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WELCOME TO THE PARISHES OF

Holy Spirit Parish 227 Third St. Two Harbors, MN

HOLY SPIRIT & ST MARY’S

HOLY SPIRIT PARISH Mass Schedule Confession Schedule

Saturday: 4:30 pm Friday: 7:30 - 8:00 am

Sunday: 11:00 am Saturday: 3:30 - 4:15 pm

Or by appointment.

Eucharistic Adoration: Fridays 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Holy Spirit Office Hours:

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Monday - Thursday

7:00 am - 11:00 am Friday

Office is located in parish basement.

Office ................................................. (218) 834-4659

Office E-mail ............................. [email protected]

Rectory ............................................... (218) 834-4313

Parish Website ............ www.holyspirittwoharbors.org

Liturgy & Parish Life Coordinator ..... (218) 834-4659

[email protected]

Director of Religious Education ......... (218) 226-3100

Deacon Tim Egan ............................... (218) 349-9175

Deacon Scott Peters ............................ (218) 834-2543

Prayer Intentions ................................ (218) 834-4659

Birthright ............................................ (800) 550-4900

ST. MARY’S PARISH Mass Schedule Confession Schedule

Saturday: 7:15 pm Saturday: 6:30 - 7:00 pm

Sunday: 8:30 am Sunday: 7:50 - 8:15 am

Or by appointment.

Eucharistic Adoration: Wednesdays 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

St. Mary’s Office Hours:

8:00 am - 2:00 pm Monday - Thursday

Office is located in St. Mary’s Rectory.

Office/Rectory .................................... (218) 226-3100

Church Hall ........................................ (218) 226-3691

Parish E-mail .............. [email protected]

Parish Website .................... www.stmarysilverbay.org

Deacon Fred Wright ........................... (218) 220-1790

Deacon Jack Ferris (Retired)………...(218) 226-4753

Father Michael Lyons (in Residence) (218) 830-1600

[email protected]

Prayer Chain ......... (218) 226-3639 or (218) 226-4662

SACRAMENTS OF MARRIAGE, BAPTISM, ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Please contact your parish office.

Pastor: Rev. Steven Laflamme

St. Mary’s Parish 57 Horn Blvd.

Silver Bay, MN

Fifth Sunday of Easter | May 19, 2019

BULLETIN SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Bulletin Announcements must be submitted to your parish office

before 4:30 pm on Mondays.

[email protected] (218) 834-4313

St Mary’s, Silver Bay

Parish News:

Please Note: Daily Mass Time for Thursday, May 23, will be 6:30 pm.

Eucharistic Adoration We have Eucharistic Adoration every Wednesday starting

at 9 am, concluding with Benediction at 3 pm.

Prayer Shawl Ministry St. Mary’s Prayer Shawl Ministry group will meet this Wednesday, May 22 at 1 pm at the Silverpointe Apartments in the community room. We welcome new members and all skill levels are welcome. If you are not able to attend the meetings, but would like to help on an “at home” basis, we would appreciate your participation. If you have any questions, contact Lana at 218-353-7714.

Knights of Columbus St. Mary’s Knights of Columbus will meet this Thursday, May 23. The evening will begin with Mass at 6:30 pm and the meeting will follow at 7 pm. If you are interested in joining or have questions regarding the Knights of Columbus, contact Greg at 218-226-3104.

Vacation Bible School Save the date! Our annual VBS will be held August 19-21. This year’s theme will be Discovering the Bible: The Story of Salvation.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends Rekindle the romance you experienced on your wedding day. Experience an enrichment for your marriage that will make your good marriage great! Our upcoming dates are: July 12-14, 2019 in Buffalo, MN September 20-22, 2019 in Alexandria, MN Early registration is highly recommended. For more information visit our website at: northmnwwme.org or contact Alan & Missy at [email protected] or 888-455-3496.

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) If you know someone who has expressed the desire to learn more about the Catholic faith or has expressed an interest in joining the Catholic Church, either as a non-baptized person (catechumen) or an already baptized person (candidate), please encourage them to contact Cindy in the Parish Office at 218-226-3100.

Bible Study - Psalms We meet Sunday evenings at 6 pm in the social hall. Join us as we dig into the Psalms and use them to enrich our own prayer life.

Please Keep These People In Your Prayers:

Parishioners: Brooke Velcheff, Mary Smith, Jerry Downey, Rick Frericks, Susan Gelatic, Richard Smach, Lillian Miller, Deanna Larson, Mary Ann Stebbins, Elwood Youngberg, Bill McKeever, Leanne Buell, Ted Youngberg.

Clergy: Deacon Fred Wright.

Relatives & Friends: Jodi Krech, Sara West, Wyatt Huckell, Lisa Shea, John Grahek Jr, Andy McBride, Josh Solberg, Mike Hartfiel, Johnny Jerabek, Brad Hove, Dan Moudry.

