The Historic Parishes of St. , St. Mathias and St. Mary

Welcome to our Catholic Community • July 2, 2017 New Parishioners: Please contact the parish office to Church of St. John the Baptist and School register. 106 Main St W. • Vermillion, MN 55085 Sacrament of Marriage: Arrangements should be made Mass Schedule: at least one year in advance. Contact Father Cole. 10:00 am Tuesday 6:30 pm Infant : Please contact the parish office near 9:00 am during school year the time of birth or adoption to arrange for this special 8:00 am during summer months event and for pre-baptismal parental instruction.

Reconciliation: Hospital Patients: Please contact Sister Tresa or the Tuesday 6:00 pm parish office when you are admitted to a hospital. Adoration: Wednesday 10:00 am—3:00 pm, Summer 8:30 am—1:30pm Church of St. Mathias 23315 Northfield Blvd • Hampton, MN 55031

Mass Schedule: 5:00 pm 8:30 am

Reconciliation: Saturday 4:15 pm Thursday 9:00 am

Adoration: Thursday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Church of St. Mary (New Trier) 8433 239th St E. • Hampton, MN 55031

Mass Schedule: Sunday 8:00 am 7:30 am First Saturday 8:30 am

Reconciliation: First Saturday 9:00 am

Adoration: Friday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm 2 | 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Blessing for Independence

There is a saying, "To those whom much is given, much is expected." That saying is from “Uncommon Wisdom of John F. Kennedy: A Portrait in His Own Words.” That saying should sum up our thoughts as we celebrate the founding of our country. As we look at our history, we may easily see that much has been given to this country, and many have sacrificed to make sure we have kept those gifts. However, our faith informs us that a gift reaches its ultimate good only when it is given away freely.

We have many gifts, and our country has a long tradition of giving many gifts to other nations. Moreover, sometimes it seems as if those gifts are not appreciated. Nevertheless, we continue to give.

Let us pray for this great country of the of America:

God our Father, from whom all good gifts come, we are thankful for rest and food. Grant that, in all we do or say, we keep your goodness always in our thankful hearts. We entreat you to bless all those who work to keep us safe, and ask your blessings on all those who work to share our blessings with others around the world. We ask all this in the name of our brother and Savior, Jesus. Amen.

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Parish Contact Information Parish Staff Contacts Pastor: Rev. Cole Kracke 651-318-1005 [email protected] Emergency Contact Number: 612-405-6955 Faith Formation & Pastoral Care: Sr. Tresa Margret Church of St. John the Baptist—Vermillion 651-438-8680 (Convent) [email protected] Office Hours:Monday - Friday 8:00 am – 4:00 pm Parish Office:651 -437-9030 Fax: 651-437-3427 School Principal: Dr. Mike Strommen 651-437-2644 [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.stjohns-vermillion.com Administrators: Rectory: 651-318-1005 Vermillion & Hampton Rhonda Rother Convent: 651-438-8680 651-437-9030 [email protected] New Trier Patti Brown School: 651-437-2644 651-437-5546 [email protected]

Church of St. Mathias — Hampton Cemeterians: Office Hours: - Friday 8:00 am – 4:00 pm Vermillion Greg Ries 651-437-4439 Parish Office:651 -437-9030 Fax: 651-437-3427 Hampton Rosie Giefer 651-437-9025 New Trier Michelle Kimmes 651-437-8356 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.stmathias.com Music Directors Church Basement: 651-480-0080 Vermillion Patty Aslesen Hampton Matt Kiminski Church of St. Mary — New Trier New Trier Alan Reinardy

Office Hours: 7:45 – 8:45 am Maintenance Parish Office:651 -437-5546 Fax 651-437-3506 Vermillion Earl Wagner E-Mail: [email protected] Hampton Harry Thurmes Website: www.stmarysnewtrier.com New Trier Rob Enedy

*Please submit bulletin announcements to your Parish Office by 10:00 am Tuesday*

July 2, 2017 | 3

Community Schedule Baptism Class: Next Baptism class will be on Tuesday, August of July 3-9 22 at 7 pm in St. John’s chapel.

