DIRECTOR OF MUSIC & LITURGY

Nancy Kastel –Avre ~ ntkastel@gmail.com cell: 763-528-0103

FACILITIES MANAGER

COMMUNION TO HOMEBOUND

763-444-4035

PRAYER SHAWLS

763-444-4035

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COORDINATOR

Michelle Fedewa

763-250-8283 stelizfaithformation@yahoo.com

OFFICE MANAGER/BOOKKEEPER

Brigitte Illg

PRAYER REQUEST LINE

Email: prayer.request.seas@gmail.com

PARISH HALL KITCHEN

315 FERN ST. N. 763-689-4648

DIRECTOR OF MUSIC & LITURGY

Nancy Kastel –Avre ~ ntkastel@gmail.com Office: 763-689-4648 / Cell: 763-528-0103

FACILITIES MANAGER

Jerry Warring

APRIL 2, 2017 FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT

PASTOR: PAROCHIAL VICAR: DEACON: Father Donald Wagner Father Gabriel Walz Rev. Mr. Gene Kramer Email: frdonwagner@aol.com Email: walz0386@gmail.com Email: Deacongene678@gmail.com 763-689-1221 763-444-4035 320-266-7515

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic ChurchSt. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic ChurchSt. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church 207 WHISKEY ROAD N.W.207 WHISKEY ROAD N.W.207 WHISKEY ROAD N.W.———ISANTI, MN 55040ISANTI, MN 55040ISANTI, MN 55040———763763763---444444444---403540354035

EMAIL: EMAIL: EMAIL: annseton76@gmail.com ~ annseton76@gmail.com ~ annseton76@gmail.com ~ WEBSITE: WEBSITE: WEBSITE: www.stelizabethwww.stelizabethwww.stelizabeth---isanti.orgisanti.orgisanti.org

Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic ChurchSts. Peter & Paul Catholic ChurchSts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church 1050 SOUTHVIEW AVE.1050 SOUTHVIEW AVE.1050 SOUTHVIEW AVE.———P.O. BOX 483P.O. BOX 483P.O. BOX 483———BRAHAM, MN 55006BRAHAM, MN 55006BRAHAM, MN 55006———320320320---396396396---310531053105

EMAIL: EMAIL: EMAIL: stspeter_paulchurch@yahoo.com ~ WEBSITE: www.stspeterstspeter_paulchurch@yahoo.com ~ WEBSITE: www.stspeterstspeter_paulchurch@yahoo.com ~ WEBSITE: www.stspeter---paulchurch.compaulchurch.compaulchurch.com

Christ the King Catholic ChurchChrist the King Catholic ChurchChrist the King Catholic Church 305 FERN ST. N.305 FERN ST. N.305 FERN ST. N.———CAMBRIDGE, MN 55008CAMBRIDGE, MN 55008CAMBRIDGE, MN 55008———763763763---689689689---122112211221

EMAIL: EMAIL: EMAIL: crkgcbmn@aol.com ~ crkgcbmn@aol.com ~ crkgcbmn@aol.com ~ WEBSITE: WEBSITE: WEBSITE: www.ctkcambridgemn.comwww.ctkcambridgemn.comwww.ctkcambridgemn.com

EMERGENCY RECTORY PHONE NUMBER

763-645-1189

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COORDINATOR

Jean Bemis 763-689-3728

ctkfaithformation@yahoo.com

OFFICE MANAGER/BOOKKEEPER

Patty Miller

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COORDINATOR

Kate Tran

320-496-6609 stsppfaithformation@outlook.com

SECRETARY/BOOKKEEPER

Cindy Thrippleton

MUSIC COORDINATOR

Joni Nelson stspeterpaulmusic@gmail.com

FACILITIES MANAGER

Cheryl Fike

320-469-0700 cherylfike@gmail.com

APRIL 2, 2017 † FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT

BAPTISM INSTRUCTION Fr. Gabriel Walz will be offering Baptism instruction on the

3rd Thurs. of every other month. He will alternate sites for each class. The next session will be held on May 18th, at 6:30pm at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. For

more info., or to register, please call the parish office at: 763-444-4035

FOR THE WEEKEND OF MARCH 26, 2017

Adult Offering ...................................................... . $3,460.00 Loose Offering ..................................................... . $257.00 Children’s Offering……………………….………. .. $16.37 Easter Flowers.……………………………………. $77.00 Ash Wednesday Offering...…………………….. $6.00 Catholic Relief Services…………………………. $455.00 St. Cloud Visitor………………………………….. $20.00 Holy Land/Good Friday………………………….. $4.62 Good Samaritan Fund……………………………. $74.34 Easter Candle Donation....(goal is $726)……. ... $635.00

