Holy Rosary Cathol ic Church Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

September 13, 2020

1043 Lake Avenue

Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

PARISH STAFF PASTOR Fr. Chuck Huck DEACONS Deacon Gary Hager Deacon Jim Thomas ADMINISTRATOR Mary Hager MAINTENANCE Chuck Loreth

FAITH FORMATION Preschool/Elementary Kathy Olson Middle School/Sr High Bobbi Mercil

LITURGIST

PRINCIPAL Cathy Larson

Your Parish Representatives

Finance Council Members: Tom Lundberg, Julia Nelmark, Edward Geffre

Trustees: Christy Clark, Tom Winters Parish Council Members: Jay Deraney, Carol Foltz, Dwaine Habrat, Connie Kava, Dave Karsnia, Shiloh Wahl, Jon Stone, Laverne Moltzan, Andy Peeters School Council Members:Todd Andresen, Jason Becker, Jodi Flugel, Lisa Jasken-Peterson, Amber Peluso, Kohl Skalin, Joy Stone, Janalee Wychoff, Erica Zurn

HELP WANTED

Substitute Teachers needed Holy Rosary School is seeking a number of qualified individuals to be on call as a substitute teacher for the 2020-2021 school year. Substitute teachers must hold a Teaching License and/or a Substitute Teaching License. Those interested should call Principal Cathy Lar-son at 218-847-5306, ext. 202.

Holy Rosary Parish in Detroit Lakes, MN is seeking a full-time Direc-tor of Liturgy and Music. The Director of Liturgy and Music is re-sponsible for collaborating with clergy, staff, ministry leaders, volun-teers and musicians to plan and execute parish liturgies and music. The primary objective is to create a dynamic and inspiring worship community, especially through a music ministry program, for the parish community. The Director of Music and Liturgy will support the gospel message through song and challenge the assembly to live it more fully. He/she must be a person of faith, living out the basic teachings of the Catholic Church. Send letter of application, re-sume, and three references to: Holy Rosary Church, Attn: Mary Hager, 1043 Lake Ave Detroit Lakes MN 56501

July 1, 2020 started the new year for safe environment. Safe Environment Certification is necessary for every adult (age 18 or over) clergy, visiting clergy, employee, independent contractor, and volunteer in the Diocese of Crookston who has the potential for contact with children or vulnerable adults. The training module is available at www.crookston.org/secertification This year’s safe environment module focuses on recognizing abuse and the recommended technology guidelines. Appendix B – Recommended Technology Guidelines for Pastoral Work with Young People can be found in its entirety here https://www.crookston.org/offices/safeenvironment/codeofconduct/appendix-b/file The module is NOT compatible with cell phones or iPads and will time out after 60 minutes for security reasons. Hardcopies of the New form, Safe Environment training module, and Acknowledgement and Consent forms are available at the Parish Office.

Our volunteer to help the poor, homeless or fire victims are in need of the following:

Please drop off at 1231 Lincoln Ave if you have something you can help with! Thanks

Washer and Dryer Electric Range

Portable dishwasher Under the counter microwave

Lawn mower 6 sets of twin bed

One king bed 2 full size beds

End and coffee tables Nightstands Area rugs Freezers

The third year into deacon formation, I struggled with emptiness, dryness in prayer, missing joy in life. Month after month I continued to struggle through this nine-month period. I also avoided the monthly meeting with my Spiritual Director, until he called me on my recurring absence. Later that month, it was time to meet in spiritual direction. About 30 minutes into session, he recognized what I was experiencing and even had a name for it. He said, “You’re going through your desert experience.” He further explained the desert experience…. From Luke 4:1-2,

Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit into the desert where for 40 days he was tempted by the devil.

My experience maybe similar to the journey Bobbi Mercil explained in the August 30th bulletin. She wrote, “Satan walked in to distract and bring feelings of being less than equipped for the job.”

