Shepherd of Souls Area Faith Community “Called to be the Face of Christ” www.shepherdofsouls.org

Bulletin for Sunday, April 26, 2020 Third Sunday of Easter

AFC Mass Times All Masses are suspended until further Notice Saturday - 4:00pm Church of Our Lady, Manannah 5:00pm St. John ‘s, Darwin Sunday - 8:00am St. Philip’s, Litchfield 8:30am Church of Our Lady, Manannah 10:00am St. John’s, Darwin 10:30am St Philip’s, Litchfield 12:00pm St. Philip’s, Litchfield (Spanish)

Sacrament of Reconciliation For an appointment call Fr. Jeff 320-221-4120, or Fr. Brian 320-905-6529.

Forest City Litchfield Darwin Manannah

Church of Church of Church of Church of St Gertrude St. Philip St. John Our Lady 31608 650th Avenue 821 East 5th Street 106 N. 4th Street 57482 CSAH 3

Litchfield, MN 55355 Darwin, MN 55324 Grove City, MN 56243 Litchfield, MN 55355 320-693-3313 320-693-9496 320-693-8900 320-275-2915 320-453-7526

WEEKLY SCHEDULE & MASS INTENTIONS AFC Pictorial Directory Due to the Convid/19 Lifetouch has closed their office Monday No Word & Darwin until the middle of June. With that we have had to April 27 Communion reschedule our photo sessions. You should have received a letter with the new dates and further information. For Each Priest will Tuesday, Jim Cully, now please return the letter you should have received for say Mass  April 28 updating your information for our census data base. Privately Timothy Trelstad CONGRATULATIONS Bradley Braegelmann & Kimberly Juncewski Wednesda Each Priest will Special Intention (A), who were united in marriage at the y say Mass Church of St John. May God Bless them. April 29 Privately  Colleen Hansen

Please join us in wishing Jerome McCarney a Happy Each Priest will Special Intention (A) 100th Birthday on May 5th! Thursday, say Mass April 30  Members of If you would like to brighten his day and send Privately Annexstad Family him a birthday card you can send it to: Jerome McCarney Each Priest will Harold Malinski Friday, 200 N Holcombe Ave Apt 314 say Mass  May 1 Emmett & Adeline Litchfield, MN 55355 Privately McCarney Congratulations to Deacon John Hansen on the Anniversary of his ordination as a Deacon on April Saturday, No Mass May 2 21, 2012!

Need Food? Every Wednesday evening starting at 5:00 pm food is st Each Priest will distributed at 1 Lutheran Church parking lot in Sunday People of the Area say Mass Litchfield. Cost $2. May 3 Faith Community th Privately April 28 there will be a Ruby’s Pantry event at Cornerstone Church parking lot from 5:00—7:00pm. Cost $20—please bring 2-3 boxes for the food.

Please pray for those who are sick in the Parish especially… St.P: Gretchen Condon, Todd Wheeler, Isaac Buhr, Beckie Schaefer, Dan Curran, Beverly Lindell, Fran Tintes, Louise Schutz, Jasper Kargas, Donald Putney, Theresa Chiarelli, JoAnn DeRause-Oxford, Pam Johnson, Antonio Franco, Sylvia Johnson, Robert Becker, Jon Laney, Jan Paulson, Jordan Munson, Robin, Caitlin Pitts, Karen Marsh, Shirley Buck, Ed McGraw, Eileen Mihlbauer, Sandra Paulsen, Ann Nonweiler, Dorothy Tacheny, Mary Knutson, Audrey Stoffel, Tim Kapperman, Sy Baune, Lindsey Paulsen, Kay Grams, Lou Huber, Gina Zens, Elaine Yungk, Philip Johnson. Prayer Line phone number 593-8944. OL: Prayer Line: Mary Kalkbrenner, Meinrad Wiechmann, Nancy Haag, George Pfeffer, Dolores Wiechmann, McKenzie Knisley Family, June Tierney. Prayer line phone number 693-8900.

St.J: Ednel Diedrich, Susan Hummel, Alivia Hemsworth, Amber Walker, Alec McLean, Marlys Roehl, Don Bollman, Luis Larios, Veronica Caswell, Troy Kotila, Jessee Steuck, Kim (Elke) Jack, Raylan Russel, Kathy Thissen, Rosemary Paidl, Glen Worden, Jeffery Baert, Grayson Zimmermann, Patrick Ecklund, Mike Ackerman. Prayer Line Phone Number 693-9496. And all those who have asked for our prayers of healing of their friends and relatives.

