IN THIS ISSUE ...
Visitor Stories:
• St. Cloud Diocese blessed with tradition of hospitality known as Las Posadas
• Book tells miraculous story of goodwill during Christmas Truce of 1914
• Boy scouts serve Christmas joy with holiday dinner
Christmas Poster Contest Winners and their artwork.
• Below:
Shepherds in the city:
Eight pastors will
serve 15 parishes
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TV MASS
CONTACT INFORMATION
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Shepherds
in the city:
Fr. Gruenes
Fr. Feders
Fr. Anderson
Fr. Germann
Fr. Knoblach
Fr. Rolfes
Fr. Oelrich
Fr. Weyrens
Fr. Wielinski
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St. Cloud Diocese blessed with tradition of hospitality known as Las Posadas
by Sue Schulzetenberg
Visitor Staff Writer
COLD SPRING — A procession of people, carrying candles, knock on doors and sing to the people inside. The song lyrics implore for entry into into the home, as the group reenacts Mary and Joseph’s searching for shelter during their Christmas Eve journey through Bethlehem.
This reenactment, known as Las Posadas, is taking place up to Dec. 24 in several communities across the St. Cloud Diocese. Usually the reenactment is repeated for nine days, Dec. 16-24. Literally meaning “shelter,” Las Posadas ultimately focuses on hospitality — welcoming people into one’s home.
“It’s a tradition from long ago,” said Antonia Gomez, a member of St. Mary Parish in Melrose.
Book tells miraculous story of goodwill during Christmas Truce of 1914
by Carol Jessen-Klixbull
Visitor Staff Writer
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Four months into World War I, as the Allied forces of Belgium, France and Britain were locked in a stalemate with the Germans, each side hoping to wait the other side out, a remarkable occurrence took place.
Troops on either side were sheltered in narrow ditches, separated only by a barren stretch of ground called “No Man’s Land,” which in some places was no more than 30 yards wide. As many as 100,000 troops may have participated in what can be called a miracle, born of love for humankind — the Christmas Truce of 1914.
Songwriter and folksinger, John McCutcheon, tells the touching story of soldiers on both sides laying down their weapons to share one special night of camaraderie with each other in a new book titled “Christmas in the Trenches.” The characters are fictional but the story about this brief, yet grand moment in time, is historically accurate.
Boy Scouts serve Christmas joy with holiday dinner
by Sophie Schottler
Visitor Staff Writer
WAITE PARK — People often think of traditions as being established from the top down by cultures, religions or some other great, amorphous source.
But traditions don’t have to be established by some such mighty “definer of rituals.” Joe Cordie is living proof that an individual community, if not one individual alone, can create a beloved annual tradition “from the bottom up.”
Cordie’s tradition is the 21st Annual Christmas Dinner hosted by Waite Park Boy Scout Troop 20. Served on Christmas Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Joseph Parish in Waite Park, the menu is a typical home-cooked holiday meal of turkey, dressing and all the trimmings.
But the menu becomes almost insignificant when Cordie speaks of the spirit behind the dinner.
“The goal is to make available to the community a place to come together with no price,” he said. Anybody who might be alone for Christmas or can’t afford a big meal is welcome, he added.
Poster Contest winners
The St. Cloud Visitor’s Eighth Annual Christmas Poster Contest generated 367 entries from youths and adults from across the 16 counties and 137 parishes of the St. Cloud Diocese. This year, artists were asked to illustrate their favorite Christian-themed Christmas carol or some of its lyrics. Appearing on the front cover of this special Christmas edition of the Visitor is the winning poster in the Grade 4-6 category, drawn by Christina Nathan (right). On this page, the other winning entries and their creators are shown — for Grades 1-3, 7-9, and adult categories. The Visitor is awarding each of the five winners $50. Honorable mention winning posters appear on pages 4 and 5 and elsewhere in this edition. The Visitor thanks all who participated in this year’s Christmas Poster Contest.
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Winner for grades 4-6
Christina Nathan
5th Grade,
St. Andrew Parish,
Elk River |
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Winner in
Adult Category
Jim Bertram
St. Anthony Parish,
St. Cloud |
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Winner in Grade 7-9
Ali Buckentine,
9th Grade,
St. Anthony Parish,
St. Cloud |
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Winner in Grade 1-3
Taylor Notsch,
2nd Grade,
St. Joseph Parish,
St. Joseph
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Winner in Grade 10-12
Clare Wocken
12th Grade,
Annunciation Parish,
Mayhew Lake |
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OFFICIAL
The Most Reverend John F. Kinney, Bishop of the Diocese of St. Cloud, makes the following appointments in the Diocese of St. Cloud effective June 28, 2007.
Father Bernard Gruenes to pastor of the Church of St. Joseph, Waite Park, while continuing as pastor of the Church of St. Michael, St. Cloud;
Father Thomas Knoblach from pastor of the Church of St. Anne, Kimball and the Church of St. Wendelin, Luxemberg, to pastor of the Church of the Holy Spirit, St. Cloud, the Church of St. Anthony, St. Cloud and the Church of St. John Cantius, St. Cloud;
Father Anthony Oelrich from pastor of Holy Cross, Pearl Lake & Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Rockville, to Rector of the Cathedral of St. Mary, St. Cloud & pastor of Christ Church, St. Cloud & St. Augustine, St. Cloud;
Father Robert Rolfes to pastor of the Church of St. Wendelin, Luxemberg, while continuing as pastor of the church of St. Mary Help of Christians, St. Augusta and Chancellor of the Diocese of St. Cloud;
Father Alan Wielinski from pastor of the Church of the Assumption, Morris, to pastor of the Church of St. Paul, St. Cloud, and the Church of St. Peter, St. Cloud.
