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

Welcome! March 12, 2017 We’re here to help you begin or continue your faith Second Sunday of 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

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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

Tri-Parish Staff

Father Jason Kern, Pastor (507) 524-4628 "This is my beloved Son, with whom I [email protected] am well pleased; listen to him." Deacon Chris Walchuk Matthew 17:5 (507) 469-5563 [email protected] The Sacrament of Baptism Carol Cyr, Tri-parish Manager Pre-Baptism preparation is required. Please contact the (507) 524-3127 office at least one month before the desired date. [email protected] The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick Please notify Darla Graf, Bookkeeper the office if you or a family member is in the hospital or (507) 524-4646 homebound and would like a pastoral visit. [email protected] The Sacrament of Reconciliation One half hour before each weekend Mass, 8a.m. Thurs- Jonah Lippert Tri-parish Director of Faith Formation and Youth Ministry day at St. Teresa or by private appt. with Fr. Kern (507) 327-2767 [email protected] The Sacrament of Marriage 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. From the Heart by Fr. Jason Kern Mass Intentions, Readings, Saints

This week we focused on the Mass as a sacrifice. Monday, March 13 Lenten Weekday The death of Jesus saves us; but why do we call Daniel 9:4-10; Psalm 79:8-9, 11, 13; Luke 6:36-38 the Mass a sacrifice and how does this have any relevance for us? The below paragraphs help provide some Tuesday, March 14 Lenten Weekday context for us to think about the Mass. Isaiah 1:10, 16-20; Psalm 50:8-9, 16-17, 21, 23; Matthew 23:1-12 During the Last Supper, the Lord said to his disciples, "Do this Rosary for Vocations 8:30 a.m. at St. Joseph in memory of me." In Greek, this statement reads, "Touto poieite eis tan eman anamnesin." There are two.aspects of this Wednesday, March 15 Lenten Weekday phrase that deserve consideration. For one, the phrase touto Jeremiah 18:18-20; Psalm 31:5-6, 14-16; poieite can be translated as do this or as offer this. In the Old Matthew 20:17-28 4:15 p.m. Rosary for our country at St. Teresa Testament, God commands the Israelites "you shall offer (poieseis) upon the altar two lambs" (Ex. 29:38). This use of poiein is translated as offer this or sacrifice this over seventy Thursday, March 16 Lenten Weekday times in the Old Testament. So the same word that is used for Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1:1-4, 6; Luke 16:19-31 7:30-8:30 a.m. Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction the sacrifice under the Old Covenant is used for the sacrifice 8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Teresa  Deb Wallace of the Mass in the New.

The second key aspect of this phrase is Our Lord’s use of the Friday, March 17 St. Patrick word anamnesin. If you were to ask a Protestant to look in a Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28; Psalm 105:16-21; Greek Translation of his Bible, every time this word Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46 10:30 a.m. Mass at MCH  Sr. Lois (anamnesis) appears it is within a sacrificial context (see, for example, Numbers 10:10). It also can be translated as memori- Saturday, March 18 St. Cyril of Jerusalem al offering or memorial sacrifice. While these nuances are lost Micah 7:14-15, 18-20; Psalm 103:1-4, 9-12; in the English translation, Jewish ears would have understood Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 the sacrificial meaning of Christ’s words. 7:30-8:30 a.m. Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction 8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Teresa  Sue Klein Another New Testament passage that testifies to the sacrificial 5:00 p.m. Mass at St. Joseph Fr. Paul Halloran nature of the Mass is 1 Corinthians 10:14–21. Here Paul ar- gues that participation in the Lord’s table means refusing to Sunday, March 19 Third Sunday of Lent participate in the sacrifices of demons. Paul contrasts two Exodus 17:3-7; Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9; groups: The first are those who participate in one altar (the Romans 5:1-2, 5-8; John 4:5-42 table of demons), eating the sacrifice and drinking from the 9:00 a.m. Mass at St. Teresa People of the tri-parish cup of demons. The second are those who partake of the table of the Lord (which, according to Malachi 1:7 is synonymous Meetings and Events in the tri-parish with an altar of sacrifice) and drink from the cup of the Lord. Wednesday 1:00 p.m. Quilters at St. Teresa Paul’s argument is based upon the parallelism between the demonic sacrifice and the Christian sacrifice. Hebrews 13:10 Thursdays 9 a.m. Bible Study follows this thought, saying that we have an altar from which Monday, March 13 7 p.m. St. Teresa CCW those who serve the tent (Jewish priests serving in the temple) Tuesday, March 21, 7 p.m. Tri-parish Pastoral Council have no right to eat. at St. Joseph

