Saint Mary Catholic Church 32 1

st St. NE

Winnebago, Minnesota

Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church 214 S. Holland

Blue Earth, Minnesota

Pastor: Fr. Andrew Beerman ; Associate Pastor: Fr. Brian Mulligan Church Secretary: Pat Boettcher; Faith Formation & Youth Ministry: Angie Nagel & Pat Salic

Maintenance: Duane Rorman (SS Peter & Paul)

Office: 214 S. Holland, Blue Earth; 507-526-5626 – Priest’s phone: 507-235-5535 Website: www.sspeterpaulmary.org

Summer Office hours: Mon., 8 a.m. – noon., Tues., 8 a.m. – noon., Wed., 9 a.m. – noon., Thurs., 8:00 – noon.

Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020 – 5th Sunday in Ordinary TimeSUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday, 5:15 p.m., SS. Peter & Paul

Sunday, 8:00 a.m., St. Mary

Sunday, 10:00 a.m., SS. Peter & Paul

DAILY MASS SCHEDULE

Tuesday, 8:30 a.m., St. Mary

Wednesday, 7:30 a.m., SS. Peter & Paul

Thursday, 10:00 a.m., St Luke’s, Blue Earth

Friday, 8:30 a.m., SS. Peter & Paul (1st Friday

Mass is followed by Holy Hour)

Please check page 3 of bulletin for

any changes to the schedule

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m., SS. Peter & Paul

Sunday, 7:30 – 7:50 a.m., St. Mary

Sacrament of Baptism

Arrangements are made by contacting the pastor in

advance of the date.

Sacrament of Marriage

Arrangements for preparation & the date are made by

contacting the pastor at least 6 months before.

Pastoral Care of the Elderly/Sick

Please contact the pastor when someone is hospitalized or

homebound.

Prayer Network

Anyone wishing to have the prayerful support of our

parish community may relay your prayer request to Ruth

Kastner (943-3478) or Jeanette Verdoorn (526-2333) to

initiate the calling tree.

For prayers requests for St. Mary's, call Mary Franta

(893-4326) or Chris Rockers (893-3729).

Faith Formation We have resources & activities for growth & formation

of faith in all members of all ages. For our young people,

we have programs & youth ministries coordinated by

Angie Nagel at SS. Peter & Paul (526-5626) & Pat Salic

at St. Mary (236-2195).

Joining or Returning to the Catholic Church

The rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is the

process for adults to become members of the Catholic

Church. For additional information, please contact the

pastor.

To rent the Social Hall of SS Peter & Paul

To schedule activities/events, please contact Pat

Boettcher(526-5626)

Bulletin notices Contact Pat by Wednesday afternoon at

the office (patsspp@bevcomm.net) or by phone (526-

5626).

May the peace of Christ be with you,

Please pray for me as I will be on retreat from

February 17-25 at the Institute for Priestly

Formation Alumni retreat offered at the Cenacle

Retreat House in Clearwater, FL. If you have any

prayer requests, you can give them to me and I will

remember them in my daily prayer there.

In continuation of the discussion of the seventh

commandment from the Catechism of the

Catholic Church, we come to the topic of social

teaching of the Church and our obligations to the

good of the human person, especially the needs of

the poor. Some of the principles are as follows: Any

system in which social relationships are determined

entirely by economic factors is contrary to the nature

of the human person. In other words there is more to

us than owning property and satisfying material

needs. A theory that makes profit the only norm and

ultimate end of human activity is morally

unacceptable. As St. Paul writes, “the love of money

is the root of all evil” (1 Tim. 6:10). “Every practice

that reduces persons to nothing more than a means of

profit enslaves man, leads to idolizing money, and

contributes to the spread of atheism. The Church

has rejected the totalitarian and atheistic ideologies

associated in modern times with ‘communism’ or

‘socialism’. She has likewise refused to accept, in

the practice of ‘capitalism,’ individualism and the

absolute primacy of the law of marketplace over

human labor. Reasonable regulation of the

marketplace and economic initiatives, in keeping

with a just hierarchy of values and a view to the

common good, is to be commended.” (CCC 2425).

