Holy Spirit Parish St. Mary’s Parish 227 Third St. 57 Horn Blvd. Two Harbors, MN Silver Bay, MN

WELCOME TO THE PARISHES OF HOLY SPIRIT & ST MARY’S Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time | July 15, 2018

HOLY SPIRIT PARISH Mass Schedule Confession Schedule Saturday: 4:30 pm Friday: 7:30 - 8:00 am Sunday: 11:00 am Saturday: 3:30 - 4:15 pm Or by appointment.

Eucharistic Adoration: Fridays 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Holy Spirit Office Hours: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Monday - Thursday 7:00 am - 11:00 am Fridays Office is located in parish basement.

Office ...... (218) 834-4659 Office E-mail ...... [email protected] Liturgy E-mail ...... [email protected] Rectory ...... (218) 834-4313 Parish Website ...... www.holyspirittwoharbors.org Deacon Tim Egan ...... (218) 349-9175 Deacon Scott Peters ...... (218) 834-2543 Director of Religious Education ...... (218) 226-3100 Prayer Intentions ...... (218) 834-4659 Birthright ...... (800) 550-4900

ST. MARY’S PARISH Mass Schedule Confession Schedule Saturday: 7:15 pm Saturday: 6:30 - 7:00 pm Sunday: 8:30 am Sunday: 7:50 - 8:15 am Or by appointment.

Eucharistic Adoration: Wednesdays 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

St. Mary’s Office Hours: 8:00 am - 2:00 pm Monday - Wednesday Office is located in St. Mary’s Rectory.

Office/Rectory ...... (218) 226-3100 Church Hall ...... (218) 226-3691 Parish E-mail ...... [email protected] SACRAMENTS OF MARRIAGE, BAPTISM, ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Parish Website ...... www.stmarysilverbay.org Please contact your parish office. Deacon Fred Wright ...... (218) 220-1790 Deacon Jack Ferris (Retired)………...(218) 226-4753 Father Michael Lyons (in Residence) (218) 830-1600 BULLETIN SUBMISSION DEADLINE: [email protected] Bulletin Announcements must be submitted to your parish office Prayer Chain ...... (218) 226-3639 or (218) 226-3841 before 4:30 pm on Mondays.

(218) 834-4313 Pastor: Rev. Steven Laflamme [email protected] St Mary’s, Silver Bay

Parish News: Please Keep These People In Your Prayers:

Want to learn more about your Catholic Faith?  Parishioners: Marion & Bill McKeever, Rose Elam, Ron On Sunday evenings at 6:30, during July and August, we Clement, George Asmussen, Leanne Buell, Joe Rollins, Lino Rauzi, Joan Scallen, Elwood Youngberg, Greta Stefanich, Ted will gather as a group in the Social Hall to learn more Youngberg, Tim Downey, Deanna Larson. about our Catholic faith using FORMED and Fr. Mike Schmitz’s videos. We’ll start the evening with prayer,  Clergy: Deacon Fred Wright, Fr. Francis Paquette. then move into the topic/video of the night, followed by  Relatives & Friends: David Shoen, Brad Althaus, Mike group discussion. This will be very informal and there will Schultz, Pam King, Mike Hartfiel, Austin Peterson, Ryan be no pressure to talk; you’re invited to come and just Kelly, Judi Welch, Jeremy Tedrick, Cyndi Correll, Brad Hove, listen, too, if that’s what you prefer. Bring any questions Jeff Mitchell, Mark Rollins, Dan Moudry, Johnny Jerabek. or topics that interest you for future meetings. No  Military: Todd Curry, John Ferguson, Karen McGrane, obligation to attend every time– just come when you Michael Seipke, Sam West, Chris Grensing, Sean Stebbins, can. The more, the merrier! Sam Andrus, Kris Topp.

Coffee & Rolls Bible Study - Who was Peter?

St. Theresa’s Circle will be hosting Coffee & Rolls after Mass on Sunday, July 29. Please plan to join us for A poor fisherman? An impetuous student? A bungling delicious treats and great fellowship. disciple? A coward who became the “rock” of the Church? Find out the answers during our next Bible study using Need a ride to church? Lectio: Peter, the Cornerstone of Catholicism. Ten Please call the church office; there are volunteers who fascinating sessions explore the life of Peter and his can make arrangements for you. It would be helpful relevance to our lives. Presented by Dr. Tim Gray who is to know which Mass you prefer to attend (Saturday renowned for using the Bible, History & Sacred Tradition evening or Sunday morning) and if it’s an ongoing need and Art to present a fresh perspective on the Catholic or a one-time request for you. Faith. We will begin this study on Sunday, September 9. The Eucharistic Adoration Bible Study Group meets Sunday evenings at 6:30 pm in We have Eucharistic Adoration every Wednesday 9 am - the Social Hall. We would love to have new members join 3 pm. All are invited to stop in to spend some time with us. We will use the video presentations, group discussion the Lord in prayer. For those who can devote an hour, we and personal reflection to dive deeper into knowing the have a sign-up sheet in the back of the church to assure life of Peter. There is no pressure to be there every week that there is always someone in attendance during the as you can access videos online when you are unable to time of Exposition. attend. Vacation Bible School

