Fr. Tom's First Mass
Another priest associated with Schoenstatt, Fr. Tom Niehaus, was ordained to the Holy Priesthood on June 28th, 2008 for the Wynona diocese. As a youth, Fr. Tom attended Schoenstatt camps in Minnesota with Fr. Gerald Langsch. His zeal for God and his strong love for the Blessed Mother are overwhelming!
"Behold Your Son"
On May 13th, heaven touched earth as the Blessed Mother erected her throne of grace in the home shrine of Fr. Kasel, at his rectory at St. Charles in Bayport. Fr. Kasel works with the Minnesota Schoenstatt Movement, leading groups, retreats and homeshrine blessings. His homeshrine name is, “Behold Your Son”. Let us lift him up in prayer by praying his homeshrine name.
May Crowning
Gathering at the shrine, children of all ages (age 1 to age 82) brought their May Blossoms to crown our Mother and Queen on May 26th, 2008. As a special crowning gift, the Pagnotta Family sealed their Covenant of Love, and began their new journey with our Mother and Queen! Congratulations Steve, Cathie, and family! Fr. Kasel celebrated the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the Jubilee Family Shrine. The shrine was overflowing with people and graces! On their return journey, the pilgrims visited the grave of Most Reverend Alphonse J. Schladweiler, at the New Ulm cemetery. Bishop Schladweiler was responsible for inviting the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary to Minnesota! God rest his soul!
July 4th Weekend
From July 3rd to July 5th, a van-full of Schoenstatt young men from Wisconsin as well as a hand-full from Minnesota, journeyed to Isanti, by invitation, to the Carlson’s house. Upon their arrival, they joined a sizable group of Minnesotan Schoenstatt families in a going away party for Fr. Mark Niehaus, who had been the Schoenstatt Boys Moderator in the Midwest for the past few years, and who was about to start a 3 year assignment in Chile. There were a lot of things that made the party something to remember. Fr. Jonathan Niehaus, Fr. Randall Kasel, and Fr. John Bauer were there (and Fr. Mark, of course) to participate in the festivities. There was a music concert by the Schoenstatt Youth of both MN and WI. There were also a few great Frisbee games! Fr. Mark wasn’t the only one who enjoyed the party immensely! The following day, (the 4th of July!) the guys from WI and some more MN guys all got together and went canoeing on the St. Croix river with Fr. Mark. Perfect weather and the presence of the MTA among us made the day truly unforgettable! That night we went and watched fireworks and celebrated Independence Day thoroughly. The remainder of the weekend was passed easily by music, games, frisbee, soccer, and prayer. It was a great time of building community for the Schoenstatt Youth.
