Central Office in Holdingford Hours: Mon.-Wed. 10 to 3, Thurs. 1 to 5 Website: tworiverscatholic.com Office: (320) 228-0105 Father: (320)228-0110 In case of emergency or a death, call Father at the Rectory 746-2231. Parish Pastoral Team Father Gregory Mastey, Pastor Kristin Molitor, New Evangelization Coordinator [email protected]Shirley Willoughby, Business Manager Office hours: Wed. 10 to 3 p.m. [email protected]Jessie Johnson, Secretary [email protected]Confession Times: Before weekday Masses at 7:30 a.m. Saturday: 7:30 p.m. St. Anna Marriage: Couples are to begin preparation 6-12 months in advance and must call the Central Office to meet with Father Gregory before setting a date. Diocesan Marriage Preparation Classes are required. Baptism: Call to schedule Baptism. A baptism class is offered quarterly. Shut-Ins: Please call us. New Parishioners: Please introduce yourself to Father after Mass and call the Central Office. If you are leaving our parishes please call the central office so we can update our census. Thank you. P.O. Box 308, Holdingford, MN 56340 The Catholic Communities of Bowlus, Holdingford and St. Anna St. Stanislaus Kostka, Bowlus All Saints, Holdingford Immaculate Conception, St. Anna The Third Sunday of Advent December 16, 2018 Christmas Spiritual Bouquet for you I will Pray for your intentions: ___ Decades of the Rosary ___Visits to the Blessed Sacrament ___ Novenas/Litanies ___Stations of the Cross ___Acts of Penance ___Hail Mary’s ___Our Father’s ___Fasting From:__________________ Fr. Gregory’s suggestions for gift giving: Assist other people to get on FORMED Catholic Rural Life Magazine (www.catholicruralllife.org) Catholic Digest (catholicdigest.com) Spiritual Bouquet (see below) Support local business with a gift card from Bowlus, Holdingford or St. Anna Divine Mercy 101 with Fr. Chris Alar, MIC DVD Invite your neighbor to Christmas dinner Catholic CD or book from Light house media ( If you are giving a gift to Father Gregory, he prefers a Spiritual Bouquet or homemade cookies).
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Central Office in Holdingford Hours: Mon.-Wed. 10 to 3, Thurs. 1 to 5 Website: tworiverscatholic.com Office: (320) 228-0105 Father: (320)228-0110 In case of emergency or a death, call Father at the Rectory 746-2231. Parish Pastoral Team Father Gregory Mastey, Pastor Kristin Molitor, New Evangelization Coordinator [email protected] Shirley Willoughby, Business Manager Office hours: Wed. 10 to 3 p.m. [email protected] Jessie Johnson, Secretary [email protected] Confession Times: Before weekday Masses at 7:30 a.m. Saturday: 7:30 p.m. St. Anna Marriage: Couples are to begin preparation 6-12 months in advance and must call the Central Office to meet with Father Gregory before setting a date. Diocesan Marriage Preparation Classes are required. Baptism: Call to schedule Baptism. A baptism class is offered quarterly. Shut-Ins: Please call us. New Parishioners: Please introduce yourself to Father after Mass and call the Central Office. If you are leaving our parishes please call the central office so we can update our census. Thank you.
P.O. Box 308, Holdingford, MN 56340
The Catholic Communities of Bowlus, Holdingford and St. Anna
St. Stanislaus Kostka, Bowlus All Saints, Holdingford
Immaculate Conception, St. Anna The Third Sunday of Advent
December 16, 2018
Christmas Spiritual Bouquet for you I will Pray for your intentions:
___ Decades of the Rosary ___Visits to the Blessed Sacrament
___ Novenas/Litanies ___Stations of the Cross ___Acts of Penance ___Hail Mary’s ___Our Father’s ___Fasting
From:__________________
Fr. Gregory’s suggestions for gift giving: Assist other people to get on FORMED Catholic Rural Life Magazine (www.catholicruralllife.org) Catholic Digest (catholicdigest.com) Spiritual Bouquet (see below) Support local business with a gift card from Bowlus, Holdingford or St. Anna Divine Mercy 101 with Fr. Chris Alar, MIC DVD Invite your neighbor to Christmas dinner Catholic CD or book from Light house media ( If you are giving a gift to Father Gregory, he prefers a Spiritual Bouquet or homemade cookies).
