5101 Schofield Street, Monona, WI 53716
(608) 221-1521
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.ihmcatholicparish.org
MASS SCHEDULE
Weekends
Saturdays - 5:00 p.m.
Sundays - 8:00 a.m. & 10:15 a.m.
Weekdays
Tuesdays & Thursdays - 8:30 a.m.
Wednesdays & Fridays - 7:00 a.m.
HOLY DAY MASSES
Mass times for Holy Days of Obligation
will be announced in the bulletin.
CONFESSION SCHEDULE
30 minutes before weekday Masses
40 minutes before weekend Masses
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Wednesdays 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Monday through Thursday
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed 12-1 p.m. for lunch)
Friday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Rev. Fr. Chad Droessler, Pastor
1-608-620-5849
NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome to our parish and our community. To register, please
introduce yourself to Fr. Chad Droessler after Mass, pick up a registration form at the information table, visit our web site, or call the church office. For those who are interested in
returning to the Catholic Church, please contact Father Chad.
David Keyes, Seminarian in residence
[email protected]
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL (PreK-8th Grade)
4913 Schofield Street, Monona, WI 53716
Phone: (608) 222-8831
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.ihmcatholicschool.org
School Principal………... Mrs. Callie Meiller…………….. [email protected]
BAPTISM: May God bless our new parents! Please call the parish office to schedule
the baptism of your child.
CONFIRMATION: Contact Eileen Hribar at 221-1777 or [email protected].
RCIA—ADULT FAITH FORMATION:
[email protected].
Contact Kathy Marshall at 221-1521, ext. 308 or
MARRIAGE: Please contact the parish office for wedding guidelines. Weddings must
be scheduled with the pastor at least six months in advance.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Contact the parish office. For sacramental emergencies
after office hours, call 1-608-620-5849.
VOCATIONS: Please contact Father Chad if you or someone you know would like to
learn more about becoming a priest, religious brother or sister, or permanent deacon.
EAST MADISON SPANISH MASS - MISA EN ESPANOL: Sunday at 1:00 P.M., St. Peter
Catholic Church, 5001 North Sherman Ave., Madison
BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS: [email protected] please send by the Monday
before printing.
April 9, 2017
Sisters of Mary, Morning Star—Convent
4905 Schofield Street, Monona, WI 53716
608-224-0251
PARISH STAFF
Administrative Assistant…………....Kathy Marshall
[email protected]
Parish Secretaries................ihmoffice@ihmpar ish.or g
Jodi Murphy
(Mon.-Fri.) Bulletin, Office
Cindy Dukerschein
(Tue. and Wed.) Parish Records, Liturgy Schedule
Finance Manager……………………..…..Bernie Heit
[email protected]
Pastoral Care Coordinator………......Ivonne Blahnik
[email protected]
Director of Music/Liturgy…… Catherine Henderson
[email protected]
Religious Education, Grades K-5…...Laura Soldner
[email protected]
Religious Education, Grades 6-10……..Eileen Hribar
[email protected]
Maintenance Supervisor…………………Mike Hegge
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
April 9, 2017
Mass Intentions
Monday, April 10
No Mass
Tuesday, April 11
8:30 a.m.
† Art Ptaszynski
Wednesday, April 12
7:00 a.m.
† Jim Ogden
Thursday, April 13
Holy Thursday
6:00 p.m.
† Patricia Weninger
Friday, April 14
Good Friday
No Mass, service 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 15
Holy Saturday
Easter Vigil
8:00 p.m.
† Mergen, Fox, King
Families
Sunday, April 16
Easter Sunday
8:00 a.m.
For the people of IHM
Parish
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
From the
Pastor’s
Desk
My Family of Faith:
As we approach the most solemn week of Christianity I encourage
you to please, read, reflect, and place yourself in one of the passion
narratives. We cannot call ourselves Christian without spending some
reflective time with these powerful events of Christ's love for us.
You can find the Passion Narratives on the following citations:
Matthew 26-27:66
Mark 14-15:47
Luke 23
John 18-19:42
I close with the words of Venerable Archbishop Sheen:
“Unless there is a Good Friday in our lives, there will never be an Easter Sunday. The Cross is the condition of the empty tomb, and the crown of thorns is the preface to the halo of light. When all is said and done, there are only two philosophies of
life. One is first the feast, then the hangover; the other, first the fast and then the feast.
