St. Mary & St. Charles
St. Mary & St. John Parishes
Welcome You:
We welcome you to our parishes and our community. If you
would like to become a member of one of our parishes, please
contact the parish office (994-2526, Bloomington or725-5595,
Cassville) to register. For those who are interested in
becoming Catholic or returning to the Catholic Church,
please contact Fr. John.
Baptism of the Lord
January 11, 2015
The Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Fr. John will be available to hear confessions from 3:45-4:15
p.m. every Saturday at the church that has the 4:30 p.m.
Mass. The other times for the sacrament of reconciliation are
as follows:
St. Mary Church, Glen Haven– 7:40-7:50 p.m. on Saturday
evenings;
St. John’s Church, Patch Grove-7:40-7:50 a.m. on Sunday
mornings;
St. Mary Church, Bloomington-7:30 –7:50 a.m. every Thurs.
Baptism:
May God bless our new parents! Please contact Fr. John to
schedule the baptism of your child at your church and to
attend a baptismal preparation session.
Marriage:
Congratulations on your upcoming marriage! Please call
Fr. John at least six months in advance of the wedding. One
of the parties must be a practicing Catholic.
Anointing of the Sick:
Whenever someone is seriously ill, hospitalized, or is dying,
please contact the Bloomington parish office immediately. If
you or someone you know is sick and would like to be
included in the Mass prayers, please call the parish office.
Vocations:
Please contact Fr. John if you or someone you know would
like to learn more about becoming a priest, brother, sister,
deacon, or lay church minister. Please pray for more
vocations to the priesthood and all religious ministries!!!
St. Charles and St. Mary’s School -Faith, Family and
Academic Excellence:
To register your child, please call Ms. Julie Zenz (St. Mary’s)
at 994-2435 or Ms. Barb Mason (St. Charles) at 725-5173.
Bulletin Notices: Please submit bulletin notices in writing
to the parish office ([email protected]) on Monday.
Parish website: www.catholicchurchgroup.org
St. Charles Parish Office Hours: Please call the office
St. Mary’s Parish Office Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m.-3:00
p.m.
Rev. John Meinholz
P.O. Box 35
Bloomington, WI 53804
608-994-2526
608-725-5595
[email protected] (Julie M Jentz)
[email protected] (Marcia Fure)
Baptism of the Lord
January 11, 2015
Fr. John’s Notes:
Liturgy Schedule
Sat.
1/10
4:30 PM
8:00 PM
8:00 AM
All Parishioners
( Cassville)
Harold Stelpflug
(Glen Haven)
Living and deceased members of
the Wencil Slama family
(Patch Grove)
9:15 AM
Evelyn Sturmer
(Bloomington)
10:30 AM Mary Lee Schier
(Cassville)
Sun.
1/11
Mon.
1/12
Tues.
1/13
Wed.
1/14
Thurs.
1/15
7:30 AM
8:15 AM
8:15 AM
Fri.
1/16
8:15 AM
Sat.
1/17
4:30 PM
8:00 PM
Sun.
1/18
8:15 AM Hilda Breuer
(Cassville)
9:00-10:00 Adoration
(St. Charles)
8:15 AM Mildred, Charles and Steve
Dietrich
(Cassville)
5:00 PM Albert, Marian and Butch Graf
(Bloomington)
Adoration & Confessions
Ann Meyer
(Bloomington)
Charlotte and Agnes Dietrich and
Carol Hutchcroft
(Cassville)
Richard Fuszard
(Bloomington)
The Baptism of the Lord:
On this final Sunday of the Christmas season, we see
an adult Jesus at the beginning of his ministry, and hear the
proclamation that he is the Son of God. We too were named
sons and daughters of God on the day of our baptism. As we
gather for our prayer today, let us reflect on our own vocation
and how the lives we are leading as Christians are pleasing to
our heavenly God.
Thank You:
Thank you to all who gave donations for the flowers
and decorations and to everyone who worked to makes our
churches look beautiful for the Christmas season.
