Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
November 8, 2009
What is a Deanery?
Faith
Seeking
Understanding
A Commitment to Life-long
Faith Formation
A deanery, as in a diocese, is a group of
parishes administered by a dean, or in the
Catholic Church, by a priest appointed by the
bishop of a diocese. The 136 parishes of the
Diocese of St. Cloud are divided into seven
deaneries, each with a priest assigned as the
“Dean” or representative of those parishes to the bishop:
Deanery Dean
Alexandria/Morris Fr. Tim Baltes
Fergus Fall/Wadena Fr. Peter Kirchner
Little Falls Fr. Mark Innocenti
Melrose/Sauk Centre Fr. Mark Stang (Fr. Tom Becker during leave)
Cold Spring Fr. Rich Walz
Saint Cloud Fr. Lauren Germann
Foley/Princeton Fr. Kevin Anderson
Each Dean holds meetings to which all priests (both active & retired), parish
staff members, DCCW representative, Diocesan Pastoral Council representative
and deacons are invited to discuss agenda items for upcoming presbyteral
(meaning priest) meeting. This allows the Dean to gather information,
reaction, insight, concerns and vision from each deanery to take and share
with the Presbyteral Council.
So what is a Presbyteral Council?
It is an advisory council to the bishop made up of the deans of all the
deaneries within a diocese. Bishop John Kinney meets with theVicar General
(Fr. Marvin Enneking), the Deans of the seven deaneries and invited
guests regularly to discuss issues that affect the whole of the diocese, i.e.
Sacramental Issues, Liturgical Guidelines, Administrative Issues and Policies,
Mission and Outreach, Education, Vocations, etc. Together with the
bishop this group shapes the vision and sets order to the life of the diocese.
Fr. Gregory and Deb Rudolph attend the Melrose/Sauk Centre Deanery
meetings regularly as representatives of the Five Parish Catholic Community.
At the last meeting there was conversation about how our deanery
would recognize our priests and honor them during this “Year of the Priest”.
What was decided is this; that the priests of the Melrose/Sauk Centre Deanery
would concelebrate Mass a number of times during this year in differing
areas of the deanery. On the days of these Masses, no parish in our deanery
would have a daily Mass, rather, all people of the deanery would be invited
to attend Mass at which all of the priests of our deanery would concelebrate.
The hosting parish would also plan a social to follow. The first of these
Deanery Masses will be:
Thursday, November 19, 2009 ~ 7:30 PM
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church, Sauk Centre
Fr. Greg will join his brother priests to concelebrate that Mass and invites
everyone from the five parishes to join him. There will be no daily
Mass in our parishes on that day – mark your calendar, call your friends
and relatives to arrange for carpooling, and make plans to attend this special
Mass in honor of our priests. It is a distance to drive, but will be well worth
the effort as we unite as Christians to thank our God for the gift of our
priests and their chosen vocation to the priesthood!
Deb Rudolph
Immaculate Conception, St. Anna
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Opole
St. Columbkille’s, St. Wendel
St. Hedwig’s, Holdingford
St. Mary’s, Holdingford
We are many
parts, we are
all one body.
Romans 12:4-5
Central Office/Opole
42942 125th Ave, Box 308, Holdingford 56340
Office Hours: M-Th 6:30 AM-3:00 PM
Office Phone & Fax Number: (320) 746-2449
Mass Schedule: (320) 746-2751
Fr. Gregory Ombok: (320) 584-5313
Neighbors in Need TipLine: (320) 746-9960
Email address: fivepoffice@yahoo.com
Five Parish Website: www.5parishes.org
Diocese Website: www.stclouddiocese.org
Parish Pastoral Team
Father Gregory Ombok, Pastor
Deb Rudolph, Pastoral Associate/Parish Admin.
Terri Struzyk, Administrative Assistant
Deacon Jeff Fromm, Neighbors in Need
Sacraments
Confession times are as follows (or by appointment).
First Friday: 8:00 AM Mass
Tuesdays: 6:30 PM St. Mary’s
Saturdays: 3:30 PM St. Wendel/7:30 PM St. Anna
Marriage: Couples are to begin preparations with a
pastor at least 6-12 months prior to the desired date
of their wedding. Completion of both parish and
diocesan courses is required.
Baptism: Please contact the Central Office to make
arrangements for your child’s baptism. A prebaptism
course is required. Baptism Class: Sunday,
December 6th at 1:30 PM Opole Central Office.
