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

TRI-PARISH FALL MASS SCHEDULE December 6, 2020 5:00 PM Saturday @ St. Joseph (1st & 3rd) 5:00 PM Saturday @ St. Matthew (2nd & 4th) Second Sunday of Advent 9:00 AM Sunday @ St. Teresa

TRI-PARISH OFFICE Hours: Monday-Friday 9 am-4 pm Address: 104 West Silver Street Mapleton, MN 56065 Phone: (507) 524-3127 Email: [email protected] Website: www.sjsmst.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/SJSMST Mass Times: See inside for schedule

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Father Andrew Vogel, Pastor (507) 524-4628 [email protected] To schedule confession or an appointment with Father call (507) 524-4628 Happy Feast Day of Nicholas! Sacramental Emergency:(507)320-9669

FINANCE COUNCILS PASTORAL COUNCIL Darla Graf, Bookkeeper John Jensen (ST) Owen Dickey (ST) (507) 524-4646 [email protected] Larson (ST) Marty Bissonette (ST) Wednesday-Friday 9 am - 4 pm George Leary (ST) Peg Breiter (ST) Merissa Roth, Director of Faith Formation and Gina Massop (ST) Karen Fox (ST) Youth Outreach Lindsey Lanoue (SM) Wendy Bennett (SM) (507) 524-4606 [email protected] Art Schuch (SM) Brad Lanoue (SM) Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9 am - 4 pm, Larry Caven (SM) Justin Davis (SM) Wednesday for Faith Formation, and other times as Scott Kleven (SJ) Paul FitzSimmons (SJ) required to serve youth. Dean Sohre (SJ) Shelli Grover (SJ) Jim Wieseler (SJ) Kim Kleven (SJ) Please note email addresses of each staff person and Christine Rahn (SJ) direct emails to correct person.

Bulletin announcements are due by Thursday at 9 am. Thank you! TRI-PARISH SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION PARISH CONTACTS The Sacrament of Baptism for Home Communion, Visits, Prayer Pre-Baptism preparation is required. Please contact St. Joseph: Connie Peters @ 507-420-3406 the office at least one month before the desired date. St. Matthew: Mary Lewis @ 507-674-3798 The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick St. Teresa: Deanna Shanahan @ 507-524-4963 Please notify the office if you or a family member is in the hospital or homebound and would like to re- CEMETERY BOARD HEADS ceive this sacrament. Jay Winters—St. Joseph Donna Kopischke—St. Matthew The Sacrament of Reconciliation Jason Klein—St. Teresa Call Fr. Vogel @ 524-4628 for private appointment. 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. WELCOME to Mass! Hello,

I pray you are having a blessed Advent. We are so happy to have you celebrate together Thank you to all who helped out with the again. Invite your family and friends to join us. Spaghetti dinner and thank you to all who Please note that you can attend any of the Masses in the ordered food. Merissa thinks we had less Tri-Parish that are convenient for you! Come pray and receive people (which is understandable considering every- Jesus at any of the Masses at St. Joseph, St. Matthew or thing), but we raised about the same amount. So thank St. Teresa!! you so much for your support of our youth events and **During Minnesota’s Better Together campaign our diocese trips. We pray that an ethical vaccine is found and dis- recommends 50% occupancy, wear masks, use hand sanitizer, sit tributed soon so that we can gather again (full strength) with family or 6’ apart and stay home when ill. Let’s be Christ for one and we are be able to go on our youth trips. another so we can continue to worship together!