St. Mary Church, Bloomington
All Parishioners
(Bloomington)
Joe & Mary Mumm family
(Glen Haven)
8:00 AM Fred Breuer and Eleanor Klema
(Patch Grove)
9:15 AM Donald Mumm
( Bloomington)
10:30 AM Donald, Helen and Jeff Ploessl
(Cassville)
Scripture for the week of January 12, 2015:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Heb 1:1-6; Ps 97:1, 2b, 6, 7c, 9; Mk 1:14-20
Heb 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mk 1:21-28
Heb 2:14-18; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Mk 1:29-39
Heb 3:7-14; Ps 95:6-11; Mk 1:40-45
Heb 4:1-5, 11; Ps 78:3, 4bc, 6c-8; Mk 2:1-12
Heb 4:12-16; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mk 2:13-17
1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19; Ps 40:2, 4, 7-10;
1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20; Jn 1:35-42
Southwest Wisconsin CEW Weekend:
The upcoming Southwest Wisconsin CEW (Christian
Experience Weekend) will be held at Sinsinawa Mound Center,
Sinsinawa, WI. The women’s weekend will be February 20-22,
2015. The men’s weekend will be February 27-March 1, 2015.
These weekends begin at 7:00 PM Friday and end on Sunday at
approximately 4:30 PM. If you want to do something special for
yourself, attend a CEW weekend. Application forms are available
in the church entrance. For more information on the women’s
weekend, call Tina Tranel @ (563)542-4462 (cell) or 608-5687671 or for the men’s weekend, call Tim Genthe @(608) 3301400. Weekends fill up fast. Applications will be taken on a first
come, first served basis.
Knight of Columbus News:
The next meeting will be on Tuesday, January 20 at 7:30
p.m. in Cassville.
Parish Giving:
As we celebrate the joy of the Christmas season and
blessings in the new year, please know that your
financial support is deeply appreciated and needed
for the operation of our parishes and Catholic
schools. God bless!
St. Mary Help of Christians Church, Glen Haven
We will have photos of St. Charles and St. John’s Churches
in next week’s bulletin.
St. Charles Three-Year Olds Educational Program:
Parents from Cassville approached St. Charles Parish
and inquired if it would be possible to create a program for
three-year olds in the area. Last fall a committee looked into
the need, the interest of parents and their willingness to pay
tuition to fund the program. The committee found that a
number of parents in the area took their three-year old children
to other communities to attend pre-school programs. With
sufficient commitment from a number of parents, the
pre-school program has started and is located in St. Charles
School. Class is on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and is
taught be Jackie Edge-DeShaw. Although we have a sufficient
number of students to begin the program, we could still
accommodate two or three more for this winter. If you are
interested in enrolling your three-year old child for this winter
or for next fall, please contact St. Charles School at 725-5173.
St. Mary Church, Bloomington
St. John Church, Patch Grove
ST. MARY’S SCHOOL NEWS:
Our vision: Faith, Family and Academic Excellence.
We wish to thank the people of our parishes for the
kind gifts and remembrances for Christmas.
Calendar Raffle winners will be announced and posted in
the school. Money will be issued in early February.
We are looking forward to Catholic Schools Week
starting on Sunday, January 25, at the 9:15 a.m. Mass.
Thank you to Chris Bishell for donating a
lovely quilt which will be raffled at St. Mary’s Variety
Show on March 22, to benefit St. Mary’s School .
Tickets will be available at the Spaghetti Supper, Fish
Fry and St. Mary’s School office.
If anyone knows of someone who is
interested in teaching middle school reading and language arts at
St. Mary's please contact the school.
SCRIP:
Winter is here and SCRIP gift cards are a great way
to do your shopping. There are a wide variety of SCRIP gift cards
from local and national businesses. The SCRIP program is online.
Please contact St. Mary’s School if you would like information
about SCRIP or to purchase SCRIP.
St. Mary’s Spaghetti Supper:
Mark your calendars and plan to attend the
annual Spaghetti Supper at St. Mary’s School the evening
of Saturday, January 31, 2015. There will also be
classroom displays and a Silent Auction.
Christmas Memorials:
We are very grateful to everyone who gave
memorials and donations to help decorated our churches
for Christmas! Regrettable, the following memorials were
accidently left off the insert that was in the Christmas bulletin.
In memory of Robert “Gabby’ Walz -given by the
family of Robert Walz
In memory of Kathleen Stenson—given by Max and
Vera Wood.
