1900 E. 6th St. St. Charles, MN 55972 507-932-3294 borromeochurch.org
St. Charles Borromeo Holy Redeemer St. AloysiusWelcoming Catholic Communities in the Diocese of Winona-Rochester
PALM SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2019
“As he rode along, the people were spreading their cloaks on the road; the whole multitude of his disciples began to praise God aloud with joy for all the mighty
deeds they had seen. “ -Lk 19:36; 37b
Holy Week Schedule Holy Thursday April 18: 7:00pm at St. CharlesGood Friday April 19:3:00pm St. Charles Borromeo7:00pm Holy Redeemer, EyotaEas ter Vigil April 20: 8:00pm St. Charles BorromeoEaster Sunday April 21:8:00am Holy Redeemer10:00am St. Charles Borromeo
Easter Flower Donations Donations for Easter Flowers and decorations are now being accepted for all parishes. St. Charles Parishioners: Please submit your name with your donation. If your donation is in memory of someone, please include their name. Mail or drop off your donation directly to the Parish Office to Angie or Becky (Parish Office, 1900 E. 6th St., St. Charles, MN 55972). Please, do not put in the collection basket, we don’t want to miss any names for our list.Holy Redeemer Parishioners: Donations can be placed in one of the envelopes located on the bookcases in the back of the church. The envelope can then be put in the collection basket. Please fill in the name information on the envelope. All donations and memorials will be listed in the Bulletin. Thank you!
lent opportunities
The Lord Be With You
Individual Confession Times April 18 (Holy Thursday): St. Charles Borromeo, 8:00pm-9:00pmApril 19 (Good Friday): Holy Redeemer, 6:15pm-7:00pm
Parish Office Hours For the Lenten Season The Parish Office at St. Charles Borromeo will be closed on the following dates:Thursday, April 18 & Friday, April 19
Dear Brothers and Sisters,Palm Sunday Today with Christ, we enter Jerusalem to walk with him to Calvary. As I anticipate this final week of Lent and our Lenten mission, I contemplate one of Christ’s final words, “I Thirst” (Jn 19:28). St. Theresa of Calcutta wrote a beautiful meditation on this final word of Christ. “I know what is in your heart – I know your loneliness and all your hurts – the rejections, the judgments, the humiliations. I carried it all before you. And I carried it all for, you so you might share My Strength and Victory.” Christ thirsts for us to open our hearts to him to experience his love and forgiveness. As a reminder, I will be offering extra times for the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Holy Thursday after Mass until 9pm. I will also offer Confessions at Holy Redeemer prior to the Good Friday service from 6:15pm – 7:00pm.Holy Week Palm Sunday marks the beginning of the most solemn week of the Church’s liturgical year. During Holy Week, the Church celebrates the mysteries of salvation accomplished by Christ in the last days of his earthly life, beginning with the triumphal entry into Jerusalem. For nearly 40 days, the Christian faithful have practiced the disciplines of Lent: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Now the Church invites us to an even deeper spirit of prayer as we follow Christ on his journey to the Cross. The Holy Week Schedule is printed elsewhere in the bulletin. I look forward to celebrating the Sacred Triduum with all of you!5 Ways to Actively Live Holy Week1. What do you do with the palm branches you bring home from Palm Sunday Mass? Consider a simple ceremony to place them in your home. 2. During the week, pray the seven Penitential Psalms together (Psalm 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, and 143). These are especially appropriate during Lent. Prayerfully reciting these psalms helps us to recognize our sinfulness, express our sorrow, and ask for God’s forgiveness.3. Celebrate the Sacrament of Penance if you haven’t already done so during Lent. 4. Attend a Holy Thursday Mass and the Good Friday Service. On Thursday, the Church recalls the Last Supper and Jesus’ gift of his Body and Blood. On Friday, we celebrate the Passion of the Lord.5. On Holy Saturday, pray for those who will be received into the Catholic Church during the Easter Vigil. Pray, too, for a deepening of your own faith and the grace to endure any suffering and celebrate the joys of life.God loves you!Fr. Tim
2nd Grade Important Dates First Communion practices (with parents)Sunday, April 14th at 9am at Holy RedeemerFriday, April 26th at 6:00pm at St. Charles Borromeo First Communion DatesSunday, April 28th at 8:00am Mass at Holy RedeemerSunday, April 28th at 10:00am at St. Charles Borromeo
Confirmation Important Dates Confirmation Candidate Practice with Sponsor on Wednesday, May 1st at 7:00pm at St. Charles BorromeoConfirmation Mass on Wednesday May 8th at 7pm at St Charles BorromeoCemetery Cleanup
St. Aloysius Cemetery in Elba will be doing a clean-up on May 11, at 9 AM, with a rain date of May 18 at 9 AM. Please bring rakes, and your gloved hands. The more we have the faster we can be done. We will be having a short meeting at about 11 AM at Mauer Bros. Tavern. If unable to do clean-up please do come to the meeting.
ScholarshipsPlease get your scholarship applications in by
May 1, 2019. Could be some money there to assist with
college expenses.