Military: Logan Scallen, Bryce Brooks, Todd Curry, John Ferguson, Karen McGrane, Michael Seipke, Chris Grensing, Sean Stebbins, Sam Andrus, Kris Topp.

Please call the church office if you’d like to submit a prayer request; these requests will run for 3 weeks. If continued prayers are needed after that time, prayer requests can always be renewed – just call the church office to let us know.

Set All Afire Why the Church Still Matters

This one-of-a-kind presentation includes seven segments, approximately 10 minutes each, covering some of the most important topics and questions in the Church today. Taken from seven of our most powerful and popular talks, these segments are sure to stir the soul and inspire you to set all afire for love of Christ and His Church.

1. Does it Really Matter? by Fr. Mike Schmitz

2. Who Is Jesus Christ? by Bishop Robert Barron

3. Why I Am Catholic by Patrick Madrid

4. More Than "I Do" by Jason Evert

5. Let Go and Let God by Johnnette Benkovic

6. Unless You Eat by Dr. Scott Hahn

7. Best Kept Secrets by Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC

New to FORMED? It’s Easy and FREE to Register Go to FORMED.org Click Enter Code Type in our Parish Code: RYGYFN Enter your name, email, and desired password

Parish Office Hours

For the rest of May and the month of June, the Parish Office hours will be Monday - Wednesday, 8 am to 2 pm. If you have an emergency outside regular business hours, you can reach Fr. Steve at 218-834-4313 or Fr. Michael at 218-830-1600.

From the Desk of Father Steve: The Importance of Leisure, Part III

“Life is what happens to you when you are busy making other plans.”

-From the Song, “Beautiful Boy” by John Lennon

We might find it odd, perhaps even a bit startling that I am quoting John Lennon in my bulletin article, especially since most quotes I provide are from popes or saints. But I have always liked this particular song lyric because it is so very true, especially in our modern day. As I mentioned in my bulletin article last Sunday, we as an American society are much, much too busy, too harried. We, and our children and grandchildren are so incredibly busy, involved in so many activities, spend so much time with media, that I often wonder how such over-busyness will affect the health (physical, emotional,

psychological, and most important- spiritual) of our people. Last week, I attempted to define what leisure, as understood from the Christian perspective, is and is not. This week, I’d like to lay out the problem- why is being super busy such a bad thing? There are a lot of things that I could say here, but I am going to restrict myself to three. First, allowing ourselves to be so very busy, with little time for rest, relaxation, leisure and prayer can easily cause us to lose focus on what is truly important in our lives. Being busy is certainly not a sin in itself, but it can lead us to sin if we let our busyness and activities take first priority in our lives, rather than our faith, our relationship with God, and our love and service to our family. When we are too busy, then we will be forced to make choices about what we will spend our time on, since we are limited to just 24 hours in a day, and if we are not properly ordered, if we do not have our priorities straight, then it becomes easy to cut out time for prayer, for Mass, for Church activities, for opportunities to grow in our faith, to spend quality time with family. Yes, hockey is important. Yes, basketball, softball, swimming, volleyball, track, music, dance, cheerleading, work, social media; all these things are important. But none of those things that I just mentioned, or any other activity, is as important as our relationship with God, and then also our relationship with our family. Period. It’s the very first of the Ten Command-ments: “I am the Lord your God: you shall not have other gods besides me.” Anytime we sacrifice going to Mass, praying, spending time with God for other activities, we break the first commandment- we make some thing, some activity as more important than God. Second, being too busy can rob us of our interior peace that God wishes for us to possess. As Christians, we are called by God to place all of our trust, hope, and faith in Him, and spending time with Him in prayer, receiving the sacraments, having our priorities straight- these things will lead us to possessing an interior sense of peace and tranquility. Not that we won’t get upset, overwhelmed or sad from time to time, but there will be a peacefulness about us that allows us to stay grounded with a sense of identity as God’s child who is loved unconditionally. Being overly busy without carving out adequate time for leisure, prayer and rest will lead to us feeling more and more discombobulated, spiritually speaking (as well as physically, emotionally and psychologically). When we are too busy, the time that we do pray will be more difficult, more distracted, less peaceful. It may be harder to see the value in prayer since prayer is not about results but about relationship. We often hear it said, “I just want peace in my life!” The ironic thing is, we can receive that gift of peace, but we have to be willing to do the work of saying “no” to certain activities and things that would otherwise make us too busy. Finally, being too busy is dangerous to our spiritual health because often people use busyness as a way of avoiding God and avoiding having to deal with confronting God and themselves. God wants to heal us, to forgive us, to invite us to a deeper friendship with Himself, but in order to do that, we have to be willing to face ourselves, our failures, our past mistakes and sins, our weakness and our shortcomings and turn them over to God and His mercy and allow ourselves to grow in virtue. And I honestly believe that for a lot of people, they keep themselves so very busy as a way of distracting themselves from having to answer to God and to themselves. It’s a coping mechanism so that they don’t have to think about or deal with past sins and mistakes, present failures or difficulties, or fears and anxiety about the future. It’s easier to just keep busy and not focus on those difficult things. But while it may seem easier, it’s not spiritually healthy. Doing that will keep our relationship with God on the surface, superficial, and will not allow it to deepen and grow. We do ourselves a disservice when we refuse to let God heal us. Next week, I’ll discuss a game plan for carving out time for proper leisure. God bless you! ~ Fr. Steve

Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris

Fire severely damaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. This structure has been a welcoming place of worship and pilgrimage for more than eight centuries. The impact of the fire on the faithful of the city and the world is immense and the full extent will not be known for some time. If you wish to support the rebuilding of this historic structure dedicated to Our Lady, the Blessed Virgin Mary, visit www.SupportNotreDame.org where you can make a personal donation. Proceeds will be used to support the Cathedral of Notre Dame and those affected by this tragedy.

http://www.SupportNotreDame.org

Holy Spirit, Two Harbors

Parish News:

Cards for a Cause Fundraiser

LAST DAY TO ORDER! Cards for a Cause, fundraiser

for the building project, orders must be placed by

Sunday. Five choices of boxes of 30 greeting cards

with matching envelopes, in a sturdy box, cost $30.

Order forms are on display in the entrance of the

church, or by contacting Jess Breden at (218) 348-0603.

Ever wondered about Catholicism?

This summer we will be holding very informal

sessions in which you can learn a bit more about what

being Catholic means. You can ask questions and

learn a bit more without any commitment. If you are

interested, please let Fr. Steve or Cassi know by

calling or emailing the office. We’d love to talk to you!

Last call for bakers!

Enter our cupcake contest! The contest will be held on

June 9th and parishioners will be the judges. Bake and

decorate four dozen cupcakes. The theme is “spring.”

Some will be used for sampling while others will be

sold. The cupcakes with the most money raised will be

the winner. Registration forms are on the bulletin

board in the vestibule or by calling the office.

Register by May 19th.

Vacation Bible School

Save the date: July 29-31

This year’s theme is the Mass. Open to all kids going

into Kindergarten through 6th grade. All older youth

and adults encouraged to volunteer to help.

BABY BOTTLE DRIVE

The annual baby bottle fundraiser benefiting the

Christ Child Society of Duluth (CCSD) starts this

weekend. The CCSD provides Newborn Layettes to

families in need, fills special needs/emergency re-

quests for new or expectant moms, runs the Crib Club

at the Women’s Care Center and provides Layettes of

Hope to women with positive pregnancy tests. Please

take a bottle home and fill with change, bills or checks

payable to CCSD and return on Father’s Day, June

16th. If you know of a mom that could use a newborn

layette, call Cassi at our Church office to request one

(person need not be Catholic.) For further info contact

Paulette at 834-4042. On behalf of the CCSD, thank

you so much for your generosity.

Please Keep These People In Your Prayers:

PARISHIONERS: Richard Bennett, Arthur Barthman,

Florian Burger, Ed Gudowicz, Virgil Jasmer,

Bonnie Koehler, Ron Kor, Tim Lekatz, Bonnie McGregor,

Verna Rafn, Joe Seeber, Marilyn Schaefer, and Howard

Shultz.

FRIENDS & RELATIVES: Bill Carlson, Brian Hoffman,

Ashlynn Johnson, Robert Linn, Susan McSherry,

Heidi Penman, and Mary Shanilec.

MILITARY PERSONNEL: Garrett Aho, Nate Berger,

James Mickle, Christopher Uremovich, Maddison Zavoral

and Sophia Zavoral. SACRED HEART CANDLE: All Parishioners.

Faith Formation

The last Faith Formation session is on May 22nd. Join

us for a BBQ to cap off the church school year!

Cemetery Help

If you want to spend some time in the sun this

summer, we have need of some people to clean up

some of the graves in our Catholic cemetery.

Cassi’s Corner

Last Sunday as students were being confirmed, the

songs of the choir being so beautifully sung in Latin

stood out to me. Knowing they used Latin because it

is the language of the Church, I started considering

why the Church has an official language. Consider the

time of Hellenization, when the Greeks were the

world power, and they required everyone speak the

same language and worship the same gods. The pur-

pose was to unify the vast lands and people into one

shared culture. It’s easy then to make the leap that

when the Church opened up liturgy to being spoken

in the language of the people of each area, there still

needed to be a shared culture among all Catholics.