St. Mary’s 2015 Variety Show & Dinner:
It is time to start preparing for St. Mary’s 2015Variety
Show and Dinner on March 22! We hope all of the
talented performers from last year’s show and others will join us
for this fun event. The theme this year is “Classic TV”...think I
Love Lucy, Beverly Hill Billies, Brady Bunch, etc. Let’s be
creative. Please contact the parish office (994-2526) if you would
like to be part of the show (singing, skits, comedy, instrumental
performances, etc.) or to help plan the event.
2014 HARVEST FUND:
Goal:
$50,000
$45,000
$40,000
$35,000
$30,000
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$0
In this joyful season as we
celebrate the new yea, we are very thankful
to everyone who has contributed to the
Harvest Fund which is our annual fundraiser to help pay our fall, winter and early
spring parish expenses. Joyfully, we have
received $29,916.68 (our goal is $50,000) for
this year’s Harvest Fund. We appreciate all
contributions, large or small, and thank the
many generous parishioners for their continued support.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
St. Mary’s and St. John’s CCW are seeking
individuals to serve as CCW officers. The current
officers will help the new officers and the duties are not too
difficult. PLEASE consider serving as a CCW officer! For
more information, please call Joan Wagner or Pat Bloyer
(St. Mary’s) or Jean Blake (St. John’s).
St. Mary’s Memorial Candle Display:
St. Mary’s Church has a beautiful Memorial Candle
display at the back of the church. Candles can be reserved in
memory of or in honor of loved ones or for special intentions or
occasions: for example a wedding anniversary. The cost to reserve a
candle is $60.00 for the first year (includes $10.00 to cover the cost of
engraving the name place) and $50.00 for each following year. For
more information, please contact the parish office at 994-2526.
PARISH FINANCIAL UPDATES:
PLEASE HELP US PAY OUR EXPENSES
St. Mary’s Collections from 12-24-14 to 1-2-15:
Church Support….………………………………...….…...$4,825.99
Offertory Collections………………………………………$1,437.75
Harvest Fund Income………………………………..…….$5,700.00
Memorial Candles…………………………………………...$400.00
Gifts…………………………………………………………$1,325.00
Catholic Herald………………………………………………..$20.00
Children’s Collection…………………………………………..$8.00
School Tuition……………………………………………...$1,117.98
Votive Candles……………………………………………….$123.81
St. Mary’s, Glen Have Reimbursement for Expenses……..$833.52
St. Mary’s families are asked to generously contribute
toward the support of parish expenses. We need to receive
approximately $9,500.00 every week to cover all parish expenses.
St. John’s Collections from 12-24-14 to 1-2-15:
Church Support……………………………………………$2,416.00
Offertory…………………..………………………………..….$84.83
Christmas Flower Memorials……………………………….$384.00
Gifts…………………………………………………………...$225.00
Bless Our Priests Collection………………………………….$45.00
St. John’s families are asked to generously contribute
toward the support of parish expenses. We need to receive
approximately $950.00 every week to cover all parish expenses.
St. John Ministry Schedule for January 18, 2015
Lector:
Communion:
Gifts:
Ushers:
Servers:
8:00 a.m. Mass
Maria Breuer
Dawn Wachter
Charlie Martin family
Ray Breuer, Tom Breuer
Jon & Sean Tolle
St. Mary Ministry Schedule for Jan. 17 & 18, 2015
4:30 p.m. Mass
Pete Drone
Rosann Horkheimer, Pete Drone
Travis & Kelly Copsey family
Dan Bierman, Charley Errthum
Daniel Herbers, Kennedy Copsey
9:15 a.m. Mass
Lector:
Pat Casey
Communion: Pat Casey, Chris Bishell
Gifts:
Tom & Andrea Crubel family
Sacristan:
Mike & Pat Casey
Ushers:
Tony Trento, Ken Kluesner
Servers:
Ann Peters, Olivia Kirschbaum
Lector:
Communion:
Gifts:
Ushers:
Servers:
St. Charles Church, Cassville
St. Mary Church, Glen Haven
St. Charles Announcements:
St. Mary’s News:
Educational Program for Three-Year
Olds Begins at St. Charles:
Parents from Cassville approached St. Charles Parish and
inquired if it would be possible to create a program for
three-year olds in the area. Last fall a committee looked
into the need, the interest of parents and their willingness to pay
tuition to fund the program. The committee found that a number of
parents took their three-year old children to other communities to
attend pre-school programs. With sufficient commitment from a
number of parents, the pre-school program has started. Class is on
Tuesday and Thursday mornings and is taught be Jackie EdgeDeShaw. Although we have a sufficient number of students to begin
the program, we could still accommodate two or three more for this
winter. If you are interested in enrolling your three-year old child for
this winter or for next fall, please contact St. Charles School at
725-5173.
