The Parish of St. Maximilian Kolbe 204 South River TheStreet Church of St. Maximilian Kolbewww.DelanoCatholic.com P.O. Box 470 [email protected] Delano,Parish MN Office 55328 St. Peter Campus: 217 S. Second(763) 972 Street - 2077 204 South River Street St. Joseph Campus: 401 N. River Street P.O. Box 470 Delano, MN 55328 www.stmaxkolbechurch.org (763) 972 - 2077 [email protected] The Churches of St. Peter and St. Joseph MASS SCHEDULE Saturday 5:00 pm (SP) Sunday 8:00 am (SP) 10:30 am (SP) Limited Mass seating. Pre-registration is NOT required. Tuesday 5:30 pm (SP) Wednesday 8:30 am (SP) Thursday 6:30 am (SP) Friday *8:30 am (SP) *Friday Mass is for Students and Staff only at this time.* CAMPUS LOCATIONS SP: St. Peter ~ 217 S. 2nd St. SJ: St. Joseph ~ 401 N. River St. Adoration St. Peter Campus PARISH OFFICE HOURS: SACRAMENT of CONFESSION Monday: Closed Reconciliation is offered several times Eucharistic Adoration is Tuesday: 11 am - 5 pm throughout the week; the schedule is held inside the church, on Wednesday & Thursday: 9 am - 2 pm updated weekly and posted on the campus of St. Peter, Friday: 9 am - 12 pm delanocatholic.com Sundays at 12:00 PM through Fridays at BAPTISM: Parents are required to take a MARRIAGE: Please contact the baptism class before scheduling their child’s Parish Office a minimum of 6 months 3:00 PM. baptism. Call the Parish Office to register. before your wedding. All are welcome to stop by and spend time with our Lord. FromFrom the desk of Fr. Kyle KowalczyKowalczykk From the desk of Fr. Kyle Kowalczyk THE CHURCH OF ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE SYMBIOSIS PEOPLE LOOK EAST Website: www.stmaxkolbechurch.org Last month when I was meeting with the Pastoral Council we discusseddSeveraliscussed years the ago, “symbiosis after Sunday of a Massparish”. at Epiphany,I think it I iswas a helpfulapproached wayway General Email: [email protected] toby seeone howof our things recent work 8th ingrade a parish graduates. and so She I thought was an I’d average lay it outougirlt Parish Office Phone: 763-972-2077 forffromor all a of normal you.you. family. She told me that she had just experienced a Pastor: Fr. Kyle Kowalczyk, ext. 222 Mass where the priest stood on the same side of the altar as the [email protected] Basically,people; they any all given faced parish the sameis made direction up of together,four components: as the priest 1) Deacon: Rev. Mr. Joseph Kittok, 763-221-6658 Theaddressed Universal the prayers Church, to 2)God The the Local Father. Traditions, I asked her 3) whatThe CurrenCurrenther taket [email protected] Parishioners,awayParishioners, was and andshe 4)said, The “It Current felt like Pastor.it took the focus off of the priest Deacon: Rev. Mr. Bruce Bowen, 612-298-4867 and put it on to Jesus.” I asked her to write down her experience, so I [email protected] Thecould Universalshare it with Church others. encompassesIn her own words, Church this isteachings what she senton faith me. Office & Liturgical Coordinator: Catherine Taylor, andIa ndknow morals, sometimes directives people of have liturgy “baggage” and music, about corporate the “old Mass”,structure, but ext. 221 [email protected] canonit is interesting law, etc. toThere see howare certaina young fixed person things without that thatevery baggage parish Business Administrator: Jill Ellingson, ext. 223 mustexperiences adhere something to in order “old”. to call themselves a Catholic church. [email protected] -Fr. Kowalczyk Bookkeeper: Marie Bauman, ext. 226 The Local Traditions include the history and make up of a given [email protected] parishHi, my community.name is ________, How it wasI’m afounded freshman and at by[a localwhom. public] The Director of Music: Alexa Vavra variousHighvarious School. hhistoricalistorica Earlierl situations this year I tthatwashat extremelyhhaveave hhelpedelpe blestd sshape htoape attend it. ThThethee [email protected] demographics,Steubenvilledemographics, Youth location,location, Conference heritage,heritage, with andand [ourallall thoseth oseparish]. googood dWe tthingshings learned tthathat Director of Parish & Family Life: Eric Russek, ext. 251 makeandmak edid up a tthelot.he parisparishI haveh llore.ore.to say, one thing really stood out to me was [email protected] on the last day when we stopped at The Shrine of Our Lady of Safe Environment Coordinator: Eric Russek, ext. 251 TheGuadalupe Current in Parishioners La Crosse, are Wisconsin.those actual Atbodies the that shrine are sittingthey Marriage Preparation & Funeral Coordinator: incelebrated thethe pewspews Mass in adttheh eorientem. ppresentresent Itdday. aywas. WhWhatsomethingat theirtheir that desires,desires, really needs,neestruckds, Kathy Carlson, ext. 246, [email