This culture includes the prayers of the Church, the

liturgical seasons, songs, and a common language.

One common language serves a practical purpose as

well, official Church documents all being in Latin

removes confusion of meanings especially because it

is a “dead” language. This is a great gift! While active

languages are constantly changing or certain words

lose potency from overuse, “dead” languages retain

the fullness of when they stopped being used for

common use. It’s preserved. In a sense, it keeps our

heritage, our culture, secure.

St. Mary’s Mass Schedule Holy Spirit’s Mass Schedule

Saturday ST. JOHN I 5/18/19

6:30 p.m.

7:15 p.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Mass - Intention for John Fredrickson Reader ........ Thomas Clifford

Cantor ........ Rick Frericks w/ Guitar Accpt.

Plate ........... Evan Swartz

Chalice ....... Laura Swartz & Lanay Frericks

Servers ....... Nicholas Swartz & Nicolas Reineccius

Sunday 5TH SUNDAY OF EASTER 5/19/19

7:50 a.m.

8:30 a.m.


Mass - Intention for All Parishioners

Reader ........ Susan Frericks

Cantor ........ Rick Frericks w/ Guitar Accpt.

Plate ........... Deacon Jack Ferris

Chalice ....... Gerry & Sue Bahar

Servers ....... Carter Zabrocki & Jake Stadler

Monday ST. BERNARDINE OF SIENA 5/20/19

No Mass

Tuesday ST. CHRISTOPHER MAGALLANES

& COMPANIONS 5/21/19

7:50 a.m.

8:15 a.m.

Rosary

Mass - Intention for Hansen Family

Wednesday ST.RITA OF CASCIA 5/22/19

7:50 a.m.

8:15 a.m.

Rosary

Mass - Intention for Don & Sharon Prokott

Thursday WEEKDAY IN EASTER 5/23/19

6:30 p.m.

.

Mass - Intention for Gerry Downey

Friday WEEKDAY IN EASTER 5/24/19

7:50 a.m.

8:15 a.m.

Rosary

Mass - Intention for Tim Downey

Saturday ST. BEDE THE VENERALBLE,

ST. GREGORY VII AND

ST. MARY MAGDALENE DE`PAZZI

5/25/19

6:30 p.m.

7:15 p.m.


Mass - Intention for Father Michael Lyons Reader ........ Ed Hynes

Cantor ........ Andy Buell

Plate ........... Jeff Asmussen

Chalice ....... Don Seipke & Shelley Fredrickson

Servers ....... Corrina Marolt & Natalie Reineccius


7:50 a.m.

8:30 a.m.



Reader ........ A.J. LeGeault

Cantor ........ Tom Palen.

Plate ........... Deacon Jack Ferris

Chalice ....... Lois Kaari & Judy Zupancich

Servers ....... Valerie Melander & Addison Velcheff

Weekend Collection

General……………………….…..…….……….....$1,545.50 UCA…...…….……………………….……...…….…$1,170.00

Saturday ST. JOHN I 5/18/19

3:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m.



Reader ........ Paulette Moreland

Chalices ..... Shari Hendren & Carol Anderson

Servers ....... Livy Hendren & Natalie Larson


11:00 a.m.

Mass - Intention for Dave Battaglia

Reader ........ Isaiah Beamer

Chalices ..... Lyle Shepersky & Gina Lemke

Servers ....... Noah Mecklin & Ethan Bopp

Monday ST. BERNARDINE OF SIENA 5/20/19

No Mass

Tuesday ST. CHRISTOPHER MAGALLANES

& COMPANIONS 5/21/19

5:30 p.m. Mass - Intention for Genevieve Stocker

Wednesday ST. RITA OF CASCIA 5/22/19

6:00 p.m.

No Mass

Faith Formation Year End BBQ

Thursday WEEKDAY IN EASTER 5/23/19

8:15 a.m. Mass - Intention for Mary Murphy

Friday WEEKDAY IN EASTER 5/24/19

7:30 a.m.

8:15 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

12:00 p.m.


Mass - Intention for James Colosimo

Adoration

Mom’s Group

Benediction

Saturday ST. BEDE THE VENERALBLE,

ST. GREGORY VII AND

ST. MARY MAGDALENE DE`PAZZI

5/25/19

3:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m.



Reader ........ John Weidner

Chalices ..... TBD

Servers ....... Hayden Johnson & Vincent Samuelson


11:00 a.m.

Mass - Intention for Gary Aleff

Reader ........ Michelle Thewis

Chalices ..... Joanne & Louis Button

Servers ....... Megan & Chloe Larson

Weekend Collection

General.…………...….….....…...………...….…$2,723.00 Restoration Project…..….……...…...…......$2,117.00 Building Fund.…………..….…...…...........…....$345.00 UCA………...…………...….….....……...…...……$2,125.00

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