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Mary Immaculate St Cecilia 10 Corey St.• Coleraine, MN 55722 326 2Nd St.• Nashwauk, MN 55769 Mary Immaculate St Cecilia 10 Corey St.• Coleraine, MN 55722 326 2nd St.• Nashwauk, MN 55769 Mass Schedule Pastor Father Joseph Sobolik Saturday 4:15 pm SC [email protected]. Sunday 8:30 am SC Sunday 10:30 am MI Deacon Richard Johnston Tuesday 6:00 pm SC [email protected] Wednesday 8:30 am SC 218-208-2661 or 218-966-8251 Thursday 8:30 am MI Secretary/Bookkeeper Friday 8:30 am MI Ann Johnston [email protected] Office Hours: Tuesdays Tuesday & Friday: 10:00 A.M. Mass at Hillcrest 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Assisted Living in Nashwauk Wednesday-Thursday 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Confession Tuesday 5:00-5:30 pm SC Director of Religious Saturday 3:30-4:00 pm SC Education/Youth Ministry Sunday 7:45-8:15 am SC Mari Jo Anderson Saturday 9:00-10:00 am MI [email protected] 1st Friday 4:00-5:00 pm MI Office for both parishes Fr. Joe is always open to making appoint- 326 2nd St ments for confession. Nashwauk, MN 55769 (218)885-1126 Adoration Website Tuesday 9:00 am-5:45 pm SC www.scmicatholic.com 1st Friday 4:00-5:00 pm MI Baptism *cancelled due to Father’s absence Call Parish Office to schedule preparation Homebound Ministry with Father Joe or Deacon Richard. Marriage Fr. Joe visits the homebound within the par- Call Parish Office a minimum of six months ish boundaries on First Fridays. in advance to schedule preparation with- Fr. Joe visits parishioners in Nursing Homes Father Joe or Deacon Richard. and Assisted Living in Grand Rapids and Visitors Hibbing on First Thursdays. We are blessed to have you worship with us at Mass. If you would like to become a pa- If you know of parishioners who are ill, hos- rishioner you can call the parish office or pitalized, or homebound, please contact the download a registration form from our web- parish. site. Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord— January 5, 2020 Parish Events/News FROM FR. JOE: The Epiphany of the Lord Today, many people of the world celebrate the Solemnity of the Epiphany. January 7th—January 12th Other places, like Italy, celebrate Epiphany on its traditional date, January Tuesday(7)– Art Sundquist † 6. I for one feel like we are missing out on Epiphany celebrations in our Wednesday(8)- Jeanne Ricker † country. For us, whatever Sunday we celebrate Epiphany is pretty much like Thursday(9)-MI– Gerry Yumal † any other Sunday, except that we get to hear the reading from Matthew Friday(10)- Laurine Berardo † about the Magi and we add the Magi figurines to our Nativity crèches. Un- Saturday(11)– Parishioners less we happen to have guests over that day or have something planned Sunday (12) 8:30– Dale(Tad)Thronson † that day, Epiphany can slip past us without really being noticed. Sunday -10:30– Shirley Marshall † In some places of the world, again, like Italy, Epiphany is celebrated with as Saturday 4:15 pm January 11 much, if not more, fanfare as Christmas Day. For the Italians Epiphany is the Lector: Sam Sajevic gift giving day, coinciding with the gifts the Magi brought to the Christ Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Com- Child. In addition to Santa Claus, they have Befana, the Epiphany Witch munion: Ted Squillace, Ken Ricker, who brings gifts for children the night before Epiphany. In my last year of June & Ron Johnson seminary, I was blessed to visit Rome during the first two weeks of January. Servers: Damon, Adeline & Ava Leading up to Epiphany, many of the public squares in Rome are trans- Gangl formed into outdoor market places. Many people sell gifts from little stands. Sunday 8:30 am January 12 They even sell Befana dolls and decorations that look pretty much the Lector: Mike Walsh same as witches we get at Halloween. There were also people dressed up Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Com- as Santa and Befana sitting in a sleigh and long lines of parents waiting to munion: Betty Calaguire, Sandra take a picture of their babies with the two of them. My point is, Epiphany is Persson, Terry McCollor, & Terry a big deal there. Maciej Servers: Cliff Arola, Greg Brandner & Even though our culture does not do very much with Epiphany, we can still Jim Sellner do something fun with this day. If you already had a full and busy Christmas Ushers: Brian & Kristin Emmanuel and New Year, you might not feel like doing much or spending much on Counters: Patti Perreault & Terri another celebration. But you can still do something simple that is also enjoy- Hedblom able. Do something fun as a family, have