Church of the Annunciation

Masses:  Saturday 7:00 pm,  Sunday 10:30 am

 

9965 Mayhew Lake Road, NE, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379

Rev. Tim Wenzel, Pastor - 320-252-1729 ;  Religious Ed Office - 320-259-4941

Fax:  320-393-1729

 

Table of Contents

Church Bulletin

Mass Times

Week schedule

 

Prayers

Prayer list process

Scriptures

 

Parish Events   & Calendar

   

Religion Class Events & photos

   CCD Schedule

    Adult Enrichment

 

Photos-

Fr. Tim's

House & Garden

Ministries Schedules

Music Listing

Songs for Mass

 

Parish Council Who are they?     

What do they do?

 

2008 Photo Album

 

August Parish Picnic Photos

 

St. Cloud Diocese website

http://www.stcdio.org/

 

Home                                      

 

www.FatherTimICC@jetup.net 

Welcome

to

Annunciation Parish

This past year we observed the "Year of St. Paul", in which we were encouraged to learn more about St. Paul's tremendous work in our church.

Paul (Saul at the time) at first persecuted the church but after a sudden conversation when he met the risen Lord, he became a zealous promoter of the Christian faith.  He is known as the Church's greatest mi9ssionary.  He has 13 Epistles in the New Testament which reflect the vast area of the Mediterranean world where he preached the faith.  St. Paul traveled three extensive missionary journeys-mostly by foot or by ship, some of them covering over 3,000 miles.  Though St. Paul may at times seem abstract, he has made tremendous contributions to Christian theology and spirituality.  We are all familiar with his beautiful treatise on Christian love in I Corinthians 13 ("Love is patient, Love is kind").  St. Paul taught that as Christians we make up the Church, The Body of Christ-"We, though many, are one body in Christ" (I Cor. 12:12).  The Eucharist is the sacrament of unity and love (I  Cor. 10:16-19).

Though the year of St. Paul officially is ending, let us continue to read and listen to his Epistles that we might be inspired to have a greater love of God and the zeal to share our faith.

Mass Times     June 29 - July 5

 Monday:   

Tuesday:  Mass at 8:30 am

Wednesday     

Thursday-   Mass at 8:30 am

Friday:  

Saturday: Mass at 7:00 pm

                 Reconciliation at 8:00 pm

Sunday:   Mass  at 10:30 am

Call 320-252-1729 to arrange weekend Mass transportation help.

                   

Congratulations 2009 Graduates!

Link to current & past church bulletins:  Copy and Paste the address to your web browser: 

http://seekandfind.com/directory?sobi2Task=sobi2Details&sobi2Id=5581&type=church

 

 

"Batter-Up"

No Games July 1 or 2

July 8

Wednesday

6:00 pm-

7:15pm-

July 9

Thursday

6:00 pm-

7:15pm-

 

Fr Marvin Enneking, our Vicar General, handed on the special gift of the Holy Spirit, promised by Christ the Lord and poured out upon the apostles at Pentecost.  This completes their initiation into the Christian life and binds them more closely to the Church. 

We congratulate each of these fine people as they celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation.  It is our hope that they will continue to grow in their faith and be involved in our parish ministries as they become full members of the Church! 

Confirmed May 17, 2009

Catechist- Jean Bemboom

Jonathan (Slade) Bemboom

Justin (Adrian) Popp

Ryan (John) Symanietz

Joshua (Bartholomew) Hiemenz

Brandon (Frances) Popp

Chelsey (Elissa) Pflipsen

 

Jake (Anthony) Lubbesmeier

Eric (Michael) Scapanski

Kayla (Kateri) Schubert

Kyle (Philip) Thell

 

Our Mission

We, a pilgrim people of Annunciation Church, Mayhew Lake, are committed to:

  • Grow in faith and love through the celebration of the Eucharist
  • Strengthen family life by becoming a faith filled community
  • Uphold the sacredness of life in all stages
  • Reverence the land and environment as gifts from God
  • Be responsible members of the global Church

We ask God's help to make these the priority of our parish labors.