Spaghetti Supper in Honor of Courtney Williams:
A Spaghetti Supper in honor of Courtney
Williams will be held at the Cassville High School
Cafeteria on Sat., January 10, 2015 from 4:00 until 8:00
p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.
All proceeds will go towards a scholarship in
Courtney's name. This is event is sponsored by her
2013 classmates.
Adult Computer Class:
Interested in learning how to use your home computer
more effectively? The Cassville public school will be offering an
adult computer class. The class will be covering the
Microsoft office programs including Word, Excel, and Publisher.
Learn how to make posters, mailing labels, calendars, business
cards, and brochures. If there is a special project you are interested in doing, make sure you bring the idea to class. The class
will held on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30 beginning on
January 21, 2015 and run for 7 weeks. The cost for the 7 week
course will be $80. Contact Karen Gibbs (Instructor) at 608-7255708 or 563-690-8842 for any further information. Minimum of
four students.
St. Charles School News:
Welcome to a new calendar year. Our students and
staff are excited to be back into the swing of things.
Our magazine sales drive starts next week on Jan. 14.
If you have magazine subscriptions that you need to renew,
please contact a St. Charles student or the school office and we
will be glad to assist you.
Thank you all those current employees and
retirees who thought of the St. Charles School and gave donations through their companies. We currently have ADM,
Alliant Energy, and Bemis that does company matches. That
simply means that for every dollar the worker donates, the
company matches that and also donates a dollar. If you have any
questions about completing your company matching funds
donation form, please contact the school at 725-5173 and we
will be glad to help you.
SCRIP: Scrip cards are available from Mary Ploessl (7255079). You can also purchase Walmart and BP cards at New Image
Salon, the village clerk’s office, or at St. Charles school. Thanks to
all who support this fundraising program.
St. Mary’s Redecoration Fund
Update: We are very grateful for the
generous donations for the redecoration of
St. Mary’s Church. We have received
$11,800.00 in contributions plus $5,200.00 in
pledges for the project. With these funds and $15,000 from
parish savings, St. Mary’s Redecoration Fund already has
approx. one-half of the $70,000 goal to complete the project.
Please contact Fr. John or a parish council for more information about the redecoration project or to make a donation.
PARISH FINANCIAL UPDATES:
St. Mary’s, Glen Haven for December 24 & 27, 2014:
Offertory……………………………………………………...$417.25
St. Mary’s, Glen Haven for December 31, 2014:
Church Support……………………………………………...$450.00
Offertory……….......................................................................$ 45.01
Total…….………….................................................$495.01
St. Mary’s, Glen Haven for January 3, 2015:
Church Support……………………………………………...$560.00
Offertory……….......................................................................$ 86.05
Campaign for Human Development………………………..$ 50.00
Total…….………….................................................$696.05
St. Charles, Cassville for December 25, 2014:
Church Support……………………………………………...$325.00
Offertory……………………………………………………….$48.00
Christmas Gifts to the Parish……………………………..$1,206.00
Total…….…………..............................................$1,579.00
St. Charles, Cassville for December 27 & 28, 2014:
Church Support……………………………………………$2,845.00
Offertory……………………………………………………...$113.00
DST…………………………………………………………….$10.00
Fuel Fund…………………………………………………….$165.00
Total…….…………..............................................$3,318.00
St. Charles, Cassville for January 3 & 4, 2015:
Church Support……………………………………………$1,785.00
Offertory……………………………………………………...$252.79
DST…………………………………………………………….$10.00
Fuel Fund…………………………………………………….$350.00
Total…….…………..............................................$2,397.79
PLEASE HELP US PAY OUR EXPENSES
St. Charles suggested giving is $1,400.00 a year for
a married couple and $700.00 a year for a single household.
