These announcements are for parishes to use in their weekly bulletins. To submit bulletin announcements for use of all diocesan parishes, please email them.
PRAY FOR PRIESTS, SEMINARIANS AND DEACONS – Serra Monthly Calendar is available here for download (PDF) for parish bulletins.
Knights of Columbus Video Series
posted 1/13/25
March 2025 Bishop’s Annual Appeal Announcements
posted 2/27/25
March 1 – 2, 2025
Voices of Hope – Bishop’s Annual Appeal 2025: Thank you so much to those of you who have already supported diocesan ministries in 2025 through the Appeal. As of February 24, the Bishop’s Annual Appeal for 2025 has raised total cash and pledges of $232,187 toward our goal of $1,500,000 (15.48%). This was made possible through the generous donations of 1,507 people throughout the 16 counties of our diocese. Will you help these ministries meet their funding needs? Visit www.stcdio.org/annualappeal.
March 8 – 9, 2025
March 15 – 16, 2025
Voices of Hope – Bishop’s Annual Appeal: Please remember the diocesan ministries that, through your generosity, continue to build the Kingdom of God here in Central Minnesota. They are not possible without your help. Please keep them thriving by making a gift at www.stcdio.org/annualappeal.
March 22 – 23, 2025
Voices of Hope – Bishop’s Annual Appeal 2025: The Diocesan TV Mass has been a lifeline for the homebound. Because of your generosity, the diocese broadcasts TV Mass weekly in 60 counties. It also is sent to nursing homes and available to countless others online. Other ministries of the Appeal support of faith formation, family life, our Catholic schools, multicultural ministries, evangelization, and vocational discernment. Will you help keep these ministries strong? Visit www.stcdio.org/annualappeal.
March 29 – 30, 2025
March 1 – 2, 2025
Stewardship as a Way of Life: “A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit.” – LUKE 6:43
Are you using your gifts in the way God intended? Have you asked God how He would like you to use them? Do you compare yourself to others and complain about what you don’t have instead of being thankful for what you do have? God gives each of us unique gifts and a unique plan. Listen to how God is calling you to use your gifts, to bear good fruit, for the glory of His name.
March 8 – 9, 2025
Stewardship as a Way of Life “I have now brought you the first fruits of the products of the soil which you, O Lord, have given to me.” – Deuteronomy 26:10
This line from the Old Testament offers two challenges. First, do you give to God from your “first fruits” – the first and best that you have to offer? Or do you give from what you have leftover? Second, do you realize that everything you have and that everything you are has been given to you by God? We aren’t owners of anything, we are merely stewards of God’s gifts. Pray for a grateful and generous heart, every day, in all circumstances.
March 15 – 16, 2025
Stewardship as a Way of Life: “I am the Lord who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land as a possession.” – Genesis 15:7
Just as the Lord gave Abraham, Moses, and the Israelites a land to possess, He has also given each of us a home. Whether your home is grand or humble, it is a gift from God. Abraham prepared a great sacrifice to the Lord in gratitude for the home God gave him. How do you show your gratitude to God for the home He has given you? Do you make a sacrifice of any kind? Do you return any of your finances to God, investing in your eternal home just as you invest in your earthly home?
March 22 – 23, 2025
Stewardship as a Way of Life: “He said to the gardener, ‘For three years now I have come in search of fruit on this fig tree but have found none.’” – Luke 13:7
We can all be like the barren fig tree at times. Do you cling to what you have, or do you generously share with others? How will you respond when God asks you what you have done with all the gifts He has given you? Remember, not only are we called to be generous; we are called to develop and nurture our gifts; and return them with increase. We are called to be generous with all of gifts; especially the one that means the most to you.
March 29 – 30, 2025
Stewardship as a Way of Life: “No longer was there manna for the Israelites, who that year ate of the yield of the land of Canaan.” – Joshua 5:12
Over the forty years that the Israelites journeyed through the desert, God provided them with manna to eat. As soon as they were able to enjoy the fruits of the Promised Land the manna ceased. Likewise, God’s blessings to us may change over the years but it is important to trust that God will always provide us with all that we need.
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March 2025 Stewardship announcements
posted 2/27/2025
March 1 – 2, 2025
Stewardship as a Way of Life: “A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit.” – LUKE 6:43
Are you using your gifts in the way God intended? Have you asked God how He would like you to use them? Do you compare yourself to others and complain about what you don’t have instead of being thankful for what you do have? God gives each of us unique gifts and a unique plan. Listen to how God is calling you to use your gifts, to bear good fruit, for the glory of His name.
March 8 – 9, 2025
Stewardship as a Way of Life “I have now brought you the first fruits of the products of the soil which you, O Lord, have given to me.” – Deuteronomy 26:10
This line from the Old Testament offers two challenges. First, do you give to God from your “first fruits” – the first and best that you have to offer? Or do you give from what you have leftover? Second, do you realize that everything you have and that everything you are has been given to you by God? We aren’t owners of anything, we are merely stewards of God’s gifts. Pray for a grateful and generous heart, every day, in all circumstances.
March 15 – 16, 2025
Stewardship as a Way of Life: “I am the Lord who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land as a possession.” – Genesis 15:7
Just as the Lord gave Abraham, Moses, and the Israelites a land to possess, He has also given each of us a home. Whether your home is grand or humble, it is a gift from God. Abraham prepared a great sacrifice to the Lord in gratitude for the home God gave him. How do you show your gratitude to God for the home He has given you? Do you make a sacrifice of any kind? Do you return any of your finances to God, investing in your eternal home just as you invest in your earthly home?
March 22 – 23, 2025
Stewardship as a Way of Life: “He said to the gardener, ‘For three years now I have come in search of fruit on this fig tree but have found none.’” – Luke 13:7
We can all be like the barren fig tree at times. Do you cling to what you have, or do you generously share with others? How will you respond when God asks you what you have done with all the gifts He has given you? Remember, not only are we called to be generous; we are called to develop and nurture our gifts; and return them with increase. We are called to be generous with all of gifts; especially the one that means the most to you.
March 29 – 30, 2025
Stewardship as a Way of Life: “No longer was there manna for the Israelites, who that year ate of the yield of the land of Canaan.” – Joshua 5:12
Over the forty years that the Israelites journeyed through the desert, God provided them with manna to eat. As soon as they were able to enjoy the fruits of the Promised Land the manna ceased. Likewise, God’s blessings to us may change over the years but it is important to trust that God will always provide us with all that we need.
Minnesota Farm & Rural Helpline
Catholic Rural Life, a national Catholic nonprofit organization dedicated to the vitality of the American countryside, is helping to spread the message about the 24/7 confidential “Minnesota Farm & Rural Helpline” to all Catholic dioceses in Minnesota. Need help finding a confidential financial or legal adviser? Feeling alone, sad or worried and need a listening ear? Call the hotline at 833-600-2670. “Our farmers are facing hard times and this is one way we can help them. This helpline is offered by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, and all calls are answered locally by trained staff and volunteers,” said Annie Huntington, Catholic Rural Life project coordinator.