protected] expectations,me; it brought andan upd circumstancesa lot of questions are. and also changed the focus Bulletin Editor: Kristin Detloff, 971-280-9676, of the Mass. [email protected] And the Current Pastor is this ppriestriest here and now and all the Cemetery Liaison : Jane Speckel, ext. 224 gifts,Ad orientem talents, Massspecialties, is a way strestrengths, ofngths, celebrating weaknesses, Mass where and personalitpersonality the priesty [email protected] traitsfaces theand Eastflaws rather that he than carries the withpeople. him. Ad orientem comes from Parish Trustees: Jason Winter and Gary Schaust Allthe fourLatin of word,these piecesoriens, mustwhich work means together “the inrising a give sun.” and Jesustake Miscarriage Ministry: Bobi Meehan, 763-479-2604 symbiosishimself was in the order rising to sun.be aHe healthy, brings thrivingabout all community. new things Oneand life of Adoration Coordinator: Barb Janas, 763-972-6843 themitself, can’tjust as pull the harder sun brings or have life moreto us. swayCelebrating than the the others, Mass orad elseorientemelse tthehe parisparish wash almostwouwouldld bbeuniversale bbadlyadly mis-shapenmibefores-shapen Vatican and oneII. Vatican or all ofII thedid ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE CATHOLIC SCHOOL groupsnot call willwiforll endenadd orientem up miserable.misera tobl e.stop all together, but aimed to bring Website: www.stmaxkolbeschool.org Forthe peopleexample, closer a parish to celebrate can’t merely the Mass. decide that it wants to have School Phone: 763-972-2528 thet he peoppeoplele taketake turns saying tthehe EEucharisticucharistic PPrayer,rayer, bbecauseecause tthathat School Principal: Mary Ziebell, ext. 228 wouldBut celebrating be to impede the intoMass the ad territoryorientem of truly the Universaldoes change Church. the [email protected] NorfocusNor canof thea new Mass. pastor It takes come the infocus anandd offddecideeci thede priest tthathat hheande wiwill putsll start it on a Administrative Assistant: Dawn McCabe, ext. 229 Latinothe celebration ministry, ofbecause Jesus’ that’slife, death,not the and demographic resurrection. of Itthe is [email protected] currentdifferent parishioners.than how we wouldNor canusually a groupcelebrate of Massparishioners today. So, get it togetherbringstogeth erabout andand adecided ecidifferentde to ppaint wayaint overof thinking aallll tthehe andstainestained understandingd glglassass winwindows,dows, the becauseorigins of that’s the Mass ppartart andof our the histohistory way ryit wasof the traditionally paparishrish and celebrated. recounts the past. Nor can the “old guard” complain that this is how we’ve St. Maximilian Kolbe Councils Celebratingalwaysalways ddoneone tthingsthehin gsMass hhere,ere, adwwhenh enorientem tthehe current also paparishioners hitsrish ionersthe youngerrrequestequest a different Mass time that fits their 21st Century schedules. Pastoral Council generations. When we stopped at the Shrine on our way home, theWhen Mass all seemedthese components different. The work group smoothly, all seemed parish involved life really with B.J. Ludwig, Chairperson, [email protected] thethrives. Mass A andparish a lot remains less distracted truly Catholic, than wewhile usually retaining were its (which own Susan Fobbe, Secretary interesteduniqueness, me and because capitalizing we hadon itsa prettygifts and talkative meeting group). the needs During of Tim Burke, Susan Robinson, the wholecommunity. Mass it(Fun felt fact,different. about I was50% focused,of our parishionersnot the usual have for Heather Triplett, Connie Botz mylivedlived wandering in Delano mind; for LESS it focused than 25 my years!) thoughts on the Body, Blood, Soul,As the and pastor Divinity of St. of Max,our Lord I try Jesus.to keep all those things in mind. I Please contact B.J. Ludwig of the Pastoral Council with concerns or comments about the parish. Concerns and ideas will be discussed ama m always faithful to the Magisterium of the Church and try to with Fr. Kowalczyk at the monthly Council meeting. Ipreach,preac thinkh ,celebrating teach,teach, andand thepresidepresi Massde at ad liturgiesliturgies orientem accordingly.accor at ourding lparishy. I havehave would soughtsoug beht aover good thisth isaddition lastlast year because to learn of thethe wayhistory it brings of thepeople parish, into thethe Finance Council merger,celebration anand dof tthethehe variousMass. While joys itanand willd triatrials be lsdifferent aalonglong ttheandhe way.would I Jeff Carriveau, Kelly Horn, John Reuter, Bill Bandzuch , Paul Soukup havehneedave someaalsolso explaining,hadhad many it opportunitieswould be a great to addition meet toanand dthe get parish to knowkandnow