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ST. ALBERT PARISH
LAND O’ LAKES
ST. MARY PARISH
PHELPS
Parish Director, Michele Rein, P.O. Box 237, Land O’ Lakes, WI 54540 Phone 715-547-3558, Fax 715-547-3614
Email Address: [email protected] ; Website: http://saintsalbertandmary.org/
Sacramental Minister, Fr. Randy Knauf, 5001 County Road G, Eagle River, WI 54521 Phone 715-479-8704
Deacon Norman Mesun - 2621 Willow Lane, Phelps, WI 54554 Phone 715-545-2255
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT – DECEMBER 21, 2014
LITURGIES TO BE CELEBRATED THIS WEEK
Sat. Dec. 20
6:00 PM Mass (St. Albert) Ed Saad (Mike & Arlene Saad)
Sun. Dec. 21
8:00 AM Mass (St. Mary) Carol Schuster (Ginny Parker)
10:00 AM Liturgy of the Word with Communion (St. Albert)
Mon. Dec. 22 NO SERVICE
Tues. Dec. 23 8:30 AM Communion Service (St. Albert)
Wed. Dec. 24 6:00 PM Mass (St. Albert) Bill Grems (Bob Pavlack & family)
Thurs. Dec. 25 8:00 AM Mass (St. Mary) Mel Rabe (Audrey Rabe)
10:00 AM Mass (St. Albert) Jim & Anne Wolter (Pat & Brenda Walsh)
Fri. Dec. 26
NO SERVICE
Sat. Dec. 27
6:00 PM Mass (St. Albert) Robert Allard (John & Diane Sparks)
Sun. Dec. 28
8:00 AM Mass (St. Mary) Rob Klumb (Bob & Florence Klumb)
10:00 AM Liturgy of the Word with Communion (St. Albert)
Confessions will be heard at St. Albert’s after the 8:30 am Mass on the third Thursday of the month and on Saturdays from
3:00 to 3:30 pm at St. Peter’s in Eagle River. You may also call Fr. Randy to set up an appointment for confession.
CHURCH DECORATING FOR CHRISTMAS
Join in the fun of helping prepare our churches for the
celebration of the Nativity of Our Lord!
At St. Albert, we decorate the church after the 10:00
am liturgy today - Dec. 21st.
At St. Mary, we gather at 4:00 pm today - Sun. Dec.
21st to decorate, followed by a pot-luck supper.
JOIN US AT PHELPS CARE ON CHRISTMAS DAY
at 10:00 am as volunteers help celebrate Christ’s birth
with the residents through prayer, scripture and song.
BIBLE STUDY AT ST. MARY’S meets tonight – Sun.
Dec. 21 at 6:30 pm. We will not meet on Dec.28th.
THE RCIA GROUP will next meet on Monday, Jan. 5
at 4:30 pm at St. Albert.
CHRISTMAS SEASON SCHEDULE
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FAITH FORMATION CLASSES are on Christmas
break! Classes resume on Wednesday, Jan. 7.
Sacrificial Offerings for Dec. 13 & 14
St. Albert
St. Mary
Parishioners $1,124.00
$655.00
Visitors
$127.00
$467.00
$1,251.00
$1,122.00
To all who support our parish communities, thank you!
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Wed. Dec. 24, 4:00 pm – Christmas Eve Mass at St.
Peter the Fisherman
Wed. Dec. 24, 6:00 pm – Christmas Eve Mass at St.
Albert
Thurs. Dec. 25, 8:00 am – Christmas Day Mass at
St. Mary
Thurs. Dec. 25, 10:00 am – Christmas Day Masses
at both St. Albert and St. Peter the Fisherman
Dec. 27 & Dec. 28 – The Holy Family of Jesus,
Mary and Joseph - regular weekend schedule
New Year’s Masses as we celebrate Mary, Mother
of God are 4:00 pm on Dec. 31 at St. Peter; and on
Jan. 1 at 8:00 am at St. Mary, and 10:00 am at St.
Albert
Jan. 3 & 4 – The Epiphany of the Lord – regular
weekend schedule
ST. ALBERT CHOIR will present a concert of
Christmas carols about 25 minutes prior to the time of the
Masses on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Join us as
we share the gift of music and the joy of Christ’s birth.
“Forever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.”
CHRISTMAS FLOWERS ARE IN
LOVING MEMORY OF...
