St. Philip’s Church

218-444-4262 www.stphilipsbemidji.org

Parish Staff

Pastor: Fr. Chuck Huck ext. 102 Parochial Vicar: Fr. Don Braukmann ext. 108 Deacon/Bookkeeper: Deacon Kermit Erickson ext. 103 Director of Music & Liturgy: Aana Freihammer ext. 104

Director of Preschool & Elementary Faith Formation/Safe Environment Coordinator: Kris Jensen 444-5849 Parish Administrative Assistant: Robb Naylor ext. 118 Director of Youth Ministry/Middle & High School Faith Formation: Paula DeClusin ext. 107 Events Coordinator: Susan Lucas ext. 105

Parish Office Coordinator: Tammy Johnson ext. 100 Facility Maintenance Supervisor: Larry Mack Maintenance Support Staff: Greg Allen Jim Shaw Retired Priest in Residence: Msgr. Bill Mehrkens

St. Philip’s School Staff

Principal: Carol Rettinger 444-4938 School Secretaries: Maggie McCalip Kerry Frauenholtz Denise Kern

Sister Parishes

St. Charles Pennington Saturday at 4:00 PM

(Fishing Opener to Labor Day)

Holy Spirit Newman Center BSU/NWTC

Sunday at 7:00 PM, Tuesday at 5:30 PM (School year only)

1701 Birch Lane NE 218-444-4762

St. Philip’s Clothing Depot

218-444-3835 Tuesday through Saturday

9:30 AM to 3:00 PM Manager: Norma Himmelright

Diocese of Crookston

Victim Assistance Coordinator: Louann McGlynn 218-281-7895 lmcglynn@crookston.org

Your Parish Representatives:

Parish Council Members: Wanda Baumgartner, Kevin Erpelding, Anita Froelich, Gary Gregg, Mike Headlee, Jodi Maki, Brent Rud, Theresa Wilander

Finance Council Members: Nick Berg, Eileen Bretschneider, Jeff Cwikla, Claude Sand, Shannon Schmitt

School Council Members: Bill Maki, Jaclyn Bergerson, Roben Beyer, Tiffany Fankhanel, Laura Schwindt, Trudy Peterson

Greetings on the Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus, This is a great Feast for the Church. We celebrate the fullness of Jesus. We

celebrate His presence in true form: Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity all contained in what was a piece of bread and a cup of wine, transformed by the power of prayer. We end our Eucharistic celebration this weekend with Benediction and a short procession.

As you receive the blessing with the consecrated Host in the monstrance remember there is a reason the priest does not say “May Almighty God bless you in the name of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit… You are being blessed by Jesus himself… fully alive fully present in the consecrated Host. It is my prayer that sometime during the week you will stop by the church. You are invited to make a short visit thanking God for His presence in the tabernacle and in our hearts as we are nourished at each and every Mass.

Whenever we celebrate the Eucharistic Feast the altar is prepared for the gifts to be brought forward and we place a linen cloth called a corporal under the chalices and patens that hold the hosts. During a trip to Italy those on the pilgrimage with me visited a small town named Orvieto. We celebrated Mass in a chapel that contained a corporal that captured the blood of Jesus that dripped from a host the priest had just consecrated. The priest had expressed doubts about the real presence of Jesus during the consecration. The town of Orvieto has a major celebration in November. Pilgrims show from all over the world. As we celebrated mass in front of the blood stained corporal I was unable to continue the prayers of consecration momentarily as I contemplated the love Jesus has for us His people. His love is so deep He nourishes us with Himself. This was a WOW! moment.

Whenever we gather as community we are many members but one body drawn together by a common bond of a love for Jesus. Today we celebrate the feast of the Body and Blood of Jesus. The song from Marty Haugen #834 in our hymnals comes to mind: “We are many parts, we are all one body.”

It is hard to remember we are one body when there are so many signs of divisions among people. The divisions are found between spouses, in families, among relatives, between neighbors, in a parish community and in civic communities. A way to begin to heal division is for someone to ask for forgiveness. Jesus gives us the example on how to respond to someone who acknowledges they have faults and asks for forgiveness. Jesus reminds us that the two great commandments are: Love God with your whole heart, mind, and soul… and to love your neighbor as yourself.

During this feast acknowledging how we are part of the Body of Jesus, I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge that I am a man who sins. I ask for forgiveness if I have hurt you in any way. It was not intentional. I struggle with patience, once a decision is made I like to move forward. I forget that not everyone is ready to move at the same pace. In my prayers I do ask God to grant me greater awareness of the needs of others.

