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 Krisn Molitor, New Evangelizaon Coordinator [email protected]Janice Wuebkers, Business Manager Office hours: Wed. 10 to 3 p.m. [email protected]Jessie Johnson, Secretary [email protected]Confession Times: By appointment only Marriage: Couples are to begin preparaon 6-12 months in advance and must call the Central Office to meet with Father Gregory before seng a date. Diocesan Marriage Preparaon Classes are required. Bapsm: Call the Central Office to schedule Bapsm. Shut-Ins: Please call us. New Parishioners: Please introduce yourself to Father aſter 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 Holdingford, St. Anna, and St. Wendel All Saints, Holdingford Immaculate Concepon, St. Anna St. Columbkille, St. Wendel First Sunday of Advent November 29, 2020 Christmas Novena to St. Andrew An Advent tradion for many is to begin praying the Saint Andrew Christmas Novena on November 30, the day the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Saint Andrew. The novena is not actually addressed to Saint Andrew but to God Himself, asking Him to grant our request in the honor of the birth of His Son at Christmas. While a novena is normally a nine-day prayer, the term can be used for any prayer that is repeated over a series of days. (It is piously believed that whoever recites the prayer fiſteen mes a day from the feast of St. Andrew (30th November) unl Christmas will obtain what is asked!) Hail and blessed be the hour and moment at which the Son of God was born of a most pure Virgin at a stable at midnight in Bethlehem in the piercing cold. At that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, to hear my prayers and grant my desires. (Menon your intenons here) Through Jesus Christ and His most Blessed Mother. Amen. “Advent is a me of waing, remembering, hoping and thanking God for becoming one of us. It is the liturgical season of four weeks devoted to preparaon for the coming of Christ at Christmas”. ~catholicfamilyfaith.org Make this the best Advent ever with prayer. Set up a prayer me and place in your home using the Advent Wreath made of evergreens in a circle as a symbol of eternity, and four candles; 3 purple and 1 white. Advent is a me of waing and penance so the wreath should remain simple with only purple bows if anything. Fesve ribbons, decoraons and red candles can refresh the wreath at Christmasme. Create an Advent Calendar: ~catholiccurrent.org Nov. 29th: Bless your Advent Wreath (Advent Wreath Blessing in this bullen). Nov. 30th: Make a resoluon (that will bring you closer to Christ). Dec. 1st: Give (consider a giſt to your parish). Dec. 2nd: Get a relaonship with Jesus (ready your heart for Jesus in Adoraon) Dec. 3rd: Daily Examen ( see inside bullen for how to do the Examen) Dec. 4th: Prolife: (acknowledgement of the worth of every human person) Dec. 5th: Giſts for your family: (refocus on the greatest giſt-Jesus)
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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] Janice Wuebkers, Business Manager Office hours: Wed. 10 to 3 p.m. [email protected] Jessie Johnson, Secretary [email protected] Confession Times: By appointment only
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 the Central Office to
schedule Baptism.
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 Holdingford, St. Anna, and St. Wendel
All Saints, Holdingford Immaculate Conception, St. Anna
St. Columbkille, St. Wendel First Sunday of Advent
November 29, 2020
Christmas Novena to St. Andrew An Advent tradition for many is to begin praying the Saint Andrew Christmas Novena on November 30, the day the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Saint Andrew. The novena is not actually addressed to Saint Andrew but to God Himself, asking Him to grant our request in the honor of the birth of His Son at Christmas. While a novena is normally a nine-day prayer, the term can be used for any prayer that is repeated over a series of days.
(It is piously believed that whoever recites the prayer fifteen times a day from the feast of St. Andrew (30th November) until Christmas will obtain what is asked!)
Hail and blessed be the hour and moment at which the Son of God was born of a most pure Virgin at a stable at midnight in Bethlehem in the piercing cold. At that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, to hear my prayers and grant my desires. (Mention your intentions here) Through Jesus Christ and His most Blessed Mother. Amen.
