Central Office in Holdingford Hours: Mon.-Wed. 10 to 3, Thurs. 1 to 5 Website: tworiverscatholic.com Office: (320) 228-0105 Father: (320)228-0110 In case of emergency or a death, call Father at the Rectory 746-2231. Parish Pastoral Team Father Gregory Mastey, Pastor Kristin Molitor, New Evangelization Coordinator evangelist@tworiverscatholic.com Janice Wuebkers Business Manager Office hours: Wed. 10 to 3 p.m. businessmanager@tworiverscatholic.com

Jessie Johnson, Secretary secretary@tworiverscatholic.com Confession Times: Before weekday Masses at 7:30 a.m. Saturday: 7:30 p.m. St. Anna

Marriage: Couples are to begin

preparation 6-12 months in advance and must call the Central Office to meet with Father Gregory before setting a date. Diocesan Marriage Preparation Classes are required.

Baptism: Call to schedule Baptism.

A baptism class is offered quarterly.

Shut-Ins: Please call us.

New Parishioners: Please introduce yourself to Father after Mass and call the Central Office. If you are leaving our parishes please call the central office so we can update our census. Thank you.

P.O. Box 308, Holdingford, MN 56340

The Catholic Communities of Bowlus, Holdingford and St. Anna

St. Stanislaus Kostka, Bowlus All Saints, Holdingford

Immaculate Conception, St. Anna The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

July 14, 2019

Thank you to Fr. Gregory and Kristin Molitor for bringing Kelly Wahlquist to speak about ‘Women in the New Evangelization. Many were Joyfully inspired.

WINE: Women In the New Evangelization invites women of all ages and stages to refresh their hearts at the WINE: Catholic Women's Conference on October 5, 2019. The theme of this year’s conference, inspired by Hebrews 6:19, is Hope: An Anchor for the Soul. Join women from across the Diocese of St. Cloud (and all around the country) for a day of inspiration, faith, fellowship, and fun. The doors open at 8:00 AM, allowing time for registration, shopping, and coffee. The conference will begin promptly at 8:30 AM. Our keynote speakers will be Kitty Cleveland, Teresa Tomeo, and Kelly Wahlquist. * Early bird special deadline is September 5, 2019 * Special price for high school and college students

Use the Green “Register” Bar to complete your registration Click on Individual Be sure to type in Two Rivers Catholic Community in the “Parish and Location” Box on the registration page. Deadline is September 27, 2019, unless the event is sold out. (Friendly Note: All WINE events to date have sold out, so you may want to get your tickets now! Yep, tickets, because you will definitely want to bring your friends! Pray about it and invite a friend or three. You'll be amazed at the power of one prayerful invitation!) Register online: anchorofhope ALEX.eventbrite.com. Or contact Central Office.

Date and Time Location Sat, October 5, 2019 The Church of St. Mary's 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM 420 Irving Street Alexandria, MN 56308

“You shall love

the Lord, your God,

with all your heart,

with all your being, with all

your strength, and with all

your mind, and your

neighbor as yourself. ~Luke 10:25-37

Prayer Lines: All Saints: Ramona Fedor 746-2395 Kathleen Ebnet 746-2227 St. Anna: Shirley Schwalbe 356-7209 Christine Maleska 356-7246 St. Stanislaus: Arlene Beniek 584-5235

The Healing Power of God

Eucharistic

Adoration Every Monday All Saints-St. Hedwig’s 8:00 a.m.– 10:00 p.m. Every Saturday St. Stanislaus Kostka 6:00 a.m.– 6:00 p.m. Daily Mass Eucharistic Adoration is also held for one hour following daily Mass on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. No Adoration if there is a funeral on that day. Confession and the Rosary begin 1/2 hour before Mass.

New Evangelization Corner

This Week’s Events

Teckla Scegura Donald Wenderski Connie Young

Lee Bieniek Marcie Selinski Kieran Kloss

Bernice Carlson Katie Yurczyk Judy Schehr

Tyson Myers Matt Myers Reagan Zierdan

LeRoy Johannes Nancy Bieniek Evelyn Trettel

Cayden Van Norman Melissa Scepurek Baby Wyatt

Arnold Voss Louise Bieniek Olivia Maciej

Lawrence Trettel Sharon Prokott

Please call the Central Office if you would like be added or taken off the prayer list, or if you are homebound and would like to receive the Eucharist. If you are in the Hospital, please let Fr. Gregory know. He cannot visit or even pray for you if he does not know. He tries to get to St. Cloud once a week for visits. In Bowlus, let the Social Justice Committee know and all three par-ishes should let the prayer line know. Thank you.

Remember in prayer all who are in need of the Lord’s Healing and Strength especially:

Ministry Schedulers: All Saints: Patty Becker 291-6582 St. Anna: Kathy Scegura 746-2814 St. Stanislaus: Margie Benusa 584-5405

Sun. July 14

Mon. July 15 Adoration

Tues. July 16 On The Road Mass

Wed. July 17

Thur. July 18

Fri. July 19

Sat. July 20 St. Stanislaus Adoration All Saints-St. Mary’s 8:00 a.m. Men’s Prayer Group

Dear Friends, I’d like to give a special thanks to all the ladies who helped make our women’s event with Kelly Wahlquist a smashing success! Thank you to Rita Trettel and Lori Schoz for coordination the refreshments, and special thanks to Marion Leners for always taking care of the Church when I coordinate events in Bowlus. I’d also like to thank Lenore Dawson, Ruby Eiden and Virginia Tretter for greeting all of our guests. Lastly, thanks to all of you who took time out of your busy schedules to come to listen to Kelly speak. I know that Jesus will bear abundant fruit in your life because of your “yes” to Him. Kelly really lit a fire in all of us with her challenge to evangelize! My prayer is that we can continue to keep the fire going! We can do this by activating our relationship with the Holy Spirit, cultivating a daily prayer life, frequenting the sacraments, and staying engaged in community. Remember that our faith grows best when we are uncomfortable. Maybe the Holy Spirit is calling you out of your comfort zone! Maybe it’s time to prayer-fully consider attending our men’s group, women’s group or other parish evangelization efforts. Maybe it’s time to invite your neighbor to Mass. Maybe it’s time to get back in the practice of going to confession. This week, I encourage you to spend some time with the Holy Spirit asking Him how you are called to grow. It’s easy to take the path of least resistance, but if we want to grow, we must be willing to undergo resistance training! Pope Benedict reminds us that “we were not made for comfort, we were made for greatness!” If we want to flourish, thrive and grow towards greatness, then we’ve got to buckle down and take the narrow way. God Bless you!~ Kristin

News & Events

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Monday: Gn 28:10-22a/Mt 9:18-26 Tuesday: Gn 32:23-33/Mt 9:32-38 Wednesday: Gn 41:55-57;42:5-7a,

17-24a/Mt 10:1-7 Thursday: Gn 44:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5/Mt 10:7-15 Friday: Gn 46:1-7, 28-30/ Mt 10:16-23 Saturday: Gn 49:29-32;50:15-26a/

Mt 10:24-33 Sunday: Dt 30:10-14/Col 1:15-20/ Lk 10:25-37

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Financial Contributions PARISH INCOME

July 7, 2019 _______________ AS $ IC $ SS $

Thank you for your generosity! For where your treasure is, there also will

your heart be.” —Luke 12: 34

Weekly Offering

Weekly

Readings

Catholic Rural Life is a national Catholic nonprofit organization dedicated to the vitality of the American countryside. We are help-ing to spread the message about the 24/7 confidential “Minnesota Farm & Rural Helpline” to all Catholic dioceses in Minnesota. Do you need help finding a confidential financial or legal adviser? Feeling alone, or worried and need a listening ear? Call the hotline at 833-600-2670. Our farmers are facing hard times and this is one way we can help them. Offered by the Minnesota Depart-ment of Ariculture, all calls are an-swered locally by trained staff and volunteers.

You are invited to join the Crosier Fathers and Brothers in Onamia on Sunday, July 14, at 10:30 a.m., for the annual Healing Mass in Honor of St. Odilia. The Mass will include the Anointing of the Sick and a Ritual Blessing with a Relic of St. Odilia. A brunch, which requires reservations, will follow in Holy Cross Center. For further information or to make res-ervations for the brunch, contact the Crosiers at 320.532.3103 or by email at onamia@crosier.org. All are welcome to attend!

Crosier Fathers & Brothers

Mark your calendars for Sunday, August 18, 2019 for the annual Rural Life Celebration, “Care for God’s Creation: A Legacy of Faith.” The event will be held at the Randy and Amanda Hartung farm in St. Anthony (40607 County Road 153, Freeport 56331), and begins with Mass with Bishop Donald Kettler at 10:30 a.m., followed by special guest speaker Joe Gill of KASM Radio out of Albany, MN. The event will also include the presenta-tion of the Catholic Century Farm Awards to 35 families from through-out the diocese who are being honored for their legacy of farming. Join us as we celebrate them and our diocese’s legacy of rural life! The event includes a meal, musical entertainment by SlewFoot and fun for the whole family; the event is free, though a second collection will be taken up during Mass to support the Rural Life Fund.

Celebrate Natural Family Planning (NFP) Awareness Week July 21-27 This year’s theme is, “Love Naturally! Natural Family Planning, Cooperating With God’s Design for Married Love!” This is a great time to learn about NFP and God's plan for married love. If you have questions contact Sheila Reineke at 320-258-7609 orsreineke@gw.stcdio.org

Celebrate the Anniversary of Humanae vitae! Mass and Award Reception July 25, 2019! Mark your calendars! The Diocese of Saint Cloud will celebrate the Anniversary of Humanae Vitae on Thursday, July 25th, 2019 at the Cathedral of Saint Mary in Saint Cloud. The celebration will begin with Mass at 7:00 p.m. with Bishop Donald Kettler presiding. The Award Reception will follow Mass. Recipients of the 2019 Humanae Vitae Award will be Mark & Lola Welle.

Totals unavailable due to early deadline

Has anyone seen the doorbell to the Central Office? This is the second time it has gone missing and is expensive to replace. Thank you.

Listen to the Rosary led by Fr. Mark Stang and Fr. Gregory on KASM 1150AM at 6:00 p.m. daily

Thank you Shirley Willoughby for your years of service as the Business Manager It has been a pleasure working with you. Blessings to you, your family and for your upcoming ventures. Fr. Gregory

Parish News & Events Catholic United Financial

M I N I S T R E E Community service rooted in faith

Look here for suggestions for our MinisTree Program. When completing a task fill out one of the MinisTree cards found in the back of church and turn it into the Central Office or collection basket. If more than one person is helping with the task, each should fill out a card. Volunteer as the Garden Coordinator Help pull weeds in the garden Volunteer to help with the WINE event Visit the homebound Grow flowers for church decorations Help at the Bazaar

All Saints Building update: On May 2nd, I wrote a letter to the Bishop and Diocesan Building Committee about the issues we are discussing in the area of the steps and/or future building in Holdingford. On May 29th, Bob Pueringer and myself presented to the Diocesan Board in St. Cloud on where we are at and asking for permission to hire a fundraiser firm and do a feasibility study to see whether or not the funds are present to move forward. The Board was about 8 members. The Diocese did give us a go ahead to do a feasibility study for a possible new church. Please continue to pray! All Cluster Thank you for all who helped make the Bowlus and Holdingford outdoor Masses a success!

Youth Summer Pilgrimage Fr. Gregory will lead our Youth on a pilgrimage to La Crosse on July 31st to August 2nd. Youth 7th grade through college age are invited. Please contact the Office or Fr. Gregory if you are interested in attending.

St. Sr. Faustina was instructed by Jesus to be His secretary and to spread His Divine Mercy. Her diary is the journey of her soul and is filled with instruction and prayers from Jesus. His words are bold. From the Diary:

Jesus, I trust in You Divine Mercy-Not just for Mercy Sunday!

“ I change such hard work of yours into bouquets of most beautiful flowers, and their perfume rises up

to My throne.” (vs. 65)

Area Catholic Community Meeting The ACC will be reflecting on seven elements of what makes a vibrant parish. Word: opportunities to learn bout our faith Worship: Prayerful and meaningful Community: How we work together Service: How we live out the Gospel Leadership: Effective mix of leadership Stewardship: How we call forth and prepare Parishioners for action. Evangelization: How we reach the people who Need to hear the good news. Minutes from the meeting are available on the Church bulletin boards.

Please welcome our new Business Manager, Janice Wuebkers. She is also the Office Manager for the Upsala Cluster and previously was the payroll Manager to the Letnes Restaurant Group. She lives on a farm with cows, goats, rabbits, cats, chickens and a dog named ‘Angel’. Her husband’s name is Kevin and they have 4 children: Brianna, Cheyenne, Luke and Faith. Janice’s office hours are Wednesdays from 10-3 p.m.

Thank you so much your generous response to this year’s Birthline Baby Shower. God bless you for your support and commitment to protect the unborn and care for their Mothers. Birthline has a new name “Elevate Pregnancy and Family Resourc Center. They continue to educate, encourage and empower pregnant women and families to choose life and reach their potential. They also help to break cycles, build healthy relationships, strengthen life and family values and empower the next generation through their various programs.

This beautiful new rosary CD by

Kitty Cleveland and Fr. Robert Cavalier

includes Saint Pope John Paul ll’s Mysteries of Light (“the Luminous Mysteries”) as well as music and meditation on the sanctity of life. Accompanied by cello, flute and guitar, Kitty’s

rich voice soars.

Come Holy Spirit Come!

Faith Formation & GIFT (Generations In Faith Together)

Mass Schedule

Mon. July 15

Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

8:00 a.m. St. Stanislaus +Cyril Ebnet

Tues. July 16

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

7:00 p.m. On the Road Mass If rain: Immaculate Conception

Allan and Brenda Dobis 38344 County Road 9, Avon +Albert and Margaret Dobis

Wed. July 17

8:00 a.m. All Saints-St. Mary’s +Florence Voss

Thurs. July 18

Saint Camillus de Lellis, Priest

8:00 a.m. Immaculate Conception +Raymond Woitalla

Fri. July 19

No Mass

Sat. July 20

Saint Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr

8:00 p.m. Immaculate Conception

+ Alfred Molus

Sun. July 21

The Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 a.m. All Saints-St. Hedwig’s 10:00 a.m. St. Stanislaus

+John Ebnet For the People

The St. Anna Bazaar was a great success and enjoyed by all. Thank you to all who donated, served and organized this event. Thank you God for the rain and the sunshine!