IN THIS ISSUE ...
Visitor Stories:
• Actor returns to Sauk Rapids as St. Maximilian Kolbe
• Graduate student’s research assists men in spiritual transition
• Ecumenical program unites churches;
volunteers provide hospitality to homeless
• Below:
Shepherds in the city:
Eight pastors will
serve 15 parishes
FAITH ALIVE
TV MASS
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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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Actor returns to Sauk Rapids as St. Maximilian Kolbe
by Kara Koczur
Visitor Intern
(Editor’s note: Koczur is serving the Visitor as an intern during January. A native of Upsala, she plans to graduate next December from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul with majors in print journalism and Catholic studies and a minor in philosophy.)
PORTLAND, Ore. — People today don’t think of the saints as real people, according to Leonardo Defilippis. And he speaks from experience. No, he is not a saint, but he does play one on stage. In fact, he has brought more than one saint to reality and life in a series of nine one-act plays, including portrayals of Francis of Assisi, John of the Cross and Augustine (of “the Confessions of ...”).
The latest of those plays, titled, “Maximilian: Saint of Auschwitz,” will be performed at 7 p.m. Jan. 24 at Sacred Heart Church in Sauk Rapids.
Graduate student’s research assists men in spiritual transition
by Sue Schulzetenberg
Visitor Staff Writer
COLLEGEVILLE — “What’s your sign?” “What’s your line of work?” Questions like those often crop up in introductory social settings. But Jim Neppl is interested in questions that probe a bit deeper than that — questions such as “What do you value?” and “Other than money, why do you do what you do?”
Neppl has asked a series of the more profound type of questions in a research survey that he has completed toward his master’s degree in pastoral ministry at St. John’s School of Theology-Seminary in Collegeville.
Neppl wanted to know, for example, “What causes you to feel fulfilled?” and “What do you believe God wants of you as you walk the path of life?” The survey was meant for men who have ever been “between jobs” or who had recently become unemployed due to dismissal or downsizing. His goal was to provide participants with insights into their spirituality as men.
In its Oct. 20, 2006 edition, the Visitor published a story previewing Neppl’s “Research Reflectionaire” survey along with its 12 questions. Respondents could mail responses to Neppl, or e-mail them by accessing his Web site at www.spiritsatwork.net. Nineteen men responded to the reflectionaire.
Ecumenical program unites churches; volunteers provide hospitality to homeless
by Sue Schulzetenberg
Visitor Staff Writer
UPSALA — Kristine Jensen, 13, quickly made friends with a small boy who was a guest in a special transitional place during the Christmas season — within the walls of Community Covenant Church in Upsala.
While the two played with a tricycle and wagon and games of foosball, the boy’s father retreated to do some paperwork at this site of a corporal work of mercy: shelter for the homeless.
Shelter for the homeless becomes available in the small town of Upsala about four times a year through an interdenominational Christian hospitality network and the collaboration of five faith communities in the Upsala area: the three-parish cluster of St. Mary’s in Upsala, St. Edward’s in Elmdale and St. Stanislaus Kostka in Bowlus; Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Word of Life Church, and Community Covenant Church, all in Upsala; and Community Country Church situated between Upsala and Holdingford.
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Elise, Gillian and Teresa Welch (from left to right) along with Sophia, Chris and Colin Welch (not pictured) create ice cream treats with their special guest (second from left) during the week of Dec. 24 at Community Covenant Church in Upsala. About four times a year, an ecumenical collection of faith communities in the Upsala area — including the three-parish cluster of St. Mary’s in Upsala, St. Edward’s in Elmdale and St. Stanislaus Kostka in Bowlus — collaborate to host the homeless through an interdenominational hospitality network. (Photo submitted by LeAnn Beneke) |
Through the network, homeless persons spend evenings at churches, at which volunteers sign up to provide sleeping accommodations and hospitality for a week at a time. During the day, guests attend New Pathways centers, such as those in Little Falls and Cambridge, during which they engage in a variety of activities. The adults are assigned a social worker and set up an action plan for becoming self-supporting. A family educator also helps. Counties served by the center in Cambridge are Isanti, Chisago, Kanabec, Pine and Mille Lacs. Another center in Little Falls serves the counties of Morrison, Todd, Wadena, Cass and Crow Wing.
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
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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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
OR
Philip Wright
Public Access Coordinator
1215 15th Street North
P.O. Box 1188
St. Cloud, N 56302
Ph: 320-249-4950 NEW
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.
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
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