We welcome the newest member of the Church through the waters of Baptism: Alejandro Manuel Munquia &

Diego Antonio Munguia

Community and Social Events

TODAY, Sunday, November 14, 2021 4th Annual Veterans Day Breakfast - Le Center American Legion from 8:30am-12pm or while supplies last. Veterans eat breakfast free, family member is asked to make a free will donation. Take out available. Covered wagon rides will be available.

Saturday, November 20, 2021 6th Annual Chilifest 2021 - American Legion Post #108, Le Center, MN, 11am-3pm. Chili winners announced at 2:15pm. $10 donation at the door, Veterans get in free with proof. Proceeds go to support our local Veterans, service members, and families. See flyer on church entrance bulletin board for details.

Sacramental Life

St. Mary’s Annual Christmas Fair Sunday, December 5th from 8:30 am to 12:30

How can you help?

Raffle Donate individual items that will be

magically grouped together Create your own themed basket Volunteers are needed to help put baskets

together Starting Saturday morning,

December 4th at 11:00 am Donations should be brought into the Parish Center before Saturday, Dec 4th

Kids Games Donations for prizes –

Candy, fun food or snack items Beverage items such as pop, Gatorade or

juice boxes Small toys or craft items

Donations can be brought into the Parish Center

Bake Sale Bake some of your favorite goodies Cookies, Bars, Candies, Fudge and Breads Donations can be dropped off in non-

returnable containers/ice cream pails Bake Sale items can be dropped off on Saturday, Dec 4th between 9am and 4:30pm or early Sunday morning

To share your ideas or volunteer: please contact Colleen Budin budinbc2@gmail.com Doreen Hogan hoganmd21@gmail.com

THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATIONS, HELP, AND PRAYERS FOR THIS ANNUAL

FELLOWSHIP EVENT!

On October 18, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Andrew Cozzens as the bishop of Crookston, Minnesota.

Join in a Mass of Thanksgiving for Bishop Cozzens On November 28, 12 pm, at the Cathedral of Saint Paul Reception following for people to greet him from 1-4 pm

Bishop Cozzens will be installed as the eighth bishop of Crookston Monday, December 6, 1 pm at the

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Crookston.

Thanksgiving Will Be Here Soon! As you make plans to gather with family and friends to give thanks to God for all the spiritual and physical blessings you

have received, we invite you to take time from your celebrations to give praise and worship by attending:

Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, November 21 at 7PM at

Church of St. Mary in Le Center. Please note this is not a Mass and

does not fulfill your Sunday obligation.

All are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served following the service. Stop in and enjoy fellowship and treats!

Mass on Thanksgiving Day 9:00 AM, St. Mary

Setting aside time to express our gratitude to God on a day that is

dedicated to giving thanks is most appropriate. The Greek word “eucharisteo” means “to give

thanks.” The Catechism states that the Eucharist “is an act of thanksgiving to God” (No. 1329). The entire Mass is a prayer

of thanksgiving, which is stated explicitly in some prayers and implied throughout. Join us - all are welcome!

Churches of St. Mary & St. Henry 165 N. Waterville Ave., Le Center, MN 56057

Phone: 507-357-6633 Phone/Fax: 507-357-4838

www.stmarysthenry.org

Parish Staff

Pastor: Fr. James Stiles (ext 306) fr.stiles@frontier.com

After Hours Emergencies: 507-456-8473

Associate Pastor: Fr. Michael Barsness (ext 307) fr.barsness@frontier.com

Trustees St. Mary: Clarence Mager & Pete Plut

Trustees St. Henry: Dan Germscheid & Jim Selly

Faith Formation & Safe Environment Coordinator:

Cris Young (phone ext 304) crisayoung@frontier.com

Office Administrator: Gloria Wolf (phone ext 301)

gloriagw@frontier.com

Business Administrator: Tara Robinson (phone ext 302)

tarar@frontier.com

Maintenance: Joe Holicky (phone ext 305)

jholicky1@frontier.com

Music Ministry: Terri McMillen

mcmillen752@gmail.com

Office Hours - 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday - Thursday

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Friday

Bulletin Deadline - articles need to be submitted to Gloria by noon

on Wednesday.

