Last Updated on April 27, 2024 by web manager
PRAISED BE JESUS CHRIST!
SCHEDULE AND OFFICE HOURS
For information concerning times for Mass, Confessions, Adoration, Family Faith Formation and Office Hours, click here.
YOUTH ACTIVITIES
For What’s Happening for Youth, click here.
MAY IS THE MONTH OF MARY
There is a tradition among Catholics that in May, we give special honor to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Our Lady is the mother of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Without Mary, Jesus would not have been born, and we could not be saved. She suffered greatly as she watched her Son die on the cross, but yet she understood that His death was necessary if we were to be saved. So she offered her Son to the Father even though her heart was breaking. For these reasons, Mary is greatly loved and honored by her Son and the Church. Let us follow His example and honor Mary this month by, among other things, saying a family Rosary or making a Novena to Mary & by setting up a May altar in our homes.
May Crowning will be Sunday, May 5th, at Saint Luke’s during Mass and also a May Crowning and our annual Rosary Procession at Saint Patrick’s (which begins at 1pm). Plan to come. Let’s have our biggest turnout ever and honor our Blessed Lady who loves us so much! There will be a time for fellowship and refreshments after the Rosary Procession.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CONFIRMANDS
Bishop Daniel Felton was here this past Wednesday to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation with our parishes. I would like to congratulate those who were confirmed: Magdelena Paula Avina, Isabella Rose Bennett, Ivie Eileen Beutel, Garrison Charles Bork, Hunter James Bork, Laura Ann Bork-Soens, Claire Lynn Brackenbury, Daniel Robert Dutcher, Colton McRae Froehling, Gabriel Josef Justen, Josephine Brenda Kordiak, Bryce Timothy McClain, John Michael McEachran, Holden Ian Glenn Williams, & Molly Makell Worlickey. Please continue to keep them in your prayers as they take their places in the Church as adult members in the faith.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
Saint Luke’s will be having First Holy Communion on Sunday April 28th. Please keep our young people in your prayers as they make their final preparations for this most important Sacrament.
MINISTRIES APPEAL (Formerly UCA)
The kickoff for the Ministries Appeal (formerly UCA) is now three weeks away. By now you should have received an invitation to contribute. If you did not, please contact the parish office. The Ministries Appeal focuses on the ministries of our Diocese that bring our mission to share the teachings of Jesus Christ to life. Through Education & Family, through Evangelization & Outreach, and through Vocations & Clergy Support, these three ministries support & sustain our Catholic faith throughout our Diocese. Please be generous. Also, note that a major change this year is that your donations should be sent directly to the Diocese. An envelope for that purpose is included in your packet. But, you can still use your UCA envelopes and the parish will get donation to the Diocese. For more details on the diocesan website, click here.
VIDEO MESSAGE FROM BISHOP DANIEL
Below is a video that Bishop Daniel has released as the continuation of the Pastoral Letter he promulgated a little over a year ago. You will also find a short letter from the bishop to accompany on the diocesan website here.
EUCHARISTIC REVIVAL
Information about the upcoming local Eucharistic Congress in Bemidji on May 17th & 18th has been posted at our Church entryways. Stop and take a look. More information is available on the bulletin for March 10th here. Also, see more below for the NATIONAL EUCHARISTIC REVIVAL.
FAMILY FAITH FORMATION
Family Faith Formation’s last class for Saint Luke’s is on Wednesday, May 1st at 5:30pm with a meal followed by classes that end at 7:20pm. St Patrick’s has “at home” learning until their last class on May 8th. For more on FFF, including the At Home Materials and Father Sirba’s presentations, look here.
ARE YOU REGISTERED IN THE PARISH?
If you are new to our area, or if you are a summer parishioner & consider this your spiritual home during the summer months, please join us & become part of our parish family. We value your time, treasure & talents. Contact the parish office to get a parish census form.
MAN IS BODY AND SOUL
Father’s series on this subject contained in multiple bulletins can be read here. Part Ten, the last part, was added on added 7/9/2023.
ARK BUILDING continues
See our Ark Builders menu and page here for more.
EUCHARISTIC MIRACLES
Eucharistic Miracles happen as Blessed Carlo Acutis shows us here! God does indeed seek to help us believe that he is truly present in the Eucharist.
NATIONAL EUCHARISTIC REVIVAL
Our Bishops have begun a three-year campaign to revive devotion and understanding of the Eucharist and to help all Catholics renew our worship of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. This national campaign to revive devotion to the Eucharistic began last year on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, and it will culminate in a National Eucharistic Congress in 2024 to be held in Indianapolis, Indiana from July 17th to the 21st. Bishop Andrew Cozzens of the Diocese of Crookston, Minnesota is chair of the USCCB Committee on Evangelization, and he has been appointed to lead this campaign. Bishop Cozzens stated: “My hope is to see our Church and our country healed, transformed, and renewed through a deep, personal encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist. From that personal encounter, I am confident the Holy Spirit will inspire dynamic and creative works of charity that are a hallmark of a Eucharistic life.” You can learn more about the revival at:
https://www.eucharisticrevival.org
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The Chosen is an artistic portrayal of the life of Jesus and the Apostles. As “The Passion of the Christ”, the creators of this series attempt to show how things might have been if we had been there … using the art of cinematography. It is worth watching, but with the idea that not all of the words, actions, or ideas presented are known to be true. Consider it like looking at a work of art attempting to portray the parable of The Prodigal Son. As we watch “The Chosen,” we turn to prayer and the Gospels for “the truth” but realize the lives of those portrayed must have been amazing! Here is a video where Bishop Barron and Jonathan Roumie attempt to describe the series and faith and their relationship:
The following videos discuss two of the most popular Podcasts in the country done by Father Michael Schmitz with help from Jeff Cavins:
