About Us
We are long-devoted Catholics, strong, and share qualities of a rural parish community. Through the Archdiocese Planning Process we becaming part of a bigger picture of the faithful people in our area. 5 churches became 1 around the town of New Prague. Our newly created parish, yet to be named, is located within the St. Paul/Minneapolis Diocese.
Our teachings and missions were set out for us by Christ. The Catholic Cathecism Book is what we try to live by~ yet, we are only human. The New American Standard Bible is our guide and connection to the leader of our Church~ the Father, Son & Holy Spirit.
Revelation 22:13"I am the
Alpha and the
Omega, the first and the last, the
beginning and the
end."
As we are reorganizing please keep all effected in your prayers.
(This is all of us!)
It is not a coucil or people at a meeting
that keep our parish running it is you ~
the community of believers!
Western Sites of St. John & St. Scholastica---
Finance Council Pastoral Council Maintenance Comm.
Deacon Bob Wagner Fr. Dave Barrett Deacon Bob Wagner
Kevin Odenthal Marlene Dohman Don Giesen
Rose Rynda Dave Gallagher Kevin Giesen
Sue Schmitz Steve Huebl Kevin Kroyer
Diane Weckman Millie Odenthal Gary Odenthal
Roger Weiers Brian Rynda Ted Odenthal
Becky Wilson MaryCarol Wolf Gilbert Schoenbauer
Carol Weiers Carol Weiers Jack Stasney
Liturgical Colors~
According to the
Dictionary of the Liturgy, by Jovian Lang, O.F.M. (Catholic Book Publishing Co.), vestments were white until the ninth century when other colors (like green for hope) were introduced to reflect different seasons or feasts.
Green is used during Ordinary Time (after the Baptism of the Lord until Ash Wednesday and then after Trinity Sunday until the First Sunday of Advent).
On Sundays and weekdays in Advent and Lent, the celebrant wears purple.
White is used during the Christmas season, the Easter season and on feasts of the Lord that fall on a Sunday (for example, Ascension Thursday in most dioceses in the United States). White is the color for most feasts of the Lord and the saints and is often used in Masses for the Dead.
Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Pentecost, the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross (which is sometimes celebrated on a Sunday) and feasts of saints who were martyrs are celebrated with red vestments.
Gold vestments can be worn on especially solemn occasions.
On the Third Sunday of Advent and the Fourth Sunday of Lent, rose vestments are often worn.
Black can still be worn for funeral Masses, but white is used more commonly.