Sunday, November 23rd Barnes & Noble Mankato Bookfair supporting All Saints Education Center 11:00 am to 2:30 pm. Crafts, Student Performances and Storytime. Vouchers can be used in the Mankato store 11/23 through 11/28 (Black Friday)! CanвЂ™t make it to the store? Vouchers can be used online as well. Red Cross Blood Mobile: Feel good about giving back by donating blood. Madison Lake Blood Drive is on Wednesday, November 26th from 12:00-6:00 pm in the All Saints Church basement. Our goal is 47 units. Just walk in or call Marlene for an appointment at 507317-1417. Sneak A Peak - Education Center News... There are many things that we have to be thankful for! This week the 3 year old Early Childhood classroom took a ride on the Mayflower to discover the New World. We made hats like the pilgrims and worked on our turkey sounds. While making our very own turkeys, we were visited by a real one. We were able to make comparison with what we put on our turkeys and real ones. St. AnnвЂ™s Altar Society Mark your calendar for two upcoming events, sponsored by the St AnnвЂ™s Altar Society. Saturday, December 6th is the Christmas Tin Project at 9:00 am in Scheid Hall. Assembly of donated Christmas cookie/candy gifts will take place for our homebound, hospitalized and those suffering losses/hardships this past year. Anyone who would like to help by making cookies and/or candies, help assemble or deliver cans contact Mary Fritz at 243-3659 or 381-139 7. Monday, December 8th is our Senior CitizenвЂ™s Dinner at All Saints Church following the 11:00 am Mass. This event is open to members of All Saints Parish and area communities. This is free of charge! Immaculate Conception Parish, St. Clair,MN Our Mission is to invite all to strengthen their experience of the message and Spirit of Jesus. Thank you: The Family of Dale Sargent wants to thank everyone at All Saints for all of their care and concern in the recent hospitalization and funeral of our husband, father, grandfather. LUNCH EXPRESS MENU WEEK OF NOVEMBER 17: Monday: Sloppy Joe/Bun, Potato Salad, Baked Beans, Fruit; Tuesday: Turkey Commercial, Mashed Potatoes, Garden Salad, Fruit; Wednesday: Fried Chicken, Ranch Pasta Salad, Corn, Fruit; Thursday: Meatloaf, Baked Potato, Green Beans, Fruit; Friday: BLT Sandwich, Bacon Potato Soup, Fruit _____________________________________________________________________________________ AREA HAPPENINGS Turkey Bingo: Sunday, November 23rd at 3:00 pm at St. JosephвЂ™s Church in Waldorf. For $5.00 you can play 20 games of bingo, free chance at door prizes and a Sloppy Joe supper! Also - Bake sale & Door Prizes. Come Join the fun! An Ignatian Advent Retreat is being offered at SS Peter & Paul Parish this Advent season. Please join us as we prepare ourselves for the Son of God becoming man and for His second coming in glory. It is a special time for active expectation, desire, prayer, communication and joy. The retreat includes prayerful scripture reading, Ignatian contemplation on the infancy narratives, daily personal prayer and a group prayer meeting Tuesday evenings from 6:30 вЂ“ 8:00PM. The retreat will begin Tuesday, November 25th and end Tuesday, December 30th. If you would like to register or would like more information, please call Frank Cesario at 625-2395 or email at fcesario@ hickorytech.net. Lunch, Movie, and Discussion: Open the Door to God, Advent Prayer & Discernment Retreat Friday, December 5, 5:15 - 8:30 p.m. and Saturday, December 6, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Experience a variety of prayer forms and take time to discern next steps in your life (work, relationships, religious life, volunteer-ism, vocation, creativity, etc.). The retreat will take place Friday evening and all day Saturday at the Sisters of St. Joseph Provincial House, 1880 Randolph Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota. Women and men 18-50 years old are welcome. Register by Wednesday, November 26. Cost is $25 or $35 overnight (optional). Contact Sister Mary Swanson, SSND, mswanson@ssnd. org or 414-305-9011. ChildrenвЂ™s Program of Northern Ireland: Open your heart to 10 and 11 year old children from Northern Ireland this summer. ChildrenвЂ™s Program of Northern Ireland is looking for Host Families for the Summer of 2015. Children will arrive at the end of June for 5 weeks. If your family, or someone you know, is interested in hosting please contact us for more information. (651) 405-1108 or cpni@cpni.org All Saints Parish, Madison Lake, MN Sunday, November 16, 2014 Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Pastor: Fr. Robert Schneider Email: FrSchneider51@gmail.com - 507-243-3319 - cell 507-469-9979 www.as-ic.org Immaculate Conception Church 101 Church St. All Saints Church P.O. Box 100 St. Clair, MN 56080 Phone: 507-245-3447 Fax: 507-245-3448 Email: icoffice@hickorytech.net Mass Schedule: 9:00 a.m. Friday Morning 4:00 p.m. Saturday Afternoon 8:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Holy Day Schedule: Consult Bulletin. 