On Saturday, March 21 from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm, St. Patrick’s of Shieldsville will be hosting the Deanery Spiritual Event. The day will include Mass, Continental Breakfast, Holy Hour (Exposition, Benediction, and Confession), silent auction, Peter Connor as the guest speaker and lunch. Registration is required by March 16th and you need to pay the cost of $8.00 when you register. To register, please call Jean Cemensky Mohr at 612-978-1178 or stop in the office. Flyers are posted at the entrances with more information. We plan to carpool from St. Mary and will leave at 7:30 am on March 21st.

St. Mary's Spring Hot Dish & Salad Luncheon Craft, Bake, & Quilt Sale

Thursday, March 26 11AM-12:30PM

Adults $8 Children $1 For take-outs or in-town delivery, call 357-4838

CCW Board Meeting, March 31 at 5:45 pm, St. Mary’s Library.

Community and Social Events

Friday, March 13, 2020 Fish Fry - St. Anne’s School, 511 North 4th St., Le Sueur, 4:30-7:30 pm, serving fish, baked potato, coleslaw, green beans, bun, and beverage.

American Legion, Le Center, Friday Fish Fry - Fish Basket Lunch serving from 11AM-1PM $6, Fish Dinner serving from 5PM-7PM $10. Fish Fry dates: March 13, 20, 27, April 3 & 10. Lunch only (no dinner meal) on March 13 & April 10.

Fish Fry and Soup Supper - St. Patrick, 7525 Dodd Rd, Faribault, Fish Fry dates: March 13, 27, & April 3 from 5-7PM. Soup Supper date: March 25. All are welcome - see church entrance flyers for more information.

Tuesday, March 17, 2020 Le Center Blood Drive - American Legion, 97 South Park Ave, Le Center from 12-6PM. Please call 1-800-RED CROSS (733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter: Le Center to schedule an appointment.

Thursday, March 19, 2020 Village 55 - “A Life Gone to the Birds” will be speaker, Al Batts, topic. Come and meet with us at 2:00 PM Horizon Place.

Sunday, March 22, 2020 Men’s Breakfast - Church of St. Paul, Nicollet, 9-11:30AM. Enjoy a post St. Patrick’s Day celebration with an Irish breakfast and bucket raffle. Ham, sausage, scrambled eggs, potatoes, toast, beverages. Sunday Mass at 8AM. Adults $8, Children ages 6-12 $3, 5 and under free.

Monday, March 30, 2020 Cooking for One - Church of St. Mary Social Hall, Le Center, 5:30-6:30PM. Preparing nutritious meals for one person can be a challenge after the death of a spouse or significant other. This class will offer helpful suggestions to make it easier to cook and freeze healthy meals for one. All men and women are encouraged to attend. Presenter is Heather Novak, Community Health Educator. Registration is required by Tuesday, March 24, call Marlene Hunt, 507-381-1177 or email: marlenehunt53@gmail.com. No registration fee. Sponsored by St. Mary’s Council of Catholic Women.

Carriage House Senior Living, Le Center - is now open and accepting residents. Offering an alternative for elderly adults who are no longer able to live independently. Residents receive 24 hour care, full time nursing supervision, medication management, and assistance with the activities of daily living. To learn more, please call Julie at 507-357-0100

Youth choir has started practices for Easter on Sundays (except Sunday, March 29)

Practice will follow the 10:00am Mass (11:15 start time) and finish up at Noon.

The choir will sing one of the Sundays in Lent. The date to be determined later and the choir will also sing on Easter Sunday Morning at the 10:00 Mass.

Youth choir is for students in grades 2-8. In addition, Confirmation Students can get community service hours, if they help with the choir and participate.

Any questions contact Jess Shouler or Terri McMillen

St Mary’s Choir has started their Easter preparation Mark you calendar for these practice dates!

Practices will be held on:

March 12 – 6:30-8:00 pm March 16-20 - No practice this week! March 23- 6:30-8:00 pm March 30 – 6:30–8:00 pm April 6 – 6:30-8:00 pm

New members are always welcome!

Church Cleaning - Sharon Riebel & Holly Germscheid are scheduled to clean the church by March 15, 2020.

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Tuesday, March 17

Irish Stew at the St. Henry Hall serving from 11AM-1PM.

$10 per person. Sponsored by the St. Henry Catholic Order

of Foresters, Court #1022

St. Henry News

SAVE the DATE: Kickball Tournament -Sunday, May 17, 2020

St. Henry Ballfield 2-5 pm Fun for the entire family!

