Our Lady of the Prairie Area Faith Community February 2, 2020 The Presentation of the Lord Pastor –Fr. Mark Steffl Parochial Vicar –Fr. Todd Petersen, 507-532-5711 (Holy Redeemer Church, Marshall). Websites: www.ourladyoftheprairie-afc.org, www.holy-redeemer.com St. Mary’s Church, 249 6 th Street, Tracy, MN 56175, 507-629-4075, [email protected]Mass times: 8:30 a.m. Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m. Fridays, 10:30 a.m. Sundays Confessions times: 30 Minutes before Sunday Masses Contact information: Secretary: Carol Strand, 507-629-4075 Religious Education Coordinator: Diann Timmerman, 507-629-3667, [email protected]Maintenance: Tim Amick, 507-829-5197 Prayer Network: Alita Lenertz, Cell: 507-993-2654, Home: 507-629-4145; Lota Hannasch, 507-629-4866 WG Prayer Line: Pam Baumann, 507-859-2503 St. Mary’s School: 225 6 th Street, Tracy, MN 56175, 507-629-3270 www.stmarysschooltracy.org Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday – Friday Contact information: Principal: Lisa Dieter, [email protected]Secretary: Chris Schons, [email protected]School Cafeteria: Kate Schmitt, 507-629-3841 Maintenance: Tim Amick, 507-829-5197 St. Michael’s Church, 200 Euclid Ave, Milroy, MN 56263, 507-336-2505, [email protected]Mass times: 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays, 8:30 a.m. Sundays Confessions times: 30 Minutes before Sunday Masses Contact information: Pastoral Associates: Don & Jean Schmidt, 507-336-2583 [email protected], [email protected]Religious Education Coordinator: Suzanne Lightfoot, 507-336-2505, [email protected]Bookkeeper: Kami Parker, 507-828-6515 Church Cleaner: Linda Dolan, 507-829-1032 Groundskeeper: Larry Karsten, 507-336-2624 Baptisms: Contact Diann Timmerman at the St. Mary’s parish office (for both St Mary’s and St Michael’s parishes) Marriages: Contact Priest at least 6 months prior to the desired wedding date for preparation requirements. Hospitalized or ill parishioners: Contact Priest. New Ulm Diocese Catholic Charities: Counseling and adoptions toll-free at 1-866-670-5163. FORMED.org audio-videos: www.ourladyoftheprairie-afc.formed.org, or www.formed.org access code #YW2JXQ Other local Mass times: Campus Religious Center, SMSU, Marshall: 12:00 p.m. Tuesdays & Thursdays (while school is in session); 6:00 p.m. Sundays. Holy Redeemer Church, Marshall: 5:30 p.m. Mondays; 7 a.m. Tuesday – Friday; 5 p.m. Saturdays and 8 a.m., 10 a.m., & 12:30 p.m. (Spanish) Sundays. St. Clotilde, Green Valley: 7:00 p.m. Saturdays. St. Mary’s, Cottonwood: 9:00 a.m. Sundays, see the Bread of Life Area Faith Community bulletin for current daily Mass times.
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Our Lady of the Prairie Area Faith Community February 2, 2020
UP COMING AT OUR LADY OF THE PRAIRIE AREA FAITH COMMUNITY:
Sun., Feb. 2 8:00 a.m. Confessions at St. Mary’s in Tracy
8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Mary’s in Tracy
+ Harvey and Leona Peterson
10:00 a.m. Confessions at St. Michael’s in Milroy
10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Michael’s in Milroy
+ Mary Warner
11 a.m. St. Michael’s Church Pork Loin Dinner
NOTE DATE CHANGE
Mon., Feb. 3: 8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Michael’s in Milroy
Wed., Feb. 5 NO MASS at St. Mary’s in Tracy
Thur., Feb. 6: 8:30 a.m. Mass at Country View in Walnut Grove
+Pearl VandeWiele
6:30 p.m. St. Mary’s CCW meeting at the Parish Rectory.
Fri., Feb. 7: 8:30 a.m. Mass at St Mary’s in Tracy
Alita Lenertz
Sun., Feb. 9 8:00 a.m. Confessions at St. Michael’s in Milroy
8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Michael’s in Milroy
+ Charles & JoAnn Steffl
10:00 a.m. Confessions at St. Mary’s in Tracy
10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Mary’s in Tracy
+ Kimberly Herrling
Prayer Network prayers for healing for all the sick and other needs in the area faith community
especially: Art Keleher, Lannie Iversen, Shawn Hennen, Ron & Evie Stadick, Lois Swenhaugen, Tim
Osweiler, Rosemary Martin, Dan Brunor, Joseph Sifuntoes, Brenda (cancer diagnosis), Kathy Verly, Brenda,
Norbert Dardis, Darcy who is donating a kidney to Bonnie at the Uof M, Bonnie Boerboom, Mary Leonard,
Lawrence Stassen, Joan Hannasch, Paul Soupir, Audrey Sik, Troy Hannasch, Linda Fultz, Larry Karsten.