Prayer Lines: All Saints: Ramona Fedor 746-2395 Kathleen Ebnet 746-2227 St. Anna: Shirley Schwalbe 356-7209 Christine Maleska 356-7246 St. Stanislaus: Arlene Beniek 584-5235
The Healing Power of God
Eucaristic Adoration Every Monday All Saints-St. Mary’s 8:00 a.m.– 10:00 p.m. Every Saturday St. Stanislaus Kostka 6:00 a.m.– 6:00 p.m. Daily Mass Eucharistic Adoration is also held for one hour following daily Mass on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. No Adoration if there is a funeral on that day. Confession and the Rosary begin 1/2 hour before Mass.
New Evangelization Corner
This Week’s Events
Teckla Scegura Donald Wenderski Jerry Kapsner
Lee Bieniek Marcie Selinski Kieran Kloss
Jim Czech Katie Yurczyk Judy Schehr
Cheryl Barnes Donnie Maciej Reagan Zierdan
LeRoy Johannes Nancy Bieniek Evelyn Trettel
Cayden Van Norman Florence Voss Brenda Dobis
Arlene Beniek Louise Bieniek Connie Young
Sun. December 16 All Saints-St. Mary’s Adoration 4:00 p.m. Feeling Blue Meeting 3:00 p.m. All Cluster Confessions 7:30 p.m. Youth Praise and Worship
Mon. December 17 Immaculate Conception 6:30 p.m. Women’s Prayer Group
Tues. December 18 K of C Vocations Mass Kristin Molitor’s House 3:30 p.m. Well Read Mom Group Meeting
Thur. December 20
Sat. December 22 St. Stanislaus Adoration All Saints-St. Mary’s 8:00 a.m. Men’s Prayer Group
Fri. December 21
Sun. December 23
Wed. December 19
We had close to forty people attend our cluster-wide study and discussion on the sacrament of reconciliation. Thank you to everyone who participated! All of your insights and experiences added so much to our discussion. I'd also like to thank the thirty-five women who came to the Women’s Advent Morning of Reflection last Saturday. I pray that the spiritual fruits from our time together continue to grow within you during this season of Advent. Please note that our Women’s Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. this week instead of 7:00.
All Saints-St. Mary’s Adoration Please note Changes: No Adoration on December 24th. December 31st will be 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m.
If you are in the Hospital, please let Fr. Gregory know. He cannot visit or even pray for you if he does not know. He tries to get to St. Cloud once a week for visits. In Bowlus, let the Social Justice Committee know and all three parishes should let the prayer line people know. Let us pray for you!
News & Events Weekly Readings Monday: Gn 49:2, 8-10/ Mt 1:1-17 Tuesday: Jer 23:5-8/Mt 1:18-25 Wednesday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a/ Lk 1:5-25 Thursday: Is 7:10-14/Lk 1:26-38/ Friday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a/ Lk 1:39-45 Saturday: 1 Sm 1:24-28/Lk 1:46-56 Sunday: Mi 5:1-4a/Heb 10:5-10/
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Christmas Vigil Monday, December 24th
5:00 p.m. All Saints-St. Hedwig’s 7:00 p.m. Immaculate Conception 12 Midnight All Saints-St. Mary’s
Christmas Day Tuesday, December 25th 9:00 a.m. St. Stanislaus
Feast of the Mother of God Monday, December 31st
6:00 p.m. All Saints-St. Mary’s 8:30 p.m. Dance at St. Stanislaus 11:30 p.m. Mass at St. Stanislaus
Tuesday, January 1st 9:00 a.m. Immaculate Conception
These are Holy Day of obligation and Monday night counts for Tuesday
FORMED PICK OF THE WEEK
Are you feeling blue this Christmas season? Maybe you are missing a loved one. Perhaps you lost a job, your health, or a relationship. Or, maybe, you are worried about the state of our country. If you are feeling blue, come be with others who are feeling the same. A Blue Christmas Prayer Service on Sunday, December 16th at 4:00 p.m. in the All Saints--St. Mary's Church basement. Refreshments will be provided. Please join us and encourage others to attend. ~ Marge Wentland, chaplain at the St. Cloud Hospital and and All Saints parishioner.
