Sts Peter, Mary and Joseph at 1 Main, Hokah, MN 55971 US - St. Mary’s Church News:

The Habitat House is finally under way!  Volunteers are needed every Friday & Saturday and some weekdays. If St. Mary's Church would like to give a weekend that would be great, we will need about 10-12 workers & if one of the CCW Groups would be willing to make lunch, this would be even better. Please give of your time and talents . . . & make a difference.  Please sign up on the Volunteer Sheet in Church or call Kay Nelson 896-3533.  Thank you. 

St Mary's Church:

Tuesdays from 9 - 10 AM

Visit to the Blessed Sacrament

Everyone Welcome

Pray for Special Intentions:

"The Year of the Priest; Our Parish Families;

Our Nation; and All Pro-Life Issues

St. Mary’s Faith Formation

All students who arrive early for their normal 7:30 to 8:30 classes are asked to wait quietly in the entry of the church so as not to disrupt the classes held in the dining room. Students working on homework may use a table in the dining room.

• Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped with the lawn at St. Mary's this summer and fall. It looked great. You did a wonderful job with all of the mowing and picking up leaves.  The parish also sends a big thank you to our wonderful neighbor, Allen Sanden who devoted a lot of time to picking up sticks, leaves and other stuff around the church last week.  All efforts are greatly appreciated!

• Please check the kitchen area for your cake pans, pie plates, and other dishes.  We’ve accumulated quite a collection, and we want to make sure you get yours back before the holidays!

• Catholic Aid Association is excited to introduce a new program to St. Joseph's and St.Mary's. “Ministree” is designed to help identify and meet some of the volunteer neeeds in our parish and community that are often overlooked. These volunteer needs are suggested on another list. That list is not intended to be all inclusive; it is only a list of suggestions.

Ministree cards will be available in the gathering area. Once you have completed the volunteer activity, sign the card and drop it in the offertory collection. For every “leaf” turned in, Catholic Aid will contribute $5, up to a maximum of $500 in a calendar year to support our parish youth activities. If you know of an unmet volunteer need in our parish or community that Ministree could help address, please contact David.

Ministree Task Ideas and Suggestions

Wash windows at church, hall or ed center

Clean and wash light fixtures at church, hall or ed center

Donate and arrange flowers for around the altar

Help CCD teachers with classes on Sunday or Wednesday evening

Wash and mend altar servers' robes

Change candles in sanctuary

Help disabled residents get to Mass

Take elderly person to clinic or hospital

Take physically disable parishioner to work as needed

Donate time and materials or gift cards to food shelf

Repair/build Advent wreath stand

Fix kneelers and other small items at church or rectory

Put together the garbage for collection or recycling

Serve refreshments after Mass

Help school children as crossing guard

Help with vision and hearing screening at school

Help clean up cemetery and make minor repairs

Organize and clean kitchen utensils

Clean and arrange storage areas

Clean and shampoo spots from carpet

Mow church lawn

Work in kitchen for funeral luncheon

Buy groceries for shut in

Clean gutters and downspouts on church/rectory

Read to students and/or help students who are having difficulty

Volunteer at local library

Clear snow from parish sidewalks and steps

Clean bathrooms at church, hall or ed center

• CCW Help Needed