For me once this period was given a name and understanding this is from the evil one…. the Holy Spirit helped me move forward and recognize that this period was necessary.… like gold that is tested in fire, from Sirach 2: 1-6

“My child, when you come to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for testing. Set your heart right and be steadfast, and do not be reckless in time of calamity. Cling to him and do not depart, so that your last days may be prosperous. Accept whatever befalls you, and in times of humiliation be patient. For gold is tested in the fire and those found acceptable, in the furnace of humiliation. Trust in him, and he will help you; make your ways straight, and hope in him.”

These past six months of Co-Vid 19 with the mask, social distancing practices, sanitizing to infinity and beyond, etc. gives the sense that we are in the Co-Vid desert. This appears to be a time for testing for us. Assured, there will be another time of testing for each one of us. And another. And another.

From the book IN SINU JESU (When Heart Speaks to Heart) A journal of a Priest at prayer in adoration. The Benedictine Monk dialogued with Jesus from October 2007-March 2016. Dialogue was regular, but not every day. From March 3, 2016, the message expanded from the Gospel of John 14:1, “Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God, believe also in Me.”

Jesus continued… At every moment, I provide you with occasions to trust Me and to abandon to Me the things that you would prefer to see other than they are. Whenever you come up against something that contradicts your plans or fails to meet your expectations, give that thing, that situation, that disappointment to Me. Entrust it to My Heart and then relinquish all worry over it.

I am not distant from you nor am I removed from your life and all that makes up your days. Not a hair falls from your head without my Father permitting it. Make frequent acts of trust and abandonment. Let go of the things that you cling to most tightly. Come to me with empty hands. Hold on to nothing, not even to your own plans and desires for good things. If the things that you want for yourself are good, know beyond any doubt, that the things I want for you are infinitely better.

The message from Jesus is for all of us. Trust Jesus and abandon yourself to Him, then relinquish all worry. Do this often, hold on to nothing because the things Jesus wants for you are infinitely better.

In Christ,

Deacon Gary

THE PARISH EXTENDS ITS SYMPATHY

To Leone Leistheiser on the passing of her son DEAN LEISTHEISER,

who passed away on September 2nd.

To keep our Parish safe and healthy, please

remember to wear your face mask while in

church and school.

The Fatima Rosary Rally will be held on Sunday Sep. 13,

11:30 am in the Detroit Lakes City Park in the

shelter area across from the bandshell. In light

of the corona virus and to follow 6-foot

distancing, please bring a chair & face mask. If

inclement weather, we will gather in the

church. If you have questions, please call

Marilyn at 218-850-6541.

Hospice of the Red River Valley is offering a Virtual Grief Support Program this fall! Participants will learn about different types of losses and grief, as well as coping skills. The classes are free and open to the public! Registration is required.

Classes will be at the following times.

Thursday September 24th, 1-2:30 and 6:30-8pm.

To register got to WWW.bit.ly/greifclassregistration or call (800)-237-4629.

From the desk of Father Chuck

September 19th and 20th we will have a second collection for Latin America. Please place your envelope marked “Latin America” in the basket along with your normal Sunday gift.

Over the next two weekends we have several youth celebrating their First Holy Communion during the weekend liturgies. Each family will have one pew reserved for them. You might be displaced from your favorite pew. There will be eight families per mass. Please keep these youth in prayer as they and their families prepare to receive Jesus.

September 26th we will be having a special late evening mass to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation. Due to the size of the con-firmation class there will not be additional seating available. We invite those not involved with Confirmation to attend an alternate weekend liturgy.

S t e w a r d s h i p Last week we received:

Adult Envelopes and Auto Pay: 17,753.00 Last Fiscal YTD $152,566.71 This Fiscal YTD $148,376.04 “For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord; so then, whether we live or die, we are the

Lord’s.” (Romans 14:8)

This is the essence of stewardship – everything we have and everything we are is a gift from God. We aren’t “owners” of anything, we are merely “stewards” of the gifts that God has given us, especially our very own lives. Pray to God daily and ask Him how He is calling you to live the life

that He intended for you.

