December 14, 2014

Sunday Bulletin
3rd Sunday of Advent  December 14, 2014
Welcome to the tri –parish cluster of Catholic parishes:
Saint Wendelin – Luxemburg
Holy Cross – Pearl Lake (Marty)
Mary of the Immaculate Conception –Rockville
Pastoral Team: Fr. Ronald Weyrens, 320-248-1670 Fr. Roger Thoennes, 320-248-0777
 LeMay Bechtold, faith formation director  Tri-parish/diocesan website: www.lpr3in1.org  stclouddiocese.org
Liturgy this week
THIRD WEEK OF ADVENT
Sun. Dec. 14, 3rd Sun of Advent
4:00 pm LUX-Communal Penance
Service with other priests
Mon., Dec. 15 , Advent Weekday
8:30 am HC+ Fr. Richard Walz (RW)
Eucharistic Adoration 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Tues., Dec. 16, Advent Weekday
7:45 am LUX + Joseph Kiffmeyer(RW)
6:30 pm MIC-Sacrament of Penance (RT)
7:00 pm MIC + Lucy Fuchs (RT)
Wed., Dec. 17 Late Advent Weekday
7:45 am LUX+ Cheryl Post (RT)
(School Mass)
8:00 am MIC+ Leonard Reller (RW)
Thurs., Dec. 18, Late Advent Weekday
7:00 am LUX-Sacrament of Penance (RW)
7:45 am LUX +Living and deceased
of the Slominski Family (RW)
Adoration following Mass until 8:00 pm
8:00 am MIC + Jerry Bechtold (RT)
Adoration following Mass until 6:00pm
7:00 pm MIC-Communal Penance Service
Fri., Dec. 19, Late Advent Weekday
8:30 am HC+ + Walter and
Evelyn Schneider (School Mass) (RT)
Sacrament of Penance offered at noon,
4, 5, 6, and 7 pm at LUX and MIC (Priests
will stay 15 minutes or until those present have
received the sacrament,)
Sat., Dec. 20, Vigil, 4th Sun. of Advent
Noon HC-Communal Reconciliation
3:00 pm MIC-Sacrament of Penance ( RW)
3:00 pm LUX-Sacrament of Penance (RT)
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4:00 pm HC- People of the Parishes (RW)
4:30 pm MIC-Kent Karls (RT)
5:30 pm Sat. LUX+ Ted Vander Eyk (RW)
Sun. Dec. 21, 4th Sunday of Advent
8:00 am Sun. HC+ Yvonne Notch (RT)
9:00 am Sun. LUX+ Betty Spanier(RW)
10:00 am Sun. MIC + Rogaria Mehr (RT)
From Father Roger
“Prepare the way of the Lord. Turn away from sin and you shall be saved.” These
are the words of John the Baptist who in today’s Gospel was asked the question
who he was! “Are you the long awaited Savior?” His answer was “No. There is
someone greater than me. I will baptize with water but He will baptize you with
fire and new life.”
One day as John was preaching repentance and baptizing in
the Jordan River, he realized that the man who came to him
for Baptism was his cousin, Jesus. He tells Jesus, “You need
to baptize me”. About this time, there was a voice from
heaven that said, “This is my beloved Son!”
It is from here on that Jesus, experiencing the same happiness and pain we do in everyday life, began his three years
of ministry to change the world. He wanted us all to know of God’s love, a love
that culminated in Jesus’s death for us, after which God again showed His love by
sending us the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit plays a primary role in our faith and sacraments, especially the
Sacrament of Confirmation for which some of our youth, the future of our church,
are currently preparing. These young people will be asked to say “Yes” to their
Catholic faith. When they were baptized, their parents and godparents promised to
help them grow in their faith. Are you also willing to help them? I think we would
all say “Yes”! A good way to do that would be to take part in the Prayer Partner effort going on this weekend in each of our cluster parishes. At each
church, you’ll find a basket with the names of our Confirmation (and 1st
Reconciliation and Communion )students. Please take one or more and pray
for these young people as they prepare to receive these sacraments.
On this third Sun. of Advent, let us pray that we will see the light and the voice of
God, as we prepare for Emanuel (God with us) who is our light and voice. God’s
love and peace!
—Father Roger
Preparing for Christmas
Amidst the “busyness” of these Advent/Christmas days, please
don’t overlook the best preparation of all, to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Throughout the cluster, there are ample
opportunities this week (see schedule at left for place and time)
for individual confession, communal penitential services, and
communal reconciliation. Other times are also available by appointment by calling Father Ron or Father Roger.
“Go in Peace; Your Sins are Forgiven!”
Solidarity...You’re invited to join people from across the Diocese of St. Cloud
today at 2:00 pm at St. John’s Abbey in celebration with the Latino community of
the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The 2:00pm Mass, celebrated by Abbot John
Klassen, will be followed with a traditional meal, music, folk dance and social in
the old gym (Guild Hall). Evening concludes 6:30 pm.
3rd Sunday of Advent  December 14, 2014
Tri-Parish Cluster of Luxemburg, Pearl Lake and Rockville
Saint Wendelin—Luxemburg
22714 State Highway 15 * St. Cloud, MN 56301-9208 * 320-251-6944 * e-mail: [email protected] * Fax: 320-654-9030
Parish Office/Secretary, Char Volkmuth—320-251-6944
> Office Hours: Monday thru Thursday, 8:30 am-12:30 pm
Faith Formation/DRE: LeMay Bechtold, 252-8486
Prayer Line: 320-251-5376
Celebrating the Sacraments
Baptism: Contact the parish office: 251-6944
Anointing of the Sick : Contact Fr. Ron or Fr. Roger
Marriage: Contact the parish office at least six months in advance.
Financial Blessings
for the Week of Dec. 7, 2014
Adult (76)
Youth (14)
Loose
Thanksgiving (3)
Immaculate Conception
Building Fund (1)
Votive Stands
Food Shelf (1)
$3,075.86
12.90
172.22
170.00
76.13
20.00
51.70
25.00
Total
$3,603.81
Last Week’s Regular
Weekly Budget 2014/15
Shortfall Last Week
Shortfall Year to Date
3,260.98
3,925.00
-664.02
-$9,843.93
Thank you for Your
Generous Sacrificial Support!!
ALTAR SERVERS
Wed., Dec. 17 at 7:45 am
Will be notified
Saturday, Dec. 20 at 5:30pm
Sarah K.
Sunday, Dec. 21at 9:00 am
Christopher W.
CHURCH CLEANING - Group
1, Sat., Dec. 20 at 8:00 am:
Vic/Ann Eldred, Jean Vander Eyk,
Arlen/Tami Luepke, Robert/Jane
Stang, John/Lisa Rist, Mike
Schmidtbauer, Randy/Brenda Dingmann, Eric/Kara Fink, Duane/Ruth
New, Ron/Holly Symanietz, Kevin/
Mary Vander Werf, Gary/Cindy
Zwilling, Travis/Laura Lund, Charlie/Tracy Dombrovski***
Reminder for Group 1 Members...Save the date, Tues., Dec.
23, for decorating the church for
Christmas beginning at 3:00 pm.
Men, women, youth are encouraged to
come; men especially will be appreciated to help with the heavier moving and
lifting.
St. Wendelin Catholic School
Preschool to Grade 6
Principal: Lynn Rasmussen
Telephone: 320-251-9175
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 320-654-9030
Web: stwendelins.org
Parish News
Christmas Breakfast...HO,HO,HO...that’s the voice of Santa you hear as
he visits Mary Hall today, Sunday, December 14, from 10:00 to 11:30
am as part of Group 5’s Santa Breakfast. Please come, 8:30 am to noon to
enjoy their tasty menu of egg bake, sausage, fresh fruit, fresh-baked caramel rolls, toast and beverages all for just $7.00 for adults. Morning also
includes a bake sale and raffle. Gather your family friends and come join
us; be sure to bring your camera for those special pictures of the kiddies
with Santa.
