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Canoeing in Voyageurs National Park, MN for kids entering grades 9-12 - July 16-20, 2018 Getting outside and away from your usual lives can be an adventure of getting to know yourself, other people your age, God, and what you believe. This is a “basecamp” style trip, meaning that we will be canoeing to our campsite and setting up there for the duration of our retreat; we will canoe for a few hours to daily destinations, with light hiking over rocky terrain and time for
swimming and fishing. Join Fr. James Adams for the High School Youth Camping Retreat. For a full description on what you ’ll experience on this 5 day retreat and for registration details go to: https://idretreats.org/2018-i-d-retreats/voyageurs-canoeing/ or call Jen Messing 612-518-5490. Registration is due by June 18th, Cost is $435 - Don’t miss out - there is a Max of 20 Participants.
Youth Activities
St. Mary’s Parish Festival June 24, 2018!
Below is a listing of the current Festival Chairpersons. Please consider contacting the people listed to volunteer in the area of your interest – there are many to choose from! Some can use help before the actual
day of the festival as well. We need many volunteers to help make our Parish Festival a success.
Festival Chairpersons
General Festival Co-Chairpersons Doug Christian & Clancy Mager
Raffle Tickets Jenny Blaschko
Jackpot Drawing Tickets Emmett Krenik, Mariane Beer, Maureen Blaschko
Dinner/Kitchen Bruce & Colleen Budin, Tim & Jeanne Traxler
Dining Room Bette Traxler & Rose Krenik
Dinner Tickets Mary Kay Whipps, Anne Claffey
Carry-Outs/Deliveries Gibbs Family
Dining Room/Pies Priscilla Malinski
Post-Dinner Food Sales Bev Steffen
Country Store Dave & Mary Krenik, Deb & Clancy Mager
White Elephant Sales Pat & Deb O’Malley, Shannon Lang
Wall of Wine Patti Germscheid, Kathy Christensen
Beer Garden/Pop Stand Randy Hunt
Food Court Theresa Collins, Judy Ykema
Money/Change Emmett Krenik
Bingo Knights of Columbus
Setup Grounds VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Picnic Tables Pat Traxler
Split the Pot Jenny Blaschko
Youth Games Jenny Weiers
Social Hall Clean-up John & Shirley Bartusek
Kitchen Clean-up Mary Kelly
Outside Grounds Clean-up VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Silent Auction Carol Holicky, Arianne Holicky, Tonya Holicky
Concession Tickets Sales Dennis Lang, Dan Lang, Don Reak
Advertising Gloria Wolf
Hispanic Community Paul Lopez
Parking Lot Mike Grof
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).
ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME June 17, 2018
It is better
to be the
child of God
than king of
the whole
world.
- St. Aloysius Gonzaga
From the Pastor’s Desk
Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads in our parish! Whether you are a father, grandfather, adoptive father, stepfather, or fill the paternal role in someone’s life, we honor you today and pray for you in a special way. As we consider the unique role that fathers play in the life of their children, I’d like to share with you some recent words of Father Jonathan D. Kalisch, OP, Director of Chaplains and Spiritual Development for the Knights of Columbus:
“Every man—even those who don’t have children of their own—is called to fatherhood. His fatherhood consists of nurturing the vocations of those for whom the Lord has given him care and responsibility… A father plays a key role in showing his children the love of God the Father, through which they experience, on a supernatural level, the knowledge of the unrepeatability of their own unique lives. Before a man is ever a spouse or a father, he himself is first a beloved son of God the Father. This is the mystery of discipleship our Lord Jesus Christ, especially in the Gospel of John, reveals over and over again. Knowing that he is a beloved son of the Eternal Father gives a man ordered priority to his life and relationships: first God, then his spouse and, finally, his children.
“Pope Francis reminds us that God’s unique plan for each of us ‘involves more than my temporal well-being, my satisfaction at having accomplished something useful, or even my desire for peace of mind. It has to do with the meaning of my life before the Father who knows and loves me, with the real purpose of my life, which nobody knows better than he’ (Gaudete et Exsultate, 170). Reading these words, we cannot help but think of the ways in which our paternal and spiritual fathers assist us on the path of encounter with God the Father.”
