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Donated by: In Memory/Honor of:
Jerre Richter The Richter-Sykora Family
Norb Krenik Norby Krenik Family
Mike & Darcy Schloesser Beverly Schloesser Jody Schloesser
Tim & Jean Cemensky-Mohr Joseph Cemensky Jr. Joe & Katherine Cemensky
Joe & Milda Androli Mike & Agnes Trezcinski
Luverne Peterman Sr. Agnita Mohr
Vernon Mohr
Josh & Angie Fredrickson James & Darlene Huonder Ray & Rosie Fredrickson
Bob & Joyce Bittrich Rita Schipreth Frank & Mary Schipreth Sandy & Irene Buesgens
Mike & Loretta Prendergast
Don & Louise Hayden Jerry & Mabel Hayden Rosemary Hayden-Storberg
Dave & Mary Krenik Ralph & Sarah Parkin
Mary Dwyer Eugene H. Dwyer Judy & Dave Ykema Blaschko/Ykema family members
Patty Gibbs Don Gibbs Helen Berger
Agnes Boswell Paul & Isabelle Schloesser
Dorothy Scheurer Greg Scheurer
Theresa Prososki Louie Prososki Charlene & Jim Campbell
Cliff, Hilbert, & Al Lesiak
Fran Christian Harry Christian
Dick & Jean Bradshaw Sandi Bradshaw Jason Bradshaw
John & Shirley Bartusek Bartusek & Svoboda families
Colleen Baker Jack Baker Francis & Audrey Cemensky
Mary, Lauren, & David Kelly Dennis Kelly Mike & Mary Dressen families
John & Carol Kelly families
Mathew McCabe
Karen Schmidt
Brad & Brooks O’Keefe
Carlos & Jean Boothby
Pat & Mary Jo Smith
Sandra Blaschko
Brent & Angie Christian
Kevin & Sheila Huber
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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, [email protected]
After Hours Emergencies: 612-227-7985
Associate Pastor: Fr. James Adams, [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
Secretary/Receptionist: Gloria Wolf
Accounting/Bookkeeping: Tara Robinson
Maintenance: Joe Holicky
Music Ministry: Terri McMillen
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 5:00 PM
Wednesday to Friday 9:00 AM
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)
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 HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH
DECEMBER 31, 2017
Holy Family with an Angel Polidoro da Lanciano - c. 1540
“May the Holy
Family, icon and
model of every
human family,
help each
individual to
walk in the spirit
of Nazareth.”
-St. John Paul II
From the Pastor’s Desk
Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
On behalf of Fr. Adams and myself, thank you for all the Christmas cards and gifts. We are truly grateful and humbled by the outpouring of love that our parishes show. I pray that your Christmas was blessed with the presence of loved ones and the joy that comes from the birth of Jesus! We are now in the Christmas Season, a period of time extending from Christmas Day (December 25) through the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord (January 8). Our culture begins stripping away the Christmas decorations, but this is only the start of our Christmas celebration. We remain open to the gift of Jesus’ birth and ask for an outpouring of His grace during this time.
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, a time to look to the life and love shared among them as a model for our own family life. The holiness and love that was present in their home is what our own families strive for, even if it may be challenging at times. These days families face many threats—alcohol and drug addiction, pornography, financial woes, domestic abuse, divorce, neglect, and busy schedules that don’t allow families to spend much time together. What is the remedy to strengthen the family once again? It’s found in following the example of the Holy Family and calling upon the grace of God through prayer to help our families in our own specific struggles. It requires something of our families as well – it requires a family to be consciously attentive to each other’s needs and willing to contribute their gifts and efforts to the building up the home. Pope St. John Paul II once observed that “the future of the world and of the Church passes through the family”, which plays a vital role by raising children well and being a model to others of mutual love, service and respect.
