The Next Class/Session: Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Below is the schedule:

6:00-6:30pm-Meal

6:35-7:30pm-Children Class/Parent & Adult Session

7:35-7:45pm-All students, parents, & teachers meet in the

Church for adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction!

The Next Class/Session: Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Below is the schedule:

6:00-6:30pm-Meal

6:35-7:30pm-Children Class/Parent & Adult Session

7:35-7:45pm-All students, parents, & teachers meet in the Church for adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction!

Our program is open for all of our parishioners to attend and it will benefit all ages! There will be separate presentations for adults & youth.

“Beloved: Remain faithful to what you have learned and believed, because you know from whom you learned it, and that from infancy you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are capable of giving you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that one who belongs to God may be competent, equipped for every good work.” --2 Timothy 3:14-17

Prolife Action Ministries is seeking donations in order to place a prolife billboard near the Planned Parent - hood in Rochester. If you would like to make a donation that will help increase awareness of the grave dangers of abortion, there are envelopes for this in the back of church. You can send donations directly to Prolife Action Ministries. Our hope is to provide an opportunity for our good Lord to touch the hearts of those considering abortion and to save lives of unborn babies. The message on the billboard will educate those involved with abortion and all who pass by about the gravity of abortion.

God bless you!

In Christ through Mary, Fr. Kasel

Annual Deer Hunter Supper: Friday, Nov. 22 from 5:00-8:00pm at the Bellechester Community Center. Serving turkey and ham with all the trimmings! Adults--$14, kids ages 5-10--$5, under 5-Free. Everyone welcome! Take-outs available. Sponsored by BCCA as an annual fund-raiser for Hall upkeep.

National Vocation Awareness Week, celebrated November 3-9, 2019, is an annual week-long celebration of the Catholic Church in the United States dedicated to promote vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life through prayer and education, and to renew our prayers and support for those who are considering one of these particular vocations. NVAW began in 1976 when the U. S. bishops designated the 28th Sunday of the year for NVAW. In 1997, this celebration was moved to coincide with the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, which falls on January 13 in 2013. Beginning in 2014, NVAW was moved to the first full week of November.

Knights of Columbus Council 16016 will meet on Saturday

Morning, November 9, 2019 at 8:00am at the Church of St Paul,

Zumbrota. We will have breakfast and then the meeting.

The next Holy Hour and Social for Men will be on Sunday, November 10 at 7:00pm at Church of St. Michael, Pine Island. This month we welcome Paul Sutton, a veteran of the Navy. He will share his story and experience while on active duty during the

Vietnam War. All men are invited!

Holy Hour and Social for Women: The next Holy Hour and Social for Women will be on Sunday, November 17 at 6:00pm at Church of St. Michael, Pine Island. All women are invited!

The National Collection for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS) is a triennial collection approved by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and first taken in 2013. The 2019 Collection will be taken at the Church of St. Paul on November 10. The AMS is responsible for providing the full range of pastoral care of men and women and their families from all dioceses who are serving in the United States Armed Services. Your donations help provide the sacraments to those who serve our country—please be generous!

Knights, Catholic Daughters, & Spouses: We invite Spouses of Deceased Knights & Catholic Daughters and Knights & Catholic Daughters and their Spouses to celebrate Mass at 7:00pm on Monday, November 11 at Holy Trinity in Goodhue in Memory of The Deceased. A light lunch will follow Mass.

Archdiocesan Youth Day: Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Saint Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights

High school youth are invited to AYD19! Teens will have breakout sessions, participate in a Synod focus group, attend Holy Mass, and have a Catholic Faith Fest. Archbishop Hebda and Bishop Cozzens

SAVE THE DATE: St. Pio Knights of Columbus Council 16016 will host a Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, November 17th after the Sunday 10:30 Holy Mass at the Church of St. Michael. More details to follow.

HS Youth and Confirmation candidates Faith Formation Service

Project: Feed My Starving Children for all High School students

and Confirmation students: Wednesday evening, November 20,

from 6:30-10:30pm. Please RSVP with the parish office; permission

slips are required for all youth. The bus will leave from the Church of

St. Paul in Zumbrota at 6:45pm and return there at approximately

10:15pm. Please arrive by 6:30pm. Adults who are willing to serve as

chaperones are invited to attend (must be current on Essential 3).

Please contact the Parish office if you plan to attend.

Upcoming VIRTUS Training Session: A VIRTUS session will be

offered on Monday, Nov. 25 at 2:00pm at the Church of St. Joseph in

Red Wing. This is a rare opportunity for people to attend a VIRTUS

session during daytime hours on a weekday (and great for those who

don’t like to drive after dark!). Anyone who would like to volunteer

with minors at parishes in the Archdiocese must attend a VIRTUS session

before they can volunteer. Pre-registration is required, please contact

the parish Safe Environment Coordinator, Sara McNamara, at 732-5324 or 356-4280 for more information if you are interested.

Archdiocesan Synod-Upcoming Prayer and Listening Events

What’s working and what’s not in the Archdiocese? Archbishop Hebda wants to hear from you! Please prayerfully consider attending an up-coming Prayer and Listening Event, as part of the Pre-Synod Process and make your voice heard. Your input will help guide the Archdio-cese over the next 5-10 years. There are 20 Prayer and Listening Events. The next are:

Tues., Nov. 15, 6-9 p.m. at All Saints (Lakeville)

Sunday, Nov. 17, 1-4 p.m. at St. Anne-St. Joseph Hein

(Minneapolis) – Bilingual Vietnamese/English

Saturday, Jan. 5, 1-4 p.m. at Holy Cross (Minneapolis)

Learn more about the Synod and see a full listing of Prayer and

Listening Events at archspm.org/synod.

Do you know the risks of having an abortion?

Medical Complications include: heavy bleeding, infection, incomplete

abortion, sepsis, anesthesia, damage to the cervix, scarring of the

uterine lining, uterine perforation, damage to internal organs, Pelvic Inflammatory

Disease, endometritis, death

Emotional Complications include: eating disor der s, r elationship

problems, guilt, depression, flashbacks of abortion, suicidal thoughts,

sexual dysfunction, alcohol and drug abuse

Higher risk of these issues later in life: breast cancer, cervical, ovarian

and liver cancer, infertility, placenta previa, ectopic pregnancy (from

www.studentsforlife.org and www.life.org.nz)

“I am the Mother of all the Poor Souls, for my prayers serve to mitigate their sufferings every single hour that they remain there (Purgatory).” Our Blessed Mother, Mary to St. Bridget

“You are My Mother, the Mother of Mercy, and the consolation of the Souls in Purgatory.” St. Bridget to Our Blessed Mother, Mary

“Let us help and commemorate them. If Job’s sons were purified by their father’s sacrifice (Job 1:5), why would we doubt that our offerings for the dead bring them some consolation? Let us not hesitate to help those who have died and to offer our prayers for them.” St. John Chrysostom

“What years of Purgatory will there be for those Christians who have no difficulty at all in deferring their prayers to another time on the excuse of having to do some pressing work! If we really desired the happiness of possessing God, we should avoid the little faults as well as the big ones, since separation from God is so frightful a torment to all these poor souls!” St. John Vianney

No Price too High by Deacon Alex Jones

The Conversion of a Pentecostal Pastor and his Congregation

In this stunning real-life drama, discover the sacrificial yet trium-phant journey of a man of deep integrity and love for Christ. Rev-erend Alex Jones promised his congregation a real New Testament worship service. To prepare, he studied the works of the early Church Fathers. The astonishing events that followed culmi-nated not only in his conversion to the Catholic Faith, but also that of 42 members of his flock.