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We welcome the newest member of the Church through the waters of Baptism: Ada Carolyn Weber
Baptism Classes If you are interested in having your child baptized, please contact Father Shofner at the Parish Office to reserve your spot and to schedule a Baptism class. This 1 1/2 hour-long class is required for the parents and godparents of the child to be baptized.
Please note the next scheduled date for baptism will take place on July 7, 2019.
Please Note: A requirement for Baptism is a copy of the child’s birth certificate.
Sacramental Information Baptism - offered once each month (except during Lent). Contact Fr. Stiles for baptism in Spanish or English.
Marriage - contact Fr. Stiles at least 6 months in advance. All couples must complete a weekend retreat as well as marriage preparation classes with Fr. Stiles.
Confirmation - youth are prepared in grades 8 & 9. For adult confirmation - contact Fr. Stiles.
Anointing of the Sick - communal anointing for the Parish once each year in the spring. For private anointing, contact Fr. Stiles
Communion calls for ill or homebound - please contact the Parish Center.
Sacramental Life
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Eucharistic Adoration Tuesday 9AM-Thursday 9AM in the Cry Room
We are in need of a Tuesday night 11PM adorer to take Fr. Chris Shofner’s hour when he leaves. Please give prayerful
consideration to adding an hour of adoration to your week.
"Every Sunday, we have the Blessed Sacrament exposed in the oratory. When I open the door... it seems to me rather like the gate of Heaven opening! Then I present to Jesus all those who are in my heart, and there, close to Him, I
find them again." (Sept 11,1901) Excerpts from Light, Love, Life: Elizabeth of the Trinity
If you are interested in signing up for a regular weekly hour of Adoration or have any questions, contact Gloria 507-317-2839 or Joyce 357-4410.
Summer Programs 2019
Volunteers needed for Totus Tuus:
Two families to house either 2 men or 2 women from the Totus Tuus team (Houses must not have children under the age of 18).
Families to host the team for dinner on Sunday (7/7), Monday (7/8) and Tuesday (7/9) evenings from 5:30 – 7:00pm.
Coordinator for our Potluck dinner Wednesday evening, July 10
Daily helpers M-F, July 8th – 12th, 11:30am - 1:00pm for lunch and recess.
Volunteers needed for VBS:
Adult Station Leaders – Bible Storytelling, Crafts, Games, Music & Movement
Youth Small Group Leaders – Transporting groups, snack, assisting in stations
Decorating & Set Up – Monday, July 22nd; Wednesday, July 24th; Friday, July 26th
Volunteer Orientation and Pizza Dinner will be on Saturday, July 27th, 6:00 – 7:00pm.
Food Donations Check out the bulletin boards at the entrances of the church for food
donations needed for both Totus Tuus and VBS.
Registration and payments now available online @
www.stmarysthenry.org
Totus Tuus – a Catholic week-long summer program dedicated to sharing the Gospel and promoting
Catholic faith through catechesis, evangelization, Christian witness, and Eucharistic worship.
Grades 7-12: Sunday, July 7 thru Thursday, July 11 from 7:30-9:45PM each evening
Grades 1-6: Monday, July 8 thru Friday, July 12 9:00AM - 2:30PM each day
VBS Barnyard Roundup July 28 - Aug. 1, 2019
Children learn that Jesus gathers us together! They’ll explore five Bible accounts where Jesus graciously gathers us together to be with Him
with His abundant provision and saving protection, now and forever.
Preschool (age 3) thru Kindergarten - Sunday, July 28 thru Thursday, August 1 from 5:30-7:30 PM each evening.
“...for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy. My soul clings to you; your right hand
upholds me.” Psalm 63:7-8
Jean R. Boothby, Faith Formation Coordinator [email protected] 941-962-5168
Faith Formation
Please Pray Part of our Christian duty is to pray for each other.
