july 23, 2017 | 16th sunday in ordinary time
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Ju ly 2 3 , 2 0 1 7 | 1 6 t h S u n d ay i n O r d i n a r y T i m e
SUNDAY MASSES
Saturday 4:00 pm SPV 6:00 pm SJ
Sunday 8:30 am SPV 10:00 am SJ 11:30 am SJ (EF)
DAILY MASSES
SACRAMENT OF
RECONCILIATION
Tuesday 8:00 am SPV Wednesday 5:00 pm SJ Thursday 8:30 am SJ Friday 8:00 am SPV
First Friday 7:00 pm SJ (EF)
Saturday 3:00 pm SPV 5:30 pm SJ
EUCHARISTIC
ADORATION Thursday 9:00 am—5:00 pm SJ Friday 8:30 am—7:00 pm SPV
ST. PIUS V
ST. JOSEPH
Website: www.stpiusvcf.org Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 am-2:00 pm
Website: www.stjosephmiesville.com Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 am-1:00 pm
Baby Faces for God I must confess that I loved watching this sport ever since I was a wee lad. I would in awe of all the great athletic moves, the fierce competition, and all the blood sweat and tears and the dedication and loyalty that these athletes put into it. To me this sport is the only
real sport. Of course you know I am talking about professional wrestling.
What I love about professional wrestling are the many different characters and different personas each individual puts on to get a rise out of the fans. They make it easy for which individuals to cheer for and which individual to boo. In layman’s terms, there are the good guys and the bad guys. In movie terms, there are the heroes and the villains. In professional wrestling terms, there are the baby-faces and the heels. In terms of today’s Gospel, there are the wheat and the weeds.
In the wrestling arena, all are welcome to participate and invest oneself in the moment: to cheer and boo and have a good time, passing judgment on each character, and hoping the baby-face finally doles out the punishment the heel so richly deserves because of all the sins he has committed. Like the wrestling arena, all are welcome into the Christian faith, all are welcome here at Holy Spirit, and to actively participate in the sacraments and invest oneself through their stewardship of time, talent, and treasure. The difference between our life of faith and the wrestling arena is that we as Catholics cannot be too sure who the heels are, who are the villains, the bad guys, the weeds; nor is it our place to pass the judgment.
This parable Jesus tells us show that the good and the bad in this world live side by side. And while we are tempted pass judgment on which one is which, and furthermore, be tempted to take it upon ourselves to harvest what we see as the weeds of society, this Gospel passage is clear that all that is reserved only for God.
This parable is not at all farfetched. Bearded darnel is a weed that, especially in the early stages, resembled wheat. It is slightly poisonous. If ingested, it could cause dizziness and sickness and may have narcotic effects. Even a small amount has a bitter and unpleasant taste. The only way to separate the wheat and the weeds was at harvest. After threshing, the seeds are spread out; they all had the same shape and size, but the darnel is slate gray in color.
Now someone having something against their neighbor would deliberately sabotage their field by sowing the nasty weed in with the wheat. In telling this parable, Jesus is actually relating a circumstance that his listening audience knows happens all too often.
We know that there is bad seed planted among us, ready and waiting to destroy the good seed. We know that both have an influence our lives. The seed of the word helps us to flourish and grow in holiness. The seed of evil seeks to destroy the good before it produces any fruit at all. This parable is also a warning to us to be on guard and that we must not allow evil to invade our being. How can we do that today? We do it simply by adhering to the teachings of the Church. We do it with prayer.
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2 From Father Terry
Please Pray For Kaye Fischer, Donny Waltz II, Mike Klimek, Mary Kay Hoffman, Greg Denn, Dee Ashton, Kory Kochevar,
Tony Godfrey, Don Totzke, Dick Collins, Roger Kimmes, Mary McGraw, Larry Rehder, Loren Jacobson, Dan Williams, Dick Laliberti, Jim Welt, Rick Buranen, Jason Hart, Fr. Leonard, Gary Cater, Marguerite Judge, Diane Schiller, Jerome Blazevic, John Doerner, Denny Gianoli, Kyle Otte, Wally Stoffel, Colleen Moline, Mike Otto, Croix Preble, Gerry Nigon, Henrick Raway If you know someone that would appreciate prayers for their health and wellness, please call me at the office. Thank You.
