About Us
We are small but strong rural parish community with aprx 300 families & 2 churches 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."
Through our transitioning without a permanent priest our parish boards will be meeting separate & together when needed. As we are reorganizing please keep them in your prayers.
Contact them if you feel the need.
It is not them that keep the parish running it is you ~
the community of believers!
St. Benedict Parish St. John Parish
Council: Council:
Dennis Gerold Jonilla Weiers
Jack Stasney Theresa Ruhland
Sue Schmitz John Giesen
Diane Weckman Dave Gallagher
DeAnn Croatt Trustees/Parish Council:
Roger Weiers
Trustees: Joe Giesen
Ben Sobczak Trustees:
Gilbert Schoenbauer Kevin Giesen
Marv Deutsch
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.