Sunday, March 13, 2016

— Fifth Sunday of Lent

No monopoly on HOLINESS If any truth should be obvious as the ocean, it is that no particular class or privileged group holds a monopoly on holiness. There has never been a caste system among the saints. In fact, only in the Communion of Saints is

there anything like communism that works. Shoulder to shoulder, in the usual democracy of sainthood, have walked: princes and paupers, doctors and dunces, bishops and barefooted children, mighty warriors and tillers of the soil. Only it would seem that the paupers and dunces, the barefooted and the meek have greatly outnumbered all the others. The meek have possessed the land — and the kingdom of Heaven, too! -Father Hyacinth Blocker, O.F.M.

Holy Spirit Parish Calendar of Events: Sun, Mar 13: Daylight Savings Time Begins—Clocks ahead 1 hour!

Mon, Mar 14: Church cleaning following the AM Mass/Rosary

5:15pm Social Concerns meet, HS Parish Hall

7pm Altar Society Meeting, HS Conference Room

7pm JPII PTO Meeting, Faculty Lounge

Tues, Mar 15: 3:30-5pm 1st Communion interviews, HS Conf Rm

7-8:30pm Final Lenten Study, Holy Family Basement

Wed, Mar 16: 3:45-5:30pm 1st Comm. interviews, HS Conf Room

No Faith Formation Classes—Spring Break

Thur/Fri, Mar 17/18: No school—Spring Break

Sun, Mar 20: 3-5pm Bingo, followed by FWO meal, HS Parish Hall

3pm Communal Penance Service, Holy Family Church

Faith Formation News Christine Lemmer, Faith Formation Director

Adult Lenten Study The final session of Lectio-Prayer is this Tuesday, March 15,

from 7:00-8:30pm in the Holy Family Nazareth Room. Faith Formation News

NO Faith Formation classes for all Grades K-12 this Wednesday, March 16, due to spring break.

RCIA NEWS NO RCIA class this week, March 17. Please keep in your prayers the

women preparing for Sacraments of Initiation at Easter.

Year of Mercy Pilgrimage Planned Adults of the parishes are invited to participate in a Year of Mercy Pilgrimage to the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Sioux Falls on Wednesday, April 6. Participants will have the opportunity to enter through the Holy Door and pray the

11:30am Rosary before the Noon Mass at the Cathedral. Lunch will follow (TBA). Depart at 10:00am from Holy Family parking lot and will return late afternoon. The bus seats 46. The cost to ride the bus is $10 per person; plan to bring money for lunch. To sign up for this pilgrimage, contact Christine in the Faith Formation Office, 996-3842.

Easter Memorial Donations: We will be accepting memorials

for the lilies, flowers, and decorations used for our Easter

celebration. Please indicate whom the memorial will be

for and place with your donation in the collection basket

at Mass or mail it to the Church at 1401 W Cedar Ave.

The memorials will be printed in the bulletin for Easter.

Name: _________________________________________________

Name: _________________________________________________

Name: _________________________________________________

Name: _________________________________________________

Living Stations of the Cross

The youth of the parishes in Grades 7-12 are invited

to participate in the Living Stations of the Cross on

Good Friday, March 25, at 5:30pm in Holy Family

Church and at 7:00pm in Holy Spirit Church.

Practices will be on March 20, 21, 23, & 25.

Several young men and women

are still needed. Contact Steve Morgan

(995-0325) or Nicole Fuhrer (999-5026) to sign up.

We welcome through the Living Waters of Baptism

Cruz Zachary Lingemann, son of Lukas & Terra Lingemann. May God shower you

with an abundance of His grace and blessings!

The Social Concerns Ministry will be meeting this Monday, March 14, 5:15pm, in the Holy Spirit Parish Hall to prepare shut-in gifts for Easter.

Holy Spirit Parish extends its deepest sympathies to the family, friends, and loved ones of our parishioner, Linda Winter, who passed away on March 7. May you find comfort in our Lord’s healing love.

CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS LIFE SAVERS AGAINST ABUSE SUNDAY! March 13 has been designated LIFE SAVERS SUNDAY by the Catholic Daughters in an effort to bring awareness and help to victims of abuse. This weekend, CDA members will distribute one St. Monica prayer card and a pack of Life Savers per family. St. Monica is the Patron Saint of Abuse Victims, and we urge parish families to prayerfully read the message on the card together. Donations will be accepted. 50% of the money received will go to Catholic Diocese statewide abuse projects, and 50% will be given to assist for victims of domestic abuse locally. Your generosity will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Area Happenings—See bulletin board for more details.

