God has al-
ways upheld his part of the agreement. Now is
the time to take our part in this covenant more
seriously. © Liturgical Publications Inc
Church Cleaning Schedule
Church cleaning at St. Mary’s is done by volun-
teers. There is a schedule near the stairwell to the
balcony. We have no one signed up at this time
to keep our church clean. Please sign up for a
month to take care of our church. If you have
any questions please call the office.
Mary Lou Bunce of Cambridge and formerly of
Deer River, died peacefully Feb. 15, 2021. Al and
Mary Lou were long time members of St. Mary’s.
She will be greatly missed and fondly remem-
bered by numerous friends and family. A Memori-
al Mass will be held summer 2021, date to be de-
termined. Memorials may be made to St. Mary's
Catholic Church Deer River, MN. May she rest in
peace. Please keep her family in your prayers.
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Mass Intentions March 1—7
Mon Private Mass� Arlys Grauman
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Tues. 8:30� Marissa Lynn Wind�
SM
Wed. 8:30� Helen Pfeifer
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�
SM
Thur. 8:30� Alex Villeneuve�
SM
1st Fri. 8:30� Max
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& Lavonne Villeneuve
& Family�
SM
Sat. 4:00 � Dan & Rose Villeneuve�
SJ
Sun. 8:30 � Vic Williams
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SM
Sun. 11:00 � People of our Parish Cluster �
SC
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline �
1�800�273�8255 �
suicidepreventionlifeline.org�
Set up a one-time or recurring donation by fol-
lowing these three easy steps:
1. Go to our websites listed on the front of the
bulletin. Click on the Online Giving link.
2. Select the collection you wish to donate to
Holy Father’s February Prayer Intention
We pray for women who are victims of violence,
that they may be protected by society and have
their sufferings considered and heeded.
Everyday Stewardship
When Sacrifice Becomes Mundane
It seems to happen every year, like clockwork: we
drag a bit, as we enter into the second week of
Lent. On Ash Wednesday, we feel a bit like sol-
diers banging our shields, rushing into battle.
“We’re ready, God!” our hearts cry out.
“Transform us through sacrifice! Your will be
done!”
But by now, these Lenten resolutions are no long-
er novelties — they’ve joined the ranks of every-
day inconveniences, which somehow are the
hardest to bear. Because transformation, in real
life, happens in inches, just as a battle is won slow-
ly in the crash of one sword against another. It’s
not always a dramatic thing, to the naked eye.
It’s the perseverance in prayer despite weariness,
or the continual denial of some pleasure even
though there’s that nagging voice in our minds
saying: go ahead, God doesn’t really mind.
It’s a week when we all need a shock to the sys-
tem — and wouldn’t you know it, this Sunday
God gives us a double-whammy of dramatic sac-
rificial scenes. We picture Abraham, who also
cried “Ready!” when God called, never imagin-
ing what He would ask: the surrender of his long-
awaited son. We see Christ himself transfigured,
as God shows us what He is ready to give up for
love of us.
We must remain committed, persevering daily in
acknowledging that everything belongs to God.
What we sacrifice, we simply give back to Him.
If God is for us, who can be against us? Can we
still reply, “Ready!” when we hear the call of
God?— Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS
© Liturgical Publications Inc
Black and Indian Mission Collection
Thank you to everyone who participated in the
137th annual Black and Indian Mission Collection.
The Diocese of Duluth currently receives a sub-
stantial grant each year from this collection. You
may still donate to this collection until the end of
March. Just mark your envelope “Black and Indi-
an Collection” and drop in the basket. Thank you
for your support.
UCA Collection
The second collection basket this weekend is for
our annual United Catholic Appeal assessment.
While our assessment is not announced until May,
we continue to collect these special funds each
month in anticipation of our needs. Thank you for
your generosity in helping us meet our goal in
2021.
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St. Charles Prayer Requests
Ray Abuan, Gloria Beaudreau, Bev Benson,
Rod Benson, Charles Bush Jr., Michele Frazer,
Alice Hickey, Beulah Holstein, Bob Karbowski,
Don Karbowski, Daxtynn Kingbird, Bradley
Kurtzell, Bernie Louks, Mike Morris, Maria &
Ralph Patton, Ken & Evelyn Perrault, Christine
Stenger, Connie Suchon, Deana Thomas, Ken
& Sharon Vogel, Susie Finn White, Ruth Wittner
Please keep these people in your prayers. If
you would like to be added to our prayer list
please speak with Father KK, send us an email
or drop a note in the collection basket. We
appreciate the updates to help keep our in-
formation current.
