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

Welcome! May 20, 2018 We’re here to help you begin or continue your faith Sunday 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

Sunday 8:00 am at St. Teresa

Sunday 10:00 a.m. at St. Joseph (1st, 3rd, 5th) at St. Matthew (2nd, 4th)

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 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit Tri-Parish Staff and began to speak in different tongues, Father Andrew Vogel, Pastor (507) 524-4628 as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim. [email protected] Acts 2:4 Sacramental Emergency:(507)320-9669

Deacon Chris Walchuk (507) 469-5563 The Sacrament of Baptism [email protected] Pre-Baptism preparation is required. Please contact the office at least one month before the desired date. Marcie Anderson, Tri-parish Manager

(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 priest or deacon at

least 6 months before being married. Contact the office

at least 6 months in advance of your wedding.

People, Mass Intentions, Readings, Saints

We have reached the end. That is, we Monday, May 21 St. Christopher Magallanes and Companions have reached the end of the Easter Sea- James 3:13-18; Psalm 19:8-10, 15; Mark 9:14-29 son. Today is 50 days after Easter. Today is Pentecost. Today we celebrate the Tuesday, May 22 St. Rita of Cascia birth of the Church. The Holy Spirit comes James 4:1-10; Psalm 55:7-11, 23; Mark 9:30-37 down upon the disciples and they go out into the streets 8:30 a.m. Rosary for vocations at St. Joseph and proclaim Christ as Lord and Savior. Last weekend we celebrated Jesus ascending to the Father. Wednesday, May 23 He went back to Heaven, back to the Father, so that He James 4:13-17; Psalm 49:2-3, 6-11; Mark 9:38-40 could send us the Holy Spirit. Jesus tells the Apostles Thursday, May 24 earlier that they will do greater miracles than He did James 5:1-6; Psalm 49:14-20; Mark 9:41-50 when He was on earth because they will be filled with 7:30-8:30 a.m. Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction the Holy Spirit. When Jesus was on earth, the 8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Teresa Edwin Langworthy says that the people were healed when they touched the hem of Jesus’ cloak. For Saints Peter and Paul, the Friday, May 25 St. Bede the Venerable Bible records that the people needed Peter or Paul’s James 5:9-12; Psalm 103:1-4, 8-9, 11-12; Mark 10:1-12 shadow to fall over them and they were healed. Again, 10:30 p.m. Mass at MCH George Pluym in some ways, we who are living in the post-Pentecost Church have been given the greater gift. The spirit of Saturday, May 26 St. Philip Neri God, the Holy Spirit is not something external to us, James 5:13-20; Psalm 141:1-3, 8; Mark 10:13-16 but, ever since our Baptism, is something internal to us. 7:30-8:30 a.m. Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction We have the life of Christ, the life of the Trinity, right in 8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Teresa John Breiter our souls. Sunday, May 27 The Most Holy Trinity This weekend is Baccalaureate in Mapleton and Good Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40; Psalm 33:4-6, 9, 18-20, 22; Thunder. We thank the graduates for gracing us with Romans 8:14-17; :16-20 8:00 a.m. Mass at St. Teresa Angela Gartner their presence during these formative years. We wish 10:00 a.m. Mass at St. Matthew People of the tri-parish them God’s blessings on the next chapter of their lives. We pray they remember that no matter what happens, through successes and failures, that they are first and foremost a son or daughter of the Most High God and Meetings and Events in the Tri-Parish that they are deeply loved by Him. This is their true identity and the meaning of life: to allow God to love us There will be limited office hours until mid-June. and to love Him back. And the goal of life is to become Please call the office before coming in and please be a saint, to become holy. patient with us responding to phone and email mes- sages. Thank you It sounds like the farmers are getting into the field. I have gotten a few rounds of golf in. I agree with the as- sessment that we basically skipped spring and went straight to summer. We continue to pray for favorable Desire Joseph Cardinal Mercier weather for our farmers and their families. (1851-1926) "I am going to reveal to you the God bless, secret of sanctity and happiness. Father Vogel Every day for five minutes control your imagination and close your eyes to the things of sense and your ears to all the noises of the world in order The soul of the one who loves God always swims with joy, to enter into yourself Then, in the sanctity of your bap- always keeps holiday and is always in a mood for singing. tized soul (which is the Temple of the Holy Spirit), speak –St. John of the Cross to that Divine Spirit, saying to Him:

Oh, Holy Spirit, beloved of my soul, I adore you. Enlighten me, guide me, strengthen me, console me. Tell me what I should do; give me your orders. I promise to submit myself to all that you desire of me and to accept all that you per- mit to happen to me. Let me only know your will. God, grant healing and peace to the sick of our 2019 Belize Mission Trip Meeting on Tuesday, May 22 at communities who have requested our prayers: 6:30 p.m. at St. Teresa gathering space. Anyone interested Owen Dickey, Ryan Grover, Kitty Cumbee, Mary Jo in going on the 2019 mission trip is invited to attend. The Gregor, Bernie Kunkel, Jim Kohout, Huxley FitzSim- dates for the 2019 trip are February 9-16. This trip is mainly mons, Terry Hassing, for adults, but high school students may go if accompanied by If you or a member of your family would like our prayers, please a parent. If you are interested but cannot attend the meeting, call 524-3127 and ask to be put on this prayer list. Each name will please contact the office or Jay Stencel at 995-2494. remain on the list for eight weeks unless the office is notified to Come and find out more about this amazing adventure– it will leave the name for a longer amount of time. change your life!

Summer Youth Events Tri-Parish Director of Evangelization and Christian Formation - If you love God and people of all ages and are Catholic Heart Work Camp. Our tri-parish is send- a prayerful, practicing Catholic with a desire to serve and ing 8 youth this June to Milwaukee, WI on this weeklong bring others to Christ through faith formation and adult and mission trip where they will be serving those in need. youth outreach, God may be calling you to consider this Please consider donating SNACKS to send along on the exciting, new position with the Tri-Parish. This is a fulltime trip. There is a donation box in the gathering space at St. Teresa’s. THANK YOU! position. A job description and application are available on the website www.sjsmst.org. Applications are being accept- ed now through May 31st. Steubenville Youth Conference. Those youth who have signed up to attend Steubenville in July, please re- member to fill out the online registration form using our group code. The deadline to complete this is JUNE 13th. During this month for Mary, as flowers begin to bloom in our gardens, please consider bringing some to be placed on Mary’s altar at church. It is TOTUS TUUS. Save the dates July 22—27, 2018 a beautiful tradition to give Mary this honor and Held at St. Teresa’s for grades 1-6 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. beauty The month of May is the "month which and grades 7-12 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. More details to follow the piety of the faithful has especially dedicated soon. to Our Blessed Lady," and it is the occasion for a "moving tribute of faith and love which Catho- Tri-parish altar server appreciation party lics in every part of the world [pay] to the Queen at the WOW Zone THIS WEDNESDAY, of Heaven. During this month Christians, both in May 23 from 6-9 p.m. Unlimited play wrist- church and in the privacy of the home, offer up to Mary from their hearts an especially fervent bands and pizza dinner will be provided to and loving homage of prayer and venera- all servers. Family members can attend; they must pay for tion" (Paul VI: Encyclical on the Month of May, the wristband and/or pizza. Get your form in to go!!! no. 1) During the Month of Our Lady the rosary will be prayed 25 minutes before Mass at each St. Teresa: We will once again be sponsoring the parish. Bingo stand at Mapleton Town and Country Days, June 8-9. There is a sign up sheet at church with Congratulations to our 2018 Tri-Parish Graduates— the shifts that need to be filled for this event. Please sign up for a time you will be able to help. May God bless and guide you in your futures as you continue to grow in faith and life. This Memorial Day please consider a sacrifi- cial gift to your parish cemetery. We are Sam Bennett, Payton Berkner, Amanda Hawkinson, Bill blessed to have a beautiful cemetery in each Karels, April Klecker, Evan Klein, Lauren Kleven, Bridgette of our parishes, but it takes money to keep Kollos, Samantha Kunkel, Katelyn Langworthy, Lilly them up. Cemeteries are sacred ground and Majeski, Oliver Mohwinkel, Kayla Rigdon, Dillon Schmidt, the place our loved ones will remain until the Ethan Sindelir, Sidonia Trio, Samantha Ulrich. Resurrection of the Dead. The area must be treated with great respect and care. Our cem- etery boards do a great job carrying out this perpetual care. Please help make it possible to continue Graduation Party for Kayla Rigdon on June 3 from this care with your financial gift. Donations can be sent to 2-5 p.m. at her home 13828 597th Ave, Mapleton. All are any church, sent to the tri-parish office, or put in the clear- invited to celebrate with her. ly marked envelope and place in the offertory basket at Mass. The Vernon Center Cemetery Memorial Day Services will RED CROSS BLOODMOBILE will be at the be held on Monday, May 28 at 10:30 a.m. In case of in- First Presbyterian Church in Amboy on Monday, May 21 from 1:30-6:30 p.m. Please clement weather, the service will be held at St. Peter’s Lu- consider giving the gift of life. theran Church in Vernon Center. Stewardship of Treasure Our Catholic World God’s generosity will never be outdone by our own. 2018 Catholic Ministry Appeal Renew Faith Extend Mercy Inspire Hope St. Teresa (May 13) Results so far for the Weekly collection $2,148.00 2018 Diocesan Catholic Ministries Appeal Amount collected year to date $153,712.57 # of Amount Parish % of goal Amount budgeted year to date $151,064.00 donors pledged/pd goal pledged St. Matthew (May 13) St. Joseph 9 $4,175 $5,030 83 Weekly collection $2,207.00 St. $1,520 $4,260 36 Amount collected year to date $38,492.00 Amount budgeted year to date $55,215.00 St. Teresa 16 $2,400 $14,980 16

