Happy 93rd Birthday, Schoenstatt!

Youth Groups and Family Group at St. Agnes

Youth Update...
The areas we have girls groups are in:

Holy Trinity (South St. Paul), Faribault, Glencoe, Coon Rapids, Andover, St. Agnes(St. Paul), St. Charles Borromeo (St. Anthony), Isanti, St. Michael’s Parish (West St. Paul), St. Cloud, Roseville, Blue Earth, Rochester, Sleepy Eye, New Prague, & Burnsville, Eagan, and Savage.

To participate in any of these girls groups, they must be registered. Please contact Sr. M. Deanne Niehaus at schgirlsyouth.mn@schsrsmary.org to request registration forms.

The areas we have boys groups are:

St. Agnes (St. Paul), Isanti, and Epiphany (Coon Rapids).
To participate in any of these boys groups, they must be registered. Please contact Fr. Mark Niehaus at fr.mjniehaus@gmail.com or Fr. Francisco Rojas at father.francisco@gmail.com to request registration forms.

There is also a family group that meets at St. Agnes Parish in St. Paul. All youth who participate in this group must be registered as well. Any questions regarding this family group contact Steve Carlson at scarlson@northlc.com or call Martha Praska in the church office at 651-293-1710.
Future Dates for family group at St. Agnes- (last Sunday of every month with exception of May crowning)

Nov. 25th - Christ the King celebration with saints games
Dec 30th - Feast of the Holy Family and Nativity play
January 27th - Renewal of wedding vows
Feb. 24th - Lenten Family Day
March 30 - Mercy Sunday
April 27th - Stations of Light
May 26th - (Memorial Day) May Crowning and bus trip to Sleepy Eye

Covenant Sundays in the Twin Cities Area

We hope to have a Covenant Sunday for the Schoenstatt Family in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas every other month starting in December.

Place: St. Charles Parish

409 3rd Street N

Bayport, MN 55003-1044

Tel: 651-439-4511

Dates

December 9, 2007

Advent day of Reflection (will count as Covenant Sunday)

Cost: donation

Program for the day:

11:00 - Mass

12:30 - Pot-luck

1:30 - Talk

3:00 - Benediction

February 10, 2008

11:00 - Mass

12:30 - Potluck

1:30 - Talk

3:00 - Benediction

Dedication of the Cor Mariae Shrine in Nebraska

You are invited to join us in Nebraska for the dedication of the Cor Mariae (Heart of Mary) Shrine which will take place on Saturday, November 17, 2007.

Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz

Main Celebrant

The Program will begin at 1PM on Saturday.

Anyone from Minnesota interested in participating should call Sr. Miriam at 612-618-9334 or send an email: srmiriam@schsrsmary.org.

We will do our best to get you a ride to Nebraska (cost of gasoline will be divided among passengers). We wil leave on Friday afternoon and begin the return trip on Sunday morning.

A single room in a hotel will cost approximately $104.00, 2 persons sharing a room : $52.00, 3 persons in a room: $35.00, 4 persons in a room: $26.00.

There is a possibility of staying with a host family in Nebraska. Please, let us know if you are interested in this option.

The banquet after the dedication is $12.

To check the progress of the building of the shrine in Nebraska, visit www.schoenstattne.org.

Calendar of Events

November

4 - Founding Day Celebration, Sleepy Eye

17 - Dedication of the Cor Mariae Shrine
in Nebraska (See information on next post)

Note: No Covenant Sunday in November

December

2 - Advent Day of Reflection:

Schoenstatt on the Lake, Sleepy Eye

9 - Advent Day of Reflection:

St. Charles Church, Bayport

16 - Covenant Sunday, Sleepy Eye, 2PM

2008

January

6 - Epiphany Celebration, Sleepy Eye

18-20 - Men's retreat, Sleepy Eye

20 - Covenant Sunday, Sleepy Eye, 2PM

February

10 - Covenant Sunday, St. Charles Church, Bayport

17 - Covenant Sunday, Sleepy Eye, 2PM

March

7-9 - Couples' Retreat, Sleepy Eye**

12 - Day of Reflection, Sleepy Eye**

14-16 - Women's Retreat, Sleepy Eye**

16 - Covenant Sunday, Sleepy Eye, 2PM

**Registration forms will be sent out in January 2008

October Celebration

October Founding Day
Celebration

The October Founding Day celebration will be postponed until NOVEMBER 4th, 2007. We will take the opportunity on that day to celebrate with Father Dieter Haas on the occasion of his 40th anniversary of ordination.

PROGRAM

10:30 Talk by Father Dieter

11:30 Holy Mass

12:30 Dinner

1:30 Congratulations to Father Dieter

3:00 Benediction in the Shrine

Please join us and bring your families!

The cost for the day is a donation.

RSVP by October 28th

By phone (507) 794-7727
(if no one answers just leave a message)

Or by email at one of the following adresses:

schoenstattonthelake@schsrsmary.org
srmiriam@schsrsmary.org