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 Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
November 4, 2018
Roger Blenker Evelyn Ebnet Deborah Ehrlichman Dale Hadrich Harvey Hadrich David Knoll Irene Langner Olive Meller Donald Moore
St. Hubert, patron saint of hunters
God our Father, Your power brings us to birth, Your providence guides our lives, And by Your command we return to dust.
Lord, those who die still live in Your presence. Their lives change but do not end. I pray in hope for my family, Relatives and friends, And for all the dead known to You alone.
In company with Christ, Who died and now lives, May they rejoice in Your kingdom, Where all our tears are wiped
away. Unite us together again in one family, To sing Your praise forever and ever. Amen
May they rest in Peace:
Ervin Platz Armella Schmidt Roger Schmidt Bernice Sobania Herman Solarz Ralph Vos Henry Wrobel Eileen Young (Please call the office if anyone has been forgotten)
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 before Mass.
New Evangelization Corner
Dear Friends,
The month of November is dedicated to the Souls in Purgatory whose feast we celebrated on November 2nd. This month is a graced time to be shaken loose of our self-preoccupation to pray for those who have gone before us. It’s important to remember that the Mystical Body of Christ extends beyond life and death. All who are baptized into Christ form one communion and are united to one another. This means that all of the souls in purgatory (known and unknown) are our brothers and sisters in Christ and are in need of our prayers. There are many traditional prayers for the dead, but if you are looking for a unique prayer to pray this month, try the Chaplet of the Holy Souls that I included below. This Chaplet uses rosary beads as a guide for the prayers.
How to Pray the Chaplet of the Holy Souls After making the sign of the cross while holding the crucifix of the rosary, say the Apostles’ Creed. On the first large bead, pray the Our Father.
Pray three Hail Marys on the following three beads.
At the next large bead, pray the Glory Be.
On the large beads before each decade pray the following prayer: O Holy Souls draw the fire of God’s love into my soul, to reveal Jesus Crucified in me here on earth, rather than hereafter in Purgatory.
Then on the small beads pray this prayer. Crucified Lord Jesus, have mercy on the souls in Purgatory. At the conclusion of the chaplet, pray 3 Glory Be prayers.
~Kristin Molitor Please look inside bulletin for further resources from FORMED)
Seek Jesus in all things
This Week’s Events
Teckla Scegura Donald Wenderski Virgil Czech
Lee Bieniek Marcie Selinski Kieran Kloss
Jim Czech Katie Yurczyk Judy Schehr
Cheryl Barnes Donnie Maciej Reagan Zierdan
LeRoy Johannes Nancy Bieniek Evelyn Trettel
Jerry Kapsner Florence Voss Brenda Dobis
Arlene Beniek Louise Bieniek
Please call the Central Office if you would like be added or taken off the prayer list, or if you are Homebound and would like to receive the Eucharist. Thank you.
Remember in prayer all who are in need of the Lord’s Healing and Strength
Parish Directories are available at the Central Office. If you were not part of the directory you can purchase one for $20. Thank you.
Sun. November 4 Vocations Awareness week
Mon. November 5 All Saints-St. Mary’s Adoration 7:00 p.m. All Saints Christian Women/Rosary Immaculate Conception 7:00 p.m. Women’s Prayer Group
Tues. November 6
Thurs November 8 Vocations Mass 8:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus Meeting
Sat. November 10 St. Stanislaus Adoration All Saints-St. Mary’s 8:00 a.m. Men’s Prayer Group
Fri. November 9
Sun. November 11 St. Stanislaus 1:30 p.m. Turkey Bingo
Weds November 7
Knights of Columbus
News & Events Weekly Readings Monday: Phil 2:1-4/ Lk 14:12-14 Tuesday: Phil 2:5-11/Lk 14:15-24 Wednesday: Phil 2:12-18/ Lk 14:25-33 Thursday: Phil 3:3-8a/Lk 15:1-10 Friday: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12/ 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17/Jn 2:13-22 Saturday: Phil 4:10-19/Lk 16:9-15 Sunday: 1 Kgs 17:10-16/Heb 9:24-
28/ Mk 12:38-44 or 12:41-44
Financial Contributions PARISH INCOME October 28, 2018 _ _______________ AS $ 2,476.50 IC $ 1,094.00 SS $ 1,779.50
Thank you for your generosity! For where your treasure is, there also will
your heart be.” —Luke 12: 34
Sanctity of Life
Thanksgiving Benefit Concert to help end hunger in our community will be on November 10th at St. Mary’s Cathedral, St. Cloud at 7:00 p.m. “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing.”
Upcoming Masses
Sunday Deer Hunters Masses 8:00 p.m. November 4th
St. Mary’s, Upsala 8:00 p.m. November 11th
All Saints-St. Mary’s, Holdingford Thanksgiving Masses
7:00 p.m. Wed., November 21st Immaculate Conception
9:00 a.m. Thurs., November 22nd All Saints-St. Mary’s
Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Masses
Saturday, December 8th 8:00 a.m. All Saints-St. Mary’s 10:00 a.m. Immaculate Conception 12:00 Noon St. Stanislaus (This is a Holy Day of Obligation)
Daughters of Isabella’s meeting will be on November 5th at 6:00 p.m. in the basement of Our Lady of Lourdes in Little Falls for Mass and the Rosary.
St. Isidore Council interested in join-ing the Knights of Columbus or have questions about the Knights? Our next meeting will be November 8th at 8:00 p.m. in the All Saints-St. Mary’s basement. Contact Jayme Panek, Grand Knight St. Isidore Council (320) 290-7752. St. Gregory Council There will be a Memorial Mass for deceased mem-bers of our council on Tuesday, Nov. 6th at 8:00 a.m. at Holy Cross, North Prairie. Please come and pray for our deceased Brother Knights. John Kokett (320) 573-4239
FORMED PICK OF THE WEEK
There is an immediate opening for a cleaning person for All Saints-St. Hedwig’s. A job description and applications are available at the Central Office front desk.