605 4th St. P.O. Box 217 Madison Lake, MN 56063 Phone: 507-243-3319 Fax: 507-243-4308 Email: asoffice@hickorytech.net Mass Schedule: 8:00 a.m. Friday Morning 5:30 p.m. Saturday Evening 10:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Holy Day Schedule: Consult Bulletin. Reconciliation: Sunday 8:00 a.m. & by appointment. Reconciliation: Saturday 11:00 a.m. & by appointment. Sacraments of the Church Baptism: Arrangements are made by contacting the parish offices in advance of the date. Pastoral Care of the Elderly and Sick: Please contact either parish office when someone is hospitalized or homebound or if you would like to be added to our prayer chain or if you would like to receive communion. Marriage: Arrangements for the date and preparation are made by contacting Fr. Schneider at least 9 months in advance. RCIA: The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the process where adults become members in the Catholic Church. For additional information, contact Fr. Schneider. Emergencies: In the case of an emergency please call FatherвЂ™s cell phone listed above. Devices to assist the hearing impaired during Mass are available. Please contact an usher before Mass to learn where they are located. Weekly Mass Schedule and Intentions Stewardship of Treasure - Weekend of November 8 & 9 A.S. I.C. Adults $ 3548.00 $ 2069.40 Friday November 21 Saturday November 22 Sunday November 23 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Madison Lake St. Clair St. Clair Madison Lake St. Clair Madison Lake Joe & Catherine Stegmaier Vince Embacher Jim Loeffler Parishioners Shirley Seys James Benson Students Children Offertory Online Giving Total Stewardship of Time and Talent - Weekend of November 22 & 23 Sat. 4 p.m. I.C Lectors Francis Hannick Sat. 5:30 p.m. A.S. Georgia Fasnacht Sun. 8:30 a.m. I.C. Natalie Hodapp Sun. 10 a.m. A.S. Gary Schmidt Euch. Min. Dennis & Muggs Zabel Kathy Ploog Gloria Hoppe Donna Haala Carol Hoffman Frances Sargent Dan & Marie Ireland Jodi Sheppard Sharon DaukHoward Vetter ServersPaul LangEli FritzJohn LynchChristian Vetter Joey NicolaiAmanda FritzMaddy LynchGeorgia Weber UshersBob AdamsCharles JamersonDavid LynchJames Kotek Stan GartnerNorm PloogPat Arntzen Mike Peters 2 VolunteersSteve Weber Tom Haala PASTORвЂ™S MESSAGE..... From Fr. Anthony Kadavil, St. John the Baptist Church, POB 417, 12450 Hwy 188, Grand Bay, AL 36541 The four lessons taught by Jesus through the Gospel parable: 1) God gives each person different gifts for his or her intended uses. We are only asked to make full use of what we have been uniquely given and to use our talents for the benefit of the community as a whole. (2) The better our work the greater our responsibility. God gives more responsibilities to those who make the best use of their God-given talents. (3) The lazy and the unproductive will be punished. Even the person with only one talent has something to offer to others. If he fails to do some positive good work he will lose what he has. If he tries and fails he will meet compassion and forgiveness. (4) God blesses generous sharers and punishes the selfish hoarders. Those who share generously the gifts they have been given are likely to find themselves constantly and immeasurably enriched, while those who jealously and selfishly preserve, out of fear, what they have been given, will lose it. In short, the parable outlines the result of abundant, grace-filled stewardship of GodвЂ™s resources. Play it safe: There is an old story about two farmers visiting over a fence in early Spring. вЂњJake,вЂќ the first one said, вЂњWhat are you going to plant this year, corn?вЂќ вЂњNope,вЂќ Jake replied, вЂњscared of the corn borer.вЂќ вЂњWell, what about potatoes?вЂќ His neighbor asked. вЂњNope, too much danger of potato bugs,вЂќ announced Jake. The neighbor pressed on, вЂњWell, then, what are you going to plant?вЂќ Jake answered, вЂњNothing! IвЂ™m going to play it safe.вЂќ In todayвЂ™s Gospel Jesus tells the story of a lazy servant like Jake, who buried his talent instead of doing business with it. JOKE OF THE WEEK: How to stay safe without taking risk? 1. Avoid riding in automobiles because they are responsible for 20% of all fatal accidents. 2. Do not stay home because 17% of all accidents occur in the home. 3. Avoid walking on streets or sidewalks because 14% of all accidents occur to pedestrians. 4. Avoid traveling by air, rail, or water because 16% of all accidents involve these forms of transportation. 