The Catholic St. Joseph + St. Matthew + St. Teresa Diocese of Good Thunder Vernon Center Mapleton Winona

Welcome! March 18, 2018 We’re here to help you begin or continue your faith Fifth Sunday of Lent journey, so you can find true peace, happiness and purpose in life. If you would like to join one of our parishes, contact any staff member and we will be honored to officially welcome you home!

Tri-Parish Mass Schedule Saturday 5:00 p.m. at St. Joseph (1st, 3rd, 5th) At St. Matthew (2nd, 4th) Sunday 9:00 am at St. Teresa

Weekdays: Please see Inside Bulletin

Holy Days See Inside Bulletin

Eucharistic Adoration held before daily Mass

Tri-Parish Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-4:30pm Address: 104 West Silver Street Mapleton, Minnesota 56065 Phone: (507) 524-3127 Email: [email protected] Website: www.sjsmst.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/SJSMST Mass Times: (507) 387-8806 Whoever serves me must follow me, Tri-Parish Staff and where I am, there also will Father Andrew Vogel, Pastor (507) 524-4628 my servant be. [email protected] Sacramental Emergency:(507)320-9669 The Father will honor whoever serves me. John 12:26 Deacon Chris Walchuk (507) 469-5563 [email protected] The Sacrament of Pre-Baptism preparation is required. Please contact the Carol Cyr, Tri-parish Manager office at least one month before the desired date. (507) 524-3127 [email protected] The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick Please notify the office if you or a family member is in the hospital or Darla Graf, Bookkeeper homebound and would like a pastoral visit. (507) 524-4646 [email protected] The Sacrament of Reconciliation One half hour before each weekend Mass, 8a.m. Thurs- Julia Bressler Tri-parish Director of day at St. Teresa or by private appt. with Fr. Vogel Faith Formation and Youth Ministry (320) 266-8397 The Sacrament of Marriage [email protected] All Catholics need to meet with the or deacon at least 6 months before being married. Contact the office at least 6 months in advance of your wedding. Mass Intentions, Readings, Saints Hello, Monday, March 19 St. Joseph The end is in sight. Just two more weeks until 2 Samuel 7:4-5, 12-14, 16; Psalm 89:2-5, 27, 29; Easter! So now is the time to really get going Romans 4:13, 16-18, 22; Luke 2:41-51 on your Lenten penances. If you haven’t done so well so far, don’t give up. There is still Tuesday, March 20 Lenten Weekday Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 102:2-3, 16-21; John 8:21-30 time to finish strong. Change is not easy. One of my elemen- 8:30 a.m. for vocations at St. Joseph tary teachers claimed that it took 21 days to form a new hab- it. So pray for extra graces to do your Lenten penances. Wednesday, March 21 Lenten Weekday Just looking on the calendar. Tuesday, March 20th, at the Daniel 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Daniel 3:52-56; John 8:31-42 Newman Center in Mankato, we are having a national speak- Thursday, March 22 Lenten Weekday er, Father Tad Pacholczyk come and talk on transgenderism. Genesis 17:3-9; Psalm 105:4-9; John 8:51-59 That is at 7 PM. It is for the college students, but feel free to 7:30-8:30 a.m. Eucharistic Adoration and Benedict crash it if you are interested. He is a great speaker and it is 8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Teresa Angela Gartner very much a relevant topic these days.

Friday, March 23rd, is St. Teresa’s fish fry. It looks like it is Friday, March 23 St. Turibius of Mogrovejo Jeremiah 20:10-13; Psalm 18:2-7; John 10:31-42 from 5-7 PM. 10:30 a.m. Mass at MCH  Henry and Irene Massop Saturday, March 24th, we have a Pre-Cana retreat at the Newman Center. We have over 50 couples coming. Please Saturday, March 24 Lenten Weekday pray for them that they are open to the ideas and teaching of Ezekiel 37:21-28; Jeremiah 31:10-13; John 11:45-56 the so that they can have life-long fulfilling 7:30-8:30 a.m. Eucharistic Adoration and Benedict 8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Teresa Anna Breiter marriages. 5:00 p.m. Mass at St. Matthew  Jim Carey Next Monday, March 26, the Diocese of Winona Chrism Mass is happening at 7 PM at the Cathedral of the Sacred Sunday, March 25 Palm Sunday of the Passion of Our Lord Heart in Winona. The Chrism Mass is a beautiful Mass John 12:12-16; Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 22:8-9, 17-20, 23- where all of the oils for the Anointing of the Sick, Baptism, 24; Philippians 2:6-11; Mark 14:1—15:47 and other Sacraments are blessed by the to be used for 9:00 a.m. Mass at St. Teresa People of the the next 12 months. The also renew their promises tri-parish before the bishop and to the People of God. It really is a beautiful Mass. If you can go, I strongly encourage you to go. Meetings and Events in the tri-parish