From Tony and Kelly Knier, Sharing Tree Chairs...Thank you to all who participated in this
year’s sharing tree. It warms our hearts to see so much generosity flow so freely from our faith
community. We would also like to extend a thank you to Char for her years of quiet work in the
background gathering, logging and storing all the returned gifts.
St. Theresa/St. Wendelin Catholic United Financial...meets in the school library today, Sunday,
December 14th , after 9:00am Mass.
Eucharistic Adorers Please Take Note...this coming Thur., Dec. 18th, adoration will be interrupted for about 1 hour (9:30 am to10:30 am) to accommodate a prayer/penance service and confession
opportunity for our school children.
Preparing for Christmas...A reminder that this afternoon, Sunday, Dec. 14, at 4:00 pm, we’ll have
a Communal Penance service here with other priests available for individual confession. See bulletin front page for other Penance/Reconciliation opportunities this week.
Marriage Banns I...Matt Mueller and Katie Lochen
Ushers...Please pick up your 2015 schedules from the back table.
Prayer Partners...You are all invited to take a a name from the basket on back as part of the Prayer
Partner project as explained by Father Roger in his column today on the bulletin front page.
Raffle Prizes are Needed ...for Group 2’s upcoming breakfast on January 11th. If you have an
item to give, please call Janet Albers, 252-5335, by this Wednesday, December 17th.
Christmas Flowers...Anyone wanting to donate towards the purchase of flowers to decorate our
church for the upcoming holiday season, please put your donation in an envelope marked
“Christmas Flowers” and put in the collection basket.
Youth Envelopes for 2015...are available for pickup from the back table. All youth grades 1-12
should receive a set. Envelopes provide a great “teaching moment” for our youth, encouraging them
in church support from early on. If anyone is missed, please call the office, 251-6944.
School News
Liturgy Lessons…At the Immaculate Conception Mass last Monday, Father Roger reminded us
that this feast day is all about Mary. We should go to her often because she’s always there for us
and leads us to Jesus. He also showed a picture of the late Pope John Paul II in the embrace of our
Blessed Mother and spoke of the pope’s great love and devotion to her.
Advent at Our School…We continue to gather daily, discuss the Jesse Tree and add ornaments to
it. We also lit the 2nd candle on our Advent wreath which is labeled peace! We’re continuing to
work hard practicing for our play, The Last Noel, which we’ll do on Mon., Dec. 22 at 1:00 and 7:00
pm. Hope you’ll be with us. Our wonderful “Costume Crew” (Hermie, Renee and Karen) has been
busy fitting us so we’ll all be ready with good fitting outfits. That’s a big job and we surely appreciate their help! Blessings to these wonderful ladies who faithfully do this year after year!
Scrip...Not finished shopping yet? Need some last minute gifts? Scrip certificates are the perfect
answer. They’re great for those hard to buy for people. Scrip works like cash and benefits our
school. Just call Lynn in the office, 251-9175 and she’ll be glad to help you.
3rd Sunday of Advent  December 14, 2014
Tri-Parish Cluster of Pearl Lake, Rockville and Luxemburg
Holy Cross—Pearl Lake (Marty)
10651 County Road 8 ~ Kimball, MN 55353 ~ 320-398-3900 ~ [email protected]
Parish Office/Secretary, Marian Haus, 320-398-3900
Office Hours: Mon Thru Thurs 8:30—noon
Prayer Line, 320-398-6101
Deacon, Andy Kunkel, 320-398-6101 (retired)
Musician, Julene Faber-Andrusick, 320-685-7211
Celebrating the Sacraments
Baptism: 320-398-3900
Anointing of the Sick: Fr. Ron or Fr. Roger
Marriage: Call parish office at least 6 months in advance.
Marriage course must be taken.
Financial Blessings
For the week of Dec. 7, 2014
Adult (28)
$1855.00
Loose
365.25
Youth
4.00
Feast Days
50.00
Retired Religious
20.00
Total
$2294.25
Year to Date
Budget
Weekly Budget
Under Budget
Over this week
$35,408.46
$39,279.60
$1705.60
(3871.14)
564.65
Thank you for your offerings!