On September 26, 2015, Pope Francis was in Philadelphia for the Festival of Families. He explained the beauty of family life as modeled by the Holy Family:
“All the love God has in himself, all the beauty God has in himself, all the truth God has in himself, he entrusts to the family. A family is truly a family when it is capable of opening its arms to receive all that love… God came into the world in a family. And he could do this because [the Holy Family] was a family with a heart open to love, a family whose doors were open. We can think of Mary, a young woman. She couldn’t believe it: ‘How can this be?’ But once it was explained to her, she obeyed. We think of Joseph, full of dreams for making a home; then along comes this surprise that he doesn’t understand. He accepts, he obeys. And in the loving obedience of this woman, Mary, and this man, Joseph, we have a family into which God comes. God always knocks on the doors of our hearts. He likes to do that. He goes out from within. But do you know what he likes best of all? To knock on the doors of families. And to see families that are united, families that love, families that bring up their children, educating them and helping them to grow, families that build a society of goodness, truth and beauty.”
In the entrances of the church, you will find prayer cards with an image of the Holy Family and a special Family Prayer that can be prayed at home. I encourage you to take one and pray it often, perhaps as part of your family meal prayer. Lift up your family’s needs to the Lord and entrust each member of your family to God’s providential care. Happy Feast of the Holy Family!
God bless, Fr. Chris Shofner [email protected]
Please note Fr. Adams will be out of the office January 7-21.
Mass Schedule & Intentions
Monday, January 1 Mary Mother of God 9:00 AM Mass In Reparation of sins against the Blessed Mother and her images.
Tuesday, January 2 9:00 AM Opening of Adoration 5:00 PM Mass Helen Berger†
Wednesday, January 3 9:00 AM Mass Ralph & Kathryn Hoey††
Thursday, January 4 8:55 AM Closing of Adoration 9:00 AM Mass Lucille Krenik†
FIRST FRIDAY, January 5 8:30 AM Confessions 9:00 AM Mass Dwight Traxler†
Saturday, January 6 3:45 PM Confessions 4:30 PM Mass Joan C. & J. Gordon McCabe††
Sunday, January 7 The Epiphany of the Lord 7:30 AM Confessions (St. Henry) 8:00 AM Mass (St. Henry) Lucy Helfter† 10:00 AM Mass Adam Zuelch† 12:00 PM Mass (in Spanish) For the Parish
This Week in the Parish
Monday, January 1 Parish Office is Closed
Tuesday, January 2 7:00 PM St. Henry Pastoral Council Meeting 7:15 PM Food Shelf Board Meeting
Wednesday, January 3 5:30-6:30 PM Faith Formation Kindergarten 5:30-6:30 PM Faith Formation Classes 6:45-8:00 PM Faith Formation Classes 7:15-8:30 PM Youth Group
Thursday, January 4 7:00 PM Hispanic Bible Study 7:30 PM KC Meeting
FIRST FRIDAY, January 5 AM Communion Calls
Saturday, January 6
Sunday, January 7 10:00 AM Mass - Children’s Liturgy of the Word
Readings for next Sunday, January 7, 2018
Isaiah 60:1-6 Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6 Matthew 2:1-12
Please note that Monday, January 1 is the Feast of Mary, Mother of God. Because the feast falls on a Monday, the obligation to attend Mass has been lifted (in most years, it is a holy day of obligation). However, we will still observe the
feast with a special Mass on Monday, January 1 at 9:00 AM at St. Mary. Please make plans to join us for this celebration of the Mother of God and her faithfulness to His plan!
