January 24h, 2016—3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Welcome to St. Nicholas !

From Liturgical Publications, Inc. This week at St. Nicholas Mon Jan 25 Acts 22:3-16 or 9:1-22/Ps 117:1-2/Mk 16:15-18 Tue Jan 26 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5/Ps 96:1-3, 7-8, 10/Mk 3:31-35 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:20am Liturgy of the Hours (Morning Prayer) 7:35am Rosary "So that you may realize the certainty of the teachings you 7:35am Confessions have received." St. Luke began his Gospel by explaining why 8:00am Mass: Barbara Van Natta he wrote it. His intention was to provide a written account "of 8:35am Fatima Rosary Group the events that have been fulfilled among us." But he didn't Wed Jan 27 2 Sm 7:4-17/Ps 89:4-5, 27-30/Mk 4:1-20 write simply to make a historical record; he wrote in order to 8:15am Mass: at Holy Cross (our Parish school) bolster the confidence of the Christian community. He 4:45-5:30pm Confessions 6:30pm Religious Education Classes wanted to offer them a resource for realizing that what they 7:00pm Choir Practice—Adult had been taught was legitimate. This is why he investigated Thu Jan 28 2 Sm 7:18-19, 24-29/Ps 132:1-5, 11-14/Mk 4:21-25 "everything accurately anew" and wrote it down "in an 7:20am Liturgy of the Hours (Morning Prayer) orderly sequence." 7:35am Rosary 7:35am Confessions This passage helps us understand the relationship between 8:00am Mass: Jeff and Melanie Anderson sacred tradition and sacred Scripture. As Catholics, we believe 3:30pm Choir Practice—Children that the Bible is an essential part of divine revelation that 7:00pm RCIA Class goes hand in hand with the teachings that were established Fri Jan 29 2 Sm 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17/Ps 51:3-7, 10-11/Mk 4:26-34 by and passed on by his apostles. The "Catechism of the 7:20am Liturgy of the Hours (Morning Prayer) Catholic Church" tells us that the church "does not derive her 7:35am Rosary 7:35am Confessions certainty about all revealed truths from the holy Scriptures 8:00am Mass: Brian Wagner alone. Both Scripture and Tradition must be accepted and 6:00pm Young Adult Ski Outing, Buck Hill honored with equal sentiments of devotion and Sat Jan 30 2 Sm 12:1-7a, 10-17/Ps 51:12-17/Mk 4:35-41 reverence" (#82). Here, Luke emphasizes that what he writes Food Shelf Weekend is a confirmation of what was already being taught. 7:35am Liturgy of the Hours (Morning Prayer) 8:00am Mass: Irene Tonkovic+ This fact should help us appreciate the gift of the Bible. This 8:35am Rosary inspired collection of books exists to help us practice our faith 8:35am Confessions and to bring us into a deeper understanding of the revealed 9:00am Pro-Life Rosary in Chapel word of God. Although the Bible is not the only source of 12:00pm First Reconciliation revelation, it does help us to have what Luke calls "certainty" 3:30pm Confessions 5:00pm Mass: Stuart & Joyce Russell+ regarding our faith. We do hear Bible readings at Mass, but Sun Jan 31 Jer 1:4-5, 17-19/Ps 71:1-6, 15-17/1 Cor 12:31--13:13 we would do well to read the Bible on our own as well. Let us Food Shelf Weekend not miss the opportunity to hear God's word speaking to us 7:20am Liturgy of the Hours (Morning Prayer) every day. 7:35am Rosary 8:00am Mass: Jacob Keating 9:35am Rosary 10:00am Mass: For the Parish

We are very excited to announce that beginning March, 2016 Stewardship… the bulletin will be printed in full color by J.S. Paluch Company. While there will be an increase in cost to advertisers, there are A Way of Life! the added benefits of online publicity with direct links to their websites and the option of color ads. If you have not yet completed your form, please do so. There are forms in each pew and a box located in the back of church to de- The bulletin will continue to be produced in house and the ad- posit your forms. You may also complete your Stewardship form vertising revenue will cover the cost for J.S. Paluch Company on our parish website. with a potential rebate to the parish.

