March 23 Bulletin

Church Cleaning
Mar 28 Jon & Stephanie Polries
April 4 Luke & Angela Kutz
April 11 Charlotte Bachmeier & Carrie Nichols

Parish Collection Teams
Mar 23 Luke Kutz & Jon Polries
Mar 30 Carrie Nichols & Karen Neumiller
Apr 6 Dave Richter & Larry Larson Jr.

Lectors EMHC
Mar 23 Lector-Jon Polries; EMHC- Luke Kutz
Mar 30 Lector-Carrie Nichols; EMHC- Karen Neumiller
Apr 6 Lector-Angela Kutz; EMHC- Dave Richter

Stewardship Moment: “He said to the gardener, ‘For three years now I have come in search of fruit on this fig tree but have found none.’” - Luke 13:7 We can all be like the barren fig tree at times. Do you cling to what you have, or do you generously share with others? How will you respond when God asks you what you have done with all the gifts He has given you? Remember, not only are we called to be generous; we are called to develop and nurture our gifts; and return them with increase. We are called to be generous with all of gifts; especially the one that means the most to you.

Spring Cleaning list for St. Elizabeth is now posted in the supply room. I condensed it from years past. Hoping to have all cleaning done before Palm Sunday decorating. Please cross out and initial any duties members completed. Thank you in advance to all those who help in this process. Shelly Kurtz, President St Anne’s Altar Society.

The Sacred Sisters event is on April 12th at 10:00 at the Sacred Heart Parish Center. Please come for a fun morning of friendship and inspiration, and bring a friend! Our theme this year is “If the Shoe Fits”, sometimes a challenge for us on our faith journey! The event is free, and we will have a motivational speaker, music, brunch and lots of laughter. Please RSVP by April 3rd to either Bernadine Anderson 653-5586 or Shelly Kurtz 653-5204.

Penance Services – Religious Education Grades 7-12 on Wed., Mar. 26, 7-8 pm; and for Grades 2-6 on Wed., Apr. 2, 7-8 pm; Parish Penance Service, Sun., Apr. 6 at 3:30 pm.

Heavenly Wisdom by Venerable Fulton Sheen: “It is easy to hate, and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve, and bad things are very easy to get.”

Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for March: Let us pray that broken families might discover the cure for their wounds through forgiveness, rediscovering each other’s gifts, even in their differences.

March 16 Bulletin

Church Cleaning
Mar 21 Melinda Almond & Christy Richter
Mar 28 Jon & Stephanie Polries
April 4 Luke & Angela Kutz

Parish Collection Teams
Mar 16 Connie Hafner & Codie Larson
Mar 23 Luke Kutz & Jon Polries
Mar 30 Carrie Nichols & Karen Neumiller

Lectors EMHC
Mar 16 Lector-Donna Stringer; EMHC- Kristen Beckley
Mar 23 Lector-Jon Polries; EMHC-Luke Kutz
Mar 30 Lector-Carrie Nichols; EMHC- Karen Neumiller

Stewardship Moment: “I am the Lord who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land as a possession.” - Genesis 15:7 Just as the Lord gave Abraham, Moses, and the Israelites a land to possess, He has also given each of us a home. Whether your home is grand or humble, it is a gift from God. Abraham prepared a great sacrifice to the Lord in gratitude for the home God gave him. How do you show your gratitude to God for the home He has given you? Do you make a sacrifice of any kind?
Do you return any of your finances to God, investing in your eternal home just as you invest in your earthly home?

Altar Society will be doing spring cleaning in St Elizabeth’s church starting April 1 through April 12. Each member can go in at their own convenience and clean an area. A list of areas and jobs to do, will be hanging in the cleaning supplies room. As you finish the task you have chosen, please mark off and sign. If you are a new member, please contact me or someone else and we can advise or clean with you. Thank you for your help with this. Shelly Kurtz, president altar society.

