The Courier - May Issue

THE COURIER

May 2013

Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona

Volume 104, No. 5

Defending Motherhood By: Theresa Martin, ENDOW Coordinator, Associate Editor

basically the same began this erosion.

This idea surfaced from a need to find equality between the sexes. “Equality” is a very trendy word right now and yet not well defined. In mathematical terms, equality means the “same.” Each number on either side of the equal sign must have the same value. Some people like to translate this to mean that equality of the sexes means “sameness.” In order to be equal, then, we must make both genders the same. In this line of thought, therefore, when they are “forced” to be

On his very first day as pontiff, Pope Francis desired to visit St. Mary Major, a Basilica dedicated to Our Lady. He gently laid a bouquet of flowers before an icon of Our Blessed Mother, prayed and lead everyone in a hymn. As he was leaving the Basilica, he greeted those who worked there. One man asked if he would bless their son, not yet born. His wife, five months pregnant, stood beside him. Pope Francis stopped the hand shaking to offer a special blessing for the unborn child.

Many times during these first few months of his pontificate, we have seen the Holy Father go out of his way to bless mothers. Just last month, Pope Francis blessed the unborn baby of former Miss USA, Ali Landry (featured to the right).

His actions reaffirm the gift God has blessed women with, the gift of the capacity to bear life, to bring forth new human persons into the world.

That unique gift that God gave to woman has been recently undermined in our culture. It is a hidden, slow erosion, like waves lapping up on the shore, slowly taking more and more of the value of motherhood away. We can see women separated from their gift of child bearing Pope Francis blesses the unborn through abortion, contraception, and the child of former Miss USA, Ali Landry. pressure to make “more of themselves” through a career over family. Yet, it is different, this must make them unequal not just physical motherhood. Women and that cannot be tolerated. Women are also undermined by the push to set needed to be “freed” of the inequality aside their natural, motherly instincts that their gender created – and there(to nurture, cooperate, guard, and pro- fore be “freed” from their motherhood. tect) and take on more manly traits in If women were able to escape from order to find success. Yet, these pieces the “burden” of children, they could be are the effect of the erosion not the ulti- just as successful and “equal” as men. mate cause of it.

Hormonal contraceptives (ie. “the pill”), The ideology that men and women are promised women the ability to rid them

INSIDE To Encounter the Lord Ministry Days 2013

"Our Lady Untier of Knots" is a favorite Marian devotion of Pope Francis. of the burden of their gender.

This is not the Christian view of equality. We believe that God created all men and women equally, but uniquely.

Every single individual is endowed with special gifts unique to him or her. Does this make him or her better or worse than the next person? Not at all! It makes them uniquely themselves and able to offer that gift of their unique self to society. In the same way, God created men and women differently. He created them equally; they both have the same value, the same dignity as a person. In His great goodness, He also created them complementary. Each one has unique gifts to offer to society that make them not less nor greater but that much more special!

The equality of men and women should be sought through the elevation of each of their unique gifts not through the destruction of one for the other. The more we elevate motherhood, the more we praise every woman for whether she is a physical mother or not, the inherent stamp of that mothering nature upon her being affects all of who she is.

Bl. John Paul II saw motherhood and fatherhood as the way in which women Motherhood, cont. on pg. 3

More on YOF page 2

The Theology of the Body and Marriage

More on page 4

The Harvest is Plentiful

More on page 6

Catholic Healthcare in Jackson

Dr. Hart gives a little one his check up.

In a world where healthcare is an issue of concern, one can still find bright lights of faithful medical practice. Many people in the Diocese of Winona may be unaware of the beautiful gift of Catholic Healthcare being offered at the Sacred Heart Mercy Health Care Center in Jackson, Minn.

Yet, the Religious Sister of Mercy of Alma having been serving the people of Jackson since 1981.

The Sisters first worked in the local hospital, and several years later were able to make a down payment on a local medical office building through the generosity of local citizens such as Clair Gilmore, Maylon Muir and others. The clinic was first called,

"Comprehensive Health Services".

Sister Marie Paul Lockerd, RSM, was in medical school and residency during this time, and started practicing at the clinic in July, 1996. The clinic was re-named "Sacred Heart Mercy Health Care Center" to better reflect the charism of the Sisters. There is also a Sacred Heart clinic in Alma, Michigan, where the Motherhouse of the Sisters is located, and the mission of both practices is the same to extend the redemptive healing of Jesus Christ to the people whom they serve. The common website for both practices is www.sacredheartmercy. org.

Sisters Serving, cont. on pg. 4

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BISHOP QUINN

OFFICIALS

Most Rev. John M. Quinn: Come, Holy Spirit!

Dear Friends in Christ, May the grace and peace of the risen Lord be with you during this Easter season.

Alleluia! Christ is risen!

May, the Month of Mothers

May is the month that is dedicated to our Blessed Mother. On the second Sunday of May, the nation observes Mother’s Day, on which we remember our mothers, both living and dead. I am sure that many of us learned about the Blessed Virgin from our mothers. What a wonderful gift from the woman who gave us life.

Catholic Charities Annual Appeal

Every year on Mother’s Day, we are invited to support Catholic Charities and its ministry in our diocese. I encourage you to consider a gift to Catholic Charities in the special collection that will be taken up on Mother’s Day. Providing Help that Breaks Forth Like the Dawn is the theme of this year’s Catholic Charities Annual Appeal. For those living in the darkness of doubt, despair, and desperation, it is help that breaks forth like the dawn that brings healing, wholeness, and hope.

That’s the help that Catholic

Charities provides to children, families in crisis, vulnerable adults, unmarried mothers, refugees, the poor, the uninsured, immigrants and the unborn, regardless of race, age, gender, faith tradition or ability to pay.

Last year, with your generous help, Catholic Charities helped over 4,000 people, residing in over 2,000 households. With offices in Worthington, Mankato, Rochester, Winona, Austin, Albert Lea, and Owatonna, your financial support of Catholic Charities remains in our diocese to help those in need in our diocese. Every county of our diocese is home to someone who is helped by Catholic Charities. On May 11th and 12th please join me in supporting the good work of Catholic Charities. Please give generously to the Catholic Charities Annual Appeal!

Bishops and Rector Dinner

On Wednesday, May 8, I am honored to co-host the 10th Annual Bishops and Rector Dinner at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary. This year the dinner will be honoring His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke with the 2013 Immaculate Heart of Mary Award, for his outstand-

ing support and collaboration with Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in their work of priestly formation.

The Cardinal is a man of the Church who has formed candidates for the diocesan priesthood through his witness of faith and prayer. The event is open to the public and will be held in the Toner Center at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, and is a great source of support for the seminary. The title of the Cardinal’s talk is “Practicing Virtue in a Secular Age.”

Vocations

I want to conclude by writing about vocations in a very special way. I want to take this opportunity to thank the priests of our diocese for their devotion and their hard work. At the Chrism Mass, the priests renewed their commitment to ministry in the diocese. For me, it is always a very touching moment to see all of our priests rededicating themselves to their priestly vocation by accepting once again the call of Jesus to be one of His priests. I am very proud of our priests. They do great work, and I have the greatest respect for them. If you know a man who you think would be a good priest, encourage him to consider a vocation to

The Most Rev. John M. Quinn, Bishop of Winona, announces the following:

Bishop John M. Quinn the priesthood. During his studies in the seminary, he can test his vocation, to see if Jesus truly is calling him to ministry.

You would be amazed to hear how many priests first began to think of a vocation because someone suggested it to them.

Maybe it was a pastor, priest, teacher, a family member, or maybe just a friend who first opened their hearts and minds to priesthood. Pray for vocations. Ask the Master of the harvest to send laborers into the harvest for, indeed, there is a very rich harvest to be gained for our Lord.

The Lord is also calling women and men to the consecrated life and to enrich the mission of Church by their talents and gifts. From the beginning of the Diocese of Winona, religious have helped to build up Catholic life through their selfless dedication. Health care, Catholic schools, social services and pastoral care are some of the

Pastoral Assignments: Rev. Robert Schneider, part-time President of the Loyola Catholic School System, Mankato, effective July 1, 2013 for a three-year term in addition to Pastor of All Saints Parish in Madison Lake and Immaculate Conception Parish in St. Clair.

major areas that continue to flourish because of the witness of religious women and men.

The vows of chastity, obedience and poverty define the life of those called to religious life. At the heart, however, of every vocation is Jesus Christ, who invites men and women to “come and see.” Please pray for vocations and for a generous response to His call to “come and follow me.”

May Christ fill you heart with peace and give you a joy that no one can take from you.

I ask again for your prayers. I wish all of you a blessed feast of Pentecost on May 19 and for a renewed desire to bring the Gospel in fresh ways to the end of the earth!

