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Vine & Branches Area Faith Community
www.vineandbranchesafc.org
June 11th, 2017 The Most Holy Trinity
St. Joseph, Lamberton St. Raphael, Springfield
Bulletin Deadline: Wednesday at 1:00pm
Mass Stipend $10.00
Prayer Chain 723-6636, 723-5757, 723-5651, 723-5670
Good Neighbor Thrift Store 723-5778
20 E Central, Springfield, MN
Office of Catholic Charities 866-670-5163
Church of St. Joseph PO Box 458
Lamberton MN 56152
& St. Thomas Oratory, Sanborn MN
Email [email protected]
Pastoral Associate
Sister Shirley Steines 507-752-7269
Parish Phone 507-752-7269
CCW Prayer Chain– Sister Shirley Steines
Church of St. Raphael And Area Office 20 W Van Dusen Street ~ 507-723-4137
Springfield MN 56087
Email: [email protected]
Pastor Fr. Phil Schotzko~ Office Phone: 723-4141
Faith Formation/Youth Ministry Katie Prokosch 723-4138
Parish Secretary Marie Amsden & Mary Beth Hoffmann 723-4137
[email protected] & [email protected]
Parish Bookkeeper Connie Vogel 723-4137, fax 723-5409
School Principal Jennifer Fischer 723-4136
School Secretary Bev Krueger 723-4135 [email protected]
The Mission of the Vine & Branches Area Faith Community
empowered by the Holy Spirit is to bear fruit that will last as Jesus commanded:
by celebrating and proclaiming our Catholic faith as disciples of Jesus using our God-given gifts;
by reaching out to and welcoming all people; and by centering our lives on the Eucharist,
sacraments, scripture, service and the teaching of the Church.
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Saturday 4:45pm at St. Raphael
Sunday 10:15am at St. Joseph
Liturgies This Week Mon. June 12 No Mass
2 Corinthians 1:1-7; Matthew 5:1-12
Tue. June 13 8:30am Mass + Ernest Vogel (Spfd)
1:30pm +Dave Baumann (LNH)
2 Corinthians 1:18-22; Matthew 5:13-16
Wed. June 14 10:00am Mass +Marie Lang (SJLH)
2 Corinthians 3:4-11; Matthew 5:17-19
Thur. June 15 8:00am Mass + Orvie Kircher (Sanb)
2 Corinthians 3:15-4:1, 3-6; Matthew 5:20-26
Fri. June 16 8:30am Mass +Jeffrey Knutson (Spfd)
2 Corinthians 4:7-15; Matthew 5:27-32
Sat. June 17 5:30pm Mass + Bud Weber (Spfd)
2 Corinthians 5:14-21; Matthew 5:33-37
Sun. June 18 8:30am Mass +Clem Wersal (Spfd)
10:30am Mass –AFC (Lamb)
Exodus 34:4b-6,8-9; 2 Corinthians 6:1-10;
Matthew 5:38-42
Baptism: Pre-baptism classes required.
Marriage: All Catholics are to contact their pastoral leader at
least 6 months before their wedding
From the Pastor
There comes a time in our lives, hopefully, before we are consciously taking their last breath, when we
realize our life is not our own. We belong to a far greater Mystery than we can ever begin to comprehend.
This week, and in particular, Wednesday, during the Ordination Anniversary Celebration, was that kind of a
time for me.
I am uncomfortable even writing “My 40th Anniversary as a Priest,” because it is ultimately not mine. It
is a sharing in Christ’s priesthood which, by divine design is a gift to the whole Church. The calling gifts
and talents needed to serve as a priest come from above and are received by a individual and by the Commu-
nity of the Church. This is especially evident in our case because I have had the privilege to return to my
home-town roots, and there be gladly received and sustained by the people that I serve. I could not have
foreseen this journey 40 years ago. And I certainly am in awe and filled with gratitude beyond words, and
even beyond tears for the ways you have expressed your appreciation and support.
I can’t believe how many showed up… Some coming long distances amidst very busy schedules and
commitments. I am humbled by your response to a simple invitation. It reminds me again of the connec-
tions we have made which are sustained by God’s design in the ministry of a shared priesthood that brings
people together in joys and sorrows. Thank you to each one of you who came or had a part in making it hap-
pen.
