March 12, 2017
Second Sunday of Lent
St. Mary Immaculate Conception, Torun
5589 Dewey Drive
Stevens Point, WI 54482
Phone: (715) 344-2599
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.toruncatholic.org
PARISH LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
Monday, March 13
Tuesday, March 14
5:30 p.m. Mass at St. Mary, Devotion to Our Mother of Perpetual Help to follow
Tillie Shirek, by John & Nancy Maly
CLERGY
Rev. Jeffrey Hennes, Parochial Administrator
Phone: 715-677-4519
Email: [email protected]
In case of emergency call 715-869-3754
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Tuesday & Thursday: 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
If in need of a priest or assistance any other day of the
week, please call St. Adalbert at 715-677-4519.
PARISH STAFF
Office Administrator: Kristi Vuorinen
Email: [email protected]
Maintenance & Grounds Keeping:
CCD Coordinators: Cathy Zywicki & Kristi Vuorinen
Email: [email protected]
Wednesday, March 15
7:00 a.m. Adoration at St. Adalbert
7:30 a.m. Confessions at St. Adalbert
8:15 a.m. Mass at St. Adalbert
Vince Cieslewicz, by Ann Trzebiatowski
6:15 p.m. Stations of the Cross at St. Mary
6:45 p.m. Penance Service for CCD Students at St. Mary
There will be no Stations of the Cross at St. Adalbert this evening due to CCD Penance Service.
Thursday, March 16
4:30 p.m. Adoration at St. Mary
4:45 p.m. Confessions at St. Mary
5:30 p.m. Mass at St. Mary
Elizabeth Bembenek, by All & Mary Eiden
Piano/Vocalist: Margaret Laskowski
SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION
Marriage: For those of you seeking the Sacrament of
Marriage in our Church, please notify the Parish Office
as soon as you are engaged, but not less than six months
prior to your proposed wedding date.
Friday, March 17 ~ Saint Patrick
8:15 a.m. Mass at St. Adalbert
Confessions & Chaplet of Divine Mercy to follow
Chester & Irene Jelinski, by Steve & Cindy Rivay
Baptism: Please contact the parish office to set up
baptism classes.
ADORATION & ROSARY
Eucharistic Adoration—
- Every Thursday beginning at 4:30 p.m.
- Thursday’s preceding First Friday beginning at 1 p.m.
Benediction prior to 5:30 p.m. Mass.
Rosary begins 30 minutes prior to all weekday and
weekend Masses.
Please submit all information to be included in the bulletin via postal
mail or email. Deadline is Tuesday at 4 p.m. for submission in the
following weekend’s bulletin.
Saturday, March 18 ~ Saint Cyril of Jerusalem
9:00 a.m. Retreat & First Penance at St. Mary
6:15 p.m. Confessions at St. Adalbert
7:00 p.m. Vigil Mass: Third Sunday of Lent
Parishioners of St. Mary & St. Adalbert
Sunday, March 19 ~ Third Sunday of Lent
7:45 a.m. Confessions at St. Mary
8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Mary
Patricia Rychter, by the Ron Rychter Family
10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Adalbert
Frank Wieczorek, by Fred, Carmen & Coryn
ST. MARY PARISH NEWS
Hello everybody,
Who doesn’t want to be transformed? There is a reason that
the self-help section at Barnes and Noble Bookstore is
enormous. From low-fat cooking to how to use your own
body weight as a gym we can see many covers of computer
edited models who have more abdominal muscles than you can
count and are tanner than the backside of a misbehaving boy in
the 1920’s. We constantly want to be better.
To transform our lives is never easy. Think of a time when we
needed to budget and cut back on expenses; it is hard! Maybe
the doctor asked us to lose a few pounds, and all we could do
was think of our favorite snack and ask ourselves if life was
worth living if we can’t have our Twinkies and Leinenkugel’s!
Sometimes it hurts to give things up, even those things that
end up hurting us.
Lent is not a season in which we flail ourselves because we are
sadistic and want to feel pain. That is wrong. Rather Lent is
more like our souls hitting the gym. As anyone who has ever
worked out knows, there are two types of hurt. The first type
is when you ache because you did something foolish. Rather
than follower proper form, you just grabbed some weights and
pulled all sorts of muscles in ways God did not intend them to
move. This is when we bite off more than we can chew during
Lent. Like a scrawny freshman who hopes the bulk up bigger
than Hulk Hogan in one session; we end up doing more harm
than good. Convinced that we are going to do a dozen
different things in Lent, but only find ourselves becoming
more frustrated by our failure.