Donated by: In Memory/Honor of:
Patti & Nanci Gruetzmacher Lillian Hoffman Jennifer Gruetzmacher
Joe & Lil Budin John & Martha Hoffman
Sharon Zwirn Al & Karl Zwirn Harry Thomas Louise Lorenz Bill & Lorraine Thomas
Joanie Thomas
Gwen Wallskog Jerry Wallskog
Colin Mangan Mr. & Mrs. John Hagert
Mr. & Mrs. Leo Mangan
Mike & Kathy Siebsen Patrick Cooney
Aaron & Jenny Blaschko family Sal & Peggy Malinski Jerome & Patricia Claffey
Bonnie Garvin Joe Garvin Jr Joe & Anna Garvin Sr
Lorraine Factor Don & Daisy Hoffman
Paul & Grace Hoffman
Tim & Maureen Blaschko Mary Sautter Gene Blaschko
Sal & Peggy Malinski
Don Callisto Bonnie Callisto
Madonna Russo John & Lucille Muggli
Jason & Teri Squires Joe & Edith Tambornino
Betty Pudwill Marion & Tab Pudwill Kyle & Kelly Meyer
Rosie Woelfel &
Dave, Lori, Nick & Jessica Janssen Don Woelfel
Margaret Traxler Charles L Traxler Ed & Agnes Krenik
Charles C & Gladys Traxler
Dorothy A Vavra Milo Vavra John & Dorothy Fix
George Fix
Gary L Holicky Christine Holicky
Ed & Cheryl Scheurer Larry & Margret Blaschko Greg & Mary Scheurer
Pat & Jeanne O’Meara Lloyd & Mary Hrdlicka Vince & Ada O’Meara
Tom & Deb Dwyer Evelyn Lang Adeline Tikalsky
Mabel Cummings Christine Dwyer
Robert Berger John & Helen Berger Barb Wade
Paul & LaVonne Weber Marcia Weber Warren & Regina Weber
Lawrence & Melania Wenning
Mary Jean Hunt Michael J & Mary C Hunt Thomas J Hunt
Kenny & Debbie O’Connell Patrick O’Connell
Pat Habinck Frank & Erma Kelly
Jeremy Gindt Ruth Ann Gindt Clarence Gindt
Bonnie Westfall
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Dec 23-24, 2017 St. Mary St. Henry
Weekly Budget $ 3950.00 $ 825.00
Weekly Offering $ 7581.10 $ 1250.00 Plate $ 338.00 $ 98.00
TOTAL $ 7919.10 $ 1348.00
Diff. from budget +$ 3969.10 + $ 523.00
Christmas, 2017 St. Mary St. Henry
Envelope $ 6412.79 $ 1300.00 Plate $ $ 107.00
TOTAL $ 6412.79 $ 1407.00
Faith Formation
Jan. 3 – Faith Formation classes resume/
Kindergarten Faith Formation/Youth Group
Jan. 31 – 2nd Grade Parent Meeting 5:30-6:30pm
It is time to start thinking about summer 2018! Here are the programs we will be offering this summer through St. Mary’s:
Steubenville Youth Conference – July 13-15, 2018 – Grades 8 – 12 Registrations available at the church office.
Totus Tuus – July 22 – 28, 2018 – Grades 1-12 Registrations coming this spring.
VBS – August 5-9, 2018 – 3 yr olds – Kindergarten Registrations coming this spring.
“Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory
and strength! Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts! Worship the Lord in the splendor of
holiness; tremble before him, all the earth!” Psalm 96:7-9
Jean R. Boothby Faith Formation Coordinator [email protected] 941-962-5168
Please note, due to IRS tax laws, end-of-year donations to the parish or building fund must be turned in by the 12:00 PM closing of the office on Friday, December 29, placed in the Saturday, December 30 or Sunday, December 31 collection basket or mailed with a postmark of December 31 (or earlier) in order to be reported on 2017 giving statements. Thank you for your prayerful consideration of making a special gift to St. Mary or St. Henry at this time of year!
Adorers Needed! - Eucharistic Adoration is open from Tuesday 9AM-Thursday 9AM in the Cry Room.
Prayerfully consider whether the Lord is calling you to spend an hour with Him each week. All hours are open for an additional adorer.
If you have any questions or would like to sign up for an hour, please contact Gloria 357-6939 or Joyce 357-4410
Goal to replace roofs and air conditioning units: $180,000
Raised to Date: $ 89,608.72
Building Maintenance and Improvement
Weekly Giving envelopes are at the back of the church at St. Mary & St. Henry. Feel free to pick yours up at your convenience. If you don’t find your name and would like envelopes, stop in at the parish office and we will be happy to issue you envelopes. We also have envelopes that are for youth that are not dated and can be
used year after year.
