IN THIS ISSUE ...
Visitor Stories:
• SJ Prep students connect with Mexico Benedictines via music
• Parishioners in St. Cloud Diocese prepare for Lent, plan to pray more
• Cathedral High School and
John XXIII Middle School celebrate peace
Students and staff let their creativity flow, recognize and encourage peacemakers
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Cathedral High School and
John XXIII Middle School celebrate peace
Students and staff let their creativity flow, recognize and encourage peacemakers
Peace
by Lexi Marthaler,
Cathedral High School
Peace.
Not just an absence
Of war,
Of hate,
Of tension,
Of injustice
And conflict
Peace.
A relationship characterized
By respect,
By harmony,
By justice,
By agreement,
By goodwill,
And love.
Peace.
Something we all
have to work towards.
 Deborah Schnettler, religion teacher at SS. Peter, Paul and Michael Middle School in St. Cloud, accepts the first annual “Peacemaker Award” from CHS/John XXIII principal Lynn Grewing during a Feb. 9 Peace Week Awards Program in the North Gymnasium.
 The student body gives Schnettler, who was visibly moved, a standing ovation.
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SCV Photos by Joseph Young • Visitor Interim Editor
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SJ Prep students connect with Mexico Benedictines via music
by Sue Schulzetenberg
Visitor Staff Writer
COLLEGEVILLE — Is music truly the universal language? Yes, judging from a recent tour taken by 29 choir and orchestra students from St. John’s Preparatory School in Collegeville, who connected and communicated with students and others in Mexico City, Mexico.
The Chamber Choir and Chamber Orchestra performed songs such as “Ave Maria” and “Ave Verum Corpus” at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Centro Escolar del Lago. Their audience consisted of students at the abbey’s school, members of their host families and others associated with the abbey. The tour lasted from Jan. 27 through Feb. 4, which corresponded with the prep school’s winter Interim week.
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Brett Hammond of St. John’s Preparatory School is surrounded by Centro Escolar del Lago students. (Photos by Mathew Brutger) |
“That was one of our best performances; the audience was excited and easy to perform for,” said 10th-grader Meghan Murphy.
While Mexico City and Collegeville may be cut from different cultural and climatic cloths, the students and their adult chaperones found that the thread of Benedictine values and hospitality was woven through each — both Abadia del Tepeyac in Mexico and St. John’s Abbey in Minnesota.
“It’s not just a Minnesota thing; it’s all across the world,” 12th-grader John Dwyer said.
How did the monks at the south-of-the-border Benedictine monastery compare to those in Collegeville?
“The hospitality was similar, the attire was close,” Dwyer said.
Parishioners in St. Cloud Diocese prepare for Lent, plan to pray more
by Sue Schulzetenberg
Visitor Staff Writer
ST. CLOUD DIOCESE — “From dust you are to dust you shall return,” will be repeated throughout the St. Cloud Diocese as Catholics here and throughout the world receive a cross of ashes on their foreheads on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 21.
The date marks the beginning of Lent, the 40 days (not including Sundays) before Easter. Lent is described as having a penitential character and as being “a time for reflecting on the baptismal commitment we make as Christians,” according to “Catholic Traditions: Treasures New and Old,” a book by Joanne Turpin.
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Deacon Rick Scheierl stirs up some smoldering palms and smoke during a palm burning ritual Feb. 7 near St. Augustine Church in St. Cloud. The ashes will be used during Ash Wednesday Masses at the church. (SCV photo by
Sue Schulzetenberg) |
Traditional Lenten requirements call for Catholics age 14 and older (unless reasons of health excuse them) to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays during Lent. Fasting is required on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, meaning Catholics between age 18 and 59 (unless excused for reasons of health or other serious reasons) limit themselves to one full meal and two lighter meals sufficient to maintain their strength.
Today, besides denying themselves through fasting or abstinence, Catholics try also to do something special in honor of the liturgical season of Lent, such as performing charitable acts or works of corporal mercy.
Cathedral High School and
John XXIII Middle School celebrate peace
Students and staff let their creativity flow, recognize and encourage peacemakers
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You have to hand it to the three-dimensional art class which created this sculpture depicting hands flashing signs of peace in ramifying fashion, like some “tree of peace.” |
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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
10:30 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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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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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.
Albany Mutual Telephone: Channel 13
10:30 a.m. Sundays and 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays
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, Talahi Spiritual Care Center, St. Cloud
Unity Healthcare, Little Falls, Foley Nursing Center, Foley
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: 320-249-4950 NEW
Ph: 1-800-581-0081
Fax: 320-654-1857 |
