SACRED HEART & ST. MICHAEL

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PARISH INFORMATION

Sacred Heart Catholic Church 310 4th Street NE, Staples P.O. Box 177 (Mailing Address) Staples, MN 56479

Parish Office: 218-894-2296

Saint Michael Catholic Church 280 1st Avenue S, Motley, MN P.O. Box 177 (Mailing Address) Staples, MN 56479

Parish Office: 218-894-2296 Toll Free: 866-815-0426 Sacrament of Reconciliation Sacred Heart:

Saturday 4:00pm, (or by appointment) Saint Michael:

1st & 2nd Tuesdays after 6:30p Mass (Holy Hour with confessions at SM) Eucharistic Adoration

1^st Friday at Sacred Heart, repose at 4 pm

2^nd Wednesday at Saint Michael, repose at 5 pm

PARISH STAFF

Pastor Fr. Gabriel Walz, 894-2296, ext. 102, [email protected]

Deacon Bob Shaffer, 218-924-2079 Deacon John Wolak, 218-895-7000 Director of Music,: Mike Blessing, 894-2337

Business Manager, Connie De Vault 894-2296,ext 107,

[email protected] Secretary, Terri Kangas Office: 894-2296, ext 101 Email: [email protected] Office Hours: Tue, Wed, Thurs, 9-4 Building Maintenance/Custodian, Mike Becker, 894-2296, ext 113 [email protected]

Youth/Young Adult Coordinator, Monica J. Simmons, 218-414-0081, Or 218-894-1095, ext 106, or [email protected] Faith Formation Assistant Grades 6-11, Diane Mack Elementary Faith Formation, (at St. Michael in Motley) Grades 1-5, Karen Holmberg Sacred Heart Area School Principal, Charles Durham, 894-2077

[email protected] School Website:

www.sacredheartareaschool.org Church Website:

www.staplesmotleycatholics.weebly.com Diocese Website: www.stcdio.org

JAN. 13 2019 • The Baptism of the Lord

& ST. MICHAEL

SACRED HEART

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NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS

St. Michael Parish invites you to follow the capital

campaign progress and get updates about happenings within the church by following us on Facebook. Search “St. Michael Catholic Church” and ask to join our group! Any questions please call or text Katie Eastman at 218-838-6513

Are you interested in serving in your church? Maybe you’d like to Lector? Be a Eucharistic Minister? Maybe a Sacristan? Or an Usher? We are always looking for more people to help out. Maybe God is calling you? Please let Fr. Gabriel know, or call the church office at 894-2296.

Thank you to all who bought Christmas gifts for the Harmony House residents in Motley. The residents really appreciated the gifts. Joyce Kuehn

Thank you to everyone who donated food or helped with the Sunny Pines Christmas Dinner in Motley. The turkey was donated by Northwind Grocery, and we thank you. Joyce Kuehn

Congratulations! To the Children and their Families, who have recently become members of God’s family through the waters of Baptism. At Sacred Heart: Roman Koval, Jenna Haro, and Arlo and Waylon Franzen.

*Deadlines for the Bulletin:

For the bulletin of Jan 20: deadline is Jan 14 For the bulletin of Jan 27: deadline is Jan 21

Greetings in Christ!

Thank you Dcn. Bob for sharing your message with us on the Feast of the Epiphany; there is only one Prince of Peace.

As Dcn. Bob shared, the Feast Day of the Baptism of the Lord (this weekend) marks the end of the Christmas Season, and the start of Ordinary Time (color: Green).

By the time you’re reading this, I will be back among you. However, I am writing to you from the past… from my retreat in Buffalo, MN. Know that you are in my prayers this whole week. This retreat time for me is something required of me by the Church. It’s as if to say that the Church requires me to do something that is really good for me to do… just in case I would have been tempted to not do it if it weren’t required. Even though you’re not technically required by the Church to go on retreat as I am, have you? Do you? A retreat can be a special time of pulling away from the busyness and distraction of our lives to re-center our focus on what truly matters in life. There are retreats of many different kinds offered in many different places. If one does not help you to get re-centered, then try a different kind of retreat next time.

On the subject of retreats, I should probably mention that—coincidentally—I will actually be away next weekend helping as a Spiritual Director for the CM TEC 611 retreat in Belle Prairie. This week I am a retreatant (a participant); when I go to TEC next weekend, I will go as a Spiritual Director (one of the people in charge)… so it’s not a “retreat experience”

for me, but a “leadership experience.” A priest from the Crosier Fathers (in Onamia) will come to celebrate the Masses here in Staples and Motley that weekend.

Finally, the School Raffle Tickets are going for sale this weekend. They will be available for only a few weeks, so please keep your eyes and ears open for them.

May God bless you and your families!

