Redeemer Saints 1900 E. 6th St. St. Charles, MN 55972 507-932-3294 redeemersaints.org

November 22, 2020

St. Charles Borromeo 1900 E. 6th St. St. Charles, MN

Holy Redeemer 22 E. 2nd St. Eyota, MN

St. Aloysius 150 North Main St. Elba, MN

The Lord Be With You

Holy Redeemer Collection Week of Nov. 13..................... $731.00 St. Charles Borromeo Collection Week of Nov. 13..................... $2,250.00 St. Aloysius Collection Week of Nov. 13......................$170.00

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Live-Stream Schedulewww.redeemersaints.orgTuesday Mass – 7:00pmThursday Mass – 9:00amFriday Mass – 9:00amSaturday Mass – 5:00pmSunday Mass – 10:00am

Parish LeadershipFr. Tim Biren | Pastor (507) 932-3294 | pastor@redeemersaints.org Deacon Jack LaValla | Pastoral Associate (507) 932-3294 | deacon@redeemersaints.org Becky Storey Hunder | Administrator (507) 932-3294 | administrator@redeemersaints.org Angie Arndt | Office Assistant (507) 932-3294 | office@redeemersaints.org Alma Chavez | Hispanic Ministry (507) 932-3294 | hispanicministry@redeemersaints.org Alli Kittleson | Family Formation (507) 932-3294 | familyformation@redeemersaints.org St. Charles Borromeo Trustees Charles Meyer and Jack LaValla Holy Redeemer Trustees Jane Hobbs and Brian Ideker St. Aloysius Trustees Deb Heim and Bernie Siebenaler

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,NO Advent Reconciliation Service We are advised to not have a Communal Reconciliation service this year for a variety of Reasons. We typically have one during Advent and one during Lent. While I am still holding out for the possibility of a Lenten gathering, most certainly we need to be prudent this coming Advent. Therefore, don’t wait until the last moment! Take advantage of the Sacrament offered on Tuesdays at 6:30pm and Saturdays at 4:15pm at St. Charles Borromeo or on Sundays before Mass at Holy Redeemer at 7:30am. Thank you for opening your heart to the mercy of Jesus! Festival of Lessons and Carols LIVE-Streamed The Festival of Lessons and Carols is a service of Scripture and song that dates to the late 19th century. In this service, we listen to nine Scripture lessons which recount the Fall, the promise of a Messiah, the Incarnation, and the Great Commission to preach the Good News. Each lesson is followed by a carol or other song that reflects on the lesson’s message and a brief prayer. We will be presenting this program on behalf of all of us at Redeemer Saints for a prayerful evening online. Please mark your calendars and join us on Sunday, November 29th at 7:00pm. You may join us on our Facebook page (for those already familiar with this mode) or you may join us on our website to be directed to the page. You do not have to be a member or sign-up for Facebook. Instructions will be on our website. Please share the word! ZOOM Advent Retreat At the end of this month we begin the season of Advent. What does Advent mean to you? As life gets busier, louder and more insistent, it becomes increasingly important that we find ways to stop and breathe deeply. During Advent, we are going to use some time to talk about how we can simplify our holidays and focus on what the season is truly about. Come share your joys and frustrations about this special season and let’s share ideas together for creating an Advent that is perhaps slightly less hectic and hopefully more holy. Sessions will be held on Thursdays at 7pm on December 3, 10 and 17. Sessions will only be held online. Please sign-up by calling the office or emailing office@redeemersaints.org We will be doing a ZOOM Session to allow back and forth participation. If you are not familiar with ZOOM, we will provide a Youtube Tutorial video so you can simply join us.

God Loves you! -Fr. Tim

Holy Redeemer $7,576.00 (CMA)

$10,550.00 (Total Goal)

Catholic Ministries & Parish Project Appeal 2020

St. Charles Borromeo $16,675.00 (CMA)

$24,000.00 (Total Goal)