In today’s Gospel reminds us that a grain of wheat can Wednesdays 1 p.m. Quilting only multiple, can only produce if it first dies. Otherwise, it just remains a grain of wheat. But if it dies, then it produces much fruit. This is one of the great mysteries of life. It is Tues., March 20 6 p.m. St. Joseph Finance Council when we sacrifice and give a piece of ourselves and our time to another that we become fruitful. Think of being a spouse or a parent. This requires sacrifice. It requires giving up what we want to do. It requires putting others’ needs ahead of our own. It is then we become fruitful. It is then that we become The Tri-parish Lenten Penance Ser- part of something larger than ourselves. St. Pope John Paul II vice will take place on Wednesday, said that Christ shows man to himself. By this he meant that March 21 at 7 p.m. at St. Teresa when we sacrifice in a small way like Christ sacrificed him- self on the Cross for our salvation, we are most human. Com- Church. mercials and other things tell us we are most human when we have this or that material thing, when we appropriate things for ourselves. But no, we are most ourselves when we do the Confession heals, confession justifies, confession grants opposite. We are most ourselves, we are most human, when pardon of sin, all hope consists in confession; in confes- we give and sacrifice for others. sion there is a chance for mercy. -St. Isidore of

May God bless you during this special time, Confession is an act of honesty and courage - an act of

entrusting ourselves, beyond sin, to the mercy of a loving Father Vogel and forgiving God. -Pope John Paul 2

God, grant healing and peace to the sick of our Triduum Liturgies for the tri-parish communities who have requested our prayers: Holy Thursday March 29 Kitty Cumbee, Mary Jo Gregor, Bernie Kunkel, Jim Kohout, Huxley FitzSimmons, Craig Etherington, Terry 7 p.m. St. Teresa Hassing, If you or a member of your family would like our prayers, please call 524-3127 and ask to be put on this prayer list. Each name will remain on the list for eight weeks unless the office is notified to leave the name for a longer amount of time. Good Friday March 30 Faith Formation 3 p.m. St. Teresa The K-5 grade classes will meet this week, March 21. 7 p.m. St. Joseph Grades 6-and up will attend the Penance Service.

Reminder: In case of bad weather, faith formation class Easter Vigil March 31 closings and Mass cancellations will be announced on 8:30 p.m. St. Matthew KTOE 1420 AM and will be posted on our tri-parish website: sjsmst.org Easter April 1 8 a.m. St. Joseph Parish News 10 a.m. St. Teresa Each Friday during Lent , Stations of the Cross will be held at St. Teresa beginning at 5:30 p.m. There will be a Lenten supper following these "Look at His adorable face. Look at His glazed and sunken devotions. Come and take part in this traditional eyes. Look at His wounds. Look Jesus in the Face. There, you devotion. will see how He loves us." -St. Theresa of Lisieux

CRS Operation Rice Bowl incorporates all three St. Matthew Parish: Some of you may remember Fr. Donald Grubisch, who served as pastor pro tem at St. pillars of Lent: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Matthew’s from March 1 to May 1 of 1960. It was a short The idea is to deprive yourself of something– a favor- time so you may not remember, but he remembered you. ite snack, a meal out, meat for a few days– and put St. Matthew’s was named in his will and recently received the money you saved into the Rice Bowl. Pray for those less just over $4,000. We are very grateful for Father’s loving fortunate who never have the ability to have those things. At the care of the people who touched his life. end of Lent you take all the money you have sacrificed for and Great videos for your kids give it to the starving poor. Rice Bowl are traditionally turned in on Holy Thursday. There or grandkids: Brother Fran- will be baskets available at church for you to deposit them into. cis on Formed: go to If you cannot bring them on Holy Thursday, there will be a spot to sjsmst.formed.org and sign drop them off at each church. Please return them by Easter. up