Let us not grow tired of doing good, for in due time we shall reap our harvest, if we do not Mark your calendars for St. Mary's fun-filled VBS! Our VBS give up.” -Galatians 6:9 will be Monday, August 20 - Wednesday, August 22. We will start at 10:30 am and end at 3 pm each day. VBS is for Summer is a time for relaxing and vacations but also the ages 4-12 years old. We invite older students to join the perfect opportunity to nurture the seeds of faith sown fun by helping the younger students during VBS. Our during the year. Don't forget to remain faithful in the theme this year is Discovering Jesus. small things and remain steadfast in your spiritual commitments! Welcome to St. Mary’s FORMED.ORG is available on your device so you can download a book before you go on vacation or you can We’re happy you’re here! If you are new to our community watch/listen online while you travel. Plus, don’t forget and would like to be a registered member of our parish, or about our great FREE resources from Dynamic Catholic, even if you’re just a frequent visitor, please call or stop in located on the back table of the church. to the Parish Office so we can meet you and tell you about

some of our programs. We’d love to get to know you and Cindy will be out of the office at training in Duluth on welcome you into any programs that might interest you. Wednesday, July 18 and Thursday, July 19. Fr. Steve’s Prayer for Consideration:

“O God, who show the light of your truth to those who go astray, so that they may return to the right path, give all who for the faith they profess are accounted Christians the grace to reject whatever is contrary to the name of Christ and to strive after all that does it honor. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son...” -Collect for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Our Collect (opening prayer) this Sunday is a bit lengthier than typical for a Sunday in Ordinary Time, but it boils down to one basic theme: we are asking God that we may be able to successfully practice what we preach. The prayer taken as a whole is asking God to help us to live in our daily lives that which we proclaim that we believe with our lips. So, let’s start in the middle of the prayer. We ask God the Father to give all of us, who say that we are Christians through the profession of our faith, the grace to live that way. What is this prayer getting at? Every Sunday at Mass, we recite together the Nicene Creed. We may recall that the word “creed” comes from the Latin word “credo,” which means “I believe.” When we recite the creed at Mass, it’s important that we realize that every phrase in that creed is a declarative statement. We are telling God, those all around us, and the world what it is that we believe. That’s why it is important that we try hard not to just ramble off the words of the creed each Sunday without taking time to think about what we are saying- these are some of the most important words our lips will ever speak- we are professing our faith in God. But the Collect goes on to ask God for the grace, the spiritual help, for us to put into practice in our everyday lives what we say that we believe every Sunday. How do we do that? As the prayer states, by rejecting whatever in our lives is contrary to the name of Christ and striving after all that does the name of Christ honor. We must always try to be diligent in making sure that all things that we do in our lives honor our name as “Christian.” How we speak, what we say, what movies and TV we watch, the music we listen to, the friends we hang out with, the way we prioritize our time and our money: all these things should be done with our Christian name in mind. Will this activity, this purchase, this relationship, this use of my time honor Christ’s name? If the answer is no, if the answer is that this activity, purchase, relationship, use of my time is actually contrary to Christian values or Christ’s teaching, then we need to reject it. But even when we make mistakes, when we fall into sin, as all of us do, then the opening phrase of the Collect comforts us: “O God, who show the light of your truth to those who go astray, so that they may return to the right path...” God knows that we are sinful human beings, that we often fail. He calls us to choose what will honor our name as Christian, and reject what is contrary to it, but when we fall, He in no way abandons us. He shows us the way back to the right path by shedding the light of His love and mercy on us. In other words, God is always, always, looking out for our best interest, always loving us, always leading us back to Himself. God bless you! ~ Fr. Steve

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Catholic Tidbits: Priestly Vestments

