St. Leo Parish, Tyndall, SD
St. Vincent Parish, Springfield, SD
Fr. Joseph Forcelle
St. Leo Parish 100 E 20th Avenue
PO Box 47 Tyndall, SD 57066
Rectory . . . . . . . . . . . .589-3504
Center or Fax. . . . . . . . 589-3392 Email: [email protected]
Web site: www.stleotyndall.com
St. Vincent Parish 1203 Wood Street
PO Box 130 Springfield, SD 57062
Parish . . . . . . . . . .369-2247
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Penance St. Leo - Tyndall
Saturday at 4:45pm Sunday at 7:45am
St. Vincent - Springfield
Sunday 10:10am (or by appointment)
Baptism At weekend Masses by appointment.
Pre-baptismal meeting required for first time parents—best done PRIOR to child’s birth.
Marriage Diocesan Policy requires six (6) months preparation for all couples planning mar-
riage. A wedding can NOT be booked until this preparation is underway. Contact Fr.
Joseph Forcelle well in advance of any desired marriage date.
Secretary - Dorothy Magee Available at St. Leo Parish Office
Wednesday & Thursday (alternating Tuesdays)
Bulletin deadline: Wednesday Morning
Whew! We made it! The world didn’t end on December 21st
and we are still orbiting our sun in this grand Milky Way galaxy.
No killer asteroids, no sudden plagues, no magnetic pole shifts; just
business as usual. Or is it? We keep looking for the sensational in
our continually media saturated world. Perhaps we should shift our
focus. Remember this essay?
One Solitary Life (Dr James Allan Francis in “The Real Jesus and Other Sermons” © 1926 by the
Judson Press)
He was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew
up in still another village, where He worked in a carpenter shop until He was
30. Then for three years He was an itinerant preacher. He never wrote a book.
He never held an office. He never had a family or owned a house. He didn't go
to college. He never traveled more than 200 miles from the place He was born.
He did none of the things one usually associates with greatness. He had no cre-
dentials but Himself. He was only 33 when public opinion turned against Him.
His friends deserted Him. He was turned over to His enemies and went through
the mockery of a trial. He was nailed to a cross between two thieves. When He
was dying, His executioners gambled for His clothing, the only property He
had on earth. When He was dead, He was laid in a borrowed grave through the
pity of a friend. Nineteen centuries have come and gone, and today He is the
central figure of the human race, the leader of mankind's progress. All the ar-
mies that ever marched, all the navies that ever sailed, all the parliaments that
ever sat, all the kings that ever reigned, put together, have not affected the life
of man on earth as much as that One Solitary Life.
May God grant us all a very Blessed Christmas!
Father Joe Forcelle
The fourth Sunday of advent
December 23, 2012
Behold, I am the handmaid
of the Lord.
May it be done to me
according to your word..” Luke 1:38
Masses this week December 24-30, 2012
Christmas Masses Mon. 5:30pm SL-Tyndall +Ronnie Kniffen 8:00pm SV-Springfield World Peace Tues. 9:00am SL-Tyndall +Norm Leheska
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wed. No Mass - Fr.’s Day Off Thurs. 7:30am SL-Tyndall +Ray Ptak Fri. 7:30am SL-Tyndall +Agnes Maus
Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph Sat. 5:30pm SL-Tyndall Members of SL & SV
