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Mass Times: Wednesday at 8:40 am Friday at 8:00 am Saturday at 4:30 pm Sunday at 10:00 am
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Mass Times: Tuesday at 4:00 pm Sunday at 8:00 am
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will follow Tuesday Mass
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Mass Times Thursday at 7:00 am Saturday at 6:30 pm
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Our parishes have been serving the Catholics of Wilkin County for over 100 years each. We strive to bring the gospel of Christ into the lives of our parishioners and our communities. St. Mary's is in Breckenridge, St, Thomas is in Kent which is 12 miles North of Breckenridge and St. Gall's is in Tintah which is 23 miles South of Breckenridge. Fr. Leo Moenkedick is the priest for all three parishes. His office is based out of Breckenridge. The best way to get ahold of Fr. Leo is call his cell phone at 218-955-0570 or call the office at 218-643-5173.
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St. Mary's Trustees: Rick Steckler & Sue Nordick St. Thomas's Trustees: Sara Bakken & Paul Tschakert St. Gall's Trustees: Steve Keller & Curtis Petermann
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St. Mary of the Presentation Catholic Church in Breckenridge, Minnesota
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221 N 4th Street, Breckenridge, MN 56520-1496
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Tuesday 10:30 am @ St. Francis Nursing Home in Breckenridge Tuesday 4:00 pm @ St. Thomas in Kent Wednesday 8:40 am @ St. Mary's in Breckenridge (during school year) Wednesday 8:00 am @ St. Mary's in Breckenridge (June, July, August) Thursday 8:00 am @ St. Gall's in Tintah Friday 8:00 am @ St. Mary's in Breckenridge First Friday of the Month at 10:30 am at Twin Town Villa Breckenridge, MN Saturday 4:30 pm @ St. Mary's in Breckenridge Saturday 6:30 pm @ St. Gall's in Tintah Sunday 8:00 am @ St. Thomas in Kent Sunday 10:00 am @ St. Mary's in Breckenridge check website for current mass schedules - www.redrivervalleyacc.com
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Father Leo Moenkedick
Chaplin, Lt. Col. Leo Moenkedick was born in Perham, MN in 1957, one of eleven children. He graduated from Perham High School in 1975 and enlisted in the Air Force for four years. He attended St. Thomas College, St. Paul from 1979 to 1982. He studied at St. John's Seminary from 1982 to 1986. Fr. Leo was ordained a priest for the diocese of St. Cloud May 30th, 1986. He served at 3 parishes from 1986 to 2001, St. Mary's Melrose; St. Thomas, Kent; and St. Mary of the Presentation, Breckenridge. In February 2000, he was commissioned in the MN Air National Guard, and in October transferred to the ND Air National Guard.
Since joining the military Fr. Leo has served the tri-parish of Flensburg, Sobieski and Randall from 2003 to 2011, and the tri-parish of Gilman, Brennyville and Morril from 2011 to 2019. Currently he is the pastor of St. Mary Presentation in Breckenridge and St. Thomas Aquinas in Kent.
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Chaplain, Lt. Col. Leo Moenkedick was born Perham MN in 1957, one of eleven children. He graduated from Perham High School in 1975 and enlisted in the Air Force for four years. He attended St. Thomas College, St Paul from 1979 to 1982. He studied at St. John's Seminary from 1982 - 1986. Fr. Leo was ordained a priest for the diocese of St. Cloud May 30, 1986. He served at 3 parishes from 1986-2001, St. Mary's Melrose, St. Thomas, Kent; and St. Mary of the Presentation, Breckenridge. In Feb 2000, he was commissioned in the MN Air National Guard, and in October transferred to the ND Air National Guard. He had several different assignments. He retired from the military duty on December 1, 2017. Since joining the military, Fr. Leo has served the tri-parished of Flensburg, Sobieski and Randall from 2003-2011, and the tri-parish of Gilman, Brennyville and Morril from 2011-2019, Currently he is pastor of St. Mary of the Presentation in Breckenridge and St, Thomas Aquinas in Kent.
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Welcome! Thank you for visiting the website for the Church of St. Mary of the Presentation, Breckenridge, MN and the Church of St. Thomas Aquinas, Kent, MN. Our two parishes have been serving the Catholics of Wilkin County for over 100 years each. We strive to bring the gospel of Christ into the lives of our parishioners and our communities.
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Wednesday 8:00 am @ St. Mary's in Breckenridge (June, July, August) Thursday 8:00 am @ St. Gall's in Tintah Friday 8:00 am @ St. Mary's in Breckenridge First Friday of the Month at 10:30 am at Twin Town Villa Breckenridge, MN Saturday 4:30 pm @ St. Mary's in Breckenridge Saturday 6:30 pm @ St. Gall's in Tintah Sunday 8:00 am @ St. Thomas in Kent
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Leo was ordained a priest for the diocese of St. Cloud May 30th, 1986. He served at 3 parishes from 1986 to 2001, St. Mary's Melrose; St. Thomas, Kent; and St. Mary of the Presentation, Breckenridge. In February 2000, he was commissioned in the MN Air National Guard, and in October transferred to the ND Air National Guard.
Leo was ordained a priest for the diocese of St. Cloud May 30, 1986. He served at 3 parishes from 1986-2001, St. Mary's Melrose, St. Thomas, Kent; and St. Mary of the Presentation, Breckenridge. In Feb 2000, he was commissioned in the MN Air National Guard, and in October transferred to the ND Air National Guard.