Bulletins

Bulletin – 4th Sunday of Easter in a Time of Pandemic

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NO MASS AGAIN THIS WEEKEND.

Dear Friends,

No physical Mass once again this Sunday as we all social-distance to protect ourselves and each other.  This will be Good Shepherd Sunday as we reflect on our God who considers each one of us unique, calls us by name, and will leave the 99 to find us when we become, lost.

Robert and I continue our prayers for each of you and ask you to remember us as well.  We are a community and will remain one if we remember to hold each other in our hearts and prayers.  Our community has been praying for our brother, Eric B. and I wanted you to know that he has been able to return to his home in Willowbrook  with around-the-clock caregivers.  He is much happier now to be in this familiar place–thanks all for your prayers.

Stay safe and well and write, krredig@hbci.com or call, 507-429-3616 if I may be of particular service to you.

Peace and love,

Pastor Kathy

Readings: 

  • Acts 2: 14, 36-41
  • 1 Peter 2: 20-25
  • John 10: 1-10

 

Bulletin – 3rd Sunday of Easter during a time of Pandemic

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NO MASS THIS WEEKEND ONCE AGAIN!!!–Physical, that is! –this is a time to be “church” in other ways!  This time of social distancing is perhaps teaching you, as it is me, how we might be “church” in other ways–how we might, in fact, receive “eucharist” in other ways.  And of course; I am speaking beyond the “physical” bread.  Because we can’t be together, does that preclude being community to each other?  I don’t think so…

Dear Friends,

We are challenged as those on their way to Emmaus in this week’s Gospel, to find Jesus where we wouldn’t necessarily look!  Let us be “church” in new and creative ways during these days of social-distancing.

If there is anything I can do for you, please don’t hesitate to call or email: 507-429-3616 or aaorcc2008@gmail.com.

Peace and love–stay safe and well–

Pastor Kathy

Readings: 

  • Acts 2: 14, 22-28
  • 1 Peter 1: 17-21
  • Luke 24: 13-35

 

Bulletin – 2nd Weekend of Easter in the time of Pandemic 2020

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NO MASS THIS SATURDAY–APRIL 18, 2020 due to the need for social distancing during this time of pandemic!!!  If we could meet for Mass this week, it would be on Saturday–let us meet in spirit, sharing our goodness, our love for each other and  for the God who made us all. 

Dear Friends,

Once again, we won’t be meeting, but our hearts are joined in this Easter–alleluia time!  Do reach out in the ways that you can, to those in need.  Our board has voted to give $300 to Habitat for Humanity here in Winona because due to the pandemic,  The ReStore  has had to close as well as Habitat’s major fundraiser has had to be cancelled.  In order to keep them afloat, some local friends have given a $40,000 matching grant and local churches have been asked to help them make the additional $40,000.

Stay safe and well, my friends–peace and love,

Pastor Kathy

Readings: 

  • Acts 2: 42-47
  • 1 Peter 1: 3-9
  • John 20: 19-31

 

Bulletin – Palm Sunday

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Dear Friends,

NO MASS ONCE AGAIN THIS SUNDAY!!!–additionally, there will be no masses until further notice due to the corona virus and the need to “shelter-in-place.” 

For your information–our board has agreed to send $300 to the Advocacy Center (formerly the Women’s Resource Center of Winona) because they had to cancel their Spring Gala Event due to the corona virus.  This event is a huge fund-raiser for them each year.  It has been documented that domestic violence has gone up during this time of “sheltering-in-place,” thus the need to support their efforts.

We have come to Holy Week in this “new normal” of being “church” during this time of pandemic due to the corona virus.  Each day’s news brings unbelievable almost, numbers of sick people and likewise, deaths from this silent enemy.  Except for maybe since, World War II, our nation has not been so galvanized to fight an enemy and trying to remain sane and human as we do it.

Holy Week and its message of life, death and resurrection seem a fitting meditation for our present time.  Let us bring all our worries, our faltering faith and strength to our brother Jesus in the mystery of the cross.  Let us not lose sight though of the Resurrection–let each of us do our part as we, “shelter-in-place” for the good of us all.

Peace and much love,

Pastor Kathy

P.S.  I will send out sets of readings for each of the days of the Triduum–Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and of course, Easter Sunday–watch for those too!

Readings:  

Procession with the palms:  Matthew 21: 1-11

Readings for Mass:  

  • Isaiah 50: 4-7 Psalm Response:  “My God, my God, why have you deserted me?” Psalm 22: 8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24
  • Philippians 2: 5-11
  • Passion from Matthew 26: 14–27: 66

 

Bulletin – 5th Sunday of Lent

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Dear Friends,

NO MASS AGAIN THIS SUNDAY!!! –Watch for future announcements concerning next week and beyond!

We continue in this time of a “new normal,” discerning each day, what that in fact, means, as many of us struggle to find the ways to reach out to others when we are being instructed to stay home.

This time calls for great reserves of strength, of faith–that is, believing in what we can’t always see, prayer–a lifting up of our hearts and minds to the God we recognize.  Let us continue to be a community, my friends, in new ways.

Peace and love,

Pastor Kathy

Readings: 

  • Ezekiel 37: 12-14
  • Romans 8: 8-11
  • John 11: 1-45