Mar 13: Holy Family, Mitchell—Free Lenten Retreat 1:30-4:30pm

Mar 13: Church of Epiphany—Annual Sausage Supper 3-7pm

Mar 14: Sacred Heart, Parkston—CDA Salad Luncheon 11am-1pm

Mar 17: Ethan Legion Hall, Ethan—Ham Bingo doors open 6:30pm

Mar 18: St. Leo Catholic Church, Tyndall—KC Fish Fry 5-7pm

Mar 18-20: Sacred Heart Monastery, Yankton—Discernment Retreat

Mar 18-20: Broom Tree Retreat Center, Irene—Retrouvaille

Mar 18-20: Broom Tree, Irene—Grieving the Loss of a Loved One

Mar 18-20: Abbey of the Hills, Marvin—Campus Ministry Retreat

Apr 4: Trinity Lutheran, Mitchell—Women’s Gathering

Apr 7-28: CFS, SF—Children’s Grief Four-Week Program

Apr 8-10: Broom Tree, Irene—Inner Healing Retreat

Apr 9: Mitchell Christian School—Health & Wellness Fair 8am-1pm

Apr 9: Wesleyan Church, Mitchell—CASA Basket of Hope Lunch

BINGO will be played next Sunday,

March 20, from 3 to 5pm in the Parish Hall with a free-will offering supper to follow. Everyone is invited!

All ladies of the parish are invited to attend the

next Altar Society meeting on Monday evening, March 14, at 7:00pm in the Holy Spirit Conference

Room. Please join us!

Easter Choir Practice this Sunday, March 13, at 10am (between the 9am & 11am Masses). All voices and ages are welcome. The choir will sing at the Palm Sunday, March 20, and Easter Sunday, March 27, 9am Masses. Join us for both Masses or just one if you are available. He who sings prays twice!

Fr. Charles Duman has daily Mass at 10:30 AM

in the Avera Brady Home Chapel except Monday. _ MASS TIMES & INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK_ Mon, March 14 - 7:30 AM Therese Raml +

Tues, March 15 - 5:15 PM Jean Haiar +

Wed, March 16 - 7:30 AM Stephen Koester +

Thur, March 17 - 7:30 AM Paul & Marcella Hollmann + +

9:30 AM Mass at Firesteel

24 Hr Eucharistic Adoration Thurs 8:00am-Fri 7:30am

Confessions heard Thursday from Noon-1pm and 8-9pm

Fri, March 18 - 7:30 AM Holy Spirit Parishioners

No JPII School Mass—Spring Break

7:00 PM Stations of the Cross and Mass

Confessions heard Friday following 7pm Stations & Mass

Sat, March 19 - 5:30 PM Tina Bennett +

Sun, March 20 - 9:00 AM Germaine Endres +

11:00 AM Pat Speelman +

May the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace, Amen!

. Church Support (154) $7,726.00 . Direct Deposit — . Loose Offering 759.00 . Children __46.15 God Bless You! Total: $8,531.15 Automatic withdrawals for contributions: If you would like to have your Church contributions automatically deducted from your account, please call the Parish Office at 996-7424 for more information.

2016 Catholic Family Sharing Appeal Goal of $52,000 $64,061 pledged with $58,066 already collected. 254 of 577 pledge cards returned for 44%. Thanks!

A Family Perspective by Bud Ozar: Stoning is not just

an ancient act of violence. Each day in our homes we

throw stones of ridicule, criticism, name-calling, and

put-downs. All of it is deadly. Hear Jesus in today’s

Gospel: “Whoever is without sin can throw the first

stone.” Rid your home of violence. Stop verbal stoning!

24 Hour Eucharistic Adoration Thursday 8:00AM to Friday 7:30AM

8:00 pm to 9:00 pm --- opportunity for Confession during Adoration

John Paul II School News Robin Cahoy, Principal — 996-2365

A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to our

students, faculty, and families at John Paul II

for surpassing the Catholic United Financial

raffle ticket sales goal of $19,000. For meeting their goal of

$17,500, we celebrated with a movie and popcorn: and for meeting

the final goal, Mr. Gary Thury was dressed as a hot dog and was

squirted with ketchup and mustard. Our top selling class was 6L,

and Jace Larson was the top salesman. Congratulations!

I hope you can join us for a PTO Meeting on Monday,

March 14, in the faculty lounge of the school. We

will continue to discuss and make plans for “Bids for

Kids”, which is scheduled for May 6 at the Highland Mall.

It doesn’t seem possible, but the third quarter of school will end

on Friday, March 11. The report cards will go home with students

on Wednesday, March 16. Please be sure to check book bags.

Our fourth graders will be taking a trip to the

Davison County Fairgrounds for “Ag in the

Classroom” on March 15, and please say a special

prayer for our second grade students who will be

having their First Communion interviews with the priests this week.

The March FUNdraiser for John Paul II School will be held on

Tuesday, March 22, at Corona Village for the entire day. We hope

you get a chance to stop in for a great meal. This is

also our Easter Meal at the school. If you would

like to eat with a student, please call the office by March 16.

Our John Paul II Show Choir Joyful Noise will be

performing on Saturday, March 19, at the Mitchell

Classic and on Tuesday, March 29, at the MHS Show

Choir Dinner Theater! Please be sure to purchase

your tickets soon online or at the Corn Palace.

I would like to invite all graduating seniors from Mitchell High

School and Mitchell Christian High School who graduated

from John Paul II’s sixth grade and attended John Paul II

School for a minimum of three years, to apply for the

annual John Paul II PTO and the MFCE Marilyn Peschong

Memorial Scholarships. You can find them on the school website. There will be No School on March 17 and 18 for Spring Break.

LITURGICAL ASSISTANTS March 19-20 LECTORS: 5:30 PM: Bruce Schwenck, Kathy Shroyer 9:00 AM: Paula Heida, Linda Holmes 11:00 AM: Jeff McEntee, Julie Mellan EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: 5:30 PM: Carol Krcil, M/M Tom Lichter, M/M Ken Wittstruck 9:00 AM: M/M Ron Barondeau, Marlou Mogck, M/M Joel Owens 11:00 AM: Briana Fiegen, Mark Hieb, Linda McEntee, Julie Mellan, Jill Mick ALTAR SERVERS: 5:30 PM: Michael and Jasper Baus, Ashley Miedema 9:00 AM: Caymin and Ireland Blindauer, Ryan Krall 11:00 AM: Aiden and Henry Beckstrom, Alexis Haiar GIFT BEARERS: 5:30 PM: Deacon Nick & Laura Baus Family 9:00 AM: Tim & Dixie Herll Family 11:00 AM: Terry & Cheri Feterl Family HOSPITALITY/GREETERS: 5:30 PM: Fred & Joan DeRouchey, Bonnie Weber 9:00 AM: Gen Gray, Dan & Jan Raml 11:00 AM: Carl & Sarah Beckstrom Family, Mary Lou Voigt USHERS: 5:30 PM: Fred DeRouchey, Roger Gebel, Randy Rezac, Vilas Schoenfelder 9:00 AM: Brad, Payden, and Luke Haiar, Duane Haiar 11:00 AM: Tom Bechen, Lee Elward, Greg Geppert, Dave Kline CANTOR: 5:30 PM-Jane Schoenfelder 9:00 AM-Jill Zens 11:00 AM-Nicole Fuhrer ROLLS & COFFEE: March Pick-up & Prep—Vilas & Jane Schoenfelder 9:00 AM: Dave & Rexanne Thuringer SCRIP SALES: 5:30 PM-Sean & Deb Flynn 9:00 AM-Cathy Blindauer 11:00 AM-Sarah Beckstrom

Daily Readings: March 14-20 Mon, Daniel 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 John 8:12-20 Tues, Numbers 21:4-9 John 8:21-30 Wed, Daniel 3:14-20, 91-92, 95 John 8:31-42 Thur, Genesis 17:3-9 John 8:51-59 - Saint Patrick, Bishop Fri, Jeremiah 20:10-13 John 10:31-42 - Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop & Doctor of the Church Sat, 2 Samuel 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16 Romans 4:13, 16-18, 22

Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24a - Saint Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sun, Luke 19:28-40 Isaiah 50:4-7 Philippians 2:6-11 Luke 22:14—23:56 - Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

FREE Lenten Retreat given by Karen Harrington this

Sunday, March 13, at the Holy Family Gathering Space

from 1:30 – 4:30pm. If you have any questions, please

call 770-3671 or e-mail kmith@mit.midco.net.

Stewardship Reflection: In today’s second reading,

St. Paul says, “For His sake I have forfeited

everything; I have accounted all else rubbish

so that Christ may be my wealth.” Does my

stewardship suggest that I could say the same?