It is very important that we hear from all of our families so that we may strengthen and grow our ministries here at St. Nicholas. The Stewardship Committee will be following up with all families who do not turn in their forms so please do take time to do this today.

Thank you for your continued support!

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LNMV Religious Education:

Classes held at the Catholic Education Center (CEC) home of Holy Cross Catholic School

Regular Classes Wednesday, Jan. 27th, 2016 from 6:30-7:45pm Today marks the beginning of Catholic Schools Week. Stu- Regular Classes Wednesday, Feb. 3rd, 2016 from 6:30-7:45pm dents will be celebrating with special activities, speakers, ser- vice projects, and dress-up days. Catholic education is an in- Help wanted: We are in need of substitute catechists on vestment in a child’s spiritual and academic formation, and Wednesday nights. If you would be interested in helping out 2 or the students and staff of Holy Cross are grateful for your sup- 3 Wednesday nights through the end of April, please contact port. Kathy Chlan at [email protected] for details.

First Reconciliation interviews will take place during class times Wed. Jan. 27th.

First Reconciliation will be held in our church on Saturday, Janu- ary 30th, 2016 at 12:00 noon.

Steubenville Summer Retreat! High schoolers are invited to Holy Cross Catholic School students are selling $5 raffle tickets attend the Steubenville retreat from January 15th to February 28th. The raffle is fully sup- this coming July 29-31 at the Uni- ported by Catholic United Financial and all proceeds go direct- versity of St Thomas. Info is on ly to the school. Please help us reach our goal of $12,000 by the parish website, http:// purchasing tickets from a student or calling the school for a www.stncc.net/youth-group. Turn in your deposits soon to re- book of tickets. Prizes include a 2016 Jeep Compass or serve a spot. First come, first served! Contact stnick- $20,000 cash, trips, ipads and gift cards! [email protected] for more info.

Dead Theologians Society: Grades 9-12 are invited to attend the meeting of the Dead Theologians Society. The next meeting is Sunday, Feb. 14th from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the St. Nicholas Cam- pus. (Confirmation students, this will count for one Faith Enrich- ment event.)

Food Shelf Weekend: St. Nicholas will be hold- ing food drives the last full weekend of every month. All donations will be going to the Scott County Food Shelf. Mark your calendar for the next Food Shelf weekend: January 30/31. Please bring food and drop in the alcoves on the sides of church. Thank you! Thank you to all who have sent in Box Tops for Education. Holy Cross Catholic School received a check for $938.60 earlier this month. This was collected from April 2015-November 2015. Elko New Market are The next turn in date is at the end of February. Please contin- hosting a Pancake and Sausage Breakfast on ue to collect and turn in Box Tops. Also you can refer to Holy Sunday, January 24th, from 8:00 - 12:00. Cross Catholic School webpage (Parent Page/Fundraising) for Everyone is welcome! more ways to help Holy Cross with product turn in items.

Again a big THANK YOU!

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A message from Archbishop Bernard Hebda

The 2016 Catholic Services Appeal will begin at the end of January. As the interim Shepherd of the Archdiocese, I strongly encourage you to participate in the Appeal. I wholeheartedly support the Appeal and will make my personal pledge to it. Last year the Appeal fell short of its goal and the collective ministries of the Archdiocese, like Catholic Char- ities and Catholic grade schools, were underfunded. I am calling on you to join me in doing our part so that those important ministries of the Archdiocese—outreach and programs that go beyond what any one parish could organize and support on its own—can be fully funded. The sick, the imprisoned, the student in need, those in the missions, the seminarians, the poor, the homeless, and the hungry are all counting on us. Mindful in this Year of Mercy of the many blessings that we have received, let us commit to being instruments of our God’s tender- ness and mercy in the lives of our brothers and sisters in need. Please be assured in advance of my gratitude for your participation in the Catholic Services Appeal as well as a remembrance in my daily prayers.