LITURGICAL MINISTERS
Sat Dec 20, 4:00 pm
Servers: Katrina Andrusick
Kayleen Andrusick
Ushers: Greg Mueller,
Dave Lommel
Lector: Mark Kunkel
Euc Min: Mark Kunkel
Mary Mueller Marian Haus
Sun Dec 21, 8:00 am
Servers: Olivia Schneider
Ushers: Larry Schneider
Larry Krippner
Lector: Donna Gregory
Euc. Min: Andy Kunkel
Celine Kunkel Helen Krippner
Parish Council Members
Donna Gregory 398-7312
Al Haus 259-4287
Leanne Donnay 398-5362
Helen Krippner 398-8893
Ann Donnay 398-2545
Rich Schlangen 398-2530
Greg Mueller 398-7786
Len Voigt 398-2922
Cindy Voigt 493-4982
HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Preschool to Grade 6
Lead Teacher—Melissa Johnson
Office Manager—Jeana Meyer
Telephone: 320-398-7885
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 320-398-7873
Web: holycrossmn.org
Parish News
Christmas Flowers: Donations are being accepted for flowers in memory of loved ones. They can be
dropped in the collection and marked for flowers.
Charitable Donations: can be donated directly to your favorite charity (such as Holy Cross) and will be
tax-free. Please check with your accountant for all the details. Thank you.
Choir Practice: Tuesday, Dec 16, 6:30 pm.
Liturgical Ministers: If you plan on being gone for the months of January & February, please notify the
office at 398-3900 so you are not scheduled for those dates. Several of you have already done so; thank
you for your notes & calls.
Mass Requests: We have openings for Mass intentions. You can drop them in the collection basket or
mail them to us. Masses are $10 each.
Cluster Mass Schedule for Christmas eve and Christmas day next week is:
Wed., Dec. 24, Christmas Eve: 4:00 pm at MIC; 5:00 pm at HC; 9:00 pm at LUX
Thurs., Dec. 25, Christmas Day: 8:00 am at HC; 9:00 am at LUX; 10:00 am at MIC
School News
Dear Parishioners,
The students did an outstanding job at the Christmas Program, which was on Thursday! Now we wait
for the coming of Jesus Christ our King.
Thank You to the parishioners who have made generous donations to Holy Cross School.
Trying to figure out the perfect gift? Scrip is the answer. Scrip are gift cards to a variety of clothing
stores, gas stations, restaurants, hotels and many others. You are not only getting the perfect gift ;you are
also supporting Holy Cross School. Order forms are in the church entry. You can also contact Cindy
Voigt at 320-493-4982 or e-mail [email protected].
Thanks, Mrs. Johnson
Thought for the day
If a person could have half his wishes he would double his troubles!
Community Events
St. Wendelin, Lux : Breakfast with Santa today, Sun., Dec. 14, 8:30 am to noon in Mary Hall serving
egg bake and all the trimmings, also bake sale and raffle. Santa visits from 10:00-11:30 am. Be sure to
bring your camera.
St. Anthony’s St. Cloud: Parish Breakfast next Sunday, Dec. 21st, 8:00 am to noon featuring fresh/
smoked sausage and ham. In their parish center at 25th Ave. and 1st Street North. Children 6-12 years
old and preschoolers eat free this month!
Bulletin Deadline: 11:00 am Wednesday Dec 17
View Bulletin On-line at: www.lpr3in1.org
Tri Parish Cluster of Rockville, Luxemburg and Pearl Lake
3rd Sunday of Advent  December 14, 2014
Mary of the Immaculate Conception—Rockville
PO Box 7 ~ Rockville, MN 56369-0007 ~ 320-251-7801 ~ [email protected]
Parish Office/Secretary-Sandy Pfannenstein, 320-251-7801
Office Hours: Mon 8AM-Noon, Wed 8:30-10:30AM, Fri 811AM
Parish Center Kitchen & Church Basement: 320-252-8486
Prayer Line, 320-685-3213
Celebrating the Sacraments
Baptism: Contact Parish Office 251-7801
Anointing of the Sick: 320-251-7801
Weddings: Contact the parish office at least six months
preceding the wedding date. Marriage Course required.