Last week, I spoke about the first ritual the priest completes in immediate preparation for the celebration of Mass when he arrives in the sacristy before Mass: he washes his hands. Moving now to the vestments that the priest puts on, the first is called the “amice.” An amice is a rectangular piece of cloth with a red cross in the center and two long strings attached on one side. The priest drapes the amice over his shoulders, and ties the strings around his torso, tucking the edge of the amice into the collar of his shirt. The amice is a remnant of what used to be common practice- priests would wear a hood during Mass that would drape over the top of their vestments. The practical purpose of the amice is to cover the everyday clothes of the priest, including his roman collar, for the celebration of Mass, to signify that the celebration of Mass is something entirely different from an everyday activity. It also serves the function, since it sits between the priest’s neck and the collar of his vestments, to protect the vestments from perspiration and stain. Symbolically, the amice is representative of a helmet, a protection against the attacks of the evil one. The prayer that the priest prays as he puts on the amice makes this clear: “Place upon me, O Lord, the helmet of salvation, that I may overcome the assaults of the devil.”

Mass with Prayers for Healing

A Mass with prayers for healing is being held Monday, July 30 at 6 pm at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, 2801 E. 4th St., Duluth. Adoration will be available 11 am- 4 pm that day with confessions offered 1 pm-3 pm and after the 6 pm Mass. Priests and deacons will be available to pray with individuals following the Mass for all who desire it. For more

details on what this event is about, check out the bulletin board at the entrance of the church. Holy Spirit, Two Harbors

Parish News: Please Keep These People In Your Prayers: Coffee, Rolls and a Thank You:  PARISHIONERS: Howard Shultz, Arthur Barthman, John Please join us for coffee and treats after the 11:00 am Erickson, Ron Kor, Bonnie McGregor, Mary Murphy, JoAnn Mass this Sunday, July 15th, as we honor Judy Payment, Verna Rafn, Marilyn Schaefer, Joe Seeber. Fleischer for her years of hard work as our parish’s  FRIENDS & RELATIVES: Bill Carlson and Robert Linn. safe environment and liturgical ministry coordinator.  MILITARY PERSONNEL: Garrett Aho, Nate Berger, Cody Cavallin, Jacob Kearin, James Mickle, Christopher Parish Town Hall Meeting: Your input is needed! Uremovich, Maddison Zavoral and Sophia Zavoral.

Father Steve is hosting a town-hall style parish SACRED HEART CANDLE: John Erickson. meeting on Sunday, July 29th, immediately following Prayer Requests: Please call the church office if you would like the 11:00 am Mass in the Church social hall to discuss to submit a prayer request; these requests will run for three ideas for upcoming building improvement and weeks. If continued prayers are needed after that time, prayer restoration projects. At this meeting, Father Steve requests can always be renewed by calling the church office: plans to discuss the current needs regarding repairs, 834-4659. ideas for future decorations, and present possible renditions for our worship space. Coffee, donuts and Men’s Prayer Group—MEETS THIS WEEK rolls will be provided. All parishioners are strongly encouraged to attend to share their thoughts, We meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month at opinions, and ideas! 6:30 pm in the church basement. There's no formal agenda; we just chat about various topics that come up - Calling Catholic Moms concerns, blessings, praises, thanksgiving, etc. - and pray In our culture there is a growing need for moms to the Rosary together. We welcome and encourage others connect, especially those trying to live out (and learn to join us. about) the teachings of the Catholic Church. An initiative has begun to provide for this need at Holy Spirit, and parish members are needed to help with Cassi’s Corner—Our Lady of Mount Carmel the formation. If you are feeling called to help with such an endeavor, please talk to Cassi Beamer. She This week (on July 16 to be exact) we celebrate Mary can be reached after Masses, by email at under the title of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a title [email protected], or by calling the which has a fascinating history. Mount Carmel is parish office (834-4659). located in Israel and was the place where the prophet Elijah challenged the priests of Baal and where he Eucharistic Adoration prayed for an end to a drought (see 1Kings 18). This We have Eucharistic Adoration every Friday from holy mountain was the home of a group of 9:00 am until noon. Taking time to just sit with our old-testament hermits who prayed for the coming of Lord in Adoration is the best and fastest way to build the promised Virgin-Mother(!) who would bring forth your relationship with Jesus and to learn His voice. the Messiah. After Christ’s coming, the mountain has Stop by for a few minutes or a full hour. been the home of a religious order of Our Lady of