Sep. 14: Num 21: 4b-9. Ps 78: 1bc-2, 34-35-, 36-37, 38. Phil 2: 6-11. Jon 3: 13-17 Sep 15: 1 Cor 12: 12-14, 27-31a. Ps 100: 1b-b, 3, 4, 5. Jon 19: 25-27 or Lk 2: 33-35. Sep 16: 1 Cor 12: 31—13: 13. Ps 33: 2-3, 4-5, 12&22. Lk 7: 31-35 Sep 17: 1 Cor 15: 1-11. Ps 118: 1b-2, 16ab-17, 28. Lk 7: 36-50 Sep 18: 1 Cor 15: 12-20. Ps 17: 1bcd, 6-7, 8b&15. Lk 8: 1-3 Sep 19: 1 Cor 15: 35-37, 42-49. Ps 56: 10c-12, 13-14. Lk 8: 4-15 Sep 20: Isa 55: 6-9. Ps 145: 2-3, 8-9, 17-18 (18a). Phil 1: 20c-24, 27a. Mt 20: 1-16a

Corrine Carey JoAnne Lillis Barbara Schmidt Dean Krump Sandi Rustad Bernadette Sobolik Miles Sobolik

Jackie Bellows Terry Johnson (MI) Kyle Leshovsky Jake Erickson Mark Chisholm Mary Cahlin Fritz Wehri

Bob Noyes Dcn Jim Thomas Howard Mooney

Conner Poppenhagen Ben Oritz Gabriel Caro Abram Whitebird Gabe Anderson Aaron Leff Kasianna Klemm

Jordan Mackner Todd Jenson Stephanie Kuehn Taylor Jasken Jade Ault Tiffany Wirtz Eric Swenson

Matthew Miller Andrew Just Tyler Wickum Christopher Ewanika

Please remember these members of the armed services in your prayers as they continue to protect our country.

Please remember those who have asked for our prayers:

Faith formation news Parish calendar

Monday September 14

Tuesday September 15

8:30 am Mass + Bob Ahles Church

9:30 am Biblical Walk Lady of Fatima

9:00 am Adoration of Blessed Sacrament Church

1:30 pm Card Club Fireplace

6:30 pm The Wild Goose Church

Wednesday September 16

9:00 am Mass+ Monica Sernett Church

Thursday September 17

6:00 pm No Mass

Noon Al-anon Lady of Fatima

6:30 School Advisory Lady of Fatima

Friday September 18

8:30 am Mass + Jim Haney Church

Saturday September 19

5:00 pm Mass+ Jim Haney Church

Sunday September 20

9:00 am Mass ~ For the Parish Church

11:00 am Mass + Peter/Agnes Hofland Church

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Tuesday’s 9 am to 7 pm

Held in the Church for social distancing. Do you realize that Jesus is there in the Blessed Sacrament

expressly for you, for you alone? He burns with the desire to come into your heart! (St. Therese of Lisieux)

Please join the many people who are praying with the Holy Father’s Monthly intention for September: Respect for the Planet's Resources ...We pray that the planet's resources will not be plundered, but shared in a just and respectful manner.

5:00 pm Altar Servers Jon Patrick Stone Johua Stone Reader 1 Mary Schultz Reader 2 Don Spitzley Music Susan Champa Media-Screen Bobbie Griffith Usher Team Alan Bentler Hospitality Volunteers needed

Sacristan James Utecht

9:00 am Altar Servers Ben Hansen Paisley Pipek Reader 1 Mike Kava Reader 2 Connie Kava Music Tim Eggebraaten Media-Screen Fran DeCock Usher Team Steve Carlson Hospitality Volunteers needed Sacristan Donna Martin

11:00 am Altar Servers Lila Kallstrom Mailyn Aligada Reader 1 Nancy Matter Reader 2 Katie Algada Music Tim Eggebraaten Media-Screen Todd Kallstrom Usher Team Bill Bruflodt Hospitality Volunteers Needed Sacristan Nancy Vetter

Li turgical Ministers for Sept. 19-20

Congratulations

to the

Holy Rosary

Raffle

Calendar

Winners!

