August 20, 2017 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Pastoral Staff……………....…..Fr. Mitchell Bechtold Cell phone……………….………….…….320 247-4907 Email…………………………..mlbechtold@outlook.com Website:……..…….companyofparishes.wordpress.com

Christ the King (CTK) Parish Office………….….….....……........320 594-2291 Secretary/Bookkeeper…………..Roxanne Determan

CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC CHURCH OF

BROWERVILLE 720 Main Street North

P.O. Box 83 Browerville, MN 56438

SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH OF

CLARISSA 105 John Street South

P.O. Box 5

SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH OF

BERTHA 201 Cherry Street

P.O. Box 158

Why do some Masses, and Mass prayers, seem longer than others? Good question!

Just as not all holidays garner the same degree of celebration from us, so too not all Masses will carry the same degree of solemn expression. That is, some Masses will include more liturgical trimmings like

music, incense and more ancient (and sometimes longer) texts. Concerning longer texts, Eucharistic Prayer I is a fine example. Just look at the example here below:

EP I is significantly longer than EP II so as to draw us deeper into the mystery of this moment in the Mass through prayer and teaching, for when the church prays She is also teaching. While EP 2 will commonly be used at a week-day Mass, EP 1 would commonly be reserved for select Sundays and major feasts, like Christmas & Easter Vigil. Longer does not mean worse, and shorter does not mean better. Rather, we desire to select those expressions which suit the occasion. Christmas lights on the house at Christmas time warms the winter heart; however, those same Christmas lights on the house in June chill the summer spine. Such a sight seems strange to us. So too, those prayers and expressions which best befit the day are our goal and guide in celebrating that beautiful and ancient prayer: the Mass. ~Fr. Mitchell

A word from the pastor, Fr. Mitchell Bechtold...

Saint Joseph, Clarissa (SJC) Secretary/Bookkeeper…......……..…........Barb Brown

Parish Office………………...….……..….218 756-2205 Email………...…….....…..stjoschu@eaglevalleytel.net

Saint Joseph, Bertha (SJB) Parish Office……………….……...….…..218 924-2144 Secretary…………………………....…..Kathy Wagner Bookkeeper…………………………….....Laura Miner

Saint Joseph of Clarissa Wednesday, August 23, 2017 CTCCC Rosary - Topsy May Saturday, August 26, 5:30 p.m.

Sacristan: Kathy VanHeel Lector: Kim Marstein EMHC: Shari Streit, Kathy VanHeel, Russ VanHeel Servers: Trey Lancaster and Mason Meyer

Ushers: Matt & Michelle Dotzler

Christ the King of Browerville Sunday, August 27, 8:30 a.m. Rosary: Lee and Mary Martinek Lector: Daryl Brever Servers: John Statema and Isaac Cebulla EMHC: Dave Benning, Doug Johnson, Paula Becker August Ushers: Joe Duncan, Jeff Brown, Mike and Jared Jagush Church Cleaning: Laureen Irsfeld, Mark & Rena Irsfeld, Roger Irsfeld family

Saint Joseph of Bertha Sunday, August 27, 10:30 a.m. Rosary: Butch Rice Lector: Paula Discher Sacristan: Carla Blashack EMHC: Andrew Freyholtz Servers: Nathan Blashack Deb Hartman

Gracie Sakry Russ VanDenheuvel Ushers: Tom Blashack and Gary Schmidt Money Counters: Kathy Harren and Agnes Mack Church Cleaning (Aug. 28-Sept. 3): Nicholas & Janessa Harren Roland & Ginger Gilbert Dave & Kathy Harren

Stewardship

Saint Joseph of Clarissa Loose 94.00 Votive Candles 20.00 Adult 1,640.00 Religious Education 200.00 Child 4.00 Assumption 65.00

Total 1,738.00 Parish Life 108.00

Last weekend Mass Count: 144

Christ the King, Browerville Loose 192.25 Votive Candles 84.50 Adult 3,364.00 Assumption 15.00 Child 11.21 Capt. Maintenance 200.00 Total Regular 3,567.46

Last Weekend Mass Count: 278

Saint Joseph of Bertha Loose 106.02 Votive Candles 6.00 Adult 1,694.00 Raffle 1,150.00 Child 13.35 Festival Donation 135.00

Total Regular 1,813.37 Bishops Appeal 385.00

Last weekend Mass Count: 153

Liturgical Ministers

MASS SCHEDULE

MONDAY, AUGUST 21 — SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 2017

Monday, August 21 – Saint Pius X, Pope Judges 2:11-19/Matthew 19:16-22

Tuesday, August 22 – The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary Judges 6:11-24a//Matthew 19:23-30

6:00 Adoration and Sacrament of Reconciliation 7:00 p.m. †Virginia Goeden Bertha

Wednesday, August 23 — Weekday Judges 9:6-15/Matthew 20:1-16

8:30 a.m. †Beatrice Biermaier Browerville Adoration for one hour after Mass

Thursday, August 24 - Saint Bartholomew Revelations 21:9b-14/John 1:45-51 8:00 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation 8:30 a.m. †Bernie Baker Clarissa Adoration for one hour after Mass 11:00 a.m. †Robert Line CTCCC Friday, August 25 - Weekday Ruth 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22/Matthew 22:34-40 Adoration for one hour after Mass 8:30 a.m. †Deb Twardowski Browerville

Saturday, August 26 - Weekday Ruth 2:1-3, 8-11, 4:13-17/Matthew 23:1-12

Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 22:19-23/Romans 11:33-36/Matthew 16:13-20

Weekend Mass Times Saturday, August 26 4:30 p.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation 5:30 p.m. People of the Parishes Clarissa

Sunday, August 27 8:00 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation 8:30 a.m. †Dalton May Browerville

10:30 a.m. †Poor Souls in Purgatory Bertha

Saint Joseph of Clarissa

St. Mary’s Mission Meeting We are now collecting school supplies, which will be shared with Christ the King School or Browerville, Bertha and Browerville public schools. Thank you.

Parish Life Meeting - Tuesday, Aug. 29 at 7 p.m.

Religious Education Volunteer Teachers are needed Please consider helping our young people learn about and strengthen their catholic faith. Thank you. Parent/Student Religious ed. meeting will be Wed., Sept. 6 at 6:30 p.m.

Server Training will be held immediately following.

Lector Training is Saturday, August 26 at 10 a.m.

Extra-Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Training is Saturday, August 26 at 11 a.m.

Usher Training is Saturday, August 26 after Holy Mass at 6:30 p.m.

Holy Mass Time Change will begin the first weekend of September. Mass will be in Clarissa on Sunday, Sept. 3 at 10:30 a.m.

Youth to Host Parish Potluck Everyone is invited to hear about the experiences the young people had on the mission trip earlier this summer on Sunday, August 27th after the 10:30 Mass. This will be our monthly potluck so please bring a dish to share.

Sacristan Training for all current and anyone interested in being a sacristan is on Sunday, August 27th after the 10:30 a.m. Holy Mass.

Holy Mass Time Change will begin the first weekend of September. Mass in Bertha will be on Saturday, Sept. 2 at 5:30 p.m. with Confession at 4:30 p.m. Parish Festival - Thank you! Thank you to all who participated in our festival! It was a wonderful success. Even with the rainy atmosphere it was still joyful. Thank you for persevering through it all. God bless you!

Please pick up your dishes which are on the counter of the church kitchen as soon as possible. Those items which are not picked up will be soon donated. Thank you.

There will be no Christian Mothers meeting in August.

Religious Education—CCD Volunteers Needed We have an urgent and immediate need for your help in sharing the faith with our youth, particularly for our elementary school age students. Please prayerfully consider teaching, and if you think you would like to help, please contact Elizabeth Schwartz.

Saint Joseph of Bertha

Prayer Chain Lines: Christ the King: Karen Benning . . . . .(320) 594-6163 Kathy Lucas . . . . . . . (320) 594-6202

St. Joseph, Bertha: Jeanette Scott . . . . . (218) 924-4385 Ginger Gilbert . . . . (218) 924-2434

St. Joseph, Clarissa: Bernadette King . .(218) 738-4135 MaryAnn Kotval...(218) 756-2362

Christ the King of Browerville

Baptized in Christ on August 13, 2017 at Christ the King Parish

Braxton James Crosby

Son of Bryan and Britta Crosby

Confirmation meeting for parents and candidates will be held on Aug. 31, at 6:30 p.m., followed by a 7:30 p.m. meeting for all parents in Faith Formation. We will be introducing Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Program for children ages 3 through Kindergarten. Parents with children in this age group please join us at 7:30 p.m. in Christ the King School.

Coffee, rolls and juice will be served after Mass today, Sunday, August 20. Everyone is welcome to join in this social.

-Server training for all current servers and anyone who would like to be a server, and has received First Communion is Wed., Aug. 23, at 7 p.m -Lector training for all current and any new lectors is scheduled for Thursday, August 24, at 7 p.m.

-Eucharistic Ministers of Holy Communion training for all current and any new ministers is scheduled for Thursday, August 24, at 8 p.m.

-Usher training for all current and anyone interested in being an usher is on Sunday, Sept. 10, after Mass. It is expected that you would attend the training which apply to you if possible. If you cannot please call the parish office at 594-6114 to be re-scheduled.

Christ the King School

Open House Wednesday, August 30, 6—7 p.m.

Everyone is invited to come and see the school and meet the teachers. Open House is followed by a Home and School meeting at 7p.m.

Thank you to the family of Peter Sr., and Ida Kaluza for their donation to our CTK Adopt-A-Student Program. Donations to this program help with the costs of sending a child to Christ the King School.

Christ the King Catholic School

Area Events

Company of Parishes

Sunday, August 20 ………….….Youth Fishing, meet at CTK, 2 p.m.

Wednesday, August 23 ………….CTK Altar Server Training, 7 p.m.

Thursday, August 24 …………………...CTK Lector Training, 7 p.m. CTK EMHC Training, 8 p.m. Saturday, August 26 …………...Men’s Prayer Group at SJC, 7 a.m. SJC Lector Training, 10 a.m. SJC EMHC Training, 11 a.m.

SJC Usher Training after Mass, 6:30 p.m Benefit for Tim Bakken, Bertha Community Center, 4-8 p.m. Sunday, August 27 ………………………….….CTK KC Picnic, noon

Tuesday, August 29 ……………..……...SJC Parish Life Mtg. 7 p.m. Wednesday, August 30 ……......CTK School Open House, 6-7 p.m. Mass time change: September 2/3 ………. SJB 5:30 p.m. Saturday SJC 10:30 a.m. Sunday Sunday, September 10 …………...…CTK Usher Training, 6:30 p.m. Monday, September 11 ………………...…….CTK Education Raffle

Company of Parishes Events Calendar

The 30th Annual Christ the King Education Raffle will be held on Monday, September 11, at 12:45 p.m. Tickets are now available in the school office and from Angie Schultz, Cheryl Biegler, Glennda Kotula, Myra Buhl, Paul Perish, Kathy Lucas, Sarah Winter, Jeff Becker, MaryAnn Woeste, and Bev Geraets.

Cost is $100 per ticket. 1st prize - $10,000 2nd prize - $500 3rd—8th prizes are $200 each

MASS AND ANOINTING IN HONOR OF ST. PEREGRINE, PATRON OF THOSE

AFFECTED BY CANCER All are invited to Mass and the Anointing of the Sick service on Wednesday, August 23, at 5:30 p.m. at St. Anthony Church, 2405 1st St N, St. Cloud. All are welcome, especially those affected by cancer or other illnesses and chronic conditions. This is an opportunity to bring families, friends and neighbors together in prayer, hope and gratitude for the gift of Life. Refreshments will be served in the Parish Center following Mass.

Men’s Prayer Group will be Saturday, August 26 at 7:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Clarissa. Come hungry, because

breakfast will be served! All men are welcome to come!

Dinner & Fundraiser to Benefit Tim Bakken Saturday, August 26 from 4- 8 PM at the Bertha Community Center. Dinner will be served during entire benefit. Questions or donations for Silent Auction/Bake Sale, please contact Cheryl 218.821.9066 or Amy 720.284.4005

Knights of Columbus Annual Picnic will be held on Sunday, August 27, at the south park in Browerville. All Knights and their families are welcome. Picnic begins at noon.

The Company of Parishes

would like to help support

Options for Women, a pro-life center in Sauk Centre, by encouraging parishioners to attend the 2017 Evening

For Life Dinner on Friday, September 15th. Social Hour starts at 6:00 p.m. and Dinner will start at 7:00 p.m. There will be a silent auction and a live auction. Vaunae Hansel, director of TLC Options for Women will be the speaker. Tickets are $35 each, or a table of 8 is $260, and students are discounted $15. If you want to order tickets you can call Kate at 320-761-5412 or Colleen at 320-808-3031. It would be great if members of our parishes could sit together! When ordering tickets, please mention that you would like to sit with Father Bechtold and the parishioners of the Company of Parishes. Also, if you think you would like to donate an item for the silent auction, please contact one of the above numbers.

Holy Mass Time Change will begin the first weekend of September. Mass in Bertha will be on Saturday, Sept. 2 at

5:30 p.m. with Confession at 5:00 p.m. and Mass will be in Clarissa on Sunday, Sept. 3 at 10:30 a.m.

Mass will continue to be at 8:30 a.m. on Sundays with Confession at 8 a.m. at Christ the King in Browerville.