Sincerely in Christ, Most Rev. John M. Quinn Bishop of Winona

Bishop's Calendar - May 2013 May 1, Wednesday 2 p.m. – Clergy Campaign Committee Mtg, Diocesan Pastoral Center 7 p.m. – Confirmation at Immaculate Conception Church, St. Clair with St. Ann, Janesville; All Saints, Madison Lake; and St. Joseph, Waldorf

Jeanne Harper, National Board of Directors Vice President of North Central Region, of St. Vincent de Paul Society, with Presidents of Winona Diocesan St. Vincent de Paul Conferences 5:30 p.m. – Social and Dinner for Diaconate Retreat, Alverna Center, Winona

May 2, Thursday 10 a.m. – Holy Hour (Bishop’s Cabinet) 5 p.m. – Prayer service for Vocations with Winona Serra Club, Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Winona

May 4, Saturday 1 p.m. – Confirmation at Ss. Peter & Paul Church, Blue Earth with St. John Vianney, Fairmont; St. Mary, Winnebago; and Holy Family, East Chain

May 3, Friday 8:05 a.m. – Mass at St. John the Evangelist Church, Rochester for Lourdes High School students 3:30 p.m. – Meeting with

May 5, Sunday 10:30 a.m. – Confirmation at Holy Family Church, Kasson with Christ the King, Byron

May 6, Monday Premier Bank, Clergy Golf Outing, Owatonna Country Club May 8, Wednesday 5 p.m. – Bishops’ & Rector Dinner, St Mary’s University, Winona May 9, Thursday 10 a.m. – Presbyteral Council Meeting, St. Theodore Church, Albert Lea 6 p.m. - End of Year Dinner at Saint Mary University, Winona May 10, Friday 10:30 a.m. – Mass and award to Essay Contest Winner, Basilica of St. Stanislaus, Winona 5 p.m. – IHM Seminary Baccalaureate Mass, IHM

Diocese of Winona - Child Sexual Abuse Policy Information The Diocese of Winona will provide a prompt, appropriate and compassionate response to reporters of sexual abuse of a child by any diocesan agent (employees, volunteers, vendors, religious or clergy). Anyone wishing to make a report of an allegation of sexual abuse should call the Victim Assistance Coordinator at 507454-2270, Extension 255. A caller will be asked to provide his or her name and telephone number. Individuals are also encouraged to take their reports directly to civil authorities. The Diocese of Winona is committed to protecting children, young people and other vulnerable people in our schools, parishes and ministries.

The diocesan policy is available on the diocesan web site at www.dow.org under the Safe Environment Program. If you have any questions about the Diocese of Winona’s implementation of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, please contact Peter Martin, at 507-858-1264, or pmartin@dow.org.

Seminary, Winona May 11, Saturday 8:30 a.m. – Saint Mary University Baccalaureate Mass, St. Thomas More Chapel, Winona 11 a.m. – Undergraduate Commencement, Saint Mary University, Winona May 12, Sunday 11 a.m. – Mass at Assisi Heights for Rev. James Kunz, 40th anniversary of priesthood 1 p.m. – Blessing and dedication of Columbarium, at St. Mary Cemetery, Winona May 13, Monday 7 p.m. – Confirmation at Crucifixion Church, La Crescent, with Holy Cross Church, Dakota

May 14, Tuesday 11 a.m. – DOW Foundation Board Meeting, Pastoral Center 6 p.m. - Mankato Serra Burse, Applewood Restaurant, Mankato May 15, Wednesday 12 p.m. Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary Finance Council May 16, Thursday 10 a.m. – Holy Hour, Advisory Board, St. Theodore Church, Albert Lea 11 a.m. – Advisory Board Meeting, St. Theodore Church, Albert Lea 5:30 p.m.

– Annual Guest House Reception, International Event Center, Rochester

THE COURIER (ISSN 0744-5490)

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Publisher: Most Rev. John M. Quinn Editor: Joel Hennessy Associate Editor: Theresa Martin

IN THE DIOCESE

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RCS Administrators chosen

"Southeast Minnesota Motherhood, cont'd from pg 1.

Administrator(s) of the Year"

The Rochester Catholic Schools Administrators have been chosen the "Southeast Minnesota Administrator(s) of the Year" by the Southeast Minnesota School Counselors Association. Their commitment to providing school counseling support to students, parents and staff as well as implementation of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program speaks to their continued efforts to ensure the best academic environment for all!

Bishop's Calendar - cont.

May 17, Friday 9:30 a.m. – Holy Hour 10:30 a.m. – DOW Consultors, Pastoral Center May 18, Saturday 10:30 a.m. – Mass, ENDOW Mother-Daughter Luncheon, Ss. Peter & Paul Church, Mankato 7 p.m. – Confirmation at Basilica of St. Stanislaus, Winona, with St. John, Winona; Holy Trinity, Rollingstone; St. Paul, Minnesota City; and St. Mary, Minneiska May 19, Sunday 10:30 a.m. – 50th Anniversary of Christ the King Church, Byron 2 p.m. – Confirmation at Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Winona with St. Casimir and St. Mary, Winona May 20, Monday 6 p.m. – Campaign Caravan, St. John the Evangelist Church, Rochester May 21, Tuesday 5:15 p.m. – Mass and Confirmation at Federal Correctional Institution, Waseca May 22, Wednesday 12 p.m. – DOW Finance Council 2:30 p.m. – DOW Deposit & Loan 6 p.m. – Campaign Caravan, Resurrection Church, Rochester May 23, Thursday 10:30 a.m. – DOW Pension Plan 1 p.m. – Holy Hour (Bishop’s

Cabinet) 2 p.m. – Bishop’s Cabinet Meeting May 24, Friday 11 a.m. – Mass at Priest Retreat, Alverna Center, Winona 7:30 p.m. – Baccalaureate Mass – Lourdes High School, St. Pius X, Rochester May 29, Wednesday 10:30 a.m. – Deans’ Meeting, St. Theodore Church, Albert Lea 7 p.m. – Loyola High School Graduation, Mankato June 1, Saturday Retreat at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, La Crosse WI 4 p.m. – Mass at Basilica of St. Stanislaus, Winona – 50th anniversary to priesthood for Rev. Paul Breza June 2, Sunday 10:30 a.m. – Mass at Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Winona – 50th anniversary to priesthood for Rev. Donald Lovas June 5, Wednesday 11 a.m.-3 p.m. – Minnesota Catholic Conference, St. Paul June 7, Friday 6 p.m. Social and Dinner, Catholic Schools Foundation, Spring Recognition, Visions Event Center, Winona June 9, Sunday 10:30 a.m. – Mass at Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Winona – Installation of Jonathan Fasnacht as Acolyte

and men live out their woman-ness and man-ness in the world in a physical or spiritual way. For women, he would say, her womanhood is who she is but her motherhood is how she lives out her womanhood in the world.

When we undermine women’s gender, using chemicals and medical interventions to separate her physically from her capacity to bear children, we detach her from who she is as woman! This is another reason that the Church recommends working with a woman’s body to plan a family and space children using natural methods (check out the NFP section of the Office of Life page on the diocesan website for more information. The natural methods are highly scientific, 99% successful and fully organic).

The Church is not at all against women having careers and considers a strong feminine presence in society to be important. Yet, there is a distinction here; a strong feminine presence in society does not mean women who are desperately trying to fit into the male model of success. We need women who bring their beautiful feminine and motherly nature to society in everything that they do.

We look to Mary especially in this month for mothers to give us the ideal model for women. It is her “yes” to God and her willingness to cooperate with Him, nurture Him and give Him back up to the world in complete selflessness that shows the power of her womanhood lived out in motherhood.

We will be celebrating motherhood at our diocesan Mother-Daughter Luncheon. Though we will be highlighting mother-daughter pairs, we encourage all women to attend! (Join us! More information found on page 3 of the Year of Faith Insert.)

In a world that often undermines the value of motherhood, seeing our Holy Father, Pope Francis make a point to honor our Blessed Mother and women, speaks loudly of the call we all have to affirm the beauty of motherhood.

Cotter Schools Appoints New Principal Cotter Schools announced the appointment of Oscar Uribe as a new full-time principal to create a greater unified approach to learning in grades 7-12. The present academic administrative structure at Cotter includes separate leadership for grades 7-8 and grades 9-12. The primary responsibilities for the 7-12 principal will be to serve as the academic leader of Cotter Schools and to work directly with faculty on curriculum, assessment, and classroom management and planning.

Currently serving as a Spanish teacher and head Boys’ Soccer coach for Cotter, Uribe spent four years prior as the Assistant Principal for Lanier High School in Austin, Texas. During his time, he played a critical role in manag-

ing organizational reform of the 1,600 student high school into smaller learning communities based on a commitment to building leadership through professional learning communities. Uribe’s leadership also created a collaborative culture focused on teaching and learning resulting in student achievement gains.

“I am honored to have been given the opportunity to be the Principal of Cotter Schools; I am following in the footsteps of great leaders in a place with an incredible history and rich traditions,” Uribe said.

All academic leadership changes will be in place for the start of the 2013-14 school year.

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LIFE

The Theology of the Body and Marriage

By Peter Martin, S.T.L. Over a hundred Faith Formation and Catholic School teachers have recently been trained to teach The Theology of the Body for Teens. With that in mind, I would like to offer a little introduction to The Theology of the Body in the next couple of months.

In trying to trap Jesus, the Pharisees brought the following question to Him: “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause whatever?” Jesus responded “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female’ and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, no human being must separate… Because of the hardness of your hearts Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.”

Let’s look at what Jesus said to them in response: In the beginning it was not so. This is particularly important considering the fact that Jesus is our Creator (through Him all things were made.) He knows what He’s talking about when He brings up the beginning. The fact is, we were created for a purpose… not just “willy nilly.” It is not up to us to decide everything about who we are to be; much of that is stamped into our very

being. The fact that I am male is significant! It is not something extra that I can choose to ignore; it is who I am!

Unfortunately the world wants us to be “free” of any meaning given to our body. However, true freedom is not found in the elimination of the parameters in which we find ourselves (male/female), but instead, it is in becoming fully who we are within those parameters. GK Chesterton

every frantic game and make the place the noisiest of nurseries. But the walls were knocked down, leaving the naked peril of the precipice.

