Last Updated on October 3, 2026 by web manager

PRAISED BE JESUS CHRIST!

SCHEDULE AND OFFICE HOURS
For information concerning times for Mass, Confessions, Adoration, Family Faith Formation and Office Hours, click here.

YOUTH ACTIVITIES
For What’s Happening for Youth, click here.

YOUTH FORMATION ’26-’27
Our new Family Faith program continues on October 7th! For more information, including this years calendar, registration forms, Fr Kris’ letter to families, and more, see our Family Faith Formation page here. The next session is October 7th, 2026 and meets at St Luke’s.

YOUTH FORMATION ’26-’27 SERVICE
The 7-12th grade has service projects and the first one was at the Sandstone Fire Department.
BOYS on September 23rd:

GIRLS on September 16th:

The next service project is helping at Sandstone Options for Women.

FROM THE PASTOR
For Father Kris’ weekly note, see the bulletin here.
-Pope St. John Paul II, pray for us-

SANDSTONE OPTIONS FOR WOMEN BANQUET!
Sandstone Options for Women is holding their Annual Fundraising Banquet at St Patrick’s Church on Sunday, Oct 18th at 5:30pm. The speaker will be MCCL. Please call Nancy at 320-216-7633 to reserve a spot. Thank you.

FIRST SATURDAY MASSES
We continue to have Mass in honor of the First Saturday devotion at St. Luke’s at 9:00am. The rosary starts about 8:30am. Soon after mass, confessions are available until about 11am. The First Saturday devotion is in keeping with the Blessed Mother’s request to St. Lucia to offer prayers of reparation for sins committed throughout the whole world.

1ST COMMUNION at SP 2026
Congratulations to our 2026 first communicants: Gabriel Keller, Charles Kordiak, Aracely and Norabel Nelson, Maria Sanford, and Allison Lucht and their families!

1ST COMMUNION at SL 2026
Congratulations to our 2026 first communicants, Charles Judd and Lucas Becker and their families!

CONFIRMATION 2026
Congratulations to our 2026 confirmands: Addie Presley, Autumn Cavagnetto, Brennan Erickson, Brooke Cekalla, Carson Hopkins, Ciara Cekalla, Curtis McClain, Danika Froehling, Emmitt McClain, George Watrin, Gwen Brackenbury, Hudson Bork, Ilsa Watrin, Julia Watrin, Levi Kosbab, Luke Williams, Miley Worlickey, Nathan Kroska, and Sophia Watrin!!

MONSIGNOR JOSEPH BUH
Meet Monsignor Joseph Buh, the Duluth priest who could become America’s next saint.

ARE YOU REGISTERED IN THE PARISH?
If you are new to our area, or if you are a summer parishioner & consider this your spiritual home during the summer months, please join us & become part of our parish family. We value your time, treasure & talents. Contact the parish office to get a parish census form.

ARK BUILDING continues
See our Ark Builders menu and page here for more.

EUCHARISTIC MIRACLES
Eucharistic Miracles happen as Blessed Carlo Acutis shows us here! God does indeed seek to help us believe that he is truly present in the Eucharist.

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The Chosen is an artistic portrayal of the life of Jesus and the Apostles. As “The Passion of the Christ”, the creators of this series attempt to show how things might have been if we had been there … using the art of cinematography. It is worth watching, but with the idea that not all of the words, actions, or ideas presented are known to be true. Consider it like looking at a work of art attempting to portray the parable of The Prodigal Son. As we watch “The Chosen,” we turn to prayer and the Gospels for “the truth” but realize the lives of those portrayed must have been amazing! Here is a video where Bishop Barron and Jonathan Roumie attempt to describe the series and faith and their relationship:

The following videos discuss two of the most popular Podcasts in the country done by Father Michael Schmitz with help from Jeff Cavins: