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.
Central Parish Office Staff
PASTOR
Rev. Ed Shuttleworth
(715) 723-4088, ext. 108
[email protected]
BAPTISM: Call 715-723-4088 ext.100 to
register.
MARRIAGE PREPARATION
Please check with the parish first for
available dates before making all your plans.
DEACONS
Deacon Tom Kinnick
(715) 723-4088, ext. 105
[email protected]
Cell: (715) 404-0480
Deacon Dan Rider
(715) 726-0461
[email protected]
Cell: (715) 215-0102
RECONCILIATION
St. Charles-Saturday 3:00 p.m.
St. Peter-Saturday 6:00 p.m.
or anytime by appointment
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
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]
Vi McMahan
(715) 723-4088, ext. 100
[email protected]
FINANCE OFFICER
Mary Steinmetz
(715) 723-4088, ext. 104
[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
Mary Krall (715) 874.5173
Annette Hunt (715) 407.2529
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
St. Peter Catholic School, Tilden
stpetertilden.org
GRADES 1-8
Tammy Christopher, Principal
(715) 288-6250
Home & School
Dennis Hunt (715) 225-4706
McDonell Area Catholic Schools
(MACS) www.macs.k12.wi.us
DIRECTOR OF SACRED MUSIC
MACS Central Office
Jeff Heinzen
President
(715) 723-0538
Jerry Boorsma
(715) 723-4088, ext.103
[email protected]
St. Charles Early Childcare Program
Chris Cook, Director
(715) 723-2161, 6:30 am – 6 pm daily
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
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
(715) 723-9126
Second Sunday of Lent March 1, 2015
Second Sunday of Lent March 1, 2015
Mass Schedule & Intentions
Mon. March 2
4:45 p.m.
5:15 p.m.
Second Week of Lent
Stations of the Cross & Confessions SC
Mass + Jerry Miller SC
7:00 p.m.
PHN / Stations of the Cross SP
Tue. March 3
8:30 a.m.
Second Week of Lent
Mass + Bill, Lula, and Marie Haley SC
Wed. March 4
8:30 a.m.
Second week of Lent
Mass + Rose Anthony SC
Thur. March 5
8:30 a.m.
Second Week of Lent
Mass + Barbara Congdon SC
Fri. March 6
8:30 a.m.
Second Week of Lent
Mass Living & Dec. Members of the
Christian Mothers SP
Sat. March 7
3:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
Vigil Third Sunday of Lent
Confessions SC
Mass + Clem Fox SC
Confessions SP
Rosary SP
Mass + Larry Schwartz SP
Sun. March 8
7:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
7:00 p.m.
Third Sunday of Lent
Mass All Entrusted to the Pastors Care SC
Mass + Louise Szymczak SP
Mass + Roger Hedrington SC
Rosary / Stations of the Cross during
Lent SC
Fast From … Feast On
to fast from discontent and to feast on gratitude;
to fast from anger and to feast on patience;
to fast from bitterness and to feast on forgiveness;
to fast from self-concern and to feast on compassion;
to fast from discouragement and to feast on hope;
to fast from laziness and to feast on commitment;
to fast from complaining and to feast on acceptance;
to fast from lust and to feast on respect;
to fast from prejudice and to feast on understanding;
to fast from resentment and to feast on reconciliation;
to fast from lies and to feast on the truth;
to fast from wasted time and to feast on honest work;
to fast from grimness and to feast on joy;
to fast from suspicion and to feast on trust;
to fast from idle talk and to feast on prayer and silence;
to fast from guilt and to feast on the mercy of God.
Fast and Abstinence
Most Catholics are familiar with the Church’s Lenten discipline
of fast and abstinence. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are
days of fasting – only one full meal, and two smaller meals
permitted. Ash Wednesday and all the Fridays of Lent are
days of abstinence – refraining from eating meat. The law of
fasting applies to those folks age 18 to 60 and the laws of
abstinence to all Catholics age 14 and up. Of course, this is
the bare minimum the Church asks of each of us. We are all
encouraged to go above and beyond the call of duty during
this holy season.