Readings & Observances for the Week
July
SUNDAY
23 1st Reading Wis 12:13, 16-19 2nd Reading Rom 8:26-27/ Gospel Mt 13:24-43 or 13:24-30 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
MONDAY
24 1st Reading Ex 14:5-18 Gospel Mt 12:38-42 St. Sharbel Makhluf, Priest
TUESDAY
25 1st Reading 2 Cor 4:7-15 Gospel Mt 20:20-28 St. James, Apostle
WEDNESDAY
26 1st Reading Ex 16:1-5, 9-15 Gospel Mt 13:1-9 Sts. Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary
THURSDAY
27 1st Reading Ex 19:1-2, 9-11, 16-20b Gospel Mt 13:10-17
FRIDAY
28 1st Reading Ex 20:1-17 Gospel Mt 13:18-23
SATURDAY
29 1st Reading Ex 24:3-8 Gospel Jn 11:19-27 or Lk 10:38-42 St. Martha
SUNDAY
30 1st Reading 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12 2nd Reading Rom 8:28-30 Gospel Mt 13:44-52 or 13:44-46 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Everyday Stewardship
How time flies! This coming year I will have one child graduate from college, one from high school, and one starting high school. I am exhausted thinking about it. My prayer for all my children is that they take the Holy Spirit with them in all that they do, and call on God to aid them in discerning their future. That is my prayer, but I know that it will not always be easy for them to follow this path. The key will be for each of them, if they choose, to be what God intended them to be, as opposed to trying to be what they want to be.
It sounds great to say to a child, "You can be anything you want to be." But at the core of this statement is often the lie that true happiness lies in fulfilling your will for your life. I have seen many people in my life that reached their goals only to find an emptiness and longing for something more. The reality is that our ultimate fulfillment and joy is becoming the person, not that we wanted to be, but the person that God created us to be. This does not mean that we are stuck in some predestined situation. There are many ways we can live out our destiny and use fully use the gifts God gave each of us. But it does mean that we have chosen a path based on where God is leading us and informed by an insight of the distinct gifts with which we have been created. At the end of that path is a life filled with joy, peace, and contentment.
This is what I want for my kids. May they find their success by discerning God's will and becoming the wonderful people that God intended.
Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS© Liturgical Publications Inc
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We do it with self-examination. We do it through the healing power of the sacrament of reconciliation. We do it by nourishing ourselves with the Body and Blood of Christ.
It is frustrating at times to see evil triumph; that the heels, the villains, the weeds in the arena of life seem to not only escape the consequences of their actions, they come out ahead. It is equally frustrating at times for the baby-faces, the heroes, the wheat to not only see no
immediate reward for goodness, but that in ways, we seem to lag behind. This parable tells us to be patient; that in the end goodness will be rewarded. God will make things right.
Life at times can be a wrestling match of good versus evil, baby-face versus heel, wheat versus weed. But if we follow the way of the Gospel, we will be the wheat, the baby-face in God’s heavenly arena.—TB
Living as Disciples 3
Fr. Terry’s Weekly Appointments: Monday: Day off Tuesday: 8:00 AM Mass (St. Pius) 5:30 PM Finance Committee (St. Pius) 7:00 PM Pastoral Council (St. Pius) Wednesday: 5:00 PM Mass (St Joe’s) Thursday: 8:30 AM Mass (St. Joe’s) Friday: 8:00 AM Mass (St Pius) Saturday: 3:00 PM Confessions (St. Pius)
4:00 PM Mass (St. Pius) 5:30 PM Confessions (St. Joe’s) 6:00 PM Mass (St. Joe’s)
Sunday: 8:00 AM Power show Mass 8:30 AM Mass (St. Pius)
Don’t miss a Pilgrimage to LaCrosse, WI and the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe and to the Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman to venerate the
relics of St. Padre Pio Wednesday, September 20. Fr. Beeson will celebrate Mass at the Shrine Church. Lunch catered at the Shrine. Transportation will be by Motor Coach. Bus leaves at 7 am and we expect to return around 7 pm. A Q & A sheet is located near the parish office with more details. Registration fee is $50. We are limited to 40 people. You won’t want to miss this amazing spiritual experience. The relics of St. Padre Pio are in Lacrosse for 1 day in commemoration of the 15th anniversary of his canonization.
Another opportunity to help build the Habitat for Humanity house is Wednesday, July 26! Everyone welcome, no prior experience necessary! Bring a hammer and/or basic tools and construction appropriate clothing. Your opportunity to learn a new skill and make a huge difference in a family's life. Building site is the 3rd house at the old hospital site west on Mill St. Start at 3:15 pm or later, end at 8, pizza at 6.
The CCW will be collecting label-less pill bottles as well as used sheets & pillow cases for Haiti. Collection will begin September 1 and end October 7. Please do not bring
to church until then.
CCW will again be participating in sending items to Appalachia for Christmas. Please start saving your shoe boxes and fill them with small items for children. All items must be new. No liquids. The donation period will be October 1-29. More information to follow.