The following have asked for your prayers:
Myles Genelin Jolene Zell Milo Holey Holden Zell Tim Simonette Stacy Germscheid
Larry Germscheid JoAnn Cemensky
Churches of St. Mary & St. Henry 165 N. Waterville Ave., Le Center, MN 56057
Phone: 507-357-6633 Phone/Fax: 507-357-4838
www.stmarysthenry.org
Parish Staff
Pastor: Fr. Christopher Shofner (phone extension 305) [email protected] After Hours Emergencies: 612-227-7985
Associate Pastor: Fr. James Adams (ext 307) [email protected]
Associate Pastor: Fr. James Stiles (ext 306) [email protected]
Trustees St. Mary: Clarence Mager 357-4338 Pete Plut 357-6222
Trustees St. Henry: Dan Germscheid 357-4923 Jim Selly 357-4898
Coordinator of Faith Formation: Jean Boothby (phone ext 304) [email protected]
Secretary/Receptionist: Gloria Wolf (phone ext 301) [email protected]
Accounting/Bookkeeping: Tara Robinson (phone ext 302) [email protected]
Maintenance: Joe Holicky (phone ext 303) [email protected]
Music Ministry: Terri McMillen [email protected]
Office Hours - 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday - Thursday
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Friday
Bulletin Deadline - articles need to be submitted to Gloria by noon
on Wednesday.
For use of meeting rooms or Social Hall - contact Gloria
Mass Schedule
Saturday 4:30 PM (St. Mary)
Sunday 8:00 AM (St. Henry)
10:00 AM (St. Mary)
12:00 PM (St. Mary, in Spanish)
Monday No Mass
Tuesday, Weds & Friday 9:00 AM
Thursday 5:00 PM
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday 3:45-4:20 PM (St. Mary)
Sunday 7:30-7:50 AM (St. Henry)
Or by appointment (contact Fr. Shofner, Fr. Adams or Fr. Stiles)
Our Eucharistic Adoration chapel is open for individuals to come
for 5 minutes or an hour and be with Our Lord in the Blessed
Sacrament. Our chapel hours are: Tuesday 9:00 AM to Thursday
9:00 AM (closes during daily Mass and Funeral Masses).
THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST JUNE 23, 2019
"The Eucharist
is the
sacrament of
love:
it signifies
love,
it produces
love.”
- St Thomas Aquinas
From the Pastor’s Desk
Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Thank you so much for last Sunday’s farewell reception! I was quite overwhelmed by the number of people that took time to enjoy some food and talk with me (especially given that it was Father’s Day). I wish I had more time to speak with each of you and more of you could be present, but as was mentioned many times over the course of the day, I will not be far in my new assignment in LeSueur, so I still hope to see you from time to time. Thank you for all the wonderful memories and for the opportunity to grow as a man and as a priest! I will continue to hold your families in my prayers.
Today we celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi, also known as the Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. It’s the primary feast set aside each year specifically focusing on the Eucharist. The story is familiar: On the night before He died, Jesus celebrated a final meal with His apostles. During the meal, He took the bread, said the blessing, broke the bread, and gave it to His disciples, saying, “Take this, all of you, and eat of it, for this is My Body, which will be given up for you.” Then He took the chalice, said the blessing and gave it to them, saying, “Take this, all of you, and drink from it, for this is the chalice of My Blood, the Blood of the new and eternal covenant, which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in memory of me” (quotes taken from the Eucharistic Prayer of the Mass, cf. Matthew 26:26-28; Mark 14:22-24; Luke 22:19-20).
These are the words we hear at every Mass at the consecration, which signals the moment the bread and wine are transformed into the Body and Blood of Christ. At this moment Jesus is truly present to us. Not in a symbolic way, but in a real way. What the priest holds in his hands—what appears to be bread and wine on the surface—is the same Jesus that shared the Last Supper with His disciples 2000 years ago. It’s the same Jesus who suffered and died on the Cross. It’s the same Jesus who rose from the dead. And He waits to give Himself to us at Communion. After Mass, the consecrated hosts are placed in the tabernacle, where He waits in humble silence for us to come before Him in prayer. Sometimes this takes place in Eucharistic Adoration, where a host is exposed in a golden monstrance, and the adorer can pray before Jesus present there (all are welcome to visit our Eucharistic Adoration chapel, which is open for 48 hours every week from Tuesday 9:00 AM to Thursday 9:00 AM).
There is a traditional Latin hymn known as “Ave verum corpus”, which honors the Eucharist as the true Body and Blood of Jesus. Here is the Latin text, along with its English translation:
Ave verum corpus, natus / de Maria Virgine, / vere passum, immolatum / in cruce pro homine / cuius latus perforatum / fluxit aqua et sanguine: / esto nobis praegustatum / in mortis examine. / O Iesu dulcis, O Iesu pie, / O Iesu, fili Mariae. / Miserere mei. Amen.