Calendar Parish OpportunitiesMonday April 15th No Daily Mass 6:00pm Hispanic Ministry Leadership Training 6:30pm Alive in the Spirit Prayer Group - SCB
Tuesday April 16th 5:30pm Daily Mass - SCB Mass Intention: Colleen Nelson 6:30pm Parish Council Meeting - SCB
Wednesday April 17th 8:00am Daily Mass -HR Mass Intention: Fr. Joe Mountain In Reparation of Our Sins 8:30am Adoration begins - HR
Thursday April 18th Holy Thursday 9:00am Arbor Garden: Communion Service 2:00pm Communion Service - SC-AL 7:00pm Holy Thursday Mass - SCB 8:00pm Individual Confession - SCB
Friday April 19th Good Friday 3:00pm Good Friday Service - SCB 5:00pm Spanish Good Friday Service - SCB 7:00pm Good Friday Service - HR
Saturday April 20th 8:00pm Easter Vigil - Bilingual Mass Intention: Ann Brownell
Sunday April 21st Easter 8:00am Mass - HR Mass Intention: Dee Delaney 10:00am Mass - Bilingual - SCB Mass Intention: Mary Margaret Collins
SA - St. Aloysius HR - Holy Redeemer SCB - St. Charles Borromeo
Bulletin Easter Deadline The April 21 Easter Parish Bulletin Deadline is: Friday, April 12. Thank You
Catholic Charities Catholic Charities has one Annual Appeal each year on Mother’s Day weekend. Transformation is always an inside-out process for those 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 12th 2019)
Liturgical RolesSt Charles - 8:00pm April 20th Volunteers NeededHoly Redeemer - 8:00am April 21st Altar Servers: Isabel Wendt, Isaac Wendt Proclaimer: Mary Robinson EOM: Jim Connor, Mary Connor Jim Klavetter Greeters: Tom/Melissa Shea Family Ushers: Brian Ideker, Will Ideker Counters: Jane Hobbs, Vicky Cafourek St. Charles - 10:00am April 21st Altar Server: Sam, Ben, Josh Krohse Proclaimer: David Kramer EOM: Marilyn McGuire, Kelly Eberhard, Maggie Hongerholt, Ken Splittstoesser, Alan Peterson, 2 (V) Greeters: Al & Val Heim Ushers: Rick Patzner, Bernie Siebenaler, Toby Klassen, Ken Splittstoesser Homebound: Team E Counters Keys - Team 3, Team 8
Church Support
Divine Mercy Celebration Holy Redeemer, Eyota, MN
April 28, 2:00-3:15p.m.Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.
First Class Relic of the True Cross.Second class Relics of Saint Sister Faustina, Saint
Francisco, and Saint Jacinta.Followed by the Rosary, Confessions, Music with Choir.
3:00p.m. Divine Mercy Chaplet.Please come join us in prayer and song.
Holy Redeemer $4,485.00 (CMA)
$10,330.00 (Total Goal)St. Charles Borromeo
$12,353.00 (CMA) $21,760.00 (Total Goal)
Catholic Ministries & Parish Project Appeal 2019
Little White BooksThese books are for Easter Season reflection and
will be available Holy Week at both Parishes.
St. Charles Borromeo Collection...................................................... $4,478.69 St. Aloysius Collection...................................................... $ 465.00 Holy Redeemer Collection...................................................... $1,502.01 March Direct Debit.........................................$1,300.75
Steubenville 2019 “Belong”- July 12-14 Youth entering 9th-12th grades are invited to the three-day Steubenville Rochester Catholic Youth Conference at the Rochester Mayo Civic Center this summer. The weekend is filled with live music, praise and worship, adoration, pizza party, small group time, dynamic speakers and fellowship with over 2,500 other youth! Join us July 12-14 for this incredible event! Cost is $230 for the conference fee, hotel, meals, and t-shirt! Turn in the registration sheet and a $50 deposit to Dennis to reserve your spot. (Note: Final cost will change depending on fundraising efforts)
The St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Daughters of America recently held an Education Contest for the youth in our Faith Formation program. The winners of the contest were Logan Gall a Senior from St. Charles and Bella Robinson a 4th grader from Dover/Eyota school. Each of the winners received $25.00 from our local court. There entries will also be entered in the state competition later this summer. Congratulations to both of them!
And With Your SpiritLast Cor is SUNDAY May 5, 6-7:30pm St. Charles Borromeo
“[Jesus] said in reply, ‘I tell you, if they keep silent, the stones will cry out!’” Luke 19:40 Happy Palm Sunday everyone. Today is all about proclamation. It is as if we take a break from all the fasting and abstaining from Lent just to rejoice for the wonderful news of Christ taking His rightful seat as the King. “Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Phil 2:9-11 Although things change much in the week ahead for Jesus as the today’s reading of the Passion shows. Let us not forget to confess Christ to all those around. Big things coming up. Totus Tuus registration forms went out during classes as well as our registration forms for Faith Formation. I know that this is something new but it helps a lot with planning. It will be the first time in a while that you have had a returning director and I am looking forward to it. This is a way to getting ahead. Please take the time to fill out and hand in right away.New Ideas I am always looking for new ideas—if you have questions, comments or you just want to talk, stop by, give me a call or email me.
7-12 Grade students will have their last class on April 24th at 6:30pm at St Charles Borromeo.
Blessings!Dennis
Dennis Kunkel(507)932-1968
“If we wish to make any progress in the service of God, we must begin every day of our life with new eagerness. We must keep ourselves in the presence of God as much as possible and have no other view or end in all our actions but the divine honor.” -St. Charles Borromeo
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