Vacation Bible School registration
is open! We need helpers for games, crafts, music, acting, food, teaching, etc. . . . Grades 6-12. Adult volunteers are also needed. Please let Cindy know if you can help. August 7-10 6-8pm
Please keep our youth and chaperones in your prayers as they enjoy the Youth Lock-In Friday July 28. If you want to register, please contact Cindy Meyers.
Registration continues for the Dakota City Heritage Village Tour Tuesday, August 22 9:30-11:30am. Forms are located on the bulletin board outside the parish office. Ride a trolley and visit 8 historical buildings. A short prayer service will be held in the old church.
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PARISH STAFF Parish Office 507-263-2578 Emergency # 651-229-5189
Pastor: Fr. Terry Beeson [email protected]
Deacon: Kevin Downie 507-202-5304 [email protected]
Business Administrator: BJ Peters [email protected]
Administrative Assistant: Mary Waldschmidt [email protected] Faith Formation Coordinator/Youth Ministry: Cindy Meyers [email protected] Music Director: Sue Franke-Clark Building & Maintenance: Shawn Carpenter [email protected] Prayer Network: Call the parish office
ST PIUS V PARISH CALENDAR Sunday, July 23 8:30 am Mass for † Holy Souls in Purgatory Monday, July 24 9:30 am Rosary at The Gardens Tuesday, July 25 8:00 am Mass for †William P. Bohnert 5:30-7:00 pm Finance Council 6:30 pm Intercessory Prayer Group Wednesday, July 26 Thursday, July 27 Friday, July 28 8:00 am Mass for † Eleanor Bohnert 8:30 am—7:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration 9:00 am Homebound Communion 5-12 pm Youth Lock-In Saturday, July 29 3:00 pm Reconciliation 4:00 pm Mass for Jim & Linda Lorentz Sunday, July 30 8:30 am Mass for †Gordy Schroeder
LITURGICAL SCHEDULE Friday, July 28 Homebound Ministers Arlis Burr, Jim Lorentz, Gary Sigmeth
Saturday, July 29 4:00 pm Lector Bob Wernimont Servers Open, Open Eucharistic Ministers Debbie Rahman, Regina Wernimont, Val Dockter, Kathleen Mason, Jodi Falk Ushers Julie Murphy, Gary Sigmeth, Mary Beyer Greeters Pat & Ann Manion
Sunday, July 30 8:30 am Lector Earl Stodden Servers Open, Open Eucharistic Ministers Ken Meyers, Gerri Miller, Ron Reinardy, Lyman Robinson, Connor & Dylan Rohr Ushers Regan Miller, Jim Lorentz, Bob Beissel Greeters Danelle Breuer
We are nearing completion of the raffle ticket for the Fall Festival. We are striving for prizes on the raffle ticket totaling $5000. We are short of our goal. If you would like to be a part of this, please contact Kay Meyers at 263-3608 by August 1.
St. Joseph’s Little Log House Lunch Stand
Please sign up to help at the church lunch stand for the Little Log House Antique Power show, Friday July 28 to Sunday, July 30. Volunteers are given a wristband which grants you free entry into the grounds for the entire weekend. Sign Up sheets are located at the entrances of the church as well as online at: www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0f4eaca72faa8-stjosephs1
We try not have extra people so that everyone is kept busy and that we are respectful of your time.
This is a great opportunity for Confirmation Students to earn their community service hours.
Come and enjoy getting to know your fellow parishioners better.
If you have any questions, please call, text, or email Danette Parisian at (612) 518-5907 and [email protected] or call Gene and Laurie Stoffel at (651) 437-3867.
We are also looking for an enclosed trailer to store supplies for the weekend. If you have one, contact Julie Haggerty at 651-208-4053.
Living Stones Project $160,137 in pledges from 94 families! Thank you to everyone who has pledged! We appreciate your generosity and if you haven’t pledged or donated yet, there is still time.
We are excited to be hosting the group of seminarians with Archbishop Hebda and Bishop Cozzens the first weekend in August. Parishioners are invited and encouraged to attend the 10:00 am Mass Sunday, August 6 (Bishop Cozzens is the celebrant) and stay for a brunch following Mass.