Shut-Ins: Communion, Sacrament of the Sick,
Pastoral Visitations: We want to know your
pastoral needs. Please contact the Central Office.
New Parishioners
Please call the Central Office at 746-2449 to register.
RCIA Anyone interested in becoming a member of
the Catholic faith call the Central Office.
Parish Events
Five Parishes
¨ Confirmation Student Collecting for Holdingford Area Food
Shelf - Donations of non perishable items (or monetary donations)
to the food shelf can be placed in the boxes at any of our churches
through November 15. Mary Solarz is taking up this collection as
her Confirmation Service Project, any questions call 746-2566.
¨ Christmas Cards for our Troops - St. Columbkille Christian
Mothers will send a Christian/Patriotic Christmas card to all serving
from our parishes. If a loved one is serving in our military call
Diann Huls 320-356-7218 or email diann214@mywdo.com to add
your hero to our list which we want to complete ASAP to allow
time to get cards and send out December 1st.
¨ Prayer for Priests & Seminarians - SUNDAY Rev Eberhard
Schefers MONDAY Rev Paul Folsom; TUESDAY Rev Robert
Harren; WEDNESDAY Rev Timothy Wenzel; THURSDAY Rev
Richard McGuire; FRIDAY Rev Vincent Lieser; SATURDAY
Rev Stanley Wieser
¨ Bulletin Deadline is noon on Tuesday. Please submit all items
to the Central Office, preferably in writing. Thank you.
¨ Cemetery News - Please remove all flowers from all the parish
cemeteries as soon as possible. Thank you.
St. Mary’s
¨ Holdingford Parish House Shingles - please place donations in
the collection marked “SM Rectory Shingles”. Thank you.
St. Hedwig’s
¨ Preparing to Celebrate 100 Years - Please mark donations “100
Years”. Centennial Celebration Book - Debbie Binsfeld 19507-
440th St, Holdingford or Lois Schmit Box 23, Holdingford.
¨ St. Hedwig's Centennial Planning Committee Meeting -
Thursday, December 3rd at 7:30 PM in the church basement.
¨ St. Hedwig’s Church Cleaning - Families unable to help with
the church cleaning are asked to please put $15 into the
collection marked St. Hedwig’s Cleaning. Thank you
¨ Advent & Christmas Choir Rehearsals Sundays through
December 20th, 10-15 minutes after St. Hedwig’s 8 AM Mass
for approximately one hour. Rehearsals are important for all
members of the choir. New members, young people, and all who
are interested are welcome to share their time and talent for this
beautiful liturgical season. If you have questions or concerns
please call Lois Schmit at 746-2603.
St. Columbkille
¨ St. Columbkille Parish House - Please place donations in
collection marked “St. Columbkille Roof”. Thank you.
¨ Christian Mothers/Women Confraternity Meeting - Monday,
November 30th. Rosary at 7 PM; wrapping presents for needy
family thereafter. Meeting at 7:30 with a Youth Group speaker.
Holiday fun to follow, please bring an hors d’oeuvre or goodie to
share and a wrapped gift for the Poor Clares. This is a great time
for any woman 18+ to join, our community needs each one of us;
be a part of the heritage don’t let a generation be skipped.
¨ Fall Family Festival Post-Meeting - November 17th at 7:30
PM in the room behind the sacristy.
Community Events
Rising Villages Guatemala 2010 Trip - For
the 5th year a group will be formed from our
area. This spirit filled experience has a lot to
offer. Trip dates: February 1-11, 2010. Call Joy
Swanson for information, 746-2176.
Catholic War Vets & Auxiliary Meeting -
Thursday, November 12th at 8 PM in the Opole
Church basement.
KYES - Relevant Radio 1180 on the AM Dial -
A St. Cloud Diocese endorsed radio station
featuring prayer, scripture, Christian conversation
& music. Set your dials and tune in!
Koinonia Retreat for adults 20 & older - TEC
center 3 miles north of Little Falls; November
13-15. Applications at: centralmnkoinonia.org
or call LeRoy/Mary Lou (320) 293-2080. Cost
is $60; scholarships are available.
Did you know?
...In 2008, Catholic hospitals handled
more than 16.9 million emergency room visits
more than 92.7 million outpatient visits
more than 5.5 million admissions
Support health care reform that respects the life
and dignity of all people from conception to natural
death. Get the long-standing teachings of the
Church and the latest updates on health care reform
- visit www.usccb.org/healthcare.
Support Youth Activities and Small
Farmers of Guatemala
Guatemala organic/fair trade coffee for sale $12.00
per bag; proceeds will benefit the small farmers in
Guatemala and also youth activities. To
purchase, Contact Gloria Brinker at 320-
746-2766 or stop by Healthy Glo!, Holdingford.
Make checks payable to Combined
Fund.
Helping Hands Outreach
Thank you for coming to our Health Fair! Our next
luncheon will be on Thursday December 10th. We will
have some special fiddle and guitar players, mark your
calendars!! Please call our Helping Hands office for any
type of need and we will hook you up with services that
will help you! 746-9960
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This Week
In Hope of Resurrection
Remember in your prayers
Bernadine Popp, whose Mass
of Resurrection was celebrated
at Our Lady of Mount Carmel on
Saturday, November 7th ; also remember
in your prayers Fr. Jerry’s
brother, Sylvester Mischke, who
recently passed away.
Giving Tree
Our Giving Tree Project will continue
this year providing Christmas
gifts to individuals and families
who are struggling financially. At
this time, we are looking for persons
who could use this service. It
takes some time to process the requests,
so please
contact us in the next
couple weeks if you are
someone or know
someone in our five
parish area who
may benefit. Call
Deacon Jeff at
746-9960.
Weekly Readings
Monday: Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12
1 Corinthians 3:9c-11,
16-17
John 2:13-22
Tuesday: Wisdom 2:23; 3:9
Luke 17:7-10
Wednesday: Wisdom 6:1-11
Luke 17:11-19
Thursday: Wisdom 7:22b; 8:1
Luke 17:20-25
Friday: Wisdom 13:1-9
Luke 17:26-37
Saturday: Wisdom 18:14-16; 19:6-9
Luke 18:1-8
Sunday: Daniel 12:1-3
Hebrews 10:11-14, 18
Mark 13:24-32
Prayer Lines
Holdingford: Angie Nentl 746-2246
Apples Wentland 746-2417
St. Anna: Shirley Schwalbe 356-7209
Christine Maleska-356-7246
St. Wendel: Sue Opatz 363-8160
Esther Struzyk 251-4984
Opole : Mary Ann Czeck 393-2266
Financial Blessing
NOVEMBER 1, 2009 PARISH INCOME TOTAL DEPOSIT
Opole $1665.40 $1710.40
St. Anna $1375.50 $1540.50
St. Columbkille $2188.30 $2253.30
St. Hedwig’s $2435.85 $2460.85
St. Mary’s $2303.50 $2333.50
Gospel Reflection
November 15th
How gratefully do you live the life you
have been given?
Eucharistic Adoration
Held every Monday 8 AM-10 PM.
November 9th St Mary’s Bsmt (SH)
November 16th St. Mary’s Bsmt
November 23rd Opole Good Shepherd Rm
November 30th St. Wendel
December 7th St Anna
Praise & Intercession
For all who struggle with the loss of
someone dear to them; that they may
find comfort in God’s love.
In Appreciation
St. Hedwig's Rosary Sodality/
Christian Mothers would like to thank
all those who worked so diligently and
donated items to make the Fall Rummage
Sale a great success. The unsold
items were donated to a homeless
shelter in St. Paul, Anna Marie’s
Shelter and to Barker's More for Less
(with a donation made to Helping
Hands). Thank you again and may
God bless you always.
Pro Life Reflection
Our nation’s laws and the abortion
industry (who profits from these laws)
encourage women to believe “This is my
body”, I can choose to abort my child.
Jesus said “This is my body, given up for
you.” At each consecration, we should
remember that we need to follow Jesus
example of self-giving love and pray for
an end to abortion.
Those Who Serve
Remember in your prayers all those who so
honorably serve our country, especially:
Simon Ebnet Adam Fiedler
Luke Sand Charles Gerads
Jessica Opatz Adam Kremers
Tim Kuklok Jeff Smith
Ross Breth Kelly Welle
Karl Zeimetz Matthew Bieniek
Michael Bloch Adam Hoffman
Andy Breth Nick Stanoch
Kyle Swedziak Nicole Wunderlich
Nathan Hintz Pamela Czech
Victoria Adame Matthew Kuklok
To add a name of someone serving in the military
to this list, please contact Terri at 746-2449.
Traveling Chalice
Celebrating The Year of the Priest
If your family wants to host the Traveling
Chalice to pray for vocations to the
priesthood sign-up in back of St.
Mary’s.
Fruits of the Holy Spirit
Prayer written by the Confirmation Students
of our five parishes.
