St. Francis School celebrated Catholic Schools Week with several fun events including: Fr. Mike’s pizza, Bailey Orzech wins the school spelling bee, the children’s choir celebrates at Mass, the kindergarten boys have fun with “crazy hair day”, and the students relax in the cafeteria on pajama day. What a great week we had! The Catholic Communities of St. Francis Xavier and St. John the Baptist February 8, 2015 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time The Parish Communities of : St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church ~ St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Physical & mailing address:1708 East Tenth Street, Merrill, WI 54452 Parish Directory Parish Office………………………………………………..536-2803 Pastor — Father Michael McLain………………………..536-2803 ext. 218 Retired Clergy — Father Joseph Kleinheinz…………….536-2803 Parish Secretary — Kris Leggett ………………………..536-2803 ext. 202 Financial Assistant — Laura Reiter…………………….536-2803 ext. 219 Parish Outreach/Evangelization — Sr. Dolores Lilla……...536-7487 DRE — Joe Velie ……………………………………...536-2803 ext. 222 Music Director — Mary Ament………………………....536-2803 ext. 230 Deacon — Jim Arndt……………………………...……..536-2803 ext. 215 Building Maintenance Supervisor — John Hanson…….536-2803 ext. 221 Custodians — Wolfgang Lenk……………………..……...536-2803 ext. 221 Cemetery Sexton — John Hanson Parish Council Chairs — Lisa Hass (SFX), Carl Vander Sanden (SJB) Trustees St. Francis Xavier— Pat Buckett (Pastoral) Jim Brickner (Finance) Trustees St. John the Baptist— Jim St. Mary, Leona Vander Sanden Liturgy Committee — Pete McConnell (SFX), Angela Frick (SJB) School Committee — Chester Kwiesielewicz, Julie Bushor, Karen Grund, Scott Nelson Religious Education — Maria Brickner School Principal — Sonja Doughty ..…….…… ................... 536-6083 School Secretary — Cindy Gennrich….………… ............... 536-6083 Stewardship (SJB)— Jason Meyer Knights of Columbus — Mike Duginski, Grand Knight...536-2543 Public Relations — Susan Ryman……………[email protected] Parish Website: www.stfrancismerrill.org Staff email addresses are listed on the parish website St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store…. ......................................... 539-1131 St. Vincent de Paul Outreach……. ......................................... 539-2666 St. Vincent Free Clinic………..…… ....................................... 539-9566 Merrill Community Food Pantry…………………………..536-4505 Mass Schedule (SJB-St. John Baptist SFX-St. Francis Xavier) Weekend Mass Saturday………………………………………..4:00 PM at SFX Saturday………………………………………..6:00 PM at SJB Sunday……………………………………………8:00AM & 10:00 AM SFX Weekday Mass Tuesday…………………………………….…...6:00 PM at SFX Wednesday……………………………….…..9:00 AM at SFX Thursday ….9:30 AM at SJB and 10:15 AM at Pine Crest Friday………………………………………….....9:00 AM at SFX Reconciliation Times (and by appointment) Saturday…..…..3:00 PM (SFX) & 7:15 PM (SJB) Tuesday………...5:30 PM (SFX) Wednesday….8:15 AM (SFX) Thursday…..9:15 AM (SJB) Friday………….8:15 AM (SFX) Parish Office hours: Monday 12:30 –4:00 PM Tuesday-Thursday 8:00 AM-4:00 PM Friday 8:00 AM-3:00 PM (closed daily 12-12:30 for lunch) Low Gluten Eucharist (.01%) are available. Please see Fr. Mike before Mass. We appreciate the advertisers who support our bulletin: Dave’s County Market 300 East First Street Supporter of our SCRIP program. Physical address: N4887 Hwy 17, Bloomville Come and Join us Friends of Jesus Charismatic Prayer Group: Our next meeting is February 11th at 6:00 PM Everyone is welcome to join us. Mom’s in Prayer: Meetings vary. Call Irene at 536-9430 Eucharistic Adoration: In “The Little Flower Chapel” Sun-Thur, 5AM-12AM Friday 5AM-10PM, Saturday 5AM-1PM Evening Prayer: Wednesday at 5:45 PM in “The Little Flower Chapel” Rosary: St. Francis on Tuesdays 5:30 PM, Fridays 8:30 AM At Pine Crest on Saturdays 9:30AM St. Francis Xavier Soup Kitchen: Every Tuesday from 5PM-6:30 PM St. John the Baptist Thursday social time: Every Thursday following 9:30 AM Mass Little Knights Playgroup: We meet every Friday that school is in session from 9:00-10:30 AM in the cafeteria THE SANCTUARY LIGHTS at SFX in “The Little Flower” Chapel burn in honor of: Loretta Imhoff & Eileen Rupe. THE SANCTUARY CANDLE at SFX this week burns in honor of Lorriane LaPerriere. Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord. May perpetual light shine upon her. PRAYER CHAIN: Please call Kris at the Parish Office with your prayer chain requests. You may leave a message if necessary. The messages are checked daily even on weekends. SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK February 9, 2015 Monday: Gn 1:1-19; Ps 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10, 12, 24, 35c; Mk 6:53-56 Tuesday: Gn 1:20 -- 2:4a; Ps 8:4-9; Mk 7:1-13 Wednesday: Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17; Ps 104:1-2a, 27-28, 29bc-30; Mk 7:14-23 Thursday: Gn 2:18-25; Ps 128:1-5; Mk 7:24-30 Friday: Gn 3:1-8; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7; Mk 7:31-37 Saturday: Gn 3:9-24; Ps 90:2-6, 12-13; Mk 8:1-10 Sunday: Lv 13:1-2, 44-46; Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11; 1 Cor 10:31 -11:1; Mk 1:40-45 Weekly Schedule: February 9-15, 2015 Monday 2/9 Tuesday 2/10 Fr. Mike’s NO Soup Kitchen Day Off 5:30 PM 3:30 PM SFX Reconciliation Religious Ed 6:00 PM K-5 SFX Mass 6:45 PM SFX Family Choir Wednesday 2/11 Thursday 2/12 8:15 AM SFX Reconciliation 9:30 AM Mass at SJB Social follows 9:00 AM SFX Mass 3:15 PM SFX Children’s Choir 6:00 PM Religious Ed 6:00 PM Charismatic Prayer Group 6:00 PM RCIA 4:00 PM (SFX) 6:00 PM (SJB) 8:00 AM (SFX) 10:00 AM (SFX) Gwen Wheat, Olivia Wheat Marsha Bloechl, Karen Polacek Mary Ball, Tim Fischer Mary Ann VDG, Michaela Raleigh Servers: 4:00 PM (SFX) 6:00 PM (SJB) 8:00 AM (SFX) 10:00 AM (SFX) Tessa & Faith Wheat, Lillie Karpenske Volunteers K. Ball, E. Arneson, M. Leischer B. Raleigh, G. Reindl, E. Hanson, J. Rammer Greeters/Ushers: 4:00 PM (SFX) B. Borchardt, J. Folta, D. MacSwain, Volunteer 6:00 PM (SJB) George Lawrie, Paul Polacek 8:00 AM (SFX) T. Ball, B. Ball, A. Ball, M. Weix Sr 10:00 AM (SFX) W. Osterbrink, N. Raleigh, J. Reindl, M. Rheinschmidt .SCRIP sellers: 4:00 PM (SFX) Kelly Wheat 8:00 AM (SFX) Barb E. Adams, Betty Weix 10:00 AM (SFX) Barb A. Adams, Pam Suchocki MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST at Park Place February 15, 2015: Sr. Dolores ———————————————————————————— ROSARY LEADER at Pine Crest February 14, 2015: Mark Bares ———————————————————————————— FOOD PANTRY VOLUNTEER Week of February 15, 2015: Clark Ambrose Saturday 2/14 8:15 AM 12:30 PM SFX 55+ Potluck Reconciliation 3:00 PM 9:00 AM SFX SFX Mass Reconciliation 6:30 PM SFX Bell Choir Sunday 2/15 8:00 AM SFX Mass 9:00 AM K Of C Doughnuts 4:00 PM SFX Mass 6:00 PM SJB Mass SFX=St. Francis Xavier SJB= St. John the Baptist LITURGICAL MINISTRY SCHEDULE February 14-15, 2015 Readers: Friday 2/13 10:00 AM SFX Mass MASS INTENTIONS Week of February 9, 2015 Tuesday 6:00 PM (SFX) Intention: † Richard Vignali By: Family & Friends Wednesday 9:00 AM (SFX) Intention: † Jack & Arlene Ament By: Scott & Tracy Kules Thursday 9:30 AM (SJB) Intention: † Barbara Szczepanski By: Don Shilicox 10:15 AM (At Pine Crest) Intention: Special intention of Joanne Myszka Friday 9:00 AM (SFX) Intention: † Souls of Victoria & Bolish Gorski Family Saturday 4:00 PM (SFX) 6:00 PM (SJB) Intention: † Roy Drew By: Family Intention: People of the parishes Sunday 8:00 AM (SFX) Intention: † Ruth Strasman By: Tom & Mary Jo Sazama 10:00 AM (SFX) Intention: † Jim Rammer By: Family SACRAMENTS Baptism: Please call the parish office to schedule a baptism. You must be a registered and contributing member of the parish to have your child receive this sacrament. Anointing of the sick: This sacrament is available upon request by calling the parish office. Please do not wait until it becomes an emergency because a priest will not always be immediately available. Parish News PASTOR’S CORNER As a follow-up to the previous Pastor’s Corner, allow me to take the next step in planning a funeral liturgy. What are your wishes with your remains? Full-body burial or cremation? What does the Church teach about these options? (HINT: no scattering of ashes in a river/lake or backyard….) Do you already have a cemetery / plot picked out? What about a headstone? These can be very difficult