Sep. 7 Bryan Leininger, Horace ND $25

Sep. 8 Anna Stuewe, Waterville MN $25

Sep. 9 Jill Cassavant, Detroit Lakes $25

Sep. 10 Mike Kaminski, Perham MN $25

Sep. 11 Val Martin, Ashby MN $75

Sep. 12 Bryan Birchum, O’Fallon IL $25

Sep. 13 Vern Lehman, Perham MN $25

Sacraments Baptism: If you are planning to present your baby for Baptism contact Fr. Chuck at 847-1393. Reconciliation: Saturday: 4 pm or by appointment. Marriage: Those wishing to celebrate the sacrament of Marriage are asked to contact Fr. Chuck at least six months prior to the intended date of the celebration.

PARISH REGISTRATION: Registration forms are available in the parish office or our website.

Those of you who are MEMBERS - Please let us know if you have a

change of address, or if you have a new phone number. Help us keep

costs down by letting us know when you move. Thank you

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS (RCIA): As we move into the downside of the summer months we start to think of fall. Among the programs that will begin is the RCIA—the process for one who desires to become a Roman Catholic. Though RCIA does not

formally start until later September we are wishing to know how many are interested. For information on that process please call Carol at

218-234-8673.

September 1st our new Mass schedule is:

Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 9:00 & 11:00AM Monday (my day off) no Mass Tuesday 8:30 AM Wednesday 9:00 AM (School Mass) Thursday 6:00 PM (Councils and RCIA meetings follow this Mass) (No Mass Sep. 17th.) Friday 8:30 AM (until we can restart Ecumen and Oak Crossing then 10 AM)

September 1: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be held on Tuesdays, from 9-7 in the church

Parents, it’s time to register your children for Faith Formation! Onsite, in-person Faith Formation classes as well as Homeschool Faith Formation are offered this fall for Kindergarten through 11th Grade. Classes begin on Wednesday, September 30 at the following times:

Kindergarten – 8th Grade: Wednesdays, 6:00-7:15PM

9th – 11th Grade: Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00PM Faith Formation Registration Forms, Calendars and our COVID Preparedness Plan are available at the entrances of the church, the parish office and on the parish website: holyrosarycc.org. Please register your child by Wednesday, September 23 so we have time to

gather books, supplies and volunteers. Thank you!

Holy Rosary is looking for high school students and adults to serve in our Faith Formation program. Below are the areas we need help with for the upcoming faith formation year. Contact Bobbi (bmercil@holyrosarycc.org) or Kathy (kaolson@holyrosarycc.org) if you can serve in the Faith Formation program.

Thank you for your prayerful consideration!

Catechist for Children’s Liturgy of the Word (Sundays during the 9AM Mass)

Catechist for 4th or 5th grade (Wednesdays, 6:00-7:15PM)

Catechist Aides for 2nd and 6th grade (Wednesdays, 6:00-7:15PM)

Small group Leaders for 7th and 8th grade (high school students or adults; Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00PM)

9th, 10th and 11th grade Catechists (Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00PM)

COVID Response Team members (help young children sanitize their hands before going to class; Wednesdays 5:45-6:15PM)

Sidewalk/Parking Lot Monitors (help keep our kids safe after class; Wednes-days, 7:15-7:30PM)

2-3 adults to sanitize bathrooms and school classrooms beginning at 7pm on

Wednesdays.

Our First Communion and Confirmation students from last spring will be receiving these sacraments in September. Please pray for their hearts to be filled with God’s

grace on their special day!

31 children will receive the sacrament of the Eucharist for the first time during the weekend Masses of September 19-20 & September 26 & 27

36 youth will receive the sacrament of Confirmation on Saturday, September 26 at 6:30PM

My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God. ~Psalm 63

Holy Rosary Catholic School

48th Annual Marathon

Sunday, October 11th at 1 p.m.