Mass Schedule

Saturday, 7:00 pm,  Reconciliation following Mass at 8:00 pm

Sunday,   10:30 am

                          Weekday Mass - Tuesday & Thursday at 8:30 am

Telephone
Rectory:  320-252-1729 ; Religious Ed. :320-259-4941;  Parish Nurse:  320-393-3364
          Rev. Tim Wenzel, 320-252-1729
Postal address
9965 Mayhew LK RD NE, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
Electronic mail
Church Secretary: Annunciation@cloudnet.com
Fr. Tim Wenzel:  FatherTimICC@jetup.net          Webmaster: lpopp@jetup.net

NHistory of our church

1896

Bishop Martin Marty OSB established the Mayhew Lake Parish by letter on the feast of the Annunciation. 

34 Families are listed in the 1898 financial report.

1906

The first parish house was built

1921

Hall Recreational Center was built across from the rectory. Demolished 1963.

1923

Church destroyed by a chimney fire in 1923

1923-7

Services held in the Recreation Hall

1928

 

The new church was built.

The present location was determined based on a central location from the 3 nearby parishes of Gilman, Rice, and Sauk Rapids.  The road conditions and access were also part of the decision to rebuild on the original site.  The Fruitville relocation proposal lost out

1957

The current Rectory was built

1981

Stained glass windows were installed replacing those installed in 1948.  The new glass added green and brown colors intending to create a peaceful atmosphere and blend with sanctuary colors.

1984

Renovation of the church entry on both the upper and lower levels, elevator.   Seating capacity was increased by 75 with capacity at 300.  Four new class rooms were added in the basement.

1985

Recreation program was organized supporting a baseball league from St. Francis Xavier in Sartell and Graham United Church.  Land east of the cemetery was cleared in 1984 with the first teams playing on the new diamond in 1985.

5th grade Girls were offered the opportunity to become Servers where it was previously only offered to boys.

1992

The new elevator was installed.

1996

 

Centennial Year - celebrated March 25.

Bishop John Kinney came to celebrate the evening Mass.  Concelebrants were: retired Bishop George Speltz; former pastors, Fr. Sylvester Gall and Fr. Wilfred Illies; Pastor, Fr. Francis Britz; and friend of the parish, Fr. Patrick Riley.  Fr. Roger Vossberg, a former pastor, was unable to attend due to illness.

1996

Land purchased in 1995 to the north, surfaced with asphalt for parking

1998

Annunciation Hall was built for religious education.

2001

Annunciation established a church web page linked to the diocese.  Phillip Popp coordinated the startup and continued for 2 years as 'web master'.

226 Families (and singles) are listed in the parish directory.

2003

$280,000 Church basement renovation;  new roof on the church.  Pancake breakfasts were inspired and scheduled on a more frequent basis, to build community.

2004

Cemetery expansion of 110 feet of land and 15 feet of road begun as part of a 3 year project to clear forested land at the west end of the lot.

2005 Reorganization of Parish Council put more emphasis on religious education, to include the adults.  A liaison was created between the council and Cemetery Board, to support the cemetery expansion.  To build community, social events were enhanced to include all ages, and a welcome packet informed new parishioners of services and opportunities to participate.
2006

Air conditioning installed for the choir loft.

Asphalt road added to access the cemetery addition.

248 Families (households) are listed in the parish directory. 

Annunciation twined with Immaculate Conception church of Rice.  Father David Maciej our shared pastor.  Each parish having a Saturday evening and a Sunday morning Mass, and both scheduling two daily Masses each week.

2007

Father Timothy Wenzel became our new shared pastor, July, 2007.

Gates and fencing added to the Cemetery expansion.

Parish house renovation in preparation for our new priest.

2008

Choir loft refurbished adding cabinet storage & shelving, installing the wooden flooring, and new lighting. 

Confirmation twinning with Immaculate Conception Church, Rice

2009

Confirmation included 6 area parishes, held at Sacred Heart Church, Sauk Rapids.

Parish Families registered to a computer software.

      

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Recent Former Pastors

  • Rev. Bernard Lenarz,   (1954-1968)
  • Rev. Roger Vossberg,   (1968-1980)
  • Rev. Wilfred Illies,   (1980-1993)
  • Rev. Francis Britz,  (1993- 2006)
  • Rev. David Maciej, (2006- 2007)
  • Rev. Timothy Wenzel,  (2007- present)
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