They did not fall over; but when their friends returned to them they were all huddled in terror in the centre of the island; and their song had ceased.”

True freedom does not come in knocking down the walls, but in cherishing them because they preserve our very existence. In other words, we do not

exemplifies the true meaning of freedom: “We might fancy some children playing on the flat grassy top of some tall island in the sea. So long as there was a wall round the cliff's edge they could fling themselves into

achieve true freedom by denying the meaning of our bodies, but instead, we are truly free only if we respect that meaning.

In the Theology of the Body, Blessed John Paul II recalls that

Sisters Serving, cont'd from pg. 1 The Jackson practice has always had a strong emphasis on natural family planning and on practicing according to the Church’s teachings on the dignity of the human person and the sacredness of human life. Dr. Lockerd studied at the Pope Paul VI Institute in Omaha, Nebraska, to become a certified Medical Consultant and Practitioner for the Creighton Model of Fertility Care. She completed that certification in 2001, and has since that time

Save the Date!

Annual Harvest Mass August 15, 10:30 a.m.

At the Bernie & Julie Petrowiak Farm, East Chain

served a number of infertile couples, taught natural family planning, done community outreach and education on ethical issues, as well as serving as a family practice physician, caring for people of all ages. Sister Edith Mary Hart, RSM, DO, is a family practice physician with a specialization in geriatric medicine, who started practicing in Jackson in September 2011. Dr. Hart is currently working in helping to plan educational efforts in the area of end-of-life care and advance directives. And Sister Mary Raphael Paradis, RSM, serves as administrator of the clinic.

Because the clinic is operated according to Catholic standards and will not provide contraceptive services or refer for related services, which are now mandated as a part of health care reform, there are types of income the small clinic does not receive. Yet, the Sisters and the staff at Sacred Heart Mercy Health Care Center seek to do everything they can to care for all persons regardless of insurance status working with people individually, and can bill them using a sliding scale. The Sisters also try to help their patients to see their health problems in the context of faith, seeing God's love for them whatever their situations may be.

A big priority for the Sisters is keeping a balance between their life of service, prayer life and common life. They pray the Liturgy of the Hours and have a period of meditation daily, participate in Mass, share meals, recreation and house chores. This is not a group of "single" women living under the same roof, but a community of religious women whose vowed life and relationship with Our Lord serves as the basis of their service.

Of course there are always repairs needed

The Office of Life Peter Martin, STL Director pmartin@dow. org

Adam, after naming all the animals, did not find a suitable partner among them. In other words, there was no way for him to give and receive love fully; he was lonely! It was only when he laid his eyes on Eve that he recognized another to whom he could fully give himself; someone with home he could truly relate. It was also at this moment that Adam recognized in Eve a complementary nature. She was the same, yet with obvious differences; differences which made it very clear that they were meant for union.

Blessed John Paul II is calling us to recognize the unique meaning of our bodies. We are created to become a gift to others and in becoming that gift, we will recognize that we have been given the awesome ability to truly love as God does. To love a person for who they are and not for what they can do for me.

So when Jesus was asked about marriage, He took them back to the very beginning: male and female He created us and the two shall become one flesh. Our bodies possess great meaning and if this meaning is taken seriously it will unlock great truths of who we are!

Dr. Lockerd examines her young patient at the Sacred Heart Mercy Health Care Center. and donations are greatly appreciated! They are currently preparing for the installation of a new heating and air conditioning system which has been badly needed for years. Due to the generosity of a Catholic contractor, this job will be much less costly than normal. They are also trying to raise funds for other projects such as the front door and lobby (built in the 1950s and loses a lot of heat), putting in durable vinyl flooring instead of carpet, and installing an electronically-powered door at the back entrance where the wheelchair ramp is. This last project is important especially because it will make it easier for the patients in wheel chairs and walkers to get in and out of the building. If you feel moved to make a donation to Sacred Heart Mercy Health Care Center, they do provide a receipt with their tax exempt information, and the Sisters remember all donors in their prayers. Donations can be sent to Sacred Heart Mercy Health Care Center 803 4th St., Jackson, MN 56143.

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MISSION ADVANCEMENT

Rooted in Faith, Rejoice in Hope

By Joel Hennessy In early May, the Diocese of Winona will publicly launch the first wave of the Rooted in Faith, Rejoice in Hope campaign in the Rochester deanery.

This campaign looks to fund four critical visions for the future of our Church in southern Minnesota.

• Strengthening the Priest Pension Fund ($12M) • Renovating and upgrading Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary ($7M) • Funding the 2013 Annual Diocesan Appeal (ADA) ($2M)

The Office of Mission Advancement Joel

• Addressing needs at our parishes with a 25% roy@steiergroup.

Hennessy com) at any time. return of all parish funds raised The Rooted in Faith, Rejoice in Hope campaign In addition, I am Director is a long-term solution for each of these important always available to jhennessy@ address your congoals. dow.org The campaign kickoff for each parish wave, cerns (jhennessy@ starting with the Rochester deanery in May of dow.org).

As with everything in our lives, prayer should 2013, will begin with a letter from Bishop Quinn and a detailed brochure that will be mailed to each be a central focus. As we embark on this important registered family asking for support. Each parish and historic journey, Bishop Quinn asks that everywill have a monetary goal that they will be asked to one pray for guidance from the Lord. We ask Him to reach, with 25% of funds raised returned to the par- show us how we can unite as a Diocese to properly ish. Once a parish reaches its set goal, all additional honor and care for the clergy who have served us funds raised will be split 75% / 25% in the parish’s and to ensure that priestly formation remains an favor. There will be no assessments if a parish does important priority for our Diocese. not reach its goal.

Preparations are already underway for Wave Two of the campaign. In mid-May, pastors in the Mankato and Worthington deaneries will begin recruiting volunteers to serve on parish campaign teams. Later

By Msgr. Colletti, tering their parish cluster. They also in the summer, simirecommended shared resources among Vicar General/ lar preparations will parishes within a cluster or cluster Chancellor begin for the Austin/ such as sharing parish staff or faith Albert Lea & Winona Over the past formation resources would be helpful deaneries. four months, our for our parish clusters.

We are committed There was a general consensus in deans and planto providing transparning facilitators our deanery meetings that our converent communication have met month- sations focus on positive opportunities. about the planning ly with priests, This is a great time for evangelization and execution of this parish adminis- and stewardship. It was also recomcampaign. Our consultrators and two mend that our diocesan web site would tants from The Steier parish representatives from each par- act as a parish activity and news bulGroup, a national ish in our five diocesan deaneries. The letin board to promote inter-parish colCatholic fundrais- Deanery Planning teams completed laboration and support of neighboring ing and development their five planning meetings in late parish activities. firm, are available April. This is the first phase of our The Planning Advisory Team will to answer your ques- three year planning process. The meet- study the recommendations from all tions. You can contact ings were well attended and began the five deaneries concerning: a) clusMatt Vuorela (mvuore- with prayer in the presence of the tering of parishes, b) location of priests, la@steiergroup.com) or Blessed Sacrament. Each of the five c) distribution of weekend liturgies Shannon Gilroy (sgil- Deanery Planning Groups consists of within the deanery. The overarching

Diocesan Pastoral Planning Update

Welcome to Our Team

The Office of Mission Advancement welcomes Bryan Rodriguez as the new Multi-media Communications & Technology Specialist for the diocese.

As such he will be supporting the Bishop and the Office of Mission Advancement in providing high quality communication via internet and social media technology. He will also be providing technical support for the pastoral center staff.

Mr. Rodriguez was born and raised in California until high school which he completed in Texas. After high school, he served with the N.E.T. Ministries for a year and then did campus ministry work at the University of St. Thomas with Saint Paul's Outreach. He attended St. John's University and graduated with a degree in Pastoral Ministry.

He recently married Megan Kelsey, the youth and young adult ministry coordinator at St. John the Evangelist in Rochester. Mr. Rodriguez said, "technology has always been a hobby of mine and I am excited to serve the people of the Dioces of Winona in any way that I can!"

You may see Bryan taking pictures and video of the different events held throughout the diocese. Be sure to welcome him! We have been more than pleased with his work and look forward to a more technilogically advanced future of the diocese with his help. Welcome, Bryan!

the priests, deacons, parish administrators and parishioner representatives from the parishes and missions in that particular deanery. I want to thank our deans and facilitators and all who attended theses meetings.

Our next planning step is that the recommendations of each deanery will be presented to the Winona Diocesan Advisory Team and to Bishop Quinn on May 16 at St. Theodore’s in Albert Lea. The committee will review and study the deanery recommendations.

At their next meeting in June the Advisory Team will make recommendations to Bishop Quinn, from which he will write a pastoral letter to the whole diocese for promulgation of the plan in the Fall.

Some of the initiation recommendations from the deaneries include a need for increased lay involvement and sharing of ministries and parish administration in all parishes of our diocese so priests can have the time necessary to provide for the sacramental needs of their people. Some of the deaneries proposed a site within Area Faith Communities that allows for priests to live in community in minis-

need to provide quality pastoral care for the people of the diocese and to grow in our relationship with the Lord Jesus through a strong sacramental life was expressed in each deanery plan.