some food that you enjoy, do Sunday 10:30 am January 12 something. Epiphany is about Christ being revealed to all the nations. The Lector: Holly Britton Magi are celebrated as the first non-Jewish people to come and worship Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Com- Jesus as king and Messiah. Jesus came for everyone, not just a select few. munion: La Nea Johnson, Kyle & That is worth celebrating, isn’t it? Happy Epiphany! Missy Erickson, Emily Erickson Server: Tyler Johnson January cleaners: Tessie Guyer—1/11 NOTES FROM THE CHURCH OFFICE: Polly Hess 1/18 & 1/25 PLEASE READ: Due to unexpected production issues, the giving enve- Bulletin articles need to be submitted by Tuesday at 10:00 am for the week the lopes for 2020 at both parishes will not arrive until the end of January. As an bulletin is printed. The Friday before if interim solution, they are sending generic envelopes to submit your contri- there is a holiday. bution. You will need to write your envelope number on these envelopes Know someone who could use prayers? so that you receive proper credit for your gift. You could also use “leftover” CALL- -St. Cecilia’s Prayer Chain: 2019 envelopes until the new ones arrive. Contributions are recorded Darlene or Ted Squillace 885-1057. based on the date of the offering and not the date on the envelope. Mary Immaculate Prayer Chain: Please call the office if you have any questions or concerns. Teresa Kessler 910-9007. Thank you for your patience!!! Sister Dorene King from St. Scholastica Monastery has been assigned to our Ministry Schedules for JANUARY and FEBRUARY are available in the front parishes to be a prayer advocate. She is praying for us, but if you have a special entry of each parish. Please pick one up and mark your calendar! intention please call (218)723-6555. FORMED.org Parish code is KVR7DF Parish Events/News RELIGIOUS EDUCATION resumes on Wednesday, January 8th. From Mari Jo Anderson: Divine Mercy Cenacle schedule (at Mary Immaculate): We meet Director Religious Education every other Friday morning 9am, after Mass or even if no Mass. New- and Youth Ministry: comers welcome! We read 10 -15 paragraphs of St Faustina's Diary, a few scripture verses and articles from the Catechism that pertain to the And entering into the house, they topics in the readings from the Diary. found the child with Mary his moth- MARY IMMACULATE MISSION GROUP will resume normal meeting sched- er, and falling down they adored ule on January 9, 2020 immediately following Mass. him; and opening their treasures, they offered him gifts; gold, frankin- cense, and myrrh. MARK YOUR CALENDAR: St Cecilia’s 2020 CCW KICKOFF will be Satur- day, January 11 beginning at 10 a.m. See enclosed flyer for all the de- And having received an answer in tails!!!! sleep that they should not return to IN DEFENSE OF LIFE: On January 24, 2020 the 47th annual March for Life Herod, they went back another way will bring tens of thousands of faithful to our nation’s capital, to pray, into their country. sing, and march for the sanctity of all Life. To add to these prayers, the Hibbing Deanery has scheduled a So when the Wise Men went another “novena” of 9 Masses held at different parishes as listed below: way, and their attention was to the Tuesday, January 14th St Mary’s Deer River 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 15th St Cecilia’s Nashwauk 8:30 a.m. Holy Spirit they went another road Thursday, January 16th St Charles Cass Lake NOON and did not return to Herod, he flew Friday, January 17th St Joseph’s Grand Rapids 7:30 a.m. into a rage so great he destroyed Saturday, January 18th Our Lady of Sacred Heart Buhl 9:00 a.m. the lives of hundreds upon hundreds Sunday, January 19th Our Lady of Snows Bigfork 9:00 a.m. of innocent baby-boy-children, all Monday, January 20th Blessed Sacrament Hibbing 8:00 a.m. because he could not have his way, Tuesday, January 21st St Michael Northhome 6:00 p.m. all in an attempt to try to control. Wednesday, January 22nd Blessed Sacrament Hibbing 9:00 a.m. Please attend any you can as we pray for a new respect for life!!! Will you notice what the Herod’s in your individual life are inviting us to do or to be, how will you resist? How will you be Wise? Will you keep on the path that has been deter- mined for you, or will you let go and follow God down the road that will KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: most likely not be the path of least resistance? SPECIAL ANNOUNCMENT—NEW TIME: .We will begin meeting the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:30. Our 1st meeting is Jan.
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