Appeal for the 17 Collective Ministries of the Archdiocese that no one parish can support on its own. Please be gener- ous. In 2015 the Appeal did not reach its goal and Ministries were not fully funded, including the Archdiocesan Hospital Chaplains, Catholic Grade Schools, and the Venezuelan Mission. Please be generous this year.

The Designated Ministries are: 1. American Indian Ministry 2. Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (ACCW) 3. Campus Ministry – 4. Campus Ministry – Saint Paul’s Outreach 5. Catholic Charities 6. Deaf Ministry 7. Catholic Elementary Schools 8. Archdiocesan Office of Evangelization and Catechesis 9. Catholic High Schools 10. Hospital Chaplains of the Archdiocese 11. Archdiocesan Offices of Latino Ministry 12. Marriage, Family and Life Office of the Archdiocese 13. Parishes 14. Archdiocesan Prison Chaplains 15. Saint John Vianney College Seminary 16. The Saint Paul Seminary 17. Venezuelan Mission of the Archdiocese

Please remember that parishes are a benefitted ministry; we receive 25% of the dollars we collect in our parish if we reach our parish goal.

Please go to www.csafspm.org to read and see more about the ministries benefitted by the 2016 Appeal. This is the Year of Mercy. We should remember that Jesus taught us the Corporal Works of Mercy: feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless, visit the sick, visit the imprisoned, and bury the dead. These Works of Mercy are precisely what the 17 Collective Ministries of the Archdiocese accomplish. Thank you for your generosity!

Thank you to all who responded to Archbishop Hebda’s request to join with Catholics around the country to donate toward relief efforts of Catholic Charities for the disaster of the Floods in the Midwest and South. St. Nicholas collected a total of $704.00.

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Everyday Stewardship

I often tell people that perhaps my favorite author on stew- ardship is usually not thought of as a stewardship writer at all: . She was like a Russian-Canadian Doro- thy Day, starting the Madonna House of lay men and women and clergy who work with and live with the poor. Doherty wrote about a spiritual life where God permeates our everyday lives. Of course, this resonates with me and my writing about everyday stewardship spirituality.

She wrote, "Yes, stewardship pertains to everything, and I am Q & A What are the servant songs of Isaiah? How do they responsible for my part of that everything." This sense of re- relate to Jesus' life and ministry? sponsibility for our own little slice of God's universe is so very important in an imperfect reality of human life. The conse- The four servant songs, Isaiah 42:1-4, 49:1-6, 50:4-9, and 52:13 quence of not taking care of our little "part of that every- --53:12, are strategically placed in Second Isaiah to offer hope thing" is that those who could have heard or witnessed the and consolation to a suffering Israel during its Babylonian Exile. good news of Jesus Christ might not get that chance. We are created so uniquely, it is folly to always assume that someone else can take care of things if we choose to bow out. We Israel had been defeated by the Babylonians, who destroyed sometimes even fall into a trap where we say, "It is God who their Temple, killed the last of the kings in David's lineage, and touches people's hearts, not me," because it may very well be exiled them from their land, transporting them to Babylon. that God's plan was to touch them through YOU. This is the context in which Second Isaiah composes his power- fully poetic book of hope and consolation. A significant part of There are many implications of Paul's use of body imagery in that message is the portrait of God's servant, who is called to his First Letter to the Corinthians. Yes, the body of Christ has be a source of hope and encouragement for the people. many parts and they are all unique. All of us baptized into his body have been called to be an active part in that body. But if we choose to neglect our role or we don't feel responsible to Each of the four poems emphasizes God's choice and election be the best member of that body we can be, the body cannot of the servant. The last poem stresses the suffering and rejec- function as it needs to. Good stewardship spirituality sees all tion of God's servant, along with his eventual death. Isaiah is the gifts in that body as precious. For our important role, we certain that God will use the servant's innocent suffering as a are called to grow and cultivate our part of that body. way to redeem and remove the guilt and sin of others. Thus the servant becomes a source of salvation for himself and for Liturgical Publications, Inc. others.