Hail, true Body, born / of the Virgin Mary, / who have truly suffered, was sacrificed / on the cross for mankind, / whose pierced side / flowed with water and blood: / May it be for us a foretaste / in the trial of death. / O sweet Jesus, O holy Jesus, / O Jesus, son of Mary, / have mercy on me. Amen.
The original poem is attributed to Pope Innocent VI in the 14th century and has been set to music by various composers throughout the centuries, perhaps most famously by Mozart. “Ave verum corpus” is a meditation on the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, and makes the connection between His Body and Blood and the Catholic belief in the redemptive qualities of suffering that were exemplified by Jesus upon the Cross. May this short poem be a prayer that helps us to enter more deeply into the reality of the Eucharist. And may it inspire within us a deeper love and desire for our Eucharistic Lord on this Feast of His Most Holy Body and Blood.
God bless, Fr. Chris Shofner [email protected]
Mass Schedule & Intentions
Monday, June 24
Tuesday, June 25 9:00 AM Mass Tom Chouanard† 9:30 AM Opening of Adoration
Wednesday, June 26 9:00 AM Mass Living & Deceased of Angela & Henry Simon family
Thursday, June 27 9:00 AM Closing of Adoration 5:00 PM Mass Living & Deceased of Gary Factor family
Friday, June 28 9:00 AM Mass In reparation for the lack of love for Jesus, because of all he has suffered for us
Saturday, June 29 3:45 PM Confessions 4:30 PM Mass Doris Claffey†
Sunday, June 30 7:30 AM Confessions (St. Henry) 8:00 AM Mass (St. Henry) Loren Riebel† 10:00 AM Mass Martin & Peggy Malinski†† 12:00 PM Mass (in Spanish) For the Parish
This Week in the Parish
Monday, June 24
Tuesday, June 25 Communion Calls - Deb 6:30-7:00 PM Pastoral Council Meeting St. Henry 7:00-8:00 PM Joint Pastoral Council Meeting 8:00-8:30 PM Pastoral Council Meeting St. Mary
Wednesday, June 26 10:00 AM Women’s Grief Support Group
Thursday, June 27
Friday, June 28 9:30 AM Farewell Reception for Fr. Adams
Saturday, June 29
Sunday, June 30 2:00-5:00 PM Pro-Life Kickball Tournament (St. Henry Ballfield)
Readings for next Sunday, June 30, 2019
1 Kings 19:16b, 19-21 Galatians 5:1, 13-18 Luke 9:51-62
We warmly welcome all visitors here today for our festival! We want
to express our sincere appreciation to you for joining us in
this celebration of our parish and supporting the Church of St. Mary with your prayers and monetary contributions. We hope you enjoy
the day and may God Bless You! Are you new to the Churches of St. Mary & St. Henry? We are glad that you are with us! All you need to do to register is to stop in or call the parish office during office hours. We will be happy to help you. The registration form takes only a couple minutes to fill out. For your convenience these forms can be found in the church entrances and on our web page at www.stmarysthenry.org. We welcome our recently registered parishioners and look forward to getting to know you better. For those of you that are registered and know of someone who is looking for a parish family, be an evangelizer and tell them how easy it was to join. We ask all our parishioners that if you see someone at Mass that you do not know, do take the time to greet them and introduce yourself to them.
PASTORAL CARE EVENTS
St. Mary/St. Henry (LeCenter)
Nativity/Immaculate Conception (Cleveland/Marysburg)
St. Anne (LeSueur)
June 22-23 Fr. Adams Fr. Shofner Fr. Stiles
June 29-30 Fr. Stiles Fr. Adams Fr. Shofner
As Fr. Shofner, Fr. Adams and Fr. Stiles prepare for their upcoming transitions, please refer to the following presider schedule for the remainder of June, so that you
can have the opportunity to greet each priest as you wish.
Holy Hour for Vocations Join us at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of
each month to pray for vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life.
www.10000vocations.org
July 9, 2019 St. Joseph, West St. Paul August 13, 2019 St. Henry, Monticello September 10, 2019 Good Shepherd, Golden Valley October 8, 2019 Nativity of Our Lord, St. Paul November 12, 2019 Cathedral of St. Paul
Monthly Rosary Rally
on the 13th day of each month through October Please join us at South Park, Hwy 99 and Park Ave. in Le Center, under the gazebo near the pool, at 12 noon. The holy Rosary and other prayers will be said to honor the Blessed Virgin and ask Her intercession for peace
and conversion of our nation and the world. Please bring a chair and join us if you can or pray along with us from
home. For more information, contact: Sheila McCabe Swan, 507-357-6941 or [email protected].