As our Pastoral Plan unfolds over the next three years, all parishes will be part of a yearly, ongoing process to study their parish life and sustainability. Some of the aspects of this study will include a yearly look at Parish Mass attendance, annual offertory income, debt retirement (if any), parish plant maintenance, and parish and diocesan financial obligations met.

It will also consider parish vitality and engagement. This study will be completed each year and any adjustments needed to the plan will follow.

All of us are called to participate fully in the life and mission of the Church.

This mission of the Church is rooted in the mission of Christ who commanded everyone, clergy, religious, and laity to “Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to all.” (Matt 16:15) May our planning process strengthen this mission of the Church in the Diocese of Winona.

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VOCATIONS

Beg the Harvest Master

This is the first of a four part series on bringing vocations to fruition. In the next few months, we will discuss promotion, cultivation and support of vocations.

“When he saw the go to the “lost sheep of the house of Israel” (Matthew crowds, he had compas- 10:6). We have this same need today – to pray to sion for them, because the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his they were harassed and helpless, like sheep with- harvest, to pray that God would give shepherds to out a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The his Church. This is also my request of you. harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray Praying for vocations is simple. As in the gospel, therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest’” (Matthew 9:36-39). Jesus has a deep desire that the people are cared for in immediate ways, just as a flock of sheep need the daily presence of a shepherd. It can be easy to look at our society today and see people who are harassed and helpless, but what do we do about it? In the spiritual realm, Jesus suggests that there is a need for a shepherd. He has addressed this need by giving us the priesthood. At this point in the gospel, Jesus had already selected his disciples and in the following chapter, "When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them ... like sheep withJesus calls the twelve aside and out a shepherd ... the harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray gives them a particular mission to therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."

By Rev. Will Thompson

Jesus has already called specific men to follow him, but then he gives further direction on how they are to minister in his name. Jesus has done the work, but others need to respond. Our prayers are to help young men know if Jesus is calling them to priesthood and that they can respond generously. The difficult part is persevering in prayer. It is easy

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to desire immediate results, but Director that is not always wthompson@ the case. Do not dow.org give up! Pray that young people will know their vocation and follow him joyfully!

How is this done? There are many ways, but perseverance is the key. There have even been groups that have formed for this very purpose.

One in particular that is active in our diocese is the Serra Club. Their primary purpose is to pray for vocations to Holy Orders and Consecrated Life, and they do it well. You may have seen prayer calendars at church; these are prepared by the Serra Club. They are not the most public organization of the church, but their mission is a vital one that we can all take part in. I am aware that there are other groups in the diocese and in specific parishes that pray for vocations – thank you for your work! I encourage you to consider joining a local Serra Club or other organization to pray for vocations. While I know that this is not always possible or desirable, there are other ways to persevere in asking the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers.

A new website has been formed to pray for vocations, called the “invisible monastery.” You can visit the website and sign up as a praying member at www.invisiblemonastery.com. Here, you would pledge holy hours, rosaries and personal Mass intentions for vocations. If you don’t have a computer, you can contact the Vocations Office at the Diocese to receive a packet by mail.

Jesus asks us to pray for laborers for the harvest, and so that is what we must do.

50th Anniversary of Priesthood Father Ted Hottinger of the Society of Jesus will celebrate his 50th anniversary as a priest on Sunday June 9th at SS Peter and Paul Church, Mankato, MN. The celebration will begin with a Mass of Thanksgiving at 11:30 a.m. followed by a reception with refreshments in Jesuit Hall lasting till 3:00 p.m. All are welcome Father was born in Mankato 3/3/32, graduated from Loyola High School in 1950. He was blessed to have the School Sisters of Notre Dame as teachers from his kindergarten year to his Senior year.

That fall entered the Society of Jesus at Florissant, Mo. Here from 1950 to 1954 he had spirituality and collegiate studies. On August 22, 1952 he took his first vows as a Jesuit. He then studied philosophy and history at St. Louis University from 1953 to 1957 His regency or teaching experience was served at Marquette University High School in Milwaukee1957-1959 and 1959-1960 at Campion Jesuit High School in Prairie du Chien, WI. Father then went on to study theology from 1960-1964 at St. Mary’s, Kansas.

Father was ordained Priest June 11,1963 at Gesu Church in Milwaukee, Wis.. After his final year of spiritual formation (tertianship) 1964-1965 in Decatur, Ill., he was missioned to St. Benedict the Moor Parish in Omaha, Ne. as associate pastor and then as pastor from 1965 to 1981. He took his final vows as a Jesuit on August 15, 1966 in SS Peter and Paul Church. He then served as interim pastor for a year at Our Lady of Sorrow’s Church in Kyle, S. D. on the Pine Ridge Reservation. In 1983 he had a sabbatical at Regis

College in Toronto, Canada. From 1983-1987 Father was assigned to St. Issac Jogues parish in Rapid City, S. D. as pastor.

He was missioned as associate pastor to SS Peter and Paul Jesuit Parish in Mankato, MN. where he served from 1988 to 2008. During this time he also became acquainted with many parishes in southcentral Minnesota through Mission Appeals for the Jesuits and filling in for pastors who were sick or absent.

In 2008 he became a Senior Priest of the Wisconsin Province of the Society of Jesus and the Diocese of Winona as the Jesuits turned SS Peter and Paul back to the diocese after 134years of ministry. Father continues to live in Mankato continuing his pastoral work.

Over the years Father has been involved with Retrouvaille, Cursillo, Sodality, Ignatian Retreats in the World, Habitat for Humanity, social justice groups, ecumenical groups, chaplain for Knights of Columbus Council 901, Serra Club, and Catholic United Financial,(Holy Family Society).

He gives special thanks for the support of his family over the years: his sisters Sister Pat Hottinger, S. H. and Mary Jo White along with her daughters Julie (Tom) Deutsch and Mary (Ken)Preuhs with their children Devin and Mia.

Obituaries Sister Mary Schilling, SSND

Sister Mary Schilling (Eustachia), SSND, 101 died Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at Good Counsel, Mankato. Her Funeral Mass was held March 11 in Good Counsel Chapel.

Sister Mary was born in 1912 in Hospers, Iowa, to Joseph and Margaret (Pohlen) Schilling. As a young child she moved with her family to a farm near Wanda, MN.

She entered the School Sisters of Notre Dame in 1932 and professed first vows in 1935. Until 1980, she taught middle, junior and senior high grades in several Catholic Schools, including SS. Peter & Paul, Mankato (1935-36 and 1952-59); St. Anthony, Lismore (1942-45); All Saints, Madison Lake (1945-46); and Good Counsel Academy (1979-80). She also served as co-director of a program in Chicago that enabled students to earn their G.E.D., worked as a Liturgical seamstress and was a classroom aide.

She is survived by her sister, Colette Schunk, and was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and five sisters.

May 2013

In this Issue

Proclaiming the New Evangelization

How do we bring the "Good News" of Jesus Christ to the modern world?

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Entering the Church

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Vatican II on The Church

By Rose M. Beal, Ph.D

Two of the Second Vatican Council’s four constitutions are directly about the Church. Lumen Gentium (the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church) addresses questions about the nature of the Church, its membership, and its internal life. Gaudium et Spes (the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World) describes the Church’s mission in and to the world. In this article, we’ll explore the historical setting of Lumen Gentium and three major elements of its teaching. Gaudium et Spes will be examined in a later article.

History: The Second Vatican Council has its roots in the First Vatican Council.

Vatican I ended abruptly in 1879 due to civil unrest in Italy, less than a year after it began. Though the Council fathers envisioned further deliberation on matters concerning the Church, only one document on the Church was issued. That text addressed the specific issue of papal primacy and, perhaps most famously, defined the doctrine of the infallible teaching authority of the bishop of Rome.

Vatican II resumed the conciliar conversation about the Church, setting forth more broadly Catholic teaching regarding the Church which places the earlier teaching on papal infallibility in the larger context of the nature and mission of the Church as a whole.

Mystery: Lumen Gentium begins by inviting us to celebrate the mystery that is the Church. The first chapter is devoted to entering into that mystery through the many Biblical images that point to the Church, including the ultimate mystery of the union of God and man in Jesus

Po r t a Fi d e i

We will complete our study of the Year of Faith document, Porta Fidei, in the June Issue of The Courier.

Here are the ANSWERS to the questions from the February Issue: 1. What does Pope Benedict mean by saying that the history of our faith is marked “by the unfathomable mystery of the interweaving of holiness and sin?” (#13) The Church, as the Body of Christ, is of necessity holy because Christ is all holy.

Many members of this Body have been particular examples of holiness. These are the saints. However, as a whole, in the members of the Church, “perfect holiness is something yet to be acquired.” (CCC#825) We are all marred by sin, yet called to holiness within the perfection of Christ. This “interweaving of holiness and sin” challenges our faith at times, especially during times of scandal, but should never cause us to stop believing because it is an “unfathomable mystery.”

2. In #13, Pope Benedict tells us what we can learn from a variety of groups of saints. What does he say are the characteristics of faith in each of these persons or groups, Mary: obedience, trust, joyfulness. Apostles: detachment from possessions, life in communion with Jesus, fearless proclamation of the Gospel. Disciples: union with the Apostles, prayer, celebration of the Eucharist, meeting needs of the community. Martyrs: witnesses to truth with their lives, forgiveness of persecutors. Men and Women Religious: simplicity, signs of the Kingdom of God. Holy Men and Women: beauty of the Christian life.

All baptized who live their Roman Catholic Church are

faith the

Christ. Here, mystery means a reality that exceeds our full comprehension. We can begin to encounter it through God’s gracious revelation, but we can never in this world know it in its fullness. In the same way that God is transcendent mystery, so is the fullness of the Church beyond our understanding.

Lumen Gentium encourages us to humility in our thoughtful reflection on the Church, recognizing that the mystery will only be fully known in the end of time.

Membership: The Council fathers gave special prominence to the Biblical image of the Church as the People of God. This image is particularly useful because it brings to mind a communal image of life in Christ, emphasizing that God saves humankind not merely as individuals, but as a people. It also raises the question ”Who is this people?”

The Council teaches that all the baptized participate in Christ’s life and therefore in his offices of priest, prophet and king.

This refers, of course, to those who live their faith in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church. At the same time, Lumen Gentium also gives us more nuanced ways to describe the relationship of non-Catholics to the Church.

The Council fathers taught that those Christians who are baptized but are not in union with Rome are nonetheless linked to the Church, and that those who have not received the Gospel (specifying in particular Jews and Muslims) are still related to the Church and can be saved by God’s grace. These teachings in no way dilute the Catholic Church’s understanding that the fullness of the Church subsists in the Catholic Church; rather, they acknowledge the mystery of God’s salvation whereby “many elements of sanctification and of truth are found outside of [the Catholic Church’s] visible structure” (Lumen Gentium §8).

in full communion Church, the People

with the of God.

Holiness: Lumen Gentium also invites us to recognize the full status of all those within the Church, bearing in mind the states of life. In the Catholic Church, all are called to holiness, that is, to follow Jesus Christ by living a life characterized by love of God and others.

This means that priests, religious, and laity are all called to grow in perfection of charity. One mistake we sometimes make, however, is to presume that because a person is a priest or religious, that person is necessarily holier than a lay person such as an employee at the local grocery store. Lumen Gentium (§39) makes clear, though, that “all in the church, whether they belong to the hierarchy or are cared for by it, are called to holiness…” In explaining that we are each called to live out holiness in the context of our own state of life, Lumen Gentium (§42) continues, “all the faithful are invited and obliged to try to achieve holiness and the perfection of their own state of life.” For some, this was a new message: lay people, priests, and religious are all called to grow in perfection of charity! In fact, the realization that we grow in holiness when we follow Christ within the circumstances and duties of our daily lives, even when they seem particularly ordinary, recalls the conviction of the first Christians that their whole lives were involved when they began to follow Christ.

Lumen Gentium has much more to say than can fit in one short article. Find a copy online or in your parish library and take a look. You can read it straight through or select a section that you suspect might be fruitful for you in your life.

As we celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Council, many study guides and introductions to the text are newly available. Lumen Gentium and the other documents of Vatican II are for all of us.

Calendar Of Events

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Events for the Year of Faith Color Key: General Youth Adults School Teachers/ Catechists May 18, 2013: Diocesan Women's Event: Mother Daughter Luncheon! All women are invited! Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Mankato CONTACT: Theresa Martin, Endow@dow.org June 23-25, 2013: Ministry Days, SMU, Winona CONTACT: Todd Graff, tgraff@ dow.org July 12-14, 2013: Steubenville, Rochester Civic Ctr. CONTACT: Ben Frost, bfrost@ dow.org

July 19-30, 2013: World Youth Day, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

CONTACT: Ben Frost August 12-15, 2013: Junior High Catholic Summer Camp at Eagle Bluff in Lanesboro CONTACT: Ben Frost August 26, 2013: Catechetical Day, St. Augustine Church & Pacelli School, Austin CONTACT: Sr. Mary Juanita Gonsalves, RSM, mjgonsalves@ dow.org November 24, 2013: Official Closing of the Year of Faith for the Universal Church

E vent of the M onth

Diocesan Mother-Daughter Luncheon

Join us for the Diocesan Mother-Daughter Luncheon on May 18 at Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Mankato. Women from across the Diocese of Winona are invited to a morning of prayer, reflection, sisterhood and inspiration. Most Rev. John M. Quinn, bishop of Winona, will celebrate Mass at 10:30 a.m. followed by a fabulous luncheon.

During the luncheon we will hear many women and young ladies sharing about motherhood, their mothers and their experience in an Endow group study. We will also hear a reflection on motherhood based on the teachings of Bl. John Paul II. It will be a beautiful day with a chance to take a commemorative photo as well.

This event is hosted by Endow. Come and learn more about Endow and how to start an Endow study group. Endow, which stands for Educating on the Nature and Dignity of Women, is dedicated to the promotion of a New Feminism based on the teachings of Blessed Pope John Paul II. The Endow adult program consists of study groups of women who meet in local parishes or members’ homes. Mothers and daughters, sisters and friends come together to grow in the teachings of the Church and so deepen in their faith. The influence of this deepening in faith is seen in how their family life and community is transformed.

The Luncheon is from 10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. The event will include Mass, a luncheon, an inspiring speaker, and fun give-aways. ALL women and young ladies are invited (even if you do not have a daughter or mother to attend the event with!). Suggested donation of $5, paid at the door. We are celebrating women – we are celebrating YOU. We’ll see you there!

Please RSVP by EMAIL to Theresa Martin at ENDOW@dow.org by May 10th if you are interested in attending this event. RSVP as soon as possible, space is limited!

Proclaiming and Witnessing to the New Evangelization

By Todd Graff

Christ and his gospel, we as believers must seek “to live our communitarian experience of faith in a renewed way and to proclaim it through an evangelization that is ‘new in its ardor, in its methods, in its expressions’, as John Paul II said.”But many ask, what is this “new evangelization,” and what are the new “methods” and “expressions” that it must take to bring people back to the “good news” of whole Jesus Christ?

Two events from last fall mark this present moment of our Catholic Church in a very clear and significant way. First, on October 11th, the Church began its celebration of a Year of Faith in which Pope Benedict XVI invited us as Catholics “to rediscover the journey of faith” so as to experience anew “the joy and renewed

The Church as a and all her Pastors, like Christ, must set out to lead people out of the desert, towards the place of life, towards friendship with the Son of God, towards the One who gives us life, and life in abundance.

–Pope Benedict XVI enthusiasm of the encounter with Christ.” (Porta Fidei) Second, the world’s Catholic bishops convened in Rome this same month for a General Synod on the theme of “The New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian Faith.”

In their “Message to the People of God” at the conclusion of the synod, the bishops speak of “the need to revive a faith that risks eclipse” in our present cultural contexts. To address these shifting cultural and social forces which lead so many away from

MINISTRY DAYS 2013

In this Year of Faith, the priests, deacons, and laity of our Diocese will come together at our annual diocesan “Ministry Days” event to learn, to share and discuss, and to act upon this renewed call to evangelization which is at the very heart of our Church’s mission.

This year’s gathering is entitled: TO ENCOUNTER THE LORD ~ Proclaiming and Witnessing to the New Evangelization, and will take place on Monday - Tuesday, June 24-25, at Saint Mary’s University in Winona.

The event will feature keynote presentations by: • Ralph Martin, PhD – the president of Renewal Ministries, an organization devoted to Catholic renewal and evangelization. Dr. Martin was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to serve as a Consultor to the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization.

• Jim Beckman – the Director of Youth Leadership and Evangelization for the Augustine Institute in Denver, CO, and a nationally-known speaker and trainer.

These days will also include work-

shops, opportunities for socializing and entertainment, and time each day to pray together and to celebrate the Eucharist. Program and registration information is available at the diocesan web site (www.dow.org).

These Easter days remind us of

The Office of Lay Formation Todd Graff Director tgraff@dow.org

the great joy at the very heart of our Catholic Faith: Jesus Christ, “the One who gives us life, and life in abundance,” is risen indeed! And, we are called to proclaim and to bring this Good News to all of our sisters and brothers. Deo gratias!

Living Our Faith in Society

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The World in which EnteringtheChurch our Daughters Live in this Year of Faith

We have been discussing womanhood, but what about the next generation of Theresa Martin, women? What Endow can we offer to Coordinator our daughters?

We must answer these questions and quickly, because the world is already offering them something and the world does not define “girlhood” in terms of Christian values.

Steve Biddulph, the author of Raising Boys has now written a sequel titled, Raising Girls. He states that, “Never before has girlhood been under such a sustained assault – from ads, alcohol marketing, girls’ magazines, sexually explicit TV programmes and the hard pornography that is regularly accessed in so many teenager’s bedrooms … Boys are under pressure too, being led to believe that girls will look and behave like porn stars.

Our children are becoming victims of pornification.” Also quoted with Biddulph is Claire Perrp, MP. She says, “It is usually girls who are on the receiving end of some pretty degrading stuff … Parents would be really shocked to know this is happening in pretty much every school in the country. Our children are growing up in a very sexualized world.”

To combat this, we must stand up

for these little women and offer them the truth in Christ. We must remind them that the definition of beauty does not include the word “skinny.”

We must teach them of the great dignity of their body and that modesty is always stunning. We must show them that they are worth waiting for! He who created them is so much greater than he who is in the world. They need to know Christ’s mercy, His healing presence of even the worst imaginable things.

We must tell them they are beautiful! Beauty is not a number on the scale nor the size of your features, but something that emanates from deep within.

It is time to reclaim their girlhood, their childhood, their innocence.

This is why the Mother-Daughter Luncheon is so important, because we can pass on that celebration of true beauty, real womanhood to a generation that is constantly bombarded with non-Christian ideals.

Young girls used to only learn their femininity through being with their mothers. Modern girls need to spend time with their mothers, too, and learn from them, to feel important in their mother’s eyes. Let’s celebrate their girlhood together – join us at the luncheon and pass on the beauty of womanhood founded in the truth of Jesus Christ to the next generation.

By Sr. Mary Juanita Gonsalves, R.S.M.

The Office of Faith

Formation

Sr. Mary Juanita Gonsalves, RSM

At the Easter Vigil this March, Pope Francis preached in his homily, “Let the risen Jesus Director enter your life, welcome him as a friend, with faithformation @dow.org trust: he is life!” How true this is for persons entering the Church as they seek to welcome Christ into their lives.

The journey for many of the elect and candidates to this celebration is marked by seeking to understand the faith— the rights and duties that it entails.

On February 17, 2013, the Rite of Election and the Call to Continuing Conversion celebration for the Diocese of Winona was held at Queen of Angels Church in Austin. 30 catechumens, 142 candidates, sponsors, and persons who had entered the Church The baptism at St. Mary's Parish in Worthington.

within the last year were invited to this celebration. Bishop John M. Quinn asked those present to pray for the elect and candidates as they prepared for full communion into the Catholic Church during the Easter Vigil. Many of the elect entered the Church at the Easter Vigil surrounded by sponsors, RCIA leaders, family and others who had accompanied them on their journey.

Michael Miller, who was initiated into the Church at Saint Augustine’s parish, Austin, shared his experience, “…As a young man, I had many struggles. I was led astray from my Christian upbringing. My wife led me toward the Catholic faith. I decided for the good of our family to go ahead with the journey. I am overjoyed with my decision, and I feel a great peace. The best part of the experience has been receiving the Sacraments. This has been what I was looking for in the past, but I was looking in the wrong places….”

For Kermeth Northwick, the journey was filled with much searching: “As an 80 year old Lutheran, I wanted to know more about Catholicism. My priest, Fr. Steffes, and RCIA director, Melissa Benson, led me and six others through instructions on the basic tenets of the Catholic Church. The meetings were spirited, with lots of criticisms and questions. The explanations were good as to why the Church has certain dogmas. …The solace and serenity I have gained is unbelievable. I remember Fr. Steffes told me at the outset, all he could offer me was peace, which he has, and for which I am eternally grateful.”

Jamie Sickler came to this realization, “I enjoyed the RCIA classes the most when we were able to get different explanations… Sometimes I needed things to be explained in more than one way. The RCIA classes gave me a nice background toward understanding the Catholic faith, but I definitely understand that there is SO much more to learn.”

This May, we can turn to the Blessed Mother, the Church’s model of faith and charity, asking her to accompany each of us on our journey of faith.

Please visit the Year of Faith webpage and photo gallery on the Diocese of Winona website (www. dow.org) for a video and photos on the Rite of Election and Call to Fr. Steffes praying over Jamie Sickler in Austin. Continuing Conversion.

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CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

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CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

Meet Our Catholic Schools WACS, Winona Elementary Submitted by Pat Bowlin, Principal

As you enter the doors of the Winona Area Catholic Schools you are greeted by posters proclaiming the “WACS Way.” This pledge consists of four pillars: 1) To help others succeed. 2) Let others know they matter. 3) See the problem-own the problem.

4) Honor the absent.

By attempting to live up to these beliefs we strive to better serve our fellow man.

The Winona Area Catholic Schools are blessed to have children from 16 months through sixth grade in our school system. Our St. Mary’s building houses our Educare, preschool, and kindergarten programs. Our St. Stanislaus building is home to grades 1-6. In both buildings we are very fortunate to educate our children alongside the parish life of our churches.

The Winona Area Catholic Schools have embraced the concept of STEM

education in our schools. STEM is a national educational movement to promote science, technology, engineering and math. We are in year two of our implementation of the Singapore math program which is now in place in grades K-3. Our teacher’s have worked extremely hard to learn this new method of teaching math which has a strong emphasis on problem solving and model drawing. Having a strong understanding of numbers and essential math skills are at the forefront of the Singapore system.

Cotter Schools, Winona

Submitted by Linda Schrupp

Cotter Schools, located in beautiful Winona, MN, is a coeducational Catholic college preparatory, day and boarding high school and junior high school, serving approximately 400 students from Winona and around the world. Named for the first Bishop of the Winona Diocese, Bishop Joseph B. Cotter, Cotter Schools celebrated 100 years of academic excellence in the Winona community in 2011.

Each year, Cotter High School welcomes approximately 300 local students and 100 students from 15 different countries around the world. Students attend Cotter to receive a strong academic background in a faith-centered environment. Students

Our teachers have consistently noted that our students are more engaged in math with this system.

We are in our second year of having iPads in the hands of all fifth and sixth for every class, including art and music. The amount of information and educational applications available is making a significant improvement in our student’s engagement in their learning. Our teachers continue to find various ways to effectively use the technology to bring learning alive in our classrooms. As one teacher noted at a faculty meeting while discussing the iPads, “I don’t know how I taught without them.”

With the help of Winona State University we are implementing a “think science” curriculum which implements the inquiry method of teaching. Our fourth grade classes have embraced the concept and are seeing great results. We believe that students will retain the information when they discover the answers.

While improving the delivery of education is vital to our

from outside the United States attend Cotter to learn English in an American school setting while they prepare for future study at a university.

This diverse learning community provides a rich global perspective to every class and subject.

Our Cotter educational philosophy is that all students are capable of learning and achieving when given opportunities through quality instruction and support. Cotter has high expectations that every student achieves to his or her best ability, and our teachers help students develop their talents and abilities to this level. Each student is seen as a gift and valued as a child of God, as they participate in the rigors of college preparatory courses, advanced courses in science and mathematics, award winning

The Office of

Catholic Education Marsha Stenzel Director mstenzel@dow. org

school, our commitment to our Catholic faith remains the center of everything we do. We are excited daily to see our students embrace the word of God. Our students pray for one another and ask for God’s grace every day. We recently completed our Religion Bee with our fifth and six grade classes.

Our students once again wowed us with their knowledge of the Catholic faith. Seeing our students plan and participate in our weekly mass is the highlight of our week. We are proud to proclaim to our community, “We have faith in our schools.”

performing arts programs, and challenging athletic competitions.

All Cotter graduates attending an American university or school have the opportunity to apply for and receive a four year college scholarship. These scholarships are possible due to the generosity of the Hiawatha Education Foundation. Over $9.7 million in scholarships have been awarded since 1990.

Cotter students achieve high academic standards, and learn important life skills, including responsibility, leadership, compassion, perseverance, service and teamwork. Through the encouragement and support they receive from teachers, coaches and fellow classmates, Cotter graduates are prepared to be leaders and persons of service in an ever-changing global society.

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YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS

More than 100 Gather for Theology of the Body Training Seminar At some point in life, every human heart asks deep and profound questions. “Who am I?” “What is my purpose,” “What is the meaning of life?,” and “What is the true meaning of love?” These questions often come across the minds of our young people.

These questions are very good, but the difficulty facing many of our youth today is where they turn to find the answers. Music, movies, media and other secular forces often influence this question, but leave the heart restless, longing for so much more.

The Theology of the Body for Teens program works to try and steer our young people in the right direction so that their hearts are not restless, but rather filled with joy and purpose. On April 4-5, the Diocese of Winona sponsored a training seminar to explore this new program which breaks down John Paul II’s Theology of the Body writings. Damon Owens, the Executive Director for the Theology of the Body Institute facilitated two separate trainings aimed at sharing this program with middle school and high school youth. A nice crowd of people attended each day and many left renewed and excited about the potential this program has for our parishes. Owens explained that directing the desires of young

The Office of Youth & Young Adults Ben Frost Director bfrost@dow.org

people to Christ and His Church is important: “What is the difference between a rocket and a missile? Not much. But while one is directed at launching into the heavens, the other, if pointed at the ground can lead to serious destruction.” By directing the longings and desires of our young people in the right direction, we help them to understand their true dignity and so continue the process of holiness.

The purpose of this training was twofold. First, it helped to present

foundational concepts so that those attending could be exposed to the Theology of the Body which is 129 lectures offered by Pope John Paul II during his Wednesday audiences between September 1979 and November 1984.

Second, the training equipped those

attending to use the program in their parishes. The textbook and DVD’s are organized in a manner that one does not have to be an expert to present.

Youth leaders gathered around tables and began to discuss the program and even came up with their first lesson plans. “It was encouraging to see the seeds of the Theology of the Body beginning to take root in so many of our youth leaders,” said a faith formation director who attended the training.

The Theology of the Body for Teens program is a great resource for our Catholic parishes and schools. If you would like to learn more visit: http:// thetheologyofthebody.com/information/teens or contact Ben Frost, Director of Youth and Young Adults at: bfrost@dow.org

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EVANGELIZATION & APOLOGETICS

Evangelization: the Lifeblood of the Church

By Rev. Roger Landry, published originally in the National Catholic Register.

Reprinted with permission.

The reform of the Church already evident in the words and witness of Pope Francis may be starting, but it won’t be stopping at the revamping of the Vatican Curia and the renewal of the clergy.

It also will involve a thorough reform of the laity, since some of the cancers the cardinals elected him to confront in Rome have metastasized throughout Christ’s mystical body.

