St. Mary's Sunday Bulletin
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Feb. 5, 2012
TIME, TALENT & TREASURE
Parish Sacrificial Giving Summary
In gratitude for the gifts we have received In gratitude for the gifts we have received from God, parishioners & visitors made a return to the Lord of $7,241.27 in the Sunday offering for the Weekend of Jan. 28/29:
Regular Offering 6,026.00
Ongoing Capital Needs 230.00
Loose 832.77
Children 44.50
Sponsor a Child 25.00
Solemnity of Mary 10.00
First Offering 22.00
St. Cloud Visitor 51.00
Total 7,241.27
Total last week 6,517.00
213 envelopes returned
St. Mary's Education Endowment Fund 155.00
PERPETUAL HELP DEVOTION—TUESDAY
5:00—rosary; 5:15—devotions; 5:30—Mass
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Sunday School: Children who have not yet received their First Communion are invited to join us during the 10:30 a.m. Mass.
Religious Education Class Schedule
Wednesday, February 8th:.
Grades 1 – 6: 2:50 p.m. – 4:05 p.m.
Grade 8: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Our guest speakers are Deacon Ernie and Jennifer Frank. They will be sharing experiences from their Mission trip to South America and help us to understand some of the key principles of Catholic Social Teaching!
ST. MARY'S SCHOOL NEWS
An informational meeting for all prospective kindergarten parents who will have children entering kindergarten this fall are invited to attend a meeting on Monday, February 6, 7:30 P.M. in St. Mary's School Kindergarten room.
Registration for the 2012-2013 school year at St. Mary's Catholic School begins this week. All families new to the community are asked to call the school for registration information.
Plan to attend St. Mary's 10th Annual Dinner/Auction for Education on Saturday, March 3rd, 5:00 P.M.-11:30 P.M.
Did you know that a minimum of 25% of your gift to the Annual Diocesan Appeal directly comes back to our parish? If you have not yet had an opportunity to respond to Bishop Kinney's message, please consider doing so today. The Annual Diocesan Appeal strives to be a foothold for the work already being done at the parish level by providing a variety of services to support diocesan priests and parishioners alike. Services such as marriage courses, TV Mass and Media and Technology support for parishes and schools are just some of the reasons your support is vital to our diocesan mission to be Jesus' heart of mercy, voice of hope and hands of justice. Without your help, this work would not continue. Please pledge your support today.
St. Cloud Visitor is a semi weekly paper that covers parish, diocesan and world-wide Catholic news and events. Subscription fee is $17. An envelope is available in your pack.
Thank you!
YOU ARE INVITED
Sauk Centre Lions- breakfast, Sun. Feb. 5, serving 8:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m., at the Sauk Centre Senior High Cafeteria.
Melrose City Center-"500" cards Feb. 5, 1:30 p.m. All welcome.
St. John's – St. Andrew's Catholic Schools Annual Steak & Wine Dinner and Benefit Auction is set for Saturday, Feb. 18th at the Greenwald Pub. Dinner is served from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., serving deep fried walleye, steak or seasoned grilled chicken breast. Dinner includes baked potato and full salad bar. During dinner, door prizes will be given away every half hour. Tickets are $18 each and are available at the school office (987-3491), Bank of the West-Greenwald, QPC-Meire Grove, Extra Innings-Spring Hill and ticket chairpersons: Scott and Kristin Young (987-2819) and Tim and Sue Meyer (256-2145). Tickets are also available at the door. The auction begins at 8:30 p.m. & is open to the public. All proceeds go to the Catholic School. For more info please (987-3100) or (987-3113).
St. Andrew's Parish, Greenwald—Matching Grant breakfast, Sun. Feb. 12, serving 8:30—12:30 p.m., in the school basement.
St. Francis de Sales Parish, Belgrade—Matching Grant breakfast, Sun. Feb. 12, serving 9:00—12:00 p.m. at St Francis de Sales Parish Center.
St. Andrew's School, Greenwald— chicken dinner, Tue. Feb. 14, serving 11:30—1:00 p.m. at the school. Cost is $6 – all you can eat.
SERVERS SCHEDULE
Tue. 5:30 PM— Karter & Kinsey Wensmann
Sat. 5:00 PM— Lindsey Rasmussen, Britt Seanger
Sun. 8:00 AM – Andrew Kuechle, Matthew Kluempke
10:30 AM—Brooklyn Rieland, Madisyn Ruoff
Weekdays—Feb. 8 & 9– Allison Pohlmann, Diana Nathe
2012 Calendar Raffle
Sponsor this week: Freeport State Bank
01/29 —Rita Feldewerd— $25
01/30 – Marilyn & Dave Weber—$25
01/31 – Bernie Wieling —$25
02/01— Joe & Dana Finken —$25
02/02— Linda & Dave Orth —$25
02/03 – Bruce Kociemba —$25
02/04— Michael M. Ebnet —$25
YOUTH GROUP
Like youth ministry on Facebook! Our page's name is St. Mary's Youth Ministry-Melrose. Check it out to find the latest happenings in youth ministry! Parents are invited to check it out too!
Message from The Catholic Foundation—THANK YOU! These two simple words are not used often enough to express gratitude to the parents, grandparents, teachers, staff and all supporters of Catholic education. During Catholic Schools Week, we want to express our thanks for the sacrifices made every day to give children a Catholic education.
The Catholic Foundation believes more children should have the chance to attend Catholic Elementary Schools. The Investing in Faith…For a Hopeful Future initiative was created to give families in need the means to send their children to Catholic schools. Generous benefactors have already stepped forward to create this new fund to benefit students in our diocese. In order for these efforts to become fruitful, we are asking for your help. If you might want to support this effort and would like to learn more, we would like to invite you to a free Lunch and Learning session on February 23, 2012 at the Pastoral Center in St. Cloud. For more information or to RSVP for the luncheon, please call George Sjogren or Alice Coudron at 320-258-0390.
REMINDER: Eucharistic Ministers & Sacristans
Please attend one of the workshops being offered either on Feb. 7, at 7:00 p.m., or Feb. 9, at 1:00 p.m., @ church, where we will celebrate your ministries, clarify some of your responsibilities and look at a few changes in your ways of ministering. Please let us know if you are unable to attend either session.
D. of I. — meet Mon. Feb. 6, 7 p.m. at the Melrose City Center.
PARISH COUNCIL—meeting Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m., Parish Center.
FINANCE COUNCIL— meeting Feb. 9, 6:00 p.m., Parish Center.
MISSION SOCIETY— meeting Feb. 10, 1:00 p.m. at the City Center.
LITURGY COMMITTEE- meeting Feb. 6, 5:30 p.m., Parish Center
Grief Support Gathering – As Valentine's Day approaches, the grief surrounding the loss of a loved one can be more intense. Join others who also struggle with grief on Wed. Feb. 8, at 7 pm in the Parish Center. Confidentiality respected; all adults and teens from the area are welcome. Call Jone Meyer (256-3854) or Deacon Steve at the St. Mary's Parish Center (256-4207) for further information.
A men's coat was mistakenly removed from the church basement at the Lions breakfast on Jan. 15. If you have that coat please return to the Parish Center. Thank You!
YOU ARE INVITED
Winter Fun Day— Feb. 12, Sauk River Park, Melrose. 11:00 a.m. sleigh rides (provided we have snow), Mass at noon with Fr. Gregory Mastey presiding. Food & other activities available. Free to all. Sponsored by the Trailblazers Snowmobile Club.