Mon Father Cole’s Day Off St. Mary’s Welcomes: Raegan Heather Owl, Tue Parish Offices Closed—4th of July Holiday daughter of Matthew Owl & Anna Granger. (V) 9:00 AM Mass + Richard Angus Thank you: “Thank you to my nieces and nephews, friends and No Confessions relatives who planned the birthday party in my honor and all Wed Parish Office in Hampton Closed who came. A very special thank you to Father Cole for the (V) 8:00 AM Mass + Lawrence Niesen beautiful blessing. You all made my day extra special. May God (V) 8:30 AM Adoration bless you." Dolores Niesen Thu (H) 8:30 AM Mass + Luverne Tix (H) 9:00 AM Confessions Peter’s Pence Collection: This week our diocese will take up (H) 9:00 AM Adoration the Peter's Pence collection, which provides the Holy Father Fri (NT) 7:30 AM Mass + Living & Deceased of with the funds he needs to carry out his most important St. Nicholas & St. Theresa Council charitable works. The proceeds benefit the most (NT) 8:00 AM Adoration disadvantaged: victims of war, oppression, and disasters. Sat (H) 4:15 PM Confessions Please be as generous as possible. An envelope is in your (H) 5:00 PM Mass + Del Schiller (A) packet.. Sun (NT) 8:00 AM Mass + Darlene Burvee-Schaffer (V) 10:00 AM Mass + David Thurston St Mathias Catholic United meeting on Monday, July 10 at 7:30 p.m. In parish center.

St. Nicholas/St. Theresa Catholic United Financial Council meeting is Tuesday (note change of night), July 11 at 7:00 pm in the Church Hall. All welcome.

Going away for weekends? Automatic donations to your parish are available either weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. Please contact the parish office for the form .

Collection for Last Weekend Parish Env & Plate Weekly Budget YTD Collected YTD Budget Overage/(Deficit) St. John the Baptist $4,515.98 $3,109.00 $187,767.61 $191,559.00 ($3,791.39) St. Mathias $1,754.00 $1,756.00 $111,286.60 $111,312.00 ($25.40) St. Mary $1,770.50 $2,410.00 $115,117.53 $125,320.00 ($10,202.47 )

Liturgical Ministries 5 pm Sat 7/8 (St. Mathias) 8 am Sun 7/9 (St. Mary) 10 am Sun 7/9 (St. John)

Lector Steve Fitterer Lenore Peine Renee Vought

Kyle & Sharee Hanson, Brenda Fitterer, Mary Frandrup, Ray Gergen, Elaine Gergen, Eucharist Kathy Kriha, Joyce Murphy, Connie Frandrup, Chris Heiman Karen Reinardy, Lori Wiik Volunteer Leah Enedy, Sam Schaffer, Servers Abby Endres, Volunteer Isaac & Lexi Nauer, Tony Lau Kenrick O’Donnell Greeters Ron & Bev Peine Don Kamen, Joe Kamen, Ushers Reese Doffing, Ron Peine Steve Kidd , Dave Langenfeld Ralph Meyers, Ken Kasel Gifts Rita Feidt Rosary Mary Lou Endres Bob & Kay Tix Maria Therres

Mike & Tammi Opatz, Bob & Linda Myers, Money Counters Denise Podritz Tom & Linda Pohl 4 July 2, 2017