God bless, Fr. Chris Shofner [email protected]
Greetings to one and all! My name is Fr. James Stiles, and I very much look forward to meeting you and serving as one of your priests here in this beautiful part of the state. Allow me to briefly introduce myself. Although I was born in Lexington, KY, at age 6, my family and I moved to the delightful city of Owatonna, MN. My parents still live there. My 4 sisters and 1 brother, on the other hand, all live either in other parts of the state of MN or in other parts of the country. I am, by the way, the 4th child of the 6 children in our family.
After attending St. Mary’s catholic grade school, I earned my high school diploma at Owatonna’s esteemed public high school. I decided to then study at the University of St. Thomas where I earned my undergraduate degree in philosophy and Catholic Studies. During the first half of my college years, I had thought perhaps I would like to be a teacher or a lawyer. God obviously had different plans for me as I began to become seriously interested in the priesthood during my junior year of college. After graduating from the University, I was accepted into the Saint Paul Seminary. I spent 5 wonderful, even if periodically challenging, years at the seminary preparing for the priesthood.
I was ordained to the priesthood on May 30th, 2015, which means I just completed my third year as a priest. I absolutely love being a priest! I am so blessed, honored, and humbled to serve the Lord in this capacity. It is my greatest joy!
I am coming to you now after having spent three years serving the much larger parish of St. Odilia in Shoreview, MN. Just to give you some perspective, St. Odilia serves probably about 2½ times the number of people than all of our 5 parishes combined do. Therefore, the move to rural towns and experiencing rural life will be an adjustment for me; nevertheless, I am excited and eager to dive in. I am especially excited to get to know as many of you as is possible. As I learned at St. Odilia, I will, of course, seek to serve you with all my heart, but I know that you will be a tremendous blessing to me in countless ways. Let us begin our journey toward Christ together!
Mass Schedule & Intentions
Monday, June 18
Tuesday, June 19 9:00 AM Mass (Please note *new* Mass time) Living and Deceased members of the Harry Christian family 9:30 AM Opening of Adoration
Wednesday, June 20 9:00 AM Mass Peggy Malinski†
Thursday, June 21 9:00 AM Closing of Adoration 5:00 PM Mass (Please note *new* Mass time) Tom Matejcek†
Friday, June 22 9:00 AM Mass Richard Kalina†
Saturday, June 23 3:45 PM Confessions 4:30 PM Mass Robert Meyer†
Sunday, June 24 7:30 AM Confessions (St. Henry) 8:00 AM Mass (St. Henry) Bob Riebel† 10:00 AM Mass Living and Deceased of the Donnie & Patty Gibbs family† No 12:00 PM Mass (in Spanish) (Please note change for this week)
This Week in the Parish
Monday, June 18
Tuesday, June 19 Communion Calls - Milan 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Sacramental catch-up class
Wednesday, June 20 9:00AM-12:00 PM Sacramental catch-up class
Thursday, June 21 7:00 PM Hispanic Bible Study
Friday, June 22
Saturday, June 23
Sunday, June 24 - Parish Festival
Readings for next Sunday, June 24, 2018
Isaiah 49:1-6 Acts 13:22-26 Luke 1:57-66, 80
Fr. James Stiles Welcome Receptions will take place
this weekend of June 16 & 17 after all the weekend Masses.
Please plan to stop by to introduce yourself and visit with him a bit. Refreshments will be served. The receptions will take place in the St. Mary’s
Social Hall following St. Mary’s Masses and in the St. Henry Hall following the St. Henry Mass.
Congratulation to Nora and Brian Ceplecha on their marriage which took place Saturday,
June 16 at the Church of St. Henry. We pray that God may bless you with the fullness of
His grace, so through His holy Sacrament your love for each other will be a living witness of God’s love in the
world. Our Best Wishes for you always!