Parish Roster Updates Mount Carmel. It is from this order that we get the If you did not have your photo taken for the last brown scapular, a sacramental that comes with directory, you might receive a call from the parish several promises from Our Lady. You can learn office asking about your status with the church. We more about the scapular at www.wordonfire.org or realize that parishioners often forget to tell the church www.americaneedsfatima.org when they move, update phone numbers, or if some- one has died. Please be assured these calls are NOT a check of your faith or attendance, but an effort to PLEASE CHECK THE BULLETIN BOARDS FOR make sure our records are up-to-date and that we are ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS. properly ministering to you, our parishioners. St. Mary’s Mass Schedule Holy Spirit’s Mass Schedule Saturday ST. KATERI TEKAKWITHA 7/14/18 Saturday ST. KATERI TEKAKWITHA 7/14/18 3:30 p.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation 6:30 p.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation 4:30 p.m. Mass - Intention for All Parishioners 7:15 p.m. Mass - Intention for Gen Grahek  Readers…..Harold Ek Reader…...Rick Frericks Chalice…...Liz Scheidt & to be assigned Cantor...... Patty Armstrong Cantor...... Judy Fleischer Plate……..Susan Frericks Servers…...Hayden Johnson & to be assigned Chalice…..Tom Frericks & Michael Rowlee Servers…..Zack Fredrickson & Thomas Rowlee Sunday 15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 7/15/18 Sunday 15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 7/15/18 11:00 a.m. Mass - Intention for Kseniya Beamer 7:50 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation Reader…....Gina Lemke 8:30 a.m. Mass - Intention for All Parishioners Chalice…...Chris Lemke & Laura Lien Reader……Greg Johnson Cantor...... Mary Simonsen Cantor...... Tom Palen Servers…...Anthony Lemke & Noah Mecklin Plate……...Deacon Jack Ferris Chalice…..Ken & Bonnie Kruger Servers…..Natalie Reineccius & Valerie Melander Monday OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL 7/16/18

Monday OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL 7/16/18 No Mass No Mass Tuesday WEEKDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 7/17/18 Tuesday WEEKDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 7/17/18 5:30 p.m. Mass - Intention for Patty Isakson 7:50 a.m. Rosary 8:15 a.m. Mass - Intention for Barb & John Grahek Anniversary Wednesday ST. CAMILLUS DE LELLIS 7/18/18 Wednesday ST. CAMILLUS DE LELLIS 7/18/18 No Mass 7:50 a.m. Rosary 8:15 a.m. Mass - Intention for Mita Frericks Thursday WEEKDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 7/19/18 Thursday WEEKDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 7/19/18 8:15 a.m. Mass - Intention for Alex VanHorn

7:50 a.m. Rosary 6:30 p.m. Men’s Prayer Group 8:15 a.m. Mass - Intention for Katie Wright

Friday ST. APOLLINARIS 7/20/18 Friday ST. APOLLINARIS 7/20/18

7:50 a.m. Rosary 7:30 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation 8:15 a.m. Mass - Intention for Patricia Burke  8:15 a.m. Mass - Intention for Bill Merhar 9:00 a.m. Eucharistic Adoration with Benediction Saturday ST. LAWRENCE OF BRINDISI 7/21/18

6:30 p.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday ST. LAWRENCE OF BRINDISI 7/21/18 7:15 p.m. Mass - Intention for Linda Costley  Reader…...Thomas Clifford 3:30 p.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation Cantor...... Rick Frericks w/Guitar Accpt. 4:30 p.m. Mass - Intention for All Parishioners Plate……..Tom Frericks Readers…..Barb Haynes Chalice…..Steve & Emma Rohloff Chalice…... Carol Anderson & Beth Egan Cantor...... Mary Simonson Servers…..Lucas & Jake Stadler Servers……Olivia & Ava Fosness Sunday 16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 7/22/18 7:50 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation Sunday 16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 7/22/18 8:30 a.m. Mass - Intention for All Parishioners Reader……Ed Hynes 11:00 a.m. Mass - Intention for Deel Hoffman Cantor...... Rick Frericks w/Guitar Accpt. Reader…....Michelle Thewis Plate……...Deacon Jack Ferris Chalice…... Nancy Olsen & to be assigned Chalice…..Jeff Asmussen & Susan Frericks Cantor...... Judy Fleischer Servers…..Mita Frericks & Laurese McKinney Servers…... Ethan & Rachel Bopp

Weekend Collection Weekend Collection

General…………….…….……..…...…….$2,797.52 General………………………………………..$2,267.81 Front Wall Project…………….……….……$85.00 UCA…………………...……………………………$334.00 UCA……………………………………..….……$500.00 Building Fund……………….………………….$115.00 Building Fund………………………………….$55.00