Deferred joys purchased by sacrifices are always sweetest and most enduring. Christianity begins not with sunshine, but with defeat. Sunshine religions that begin with psychic elation, end often in disillusionment and despair. So essential is dying to self, the
prelude to the true life of self, that there were three monumental attempts to force Christ
to abandon His Cross. The Devil offered three short cuts to winning the world at the
beginning of His Public life . Peter, the head of the Apostolic band, also tried to solicit
Him from the Cross and was scorched for it by being called "Satan." And finally, at
Golgotha, His enemies standing beneath the Cross hurled a challenge:" Come down and
we will believe." Apparently they’d believe anything He taught if He would only abandon His philosophy that only by losing one's life does one save it.”
In joy, not a day without the Cross,
10:15 a.m.
† Marlie and Mathilda
Gallagher
Sanctuary Lamp in
Memory of:
† Marlie and Mathilda
Gallagher
SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATIONS
Congratulations and God’s blessings to
the newest members of our parish
family, baptized at IHM April 2, 2017:
Felicity Harrah
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WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Sunday, April 9
Polish Heritage Festival
RCIA
“Forgiven” Video
Monday, April 10
NO Religious Ed. Gr. K-5
Tuesday, April 11
“St. Peter” Study
Prayer Shawl Mtg.
Wednesday, April 12
Eucharistic Adoration
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Thursday, April 13
Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Friday, April 14
Parish Office Closed
Good Friday Service
Holy Land Collection
Stations of the Cross
Saturday, April 15
Easter Vigil Mass
STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE
Palm Sunday
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
9:15 a.m.
MH
CR
CMR
6:15 a.m.
School
9:15 a.m.
6:30 p.m.
CMR
CMR
7:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
Holy Thursday
6:00 p.m.
Good Friday
Church
Chapel
2:30 p.m.
Church
6:00 p.m.
Holy Saturday
8:00 p.m.
Church
Church
Due to early submittal to the printing company, this
weeks stewardship of treasure will be posted next week.
Give Your “First Fruits” Back to God
To Parish……....5%
To Diocese…….1%
To Charities…...4%
Remember the Church in your memorial and your will.
Easter Flower Memorials
One way to honor deceased loved ones is to
donate towards decorations for the church this
Easter season. Please put your contributions in
the envelope marked “Easter offering” or in a
plain envelope labeled the same way. The Easter bulletin
will list names of those being remembered. Thank you
for helping bring the beauty of life into our church.
Church Meeting Room, Marian Hall, Conference Room, Family Room,
Church Basement, Rectory Basement
READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 9
Please Give Generously on Good FridayWorldwide Collection for the Holy Land
On Good Friday, the
Church will take up a
worldwide collection for
the Holy Land, its people
and its shrines. This is the
time for us to be extra generous. If you won’t be at
the Good Friday service,
consider putting your gift in an envelope marked Good
Friday Collection and dropping it in the Sunday collection or mailing it to the parish office. Christianity is rapidly disappearing from the Holy Land. For our brothers
and sisters there, it is a daily struggle for survival.
Please give generously on Good Friday, April 14.
Chrism Mass
The Chrism Mass in the Diocese of Madison will take
place on Tuesday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Maria
Goretti Church in Madison. At this Holy Mass, Bishop
Morlino will bless the holy oils that are to be used in our
diocesan churches for the coming year, and he will present them to representatives of each parish. At the Holy
Thursday evening Mass, the holy oils will be processed in
and presented to Father Chad, where they will be placed
in a special cabinet called the "ambry." There are three
types of holy oils - the Oil of Catechumens - used for
Baptism; the Oil of the Infirm (or Sick) used for the
Anointing of the Sick; and the Chrism Oil, used for Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Orders.