Especially thank you to the committee, Judy Lipetzky, Jim Miesen, Kathy Hillesheim, Maxine Meine,
Sharon Pieschel, Kahla Petersen, Amy Vogel, Sister Shirley Steins, and Sue Imker, who stepped up and took
charge to make it a very remarkable expression of an Area Faith Community in action . Be patient as I get
back to you with a personal note of thanks. I am still in recovery from all the attention and of course life
goes on with funeral, weddings, baptisms and little golfing or goofing off on the side.
In awe and gratitude to you, I love you all, and to our God who is ever faithful and true,
~Father Phil Schotzko
From Sister Shirley:
Farm Mass
Hope your calendar is marked for Wednesday, June 21 for the Farm Mass at 7:00 pm at Sue and Jim
Imker’s farm. Everyone is invited to join us in praising God for the beauty of the earth and enjoy the
friendship of our Area Faith Community. Directions to Sue and Jim’s farm: Coming from Spring-
field on Highway 14, turn right at the Lamberton Motel on County 6. Drive through town and make a right
turn on 15 after passing the junk yard onto the gravel road. Sue and Jim’s farm is the first farm site on the left.
Be sure to bring a lawn chair. Looking forward to welcoming all of you for an enjoyable evening. Signs will
be posted with directions.
Grateful Thanks to everyone who signed up to clean a special place in our church, parish hall, kitchen and
parish house. There are a few jobs available if anyone has not had an opportunity to sign up for a special clean-
ing place. It’s amazing how quickly the work is completed when everyone participates. Thanks again for your
involvement. Any questions, please contact Teresa Wenisch or Mary Arnoldi.
As you have noticed there are a number of spaces available to sign up for mowing the parish lawns. I greatly
appreciate the volunteers who have been mowing and those who will be signing up to mow soon. God bless
you for your generosity.
“The entire material universe speaks of God’s love, his boundless affection for us. Soil, water, moun-
tains: everything is as it were, a caress of God.” Pope Francis – Laudato Si
~Sister Shirley
~Church of St. Joseph~
Dolores Berg Mikayla Meyers Pat Dauer
Ken Benedict Kathleen Stillo Judy Liebl
Jeanne Florek Kay Weisbrich Millie Bellig
Steve Prokosch
Please check appropriate box (es) and return in the weekend
collection
St Joseph Lamberton St Raphael Springfield
new in parish moving out of parish
new address new phone number
new/change of email would like visiting
Name:________________________________________________
Address:______________________________________________
City: ________________________ Zip: ____________________
Email:________________________________________________
Phone: __________________Cell phone: ____________________
~Please also pray for those in Need ~
June 4, 2017 Contributions
Adult Envelopes $520.00
Student Envelopes 21.00
Loose Plate 116.00
Total Income to Parish $657.00
Coming Events
Ushers Tom Anderson, Anthony Axford,
Austin Axford, Dave Wille
Lector Cathy Graff
Gifts Mary & Shawn Holman Family
EMC Gordy Wille, Sara Kramer, Kathy Valentin
Servers Aiden Holman, Joseph Strock
Counters Cathy Graff, Katy Wille
Video Charley Furth
Ministry Schedule Sunday, June 18, 2017
St. Joseph- Contribution Budget July 1, 2016- June 30, 2017
Annual Budget Budget to
Date
Received to Date
Adults $62,500.00 $57,692.16 $51,096.61
Student $750.00 $692.16 $891.40
Loose Plate $5500.00 $5,076.96 $4,490.96
This week we remember these people in our prayers.
Trish & Jay Simonson and Jim & Mary Simonson
Our Shepherd of the field: Deacon Mark Kober
June 11 10:30am Mass at St. Joseph
June 13 6:30am Bible Study
1:30pm Mass at Valley View NH
June 14 No Mass at St. Joseph
June 15 8:00am Mass at St. Thomas
Mark your calendar for the upcoming
Farm Mass on June 21, 2017 at the Jim
& Sue Imker farm. Everyone is invited
to join in the celebration and fun for the
evening . Directions in Sr. Shirley’s message today.
Several of our parishioners have moved to Maples
in Springfield.
Florence Kaufenberg 301 South Co. Rd. 5 Apt.
201, Springfield, MN 56087
Ken Benedict 301 South Co. Rd 5 Apt 202,
Springfield, MN 56087
Church Cleaning Days: Monday, June 12th
Sign up posters for cleaning jobs will be at the church
entry
We would like to have all jobs done by Tuesday, June
13th.
