Epiphany Blessing 20 C+M+B 11

How to do the Blessing - Courtesy of Fish Eaters

Father stopped by to do the traditional Epiphany house blessing, and after a quick trip back to the church to retrieve the thurible, we were on our way. 

As a side note, this was Father T.'s first Epiphany house blessing in over 20 years - WOW, I pray he is able to exercise more of his Priestly roles in the coming years.  If you are in the SE Minnesota area and would like to contact Fr. T, parish info can be found here.

Epiphany, the 12th day after Christmas, celebrates the visit of the three kings or wise men to the Christ Child, signifying the extension of salvation to the Gentiles.  Epiphany falls on Thursday, January 6, 2011. In most countries, including the United States, the celebration of Epiphany in 2011 is transferred to Sunday, January 2.

Welcome to Saint Joachim's (St. Joachim) - Our new Parish

As we will be moving to Plainview, MN soon, my wife did some searching at the parish while she was in town. Saint Joachim's (St. Joachim) has not escaped the 60's and 70's, but there do appear to be some great remnants- a high altar for one. More will be posted after we move. Here are some pics.  Mass times/details below.  The sister parish is Immaculate Conception in rural Kellogg, MN.

These are some of my favorite stained glass windows I have ever seen!!!

I left out the picture of the guitar just outside the sanctuary (Gather Us In the hens and the chickens....).  I am told I need to build a rapport before taking that one on.   HHHHMMMMMM we'll see.  Bonus - they have Adoration of the (exposed) Blessed Sacrament 4 days a week 24 hours a day. (Tuesday - Friday)

UPDATE:
11/19/2011

Mass times - all N.O.  Holy Days and special Masses posted as needed

Monday - No Masses

Tuesday - 8:30 AM

Wednesday - 10:00 St. Isidore's nursing home chapel

Thursday - 9:00 AM Immaculate Conception in rural Kellogg
                  5:15 PM

Friday - 8:30 AM

Saturday - 4:30 PM anticipatory Mass

Sunday - 7:45 AM
               9:15 AM
               10:30 AM Immaculate Conception


Confessions are heard Saturday from 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM (or by appointment.) with an accompanying Holy Hour.  The Holy Hour prior to the anticipatory Mass is no longer.


Parish office 507-534-3321

900 West Broadway
Plainview, MN 55964

Add'l info - you may notice above the high Altar that St. Paul is missing something.  Someone took his sword because it "represented violence."  Well......we are the Church Militant.....are we not?  Anyway - pray for this parish - LOTS of healing and growth and teaching of the faith needs to be done.  And it's meeting resistance.