Shepherd of Souls AFC * Parish News & Events

A Note from Fr. Jeff Horejsi …. We continue to celebrate Easter on this Third Sunday of Easter. Bishop LeVoir has extended the suspension of public Masses in the Diocese through May 4. All Catholics are dispensed from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass through this period. We continue to pray that COVID-19 will be overcome, that all who work in the medical field will be given the strength they need to treat everyone, and that we will soon be able to gather together for prayer and events. Everything will be canceled at our churches for the foreseeable future. Please stay informed through our website, www.shepherdofsouls.org. During the stay at home order, we will be streaming mass live every Saturday at 4:30PM using Facebook Live. You can follow us at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1879151002348951/. Request to join the group and one of the administrators will accept your request. If you do not have a Facebook account, you can sign up for one by clicking on the link above and selecting Create New Account. The video will also be posted to a YouTube video on our website after the mass is over. Even though we will not be gathering together for prayer, please pray at home. Daily Mass is available on EWTN and online at www.wordonfire.org/daily-mass. Daily Scriptures can be found at www.usccb.org by clicking on the day of the calendar on the right. There are many videos that will build faith available through Formed. It is available through our www.shepherdofsouls.org website. Up-to- date information pertaining to the coronavirus, including diocesan announcements, prayers, links to online and television Masses, and other resources, can be found on the Diocese of New Ulm website, www.dnu.org/covid19. Our churches will be open during the week and on Sundays for those who would like to come to pray. We have posters on the doors to remind everyone to keep at least 6 feet apart from others. Fr. Brian and I will offer Mass privately for all our parishioners. Bishop LeVoir will be recording the annual White Mass for health care professionals. The Mass will be available on the diocesan website (www.dnu.org) on April 28, (feast of St. Gianna Beretta Molla, patroness of the New Ulm Guild of the Catholic Medical Association). I encourage health care personnel to view this Mass, as well as a message from the diocesan guild president of the Catholic Medical Association, Dr. Frani Knowles. If you have questions or want more information about the CMA guild, contact Dr. Knowles at 507-276-3070. This Mass takes on a particular importance as an opportunity to pray for our health care personnel who are the front lines battling the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fr. Brian and I are available for the sacrament of Reconciliation or other pastoral needs. You may call our cell phones: Fr. Jeff 320-221-4120, and Fr. Brian 320-905-6529.

Our Diocese has received a grant to help people in particular need due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While we are limiting assistance grants to $200 initially, we will revisit specific hardship cases to consider additional assistance, based on household sizes and related Pandemic challenges. If you would like to apply for assistance, please call Fr. Jeff 320-221-4120.

Again, I want to thank you for your continued financial gifts to your parish. Any donations can be mailed or made online at https://www.shepherdofsouls.org/donate. Please specify the name of the parish or fund you are donating to in the comments area.

Evangelization Retreat Our Condolences to the family of Patricia Dallmann. May 1-2 Evangelization Retreat for our Leadership May Patricia rest in eternal peace. Team will be done via Zoom. Please look at your email Her obituary can be found at for instructions on how to participate. Just for clarity, www.jfamilyfuneralhome.com we will not be going to the retreat center. Thanks, Fr. Jeff

New Date! If you already have tickets please contact Brenda to confirm the new date works for your group! Distance Learning continues…. Our parents have a weekly pick-up/drop-off dates, and these activities, along with daily meetings and online engagement continues our school programs. To learn more about ongoing programming, be sure to access our school website and/or Facebook page. I am writing more blog posts and encouraging families and teachers to share their experiences of distance learning through pictures. We continue to encourage families to register for the 2020-2021 academic year. To do so, visit our website www.schoolofstphilip.org and click on ENROLL. Families may also call the school or email me for inquiries.

In Him - Michelle Kramer, School of St. Philip ~ Principal

FORMED PICK OF THE WEEK Catherine of Siena by Sigrid Undset With sensitivity to the zealous love of God and man that permeated the life of Saint Catherine, Undset presents a most moving and memorable portrait of one of the greatest women of all time.