Please sign up for the job and time that works for you.
Many hands make work faster and more enjoyable.
Thank you,
Teresa Wenisch and Mary Arnoldi ~ Chairpersons
~Church of St. Raphael~
Check out Channel 8 –Cablecast
St. Raphael Sunday Mass
Every Tuesday at 5:00 pm & Friday at 6:00 pm.
Finding God through Faith & Reason: Episode 4
Every Tuesday at 11:00am & Thursday at 7:00pm.
Good Neighbor Thrift Store
June 13 -17 50% off Men's Clothing.
Remember Dad on Father's Day June 18th.
Prayer Corner Please remember in your prayers:
Our Shepherd of the Field Rev. Anthony Hesse
Please pray for our parishioners this week~
Sun: David & Candice Platz Family
Mon: Marlys Platz
Tues: Michael & Clarice Platz
Wed: Vernon Jr. & Laura Platz Family
Thurs: Andrew & Brooke Plotz Family
Fri: Elaine Polzin
Sat: Brittany Portner & Family
Weekly Candle Intentions ($2.00 offering)
·Special Intention ·Special Intention BV
Dear Pope Francis The Pope answers letters from children around the
world
Dear Pope Francis, Why do we venerate the Cross? How are you? I am fine. Yours, Tadiwanashe, age 10, Zimbabwe
Dear Tadiwanashe,
We venerate, or honor, the Cross because Saint Paul
says that the Cross is our glory. The Cross is the
place where Jesus won and achieved his victory over
evil and death. In the Olympics, winners are placed
on a higher step and given a beautiful trophy. In this
case, Jesus’ trophy is his Cross, his triumph. With his
death on the Cross, Jesus conquered death. He won!
The Cross is the sign of this victory, and that’s why
we venerate it. So, we glory in the Cross. The devil
has been defeated, and for this reason he is afraid of
the Cross. It is the sign of his defeat.
Francis
Baby Bottle Campaign Please don’t forget to fill your baby bottle and return it
to the Church next week. Remember to place cash, or
checks made out to FCPS, into the bottle to
help First Choice Pregnancy Services. Your
gift enhances the lives of women and babies
in our area. Congratulations to Stephanie & Shea
Lingle who were married here this past
weekend. May the Lord Bless them as they
begin to live out their vocation of marriage.
Part Time Retail Position is open at the Good
Neighbor Thrift Store.
Position would be 8 to 12 hours per week.
Inquire at St Raphael Parish Office or at the Thrift
Store for application and details.
Please remember in your prayers, Mary Curley
who was buried here this past week. We extend
our prayers and sympathy to her family, relatives
and friends.
Thank You Many Thanks to those who volunteered or said “yes”
when asked to work at the
SANTA Burger Blast.
Dear Parishioners,
Thank you so much for your warm welcome to us as we
shared our vocation stories and fundraising work through
the Laboure Society. We are so blessed by your generosity!
Our 6-month fundraising period ends June 30th.
Do not hesitate to contact either one of us or the Laboure
office with any questions!
