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THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD - JANUARY 2, 2022
FROM OUR PASTOR
                   Dear brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus,

                   First let me say thank you all for your many generous gifts! I am overwhelmed by your
                   kindness. It is truly a joy for me to be your pastor. Thank you also for the many invitations
                   you extended to include me in your Christmas celebrations. I am honored to celebrate
Fr. Matthew Kuhn
                   with you.

The gifts of the Magi to Jesus are symbols of His kingship, priesthood, and impending death. They
remind us that Jesus come to us as more than just a child, more than just the heir of David. Jesus
came for a specific purpose: to restore us to the heavenly Kingdom by offering Himself to the Father
as a living sacrifice. He is our King, worthy of our obedient service. He is our eternal High Priest,
interceding for us with God the Father. He is the Lamb of God Whose Blood is shed to wash away our
sins.

As we celebrate this feast of the Epiphany of our Lord, let us reflect on what gifts we can make to the
infant Jesus. What does He want to receive from us today? Can we offer Him service by caring for
others in His name? Can we offer our sins in Confession and receive His gift of mercy in exchange?
Can we offer Him our praise and adoration by spending a little extra time in His Eucharistic Presence?
May our gifts be heartfelt and humble offerings, as we kneel before the God Who loves us.

Peace in Christ,

Father Matthew Kuhn

                            THURSDAY DAILY MASS CHANGE
                        Starting Thursday, January 6, daily Mass on Thursdays will be at 5:30 PM.
                                   DAILY MASS       TUESDAY     8:30 AM
                                    SCHEDULE:       WEDNESDAY   6:30 PM
                                                          THURSDAY         5:30 PM
                                                          FRIDAY           8:30 AM

                                      MEN’S BIBLE STUDY NOTE:
     The Thursday morning Men’s Bible Study will continue meeting, but will start at 6:30 AM.

                                                                SUNDAY
† We wish to offer our sympathy and promise of                OFFERINGS          ACTUAL          BUDGET VARIANCE
prayers to the family and friends of Juliana (Julie)         Envelope          $  24,378       $   23,385 $    993
Slavik.                                                      Electronic            9,363            10,212   (849)
                                                             Other                 4,042             1,708  2,334

THANK YOU to the following for serving the funeral           For Dec. 26       $     37,783    $     35,305 $         2,478
luncheon of Juliana Slavik:                                  YTD Offerings $       938,864     $    917,930 $        20,934
John Lenarz and Team 6                                       * Total year budget is spread equally over 52 weeks. Detailed
                                                             fiinancial reports may be viewed at the Parish Office.
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COMMUNITY NEWS

              PRAYER CORNER                               MARCH FOR LIFE - The Knights of Columbus of
                                                          Brandon and Alexandria have arranged for a bus for
If you or someone you know in our
                                                          the March for Life 2022, January 22, at the Cathedral
parish community is sick or ill, or
                                                          of St. Paul. The bus will be picking up at St. Ann’s in
has a family member who could use
                                                          Brandon at 6:30 am & St. Mary’s in Alexandria at 7:15 am.
our prayers, please call our Faith
                                                          A $10 donation per person is requested to help cover the
Community Nurse, Kathy Fischer, at
                                                          cost of the bus but would be waived if cost is an issue. To
762-2320. Names will be published
                                                          reserve a spot call Jim Korkowski at 320-219-7470.
for 6 weeks, and renewed for an additional 6 weeks
                                                          For more info. call Pam Panther at 303-881-0318. Wear
upon request.
                                                          warm clothes! Bring a sack lunch.