January 6 - January 7: The Epiphany of the Lord
Altar Server Extraordinary Minister Lector Usher
Saturday, Jan 6, 4:30 PM (St. Mary)
Alexis O'Connell Christine Gibbs - Host Debra O'Connell - Host
Maureen Blaschko James Connelly Donald Hayden James O'Connell Clinton Von Bank
Sunday, Jan 7, 8:00 AM (St. Henry)
Jeremy Beer Milan Weber - Host Sharon Budin Tyler Budin
Sunday, Jan 7, 10:00 AM (St. Mary)
Alex Block Owen Block Thomas Budin
Rose Krenik - Host Constance Meyer - Host Daniel Meyer - Host Norman Schmidt - Host
Julie Deutsch Aaron Blaschko Philip Campbell Peter Plut Wayne Schloesser
We are excited to welcome Matthew Maile to our parishes! Matthew is a Theology I seminarian studying at The Saint Paul Seminary in St. Paul. As part of his formation, he stays at a parish in the Archdiocese for the month of January and shadows the priest in the everyday work of the parish. Matthew will be with us January 2-26 and will split his time
among all four parishes that we work with, attending Masses, Faith Formation classes, and other meetings and events. There will certainly be no shortage of things for him to do! I hope you will get the chance to meet Matthew during his short stay with us. We will allow Matthew to introduce himself next weekend at Masses and in the parish bulletin.
We welcome the newest members of the Church through the waters of Baptism: Gabriela Monica Munguia
Baptism Classes
If you are interested in having your child baptized, please contact Father Chris 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 January 14, 2018.
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. Chris for baptism in Spanish & English.
Marriage - contact Fr. Chris at least 6 months in advance. All couples must complete a weekend retreat as well as marriage preparation classes with Fr. Chris.
Confirmation - youth are prepared in grades 8 & 9. For adult confirmation - contact Fr. Chris.
Anointing of the Sick - communal anointing for the Parish once each year in the spring. For private anointing, contact Fr. Chris.
Communion calls for ill or homebound - please contact the Parish Center.
Sacramental Life
Pray to the Lord of the Harvest Vocations Holy Hours
Join us at 7:00 pm on the second Tuesday of each month to pray for vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and religious life. The schedule
for 2018 follows. For more details, visit www.10000vocations.org
January 9, 2018 …. Epiphany, Coon Rapids February 13, 2018…..St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Hastings March 13, 2018…..St. Charles Borromeo, St. Anthony
April 10, 2018…..St. Michael, St. Michael May 8, 2018…..St. Michael, Stillwater June 12, 2018…..St. Peter, Forest Lake
July 10, 2018…..Divine Mercy, Faribault August 14, 2018…..Holy Spirit, St. Paul
September 11, 2018….. St. Therese, Deephaven October 9, 2018…..All Saints, Lakeville
November 13, 2018…..Cathedral of St. Paul, St. Paul
Please Pray For
Part of our Christian duty is to pray for each other. The following have asked for your prayers:
Myles Genelin Paul McCabe
All residents at Central Health Care, Mala Strana, Benedictine, Traditions, Villages, Three Links, Horizon Place, Beacon. Some people have requested to not have their name included on this list. We respect their wishes and ask that you pray for all who are ill.
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
Volunteers Needed!
If you might be interested
call the Thrift Store at 507-341-4236
Spiritual Enrichment and Education Opportunities
2018 Calendar Now Available in church entrances! Featuring the official Roman
Catholic liturgical calendar for the United States including solemnities, feasts, Lenten
regulations and beautiful religious artwork! Pick up yours today!
Check out our newly updated website!www.stmarysthenry.org
We're excited to launch our new website with new
capabilities that will allow us to communicate With you better.
We're still building the site, so please bear with us as we
continue to add to the site regularly.
Mission Sewing
Please note there will be no Mission Sewing on January 2. We will resume on Tuesday, January 9.
Anyone interested in helping with tying mission quilts is welcome any Tuesday afternoon at 1PM in the Mission
Room. Just stop in to visit or maybe help tie a quilt with our group. Call Ruth, 357-6421, if you are interested, have
questions or would like to donate material, time or talent.
St. Mary-St. Henry Pro-Life Team
A Family Prayer
Heavenly Father, thank you for the gift of our family. Enlighten our hearts and minds that we may live more fully this vocation to love.
In our daily life and work, may we reflect the self-giving love which you, O Father, eternally show with your Son and the Holy Spirit.
Let your love be evident in the peace that reigns in our home and in the faith we profess and live. May our family always be a place of generosity, understanding forgiveness and joy.