Listen on formed.org (AFC access code FQ9PPK)

Position Open: Part-time temporary summer Church custodian for St. Philip. Fifteen hours per Pietra Fitness A retreat for body and soul week with flexible hours. Must be at least 16 years old. Please see shepherdofsouls.org for job Free Pietra classes description and application. via Zoom Gentle: Mondays @ 7:00 p.m. Level 1: Wednesdays @ 5:15 p.m. Former St. Thomas More parishioners who joined St. Chair: Thursdays @ 7:00 p.m. Call: 320-221-1698 Philip: We received a check from St. Thomas More’s funds Email: [email protected] of $877.40. At the time of the closing of the parish it was promised that remaining funds would be split up among the for info parishes that former members registered in. This check (Marsha Goraczkowski) represents the fulfillment of that promise.

SUNDAY CONTRIBUTIONS and OFFERINGS FROM THE WEEKEND OF: April 19, 2020

OFFERINGS St. John Our Lady St. Philip Youth & Children Envelope 5.90 Adult Envelope $3,540.00 $1,060.00 $3,424.74 ACH (Auto payment) $2,005.00 Loose Plate Collection $1,380.00 TOTAL SUNDAY OFFERING $3,540.00 $1,065.90 $6,809.74 Weekly Amount needed for budget $3,353.24 $2,082.00 $7,943.69 This Week's Difference $186.76 ($1,016.10) ($1,133.95) YEAR TO DATE SUNDAY OFFERING $130,605.69 $79,170.62 $311,948.88 Year to Date Budget Needs $140,836.08 $87,471.00 $325,691.29 YEAR TO DATE DIFFERENCE ($10,230.39) ($8,300.38) ($13,742.41) Easter Collection $2,088.00 $3,930.00 $8,620.00 Easter Budget $4,500.00 $4,900.00 $15,000.00 Difference ($2,412.00) ($970.00) ($6,380.00)

Every Parishioner is a Gift to the Parish and the Church. Your Financial Contributions and the Gift of your time and talents in serving the needs of our Parish and Area Faith Community is a Blessing! SHEPHERD OF SOULS AREA FAITH COMMUNITY

Fr. Jeff Horejsi, Pastor AFC, 693-3313, ext. 101 Office [email protected] 320-221-4120 Cell Phone Fr. Brian Mandel, Senior Associate Pastor AFC, 693-3313, ext 108 Office [email protected] 320-905-6529 Cell Phone Do you have a loved one Brent Sundve, Pastoral Associate 693-3313 Ext. 106 [email protected] that you would like to have PARISH STAFF ST. PHILIP’S a Mass Intention memorial Brenda Grates, Parish Administrator 693-3313 Ext. 100 [email protected] said or perhaps a special Michelle Kramer, Principal 593-4774 [email protected] prayer intention you would Mary Roers, School Secretary 693-6283 [email protected] like to have said? Call your Karen Kulzer, DRE: Preschool - Grade 5 693-3313 Ext. 104 [email protected] Shelly Mendiola - Confirmation 693-3313 Ext. 109 [email protected] parish office to schedule Dave Eischens, Maintenance 320-221-1045 [email protected] your Mass Intention or call Church Kitchen 693-3313 Ext. 102 Brenda at 320-693-3313 or PARISH STAFF ST. JOHN’S Julie at 320-693-8900 or Julie Schmitz Secretary 693-9496/275-2915 [email protected] Karin Colberg, Bookkeeper 320-221-0267 [email protected] 320-693-9496. Deacon John Hansen, Religious Ed Coordinator 320-221-4987 [email protected] St. John’s Education Center 320-286-2800 Diocesan Catholic PARISH STAFF CHURCH OF OUR LADY Julie Schmitz, Parish Secretary 693-8900 or 453-7526 [email protected] Charities: Shirley Knisley, DRE 693-8900 or 453-7526 [email protected] Jerry Moudry, Custodian/Maintenance 693-8900 or 453-7526 1-866-670-5163

Bulletin Announcements: Please have your bulletin announcements to Julie at [email protected]. By noon on Tuesday. Thank you!

If you, a family member, or someone you are caring for is in need of a visit or communion because you or they cannot be at Mass, or if someone is in the hospital, please contact your parish office, or Fr. Brian, so we can make arrangements for a visit.

Report Suspected abuse of Minors to Civil and Church Authorities: Diocese of New Ulm Safe Environment 507-233-5301, Meeker County Sheriff Dept. 320-693-5400, National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453