St. Mary’s Catholic Church P.O. Box 187, Chokio, MN 56221 Pastor: Fr. John Paul Knopik (324-2680) Secretary/Bookkeeper: Deb Farwell [email protected] [email protected] (Deb’s Cell-320-287-0585) Web Site: stmaryschoki.org March 26, 2017 ~ 4TH SUNDAY OF LENT Ministry Schedule for Sun., April 2 (8:30 a.m.) Stewardship Report- March 15 & 19, 2017 EM’S: Ginny Heintzelman & John Berlinger Weekly budget expenses from 2016-2017 Lectors: Faith Formation Students Budget: $1,523.08. Thank you for your sacrificial offering. Ushers: Faith Formation Students Servers: Andrew & Brock Marty Adult: $1,572.00 Other: Sacristans: Larry & Ginny Heintzelman Youth: 7.30 Food Shelf: 20.00 Music: Choir Loose: 219.00 Heating: 50.00 TOTAL: $1,848.30 LITURGICAL SCHEDULE Tuesday, March 28 – 8:30 a.m. + Phyllis Deslauriers Wed., March 29 - Stations of the Cross at 6:30 p.m. (Altar Servers: Brock & Andrew Marty) Sunday, April 2 – 8:30 a.m. + David Leuthard RECONCILIATION: Half an hour before Mass Ave Maria Church, Wheaton, Mass Schedule is as follows: Monday @ 8:30 a.m.; Wednesday @ 8:30 a.m.; Saturday @ 5 p.m.; Sunday @ 10:30 a.m. There is Mass at the Traverse Care Center on Thursday following the 9 a.m. Rosary. Please remember in prayer: Jeanne Hofland, Rita Schuster, Delores Eul, Chelsie Leuthardt, Liz Ritter, Rose Anne Grossman Bowe, Evelyn Schwebach, and all who are ill. Please call when a name should be added or removed from the prayer list. 40 Days for Life began on Ash Wednesday, March 1st and goes through April 9th. Devotionals and Calendars are on the back table. Faith Formation Classes will meet next Sunday, April 2nd. The Faith Formation Fellowship Sign-Up Sheet is in the back of Church. Please sign up to bring a snack or serve. There are just a couple of slots left to fill. Thank you! Christian Mothers & Women will pray the Rosary at 8 a.m. next Sunday, April 2nd, and will pray together following Mass. The 9th Annual St. Mary’s Calendar Raffle will kick off next weekend, April 2nd. Tickets will be available in the back of Church before and after Mass. Letters with Calendar Raffle information can be picked up then also. Easter Flowers: We will need Easter lilies and a Spring mixture of flowers in shades of white, yellow, and Spring green or money to go towards the purchase of these. Please note who flowers are in honor or memory of. Holy Week Schedule: Holy Thursday, April 13: 5:00 p.m. (Wheaton) and 7:00 p.m. (Chokio)–Adoration until 10 p.m. Good Friday, April 14: 1:00 p.m. (Chokio) and 3:00 p.m. (Wheaton) Holy Saturday, April 15: 7:00 p.m. (Wheaton) Easter Sunday, April 16: 8:30 a.m. (Chokio) and 10:30 a.m. (Wheaton) This week, we are taking up The Catholic Relief Services Collection to respond to Jesus in disguise. This collection helps six Catholic agencies to provide relief and support to struggling communities and to work toward peace and reconciliation among our marginalized brothers and sisters here and around the world. Please prayerfully consider how you can support the collection. Learn more at www.usccb.org/catholic-relief. CRS Rice Bowl: How have you communities helped you encounter Christ anew this Lent? Visit crsricebowl.org. Festival of Forgiveness – A day long celebration to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be held at St. Mary’s Church, Alexandria, on March 31st from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Bulletin Briefs~ “When God created each of us, He did so with precision and purpose, and He looks on each of us with love that cannot be outdone in intensity or tenderness.” .