God,
We thank you for the gift of being able
to see you in other people. When we
see you in others we are filled with
awe & wonder! Help us to treat each
other with deep reverence. Thank you
for the gift of awe & wonder in nature
(especially Duluth). You are awesome
and wonderful!!
Amen.
Through the Waters
of Baptism
We welcome with joy Coleton
Stanley, son of Dale & Erin Streit,
who has become the newest member
in the faith through the Sacrament
of Baptism.
Pictorial Directories - For those who
had their pictures included in the directory,
please pick up after any of the
weekend Masses. Thank you.
Mass Schedule
Mon
9
8:00 AM St. Wendel
8:00 AM-10:00 PM
St. Mary’s Bsmt (SH)
†George Hartung, Jr.
Adoration
Tue
10
Saint Leo the Great
7:00 PM St. Mary’s bsmt
†Hubert Wasner
Adoration, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Reconciliation & Benediction
Wed
11
Veteran’s Day
Saint Martin of Tours
8:00 AM St Mary’s bsmt
For safety of American troops
protecting our freedom.
Thu
12
Saint Josephat
8:00 AM St Mary’s bsmt
†Josepha Kerfield
Fri
13
St Frances Xavier Cabrini
8:00 AM St Mary’s bsmt
†All Souls
Sat
14
4:00 PM St. Wendel
8:00 PM St. Anna
For the People of our
Faith Community
†Donald Kolb
Sun
15
Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 AM St. Hedwig’s
10:00 AM Opole
†Sylvia Stoermann
†Leonard Grebinoski
FAITH FORMATION
*Bev Riesner, St. Wendel Coordinator 363-7879
*Tammy Butler, Opole Coordinator 393-4848
*Senior Five Parish Coordinators
Cathy Lyon, Confirmation Coordinator 393-2296
Jennifer Gerads, SS.Hedwig/Mary Coordinator 573-9909
Mike Lamb, St. Anna Coordinator 356-2263
Faith Formation Calendar
November
11 Classes as scheduled/Confirmation
18 Classes as scheduled/Confirmation
23 Faith Formation Board Meeting
25 No Classes
29 Children’s Liturgy of the Word begins at Mass for
Advent
December
2 Classes as scheduled/Confirmation
9 Classes as scheduled/Confirmation
16 Faith Formation Christmas Programs
No Confirmation
23 No Classes
30 No Classes
ELECTRIC
The Healing Power of God
Remember in prayer all who are in need of the Lord’s healing
and strength especially:
Stella Heitzman Claude Skroch Allen Skroch
Norbert Smith Al Stanoch Irene Pierskalla
Joseph Gerads Sr. Sidney Loehlein Julie Nelson
Frank Pueringer Louise Dingman Irene Czech
Edmund Schneider Sharon Breth Peter Gaida, Jr
Joan (Mrs. Jerry) Pilarski Chuck Doucet Jeanette Sobania
Fr. Mark Stang Lori Breth Bob Gohl
Logan Funk Peter Kurtz Marian Hartung-
Jennifer Sanisao
Please contact the Central Office if you are in need of prayers
or pre-surgery anointing. Thank you.
You may check Fr. Mark’s health updates on the internet on
“Caring Bridges” - enter name: frmarkstang. Cards may be
sent to: 308 3rd Ave S #208, Sauk Rapids 56379
Vocation Prayer
Gracious God, you sent Jesus to proclaim salvation to the
world. Make us mindful of those who have not heard the
Gospel and bless the efforts of all missionaries. May more of
our sons and daughters seek and follow your call to discipleship.
Amen
YOUTH ACTIVITIES
Gloria Brinker, Youth Activities Coordinator 320-746-2766
St. John Vianney Youth Prayer Group - November
9th & 23rd; 7:30-9 PM Youth Rooms, St. Mary’s. Join
other youth to pray for seminarians, future & present
priests.
Youth 2000 in Brainerd - November 20-22nd for
youth in grade 9+. Mass, reconciliation, speakers,
Christian music & fellowship; $160 for the weekend,
but can participate in pizza fundraiser November 14th
to help cover cost. Sign up deadline is October 30th.
Junior High Youth Rally - Sunday, January 10th 9-
4:30 at St. John’s University. Diocesan event for youth
in grades 6-8; choose winter activities to participate -
basketball, broomball, ice fishing, volleyball, ultimate
Frisbee & more. Experience inspiring speaker & Mass
with Bishop Kinney. Signup coming soon.
Watch for date in December/January for Winter
Fun Day.
845-2980
Albany
Albany 845-4690