For use of meeting rooms or Social Hall - contact Gloria

Thrift Store - 507-357-6942 Open Tues, Weds, & Thurs 10am-4pm

Mass Schedule

Saturday 5:00 PM (St. Henry)

Sunday 9:00 AM (St. Mary)

12:15 PM (St. Mary in Spanish)

Daily Mass - at St. Mary

Monday No Mass

Tuesday 5:00 PM

Weds, Thurs, & Friday 9:00 AM

Sacrament of Reconciliation Confessions are available Tuesdays & Fridays, 6-6:30pm (St. Mary) & Saturdays, 4:15-4:45 (St. Henry) Or by appointment (contact Fr. Stiles or Fr. Barsness)

Eucharistic Adoration takes place in cry room on Tuesdays from 5:30-9pm & Wednesdays from 9:30am - 9:00pm. The chapel is open for individuals to come for 5 minutes, an hour, or longer, to be with Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. (Closes during a Funeral Mass)

THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

November 14, 2021

Remember,

though heaven

and earth pass

away — his

words, his

teaching, he,

himself, does

not. Be alert,

be prepared.

Allison Gingras (LPI)

From the Pastor’s Desk

Dear Friends,

Begin with the End in Mind! As we approach the end of the Liturgical year and approach advent, we will face readings that reflect the end times. I preached recently about this phrase, "Remember your death," a mantra St. John Climacus and other desert fathers said was an essential step in the ladder to heaven. The idea is this: when we have before our eyes our end goal, which is heaven, we are more able to take steps directed to that goal. It's so easy as bodily creatures to get caught up in the here and now and forget that our life needs a destination, or we will be going down deer paths to nowhere we want to go. I don't know about you, but I've been in the woods as a Boy Scout and even now as a mountain biker, and sometimes we can follow the worn trail of a deer or other animal leading anywhere but back to civilization. We have this weekend the prophecy from Daniel, which reiterates the reality: there are only two destinations, one to everlasting life and one to endless, "horror and disgrace."

"The wise will shine brightly," the prophecy tells us, and in Her wisdom, the Church every year sets our sight upon our ultimate goal, heaven. The Church calls us to reorient our life towards heaven and recognize the steps that might be veering us off course. I think of it this way; if I want to become muscled, I must eat well and lift weights. I have to take steps to get strong, and having a good diet and working hard are necessary to get to the strength goal I have set for myself. If I'm not taking the proper steps, I will not only not get to my goal, but I will lose hope of getting to my goal. Not only that, but heaven truly is infinitely good, and it should excite us to do whatever it takes, and my heart beats all the more for the life of eternity.

Indeed, the end can inspire fear in many people, but we actively pray that Thy kingdom comes if we are on the right path. Every time you pray the Our Father, we call for Jesus to come again to make things right. The Church teaches us that the end times are right now, and the end started with the founding of the Church. The end times will go on until the Lord comes, "like a thief in the night." We know that it will be a public event, "a loud trumpet will blast." Ostensibly the end times come for each of us at the end of our lives. We must reorient our lives in this time, confess our sins, fix our eyes on the prize: Jesus. By following him each day, we will grow in hope and strength of faith to reach our heavenly destination.

Blessings! Fr. Michael

Mass/Adoration/Confession Schedule

Monday, November 15

Tuesday, November 16 5:00 pm Mass Sandra Goettl† 5:30 - 9:00 pm Adoration 6:00 - 6:30 pm Reconciliation

Wednesday, November 17 No Daily Mass (Please note change for this week) 9:30 am - 9:00 pm Adoration

Thursday, November 18 9:00 am Mass LeRoy & Tim Simonette†† & Tom Germscheid†

Friday, November 19 9:00 am Mass Donna & Edward Dudley†† 11:00 am Mass at Central Health Care 6:00 - 6:30 pm Reconciliation

