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.
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