Central Office in Holdingford Hours: Mon.-Wed. 10 to 3, Thurs. 1 to 5 Website: tworiverscatholic.com Office: (320) 228-0105 Father: (320)228-0110 In case of emergency or a death, call Father at the Rectory 746-2231. Parish Pastoral Team Father Gregory Mastey, Pastor Kristin Molitor, New Evangelization Coordinator evangelist@tworiverscatholic.com Janice Wuebkers Business Manager Office hours: Wed. 10 to 3 p.m. businessmanager@tworiverscatholic.com

Jessie Johnson, Secretary secretary@tworiverscatholic.com Confession Times: Before weekday Masses at 7:30 a.m. Saturday: 7:30 p.m. St. Anna

Marriage: Couples are to begin

preparation 6-12 months in advance and must call the Central Office to meet with Father Gregory before setting a date. Diocesan Marriage Preparation Classes are required.

Baptism: Call to schedule Baptism.

A baptism class is offered quarterly.

Shut-Ins: Please call us.

New Parishioners: Please introduce yourself to Father after Mass and call the Central Office. If you are leaving our parishes please call the central office so we can update our census. Thank you.

P.O. Box 308, Holdingford, MN 56340

The Catholic Communities of Bowlus, Holdingford and St. Anna

St. Stanislaus Kostka, Bowlus All Saints, Holdingford

Immaculate Conception, St. Anna The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

January 26, 2020 Jesus on the road to Emmaus

The official logo of the Sunday of the Word of

God has been unveiled at the Vatican (above left) “Pope Francis has asked that the third Sunday in Ordinary Time each year be observed as a special day devoted to the celebration and study of the word of God.

The logo shows the resurrected Christ holding in his left hand a scroll, which is “the sacred Scripture that found its fulfillment in his person,” Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization, told reporters.

By his side are two disciples: Clopas and his wife, Mary. They both fix their gaze on Christ while Clopas holds a stick to indicate “a pilgrimage,” the archbishop said.

Mary is holding one hand upward and with her other hand seems to be touching the Lord, reaffirming that he has fulfilled the ancient promises and is the living Word that must be proclaimed to the world, he said.

Holding the stick in one hand, Clopas’ free hand is pointing the road ahead, which all disciples are called to take in order to bring the Good News to everyone, Archbishop Fisichella said.

There is a star overhead symbolizing evangelization and the “permanent light” that guides their journey and shows them the way, he added.

It is also important, he said, to notice the feet of all three are depicted as being in motion, representing that the proclamation of the Risen Christ cannot be accomplished by “tired or lazy disciples” but only by those who are “dynamic” and ready to find new ways to speak so that sacred Scripture may become the living guide of the life of the church and its people. ~ January 17, 2020 Catholic News Service/thecentralminnesotacatholic.org

For those of you who missed GIFT Night Do you believe God speaks to you? If so, how do your know if it’s His voice? Last Wednesday at our GIFT Night, Fr. Gregory and Kristin Molitor spoke about discerning God’s voice. One of the ways is through the study of the word of God. Today is the first annual celebration devoted to the study of His word. Please see the New Evangelization Corner for more...

Prayer Lines: All Saints: Ramona Fedor 746-2395 Kathleen Ebnet 746-2227 St. Anna: Shirley Schwalbe 356-7209 Christine Maleska 356-7246 St. Stanislaus: Arlene Beniek 584-5235

The Healing Power of God

Eucharistic

Adoration Every Monday All Saints-St. Mary’s 8:00 a.m.– 10:00 p.m. Every Saturday St. Stanislaus Kostka 6:00 a.m.– 6:00 p.m. Daily Mass Eucharistic Adoration is also held for one hour following daily Mass on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. No Adoration if there is a funeral on that day. Confession and the Rosary begin 1/2 hour before Mass.

Evangelization Corner ~Kristin Molitor

Remember in prayer all who are in need of the Lord’s Healing and Strength especially:

If you are interested in being on the schedule or have changes in availability please contact:

Ministry Schedulers: All Saints: Patty Becker 291-6582 St. Anna: Kathy Scegura 746-2814 St. Stanislaus: Margie Benusa 584-5405

This Week’s Events

Sun. January 26 Living Rosary in Upsala All Saints-St. Hedwigs’Basement 1:00 p.m. Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby

Mon. January 27 Adoration

Tues. January 28 Kristin Molitor’s House 3:30 p.m. Well Read Mom’s Group

Wed. January 29

Thur. January 30

Fri. January 31

Sat. February 1 St. Stanislaus Adoration All Saints-St. Mary’s 8:00 a.m. Men’s Prayer Group

Sun. February 2 All Saints-St. Mary’s 7:00 p.m. Youth Adoration and Meeting

Teckla Scegura,Dave Scegura, Lee Larkey and Arnold Voss, Connie Young, Gretta Bayer, Lee Bieniek, Al Hartung, Marcie Selinski, Kieran Kloss, Heidi Quinlan, Arlene Beniek

Protect all life from beginning to end.