Saturday, November 20 4:15 - 4:45 pm Confessions (St. Henry) 5:00 pm Mass (St. Henry) Jerry Stocker†, Nancy Stocker†, & Anna Mae Barklow†

Sunday, November 21 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

9:00 am Mass (St. Mary) Rich Kopet† & Joe & Edith Tambornino†† 12:15 pm Mass -Spanish (St Mary) For the Parish 7:00 pm Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service (St Mary)

This Week in the Parish

Monday, November 15 7:00 pm Doctors of the Church Seminar

Tuesday, November 16 Communion Calls - Sue 1:00 pm Mission Sewing

Wednesday, November 17 10:00 am Women’s Grief Group 6:30-7:30 pm Faith Formation Classes Thursday, November 18

Friday, November 19

Saturday, November 20

Sunday, November 21 7:00 pm Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service at St. Mary followed by refreshments

Please check our website and Facebook for the latest news or feel free to call the parish office.

www.stmarysthenry.org St. Mary’s Church, Le Center

https://www.facebook.com/StMaryStHenry/

Readings for next Sunday, November 21, 2021 Daniel 7:13-14 Revelation 1:5-8

John 18:33b-37

Please Note: There will not be Daily Mass on

Wednesday, November 17.

For the month of November we commemorate all those who have passed from this world for whom we still pray with a spirit of faith and charity. We are encouraged to remember our loved ones and others and offer prayers on their behalf. We provide, at the front of the church, a Book of Remembrance and a Book of Innocents (babies) to place your deceased loved ones names. We will keep them especially in our prayers throughout the month of November.

St. Mary Mission Sewing Group meets on Tuesdays in the mission room at 1:00 pm. The need for quilts in never ending and after a year off we are tying quilts again. We are always in need of material that can be dropped off at the

church office or call Ruth Germscheid, 357-6421, for more information. Come join the group. It is fun, relaxing, and rewarding. Everyone is welcome!

Le Center Food Shelf - Open Hours

First Monday of the month 1:00-3:00 Every Wednesday 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Or by appointment 507-357-4076 Serving residents of Le Center

Donations of plastic grocery bags are

needed at this time. Thank you!

St. Mary's Thrift Store 69 E Minnesota St.

Le Center 507-357-6942

OPEN HOURS 10 AM - 4 PM Tuesdays, Wednesdays,

& Thursdays

The Christmas Room is now open! Come in to walk through a wonderland of trees and a

beautiful display of Christmas décor.

Greetings to Active Duty Military — This holiday season the American Legion Post 108 would like to send a greeting to all active duty military personnel from the parishes of St. Mary & St. Henry. If you have an active duty person in your family and would like to participate, please leave their name

and address with the church secretary or email Anita Janda (American Legion Post 108 Commander) at anita.janda@yahoo.com or call her at 952-228-0386. It’s been a difficult year for

these dedicated people and we want to let them know we support them.

Grief, Hope, & Healing Wednesdays 10AM-11AM Church of St. Mary Mission Room A nondenominational grief support group for women who have experienced the death of a spouse or

significant other. You are not alone. This grief group is led by widows who understand what you are going through. The group offers an opportunity to learn about grief, share experiences and find healing and hope

from your loss. No registration is necessary. For more information call Marlene Hunt, 507-381-1177.

American Red Cross - Le Center Blood Drive American Legion, 97 S Park Ave, Le Center Monday, November 15, 2021 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Please call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter: Le Center to schedule an appointment. Streamline your donation experience and save up to 15 minutes by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to complete your pre-donation reading and health history

questions on the day of your appointment.

PASTORAL CARE EVENTS

THE CCW FALL SALAD LUNCHEON was cancelled due to COVID concerns. The proceeds from salad luncheons are used for liturgical supplies (bread, wine, candles, ashes, palms, and holy week supplies), Living Faith books, Masses for

deceased CCW Members, Missalettes, banners and flowers for the altar, speakers, fellowship opportunities, and supplies for the Mission Room. Thank you for your support. Please use the envelope found in last weekend’s bulletin. Write your check out to “St. Mary CCW” and note “Fall Salad Luncheon” on the memo line. Drop your donation in the Sunday collection

basket or bring to the parish office throughout the week. Thank you for your generosity!