At St. Albert Parish:
Bill Grems by Dorothy Grems
Deceased family of Penny Turnquist
Marshal Plechaty by Mary Plechaty
Louise & Rupert Troger by Dick & Inge Owen
Tony Paalman by Norine Paalman
Deceased family and friends of Tom & Judy Chase
Frances Slavik by Faith & Fred Caskey
Deceased family & friends of Larry & Sue McPartlin
Deceased Family Members of Margaret Schiltz
Newsham & LoMastro families by Joe & Mary LoMastro
Frank Stefan & Katie Gruber by Mary Stefan
Hucek & Rosner families by Larry & MaryAnn Rosner
Brent M. Rosner
by Jeff, Kyle, Branden, Grandpa & Grandma Rosner
Stanley & Alice Gorski, Julius & Vernice Gorski
by Beverly Callahan
Mom & Dad Heroux, Mom & Dad Sitzberger
by Ralph & Jean Sitzberger
Scott, Babbs, Bouza & Honomichl families
by Clyde & Betty Scott
My beautiful parents – Marvin & Helen Strauch
by Margie Jeka Marrs
At St. Mary Parish:
Peggy Bonifield by Alan Bonifield
Hansen & Spence Families by Andrew & Susan Hansen
Tom & Florence Haarala & Mike Dravecky
by Lorry & Lynn Haarala
Rob Klumb by Bob & Florence Klumb
Charles Apitz by Lois Apitz
John & Clara Alger by Roland & Jayne Alger
Haake & Parker Families by Ginny Parker
Margaret Lierman by Terry & Gerianne Taylor
Tom Hendrickson Sr. & Tom Hendrickson Jr.
by Joan Hendrickson
Dale Jenkins & Donald Kemppainen
by Paul & Chuckie Kemppainen
ST. MARY’S COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN
through their annual Christmas Auction made a donation
to St. Mary’s Haiti Fund of $339 and also put the same
amount back into their checkbook which goes to help
local folks in need. Many thanks to all who donated and
purchased items at this fun event.
ST. ANN’S ALTAR SOCIETY recently sent $100 to
the Headwaters Food Pantry, $100 to Warm the Children
and $230 to NATH – the homeless shelter also known as
Frederick House. Thanks to all who support the Altar
Society through bake sales, annual dues, other generous
donations, as well as help with our various ministries.
THE ANNUAL EPIPHANY GIFT
COLLECTION will be held on
Epiphany Sunday, Jan. 4th. New baby
clothes, other baby items, clothes for
young children through size 5T and personal items for
mothers, and diapers in all sizes are greatly appreciated.
Your unwrapped gifts, given in remembrance of the Magi
to honor the Christ child, will be given to an area program
that helps provide for expectant mothers who are in need.
CATHOLIC SERVICES APPEAL – Still Going!
41 households at St. Mary have contributed to the CSA
for a total of $4,954 with $4,179 yet to be raised. At
Albert, 50 households have contributed to the CSA for a
total of $8,735 with $4,460 yet to be raised. Your gift is
so very important. Please help us with whatever amount
that you are able to give. Thank you.
REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS: Olivia Allard,
Judy Chase, Connie Coccia, Joy Craig, Darrell Drager,
Maxine Drager, Sharon Franz, Judy Goodman, Dorothy
Grems, Jim Hamann, Yvonne Heller, George Holland,
Frederick Janick, Charlotte Jenkins, Karyn Johnson, Ken
Kasuboski, Ed Kalupa, Jim Kestell, Barbara Larson,
Michael Loesch, Ted Loesch, Katie Mayer, Cheryl
Palmer, Bernice Rohlich, Kyle Rosner, Joan Saari, Bob
Scheffel, Mabel Slane, Emmie Spence, Michael Spence,
Diana Stefan, Angie Stopczynski, Elwyn Thorpe, John
Trochlell, Penny Turnquist, Tom Walters, Robert
Whiteside, Shauna Whiteside, Patty Whyte, Lorne Will.
Dear Parishioners and Friends,
I do love the music of the Christmas season. A favorite
for me is a Cameroon carol entitled, He Came Down. The
music itself has this joyous West African style of rhythm
and vocal harmony in which you can’t help but move to
the beat. At the same time, the simple words, “He came
down that we may have ____.” Just fill in the blank with
a word such as joy, hope, peace, love or life; then add an
occasional, “Hallelujah forevermore,” and you have the
whole text!
I find myself both listening to and singing this carol not
only at Christmas, but throughout the year. It seems I
need to be reminded often of the tremendous impact that
the coming of Jesus has made in my life and in our world.
Sometimes when we listen to the news, or find
ourselves facing personal difficulty, we can become
cynical. We may wonder if the incarnation of Jesus, that
is, Jesus coming to live among us as a real human person,
has made any difference in the world. But our celebration
of Christmas declares that because Jesus came down, we
may have joy, hope, peace, love and fullness of life, not
only at Christmas, but throughout the year. ~ Michele
A BLESSED CHRISTMAS TO ALL from
Fr. Randy, Deacon Norm, Darlene & Michele