The purpose of economic activity is not just to

increase profit or power, but is first directed to the

service of all persons, and to the common good of

the entire human community.

Human work is our participation in the creation that

God does, since we are made in the image of God.

Hence work is a duty, “If any one will not work, let

him not eat” (2 Thes. 3:10). Work can be a means of

sanctification by which we provide for others and

daily take up our cross as called to by Christ.

Everyone should make legitimate use of his or her

talents to contribute to the good of all and has a right

to harvest the just fruits of his or her labor. (see

Catechism, 2419-2429).

In next week’s gospel, Matthew 5:17-37, we have

a continuation of the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus

refers to the Commandments and then gives his

teaching on how to fulfill them from the heart. “You

have heard, ‘You shall not kill; and whoever kills

will be liable to judgment’ but I say to you, whoever

is angry with his brother will be liable to

judgment… you have heard, ‘You shall not commit

adultery’, but I say to you everyone who looks at a

woman with lust has already committed adultery

with her in his heart….you have heard ‘Do not take a

false oath, but make good to the Lord all that you

vow’, but I say to you, do not swear at all.” These

are the fifth, sixth and eighth commandments, and

Jesus shows us what is at the root of these

commandments. When someone is murdered it

begins with anger and hatred in the heart. When

adultery is committed it begins with desire and lust

in the heart, when there is a false oath, it begins in

the heart with an intent to deceive. We pray for a

purification of our hearts, that we can allow the Holy

Spirit to guide our thoughts, our memories, our

understanding. St. Ignatius of Loyola has a great

prayer for this called the Suscipe:

Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory,

my understanding, and my entire will, All I have and

call my own. You have given it all to me. To you,

Lord, I return it. Everything is yours; do with it what

you will. Give me only your love and your grace,

that is enough for me.

God Bless you,

Fr. Andrew Beerman

St. John Vianney Mass Schedule:

Mon No Mass Tue. 8:30AM Wed. 8:40AM Thur. 8:30AM Fri. 8:30AM Sat. 5:00 PM Sun. East Chain 8:00AM Sun. 10:00AM

Mass Schedule – BE=SS Peter & Paul, W=St. Mary’s Mon No Mass Tue./W 8:30AM No Mass Wed./BE 7:30AM – Leo Killion Thur./BE St. Luke’s – 10:00AM – Albyn Kayser

Fri. /BE 8:30AM – Catholic Daughters Sat./Be 5:15PM – Dick Dummer Sun./W 8:00AM – For the People Sun./BE 10:00AM – Richard Wilhelmi

NEXT WEEK’S MINISTRY SCHEDULE: WEEKEND MASSES Sat. , Feb. 15: Servers: Volunteer SSPP Eucharistic Ministers: Jason Spencer, Skip Schimek, Mary Warner Gift Bearers: Dennis & Mary Warner Ushers: Dirk Esser Group

Sun., Feb. 16: Servers: Jacob Stensland St. Mary’s Eucharistic Ministers: Mark Franta, Rick Mauris, Pat Salic Gift Bearers: Rick & Amy Mauris Ushers: Mike & Rich Findley

Sun., Feb. 16: Servers: Brandi Uecker SSPP Ministers of Communion: Margaret Haag, Shirl Maher, Lee Mikolai Gift Bearers: Scott & Amy Kramer family Ushers: Bob Dulas Group +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

KC Corner

Feb. 11th-KC Officers meeting @ 6:30pm-regular

meeting to follow @ 7pm.

Feb. 15th-KC Steak Fry @ BE American Legion-5pm to

7:30pm

KC Steak Fry will be Saturday February 15th at BE

American Legion. Serving from 5pm to 7:30pm.

10oz Ribeye or Smoked Windsor Chop, Baked

Potato, Green Beans, Texas Toast. Kids meal:

Hamburger or Grilled Cheese, Baked Potato, Green

Beans. Take Outs Available.

