PRAYER & SERVICE

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
As Catholics we believe in the true Presence of Jesus Christ in the Consecrated Host … body, blood, soul, and divinity. Why? Because Jesus himself told us so in the Gospel of John, Chapter 6. He said “I Am the Bread of Life. He who believes in Me will have eternal life.” Since He is present here, it is good for us to spend time with Him. To honor Jesus in His Glory, we place the Host in a monstrance on the altar, kneel before Him praying, adoring, and giving Him all our love.
You can spend as much time as you wish, although most people commit to one hour a week (“Holy Hour”) before the Blessed Sacrament.
We are always in need of committed adorers and committed adorer prayer partners (so we have two adorers for every hour at the Divine Mercy Chapel)
Parish Schedules
St. Donatus, Brooten
Every Wednesday 8:30am–6pm
First Saturdays 9:00am–12noon
St. Francis de Sales, Belgrade
First Fridays 8:30–11:30am
Our Lady of the Angels, Sauk Centre
First Saturdays 8am–9am
St. Paul’s, Sauk Centre
Every Monday at 3:00pm, Rosary & Divine Mercy Chaplet
St. Faustina’s Chapel - St. Paul’s Church, Sauk Centre
Sunday at 1pm to Saturday at 10am - Perpetual
(Chapel area is located in the lower level of the new addition in St. Paul’s Church.)
PRAY. SERVE. BELONG.
Find meaningful ways to grow in faith and give back to our parish community. Explore more opportunities below!
FUNERAL DINNER MINISTRY
Offers comfort to mourners by assisting the family in planning the meal or providing it if desired.
MORNING COFFEE & ROLLS
Families or individuals provide coffee, rolls, and juice, and serve it for the whole parish once a month after 8:15 AM Mass.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
These are committees that plan, coordinate, prepare and serve at their church community events.
PRAYER CHAIN
We pray for emergencies, family troubles, illness, and much more. Join us in lifting up others in prayer!
PRAY FOR AN ORPHAN IN KENYA
We hope to have each orphan in our sponsorship program in Migori prayed for by name each day. About every 1.5 years, when we have a delegation coming or going, you can send a letter to your orphan. We hope to get a picture of each orphan so you can see for whom you are praying.
SEVEN SISTERS APOSTOLATE
A call to strengthen the Church by ensuring that a Holy Hour is prayed by a woman from our parishes each day of the week for the sole intention of our priests and their deeper conformity to Christ.
TEEN INTERCESSORY PRAYER (TIP)
Prayer Partners pray for our youth in 6-12th grades. Each partner is mailed the name of a youth and calendars twice a year with a simple daily prayer to help guide each day. Each partner commits to pray for one year, but it is our hope that you continue praying until the student's senior year, when they will find out who you are.
CHURCH CLEANING
Help keep our worship space and church looking great! If you would like to help clean, we have opportunities - dusting, cleaning windows, sweeping, vacuuming floors, etc. This can be done at a time that is convenient for you!
CHURCH DECORATING
Help decorate the church for Christmas, Easter, and each season of the church year. If you are gifted in this area or enjoy working with flowers, we need you, along with some strong backs, to help move, lift and climb to put up decorations!
GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING
People who love being outdoors and gardening are needed to help take care of the garden areas!
MARTHA'S MEALS
A ministry for families welcoming a new baby by birth, adoption, or fostering. Families receive five meals shortly after the baby or child comes home. Volunteers commit to bringing a meal and a friendly face to families, when they are available. We welcome volunteers or families with a baby!
MONEY COUNTING
Collection is counted on a weekly basis by parishioners.
PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEOGRAPHY
People are encouraged to take photos and videos of parish life at different events. Your own camera would be needed!
PRAYER BLANKETS
Provided for community members to give to their adult and youth loved ones who are suffering from an illness, a hurtful marriage, or need surgery, etc. The blankets are made by volunteers in a spirit of prayer for the person who will receive it. They are blessed by a priest or deacon!
CHRISTIAN MOTHERS
Open to all adult female members of the Church. Our purpose is to encourage each other in our faith through fellowship and informative Catholic teaching; to pray together for our children, deceased members of Christian Mothers, our parish, and our world.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
A fraternal service organization of men, founded under the principles of charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism. This organization provides men with a vehicle for building up the parish community and family life with an emphasis on family, youth, church, council, and community activities.
MERCIFUL JESUS COMMITTEE
The purpose of this committee is to promote and spread devotion to Merciful Jesus. It is our mission to make the Divine Mercy Shrine a place of pilgrimage, to promote Divine Mercy Sunday celebrations and to foster praying of the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
MIGORI PARTNERSHIP TEAM
This group works with delegations and the orphan project we have with St. Joseph's in Migori, Kenya. We are striving to learn more about what mission means and how we can expand how we live out mission in our parishes and world.
MISSION GROUPS
A group of women who want to answer the call of the Church to be mission-minded by praying for missionaries and making quilts and other items to give to people who are in need.
PRO-LIFE GROUP
This group sponsors a bus and attends the Pro-Life rally on Jan. 22 each year at the capital. We also support a local garagee sale to raise money for pro-life causes, work with Options for Women and 40 Days for Life.
ST. JOSEPH SOCIETY
A men's group that helps with keeping the church clean and fixed up, prays the Rosary for its deceased members, provides coffee and rolls twice a year, and has an annual meeting in December. When a member passes, five Masses are offered up on his behalf.