October 20th, 2019 - 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time ST. MICHAEL MASS TIMES SUNDAY MASS Saturday Vigil, 5:00 pm Sunday 8:00 am, 10:30 am & 6:00 pm DAILY MASS Monday 7:30 am Tuesday 6:30 pm Thursday 7:30 am Friday 7:45 am Saturday 8:00 am (1st Saturday Only) SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday 7:30 am - 9:00 am, 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm (1st Saturday of month: 7:30-7:45 am and 8:30-9:00 am) Sunday 9:30 am - 10:15 am Tuesday 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm Thursday 8:00 am - 8:30 am ST. ALBERT MASS TIMES SUNDAY MASS Saturday Vigil, 4:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am DAILY MASS Tuesday 7:30 am Wednesday 7:30 am SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Wednesday 8:00 - 8:30 am Saturday 2:00 - 3:45 pm 1st Saturday 8:30 - 9:30 am Sunday 8:00 - 8:45 am NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome! Please call the Parish Office at 763-497-2745 to register. BAPTISM: Please contact the parish office at 763-497-2745, ext. 210, to register for the baptism class. You may also contact Deacon Steve Dupay at 612-219-4484 or by email at [email protected] for more information or if you have any questions/concerns with the requirements for baptism. MARRIAGE: For more information, please contact Cindy Woitalla, Ministry Coordinator, at 763-497-2745, ext. 232. 11300 Frankfort Parkway NE ● St. Michael, Minnesota 55376 ● Phone (763) 497-2745 ● Fax (763) 497-5273 ● Website: stmcatholicchurch.org From the Desk of Bob Swift Persistent Prayer and the If you’re like me you probably have many needs that Good Fight of Faith you regularly take to the Lord in prayer. Perhaps it’s your children who are away from the Lord, health concerns, th On Saturday October 19 the Church financial difficulty, family circumstances or other heavy celebrated the Memorial of St. John de Brébeuf, St. Isaac burdens. Today, we are encouraged to be faithful and Jogues, and their companions, who are also known as the persistent in our prayer. Like Moses, the persistent widow, or North American Martyrs. Their companions include St. René the heroic and prayerful witness of the North American Goupil, St. Jean de Lalande, St. Antoine Daniel, St. Noël Martyrs, may we fight the good fight of faith and not lose Chabanel, St. Charles Garnier, and St. Gabriel Lalemant. hope in the battle. “My confidence is placed in God who does These eight Jesuit missionaries, between the years not need our help for accomplishing his designs. Our single 1642-1649, were tortured and eventually offered their lives endeavor should be to give ourselves to the work and to be to bring the saving message of Jesus Christ to the native faithful to him, and not to spoil his work by our shortcomings.” peoples of what is modern day Canada and the state of St. Isaac Jogues New York. If you’re not familiar with the stories of these heroic individuals, I highly recommend learning about them, especially considering that they are part of the story of Christianity’s expansion on our continent. All of the North Chillin’ With the Priests American Martyrs where known as men of great discipline and profound prayer. St. Isaac Jogues, “was noted for his Saturday, November 9th, 6:30 pm to long hours of quiet prayer on his journeys and for saying the 8:30 pm at the St. Michael Rectory Rosary with his companions. This prayer life must have given A Vocations Night for Young Men and Women High School him the vision to put his priorities in the right place! He and College Age. The evening begins at 6:30 pm with the understood by the grace of the Holy Spirit, that each and Liturgy of the Hours Evening Prayer, followed by dinner and every soul is of incalculable value before God. God's grace recreational activities. The evening ends with Night Prayer had taken care of his soul; it was now his duty to take care of concluding at 8:30 pm. Please RSVP to Jim Shovelain the souls of others.” at 763-479-3909 by Thursday night (November 7th) so we In considering the North American Martyrs witness of can plan to have enough food. Friends are welcome! complete devotion to God, we, as his faithful disciples, can reflect on our readings for today’s liturgy. In our first - Father Richards and Father JZ - reading, we hear the story of the Israelites and their first encounter with an enemy in the Sinai desert following their Exodus from Egypt. The Amalekites (who were descendants of Esau – see Genesis 25) came upon Moses and Israel to Hearing Aid Devices wage war. Moses, along with Aaron and Hur, took a position Available for all Masses. on a hill overlooking the field of battle while Joshua led his Please contact Heidi Arndt at 612-749-2008 warriors to the fight. Hear we learn that “As long as Moses or [email protected] kept his hands raised up, Israel had the better of the fight, but when he let his hands rest, Amalek had the better of the fight. Moses 'hands, however, grew tired; so they put a rock in place for him to sit on. Meanwhile Aaron and