In his conclave-changing address to the cardinals four days before his election, then-Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio identified what he believes is the Church’s fundamental illness: ecclesiastical narcissism.

“When the Church does not come out of itself to evangelize,” he said, “it becomes self-referential and then gets sick.”

That inward-looking Church, which doesn’t look sufficiently to Christ and doesn’t reflect him, his light and his love for those walking in darkness, quickly succumbs to what he called the worst evil of all, a “spiritual worldliness … living in itself, of itself, for itself.”

That, for him, is the fundamental corruption of the Church that needs to be reformed.

The future pope then gave what would become his own job description at the end of his five-minute intervention: “The next pope,” he declared, must be a man who “from the contemplation of Jesus Christ and from worshiping Jesus Christ will help the Church get out of herself and go to those on the outskirts of existence.”

That spiritual exodus, he believes, is the fundamental conversion that the Church needs — and it’s one on which he wants to lead not only priests and curial officials, but laypeople.

“It’s key that we Catholics, both clergy and laity, go out to meet the people,” he stressed in the 2010 booklength interview, El Jesuita.

This is “not only because her mission is to announce the Gospel, but because failing to do so harms us. … A Church that limits herself to administering parish work, that lives enclosed within a community, experiences what someone in prison does: physical and mental atrophy.”

A Church that merely protects its small flock, that gives all or most of its attention to its faithful clientele, he believes, “is a Church that is sick.”

In a 2011 interview with an Argentinian Catholic news agency, he said this contagious spiritual sickness comes from a clericalism that passes from clergy to laypeople.

“We priests tend to clericalize the laity. We do not realize it, but it is as if we infect them with our own disease. And the laity — not all, but many — ask us on their knees to clericalize them, because it is more

comfortable to be an altar server than the protagonist of a lay path. We cannot fall into that trap — it is a sinful complicity.”

Clericalization means focusing fundamentally on the things on the things of the clergy and, more specifically, the sanctuary, rather than bringing the Gospel to the world.

Clericalism ails the clergy when they become too self-referential rather than missionary. But it afflicts laypeople worse, when they begin to believe that the fundamental service God is asking of them is to become greeters, lectors or extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion at Church rather than to live and spread the faith in their families, workplaces, schools neighborhoods and beyond.

The reform that’s needed, he continued in that interview, is “neither to clericalize nor ask to be clericalized.

The layperson is a layperson and has to live as a layperson with the power of baptism, which enables him to be a leaven of the love of God in society itself, to create and sow hope, to proclaim the faith, not from a pulpit but from his everyday life. And like all of us, the layperson is called to carry his daily cross — the cross of the layperson, not of the priest.”

One of the wild grapes that flow from the vine of clericalism, the future Pope said in El Jesuita, is a hypercritical spirit that leads some Catholic priests and faithful to expend most of their energy censuring others inside and outside the Church rather than seeking to live and share the joy of the Christian faith.

“This is a problem not only for priests,” he said, “but also for laypeople. One isn’t a good Catholic when he is looking only for the negative, for what separates us. This isn’t what Jesus wants.”

Such unredeemed behavior — found regularly in personal conversations, blogs, comment boxes and Internet video analyses — “mutilates the message” of the Christian faith and scares people away from it, he said.

Firing vitriolic criticism at those with whom on disagrees is not the path of the reform of the laity and the Church.

The reform of the laity must involve re-forming them to become “missionary disciples in communion.”

Those four words define the lay vocation: converted followers of Jesus, who together with others who share Jesus’ life, faithfully seek to spread their joy, life and love to those who have not yet come into that two-fold communion.

It’s a community of believers trained and inspired to go out to transform politics, society, education, neighborhoods, family and marriages.

It’s a brotherhood of Good Samaritans drawing near to neighbors with love and mercy.

It’s the faithful who are salt of the earth and not just salty critics of the Church.

It’s a body of torchbearers radiating Christ’s light rather than hiding it within the bushel basket of selfreferential, spiritually worldly and ultimately “sick” parochial or diocesan structures.

Pope Francis has begun the exodus leading to this reform, taking us by example to the outskirts of human existence and sketching for us the journey ahead.

The real work, however, still needs to take place in hearts, homes, parishes, movements and schools across the Catholic world.

Father Roger Landry is pastor of St. Bernadette Parish in Fall River, Massachusetts. He is national chaplain of Catholic Voices USA. He provided commentary for EWTN during the recent conclave that elected Pope Francis.

The Office of Evangelization & Apologetics Raymond de Souza Director rdesouza@ dow.org

May Speaking Schedule All talks begin at 7 p.m.

In May: Thursday 9: St James Coffee House Friday 10: Sts Peter & Paul, Mankato Sat. 11: Sts Peter & Paul, Mankato Sun. 12: Sts Peter and Paul, Mankato Mon. 13: Sts Peter and Paul, Mankato Tues. 21: Sacred Heart Cathedral, Winona Wed. 22: St Joseph Worker, Mankato Saturday 25: St Casimir, Wells Tuesday 28: St Gabriel, Fulda Wednesday 29: St Gabriel, Fulda Thursday 30: St Leo, Pipestone Friday 31: St Leo, Pipestone In June: Saturday 1: St Casimir, Wells Tuesday 11: Sacred Heart Cathedral Monday 24: Ministry Days Tuesday 25: Ministry Days

Find out the Topics of each of these talk, go to: www.dow.org/Departments/ Evangelization.aspx There are still days available for May & June. Parishes interested in booking talks on Apologetics for the Year of Faith are invited to contact Mr. Raymond de Souza at (507) 8581265 or RdeSouza@DOW.org.

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TEC Ministry

Masses of Reparation for sins in the diocese Many parishes throughout the diocese committed to offer consolation to the Heart of Christ through a Mass of Reparation.

Wednesday, May 1 8:30 a.m. - St Kilian, St. Kilian 8:30 a.m. - St. Patrick, LeRoy 5:15 p.m. - St. Mary, Worthington Thursday, May 2 8 a.m. - St. Pius X, Rochester 2 p.m. - Thorncrest Nursing Home, Albert Lea Saturday, May 4 5 p.m. - St. Mary, Chatfield Sunday, May 5 8 a.m. - Holy Family, East Chain Monday, May 6 4:30 p.m. -Holy Trinity, Rollingstone Tuesday, May 7 8:30 a.m. - St. Anthony, Lismore Wednesday, May 8 8 a.m. - Holy Redeemer, Eyota 9 a.m. - St. Mary of the Lake, Lake City 5:30 p.m. - St. Mary, Geneva 7 p.m. - Ss. Peter and Paul, Mankato 7 p.m. - St. Mary, Madelia Thursday, May 9 10:30 a.m. - St. Joseph, Jasper 2 p.m. - Good Samaritan, Albert Lea 6:30 p.m. - St. James, St. James Friday, May 10 8:30 a.m. - Imm. Heart of Mary, Currie 10 a.m. - St. John Vianney, Fairmont 12:10 p.m. - St. John the Evangelist, Rochester Saturday, May 11 5 p.m. - St. Francis de Sales, Claremont Sunday, May 12 8 a.m. - St. James, Twin Lakes Monday, May 13 7:15 p.m. - Sacred Heart, Owatonna Tuesday, May 14 8 a.m. - St. Ann, Janesville 8:15 a.m. - St. John the Baptist, Mankato 8:30 a.m. - Sacred Heart, Hayfield 8:30 a.m. - St. Joseph, Good Thunder Wednesday, May 15 8 a.m. - St. Peter, Rose Creek 8:30 a.m. - St. Gabriel, Fulda 8:30 a.m. - Sacred Heart, Waseca 5:15 p.m. - Good Samaritan, Pipestone

6:30 p.m. - Crucifixion, La Crescent Thursday, May 16 8 a.m. - St. Felix, Wabasha 8:30 a.m. - Our Lady of Good Counsel, Wilmont 9 a.m. - Christ the King, Byron 2 p.m. - St. Johns Health Care Center, Albert Lea Friday, May 17 8 a.m. - St. Charles Borromeo, St. Charles 8:30 a.m. - St. Joachim, Plainview Saturday, May 18 4:30 p.m. - Holy Spirit, Rochester 5 p.m. - St. Finbarr, Grand Meadow Sunday, May 19 8:30 a.m. - St. Mary, Minneiska 9 a.m. - St. John Baptist de La Salle, Dodge Center 9:30 a.m. - St. Joseph, Owatonna Monday, May 20 8:30 a.m. - St. Columbanus, Blooming Prairie Tuesday, May 21 9 a.m. - St. Theodore, Albert Lea 5:15 p.m. - Queen of Angels, Austin 8:30 a.m. - St. Mary Caledonia Wednesday, May 22 7 p.m. - Pax Christi Rochester Thursday, May 23 10 a.m. - St. Paul, Minnesota City 2 p.m. - Oak Park Place, Albert Lea Friday, May 24 8:30 a.m. - St. Martin, Woodstock Saturday, May 25 8:30 a.m. - Sacred Heart, Waseca 4:30 p.m. - Holy Spirit, Rochester 5 p.m. - Holy Family, Kasson 7 p.m. - St. Aloysius, Elba Sunday, May 26 8 a.m. - St. Vincent de Paul, West Concord Tuesday, May 28 8:30 a.m. - St. Columban, Preston Thursday, May 30 8 a.m. - St. Bernard, Stewartville 8 a.m. - St. Teresa, Mapleton 8:30 a.m. - St. Adrian, Adrian 8:30 a.m. - St. Ignatius, Spring Valley Friday, May 31 8:30 a.m.- St. Patrick, Lanesboro

There were abundant blessings on the Pathways TEC #63 which was held in Pipestone, MN. Thank you to everyone who made this retreat a success. TEC is a three day retreat focused on the Pascal Mystery and we invite you to join us for this life changing experience.

