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601 North 8th Street
Manitowoc, Wisconsin 54220
LENT / EASTER
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
PERMIT NO. 92
CELEBRATE THE MYSTERY OF THE CROSS
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A
Word
from our Pastor
Teacher: Millie, please give me a sentence star ng with “I.”
Millie: I is…
Teacher: No Millie, you must always say I “am.”
Millie: Okay…I “am” the ninth le er of the alphabet,
When Moses wanted to know God’s name, the response he eventually got was “I
Am.” God, as the founda on and essence of all life, gave the name that was both
descrip ve and explanatory. Jesus, as the human face of I Am, gives us an inside
view of just who our God really is.
Ash Wednesday, Febr ar 18
Holy Week/Triduum
Holy Thursday, April 2, 2015
4:00 PM—Grand Site, 7:00 PM-Marshall and Waldo Sites
Good Friday, April 3, 2015
12:00 PM—Waldo Site,
1:00 PM—Grand Site,
2:00 PM— Marshall Site
Masses/Services
6:45 a.m. ~ Grand Site
8:45 a.m. ~ Marshall Site
9:00 a.m. ~ Waldo Site
12:10 p.m. ~ Grand Site
Service of the Word & Ashes
1:50 p.m. ~ Roncalli High School
4:30 p.m. ~ Marshall Site
5:30 p.m. ~ Grand Site
6:30 p.m. ~ Waldo Site
6:30 p.m. ~ First Presbyterian—6:30 p.m.
Ecumenical Service with Ashes
Ecumenical Tenebrae Service—7:00 PM
First Reformed UCC — 3613 Waldo Blvd.
Easter Vigil, April 4, 2015
7:30 PM Grand & Waldo Site
(No Vigil Mass at Marshall)
Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015
Marshall Site—8:00 AM & 10:00 AM—Rev. Rene Balbero
Grand Site—8:30 AM & 10:30 AM—Rev. Bill Brunner
Waldo Site—7:30 AM & 9:30 AM—Rev. Dave Beaudry
Roncalli Auditorium—10:00 AM—Rev. Dan Felton
(No Lifeteen Mass or Eucharistic Holy Hour Easter Sunday )
The forty days of Lent serves the same purpose for us as the forty years of Moses’
and the Jewish community’s wandering around the desert—to get to know our
God. Our Lenten journey, however, has one dimension that the Sinai wanderers
were not privileged to experience, namely, that Jesus walks with us (or we with
him, depending upon one’s view). Nevertheless, our forty-day walk with Jesus
serves only one real purpose—to be er understand and love the God who sent
Jesus, the Christ, into our world.
The fas ng and praying and giving that we embrace during Lent keeps us focused
on our ul mate Lenten goal—to get closer to God. To that end, our Lenten flyer
lists all kinds of opportuni es to help deepen and sustain that rela onship. Please
peruse it at your leisure and come gather with us o en throughout the season.
May you be blessed in your willingness to do just that!
Worship
Site Addresses
Marshall: 1114 S. 21st St.
Grand: 1416 Grand Ave.
Waldo: 1121 N. 14th St.
Parish Mission
March 8, 9, 10
Speaker: F. DeKarlos
Blackmon
See inside for more
informa on
Calvary Cemetery
Luminary Service
Calvary Cemetery and Chapel
Mausoleum will be
sponsoring a Good Friday
Luminary Service on April
3rd. Please stop by a er
sunset to witness over 1000
candles burning throughout
the cemetery and near the
mausoleum buildings. If you
would like to personalize a
luminary for your family,
please stop by the cemetery
office at 2601 South 14th
Street prior to Good Friday.
Pick up your Rice Bowl at
any site on Ash Wednesday
and return to any site
during Holy Week
Reconcilia on
Parish Wide Services
March 3, 2015—6:30 PM Waldo Site
March 5, 2015—1:30 PM Grand Site
“The Light is ON for You” opportuni es
Wednesday Evenings from 5:30—6:30 PM - Marshall Site
February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25
Eucharis c Holy Hour
1st Sunday of Every Month with the excep on of Easter
Sunday
March 1—Marshall Site @ 4:00 PM
April 12—Marshall Site @ 4:00 PM
Sta ons of the Cross
Tuesdays—Grand Site—2:00 PM
February 24, March 3, 10, 17, 24
Thursdays—Marshall Site—6:30 PM
February 19, 26, March 5, 12, 19, 26
Fridays—Waldo Site—2:00 PM
February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 20, 27
Soup and
Stations - His
Sacrifice, Our
Salvation
St. Francis of Assisi –
Grand Site March 22, 2015
4:00 – 5:15 pm (Sta ons of the Cross)
5:30 – 6:30 pm (Complimentary Soup/Chili Dinner)
All are welcome, as the St. Francis and CEW community host
an evening of reflec on, remembrance, and fellowship. The
event will begin in the Grand Worship site as we follow the
sacrifice of our Lord through His crucifixion and hear a brief
personal reflec on, song, or prayer in rela on to each
sta on. The sta ons and reflec ons are a moving and
thought provoking opportunity to acknowledge Christ’s
sacrifice, and meditate on their lessons and gi s as we
journey through the Lenten season.