Fr. Gabriel

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity-Jan 18-24 Unity. What does "unity" mean? For those of us who claim

Christ as our model of living and savior of humanity, it means we are one. This year the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity has as its theme the Scripture citation 2 Corinthians 5:14-20. The first line contains our mission statement... "For the love of Christ impels us, once we have

come to the conviction that one died for all; therefore all have died." If that is not a mandate for unity, then there is

none. We are one in the death of Christ and therefore live in unity with all other Christians.

God, who are unity in three holy persons-- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—you have called us

to live in peace with all people.

You have also called us to work toward unity in purpose to spread the Gospel to all nations.

Graciously give us the courage and strength to work toward unity,

and act toward each other as brothers and sisters.

We ask this in the unity of God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Amen.

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SACRED HEART AREA SCHOOL NEWS

Catholic United Financial Raffle

SHAS students and families will start selling Catholic United Finan- cial raffle tickets next week after every mass at Sacred Heart and St. Michael’s. This is a different raffle

than the school has sponsored in the past with much larger prizes. The grand prize will be a 2018 Chevy Trax SUV or $20,000 in cash. Other prizes include dream vacation packages, Samsung Ultra HD smart TV’s, Apple iPad’s, $250 Cabela’s gift cards, $150 Amazon gift cards, and $100 VISA gift

cards. Please remember that ALL the money raised from selling tickets will be used for supporting our school.

Raffle Ticket Sellers

Besides SHAS students and families selling tickets after the weekly masses at Sacred Heart and St. Michael’s, SHAS is also looking for volunteers to sell tickets after masses at St. Frederick’s in Verndale and St. Ann’s in Wadena. If you regularly attend either parish or know someone that would be willing to sell tickets at these parishes on our behalf, please contact the school office.

Catholic Schools Week Dance/Fun Night SHAS will be hosting a dance and game night on Friday, February 8

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from 6 – 9:30 PM. This event is similar to the

carnival that has been held at SHAS in the past.

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

Saint Michael Parish - Motley

Needed each Sunday 2018/2019 $ 2,900.00 Needed to date $ 78,300.00 Collected (12/23+30/2018) $ 10,998.42 Received to date $ 78,400.00 Surplus/(Deficit) $ 100.00

Sacred Heart Parish - Staples

Needed each Sunday 2018/2019 $ 5,057.00 Needed to date $ 136,539.00 Collected (12/30/2018) $ 4,093.67 Received to date $ 152,668.07 Surplus (Deficit) $ 16,129.07

(still owed on the loan for the windows: $43,099.32)

Happenings for the Week at

SACRED HEART & ST. MICHAEL

Jan 13 - 20, 2018

Sunday:

Monday :

Tuesday: SM-Building Committee Mtg-7pm Wednesday:

Thursday: SH-Finance Council 6pm, Parish Council 7pm Friday:

Saturday:

Sunday :

YOUTH MINISTRY & YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY

With Faith Formation and Confirmation 218-414-0081 email: [email protected]

Website: www.staplesmotleycatholics.weebly.com

UPCOMING SCHEDULE!

Wed. January 9^th YFF – 7pm – SH Wed. January 16^th YFF – 7pm – SH Wed. January 23^rd YFF – 7pm – SH

Sun. January 27^th 20th Annual Diocesan Middle School Youth Rally!

Wed. January 30^th YM Presents: With our Mission Office Fri. February 1st After Christmas Catechist Party—7pm—

Mon’s House

Wed. February 6^th YFF – 7pm – SH//Sponsor-Candidate Mtg Wed. February 13^th YFF – 7pm – SH – Gender Groups Wed. February 20^th YFF – 7pm – SH

Wed. February 27^th YM Lenten Reconciliations – 7pm-SH-YFF _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL RALLY FOR GRADES 6-7-8 SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2019, 9:00AM – 4:00PM

CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL, ST. CLOUD, MN.

Cost: $20 before Jan. 16^th PLUS $7 transportation = $27

$25 after Jan. 16^th PLUS $7 transportation = $32

With Luke Spehar, Mass with Bishop Kettler, Workshops, Activities, Games, Lunch, Adoration, Reconciliation and More!

THIS IS A COMPLETELY NEW EVENT FOR A NEW YEAR!

Bring a Check to Monica to get your Registration form.

Make checks out to Youth Group.

Call Monica at 218-414-0081 for more information.

This Year’s Theme: Dream small!