Please remember these people in your prayers:             CARING & SHARING ROOM - Current needs are:
                                                              • Queen-size box springs
Betty Schlosser, Dan Woods, Kevin Richmond, Sr.,              • Full-size mattresses
Virginia Schultz, Mary Waldorf, Lawrence Cline, Dan           • Small kitchen tables & chairs
                                                              • Loveseats
Radford, Ben Smith, Jessi Johnson, Carol Zacher,
                                                              • Microwaves
Emily Lambert, Sara (Thompson) Westre, Maxine                 • Vacuum cleaners
Sammons, Judy Fuller, Vicky Revering, Cindy Moritz,           • End tables
Loren Larson, Vivian Nagel, Grant Demers, Jim             Items can be dropped off Thursday mornings from
Solheid, Ken Volk, John Bosek, Fr. Adam Hamness,          9:00 am – 12:00 pm at 700 Cedar St., Door #4, Suite
                                                          33A, Alexandria. Scheduled pick-up of larger items can
Dan VanHeel, Donla Willis, Dava Rusch, Lois S.
                                                          be arranged. Call 320-760-8084.
                                                          LITTLE SAINTS PROJECT - The St. Mary’s Sunday
ANGEL TREE THANK YOU! - Thank you to everyone             School program will continue collecting new or gently
who helped to make the Angel Tree a success this year.    used baby items through January. All donations will
We were able to help 300 children and seniors with        go to Life Connections (formerly Birthright) right here
your generous hearts!                                     in Alexandria. You may drop off your donations in the
- Parish Life Committee and Brad and April Brejcha        Commons Area at church. Ideas include: diapers,
                                                          socks, wipes, rash cream, unopened formula and
SPRING RUMMAGE SALE is scheduled for April                baby food, crib sheets, baby clothing (through size
30. Please set aside items that you can donate to the     5), gift cards (grocery, gas, Target), blankets and/or
St. Mary’s Spring Rummage Sale.                           monetary donations (payable to Life Connections)

                                                 ABOUT LIFE
 JUSTICE, PEACE & INTEGRITY OF CREATION                                           SANCTITY OF LIFE
                                                                   Prepare to equip your hearts and minds when you
Christmas greetings from the Justice, Peace, and                   lovingly respond to the topic of abortion. Join us
Integrity of Creation (JPIC) committee! We wish                    for a new monthly initiative “What to say When”.
you many blessings during the Christmas season                     Sanctity of Life gatherings are the Second
                                                          Monday of every month in St. Mary’s School Religion and
and in the New Year. Please continue to pray for and
                                                          Prayer room (Room 105) at 7:00 PM.
participate in the work of justice, peace, and care for
creation.                                                 “The fundamental human right, the presupposition of
                                                          every other right, is the right to life itself. This is true of
(submitted by Lee Ann Sticha)                             life from the moment of conception until its natural end.
                                                          Abortion, consequently, cannot be a humab right, it is the
                                                          very opposite. it is a deep wound in society.
                                                          - Pope Benedict XVI
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FAITH FORMATION
                          stmreled@stmaryalexandria.org | 320-763-9202

       YOUTH FAITH FORMATION                         MEN’S BIBLE STUDY: We have two men’s bible
                                                     study groups meeting at St. Mary’s. Please feel
 Middle School and High School Youth Rally           free to join either group at any time!
                Together!                            •   Thursday mornings in the Great Hall. New Time:
       Cathedral High School – St. Cloud                 Beginning January 6, 2022, we will be meeting
           Sunday, January 30, 2022                      from 6:30 - 7:30 AM. Please bring a Bible. For
              9:00 am – 4:00 pm                          more information, contact Mike Sponsler:
                                                         sponslermc@gmail.com
Students in Grades 6 – 12 are invited to gather
“together” to celebrate being Catholic through       •   Wednesdays at 3:00 PM in the Commons Area.
Eucharist, learning about our faith, and having          For more information contact Russ Craigmile at
FUN through activity and prayer. Cost is $20 if          rjcraigmile@hotmail.com
registered before January 20. Registration forms
are available in the Faith Formation Office.