If you know of someone who should be now removed from the sick list, please let the rectory know. Names
will be left on the list for 1 month and then taken off, if you wish them put on again please contact the
office we will gladly put them on again.
Pray for safety for all those serving in the military from our families and from our communities
especially: Aaron Moudry, Samantha & Lucas Karnes, Troy Sik, Joe Goodnow, Stuart Stroman, Patrick
Carnahan, Brad & Andrea Bond, Travis Davis, Martin Hamsa, Cole DeBlieck, Patricia Baker, Pat Weisbrich,
and Troy Baumann.
FROM THE NEW ULM DIOCESE World Day for Consecrated Life will be celebrated in the universal Church on Sunday, February
2, 2020 and in parishes on the weekend of February 1-2, 2020. The Diocesan celebration will be at the Church of St. Mary, Sleepy Eye, at 5:30 p.m. on May 2. All are welcome! Please pray for all those who have been called to the consecrated life, and be sure to thank them on their special day. May they continue to be inspired by Jesus Christ and respond generously to God's gift of their vocation.
OUR LADY OF THE PRAIRIE FAITH COMMUNITY NEWS: NOTE: PLEASE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE BULLETIN IN BY WEDNESDAY 10:00
A.M. PLEASE SEND ALL BULLETIN INFORMATION TO THE CHURCH OFFICE - e-mail use:
DID YOU MISS GETTING THE SUNDAY BULLETIN?- Feel free to look up the website to find the Sunday Area Faith
Community bulletin, the Area Faith Community monthly calendar, and other information at the OUR LADY OF THE PRAIRIE
WEBSITE: https://www.ourladyoftheprairie-afc.org. Make sure to go to the HOME PAGE, scroll down and you will find the
up-to-date bulletins.
AREA FAITH COMMUNITY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS
~ Congratulations to our 2nd grade class from St. Michael's who
received their First Reconciliation last weekend!
~ CHWC will be practicing in Milroy at 1:00pm on Sunday this week in the church choir loft.
~ Mark your calendars: There is a Junior High NET Retreat called Strength in Numbers for 6th-8th graders held on
Sunday March 15, at Holy Redeemer School. Registration is online under web4u.forms-
db.com/view.php?id=589728. (Or contact Diann or Suzanne and we can help you register.)
~ We are in need of a male chaperone for our CHWC trip to Fremont, NE. We will be leaving on
June 21 and returning on June 26th. Please contact Suzanne or Diann if you are interested!
CHWC is hosting a
Valentine's Dinner February 9, 2020, beginning 5 p.m.
social hour, dinner, and entertainment. The cost is $35 couple/$18 single.
There are registrations forms in the back of church.
Winter weather cancellations for Religious Education classes will be posted on www.marshallradio.net. Please contact us if you need any additional information.
If your student will not be at class due to illness, please email Suzanne or Diann
Character Word of the Month “Honesty” Proverbs 12:22 “Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
but those who are truthful are his delight.”
February is “I LOVE TO READ” Month
February is Dental Health Month Please continue selling the Catholic United Financial Catholic Schools Fundraiser Raffle
tickets. Tickets are $5.00 each.
Monday, February 3rd
Spirit Day ~ wear your St. Mary’s School colors.
Individual Band Lessons
St. Mary’s Echoes vs St. Michael’s, 5th&6th grade only, 4:30 p.m. (home)
Tuesday, February 4th
Drop Everything And Read (DEAR) time, 8:30-9:00
Individual & Group Band lessons today.
St. Mary’s Echoes basketball @ True Light in Marshall, 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 5th
All School Activity: Make St. Mary’s Echoes Basketball Posters in the gym, 8:30.
Individual Band Lessons
Thursday, February 6th
Group & Individual Band lessons today.
St. Mary’s Echoes basketball game vs Lynd, 4:30 p.m. (home)
Friday, February 7th
Mass at 8:30, prepared by grades 5&6.
Preschool: Donuts for Dads, preschool room, 9:00-9:30.
Dental Health Presentation, gym, 10:30.
Saturday, February 8th
St. Mary’s Echoes @ St. Anne’s 3rd & 4th Basketball Tournament (Wabasso).
Sunday, February 9th
10:30 Mass at St. Mary’s
ALUMINUM CANS FOR THE TECHNOLOGY FUND for St. Mary’s School, can be dropped off in
the wagon behind St. Mary’s Church.
ST. MARY’S SCHOOL FUNDRAISERS We no longer collect milk jug caps, bread wrappers or printer cartridges.
We do still collect Our Family UPC’s and you can clip Box Tops until next year.
Box Tops can now be collected electronically by downloading a Box Tops app on you smart phone and then just scan your
receipt.
We do so appreciate your continued support of these easy fundraisers. Thank you!
