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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]
Associate Pastor: Fr. James Stiles, [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, 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 NATIVITY OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST June 24, 2018
WELCOME TO OUR PARISH
FESTIVAL!
From the Pastor’s Desk
Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I’d like to offer a special welcome to those who are visiting St. Mary’s for our parish festival this weekend! We’re glad you’re here, and I hope you will take advantage of all the festivities we’re offering—from food, games, entertainment, fellowship, and opportunities to win some great prizes. We have what is considered one of the best roast beef dinners served in Minnesota (maybe even in the United States!). There’s always a lot to take in when you come to St. Mary’s Festival – I hope you will spend some time experiencing it all, along with the great hospitality of our community.
This weekend we celebrate the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. It’s an interesting feast, being that in the course of the year, the we celebrate the birthdays of only two other individuals, the Blessed Virgin Mary (September 8) and Jesus Christ (December 25). So John must be a pretty important figure in the Tradition of the Church, right? Absolutely! John the Baptist would become the herald of Jesus Christ. He was the one called from his mother’s womb to announce the coming of the Messiah, the “voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord’”.
As we hear in the readings today, John was born under interesting circumstances. His mother, Elizabeth, was advanced in years and thought unable to conceive. But through a miracle of God, she conceived. John’s father, Zechariah, didn’t believe it, so because of his unbelief, the angel of God struck him mute until the day that John was born. When the time came to name the child, all his relatives wanted to give him the family name Zechariah, but Zechariah protested as he wrote on a tablet, “John is his name” (Luke 1:63). Immediately, Zechariah was able to speak, and all were amazed. They took it as a sign that God had chosen this child for something special. Zechariah’s response is a beautiful hymn known as the Canticle of Zechariah (Luke 1:68-80), part of which proclaims: “You, my child, will be called prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, to give his people knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins”. Somehow, Zechariah knew that John would announce the coming of Jesus. He would do so thirty years later, not just pointing to Jesus and announcing Him as the Lamb of God, but baptizing Him in the Jordan River.
The story of John’s birth and life teaches us something very important. Like John, each of us has been chosen by God for a specific purpose in this life. We are called to announce the coming of Christ into the world by using our gifts to the best of our ability to draw others to Jesus. It may not seem like much to us now, and they may not write about us in the annals of history, but nonetheless that call is worthy of God’s sons and daughters. When we recognize the fact that God thinks highly enough of us to entrust us with such a call, we are lifted up from our lowliness and brought into His Awesome Presence.
It’s easy to get discouraged and want to give up when we face disappointments or setbacks in life. It’s easy to think less of ourselves for not living up to our expectations or the expectations of others. But remember this important lesson: Like John, we are called not to the fulfillment of our own plans or those of others for our life, we are called to fulfill God’s plan. If we remain faithful to that call that God gave us from our mother’s womb, then He will grant us all we need to bear amazing fruit in the world.
God bless, Fr. Chris Shofner [email protected]
Mass Schedule & Intentions
Monday, June 25
Tuesday, June 26 9:00 AM Mass Shirley Lloyd & Liz Meger†† 9:30 AM Opening of Adoration
Wednesday, June 27 No Daily Mass (Please note change for this week)
Thursday, June 28 9:00 AM Closing of Adoration 5:00 PM Mass Living and Deceased of the John & Helen Berger family
Friday, June 29 9:00 AM Mass Mary Roche†
Saturday, June 30 3:45 PM Confessions 4:30 PM Mass Martin & Peggy Malinski††
Sunday, July 1 7:30 AM Confessions (St. Henry) 8:00 AM Mass (St. Henry) Ray & Rose Fredrickson†† 10:00 AM Mass Living and Deceased of the George Welckle & Ralph Blaschko families 12:00 PM Mass (in Spanish) For the Parish
This Week in the Parish
Monday, June 25
Tuesday, June 26 Communion Calls - Sue
Wednesday, June 27 7:00 PM Steubenville Conference Parent Meeting
Thursday, June 28 7:00 PM Hispanic Bible Study
Friday, June 29
Saturday, June 30 11:00 AM Sacramental Catch-up Class First Communion Practice 2:00 PM Baptism
Sunday, July 1 First Communion for Catch-up Class Totus Tuus Early Registrations Due
Readings for next Sunday, July 1, 2018
Wisdom 1:13-15, 2:23-24 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15 Mark 5:21-43
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!