“Advent is a time of waiting, remembering, hoping and thanking God for becoming one of us. It is the liturgical season of four weeks devoted to preparation for the coming of Christ at Christmas”. ~catholicfamilyfaith.org Make this the best Advent ever with prayer. Set up a prayer time and place in your home using the Advent Wreath made of evergreens in a circle as a symbol of eternity, and four candles; 3 purple and 1 white. Advent is a time of waiting and penance so the wreath should remain simple with only purple bows if anything. Festive ribbons, decorations and red candles can refresh the wreath at Christmastime. Create an Advent Calendar: ~catholiccurrent.org Nov. 29th: Bless your Advent Wreath (Advent Wreath Blessing in this bulletin). Nov. 30th: Make a resolution (that will bring you closer to Christ). Dec. 1st: Give (consider a gift to your parish). Dec. 2nd: Get a relationship with Jesus (ready your heart for Jesus in Adoration) Dec. 3rd: Daily Examen ( see inside bulletin for how to do the Examen) Dec. 4th: Prolife: (acknowledgement of the worth of every human person) Dec. 5th: Gifts for your family: (refocus on the greatest gift-Jesus)
Prayer Lines — All Saints: Ramona Fedor 746-2395 Kathleen Ebnet 746-2227 Immaculate Conception: Shirley Schwalbe 356-7209 Christine Maleska 356-7246 St Columbkille: Esther Struzyk 251-4984 Susan Opatz 363-8160
The Healing Power of God
Teckla Scegura, Dave Scegura, Lee Larkey and Arnold Voss, Al Hartung, Arlene Beniek, Delores Eiynk, Theresa Johannes, Fr. Gregory, Residents and staff at Mother of Mercy, Michell Ostendorf, Theresa Pierskalla, Dorothy Lowe, Jerome Young
Remember in prayer all who are in need of the Lord’s healing and strength especially:
This Week’s Events
Eucharistic
Adoration Cluster Adoration Every Monday 12 noon to 8 p.m. All Saints-St. Mary’s
Updates and Mass times from Father Gregory
www.tworiverscatholic.com Catholic Radio K-YES Radio 1180 www.kyesradio.com Father Gregory’s Radio Show is every Friday on K-YES Radio 1180 AM or 93.5 PM at 8:30 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Tune in for updates and inspiration. KASM Radio 1150 AM Rosary with Father at 6:00 p.m. daily relevantradio.com Contemporary Christian Music SPIRIT 92.9 FM www.spirit929.com Check websites for additional updates www.tworiverscatholic.com www.238catholic.org (Upsala cluster)
Church Hours All Saints-St. Mary’s will be open Sunday, Tuesday-Thursday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Adoration: Mondays from noon to 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Immaculate Conception: Saturdays and Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. St Columbkille: Daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mass times vary please check the website: tworiverscatholic.com. for times
Evangelization Corner ~Kristin Molitor
The prayer list was refreshed at the start of the new liturgical year, November 29th. Please call or email if you’d like be on the Prayer list.
Pray for our Seminarians: check out our web-site: tworiverscatholic.com. Click on link below ‘Cluster News” (created by Janice Wuebkers).
Consider Joining a Discipleship Quad Are you looking to grow closer to Jesus in the new year? Would you like to grow in your faith in new and unexpected ways? This Advent, take time to prayerfully consider joining one of our Discipleship Quads that will be starting in January. A Discipleship Quad is a group of four people who journey together as disciples through weekly gatherings of fellowship, ongoing conversion, and learning. We’ve had eight people from our cluster go through the process this past year and they have all said that it was a truly transformational experience. Contact Kristin if you would like to learn more About joining or starting a Discipleship Quad. ([email protected], 320-228-0105)
News & Events Monday Rom 10:9-18/Mt 4:19 Tuesday Is 11:1-10/Lk 10:21-24 Wednesday Is 25:6-10/Mt 15:29-37 Thursday Is 26:1-6/Mt 7:21,24-27 Friday Is 29:17-24/Mt 9:27-31 Saturday Is 30:19-21, 23-26/Mt 9:35- 10:1, 5a, 6-8 Sunday Is 40:1-5, 9-11, 2 Pt 3:8-14, Mk 1:1-8
Weekly Offering
Weekly Readings
No further Mass Intentions until after January. I am sorry for this inconvenience but because of Covid and the times when we were shut down and not having masses, be-cause the injury of my arm and the days I was unable to have mass, and with the amount of masses offered after the funerals of people who have died in the parish, and the fact that in July we received the new parish of St. Wendel and their intentions, I got behind in the order of those who had offered mass intentions. I am still trying to finish September and October. I thought that if we stopped offering them here that I might try eventually to get back to the original schedule. I can only receive an intention/donation one mass a day. ~Fr. Gregory
Financial Contributions Parish income November 22, 2020 AS IC SC
Thank you for your generosity! “For where your Treasure is, there also will your heart be.” ~Luke 12:34
Engaged Couples retreat: December 5th -8 a.m.-6 p.m. For location and info: http://omf. stcdio.org/Marriage-ministries/marriage-preparation/
Natural Family Planning Little Falls-Dec. 1st at 7:30 p.m. Sauk Centre-Dec. 21st at 6:30 p.m. St. Cloud-Dec. 17th at 6:30 p.m. Contact Sheila Reineke 252-4721
Go to the URL address for your church as listed below. Click on “Sign up for Your New Account” and complete your initial registration. Please call 800-348-2886 Option 2 for assistance. Thank you!