Financial Blessings
For Week of 12-7-2014
Regular Income:
Adult–68
Youth-16
Plate
Thanksgiving
Extra Repairs
Total Reg.
Misc. Income:
Elevator
Votive
Christmas
Window Project
Christmas Flowers
Regular
Budgeted
YTD over/short
1,538.00
15.51
154.95
30.00
55.00
$ 1,793.46
545.00
51.12
25.00
650.00
30.00
$ 1,793.46
2,335.00
-99.49
Upcoming Events:
Over 60 Party: 12/15 at Noon.
Choir Practice: 12/16—7:30pm
Legion of Mary– 12/17-8:35am
Adoration: Thursday 12/18
8:30am-6:00pm.
Penance Service: 12/18 7:00pm.
Parish Council Members
Rosie Ashfeld 253-8878
Dave Fussy 240-9547
Vera Ebansteiner 255-8882
Linda Kneip 597-3228
Wally Mohs 845-2387
Ann Neu 266-1649
Shirley Sieben 363-8111
Ray Simon 252-6941
Ralph Walz 255-9394
(Chairperson)
Youth: Tyler Molitor 253-2954
Faith Formation/DRE
LeMay Bechtold 252-8486 or
685-3213
Parish Center Events/Maintenance
Jean Walz 255-9394
Liturgical Environment
Steve Pfannenstein 251-8358
Trustees
Gary Gillitzer 685-8947
Cindy Kremers 253-1901
Parish News
Over 60 Party: The Over 60 Party meets every month on the 3rd Monday of the month. All parishioners 60 and over from the cluster are welcome. The next party is Monday, Dec. 15th beginning with
lunch at noon in the parish center. After lunch, cards are played.
Christmas Penance Service: Thu Dec 18th at 7:00pm. This is a wonderful time to experience God’s
abundant forgiveness and help prepare our hearts for Christmas. There will extra priests here to help
hear individual confessions.
Prayer Partners: There are baskets in the front of church with the Confirmation & First Communion
students names in them. Please take one (or more) and pray for them as they prepare for their special
Sacrament.
Seasonal Decorations & Flowers: If anyone would like to honor a loved one by making a donation for
flowers over the Holiday Season please put your donation along with your loved ones name in an envelope marked “Flowers” and place it in the collection basket. The name will be posted on the Holiday.
2015 Calendars are available in the entryway. Compliments of the Wenner Funeral Home in Cold
Spring, MN.
Mitten Tree: Please place your donations of mittens, hats and scarf’s on the mitten tree in the entry
way. These will go to local people in need. This project is sponsored by our Christian Women.
Mass Intentions: If you would like to have a Mass said for a loved on or other special intention, please
place your request in an envelope and place it in the weekend collection basket. Mark “Masses” on the
envelope. Mass intentions are $10 per Mass.
Year End: Please have all contributions for 2014 turned in by Dec. 31, 2014 for the Year End cut off.
Thank you!
Adoration: Jesus is waiting for you each Thursday on the Altar. Please call 252-3017 to sign up for a
weekly Hoy Hour with the Blessed Sacrament on Thursdays from 9am—7pm. Make the commitment
now.
Vatican International Exhibition: Coming to St. Michael’s Church in St. Cloud. Dec 17th—37:45pm. Please call 251-6923 if you would like to come and tour the Exhibition as an individual or
group during the hours of Dec 15-17th 8:30am to 3:00pm. All are welcome.
Lord God, your Church joyfully awaits the coming of its Savior, who enlightens our hearts
and dispels the darkness of sin.
Pour forth your blessings upon us as we light the candles of this wreath; may their light
reflect the splendor of Christ, who is Lord, for ever and ever.
Bulletin Deadline: Wednesday @ 10:00am
View Bulletin On-line at: www.lpr3in1.org

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