Saint Paul & Minneapolis Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women Invites You to: Morning of Reflection

at Holy Spirit Church, 515 S Albert St, St. Paul Saturday, November 20, 2021 for Meet a Modern Day Magdalene

8:15am Registration/Refreshments 9:15am Welcome 9:30am Liz Kelly, Author & Spiritual Director 11:30 am Mass Park in lot between Cretin Baseball Field and Holy Spirit

Registration for event $20 by November 11, 2021 $25 after November 11 Mail check to: ACCW, 777 Forest St, St Paul, MN 55106

(Registration forms in Church of St Mary entrances) To register via credit card www.archspm.org/saintsaccw

Questions? 651-291-4545

St. Mary’s CCW NEWS & EVENTS

Please Pray For:

Jolene Zell Holden Zell Dave Krenik Gene Holicky Belinda Krenik Greg Goettl

We also keep in prayer all residents at area assisted living and long-term care facilities and our homebound parishioners.

Christmas Play Practice! Practices will be mostly Sundays after the 9am Mass with added practices as we get closer to performance dates. Practice CDs will be given out to work on songs at home.

Adults with imagination and creativity are needed to help build the stage scenes and others to go over parts with the little actors. First and Second grade students can be part of the entire play and will make up the Nativity actors as the Christmas Story is told.

The Play, “Red-Letter Christmas” will be presented on Sunday, Dec 5, 10:45 – 11:30 am in the Church. This Sunday is also the day of the parish Christmas Fair. The play will be live-streamed. It will be presented again on Wednesday, Dec 15, 6:45-7:30 pm in the church for religion classes. Community members are invited to attend either or both presentations. Some of the songs from the play will also be sung at the 4pm Christmas Eve Mass. If you can and want to be in the play, but can’t make it to the Christmas Eve Mass, that’s okay.

Please email me (mcmillen752@gmail.com) with phone number to send text messages. Then, I’ll have 2 ways to communicate with you.

Faith Formation

KC Poster Contest Last week students brought home instructions and poster board for the Knights of Columbus “Keep Christ In Christmas” Contest. Students in grade 1-6 are encouraged to participate in creating a poster that expresses what Jesus’ birth means

to them. Posters are due Wednesday, December 1st.

Confirmation Students Christmas Fair Kid Games set up will be on Sat. Dec. 4th from 9:00am -12:30pm

Christmas Fair Kid Games will run on Sun. Dec. 5th from 8:00am – 1pm Christmas Fair Clean up will be on Sun. Dec.5th from 12:30pm - 2:30pm

Christmas Fair Bussing Tables will run on Sun. Dec. 5th from 8:00am – 12:30pm It would be very helpful if Confirmation students volunteered for at least one of these days. To sign up go to:

https://stmarysthenry.org/volunteer-opportunities

Dates to Remember November 17 – 6:30 - 7:30PM Faith Formation (all grades) November 24 – No Faith Formation Class - Thanksgiving Break December 1 – 6:30 - 7:30PM Faith Formation (1-5 grades) and Family Faith Formation grades 6- Confirm. II KC posters DUE

Please download the Remind App for quick and easy Faith Formation updates and information. Our class code is 7g962b

“All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all families of the nations shall worship before you.”

Psalm 22:27 God bless, Cris Young Faith Formation Coordinator/Safe Environment Coordinator crisayoung@frontier.com

PICK UP A 2022 CALENDAR IN CHURCH ENTRANCES Featuring artwork from throughout our Christian history

from museums and collections around the world. The feasts and solemnities in this calendar are taken from

the Liturgical Calendar of the Untied States Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Divine Worship.

