Local News in Brief

Corpus Christi Procession

Join the east side parishes of Duluth on Sunday, June 11, to celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. There will be 1 p.m. Mass in the extraordinary form at St. Benedict Church, 1419 St. Benedict St., Duluth, followed by a procession immediately after the Mass to the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, 2801 E. Fourth St., Duluth. Those who wish to join the procession should be ready in the St. Benedict parking lot at 2 p.m. The procession will end with Benediction upon arrival at the Cathedral. You may park at either the Cathedral or St. Benedict. Buses will be provided, leaving the Cathedral at 1:45 p.m. to St. Benedict and bringing people back to St. Benedict after the procession. 
 

Award 

Deacon Jim Kirzeder was recognized at the recent Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation Annual Dinner. Deacon Kirzeder was selected to receive the Global Humanitarian Award in recognition of his kindness, generosity, and passion for helping others around the world, especially for his work in Haiti for the past 25 years. He has been involved in many aspects of lifting Haiti up through being a founding member of Haiti Outreach, a nonprofit whose focus is on community-initiated development projects in rural Haitian communities. Their work focuses primarily in increasing sustainable access to clean water; as well as through construction work in healthcare and public schools, and restoration of communities after catastrophic events; and most recently by initiating a loan program helping Haitians become self-sufficient. He has made 78 trips to Haiti since the mid-80s, most of which were paid out of his own pocket. Bob Skomars, friend and colleague of Deacon Jim had this to say about him “Mr. Kirzeder has been a ‘go-to guy’ for the people of Haiti; when there was no one else with his knowledge to fix the problems they faced. He persevered when most men would have given up. There are many people who are helpful and kind, but I am confident that they could all learn how to better serve others by emulating the life of Mr. Kirzeder.” 
 

Magnificat

Our Lady of the Lakes Magnificat invites Catholic women to meet Kathleen Braun at a breakfast on June 17 at the Senior Center in Walker. Braun will share her journey of faith from nonbeliever to a woman of deep faith. She grew up in Hibbing, traveled the world as a young woman, became a registered nurse, a master gardener, and a business owner. She married Joe Braun and they raised four children who were homeschooled by Kathleen and her husband. Kathleen is the mother of a priest, Father Beau Braun. She has eight grandchildren. Please invite a friend. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and breakfast will be served at 9 a.m. The cost of the meal is $20. The Senior Center is located at 508 Eighth St. S., Walker. To make a reservation for breakfast, call Lorri at (218) 507-0953 or Jeanette at (218) 252-2777. If preferred, mail your reservation to Lorri Henning, 3080 20th Ave. NW, Hackensack, MN 56452. 
 

Rector’s Dinner 

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Seminarian Zavior Franck and Bishop Daniel Felton attended the IHM Rector’s Dinner in Rochester as they celebrated the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the seminary. 

First Communion and Confirmation 

 
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Holy Angels Catholic Church in Moose Lake offers its congratulations and prayers to its first Communion class who received the Most Holy Eucharist on Sunday, May 7. The first Communion class students pictured from left to right are Laya Prachar, Noah Konczak, Isaac Eull, Edison DeRungs, Liam Konczak, and Aaron Shelton. 
 

They also offer congratulations and prayers to the 2023 confirmation class. On Wednesday, April 26, they were honored to have Bishop Daniel Felton spend some time with the confirmands and celebrate the Mass and Rite of Confirmation. The confirmation class pictured in the front row, left to right, are Jorja Jusczak, Naomi Poirier, Shannon Granquist, Evelyn Johnson, Bishop Daniel Felton, Konstance Mascarenas, Laura Mikrot, John Mikrot, Ryan Manahan, and Owen Johnson. In the back row, left to right, are Kyra Granholm, Luke Dewey, Lillian Blair, Father Francis, Brice Blair, Rayna Klejeski, Riata Klejeski, Jacob Liimatainen, Carlos Beckstrand, Luke Danelski, and Joseph Steen. 

 

CREED applications due July 1 

The CREED Fund is currently accepting applications for grants until July 1. The pre-application form should be submitted as soon as possible to have time to be considered before one completes a full application. Deadlines for full applications are July 1 and December 15. The Catholic Religious Education Endowment Fund for the Diocese of Duluth gives grants to lay people, Catholic schools, Catholic school principals and teachers, deacons, and priests for continued catechetical formation to pass on the Catholic faith within our diocese. Please see www.dioceseduluth.org/creed for the pre-application, past grants, and ways to support the fund. 

Free throw competitions 

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Recently, the Knights of Columbus Council 447 held the local and district championship levels of state competitions. Both boys and girls of St. John’s Stella Maris Academy competed at different age levels. District level champions were Jordan Wieck, Paige Eberth, George Oleksa, Sawyer Long, Bella Michaels, and Madden Stone. Other participants were Kieren Kilsdonk, Owen Johnson, Sophia Deville, and Simon Merritt. Good shooting!