Holy Rosary School will participate in a state wide

marathon for nonpublic education. We will rally at

the Holy Rosary School parking lot on Sunday,

October 11th and walk, run or bike around Big and

Little Detroit Lake and back to school (11 miles

total). Funds raised benefit Holy Rosary School.

Due to the Covid epidemic, we weren’t able to have

our last big fundraiser for our school, so reaching our

goal of $36,000 is extra important. Be on the lookout for students who are reaching out for donations! To make a donation simply: mail, drop off, or go to:

https://holyrosarycc.weshareonline.org/ws/

opportunities/MarathonforNonPublicEducation

Interested in sponsoring the marathon and getting

your business name on marathon shirts, posters,

and newsletters? Make a donation over $100 to

sponsor. Email Terri Paskey, Fundraising

Coordinator, at tpaskey@holyrosarycc.org or call

847-5306.

Minnesota Catholic Conference offers guidance for

Catholics preparing to vote

By Jason Adkins / Minnesota Catholic Conference

Q: What does the Church say about Catholics’ involvement in

political life and voting? Shouldn’t the Church stay out of politics?

Is there any scriptural basis for its involvement?

A: Pope Francis says that politics is one of the highest forms of charity because it serves the common good. Participating in the polit-

ical process is an act of loving service or charity (caritas) because it is part of our responsibility to love our neighbor (Mark 12:30-31).

To love our neighbor means to work for his or her authentic good. Part of working for the good of our neighbors — whether they live

near or far, and whether we know them personally or not — is enacting policies that protect human dignity and promote the common

good.

In the Church’s social teaching, this responsibility is known as the “call to participation” in community. A community is literally a

“sharing of gifts,” and if we do not participate, we deprive the community of our perspective and the gifts that we have been given to

share. Certainly, we do not all have the same responsibility, as we have different gifts. (1 Cor 12:12) So, even though you may not

be the elected official who votes yay or nay to enact a law, you can use your gifts to advocate for good policies. We can do this by

building relationships with our elected officials. Each of us cannot do everything, but we can all do something.

Relatedly, if we find that there are some who are excluded from political life, including voting, then we have a special responsibility to

work for their inclusion (Matthew 25). We must work to give a voice to those who have none and prioritize the needs of the poor and

vulnerable who often don’t have the resources or organization to bring an effective voice to the public policy conversation.

Voting is one small but important part of the call to participation. In a representative government, it is important to carefully choose

those who make important decisions on behalf of those whom they represent and the broader political community. But we cannot

reduce the call to participation in public life to voting and be content with checking that box.

Taking part in the political process is an activity of service where people come together to discuss how we ought to order our lives

together. It should not be a power game. People who object to the Church offering its moral perspective on the issues of the day or

the participation of religious people in public life often view politics through the prism of power. In this way, they do not want religious

people imposing their views on others who do not share their faith.

Catholics, too, can fall into the trap of viewing politics solely through the lens of power, and not wanting the Church to undermine its

ability to reach people with the Gospel by causing stumbling blocks for people. But the Church calls us to see politics through the

lens of service and a community conversation about what serves the common good. Therefore, we cannot sit on the sidelines of

these important matters.

When we engage in the political process in the right way with the right principles, our witness will be evangelical and bring people

closer to Christ. The political arena is mission territory. (Matt. 28:20) That is certainly my experience after almost 10 years serving in

this position.

Q: What principles/values should we take into account when casting our vote? Should Catholic social teaching be our

guide?

A: We need to form our consciences with the right principles, and then inform our votes. Doing so will help transform our legislatures.

The Church does not tell us how to vote in every election. Rather, it provides the principles for shaping our participation in community

life. Formed in those principles, we go out and transform the world and restore all things in Christ.

Catholic social teaching is that toolbox of principles. It is not a set of prescriptions or ready-made answers. Instead, it is a mental

model for well-formed Catholics to guide their actions. How those principles apply in addressing social problems or when voting is a

question of prudence. Prudence is a virtue that allows us to do the right thing in the right way at the right time.