Spiritual Enrichment and Education Opportunities
The St. Mary/St. Henry Pro-Life Team welcomes you to St. Mary’s Festival! We are a small but enthusiastic group that began meeting in October 2010. We write articles that will inform readers about pro-life news and opportunities for
action. For the past 9 years we have sponsored a kickball tournament with proceeds going to “Pro-life Across America”, the billboard people. Last year we sent them a check for over $500.
Please stop by our booth near the main (west) doors of the church to see fetal models and to pick up posters, pamphlets and pro-life literature. We’ll have stickers for the children, free pens, plus other items of interest.
Kickball Tournament sponsored by St. Mary/St. Henry Pro-Life Team
will be held at the St. Henry ball field Next Sunday, June 30, 2019 from 2-5pm.
Plan to come on out - fun for the entire family! Funds raised from the sale of concessions go to
PROLIFE Across AMERICA.
Please Pray and support the Media Mission of PROLIFE Across AMERICA
“The Billboard People!” Reaching those who may not be reached in
any other way!
PROLIFE Across AMERICA, PO BOX 18669, Mpls, MN 55418
St. Mary-St. Henry Pro-Life Team
Plan to join us on Friday, June 28, 2019 9AM Mass with a Farewell
Reception to follow for Father James Adams
Coffee and rolls will be served!
THANK YOU to everyone for your welcome and support of me in my time serving you all. It is hard to leave this beautiful area and I am also trusting in God’s wonderful plans for us all. Please keep me in your prayers and I promise to keep you all in mine. You are welcome any time up in St Paul. Peace, joy and every blessing to you in Jesus and Mary—Fr Adams
New Addresses as of July 1, 2019 for:
Fr. James F. Adams Fr. Chris Shofner St. Francis de Sales Church of St. Anne 650 Palace Ave 503 N 4th St. St. Paul, MN 55102 Le Sueur, MN 56058
Grief, Hope, & Healing - Wednesdays 10AM-11AM Church of St. Mary, Le Center - in the Mission Room
A nondenominational grief support group for women who have experienced the death of a spouse or significant other. You are not
alone. This grief group is led by widows who understand what you are going through. The group offers an opportunity to learn about grief,
share experiences and find healing and hope from your loss. No registration is necessary.
For more information, call Marlene Hunt, 507-381-1177
St. Mary’s Parish Festival Today! June 23, 2019
Our old favorites have returned, along with new attractions! We invite you to join us in celebrating our parish community!
MUSIC Polka Mass at 10:00 AM, with music to follow on the church grounds by the Wendinger Band from New Ulm!
Credit: Concertina Clip Art from Vector.me (by papapishu)
Food Court - Hotdogs, Hot Beef
Sandwiches, Mexican Foods, Root Beer Floats, Pop & Beer,
Wine by the glass, Sno-Cones, Popcorn Wagon,
Pie-by-the-Slice
Cash Prize Raffles and Games $2 Tickets for a chance to win one of the following CASH prizes:
$500 (1 winner), $250 (1 winner), $100 (3 winners), $50 (3 winners). Drawing at 3PM—need not be present to win.
$25 Jackpot Tickets for a chance to win one of five $1000 CASH prizes. Drawing at 3PM—need not be present to win.
Split-the-Pot Raffle: A winner every hour! Winners receive half the pot collected during the previous hour.
Bingo sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Pull Tabs throughout the grounds
Games & Attractions
Wall of Wine Raffle - buy a chance for just $5 (or 5 chances for $20) to win 6 bottles of wine! Throughout the festival you will be able to buy chances. Every time 20 chances are sold a drawing will take place. This is a fun addition to our Festival, so be sure to look for it!
Where’s the Beef? - again this year we will hold a raffle for 1/4 beef— a $550 value. Purchase a chance or two and maybe you’ll be the lucky winner to stock up your freezer!
Horse-drawn Wagon Rides
Kid’s Games under the tent—You’re sure to have fun and win some prizes!