Christ’s bloody sacrifice on Calvary took place once, and it Tuesday, March 21 6 p.m. St. Joseph Finance Council will never be repeated. To repeat his sacrifice would be to im- ply that the original offering was defective or insufficient, like the animal sacrifices of the Old Testament that could never The Mass is a participation in this one heavenly offering. take away sins. Jesus’ offering was perfect, efficacious, and The risen Christ becomes present on the altar and offers eternal. himself to God as a living sacrifice. Like the Mass, Christ

Protestants have no qualms accepting the perfect and effica- words at the Last Supper are words of sacrifice, "This is cious nature of Christ’s sacrifice, but invite them to consider my body . . . this is my blood . . . given up for you." So, its eternal aspect. Jesus is eternally a priest, and a priest’s very the Mass is not repeating the murder of Jesus, but is tak- nature is to offer sacrifice. In the case of Christ, the eternal ing part in what never ends: the offering of Christ to the sacrifice that he offers is himself. This is why he appears in Father for our sake (Heb 7:25, 9:24). After all, if Calvary the book of Revelation as a lamb, standing as though he had didn’t get the job done, then the Mass won’t help. It is been slain (Rev. 5:6). He appears in heaven in the state of a precisely because the death of Christ was sufficient that victim not because he still needs to suffer but because for all the Mass is celebrated. It does not add to or take away eternity he re-presents himself to God appealing to the work of from the work of Christ—it is the work of Christ. the cross, interceding for us (Rom 8:34), and bringing the This information was found on the website: https:// www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/is-the-mass-a- graces of Calvary to us. sacrifice God, grant healing and peace to the sick of our Thank you so much to everyone for thinking of communities who have requested our prayers: me on my birthday. You are all loved! Angie Gartner, Shelly Holt, Todd Kopischke, Bill Flem- -Mary Duncanson ing, Maureen Springer, Lucille Schubbe, Stanley Gart- ner, Toos Roelofs, Jan Samuelson, Jerry Wersal, Jim Carey, If you or a member of your family would like our prayers, On each Friday during Lent , please call 524-3127 and ask to be put on this prayer list. Each will be lead by Fr. Kern or Deacon Chris, at St. Tere- name will remain on the list for eight weeks unless the office is sa beginning at 5:30 p.m. There will be a Lenten notified to leave the name for a longer amount of time. supper following these devotions. Replacing the supper on March 31 will be the famous . Faith Formation St. Joseph: If you were unable to attend the Faith For- Classes will be held Wednesday, March 15 mation fundraiser on Feb. 18th but would like to contribute All students will attend the teaching Mass at 6:15. There is to help keep the students from paying tuition, you can still supper served before beginning at 5:30 p.m. do so. There are envelopes available marked for Faith For- mation. You can mail it in to the office, or drop it in the col- All Confirmation students and any 8th or 11th graders lection basket. Thanks for your continued generosity! who want to attend Catholic Heart Work Camp (June 25— July1)or Steubenville Rochester Conference (July 14—16): there is a mandatory meeting on Wednesday, March 29 St. Teresa: Famous Lenten Fish Fry for the student and at least one parent. Meeting times: Friday, March 31 from 5-7 p.m. 6:15 p.m. Catholic Heart Work Camp featuring all the Beer Batter Fried Fish you can 6:45 p.m. Steubenville Rochester eat, potato, salad, roll and beverage. If you are able to help Please get your registrations and deposits for these events with this fundraiser, please call Sara Wenner, 340-0382. in soon. All are invited to attend! Reminder: It is a requirement for all Confirmation students to attend the Steubenville Rochester Conference. Please You are invited to a Belizean talk to Fr. Kern if you have any questions about this. Dinner and mission trip presen- tation. On Sunday, March 19, at 5:00 p.m. at St. Teresa hall we will Parish News share with you the most typical Belizean meal– rice and beans There has been interest in beginning a lending library of and stewed chicken. We will have good Catholic books in the tri-parish. We have books al- a slide presentation and most of the team will be there to ready donated but are in need of a good, solid wooden share stories and answer questions. We hope to share bookshelf to put in the gathering space at St. Teresa near with you the impact you had on the people we worked with the sitting area. If you have one that you are willing to do- as the trip is not possible without your support. If you are nate, please contact the tri-parish office– 524-3127. considering going next year come to find out more– it is a hard week, but worth it! Discover who God is….. Discover who you are…. The Magnificat Lenten Companion is available at each Discover someone who knows everything church. There are daily reflections and ideas for penance. about you— and loves you and has an amaz- This is a great tool for increasing prayer during Lent. ing plan for your life. Learn how to read the Bible.. Next time to begin the study: Please pray for the repose of the souls of Ben Wednesday 5:30 –6:30 p.m. at St. Joseph “Jerry” Carey who passed into eternal life on Feb. Begins March 22 If you have not signed up 26, and Ruth McPhillips, who passed on March 6. please contact Shelli Grover or tri-parish office. Eternal rest grant onto them O Lord, and let per- St. Joseph: Stations of the Cross will be petual light shine upon them. lead by the youth of the parish before Mass Open house bridal shower for Mikaela Trio, (4:30 p.m.) on the following Saturdays: daughter of John and Marla Trio and bride-to-be of Lucas Krengel, son of Dana and Kim Krengel March 18th, April 1st. th - Saturday, March 25 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at St. Teresa’s in the church hall. The cou- St Matthew: Lenten Supper and Stations ple is registered at Target and Nordaas. Wednesdays during Lent: There will be a supper served at 5:30 – 6:30 pm. Meal will You are invited to “A Quiet Day of Prayer and Reflection: be provided by: God’s Love, Our Response” on Wednesday, March 22nd, March 15– no supper -tri-parish teaching Mass and supper at Holy Spirit Retreat Center in Janesville, MN, from 9 a.m. will be held at St. Teresa – 3:30 pm. This is a silent retreat based on the Spiritual March 22– St. Ann circle Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. During this season of March 29 St. Elizabeth circle Lent, consider setting aside a day to nurture your prayer life April 5– Men of the parish and deepen your relationship with Jesus Christ our Lord. Stations of the Cross will begin at 6:30 pm. Call Jackie Cesario at 625-2395 for more information or to All parishioners are invited to attend this Lenten devotion. register.