Kindly give us the wisdom and courage to be witnesses to your eternal design for the family, and grant that the Holy Family of Nazareth may always guide our path to holiness as a family.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer composed by Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, MD, Supreme Chaplain, Knights of Columbus. Next Pro-Life meeting will be Monday, January 8, 2018 at the home of Fran Christian at 1:00 pm.
St. Mary-St. Henry Youth Group meets THIS WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 3 from 7:15-8:30PM at the home of Randy & Stacy
Hunt. This group meets monthly on a Wednesday evening to foster friendship and faith in a fun and Christ-like atmosphere
and is facilitated by Fr. Chris. We play games, enjoy one another’s company, pray, and talk about
how our faith intersects our life. Snacks are provided.
St. Henry News
Church Cleaning - Chrit Hoey & Cindy Widmer are scheduled to clean the church by January 7, 2018.
What is the Dead Theologians Society (DTS)? A Catholic apostolate for 8th grade through high school age teens. Through the Saints of yesterday, the Dead Theologians Society inspires the youth of today to become the saints of tomorrow. Its motto is, “Dead to the World, alive in Christ!” This is inspired by Romans 6:11 where St. Paul tells us to be dead to sin but alive in Christ Jesus. Come and have fun, learn about a rock star in the faith, eat well and spend time with Jesus.
Mark your calendars and plan to join us the second Sunday of each month from 6-9PM. We will be alternating the location between the Church of St. Mary, Le Center and the Church of the Nativity, Cleveland: January 14 (Le Center), February 11 (Cleveland), March 11 (Le Center), April 8 (Cleveland), May 13 (Le Center), June 10 (Cleveland).
Become an official member by attending 3 times in a row or 5 times total! As a member you receive an official sweatshirt, rosary, and scapular! (All pictured here). But even better, by being a member you will experience your love for God grow by leaps and bounds and form a foundation that will enable you to go out into the world knowing that God and the friendships you made in DTS will carry you through. Please contact Fr. Adams if you would like to attend or have questions.
All parishioners of all ages, come to adoration of the Blessed Sacrament during the DTS gatherings. We especially need adorers to commit to be before our Lord for an hour during the 6-9PM gathering time. Also, we need cooks willing to help make and serve a meal to the kids. If you are able to help in either capacity, contact Fr. Adams or the parish office and let us know.
Youth Grades 8-12
This summer we would like to take a group of youth to the Steubenville North - Youth Conference in Rochester July 13-15th. The theme for this year is REVEALED - We live in a world where voices are shouting at us from
all sides, trying to tell us who we are and who we aren’t, who we should be and who we shouldn’t be. But amidst all the noise is our loving Father, who wants to make Himself known to us and speak truth about who
we are. God’s love is deeper and His plan for our lives is greater than anything the world has to offer – will we allow Him to reveal it to us?
Join us for:
Music – Dancing – Laughs – Spiritual Growth
Over 50,000 Catholic teens across North America will participate in 25 Steubenville Youth Conferences, and we want you to be one of them! Come experience the love of God in a new and more profound way.
He has so much in store for you.
Registration forms and $50 non-refundable deposit will be due to the church office by February 14, 2018 to reserve a spot for your youth. Registration forms and information packets may be found at the church office
or at our parish website.
For more information please contact Jean or Fr. Chris at the church office or visit the website below! http://www.partnershipforyouth.org/steubenville-rochester/
Loyola Catholic School, Mankato
During this beautiful celebration of Christ’s coming as Emmanuel, God-with-us, we thank you for your prayer, concern, and support of Loyola, enabling us to change the world by providing quality education within a circle of grace and faith. Surely the gift of a lifetime! You are leaving your imprint on all we are and do.
Learn about Loyola Catholic School by visiting www.loyolacatholicschool.org. K-12 has current openings, PS/PK 2018-2019 enrollment is coming soon! Schedule family tours and shadow days at your convenience. Call Angela Casteel at 507-388-0615 or email [email protected]
Your parish support makes all we do, learn, and celebrate at Loyola possible, as we guide students to their full potential, walk with them in faith, and equip them to lead and serve.