St. Mary/St. Henry Parish Cookbooks - Only $10! Pick up a few for gifts at this great price!
Special parking for elderly and handicapped
Something for Everyone!
Best Roast Beef Dinner in Minnesota! Served family style in our air conditioned social hall -
seatings 11:15-1:30 $12 Adults 10 yrs and up, $5 Children 5-9 yrs,
4 and under free. For take-outs or in-town deliveries call: 357-6633.
Country Store—homemade crafts, garden items, & baked goods (provided by parishioners) for purchase.
White Elephant Sale—slightly used items (but still in good condition) - find your treasure!
Silent Auction—great items to bid on - keep checking back to be sure you haven’t been outbid.
Raffle Baskets - specially themed and fun baskets for adults and children.
Pro-Life Table—stickers, pencils and pro-life pamphlets (sponsored by the St. Mary/St. Henry Pro-Life Team)
June 15-16, 2019 St. Mary St. Henry
Weekly Budget $ 3950.00 $ 825.00
Weekly Offering $ 3319.47 $ 665.00 Plate $ 138.51 $ 95.00
TOTAL $ 3457.98 $ 760.00
Diff. from budget -$ 492.02 -$ 65.00
Parish Stewardship
St. Mary’s Thrift Store Hours
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Catholic Services Appeal (CSA) 2019 “…be doers of the word, and not hearers only.” James 1:22
The CSAF is an independent non-profit focused solely on supporting 20 designated outreach ministries and nothing else. We invite you to prayerfully consider joining in the good work being done. Simply connect via your mobile device to csafspm.org, or complete a paper pledge form (found in the church entrances) and drop it in the collection basket. Thank you from the many ministries of the CSAF. Together, we’re transforming lives by God’s grace.
Our Parish goals for 2019 remain the same as in the past few years: St. Mary $12,117 goal $12,137 collected (100%) THANK YOU! St. Henry $2,382 goal $2,382.00 collected (100%) THANK YOU!
Let’s plan to work together to meet our goal this year and help others! If we reach 100% of our goal, the parish will receive back 25% of the total raised, which we then use to build up our par ish ministr ies.
Church Cleaning - Kim Brockway, Shelly Fredrickson & Julie Brockway are scheduled to clean the church by June 30.
Mark Your Calendar! St. Henry Church 160th Anniversary Celebration
Sunday, July 14, 2019 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Mass at 8 AM
Food, beverages and entertainment for all ages.
A memorabilia book can be ordered. Please bring photos for memorabilia for a supplement that can be
inserted into the 150th Anniversary book.
Remember to invite your children, grandchildren, friends, and former parishioner families.
Meeting Dates for Planning - Sunday at 6PM in Hall June 23 & July, if needed
St. Henry News
The actual final construction costs for the social hall roof and air conditioning units came in at:
$ 76,545.00 roof $ 29,448.00 air conditioning units
$ 105,993.00 Total
Raised to Date: $108,119.39
Building Maintenance And Improvement Fund
If you would like to give electronically, visit our website www.stmarysthenry.org and under
“Vanco Online Giving”, on the right hand side of the page, click on: “Give Online Now - St. Mary”
or “Give Online Now - St. Henry”
June 29 - June 30: Thirteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time
Altar Server Extraordinary Minister Lector Usher
Saturday, 4:30 PM (St. Mary)
Carter Sladek Jean Cemensky-Mohr - Cup Barbara Tiede - Cup Debra O'Connell - Host Darcy Schloesser - Host
Priscilla Malinski Richard Bradshaw James Connelly Donald Hayden Andy Simonette
Sunday, 8:00 AM (St. Henry) Brendan Germscheid Sharon Riebel - Cup
Madonna Russo - Cup Mary Boettcher - Host
Ronald Germscheid Patricia Germscheid
Sunday, 10:00 AM (St. Mary)
Kaylee Harkins Cole Holicky Branko Schoenbauer
Brent Christian - Cup Angela Christian - Cup Beatrice Grof - Cup Christine Gibbs - Host Gregory Schoenbauer - Host Beverly Steffen - Host
Sharon Miller Philip Campbell Peter Plut Norman Schmidt Timothy Widmer
Please note - The Thrift Store will be closed on July 4, 5, & 6.
Half Price items will be available June 25-July 3.
Thrift Store #507-341-4236