But why fast and abstain at all? Most religions include such
dietary regulations during certain (usually penitential) times of
year. Some traditions – such as the kosher dietary restrictions
for Jews – are followed all year round. Fast and abstinence
seem to speak to a very fundamental religious impulse in us
human beings. For we Christians the fast and abstinence of
Lent remind us that our faith is not some “other-worldly” spirituality. The God we worship is not just some vague idea or
philosophical concept, but has taken on our own flesh and
blood in Jesus Christ. Faith cannot be divorced from daily life.
In fact, authentic faith in Jesus permeates everything we do –
including such mundane things as eating and drinking.
Thus fasting and abstaining are meant to serve as a sign of
what is happening in our lives – that we are becoming more
and more attuned to Jesus Christ. Repeatedly the Church’s
liturgy of Lent echoes the words of Jesus when tempted to
turn stones into bread: “Not on bread alone are we to live, but
on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” Following
the Church’s regulations regarding fast and abstinence is just
empty ritualism if not accompanied by a deeper conversion to
Christ. In fact, the Bible is quite clear about God’s attitude
towards such empty gestures. In Isaiah 58 we read:
Is this the manner of fasting I wish,
of keeping a day of penance:
That a man bow his head like a reed,
and lie in sackcloth and ashes?
Do you call this a fast,
a day acceptable to the LORD?
This, rather, is the fasting that I wish:
releasing those bound unjustly,
untying the thongs of the yoke;
setting free the oppressed,
breaking every yoke;
sharing your bread with the hungry,
sheltering the oppressed and the homeless;
clothing the naked when you see them,
and not turning your back on your own...
If you remove from your midst oppression,
false accusation and malicious speech;
If you bestow your bread on the hungry
and satisfy the afflicted...
This spirit of fasting is much more demanding than simply
avoiding certain foods. Yet it is precisely what our Lenten fast
and abstinence are meant to call us to. I found the reflection
“Fast From … Feast On” online the other day. It is printed
opposite and can serve as a further reflection for us during
these days of Lent.
Father Ed
Parish & Community News
St. Peters News
Christian Mothers:
Church cleaning for the month of March St. Monica.
February 22, 2015 St. Rose Circle cleared $1906.55
Bingo Sunday, March 8, 2015 St. Monica’s Circle
Chairpersons are Nancy Buhrow and Diane Meinen.
Set up on Saturday night after Mass.
Menu: Meatballs & gravy, mashed potatoes, assorted salads,
corn, bread, cake or bars. Games begin at 2:00 p.m. $1 per
card. Lunch at 4:00 p.m. cost is $6:00. In case of inclement
weather, please call 715.288.6250 to check if Bingo is cancelled. St. Peters is handicap assessable.
Shin Dig is coming!!! Start looking for good deal that we
can use for the raffles or silent action.
Chicken Dinner on March 25, 2015. Circles involved are :
St. Anne, Rose, Mary, Agatha, and Monica with last names
A-J. Flyers are available at the church entrances.
Thank you so much to everyone who donated to the Sweetheart pancake breakfast and attended. Our total income was
$2,366.80. Thank you to the Tilden Lion’s club for the donation
of $500.00 Thanks to these folks for there help: Donna Amerson, Leon & Luann Baier, Ron & Jeanne Bennesch, Steve &
Carol Bohl, Shirley Bowe, Tammy Christopher, David & Diane
Meinen, Rosanne Zwiefelhofer, and all the families of St. Peter
school.
Winners of the raffles: Emery Bohl $25 Gordy’s gift certificate,
Rachel Eisenreich, Baier’s pizza, Larry P. Bowe, Badger
jacket, Glen Schemenauer, clock, Nadine Niesen & Lilly Bohman, Mary Kay Lotion set, Grace Dachel, fleece blanket, Lori
Swoboda, tub of kisses, Carol Bohl, teddy bear, Peter Stoffel,
home-made soap, Andrew Plendl and Becky Lyberg, bread.
Peter’s Patter
The students in fifth and sixth grades worked to close in on the end of
their Science Fair projects. Once they return from break, they be
spending time wrapping up their project by constructing their presentation boards that will be displayed in the church basement the weekend
of March 14-15. We hope you can take a few moments after Mass that
weekend to see what the students have spent 7 weeks working on!
Fifth through eighth grades had been busy with extra activities during
February. On February 13, they enjoyed a day at the Chippewa Moraine Ice Age Center in New Auburn. They were able to learn how the
area’s landforms were made thousands of years ago. Students also
enjoyed snowshoeing and playing different games that voyageurs of
long-ago may have played. Two afternoons were spent preparing and
tying fleece blankets to donate to local law enforcement agencies. The
agencies will distribute the blankets to people who have experienced
traumatic events. It was a great project to begin the season of Lent. In
Religion, after finishing their study of the 10 Commandments and the
Beatitudes, the students have been studying the Last Supper and Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. Southwestern Asian Civilizations have
been the topic of study in social studies. The ancient Israelites, Phoenicians, and Persians were discussed. In science, the students
learned the scientific names of many bones in the skeletal system.
They also studied other systems in the human body.
Thank you for your continued support.
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Mrs. Dachel and 5 & 6 grades
Up coming Events &Dates
March 25, 2015 Chicken dinner St. Peters
March 28-29 Cookies for Elderly in the parish SC
April 18, 2015 Casper Concert SC
April 26, 2015 First Communion St. Charles
May 4, 2015 Confirmation @ St. Charles
May 10, 2015 First Communion St. Peter
May 17, 2015 Anniversary celebration for Fr. Ed’s 25th year of
ordination
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Friday Fish Fry Friday, March
6, 2015 Family Style Fish Fry at Sacred Heart Parish 13989
195th St. Jim Falls. Includes soup, fish, potato, coleslaw, rolls,
beverage, dessert. Adults $9.00 Children 4-12 $4.00
Holy Ghost Scrapbooking events Thursday April 16, 2015
5:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Friday April 17, 2015 from 9:00 a.m.
until 10:00 p.m., Saturday April 18, 2015, 8:00 a.m. until 9:00
p.m. and Sunday April 19, 2015 from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Food will be available on each of these days. Check the Holy
Ghost web site for more information or call 715.579.6975 or
email [email protected].
We are looking to create a new web site for St. Peters parish
as well as up date the St. Charles web site. Would you be interested in helping us get this project started during Lent to have it
up and running by Easter? Please contact Paul Roach at
[email protected] or call him 715.379.3065.
St. Patrick’s Parish, Eau Claire is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day
on Sunday, March 15, 2015. A dinner of roast corn beef, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, rolls, dessert and beverage.( hot dogs
for the kids) Serving from 11:30 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. Cost:
adults $9:00, seniors $8:00, (5-10 children) $4.00. Beer and wine
available for purchase. Raffle at 2:00 p.m. Come and join us
celebrate the day of our patron, St. Patrick.
February 21, 2015 St. Charles
Addison Rose Bowe child of
Gregory C. & Elizabeth A.(Durch) Bowe
Please pray for the soul of Father T.
Michael Schelble buried from Holy Trinity
Catholic Church, LaCrosse on Monday February 23, 2015.
Father served as Chaplin at St. Joseph Hospital in Chippewa
Falls.
RCIA
Please continue to pray for the following preparing to
be brought into the church at the Easter Vigil:
Cathechumens: Lexi Johnson & Kiersten Smathers
Candidates for Full Communion: Kyle Norton & Dawn Goodman
Adult Confirmation: Chris Leavens & Mary Kay Sykora
SCHOOL NEWS
MCDONELL AREA CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
1316 Bel Air Blvd., Chippewa Falls, WI
www.macs.k12.wi.us * 715.723.0538
Dear parishioners, alumni and families,
The word “Alleluia” implies joy, happiness and celebration. During the Lenten season we avoid using
this word in our school and at church. Lent is a time
for us to reflect on the suffering that Jesus endured
so that our souls could become pure and we could
have everlasting life. At St. Charles Borromeo
School every student recently colored an alleluia
banner. These banners were buried in a “tomb” and
you are invited to come see it at our school. We will
open the “tomb” after Easter and once again rejoice
and sing “Alleluia”. We will celebrate new life and be
happy that it is Spring. What will you be praying and
waiting for as we journey towards Easter?
The Students and Staff at St. Charles Borromeo
School
Free Lent Computer/Tablet Classes
Adult classes are Mondays, March 9th and 16th
from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at McDonell High School. Call to
RSVP 715.723.0538.
Now enrolling at the Early Childhood Center
715.723.2161
Childcare: Ages 2 - 5
School’s Out: Our summer program includes
meals, scheduled activities and field trips, for kindergarten through 12 years of age.
Preschool: A three year old program offered Monday/Wednesday/Friday mornings or Tuesday/
Thursday mornings.
BB4C: The 4K program has both morning and afternoon classes offered four days a week. It is a state
program so there is no cost.
Supers: A before and after school program for children in grades K-5
Our hours are 6:30am to 6:00pm year round.
McDonell Legacy
This spring McDonell Central Catholic High School
will be celebrating their 50th graduating class. We
would like to gather stories about your time at either
McDonell Central or McDonell Memorial. Please
email your stories to Cathy Greenseth at
[email protected] or write us at MACS,
1316 Bel Air Blvd., Chippewa Falls.
CCD & Youth
Classes for the second semester
Class will be held on March 4,11, 18, 25, April 8 and April 15.
March 18, 2015 is Teen Life Night for grades 6-10 at 6:30 p.m.
Call 725-723-4088 ext. 102 Greg Gilbertson if you have questions or concerns.
If school is closed we do not have CCD.
Trip for high school students
This summer do something life-changing! Join us on a trip to
Denver. Spend a week in Colorado learning how to live
“limitless”! Travel with teens from the Chippewa Valley from
June 19th through 25th. We will attend the Steubenville of the
Rockies Catholic youth conference, spend several days doing
mission work in the Denver area, and even enjoy some outdoor adventure in the Rocky Mountains. This trip is open to
high school students. Fundraising opportunities will be available. Space is limited so please contact Paula Thelen soon for
more information@ [email protected] or call her
715.723.0538 ext. 2209.
Knights of Columbus Goldsmith Council is offering
three scholarships of $500 to graduating seniors from
Chi-Hi, McDonell, or home-schooled students living in
the Chippewa Deanery. Contact Jason Martell at
[email protected] for an application. Applications
are due April 20, 2015.
Volunteer help needed at Shrine of Our
Lady of Guadalupe
We are seeking week end help to drive the carts at the shrine.
We assist pilgrims along the path from the Pilgrim Center to the
Shrine Church. We are open from 9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m.
If you can come one day it would be most helpful. Please call
Sr. M. Ancilla at [email protected] or give her a
call @ 608.782.5440.
Thank you for all the prayers regarding
my health.
Marian Hunt
St. Peter’s Family style chicken
dinner Wednesday, March 25,
2015. Serving from 4:00 p.m.
through 7:00 p.m. Adults $8.50, Children(6-12) $4.00,
and preschoolers free. Carry outs available call
(715.288.6250). We are handicap accessible. This is co
sponsored by Catholic Financial Life.
