Church of St. John

Masses: Church of St. John - Saturday 4:00pm and Sunday 10:00am ~~ Church of St. Patrick - Sunday 8:30am ~~ Weekday - See Bulletin

Church of St. John 320-968-7913

Parish Secretary: Katey Maurer ~ [email protected]

Bookkeeper: Sheri Dombrovski ~ [email protected]

Faith Formation:

Parish Nurse: Jan Johnson…...968-7512

Maintenance: Darw in Fleck…….968-6821

Liturgical Musician: Jason Karasch ~ 320-493-0747~ [email protected]

Church of St. Patrick

Parish Secretary: Toni Hammond 968-6617

Bookkeeper: Jenn Latterell

Choir Director: Tera Neumann 320-241-5384

Faith Formation: St. John’s Area School:

www.saintjohnsschool.net Facebook: www.facebook.com/stjohnsareaschool Christine Friederichs, Principal - 968-7972 ~ [email protected]

Parish Representatives: (SJ) Karen Jansen and Joe Gothman (SP) Victoria Hammond

October 10, 2021 Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

7286 Duelm Rd NE * Sauk Rapids, MN 56379

320-252-2069 * [email protected]

Box 337 * 621 Dewey Street * Foley, Minnesota 56329

320-968-7913 * www.stjohnschurchfoley.org

Church of St. John

Church of St. Patrick

This past week, the priests of the Diocese of Saint Cloud gathered for their annual conference with Bishop Kettler. I have to say, in the year I have been attending, this was one of the richest gatherings I have participated in with my brother priests. Perhaps it includes the fact that we have also been away from one another for these times of COVID, just as many have. We all recognize that online meetings are just not the same as when we are able to come together, pray together, and dialogue about how to walk forward in the many endeavors which are at our doorstep. These are certainly challenging times, yet the Spirit also inclines us to look ahead with hope. I thank everyone for your prayers.

Pope Francis is opening a world-wide synodal process with Mass on Sunday, October 10. His desire is to remind the entire people of the Church that we all play a role in calling forth the gifts of the Holy Spirit to illuminate the voice of God for our leadership. Drawing on ancient tradition, Pope Francis will call together the Synod of Bishops in 2023 for discernment on the chosen theme: “For a synodal Church: communion, participation and mission.” Our local Church (diocese) will open our participation the following weekend. Bishop Kettler is requesting all

parishes in the Diocese of Saint Cloud celebrate the Mass for a Synod, replacing the 29th Sunday in Ordinary

Time - October 16/17. The diocesan phase will go through April. Much more is to come regarding how each

of us will be invited to share in the reflection and gathering of the Spirit.

Fr. Michael Wolfbauer

Email: [email protected] 320-968-7913

St. Patrick October 3, 2021

Adults [31] ................................................. $5,495.00 Loose ............................................................ $185.00 Youth [1] .......................................................... $2.00 Funday [2] ................................................. $6,150.00

Please remember your parish with your investments, insurance policies, and in your will.

Baptism - Baptism class may be required to arrange the date of baptism.

Reconciliation - Saturdays 2:45pm at St. John Church. Anytime by appointment.

Matrimony - Couples planning a wedding should contact Fr. Michael at least 6 months in advance.

RCIA - Instruction and preparation for those who would like to join the Roman Catholic Church.

Visiting the Sick - Please notify the parish office of any parish-ioners who are homebound, sick, in hospitals or nursing homes and wish to be visited or receive Communion.

For questions or to arrange to receive any of these Sacraments, please contact the respective parish office.

Readings for the Week

Monday, October 11th Rom 1:1-7/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4/Lk 11:29-32

Tuesday, October 12th Rom 1:16-25/Ps 19:2-3, 4-5/Lk 11:37-41

Wednesday, October 13th Rom 2:1-11/Ps 62:2-3, 6-7, 9/Lk 11:42-46

Thursday, October 14th Rom 3:21-30/Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6/Lk 11:47-54

Friday, October 15th Rom 4:1-8/Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11/Lk 12:1-7

Saturday, October 16th Rom 4:13, 16-18/Ps 105:6-7, 8-9, 42-43/ Lk 12:8-12

Sunday, October 17th Acts 2:1-11/Ps 33:10-15/1 Cor 12:4-11/ Lk 24:13-35

Parish News

Sanctuary Lamp...at St. John burns this week for the deceased Kathryn Crowley.

Christian Women...at St. John will meet October 11 at 2pm in the ETC.

Pastoral Council...at St. John will meet October 12 at 6:30pm in the ETC.

Knights of Columbus...will meet October 21 at 7pm in the ETC.

Mass Intentions Available...If you would like to schedule an intention for one of the follow-ing dates, please contact Katey (St. John) at 320-968-7913 or Toni (St. Patrick) at 320-968-6617.

St. John Parish for October 26 and November 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 9th, 11th, 18th, 20th, 21st, and 23rd and most days in December St. Patrick Parish Sundays, November 7th and 14th and all of the Fridays in November.

Electronic Giving…

At St. Patrick please contact Toni for the necessary forms at [email protected].

At St. John please contact Sheri at [email protected] for the necessary forms or for a one-time or recurring gift you can donate online through myParish App or at www.stjohnschurchfoley.org.

Items for the Bulletin: All items for the bulletin should be sent by Monday evening for the upcoming weekend’s bulletin. You can

send items to Katey at [email protected].

Stewardship of Treasure Thank you for your continued sharing of your treasure with our parishes!

St. John October 3, 2021

Weekly stewardship goal ............................. $5,865.00

Adults [87] ................................................. $5,697.35 Loose ............................................................ $304.00 Building [19] ................................................. $792.20 Maintenance .................................................... $10.00

Emmaus Trinity Ctr Loan Balance as of 7-25-21 ..... $114,703.13

Community Events Bishop’s Annual Appeal: Your generosity makes it possible for diocesan ministries to provide essential ed-ucation, pastoral care and other assistance to thousands of people across our 16-county diocese. These ministries couldn’t happen without you. Learn more at www.stcdio.org/annualappeal.

Stewardship as a Way of Life: “It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” (Mark 10:25) Jesus uses tough language that we may not want to hear. But we are all called to be generous with our gifts. Not just the ones we pick and choose, but all of our gifts and especially the one that means the most to us! That in-cludes our time in prayer with God, our talent in partici-pating in parish ministries and our treasure supporting our local parish and other charities.

40 Days for Life: Vigils: Join 40 Days for Life through prayer, fasting, and peaceful vigils at Planned Parenthood Monday-Friday from 7am-7pm from September 22-October 31. For more information contact Judy at [email protected], Jan at [email protected] or visit the website www.40daysforlife.com/stcloud.

Quilt Bingo and Fall Cash Raffle: St. Eliza-beth’s in Brennyville is hosting a quilt bingo and cash raf-fle on October 17th starting at 1pm. There will be two sets of ten games, $10 per card for ten games. Fall Cash Raffle tickets are $5 per ticket with the drawing following bingo. Lunch is provided.

Parish Breakfast at St. Anthony’s: St. Antho-ny’s in St. Cloud is hosting a parish breakfast on October 17, serving from 8:00 a.m. till noon at the parish center. Adults $10, children grades 7-12 $5 and grade 6 and un-der eat FREE.

KC’s Breakfast: The Duelm Knights of Columbus will be serving breakfast October 24 from 8:30am-12pm in the St. Lawrence Parish Hall. Serving pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, caramel rolls, fruit and beverage.

Quilt Bingo and Raffle: St. Anthony’s in St. Cloud is hosting a quilt bingo and raffle on October 24 starting with a shredded beef sandwich plate ($10) at 5pm, quilt bingo at 6pm (30 games for $25), with a quilt raffle fol-lowing bingo ($2 per ticket).

Please visit www.stjohnschurchfoley.org for even more upcoming community events!

Church of St. John Trustees: Sarah Dahler Tom Tschumper Pastoral Council Members: Steve Bartell Mary Bemis Jeremiah Dahler Sara Kolden Sheila Matteson Nathan Molitor Cindy Niess

Church of St. Patrick Trustees: Laurie Nesius Simon Thielen Pastoral Council Members: Toni Hammond Connie Leitheiser Jeanne Mehrwerth Mitch Mehrwerth Jim Neumann Barb Prom John Schnell

Seven Reasons to Pray the Rosary Daily

1. We NEED the Rosary to fight daily temptation. The devil is real and relentless. He wants nothing more than to see us fall back into sin and break our relation-ship with God. But, we have a powerful advocate, one that Satan fears above all others: Mary. She has domin-ion over Satan and he flees when she stands beside her faithful servants. Pray for Mary to be with you and she will protect you from Satan.

2. We NEED the Rosary to slow down and find calm. Find TRUE rest in a few quiet moments with Our Blessed Mother. She offers the blessing of true peace.

3. We NEED the Rosary to live a life connected to Jesus Christ It can be very difficult to feel connected to Jesus. Even in prayer, it takes time and focus to feel Jesus’ real and en-during presence. The Rosary provides that time and focus through the simple and repeated prayers of the Rosary.

4. We NEED the Rosary to remain connected to the loving care of Our Mother Mary. Mary loves us, her children, and has a burning desire to bring us into a closer relationship with her Son. Envision the Rosary as a chain reaching from your hand all the way to heaven. Mary holds the other end and the Rosary serves as a bridge, a lifeline, between you and her. Know that she is always there, on the other end, loving you with the entirety of her Immaculate Heart.

5. We NEED the Rosary to pray for others in a strong, dedicated way. How often have your promised to pray for someone but end up offering little more than a momentary mental prayer for the cause or forget completely or you want to pray for them, but you feel like you have little to offer due to a lacking prayer life? The Rosary is the answer to these problems. When you set aside time for a daily Ro-sary, you create for yourself a real opportunity to help those in need of prayers and a dedicated habit of offering those prayers.

6. We NEED the Rosary to bring about world peace. Mary directed the children at Fatima to pray the Rosary for World Peace. At the time, World War I was raging, so the need for peace was very real, but we still live in a world at war, and we should feel called to pray the Ro-sary for peace: peace between world powers, in our fami-lies, communities and schools, in our relationships, even within ourselves, the peace of God is something we must constantly ask for.

7. We NEED the Rosary to help us pray when we don’t know what to pray for, or how to ask for it. For times like that, the Rosary is an especially powerful gift. Clutch the beads and say those familiar prayers that, for many of us, hearken back to our childhood, when our faith was natural and free from doubt. Allow the Rosary to calm your mind, your fears, and slow your heart. Allow the Rosary to lead you back to Our Blessed Mother. She is waiting to take care of you as only a mother can.

The Rosary is a perfect prayer, and your Blessed Mother will be pleased to hear you say it. Trust in her goodness and the power of her Holy Rosary. https://catholicsprouts.com/7-reasons-why-you-need-to-make-praying-the-rosary-a-daily-habit/

Faith Formation

St. John Parish:

October 13th K - 6th Grade: 5:30 - 6:30pm 7th - 11th Grade: 6:45 - 8:00pm

October 20th No Classes

K - 11th Grade Parents: If your child(ren) are unable to attend class, please con-tact the following instructor to inform them that your child(ren) will not be attending: K - 6th Grade: Christina at [email protected] or 320-250-0708 7 - 11th Grade: Parish Office at [email protected] or 320-968-7913

11th Grade Students and Parents: Initial Dialogue Meetings/Learning Centers start this week on October 15 and go through October 25. If you have not already signed up for time slots, please do so as soon as possible—the sign-up sheets will be available during class or contact Katey at 320-968-7913 or [email protected].

St. Patrick Parish: Our first class begins on Wednesday, October 13th from 6:30-7:30pm for students in K-11th grade. We are look-ing forward to seeing you! Please turn in your registra-tion forms if you haven’t already done so.

St. John’s Area School News 320-968-7972 www.saintjohnsschool.net

October 2021: Wow! We have started our sec-ond month of school already! The leaves are chang-ing colors, and the students and staff have settled into their school routine with lots of LEARNING at SJAS!

Walk-a-Thon: Our first fundraiser of the school year is the Walk-a-Thon! The students did a fabulous job collecting donations for our school. The Walk-a-thon was this past Friday, October 8th. In this season of pumpkins and fall harvests, our students were very busy harvesting donations to help support our Catholic school, as well as trying to reach their class goals for special treats and an extra recess reward. THANK YOU to all who donated! If you would like to still donate, please contact the school, at 968-7972.

Want to know more about SJAS?: We encourage anyone who is interested in learning more about SJAS to call our school at 320-968-7972 or visit our website at saintjohnsschool.net. You can also follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

Mass Schedule and Intentions

SJ: St. John SP: St. Patrick GF: The Gardens at Foley (formerly: Foley Nursing Center)

SJ Sanctuary Lamp +Kathryn Crowley Saturday, October 9th Anticipatory: Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time SJ 4:00 pm Dave and Marilyn Novak’s 50th Wedding Anniversary

Sunday, October 10th Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time SP 8:30 am + Simon Thielen SJ 10:00 am People of St. John and St. Patrick

Monday, October 11th St. John XXIII, Pope No Mass

Tuesday, October 12th Weekday SJ 8:30 am For the Living and Dead of Norbert and Bernie Skaja Family

Wednesday, October 13th Weekday SJ 10:00 am + Joe Brenny

Thursday, October 14th St. Callistus I, Pope and Martyr SJ 8:30 am + Kathryn Crowley SJ 9:00 am - 7:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration

Friday, October 15th St. Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church SP 8:30 am ++ Clifford and Alfrieda Jacquemart

Saturday, October 16th Anticipatory: Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time SJ 4:00 pm + Barb Aman

Sunday, October 17th Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time SP 8:30 am People of St. Patrick and St. John SJ 10:00 am + Mary Jane Grow

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays, 2:45 pm at Church of St. John By appointment, please call the office

In the event of a funeral, scheduled weekday Mass in that parish may be canceled.

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The Pope’s Prayer Intention

Missionary Disciples We pray that every baptized person may be engaged in evangelization, available to the mission, by being witnesses of a life that has the flavor of the Gospel.

Spiritual Communion Prayer My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at the moment receive you sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen

Liturgical Ministers

St. John October 16, 2021 Lector Tom Howard EEMs Keith Kantor Servers AJ Rahm Ushers Andy or Stephanie Rahm

October 17, 2021 Lector Greg LeFebvre EEMs Mary Bemis, Becky Howard Servers Cash Family Ushers Darwin Fleck

St. Patrick October 10, 2021 Lector Michelle Swedal Servers Neumann Family Offertory Gifts Mark and Jen Latterell Family Euch Minister Connie Leitheiser Ushers Carol Stuckmayer, Gary Stuckmayer Dick Gruber, Karen Gruber Instrumentalist Tera Neumann

October 17, 2021 Lector Janelle Adelman Servers Latterell Family Offertory Gifts John and Laura Schnell Euch Minister Karen Gruber Ushers Merl Leitheiser, Connie Leitheiser, Jason Thielen, Racheal Thielen Instrumentalist Tera Neumann

St. Teresa of Avila, also known as St. Teresa of Jesus, was born in Spain to a large, devout, and prominent Catholic family. Fascinated with the lives of the saints, she and her brother built hermitages for themselves in the family garden. At the age of 14 Teresa was plunged into sorrow upon the death of her mother; to find conso-lation she asked the Virgin Mary to be her new mother. When she began to exhibit worldly vanities, her father placed her in a convent to be educated with other ladies of her social class. Determined to avoid marriage, and motivated more by the need for security than love for God, at the age of twenty Teresa entered religious life as a Carmelite nun. For two decades she led what she de-scribes as a mediocre prayer life, hindered by too much socialization with visitors. However, an intense prayer experience in her forties helped her to renounce wordy attachments and enter deeper into a life of prayer. She advanced rapidly and taught others to do the same, being encouraged by a vision of the place reserved for her in hell if she was unfaithful to God’s graces. She had many profound mystical experiences for which she was often slandered and ridiculed. After the reform of her own life she worked hard to reform the laxity of many Carmelite convents, and was successful even while being greatly opposed in her efforts. She was a strong and important female figure of her era, and her great progress in the spiritual life led her to write the spiritual classics Interior Castle and The Way of Perfection. For these works St. Teresa of Avila was named the first female Doctor of the Church. www.morningoffering.com

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