Hur supported his Mass Times and Intentions hands, one on one side and one on the other, so that his hands Monday-10/21 7:30 am † Robert Partridge remained steady till sunset. And Joshua mowed down Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.” (Exodus 17:11- 13) In the Christian tradition, this passage has been seen as Tuesday-10/22 6:30 pm † Wally Reiter an image of the necessity of faithful and persistent intercessory prayer in the spiritual battle for souls. The key Thursday-10/24 7:30 am † Kenny Kasper to the victory for Israel was the intercession of Moses. A similar message was given to St. Timothy, the young Bishop of Ephesus, by St. Paul as he is encouraged to “be persistent Friday - 10/25 7:45 am † Bethany Becker whether it is convenient or inconvenient.” (2 Tim. 4:2) And finally, in our Gospel reading today from Luke 18 Jesus tells Saturday-10/26 5:00 pm † Gary Dehmer the parable of the persistent widow who sought justice and quick decision from a dishonest judge who declared that Sunday- 10/27 8:00 am † Justin Kolles “because this widow keeps bothering me I shall deliver a just decision for her.” (5) Jesus teaches us to "Pay attention to what the dishonest judge says. Will not God then secure the 10:30 am † Annette Leuer rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night? Will he be slow to answer them? I tell you, he will see to it that 6:00 pm Parishioners justice is done for them speedily.” (6-8) Parish Contacts Stewardship of Prayer St. Michael Catholic Church... .......... 763-497-2745 PLEASE JOIN US IN PRAYER FOR THOSE IN NEED: Pastor, Fr. Peter Richards ................................. ext. 208 Steve Kasper Donald Zachman, Sr. Associate Pastor, Fr. Joseph Zabinski …….ext. 224 Margie Tiernan Sammy Baugh Parish Administrator, Dave Ferry ................. ext. 212 Jim Daleiden Bonnie Webb Bookkeeper, Kris Koep ..................................... ext. 231 Elli Hofmeister Stella Kasper Parish Secretary, ............................................... ext. 210 Dorothy Dehmer Michael Reed Deacons Marla Gmach David Lewis Gary Cobus Patricia Daleiden Deacon Greg Steele ............................. 612-219-9088 Glen Daleiden Howard Wurm Deacon Steve Dupay ............................ 612-219-4484 Sharon Zachman Anna Krieger Deacon Paul Ravnikar .......................... 763-560-5920 Kelly Kilian Sandy Johnson Catholic School Principal, Rita Stahlmann Rebecca Martin Jennifer Haller ....................... 763-497-3887 ext. 555 Marilyn Iverson Delores Steffens Faith Formation Director, Jean Bolton Manny Apostol Bob Swift .............................................................. ext. 215 Daniel Long Trent Maurer Faith Formation Coordinator Dawn Derouin Lisa Mueller Andrea Zachman ................................................ ext. 216 Youth Minister, John O’Sullivan ...................... ext. 242 If you know of a parishioner who is hospitalized, sick or Music Director, homebound and you would like them added to the PRAYER CHAIN, please call Theresa Bistodeau Joseph Krueger ................................................... ext. 243 at 763-497-2861 or Rita Bruner at 763-497-2547. Ministry/Marriage Coordinator, If you would like to add a parishioner to the PRAYER LIST in the Cinthia Woitalla ................................................. ext. 232 bulletin, please call the parish office. Stewardship Council Chairperson, Patty Washatka …………………….612-220-6671 God keep special watch over these men & women serving in our United States Military: Bulletin Editor ... [email protected] Bulletin Article deadline 10 days before publication Carin Hanson, Francis Cain, Tony Becker, St. Vincent de Paul Inc. Hotline...…...763-634-1167 Joel Zachman, Paige Joslyn, Jackson Gardner, Trustees, Steve Long & Jane Hackenmueller Jeffrey Jordan, Kristy Jordan, Hannah VanHoorik, Reed Doll, Ryan Daniels, Tanner Gillach, Andrew Beaudry, Ryan Kessler, Sarah Walz, Steven Winkler, Dominic Hyatt and Blake Meyer Eucharistic Adoration Winter Travel Eucharistic Adoration If you plan to travel south this winter, please contact your The Adoration Program is in need of adorers. Division Leader to let them know when you will be heading Hours specifically in need of a prayer partner at this time to warmer weather so we can make sure your hour is are listed below, although you can sign up for any hour covered and another prayer partner is scheduled, if which may fit into your schedule. Several hours below have only one adorer and need a prayer partner immediately. necessary. Thank you so much! - The Adoration Committee - Day Hour Contact Friday 1:00 AM Allie Jo 763-515-3757 Saturday 1:00 AM and 3:00 AM Sunday 1:00 AM, 3:00 AM , 4:00 AM and 5:00 AM Intercessory Prayer Ministry Steve House 612-968-8504 Monday 12:00 Noon The Prayer Ministry team is composed of 5:00 PM parishioners gifted in praying for the release of Tuesday 2:00 PM the Holy Spirit, intercessory prayer, words of knowledge, Wednesday 12:00 Noon URGENT and praying for spiritual, emotional, and physical healing.