HAPPY BIRTHDAY FR. PRATAP!!
Thursday, July 2nd

Weekly Words from The Rock:

Robert Schuller wrote the following about failure.

Failure doesn’t mean you are a failure; it does mean that you haven’t succeed yet.

Failure doesn’t mean you have accomplished nothing; it does mean you have learned something. Failure doesn’t mean you have been a fool; it does mean you had a lot of faith.

Failure doesn’t mean you have been disgraced; it does mean you were willing to try.

Failure doesn’t mean you don’t have it; it does mean you have to do something in a different way. Failure doesn’t mean you are inferior; it does mean that you are not perfect.

Failure doesn’t mean you’ve wasted your life; it does mean you’ve a reason to start fresh.

Failure doesn’t mean you should give up; it means you should try harder.

Failure doesn’t mean you’ll never make it; it does mean it will take a little longer.

Failure doesn’t mean God has abandoned you; it does mean God has a better idea!

Bill Gates gave a speech at a High School about 11 things kids of any age did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.

Rule 1: Life if not fair – get used to it!

Rule 2: The world won’t care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school.

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping – opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up, it’s not your parent’s fault, so don’t whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren’t as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes, and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools they abolished failing grades and they’ll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn’t bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don’t get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life, people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one.

Do you have any electric motors that are lying around, and you would like to be rid of? Even with the passing of my father, I would be happy to take any electric motors. You can leave them by the rectory garage in Slayton, or I can pick them up at any of the parishes. Thanks!

Peace be to you!

Father Peter Schuster

Vocation View: Blessed are they who have not seen, yet believe. What will it take for me to respond to God’s call to priesthood or religious life?

John 20:19-31

Mary Ellen Stenzel passed away on March 28, 202 and her funeral was held on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at Sacred Heart in Heron Lake. The burial was at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Heron Lake.

May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace, Amen.

We remember all of her loved ones in prayer.

There will be Confession available 1/2 hour before mass on Sundays.

Congratulations to Wade Diemer, Stephanie Krumbach and Luna Valles as they receive their First Holy Communion at Mass this morning. Please pray for them all to be filled with Christ’s love. THANK YOU to Judy Stenzel for preparing these young hearts for today.

Congratulations to Quinton Brunk, Adriana Olsem and Eryn Salentiny as they received the sacrament of Confirmation at St Francis Xavier in Windom on Friday, April 10th. Pray for the Lord to bless them and guide them.

Alter Server Training: Sacred Heart is in need of additional altar servers! All students third grade and older are asked to consider becoming an altar server. A training will take place with Father Schuster on Wednesday, April 22nd at 6:30 in the church. Please contact Mackenzie Erickson at 605-376 -6638 or Melanie at the office to sign up for the training.

Catholic Order of Foresters Pancake Breakfast was once again a success making our goal of $2,000 to get matching funds of $1,500. THANK YOU to all the very generous people who helped to reach this goal. Special THANK YOU to Tom Krumbach, Doug Damm and Dennis Damm for cooking the sausage, and to Chad Diemer from the HL Fire Department for flipping pancakes. There were many people who chipped in to help and you are greatly appreciated as this could not be done without you!

Anointing of the Sick: The Anointing of the Sick will be offered after Mass at St Francis Xavier, Sacred Heart (Heron Lake), and Sacred Heart (Brewster) on the weekend of April 18th and 19th.

On Tuesday, April 21st at 7pm, St. Anthony’s in Lismore will host the SW Area CCW meeting. A Mass will be celebrated for the deceased members of the CCW, with a short meeting and fellowship to follow.

Thank you to all who contributed towels and personal supplies to our Windom Sharing Center. 121# for Sanitary bags, 71# of Food, 100 towels were collected from the Faith Formation Lenten Project. Such generosity is greatly appreciated and makes a huge impact on many area families.

The Light Is On For You: Reconciliation continues to be available. All are encouraged to continue coming to confession throughout the year; or return to the sacrament of reconciliation.

Don’t Miss The Joy The Lord Wants You To Have! The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available in the tri-parish, during adoration, on the 1st Sunday in Windom from 11-12 AM, also in Brewster on the 2nd Saturday from 4:00-4:45 PM and in Heron Lake before Mass on Sundays at 7:30 AM. Reconciliation is also before Mass on Saturdays at 4:30 PM in Brewster.

Weekday Mass Schedule: Regarding the weekday Mass schedule; funerals and vacations scheduled intermittently may affect weekday Masses and there may be cancellations. Please be patient as we learn of these schedule changes. We will update you as best we can via facebook, the church website, signs at the church, announcements or even the bulletin when able. Thank you for your understanding.

OCIA: The following people have recently joined the Catholic faith through OCIA at the Easter Vigil on April 4th, 2026. Please keep them in your prayers this Easter season.

Congratulations:

Kimberly Haberman, Jordan Haberman, Maria Guadalupe Salvador Dieguez, Erik Estrada, Kaleb LaCanne, Conner Redman, Benjamin Martinez, Ahtziri Montelongo Cruz, Cierra Castillo, Emily Morgan, Sydney Mortenson, Jenifer Lang, & Abel Sanchez

Heavenly Father, Giver of all good things, Your Son told us to beg You to send workers into Your rich harvest, and so we have the confidence to ask You to raise up an abundance of priests in the Diocese of Winona-Rochester. Send us good and holy men to respond to your call to lay down their lives in service to Your people. We know that the Church comes from priests. Therefore, Gracious God, send us priests to build up Your church, through Jesus who is High Priest and Lord forever and ever.

Please like and share our Facebook page. The page is intended to connect current parish members and members that have moved with the activities of Sacred Heart Heron Lake.

We welcome you into God’s family! If you are interested in learning more about our church, or would like to join, please stop in the Parish Office.

Please notify the Parish Office of any change of address.

Contact the priest 6 to 12 months in advance of the date of marriage to fill out the forms, to do FOCCUS Test and to attend Marriage Prep Mentoring sessions. Please contact your parish office, if interested.

Contact the parish office a month in advance to fill out the form and to attend Baptism Mentoring Sessions.

The Sacrament of Reconciliation still available by appointment for each Parish.

When booking a Quinceanera and needing a 1st Reconciliation and a 1st Holy Communion. There is a three month preparation time. Please schedule your Quinceanera 3 months in advance. Thank you. It is also required that the family is a member of the parish.