St. Charles Borromeo
810 Pearl Street, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
(715) 723-4088 www.stcharles-cf.com
Mass: Saturday 4 p.m.
Sunday 7:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
BAPTISM Call 715-723-4088 ext.100.
MARRIAGE PREPARATION
Please check with the parish first for
available dates before making all your plans.
RECONCILIATION
Central Parish Office Staff
PASTOR
Rev. Ed Shuttleworth
(715) 723-4088, ext. 108
[email protected]
DEACONS
Deacon Tom Kinnick
(715) 723-4088, ext. 105
[email protected]
Cell: (715) 404-0480
St. Charles-Saturday 3:15 p.m.
St. Peter-Saturday 6:00 p.m.
or anytime by appointment
Deacon Dan Rider
(715) 726-0461
[email protected]
Cell: (715) 215-0102
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
If you would like to be anointed please call the
central office before surgery.
HOSPITALIZED/HOMEBOUND
We will bring you Holy Communion and visit
you in the hospital or at home. Please call the
parish office for arrangements.
FOR REPORTING INSTANCES OF CHILD
ABUSE. The Diocese of La Crosse, through
its policies and procedures, seeks to provide a
prompt, appropriate and compassionate response to reporters of sexual abuse of a child
by a priest or deacon. Anyone wishing to
make a report of an allegation of sexual abuse
should send that report to Bishop William P.
Callahan at the Diocese of La Crosse, P.O.
Box 4004, La Crosse, WI 54602-4004. The
form is available through the Diocese of
La Crosse, Office for Clergy; or on the diocesan website at: www.dioceseoflacrosse.com.
Individuals are also encouraged to take
their reports directly to civil authorities.
Copies of the diocesan policy are available
through your local parish and on the diocesan
website. If you have any questions about the
Diocese of La Crosse and the implementation
of the Charter for the Protection of Children
and Young People, please contact Father
David Kunz, Vicar for Clergy, Diocese of La
Crosse, at (608) 791-2689; or
[email protected]
St. Peter the Apostle - Tilden
11358 County Highway Q
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
(715) 723-4088
Mass: Saturday 6:30 p.m. Sunday 9:00 a.m.
Christian Mothers Society
Missy Eslinger (715) 720-5828
Cathy Bohl (715) 288-6522
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
St. Peter Catholic School, Tilden
stpetertilden.org
GRADES 1-8
Tammy Christopher, Principal
(715) 288-6250
Vi McMahan
(715) 723-4088, ext. 100
[email protected]
Home & School
Dennis Hunt (715) 225-4706
FINANCE OFFICER
McDonell Area Catholic Schools
Mary Steinmetz
(715) 723-4088, ext. 104
[email protected]
DIRECTOR OF SACRED MUSIC
Jerry Boorsma
(715) 723-4088, ext.103
[email protected]
FAITH FORMATION COORDINATOR
Greg Gilbertson
(715) 723-4088, ext. 102
[email protected]
Bulletin Deadline
Monday, 1 p.m.
Write or e-mail information to:
[email protected]
OFFICE HOURS
Mon.-Thur. 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Friday 9:00 am—1:00 p.m.
Closed Holidays & Holy Days
New Parishioners/Address Change
Please call Parish office (715) 723-4088
Website:
www.stcharles-cf.com
(MACS) www.macs.k12.wi.us
MACS Central Office
Jeff Heinzen
President
(715) 723-0538
St. Charles Early Childcare Program
Chris Cook, Director
(715) 723-2161, 6:30 am – 6 pm daily
Mary Sue Briggs, Principal
St. Charles Borromeo Primary
GRADES Pre K—2
(715) 723-5827
Holy Ghost Elementary
GRADES 3-5
(715) 723-6478
Br. Roger Betzold, Principal
Notre Dame Middle School
GRADES 6-8
(715) 723-4777
McDonell Central Catholic High
GRADES 9-12
Fourth Sunday in Advent December 21, 2014
Fourth Sunday of Advent December 21, 2014
WEEKLY CALENDAR
Mon. Dec. 22
7:00 p.m.
Fourth week of Advent
PHN SP
Tue. Dec. 23
12:10 p.m.
Fourth week of Advent
Mass + Mary Oberweis SC
Wed. Dec. 24
8:30 a.m.
Fourth week of Advent
Mass NO MASS SC
Dec. 24
4:30 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
11:00 p.m.
Dec. 25
9:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
Vigil of Christmas
Mass + Bob Bohl SC
Mass For All Entrusted to the Pastors Care
SC
Mass + Art Bresina SP
Christmas
Mass + Luke A. Bowe SP
Mass + Fr. Daniel Farley SC
Fri. Dec. 26
8:30 a.m.
Feast of St. Stephen
NO Mass SP
Sat. Dec. 27
3:15 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
Vigil Feast of the Holy Family
Confessions SC
Mass + Julie Rydlund SC
Confessions SP
Rosary SP
Mass + Alice McDonald SP
Sun. Dec. 28
7:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
7:00 p.m.
Feast of the Holy Family
Mass +Cletus & Dorothy Rowan SC
Mass + Wes Geissler SP
Mass + Anderl & Zutter Families SC
Rosary SC
The Parish Staff Wishes you a
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
A House to Dwell In
When King David decides to build a temple to house the
Ark of the Covenant, the Lord says to him: “Should you
build me a house to dwell in?” It’s a rhetorical question.
How is possible that a mere mortal – even a great king
like David – could create a fitting dwelling place for God?
No matter how splendid David’s plans are, his building
project could never match the splendor of the One who
made the heavens and the earth.
Instead of David building a house for God, the Lord will
ensure that David’s “house” – his dynasty – “shall endure
forever.” The promise of that everlasting kingdom is fulfilled in Jesus, born of “a virgin betrothed to a man named
Joseph, of the house of David.”
But more than establishing David’s kingdom forever, in
Jesus God has finally found a worthy house to dwell in:
the sinless Virgin Mary. She becomes the Ark of the New
Covenant, a living Tabernacle of God’s Presence on
earth. God comes to dwell, not in a building made of
wood and stone, but in the womb of a mother.
And he does so in order that he might come to dwell in
us! The Lord wants to make his home in you and me –
and in every heart that is open to receive him. Have we
taken time to get the house of our heart in order this Advent? Have you and I made room for the Lord? There is
still time to do so … Christmas is a few days off. May the
Lord find his home in us, coming to dwell with us at
Christmas and throughout the New Year!
Christmas blessings,
Father Ed
Need Greeters for the Christmas Masses @ St. Charles
The parish office will be closed on
December 24, 2014 @ Noon & December 25 & 26 .
Call 715-723-4088 ext. 100 and leave you name and
number so we can reach you.
The parish office will be closed on December 31, 2014
@ Noon & January 1 & 2, 2015.
Families are welcome.
Enjoy the holidays with your families.
Thank you, Horan Funeral Home
for providing us with the beautiful
Catholic calendars.
Confessions on December 21, 2014
@ St. Peters at 4:00 p.m.
Confessions on December 22, 2014
@ St. Charles at 5:30 p.m.
Parish & Community News
St. Peter’s News
Peter's Patter
December flew by in a whirlwind of activity at school.
We wrapped up our time with our UW-Eau Claire
students and prepared our Christmas program—we
hope you were able to attend. We hope you enjoyed the performance as much as we enjoyed performing for you! We have added ornaments to the
Jesse Tree displayed in the front of church. The
Jesse Tree is really an Advent Tree helping us to
anticipate the coming of Christmas.
The fifth and sixth grades have been studying the
hidden Christian meaning of behind the song “The
Twelve Days of Christmas.” Ask a student if you
want to know more! In Religion, the fifth commandment has been a topic of discussion. Students
learned that “You shall not kill” involves so much
more than causing physical harm to others. In math,
the fifth grade is learning how to multiply decimals
while the sixth grade is working with ratios, rates,
and percents. Science time finds the students learning about plant and animal reproduction. The Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Roman Empires are being studied in social studies class. The students
have drawn time lines showing the major events of
the 2 different empires. They have also used the
iPads to take a virtual field trip to the Pont du Gard
aqueduct in France.
We wish you all a happy end to your Advent season
and a very Merry Christmas. May God bestow his
blessings on you the reminder of 2014 and throughout
2015.
Mrs. Dachel and the 5th and 6th grades
Reminder: Christian Mothers meeting on January 4,
2015 after the 9:00 a.m. Mass. Circle chairs will receive
their new packets and will be joined by new officers.
School cleaning during Christmas break: St. Agatha,
St. Anne, St. Cecelia and St. Monica Circles. Need to be
done from December 20th until January 2nd. Circle
Chairs please contact your members.
Church cleaning for December is St. Mary’s Circle .
Times for the Christmas Masses
December 24, 2014
4:30 p.m. @ St. Charles
9:00 p.m. @ St. Charles
11:00 p.m. @ St. Peter
December 25, 2014
9:00 a.m. @ St. Peter
10:30 a.m. @ St. Charles
Mary Mother of God Mass schedule
December 31, 2014 Mass @ St. Charles 5:30 p.m.
January 1, 2015 Mass @ St. Peter 9:00 a.m.
January 1, 2015 Mass @ St. Charles 10:30 a.m.
The KC ‘s will have a breakfast on Sunday,
January 11, 2015 after the 7:30 a.m. Mass
at St. Charles. All KC family members are
welcome as well as any one interested in the
KC’s.
There will not be Bingo on December 26, 2014 and January
2, 2015.
St. Charles Choir practice to change day of practice.
In January of 2015, the St. Charles Borromeo Adult
Choir is changing its weekly rehearsal time from Thursday to
Wednesday evenings. The first Wednesday rehearsal will be
on January 21, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. The adult choir is always
open to new members and welcomes anyone who loves to sing
choral music. Please contact Jerry Boorsma if you are interested. Contact him by e-mail jaboorsmas77@gmail, or call him
at 715-723-4088 ext. 103.
December 14, 2014 St. Charles
Xavier Timothy Proue
Child of Jason & Ashley Bauer Proue
Personal care items are needed for the Sojourner House. If
you have any small bottles of shampoo, lotions, hair conditioner, tooth paste, tooth brushes, soap or any other items
please bring them to St. Charles and place them in the container that is provided. Thank you
Thank you, St. Charles parish for all the beautiful cookies. All
those who received them were so appreciative of the visit from
parish members as well as the cookies.
Edna Schemenauer & Helpers.
School News
MCDONELL AREA CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
1316 Bel Air Blvd., Chippewa Falls, WI
www.macs.k12.wi.us * 715.723.0538
Lighting the fourth candle.
How can we hold back saying Merry Christmas until
Christmas Eve? The students were so filled with excitement during their programs. They were singing joyful songs on Christ’s journey to be with us in the flesh.
Hugs and kisses from parents and grandparents were
given readily. How can we hold those feelings to last
through the Christmas season, December 25th to
January 11th? Let us make time to reflect each morning during these final days of Advent to be a servant to
others, practice forgiveness, bring the love of Christ to
others and help those in need. Make the real Christmas season be wonderful for everyone.
Cathy Greenseth, MACS Communications
Community Day Breakfast
Pancake Breakfast held at McDonell High School on
Monday, December 22nd from 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Cost is $4.00; children six and under are $2.00. Public
welcome!
Employment Opportunities
Position: Full-time custodian at St. Charles Borromeo
School in Chippewa Falls. Duties are general cleaning
of the school building including: bathrooms, hallways,
gym floor, classrooms and cafeteria. Immediate opening. Experience is required.
Compensation depends on experience. Benefits package available. To request a job application, call 715723-0538, ext. 3301 or e-mail [email protected].
SAVE THE DATE –
MACS Mardi Gras, February 7, 2015
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL – TICKETS ON SALE
Students will perform Peter Pan (four shows) – Friday,
January 23 at 7 pm, January 24 at 2 and 7 pm and
January 25 at 2 pm. Order tickets online
(www.macs.k12.wi.us) with a credit card anytime.
NO SCHOOL Christmas break is December 23rd
through January 2nd. School offices open on Monday,
January 5th.
MACS Central Office Hours
Office hours are 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. daily and 6:00 p.m. on
Thursdays. Closing at noon on December 24th. Closed
all day on Christmas day, December 26th and January
1st.
Week 14 Football Mania Winners: Cindy Kandler
$100, Adam Baliff $50, Tom Rubenzer $25, Jeannene
Smiskey $25
Stewardship
Week of November 29 & 30, 2014
Extra Collections
All Saints
$20.00
Thanksgiving
$246.00
Mission Sunday
$90.00
$20.00
Immaculate Conception $78.00
Easter
$10.00
Christmas
$20.00
$60.00
Debt Reduction
150.00
Catholic Times
$20.00
$16.00
Cemetery Collection
$50.00
$95.00
Hymnal Memorials
611.00
$135.00
Sound System
$100.00
School Fund
$310.00
Fuel Fund
$199.00
Children’s Fund
$304.40
Choir Donation
$15.00
Endowment Fund
$50.00
Debt Reduction – Milford & Sonja Lechleitner
Memorial: The parish of St. Charles received a bequest from
the Joy and Harvey Jurgensen Estates. The parish of St. Peter
received memorials for Ken Bohl from Gerald & Mary Jacobson
and Mason Companies, Inc. Thank you!
Hymnal Donations – (SC) Joseph Oberweis, Rita Oberweis,
Tom Lambert, Mary Steinmetz, Chet & Carla Arnold, Milford &
Sonja Lechleitner, James Loew, (SP) David & Mary Steinmetz,
Dale & Audrey Erickson, Floyd & Eva Niesen, Laurie Falkenberg
Sound System: Mike & Beverly Goettl
School Fund: In Memory of Janice Simon by Basil & Marian
Michels, Floyd & Eva Niesen, Adam & Beth Burmeister, Todd
& Debbie Schemenauer, Larry & Julie Geissler in memory of
Rosie Mitchell and Rosie Horel, Kristi Anderson Family in
memory of Brad Anderson, Donna Amerson, Joan Weimert
Fuel Fund: Floyd & Eva Niesen, Janet Klinger, Randy &
Audra Knowlton, Donna Amerson
St. Peter Children’s Fund – In Memory of Janice Simon by
Cheri Stolt, Linda Berg, Phyllis & Eugene Goettl and Charlotte
Goettl; Pop can proceeds
Choir donation: In memory of Rosie Mitchell by Erma Bowe &
Tom A. and Carla Steinmetz; In memory of Ken Bohl by Erma
Bowe
St. Peter Endowment Trust Fund: Ronald & Betty Bresina in
memory of Ken Bohl
Time & Talent
MINISTERIES FOR DECEMBER 27 & 28
4:00 p.m. Mass St. Charles
SERVERS: Mark, Tim & Claire Buchmann
READERS: Des Sikowski-Nelson,Allison Greenseth
EMOC: Linda Dresel, Butch & Kathy Dachel, Tim & Cindy
Nyhus, Des Sikowski-Nelson
CANTOR: Robert Parkhurst
SACRISTAN: JoAnn Vahlenkamp
6:30 p.m. Mass St. Peter
SERVERS: Michael Eisenreich, Noah Weimert
READER: Mary Pomietlo
EMOC: Mary Pomietlo, Brian Heidtke
ROSARY: Rochester Family
GREETERS: Diane Woolever
GIFT BEARERS: Rochester Family
CANTOR: Rillie Zwiefelhofer Frank
SCRIP: Lori Eisenreich
SACRISTAN: Mary Hartman
7:30 a.m. Mass St. Charles
SERVERS: Daniel, David and Thomas Reither
READERS: Norb Gaier, Cathy Greenseth
EMOC: Cathy Greenseth, Dennis Schindler, Lorraine
Gardow, Kathy Bowe, Sheila Rooney, Steve Meinen
CANTOR: Gary Reither
SACRISTAN: Cathy Greenseth
9:00 a.m. Mass St. Peter
SERVERS:Drake McChesney, Chris Pieper, Wyatt Moon
READER: David Meinen
EMOC: Jess & Megan McChesney
ROSARY: N/A
GREETERS: Tim & Roxie Swoboda
GIFT BEARERS: Sean & Gina Smiskey Family
CANTOR: Adult choir
SCRIP: Tami Pieper
SACRISTAN: Liz Blum
10:30 a.m. Mass St. Charles
SERVERS: Eion Kressin, Josh Leibrandt,
Kaitlin Rubenzer
READERS: Mary Kuehl, Diane Schemenauer
EMOC: Todd Andringa, Phyllis Goettl, Lelah Krista, Linda
Marinello, Dave & Mary Olson
CANTOR: Mike Steinberger
SACRISTAN: Barb Parkhurst
Goldsmith Chapel will be closing on
Friday’s at 10:00 a.m. and will re-open on
Sunday at 7:00 a.m.
Special Christmas and New Years closing
dates will be posted. We need help to get
the hours back . Call Andy @ 715-568-5243
if you can help.
Christmas Eve
4:30 p.m. Mass St. Charles
SERVERS: Paul, Claire, Tim & Mark Buchmann
READERS: Erin Ripienski, Cathy Greenseth
EMOC: Tim & Cindy Nyhus, Cathy Greenseth, Ken &
Diane Koss,Barb Lowe
CANTOR: Children’s Choir
SACRISTAN: Cathy Greenseth
9:00 p.m. Mass St. Charles
SERVERS: Tim & David Reither, Connor MacNicol,
Caleb Parkhurst
READERS: Diane Schemenauer, Gini Dachel
EMOC: Steve Meinen, Phyllis Goettl, John MacNicol,
Mary Jean Wagner, Butch & Kathy Dachel
CANTOR: Daniel Reither / Adult choir
SACRISTAN: John MacNicol
11:00 p.m. Mass St. Peter
SERVERS: Michael Eisenreich, John Lyberg,
Peter Stoffel, Noah Weimert
READER: Mike Stoffel
EMOC: Jeanne Bennesch, Charlotte Sloan
GREETERS: N/A
GIFT BEARERS: Art & Rita Bresina Family
CANTOR: Youth choir
SACRISTAN: Mary Hartman
Christmas Day
9:00a.m. Mass St. Peter
SERVERS: Andrew & Peter Herron, Chris Pieper
READER: Clarence Stoffel
EMOC: Clarence Stoffel, Mary Steinmetz
GREETERS: Mike Beaudette
GIFT BEARERS: Children
CANTOR: Kari Stepp
SACRISTAN: Mary Steinmetz
10:30 a.m. Mass St. Charles
SERVERS: Paul Buchmann, Wiliam & Kevin Wahl,
Kaitlin Rubenzer
READERS: Yvette Kinnick, Sarah Kinnick
EMOC: Jim & Lilli van Helden, Linda Marinello, Yvette
Kinnick, Adam Kinnick, Joe Oberweis
CANTOR: N/A
SACRISTAN: Erin Franz