CATHOLIC PARISHES JUNE 20, 2021 Fillmore County Central Corridor Parishes Cycle B St. Columban of Preston St. Mary of Chatfield 12TH SUNDAY IN St. Patrick of Lanesboro ORDINARY TIME Nativity of Harmony Assumption of Canton

Today’s Readings Stephanie Bradt Rylee Burnett Nick Fryer Goetzinger Job

Mollie Henry Abigail Hinckley Austin Koenigs Elijah Lawson 38:1, 8-11

Masyn Remme Richelle Sherman Noah Lacey Jeremy O’Connor 2 Corinthians

Ella Springer Haley Joerg Benjamin Snyder Jake Gathje 5:14-17

Mark Caleb Kunz Adeline Harvey Sunday liturgies are again public, but with CDC and 4:35-41 Diocesan recommendations followed for health safety. Beginning JUNE 21, MONDAY will be at ADMINISTRATION & CONTACTS: 5:30PM at St. Mary.

PASTOR: Fr. Edward McGrath 867-3922 ST. COLUMBAN’S- PRESTON Wednesday Mass will be at the Chosen Valley Care [email protected] Center. Due to COVID protocol, they ask for resident- DEACON: Mr. Terrance Smith Parish Center Office 765-3886 only attendance, at this time. This will be the only [email protected] 408 Preston St. NW, Preston, MN 55965 Wednesday Mass. RESIDENT SEMINARIAN: Mr. Nathan Garrity Sharyol O’Connor, Contact Person: [email protected] Faith Formation Director: Neal Abbott [email protected] MASS INTENTIONS June 21-27 WEBSITE: holyfamilyclustermn.org Pastoral Council: Jerome O’Connor ([email protected]) HOLY FAMILY STAFF: Derek O’Connor ([email protected]) YOUTH FIRE: Monday Andy Walsh ([email protected]) Education/Youth Ministry Director: 5:30PM † Richard Rogers Dr. Dale Loeffler ([email protected]) Monday, June 21, following the NEW 5:30PM Mass Neal Abbott: [email protected] Cemetery Trustees: Ann O’Connor 765-3603 at St. Mary. All youth & friends in the cluster Tuesday Jerry Gartner 765-4559 Business Managers: are welcome! 9:00AM St. Columban † Monica Young Collette Koll: [email protected] NATIVITY OF THE BVM-HARMONY PINT-SIZED FAITH SERIES: Jon Briggs: [email protected] Wednesday Parish Office: 886-2393 Upcoming dates & speakers at Trout City Brewing, ST. MARY’S-CHATFIELD 9:00 AM Care Center † Pat Fitzgerald 640 1st Ave SW, Harmony, MN 55939 in Preston: Jane Sagen, Adm, Asst.: [email protected] Friday Parish Center Office 867-3922 Faith Formation: Neal Abbott [email protected] Thursday, June 24, 7PM 405 Bench Street SW, Chatfield, MN 55923 Prayer Line: Diana Sattler 9:00AM Nativity † Barb Torgerson Office Manager: Angela Larson [email protected] Speaker: Fr. McGrath Prayer Line: Judy Lacey 867-4485 or the Parish Office Saturday ASSUMPTION OF THE BVM-CANTON Thursday, July 15, 7PM Cemetery Trustees: Kevin Tuohy 867-4158 9:00AM St. Mary † Lucille Dufault Jim Duffy 867-4365 207 N. 2nd St, Canton, MN 55922 Speaker: Dana Petricka, Director of Faith Tim Gossman 867-3129 Saturday Vigil Contact the Nativity Office or St. Mary’s Formation & Youth Ministry, DOW-R Trustees: Dan Hurley, Therese Opat Prayer Line: Delores Connolly 507-743-8482 5:00PM Nativity Pro Populo Pastoral Council: Tim Gossman, Jean Winslow, Thursday, August 5, 7PM Shawn LaPlante, Dan Hollermann ST. PATRICK’S –LANESBORO 5:00PM St. Patrick † Fr. Francis Galles Finance Council: Sue Keefe, Dan Hurley Speaker: TBD Tim McLaughlin, Julie Wright 200 Ridgeview Lane, P.O. Box 307: Church Phone: 467-2480 Sunday Lanesboro, MN 55949 CAMP SUMMIT YOUTH DAY CAMP: 8:00AM St. Mary † Rosella Bernard Corrine Hager, Contact Person 467-3479 Wednesday, August 4, at Eagle Bluff Environmental Cemetery Trustees: Bob Hager 467-3479 Learning Center in Lanesboro 10:00AM St. Columban †Purves & Theresea Todd John Horihan 467-2471 Mark’s gospel this weekend switches from the parables of the kingdom to the action of , this weekend toward the storm. The raising of the daughter of Jairus follows next Sunday. Jesus is St. Mary Nativity asleep as the boat is tossed by the storm, but the central point is not about the storm-tossed boat and Jesus’ nap it is the lack of faith of July 6 4th of July Food Stand Sunday, July 4th from the disciples which, after he directly addresses the storm “be still”, Multi-Committee Meeting Jesus confronts more sternly the disciples’ lack of faith. 11:00 to 2:00 p.m. 6:30PM, Maddock Hall during the Kids Tractor Pedal Many, if not most, of the disciples in the boat were experienced Pull Trailhead Park, Harmony. fishermen. They knew the Sea of Galilee and the squalls that could All are welcome to attend, and offer feedback, and be quickly be stirred up from the surrounding heights. I suspect that even if you were had long a part of planning future parish events & activities. Volunteer workers are needed. 