Church Support at Christ the King

FOR THE WEEKEND OF MARCH 26, 2017 Adult Offering…………………………………… $5,452.50 Loose Offering………………………………….. $268.00 Youth……………………………………………. $28.57 Hospitality….(total cost for donuts—$37.00)… $61.50 Parish Development Fund…………………….. $115.00

Church Support at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

FOR THE WEEKEND OF MARCH 26, 2017

Adult Offering………………………………….…... $1,616.76 Children’s Offering…………………………………. $18.44 Automated EFT Offering... ................................ ... $600.00 Capital Improvements…..……………………….. $55.00 Easter Flowers………...…………………………. $120.00 Catholic Relief Services…………………………. $25.00 Good Samaritan Fund……………………………. $45.24

Church Support at Sts. Peter & Paul

† FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT†

When we read the gospel today and hear about the raising of Lazarus from the dead, we think only of a physical death and we reflect on this gospel using that image. Pope Francis asks us to think about it from a different and more personally challenging point of view. According to John’s gospel, when Jesus went to Lazarus’ tomb, he asked that the stone sealing the entrance be taken away. He then cried out in a loud voice, ‘Lazarus come out!’ And, the dead man came out. According to Pope Francis, Jesus is saying the same thing to us, “because we’re all marked by death” and sin. “All of us have some areas, some parts of our hearts that are not alive, that are a little dead and other people have a lot of their heart that’s dead—a real spiritual necrosis!” It would seem that the ‘tomb’ could be a heart filled with self-ishness and indifference towards others; that is, void of love. The spiritual death that plagues many of us can be seen as we turn out backs on our neighbors in need. Are we building a tomb? Reflection: How are you trapped in a tomb of sin? What can you do to “come out” as Jesus commands this Lent? Kathy Langer Director of Social Concerns Catholic Charities of the St. Cloud Diocese

~ TRI—PARISH FAITH FORMATION/ONEACCORD ~

THE DEADLINE FOR ITEMS TO BE PUT IN UPCOMING BULLETINS IS 10:00AM ON THE THURSDAY BEFORE.

THANK YOU!

THE NEXT NERI NIGHT IS COMING SOON! Our next Neri Night will be hosted at Sts. Peter & Paul

in Braham on Sat., April 8th after Mass. (8—10:00pm) We’ll gather in the Adoration Chapel for a 1/2 hour of Adoration to start off the evening together

with our Lord. Then, we’ll plan to have our annual “Easter Egg Hunt/Bonfire” that night...depending upon the weather.

CATHOLIC FAMILY TIME

Are you looking for a Christ-centered family vacation? Located in Bloomingdale, Ohio for over 40 years, the “Apostolate for Family Consecration”, also knows as “Catholic Family Land”, has offered a family-building, memory-making, faith-lifting retreat for families. Fun,

hiking, games, camp fires, Holy Mass, square dancing, exploring, swimming...all centered around the family! In order to pass on the faith, we MUST be present to our children! For

more information, please go to: www.afc.org

UPCOMING RETREATS SCHEDULED The following retreat is scheduled at Christ the King Retreat Center in Buffalo, MN. All men & women of our tri-parish are cordially invited to a beautiful, inexpensive, lakeside weekend

of wonderful relaxation and spiritual rejuvenation. LENTEN MIDWEEK SILENT RETERAT FOR MEN & WOMEN

Theme: “Reawakening Hope” Date: April 4—6, 2017 Presented by: King’s House Preaching Team Suggested Offering: $160 per person (includes $30.00 deposit to reserve a room) WOMEN’S SILENT WEEKEND RETREAT Theme: “Reawakening Hope” Date: April 7—9, 2017 Presented by: King’s House Preaching Team Suggested Offering: $160.00 per person (includes $30.00 deposit to reserve a room) MEN’S HOLY WEEK Theme: “God’s Love and Mercy” Date: April 12—15, 2017 Presented by: Fr. William Sheehan, OMI Suggested Offering: $225.00 per person (includes a $30.00 deposit to reserve a room)

For more information on retreats or to register, please call: 763-682-1394, or visit their website at: www.kingshouse.com Cost includes, and deposit secures a room. ALL deposits are

non-refundable.

GOOD NEWS! Wednesday morning Rosary will begin again on April 19th at 8:00am. Come join us!

MUSIC/CHOIR REHEARSALS FOR EASTER We only have 1 cantor/choir rehearsal left prior to Holy

Week and Easter Sunday. Tues., April 4 from 6:30—8:00pm at Christ the King. ALL music ministers are encouraged to

attend! If you wish to join, now is a GREAT time!

