If you have unopened bottles of wine this holiday season after your guests leave, please donate them to the “Win the Wine” booth for next year’s Ho-Down. Call Nichole Chlan at 507-744-3156 to arrange. Thank you!

Many wishes for a blessed Advent and a Merry Christmas! Click here for a schedule of our penance services, Masses and other events during the holiday season.

Father John will be calling some parishioners to ask them to accept a nomination for the upcoming Parish Council election on Dec. 14/15. Please give this prayerful consideration if you receive a phone call. Thank you!

If you took a tag off the Giving Tree in the church entrance, please return the wrapped gift underneath the tree by SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15. Thank you for your kindness and generosity!

What’s working and what’s not in the Archdiocese? Archbishop Hebda wants to hear from you! Please attend an upcoming “Prayer and Listening Event” as part of the Pre-Synod Process and make your voice heard. Your input will help guide the Archdiocese over the next 5-10 years. No registration required. Click here for more information about the Synod and a full listing of prayer and listening events around the archdiocese.

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Mark your calendar for the Ho-Down on Sunday, Aug. 18! Parishioners, click here to see what is going on for the Ho-Down.

Support Joe Horejsi at a benefit on Saturday, Feb. 16 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Holy Cross School. Joe was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2017. The financial burden is insurmountable due to his inability to work and many doctor visits. Come to the benefit and enjoy a hot dog, a silent auction and a visit with friends! If you cannot attend but would like to support, you may donate by clicking the link above or send a donation to the parish office and we will get to the family.

Please prayerfully consider a pledge to the Catholic Services Appeal. Donations can be made online at http://csafspm.org/. Thank you for responding to the Gospel call to serve the poor, support life, strengthen faith and transform lives by God’s grace!

Come on down the the church basement after 9 a.m. Mass on Sunday, Feb. 3 for coffee and donuts! Free-will offering

The Annual meeting of the Men’s Club will be in the church basement on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m. Please come to help us plan our pancake breakfast, our big fundraiser for the church. Thank you!

Come play BINGO on Sunday, Feb. 10 at 1 p.m. in our church basement! Group 1 will entertain with Rick and Cathy Bartusek and Mike and Kayla Bartusek as co-chairs. $5/card for the afternoon; $0.25/tear sheet. There will be door prizes and a free lunch – bring the family for a fun and laid-back Sunday afternoon!

The Sacrament of the Sick will be offered during Masses on January 19/20 after the reading of the Gospel. All are invited to receive it and to share in its graces. This Sacrament should be understood as a prayer to the Holy Spirit for all conditions of suffering, as well as only physical illness.

The next meeting of the parish council will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 21. The agenda is posted in the church entrance.