We welcome the newest members of the Church through the waters of Baptism: Ariana Ruiz and Pablo Alexander Ruiz
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 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.
Community and Social Events
TODAY, Sunday, June 17, 2018 49th Annual Chicken Cookout - St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 51 Church Street, Elko New Market, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Masses at 8 and 10 a.m. $12 for adults, $7 for children under 12 and over 65. Enjoy bingo, children’s games, shooting gallery, obstacle course, cake walk, craft and baked goods, fresh baked pies, burgers, malts, cotton candy. Raffle drawing at 3 p.m. – $52/ticket - Cash prizes totaling $8,500. Bring your friends, family, and neighbors!
Thursday, June 21, 2018 Village 55 - will again gather at Horizon Place at 2PM. The DOMACI CZECH FOLK DANCERS will be performing for us. Come and join us for great entertainment and social time.
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.lifelinescreeningcom/communitycircle or text the word circle to 797979.
St. Mary-St. Henry Pro-Life Team
The next Pro-Life meeting has been rescheduled to Monday, June 18th at the home of Margaret Traxler at 1:00 PM.
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
Spiritual Enrichment and Education Opportunities
We offer our prayers and condolences to Darcy Schloesser and family on the passing of her mother, Marlys Swigerd, on
June 10, 2018. May God’s loving mercy give you peace.
Many great items have been coming into the office for silent auction, basket raffles, kids games, wall of wine, white elephant and more. Keep it coming and a big thank you to all who have already generously donated items or money!
We will once again have inflatables at the festival. To have these attractions we need adult volunteers to watch over the kids using these activities. The inflatables will be in operation from 11AM-2:30PM. We need adults for each inflatable. If we can get 8 adults or 4 adults and 4 Confirmation Students (in need of service hours), we can split the time to have shifts of 11AM-1PM and 1PM-2:30PM. If you have kids that enjoy these activities, please volunteer so we can keep these fun inflatables in our festival for the kids to enjoy! Please contact the church office or Paul Lopez if you can help out with a shift. Festival Cash Raffle Prize Donations Collected to Date is $1115. Donations can be dropped off in the collection basket or at the Parish Office. Thank you for your contributions to our cash raffle! By covering the cash prizes and the printing costs with your contributions, the money brought in when tickets are sold is all profit! We welcome more donations!
St. Mary’s/St. Henry’s Confirmation Students
The St. Mary’s Festival is June 24 and there is a need for busboys/girls and waiters/waitresses to help with the dining hall duties. This is a great way to earn some service hours. If you are interested, please contact Bette Traxler at [email protected] or cell number 507-369-3091 or Rose Krenik at [email protected] or cell number 507-993-1826. Thank you!
Raffle Cash Prize Tickets have been mailed out. The raffle tickets come in books of 10 and each ticket is $2 ($20 a book). If you have not received tickets or would like additional books to sell, they are available in the parish office
Beef Raffle - As in the past we will hold a raffle for 1/4 beef - approximately a $550 value generously donated by Jerry Cooney and Brian Schmidt. Tickets
will be mailed out to you! If you’d like additional tickets or do not receive them in the mail, pick them up in the parish office. Also, remember to look for these tickets on festival day and spread the word to family and friends. This is a great prize and sure to make the winner happy!
Clip this Coupon!
Wall of Wine Raffle - This has been a popular attraction in the past at our festival. The more wine donated, the more successful this raffle can be. If you have a favorite bottle (or several) of wine you’d like to donate, just bring it into the office.
The Le Center Liquor Store is graciously offering a 15% discount on all wine purchased and donated to the festival from now until June 23rd. Cut out and take in this ad to receive the discount.
Following Items Needed!
Kid’s Games would appreciate donations of new, smaller items like toy cars, play animals, card games, pencils, sunglasses, candy etc. We are especially in need of donations of 2 liter bottles of pop and full size candy bars.
Country Store will need items to sell such as baked goods, homemade items, fresh veggies, and canned goods like jams, jellies, salsa, pickles, etc.
White Elephant includes items that are used, but still in good condition. No clothing please.
