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EASTER SUNDAY - APRIL 4, 2021 MISSION STATEMENT Faithful to the Teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, St. Raphael Parish and School promotes the Universal Call to Holiness for all the People of God. WORSHIP CONTACT SACRAMENTS Weekday Masses Fr. Michael Rudolph, Pastor x 205 Reconciliaon Monday - Saturday: *8:00 am [email protected] Weekdays: 7:30 - 7:50 am First Friday: 7:00 pm Fr. Robert Aler, Parochial Vicar x 206 Saturday: 7:30 - 7:50 am, Extraordinary Form Lan [email protected] 8:30 - 9:30 am and 4:00 - 5:15 pm Parish Email: [email protected] Weekend Masses Marriage Saturday: 5:30 pm Parish Phone: 763-537-8401 Please contact Fr. Rudolph. Sunday: 8:30 am, 10:30 am, and Parish Office Hours *12:30 pm Monday-Thursday: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Bapsm * Masses also live-streamed. Friday: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Please contact the Parish Office. 7301 BASS LAKE ROAD, CRYSTAL, MN 55428 | WWW.STRAPHAELCRYSTAL.ORG PASTOR’S LETTER Jesus Christ is risen from the good purpose for them. Jesus was raised from the dead in dead…Alleluia!!! His human body. We can expect the same at the end of me. The Resurrecon of Our Lord Jesus Because of the Resurrecon, we know that we have dignity Christ brought new hope to the world. as individual human persons. We are not desned to No more do people have to wonder disappear into some impersonal, universal force. We will what happens a er death. Jesus came retain our individual identy forever. God has a good back from the dead to show us. No purpose for each one of us. more do people have to wonder if God really loves us. Because of the Resurrecon, Saint John Henry Newman Jesus came back from the dead to show us. No more do could write these beauful words: people have to be alone. The Risen Lord is always waing for us to accept His friendship, love and encouragement. God has created me to do Him some definite service. He has commied some work to me which He has not The Resurrecon is the absolute center of our Chrisan commied to another. I have my mission. I may never faith. By the Resurrecon, Christ confirmed the truth of all know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next. I He spoke about. He confirmed that He was the Son of God am a link in a chain, a bond of connecon between and God the Son. He confirmed that He was fulfilling the persons. He has not created me for naught. I shall do Old Covenant by establishing a New Covenant in His blood. good; I shall do His work. I shall be an angel of peace, He confirmed that He was creang a Church, His Body and a preacher of truth in my own place, while not His Bride, governed by Peter and the apostles, and that the intending it if I do but keep His commandments. powers of hell would not prevail against it. He confirmed Therefore, I will trust Him, whatever I am, I can never that He was instung the sacraments as vehicles for the be thrown away. If I am in sickness, my sickness may distribuon of grace, which is His divine life and saving serve Him, in perplexity, my perplexity may serve Him. mercy. He confirmed that He would send the Holy Spirit to If I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him. He does breathe His gi s into believers, comfort them, and lead nothing in vain. He knows what He is about. He may them to all truth. And He confirmed that He would be with take away my friends. He may throw me among us always. strangers. He may make me feel desolate, make my Because of the Resurrecon, we can hold our heads high spirits sink, hide my future from me. Sll, He knows no maer what happens to us. We can look forward with what He is about. hope to the future, knowing that our loving Heavenly God knows what He is about. And, thanks to the Father has prepared a beer place for us. If we start to feel Resurrecon, we know what He is about too, and can distressed or overwhelmed by social, polical or personal rejoice. Happy Easter! problems, we can remind ourselves that this life is short, our sufferings will soon be over, and eternity with Christ is With love in Jesus Christ, Father Rudolph forever. Because of the Resurrecon, if everything seems to be going well, we can remind ourselves not to get aached to the things of this world. They cannot sasfy, and will soon be gone. God has something beer waing for us, that will last forever and sasfy all our good desires more than we can imagine. Because of the Resurrecon, we know that death and evil never have the last word. God, who showed His love and His power by raising Jesus from the dead, similarly wants to raise us up from our worries and sins and tragedies. Not that all pain is vanquished from this life, but God can bring good even out of suffering, as He brought good