St. Mary’s Parish Festival Today! June 24, 2018
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
Inflatable games: Giant Slide Obstacle Course & Ball Pit for the Little Tikes!
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)
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 8, 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. Shofner, Fr. Adams or Fr. Stiles for baptism in Spanish & English.
Marriage - contact Fr. Shofner, Fr. Adams or Fr. Stiles at least 6 months in advance. All couples must complete a weekend retreat as well as marriage preparation classes with Fr. Shofner, Fr. Adams or Fr. Stiles.
Confirmation - youth are prepared in grades 8 & 9. For adult confirmation - contact Fr. Shofner, Fr. Adams or Fr. Stiles.
Anointing of the Sick - communal anointing for the Parish once each year in the spring. For private anointing, contact Fr. Shofner, Fr. Adams or Fr. Stiles
Communion calls for ill or homebound - please contact the Parish Center.
Sacramental Life Please Pray - Part of our Christian duty is to pray for each other. The
following have asked for your prayers:
Paul McCabe Myles Genelin Jolene Zell Holden Zell
All residents at Central Health Care, Mala Strana, Benedictine, Traditions, Lutheran Home, Three Links, Laurels Edge, & Horizon Place. 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.
*Our prayer list will be updated regularly. When you submit a name of a loved one for prayer, their name will remain on the prayer list for SIX WEEKS. If you no longer see your loved ones name and would like the parish community to continue to pray for this individual, please call the parish office with your prayer request and their name will again be placed on our prayer list for another six weeks.
Community and Social Events
Thursday, June 28, 2018 Summer BBQ - at Central Healthcare, Le Center from 3:30-6:00PM. Q & A with licensed physical therapists, food & drinks, tours, live music, raffle prizes, and root beer floats. Sponsored by Legacy Rehabilitation Group.
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 Life Line Screening - a leading provider of community-based preventive health screenings, will offer their affordable, non-invasive and painless health screenings at Church of St. Mary, Le Center. Five screenings will be offered that scan for potential health problems. Register for a Wellness Package which includes 4 vascular tests and osteoporosis screening from $149 ($139 with our member discount). All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. In order to register for this event and to receive a $10 discount off any package priced above $129, please call 1-888-653-6441 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com/communitycircle or text the word circle to 797979.
Rosary Rally at Le Sueur County Fairgrounds
Please join the 2018 Public Square Rosary Crusade to pray the Rosary and other Marian prayers for repentance and
conversion in our nation and the world. We meet next on Friday, July 13 and continue on the 13th of each month
through October 13. These days coincide with the anniversary of the Fatima apparitions of 1917.
Please join us under the gazebo in the park next to the swimming pool on Highway 99 in Le Center. Bring a chair
if desired. For more information, contact Sheila McCabe Swan at 507-357-6941 or [email protected].
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
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
Spiritual Enrichment and Education Opportunities
We offer our prayers and condolences to the family and friends of LeRoy Simonette
who passed away on June 16. His Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at the
Church of St. Mary on June 18. May God’s loving mercy give you peace.
St. Mary-St. Henry Pro-Life Team
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 8 years we have sponsored a kickball tournament with proceeds going to “Pro-life Across America”, the billboard people. This 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.
LOYOLA CATHOLIC SCHOOL - MANKATO: Learn about Loyola Catholic School (PreSchool thru Grade 12) Visit www.loyolacatholicschool.org. Enroll TODAY! Schedule Family tours at your convenience. Contact Angela Casteel at [email protected] or 507.388.0615.
Interested in learning more about Preschool or Kindergarten at Loyola? Join us for Preschool/Kindergarten Family Fun Night, Wednesday, July 18, 6:30-7:30pm, 145 Good Counsel Drive. This is an informal opportunity to meet our staff and other Loyola families.