Concessions to benefit "Pro-Life Across America"

Their billboards help save babies!

The next Pro-Life Team meeting will take place at 1PM on Monday, March 16, 2020 at the home of Joyce Traxler.

St. Mary’s CCW Events

St. Mary-St. Henry Pro-Life Team Churches of St. Mary & St. Henry 165 N. Waterville Ave., Le Center, MN 56057

Phone: 507-357-6633 Phone/Fax: 507-357-4838

www.stmarysthenry.org

Parish Staff

Pastor: Fr. James Stiles (ext 306) fr.stiles@frontier.com

After Hours Emergencies: 507-456-8473

Associate Pastor: Fr. Timothy Sandquist (ext 307) ftsandquist@gmail.com

Trustees St. Mary: Clarence Mager 357-4338 Pete Plut 357-6222

Trustees St. Henry: Dan Germscheid 357-4923 Jim Selly 357-4898

Coordinator of Faith Formation: Jean Boothby (phone ext 304) jeanrb@frontier.com

Secretary/Receptionist: Gloria Wolf (phone ext 301) gloriagw@frontier.com

Accounting/Bookkeeping: Tara Robinson (phone ext 302) tarar@frontier.com

Maintenance: Joe Holicky (phone ext 305) jholicky1@frontier.com

Music Ministry: Terri McMillen mcmillen752@gmail.com

Office Hours - 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday - Thursday

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Friday

Bulletin Deadline - articles need to be submitted to Gloria by noon

on Wednesday.

For use of meeting rooms or Social Hall - contact Gloria

Thrift Store - 507-357-6942

Mass Schedule

Saturday 4:30 PM (St. Mary)

Sunday 8:00 AM (St. Henry)

10:00 AM (St. Mary)

12:00 PM (St. Mary, in Spanish)

Monday No Mass

Tuesday 5:00 PM

Wed, Thursday, & Friday 9:00 AM

Sacrament of Reconciliation times during Lent

Saturday 3:15-4:20 PM (St. Mary)

Sunday 7:15-7:50 AM (St. Henry)

Or by appointment (contact Fr. Stiles or Fr. Sandquist)

Our Eucharistic Adoration chapel is open for individuals to come

for 5 minutes or an hour and be with Our Lord in the Blessed

Sacrament. Our chapel hours are: Tuesday 9:00 AM to Thursday

9:00 AM (closes during daily Mass and Funeral Masses).

SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 8, 2020

“There is no shame so

great that God’s

mercy cannot shine

forth from its midst.

Jesus is not afraid to

go to the core of our

shame to heal us.

Sins and secrets do

not scare Him. The

serpent causes shame

and hiding; Jesus

invites us to mercy

and communion.” ~ Fr Richard Veras

From the Pastor’s Desk

Lent is about turning back to the Lord with all our heart. One of the best ways (or even THE best way) we can do this is by receiving the sacrament of Reconciliation (or Confession).

Jesus gave us this sacrament when he breathed on the Apostles saying, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained” (Jn 20:22-23). With these words, Jesus entrusted his chosen disciples with a share in his own ministry of forgiving sins. This power to forgive sins has been passed on to the priests of our own time through the sacrament of Holy Orders.

While confession isn’t always the easiest thing to do, it is a gift greater than we can imagine. The fact that God has given mere human beings the authority to cleanse souls of their sins is something that astounds even the angels. The reason we aren’t shocked by it is that it seems so ordinary. But hiddenness seems to be God’s preferred way of distributing his riches.

Even if you haven’t been to confession for 10, 20, or 40+ years, we wholeheartedly encourage you to go this Lent. Just think of how good you’ll feel afterward! As the Catechism of the Catholic Church says, “Reconciliation is usually followed by peace and serenity of conscience with strong spiritual consolation” (#1468). We will have “how to” confession guides available, but even if you don’t know what to say, just say so and the priest will help you.