Invitations were sent out this week for our Sacred Sisters event on April 12th at 10:00 at the Sacred Heart Parish Center. Please come for a fun morning of friendship and inspiration, and bring a friend! Our theme this year is “If the Shoe Fits”, sometimes a challenge for us on our faith journey! The event is free, and we will have a motivational speaker, music, brunch and lots of laughter. Please RSVP by April 3rd to a number below, or let them know if you did not receive an invitation, and would like to come. Bernadine Anderson 653-5586 or Shelly Kurtz 653-5204.

FFF Classes: No classes this week, March 19, because of Spring Break. Classes resume next week, March 26.

Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for March: Let us pray that broken families might discover the cure for their wounds through forgiveness, rediscovering each other’s gifts, even in their differences. 

Heavenly Wisdom by Venerable Fulton Sheen: “Heaven is a city on a hill, hence we cannot coast into it; we have to climb. Those who are too lazy to mount can miss its capture as well as the evil who refuse to seek it.”

March 9 Bulletin

Church Cleaning
Mar 14 Cindy Tweed & Judy Winandy
Mar 21 Melinda Almond & Christy Richter
Mar 28 Jon & Stephanie Polries

Parish Collection Teams
Mar 9 Bev Hafner & Cindy Tweed
Mar 16 Connie Hafner & Codie Larson
Mar 23 Luke Kutz & Jon Polries

Lectors EMHC
Mar 9 Lector- Cindy Tweed; EMHC- Donna Stringer
Mar 16 Lector-Donna Stringer; EMHC -Kristen Beckley
Mar 23 Lector-Jon Polries; EMHC- Luke Kutz

Stewardship Moment: “I have now brought you the first fruits of the products of the soil which you, O Lord, have given to me.” - Deuteronomy 26:10 This line from the Old Testament offers two challenges. First, do you give to God from your “first fruits” - the first and best that you have to offer? Or do you give from what you have leftover? Second, do you realize that everything you have and that everything you are has been given to you by God? We aren’t owners of anything, we are merely stewards of God’s gifts. Pray for a grateful and generous heart, every day, in all circumstances.

Sacred Sisters will be Saturday, April 12th from 10-noon in the Sacred Heart Parish Center. Mark your calendars. Postcards will go out in March.

Altar Society will be doing spring cleaning in St Elizabeth’s church starting April 1 through April 12. Each member can go in at their own convenience and clean an area. A list of areas and jobs to do, will be hanging in the cleaning supplies room. As you finish the task you have chosen, please mark off and sign. If you are a new member, please contact me or someone else and we can advise or clean with you. Thank you for your help with this. Shelly Kurtz, president altar society.

Last weekend was our parish Commitment Weekend for the 2025 God’s Gift Appeal. If you have not yet completed your card, please prayerfully make your pledge and return it to the church office. If you do not have a card, please fill out a commitment card located in the back of the church. It is important for all of us to participate in order to support our diocesan church.

“Lent is a time of going very deeply into ourselves…What is it that stands between us and God? Between us and our brothers and sisters? Between us and life, the life of the Spirit? Whatever it is, let us relentlessly tear it out, without a moment’s hesitation.” Catherine Doherty

Heavenly Wisdom by Venerable Fulton Sheen: “Oh, what greater assurance is there in all the world of the mercy of God? Lost sheep, prodigal sons, broken Magdalens, penitent Peters, forgiven thieves! Such is the rosary of Divine forgiveness.”

Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for March: Let us pray that broken families might discover the cure for their wounds through forgiveness, rediscovering each other’s gifts, even in their differences. 

We come before You in prayer, lifting up Your servant, Pope Francis, in his time of need. May Your divine grace rest upon him, restoring his health and filling him with renewed vigor to continue leading Your Church with compassion and wisdom. We ask, through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, that his recovery be swift, and his spirit be strengthened in Your peace. May Your will be done in his life, O Lord, and may Your healing power be with him always.