Monday: Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1-3, 13-14; Jn 12:1-11
Tuesday: Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; Jn 13:21-33, 36-38
Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34;
Mt 26:14-25
Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3ab, 6a, 8b-9;
Ps 89:21-22, 25, 27; Rv 1:5-8; Lk 4:16-21 Lord's Supper: Ex
12:1-8, 11-14; Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18; 1 Cor 11:2326; Jn 13:1-15
Friday: Is 52:13 -- 53:12; Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25;
Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1 -- 19:42
Saturday: a) Gn 1:1 -- 2:2 [1:1, 26-31a]; Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10,
12, 13-14, 24, 35; or Ps 33:4-7, 12-13, 20-22;
b) Gn 22:1-18 [1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18]; Ps 16: 5, 8-11;
c) Ex 14:15 -- 15:1; Ex 15:1-6, 17-18;
d) Is 54:5-14; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13;
e) Is 55:1-11; Is 12:2-6;
f) Bar 3:9-15, 32 -- 4:4; Ps 19:8-11;
g) Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28; Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3-4 or
Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or Ps 51:12-15, 18-19;
h) Rom 6:3-11; i) Mt 28:1-10
Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23;
Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8; Jn 20:1-9 or Mt 28:1-10 or (at an
afternoon or evening Mass) Lk 24:13-35
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IHM Holy Week and Easter Schedule
Please plan on attending
Holy Thursday – April 13 Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper – 6:00 p.m
On Holy Thursday we celebrate only one Mass, called the Evening Mass
of the Lord’s Supper, because Jesus celebrated the Passover meal with his
disciples in the evening in the upper room. This is one of the richest and
most beautiful liturgies of the Church. We commemorate the Last Supper
when Jesus instituted both the Sacrament of the Eucharist and the Sacrament of Holy Orders to the priesthood. Since no Mass can be celebrated
on Good Friday, many extra hosts are consecrated at this Mass and left on
the altar after Holy Communion. The vessels with Holy Communion
(Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Christ) are solemnly processed
through the Church, accompanied by incense and candles. It is taken to
the Altar of Repose. Here, it is reserved in a tabernacle so that it may be
taken to the sick at any time and may be consumed on Good Friday. Our
Chapel of Repose will remain open for silent prayer until midnight.
Good Friday – April 14 - Service of the Passion of Our Lord – 2:30 p.m.
The service of the Lord’s Passion begins with the priest entering and prostrating himself
on the floor, in a gesture of total adoration for what the Lord has done. The liturgy is
celebrated in three parts. The first is the Liturgy of the Word where we hear Isaiah’s
prophesy of the suffering servant and then Jesus’ heart wrenching words, “Father, into
your hands, I commend my Spirit.” Then we hear the Passion according to St. John
which describes the events in vivid language. The second part of the liturgy is the Veneration of the Cross. This was first practiced by the early Christians in Jerusalem - actually on Golgotha, the place where Jesus was crucified. Centuries later, this practice was
adapted in Rome and other cities. We venerate the cross as the instrument of our salvation, and we adore Christ for his saving work. The final part of the liturgy is Holy
Communion (we receive Jesus in the hosts consecrated at the Holy Thursday evening
Mass). No Masses are celebrated anywhere in the world on Good Friday. Catholics believe that the Mass presents again
the Sacrifice of Christ. On Good Friday we represent this by our veneration.
Easter Vigil – Saturday, April 15 – 8:00 p.m.
The entire celebration of the Easter Vigil, considered to be the greatest
of all Church feasts, must take place during the night. Unlike a regular
Saturday evening Mass, the rules for the Easter Vigil state that it may
not begin until after sunset. The Vigil begins outside, with only the
Easter fire to serve as light. The large Easter Candle is lit. This candle
serves as a symbol of Christ’s victory over darkness and it is used at
baptisms and funerals throughout the year. As the priest lights the candle from the Easter Fire, he says, “May the light of Christ rising in glory dispel the darkness of our hearts and minds.” One by one, everyone’s candle is lit, passed from person to person. The second part of the
Easter Vigil is the Liturgy of the Word. It is extended at the Vigil and involves several Scripture readings, Psalms and
prayers. These call to mind the story of our salvation. It literally begins, “In the beginning” with Creation, and continues
as we hear of Abraham’s faithfulness, the Exodus out of Egypt, and the words of the Prophets speaking of God’s faithfulness. It comes to its culmination with the Gospel describing the faithful women visiting the Lord’s tomb and serving
as the first witnesses to the resurrection. The third part is called the Baptismal liturgy. On this night we baptize, confirm
and give first Eucharist to adults who have been in the RCIA. We also welcome people who were baptized in another
faith tradition. Finally, in the fourth and final part of the Vigil, the first Eucharist of Easter is celebrated. Those who
were baptized and confirmed or welcomed into the Church from another denomination, receive the Eucharist for the
first time.
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IHM CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Culvers Night For IHM Students
Culvers Night at the Cottage Grove Road location April
18, 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Ten percent of all sales will be going to
the IHM 5th and 6th graders who are raising money for
their Washington D.C. trip. Thank you for your support.
Muffins with Mom
Tuesday, April 11 from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Moms, Grandmas, Aunts and other special
people of IHM students are invited to attend
and have a muffin with their favorite student!