† PARISH NEWS †

CHRIST THE KING ~ CAMBRIDGE, MN

Please pray for the heavenly repose of the soul of Richard Kemen, who

passed away on March 23, 2017. May God bless his family and friends, and may you all find comfort, hope and

peace knowing that your loved one is at rest in God’s arms.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEETING The next Braham K.C.’s meeting will be held on Mon., Apr. 3rd at 7:00pm. All members welcome!

THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR Mon., Apr. 3—KC’s Ditch Clean-Up, 5:00pm KC’s Meeting, 7:00pm Wed., Apr. 5—Parish Supper, 5:15pm Faith Formation, 6:30pm Thurs., Apr. 6—Children’s Choir, 6:15pm Adult Choir, 7:00pm Stations of the Cross, 7:00pm Fri., Apr. 7—KC Fish Fry/Lenten Supper, 5:00—7:00pm AA meeting, 7:00pm Sat., Apr. 8—Neri Night, 8:00pm

UPDATED ADORATION TIME CHANGE During Lent, Adoration will end at 5:00pm instead of 6:00pm. The regular schedule of 6:00am to 6:00pm will resume on April 21st. ** Please note that there

will NOT be any Adoration on Good Friday.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR DITCH CLEAN-UP The Sts. Peter & Paul Knights of Columbus will be

having their Spring Ditch Clean-up on Monday, April 3rd at 5:00pm, followed by the April KC meeting.

ALL members are welcome!

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Monday, 8:30am—10:00pm. Come as long or as little as you

can. Questions? Please call Dave Watercott at: 763-444-4651

THIS WEEK IN ISANTI

Mon., Apr. 3—Adoration, 8:30am—10:00pm Symbolon Bible Study, 7—8:30pm Tues., Apr. 4—Haap Book Study, 9—10:30am Stations of the Cross, 11:15am Wed., Apr. 5—Quilting Plus, anytime 9:00—Noon Thurs., Apr. 6—Stations of the Cross, 11:15am Fri., Apr. 7—Fish Fry, 4:30—7:00pm Sat., Apr. 8—Cleaning, 9—11:00am

EASTER FLOWERS~PASCHAL CANDLE MEMORIALS Want to remember a deceased loved one in a

special way this Easter? Why not make a monetary donation towards our Easter flowers or new Paschal and Altar candles! What better way to remember them, than to have our church adorned with lovely

flowers &/or beautiful NEW candles in their memory! Please contact Patty in the Parish Office for more

information or to make a donation.

STS. PETER & PAUL ~ BRAHAM, MN

ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON ~ ISANTI, MN

PICTORIAL DIRECTORIES Pictorial Directories are finished! They are labeled with your name if you had your picture taken, and can be picked up in the gathering area after Mass this weekend and next. After

that, you will have to stop in the office to pick it up.

NEW CHILDREN’S CHOIR AT CHRIST THE KING! Children, grades 1—6! Come join the new Children’s Choir at Christ the King! Nancy, our Music Director, will meet you by the Primary School main entrance

immediately after school, (at 3:00pm), and you will all walk to the church for practice on the following Thursdays: April 27th (The children will sing at Mass on Sun., April 30) May 11th (The children will sing at Mass on Sun., May 14) The children will be provided a healthy snack before they

begin practice at church. Parents will need to come IN to the church to pick up their children by 4:15 pm. For more

information or questions, please call Nancy at: 763-689-4648. ♫ Sing joyfully to the Lord!! ♫

EASTER EGG HUNT SCHEDULED!! It’s that time of year again! We are in need of fresh eggs for our Annual Easter Egg Hunt! Children are invited to

help decorate the donated eggs after Mass on Palm Sunday. (April 9th) Our egg hunt will be held after Mass

on Easter Sunday. Don’t miss out on all of the fun!!

ONLY 1 MORE FISH FRY LEFT! ALL are invited to the Knights of Columbus Fish Fry

on Friday evenings during Lent! Fish Fry’s run through this Friday, April 7th, from 5:00—7:00pm.

Cost is $9.00 per adult, $5.00 for kids 12 and under. Please come out and support the KC’s and enjoy

GREAT food and fellowship!

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR WOMEN’S GUILD! We would like to extend a HUGE THANK YOU to the

Women’s Guild at CTK for their GENEROUS donation of an AED, (Automated External Defibrillator) for our church! May

God Bless you for your generosity and support!

The Parish Office will be closed this week until Thurs. morning at 9:00am. Thank you!

WOMEN’S GUILD MEETING The next Women’s Guild meeting will be Tues., Apr. 4th at

8:30am in the Parish Hall. All women of the parish are welcome!

CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES COLLECTION Thank you for your generous support of The Catholic Relief Services Collection and for helping Jesus in disguise. Your

contributions will make a difference for the poor and marginal-ized around the world. If you missed the collection, it’s not too late to give! Just visit www.usccb.org/nationalcollections, and

click on the “How to Give” link on the left.

† NEWS FOR ALL †

8:00 am Mass—Bob & Elsie Kerkes and Family MONDAY 8:30 am — 10:00 pm Adoration

4-3 8:35 am Rosary

TUESDAY 7:30 am Mass—†Fr. James 8:00 am Mass—Vincent & Dominic Kerkes

4-4 Hahn 8:35 am Rosary

WEDNESDAY 8:00 am Rosary 7:30 am Mass—Isaac Steen 4-5 No Rosary Today 8:30 am Mass—Clare & Angela (Happy Birthday!) Kerkes & Family

THURSDAY 7:30 am Mass—†Dean Wentworth 8:00 am Mass—Linda Layer 2—3:00 pm Adoration

4-6 †Howard Mathiasen 8:35 am Rosary G FRIDAY 6:00 am — 5:00 pm Adoration 7:30 am Mass—John & Stacia Loomis

4-7 8—9:00 am Adoration

3:00 pm Reconciliation 4:00 pm Reconciliation 6:15 pm Reconciliation E SATURDAY 4:00 pm Mass—For the People 4:30 pm Rosary 6:30 pm Rosary 4-8 of the Parishes 5:00 pm Mass—Jacob & Marie 7:00 pm Mass—Bernie Jensen Sylvester

PALM SUNDAY 8:30 am Mass—LifeTeen 9:00 am Rosary 10:00 am Rosary 4-9 Volunteers 9:30 am Mass—The Levitski 10:30 am Mass—Elizabeth Family Ministry

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE Holy Thursday Mass~ April 13th

5:30pm at Christ the King 7:00pm at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

7:30pm at Sts. Peter & Paul Good Friday Service ~ April 14th

12:00pm at Christ the King 3:00pm at Sts. Peter & Paul

7:00pm at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Easter Vigil ~ April 15th

7:30pm at both Christ the King & St. Elizabeth Ann Seton There will NOT be a Vigil Mass at Sts. Peter & Paul

Easter Sunday ~ April 16th Regular Sunday Mass schedule at all parishes

LITURGY SCHEDULE • CHRIST THE KING ~ ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON ~ STS. PETER & PAUL

ADULT FAITH ENRICHMENT LENT 2017 We will study “Symbolon—Living the Faith” from the Formed website in a small group format in 2 sessions this year. While the sessions are part of a series, each session is produced

independently. Participation in previous or successive sessions is not required.

Lenten Enrichment: “Symbolon—Living the Faith” Sessions 6—10 completed March 5—April 8

We are looking for facilitators who are willing to ask the pre-pared discussion questions to the small groups, (max. 10)

Formed makes it easy to facilitate; the work is done for you...all you need to do is follow the facilitator guide.

Small Group Enrichment Opportunities:

Monday evenings, 7:00—8:30pm at St. Elizabeth

(Mar. 27, Apr. 3, Apr. 10)

Thursday evenings, 7:00—8:30pm at a parishioners

home; please call Michelle at: 612-770-0017 for more information

Additional sessions/locations will be added when

facilitators are identified

NCYC FUNDRAISER Please help our youth travel with Fr. Don to the “National

Catholic Youth Conference” (NCYC) in Indianapolis in November. We are asking you to sponsor a mile, (or more) to help with our travel expenses. For more information, please call Cheryl at: 320-469-0700 or the Parish Office in Braham.

CELEBRATION OF DIVINE MERCY Please join us on Sunday, April 23, 2017, for a tri-parish

celebration of Divine Mercy. We will come together to honor the Divine Mercy Image and have an opportunity for

reconciliation beginning at 2:00pm at Christ the King Church in Cambridge. A prayer service followed by recitation of the

Divine Mercy Chaplet will begin at 3:00pm., which is the “Hour of Great Mercy.” Please join us for an opportunity to learn

more about the extraordinary graces Jesus promised and are available to all who have devotion to His Divine Mercy.

PALM BRANCH BRAIDING CLASS SCHEDULED Have you ever wanted to learn how to braid palm

branches into beautiful shapes such as a corkscrew pyramid, 5 strand cone, 2 & 3 strand weaves, rose & cross, etc.? You too can learn the ancient art of

palm braiding! Lois Ann Maciej will teach palm braiding to help keep this ancient tradition alive. She is offering a class at St. Anthony’s Parish

Center, 2405 1st St. N., St. Cloud, on Palm Sunday, (April 9th) beginning at 12:30pm.

Contact Patricia Ann for more information at: 320-230-9837.