TIME & TALENT
MINISTERIES FOR MARCH 7 & 8, 2015
4:00 p.m. Mass St. Charles
SERVERS: Connor MacNicol, Paige Kempen,
Evan Smith
READERS: John MacNicol, Rita Nowak
EMOC: Rita Nowak, Robert & Ruth Dahms,
John MacNicol, Linda Dresel, JoAnn Vahlenkamp
CANTOR: Barb Eckwright
SACRISTAN: Rita Nowak
USHERS: Mike Brown, Mylon Hebert, Steve Armstrong,
Mark Baker
6:30 p.m. Mass St. Peter
SERVERS: Jacob & Luke Schemenauer
READER: Maggie Meinen
EMOC: Cathy Bohl, Sandy Schemenauer
ROSARY: Cathy Bohl
GREETERS: Fran Sykora
GIFT BEARERS: Jill Schwartz & Family
CANTOR: Heather Weimert
SCRIP: Diane Meinen
SACRISTAN: Cathy Bohl
7:30 a.m. Mass St. Charles ( Friendship Sunday)
SERVERS: Anthony Roach, Caleb Parkhurst, Ben
Weyenberg
READERS: Norb Gaier, Rory Cameron
EMOC: Joe Oberweis, Erin Ripienski, Kathy Bowe, Cyril
& Lelah Krista, Robert Parkhurst
CANTOR: Karen Schmidt
SACRISTAN: Barb Parkhurst
USHERS: Otto Wagner, Jim Harings, Bill Bauer, Dick
Wilhelm
9:00 a.m. Mass St. Peter
SERVERS: Andrew & Peter Herron, Chris Pieper
READER: Emily Stoffel
EMOC: Brian Heidtke, Sandy Reischel
ROSARY: Steve Plendl
GREETERS: Deb Schemenauer
GIFT BEARERS: Sean Smiskey Family
CANTOR: Kari Stepp
SCRIP: Tami Pieper
SACRISTAN: Liz Blum
10:30 a.m. Mass St. Charles (Friendship Sunday)
SERVERS: Kaitlin Rubenzer, Thomas Eder,
Olivia Cranston
READERS: Youth Readers
EMOC: Linda Marinello, Todd Andringa,
Betty Hedrington, Dave & Mary Olson, Yvette Kinnick
CANTOR: Gary Reither
SACRISTAN: Erin Franz
USHERS: Dick Schemenauer, Ron Bresina, Jim Dorn,
Mike Dubiel
STEWARDSHIP
Week of February 21 & 22, 2015
Youth:
Weekly Budget:
Weekly Contributions:
Shortfall (Over):
Month to date budget:
$6.29
$20.00
$10,192.31
$3,788.46
$9,602.82
$3,919.03
$589.49
$130.57
$40,769.24
$15,153.84
Month to date collected: $35,579.94
$14,207.99
Monthly short (over):
$5,189.30
Year to date budget:
$346,538.46
$128,807.69
Year to date collected: $346,037.85
$129,582.06
Shortfall (Over):
$500.61
$945.85
$774.37
2014-2015 Diocesan Annual Appeal
Assessed:
$65,612.00
$17,646.00
Collected as of 2/16/15: $48,842.26
$14,855.40
Cash left to raise:
$16,769.74
$ 2,790.60
$2.00
$230.00
$440.50
$209.00
Extra Collections
Easter Flowers
Lenten Almsgiving
School Fund
$150.00
Fuel Fund
$105.00
Sound System
$300.00
School Fund – Adam & Beth Burmeister, Todd & Debbie
Schemenauer, Donna Amerson
Fuel Fund: Janet Klinger, Stephan & Joan Coffman
Sounds System: James & Kathleen Benish, Kelwin &
Nancy Anderson. Thank you!
Lenten Almsgiving: There will be a second collection at each weekend mass during Lent. This is an
opportunity to help you fulfill the call to almsgiving
during this Lenten season. These monies will be
used for local needs and in support of our Diocesan orphanage in Bolivia. Thank you for your generosity.