Below are some of the points we covered at our January GIFT night on discernment and hearing God's voice. We will chat more about discernment at our next GIFT night on February 12. Come check it out! 14 Steps of Discernment 1.Pray 2. Study the faith 3. Know your options 4. Affirm or eliminate options educationally 5. What brings me peace? 6. What are others saying? 7. Reception of the Sacraments 8. Ask the right questions to the right people 9. Listen to your conscience 10. Be generous 11. Live healthy relationships 12. Get off the fence 13. Leap of faith in the Holy Spirit 14. Holiness of all vocations

News & Events

Monday 2 Sm 5:1-7, 10/MK 3:22-30 Tuesday 2 Sm 6:12b-15, 17-19/ Mk 3:31-35 Wednesday 2 Sm 7:4-17/Mk 4:1-20 Thursday 2 Sm 7:18-19, 24-29/ Mk 4:21-25 Friday 2 Sm 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17 Mk 4:26-34 Saturday 2 Sm 12:1-7a, 10-17/ Mk 4:35-41 Sunday Mal 3:1-4/Heb 2:14-18/ Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22-32

Weekly Offering

Catholic Men’s Conference – Saturday, February 22

St. John’s University 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. This year’s theme is

The Real Presence: Bringing Christ to the World."

Our keynote speaker will be Michael Havercamp,

To Register visit: http://omf.stcdio.org/

th_event/2020-catholic- mens-conference/.

Weekly

Readings St. Mary’s in Upsala will be having a Living Rosary on Sunday, January 26th, at 7:00 pm. All ages are welcome and encouraged to partake in this wonderful experience!

Bishop’s Annual Appeal: The 2020 Commitment Weekend will be on February 22-23. Please consider a gift to support the ministries of the Diocese of St. Cloud.

Financial Contributions PARISH INCOME

January 19, 2020 _______________ AS $ 3,447.60 IC $ 1,078.37 SS $ 1,479.81

Thank you for your generosity! For where your treasure is, there also

will your heart be.” —Luke 12: 34

Women’s Lenten Retreat: The Saints within Us Sponsored by the St. Cloud Diocesan Council of Catholic Women March 14, 2020 Sacred Heart, Sauk Rapids. Cost is $15 before March 1st and $20 after. Make checks payable to DCCW and mail to : Marlyce Plante, 2293 Pinecone Road, Sartell MN 56377

Updating your information It has become a trend to move away from landlines to cell phones. Please notify the central office to add new cell numbers, new addresses or other information. If you are receiving contribution envelopes and do not wish to or have not been receiving them please call us.

May Eternal Rest

Be Granted to Charles Fred Ruprecht

Funeral was

January 20, 2020

Immaculate Conception

Ways for men to be active in their Faith Men’s Group Saturdays at All Saints-St. Mary’s Basement at 8 am. Ecclesia Domestica Retreat A gathering of men, priests and laity calling Catholic Men to a real awakening. For Retreats contact: Kevin Olson (763) 807-1721. EcclesiaDomestica@Hotmail.com Spiritual Reading Church Militant Field Manual by Father Richard Heilman Manual for Spiritual Warfare by Paul Thigpen Websites: tworiverscatholic.com Resource tab for men Romancatholicman.com Roman Catholic Man Fathersforgood.com Knights of Columbus initiative

9 Days for Life Novena January 2020

Catholics across the country are invited to take part in the 9 Days for Life is a novena for the protection of human life. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life. Visit: 9daysforlife.com

Mark your Calendars for our all cluster Mardi Gras Celebration at

the Legion in Holdingford on February 23rd from 2-5:00 p.m.

This is a FREE event and will feature the music of Nathan Newman.

Contact Virginia Tretter if you can help with the event. (651) 214-9791

Lenten Bus Pilgrimage with Father Gregory will be on Sunday, March 15th. Pray and travel together on this Lenten journey. More details to come.

Parish News & Events Catholic United Financial

M I N I S T R E E Community service rooted in faith

Expecting a new baby?

Baptism Class This class is offered 4 times a year

and is required before the Baptism of your first child. The next class is April 12th, 11:30 a.m. in the Central Office. Call 228-0105 to register.

When completing a task, fill out one of the MinisTree cards found in the back of church and turn it into the Central Office or collection basket. If more than one person is helping with the task, each should fill out a card. Thank you! *Visit the Homebound *Make a meal for someone in need *Bring bars to a luncheon *Snow shoveling for your neighbor

Immaculate Conception New carpet was installed at Immaculate Conception in St. Anna. If anyone would like to donate toward the expense it would be greatly appreciated. The cost was $5,343.70

All Cluster

Valentine’s Day Mass and Dinner Friday, February 14, 2020

St. Stanislaus Church Basement (handicap accessible)

Menu: Stuffed Pork Chops and sides Tickets: $15.00 per person

A perfect way to spend your Valentine’s Day!