St. Mary’s Weekly Calendar Raffle Winners: Jan 24 – Bruce Buchert $100; Jan 31 –
Dick Kelley $100 and the Catholic Schools Week $500 winner was Greg Lanoue! WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPONSOR A STUDENT’S TUITION? Tuition at St. Mary’s school is only $1,925.00 a year for one
child, or about $214 a month. What a great investment in the future! Contact the school or parish office if you would like to help.
Thank you.
NEWS FROM ST. MARY’S IN TRACY
LOCKING THE CHURCH: St. Mary’s basement will be locked at about 2:30 p.m. and the upper church about 6
p.m. If you need to get a pie see Jan LaVoy or one of the staff to let you in. If you need to get inside for meetings or
other needs, contact Keith Schons 507-629-4289 or Jan LaVoy 507-829-2755 to get the doors opened for you.
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND CHURCH, and live in Tracy, you may receive communion weekly. Please contact the
parish office at 629-4075 for more information.
Funeral Ushers still needed: We presently have three ushers on the list to be on call to usher for funerals. It would be nice to
have a few more to choose from, as you are called on a few days notice. Please let Carol Strand at the Parish office know if
your schedule is such that you would be able to assist St. Mary's in this way.
CCW NEWS TRACY: Next Large Function— St. Theresa – Marlene Halfmann & LuAnn Engel
Next Small Function – St Agnes-Bonnie Boerboom and Jolynn Johns
~CCW Meeting: February 6th at 6:30pm
in St. Mary’s church basement~ SHEPHERD OF THE FIELD for 2018-19: For St. Mary’s in Tracy – Monsignor
Douglas Grams, 417 S Minnesota St., New Ulm, MN 56073. Birthday is July 3rd and
Ordination date – June 13, 1987 MILROY: Next Funeral is Circle 1.
SHEPHERD OF THE FIELD for 2018-19: For St. Michael’s in Milroy – Rev. Germain
Rademacher, Ridgeway, 720 23rd St. N. Apt. 201, New Ulm, MN 56073,Ordination Feb.
23, 1958, Birthday Dec. 4.
Adult Grief Support: Mondays, Feb. 3 – Mar. 9, 2020, 2-4 p.m. at Carris Health Redwood Hospital Education
Room, Redwood Falls, MN. There is no cost to participate. Work through your own grief as you verbalize
thoughts and feelings about the loved one who has died. For more information or to register contact: Chelsey
Gniffke, Social Services, 507-637-4617.
*GriefShare: New Session beginning February 10. Community members who have experienced the death
of a family member or friend areinvited to participate in a GriefShare seminar. GriefShare is a
nondenominational, Christ-centered DVD seminar featuring nationally-respected grief experts and real-life stories of people, followed by a small group discussion. The new session begins Monday, February 10 from 6:30-
8:00 pm in Holy Redeemer Church’s gathering area at 503 W. Lyon St. in Marshall. If you have questions, please
call the Holy Redeemer Parish Office at 532-5711 or Dorothy at 401-0601.
NEWS FROM ST. MICHAEL’S IN MILROY
Pork Loin Dinner – Today, Feb. 2 with all the Fixins
St. Michael’s Church, Milroy, 11:00- 1:00 PM
Everyone is Welcome
Coming UP: Speaker, Tom Webb, Girl’s Basketball Coach at SMSU, will be coming to St.
Michael’s on Feb. 5th. He will be sharing with us the importance of faith in our lives. Everyone is invited
to attend. TWO TEAMS – 1 CHOICE
“The Veil Removed”
Do you know what actually happens during the Mass?
Come and join us at St. Michael’s for our Adult Lenten Program. It is offered on Wednesday Evenings from 6-7:00 pm and Sundays’ at 1:30-2:30 pm We will begin Wed. Feb. 12 and Sunday, Feb. 16th. This is a 7-session program and
everyone is welcome If you miss the Wed class – come to the Sunday session!
ADORATION is a time of silent reflection and prayer many Catholics practice regularly. It is a time to commune
with God, emptying all worries and anxiety out of your heart, body, mind and soul.
St. Michael’s will have a time slot open for Adoration. Would you consider spending an hour with Jesus once
a week? Please call 507-828-2171 and we can find the time that works for you. 8:00 – Noon. PLEASE CHECK
THE ADORATION SCHEDULE on the bulletin board in case we are short a person on Thursday. Thanks.
~ St. Michael’s is looking for more volunteers for Money Counting on Sundays after Mass. You
would be assigned 3 months out of the year to help with this process. If interested – please contact the
parish office or call 507-828-2171 (Jean Schmidt).
~ THE ROSARY BEFORE MASS: If you or your family are interested to lead the Rosary before
Mass on Sundays, please sign-up on the bulletin board in the back of church. Rosary begins at
approximately 8:05. We have pamphlets to help you in the back.
~ St. Michael’s is looking for another Pianist or Organist. If you are interested in
helping, give Carole Snyder a call or call the office at 507-336-2505. You can start out slow and