Sun. 8:30am SL-Tyndall +Marie O’Grady
10:30am SV-Springfield Poor Souls
MINISTRY SCHEDULE: Christmas & December 29-30
Mass Times Eucharistic Min. Gift Bearers Servers Greeters Ushers Lector
St. Leo December 24 5:30pm
Dave & Joanie Auch
Mike Schmidt Margie Hovorka
Dana Jodozi
Volunteers Zach Sykora Jeni Schmidt
McKeely Merkwan
Volunteers John Cihak Mike Schmidt Dave Sykora
Joanie Auch
St. Vincent December 24 8:00pm
Connie Miller Maureen Moriarty
Volunteers Elita Eastman Elijah Eastman
Volunteers Keith Gill Carl Eastman
St. Leo December 25 9:00am
James Rothschadl Bobbi Zimmerman
Volunteers Volunteers Volunteers Hubert Zimmerman
Volunteer
St. Leo Saturday 5:30pm
Tom & Ginger Peschl
Karen Schmidt
Dan & Lisa Rothschadl
Cole Humpal Elizabeth Mitzel Thomas Mitzel
Gary & Joann LaCompte
James & Jeani Merkwan
Ken Ranek Stan Jaeger Ed Humpal
Charles Bares
Karen Schmidt
St. Leo Sunday 8:30am
Mike Schmidt James Rothschadl
Bradley Cihak
Randy & Cheryl Hisek
Megan Schmidt Jennifer Schmidt Zachary Sykora
Paul & Charlotte Jaeger
Dennis & Mary Kniffen
David Vavruska Rodney McGill David Sutera
Joe Kostal
Bradley Cihak
St. Vincent Sunday 10:30am
Sue Ripple Jeanne Varilek
Ken Varilek
A.J Soukup Family
Elita Eastman Elijah Eastman Makayla Kelley
Carl Eastman Family
Richie Ludens
Mary Jo Monfore
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Daily Bible Readings December 24-30, 2012
Mon. 2 Samuel 7:1-5,8b-12,14a-16; Luke 1:67-79
(Christmas Vigil) Isaiah 61:1-5; Matthew 1:1-25
Acts 13:16-17,22-25
Tues. (Christmas Day) Isaiah 52:7-10; Hebrews 1:1-6
John 1:1-18
Wed. Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Matthew 10:17-22
Thurs. 1 John 1:1-4; John 20:1a,2-8
Fri. 1 John 1:5—2:2; Matthew 2:13-18 Sat. 1 John 2:3-11; Luke 2:22-35
Sun. Sirach 3:2-6,12-14 or 1 Samuel 1:20-22,24-28
Colossians 3:12-21 or 1 John 3:1-2,21-24
Luke 2:41-52
Reminder … 2013 Contribution
Envelopes may be picked up today! The envelopes are in the front entrance of St. Leo’s and the main entry of St. Vincent’s. If you cannot find your box, please call the
parish office. Also if you know of someone who has gone south for the winter, please pick up their envelopes to give to them when they return.
today’s confession Schedule
SV-Sunday, December 23, 11:30am SL-Sunday, December 23, 7:00pm
Christmas Masses December 24 - 5:30pm at St Leo December 24 - 8:00pm at St Vincent December 25 - 9:00am at St. Leo (Special Music beginning 30 minutes prior
to the Christmas Eve Masses at SL & SV)
Holy Day - Solemnity of Mary December 31 - 5:30pm at St. Leo December 31 - 7:00pm at St. Vincent January 1 - 9:00am at St. Leo
St. Leo’s and St. Vincent’s Parishes Page 3
Deceased members of Hisek and Cahoy families…………….. ……………………………………….Leonard & Marie Hisek Deceased family members ………..Gordon & Lornie McCann William P. & Frances Varilek, Anton & Alice Cihak and……. Marie O’Grady ……………………..William J. & Pat Varilek Emil & Leatine Rothschadl and Adolph & Mamie Pavlish….. …………………………………………..James E. Rothschadl Francis Souhrada ………………Rosemary Souhrada & family Lloyd Hovorka and Frank & Elizabeth Teply ....Mary Hovorka Scott, Rick, Alice and Romain VanWinkle………………….. …………………………………………...Randy Weier family Don Koranda, Frank & Tillie Varilek, Kenny & Mae Koranda, Vaclav & Anastasia Plavec, and Frank & Josephine Varilek …………..……………………………..Irene Koranda R. James Zieser and Stanley & Gladys Anderson……………. ………………………………………………...Marlene Zieser
