St. Gabriel Catholic Church ST. GABRIEL CATHOLIC CHURCH

 St. Gabriel Catholic Church
309 West Lake Ave.
Fulda, MN 56131
PASTOR Father Andrew Vogel
Cell 507-295-1030
ST. GABRIEL CATHOLIC CHURCH
April 12
Divine Mercy Sunday
Christ is risen!!! Alleluia! Today (Sunday, April 12) we complete the Octave of Easter. Easter (and Christmas) are such a big deal that we celebrate for a week. In the Liturgy of the Hours (the daily prayers priests and others pray) and in the Mass, every day is treated like a Sunday. And then there is the Easter season, which goes on for fifty days, ending with Pentecost.
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This past week we have welcomed two new members into the family of God. Do you or someone you On Easter afternoon at St. Gabriel’s, we welcomed Kenly Sanow, daughter of know have a desire to Willie and Tiffany Sanow. And then on Tuesday evening at Immaculate Heart become Catholic? of Mary, we welcomed Ada Schreier, daughter of Matthew and Elizabeth Contact Fr. Vogel for Schreier. Such sweet babies. If you see them, congratulate them. Also, pray scheduling all Baptisms, Weddings and RCIA. for them. As a lot of you know even better than I do, that being a parent is not easy. CHURCH OFFICE
Today in the Gospel we hear about Doubting Thomas. St. Thomas catches a 305 S. Lafayette Ave.
lot of flak. Imagine if your best friend died. You would be sad too. Then if some Fulda, MN 56131
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and desires a relationship with us. That is why He died on the Cross. So that [email protected] we could be with Him forever in heaven. Everything He did, creating and D.R.E : saving us, He did out of love for us. Ask God to grow in faith, to grow in belief.
Lisa Kremer, O.F.S Cell 507-360-3423
Happy Easter,
Secretary: Father Vogel
Nico Doom Cell 507-227-8239
Bookkeeper
Sue Post CHURCH OFFICE HOURS:
Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 9 a.m.– 3 p.m. THIS WEEK’S LITURGICAL DUTIES
Sat. April 18 5:30 p.m.
NEXT WEEKEND’S LITURGICAL DUTIES
Sat. April 25 5:30 p.m.
Altar Server:
Payton Slaathaug, Jeremy Welling
Altar Server:
Tatym Zins, Carlos Meza
Reader:
Margaret Popp
Reader:
Diane Kirchner
Comm:
Terry Crowley
Comm:
Pat Ui enbogaard
Euch Min:
Brook Zins, Ken Zins, & Tiffany Sanow
Euch Min:
Dale Kremer, Fran Busch, Mark Voss
Min of Hosp:
Ed Lewis, James & Lois Larson
Min of Hosp:
Bill Fuerstenberg, Steve Ackerman, Craig Ahlers
MASS INTENTIONS
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Maple Lawn Nursing Home 10.15 a.m. † Marcella Runkle
St. Anthony
8:30 a.m. † Rosemary Peterson
Immaculate Heart of Mary 8:30 a.m. † Vincent Schreier
St. Gabriel
8:30 a.m. † Ervin, Leona, & John Kremer
St.Gabriel
5:30 p.m. † Hank Lenard
Immaculate Heart of Mary 8:30 a.m. † Duane Schreier
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St. Anthony
ADORATION & RECONCILIATION
OPPORTUNITIES!
10:30 a.m.
Parishioners
Tri Parish Happenings
Up Coming Events:
Sacrament of Reconcilia on
Immaculate Heart of Mary at 8:00 a.m. Sunday; St. Gabriel at 5:00 p.m., Saturday, half hour before each daily Mass and by appointment at all parishes in the cluster.
April 18:
First Communion St. G 5:30 P
April 19:
First Communion I.H.M. 8:30 A
April 19—21
Father will be gone a er Mass on Sunday.
Adora on at Immaculate Heart of Mary
April 22:
Confirma on @ St. G 7 P
April 23:
Finance Council St. G 6:30 P
April 24:
Trumpet Assembly
April 28:
Pastoral Council @ St. G 7P First Thursday of the Month star ng a er the 8:30 a.m. Mass and going un l Benedic on at 11:00 a.m. All are Welcome! Adora on at St. Gabriel First Friday of the Month star ng 9 a.m. and going un l Benedic on at 11:00 a.m. All are Welcome! Adora on at St. Anthony/Westbrook Confessions, Adora on and Mass will be held on the second Saturday beginning at 9am with Confessions and Adora on. Mass follows at 10am. Come spend some me with Jesus! “History of Diocese of Winona”
This Book Makes for a great gi .
Free Will offering. Stop in at St. Gabriel office for your copy. Help yourself to the pamphlets, bulletins,
and resource materials in the Church and
church School. They are there for your use
& learning!
Children’s Liturgy of the Word The next children's Liturgy will on the 25th of April.
