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Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

By now, I am sure that many of you have heard that our Archdiocese has lost a shepherd. Archbishop Harry J. Flynn, who led our Archdiocese from 1995-

2008, died last Sunday evening, September 22, 2019, after a battle with bone cancer. Though he retired in 2008, he was still very active in the Archdio-cese presiding at Confirmation Masses, giving talks, and serving where he could, until his illness made him no longer able to be as involved. Archbishop Flynn was the one who ordained me in 2005. I remember how, the morning before my ordination, my class was invited to the Chancery for a special Mass in which he blessed our chalices. I was unable to attend that Mass, as I was picking up my mother from the airport. When Archbishop Flynn found this out, he made a special effort to reach out to me and invite me and my mother to a private breakfast on the Monday following my ordination. It was a unique time that we got to spend with the Archbishop that my mother and I still remember quite fondly. For many people, they can recall a moment when Archbishop Flynn made them feel very special.

The Office of Readings, which is a pair of readings that priests and religious are obligated to pray as part of the Liturgy of the Hours, includes a reading from Holy Scripture as well as a reading from the Church Fathers or Church documents. In recent days, the second reading has focused on exhorting pastors to be good and faithful shepherds of the flock entrusted to them. A good pastor is meant to be a holy example to the flock, who “seeks the straying sheep every-where, strengthens the weak, heals the sick, and bind sup the injured. They may not know one anoth-er, but [the shepherd] knows all of them because he reaches out to all his sheep”. Archbishop Flynn had a way of doing that by making people comfortable. He fostered relationships, and in so doing, he invited them into relationship with Jesus Christ.

The public is invited to pray for the repose of Archbishop Flynn’s soul at a number of public visita-tions, followed by a Funeral Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Paul in St. Paul. The arrangements are as follows:

Sunday, September 29: Saint Mary’s Chapel, Saint Paul Seminary, 2260 Summit Ave., St. Paul, MN ¨ 5:30 pm – Reception of the body ¨ 6:00 pm – Evening Prayer ¨ 6:30 pm-7:00 am – Public Visitation & Vigil for the

Deceased

Classes for the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

(RCIA) are starting this October!

Who is RCIA for?

¨ A baptized Catholic who has not received First Commun-

ion or Confirmation

¨ A baptized non-Catholic who is interested in becoming

Catholic

¨ A non-baptized person who is interested in becoming

Catholic

RCIA is the process by which these individuals prepare to re-

ceive the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, First Communion,

Confirmation). Through a series of classes and discussions

covering all aspects of the Catholic faith, individuals and their

sponsors come to a greater appreciation and understanding of

the Church and commit themselves to continuing to deepen

their faith.

An inquiry session is scheduled for Tuesday, September 24 at

6:30 pm at the Parish Center for all those interested. At that

meeting we will describe the RCIA process, discuss the sylla-

bus and schedule of classes, and answer any questions. If you

are interested in RCIA but unable to attend on September 24,

please feel free to contact Fr. Shofner at 507-665-3811 or

email at Fr.Chris@hotmail.com.

Monday, September 30: Saint Mary’s Chapel, Saint Paul Seminary, 2260 Summit Ave., St. Paul, MN

¨ 7:00 am – Morning Prayer

¨ 7:30 am – Transfer of the body to the Cathedral of Saint Paul

Monday, September 30: Cathedral of Saint Paul, 239 Selby Ave., St. Paul, MN

¨ 8:00 am-11:00 am – Public Visitation

¨ 11:00 am – Mass of Christian Burial

¨ Following Mass – Immediate transfer of body to Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights, MN – Rite of Committal and Burial

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Fr. Chris Shofner

Fr.chris@hotmail.com

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MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, October 5th - 5:15 pm

Altar Servers: Carlin Straub & Kate Svihel Greeters: Richard & Gail Chilman

Eucharistic Ministers: Mary Chaves & Barb Iten

Ushers: Chuck Fogarty, Greg Genelin,

Chuck & Kathy Leary

SUNDAY, October 6th - 8:00 am

Altar Servers: Bailey Lehman & Evelyn Lehman

Greeters: Don Olson & Colleen Schoeppner Lector: Bob Wagner Eucharistic Ministers: Jan Winters & Karen Monahan

Ushers: Ron Anderson, Ray Griep, Francis Nass, Rich Willaert

SUNDAY, October 6th - 10:30 am

Altar Servers: Taylor Hartmann & Brogan Schaefer Greeters: Dean & Pam Williams

Lector: Leonard Wolfgram

Eucharistic Ministers: Rhonda Powell & Shawn Kirby

Ushers: John & Nancy Maloney, Frank Fettig,

Tony Hartmann

MUSIC AT SUNDAY MASS

Saturday, Oct. 5th - 5:15 pm: Sarah Schwartz

Sunday, Oct. 6th - 8:00 am: Bev Prenevost Sunday, Oct. 6th - 10:30 am: Adult Choir