Silent Auction/Raffle is asking for baskets filled with items or donations of baskets and/or items and we will put together to make complete baskets. Ideas would be collection of games, baskets for boys or girls, entertainment, food baskets, movie night, tea/coffee basket, sports tickets and memorabilia, etc.
CLEAN plastic ice cream containers with covers or CLEAN plastic smaller containers with covers are needed for the sale of any leftovers. Items may be brought to the Parish Office.
St. Mary’s Festival Jackpot Tickets
Try your chance at winning $1000! Tickets are on sale for $25 and there will be five winners of $1000! If you prefer to go in on a ticket with someone else you can share your winnings.
Tickets may be obtained from any of the following ticket sellers:
Marlene Hunt, Darian Hunt, Lenny O’Meara, Wayne Schloesser, Tom Dwyer, Brad O’Keefe, Tim & Laurie Lloyd, Tom & Mariane Beer, Jenny & Antonio Figueroa, Maureen Blaschko, Emmett Krenik, Jerry Cooney, Mary Kay Whipps, Jeremy & Jenny Weiers, Gene Holicky, Jeanne Connolly, Chris & Juli Hartwig, Warren Connelly, George Beer, Gabino Rodriguez, Paul Lopez, Bill Collins, Pete Plut, Tim Widmer, or the Parish Office
Parish Festival Sunday, June 24, 2018
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.
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: Assisting in the Classroom – Adults and High School youth Assisting daily with snack & lunch Monitoring daily recess Hosting the team for evening family dinners Housing the team – one for the women and one for the men Providing supplies for snack and lunch supplies Praying for the team, the participants, and the program
Please contact Jean if you are interested in helping us with our Totus Tuus program. Thank you!
“I am the way, the truth and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.” John 14:6
Jean R. Boothby, Faith Formation Coordinator [email protected] 941-962-5168
Church Cleaning - Lynn Selly and Jayne Gehrke are scheduled to clean the church by June 24, 2018.
St. Henry News
June 9-10, 2018 St. Mary St. Henry
Weekly Budget $ 3950.00 $ 825.00
Weekly Offering $ 2633.30 $ 585.00 Plate $ 198.00 $ 103.00
TOTAL $ 2831.30 $ 688.00
Diff. from budget -$ 1118.70 -$ 137.00
Parish Stewardship
2018 Catholic Services Appeal We have reached our goal for St. Mary and have almost reached our goal for 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 $13,214.00 (109.1%) St. Henry $ 2,382 $ 2350.00 (98.7%)
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: $20,378.78
Building Maintenance and Improvement Fund
Church Roof
and Insulation
Building Roof and Air
Conditioning Units
June 23 - June 24: The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
Altar Server Extraordinary Minister Lector Usher
Saturday, Jun 23, 4:30 PM (St. Mary)
Adalyn Gibeau Sue Leary - Cup Barbara Tiede - Cup Christine Gibbs - Host Eugene Holicky - Host
Jean Cemensky-Mohr Richard Bradshaw Austin Gibeau Ethan Gibeau Jeremy Gindt
Sunday, Jun 24, 8:00 AM (St. Henry)
Brendan Germscheid Mary Boettcher - Cup Dianne Traxler - Cup Earle Traxler - Host
Bill Norris
Sunday, Jun 24, 10:00 AM (St. Mary)
Dylan Hunt Tristan Hunt Kellen O'Keefe
Beatrice Grof - Cup Darian Hunt - Cup Sharon Miller - Cup Beverly Steffen - Host Dale Traxler - Host Joyce Traxler - Host
Julie Deutsch Philip Campbell Brendan O'Keefe Brad O'Keefe Norman Schmidt
A live VIRTUS training session will take place Monday, June 18, 6:00-8:30 pm at St. Mary's Church in Le Center for any volunteer who works with minors and still needs to fulfill their live Protecting God's Children training or re-credentialing through Keeping the Promise Alive before June 30. Register for this training online at www.virtus.org. Click the "Live Training" tab on the left side of the screen. New users will have to create a new account.