Eucharistic Adoration – Summer Schedule St. Mary's CCW will be collecting used Please Pray For . . . At St. John’s chapel, every Wednesdays postage stamps as our new mission project from 8:30–1:30 PM. We invite you to for the coming year. By saving canceled Kaye Fischer, Fritz Wagner, Dan come to spend a holy hour with the stamps from your incoming mail, you can Stoffel, Anne Siebenaler, Heather Eucharistic Lord and pray for your own contribute to the Sisters of the Holy Cross Granger, Mary Kay Hoffman. Brian intentions, for families, for our country, for Ministry for the Poor. Proceeds benefit Braun, Tom Wagner, Larry Rehder, an end to abortion, for our Archdiocese, their ministries, helping those in need Mary Erickson for our parish, for vocations to priesthood around the world. Leave at least 1/4" on and religious life, for the intentions of our each side of the stamp when cutting it pope Francis, etc. Come at any time from the envelope. A box is located in the between 8:30 am and 1:30 pm and stay as back of church for the stamps. If you have long as you wish. Everyone is Welcome! questions, contact Laurie Otte. Parish Representatives

Faith Formation Registration: Due by St Mary’s CCW will be conducting a silent St. John the Baptist- Vermillion August 1, 2017 - We ask you to fill out the auction/garage sale for items removed Trustees: registration form and drop it in the from the rectory starting this Sunday. Most Greg Ries weekend collection basket or mail it to the of the items will be in the church base- Kathy Reuter Hampton parish office by August 1st if you ment. A few large ones can be viewed in have not already done so. the garage adjacent to the rectory. The Parish Council Chair:

silent auction will run through July, so Kathy Kriha everyone has an opportunity to see and Totally Catholic Finance Council Chair: “Maker Fun Factory” bid on items of interest. Spread the word! Removal of purchased items will be the Dennis Rother Vacation Bible School St. Joseph Church ~ responsibility of the buyer. Questions St. Mathias - Hampton Miesville regarding the auction can be directed to Trustees Laurie Otte. July 17-20 Stephen Wagner 9:00 am—Noon Jim Heiman St, Mary’s Garden to Table will Congratulations to Judy soon begin. So if you have extra Parish Council Chair: Kimmes as she accepts her produce from your garden, Lori Nicolai new position as CCW Vice- strawberry patch, etc, bring president. Your other them to Mass and share your bounty with Finance Council Chair: officers are June Erickson, others. Hospitality Committee Mary Niebur President, Gail Kimmes, Secretary, and Elaine Gergen, Treasurer. St. Mary – New Trier Trustees St, Mary’s CCW has started a Prayer Shawl Kathy Granger ministry. A prayer shawl is intended to be Larry Hofmeister a reminder of God's love for you. "You created my inmost self, knit me into my Parish Council Chair: mother's womb. For so many marvels, I Patrick O’Donnell thank you; a wonder am I, and all your works are wonders." Psalm 139. If you Finance Council Chair: would like one or would like to give one to Bob Reinardy someone, please feel free to take one. Shawls are in the back of the church. KC Council #5199 Thanks to Carrie Schaffer for making the Vermillion, MN shawls. If you have questions, please contact Laurie Otte. If your interested in what the Knights do, or what the Knights can do for you, Readings for the Week of July 3, 2017 contact us for more information. All