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LITURGICAL SCHEDULE Saturday, July 29 6:00 pm Lector Judy Foley Eucharistic Ministers Wayne Kieffer, Jeff Mace & Mike Otto Ushers Jeff Mace & Adam Nord Servers Gracie & Lauren Rohr Rosary Leader Jim & Kathy Anderson
Power Show Mass Sunday, July 30 8:00 am Lector Tom Howell Eucharistic Ministers Al Niebur, Nick Ries & Maria Roche Ushers Randy Peine Family Servers As Assigned
Sunday, July 30 10:00 am Lector Julie Fox Eucharistic Ministers Rita Molitor, Harry Roberts & Richard Roche Ushers Reinardy Family Servers Claire & Croix Mader Rosary Leader Volunteer
ST. JOSEPH PARISH CALENDAR
Sunday, July 23 10:00 am Mass for Jerry Weber† 11:30 am Extraordinary Form of the Mass For Fr. David F. McCaulely† Monday, July 24 Tuesday, July 25 Wednesday, July 26 5:00 pm Mass for Bill Freiermuth† Thursday, July 27 8:30 am Mass for Marie Lorenz† 9:00 am—5:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration Friday, July 28 Antique Power Show Saturday, July 29 Antique Power Show 5:30 –5:45 pm Reconciliation 6:00 pm Mass for Blake Prosser† Sunday, July 30 Antique Power Show 8:00 am Mass for Cynthia Hood† at the Power Show 10:00 am Mass for Mary Ann Rother† 11:30 am Extraordinary Form of the Mass for Fr. James S. Stromberg †
PARISH STAFF Parish Office 651-437-3526 Emergency # 651-229-5189
Pastor: Fr. Terry Beeson ext. 11 [email protected] Deacon: Kevin Downie 507-202-5304 [email protected] Business Administrator: Patti Brown ext. 10 [email protected] Faith Formation Director: Cathy Roche ext. 24 [email protected] Youth Minister: Norma Berens [email protected] Music Director: Heidi Mace [email protected] Buildings Maintenance: Nick Ries Custodian: Mike Otto Cemeterian: Rebecca Susag
COLLECTION July 16, 2017
Envelopes & Plate ......................... $3,209.25 Electronic Contributions ..............$1,775.00 Mission Collection .......................... $1,155.40 Peter’s Pence add’l ............................... $30.00 Building Fund ...................................... $25.00 Weekly Projection ........................ $4,327.00 This week’s difference .................... +$657.25 Projected year to date .................. $12,981.00 Collected year to date ................... $11,018.14 Under year to date ......................... $1,962.86
Thank you very much!
Thank you to everyone who made monetary or material dona-tions to VBS! Special thanks to the Miesville Lion’s Club, Catholic United Financial, and Rita Molitor, for your generous donations. Your generosity makes it possible for us to continue to offer VBS at our parish! Thank you to all the adults and youth who donated their time and talent during VBS week! God made you and built you for a purpose!
VBS Service Project, of collecting baby items for “Hastings Total Life Care Center” (TLC) will continue until August 6th. Please stop by the “Tree of Life” display in the parish hall for donation requests. If you care to make a monetary donation, please make the check out to St. Joseph Church and put “TLC donation” on the memo line.
St. Joseph’s Welcomes: Adam James Schriever
son of Joseph & Elizabeth (Bourbeau) Schriever
We're alive!!!! Colin and I, with the help of our family and even some great
customers donating their time, made the huge job of moving Divine Inspirations Books and Gifts from Hastings to South St. Paul a very enjoyable, if exhausting experience. It was done in less than one week! So, our new location is St. Augustine's Catholic Church at 408 3rd St. N. South St. Paul 55075 Our phone is 651-470-3958 Email or texting is always the best way to reach me. [email protected] or [email protected] We so hope our great customers from Hastings and surrounding areas will continue to support this work by driving the short 12 min. to South St. Paul. Hours of operation are still being worked out, but beginning July 25th we will be back up and running. Temporary hours until we hear some feed back will be: Tuesday 4:00 -7:00 pm Saturday mornings after 8:00 am Mass until 10:00 Sunday 9:30 until 10:00 and then immediately after the 10:00 Mass until noon. And since we live only 5 min from our new shop, we will be able to be there almost any time you call and need us to open up for your shopping needs. So, call and make an appointment to shop! And if anyone needs anything ordered for their personal needs or for their Faith Formation needs, please let us know any time. May God continue to bless this work. We certainly will miss being in Hastings, but we're excited about this turn in the road and look forward to having you visit us soon. Jane and Colin
Hospice volunteers
needed If God has given you the gifts of empathy, compassion and listening, volunteering to walk alongside people at the end of life might be a perfect way for you to serve others. St. Croix Hospice is looking for dedicated volunteers who can provide comforting companionship and support to people affected by a life-limiting illness. If you would like to become a St. Croix Hospice volunteer, please contact Marcia at 507-281-5700.
Miesville Mudhen Schedule
July 23—At Austin Blue Sox 2 pm 26—Diamond Cutters 8 pm 29—At Austin Greyhounds 2 pm 30—Chaseburg- Coon Valley 2 pm
August 2—Champlin 8 pm
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St. Pius V ~ Cannon Falls St. Joseph ~ Miesville Cindy Meyers Norma Berens
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