LITURGY ROLES

Monday, September 30th - 8:00 am

Prayer & Communion Service *Y

Tuesday, October 1st - 10:30 am (School Mass) Mary Grace O’Brien V

Wednesday, October 2nd - 8:00 am Fr. Ebner & Fr. Stark V

Thursday, October 3rd – 8:00 am

Roscoe, Mary, & Jim Felmlee V

Friday, October 4th - 8:00 am Thomas “Bud” Callahan V

Friday, October 4th - 10:00 am - Nursing Home Valerie Pliman, Maisie, Devin & Marlo Leinonen Y

Saturday, October 5th - 8:00 am Mavis & BB Kotavy & Bessie Kotavy V

Saturday, October 5th - 5:15 pm John & Maggie Skelly V

Sunday, October 6th - 8:00 am St. Anne’s Parish Y

Sunday, October 6th - 10:30 am

Bill Peck V

*Eucharistic Ministers will provide the Eucharist V Deceased Individuals

Y Special Intention

Prayers for the Sick & Recovering

Please remember in your prayers friends and members

of our parish family who are sick, recovering from

illness, and also for those who care for them. To add

or remove a name, please contact the Parish Office at

507-665-3811.

Willard Bardon, Mary Ann Bauer, Diane Bauleke,

Richard Doherty, Theresa Doherty, Jeanette Donovan,

Erin Goedeker, Pastor Diane Goulson, Michelle Guck-

een, Janice Hentges, Denise Hogan, Tom Kunkel,

Greg Marquette, Judy Millard, Mary Ann O’Rourke,

Sharon Pinney, Vicki Plonske, Rebecca Popowski,

Brina Powers, David Powers, Ed Rasmussen,

Anna Mae Scheiber, Anne Schmidt, Jim Sjobakken,

Maura Whitaker

Collections

For the Weekend of 09/22/2019

Weekly Offering $ 3,750.00

Children’s Collection $ 67.26

WeShare $ 1,115.00

Maintenance Fund $ - 0 -

School Support $ - 0 -

Votive Envelopes $ 29.00

Total Collection $ 4,961.26

Thank You!

Communion Hosts - Sensitive to Gluten

Please see Fr. Shofner prior to Mass if you are in

need of these special hosts, or if you have questions.

First Friday & First Saturday

First Friday: Please join us for Adoration of the Blessed

Sacrament on Friday, October 4th from 8:30 am to 5:00

pm. You are invited to stop in at any time during the day.

First Saturday: Please join us for Mass on Saturday,

October 5th at 8:00 am.

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Tuxedo not required, just dress your best.

Please join us for an evening of socializing, dancing, & fun.

Proceeds from this event will go towards replacing the carpet

at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Le Sueur.

All are welcome to a!end.

A Black Tie Affair

St. Anne’s Gala

Friday, October 25, 2019 Social 5:30 pm ~ Dinner 6:30 pm ~ Dancing 7:30

at the Scenic Escape Barn 25628 337th Lane Henderson, MN

Tickets are available for purchase at the St. Anne's School Office,

SCRIP table a"er each Mass, or by contac#ng one of the following

commi$ee members: Kristan Pfarr, Abby Lewis, Amanda Bemmels,

Emily Wentzlaff, Anne Lewis, or Julie Rabaey

There will be an event bus to and from the Scenic Escape Barn

picking up and dropping off at St. Anne’s Church.

Please note this is an age 21+ event

Tickets will be available to purchase a"er Mass.

Emily Sunderman, Director of Faith Formation

“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

Matthew 19:14

Our Faith Formation Program is off to a strong start with over 90 students in grades 1 -10! If your child still needs to register, it is not too late! Our classes meet on Wednesday from 6 to 7:15 pm at St. Anne’s School.

We are still in need of a few classroom volunteers to assist the students and catechists. This is a wonderful volunteer opportunity for anyone in our parish who has been con-firmed! If you are feeling called to serve, please let me know.

Live Jesus in our hears, forever!

Emily Sunderman, Director of Faith Formation

esunderman@staneslesueur.org

St. Thomas Announcements

Fr. Roger Hessian will say Mass at St. Thomas on:

¨ Saturday, October 12th at 5:00 pm

¨ Saturday, November 2nd at 5:00 pm

Hot Dish and Salad Luncheon

You are invited to the St. Mary’s CCW, Le Center, Hot Dish

and Salad Luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 3rd from 11:00 am

to 12:30 pm. Cost is $7.00 for Adults, children 5-10 are

$3.00 & under age 5 are free. Craft, bake and quilt sale too!

Free Video Movie Rental - “Unplanned”

Le Sueur Main Street Video would like to promote the

movie “Unplanned”. The movie was not shown in local

theaters, so this is a fantastic opportunity to share with

others. It is an extremely powerful movie with a great

source of education in regards to the reality of abortion,

mercy and healing. They has several copies and would like

to make these available to you. You can pick up a coupon

in the back of church. Present this coupon to Le Sueur

Main Street Video for the FREE rental.

St. Joseph’s Fall Dinner

You’re invited to the Fall Dinner at

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Henderson

on Sunday, October 6th.

