Sacred Heart Church | 321 9th Street, P.O. Box 377, Heron Lake, MN 56137 | Sunday Mass: 8:00 am Sacred Heart Church | 516 10th Street, P.O. Box 187, Brewster, MN 56119 | Saturday Mass: 5:00 pm

St. Francis Xavier Church | 532 17th Street, P.O. Box 39, Windom, MN 56101 | Sunday Mass: 10:00 am

Readings: Wisdom 12:13, 16-19; Romans 8:26-27; Matthew 13:24-43

WELCOME! MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS: JULY 21-26, 2020

NEXT WEEKEND’S READINGS:

Kings 3:5, 7-12 Romans 8:28-30

Matthew 13:44-52

SACRED HEART HERON LAKE

SACRED HEART BREWSTER

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER WINDOM

JULY 19, 2020 | SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Weekly Gospel Meditation

Tuesday 5:30pm Windom +Richard & Maxine Young

Wednesday 9:30am Heron Lake +Sister Jocille Robinson

Thursday 9:00am Brewster +Brian Schmitz

Friday 5:30 pm Windom +Celestine “Sally” Ahrens

Saturday 5:00 pm Brewster +Joan Smith Eich

Sunday 8:00am Heron Lake +Edward J. Freking and Dennis P.. Hartman

10:00am Windom +Rita Schoborg

+Know that Fr. Pratap includes all of us in his daily prayers and private Mass intentions.

A single mother who has a child with special needs works two jobs and sacrifices much of her own pleasures in order to be available for her son. Being the best mother possible is important to her and brings her joy. We are willing to make great and often heroic sacrifices for those people and things that matter most to us. Unless there is something of obvious importance to us in our immediate path, we can easily approach life in a more haphazard and chaotic way. We jump from one thing to another, responding to whatever it is that is competing for our attention at that moment. When everything is important, nothing is important.

If we do not wear the right pair of glasses, we can get all too easily caught up in the superficial stuff and neglect paying attention to the things that really matter. The kingdom of God is like the pearl of great price that is worth selling everything for so that it can be obtained. Based on where I invest my time and energy each day, I really wonder whether I am serving God’s kingdom or my own. Have you ever considered tracking how you spend your time? You may be surprised! We allow our agendas to set the clock of our lives. We forget that joy and a true sense of purpose are not going to be found in following that timepiece. Joy is the expression of the happi-ness that is discovered when living in the kingdom of God. When our agenda matches God’s, not only do we leap for joy but God leaps with delight as well. Our well-being is what matters most to God.

Can you imagine God delighting in you? It is easy to deaden our senses to the whole reality of God and the joy that living the Gospel can bring. The demands of secular life and the agendas competing for our attention can quickly do that. We can get tired and spiritually apathetic. But if we can see our way through all of the conflicting voices and hear the voice of God, we can rediscover our zeal and passion and redirect our efforts. When we begin to see as God sees, we can rise each day and notice what really needs our attention and embrace it with exuber-ance. Be careful, though. It may not be what we originally had on our list. Responding to it, however, will be worth putting everything else aside.

PARISH PRIEST Fr. Pratap Reddy Salibindla, 548 17th St., P. O. Box 39, Windom, MN 56101 Cell: 507-226-4536 E-mail: triparishpriestjuly2018@gmail.com

BREWSTER OFFICE: Loretta Smith: Office Administrator Phone: 507-842-5584 Hours: Tuesday-Thursday, 8:30AM-4:30PM E-Mail: sacreds@centurytel.net Dawn Murphy: FF Coordinator

HERON LAKE OFFICE: Carmen Rasche: Office Administrator Phone: 507-793-2357 Hours: Tuesday-Thursday, 8:30AM-4:00PM E-mail: sacredhearthl@gmail.com Website: http://sacredheartheronlake.org Judy Stenzel: FF Coordinator E-mail: sacredhlff@yahoo.com

WINDOM OFFICE: Pat Spencer: Office Administrator Phone: 507-831-1985 Hours: Monday–Thursday, 9:00AM–3:00PM E-mail: stfxavier@windomnet.com Website: www.sfxwindom.org Katelin Brown: FF Coordinator E-mail: stfrancisff@gmail.com FB: St. Francis Xavier Parish

NEW PARISHIONERS We welcome you into God’s family! If you are in-terested in learning more about our church, or

would like to join, please stop in the Parish Office. Please notify the Parish Office of any change of

address.

PRAYER & WORSHIP

SACRAMENTAL LIFE

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VOCATION VIEW: Yeast which a woman kneaded……...Say thanks to-day to that special woman who has kneaded the yeast of God’s love into your life. Pray God’s blessing on all people who bring leaven and light. (Matthew 13::24-43) MARRIAGE PREPARATION: Contact the priest 6 to 12 months in ad-vance of the date of marriage to fill out the forms, to do FOCCUS Test and to attend Marriage Prep Mentoring sessions. Fr. Pratap is seeking married couples who are practicing Catholics, and have chil-dren, who would be willing to volunteer to help prepare our en-gaged couples for marriage. Please contact Fr. Pratap at 507-226-4536, or your parish office, if interested. BAPTISM PREPARATION: Contact the parish office a month in ad-vance to fill out the form and to attend Baptism Mentoring Sessions. All Baptisms will be celebrated privately until further notice. THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION is still available by appoint-ment for each Parish.

FUNERALS

Tri Parish Prayer Intentions: Submit Intentions to Parish Coordinator. • All suffering from the Coronavirus • Healthcare & other essential workers • For those who die alone • Arlene Bartosh • Jack Strouth • Jim Salentiny • Sogge Home Residents • Residents of Lakeview Assisted Living • For an end to abortion • For Law Enforcement and Emergency

Personnel

Eternal Rest Grant unto……… MEMORIAL MASS: Next Sunday, July 26th, at Sacred Heart of Heron Lake, the 8:00 am Mass will also be in memory of Den-nis P. Hartman and there will be a blessing of his ashes. Den-nis died November 9, 2019. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, rest in peace. Amen. We remember all his loved ones in prayer.

BAPTISMS

Welcome to the Family of God………….. Philip Michael Schmitz, son of Amanda and Michael Schmitz , was baptized on Saturday, July 11th, at Sacred Heart Brewster .

LITURGICAL LIFE

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CHURCH SUPPORT

Category Brewster Heron Lake Windom

Week 2/52 $ 768.. $ 2,061. $ 1,717.

YTD $ 1252. $ 3,702. $ 3,613.

Budget $

Total $

THE CATHOLIC MINISTRIES APPEAL 2020

Parish Goal $ Received From # of Parishion-ers

SFX-W $15,300 $10,105. 43

SH-HL $10,200 $ 8,075. 28

SH-B $ 6,250 $ 3,240. 16

MEDITACIÓN DEL EVANGELIO – ALENTAR UN ENTENDIMIENTO MÁS PROFUNDO DE LA ES-CRITURA (Gospel Meditations)

19 de julio de 2020

16º Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

La escena tiene lugar en un campo donde el propietario siembra el grano, pero una noche llega el enemigo y siembra la cizaña, término que en hebreo deriva de la misma raíz que el nombre "Satanás" y reclama el concepto de división. Todos sabemos que el demonio es un cizañero, siempre intenta separar a las per-sonas, las familias, las naciones y los pueblos. Los siervos querían quitar en seguida la hierba mala, pero el amo lo impide con esta moti-vación: "no, que, al arrancar la cizaña, podríais arrancar también el trigo". Porque todos sa-bemos que cuando la cizaña crece se parece mucho al grano bueno, y está el peligro de confundirlos. La enseñanza de la parábola es doble. En primer lugar, dice que el mal que hay en el mundo no proviene de Dios, sino de su enemigo, el Maligno. Es curioso, este va de noche a sembrar la cizaña, en la oscuridad, en la confusión, donde no hay luz, pero va él y siembra la cizaña. Este enemigo es astuto: ha sembrado el mal en medio del bien, así es im-posible separar claramente a los hombres; pero Dios, al final, podrá hacerlo. (Papa Fran-cisco, Rezo del Angelus 20/07/14).

Jesús, da a escoger entre trigo o cizaña, entre ser de su equipo o no ser. La enseñanza también lleva a reflexionar que buenos y ma-los crecen juntos. La oportunidad de salvación es para todos, los ejemplos de vida son motivo de cambios de corazón. Es por eso muy im-portante ser modelo para las generaciones futuras. Cada minuto de la vida se puede hacer el bien. ¡Aprovecha!

LITURGICAL ROLES– JULY 25th & 26th Role BREWSTER HERON LAKE WINDOM Saturday | 5:00 pm Sunday | 8:00 am Sunday | 10:00 am ___________________________________________________________________________ LECTORS Nora Pickhinke Linda Stuckenbroker Brooke Garlock ____________________________________________________________________________________ CANTOR Mary Theesfeld ____________________________________________________________________________________ EUCHARISTIC Steve & Barb Nadine Forman MINISTERS Hussong Elaine Tasler ____________________________________________________________________________________ USHERS Ryan Haberman Patty Symens Jeremy & Katie Gale Symens Janssen Sue Curley Mike Curley ____________________________________________________________________________________ CONTRIBUTIONS Marty & Cathy Henkels Candy Riordan Jason & Tracy Freking Lenny & Betty T. ____________________________________________________________________________________ SACRISTANS Jackie Jurgens Joan Schafer __________________________________________________________________________________ ROSARY Steve & Barb Mary Benson Hussong ____________________________________________________________________________________ BELL RINGER Braxton Brown ____________________________________________________________________________________

FRNCISCAN MISSION Mission Rwanda-Africa SFX-W $486. SFX-W $ 51. SH-HL $ 170. SH-HL $ 12. SH-B $ 386. SH-B $ 51. __________________________________________________________________________

INSIDE OUR PARISHES

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BREWSTER

PLEASE READ NOTES FOR ALL PAR-ISHES. THERE IS IMPORTANT IN-FORMATION REGARDING RETURN-ING TO MASS, ETC. REMEMBER TO REMOVE your mask at communion time, line up in single file staying 6 ft. apart, and sanitize your hands. Thank you THE FAITH FORMATION PROGRAM is in need of volunteer teachers begin-ning the Fall of 2020. Some of our pre-sent teachers are teaching 2 classes every week. If anyone would consider teaching grades 1, 4, 5, 9 or 10, please contact Judy Stenzel at 507-360-2049 or judystenzel13@yahoo.com Thank you! LITURGICAL MINISTRY ROLES for the months of July/August are available for you to pick up from the church en-trance. Roles are also available for viewing on ou website: http://sacredheartheronlake.org..Just click on the Liturgical Roles Tab. Please find a substitute if unable to serve on your designated date. Ushers please come early. Thank you! SUPPORT YOUR CHURCH by placing your contributions, before or after Mass, in the baskets available on the tables in church entrance. You may also mail them to Sacred Heart Church, PO Box 377, Heron Lake, MN 56137. An online option is also availa-ble. Without the financial assistance and prayers of our faithful members, we would not be the parish that we are today. Thank you for your contribu-tions! FLOWER DONATIONS APPRECIATED. If you have flowers from your gardens or wish to purchase and donate flow-ers for summer altar décor, contact Mary Mathias at 793-2615, and, please leave message. THE AUGUST CCW quarterly mtg. has been cancelled for Sacred Heart—Heron Lake. MEMORIAL MASS: Next Sunday, July 26th, at Sacred Heart of Heron Lake, the 8:00 am Mass will also be in memory of Dennis P. Hartman and there will be a blessing of his

ashes. Dennis died November 9, 2019. CHECK BACK PAGE FOR FIRST COM-MUNION INFORMATION!

REMINDER: Masks are required at Church. Please remember to bring one with you. .PLEASE REMEMBER to remove your mask at communion time, line up single file and maintain 6 ft. distance, and sanitize your hands. Thank you! REMEMBER TO SILENCE YOUR PHONE OR PAGER before you en-ter church for Mass.. THE MARY JO COPELAND TRAIL-ER IS FULL!. DO NOT leave items in the Church entry, hall, or by the trailer. We will announce when it is open again. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED in be-coming a Eucharistic Minister, please let Fr. Pratap or the office know. If you are interested in be-coming a Sacristan, please let Vic-ki Ommen or the office know. PLEASE CONTINUE TO USE your weekly envelopes to support our church in these days of uncertain-ty. You can mail them to St. Fran-cis Xavier Church, PO Box 39, Win-dom 56101—or slide them under the office door. We would like to thank everyone for your generosi-ty. FOR INFORMATION ON ONLINE DONATIONS, please contact your office. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON COVID RELIEF FUND—Sponsored by Catholic Charities of So.. Min-nesota, please contact your office. BUILDING OUR FAITH FOR-MATION PROGRAM—We are look-ing for teachers for the coming year. No plans yet but we need to know who is willing to teach. Please let Katelin Brown at 507-621-8187 or stfrancisff@gmail.com if you are interested. CHECK BACK PAGE FOR FIRST COMMUNION INFORMATION!

HERON LAKE WINDOM

THE OFFICE would like your email address. When sending out corre-spondence of any kind, it is much easier and costs less than mail-ing. Please email your address di-rectly to sacreds@centurytel.net or call 842-5584 and leave a mes-sage, call or text to 370-2215. Thank you. . FOR MASS LITURGY ROLES, we need 2 ushers, 1 reader, and 2 com-munion ministers. Please call Loretta to volunteer. PLEASE REMEMBER to remove your mask at communion time and line up for communion single file when Father begins the Lamb of God. Sanitize your hands. Thank you. BULLETINS ARE AVAILABLE at the entrances of the church and in the Bulletin Box on the south side of the church. PLEASE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT our church by sending in your en-velopes to Sacred Heart Church, Box 187, Brewster. We thank you for your generosity. FOR INFORMATION ON ONLINE DONATIONS, please contact your office. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON COVID RELIEF FUND—Sponsored by Catholic Charities of So.. Minne-sota, please contact your office. PLEASE READ NOTES FOR ALL PARISHES. THERE IS IM-PORTANT INFORMATION RE-GARDING RETURNING TO MASS, ETC. CHECK BACK PAGE FOR FIRST COMMUNION INFORMATION!

NOTES FOR ALL PARISHES

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Protocols for the public celebration of the Eucharist (MASS) during the Pandemic Restrictions Wear a Mask, Maintain a social distance of 6 feet from others, Sanitize your hands at the en-trance of the Church, Wait for ushers to guide you to a pew. My Responsibilities when choosing to participate in the celebration of the Eucharist:

When in good health and with no cold, cough and fever, I choose to participate in the cel-ebration of the Eucharist.

I wear a mask to the Church, sanitize my hands at the entrance of the Church and wait for ushers to guide me to a pew. Please do not enter Church without a mask.

Prior to receiving Communion, I sanitize my hands, follow social distancing and receive Communion reverently in my hand. Ushers will direct the Communion line.

I’ll drop my offertory envelope in a basket placed at the entrances of the Church. I will collect my own bulletin. If I am able, I’ll volunteer to assist in liturgical or ministry roles. The faithful should be aware that the obligation to attend Sunday Mass remains dispensed

until further notice.

FIRST COMMUNION INFORMATION—TriParish: Practice—Wed., August 19th, 6 PM, Windom First Communion—Sat., August 22nd, Windom First Communicants and families only. Masks are mandatory. (1st Reconciliation will be scheduled at each Parish) EXTRA CONTRIBUTION BASKETS will be available for the FRANCISCAN MISSION-INDIA collections, and for the Mission Appeal for Catholic Diocese of Butare located in Rwanda-Africa. Please be aware of which basket you are placing your special and regular contributions in. Thank you. THE MARY JO COPELAND TRAILER IS FULL! PLEASE DO NOT leave items in the Church entry, hall, or by the trailer. We will announce in the bulletin, the announcements , and our FB page when it is open again.

THE MISSALETTES will be placed in the back of the churches. Please feel free to take one but be sure to take it home and bring back to use each week. If left behind, it will have to be thrown away. VIRTUS TRAINING is now available online. Contact Katelin Brown for more information. Christ’s Love Compels Us: Evangelization Discernment Retreat for those who want to share God’s good-ness. Sept 11-13 at Shalom Hill Farm. Do you feel a nudge from God to share His love with others? Do you need courage, hope, support and time to explore this calling? Come to this retreat! Song, holy silence, spir-itual talks, discussion. All are welcome. COVID -19 restrictions will be in place. For more information and reg-istration visit: https://rebrand.ly/retreatRSVP . Make plans for a fall get-away with the one you love before your calendar fills up!! A Marriage Encounter Weekend is a private weekend away from life's distractions that allows a husband and wife to focus on each other. The next available Weekends are Sep 25-27, 2020 in WINDOM, MN and Oct 16-18, 2020 in Marvin, SD. Early registration is highly recommended. For more information visit our website at: southmnwwme.org or contact Miki at applications@southmnwwme.org or 507-227-8229. Están buscando un fin de semana perfecto? ¿Un fin de semana para acercarse más? ¿Quieren aprender una técnica de comunicación que le permita a cada pareja explorar áreas importantes de su relación en un espíritu de amor y comprensión? Un fin de semana del Encuentro Matrimonial Mundial es exactamente lo que buscan. Se pueden escapar de las distracciones de la vida cotidiana y concentrarse en su matrimo-nio. Los proximos fines de semana son Sep 25-27, 2020 in WINDOM, MN and Oct 16-18, 2020 in Marvin, SD. Para aplicar visite http://ncmarriagediscovery.org/faqs-es.php o para más información pónganse en contac-to con Diego y Claudia Gonzalez: 704-698-1010 o Claudiagg@ymail.com.