In Honor of: Given By: Violet D. Schneider …………………….Gregory F. Schneider
Memorials for St. Vincent
In Memory of: Given By: John & Cecelia Parisien, Ellen Cuffee, Janet, and Dale & Elaine Fryda, Marc & Therese Fiedler, Vincent Varilek and Bob Jacobs ……………………………………...Doris Fiedler Philip & Esther Forcelle ……………………..Fr. Joe Forcelle Lawrence Ishmael, Joe Sr. & Millie Fuchs and family—Joe Jr., William, Mary, Margaret, Dorothy & Patricia……………. ……………………………………………….Mildred Ishmael Kast & Kalmbach families ………..Bryon & Marge Kalmbach Patricia Kostal, Lawrence Ishmael and Jim Goehring….…… ………………………………………………..Leonard Kostal Romain, Alice, Rick & Scott Van Winkle ……….Libis family Lyle & Helen Koupal and John C. Ludens…………………… ……………………………………….Richie & Cindy Ludens Bill & Teresa Sachau and Ron Starwalt ………..Connie Miller David James Carmody, Helen Josephine Keenan Carmody, David Owen Carmody, Margaret Theresa Carmody and Stephen Timothy Carmody ………Robert & Mary Jo Monfore George & Matilda Humpal, Virgil Petrik, and Roy Humpal…. ……………………………………………………Alice Petrik Paul & Fay Carda, Ed & Lil Petrik and Virgil Petrik………… …………………………………………….Ed & Wilma Petrik Frank & Tillie Varilek, Leo & Theresa Weiss, Jason Nawroth and Br. Placid Heilmann, OSB ………..Ken & Jeanne Varilek
Flowers for Christmas Again this year, we wish to thank all those who have con-tributed to our Christmas flower fund or who have donated flow-ers. Listed below are those that requested these gifts as memori-als (St. Leo’s):
In Memory of: Given By:
Louis, Lydia, Harold, Billy & Lois Kreber, Glenn & Kathryn
Duncan, Ed & Lettie Duncan and John & Mary Sully, Darrel,
Audrey & Susan Schuurmans ……...………..Ed & Mary Kreber
Bernard & Anolda Post and Charles, Kate, Anna & Clara Post
and Earl & Ann Wright ……………...Dr. & Mrs. Michael Mally
Adolph & Rose Kocmick and Tiffney Dutcher and Alfred &
Emma Matuska and Dorothy Gill..…..Leonard & Betty Matuska
Deceased of the Bame, Kubal, Sternhagen & Kriz families…….
………………………………………Robert & Magdeline Bame
Thomas E. Sykora & Dorothy Sykora Krcil ...….Laverne Sykora
Lucille Hajek, Vlasta Hajek and Bertha Marek …...Robert Hajek
Orvin Sedlacek and Ernie & Sylvia Sedlacek ...Dorothy Sedlacek
Fr. Larry Marbach & Fr. Paul Offerman ………..Fr. Joe Forcelle
Ranek & Humpal families ………….Dale & Betty Ranek family
Joe & Evaryldis Base, Patty Medeck & Lillian Welfl…………..
………………………………………...Richard & Valerie Fryda
Phyllis Fridrich, Lloyd Horacek, William Horacek, Vit & Ann
Krcil and Joe and Hattie Fridrich …...Harvey & Adeline Fridrich
Albert & Hattie Simek …………………….Joe & Marcie Becvar
Romain & Alice VanWinkle and Rick & Scott Van Winkle…….
………………………………………..Wayne and Peg Winckler
Joe L. Fuchs, Hayes Balvin, Greg Hoch, Vera Hoch, Lawrence
Ishmael and Patricia Kostal ……………….Bill & Joanne Balvin
Ernest E. Vavruska, Ludmila Carda and Frank J. Carda………...
………………………………………………….Helen Vavruska
Allen Cuka …………………………...Mary Ann Cuka & family
Frank J. Soukup ………………………………Evelyn C. Soukup
Daniel Becvar, Teddy Becvar and Mitchel Schleitler…………...
…………………………………………………….Helen Becvar
Charles Tycz Jr. ………………….David & Linda Sykora family
Norman Mikolash and Emil & Mamie Kaftan………………….