Call Tom Fussy 232-5703

Vocation Events this upcoming year: February 1st: Lifeline Vocation Mass (8th and 12th grades) NET Center in West St. Paul. February 7th: Andrew Dinners at the Bishop’s residence 6:00 pm February 22nd: Men’s Conference Come and See Weekend Visits: February 13-15, 2020 St. John Vianney and St. Paul Seminaries in St. Paul, MN March 14-16 and 21-23, 2020 Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in Winona, MN For information and sign up: Fr. Doug: vocations.stcdio.org

Holdingford Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby Come watch the derby race on Sunday, January 26,2020 at 1:00 p.m. in the All Saints-St. Hedwig’s basement. All Welcome to attend.

Finding the Water a novel by Rev. Mark Stang and Carol

Sanders is available to purchase for $12.95 at the Catholic St. Cloud Book shop. Read about Fr. Mark’s journey to the priesthood.

The Homa Bay Committee will be meeting Monday, February 10th at 7 p.m in the basement of All Saints St. Mary’s church. All are welcome to join us to learn more about our mission. Well Read Mom’s Group will meet on Tuesday, January 28th from 3:30-5:00 p.m. at Kristin Molitor’s house. We will be discussing ’Little Women’. All women welcome to attend! All Cluster Confessions Plan to attend Lenten confessions on March 29th 2-5:00 p.m. at St. Stanislaus, Bowlus

Gift yourself this Valentine’s Day with a TEC Retreat Weekend Central Minnesota TEC is hosting a special Valen-tine’s TEC retreat over February 15-17 (Saturday – Monday of President’s Day Holiday Weekend). Consider gifting yourself with a TEC retreat. The love experienced on a TEC retreat will be sure to make this one of the best Valentine ’s Day ever! This TEC retreat is for both youth (age 16+) and adults. For full TEC schedule and details, go to www.cmtec.org, or call (320) 532-4455. What is a TEC Retreat? How Do I sign up? TEC – Together Encountering Christ is a three day retreat supported by the St. Cloud Diocese. The retreat is intended for both youth (age 16+) and adults and is modeled after the Paschal Mystery - the Easter message of death, resurrection and sending forth. Youth will often credit TEC for giv-ing meaning to their faith life, purpose to their everyday life, and a commitment to living their life for Christ. One adult indicated, “outside of my marriage and the birth of my children, TEC is the most important event of my life.” Check out what others have experienced by participating in an upcoming TEC weekend. For information and reg-istration details, visit the website at www.cmtec.org or call (320)532.4455 Additional dates: CM TEC 622 March 14-16, 2020 (Sat-Mon in Lent) CM TEC 623 April 3-5, 2020 (Palm Sunday)

Tickets for the Valentine’s Dinner can also be purchased at the Central Office. (320) 228-0105

Faith Formation & GIFT (Generations In Faith Together)

Mass Schedule

Mon. Jan. 27

Saint Angela Merici, Virgin and Religious Founder No Mass

Tues. Jan. 28

Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church 7:00 p.m. St. Stanislaus

+Al Fussy

Wed. Jan. 29

8:00 a.m. All Saints-St. Hedwig’s

+Clara Donnelly

Thurs. Jan. 30

8:00 a.m. Immaculate Conception

For Vocations-couple preparing for Marriage

Fri. Jan. 31

Saint John Bosco, Priest No Mass

Sat. Feb. 1

8:00 p.m. Immaculate Conception

+Charles Fred Ruprecht

Sun. Feb. 2

The Presentation of the Lord 8:00 a.m. All Saints-St. Mary’s 10:00 a.m. St. Stanislaus

For the People +Deceased Relatives of the Larson Family

Faith Formation Directors All Saints: Katrina Kolles, 292-1575,

allsaints@tworiverscatholic.com St. Stanislaus: Cindy Fussy, 584-5982 Immaculate Conception: Jeff Johnson

260-4959, Jeffrey. Johnson@clcmn.edu Confirmation: Teresa LeBlanc, 420-4576

Youth Events: Shelley Vouk 248-2860

Youth Meeting Sunday, February 2nd at 7:00 p.m.

All Saints-St. Mary’s Youth Group Praise and Worship and Adoration

All youth welcome to attend! Steubenville meeting to follow.

Thank you Cindy Fussy, the Faith Formation Students and all who helped to make Valentine’s cards for the St. Otto nursing home residents!

Father has a priest’s meeting in Battle Lake.