Mass at 10:00 am, Dinner from 11 am to 1 pm

**Free Will Offering** (Three varieties of Casseroles),

Raffle Drawing at 12:30 pm. Cash prizes and more!

Monthly Fatima Rosary

Please join us for a Rosary Procession in honor of Our

Lady of Fatima, to be held on Sat., Oct. 12th at 3 pm. This

procession will begin at the Church of St. Mary in LeCenter

and will include a Pilgrim Virgin Fatima statue that has

traveled to different parishes throughout our Archdiocese

this month. This Rosary Procession takes the place of the

monthly rosary that has been recited on the 13th of each

month since May. Oct. 13th is he Feast of Our Lady of

Fatima, commemorating a series of apparitions of the

Virgin Mary to three youth in Fatima, Portugal between

May 13 and Oct. 13th, 1917. For more information about

the Fatima Rosary Procession, please contact Sheila

McCabe Swan at 507-357-6941.

BREAKFAST

St. Mary’s Knights of Columbus invite you to Breakfast on

Sunday Oct. 6th from 8:30 am to 12 pm at St. Mary’s

Social Hall. Cost: Adults $8.00, Children 5-12 $5.00 and

under 5 eat Free. Scrambled eggs & ham, pork sausage

links, pancakes, French toast and beverage.

Chelsea Marie Mathews & Anthony Robert Cemenski

Mary Norbeck & Kevin Fafinski

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Principal, Anne Lewis

annelewis@stanneslesueur.org

Hot Lunch Program

Our school lunch program is off to a good start. If you

would like to help support our lunch program, you can

donate unperishable items (such as canned veggies/fruits,

flour, sugar, cake/brownie/muffin mixes, dry noodles,

juice, etc) fresh garden produce, or gi$ cards to help

purchase supplies.

Any dona%on is greatly appreciated.

If you would like to donate or have ques%ons, contact

Anne Lewis at 507-665-2489.

Patrons of St. Anne’s School & SCRIP

SCRIP can be purchased at the School Office during

school hours, at Church after any weekend Mass or 24/7

when using your online SCRIP account.

We now have Pizza Ranch SCRIP!

Cards are $25 with an 8% rebate.

Last call for Tyson Project A+ Labels. This

program is ending so we will send in one last

submission. Please drop off any labels you have

at the School Office, Parish Office or in the box in

the back of Church by October 7th.

Thank you for supporting our SCRIP Program which

benefits the Church and School!

Meghan Roby, Music Director

meghaneroby@gmail.com

Both Children’s Choir and Adult Choir started back up with

rehearsals this past Wednesday. We are always looking

for new members and instrumentalists. If you have ever

considered serving our parish through Music Ministry -

now is a great time to get started!

Children’s Choir rehearses on Wednesdays after school

until 4 pm in the school gymnasium. It is free to participate

and open to all students, grades 1 to 5. Children’s Choir

sings for Sunday Mass about seven times throughout the

school year, including Christmas Eve and Palm Sunday.

Adult Choir rehearses on Wednesday evenings from 6

to 7:30 pm at church and sings for Sunday Masses twice a

month in addition to holidays and Holy Week.

Support Group for Divorced & Separated People

A non-denominational support group for divorced and sepa-

rated people meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month.

The topic for October 1 and 15 is “Faith, Baptism...Living

These Promises For Your Children/Grandchildren“. They

meet in the lower level at St. Wenceslaus, 215 Main Street

E, New Prague from 7 pm to 8:30 pm. For more information

contact Deacon Bob Wagner (952-758-0463) or

Mary (952-873-6781).

School Sisters of Notre Dame Craft Fair

The School Sisters of Notre Dame Craft Fair is Saturday,

October 12th from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm at Our Lady of Good

Counsel, 170 Good Counsel Drive, Mankato (“up the wind-

ing hill”. Enjoy bakery items, jams and jellies, salsa, soups,

Fair trade coffee, ceramics, quilts, soaps, crafts, plants,

jewelry, garage sale treasures and more!

Prizes given throughout the day. For more information, see

http://www.ssndcp.org/craftfair or call 507-389-4212.

Hope to see you there!

DO YOU PROVIDE CARE FOR A LOVED ONE?

Call now to sign up for a FREE - POWERFUL TOOLS

FOR CAREGIVERS workshop. Participants learn

practical skills proven to reduce stress, communicate more

effectively, improve self-care, make effective decisions and

access community resources for caregivers. A FREE

workshop sponsored by Catholic Charities of Southern MN

will meet six consecutive Wednesdays from 1:30 to 3:30

pm at the St. Peter Seniors Center, 600 S. 5th St., Suite

217, St. Peter.

Register by Oct. 7th as class size is limited. To register,

contact Mary at Catholic Charities of Southern MN at

507-387-5586, ext. 3, or mcassem@ccsomn.org.

Sunday Giving – Online Giving with WeShare

The WeShare service is for electronic giving (from a bank

account) and/or by credit card.

To sign up for WeShare giving, go online to:

stanneslesueur.weshareonline.org

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please contact the Parish Office at 665-3811.

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