CDA will meet on Friday February 14 Rosary at 8:00 am,

Mass at 8:30 am brunch and meeting following Mass.

The Sewing Group will meet on Monday, February 10th

at 9:30AM in classroom 4. If possible, please bring a

sewing machine with you to sew that morning.

Blue Earth Senior Center Booster Club Fundraiser

Brunch will be held on Sunday, February 9th from 9am to

1pm at the Blue Earth Senior Center. Egg bake, muffin,

fresh fruit and more will be served for a free will

donation.

The legalization of Physician assisted suicide (PAS) has been

gaining ground in the U.S., and there will be a bill proposed in

the Minnesota legislature this year to legalize it. We know that

we are called to defend the dignity of life from conception to

natural death. But, we may not know that included in our faith

is a treasure of the art of dying well. We ask you to resist the

fear tactics of the proponents of PAS and embrace the call to

genuine compassion and friendship. Over each of the next

seven weeks you’ll see a bulletin article debunking PAS claims

and offering Catholic Christian hope and wisdom.

If you have questions, you are encouraged to speak to your

pastor about the personal and societal challenge of PAS.

Catholic Church statements and video witnesses are available

at www.usccb.org/toliveeachday.

Physician Assisted Suicide myth: Look, I’m dying

anyway. Why not end the process before it gets even

harder?

Truth: God has a purpose for your life. His son Jesus Christ

died for you, to open to you a path to the Father. But you

have been given a mission. God has rich possibilities for

your life, even on your deathbed, that you do not know—but

He does. Do not shut out the Lord’s possibilities for your

life. He will grace you in the difficulties and we will not

abandon you. Dying is difficult, but it is also sacred ground.

If you intentionally and with full knowledge end your life,

you shut God out.

Catholic compassion: Dying can be hard, but we can help.

For centuries, the Christian faith has helped people die well.

Request the sacramental of anointing of the sick early in the

process for the grace of peace. Pray and request prayer.

Forgive friends and family. Ask for help. We have millions

of witnesses of people who have died well and with peace.

We can’t promise it won’t be hard, but we can promise you

will not be alone and God is with you.

Announcing St. James Coffee House Pilgrimage to

Italy 2020! Sunday, October 18th to Thursday, October

29th, 2020 with Fr. Andrew Beerman. Join Fr. Beerman

on pilgrimage visiting and praying at Montecassino

Abbey, San Giovanni Rotondo, the Eucharistic Miracle

of Lanciano, Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli, Assisi,

the chapel of the stigmata in La Verna, San Damiano,

highlights of Rome including Vatican Museum, St.

Peter's Basilica, Sistine Chapel, a papal audience, St.

Paul's Outside the Walls and the Cave of St. Benedict

Norcia. Informational meeting Thursday, February

13th at 6 pm at St. James Coffee, 4156 18th Ave NW,

Rochester, MN. Questions contact Ed Ventures at

289-3332.

St. Mary’s is in need of collection counters. Please call

Elaine Kiehm at 854-3381 if you could help.

Rosary Society Meeting Feb 19th at 7:00 p.m. and all are

welcome to attend

SACRIFICIAL GIVING

Sacrificial Giving, SS Peter & Paul: 2/1 & 2, 2020

Adult/Plate giving needed weekly: $4,266.00

Adult/Plate giving last week: $5,211.46

Adult/Plate giving needed yr-to-date: $132,246.00

Adult/Plate giving fiscal yr-to-date: $138,131.96

Sacrificial Giving, St. Mary: 2/2/2020

Adult/Plate giving needed weekly: $1,145.00

Adult/Plate giving last week: $921.00

Adult/Plate giving needed yr-to-date: $35,495.00

Adult/Plate giving fiscal yr-to-date: $38,382.71

FAITH FORMATION/YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS

Angie Nagel - 526-5626 (office) - 526-3485 (home) - 507-276-5114 (cell), angieyouthministry@bevcomm.net

FEBRUARY CALENDAR 12 Classes for Grades K-10

My Space -- 5-6:15PM

19 Classes for Grades K-10

My Space -- 5-6:15PM

First Communion Parent / Child Mtg. 5:30PM

Butter Braid Fundraiser Begins!!