Who is this servant? Many suggest that Isaiah was referring to Israel herself, as she underwent exilic suffering which would Bulletin deadline: ultimately prove to be redemptive. Jesus' followers, including those for whom Mark wrote his Gospel, understood Jesus' Please submit bulletin announcements ministry in terms of Isaiah's suffering servant whose innocent by 4 p.m. on Wednesdays to suffering and death became the means of salvation for all. [email protected] Thank you! Liturgical Publications, Inc.

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Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy The Church of St. Michael in Stillwater is sponsoring this event. There are (Dec. 8, 2015 – Nov. 20, 2016) two sessions available (each gives the same information), one on January th th Francis asks us to “live this Year in the light of the Lord’s 17 at 10:30 am and the second on January 30 at 9:30 am. If you have words: ‘Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. (cf. Lk any questions, you may reach me at the information below. Sarah Truso, RN 715-386-3945 [email protected] 6:36)’” Participate throughout the year by making a pilgrimage to a Holy Door at the Cathedral of Saint Paul or Basilica of Saint Mary, regularly receiving the sacrament of Reconciliation, per- Miryam Dinner forming corporal and spiritual works of mercy, and participating Tuesday, February 16, 6 – 8 p.m., Archbishop’s Residence, 230 Summit in the #MercyWorks video challenge. Find additional ways to Ave., Saint Paul pray, learn and act at www.archspm.org/Mercy. The Vocation Office invites you to the Miryam Dinner hosted by

Andrew Cozzens. The event is for women, ages 16 – 35, who are discern- Operation Andrew Dinner ing consecrated life. It is typical for women discerners to be accompanied Tuesday, January 26, 6- 8 p.m., Archbishop’s Residence, 230 Sum- by their pastor, consecrated religious, or youth minister. mit Ave, Saint Paul The evening begins with prayer, followed by dinner with consecrated women sharing their vocation testimonies. Reserve your spot at the table The Operation Andrew Dinner is hosted by Bishop Andrew before February 9. Call 651.962.6890 or email stpaulvoca- Cozzens for men, ages 16 – 50, who have a genuine interest in the [email protected]. For more information on this and other priesthood or religious life. Plan to attend with your pastor, reli- events, check out www.10000vocations.org. gious brother or youth director. Reserve your spot at the table before January 19. 2016 Newly Married Retreat Call 651.962.6890 or email [email protected]. Saturday, February 6, 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Church of St. Charles Borromeo For more information on this and other events, check out This retreat is for all couples married 0 to 7 years wishing to have a hap- www.10000vocations.org. py, holy and healthy marriage. The retreat includes a Keynote presenta- tion by Bishop Cozzens, breakout sessions, reconciliation and the oppor- tunity for couples to renew wedding vows. The cost is $40 per couple, INSIDE THE SYNOD ON THE FAMILY: WHAT REALLY HAPPENED including continental breakfast and catered lunch. More details and reg- AND WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN? istration are available at www.archspm.org/nmr. For more information, please call 651-291-4488. THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 7:00 P.M. UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS, ST. PAUL CAMPUS, OWENS SCIENCE BUILDING, 3M AUDITORIUM World Day of the Sick John Grabowski, associate professor and director of Moral Theol- Saturday, February 13 - 10:00 a.m. Mass - with reception to follow. Saint ogy/Ethics at Catholic University of American in D.C., and theolog- John the Baptist (handicapped accessible) 835 2nd Ave. NW, New Bright- ical advisor to the United States Conference of Catholic on. (USCCB) Committee on , Marriage, Family, and Youth, will speak on the Holy See’s recent Synod of Bishops on the family, on Curatio, an Apostolate for Catholic Health Care Professionals, and the American Association of the Order of Malta are co-hosting World Day of January 28, 7:00 p.m., at the University of St. Thomas—St. Paul the Sick. Fathers Allen Paul Eilen and Joseph Johnson will concelebrate campus. Grabowski served as a marriage and family expert for the Mass dedicated for the sick, caregivers, health care professionals and Synod and will offer an insider’s take on what really happened— chaplains. The World Day of the Sick is a reminder for all of us to pray for in contrast to what the secular media was reporting—and what it those who are sick, to recognize and honor those who work in health all may mean for the Church. His presentation will be of particular care and those who serve as caregivers. Praying for the sick is a spiritual interest to those seeking a better understanding of Church synods act of mercy. Questions contact [email protected] or call and the significant role the family plays in the New Evangelization. 651.373.5369. All are welcome! Event is hosted by the UST Center for Catholic Studies’ Terrence J. Murphy Institute for Catholic Thought, Law, and Public Policy. Indoor Bean Bag Tournament and All You Can Eat Chili Feed EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. FOR MORE INFOR- Saturday, February 6th MATION VISIT www.StThomas.edu/MurphyInstitute. Registra- Crusader Civic Center located next to Immaculate Conception Catholic tion is not required to attend. Church in Lonsdale Chili Feed 6:00-8:30 PM Information Session on INFERTILITY, WOMEN’S HEALTH & NAP- Adults: $8/Child 12 and under-FREE ROTECHNOLOGY- Methods that seek to restore natural body function Bean Bag tournament $40 per team preregister by February 1 You are invited to an informational session on NaProTechnology, $50 per team at the door a method to evaluate and treat infertility and women’s health Preregister by texting team name to 612-221-1408 problems that is congruent with Church teaching and available locally. Sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council #16225