I think the key word from the readings this Sunday TRI-PARISH FALL MASS SCHEDULE comes from the first reading, “comfort.” This would be a Sacrament of Reconciliation is available for 30 minutes comfort in the Lord. I have been known to use prior to any Mass. Benedict’s quote, but it is just so good: “The world offers 7:30 am Thursday Eucharistic Adoration followed by you comfort. But you were not made for comfort. You 8:30 am Mass at St. Teresa (when Fr. Vogel is here) were made for greatness.” Yes, the world offers us com- fort. To waste our lives away watching TV or relaxing. 7:30 am Saturday Eucharistic Adoration followed by And not that those things are evil, but we can spend too 8:30 am Mass at St Teresa (when Fr. Vogel is here) much time trying to become comfortable. The comfort 5:00 PM Saturday Mass (St. Joseph 1st, 3rd & 5th and the first reading is talking about is a comfort that is found St. Matthew 2nd & 4th Saturdays) in placing our trust in God. It is kind of a hope or belief that in the end all will be good. We know that despite all 9:00 AM Sunday Mass at St. Teresa the hardships we face in our lives, that God is ultimately in control and will put an end to all evil at the end of Mass Readings, , Intentions time, at Jesus’ second coming. This comfort, this belief, this hope was planted in our souls at the time of our Monday, December 7 - St Baptism. Saint , in the Gospel, tells the 35:1-10; Psalm 85:9-14; Luke 5:17-26 people, “One mightier than I is coming after me. I am not Tuesday, December 8 - The of the worthy to stoop and loosen the thongs of his sandals. I Blessed Mary have baptized you with water; he will baptize you with Genesis 3:9-15, 20; Psalm 98:1-4; the Holy Spirit.” Jesus did baptize us with the Holy Spirit Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12; Luke 1:26-38 at our Baptism. Do we allow the Holy Spirit to emanate 7:30 a.m. Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction from our soul into our actions with others? So as we 8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Teresa  Mary Breiter continue this Advent season, spend time reflecting on Wednesday, December 9 - St Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin the Holy Spirit within you. Receive God’s comfort, faith, Isaiah 40:25-31; Psalm 103:1-4, 8, 10; Matthew 11: 28-30 and hope. Then allow that to change the way you inter- act with others. Pass God’s comfort, faith, and hope on Thursday, December 10 to others. Isaiah 41:13-20; Psalm 145:1, 9-13; Matthew 11:11-15 7:30 a.m. Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction Have a blessed Advent, 8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Teresa  Ernest Kramer Father Vogel Friday, December 11 - St Damascus I Isaiah 48: 17-19; Psalm 1:1-4, 6; Matthew 11:16-19 Retirement Fund for Religious Saturday, December 12 - Our Lady of Guadalupe Zechariah 2:14-17 or Revelation 11:19a, 12:1-6a, 10ab; Judith 13:18-19; Luke 1:26-38 or 1:39-47 Next weekend there will be a collection for the Retirement 7:30 a.m. Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction 8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Teresa  Jim Carey Fund for Religious. In good times and bad, senior Catho- lic sisters, brothers, and religious order of priests have Saturday/Sunday, December 12/13 - Third Sunday of Advent served our Church and world. Today they pray for a world Isaiah 61:1-2a, 10-11; Luke 1:46-50, 53-54; 1 Thessalonians that is hurting. Your gift to this collection helps provide 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28 medications, nursing care and more. Please be generous. 5:00 p.m. Mass at St. Matthew  Mary Graf 9:00 a.m. Mass at St. Teresa  Robert Smith Ministry Schedule Parish News & Events

Saturday, December 12 @ St. Matthew at 5:00 p.m. Contribution envelopes for 2021 are available at Reader: Wendy Bennett each parish. If you have not received them in the past Communion: Father Vogel or celebrant only Hospitality: Tim & Wendy Bennett and would like to, please call the office at 524-3127. Servers: None at this time Thank you! Sacristan: Wendy Bennett Money Counters: Neil Majeski, Maria Sanders A loving Tri-Parish welcome to Mar’Khi Bryan, Marielle May, and Marlee Lynn Brinkley, children Sunday, December 13 @ St. Teresa at 9:00 a.m. of La’Mar Brinkley and Miranda Miller, who were Reader: Ann Langworthy baptized on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at St. Communion: Father Vogel or celebrant only Teresa. May God bless you and your family as you Hospitality: Owen & Teresa Dickey grow up in life and faith. JESUS LOVES YOU!! Servers: None at this time Sacristan: KC Reuter Money Counters: 12/13 & 12/20 Tammy Schmidt & Megan Employment opportunity: Positions open in the Tri-Parish Langworthy are: Tri-Parish Administrator, Tri-Parish Accountant and Tri- Altar Linens for December: Stephanie Stencel Parish Adult Outreach Coordinator. descriptions are

MINISTRY SCHEDULE FOR FALL/WINTER posted on the Tri-Parish website at www.sjsmst.org. were mailed to all ministry volunteers. Please find your own substitute and let the office know. Belize

