Saint Edward’s & Saint Paul’s Up Coming Events

Tuesday, December 10th - 3:30 PM @ Saint Paul’s SVdP - Saint Rose of Lima Conference

Saturday, December 14th - 9 AM - 1 PM @ Saint Paul’s Saint Paul’s Ladies Council Bake Sale

Holiday Schedule

Tuesday, December 24th - 4 PM @ Saint Edward’s

Nativity of our Lord - Christmas Vigil Mass

Wednesday, December 25th - 8:30 AM @ Saint Edwards’ 10:30 AM @ Saint Paul’s

Nativity of our Lord - Christmas Mass

Tuesday, December 31st - 4 PM @ Saint Edward’s

Mary Mother of God—New Year’s Eve Vigil

Wednesday, January 1st - 8:30 AM @ Saint Edward’s 10:30 AM @ Saint Paul’s

Mary Mother of God—New Year’s Mass

Here to Serve You Saint Edward’s and Saint Paul’s Parishes

Pastor….…………….…..Father Keith Bertram Deacon……….……………...…….Mike Knuth Secretary/Bookkeeper…….…..…..Deb Stock DRE………………………..……..Sarah Holter Website Advisor…….….……..Pat Bettenberg

Joint Pastoral Council Saint Edward’s Saint Paul’s

Diane Hipsher Pat Bettenberg Anita Zaske Larry Holter Dennis Zaske

Finance Council Saint Edward’s Saint Paul’s

Phyllis Eck—Trustee Ted Frick –Trustee Gary Scherer—Trustee Dennis Schloeder— Trustee Janice Prucha Sue Bettenberg Pat Boen Jerry James

Dwight Kurz Doris Gish Sharon Thole Alan Rajdl Roseanne Gregory Tony Collins Jenn Spartz

Deanery Vocation Ministry Father Keith Bertram Rod Schloesser

Larry and Diane Holter Bob Bechtel

Holy Father's Monthly Intention - December

Dear God, During this season of Advent, may every country determine to take the necessary measures to make the future of the very young, especially those who suffer, a priority.

NEEDED @ Saint Edward’s Ushers, Lectors and Servers

If you would like to serve the church in this capacity please contact the Parish office, 218-363-2799.

Brainerd Deanery Advent Reconciliation Services

Crosslake: Sunday, December 8, 2019 - 3:00 pm

Crosby: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 -6:30 pm

Walker: Sunday, December 15, 2019 - 2:00 pm

Pequot Lakes: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 - 5:30 pm

Brainerd: St. Andrew Tuesday, December 17, 2019 - 7:00 pm

Aitkin: Thursday, December 19, 2019 - 7:00 pm

McGregor: Friday, December 20, 2019 - 6:00 pm

Brainerd: St. Francis Sunday, December 22, 2019 - 3:00 pm

St. Edward’s Women’s Council thanks every-one who donated items for their Mission Projects. A special thanks to those who made the lovely baby and children's caps. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. God Bless.

To all Parishes in the Duluth Diocese; This is to inform you that this afternoon, December 4th, at the Pas-toral Center in Duluth, the Rev. James B. Bissonette was elected by the College of Consultors of the Diocese of Duluth as the Diocesan Administrator of the Diocese of Duluth. Father Bissonette will remain the Diocesan Administrator and will care for the Diocese in the interim until a new bishop, appointed by His Holiness, Pope Francis, takes canonical possession of our Diocese. Let us offer Father Bissonette our prayers and support as he begins this important ministry for our diocese. Rev. Steven Laflamme, Chancellor - Diocese of Duluth

Do you have a family member or friend serving in the Military?

You can request a Saint Michael Medal to be sent to them from our State Chaplain. There is no cost to you or the military service person. The military does not need to be a man, a Knight of Columbus or a Catholic.

Send the name of the person in the military, their rank, branch of service and address to Chaplain Fr. Gabriel Walz, and he will send the medal (and a prayer book if requested) directly to the serviceman/woman.

Please email your requests to: Statechaplain@mnknights.org

Prayers from our Minnesota Knights’ families are very important to our military men and women. Continue to pray for them and their safety.

Called and Gifted Workshop

Have you attended an Evangelization Retreat? This is the next step in discerning your calling. A Called and Gifted workshop will be offered at Saint Henry’s Catholic Church in Monticello on Saturday, January 25, 2020, from 9 AM to 5 PM. Cost is $80 for the day including lunch.

For information and to register you can go on the Archdio-cese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis website and click on Events, scroll to Called and Gifted Workshop in Monticello.

Available at the Church Store

Wire Advent wreaths, traditional candles of purple and pink, advent calendars, and Christmas gifts and ideas

are all available.

Obituary: Bishop Paul D. Sirba Bishop Paul David Sirba, Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Duluth, MN, beloved shepherd of the people of the Diocese of Duluth, dear son, brother, uncle and great-uncle died of apparent cardiac arrest at his home in Proctor, MN on Sunday morning, December 1, 2019, the First Sunday of Advent. Bishop Sirba was born in Minneapolis, MN on September 2, 1960, to Norbert and Helen Sirba. He attended Nativity of Mary Grade School in Bloomington, Academy of the Holy Angels in Richfield, and the College of St. Thomas and St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul. Bishop Sirba received his Master of Divinity degree from St. Paul Seminary as well as a Masters in Arts from the Notre Dame Apostolic Catechetical Institute in Arlington, Virginia. Paul Sirba was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis on May 31, 1986 and served in the following parishes: St. Olaf, Minneapolis; St. John the Baptist, Savage; and Maternity of Mary, St. Paul. He also worked in the Spiritual Formation Department at St. John Vianney College Seminary in St. Paul and was a Spiritual Director at St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul. He was appointed Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis on July 1, 2009, and was subsequently appointed by His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, as the Ninth Bishop for the Diocese of Duluth. He was ordained Bishop of Duluth on the feast of St. John of the Cross, December 14, 2009. While a member of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Bishop Sirba was a member of several committees including the Priority and Plans Committee, Administrative Committee, and the Catholic Home Missions Committee. Bishop Sirba was also an active member of the St. Paul Seminary Board of Directors and the Episcopal Advisory Board for the Institute on Religious Life. He also served as the state chaplain of the Knights of Columbus. For the ten years of which Bishop Sirba was the shepherd of the Duluth Diocese, he was known to be an incredibly kind and compassionate pastor, a wise and thoughtful administrator, and a holy and virtuous man of prayer and deep faith. He was a beloved and dear member of the Sirba family, and was revered as a true spiritual father by the clergy, religious and faithful of the diocese. He will be greatly missed. Bishop Sirba was preceded in death by his father, Norbert. He is survived by his mother Helen of St. Paul, brothers the Reverend Joseph Sirba of Hinckley, and John (SueAnn) of Bloomington, and a sister Catherine (Scott) of Canon Falls. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews, and the clergy and faithful of the Diocese of Duluth. Visitation will be on Thursday, December 5, 2019 from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary located at 2801 East Fourth Street in Duluth, MN, with the praying of the Rosary to take place at 6:00 p.m. and Vigil prayers at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue at the Cathedral on Friday, December 6, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. until the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. Following the funeral Mass, burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Duluth. Requiescat in Pace. Cards may be sent to: Father Joe Sirba at PO Box 490 Hinckley, MN 55037

Second Sunday

of Advent