Financial Contributions PARISH INCOME December 9, 2018 _ _______________ AS $ 5039.86 IC $ 3,160.95 SS $ 2,802.61
Thank you for your generosity! For where your treasure is, there also will
your heart be.” —Luke 12: 34
In this Christmas-themed presentation, Fr. Shannon Collins
sheds new light on the Biblical narratives of the birth of
Jesus Christ, as well as the beautiful
Christmas traditions of the Church.
May Eternal Rest Be Granted to Ann Marie Roering Funeral was
December 11, 2018 All Saints-St. Mary’s
A question asked of Fr. Gregory: How can Lay people touch the monstrance with their hands? Doesn’t a priest have to protect the Eucharist? Answer: Trained Eucharistic Ministers, who I trust to protect the Eucharist and be very reverent, are in charge of exposing and reposing the Blessed Sacrament in our parishes when we have all day Adoration. I cannot make all of the times needed. The Humeral Veil and Cope that the priest uses during Benediction isn’t so that he doesn’t touch the Monstrance. It is so that when you are receiving a Blessing you do not see his hands or body. It is Christ giving a Blessing not a human priest.
May Eternal Rest Be Granted to Raymond Woitalla Funeral was
December 10, 2018 Immaculate Conception
May Eternal Rest Be Granted to Andrew Solinger Funeral was December 5, 2018
All Saints-St. Mary’s Our Lady of Snows Retreat Please call or email the Central Office if you would like to share your spiritual experience from your retreat.
The Family of Andy Solinger would like to thank Father Gregory Mastey for the assistance and guidance through this difficult time of Andy’s death, especially the beautiful Mass. We would also like to thank all the people from the parish and community that assisted in any way especially the following: The American Legion, the VFW, the Funeral Lunch Group, Jeff and Sue Burg and all who brought food to the house and gave memorials. May God Bless you all.
Prepare for the Lord!
Parish News & Events Catholic United Financial M I N I S T R E E Community service rooted in faith
~Kristin Molitor
Look here for suggestions for our MinisTree Program. When completing a task fill out one of the MinisTree cards found in the back of church and turn it into the Central Office or collection basket. If more than one person is helping with the task, each should fill out a card.
All Saints Christmas decorating Decorating for the blessed Christmas season at All Saints-St. Mary’s will be Sunday, December 23rd after the 8:00 a.m. Mass. Please consider helping to prepare the church for this glorious season. Thank you. All Saints Building Committee update: Each week we will include some of our parishioner’s responses regarding the future of our churches: 1. We are very excited to build the new church FINALLY. We under-stand the cost involved with building and demolition but feel we need to move forward. We feel the location at St. Mary’s would work while we hold Mass at St. Hedwig’s. One suggestion would be to have a multi purpose area. The classrooms only get used one evening a week, funerals are held during the day and a gathering space for before and after Mass. 2. What about volunteer work. Prices seem high. i.e. the stairs. 3. Leave the church alone. 4. Need one new church to bring both churches together. 5. If we go with option number 4 ( Fundraise, re-evaluate the spaces, stop duplicating the worship space, use one church for something else other than a church and fix everything. Continue two locations) and say St. Hedwig’s becomes Faith Formation classrooms, would there still be a chapel area? We go into the church for prayer and meditation for all grades. If we build-is there anyone interested in donating 5 acres in the City of Holdingford limits or interested in selling it to us? Please contact Bob Pueringer 746-2492 or Alan Fedor 493-5465 by January 31st, 2019. Thank you. New Building Committee Members– Are there 2 or 3 parishioners who would like to join our building committee? We are in special need of young people, young married people and women. Contact Fr. Gregory. Next meeting is in Early February. Prayer Group needed We are in need of some (about 5) people willing to sit on a committee to plan prayer times and opportuni-ties as we move forward with the plan for the future of our church. Contact Deb Binsfeld from All Saints Parish Council if interested. No future planning and unity will happen correctly without Prayer! When will the decision be made? Hopefully, in the early part of this 2019 year. What are some facts missing before making a decision? 1. Is there any land that is neutral? 2. Can we fundraise enough? 3. How can you be part of the solution, not the problem? 4. How do we get our young generations involved in this process? 5. How do we stay proactive before the shortage of priests happens? Please write to Father and the Building Committee with your Advice!
