ALLELUIA! REJOICE! - St. Wendelin Church - stclouddiocese.net

Tri-Parish Cluster of Luxemburg, Pearl Lake and Rockville Easter Sunday- March 31, 2013
Saint Wendelin—Luxemburg
22714 State Highway 15 * St. Cloud, MN 56301-9208 * 320-251-6944 * e-mail: stwencc@live.com * Fax: 320-654-9030
Financial Blessings for the Week
of March 24, 2013
Adult (87) $2,636.07
Youth (11) 13.25
Loose 166.00
Votive Stands 73.81
Holy Land (1) 15.00
Building Fund (3) 35.00
St. Cloud Visitor (3) 54.00
Keep the Heat On (1) 20.00
Food Shelf (4) 70.00
Rice Bowl (1) 10.00
Easter (1) 10.00
Total $3,103.13
Last Week’s Regular $ 2,815.32
Budgeted Amount 3,900.00
Shortfall This Week (1,084.68)
Shortfall Year to Date ($7,571.92)
Thank You for
Your Sacrificial Support!
Altar Servers
Wed., April 3 @ 7:45 am
Nolan N. & Isaac M.
Thurs., April 4 @ 7:45 am
Courtney G. & Christopher T.
Saturday, April 6th @ 6:00 pm
Katelyn M. & Stephanie M.
Sunday, April 7th @ 9:00 am
Hannah K. & Sarah K.
Church Cleaners: Group 1 ,Sat., Apr.
6th @ 8:00 am: Hermie Albers, Kim
Hansen, Cheryl Kraemer, Michelle
Groinus, Barb Meemken, Sandy Paul,
Doreen Mackedanz, Lori Buettner, Margaret
Kremers, Erin Lommel, Mary Lou
Meyer, Lisa Mullen, Dorothy Statz, Jean
Vander Eyk, Tracy Dombrovski ***
Prayer for the 7th Month of the Year
of Faith: This month our St. Anne’s
Christian Women invite us to pray
daily with them a Glory Be to the
Father, for our new pope, Francis I.
Parish Office/Secretary, Char Volkmuth—320-251-6944
> Office Hours: Monday thru Thursday, 8:30 am-12:30 pm
Faith Formation/DRE: LeMay Bechtold, 252-8486
Prayer Line: 320-251-5376
Celebrating the Sacraments
Baptism/Anointing of the Sick : Contact the parish office: 251-6944
Marriage: Contact the parish office at least six months in advance.
the wedding date. Marriage Course is required.
St. Wendelin Catholic School
Preschool to Grade 6
Principal: Lynn Rasmussen
Telephone: 320-251-9175
Email: stwend@mycitescape.com
Fax: 320-654-9030
Parish News
A Blessed Easter to All...As we have walked faithfully with Jesus thru the forty
days of Lent, we now rejoice with Him in the glory of His Resurrection and
the joy and beauty of this Easter season! ALLELUIA, HE IS RISEN!!!
Easter Flowers...Thank you for the memorial donations received for our Easter
flower display. What a wonderful way to honor a loved ones memory while also beautifying our
church. See insert with today’s bulletin for a list of donors and those honored.
Bulletin Sponsorships...were started last December as a means to offset the printing costs of our
tri parish bulletin. We are grateful to our sponsors and ask you to patronize them. See a list of
those sponsors on insert page with today’s bulletin.
Entered Eternal Rest...This past week, our parish bid fond farewell to Father Leon Slominski who
passed away on March 22nd. He was pastor here for 14 years, from 1989-2003. His wake and
funeral luncheon were held here Tuesday/Wednesday; per his wishes, he is buried in our
parish cemetery. All who knew Father were well aware he had a special love for St. Wendelin
Parish and the Luxemburg community to the point he often referred to this as
“Paradise.” We pray that the angels lead Father from his earthly paradise to the heavenly
one! May today find him in that heavenly paradise in the presence of the risen Lord
where forever he will enjoy the glory of the heavenly Kingdom. May he rest in peace! He will
always hold a special place in the hearts and memories of this parish community.
First Communion Rehearsal...for First communicants and their parents will be next Saturday,
April 6th at 9:00 am. Please meet in Mary Hall.
Food Share Thank You...This past week $303.89 and 235 pounds of food were taken to the
Catholic Charities Food Shelf as a result of your awesome generosity with our March food drive.
These dollars/food will be stretched this month due to incentive funds from MN FoodShare.
Blessings to all for your sharing and caring for the needy in our area.
Do You Enjoy Decorating? ...Just another reminder that we are forming a Decorating Committee
(part of the Liturgy Committee) which would oversee church decorating for the various liturgical
seasons throughout the year. If you have ideas to share and would like to be part of this group,
please call Sue Weber at 654-8259.
Spaghetti Dinner Benefit...for Bea Schmidtbauer, recently diagnosed with cancer, will be next
Friday, April 5th at the American Legion in Waite Park, 5:00 to 8:30 pm. Evening also includes a
silent auction, meat and afghan raffles. Monetary donations may be sent to Pine Country Bank of
Royalton, Rice, Bowlus or Little Falls. Please keep Bea in your prayers.
Flag Disposal...If you have old, worn and tattered flags, please place them in the receptacle in the
church entry for proper disposal.
School News
Happenings...A week ago, our 5th and 6th graders spent the day at Cathedral High School giving
them the opportunity to learn first hand about the school. This past Wed. of Holy Week, we continued
our Lenten focus of walking the path to Jesus’ death and Resurrection. On Wed. we all did our
weekly Stations in church and later that day our 4th-6th graders took part in a Seder meal.
We look forward to our Easter break and wish all of you a joyous and Happy Easter!
For Your Scrip Needs...please call Bonnie at 251-9175, Gina at 654-1587 or Julie at 252-7273.
Thanks to all who support our school through use of the Scrip program.