5. Of the remaining 33%, 32% of all deaths occur in hospitals. So, above all else, avoid hospitals. BUT, you will be pleased to learn that only .001% of all deaths occur in worship services in church, and these are usually related to previous physical disorders. Therefore, logic tells us that the safest place for you to be at any given point in time is at Church! And, Bible study is safe too. The percentage of deaths during Bible study is even smaller. So for SAFETYвЂ™S sake: Attend Church, and read your Bible. IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE! $ 6.00 $ 36.26 $ 404.55 $ 735.00 $ 4729.81 $ $ $ $ $ 2.00 10.00 222.00 100.00 2403.40 Energy Needs $ 100.00 All Saints Day $ 60.00 $ 40.00 Baby Bottle Cam. $ 62.49 $ 26.80 ________________________________________________ Gospel Reflection of the Week: Who has affirmed your talents? Who needs your affirmation of their talents? __________________________________________________ Word of Life: вЂњBefore I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet to the nations I appointed you.вЂќ вЂ” Jeremiah 1:5 (NABRE В© 2010 CCD. Used with permission.) _____________________________________________ Parenting Pointers As the season changes, so do people. Children grow. People die. We drop old habits and learn new ones. Discuss in your family one bad habit each of you would like to get rid of. By Susan Vogt www.Susan Vogt.net The All Saints Book of Life is located in the front of church. You are encouraged to write the names of loved ones who have passed. We remember them in prayer in a special way during the month November. Faith Formation: All Saints: Grades 7-10 No Class Wednesday, November 19th or November 26th. Sunday School-Grade 6 No Class Sunday, November 23rd or November 30th. Please continue to pray for the Second Grade Students from All Saints Parish as they continue their preparation for the Sacrament of Reconciliation which will be celebrated at All Saints on Saturday, December 6th at 11:00 am. Immaculate Conception: Grades 1-10 will meet for classes on Wednesday, November 19th from 6:30-7:30pm. Parts for the Christmas pageant will be chosen next week. If you miss class and want to be in the pageant contact your teacher or the parish office. Sunday School will meet on Sunday, November 23 in the Religion Building at 8:30 am. Confirmation Retreat - Confirmation candidates from All Saints and Immaculate Conception will attend a retreat on Tuesday, November 18th from 4:00pm - 9:00pm. Please keep them in your prayers as they complete this important step in their Confirmation preparation. Baptism: Welcome into the faith family, Quinn Christopher Quast, son of Mark and Sara Quast, who was baptized on Sunday, November 2, 2014 at Immaculate Conception by Father Robert Schneider. Stewardship: вЂњWell done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a little, I will set you over muchвЂ¦вЂќMatthew 25:21 God expects us to nurture and develop the gifts He has given us and then generously give back with increase. He doesnвЂ™t want us to waste or hoard the gifts He has given us; He expects us to grow our gifts, use them wisely and be generous with them. Archbishop Robert J. Carlson, Archdiocese of St. Louis Baby Bottle Campaign: If you took a baby bottle, the collection date is today - November 16. If you forgot to drop off your bottle, please do so in the near future. Thanks for supporting this important project which promotes life. Proceeds go to Catholic Charities programs helping mothers and babies. All Saints Tree of Lights We will again light the tree outside of church and participate in the Kiwanis Holiday Light Display at Sibley Park. For $10.00, you can have a loved one(s) name put on a snowflake ornament on our tree at Sibley Park and lights on our tree at church. Donations should be turned in by Monday, November 24. Please see website as-ic.org to find form. All Saints Parish Pastoral Council Members are as follows: Chair Jen Fraze: Vice Chair Jim Onken: Secretary Carol Schneider: Members: Darcy Anderson, Michael Stenzel and Dorothy Wolff. Trustees Carol Ries and Jim Kotek also serve as advisors. All Saints Parish Pastoral Council is sponsoring a new Parish Pictoral Directory. Portrait sittings started this past Tuesday. If you havenвЂ™t already done so, we encourage you to schedule your free portrait sitting. Please contact the Parish Office (243-3319) between the hours of 7:00 am and 3:30 pm. We are looking for volunteers to help during the picture taking too. Immaculate Conception: Winter Festival - Youth volunteers are needed to help with games, activities, decorating, set up and clean up for the Saint Nicholas Kids Day Celebration as part of the Winter Festival Friday, December 5th 5-8 pm or Saturday, December 6th 10:00am - 1:00pm in the Religion Building. To sign up for a volunteer position contact Jill Rollenhagen 507-382-2357. Also needed are gallon jars with covers. Jars may be left at the parish office or in the kitchen. Additional parish news continued on back page...