PRAYER CHAIN
JoAnne McCormick: 507-425-2568
Agnes Malters: 507-425-0023
April 12th, 2015
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Faith Formation
~Lisa Kremer OFS~ Coordinator
FAITH FORMATION THIS WEEK ~
Monday, April 13th — 2:00 p.m.— Elementary Release time classes. Tuesday, April 14th— 7:00 p.m.—Faith Formation Board Meeting.
Seven children from our parish are preparing to
Wednesday, April 15th—6:30 p.m.—First Communion Rehearsal at the Church
receive their First Communion next Saturday, April
18th at the 5:30 PM Mass. We ask that you
remember them in your prayers. They are:
Caleb Appel
Everly Henning
Wyatt Kirchner
The next Confirmation Session (Session #6) will be on Wednesday, April 22nd at 7:00 p.m. at St. Gabriel. All Candidates and Sponsors are asked to attend. Parents are always welcome too.
Zachary Kirchner
Jackson Kramer
Ellie Kremer
Giselle Meza
Reminder for 1st Communion Families:
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!!
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The next Faith Forma on Board mee ng will be this Tuesday, April 14th at 7:00 p.m. 
First Communion Rehearsal is this Wednesday, April 15th at the church.
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First Communion will be celebrated on Saturday, April 18th at the 5:30 p.m. Mass
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Confirma on Session # 6 on April 22nd ~ 7:00 p.m. here at St. Gabriel.
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April 26th—NEWSBOYS and AUDIOADRELINE in concert in Marshall!
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Baccalaureate at St. Gabriel on Saturday, May 16th at the 5:30 p.m. Mass. 
STEUBENVILLE NORTH Youth Conference ~ July 10-12 in Rochester
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St. Gabriel week of Totus Tuus will be August 2-7th.
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Confirma on at St. Gabriel , Sunday, Oct. 4th at 2:00 p.m. Rehearsal for First Communion will be this
Wednesday, April 15th at 6:30 PM at the church.
The St. Gabriel Faith Forma on Board will meet this Tuesday, April 14th at 7:00 p.m. in the St. Gabriel School.
ATTENION YOUTH IN GRADES 8-11!
Deadlines are fast approaching to register for NCYC—and a $200 deposit will be required, so if you are interested in going to NCYC we need to know now so we can start planning! Please contact Lisa in the Faith Formation Office ASAP if you are interested!
Today’s Gospel John 20:19-31
On the evening of that first day of the
week, when the doors were locked,
where the disciples were, for fear of the
Jews, Jesus came and stood in their
midst and said to them, “Peace be with
you.” When he had said this, he showed
them his hands and his side. The
disciples rejoiced when they saw the
Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace
be with you. As the Father has sent me,
so I send you.” And when he had said
this, he breathed on them and said to
them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
Whose sins you forgive are forgiven
them, and whose sins you retain are
retained.”
Thomas, called Didymus, one of the
Twelve, was not with them when Jesus
came. So the other disciples said to
him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he
said to them, “Unless I see the mark of
the nails in his hands and put my finger
into the nail marks and put my hand into
his side, I will not believe.”
Now a week later his disciples were
again inside and Thomas was with
them.
Jesus came, although the doors were
locked, and stood in their midst and
said, “Peace be with you.”
Then he said to Thomas, “Put your
finger here and see my hands, and
bring your hand and put it into my side,
and do not be unbelieving, but believe.”
Thomas answered and said to him, “My
Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him,
“Have you come to believe because you
have seen me? Blessed are those who
have not seen and have believed.”
Now Jesus did many other signs in the
presence of his disciples that are not
written in this book. But these are
written that you may come to believe
that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God,
and that through this belief you may
have life in his name.
April 13
St. Martin I
(d. 655)
When Martin I became pope in 649, Constantinople was the capital of the
Byzantine empire and the patriarch of Constantinople was the most
influential Church leader in the eastern Christian world. The struggles that
existed within the Church at that time were magnified by the close
cooperation of emperor and patriarch.
A teaching, strongly supported in the East, held that Christ had no human
will. Twice emperors had officially favored this position, Heraclius by
publishing a formula of faith and Constans II by silencing the issue of one or
two wills in Christ.
Shortly after assuming the office of the papacy (which he did without first
being confirmed by the emperor), Martin held a council at the Lateran in
which the imperial documents were censured, and in which the patriarch of
Constantinople and two of his predecessors were condemned. Constans II, in
response, tried first to turn bishops and people against the pope.
Failing in this and in an attempt to kill the pope, the emperor sent troops to
Rome to seize Martin and to bring him back to Constantinople. Already in
poor health, Martin offered no resistance, returned with the exarch Calliopas
and was then submitted to various imprisonments, tortures and hardships.
Although condemned to death and with some of the torture imposed already
carried out, Martin was saved from execution by the pleas of a repentant
Paul, patriarch of Constantinople, who was himself gravely ill.