Calendar of events and meetings A new fundraising campaign is starting this Christmas season called “Bathrooms in Belize”. Since travel is not  Sunday, December 6: advised to the country of Belize, the Belize Mission 4:30-6PM Catechesis of the Good Shepherd group has found a way to continue the impact of the 5  Wednesday, December 9: years of Tri-Parish mission work. Bathrooms in Belize looks to install bathrooms at houses previously built by 6:00-7:15PM Faith Formation Grades 6-10 the Mission group and give those people the most basic 6:00PM Sacrament of First Reconciliation sanitary needs of a toilet, sink, and shower. The bath-  Tuesday, December 15: rooms will be constructed by unemployed locals who 7:00 PM St Joseph Finance Council Meeting have found themselves unable to find daywork with the Coronvirus restrictions closing down most tourism and Immaculate Conception & Christmas Schedule construction activities. All projects and funds will be routed through Divine Mercy Church of Belize IMMACULATE CONCEPTION MASS will be on Tuesday, City. Please consider helping with those in need this hol- Dec. 8 at 8:30 a.m. at St. Teresa. Eucharistic Adoration iday season. will begin prior to Mass at 7:30 a.m. CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE Community News Thursday, December 24 - 4:00 p.m. Mass at St. Matthew Thursday, December 24 - 6:00 p.m. Mass at St. Joseph Thursday, December 24 - 8:00 p.m. Mass at St. Teresa Friday, December 25 - 9:00 a.m. Mass at St. Teresa

Pastoral Care OréMoose is a new leather works business led by Kruse. Through this business, 100% genuine leather, custom- God, grant healing and peace to those who have re- izable Breviary and Bible covers are produced. If you would quested our prayers: Jerry Etherington, Lavonne Miller, be interested in a durable, handmade leather cover for one of Marie Kruegel your books, please visit oremoose.com or check them out on For new requests call 524-3127 or email [email protected] Facebook or Instagram. Financial Update Community News TRI-PARISH STEWARDSHIP St. Teresa Loaves and Fishes Christmas Blessing November 15 & 22 $3,425.67 The past 2 years, a small group has come together to bring a Amount Collected YTD $59,441.25 Christmas blessing to the families of our communities who are Amount Needed YTD $69,174.00 served by Loaves and Fishes. The project has brought the St. Matthew chance for all parents with children registered through Loaves November 28 $1,184.00 and Fishes to “shop” for a new toy/gift for each of their chil- Amount Collected YTD $20,122.00 dren, as well as a color book and crayons or markers for each Amount Needed YTD $25,454.00 child. This year, knowing there is even greater need across our communities, we are keeping a collection box St. Joseph here at Saint Teresa’s to help serve this mission. If you November 7 & 21 $1.864.00 would like to donate, here is a list of items that they are asking Amount Collected YTD $14,513.00 for: New toys/gifts ($5-$10) for all age groups. Amount Needed YTD $23,625.00 New socks, pajama sets, slippers, blankets, hats, and gloves. Church support may be given in the following ways: Color books. 1. Mail your envelope to the Tri-Parish Office at Crayons, markers, colored pencils, notebooks, and other PO Box 305, Mapleton, MN 56065. basic school supplies. 2. Online https://catholicfsmn.org/parish-donations Wrapping paper and gift bags. select your parish from the drop down menu. Catholic Foundation of Southern MN will send Donations are 100% applied to this mission and the children your donation to the parish you selected. they are supporting. 3. Sign up to begin an automatic monthly contribution.

Thank you for supporting your parish. Faith Formation/Youth Outreach 2020 Catholic Ministry Appeal Update Contact Merissa Roth 524-4646 or email [email protected]

Adoration and Youth Group is held every other Wednes- Parish 2020 Goal Rec’d % of Goal day night for grades 6-12. While grades K-5 are in class, St. Joseph $5,000 $3,575 71.50 come and adore our Lord with praise and worship, fol- St. Matthew $4,175 $3,640 87.19 lowed by food and activities! Next date: December 16th St. Teresa $14,300 $7,630 53.36 Thank you to all who have contributed so far. Each parish Catholic Heart Work Camp is open for registration in the diocese is responsible for their goal. If donations for 8th grade and above. This year we will be taking are not received to meet the parish goal, the remaining a group to Denver, CO June 13-19! This camp is a balance will be paid from that parish’s general funds. great opportunity for youth and adults to grow in Deadline for donations to the 2020 appeal is Dec. 31. their faith while serving others. This week will be Spaghetti Supper packed full of service and fun. If you are interested in attending this mission trip in the summer, please see Father or Merissa for more information. Registration will be due February 17th, 2021. Thank you to all who volunteered Steubenville - Rochester and helped out with the Spaghetti Supper this past Wednesday! And July 9th-11th 2021 thank you to everyone who ordered Steubenville | Rochester is a weekend conference that food and donated. We had a GREAT turnout and evangelizes, equips and empowers 8th-12th grade youth to the spaghetti tasted amazing! become radical, joyful disciples. Enjoy keynote speakers, praise and wor- ship, Eucharistic Adoration, Reconciliation, and much more. Diocesan Special Collection