In Christ,
Bill Duffert (763) 257-2838- [email protected]
Anne Goedtke (507) 766-4116- [email protected]
~Church of St. Raphael~ Meetings and Activities
Contribution Budget July 1, 2016- June 30, 2017
Annual Budget Budget to Date Received to Date
Adults $255,000.20 $240.288.65 $229,208.14
Gr. 7-12 $1,500.20 $1,413.65 $593.00
Pre K-6 $1,600.04 $1,507.73 $1,953.23
Serving next Funeral will be Group C
The 400 Club Winner this Week
#248 Jan Roiger $65.00
#22 Brown Co Commodities Inc. $65.00
Last week’s Parish Revenue
Adult Envelopes $4,770.50
High School Gr. 7-12 -0-
Children through Gr. 6 54.00
Loose Plate 235.00
DUF 62.00
Ascension 30.00
Red Heart 20.00
Anniversary Party donations 250.00
Catholic Communications 20.00
Table Rent 70.00
Kitchen Rent 750.00
Candles 50.00
400 Club 65.00
Good Neighbor Thrift Store 717.62
Total Income $7,094.12
June 17 & 18, 2017
5:30pm 8:30am
Servers Brody Sturm TJ Reindl
Brooklyn Sturm Joseph Hoffmann
Brayden Sturm Volunteer
Lector Max Meine Barry Reindl
EMC Jill Riederer Barry Reindl
Cathy Ochs Kathy Kirschstein
Volunteer Donna Krueger
Accompanist ——————— Julie Prechel
Song Leader ——————— Julie Prechel
Rosary Julie Lassegard Glenn Schmitz
Head Usher *George Tauer *Doug Sondag
Terry Ochs Tim Krueger
Keith Riederer John Moritz
David Roiger Joseph Miesen
Communion SJLH Dan & Julie Lassegard
Videographer Andi Hoffmann
June 11 Panther Golf Tournament
June 12 1:00pm Craft Ladies Meet
7:00pm Prayer Shawl Group- Gathering
Space
June 16 9:00am-4:00pm Adoration
June 19 1:00pm Craft Ladies Meet
June 21 7:00pm Farm Mass You may have noticed Greg Roiger, the
head of maintenance, keeping the grass
trimmed with a new mower. We have
known for a while now that we wanted
to replace the old one because it was inadequate to
the tasks asked of it and was often breaking down and
costing us a lot every year in repairs. We now have a
new Cub Cadet with snow blower, cab and leaf col-
lection attachments. It is designed for heavy duty
work and set us back a little over $6,000 after trade
in. We had one parishioner step up with a $1,000 gift
to help cover this expense. And we would be very
grateful for any others who might be moved to con-
sider a special additional gift for this needed upgrade.
Thank you, Fr. Phil
~Upcoming Area Events~
Kids Party in the Park June 23rd and 24th
We need helpers to run the games
Must be 7th grade or older
21/2 or 3 hour shifts– earn community service
hours
Call Shari Koll with questions and to volunteer
507-22-0386, 723-6120
Summer Organ Lessons
The Diocese of New Ulm will again be offering Sum-
mer Organ Lessons. Summer Organ Lessons are a
great opportunity for pianists wanting to learn the
organ, or for organists who would like to improve
their technique. Parish musicians are especially en-
couraged to participate. Vatican II declared that
the pipe organ is to be held in “high esteem” as the
“traditional instrument” of the Latin rite. In light of
this, the organ ought to be used regularly in parish
liturgies. Lessons are 5 for $50 with the option of
adding up to three additional lessons for $10/lesson.
Brochures are available through your parish office.
Forms are due June 23, 2017.
Plenary Indulgence Available for Centennial of
Our Lady of Fatima Apparitions
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the appa-
ritions of Our Lady of Fatima, Pope Francis has
granted a plenary indulgence.
The plenary indulgence of the jubilee is granted to
the pious faithful who:
Visit with devotion an image of Our Lady of
Fatima solemnly displayed for public veneration
in any church, chapel or shrine on the days of
the anniversary of the apparitions: May 13th,
June 13th, July 13th, August 13th, September 13th
and October 13th
Devotedly participate there in any celebration or
prayer in honor of the Virgin Mary
Pray the Our Father, recite the Symbol of Faith
(Creed) and invoke Our Lady of Fatima
And, truly penitent and animated with charity,
fulfill the following conditions: sacramental
confession, Eucharistic communion and prayer
for the intentions of the Holy Father.
Join Bishop LeVoir for a special opening Mass for the
Protection of Religious Freedom! Wednesday, June 21
at 7:00am at Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm.
A Closing Mas will be celebrated on Tuesday, July 4, at
8:00am at the Cathedral.
Build Your Own Burger Blast
Wednesday, June 14th from 4:30pm - 7:00pm
At St. John Lutheran Home Chapel Grilled burgers & toppings, chips, cook-
ie, & beverage $6.00 Meal/ $4.00 Burger only
Sponsored by St. John’s Auxiliary. All proceeds go to help enhance the St. John Circle of Care campus where
needed.
We are also collecting $3 dues for our mem-
bership drive. You can pay dues at the Burger
Blast. Thank you!
Many marriages would be better if the husband and
the wife clearly understood that they are on the same
side.” ~ Zig Ziglar.
A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend re-
stores communication in marriages. The next availa-
ble Weekends are Nov 17-19, 2017 in Windom, MN
and Jul 14-16, 2017 in Buffalo, MN. Early registra-
tion is highly recommended. For more information
visit our website at: southmnwwme.org or contact
Miki at [email protected] or 507-227-
8229.