St. Joseph (May 6 ) Thank you to everyone who has given to the Appeal thus far. If you have not given, please consider a gift this week. Your gifts Weekly collection $585.00 will help many people across the Diocese as well as our own Amount collected year to date $44,736.05 parishes. Amount budgeted year to date $49,335.00 Whatever amount of the goal that is not received in gifts or pledges will need to be paid out of general parish funds at the end of the year.

Ministry Roles Sunday Bible Reflections with Dr. Scott Hahn

May 27 St. Matthew 10 a.m. The giving of the Spirit to the new people of God crowns the mighty Reader: Tony Wendlandt acts of the Father in salvation history. Ministers of Communion: Denise Peterson, Charly Roelofs, Maria Sanders The Jewish feast of Pentecost called all devout Jews to to Greeter, Usher: Rich Doyen family celebrate their birth as God’s chosen people in the covenant Law given to Moses at Sinai (see Leviticus 23:15–21; Deuteronomy 16:9– Servers: Chloe Cumbee, Curtis Cumbee 11). Money counters: Maria Sanders, Wendy Bennett In today’s First Reading, the mysteries prefigured in that feast are

May 27 St. Teresa 8 a.m. fulfilled in the pouring out of the Spirit on Mary and the Apostles (see Acts 1:14). Reader: Jason Klein Ministers of Communion: Jim Swanson, The Spirit seals the new law and new covenant brought by Jesus, Arleen Swanson, Ted Landsteiner written not on stone tablets but on the hearts of believers, as the Greeters: Tim and Meg Mohwinkel, prophets promised (see 31:31–34; 2 Corinthians 3:2– Shawn and Sara Wenner 8; Romans 8:2). Ushers: Paul and Shellie Landsteiner Servers: Evan Klein, Grant Klein, The Spirit is revealed as the life-giving breath of the Father, the Wis- Dawson Schmidt, Dalton Schmidt dom by which He made all things, as we sing in today’s Psalm. Sacristan: Karen Langworthy Money counters: Jim Langworthy, Marie Gartner In the beginning, the Spirit came as a “mighty wind” sweeping over the face of the earth (see Genesis 1:2). And in the new creation of Ministry Schedules are available on the web- Pentecost, the Spirit again comes as “a strong, driving wind” to renew site: sjsmst.org the face of the earth.

Please remember to find a replacement if you As God fashioned the first man out of dust and filled him with His are unable or have a conflict. Thank You. Spirit (see Genesis 2:7), in today’s we see the New Adam become a life-giving Spirit, breathing new life into the Apostles (see 1 Let us understand that God is a physician, and that suffering Corinthians 15:45, 47). is a medicine for salvation, not a punishment for damnation. ---St. Augustine of Hippo