St. James Parish, Jacobs Prairie, MN

	Lector	Intentions	Servers
March 19, 9am		Richard and Linus Wiedert
March 20,8 pm Holy Thursday	Jack Czajkowski	Isaac Willenbring	Chelsea Mueller, Laura Braegelmann
March 21,1:30 Good Friday	Terri Steven, Melissa Walz, Leo Pohl, Ann Jonas, Dottie Ritter		Victor Schleppenbach, Ben Dingamann
March 22, 8pm Easter Vigil	Teri Braegelmann, Janis Minnerath, Joan Willenbring, Cheryl Johannes, Jim Willenbring	Gerhard and Viola Leither	Savannah Simon, Nicole Hansen
March 23, 9am Easter	Paula Schleppenbach	For the Parishioners	Craig Heinen, Jacob Pohl
	Gift Bearers	Communion Ministers	Ushers
March 20,8 pm	Rose Mueller Family	Rose Mueller, Earl Schmitt, Mary Jean Czajkowski	Art Fischer, Jon Anderson
March 21, 1:30	Fritz and Carol Schmitz	LaVerne Heinen	John Brinker, Celestine Heinen
March 22, 8pm	Math and Delrose Hondle	Richard Huberty, Mike Willenbring, Cheryl Johannes	Art Fischer, Jon Anderson
March 23, 9 am	Andy and Mary Janssen	Gregg Schleppenbach, Ralph Leither, Linda Leither	John Brinker, Celestine Heinen

Ministry Lists

Mark Your Calendar:

Card Party: March 16, 2008 7:30

Confirmation: April 15, 2008 at (St. Boniface)

First Communion: April 27, 2008

St. James Bazaar: June 7, 2008

Pork Chop Feed: Aug. 9, 2008

Events

From the Pastor:

As we enter into Holy Week, we pray that our Lord will truly help it be a

Holy Week and a time of grace and growth. “Calvary is where sin at its worst met love at its best. Nails did not hold Him to the Cross. Love did.”

Opportunities for the Sacrament of Reconciliation during Holy Week:

Wednesday, March 19^th: 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Holy Thursday, March 20^th: 7:00 – 7:45 p.m.

Good Friday, March 21^st: 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Holy Saturday, March 22^nd: 7:00 – 7:45 p.m. and as always, by appt.

HOLY WEEK SERVICES:

Holy Thursday – 8:00 p.m.

Good Friday – 1:30 p.m.

Holy Saturday – 8:00 p.m.

Easter Sunday – 9:00 a.m.

Good Friday Collection:

Each year on Good Friday, the Catholic Churches in the entire United States designate the collection to the Holy Land to continue to care for Christianity’s holiest sites, and for God’s people in the Holy Land.

New Parishioner:

Please welcome our new parishioner Joseph Pohl, father of Leo Pohl, to our parish.

Father Julius

Religious Education Program: Next Class March 19 . Looking for a volunteer to assist on Confirmation night, Tuesday April 15th to help make coffee, serve bars/cookies & clean up. There are 5 parishes participating and one volunteer from each parish is requested. Please call Lynn Dingmann at 685-8756 if you can help.

Bazaar News: If you are interested in donating to this years bazaar raffle, please contact Joan Willenbring by March 28th, 2008. 685-4150.

Bring Your Thimble: Quilting on Monday, March 17 at 6:30. Meet at Irma Heinen’s home, 685-3580.

Card Party: March 16, Christian Women I-Z serve.

Parish Council Meeting: Next meeting March 17, 7:00 pm.

*Looking for something to do? *

(Complete information can be found on the bulletin board in back of church.)

Palm Sunday Brunch: March 16, 8:30-12:30, St. John the Baptist Parish Center

2^nd Annual Women’s Spirituality Conference: March 27-28. CSB Gorecki Conference Center, room 204

Honoring Marriage Day is Saturday, May 3rd at 1 pm at St. Mary's Cathedral in St. Cloud.

Couples celebrating 5, 25, 40 and 50 years of marriage will receive an invitation from Bishop Kinney. Please submit anniversary names, address and years married to the Office of Marriage and Family. Information can be emailed, faxed (320-258-7658) or mailed to 305 7th Avenue North, Suite 100, St Cloud 56303.

**Have an announcement for the bulletin? Contact Karen at 250-3297 or karenschlangen@yahoo.com **

March 9, 2008 Bulletins March 23, 2008