Martin died shortly thereafter, tortures and cruel treatment having taken
their toll. He is the last of the early popes to be venerated as a martyr.
St. Gabriel’s Classifieds
divine mercy sunday
Don’t forget to check out the GREAT Lighthouse CD’s in the south entrance of Church. There are a variety of topics; all guaranteed to deepen your Catholic Faith!
St Ann Parish in Slayton will be celebrating Divine Mercy tomorrow — April 12th. It will start with Exposition and the Divine Mercy Chaplet being prayed at 3:00 pm. Confession time will follow. Vespers and Benediction will be said at 4:00 pm
MARRIAGE IS A JOURNEY!!
A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend can help you enrich your marriage
and add some pizazz to your journey.
Whether you’ve been married 1 year
or 50, a Marriage Encounter Weekend may be just
the thing you need to put a breath of fresh air into
your relationship.
The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends are April 17-19 in Frontenac, MN; May 1-3 & July 17-19 in Buffalo, MN; September 11-13 in Irene, SD & International Falls, MN, & October 9-11 in Buffalo, MN & November 20-22 in Prior Lake, MN & Medora, ND. Early registration is highly recommended. For more information visit our website at: southmnwwme.org or contact John & Mary Beth at 507-838-8178 or [email protected]. The Wood Duck Festival is right around the corner. Are we interested in pu ng together a float for the parade? The registra on deadline is June 9th. If interested please let Nico at the St. Gabriel office know ASAP!
Respect Life
“I pray that at every level a general commitment to support the family will reappear and be strengthened, so that today too—even amid so many difficul es and serious threats—the family will always remain, in accordance with God’s plan, the ‘sanctuary of life’.”
— Pope Saint John Paul II, The Gospel of Life (Evangelium Vitae, no. 6) © 1995 Libreria Editrice Va cana. Used with permission. Note: April 2nd marked the 10th anniversary of Pope John Paul’s death. He became a saint on April 27, 2014, along with two other popes.
Our Sympathy and Prayers go out to the
friends and family whom have lost a
loved one recently~
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To the grieving Jim & Lois Larson
Family on the passing of Lois’s
sister Rita Chepa.
May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God Rest in Peace. AMEN.
“I am leaving you with a gi —peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gi the world cannot
give. So don’t be troubled or afraid." ~John 14:27
St. Gabriel’s Classifieds
A GREAT Study!
Seven Deadly Sins, Seven
Lively Virtues
St. Kilian Parish Spring Celebra on Fr. Robert Barron
If you are interested in joining a Study Group; Pat & Shelley Merrick, from St. Anthony’s in Westbrook are opening their home to anyone interested in par cipa ng in an excellent study on Fr. Robert Barron's "Seven Deadly Sins, Seven Lively Virtues."
The group will be mee ng Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. - Beginning in a few weeks (stay tuned for more informa on). If you are interested in carpooling over, please contact Peg Olsem (468-2206). SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2015
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
@ St. Joseph’s Hall in St. Kilian
Please join us for a delicious dinner of Swiss steak, mashed potatoes & gravy, spring salad, homemade glazed carrots, assorted pies and desserts Catholic Chari es
You can replace heartache with hope for children in need, families in crisis, vulnerable adults, refugees, immigrants, unmarried mothers and their unborn, and the poor and suffering throughout southern Minnesota. Your support makes a difference! You are the instrument of God’s healing and transforma on. Please be generous and support the Catholic Chari es Annual Appeal on Mother’s Day weekend May 9th and 10th. St. Gabriel Quilters
We will quilt this Monday morning,
April 13, beginning at 9:00 AM or
after morning mass. Anyone is
welcome to come and help us tie
quilts, no sewing experience is
needed. This week we will be
working on jeans quilts for our
graduating seniors. Thanks!
Heavenly Father, may we grow closer to Christ through our support of the 2015 Catholic Ministries Appeal. We thank you, Lord, for your many blessings you have bestowed upon us. We cherish the gi s of me, talent and treasure that each member of our universal Church family makes to build up Christ’s Church in love. We ask you, Lord, to send us forth in this spirit of love to serve our communi es and our world with open hearts. Amen. Please give generously to this year's Appeal (www.catholicfsmn.org/Appeal). The appeal goal for St. Gabriel is $11, 920. Help us make the goal this year. Thank you!
Fulda Council of Catholic Women
There is an upcoming Slayton Area CCW Mee ng on Saturday morning, April 25 in Pipestone. Registra on begins at 9:00 AM and is followed by Mass, brunch and a mee ng. Anyone interested in going, please call Renee at 425-2085. Thanks!
Open House
Bridal Shower
There will be a bridal shower for Anna Sonday, bride-to-be of Sam Olsem. Saturday, April 25 from 1-3 p.m. at the Fulda Senior Center. All are welcome!