2 shifts available: set up at experience of squalls in a small fishing boat, one would not relish the experience. The disciples 10:00 to noon or noon to clean up at 2:00 rouse Jesus. They seem to be in a panic. Are you not concerned that we are going to drown? They ask, forcefully. Jesus calms the wind and the sea, then addresses the problem: “Why are you Please contact Janell Randa at 507-272-4227 to be terrified? Do you not yet have faith?” added to the work schedule or if you have any July 11 Mark notes that the disciples respond with awe and with their own question which exposes the lack questions. of faith, “Who is this whom even the wind and the sea obey him? Who indeed? These questions we Coffee and rolls will be served Donations toward supply cost are appreciated, and may be must let Jesus ask of us within the context of present fear and awe felt now in the storm-tossed after Mass. placed in the collection basket or mailed to the rectory. boat of Peter, Holy Mother Church. We are in search of volunteers to help We are surrounded by squalls of all kinds, the anarchic violence and murder in our cities, the bake the cinnamon rolls the evening gradual loss of rigor in our educational system, economic insecurity, viruses of course, family before. No experience required! instability, and all kinds of obtuse spirits. It is wonder why the Lord would ask us today why we are afraid or terrified. Perhaps (speculative) the disciples felt safe and secure in the boat as they launched because Jesus Adeline Harvey was with them, nothing could touch them. But then does that not hint at a lack of faith? Jesus The St. Mary Women’s becomes a rabbit’s foot. An amulet for protection. Superstition is a hallmark of fear. Again, the St. Patrick Parish storm is not the problem – it is our (the disciples then, and in every age subsequently up to this Group would like to moment) lack of faith. extenda a big THANK YOU The quality of faith that God gives us is the kind of faith that will bear with any adversity, literally to Mary Morrison who was bear the cross with Jesus up the road to calvary, with confidence in God’s providence even with the a very active member of the Addie will be adverse wind and advent of death. group and served as the Kitchen Coordinator. Mary has attending RCTC in Do not be afraid. Jesus says that so many times. Yet we will feel fear. May it not stick. We may now moved out of state and will be greatly missed! the Fall, to study feel brave, may it not be bold. We may feel abandoned, may we know we are never alone. No However, another big THANK YOU to Ilene Lammers Nursing. matter how strong the feeling or bitter the mood, ask for the gift of faith. Use the prayer of the who has stepped forward to take the position Mary left desperate father in Mark 9 – “Lord I believe, help my unbelief”. open. We appreciate both of them so very much! In your charity please remember in your prayer the happy repose of the soul of my cousin, Mary Weller, whose funeral was Friday. Update: The Women’s Group is now again willing and ~Fr. McGrath able to serve funeral luncheons. Doing this is part of the Women’s Group service to our parish. The group also Ella Springer New to Holy Family Mass will continue to supports Care Center Birthdays, coordination of May be live-streamed, Crowning, the Sharing Tree at Christmas, Turkey Bingo, St. Columban Parish Parishes? please bear with us as and other events throughout the year. We welcome any and all ladies of the parish to join us. Monthly meetings Here a few things you can do, to we navigate the are typically held, but we will take a break now and not become more familiar with our occasional technical Ella will be attending difficulty, during the meet in July. We’ll be back in August—Come join us! parishes: the University of process of our 1. Pick up a New Member equipment upgrade. MN—Duluth, Packet from the ushers, or at the In The Area majoring in church entrance. Go to Facebook at 8:00AM on Sunday for live-streaming of the Sunday liturgy. The 8AM Sunday The Tri-Parish cluster of Grand Communications 2. Schedule a tour of your new parish church, by Mass at ST. MARY’S continues to be broadcast on CCTV Meadow, LeRoy, and Spring contacting the office at 507-867-3922, or Sciences & in Chatfield at 6PM on Tuesdays and streamed Valley is looking for a secretary. [email protected]. Disorders; minoring anytime on Chafieldtv.com/streaming. The DIOCESAN This is a part-time position: 3. Check out our Faith Formation program Televised Mass is now broadcast at 7:30am on approximately 35 hours per month. For more in Psychology. information, in the packet. Sundays on KIMT channel 3. information, contact Jodi Miller (507) 226-3768