The next Family Faith Formation lesson is on December 1 from 6:30 -7:30 pm in the church at Church of St. Mary, Le Center. During the lessons, Father Stiles or Father Michael will guide us in learning more about our faith, parts of the Mass, areas of the church, etc. While these times are geared towards the children and parents of our Faith Formation Program, all parishioners should feel welcome to attend and learn

right alongside our youngest parishioners.

November 6-7, 2021 St. Mary St. Henry

Weekly Budget $ 4425.00 $ 825.00

Weekly Offering $ 3581.52 $ 905.00 Vanco Online Giving $ 1245.00 $ 270.00 Plate $ 124.00 $ 108.00

Total $ 4950.52 $ 1283.00

Diff. from budget +$ 525.52 +$ 458.00

Weekly Building Fund $ 160.00 Weekly Cemetery Project $

We appreciate your continued monetary support and prayers for our building. Maintenance is ongoing with any building, so we anticipate that repairs and replacements will be needed in the future. If you would like to give to the building fund, you can mark on your check memo line or on the envelope that your donation is for the building. Please find in this weekend’s bulletin the 1st Fiscal Quarter (7-1-2021 to 9-30-2021) of the General Operating Budget for the Churches of St. Mary & St. Henry.

Parish Stewardship

Church Cleaning - Laurie Schatz & Jennifer Rutt are scheduled to clean the church by November 21.

St. Henry News

Note to Lectors: The New Lector Workbook has arrived! Please take yours today and use it in preparation for your scheduled Sundays. Workbooks can be found in the sacristy at St. Mary.

This is for Year C and covers the liturgical year, from the First Sunday of Advent, November 28, 2021 to the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, November 20, 2022.

Is the Women’s Health Protection Act (H.R. 3755/S. 1975) truly giving women PROTECTION or is it a complete deception?

On September 21, 2021 in Washington, the House of Representatives, by a vote of 218-211, passed the most radical abortion bill of all time. The Archbishop of San Francisco, Salvatore J. Cordileone called the bill “nothing short of child sacrifice” and further stated, “Any reasonable person with a basic sense of morality and inkling of decency cannot but shudder in horror at such a heinous evil being codified in law.” The Most Reverend Joseph F. Naumann, Chairman of the USSCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities, added, “In fact, abortion is the opposite of women’s health care, and is an extreme violation of human rights.”

The following is part of what is contained in the bill:

Impose abortion on demand nationwide at any stage of pregnancy through federal statue even if the states don’t want it.

Invalidate modest pro-life laws at every level of government—federal, state and local.

Eliminate parental notification for minor girls, informed consent and health/safety protections specific to abortion facilities.

Force all Americans to support abortions here and abroad with their tax dollars.

Force employers and insurers to cover or pay for abortion.

Although the Women’s health Protection Act (WPHA) passed in the U.S. House, it is expected to have a harder time in the Senate. According to the Internet’s Congress.Gov, WPHA bill S 1975 was read twice in the Senate as of September 29, 2021 “and placed on the Senate legislative calendar”. Urge our state senators to vote NO on this deceptive piece of federal legislation that is a failure to love and serve women.

The next pro-life meeting will be held on Thursday, November 18 at 12:30 pm at the home of Theresa Widmer.

St. Mary-St. Henry Pro-Life Team

Next week our special collection will support the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. More than thirty-eight million people in the United States live in poverty. This collection supports programs that empower people to identify and address the obstacles they face as they work to bring permanent and positive change to their communities. Learn more about the Catholic Campaign for Human Development at www.usccb.org/cchd.

For your convenience we have included, in this

weekend’s bulletin, a flyer with an envelope attached

for you to place your donation and then drop in

the Sunday collection basket or at the parish office throughout the week.

November 20 - November 21: The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ King of the Universe

Altar Server Lector Extraordinary

Minister Ushers

Saturday, 5:00 PM (St. Henry) Emma Germscheid Steve Widmer

Sunday, 9:00 AM (St. Mary)

Kaylee Harkins Branko Schoenbauer

Constance Meyer Daniel Meyer Beverly Steffen

Scott Blaschko Robert Goettl Donald Hayden Peter Plut