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Eucharistic Adoration Liturgical Stewardship Jan 30 @ 5pm Lector: Leah Heselton

“Greetings in Christ dear brothers and sisters. As we begin this Ministers: Chuck Mathews, Gail Mathews year of grace 2016, and the Year of Mercy, I would like to draw Ushers: Dan Heselton, Ron Chlan to your attention our need in regard to the Eucharistic Adora- Jan 31 @ 8am Lector: Mike Moeller tion Chapel here at Saint Nicholas. Ministers: Kathy Chlan, Joyce Anderson First of all, thank you to those who have dedicated so much Ushers: Scott Steele, Paul Thoresen time and who have faithfully covered so many hours in prayer before the Lord present in the Blessed Sacrament. This time with the Lord in contemplation is a Jan 31 @ 10am Lector: Tom McCabe blessing not only for the adorers, but for all of us at Saint Nicholas. The fruits Ministers: Amy McDonald, Mike Cole are evident in our vibrant parish life. Steve Addabbo, Pat McDonald Ushers: Nonetheless, I would ask that you would intensify your prayers in regard to the chapel, first in regard to the numerous uncovered hours. Additionally, the fact that we have only one adorer per hour makes things more difficult when some- Measure of Our Treasure to the Lord one is away and can’t cover the scheduled hour. January 17th, Week 29 in Fiscal Year

We also have not had anyone step up to be the head coordinator for the Adora- Budget Weekly Sunday Giving $6,522 tion Chapel. This volunteer position is one that is given a lot of support because Budget Year-to-Date Sunday Giving $189,138 of the hourly coordinators that help with coverage. Sunday Plate & Envelope $5,889

Therefore, I am asking that we as a parish encourage those we think would be a Bread and Wine $0 good fit, to contact me regarding the coordinator position as well as those who Children’s Collection $5 could become regularly scheduled adorers. Please consider how the Lord may Fuel $0 be asking you to be a witness to others in inviting them to the blessings of mak- ing the commitment to an hour of prayer every week.” ACH (Received monthly) $5,040 Father Barnes Grounds $0 Christmas $10 If you would like to become an adorer or for more information, please contact our temporary lead coordinator, Jean Moeller at 952-461-4552 or at mau- Collection Received Year-to-Date $182,712 [email protected]. You may also sign up online at http://www.stncc.net/available- -$6,427 adoration-hours. Endowment: $0 Capital Improvements: $148 YTD $3,005

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