310 lives saved during 40 Days for Life! May God bless all of your for your participation in 40 Days for Life Fall Campaign with your prayers, fasting and participation in the Prayer vigils at Planned Parent-hood and in Holdingford. Please continue to pray for those who sup-port the taking of human life at any age. Our God is a mighty God and full of Mercy!
Turkey Bingo Sunday, November 11th at 1:30
p.m. St. Stanislaus, Bowlus Come join in the fun and support
our Social Justice Committee! Contact Rita Trettel (320) 360-6767.
National Vocations Awareness Week is November 4-11. There will be a Thanksgiving Mass for Vocations at St. Mary’s Cathedral lower Church at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 8th All are invited, and we hope you will join us!
To What Kind of Love Are You Called? Few people know or remember a man named Cornelius, though he plays a significant role in the life of Peter and of Church history. Dr. Tim Gray shows us how the life of Cornelius intersects with Peter’s and redirects the New Covenant in a remarkable way. Peter points the Church to an all-encompassing love.
We are in need of more liturgical ministers at all the churches especially Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors and servers. Contact your Ministry schedulers: All Saints: Patty Becker 291-6582 St. Anna: Kathy Scegura 746-2814 St. Stanislaus: Margie Benusa 584-5405
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
Parish News & Events Catholic United Financial M I N I S T R E E Community service rooted in faith
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. Each card provides $5 from Catholic Financial for our parishes. Church Cleaning
St. Stanislaus Turkey Bingo: St. Stanislaus Social Justice Ministry Fundraiser will be Sunday, November 11th at 1:30 p.m. at St. Stanislaus, in Bowlus. We are looking for raffle prizes, monetary donations for the turkeys and food for the luncheon. Please contact Rita Trettel 360-6767 or Tom and Joanie Fussy 584-5670. Thank you! Church Cleaning will be on Thursday, November 15th from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Men and women are asked to spend an hour or so anytime during the day to complete the cleaning tasks as listed in the entryway. Help prepare our worship and gathering space for the upcoming Advent and Christmas seasons. Please bring a pail and cleaning cloth or duster. Call Bob or Jan Maciej 584-5283 with questions. Thank you. All Saints All Saints Christian Women/Rosary Sodality our next meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 5th at All Saints-St. Mary’s. All Cluster Homa Bay Next meeting will be on Monday, November 12th at 7:00 p.m. At All Saints-St. Mary’s Church. Many thanks to all who contributed to a successful Homa Bay Luncheon. The dona-tions, attendance and volunteers were all greatly appreciated. Missing St. Hedwig’s steps plans Two of the plans for the St. Hedwig’s steps are missing since our meeting last Sunday. The Simple Step Plan and Option One. Father was explicit about the plans staying with the Central Office since it is the only copy. Please return the plans to the office immediately. Thank you. Congratulations to our new Parish Council Members All Saints: Art Harlander, Deb Binsfeld, and Carol Greener Immaculate Conception: Mary Kay Eiynck and Mickey Jeffers Still in need of men. St. Stanislaus: Father waiting for return phone calls.
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 Everyone is welcome to minister at any of our cluster of churches.
Create your free FORMED account today. Go to: tworiverscatholic.formed.org
Sacrament of Reconciliation All Cluster Study This Advent, our parish cluster will offer a three-week study and discussion on the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This study called Forgiven: The Transforming Power of Confession, will ex-plore the grace and healing offered in Confession and show how this sacrament of mercy reveals the depth and bounty of God’s love. The Forgiven study will be offered on Tuesdays at 10:15 a.m. and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m in the basement of All Saints - St. Mary’s. The Tuesday sessions will begin on November 27th and the Thursday sessions will begin on November 29th. Call or email Kristin Molitor at the central office to register ([email protected], (320)-228-0105).
To learn more about purgatory, check out these resources on FORMED.org
Symbolon: Knowing the Faith, Session 10: Last Things
Answering Common Objections: Purgatory By Scott Hahn
Faith Formation & GIFT (Generations In Faith Together)
Immaculate Conception: Kim Roth-Koning 402-4001 Kimberly_Koning @charter.net St. Stanislaus: Cindy Fussy 584-5982 All Saints: Katrina Kolles 292-1575 [email protected] Confirmation: Teresa LeBlanc 420-4576
Mass Schedule Mon. Nov. 5
8:00 a.m. St. Stanislaus
Tues. Nov. 6
8:00 a.m. All Saints-St. Hedwig’s
Wed. Nov. 7
No Mass
Thurs. Nov. 8
8:00 a.m. Immaculate Conception
Fri. Nov. 9
Dedication of the Lateran Basilica No Mass
Sat. Nov. 10
Saint Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church 8:00 p.m. Immaculate Conception
Sun. Nov. 11
8:00 a.m. All Saints-St. Mary’s 10:00 a.m. St. Stanislaus
8:00 p.m. All Saints-St. Mary’s
+Sandy Klisch
+Tom, Jim and Ron Fellegy
+ Leo and Pauline Bauer
For the living and deceased members of the St. Anna Christian Mothers
+Herman Solarz For the People
Deer Hunters Mass
Confessions and the Rosary begin 1/2 hour before Mass.
A great time was had by all during the St. Stanislaus Faith Formation Class Pumpkin Painting . Thank you to Cindy Fussy and all the Faith Formation Students for participating! Pumpkins were on display at th 10 a.m. Mass on Oct. 28th.
Father Gregory will be at the Rural Life Meetings from Tuesday after
8:00 a.m. Mass through Wednesday.
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