St. Mary’s & St. Joseph’s: Prayer requests may
be submitted to our prayer chain by calling
Elaine at 218-246-8099. We have a great
group of prayer warriors.
Stations of the Cross
5:30 Wednesday St. Charles
5:30 Friday St. Mary
We were created for community. Human be-
ings are not meant to be alone. As each of us
grows in our relationship with Jesus, we find
ourselves drawn further into community. Our
stewardship never reflects just on us, but on
the Body of Christ to which we belong.
When speaking to his Father, Jesus always
spoke about all of us as a whole. Jesus has a
unique relationship with each and every one
of us, but he also sees us collectively as one.
When the Holy Spirit was sent to assist us until
the Second Coming, he ascended upon a
multitude, not just one person at a time.
We are called to live a fruitful stewardship way
of life. It is by that fruit that we can tell if we
are really giving of ourselves in a generous
manner. However, the fruits that result from my
stewardship and your stewardship will never
amount to more than what we can produce
together.
As you try ever harder to cultivate what God
has given you and offer it back to Him with an
increase, what does your relationship with
your parish community look like? How has your
stewardship helped enable your community
to become a clearer reflection of God? It is
important to reflect on these things because
we can sometimes find ourselves drifting away
from community if we are not careful. We are
always stronger together. We never want to
wake up one day and find ourselves alone. -
Tracy Earl Welliver, MT
Year of St. Joseph
Pope Francis announced a Year of St. Jo-
seph, in honor of the 150th anniversary of the
saint’s proclamation as patron of the Univer-
sal Church. This year marks the 150th anniver-
sary of the declaration of St. Joseph as patron
of the universal Church. This special “Year of
St. Joseph” will beheld through December 8,
2021There are two handouts available at all
parishes. One is a prayer to St. Joseph and his
special days in the church calendar. The oth-
er is for children. Feel free to take and share
with your family and friends. Good St. Joseph,
pray for us.
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St. Charles Prayer Requests
Ray Abuan, Gloria Beaudreau, Bev Benson,
Rod Benson, Charles Bush Jr., Michele Frazer,
Alice Hickey, Beulah Holstein, Bob Karbowski,
Don Karbowski, Daxtynn Kingbird, Bradley
Kurtzell, Bernie Louks, Mike Morris, Maria &
Ralph Patton, Ken & Evelyn Perrault, Christine
Stenger, Connie Suchon, Deana Thomas, Ken
& Sharon Vogel, Susie Finn White, Ruth Wittner
Please keep these people in your prayers. If
you would like to be added to our prayer list
please speak with Father KK, send us an email
or drop a note in the collection basket. We
appreciate the updates to help keep our in-
formation current.
St. Mary’s & St. Joseph’s: Prayer requests may
be submitted to our prayer chain by calling
Elaine at 218-246-8099. We have a great
group of prayer warriors.
Stations of the Cross
5:30 Wednesday St. Charles
5:30 Friday St. Mary
We were created for community. Human be-
ings are not meant to be alone. As each of us
grows in our relationship with Jesus, we find
ourselves drawn further into community. Our
stewardship never reflects just on us, but on
the Body of Christ to which we belong.
When speaking to his Father, Jesus always
spoke about all of us as a whole. Jesus has a
unique relationship with each and every one
of us, but he also sees us collectively as one.
When the Holy Spirit was sent to assist us until
the Second Coming, he ascended upon a
multitude, not just one person at a time.
We are called to live a fruitful stewardship way
of life. It is by that fruit that we can tell if we
are really giving of ourselves in a generous
manner. However, the fruits that result from my
stewardship and your stewardship will never
amount to more than what we can produce
together.
As you try ever harder to cultivate what God
has given you and offer it back to Him with an
increase, what does your relationship with
your parish community look like? How has your
stewardship helped enable your community
to become a clearer reflection of God? It is
important to reflect on these things because
we can sometimes find ourselves drifting away
from community if we are not careful. We are
always stronger together. We never want to
wake up one day and find ourselves alone. -
Tracy Earl Welliver, MT
Year of St. Joseph
Pope Francis announced a Year of St. Jo-
seph, in honor of the 150th anniversary of the
saint’s proclamation as patron of the Univer-
sal Church. This year marks the 150th anniver-
sary of the declaration of St. Joseph as patron
of the universal Church. This special “Year of
St. Joseph” will beheld through December 8,
2021There are two handouts available at all
parishes. One is a prayer to St. Joseph and his
special days in the church calendar. The oth-
er is for children. Feel free to take and share
with your family and friends. Good St. Joseph,
pray for us.
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