The second type of hurt is like one after a good workout or
long run. One thing I learned when I run is that a distance
race is all about patience and timing. Figuring out your pace
AND THEN STICKING TO IT. It can be so easy to run so
fast during those first few miles, high on endorphins and
Gatorade, only to find out that that by mile 20 you need a
wheelbarrow to move your derriere as your current pace
approximates molasses in Antarctica.
So, as we complete our first full week of Lent, I want to cheer
you on as you continue your disciples of prayer, fasting, and
almsgiving! Now is a good time to re-evaluate your choices
and decisions. Are you embracing the disciplines and growing
closer to God? Hopefully, we can aid one another as we
journey not only to Calvary, but to our own Mount Tabor and
be transformed likes Christ’s radiant image. May your light be
blinding!
May God bless you always,
Father Hennes
Imagine the Priesthood
Praying for our Seminarians
We encourage you to pray for the
seminarians as a way of showing your
support. This week we ask you to pray for:
David Reither
College I—Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary
St. Charles Borromeo, Chippewa Falls
LAST WEEK’S PARISH SUPPORT
Average Weekly Budgeted Need for FY16/17: $1,428
Adult—$1,727
Children—$25
Offertory—$113
Total—$
Vigil Lights: $15
Ash Wednesday: $70
Easter Flowers: $150
PRAYER REQUESTS
For the health of Karen Yenter, Harry Cisewski, JoAnn
Michaud, special request, Conrad Gagas, Dominic Kaminski,
Isaac Mlodik, Anthony Brzezinski, Ken Cisewski, Shirley
Pliska, Jody Zoromski, Roger Molski, Betty Wendt, Jeff
Wendt, Gail Parker, Sara Basinski, Fr. Al Jakubowski. For all
sick, or those dealing with health issues.
Please contact the parish office to add or a
remove a person from the prayer list.
LITURGICAL MINISTERS
March 19, 8:30 a.m.
Lector: April Cisewski
Eucharistic Minister: Kristi Vuorinen
Altar Servers: Chase Cisewski, Lukas Vuorinen
Ushers: Cole Peters, Jim Peters
Money Counters: Marty & Pam Tepp, Margaret Laskowski
Scrip: Mmers Cisewski
Liturgical Minister schedules are available in the entrance of
the church on online at
http://www.toruncatholic.org/liturgical-minister-schedule
ST. MARY PARISH NEWS
Congratulations and blessings to the students of
St. Mary & St. Adalbert Parishes who received the
Sacrament of First Penance on Saturday, March 11 at
St. Mary. You are in our prayers as you make your final
preparations for First Holy Communion.
Stevens Point Deanery
Lenten Reconciliation schedule:
Tuesday, March 21 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Bron’s, Plover
Saturday, March 25 at 9 a.m. at Sacred Heart, Polonia
1 p.m. at St. Joseph, Stevens Point
Monday, March 27 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at St. Michael, Junction City
Wednesday, March 29 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Mary of Mount Carmel, Fancher
Bishops Grant Dispensation in Honor of the
Feast of St. Patrick. The bishops of Wisconsin
announce a special dispensation for Catholics
statewide from adhering to the law of abstinence
for Friday, March 17, 2017. This Lenten
dispensation will allow the faithful to celebrate the
Feast of St. Patrick. Those who utilize the dispensation
should perform another act of penance (self-denial, charity,
prayer, etc.) in observance of the day.
Monday, April 3 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at St. Wenceslaus, Milladore
Thursday, April 6 at 6 p.m. at St. Peter
Weekly opportunities for Reconciliation . . .
at St. Adalbert on Wednesdays from 7:30 to 8 a.m. and
Fridays following the 8:15 a.m. Mass
at St. Mary on Thursdays from 4:45 to 5:15 p.m. and
Sundays from 7:45 to 8:15 a.m.
Easter Flowers Offerings. Please use the envelope
provided in your box. If you wish for your offering to
be in honor or memory of someone, please make that
notation on the envelope.
CCD NEWS
Next Class—March 15: Classes begin at 6:15 p.m. Students
will have the opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Penance
during this class. Classes will begin with Stations of the Cross
in the church beginning at 6:15 p.m. Please consider joining
us.