URL Addresses: All Saints, Holdingford, MN
www.osvonlinegiving.com/1723 Immaculate Conception, St. Anna
www.osvonlinegiving.com/1720 St. Columbkille, St. Wendel
www.osvonlinegiving.com/1721
The Fathers of Mercy is a Roman Catholic Congregation of Priests whose primary Apostolate is preaching parish missions and retreats, with an emphasis on the Sacraments of the Holy Eucharist and Confession.
Join in this retreat at St. Anthony’s, Watkins MN
December 7th –10th, 2020 at 7 pm Father Casey contributes his call to the priesthood to the Mercy of God, his love for the study of Sacred Scripture, and his strong devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. He is a nationally renowned speaker and frequent guest of EWTN. Church of St. Anthony, 201 Central Ave. S. Watkins, MN 55389 Contact: Jessica Teicher, 764-2755
Rev. Bill P. Casey, C.P.M.
The Fathers of Mercy
Advent Wreath Blessing Make the sign of the cross to begin L: Our help is in the name of the Lord. R: Who made heaven and earth.
Read Is 9: 1-2, 5-6 or Is 63: 16-17&19 L:The Word of the Lord. R:Thanks be to God.
With hands joined, the leader says: Lord our God, we praise you for your Son, Jesus Christ: He is Emmanuel, the hope of the people, He is the wisdom that teaches and guides, He is the Savior of every nation. Lord God, let your blessing come upon us as we light the candles of this wreath. May the wreath and its light be a sign of Christ’s promise to bring us salvation. May he come quickly and not delay. We ask this through Christ our Lord. R: Amen All sing: “O come, O come, Emmanuel” O come, desire of nations, bind in one the hearts of humankind; bid ev’ry sad division cease and be thyself our Prince of peace. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
How to do the Examen: Give Thanksgiving: pray for all you are grateful for reflecting on how God has blessed you today Ask for the Spirit: reflect on the moments where you did not act well and ask for the Holy Spirit’s guidance. Review and recognize failures: look back through the day and ask the Lord to point out moments where you failed in big and small ways. Ask for forgiveness and healing: If you have sinned, ask God for forgiveness and go to Confession with it. If you have simply made a mistake, ask for healing of any harm that may have been done to self or others. Pray about the next day: Ask God to show you how tomorrow might go and ask for help during any difficult moments especially ones where you might fail. ~ loyolapress.com
Contribution amounts unavailable due to early bulletin deadline.
For through the Spirit, by
faith, we await the hope of
righteousness. Gal. 5:5
Parish News & Events
St Columbkille Christian Women: We will be collecting items for the Poor Clares. Items they are looking for include: scotch tape refills, post it notes, cough drops, hand sanitizers, handwipes, business envelopes, correction tape, toilet paper, and Kleenex tissue. Anything you can contribute would be greatly appreciated. A box at the back of church will be set up until December 14th. Thank you and God Bless. ~Sue Burg 250-8810 Ministry Schedules are available at the back of church. First Communion photos please return any photos of First Communion to the church if you are not using them. Thank you.
FORMED PICK OF THE WEEK:
Well-Read Mom will meet November 24th at 3:30 p.m. -5 p.m. We will be discussing the play Antigone by Sophocles. Please call or text Susan with questions (320) 224-6052. If you have been curious about Well-Read Mom and would like to come for a month, our December book would be a wonderful spiritual reading for Advent: The way of Perfection by Teresa of Avila.