Stewardship of Treasure Our Catholic World God’s generosity will never be outdone by our own. Results so far for the 2017 Diocesan Catholic Ministries Appeal St. Teresa (March 5) # of donors Amount Goal % of goal Weekly collection $2223.55 St. Joseph: 4 $1550 $4,770 32 Amount collected year to date $130,337.02 St. Matthew: 4 $855 $4,830 18 Amount budgeted year to date $117,360.00 St. Teresa: 19 $3385 $13,900 24 Thank you to everyone who has given thus far. We have a good start. If you have not yet turned in your gift, please prayerfully decide St. Matthew (February 25) on an amount you can sacrificially give in support of the work of the Weekly collection $1327.00 Diocese that reaches out to so many. If everyone gives something we Amount collected year to date $32,011.25 can meet our goal! You can return the envelope included in your mail- ing directly to the Diocese, or return it to your parish. There are also Amount budgeted year to date $45,500.00 envelopes available at each church for you to use if you wish. Thank you for generosity. St. Joseph (March 4) Tri-parish Communal Lenten Penance Service Weekly collection $1006.00 Wednesday, March 22 beginning at 7 p.m. Amount collected year to date $38,637.46 at St. Teresa Church. Come and take advantage of this Amount budgeted year to date $40,212.00 beautiful sacrament that showers upon us God’s Mercy. Confession is an act of honesty and courage - an act of entrusting our- selves, beyond sin, to the mercy of a loving and forgiving God. --Pope John Paul 2 Ministry Roles

We Adore You O Christ and

March 18 St. Joseph 5:00 p.m. We Praise You

Reader: Youth Beginning at 10:00 a.m. at St. Teresa on each of the six Minister of Communion: John FitzSimmons, Sundays in Lent, Fr Kern will expose the Eucharist on Paul FitzSimmons the Altar and begin a time of Adoration which will continue until Hospitality: Youth, Dan and Teresa Sohre 10:00 p.m. Gifts: Youth Since we can never leave Our Lord alone, there will be sign up sheets Servers: Ella Sohre, Kyle Sohre available to make sure someone will always be present the entire time Money Counters: Maureen Hollerich, Dan Sohre that Jesus is exposed on the altar each Sunday. Please consider if you

March 19 St. Teresa 9:00 a.m. 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 Reader: Kris Miller pray without being signed up. Minister of Communion: Don Landsteiner, Gloria Langworthy Hospitality: Karmen Bartholomew, Sheryl Olson, Tim and Meg Mohwinkel family  Alive in Christ Gifts: Paul and Shellie Landsteiner Servers: Ellie Braaten, Nolan Braaten, Family Event Landon Fox, Gracie Langworthy Wednesday, March 15 Money Counters: Ann Walters, Sandy Miller Why do we genuflect and kneel? Why do we begin Mass acknowledging our sins? Ministry schedules are available on the web- Does Christ die over again at every Mass? site: sjsmst.org Why do we say :Lamb of God” so often? Have you ever wondered what was really going on at Mass? "Lent is a fitting time for self-denial; we would do Come and find out! Father Kern will present a teaching Mass– going well to ask ourselves what we can give up in or- through all the prayers and parts of the Mass explaining the mysteries der to help and enrich others by our own poverty. and prayers, the signs, symbols, words, and realities. Let us not forget that real poverty hurts: no self- denial is real without this dimension of penance. I distrust a charity that costs nothing and does not Dinner 5:30—6:15 p.m. “Teaching Mass” begins at 6:15 p.m. hurt." -Pope Francis Come and explore the mystery and beauty of the Catholic Mass!