Faith Formation
Summer Programs at St. Mary Registration forms and information for our summer programs are
available at the church entrances, at the office, and online at http://stmarysthenry.org/
July 13-15 – Steubenville Conference – grades 8-12. July 22-27 – Totus Tuus – grades 1-12
August 5-9 – VBS: Splash Canyon – Ages 3 years old to Kindergarten
Totus Tuus – “Totally Yours” Totus Tuus is a Catholic week long summer program dedicated to sharing the Gospel and promoting Catholic faith through catechesis, evangelization, Christian witness, and Eucharistic worship.
Theme: The Apostle’s Creed Rosary: The Luminous Mysteries
The first session during the day (9AM-2:30PM) for elementary age children (grades 1-6) rotate into various class sessions, includes snack, lunch, recess, and daily Mass.
The second session in the evening (7:30-9:45PM) for middle and high school youth (grades 7-12) includes instruction, small group discussions, quiet meditation, prayer, and fellowship.
Volunteers needed for Totus Tuus: Two families to house either 2 men or 2 women from the Totus Tuus
team Families to host the team for dinner on Sunday, Monday, and
Tuesday evening. Coordinator for our Potluck dinner Wednesday evening. Helpers daily Monday-Friday for lunch and recess.
Please contact Jean if you are interested in helping us with our Totus Tuus program. Thank you!
“As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace.” 1 Peter 4:10
Jean R. Boothby, Faith Formation Coordinator [email protected] 941-962-5168
Church Cleaning - Dorothy Riebel and Ann Holicky are scheduled to clean the church by July 1, 2018.
St. Henry News
June 16-17, 2018 St. Mary St. Henry
Weekly Budget $ 3950.00 $ 825.00
Weekly Offering $ 3199.40 $ 910.00 Plate $ 329.00 $ 107.00
TOTAL $ 3528.40 $ 1017.00
Diff. from budget -$ 421.60 +$ 192.00
Parish Stewardship
2018 Catholic Services Appeal We have reached our goal for St. Mary and St. Henry!
Thank you all who have generously donated. If you have not yet done so, please consider doing so soon!
Goal Collected St. Mary $ 12,117 $13,264.00 (109.5%) St. Henry $ 2,382 $ 2445.00 (102.6%)
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
Thrift Store #507-341-4236
Goal to replace church roof and new insulation:
$131,080 - goal reached!
Approximate goal to replace building roof and air
conditioning units: $90,000
Raised to Date: $21,119.78
Building Maintenance and Improvement Fund
Church Roof
and Insulation
Building Roof and Air
Conditioning Units
June 30 - July 1: Thirteenth Sunday inOrdi-
nary Time Altar Server Extraordinary Minister Lector Usher
Saturday, Jun 30, 4:30 PM (St. Mary)
Carter Sladek Debra O'Connell - Host Darcy Schloesser - Host
Jean Bradshaw Richard Bradshaw James O'Connell Mark Wolf Timothy Wolf
Sunday, Jul 1, 8:00 AM (St. Henry)
Laynee Blaschko Sharon Riebel - Host Jim Selly
Sunday, Jul 1, 10:00 AM (St. Mary)
Cole Holicky Kaitlyn Lang Samantha Lang
Brent Christian - Host Angela Christian - Host Rose Krenik - Host Volunteer Needed - Host
Cassandra Christian Daniel Lang Dennis Lang Donald Reak Volunteer Needed
Electronic Giving is a convenient, consistent way to help our church year-round. Coming July 1!
Consider scheduling a recurring electronic contribution today. It’s easy! You will no longer need to write out checks and prepare envelopes every week. Even when travel, illness or other circumstances prevent you from attending Mass at St.
Mary/St. Henry, your electronic contributions will continue to be received on an uninterrupted basis.
Schedule and manage recurring donations Pay or give using your debit/credit card Visit our website after July 1, 2018 to sign up