Given at the Chancery
St. Cloud, Minnesota
November 21, 2006
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Metro-area
Mass schedule
The new Mass schedule for St. Cloud metro-area parishes goes into effect the weekend of Jan. 13-14, 2007. Call your parishes if you have any questions about the schedule, or to see if the schedule has been revised. The Mass times are:
• St. Mary’s Cathedral:
5 p.m. on Saturdays
9:45 a.m. on Sundays
• St. Augustine Parish
8 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Sundays
• Newman Center Christ Church:
8:30 a.m., 11:45 a.m., and 7:30 p.m. on Sundays.
• St. John Cantius:
7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on Sundays.
• St. Anthony
4:30 p.m. on Saturdays
9:30 a.m. on Sundays
• Holy Spirit
4 p.m. on Saturdays
8:30 a.m. on Sundays
• St. Joseph, Waite Park
7:30 a.m. & 9 a.m. Sundays
• St. Michael
4:30 p.m. on Saturdays
11 a.m. on Sundays
• St. Paul
Jan. 13-14 to March 24
4:30 p.m. on Saturdays
9 a.m. on Sundays
• St. Peter
Jan. 13-14 to March 24
7:30 & 10:45 a.m. Sundays
Beginning April 14-15 thru June 23-24, Mass at St. Peter’s will be at 4:30 p.m. Saturdays & 9 a.m. Sundays. Mass at St. Paul’s at 7:30 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. Sundays.
• St. Mary Help of Christians
5 p.m. Saturdays
8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Sunday
• St. Wendelin Parish
4:30 p.m. Saturdays
7:30 & 10:30 a.m. Sunday
• St. Joseph Parish in St. Joseph
5 p.m. Saturdays
8 & 10 a.m. Sunday
• St. Francis Xavier Parish
5 p.m. on Saturdays
8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Sundays
• Sacred Heart Parish
5 p.m. Saturdays
8 & 10 a.m. Sunday
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Charter Cable Customers:
If you do not get the TV Mass or you get bad quality (lack of audio or video), please contact the CHARTER System:
Philip Wright
Public Access Coordinator
400 Sundial Drive
Waite Park, MN 56387
Ph: 320-229-7315
OR
Philip Wright
Public Access Coordinator
1215 15th Street North
P.O. Box 1188
St. Cloud, N 56302
Ph: 320-229-7315
Ph: 1-800-581-0081
Fax: 320-654-1857
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TV MASS is aired in the following locations. Call your local cable station if you want the Mass on in your area if it is not listed.
Mel-TV 3 - Airs 9:15 p.m., Sunday
Melrose, Meire Grove, Greenwald, St. Martin, Kimball, Eden Valley, Grey Eagle, Sauk Centre.
US Cable - 10:30 Sunday Mornings Channel 19 (EWTN)
Avon, Baldwin Township, Becker, Bethel, Blue Hill Township, Bradford, Braham, Cambridge, Castle Towers, Cedar, Center City, Chisago, Clear Lake and Township, Clearwater, Cold Spring, Columbus Township, Eden Valley, Foley, Forest Lake, Forest Lake Township, Foreston, Freeport, Harris, Haven Township, Holdingford, Isanti, Kimball, Lent, Lindstrom, Linwood, Livonia Township, May Township, Marine On St. Croix, Milaca, Mora, North Branch, Ogilvie, Palmer, Pierz, Pine City, Pine City Township, Pleasant Lake, Pokegema, Princeton, Richmond, Rockville, Royalton, Rush City, Rush Lake, Scandia Township, Shafer, Standford Township, Stacy, St. Augusta, St. Francis, St. Joseph, St. Joseph Township, St. Stephen, St. Wendel, Taylors Falls, Village Green, Watkins, Wyoming, Wyoming Township, Zimmerman. (US Cable subscribers can purchase a low-cost basic package that include Channel 19. Contact US Cable for more information. Includes eastern communities of the Diocese.)
Charter Cable - Channel 12 & 14 10:30 Sunday Mornings (some outlining areas Channel 98)
St. Cloud area and communities to the north and west (but not all Charter systems).
Albany, Albertville, Alexandria, Belle Prairie, Benson, Big Lake, Buffalo, Carlos, Chatham, Cokato, Dassel, Dayton, Delano, Dundas, Elk River, Emoise, Glenwood, Greenlake, Green Prairie, Harsan, Haven, Kandiyohi, Kirkhoven, Koochiching, Le Sauk, Little Falls, Maple Lake, Melrose, Minden, Montevideo, Monticello, Murdok, New London, Osakis, Otsego, Pennock, Pike Creek, Rockford, Sartell, Sauk Centre, Sauk Rapids, Spicer, St. Cloud, St. Joseph, St. Michael, Waite Park, Watertown, Willmar.
WRAC - Channel 18:
Airs on Wednesdays at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. and Sundays at 10:00 am
10,000 Homes in the area of Willmar. New London, Spicer, Kandyohi, Pennock and 5 area Townships.
Benton Cable - Channel 3 10:30 Sunday Mornings, Rice area
SCTV - Channel 19 - 10:30 Sunday Mornings
Sauk Centre, Melrose, Grey Eagle, St. Martin, New Munich, Greenwald, Meire Grove, Eden Valley, Watkins and Kimball.
Nursing Homes Facilities who Receive the TV Mass:
Belgrade Nursing Home, Belgrade
Foley Care Center, Foley
Good Shepherd Center, Sauk Rapids
Koronis Manor, Paynesville
Lutheran Care Center, Little Falls
St. Ottos Care Center, Little Falls
Talahi Spiritual Care Center, St. Cloud
Unity Healthcare, Little Falls
Foley Nursing Center, Foley
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