Welcome

Kay Herman as STC Bookkeeper Let’s all give a warm welcome to Kay

Herman! Kay has graciously accepted

the position at St. Casimir as their new

bookkeeper. Kay and her husband,

Rick, are long time parishioners of St.

Casimir and have 3 adult married

children and 2 grandchildren with one

on the way. Kay enjoys reading,

gardening, helping around the family

farm and spending time with her

grandchildren. Feel free to stop into

the STC rectory to say hi and

introduce yourself. Many blessings to

her and her family as she starts this

exciting new journey.

Key: OLMC= Our Lady of Mount Carmel STC= St. Casimir STJB= St. John the Baptist PVCC= Parkview Care Center, Wells

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, November 11, 2018

Our Lady of Mount Carmel St. Casimir St. John the Baptist

Our Lady of Mount Carmel St. Casimir St.

John the Baptist

Tri-Parish Catholic Faith Community

Mass Schedule & Intentions

Monday, Nov 12 OLMC Mass at STJB

NO Mass 8:30 a.m.

Tuesday, Nov 13 STC Mass

† Clem Stenzel 8:30 a.m.

Wednesday, Nov 14 OLMC Mass at STC

† Troy Kalis 8:30 a.m.

Thursday, Nov 15 STJB Mass

† Evelyn Strehlo 8:30 a.m.

Friday, Nov 16 STC Mass

† Sharon Doering 8:30 a.m.

Saturday, Nov 17 PVCC Mass

† Dick Clarke 10:00 a.m.

Saturday, Nov 17 STJB Mass

† Dominic & Gladys Sonnek 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, Nov 18 STC Mass

† Living & Deceased Family members of Julie & Steve

Stenzel 8:00 a.m.

Sunday, Nov 18 OLMC Mass at STJB

Pro Populo 10:00 a.m.

MCCW Annual Holiday Bake Sale Plan now to attend the MCCW Annual Holiday Bake Sale. Our

Holiday Bake Sale will be held on Sunday, December 2nd. (Easton’s

Santa Claus Day). The Club, in Easton, is generously allowing us to

use an area of their facility to hold our Holiday Bake Sale. Bake

sale opens at 11:00 AM with a variety of Christmas goodies! Make

sure you stop and buy some goodies for the upcoming Holiday

season!

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time November 11, 2018

Faith Formation

OLMC Sun 11/11 Grades 1-8 9:00-9:50 a.m.

Attend Mass

STJB Wed 11/14 Grades 1-8 6:00-7:00 p.m.

STC Wed 11/14 Confirmation II

Rehearsal at St. Teresa

Parish, Mapleton

7:00-8:00 p.m.

STC Sun 11/14 Grades 1-3, 5-9,

Confirmation I 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Prayer Line… We want everyone to receive the powerful blessings that prayer can provide—even those who don’t want to share publicly.

Whenever any of our parish members or families are in need of special prayers, please call us and we will begin our prayer lines

for any need. OLMC- Margaret Stevermer at 787-2525 or Peggy Linder 787-2575, STJB- Rhonda Drager at 462-3627 or STJB

Parish Office at 462-3636, STC- Lois Stenzel at 553-5423.

Works of Justice

A Fund to aid the Work of Social Justice

Most parishioners are aware of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development

(CCHD) that conducts a collection in our parishes in November. CCHD is the

national, anti-poverty program of the U.S. Catholic Bishops. The Bishops have

given CCHD the mission to address the root causes of poverty in the United States

by promoting and supporting community-controlled, self-help organizations.

You may not be aware that 25% of the funds collected in the CCHD campaign

remains in our Diocese. These proceeds help support “Works of Justice” fund,

which awards up to $5,000 for organizations that meet the criteria of operating

local anti-poverty programs. Works of Justice Funds are available for all

organizations that fit the criteria of addressing root causes of poverty. To learn

more or to apply, please contact Tom Parlin at the Catholic Charities office at

tparlin@ccsomn.org or 454-2270 ext. 246

SCS Classroom News

Greetings from the First and Second Grade classroom. What a busy Fall we have

had! We are working hard on improving our Reading skills as well as Phonics,

Language, Spelling, and Handwriting. First and Second Grade have both been

working on addition and subtraction facts and strategies in our Math classes.