Our before-Mass confession times during lent are: Nativity in Cleveland – Saturdays 3-3:45pm St. Mary in Le Center – Saturdays 3:15-4:15pm Immaculate Conception in Marysburg – Saturdays 5:15-5:45pm St. Henry in St. Henry – Sundays 7:15am-7:45am

Our penance services are: Sunday, March 15th @ Marysburg 7-8pm Sunday, April 5th @ St. Mary 6:30-8pm

Other local penance services/confession times are: St. Anne’s in Le Sueur

Sunday, March 22nd 4-5:30pm Sunday, March 29th 4-5:30pm Sunday, April 5th 4-5:30pm

Most Holy Redeemer in Montgomery Wednesday, March 18th 7:30pm Sunday, March 29th 3-5pm Wednesday, April 8th 7:30pm

St. Canice in Kilkenny Wednesday, March 11th 7:30pm Wednesday, April 1st 7:30pm

St. Peter’s in St. Peter Fridays of Lent 6:30pm (w/ Adoration)

God bless, Fr. Sandquist

Mass Schedule & Intentions

Monday, March 9

Tuesday, March 10 9:00 AM Opening of Adoration 5:00 PM Mass Ray & Rose Fredrickson††

Wednesday, March 11 9:00 AM Mass Living & Deceased of LeRoy Simonette family

Thursday, March 12 8:55 AM Closing of Adoration 9:00 AM Mass Living & Deceased of Mary Jo Stocker family

Friday, March 13 9:00 AM Mass Rita Schipreth†

Saturday, March 14 11:00 AM St. Patrick’s Day Mass Don and Mary Hayden - Grand Marshalls 3:15 PM Confessions 4:30 PM Mass Dennis Kelly†

THIRD Sunday of LENT, March 15 7:15 AM Confessions (St. Henry) 8:00 AM Mass (St. Henry) Angeline Stauff† 10:00 AM Mass Vincent Holicky† 12:00 PM Mass (in Spanish) For the Parish

This Week in the Parish

Monday, March 9

Tuesday, March 10 Communion Calls - Darcy 1:00 PM Mission Sewing PM Social Hall in use

Wednesday, March 11 10:00 AM Women’s Grief Group 5:30-6:30 PM Faith Formation Classes 6:45-8:00 PM Faith Formation Classes 8:15 PM Faith Formation Board Meeting

Thursday, March 12

Friday, March 13 7:00 PM Stations of the Cross (St. Mary)

Saturday, March 14 Lasagna presales weekend

THIRD Sunday of LENT, March 15 10:00 AM Mass Children’s Liturgy of the Word Lasagna presales weekend 7:00 PM Penance Service (Marysburg)

Readings for next Sunday, March 15, 2020

Exodus 17:3-7 Romans 5:1-2, 5-8 John 4:5-42

Fellowship Coffee

Wednesday, March 11, 2020 after the 9:00 AM Mass

Plan to join us for coffee, treats, and conversation!

Baptism Classes

If you are interested in having your child baptized, please contact Father Sandquist at the Parish Office to reserve your spot and to schedule a Baptism class. This class will be approximately 1 hour.

Please note the next scheduled date for baptism will take place on April 19, 2020.

Sacramental Life

Lasagna Take & Bake

April 4th & 5th

Help support our youth going to Steubenville Youth Conference in

Rochester this summer. They will be selling pre-made meat, cheese, or veggie

lasagnas ready for you to take home and bake.

Pre-order Sales will be available after the Masses on the weekends of March 14-15, 21-22, & 28-29 and in the church office, or by contacting Jean Boothby at jeanrb@frontier.com. The youth will prep all the lasagnas on April 4

th, ready for pick

up after the Masses on April 4th & 5

th. This is a great way to

support our youth summer programs and get a delicious pre-made meal!

Steubenville Rochester Youth Conference All current 8

th – 12

th grade students are

invited to participate in this July 10-12, 2020 weekend conference packed with great speakers, small group discussions, Mass, Reconciliation, and Adoration. Registration forms for the Steubenville Rochester Youth Conference may be found at the church entrances.

Rise Up/Twin Cities Middle School Conference Students in grades 6-8 are invited to a one day conference in Plymouth, MN on March 21, 2020 from 9:30am–5:00pm. Young people will be strengthened in their relationship with Christ through keynote speakers, praise & worship, Adoration, Reconciliation, and lots of fun activities!! Registration forms may be found at the church entrances. Upcoming Dates: March 11 – FF Classes March 18 – FF Classes March 21 – Rise Up Twin Cities Middle School Conference 9:30am-5:00pm, Plymouth, MN March 25 – Family Formation 6:00–7:30 pm

Like us on Facebook! For Faith Formation News go to St Mary & St Henry Faith Formation (https://www.facebook.com/lecentercatholic/). For other news in the parish go to St. Mary's Church,

Le Center (https://www.facebook.com/StMaryStHenry/)

“Let the words of my mouth be acceptable, the thoughts of my heart before you, Lord, my rock and my redeemer..”