of salvaon out of the evil inflicted on Jesus on the cross. Because of the Resurrecon, we know that our bodies are good. They are not just suitcases for our souls. God has a 2 PARISH INFORMATION PARISH DIRECTORY FAITH FORMATION PASTORAL COUNCIL Parish Office: 763-537-8401 Director of Youth Ministry & Mario Chavez, Sco Gregory, Sharon Confirmaon Coordinator Hedman, Roselyn Lawrence, Jacob Nelson, PRIESTS Maricela Rodriguez Ocampo, Rose Pislli and Pastor Joseph Turner (x211) Family Discipleship Director Mike Vecellio Fr. Michael Rudolph (x205) Parochial Vicar Josh Stegman (x211) Pastoral Council Meengs Fr. Robert Aler (x206) RCIA Coordinator If you would like a parcular item on Mary Jo Smith the next Parish Council agenda please contact PARISH ADMINISTRATION Fr. Rudolph. Business Administrator WORSHIP Ginny Metzger (x202) Prayer Line (x528) FINANCE COUNCIL Part-Time Administrave Assistant Bullen Prayers for the Sick Sue Kubovec (x201) (x523) Steve Cheney, Nancy Holovnia, Shawn Horn, Administrave Assistant/ Adoraon Coordinators Steve Pellegrene, and Mark Schoenfelder Bullen Editor Sharon Hedman 763-315-0202 Marie Nachtsheim (x222) Char Vecellio 651-336-6630 STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE Social Needs Coordinator MARCH 7, 2021 CONTRIBUTION SCHOOL Bunny Arseneau (x214) School Office: 763-504-9450 Contribuons .............................. $22,121.41 Crisis Pregnancy Hotline (x500) Budget ......................................... $16,623.00 School Principal PARISH TRUSTEES Paul Dull (x352) Building Fund.................................... $872.00 Tony Pislli Budget ........................................... $1,419.00 Jo Tolck Mr. J. Scholarship Fund .................... $279.24 Thank you for your generosity! PARISH CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sunday, April 4 - Easter Sunday Thursday, April 8 Sunday, April 11 (connued) 8:30 AM Easter Sunday Mass 1:00 PM Lile Flower Girls Club, 6:00 PM Core Team Meeng, 10:30 AM Easter Sunday Mass Marian Hall Parish Campus 12:30 PM Easter Sunday Mass 6:30 PM Lile Flower Girls Club, Monday, April 5 JP II Room 6:45 PM Mary’s Mantle Parish Office Closed Consecraon, Marian 7:00 PM Rosary/Divine Mercy Hall Chaplet - Lower Level 7:00 PM Rosary/Divine Mercy East Gathering Area Chaplet - Lower Level Tuesday, April 6 East Gathering Area 9:45 AM Navarre Bible Study, 7:00 PM St. Raphael Prayer Marian Hall Group, Choir Room 7:00 PM Rosary/Divine Mercy 7:00 PM Bell Choir, Church Chaplet - Lower Level Friday, April 9 East Gathering Area 7:00 PM Rosary/Divine Mercy Wednesday, April 7 Chaplet - Lower Level 9:00 AM Cana Family Instute, East Gathering Area Fr. Fenelon Room Saturday, April 10 9:20 AM School Students, Church 8:45 AM Rosary Society Meeng, 7:00 PM Rite of Confirmaon, Marian Hall Marian Hall, Fr. Fenelon 7:00 PM Rosary/Divine Mercy Sunday, April 11 Chaplet - Upper Level 9:45 AM Catholic Q & A, East Gathering Area Marian Hall 7:30 PM Adult Choir, Church 2:00 PM IGNITE Faith Formaon, Parish Campus Choir Lo 2:30 PM Divine Mercy Holy Hour Church 3 SPOTLIGHT EVENTS A Time of Grace … A ROSARY SOCIETY MEETING Time of Healing… SATURDAY, APRIL 10 8:45 AM - MARIAN HALL Divine Mercy All women of the parish are invited to this very special Rosary Holy Hour, Society meeng. Please come and enjoy the meeng with rolls and coffee and find April 11, 2021 out what Rosary Society is all about! 2:30 pm The Rosary Society is a women’s organizaon open to all women of the Church parish age 16 and older; that builds on promong spiritual Please join us on Divine growth, along with devoon to Our Blessed Lady and Her Mercy Sunday, April 11th, for Rosary. This group annually hosts the Parish Brunch and a Holy Hour in the church. Christmas Village for all to come and enjoy. We connue to support the Advent Giving Tree, quilts for the homeless, The hour will include prayer shawls, mission Rosaries along with many other works Exposion of the Blessed of charity. All four Rosary Society officer posions are open. Sacrament, praying the (President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary) Would you Diving Mercy Chaplet, and Benedicon. consider serving the Rosary Society and the parish in one of the officer posions? We encourage those women who may The Sacrament of Reconciliaon will be available during not have been involved in the Rosary Society (especially those this me. women new to the parish) to consider becoming involved at Jesus, we trust in You! this me. Perhaps you would like to join an exisng Rosary Circle or start a new Rosary Circle! (New Moms Circle, etc.) We look forward to seeing you at this April 10th meeng! SAVE THE DATE! For more informaon about the Rosary Society, please contact Mary Kay Pauly at [email protected] ROSARY SOCIETY RETREAT Reaching For Faith & SPSE (St.