23 Confirmation Retreat, 10AM - 5PM

Joyful Noise Choir sings for 10AM Mass

26 No Classes for Gr. K-10 -- Ash Wednesday! Gr. 10 hosts Ash Wednesday Soup Supper!

MARCH CALENDAR 4 Classes for Grades K-10

My Space -- 5-6:15PM

8 Ski Trip #2 to Mount Kato! 11 Classes for Grades K-10

My Space -- 5-6:15PM

Butter Braid Fundraiser Ends!

15 Junior High Youth Rally in Owatonna! All youth in Grades 6-8 are asked to attend!

18 Classes for Grades K-10

My Space -- 5-6:15PM

25 Classes for Grades K-10

My Space -- 5-6:15PM

Butter Braids Delivered!

Souper Bowl of Caring Collection A special thanks to all who contributed to the Souper Bowl of Caring last weekend. A total of $500.00 was collected and will be given to BEAM (Blue Earth Area Mentors). Thank you for joining forces with our young people in an effort to make a difference in the lives of children and youth in our area. God bless you for your generosity!

Confirmation Faith Sharing Centers Evaluation Our Confirmation candidates and a parent or sponsor participated in Faith Sharing Centers last Wednesday. There are seven different centers focusing on the Sacrament of Confirmation. The candidates were asked to evaluate the centers when they were done. Here are some of their responses: I realized . . . How important Confirmation is, how good everything about God is, that there are a lot of Gifts of the Holy Spirit, I already know a lot, that Confirmation is part of my lifelong journey of faith, that I have a lot to learn.

New Servers Being Trained! Being an altar server is a sacred privilege and a special responsibility. Altar servers are a very important part of the Liturgy as they assist the priest on the Altar during the Sunday Masses and Holy Days throughout the year. Fr. Beerman is training 4th and 5th graders in the month

of February so by the beginning of March, you will be seeing some new altar servers! Thank you to all of our servers for the wonderful job they do and we welcome those newly trained servers too! Others who wish to come to a training, one will be held on Wednesday Feb. 12

th at 2:30PM at church. All current servers are

encouraged to attend.

Confirmation Retreat! Who: All Confirmation Candidates from our cluster (SSPP, St. Mary's, SJV, Holy Family) When: Sunday, February 23rd Where: We will all attend 10AM Mass together at SSPP and the retreat will begin at 11AM in the Social Hall Time: The retreat will begin at 11:00AM and end at 5:00PM. Details: Lunch and snacks will be provided. Dan Bauer and his team from Owatonna will lead this day of retreat.

Mission Trip to Champagne, IL! Who: Youth currently in Grades 8-12 and adult chaperones When: June 14-20, 2020 Where: Champagne, IL Are you looking for an experience that will make a difference in the lives of others and change your heart too? A mission trip is that kind of experience!! During the day, we will be doing all kinds of work projects like: building wheelchair ramps, home improvements, cleaning and organizing, yard work, working with children at boys and girls clubs, working at soup kitchens, painting, etc. The evening programs will inspire you to continue serving the next day and renew your commitment to God. Our home base will be St. Thomas More Catholic High School (it's air conditioned!). We will travel by coach bus. We will be fundraising so the cost of the trip will be minimal. If you are interested, please contact me as soon as possible. Parents are needed to chaperone!

Pathways TEC Retreat! Please join us for Pathways TEC #71 in Mankato at Good Shepherd Church in Jackson, February 15-17, 2020. (Saturday-Monday). Together Encounter

Christ is a retreat for high school youth and adults. Over the course of 3 days, discussion, presentations and activities will lead participants into more meaningful encounters with Jesus in the sacraments and in community. TEC has been life-changing for many as it's core is the focus on the Pascal Mystery. Participants come away with a new understanding of the limitless love of Christ, a lot of new Catholic friends to support each other, and hearts on fire to share the good news they have heard over the weekend. If you are interested in attending, please let me know!!