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May Event Calendar Parish and Community Events Holy Hour of Prayer, St. Mary’s Church, Winona May 18, 9 - 10 a.m. Holy Hour of Prayer for Life, Marriage, and Religious Liberty. The next Holy Hour is June 15 at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.

Everyone is welcome.

New Columbarium Blessing At St. Mary's Cemetery, Winona On Mother's Day, May 12 at 1 p.m., the Most Reverend John M. Quinn, bishop of Winona Diocese will bless the new columbarium area at St. Mary’s Cemetery. The Knights of Columbus honor guard present will be the Bishop Francis M. Kelly Assembly 4th Degree Honor Guard. The columbarium is located on the hill-

side overlooking the cemetery.

Please join us to celebrate the cemetery’s columbarium blessing.

Mass for Life & Marriage St. Mary’s Church, Winona offers a Mass for Life and Marriage on both the first and third Thursday of the month, at 5:15 p.m. Rosary at 4:50 p.m.

Call the office for updates.

"Angels Everywhere" gift store at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Winona is excited to have author, Theresa Martin present on May 12 from 11:45 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. for a book signing! Ms. Martin's book, Woman, How Great Thou Art is the new feminism for women of today.

It is a thoughtful, balanced approach to womanhood in the light of Church teaching.

With a Small Group Discussion Guide, it is the perfect companion to inspire conversation among friends or for your women's group. Come to the gift store to purchase your own copy and have it signed by the author! A perfect mother's day gift for the women in your life!

Memorial Day Mass, St. Mary's Cemetary, Winona May 27 at 9 a.m. Fr. James Berning from St. Mary’s Parish is celebrating the Mass. The altar is located on the east side of the cemetery. If there is inclement weather, Winona Radio will announce the change to the Basilica of St. Stanislaus Kostka.

Sacred Heart Cathedral, Winona Holy Hour of Prayer for

Life, Marriage, and Religious Liberty on Sat, May 18 9 - 10 a.m. Everyone is welcome.

Medjugorje Pilgrimage Join us to visit a place were the Virgin Mary has been appearing to six visionaries.

November 12-20. Visit website: www.pilgrimages.com/stoen.

St. Michael's, Pine Island Join the Little Flowers Girl Club for a Mother Daughter Tea on May 18 from 9 a.m. 2 p.m. Guest speaker: Cheri Bowe. Light lunch followed by a May Crowing, door prizes & crafts for the girls. Cost is $10 when you RSVP by May 13. At the door price is $15. All Little Flower Girls are free. Call: 715495-4872 or e-mail felicityltaylor@gmail.com to RSVP or for more info.

Prayer Vigil and Public Witness against Abortion Semcac Clinic is a delegate of Planned Parenthood – the nation's leading abortion provider. Please consider joining a local group from 3-4 p.m. each Tuesday in front of Semcac at 62 E 3rd Street in Winona for an hour of prayer. Contact Will Goodman at (608) 698-7443.

Our Lady of Good Counsel Campus, Mankato June 21, 1 p.m. – June 22, 6 p.m. Summer Splash with the School Sisters of Notre Dame.

For girls completing 6th, 7th or 8th grade and their moms.

Includes a blend of activities designed to strengthen the mother-daughter connection while providing an inside look at the sisters’ lives. Cost $60 per pair. Questions? Contact Sister Mary Swanson, 414-305-9011,

Spanish Mass Schedule Albert Lea, St. Theodore, Spanish Mass, 11 a.m., every Sunday.

Austin, Queen of Angels, Spanish Mass at 11 a.m and 5 p.m. every Sunday.

Dodge Center, St. John Baptist de La Salle, Spanish Mass, 11 a.m., every Sunday.

Fairmont, St. John Vianney, Spanish Mass, 2 p.m., every Sunday.

Madelia, St. Mary, Spanish Mass, 10 a.m., every Sunday.

Mankato, Ss. Peter and Paul, Spanish Mass, 1 p.m., every Sunday.

Owatonna, Sacred Heart, Spanish Mass, 1 p.m. every Sunday.

Pipestone, St. Leo, Spanish Mass, 2:30 p.m., every Sunday Rochester, St. Francis of Assisi, Spanish Mass, 12 noon, every Sunday.

St. Charles, St. Charles Borromeo, Spanish Mass,

11:30 a.m., every Sunday.

St. James, St. James, Spanish Mass, 12 p.m., every Sunday.

Waseca, Sacred Heart, Spanish Mass, 11:30 a.m., every Sunday.

Windom, St. Francis Xavier, Spanish Mass, 12 p.m., every Sunday Worthington, St. Mary, Spanish Mass, Saturday at 7 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.

Hispanic Priests/Sacerdotes Hispanos: Padre Luis Alfonso Vargas Capellán - Decanato de Worthington lukiponcho@yahoo.es Tel. 507-341-0403 Padre José Morales Capellán - Decanato de Rochester jloralesr2008@yahoo.es Tel. 507-329-2931 Padre Carlos Arturo Calderón Capellan - Decanato de Mankato carlosantiguas@hotmail.com Padre Mariano Varela Parroco - Ss. Peter and Paul en Mankato

mvarela@hickorytech.net Tel. 507-388-2995 ext 103 Padre Octavio Cortez Vicario Parroquial - Ss. Peter and Paul en Mankato Padre Raul Silva Vicario Parroquial - Queen of Angels en Austin Padre Rafael Chávez Capellán de Decanato/ Región de Austin/ Albert Lea-Austin Tel. 507-219-1284

Please note: submission deadline is the 15th mswanson@ssnd.org. Register Parish, Albert Lea seek a FT online by June 14 at www.ssnd. Liturgical Music Director to org/summersplash. plan/coordinate music, choirs, and liturgical celebrations.

St. John, Johnsburg This position will share time Annual Johnsburg Jamboree- between the parishes. View full Sunday, July 14. Polka Mass information at www.sacredat 11 a.m. with Big Ben & the heartowatonna.org. Deadline Brians playing. 12 noon - 7 is May 3, 2013. p.m. Polka music on 2 dance floors. Along with a Bake sale, Full-time Liturgist - Job Cake Walk, Brats and other Opening, St. Mary's, food inside and outside, rafWorthington fle, homemade pies, beverages BA/BS in Liturgical Music/ and games for all ages. FREE Music Education or Pastoral admission.

Studies, or equivalent experience and education and fluency Position posting - Principal in Spanish. Please mail/ email of St. Mary’s Catholic School, cover letter, résumé, and three Owatonna references to: St. Mary’s Parish St. Mary’s is a Pre, K-8 school 1215 7th Avenue Worthington, with 380 students, and retains MN or stmaryschurch@knolan excellent and experienced ogy.net by May 17. Full posifaculty with devoted parents, tion description available on alumni, and parish support. parish website.

Duties: Oversee the school, serving the school’s mission Pastoral Care Coordinator of partnering with families Job Opening, Assisi Heights to develop a student’s full Assisi Heights is currently potential in Mind, Body, and seeking a PT Pastoral Care Spirit through Catholic values. Coordinator to work with a A more detailed job descrip- team in providing pastoral care tion may be obtained upon services to the Sisters and Staff. request. Candidate must have Qualifications include a miniat least a master’s level degree mum of two years experience & an administrative license or in long-term care or with be a candidate for the same. geriatric population, supeTeaching & administrative rior interpersonal communiexperience preferred; must be a cation skills, 4 yr degree in Roman or Eastern Rite Catholic Pastoral Ministry or equivain full communion with the lency, Chaplaincy certification Church. Interested? Submit a in NACC or ACPE desirable. resume and letter of interest EOE. Interested? send resume to St. Mary’s School, 730 South to: Judy A. Rud, Director of Cedar Avenue, Owatonna, Human Resources, Assisi MN, 55060: attn: Heather Lenz, Heights, 1001 14th St. NW, Search Committee Chair, or via Rochester, MN 55901 or email e-mail at heatherlenz@char- judyrud@myclearwave.net. ter.net. Applications accepted until May 15.

Liturgical Music Director Job Opening, Sacred Heart Parish, Owatonna Sacred Heart Parish, Owatonna and St. Theodore

Traditional Latin Mass Schedule Alpha, St. Alphonsus Liguori, weekly and daily. Sunday: 8 a.m. except second Sunday of the month variable.

Guckeen, Our Lady of Ransom, weekly. Sunday, 11 a.m., except second Sunday of the month, 9:15 a.m.

Mankato, Ss. Peter and Paul, first Saturday month, 9 a.m.

Rochester (Simpson), St. Bridget, first and third Sundays of the month, 1 p.m.

Wabasha, St. Felix, weekly. Saturday 8 a.m.

Chatfield, St. Mary's, Saturday morning, please check with the parish for the time.

The Televised Mass Offered as a service for the homebound and elderly. Every Sunday on the following stations: KTTC-TV, Channel 10, Rochester at 9 a.m. KEYC-TV, Channel 12, Mankato at 7:30 a.m. Donations for the continuation of this program may be sent to: TV Mass, PO Box 588, Winona MN 55987.

Thank you for your donations to the TV Mass

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