Subjects:
God’s Lenten Message for You . . . What is It?
February 19th Facilitator: Duane Simmons
Prayer, Fas ng and Almsgiving
February 26th Presenter: Father Dave Pleier
Reflec ons on an African Mission Trip
March 5th
Presenter: Deacon Rich Bahnaman
Authen c Prayer
March 12th
Presenter: Deacon Mark LeGreve
Following the Footsteps to Calvary
March 19th
Presenter: Sco Reel
Experiencing Christ in Adora on
March 26th
Facilitator: Duane Simmons
All are Invited and Welcome!
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Thursdays (select dates –see below)
6:00-7:00 pm
LifeTeen House—1122 N. 14th St.
** Child Care Provided using the Extended
Care facilities in the basement of the
School Building. Supervised play areas for
toddlers and younger children, and study /
rec area for older children and tweens.
We hope you are enjoying the book we shared with you as
our parish’s Christmas gi to you this year. The parish will
be offering Thursday evening Book Discussions at the
LifeTeen house star ng in Lent. ALL are welcome to a end
ANY of the sessions! We will gather as a large group, then
break into smaller discussion groups that will meet
throughout the LifeTeen House.
Dates include: February 19, 26, March 5, 12, 19, 26
If at all possible, we ask you to RSVP to help us gauge expected
a endance but WALK INS are always welcome!! Invite a
friend! Please contact Dianne Vadney at 652-7834 or
[email protected] for more informa on.
A er the Sta ons of the Cross, all are welcome to gather in
the Grand Social hall for a complimentary dinner of soup and
chili prepared by the CEW community. If you are new to our
parish or a long me member, this is a great opportunity to
meet fellow parishioners and celebrate our faith.
If you are interested in helping with this event or dona ng
soup, bread, or a drink for our meal please call or text Mark
and Lisa Knipp @ 629-8521
Held on Thursdays, 7:00 - 8:15 pm
Lifeteen House Chapel - 1122 N. 14th St.
(enter by the Life Teen sign)
Lenten Book Discussions
About DeKarlos
Lent, a me of wai ng and contempla on, is an ideal
me to reflect on ma ers of "substance" in your life
and the world. Enjoy a light Lenten meal of soup and
bread followed by a presenta on/reflec on with
"substance" led by parish staff.
Thursdays of Lent, February 19 through March 26,
Grand site. Noon-12:45 PM
Alms, Prayers, Fas ng
Divine Mercy Sunday
How about including the Adora on Chapel in your “prayer”
plans for Lent? How about one hour a week for six weeks?
The Blessed Sacrament is exposed from 5 AM Monday
through Midnight on Thursday.
Schedule yourself. Find the discipline to keep your schedule
and sacrifice. Jesus will bless your effort.
Call Clara Svatek for more information @ 682-1787 or
[email protected]
The Feast Day of Divine Mercy falls on the
Sunday a er Easter (April 12, 2015). At St.
Francis of Assisi we begin preparing for the feast day by
star ng the Divine Mercy Novena on Good
Friday. (Novena Brochures will be available at the
entrances of each church). Then on Divine Mercy
Sunday we hold a Devo onal Hour in the Marshall Site
from 3:00- 4:00 p.m. The hour includes the Chaplet
Chanted, Benedic on, prayers, and devo ons.
The Adoration Chapel is located at the Waldo Worship Site
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F(redron) DeKarlos Blackmon is the Sixteenth Supreme
Knight, Chief Execu ve Officer, and Chairman of the Board
of the Knights of Peter Claver, Incorporated. He has been
ac vely involved in pastoral ministry, outreach, promo ng
civic improvement, and developing youth.
In addi on to his current ac vi es DeKarlos has and is:
· A ended St. Joseph Seminary College, St. Benedict,
LA
· Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees in MBA and
Public Management and a M.A. in Pastoral Ministry
· Served in US Army Chaplains’ Corps with dis nc on
· Invited twice to the White House for the Annual
Easter Prayer Breakfast
· Ecumenical collabora on on issues such as
environment, immigra on, fatherhood, families and
human trafficking
· Married to Kanobia A. Russell–Blackmon
· Currently a member of the Birmingham Diocesan
School Board
· Member of the Speakers Corps of Loyola Press
· Consultant to USCCB for Cultural Diversity for African
American Affairs
For a full bio of DeKarlos Blackmon please visit:
www.dekarlos.com/about.htm