Recently, the First Graders have reviewed solid and plane shapes and started

working on simple fractions. We have completed a unit on map skills in Social

Studies and have been enjoying Scholastic Weekly Readers. The Second Graders

are learning about the Ten Commandments in Religion class. We have a busy

classroom and we are learning a lot. God bless, Ms. Supalla

Tri-Parish Sacrament of Confirmation Sunday, November 18th at 3:30 p.m. at St. Teresa Catholic Church, Mapleton. Rehearsal: Nov. 14th at 7:00 p.m. at St. Teresa Church.

Please pray for the following students as they prepare to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation:

Moriah Lippert, Lilly Stiernagle, Cody Dulas, Gabrial Kutz, Hunter Adams, Ben Bias, Mark Bushlack, Kaylee Carlson,

Daylyn Huper, AJ Kloos, Alexis Roberts, Adam Stenzel, and Carson Wegner.

STC- Anyone that is a Eucharist Minister and interested in helping with

Commuinion at Shepherd’s Inn please contact GeDee at the STC rectory

office by Dec. 1st and we will get you on the rotating schedule for next year.

Please contact Angie Bushlack for more information.

Parish Staff &

Contact Information Pastor .............................. Fr. Matt Fasnacht E-mail .................. frfasnacht@acegroup.cc Fr. Matt Fasnacht ................ 507-553-5391 Deacon Eugene Paul ........... 507-854-3676 Day Time Sacramental Emergencies ... 507-553-5391 After Hours Sacramental Emergencies ... 507-787-2303 Tri-Parish Office .................. 507-553-5391 Website ................................ olmcstcstjb.org

St. Casimir

Website: olmcstcstjb.org 320 2nd Ave SW, Wells, MN 56097

Phone: 507-553-5391 Fax: 507- 553-5391

Email: scasimir@bevcomm.net

Office Hours: M-F 8 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Administrative Assistant ..................GeDee Feist

Bookkeeper ..................................... Kay Herman

Cemetery ...................................... Tom Schindler

Faith Formation .................................... Lisa Bute

Liturgical Music Coordinator ...... Connie Stenzel

Maintenance ................................. Bruce Roberts

St. John the Baptist

Website: olmcstcstjb.org 100 Park St N, Minnesota Lake, MN

56068 507-462-3636

Email: stjb@bevcomm.net

Office Hours Vary Administrative Assistant ............. Rhonda Drager

Cemetery .............................................. Lois Cole

Faith Formation ........................... Rhonda Drager

Maintenance ............................... Quentin Staloch

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Website: olmcstcstjb.org 320 2nd Ave SW, Wells, MN 56097

Phone: 507-553-5391 Fax: 507- 553-5391 Email: olmc@bevcomm.net

Office Hours Vary Administrative Assistant ...................... Sue Cory

Cemetery ........................................... Don Linder

Custodial .................................. Annette Schuster

Faith Formation .............................. Chris Schultz

Music ............................................. Mary Kayser

St. Casimir Catholic School

Website: stcasimirsschool.net 507-553-5822 casimir@bevcomm.net

Custodial ............................. Gene & Pat Hassing

Maintenance ................................. Bruce Roberts

Secretary ...................................... Sarah Oldham

..................................................... Julie Bruegger

Principal .................................... Shawn Kennedy

November 11, 2018

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Stewardship

Stewardship

Stewardship

Stewardship

The numbers calculated below are

for the fiscal year 7/1/18-6/30/19

As of 11/4/18

St. Casimir All Saints Day Vigil

10/31/18

Adult .......................................$517.00

Offertory .................................$163.00

********** 11/4/18

Adult ....................................$3,410.00

Offertory .................................. $79.00 Amount needed weekly .......$6,174.00

Amount needed to date ....$117,306.00

Amount given to date ........$87,323.28

**********

St. John the Baptist

Adult .......................................$515.00

Offertory .................................$289.00

********** Amount needed weekly .......$1,850.00

Amount needed to date ......$33,300.00

Amount given to date ........$18,618.30

**********

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Adult ....................................$1,225.00