If you are interested in being on the schedule or have changes in availability please contact:
Ministry Schedulers: All Saints: Patty Becker 291-6582 St. Anna: Kathy Scegura 746-2814 St. Stanislaus: Margie Benusa 584-5405
Liturgical Ministers We are in need of more liturgical ministers at all the churches especially Lectors and servers. Contact your Ministry schedulers if interested. Those interested in becoming a Eucharistic Min-ister, please call the Central Office.
Advent Cluster Confession Service will be at All Saints-St. Mary’s from
3:00-6:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 16th. Multiple priests will be present for
individual confessions.
Curious about Well-Read Mom? Join us for our December 18th meeting at 3:30-5:00 p.m. at Kristin Molitor’s home (next to the church in St. Anna). We will be talking about the Truman Capote short stories, A Thanksgiving Visitor and A Christmas Memory. If you have any questions contact Susan Heroux at 224-6052.
There was a young women’s coat found outside after the Live Nativity at City Hall on Friday, December 7th. Please call the Central Office if it is yours.
Thank you to all the volunteers, parents and children who helped make the Live Nativity in downtown Holdingford a successful event. A Special thanks to the Duane Dobmeier Family for bringing animals to be a special part of this Night. Have a Blessed Christmas. Virginia Tretter
“I urge that there be no divisions among you.” 1Cor 1:10
Faith Formation & GIFT (Generations In Faith Together)
Mass Schedule Mon. Dec. 17
8:00 a.m. St. Stanislaus
Tues. Dec. 18
7:00 p.m. All Saints-St. Mary’s
Wed. Dec. 19
8:00 a.m. All Saints-St. Hedwig’s
Thurs. Dec. 20
8:00 a.m. Immaculate Conception
Fri. Dec. 21
Saint Peter Canisius, Priest and Doctor of the Church No Mass
Sat. Dec. 22
8:00 p.m. Immaculate Conception
Sun. Dec. 23
Fourth Sunday of Advent 8:00 a.m. All Saints-St. Mary’s 10:00 a.m. St. Stanislaus
+Joseph Ringwelski
Knights of Columbus Vocations Mass
+Mary Feldewerd and Roger Schmidt
+Donald Moore
+Ray and Marie Vos
For the People +Dion Pollock
Youth Coordinator needed If interested in applying for this
position please pick up a job description and application at the
Central Office reception desk. Are you being called?
Middle School Diocesan Youth Rally will be on Sunday, January 27th at Cathedral High School. This is for all 6th, 7th and 8th grade youth. The theme is, “Dream Small” and features keynote speaker Luke Spehar, a local musician and speaker from the twin cities. Cost is $20. Please contact your Faith Formation Director if interested.
There will be a Praise and Worship Youth Night
December 16th from 7:30 –8:30 p.m. All Saints-St. Mary’s
followed by a Youth Meeting to brainstorm about fundraising and other summer possibilities.
In light of having no Youth Minister, we will not be
going to Steubenville North this year. Any youth still wanting to go please join a neighboring parish.
Juan Diego: Messenger of Guadalupe Watch the Blessed Mother chose a hero for a key role in a miracle that would Unite diverse peoples and change the Course of history.
All Saints Christmas Pageant When: December 26th at 7:00 p.m.
Where: All Saints-St. Hedwig’s All Children are invited to be a part of the 2018
Christmas pageant! We will be having practice on Sunday, December 16th at 10:00 a.m.,
Thursday, December 20th at 6:00 p.m. and Wednesday, December 26th at 11:00 a.m.. All practices are at All Saints-St. Hedwig’s.
107 Avon Ave. SSuite 1 Avon, MN
Pharmacist: Karla Schneider, R.PH • Pharmacy Tech: Sarah Grutsch
Transferring RX’s is easy! 320.356.1000We will call the pharmacy or clinic to refill or transfer your prescription.