Jesus loves you and so do I! Fr Chuck

Monday, June 8 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM Adoration (Chapel) Tuesday, June 9 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM Adoration (Chapel) 6:30 PM School Council Mtg (St. Kateri Rm) 7:30 PM Marian Devotions (Chapel) Wednesday, June 10 8:05 AM Morning Prayer (Chapel) 12:00 PM Finance Council Mtg (St. Kateri Rm)

Thursday, June 11 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM Adoration (Chapel) 7:00 PM Prayer & Praise (Chapel)

Friday, June 12 8:05 AM Morning Prayer (Chapel) 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM Adoration (Chapel)

Saturday, June 13 4:30 PM Reconciliation (Chapel)

Sunday, June 14 8:35 AM Rosary for Peace (Chapel) 10:15 AM Rosary for Peace (Chapel) 10:15 AM Baptism Class (St. Kateri Rm) 3:00 PM Society of St. Vincent de Paul Info Mtg (Soc. Hall)

Monday, June 8 No Daily Mass Today Tuesday, June 9 12:10 PM Mass: +Joe Petersen Wednesday, June 10 8:30 AM Mass: +Ellouise Dahlgren

Thursday, June 11 7:00 AM Mass: +Wayne & Barbara Nessman 10:30 AM Mass (Neilson Place): +Lois Merschman 10:30 AM Communion Service (Goldpine) Friday, June 12 8:30 AM Mass: +Ernest Bauer

Saturday, June 13 8:30 AM Mass: +Leonard Branch 4:00 PM Mass (Pennington): +Devashayam Melkies Suvakeen 5:30 PM Mass: +Win Carriere

Sunday, June 14 7:30 AM Mass: +Merlyn Stai 9:00 AM Mass: For the People 11:00 AM Mass: +Roger Schmickle

MASS INTENTIONS For June 8 - June 14

THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

Bible Readings for the Week of June 8 ~ June 14

Monday, June 8 ●2 Cor 1:1-7 ●Ps 34:2-9 ●Mt 5:1-12

Tuesday, June 9 ●2 Cor 1:18-22 ●Ps 119:129-133,135 •Mt 5:13-16

Wednesday, June 10 ●2 Cor 3:4-11 ●Ps 99:5-9 ●Mt 5:17-19

Thursday, June 11 ●Acts 11:21b-26,13:1-3 ●Ps 98:1-6 ●Mt 5:20-26

Friday, June 12 ●Hos 11:1,3-4,8c-9 ●Ps Is 12:2-6 ●Eph 3:8-12,14-19 ●Jn 19:31-37

Saturday, June 13 ●2 Cor 5:14-21 ●Ps 103:1-4,9-12 ●Mt 5:33-37

Sunday, June 14 ●Ez 17:22-24 ●Ps 92:2-3,13-16 ●2 Cor 5:6-10 ●Mk 4:26-34

Please note that there will not be Daily Mass or Morning Prayer on Monday, June 8.

INFORMATION & ACTIVITIES BAPTISM PREPARATION CLASS

Parents or prospective parents who wish to present a child for Baptism are asked to attend a baptism preparation class.

The next session will be on June 14 . Please call the Parish Office at 444-4262 to register, or for more information.

Week #48 Contributions

(received the weekend of 5/312015)

STEWARDSHIP - A

Envelopes $14,919.57 EFT Env. $ — Loose Plate $ 926.49 Children’s $ 33.77 Total $15,879.83

HABIT OF THE HEART

Fiscal Year to Date (Week #48): Amount Contributed Envelopes $ 749,413.10 Loose Plate $ 42,238.49 Children’s $ 2,281.07 Total $ 793,932.66

(96.29% of budget)

STEWARDSHIP OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES Fiscal Year July 1, 2014 ~ June 30, 2015

The St. Philip’s Catholic Community welcomes through the waters of baptism, Catherine Faye Curran, daughter of Tyler & Erin Curran, and Isabelle Elaine Peabody, daughter of Matthew & Krystal Peabody . May they be filled with the Holy Spirit!

CHILDREN’S LITURGICAL CHOIR CAMP

Join us for our Children’s Liturgical Choir Camp this summer July 14th-July 17th from 10am-12pm. Choristers will learn throughout the week how to use their voices to sing and pray. At the end of the week we will sing for the 11am Mass on July 19th. The camp is free and open to grades 2-6 (entering Fall 2015). Contact Aana Freihammer, afreihammer@stphilipsbemidji.org or 218-444-4262 to get registered for this fun week!

JOIN THE CHOIR!