Offertory .................................$110.25

World Missions ....................... $45.00

All Saints .................................. $5.00

********** Amount needed weekly .......$2,347.00

Amount needed to date ......$44,593.00

Amount given to date ........$35,364.58

Thanksgiving, Christmas &

Easter ................................ $35,000.00

Amount given to date ..................... $0

From the Heart by Fr. Fasnacht

“Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I

send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them,

“Receive the holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose

sins you retain are retained.” Jn 20:21-23

According to the bible and Church teaching we sin every day. Sin builds

up on our soul and causes spiritual problems like spiritual blindness and

enslavement to sin. When we go to confession all our sins are removed and we

are given healing and freedom.

The Church teaches that Catholics should go to confession on a “frequent

and regular” basis. According to the precepts of the Church, Catholics are

required to go to confession at least once a year; but that is the bare minimal if

we have not committed a mortal sin. Frequent and regular means once a month.

Sometimes people say, “Why do I need to go confess my sins to a priest?

I go out into the woods and confess my sins to God.” Whose plan is that? That

is not what the bible or the Church teach for removal of sins. That is your plan

not God’s plan. In the gospel above, Jesus wants people to confess their sins to

their bishop and priests. Confession is a great gift from God. We need to follow

his plan and let him wash us clean with his mercy and love.

God bless,

Fr. Fasnacht

Footsteps of St. Paul Pilgrimage to Greece & Ephesus- February 17th - March 1st, 2019. $3,200 per person, double occupancy room.

Join Fr. Thomas M. Niehaus of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester as he leads you on a 12-day spiritual journey. Discover the challenges

of the early church, the obstacles endured and the work of the Holy Spirit as you enter into the places where St. Paul touched lives,

spreading Christianity to the ends of the earth. Price includes: Round trip airfare from MSP, flight to Samos Island, 11 nights’

accommodations, bus transportation throughout tour, charter ferry to Ephesus, 2 meals daily, admission & guide fees, daily Mass,

Adoration, gratuities and closing banquet. Stops at: Athens, Corinth, Delphi, Meteora, Thessaloniki, Philippi, Verginga, Samos Island,

Ephesus and more. Contact: Katie Baynai ForHisGloryTours@gmail.com or 847-912-6019

GriefShare ~ Surviving the Holidays

Monday, November 19th 6-8 p.m.

Good Shepherd

Wondering how you will survive the weeks surrounding

Thanksgiving and Christmas in the midst of your grief?

Good Shepherd is providing a seminar that can provide

help and hope as you navigate the holiday season. There

is no cost for this one session program and all are

welcome.

Please contact the Good Shepherd church office (553-

3513) to sign up.

RCIA CLASS Have you thought about joining the Catholic Faith Family or need a Catholic refresher course to help you strengthen your spiritual journey? RCIA class might be just what you’re looking for. Please

join us for an inquiry class on Monday, November 19th at 7:00 p.m. in St. Casimir Church Hall. If you have any questions please call

GeDee at the Rectory Office at 507-553-5391.

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time November 11, 2018

Ministries for Saturday, Nov 17, & Sunday, Nov 18, 2018

STJB

Saturday, 5:00 p.m. STC

Sunday, 8:00 a.m. OLMC at STJB

Sunday, 10:00 a.m.

Lector Maxine Daly 1st Reading: Mark Nowak

2nd Reading: Lea Nowak Nancy Linder

Eucharistic

Ministers Mary Stevermer, Rick

Girard, Bill Daly

Don Chirpich, Barb Redman, Ronda Allis, Angie

Bushlack, Scott Bute, Diane Dulas, Tom Schindler

Bob Linder, Peg Linder,

Dave O’Rourke

Servers Paige Gonsolus, Martha

Price, Emma Simon Alexis Roberts, Paige Roberts, McKenzie Roberts

Caleb Warmka, Hailey

Warmka, Justin Rath

Ushers John Manders

Volunteer

Joanne Haugh (G), Kerry Haugh, Rick Herman, Mark

Ignaszewski, Rick Mueller

Kerry Doyle

Jim Hassing

Sacristan Don Chirpich

Gift Bearers Coleman Bushlack Family

Rosary Joanne Tibodeau Jim Willette

Money Counters Rick Girard

Volunteer

Team #2: Steve Bushlack, Ronda Allis, Eric or Shannon

Wegner

Don Linder

Julie Stevermer

Monicas

Week of

Nov 11 – Nov 17

Week of

Nov 18 – Nov 24

Deb Widman

Judy Whalen

Mary Stenzel

Mary Beth Bushlack

Tri-Parish Prayers… …Let us always remember the sick of our parish communities and families, and all those in need of prayer, especially:

Zach Fendrich; Deacon Gene; Charlie Majerus; Tim Ziemke; Joanie Davis; Joseph Mazurkiewicz; Clifford Redman and for all our service

men & women of the armed forces. Please notify the office of family members currently in active duty to include in our prayers. All

requests will be removed after four weeks. Please notify the Tri-Parish office by emailing scasimir@bevcomm.net or calling 553-5391

if you would like to continue prayers.

Community… Wells Senior Dining- Dine-in and home delivered meals. Meals served Monday through Friday’s (weekends by request). Special

diets are available. Located at the Wells Community Center. Contact Bev Johnson at 507-553-6083 for details. Office hours are

Monday – Friday, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. If no answer, please leave a message.

The Easton American Legion and Auxiliary- Would like to invite everyone to their Veteran’s Day Potluck Supper being held at

The Club 569 in Easton on Monday, Nov. 12th starting at 6:00 p.m. There will be a Very Interesting Program following our Supper.

Our Legion and Auxiliary will also hold their short meetings after the Program. Please Join Us to Honor All of Our Veterans!

Save the Date!- Mark your calendars. Totus Tuus is coming to town! July 16-21. More details coming soon!

Tri-Parish… Tri-Parish Bible Study- Fr. Fasnacht will be leading a bible study every first Sunday of the month at 11:00 a.m. The bible study

will be held in STJB church basement after the 10:00 a.m. mass. Everybody is welcome to come. Please bring a bible with you,

preferably NAB translation.

OLMC Storm Restoration Fund- An “Online Giving” Storm Restoration Fund has been created on the OLMC webpage. Please

visit the OLMC webpage and click on Donations for details on how to donate. Donations can also be mailed to the church at: Our

Lady of Mount Carmel PO Box 8 Easton, MN 56025. Thank you for your support as we restore our historic church!

STC Sewing Ladies- St. Casimir’s sewing ladies are seeking helpers to complete the quilting work. Anyone interested in helping

are welcome to join them on Monday mornings at 9:00 a.m. in the STC church basement. New learners can quickly be trained.

MCCW Holiday Bakers – We will be hosting our annual Holiday Bake Sale. The Club in Easton is allowing us to hold our Holiday

Bake Sale on Sunday, December 2nd, 2018, (also known as Santa Claus Day), from 11:00am to 1:00pm. Julie Stevermer has

generously offered to accept baked goods at her home in Easton on Saturday and on Sunday morning until 10:00 am or bring them

directly to The Club at 11:00. Please remember your baked goods should have a price tag prior to dropping them off. Group 2 will

be chairing this event. Thank you.

STC- St. Casimir will be start taking Mass Intentions for 2019 starting Dec. 17th. Thank you

CD’s for Sale-The St. Casimir Choir has 2 different music CD’s for sale. They are located in the pamphlet stand in the St. Casimir

elevator entrance. They are asking a $10 donation or your chosen donation amount. There are labeled envelopes for you to place the

donation in and put it in the slot of the cash box on the stand. Thank you!

Save the Date!- Mark your calendars. Totus Tuus is coming to town! July 16-21. More details coming soon!

Meetings… The STC Carnival meeting will be Friday, Nov. 16

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at 6:30 p.m. at STC church hall. All are welcome to attend!

Please contact Kerry Haugh at 320-0314 or Eric Allis at 525-0527 for more information.

Save the Date!- Mark your calendars. Totus Tuus is coming to town! July 16-21. More details coming soon!