We deeply appreciate all that you can do. Thank you!
St. Mary’s, Glen Haven Ministry Schedule for January 17, 2015
8:00 p.m. Mass
Lector:
Barb Breuer
Communion:
Mike Breuer
Ushers:
Mike & Ken Breuer
Servers:
Gavin & Evan Kirschbaum
St. Charles’ Ministry Schedule for January 18, 2015
10:30 a.m. Mass
Lectors:
Jason Thiele
Communion:
Marilyn Ihm, Verna Mergen
Ushers:
Joe Mergen Jr., Joe Ploessl, Ken Schauff
Servers:
Brinley Wood, Sam Ihm
E
ach of us has a mission, each of us is called to change the world,
to work for a culture of life, a culture forged by love and respect
for the dignity of each human person.
~ Pope Benedict XVI, Address in Hyde Park, London, Sept. 18 2010
Baptism of the Lord
Celebrate Life:
“Whoever is moved by love begins to perceive what
“life” really is. He begins to perceive the meaning of the
word of hope that we encountered in the Baptismal Rite: from faith I
await “eternal life” - the true life which, whole and unthreatened, in
all its fullness, is simply life. Jesus, who said that he had come so that
we might have life and have it in its fullness, in abundance (cf. Jn
10:10), has also explained to us what “life” means: “this is eternal life,
that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you
have sent” (Jn 17:3). Life in its true sense is not something we have
exclusively in or from ourselves: it is a relationship. And life in its
totality is a relationship with him who is the source of life. If we are in
relation with him who does not die, who is Life itself and Love itself,
then we are in life. Then we ‘live’” – Pope Benedict XVI, Encyclical
on Hope, November 30, 2007.
Help is Available:
If you need support for an unplanned pregnancy, please
contact the Women’s Care Center at 608-241-8100.
If you have lost a child to miscarriage, please consider
contacting your parish priest for help. The Church has various rites
and commendation ceremonies that seek to provide hope and
consolation for parents and families.
For more information on pro-life issues, visit
www.WisconsinRightToLife.org, www.feministsforlife or
www.priestsfor life.org.
Thank You to Our Bulletin Advertisers:
We would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to all of
the businesses who advertize in our bulletin and make the printing of
our bulletins possible! Please thank the business who are sponsoring
our bulletin. If there is someone who would like to advertise in our
bulletin, please call the Bloomington parish office at 994-2526. The
cost for a black & white ad starts at approx. $6.00 per week.
January 11, 2015
MEETINGS & EVENTS:
*January 12—St. Charles Parish Council meeting at 7:30 p.m.
*January 13– St. John’s Food Pantry at 1:30 p.m.
*January 20– KC meeting at 7:30 p.m. in Cassville
*Janauary25-31-Catholic Schools Week
*January 31– St. Mary’s School Spaghetti Supper
*February 9– Joint Councils meeting at St. Mary’s, Bloomington
at 7:30 p.m.
*February 27– St. Mary’s Fish Fry
*March 22– St. Mary’s Variety Show
*March 27– St. Charles Fish Fry
*April 5– Easter
*April 19-St. Charles First Communion
*April 26-St. Mary’s First Communion
AA and Alanon Meetings:
AA meetings are held at the 7th Day Adventist
Church in Lancaster on Tuesdays from 7-8:00 p.m. and at the
First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster at 7-8:00 p.m. on Thursdays.
Alanon meetings are held at the Lancaster Memorial
Hospital meeting room on Thursdays from 7-8:00 p.m.
Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend:
John the Baptist said “I have baptized you with water;
he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit”. Invite the Holy
Spirit into your marriage. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends are January 23-25, 2015 in Brookfield, WI;
February 6-8 in Crystal Lake, IL and March 6-8 in Madison,
WI. Early registration is highly recommended. For more information visit our website at: alifetimeoflove.org or call (888)
574-5653. For a fin de semana en Espanol in Chicago on Feb.
20-22; June 5-7 or Sept. 4-6, contact Andres y Maria at 630229-2600.