It is not too late to join our new choir for St. Philip’s. We sang our first Sunday Mass last week. The choir sang really well, and we had a lot of fun. We sing once a month for the 9am Mass, and rehearse 45 minutes prior. This is a very informal group that will sing mostly unison and two part music. Brand new singers and experienced singers are all welcome. The first portion of rehearsal will focus on vocal technique for those who have always wanted to learn how to sing. This is a great opportunity for those with busy schedules, or those often work evenings and cannot join choirs that rehearse in the evenings. Contact Aana Freihammer if you are interested in joining, and it’s okay if you have summer plans! This choir is “come as you are, and when you can!” Our next Mass is June 28th.

Bemidji Area Church Musicians

2015 SUMMER RECITAL SERIES

June 10 ~ Noon to 12:30 PM

Evangelical Free Church Bells Judy Emery, Director

Evangelical Free Church 115 Carr Lake Rd SW

Free-will offering to support music scholarships. Lunch will be available following the recital — cost to be announced.

Reminder… The summer Mass schedule is now in effect — Mass will start at 8:30 AM on Wednesdays. Also, the Parish Offices will close at 4 PM Fridays during the summer months.

TEACHING POSITIONS

St. Philip’s School has two openings for teachers, one for the elementary grades and one for the middle school grades. These are full time positions. Interested individuals should send a letter of application, resume’, and three letters of recommendation to Carol Rettinger, Principal, St. Philip’s School, 702 Beltrami Avenue NW, Bemidji, MN 56601, by June 15, 2015. Thank you.

The 2015 Father’s Day Collection for Retired Priests takes place June 20-21st. This collection is local to the Diocese of Crookston and directly benefits all our beloved retired diocesan priests by providing assistance with health care insurance, privacy in care facilities and other needs. Next weekend’s bulletin will feature an insert with updates on each retired priest of the Diocese of Crookston and their mailing address so that you may send them greetings. Please come to Mass on Father’s Day weekend prepared to give generously to this essential collection. God bless you!

2015 LOVE AND LIFE CELEBRATION...

On Sunday, July 19th, in the spirit of The Year of Marriage & Family in the Diocese of Fargo, Bishop Folda will celebrate Holy Mass at St. Michael’s Church at 5 PM. He will join us for dinner, followed by a talk for married and engaged couples (childcare will be provided). It will be a great opportunity to interact with Bishop Folda and other couples. Mark your calendars for this event which is sponsored by the Couple to Couple League chapters of Grand Forks and Crookston as part of Natural Family Planning Awareness Week.

PRAYER AT PLANNED PARENTHOOD

The monthly gatherings for prayer at the local Planned Parenthood office this summer will be from 10 AM-11 AM on Saturday’s June 20th, July 18th and August 15th. Please note the time change…10-11AM. All are welcome for this hour of prayer for an end to abortion.

BABY BOTTLE FUNDRAISER

Northwoods Pregnancy Care Center (NPCC) is, once again, doing a baby bottle fundraiser for 2015! Use the next month or so to fill the bottle with loose change, paper money or a check to help the Care Center. Return the bottles to the church or the parish office anytime until Father’s Day. Thank you for your wonderful response in helping those in need!

Discover God’s Plan 4U=Jesus! at SonSpark Labs!

Please join us as we experiment with fun and excitement at SonSpark Labs! August 3 – 7, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Registration forms available at the Faith Formation and Parish Office. SonSpark Labs is for children 3 (by September 1, 2014) through 4th Grade (2014 – 2015 school year). Contact Kris for additional information at 444-5849.

Faith Formation Registration for 2015 - 2016

Please drop your Faith Formation registration forms off at the Parish Office. If you need registration forms, contact Kris Jensen,444-5849.

First Eucharist Photo, Handprints, and Individual Photo are in a basket in the Narthex this weekend. During the week they can be picked up at the Parish Office.

FAITH FORMATION

Our Lady of the Lakes Chapter Walker, MN

JUNE MAGNIFICAT EVENTS (events in June are for both men & women)

June 19 & 20, 2015 – separate events Walker, MN and Hackensack, MN

Featuring: MARIA VADIA Extraordinary international evangelist,

preacher, teacher and author

Flyers are in the narthex. Reservations required by June 16.

Questions or carpooling information: Call Lisa 444-9686

“I wondered if my heart was big enough to love an adopted child as I would my biological child. There were also so many other variables to consider … We felt we had no control, but God reminded us again that He is always in control and that we could trust in Him.”

~ “An Adoption Love Story,” http://bit.ly/AdoptionLoveStory

MEMORIAL DAY FLOWERS All flowers must be removed from gravesites at Holy Cross Cemetery. Any remaining items after that date will be put on the altar until removed.