Immaculate Conception New HEAD Sacristan needed for Immaculate Conception: this volunteer position is for either one person or a couple who can coordinate the schedule of the other volunteer sacristans so that there is someone present to set up the mass books and vessels for each mass/funerals/baptisms at Immaculate Conception. This person also is detail oriented and organized to keep tract of and order any supplies needed in the sacristy.
All Cluster Women’s Group The Women’s Group meets on the first and third Monday’s of the month at 10:30 a.m. at All Saints-St. Mary’s in Holdingford and 7 p.m. via Zoom. Currently, we are reading “A Devotional Journey into the Mass” Beginning in November, women who would like to participate in a deeper discussion of our last book “Spiritual Warfare and the Discernment of Spirits” are invited to gather on the fourth Monday of the month. Contact Kristin by leaving a message at 228-0105 or email: [email protected]
Current Office hours: Wednesdays 10:00 a.m –3:00 p.m.
Jessie [email protected] Please leave messages for us at (320) 228-0105
Banns III
Alyssa Gertken and Eric Keppers December 12, 2020
St. Columbkille, St. Wendel
Rural Catholic Singles Group will be meeting on Saturday, December 12th at 6-10 p.m. All Saints-St. Mary’s. Contact: Janel Heinen 290-2877
Upsala Christmas Mass Schedule Feast of Immaculate Conception Vigil-Dec. 7th 8:00 p.m. St. Francis, St. Francis Immaculate Conception- Dec. 8th 7 :00 p.m. St. Mary’s, Upsala 12 noon St. Edward’s, Elmdale Christmas Eve-Dec. 24th 4:00 p.m. St. Mary’s, Upsala 5:00 p.m. St. Francis, St. Francis 8:00 p.m. St. Edward’s, Elmdale Christmas Day-Dec.25th 8:00 a.m. St. Edward, Elmdale 10:00 a.m. St. Francis, St. Francis
Christmas Mass Schedule Christmas Eve-Dec. 24th 4:00 p.m. Immaculate Conception, St. Anna 6:00 p.m. St. Columbkille, St. Wendel Midnight Mass 12 Midnight, All Saints-St. Mary’s Christmas Day-Dec. 25th 9:00 a.m. St. Columbkille, St. Wendel
Saint John Damascene-December 4th The last of the Greek fathers, John was born in Damascus, Syria that was under Islamic rule. He succeeded his father as chief representative of the Christian community to the caliph but was forced to resign in 719 because of his faith. He entered a monastery in the mountain wilderness between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea, and lived there until his death. As a priest, he devoted himself to prayer and writing, producing 150 works on theology, philosophy and religious education, as well as a defense of the veneration if icons and numerous hymns. His work was widely cited in the Middle ages. Pope Leo Xlll declared him a doctor of the church in 1890. ~ catholiccurrent.org
This is an epic motion picture on the life of Mary., Mother of Christ, from her childhood through the Resurrection of Jesus. Actress Alissa Jung gives a beautiful, compelling, and inspiring portrayal of Mary.
Saint John Damascene, Priest and Doctor of the Church
Mass said by Fr. Gregory
Sat. Dec. 5
First Saturday To be announced. Please check our website: tworiverscatholic.com
Sun. Dec. 6
Second Sunday of Advent To be announced. Please check our website: tworiverscatholic.com
WATCH ON FORMED:
Live and grow in your faith as you await the
coming of Our Lord, Jesus Christ
Mass Times Please check our website:
tworiverscatholic.com. Come early if you want to
attend. Church seating capacity can only be at 50%. Bishop
Kettler has asked that we wear masks inside church buildings.
Last week’s Mass Intentions
said by Father Gregory:
(unavailable due
to the
early bulletin
deadline)
Build up your Family’s Faith Life with prayer: http://familytogether.stcdio.org//
Youth Praise and Worship Adoration on December 7th at 7:00-8:00 p.m. at All Saints-St. Mary’s For more information contact Shelley at 248-2860 Join in this event every 1st Monday of the Month!
Family Faith Formation & GIFFT (Generations In Family Faith Together)
“Listen” is the first word of the Rule of Benedict, and is at the heart of discernment. Join other women, and Benedictine Sisters from across the Midwest for a series of five virtual evenings: Wednesdays-Dec. 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd from 6:30– 8 p.m. Sr. Stefanie MacDonald [email protected] or to register: https://bit.ly/35h6GRW
Are You being called?
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