CLOW (Children’s Liturgy of the Word)

Sacred Heart, Jan 13 - Kasey Odden Jan 20 - Diane Mack St. Michael, Jan 13 - Katie Eastman Jan 20 - Katie Eastman

Marriage Banns II Brandon Pearson &

Kristine Pettit

KC Raffle Winner for January 2019:

Dave Schmitz

$100

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Jan 13, 2019 l MASSES FOR THE WEEK

Monday, January 14th

10:00am-CC Communion Service at Care Center Tuesday, January 15th

6:30pm-SM †Cordy Heroux Wednesday, January 16th 8:30am-SM †Fred Becker Thursday, January 17th 8:30am-SH †Theresa Petron Friday, January 18th 8:30am-SH †Jeanette Etzler Saturday, January 19th 5:00pm-SH †Janet Nagel

7:00pm-SM People of Both Parishes Sunday, January 20th

8:30am-SH †Roger Schneider 10:30am-SM †Amy Granby

READINGS & OBSERVANCES

JAN 14 - 20

MONDAY: HEB 1:1-6/PS 97:1 AND 2B, 6 AND 7C, 9/MK 1:14-20 TUESDAY: HEB 2:5-12/PS 8:2AB AND 5, 6-7, 8-9/

MK 1:21-28

WEDNESDAY: HEB 2:14-18/PS 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9/

MK 1:29-39

THURSDAY: HEB 3:7-14/PS 95:6-7C, 8-9, 10-11/

MK 1:40-45 ST. ANTHONY

FRIDAY: HEB 4:1-5, 11/PS 78:3 AND 4BC, 6C-7, 8/MK 2:1-12

SATURDAY: HEB 4:12-16/PS 19:8, 9, 10, 15, MK 2:13-17

SUNDAY: IS 62:1-5/PS 96:1-2, 2-3, 7-8, 9-10/

1 COR 12:4-11/JN 2:1-11

Registration Information

If you would like to register as a member, or need to up- date your information, please fill out this form and place in the collection basket, or mail to the parish office. For new parishioner registrations, please include a phone number or email, for us to contact you.

____Sacred Heart ____St. Michael Name_________________________________

Address_______________________________

City__________________________________

Phone #_______________________________

Email__________________________________

___New Parishioner ___New Information ___Snowbird/Seasonal (include dates)_____________

OUR PARISHES INFO...

Adult Choir The Sacred Heart Adult Choir will be singing on the 1st and 3rd weekends, during the school year,. Adults and high school students welcome. Questions, call Mike Blessing at 894-2337

Baptisms To register for baptism class, or to schedule a baptism, please call Terri at the parish office, 894-2296. Classes are offered on the 1^st and 3^rd Sunday of each month at 1:30pm, at Sacred Heart Church. Baptisms will be performed DURING MASS on the 1^st and 3^rd Saturday or Sunday of each month or AFTER MASS on the 2^nd and 4^th Sat. or Sun. of each month.

CLOW (Children’s Liturgy of the Word) meets during the school year during Sunday Mass., for ages 4-10. If you would like to help, please contact the church office, 894-2296.

Communion Calls : If you have a family member or friend in the hospital or homebound that would like a visit, please call Cindy Sauber-SM 352-6828, or Mary Kobliska-SH 894-5095, or Jan Tyrrell- SH at 894-1821.

Counseling. Paula Johnson, MS, MA, LMFT offers Christian Counseling at Wadena Area Family Counseling on Tuesdays, at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Wadena. Call 320-253-3540 or check online at TheCenterForFamilyCounseling.com

Hospital Visitation. When you or a loved one is hospitalized, government privacy regulations do not permit hospital personnel to notify the parish. If you go to the hospital and would like Fr. Gabriel or one of the Deacons, or a member of our parish to visit you during your stay, Please notify the parish office at your earliest conven- ience.

Knights of Columbus do many charitable projects for the Church, school, & community, raising money thru a variety of activities. The KC’s meet monthly, on 1st Thursday. To join, contact Matt Hanson 218-296-1283 or John Reese 218-894-3259.

Natural Family Planning Good for the Body, Great for the Soul!

Learn about the benefits of NFP as you plan your family in harmony with nature and God’s plan for love. NFP is effective, wholesome, and healthy! For information on First Instruction classes in the Billings Ovulation Method please check the bulletin boards at the back of both Churches.

Prayer Line If you are in need of prayer for any reason, please remember, we have our Prayer Line waiting to pray for you or someone you know. At Sacred Heart, call Arlene at 894-3922 or Rose at 894-2267. At St. Michael call Marcia at 352-6181.

Prayer Blankets Ministry “Prayer Blankets” are for people who are hurting in some way. It may be someone going through a life transi- tion or grieving the loss of a loved one. These “Prayer Blankets”

have been lovingly made by parishioners. They have also been blessed. Any parishioner wishing to give a “Prayer Blanket” to someone who “needs the healing warmth of prayer” can pick one up in the back of Sacred Heart Church or by calling Janelle Thompson

@ 894-3127 or Lynnelle Hanson @ 894-3497.

Rosary. Join us for the Rosary. At SH we pray the rosary before Mass on Sun., Thurs. and Fri. mornings at 8:05am. At SM we pray the rosary for the sick in our community before Sat. & Sun. Mass.

If you can lead the rosary at SM, call Steve Lorber at 352-6327, or at SH, call Jan Tyrrell at 894-1821.

Sacrament of Matrimony: All inquiries and questions, please contact Fr. Gabriel at the Church office at 894-2296

H&R

Electric of Staples Zach Hanson 218-296-1285

Mike Rollins 218-296-2461

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