                                                                 DIVINE MERCY HOUR
                                                     Mondays from 3:00 - 4:00 PM in the Eucharistic
                                                     Adoration Chapel. Questions, contact Barb Nei at
                                                     320-846-0022

                                                      PRAY THE ROSARY WITH US EACH MORNING!
                                                     Our prayers are united via conference call and
                                                     it’s very easy to do. Please unite your prayers with
                                                     ours and join us daily.
                                                     At 7:55 AM each morning dial 667-770-1484 and
                                                     enter access code 653790#. You may introduce
                                                     yourself if you would like. You will be asked to mute
                                                     your phone when the rosary begins at 8:00 AM.
                                                                           Questions:
                                                                Judy Clayton 320-333-9892
                                                                  Diane Gay 320-766-7036
          Enjoy the Christmas break!
          Classes resume January 12
                                                               EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
       ADULT FAITH FORMATION                                   Sharing One Hour with Jesus
                                                    Adoration is one way you can make prayer and
The Women’s Bible Study will resume after
                                                    spending time with Jesus a greater priority in your life.
Christmas. To receive info on upcoming studies or
                                                    Our Blessed Sacrament Chapel at St. Mary’s Church
to enroll, contact:
                                                    is open Monday through Friday. Please consider
               Lori at 320-808-1145 or
                                                    being a regular adorer for our chapel. We would
      email biblestudywomen@gmail.com
                                                    appreciate 2 adorers at each scheduled Holy Hour.
                                                    For more information please contact Sue McCulloch
ST. MARY’S PRAYER LINK If you have a prayer         at 320-491-7006 or tscamcculloch@charter.net
request, send it to Kelly Wosepka at 320-815-4655
or wosepkak@aol.com. All prayer requests are        Note: There will be no scheduled adoration on
kept confidential.                                  December 31.
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Stewardship
          Inspiring a deeper understanding of true giving                                    January 2022

                                             for a time. Now the time is up! Imagine
Will Our Plane Ever Land?                    what your reaction would be. You would
                                             be a combination of angry, stunned, and

I
                                             flabbergasted. Perhaps those are the
    magine one day you are flying high       emotions God feels when he sees what
    above the clouds in a wide-body jet.     kind of stewards we are?
    It has been a pleasant and comfort-
able trip. Some of the people who have
helped make it that way are the crew
of flight attendants that we used to call
stewards and stewardesses. They have
done just what a steward is supposed
to do: Take good care of you for a time.
But now your flight is about to end.
Some announcements are made; you’re
asked to tighten your seat belts, etc. Fi-
nally you’ve landed and begin to taxi to
the terminal. When the plane comes to
a stop, you get out of your seat, stretch,
grab for your coat, reach for your travel-
ing case and head for the exit door.
   As you reach the door and prepare to          Everything we have ... our lives in-

                                                                                                 T
exit, suddenly that familiar steward steps   cluded, and all we “own” are really just                 he church should
in front of you, blocking the door. You      on loan from God. God has made us                        be supported by
say, “Excuse me, please,” but it doesn’t     stewards over them. Somehow we got                  people who believe in
help. There he stands in front of the exit   it all goofed up and act like we own it             the Gospel. Support of
door. Arms crossed tightly, body erect,      all. Imagine how we must look? Arms                 the church is a matter of
face stern, and he won’t budge! As you       crossed, body erect, face stern, voice              Christian worship and
try again to get past him, he adds a stern   sterner as we say, “Sorry, Lord! It’s all           always requires an offer-
voice to the already stern face and says,    mine! It belongs to me.” We act as if our           ing, something of worth
“Hold it! You’re not going anywhere!”        plane is never going to land!                       to the worshipper that is
Stunned, you ask what he means. He               Just in case we think being stewards            given in joy and rever-
says, “You must remain on the plane.”        is all that painful, that it is bread off our       ence for the Kingdom.
Then he grabs your arm and with the          table, bills going unpaid, that God really
other hand takes your coat and case. He      cannot provide for those who trust him
says, “You belong to me! You are mine!       to keep promises, that “no one who puts
So is that stuff!”                           their trust in me shall be put to shame...”,
   Absolutely incredible! There’s no         consider the story about the widow’s
way on God’s earth you belong to him.        mite. This story from Mark’s Gospel is
He’s just a steward who was supposed to      about a number of things, but one thing
watch out for you and take care of you       it is certainly about is money. It is about
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advised.
                                                                             “You’re saying that I should manage
                                                                           well enough to pay both God and the
                                                                           Devil,” Phil summarized.
                                                                             “Yes! When you do that, you can
                                                                           control who gets money first,” Sam
                                                                           pointed out.