Sometimes, Catholics will differ in their prudential judgments, that is, the application of the principles of Catholic social teaching in

politics and in elections. That is okay. The key, however, is for Catholics to be operating on the firm foundation of the right principles.

To do so, we must form our conscience (conscience means “with knowledge”).

If we fail to form our conscience in the truth of the Church’s teachings, or malform our conscience with the opinions of TV news talk-

ing heads, we will not only fail to bring the Gospel into public life, we may do more harm than good.

Q: “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship” identifies two temptations in public life that can distort the Church’s

defense of human life and dignity: 1) a moral equivalence that makes no ethical distinctions between different kinds of is-

sues involving human life and dignity; and 2) the misuse of these necessary moral distinctions as a way of dismissing or

ignoring other serious threats to human life and dignity. How should Catholics navigate through these two temptations?

A: First, read “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship” to be rooted in a consistent ethic of life that protects human life from

womb to tomb and promotes human flourishing in between.

Not all issues are created equal. But the full spectrum of issues should be part of the voting calculus. An issue may not seem like it

affects you or be your issue of preeminent concern, but it likely affects someone else and needs to be considered. That is called

voting in solidarity with others.

Further, as Pope Francis reminds us in Laudato Si’, everything is connected. For example, if you are concerned about marriage

and the well-being of the family, you should also be concerned about economic policies and social supports that help create the

conditions for stable family life.

Second, avoid starting with a preferred voting outcome and then working backward to justify it. People can take some portion of the

Church’s social teaching to justify almost any vote. But we should strive to think with the mind of the Church and let our actions and

our votes be rooted in the right principles.

Q: What if you feel no candidate for a particular office fully embraces a commitment to the dignity of the human person?

How do you decide for whom to cast your vote?

A: Again, voting is a question of prudence. Catholics can come to different conclusions about the wisdom of various choices. Be-

cause we operate in an electoral system dominated by two parties, with candidates chosen by a small group of very ideological

activists, we are sometimes not given a choice between two good candidates, but instead we are picking the lesser of two evils. We

ask ourselves, “Which candidate will do the least damage to the dignity of the human person and the common good?”

In some cases, a person in good conscience cannot vote for either of the major-party candidates. Voting for a third-party candidate

or skipping a vote in a particular race are legitimate options. They are not “wasted votes” but actions taken out of principle and in

good conscience.

Not voting altogether because one does not like the options at the top of the ballot seems imprudent. There are many other candi-

date races on a ballot that merit study and careful consideration. As we have been reminded during this pandemic, major deci-

sions are made at the state and municipal levels, and we cannot ignore those candidates and issues out of disgust at what goes on

in Washington.

That being said, some Catholics, such as Dorothy Day, rarely voted. Though one cannot ignore voting and public life, it may reach

a point where the refusal to vote is its own form of witness. Voting is important, but it’s not a sacrament. Ultimately, it is a question of

conscience. Like everything else we do, how we vote should reflect Gospel values and a commitment to seeking first a kingdom

that is not of this world.

Q: What are some do’s and don’ts for Minnesota parishes when it comes to election season?

A: MCC offers a guide to permissible political activities during election season. It can be found at www.mncatholic.org/election.

Parishes are often afraid of overstepping permissible bounds and endangering the parish’s tax-exempt status, and therefore avoid

any election-related programming. This is a mistake. Parishes have broad latitude to offer non-partisan educational material and

events to inform voters.

A few key recommendations: Avoid endorsing candidates explicitly. Similarly, to avoid the appearance of a strongly implied

endorsement, do not distribute voter guides from partisan organizations that are not approved by your bishop.

To stay informed year-round, join the Catholic Advocacy Network. Go to www.MNCatholic.org/ActionCenter to register. By join-

ing, you will receive regular updates on what is happening at the legislature, ways for you to bring your faith into the public arena,

and action alerts that allow you to send a message to your legislators on issues impacting life, dignity, and the common good.