Tri-Parish Donations for Easter Flowers: If you would like to help to make our churches more Community News beautiful this Easter season you may make a do- nation for Easter flowers by using the specially Maple River Dollars for Scholars will be holding a Schol- marked envelope enclosed with your regular arship Supper on Monday, March 19 at St. Teresa’s Catho- monthly support envelope; if you don’t have that lic Church in Mapleton. Serving will be from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. envelope please use another envelope and mark it “Easter The menu will consist of hot dishes, salads and desserts Flowers”. You may also enclose names of persons you want furnished by the senior class. The event is a free-will dona- remembered. tion fundraiser with all proceeds going toward scholarships Need something to inspire you this Lent? Go to one of these for the Class of 2018. Please come and enjoy a great meal sites and sign up for a daily email message. A few minutes a and support our graduating seniors. day can renew your soul! The MN FoodShare March Campaign is the annual food and www.dynamiccatholic.com/bestlentever; fund drive involving the 300 food shelves around the state. www.lentseries.com http://www.lentreflections.com/ The dates are Feb. 26th – April 8th. The March campaign also matches the dollar amount donated St. Teresa: Famous Lenten Fish Fry throughout the month of March. Friday, March 23 from 5-7 p.m. Food Donations – Food shelves need all types of food, per- featuring all the Beer Batter Fried Fish you can sonal hygiene and cleaning products. eat, potato, salad, roll and beverage. If you are Cash Donations – Cash also gives us more flexibility to ac- able to help with this fundraiser, please call quire perishable items. Sara Wenner, 340-0382. Maple River Loaves and Fishes, P.O. Box 227, Mapleton Stewardship of Treasure Our Catholic World God’s generosity will never be outdone by our own. We Adore You O Christ and St. Teresa (March 11) Weekly collection $2635.14 We Praise You Amount collected year to date $127,283.07 "Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration with exposition needs a Amount budgeted year to date $118,224.00 great push. People ask me: 'What will convert America and save the world?' My answer is prayer. What we need is for every par- St. Matthew (March 10) ish to come before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in holy hours of Weekly collection $1453.00 prayer." - Saint Teresa of Calcutta Amount collected year to date $30,738.00 Special prayer time during Lent will be available: beginning at Amount budgeted year to date $42,945.00 10:00 a.m. at St. Teresa on each of the six Sundays in Lent, Fr Vogel will expose the Eucharist on the Altar and begin a time of Adoration which will continue until 10:00 p.m. St. Joseph (March 3) Weekly collection $304.00 Since we can never leave Our Lord alone, there will be sign up sheets available to make sure someone Amount collected year to date $37,230.32 will always be present the entire time that Jesus is Amount budgeted year to date $39,492.00 exposed on the altar each Sunday. Please consid- er if you will be able to make that commitment and promise to Jesus to stay with Him awhile. Of course, anyone can come at any time during the day to pray without Ministry Roles being signed up. “Could you not watch one hour with Me?" O Sacrament most Holy, O Sacrament Divine, all praise and all March 24 St. Matthew 5 p.m. thanksgiving be every moment thine. Reader: Wendy Bennett 2018 Catholic Ministry Appeal Ministers of Communion: Lynn Demuth, Darla Graf, Brad Lanoue Renew Faith Extend Mercy Inspire Hope Hospitality: Tony Wendlandt, Lynn Demuth Results so far for the Servers: Julianna Majeski, Lilly Majeski Money counters: Neil Majeski, Maria Sanders 2018 Diocesan Catholic Ministries Appeal

# of Amount Parish % of goal March 25 St. Teresa 9 a.m.

Reader: Tony Bach, Marcie Anderson St. Joseph 6 $1775 $5,030 35 Ministers of Communion: Kevin Donovan, Alice Germo, Deb Hager St. Matthew 3 $520 $4,260 12 Hospitality: John and Marla Trio, Owen and Theresa Dickey St. Teresa 4 $550 $14,980 4 Gifts: John and Marla Trio Servers: Bria Cole, McKenzie Reuter, Brooke Thanks to the funds provided by the Catholic Reuter, Jackson Walters Ministries Appeal, the Newman Center has Sacristan: KC Reuter been able to bring Christ to the students of Money counters: Jim Langworthy, Marie Gartner Minnesota State University in a more radical Donut team: Paul Carey, Sam Wede, Luke Fox way. Students are experiencing the love of

Christ, coming to know the Eucharist, encoun-

tering lifelong friendships, participating in the Ministry Schedules are available on the web- sacraments, getting involved in Bible studies site: sjsmst.org and becoming missionaries on fire to share their faith. Without financial support, we would Joe Bakken—St. Thomas not be able to do the things we do at the Moore Newman Center, same level or in the same capacity. Please give Let us understand that God is a physician, and that suf- Mankato generously to the Catholic Ministries Appeal. www.catholicfsmn.org/Appeal fering is a medicine for salvation, not a punishment for damnation. ---St. Augustine of Hippo