Monday: Nov. 23rd Hispanic Rosary - 6:00pm -St. Charles Borromeo Alive in the Spirit - 6:30pm -St. Charles BorromeoTuesday: Nov. 24th Hispanic Rosary - 6:00pm -St. Charles Borromeo Confessions – 6:30-6:50pm – St. Charles Borromeo Daily Mass – 7:00pm + Dana Schott -St. Charles BorromeoWednesday: Nov. 25th Daily Mass – 9:00am + Living & Deceased members of the Tim Riley Family – Holy Redeemer Eucharistic Adoration 9:30am – 6:00pm – Holy Redeemer Hispanic Rosary - 6:00pm -St. Charles Borromeo Thanksgiving Vigil Mass - 7:00pm + Bernie & Joan Brogan -St. Charles BorromeoThursday: Nov. 26th Office Closed No Mass Hispanic Rosary - 6:00pm -St. Charles BorromeoFriday: Nov. 27th Office Closed No Mass Hispanic Rosary - 6:00pm -St. Charles BorromeoSaturday: Nov. 28th Confessions – 4:15-4:45pm – St. Charles Borromeo Vigil Mass – 5:00pm + Ray Majerus Jr., Everett Hill – St. Charles Borromeo Hispanic Rosary - 6:00pm -St. Charles BorromeoSunday: Nov. 29th Confessions – 7:30-7:50am – Holy Redeemer Sunday Mass – 8:00am + Marjean Simpson – Holy Redeemer Sunday Mass – 10:00am + Cecelia Nicklay – St. Charles Borromeo Hispanic Rosary - 6:00pm -St. Charles Borromeo

Spirituality ScheduleFall

Fireplace for Families“Fireplace for Families” has been set up in the entrance of St Charles Borromeo this month for parish members to be inspired to share their bounty with less blessed members of our parish during Christmas and the winter season. Please consider purchasing a gift card to Kwik Trip, Target, Miller’s Market or another store of your choosing, take the gift card to the parish office by December 13 and the cards will be distributed to families in need. Thank You!

Christmas Flowers Memorials and Donations Donations for Christmas flowers and decorations are now being accepted at Holy Redeemer and St. Charles Borromeo. All donations and memorials will be listed in the bulletin.

• St. Charles Borromeo members, please submit your donation and the name(s) of who your donation is in memory of, directly to the Parish Office to Angie or Becky (Parish Office, 1900 E. 6th St., St. Charles, MN 55972). Please, do not put in the collection basket, we don’t want to miss any names for our list.

• Holy Redeemer members: Please find envelopes at the back of the church on the bookcase. Write your name and who the donation is in memory of on the envelope and place it in the collection basket.

• St Aloysius members: Please follow the instructions for the parish of your choice above.

Holy Redeemer AdorationPlease note that Wednesday Adoration at Holy Redeemer has a new end time of 6:00pm. Please contact the parish office if you would like to sign up or have questions. 932-3294 Thank you

Parish News

Join us for our Thanksgiving Vigil Mass

Wednesday November 25th, 7:00pm St. Charles Borromeo

Holiday Kwik Trip ScripThe Parish office has Holiday Kwik Trip Scrip! We have denominations of $5, $10, $20, $25, $50, $100 & $200 on hand. Purchases can be made in the Redeemer Saints Parish Office at St Charles Borromeo, Tuesdays-Thursdays 9:30am-4:30pm; Fridays 9:30am-12 Noon OR after any of the Daily or Weekend Masses. If you plan on purchasing a large quantity of cards, please call the parish office to make sure we have what you need. All proceeds benefit the Redeemer Saints Family Formation Programs. Thank you!

Prayer of Spiritual Communion My Jesus, I believe that you are truly present in the Most Blessed Sacrament.

I love You above all things and I desire to possess You within my soul. Since I am unable at this moment to receive You sacramentally,

come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as being already there and unite myself wholly to You.

Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

Annual Collection Envelopes For all 3 parishes are available in the Narthex of Holy Redeemer and the Commons Area of St Charles Borromeo. St Aloysius members, your envelopes will be at St Charles Borromeo.If you would like to receive envelopes for any of the Redeemer Saints parishes, please contact Becky in the Parish office: administrator@redeemersaints.org or 507-932-3294)

Christmas BasketsThis Catholic Daughter annual event is Saturday, December 5th starting at 8:30am. Plan to bring food or small gifts to help fill our buckets to the St. Charles Borromeo by December 4th. If you have any ice cream pails to donate for this event that would also be helpful. We would love to have you plan on delivering a few also. We have a list of recipients if you would like to visit some of the shut-ins on the list. We hope you can join us in bringing Advent cheer to people!