Recent Grants Received To Benefit IHM
Students
We are proud to announce that Immaculate Heart of Mary
School was recently awarded two grants. Thank you to
the Catholic Promotion for Authentic Human Development (CPAHD) for awarding a $5,000 grant, and to the
Ecumenical Housing Corporation Fund for Faith Communities for their award of a $15,000 grant. These grants
will help us continue to offer tuition assistance scholarships to Hispanic/Latino students who desire a Catholic
education but are unable to afford the entire cost of tuition.
ACTIVITIES
Making Music Praying Twice
Catholic, faith centered
music and movement
classes for children 0-5
and their parents starting
Mondays, April 24 for 6
weeks from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m., at IHM School music
room. Cost $75. To register for the class email IHM Music Teacher Daniella Binzak at [email protected]
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
(Kindergarten - Fifth Grade) schedule for the remainder
of the school year:
Monday, April 10: NO CLASS
Monday, April 17: CLASS
Saturday, April 22: Fir st Communion Rehear sal
(mandatory for child and one parent) and Group Photo
from 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. in the church
Monday, April 24: LAST CLASS
Sunday, April 30: Fir st Communion at the 10:15 a.m.
Holy Mass
Sunday, May 7: Fir st Communion at the 10:15 a.m
Holy Mass
Attention Adults!
You are invited to the IHM Inaugural Corn Hole
(Bean Bag Toss)
Tournament Sat. April 22
at 12:00 p.m. IHM School Gym.
Registration begins at 11:00 a.m. or sign up early
before April 21 by emailing Ben Lange at
[email protected]
Double elimination, $40 per 2 person team. Race
to 21 in best of 3 games. Winner gets a choice of a
set of boards and bags. Proceeds from this event
will benefit IHM Athletics.
AREA EVENTS
Polish Heritage Club’s Annual Spring
Festival This Sunday
Sunday, April 9, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p. m., at Immaculate
Heart of Mary School. Hosted by the Polish Heritage
Club of Wisconsin, Inc., a non-profit organization. The
Festival features traditional Polish items/baked goods for
purchase. Credit cards are accepted, Questions? Call Linda at (608) 239-0398 or e-mail: [email protected] Proceeds from all our events support scholarship funds, educational and cultural events.
Camp Gray Adventure Day
Middle school students are invited to attend a day of adventure, faith and fun at Camp Gray on May 6. Cost is
$40. Register at madisondiocese.org/youth Questions call
Shane at 608-821-4578.
Knights of Columbus Night at the Duck
Pond
Help us fill the stands! Saturday, August 12 at Warner
Park. Tentative schedule:
12:30 p.m. - Mass in the Park
2:00 p.m. - Tailgate party starts
6:35 p.m. - Madison Mallards vs. Battle
Creek Bombers
Tickets are $13 each, and includes an official Mallards
cap. $2 from each ticket benefits the Women's Care Center. To place your order for tickets, contact Luke Meinholz at 608-230-6740 or 608-445-7747.
Tickets must be ordered
before April 30.
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PRAYER
Family Eucharistic Adoration
Our next Family Eucharistic Adoration will be
Thursday, April 20 at 5:30 p.m. at IHM. Following adoration, stay and enjoy a potluck dinner in
the Church Meeting Room! Please contact Kelly
Bond at 608-839-4312 or [email protected] with
questions or to be added to our monthly email list. Please
join us! LAST NAMES please bring: A-H Dessert, I-P
Side dish, Q-Z Main dish (to feed 12-15).
ACTIVITIES
St. Anne’s Spring Meetings
May 2 at 6:00 p.m. meeting will be a Pot
Luck Dinner and Baby Shower that will
benefit Pregnancy Helpline. For more
info call Gail Stuart at 221-0733.
RESPECT LIFE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
Tuesday Morning Bible Study on St. Peter!
Vigil for Life Stations of the Cross
Join us for this ten-week Bible study on the life of our
first pope. Tuesday mornings 9:15 to 11:00 a.m. in the
Church Meeting Room. Continues through May 30. For
more information, contact Craig Uselman at
[email protected].
Please join Fr. Richard Heilman
and the Knights of Divine Mercy as they lead us in the Stations
of the Cross on Good Friday April 14. They will be on the sidewalk surrounding
Planned Parenthood on Orin Rd. in Madison. They will
begin at 9:30 a.m. We hope to see you there!
New Evangelization Summit
The Diocese of Madison is a host site for the 2017 New
Evangelization Summit. This exciting international summit and will be live streamed from Ontario Canada to our
auditorium at Holy Name Heights (aka The Bishop
O'Connor Center) 702 South High Point Road, Madison,
WI. The Summit will give us the opportunity to answer
God's call to renew our faith and share it with others.