Catholic men 18+ are welcome. Monday: Eph 2:19-22/Ps 117:1bc-2/Jn 20:24-29

Tuesday: Gn 19:15-29/Ps 26:2-3, 9-12/Mt 8:23-27 Enjoy a safe 4th of July Holiday! Wednesday: Gn 21:5, 8-20a/Ps 34:7-8, 10-13/Mt 8:28-34 Thursday: Gn 22:1b-19/Ps 115:1-6, 8-9/Mt 9:1-8 Grand Knight Joe Nauer at Friday: Gn 23:1-4, 19; 24:1-8, 62-67/Ps 106:1b-5/Mt 9:9-13 [email protected] or Saturday: Gn 27:1-5, 15-29/Ps 135:1b-6/Mt 9:14-17 651-755-0000. Next Sunday: Zec 9:9-10/Ps 145:1-2, 8-11, 13-14/Rom 8:9, 11-13/Mt 11:25-30 July 2, 2017 | 5 Hampton Cemetery Update: A columbarium will be installed this fall in the St. Mathias Cemetery. The first five paid St. John the Baptist purchases will receive their first nameplate engraving free ($250 value). Anyone Catholic School interested in purchasing a niche/compartment should call Rosie Giefer at 651-437-9025, 111 Main St. W, PO Box 50 send a text message or an email at [email protected]. Watch for a bulletin insert on Vermillion, MN 55085 pricing in the near future. 651-437-2644 Fax 651-437-9006 FESTIVAL NEWS www.stjohns-vermillion.com HAMPTON FUN FEST—August 27 SCHOOL STAFF New Chairperson for Fun Fest: Shelly Pagel and Angie Dr. Mike Strommen — Principal Niebur have graciously offered to take over the Fun Fest this year. They have wonderful [email protected] new ideas. Please say “YES” when they call on you to help. Rich & I and Geri & George Mrs. Laura Kurzawski – Education Advisory Chair thank them for taking it over. [email protected] Volunteers Needed: In order to make this year’s St. Mathias Fun Fest a success we are in Ms. Deb Sauer – School Secretary need of many volunteers. Please consider volunteering for an hour or two to help this be a [email protected] successful. Miss Becky Armstrong – Home & School Association President St. Mathias Raffle Ticket: Anyone that is interested in going on the big ticket for St. Mathias Fun Fest, please contact Linda Smith at 651-437-5599. [email protected] Mrs. Shannon Allen – PreK Teacher Thank you to the anonymous donor who paid for the Polka Band for the Fun Fest. [email protected] It is greatly appreciated. Mrs. Sandy Bauer – PreK Aide

Live Auction Items: We are looking for donations for the live auction at the [email protected] annual Fun Fest to be held on Sunday, August 27. If you have anything you would like to Mrs. Teresa Huneke – Kindergarten Teacher donate (new or gently used items only), time share, other substantial items, please call [email protected] Gary and Sue Siebenaler 507-263-4543. Thank you for your help! TBD – Grade 1 Teacher Miss Maria Therres – Grade 2 Teacher VERMILLION FESTIVAL—September 24 [email protected] St. John’s Festival Main Raffle Ticket: We are pulling the ticket together now and are Sister Noel Aranjanyil – Grade 3 Teacher looking for donations. Some people have started donating “in Memory of” a loved one [email protected] who has passed away and we would be happy to add MANY of those onto our ticket. If they would like to donate in memory of or just make a general donation they can call Kate Sister Navya Memattathill – Grade 4 Teacher Ries at 651-983-2100 or 437-2646. The better the ticket - hopefully the more we sell!! [email protected] Mrs. Melissa Dunlay – Grade 5 & 6 Teacher [email protected] Mr. Bruce Aslesen – Technology [email protected] Mrs. Eileen Perra – School Nurse [email protected] Mrs. Karen Hail—Music Teacher [email protected] St. John the Baptist Catholic School in Vermillion is accepting registration for 2017-2018. We encourage you to visit our school to see what we have to offer. Please call 651-437- 2644 for a tour and meeting with our principal, Dr. Mike Strommen.

Teaching Position Available: St. John’s School has a wonderful 1st grade teaching opportunity available. Please help us spread the word! Teachers are encouraged to schedule an 'exploration' conversation with our principal, Mike Strommen, if they are at all interested in learning about the amazing things happening at our school. [email protected]. 651-437-2644. Additional details and application instructions can be found at the Archdiocese career website: http://careers.archspm.org/ jobs/1st-grade-teacher-12/. Applications are due by July 11.

Volunteers are needed throughout the summer to water and weed the school garden. Water is available at the school. Please contact Steph Girgen ([email protected]) or the school office (office@sjb-school, 651-437-2644) if you are interested in helping. A SignUp- Genius has also been created to sign up for one-week slots. A link can be found in the “Ways to Give” section of the school website.

We are always looking for people to share their time, talent, and treasure to help our stu- dents and our school. If you’d like to get involved, please contact the school office