Individual Reconciliation Times: Due to Covid19 we will not have a Communal Penance Service for Advent. Please take advantage of our regular Reconciliation times:St Charles Borromeo: Tuesdays 6:30pm-6:50pm and Saturdays 4:15pm-4:45pm Holy Redeemer: Sundays 7:30am-7:50am

ChristmasBaskets

2020 Fall FestivalEvent Income Expense Profit/LossBig Ticket Raffle $3,335.00 -1,072.00 2,263.00Chicken Dinner $2,670.00 -1,192.81 1,477.19Arms Length Raffle $1,300.00 0.00 1,300.00Free Will Donations $153.00 153.00Ad in Paper -138.60Total Income $7,458.00 -2,403.41 5,054.59

Immaculate Conception Holy Day MassThere will be one Mass held on Tuesday, December 8th at 7:00pm at St Charles Borromeo. All parish members from our Redeemer Saints community are welcome to attend and participate! Please call Becky in the Parish office if you would like to serve in a Liturgical Role for the Mass.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebration Everyone is invited to come celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Sunday, December 12, during the 5:00 p.m. Mass at St. Charles Borromeo. We will celebrate with Mass and music!

Financial Report for the Holy Redeemer Fall Festival

Thanksgiving Office HoursThe Parish Office at St Charles Borromeo will be CLOSED November 26 & 27. Note: No Adoration at St Charles Borromeo Nov. 26.

Advent & Christmas Reflection BooksWill be available at St Charles Borromeo & Holy Redeemer starting November 21/22

New Ministry in EyotaFor some time clergy leaders have had a vision of a new way to serve the people of the Eyota area. This vision would put the Eyota Food Pantry in the same building with a thrift store, gathering area and coffee shop. This vision now has a chance to become a reality, but we need your help! Join us for an informational meeting on Monday, November 16th at 6:30 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church. There are no strings attached, but if you would like more information about this and have an interest in joining the mission, please attend the meeting. If you do not wish to be there in person, there will be a Zoom option.

Weekend Masses - Radio and Live Stream

Turn your radio to 100.3 Saturday at 5:00pm and

Sunday at 10:00am

Live-Stream Mass Saturday at 5:00pm and Sunday at 10:00am

COR Youth GroupThank you for your help putting together Place Mats for the residents of St. Charles Assisted Living, Arbor Gardens and Whitewater Health Services. What a blessing to share of your time, talent and treasure!

ALPHAAre you interested in knowing more about the Christian way of life? Follow your heart and join us on the journey. If you are merely curious about what we believe, please feel free to come to our Alpha Sessions – a starting point for those that would like to know more about the Church and the journey we live with Christ. All are welcome. Our next Alpha Session is Thursday, December 3rd at 6:30pm at St. Charles Borromeo. An open heart is the only cost.

Family Formation (1st – 6th)After the Ascension when Jesus returned to heaven, He still made a way to remain with us as our Teacher until the end of time. Jesus remains with us in a spiritual way, rather than a physical body. This week, our lessons are based on the Spiritual Works of Mercy. These works of mercy are done on a regular basis, sometimes we don’t realize we are doing them. The Purple booklet will be needed for this week’s lesson. You will need to prepare part of the lesson ahead of time as you will be playing “Mercy BINGO” as part of the session. Again, if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us in the office.

7th-10th Faith FormationBecause of the early printing of this bulletin, there is not information that was available for print. We will be sharing this information through an email form the parish office. Thank you for your understanding. Our bulletin is printed near Milwaukee, WI and is shipped prior to the weekend Mass, whenever we have a holiday approaching (in this case Thanksgiving) the deadline for material and for printing is incredibly early – which doesn’t allow us to appropriate and timely share information. Thank you for watching your email.

Sweet Treat SaleCatholic Daughters Annual Sweet Treat Fundraiser is still going on as planned with some changes this year using Covid precautions. This year we will be posting a list of items you can order treats from by Saturday, December 5th. We will then be putting our baking elves to work and have the treats ready for pickup on Saturday, December 12th from 8:30am to 10:30 am at St. Charles Borromeo. We will even meet you at your car with your gift box of goodies.

Everyone is invited to order and buy their needed holiday treats! Each CDA member is encouraged to participate by donating cookies, candies or any holiday treat. Watch the bulletin for more details coming soon!