Speakers include: Bishop Robert Barron, Fr. Michael
White, Sr. Miriam Heidland, Tom Corcoran, Patrick Sullivan, Peter Herback, Meghann Baker, and Michael Dopp.
Dates: May 12-13, cost: $45.To purchase tickets and for
more information go to newevangelization.ca For questions please contact the Office of Evangelization & Catechesis at 608-821-3160 or [email protected]
VOCATIONS
Worldwide Marriage Encounter
"Untie him and let him go." Husbands and
Wives, untie each other from the fetters of misunderstanding by participating in a Worldwide
Marriage Encounter Weekend on April 21-23 in
Brookfield, WI; May 5-7 in Rockford, IL or June 2-4 in
Brookfield, WI. Early registration is highly recommended. For more information visit our website at: alifetimeoflove.org or call (888) 574-5653.
Rice Bowls
“FORMED” A Gift To Our Parishioners
Having trouble registering for FORMED? Email IHM
FORMED administrator Craig Uselman for help! at
[email protected]
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Thank you to everyone who has picked up a Rice Bowl to
support the work of Catholic Relief Services as part of
your Lenten almsgiving. If you haven’t returned your
Rice Bowl, please make sure to return it in the next week
or two - you may place it in the basket in the Usher’s
Room.
IHM Memorial Day Parish Festival
May 28-29, 2017
Our Parish Festival Committee has been hard at work
making plans for this year's festival. We need your
help!
**Pick up your Raffle Tickets! Purchase or sell $5.00 each or 12 for $50.00 - Grand Prize is $3000!
Please pick up your raffle tickets on the table in the
back of church. Make sure to read Fr. Chad’s letter
with the schedule of events, listing how every household can help make our festival a fun and successful
event, and make sure to return the form at the bottom
for a chance at winning a festival fun pack!
**Raffle Prize Donations: We are seeking gift
certificates for dining, shopping, health & beauty,
area attractions, local services, and entertainment, as
well as tickets for Badgers, Packers, Brewers or
Bucks games.
**Children's game prizes needed! We are still
in need of donations of prize items for our children's
games. Items may be dropped off at the parish office,
or in the Usher's Room. Make sure they are clearly
marked "Festival Prizes."
**Silent Auction: We are in need of “Themed”
baskets for the Silent Auction. All baskets should be
self-contained, wrapped up (in cellophane or something similar) and come with a list of the contents and
an approximate value. We are in need of co-chairs to
assist with the Silent Auction with arrangement and
presentation of the baskets, computer entry, etc.
Please contact Dana Possett at 338-5448 or
[email protected]
**Sponsorships: We are in need of sponsors for
this year's Backyard Bash. Sponsorship levels are as
follows:
 Highway to Heaven: $1,000
 Patron Saints: $500
 Guardian Angels: $400
 Heavenly Hosts: $300
 Faith Boosters: $200
To donation or volunteer to help, please contact
Kathy Marshall at the parish office (221-1521).
**White Elephant Sale: We are only four weeks
away from the opening of our collection area for
donations to the White Elephant Sale – that yearly, much-anticipated and fun portion of our Memorial Day "Backyard BASH". WE WILL
START COLLECTING DONATIONS THE
WEEKEND OF APRIL 29th – 30th in the basement under the rectory, with access thru the door
at the rear of the church next to garage doors.
Follow the sign. Collection hours will be:
SUNDAY
8:00 until 12:00 noon
SATURDAY 9:00 a.m. until after 5:00 p.m.
Mass
MON-FRI
9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Volunteer pricing/sorting days will again be on
Tuesday mornings following the 8:30 a.m. Mass.
(May 2nd, May 9th, May 16th, May 23rd, and
May 25th). New volunteer s ar e always welcome. No experience needed!!! We can accept
the following items: Small household items and
appliances, electronics (NO TVs), CDs, tapes &
records, kitchenware, knick-knacks, wall art,
frames, baskets and floral décor items, books,
puzzles, dolls and plush items, toys for all ages,
infant items (NO CAR SEATS or CRIBS), sporting goods for all ages, suitcases, purses, jewelry
and accessories. Large furniture items and clothing should be donated directly to St. Vincent de
Paul. It would be very helpful if you could use
boxes vs. bags for your donations, as we have to
sort, stack and store until we are ready for set-up.
Thank you for your help and your donations,
which make the IHM White Elephant Sale the
most anticipated one in the area. If you have any
questions, contact:
Carol Brunet (221-9712), or
Nancy Henning (222-5940).
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