………………………………………………..Eleanor Mikolash
Edward F. Schneider ……………………...Gregory F. Schneider
Don Teply …………………………………………Verneil Teply
Frank & Helen Schneider …………………..Al & Ev Vacknitz
Elizabeth Kniffen …………………….Larry & Marcene Kniffen
Levoy Kreber and Steven Kreber …………………Leona Kreber
Mallory Vaith ……………………..Cleadues & Margie Hovorka
Joe Swain Jr. and Jack Swain …………………………Flo Swain
Shirley Gravholt, Henry & Vivian Bierle, Fred Gravholt, Wynne
Peed, Louis & Creasentia Zimmerman and Theodore & Mary
Schmidt …………………………...Hubert & Bobbi Zimmerman
Joseph & Catherine Kocer, Raymond Kocer, Klements Ranek,
Stiny & Agnes Carda, Joseph & Tillie Voracek, Charles & Julia
Ranek ………………………………………Ken & Karen Ranek
August & Susie Stoebner and Joe & Anna Boska……………….
……………………………………......David & Ruth Ann Boska
Charles Tycz, Jr., and Bill, Kamelia & Illa Kocourek and………
Charles & Anna Tycz ……………………………..Darlene Tycz
Teara Kay (Goglin) Soukup ……………….Jim & Jennie Goglin
Ronnie Kniffen, Irene Varnell, Joe & Lillian Varilek and Louis
Kniffen ………………………………...Jim & Margaret Kniffen
Coming Events Sun. Jan 6……….…...SL Altar Society after Mass Sun. Jan 6…...……….SV Altar Society after Mass Mon. Jan 7…………......KC Mountain Oyster feed
7:30pm, meeting following Sun. Jan 20….SL AS Soup Kitchen. 10:30-1:30pm Sundays……….………..RCIA, 5:00pm, SL Parish
(Sessions resume Jan. 6) Sundays………….....Youth Group (10-12) 7:00pm
(No YG Dec. 23, 30) Wednesdays..…..…….Religious Ed. (K-9),7:00pm
(Classes resume Jan. 9)
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Congratulations to…
Kelsey Elizabeth Van Gerpen, winter graduate of the University of South Dakota, Vermillion. Kelsey graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Anthro-pology
“Lord Jesus, you are the true Son of David.
Come and give us all your freedom!”
Children’s Collection: December 16, 2012: St. Leo-$31.86
St. Vincent-$2.56
Religion Class (Grades K-7) Wednesday, 7:00pm. (No Class Dec. 26 or Jan. 2; Classes resume January 9)
Confirmation Class (Grades 8-9) Wednesday 7:00pm. (No Class Dec. 26 or Jan. 2; Classes resume January 9)
Youth Group (Grades 10-12) Sunday No Youth Group December 23 & 30.
A Big Thank You We would like to thank all who supported
our Pancake Breakfast and Pie Sale. We espe-
cially thank our parents who helped us in the
kitchen and those Knights who helped with the
grill. It is so appreciated that we work together in building
up our parish family. Thank you again for your support and
continued prayers. St Leo's Youth Group
St. Leo Altar Society
soup Kitchen Sunday, January 20, 2013
10:30am - 1:30pm
Serving Soup, Sandwiches, Pies at the Fr. Cronin Center of
St. Leo’s Church. Soups: Chili, Beef Vegetable & Chicken
Noodle (homemade noodles). Sandwiches: Chicken Salad
& Taverns. Desserts: Pies.
Christmas Greeting and Prayers May this Holy Season be a time during which the everlasting Savior’s coming fills you with grace and peace. May the love of God in sending a Sav-ior flow through you into your families and into the world. Also God’s contin-ued blessing be yours in the year 2013.
Fr. Gerald J. Thury
Wishing all a very blessed Christmas
and a Happy New Year,
shared with family and friends!
Stewardship Report A weekly financial report to the people of
St. Vincent’s Parish Needed per month……………...……..$2,500.00 Dec. weeks income….…....................... $1,316.00 Weekly income for 12/16/2012………. $ 610.00 Monthly income to date………….……$1,926.00
Stewardship Report
A weekly financial report to the people of
St. Leo’s Parish Needed per month……………...…….. $8,000.00 Dec. weeks income…………............... $4,868.75 Weekly income for 12/16/2012...…….. $2,637.00 Monthly income to date……………….$7,505.75