Psalm 19:15 Jean R. Boothby Faith Formation Coordinator jeanrb@frontier.com 941-962-5168

Faith Formation

Please Pray Part of our Christian duty is to pray for each other. The following have asked for your prayers:

Myles Genelin Jolene Zell Holden Zell Dave Farm Bob Selly

Tim Simonette Stacy Germscheid Shirley Hrdlicka Dave Krenik

Grief, Hope, & Healing Wednesdays 10AM-11AM

Church of St. Mary, Le Center in the Mission Room

A nondenominational grief support group for women who have

experienced the death of a spouse or significant other. You are not alone. This grief group is

led by widows who understand what you are going through. The group offers an opportunity to learn about grief, share experiences and find healing and hope from your loss. No

registration is necessary. For more information, call Marlene Hunt, 507-381-1177

See the Cooking for One Event in the Community and Social Events column in this bulletin.

PASTORAL CARE EVENTS

St. Patrick’s Day Mass March 14, 2020

at 11AM Church of St. Mary All are welcome

We offer our condolences to the family

of Connie Selly. Connie passed away on

February 28. Her Mass of Christian

Burial was celebrated on March 3 at the

Church of St. Mary.

We extend our prayers and sympathies to the family

and friends of Russell Harkins. Russell died on March 2.

His Mass of Christian Burial took place on March 6 at

the Church of St. Mary.

St. Mary's Calvary Cemetery has openings on its board. If you are interested in serving on the board, or have questions on what this entails, you may contact the parish office or any one of the current board members; Bill Collins, Greg Holicky, Darcy Schloesser, Dan Steffen, Sharon Traxler, or Matt Wallskog.

Preached Rosary

Would a little guidance help you go deeper in prayer with the rosary? Fr. Sandquist is leading a four-part preached rosary "tour" that kicked off on Sunday, January 26th. This preached rosary will consist of praying the rosary together in the usual manner, except Fr. Sandquist will offer a brief, three-minute sermon on each mystery before that mystery is prayed. Each rosary event will be about 45 minutes long. There are still 2 opportunities to attend. Plan to join us!

Schedule:

-Sunday, March 22nd 7pm at St. Henry's in St. Henry (Sorrowful Mysteries)

-Sunday, April 19th 7pm at Nativity in Cleveland (Glorious Mysteries)

During Lent please feel free to take advantage of any and all of the following offerings:

Extended times for Individual Confessions: Saturdays, 3:15-4:20 PM at St. Mary Sunday, 7:15-7:50 AM at St. Henry

Lenten Penance Service: Sunday, March 15, 7:00PM at Immaculate Conception, Marysburg

Sunday, April 5, 6:30-8PM at St. Mary (Several priests will be available to hear individual confessions)

Stations of the Cross at St. Mary and St Henry Fridays of Lent at 7:00 PM

March 13 - St. Mary March 20 - St. Henry March 27 - St. Mary April 3 - St. Henry April 10 - St. Mary

Eucharistic Adoration is open from Tuesday 9AM-Thursday 9AM

in the Cry Room.

Adorer is needed for the 2-3PM hour on Wednesdays. If you would like to add an hour of

adoration to your week, this may be your hour! If you have any questions or would like to sign up for an hour, please contact Gloria 357-6633 or Joyce 357-4410.

Lent Materials Available in Church Entrances

ENCOUNTER LENT Join our faith community–and nearly 14,000 Catholic communities across the United States—in a life-changing Lenten journey of encounter with CRS Rice Bowl. Pick up your family’s CRS Rice Bowl in our church entrances, and don’t forget to download the CRS Rice Bowl app! During these 40 days of Lent, as companions on the journey, we encounter our neighbor. Learn more at crsricebowl.org/families.

LENT IS HERE HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

The Passion of Jesus in Music, Word & Light March 19 - Spanish

March 20 & 21 - English 8:00 PM Saint Mark’s Church

4th Avenue & Atwood Street, Shakopee Prelude Music begins at 7:40 PM

Admission is free www.ShakopeePassionPlay.org

24 Hours for the Lord Friday, March 20, Noon - Saturday, March 21, Noon

Cathedral of Saint Paul, 239 Selby Ave., St. Paul Reconciliation will be offered around-the-clock for the faithful. There will also be perpetual adoration of the

Blessed Sacrament.

“God never tires of forgiving us; we are the ones who tire of seeking His mercy.”

-Pope Francis

The Paschal Triduum and Easter Schedule

Palm Sunday, April 5

Holy Thursday, April 9 - 7PM Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Good Friday, April 10 - 3PM Stations at 7PM (St. Mary)

Service Commemorating the Passion & Death of our Lord Jesus Christ on the Cross.

Easter Vigil, April 11 - 8:30 PM

Easter Sunday, April 12

8AM - St. Henry 10AM - St. Mary

12PM - St. Mary (Spanish)

Mark your calendars and plan to join us!

Feb 29-March 1, 2020 St. Mary St. Henry

Weekly Budget $ 4230.00 $ 825.00

Weekly Offering $ 5691.47 $ 505.00 Plate $ 287.00 $ 82.00

TOTAL $ 5978.47 $ 587.00 ,

Diff. from budget +$ 1748.47 -$ 238.00

Weekly Building Fund $ 1547.00

We appreciate your continued monetary support and prayers for our building. Maintenance is ongoing with any building, so we anticipate more repairs and replacements will be needed in the future.

Parish Stewardship

How will you give alms this Lent? Help those in need – go to GiveCSAF.org and donate today! Thank you from the 20 Designated Ministries of the CSAF!

Questions about where exactly your dollars go when you give to the Appeal? Donated dollars come in and checks directly to the 20 Designated Ministries go out – it’s truly that basic. Independent audit reports are available online at www.csafspm.org (under “About”, “Financial Reports”). Still have questions? Email the CSAF at info@csafspm.org or call 612-294-6622.

Those who have contributed to the Appeal in the past should have received a mailing from CSAF. Please send in your pledge using the preaddressed envelope and payment voucher provided with the mailing or bring your completed pledge to Mass and drop it in the collection basket. Thank you for your generosity!

For those who have not received a CSAF mailing we are providing informational flyers and envelopes in the church entrances. When using the envelopes provided by the church be sure to use an envelope marked for St. Mary or St. Henry according to which parish goal you want your contribution to go toward. You can also give directly at GiveCSAF.org using your phone, tablet, or computer.

Our parish goal this year is: St. Mary $14,270 Collected $7035 (49%) St. Henry $2,655 Collected $2180 (82%)

May 1 - August 31, 2020 Ministry Schedule

Please contact Gloria, gloriagw@frontier.com (or call the parish office 357-6633) by Monday, March 23 with dates that you are unable to serve for the May 1-August 31, 2020 ministry schedule. This schedule includes Mother’s Day (May 10), Memorial Day (May 25), Father’s Day (June 21), Parish Festival (June 28) & July 4. August 15, The Assumption of Mary, is not a Holy Day of Obligation this year. However, we will have a 9AM Mass on Saturday, August 15. Dates that you can not serve are entered into the ministry scheduling software.

Without that information you may be scheduled on dates that you are not available. If you are able to serve on any of the above dates, that is also very helpful. Thank you!

If you have been thinking about joining the Liturgical Ministry Team as a Lector, Usher, or Eucharistic Minister, now would be the time as we put together the May-August schedule. If you should have any questions or would like some training, feel free to contact the parish office or talk with one of the priests. Has God given you a talent to serve His church with?

St. Mary Calvary Cemetery Maintenance and Beautification Projects

For more details on these projects, please see the display boards at the entrances of the church.

To give to this project we have placed envelopes in the church entrances. Your donation can then be dropped in the Sunday collection basket or at the Parish Office. If you don’t have a cemetery giving envelope, you can indicate on your check memo line “Cemetery Project” or place in an envelope marked the same. Feel free to indicate if you’d like your donation to go to the statue or the roads or both. Gifts of any amount are welcome - Thank you!

Total Cost of Projects: $32,664.00 Raised to Date: $ 7735.00

March 14 - March 15: Third Sunday of Lent

Altar Server Extraordinary Minister Lector Usher

Saturday, 4:30 PM (St. Mary)

Adalyn Gibeau Ann Gindt - Host Barbara Tiede - Host

Eugene Holicky Timothy Blaschko Ethan Gibeau Jeremy Gindt Volunteer Needed

Sunday, 8:00 AM (St. Henry) Camryn Holicky Dianne Traxler - Host Mike Wilmes

Sunday, 10:00 AM (St. Mary)

Mitchell Holicky Luke Holicky Parker O'Malley

Christine Gibbs - Host Patti Gruetzmacher - Host Rose Krenik - Host Jennifer Weiers - Host

Shannon Holicky Paul Factor Jeremy Weiers Jordan Weiers Timothy Widmer