Looking ahead…
No Class—March 22, spring break
Regular Class—March 29 & April 5
No Class—April 12, Holy Week; please attend Mass and
Services with your family.
Holy Thursday
7 p.m. at St. Adalbert
UPCOMING PARISH/SCHOOL CALENDAR
Thursday, March 9: Picnic Committee Meeting at 6:30 p.m.
in the church basement.
Thursday, March 16: All Parish Committee Meetings at 6:30
p.m. at St. Adalbert School in the multi-purpose room.
Tuesday, March 21: Joint Parish Council Meetings at St.
Adalbert School. St. Mary Council should arrive for 6:30 p.m.;
St. Adalbert Council should arrive for 7:15 p.m.
Good Friday
12:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross
1 p.m. Service at St. Adalbert
Easter Vigil
8:30 p.m. at St. Adalbert
Easter Sunday
8:30 a.m. at St. Mary
10:30 a.m. at St. Adalbert
Blessing of food baskets and praying of the Rosary will
be held on Saturday, April 15 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary.
AREA OFFERINGS
Saturday Supper. Join the Knights of Columbus for the last
Saturday Supper of the Season on Saturday March 18. Serving from
5 to 7 p.m. at the KC Clubhouse on W Clark St., Stevens Point.
Enjoy a full rack of BBQ ribs for only $16, a 14-15 oz Rib Eye
Steak for $22 or Chicken Cordon Bleu for $12.
Ham Dinner. St. Maximilian Kolbe will hold a St. Patrick’s Day
Ham dinner on Sunday, March 19 serving 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the
old St. Patrick’s building on Highway 54. Cost is Adults, $10;
Children 6-13, $4; children 5 and under, Free. Menu includes ham,
mashed potatoes, corn, baked beans, coleslaw, rolls, beverage and
dessert.
Pancake Breakfast. St. Peter Parish, Stevens Point will hold a
breakfast on Sunday, March 19 serving from 8 a.m. to 12 noon in
Kolbe Hall. Cost is Adults, $7; 6-12 yrs, $4; 5 yrs. and under, Free.
Menu includes buttermilk & potato pancakes, applesauce, sausage,
scrambled eggs, hash browns, beverage.
Concert Event. Sacred Heart Catholic School in Polonia is proud
to present in concert Ben & Noel Haggard, sons of country music
legend Merle Haggard, along with Merle's band The Strangers. The
concert will be held Sunday, March 26th at 6:00 p.m. at the Holiday
Inn Convention Center in Stevens Point. Opening act will be local
country favorite Raised Reckless. General Admission Tickets are
$30 in advance/$40 at the door. For more event and ticket
information visit our website at: www.sacredheartpolonia.com.
Seating is limited, so be sure to buy your tickets now before they are
sold out!
Area Lenten Offerings
St. Bron’s Parish, Plover will host a Lenten Mission on Sunday,
March 19 through Wednesday, March 22. The theme of the retreat
is Renewal o Mind and Heart: Scriptural Spirituality Today. March
10 session begins at 6:30 p.m. with the following days having a
morning session at 8:15 a.m. and an evening event at 6:30 p.m. Visit
www.stbrons.com for more information.
St. Mary of Mount Carmel and St. James, Amherst will hold a
retreat featuring Father Richard Hart from March 26-30 at 6:30
p.m. nightly; with the Rosary prior at 6 p.m. The theme will be
“Reclaim the Fire”. Father Richard Hart will be the Mission
Speaker. Visit http://sjsmmcc.weconnect.com for more
information.
The parishes of St. Stephen, St. Peter, St. Joseph, St. Casimir and
Holy Spirit will hold a 3-day mission March 27-29 beginning each
evening at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph Parish. Dynamic speaker and author
Ken Yasinski will lead the mission. To receive a free introductory
audio talk text the word: FREETALK to 44222.
Held each Friday through
April 7 from 4 to 7:30 p.m.
at St. Adalbert Church, 3305 St. Adalbert Road, Rosholt.
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A Prayer for Lent
O gracious Master, infuse in our hearts the spotless light of Your
Divine Wisdom and open the eyes of our mind that we may understand the
teachings of Your Gospel. Instill in us also the fear of Your blessed commandments,
so that having curbed all carnal desires, we may lead a spiritual life, both thinking and
doing everything to please You. For You, O Christ, our God, are the enlightenment
of our souls and bodies; and to You we render glory, together with Your eternal
Father, and with Your all holy, life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and forever.