SAINT PETER Catholic Church 1250 South Shore Drive, Forest Lake, MN 55025 Parish Office: 651-982-2200 School: 651-982-2215 APRIL 28, 2019 | 2ND SUNDAY OF EASTER 2 St. Peter Church April 28, 2019 CHURCH OF ST PETER FROM OUR PASTOR 1250 South Shore Dr. Forest Lake, MN 55025 Parish Office ........................... 651-982-2200 We Have a Saint Among Us… School Office .......................... 651-982-2215 Emergency This weekend the Church celebrates “Divine Mercy Sunday.” A After Hours ............................ 651-982-2200 Feast that was established by Pope Saint John Paul II in the Jubilee Year 2000. Our Lord himself requested that this very special Feast of His Di- ST PETER STAFF vine Mercy be established on the First Sunday after Easter and that it be Pastor Rev. Daniel Bodin ................. 651-982-2203 celebrated every year thereafter. This request was made to Saint Faustina [email protected] Kowalska in the 1930’s. Our Lord told St. Faustina that she was to pre- Associate Pastor pare the world for His Second Coming and that He would be pouring out Rev. Ben Wittnebel ................ 651-982-2204 His mercy in very great abundance, before He comes again as the Just [email protected] Judge and as the very last hope of salvation. Deacons Here at the Church of Saint Peter, we are honored to have our Ad- Rev. Mr. Gary Houle............. 651-982-2200 oration Chapel named after this grace-filled event. But even more, we are Rev. Mr. Ralph L’ Allier ....... 651-982-2200 now blessed to have a first-class relic of Saint Faustina on display for ven- Business Administrator eration in our chapel. Kathy Fraser O.F.S. …..…… 651-982-2217 The veneration of relics can be traced back to the early history of [email protected] the Church. Many accounts verify that the faithful visited the burial plac- Director of Pastoral Care es of the saints. Subsequently, the Church began to see the development Lisa Engstrom ........................ 651-982-2229 of “feast days” marking the death of the saint, the celebration of Mass at [email protected] the burial place, and a veneration of the remains. Director of Faith Formation Perhaps in our modern age, the whole idea of relics may seem Sue Fast ................................... 651-982-2235 strange. Remember, all of us treasure things that have belonged to some- [email protected] one we love– a piece of clothing, another personal item, or a lock of Director of Music/Liturgy hair. Those “relics” remind us of the love we continue to share with that Bonnie Wurscher ................... 651-982-2224 person, while they were still living and even after death. We are very [email protected] proud to say, “This belongs to my mother,” for instance. Our hearts are Communications Coordinator torn when we think about disposing of the very personal things of a de- Travis Petschl ......................... 651-982-2206 [email protected] ceased loved one. With great reverence then, we treasure the relics of saints, the holy instruments of God. In all, relics remind us of the holi- Accounting Specialist Krista Schuhwerck ................ 651-982-2205 ness of a saint and their cooperation in God’s work; at the same time, rel- [email protected] ics inspire us to ask for the prayers of that saint and to beg the grace of Confirmation Coord. & Youth Minister God to live the same kind of faith-filled life. Barb Karel............................... 651-982-2223 [email protected] This weekend, the relic of Saint Faustina will be on display in the church sanctuary for all weekend School Principal Masses. Following our Divine Mercy Celebration Jim Morehead ......................... 651.982.2214 th [email protected] this Sunday, April 28 , the relic will be moved to the Adoration Chapel, where it will remain on dis- Director of Marketing/Develop. play next to Our Lord in the Monstrance for pub- Karen Anderson .................... 651-982-2215 [email protected] lic veneration. Please take a moment to visit the Adoration Chapel and ask the intercession of so Parish Council great a saint. Tom Feidt—Chair Mary Hulleman Jeff Schertz Margaret Moore Saint Faustina, pray for us! Finance Council (*Trustees) Scott Kellen Paul Schmid* Joe Houle Larry Aamot* With continued Easter prayers and blessings, Judy Romie Harry Clayton Ed Goossens Fr. Bodin www.stpeterfl.org 3 St. Peter Church April 28, 2019 ONLINE GIVING MASS SCHEDULE We are pleased to inform you that St. Peter’s Church now has a new WEEKEND solution to make donating simple and easy, while at the same time Saturday ________________________ 5:00 pm keeping the process safe and secure. We are upgrading our online giv- Sunday ________________ 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 am ing program for parishioners who would like to make weekly, month- (Sept-May only) _________________ 5:30 pm ly, quarterly or annual offerings, as well as donations and payments to other parish special collections. We have decided to use the WeShare WEEKDAY Online Giving program for the well-being and growth of our parish. Monday through Saturday ________ 8:30 am 24 HOUR PRAYER CHAIN We are working with Liturgical Publications Inc, a publisher of com- 651-462-0221 or 651-213-1220 munication tools for churches for over forty years. Over 3,500 non- profit communities and 100,000 businesses trust LPi to deliver their WEBSITES: message, so we feel we can have confidence in them to assist us with PARISH increasing the financial security of our parish community. LPi is also www.stpeterfl.org our bulletin publisher and demonstrates the highest security stand- SCHOOL ards, and we are excited to partner with them. www.school.stpeterfl.org OFFICE HOURS: The new website for online giving is: MONDAY—FRIDAY https://stpeterfl.weshareonline.org 9:00 am—4:30 pm If you have been giving to St. Peter Church using our former OSV sys- SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM tem, please visit the site: https://www.osvonlinegiving.com/1124 to Celebrated twice a month. Please call the log in or call 1-800-348-2886 x2253 and cancel your payment ASAP. parish office to schedule Baptism Preparation Class and Baptism. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION FOLLOWING WEEKDAY MASS Saturdays 3:30 pm—4:30 pm or by appointment. WEEKLY READINGS SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING WEEKLY READINGS AND OBSERVANCES - Sunday: Acts 5:12-16/Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 [1]/Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17- To schedule, please call the 19/Jn 20:19-31 Pastoral Care Office or the after-hours number on the front of the bulletin. Monday: Acts 4:23-31/Ps 2:1-3, 4-7a, 7b-9 [cf. 11d]/Jn 3:1-8 Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37/Ps 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5 [1a]/Jn 3:7b-15 SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26/Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [7a]/Jn 3:16-21 Please call the parish office one St. Joseph the Worker: Gn 1:26--2:3 or Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24/Ps 90:2, 3-4, year in advance to begin the marriage 12-13, 14 and 16 [cf.17b]/Mt 13:54-58 program and to schedule the wedding. Thursday: Acts 5:27-33/Ps 34:2 and 9, 17-18, 19-20 [7a]/Jn 3:31-36 Friday: 1 Cor 15:1-8/Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 [5]/Jn 14:6-14 ADDITIONAL SERVICES Saturday: Acts 6:1-7/Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19 [22]/Jn 6:16-21 HOSPITALIZED/HOMEBOUND Next Sunday: Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41/Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13 [2a]/Rv 5:11- The sick and homebound of the 14/Jn 21:1-19 or 21:1-14 parish may arrange to receive Holy Observances for the week of April 28, 2019 Communion by calling the parish office. Sunday: 2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) Monday: St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin & Doctor of the Church Tuesday: St. Pius V, Pope Wednesday: St. Joseph the Worker Thursday: St. Athanasius, Bishop & Doctor of the Church; National Day of Prayer Friday: Sts. Philip and James, Apostles Next Sunday: 3rd Sunday of Easter; Cinco de Mayo Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass ©2001, 1998, 1970 CCD. The English translation of Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. www.stpeterfl.org 4 St. Peter Church April 28, 2019 PRAYER REQUEST Keith Stangler Kathy Baird Cletus Rein Marjean Jaeb Dan Jaeb Lilly Glaser Nash Sather Tony Thury Craig Mouslof Candy Mouslof Yvonne Taylor Bob Rupar Barb Merchlewicz Diane Eaton Evelyn Ann Dahlin John Schumacher Saint Andrew’s Family Shelter: Rita Pechmann Stella Peltier The shelter has been full since mid-February. Lots of single moms with kids are Michael R. Lanning working hard to do what they need to do to secure permanent housing. Here is a Matt Matushenko link to a blog that's been created for people to get updated information on what's Lonnice Zemke happening at the shelter: safshugo.blogspot.com Jaiden Fonchenelake We now have the dates for the other three weeks of our annual four-week Lori Barsness commitment set for volunteering at the St. Andrew's Family Shelter in Hugo. Susan Weber Check your calendar and find a time that works for you! Use the links below to Joseph Jungmann get to the sign-up sheet for each week. Mary Farrell Darla Walsh If you are not signing up for an overnight because you need to leave be- fore 9:15am (the end of the overnight shift), please let me know.