Society of St. Vincent de Paul Launches Recruitment Campaign… Because of the increasing number of people in need in the Diocese of Crookston the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) is launching “Invitation to Serve,” a campaign to recruit new members in Bemidji.

The largest social assistance organization in the world, SVdP is a Catholic lay organization of volunteers who come together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to those in need and living in poverty. In the United States, the organization has some 172,000 members and is active in about 4,600 communities.

The goal of Invitation to Serve is to “invite caring people to give hope to those without hope by supplying food, clothing, help with rent, transportation or utility costs, and even love.”

Are you looking for ways to experience God? SVdP invites you to share in their ministry of serving people living in poverty. A representative from SVdP will speak at the weekend Masses on June 13 and 14. If you are interested in becoming active in this ministry, please plan on attending an informational meeting :

Sunday, June 14, 2015 ~ 3:00 PM St. Philip’s Social Hall

This summer, 25 high school youth from St. Philip’s parish will be attending the Steubenville Catholic Youth Conference in St. Paul, MN. As part of the conference, the youth are holding a Shoe Drive to help support this years Share The Glory out reach project at the conference. No shoe goes to waste. Even shoes with considerable wear and tear can be broken down and the raw materials used to repair another shoe, or to create an entirely new pair.

Funds2Orgs micro-enterprise partners in developing countries around the world, who work to repurpose the pairs to eliminate waste. A micro-enterprise is a small business with minimal employees and minimal capital. Funds2Orgs works with micro-enterprises in developing countries to bring sustainability and income to these areas.

At the conference, our youth will help to rubber band and bag the shoes, then load them up for takeaway! Thank you for your support and donation!

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Shoe Drive Details | Easy as…

This shoe drive will not only help to bring sustainability and income to developing nations, but the funds raised by the shoe drive will go toward scholarships for future Partnership for Youth events!

Step 1: Search closets and storage for gently worn and unused shoes, from high heels to flip flops. The will make a difference in developing countries. Even golf cleats and soccer shoes! No single shoes, please!

Step 2: Bring your gently used, worn shoes to St. Philip’s Parish to be dropped off or leave in the designated plastic tote in the Social Hall after Mass.

Step 3: Help spread the word and know that your donation has impacted children’s lives in developing nations.

MINISTRY SCHEDULE Week of June 13 — 14

Jun 13, 5:30 PM

Eleventh Sunday in

Ordinary Time

Jun 14, 7:30 AM

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jun 14, 9:00 AM

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jun 14, 11:00 AM

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

SACRISTAN Betty Lindy Trish Jones Joann Gardner Mary Lou Peters

LECTOR Shannon Kilichowski Amy Buckanaga Cynthia Haskin John Bloberger

Susan Baird Ben Baird

Marcia Fivizzani Mary Lou Peters

INTERCESSOR Jim LeClaire Trish Jones Jerry Daniels Carol Rettinger

ALTAR SERVER Jenay Boucher Paulo Tinsay Helen Bartlett

Andrew Dondelinger Emily Dondelinger

Aaron Hoefer Kiera Hoefer Nick Snell

Toby Glen Anna Glen Olivea Frenzel

CAPTAIN Janet Weaver Patti Van Camp Stephanie Downey HELP NEEDED

EMHC

April Boucher Barry Karpinski Betty Lindy Jim LeClaire Lauren Weaver Connie Aagard Flavia Sagedahl

Terry Jones Susan Dondelinger (sub req.) Trish Jones Pat Gavin (sub req.) HELP NEEDED HELP NEEDED HELP NEEDED

Jamie Hoffman Nicole Kieson Steve Pfleger Kevin Erpelding Lorie Erpelding Clark Chambers Rachelle Hayes Mary Bjerke HELP NEEDED

Sarah Glen Kimberley Gourneau Kathy Pfann HELP NEEDED Pat Kelly Courtney Haskins HELP NEEDED HELP NEEDED HELP NEEDED

HOSPITALITY - Usher

Mary Dufault Dick Robinson DuWayne Schwindt HELP NEEDED

HELP NEEDED Paulette Welle Bob Murray Wes Seitz

Bob Schlichting Bob Aitken Rick Coe George Gardner

Mike Doty Ethan Youso Barbara Fitzgerald HELP NEEDED

HOSPITALITY - Fellowship

HELP NEEDED Marjorie Bloberger

June Aitken Bob Aitken HELP NEEDED Mary Bjerke

Karen Schaar Sue Wright Jean Louvar (sub req.) Marilyn Sundrud

HOSPITALITY - Greeter

Kathy LeMoine Susan Burlingame

Marian Qvern Madonna Welter

Darlene Weber Al Bennington

Wanda Doty HELP NEEDED