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 – Serra Monthly Calendar is available here for download (PDF) for parish bulletin

Foundations of Faith Community Nursing Class

posted 2/3/20

The next 38 contact hour Foundations of Faith Community Nursing Class , will be held May 7 & 8, 14 & 15, 2020, at Grace United Methodist Church in St. Cloud. The course is required for currently licensed Registered Nurses who want to practice as Faith Community Nurses.  Fee is $450. Scholarships are available. Contact CentraCare Spiritual care, 320-251-2700. Ext. 54621 for more information and see the class flyer and more at the CentraCare Faith Community Nursing web site at http://www.centracare.com/services/spiritual-care/faith-community-nursing/.

Catholic Press Month

posted 1/29/20

February is Catholic Press month – The links below provide promotional materials and sample ads that can be used any time of year in newsletters or bulletins to help promote The Central Minnesota Catholic Magazine.

Ads for bulletins you can drag off onto your desktop or document:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catholic Press Month Promotion (PDF)

 

4-week Grief and Healing group

posted 1/13/20

Chris Jones, Parish Nurse at Riverside Evangelical Church in Sartell, announces they will host a 4-week Grief and Healing group on Tuesday afternoons in March, led by Greg Spofford, former pastoral support for St. Croix Hospice & Sacred Heart Church in Sauk Rapids, and now working with the homeless shelter in Little Falls. Classes are March 10, 17, 24, & 31, from 4:00-5:30. The goal is to explain grief stages and provide tools to process grief.  Grief can be experienced with any loss in our life, such as death, divorce, or job loss. Anyone who wants to attend is invited.

Extraordinary Ministers for Sundays

posted 11/21/19

The Saint Cloud Hospital Spiritual Care Department is accepting applications for individuals to be part of our volunteer team. Additional Extraordinary Ministers are needed on Sundays to bring Holy Communion to Catholic patients during their hospital stay. We invite you to prayerfully consider if you are being called to this ministry. Minimum availability is one Sunday per month and the time commitment that day varies due to patient census. For questions or to learn more about this ministry, please contact Anita Fischer, Chaplain, at 320-251-2700 ext. 54621

Minnesota Farm & Rural Helpline

posted 10/1/19

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.

Volunteers needed at St. Benedict’s Senior Community

 posted 10/1/19

St. Benedict’s Senior Community is seeking volunteers to assist with Catholic ministries. The primary need of the community at this time is eucharistic ministers.  You do not need to have any prior experience in eucharistic ministry as SBSC will provide training and commissioning. Eucharistic ministers arrive at 8:30 a.m., round the floors distributing Communion, and serve during the 10 a.m.Mass. The current needs are for Thursday mornings and/or one Sunday a month. If you are unable to make a weekly commitment, any amount of time would be a welcome help. If interested in another ministry, other opportunities include rosary leaders (daily at 3:45 p.m.) and chapel attendants (setting up for Mass, escorting residents in and out of the chapel and tending to their needs during Mass). For more information, you can contact Rebecca Calderone, director of pastoral care, at 320-252-0010 ext. 30276 or at rebecca.calderone@centracare.com.