                                                                                 Catching the Rays!

                           P                                               T
                                                                                    he well-known Bible teacher,
                                    hil Paylater had a serious ques-                Keith Brooks, had just finished
                                    tion for old Sam Elder. Phil                    speaking to a large class of busi-
                                    asked, “When you say that I            nessmen on the Christian’s responsi-
                             should give to God first does that mean       bility to be a “light” in the world. He
                             I should give to the church before I pay      emphasized that believers are to reflect
                             my installment?”                              the Light of the World, the Lord Jesus.
                                “Phil, the way I see it is that the mon-      After the class, one of the members
                                  ey you and I give to God should be       related to him an experience he had in
                                   ours to give,” said old Sam.            his home, which had impressed upon

T    he act of giving is an
     act of life. Selfish liv-
ing is really an indication
                                      “It’s my money all right! I
                                   worked hard to earn it,” protested
                                   Phil.
                                                                           him this same truth.
                                                                              He said that when he went into his
                                                                           basement he made an interesting dis-
of the poverty of our souls.          “Let’s agree that you worked         covery. Some potatoes had sprouted in
More people refuse to give hard and earned it, but when you                the darkest corner of the room. At first
because of inadequate              mentioned `installment,’ that says      he couldn’t figure out how they had
spiritual resources than           you spent some of your money            gotten enough light to grow. Then he
because of inadequate              before you earned it,” Sam said.        noticed that the cook had hung a cop-
material resources. Your              “Yes, that’s true. I promised to     per kettle from the ceiling near a cellar
money has life in it! If you pay a small monthly installment,”             window She kept it so brightly polished
use it for God, it spreads         Phil agreed.                            that it reflected the rays of the sun onto
and grows and brings dead             “OK. Then each month, that           the potatoes. The businessman said to
souls to life.                     small installment is money that         Brooks, “When I saw that, I thought, I
                                   belongs to your creditor; it’s not      may not be a preacher or a teacher with
                                  yours to give. Your gift to the          ability to expound scripture, but at least
                               church must come from your remain-          I can be a copper kettle catching the
                             ing income,” Sam counseled.                   rays of the Son and reflecting His light
                                “Hey, that’s not good. That way the        to someone in a dark corner.”
                             church always gets leftovers,” argued
                             Phil.                                         The gift of time
                                “No! You and I must manage our               Scripture admonishes us, “choose
                             money so we can give to God first from        you this day whom you will serve.” We
                             money which is ours to give. We must          can use our gift of time in self-service.
                             manage the normal events of our lives,        Or, we can take the higher road and
                             because we are all subject to abnormal        use the gift of time in service to others
                             events beyond our control,” old Sam           and to our church. When we take that
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Stewardship Crossword Puzzle
          1          2         3        4
                                                             Across
                                                             1. She gave her all. Mark 12:41-44
               5
                                                             3. God gives us the ability to produce. Deuteronomy 8:18
                                                             5. Time Ecclesiastes 3:1
                          6
                                                             8. Love of money is the _ _ _ _ of all evil. 1 Timothy 6:10
     7               8                                   9   10. Money obtained this way displeases God. Proverbs 13:11
                                                             13. Being kind to others. Hebrews 13:16
                                                             14. Priority for God’s tithe and offering.
10             11                  12                        16. God puts a faithful steward in charge of _ _ _ _ things. Mt. 25:21
                                                             18. The widow’s gift to God. Mark 12:41-44
                                                             19. Precious metal belonging to God. Haggai 2:8
                          13
                                                             Down
     14              15
                                                             2. A free will gift to God.
                                            16               4. A gift from God to produce wealth. Deuteronomy 8:18
                                   17
                                                             6. We manage, God owns.
                                                             7. Love of money is the root of all _ _ _ _ . 1 Timothy 6:10
                                                             9. Not a punishment from God.
          18              19                                 11. Every faithful steward has a pure one.
                                                             12. All we own is just on _ _ _ _ from God. Page 1
                                                             15. 10% of our increase .
                                                             16. A tangible gift from God.
                                             C. Sealey
                                                             17. Very expensive metal belonging to God. Haggai 2:8

                                                    Who knows what the Lord may have
                                                 in store for you!
                                                    As part of your total stewardship,
                                                 you should be concerned about the ded-

                                                                                                       W
                                                 ication of your talents. God conducts a
                                                                                                              hile our daily
                                                 continuous talent search. In this talent
                                                                                                              lives may
                                                 search, all should be participants; no
                                                                                                       have about them a
                                                 one should be merely a spectator.
                                                                                                       certain “sameness,”
Through the Stained Glass...                                                                           in every moment of

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                                                 Continued from page 2...                              every day, God is
        here are a number of people in
                                                                                                       creatively presenting
        every church who are in their            Catching the Rays ...                                 us with occasions for
        later years of life. I’m not con-        higher road, our light will shine before
                                                                                                       discipleship. It is our
vinced that the Lord ever puts a termi-          all people. Stay on that road, although
                                                                                                       responsibility to use
nal point on when we should quit serv-           sometimes rocky and steep. Be com-
                                                                                                       our time wisely, dedi-
ing God.                                         mitted in such a way, that all who you
                                                                                                       cating some part of it
   Sometimes, older people say, “I               will meet will see the glory of God re-
                                                                                                       to apostolic activity.
served all my life, let the younger ones         flected in your good works.
do it.”
   Maybe you shouldn’t be doing the
things that the younger ones are doing,
but somewhere there is a place for your
ministry and your gifts to the Lord, no
matter what your age is.

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Steward of the Month
    Inner Peace and Joy!

    E
            mpty pews are a sad part of today’s church congregations. Many things vie
            for our attention, money and talents. We can learn a valuable lesson from two
            widowed sisters Pauline (age 101!) and Ella (age 98). Although these ladies
    reside in a modest apartment complex and live with numerous age related aches and
    pains, they never neglect worship service or tithing. Not only do they attend weekly
    Sunday services and Bible study, but most any other church function will find them
    in their usual pew participating in worship. Fellow members are encouraged by
    their presence, their wisdom and by their example.
       An inner peace and joy surrounds these ladies. They are cheerful and content in
    times of both celebration and adversity, as they continue their life with firm adher-
    ence to the will of God. They would not grieve the Holy Spirit by missing church
    unless they were ill.
       Pauline and Ella serve as a reminder to cheerfully attend worship services when
    possible. It is written in Hebrews 10:25 “Let us not give up meeting together as
    some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another all the more as you
    see the Day approaching.”
       God bless senior parishioners such as Pauline and Ella. Although their physical
    abilities to serve are limited, they still provide us with a beautiful example of stew-
    ardship through their dedicated church attendance and tithing.
    “Steward of the Month” is an exciting way to recognize exemplary stewards. If you are aware of
    someone who has exemplified Christian stewardship, please tell us about it at stewardofthemonth.
    com. Once a month, one submission will be chosen to be published in Stewardship. In addition,
    if your story is chosen, $100 will be given to the church or organization of your choice.

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                                        ST. MARY’S SCHOOL
                                  CALENDAR RAFFLE
ST. MARY’S SCHOOL CALENDAR RAFFLE is one of two major fundraisers conducted for the school.
All proceeds go directly towards the school’s operating expenses.

Being one of our major fundraising campaigns, it is important to our school that the raffle is a success.
With generous support from all of you, I am confident we will exceed our fundraising goal for the year.

Best of luck and thanks for supporting St. Mary’s School!

Raffle tickets are still available! Don’t forget to purchase your tickets. The deadline is January 14!

                                                 DAILY DRAWINGS!
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                                            $ 50.00      15th of the month
                                             $ 35.00     Sunday
                                            $ 20.00      Monday - Saturday

                                        PURCHASE
                                       YOUR TICKETS!          $20

        CALENDAR RAFFLE WINNERS                        SCHOOL HAPPENINGS
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12/28   Wayne DeCock, Nelson             $20
12/29   Jane Sirek, Alexandria		         $20
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LITURGICAL AND MUSICAL NOTES

                      January 2, 2022 • Epiphany of the Lord • Matthew 2:1-12

                                 Epiphany of the Lord
       Wise men from the East have followed a star from its rising to find the new king of the Jews. They
       encounter a jealous Herod, the current king, who tries to have them reveal the child’s whereabouts
       so he can get rid of him. When they find Jesus, they give him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

W
            hen the wise men find what they are                             a lifetime. But we poor, flawed humans can never
            looking for, they share their most pre-                         love unconditionally in this lifetime.
            cious treasures. What are you looking                              The only way to find that love is to follow the
for? What is your most precious treasure?                                   same star the wise men followed: the star that leads
   You may not want to admit it, but if you are like                        to Jesus. Only God can love us unconditionally,
most people, you have probably spent a great deal                           and Jesus is the Way to God’s love. Open yourself
of your life hoping to find the love you deserve: a                         to God’s love so that you can share that love with
love that accepts and affirms you completely. Some                          all its acceptance and affirmation with your most
people follow star after star, looking for that uncon-                      precious treasure: your children.
ditional love, only to be disappointed over and over
again.
                                                                                                 FAMILY RESPONSE
   Why does this happen? We are human, which
is to say imperfect. At some point, all parents end                            It is important to affirm your children. Tell
up hurting and disappointing their children. Those                             each family member what you like most
hurts and disappointments condition the way we                                 about him or her. Ask other family members
love. We become frustrated and lose our tempers.                               to do the same.
We push too much or say too much. We are jealous
or too sensitive. And we find ourselves hurting and
disappointing the ones we love most. Those who                                                 PERSONAL RESPONSE
love us do the same.
   If we are lucky, we find a spouse who will grow                             Where are you in your relationship with
with us through those hurts and disappointments,                               God? Are you open to discovering who God
and the love that blessed us when we were married                              is and how much you are loved? If so, how
grows and matures. And if we are really lucky, our                             can you go about it?
children forgive us for the hurts and disappoint-
ments we inflicted on them, and they love us for

Bringing Home the Gospel: Parent Reflections on the Sunday Gospels • Copyright © 2007, 2018 Judith Dunlap. Published by the Pastoral Center,
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the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and used by permission. All rights reserved.
SACRAMENTS
 RECONCILIATION
 Saturdays from 2:30 - 4:45 PM in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel.
 BAPTISM
 All parents must take the Baptism Preparation Course. Call the Parish Office to sign up.
 Contact the Parish Office to schedule a baptism date at 320-763-5781.
 MARRIAGE PREPARATION
 Members of the parish (or children of members) must arrange for marriage at least
 6 months in advance. Contact the Parish Office for more information.
 ANOINTING OF THE SICK
 Please call the Parish Office to arrange at 320-763-5781.

WEEKLY MASS SCHEDULE                                    WEEKLY READINGS - JAN. 2
Tues. 8:30 AM Conrad Pulzinski                           Mon.     1 Jn 3:22–4:6; Mt 4:12-17, 23-25
Wed 6:30 PM † Ron Pachan                                 Tue.     1 Jn 4:7-10; Mk 6:34-44
Thurs. 5:30 PM † Jan Beilke                              Wed.     1 Jn 4:11-18; Mk 6:45-52
Fri    8:30 AM † Deceased KCs                            Thurs.   1 Jn 4:19–5:4; Lk 4:14-22
Sat. 5:00 PM † Francis D. Hagen                          Fri.     1 Jn 5:5-13; Lk 5:12-16
       8:00 AM For the Parish                            Sat.     1 Jn 5:14-21; Jn 3:22-30
Sun. 10:00AM † Lisa Davis                                Sun.     Is 42:1-4, 6-7; Acts 10:34-38;
                                                                  Lk 3:15-16, 21-22

                                                 PARISH STAFF
Matthew Kuhn.......................320-763-5781         Tammy Huss..........................320-763-9202
Pastor                                                  Coordinator of Youth Ministries, Grades 6-12
Todd Wentworth...................320-763-5781           Kathy Ballou...........................320-763-5781
Parish Business Administrator                           Communications Coordinator
Kathy Fischer........................320-762-2320       Elmer Kobbermann.............320-834-3103
Faith Community Nurse                                   Francie Peterson..................320-360-0325
Troy Sladek.............................320-763-5861    Parish Trustees
St. Mary’s School Principal                             Tony Pasko.......................thadeac@aol.com
Laurie Bienias.......................320-763-9202       Deacon
Coordinator of Youth Ministries, Grades 1-5

 CONTACT US                                            NEW MEMBERS
 www.stmaryalexandria.org                              To register, stop by our Hospitality Desk
 stmary@stmaryalexandria.org                           located in the Commons Area of the
                                                       church or visit our website to complete the
 320-763-5781                                          registration online.
OUR THANKS TO THESE MERCHANTS FOR SUPPORTING OUR PARISH BULLETIN
                                                                                                    NORTHWOODS
                                                                                                   CONSTRUCTION LLC                      Advertise your
                                                                                                  Mike Klimek 320-766-8709
                                                          512 30 Avenue East, Alexandria, MN
                                                                th

                                                                                                  Dan Klimek 320-766-8690              business weekly to
                                                                 320.762.5330
                                                                                                                                      over 900 households!
                                                         AQUARIUS - 84, INC.
                                                            Plumbing, Mechanical,
                                                              & Hot Water Heat                                                         Call 320-763-5781
                                                         763-3636 • 214 6th Ave. East
     320-763-3954                                              Alexandria, MN
THORNTON, DOLAN, BOWEN, KLECKER & BURKHAMMER, PA
                  Attorneys At Law

               1017 Broadway, Alexandria, MN
                                                                                                                                       1210 Broadway St. S
                                                                            KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS                                           320-763-3040
                                                                 Membership: Jim Kokett, 320-460-0943
                                                                  Hall Rental: John Leesch, 320-763-3644
                                                                                   Bingo:
                                                                 Wednesdays 2:00 PM & Sundays 7:00 PM
                                                                                                                                       320-763-4712
                                                                                  722 6th Avenue East                                 “START SEEING RED”
         CENTURY              21®                       Viking Garage Door Co.
           First Realty , Inc.
                                                           Doors & Openers                                                             “Start Seeing
             JODI
           REHOVSKY                                       JANET SCHILTGEN                                                                  Red”
            320.808.7478Each office is independently         320-762-2528
                              owned and operated.

                                                          A & E PLUMBING &
                                                            HEATING INC.
                                                       Water Heaters - Furnaces - Service Work
                                                            763-6673                                                                         762-1249
                                                       Alexandria Electric
                                                        ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
                                                              620 Oak Street South
                                                            ALEXANDRIA, MN 56308
                                                            763-5222           “Since 1945”         320-763-5600

320-763-5200 | 406 Broadway
   Alexandria, MN 56308

                                                                                                 Residential/Commercial
                                                           720 Broadway, Alexandria MN 56308
                                                           320-763-6622                             320-834-5488
                                                                                                                        Member FDIC

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                                                                                                                                          1318 Broadway, Alexandria, MN
                                                                                                                                               320-763-5259

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                                                                                                                                           320-763-6688
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