decisions for one’s survivors, especially in the case of a sudden or unexpected death. The Church teaches that liturgically the Funeral Mass should be celebrated in the parish worship space. Viewing of the body or ‘wake’ is normally done at the funeral home (it used to be at the deceased’s home many years ago.) If you are having a Mass, do you wish a particular presider or homily (priest or deacon for the homily)? And think about an alternative since we have such a severe shortage of priests these days. Some request a funeral luncheon…some at the parish and some prefer to go to a restaurant. Talk about it ahead of time. What hymns, what readings would you like (and who will proclaim the Word)? If you are having a Mass, will someone be asked to bring up the gifts? What about servers (and a stole fee for them and the priest/deacon)? Some ask to have a rosary prayed for them at the wake; perhaps a eulogy at either the wake service or at the luncheon is desired. I write this because my sister-in-law knows that she has 6 to 18 months left to live, has asked me to preside at her funeral, and is taking these steps to celebrate her life, not her death; to embrace God’s calling her home soon, and to make sure that her family and friends know how much she loves them. -Father Mike SAVE THE DATE! Fr. Mike’s going away party: Sunday, June 14th 10:00 AM Mass followed by lunch! Salads and desserts will be needed. Watch the bulletin for more information. 55+ Potluck: Our February gathering will take place on Saturday, February 14th at 12:30 PM in the cafeteria. We will be playing cards and bingo. Please bring your friends and a dish to pass for lunch. Anointing Mass: Everyone is invited to an Anointing Mass at St. Francis Xavier on Saturday, February 21 at 10:00 AM. If you find yourself in need of spiritual, emotional, or physical healing we encourage you to attend. What are Paraments? Paraments are ornamental cloths that cover tables and other furnishings in the altar area of a church. They are actually more than decoration. They serve as a symbolic proclamation of the faith, lending a visual dimension to worship. These cloths match the color of the season; Usually white, green, purple, or red. The liturgy committee is now taking on the task of replacing our paraments. They will need approximately $1000-$1500 to replace them all, for each season. If you are able to financially support this project, please call the parish office. Knight’s of Columbus Hospitality: The Knights of Columbus will be hosting hospitality after the 8:00 AM Mass on Sunday, February 15th in the school cafeteria. County Market homemade donuts, coffee, milk and juice will be offered. Please come and join us for some food and fellowship! Are you praying for a miracle in your life or for someone who needs an immediate need answered according to God’s will? Then tune in to Relevant Radio on FM 92.9 at 3:00 PM everyday during the Drew Mariani Show to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet with prayer warriors from all over the world for your intentions. This 1/2 hour prayer slot is considered one of the most listened to prayer shows currently on Catholic radio. The answered prayers from praying the Chaplet during this 3:00 PM hour are innumerable and out of this world amazing. Never lose hope in having your prayers answered! If you’d like more information on how to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet, please contact the parish office. There is no soup kitchen on Tuesday Feb. 10th. SFX School News Religious Education Religious Education schedule Monday, Feb. 9, 3:30-4:30 PM Grades K-5 Wednesday, Feb. 11, 6:00-7:00 PM Grades K-8 Wednesday, Feb. 11 6:45-8:00 PM Confirmation **A reminder to all parents that on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18th, all classes K-Confirmation will be attending Mass at 6:00 PM.** “Discover the Way”, the 8th grade vocations retreat will take place on Wednesday March 18. This retreat is open to St. Francis Xavier School and Religious Education 8th grade students. More information is to come soon. These beautiful pieces of artwork were created as a group effort between Mrs. Wheat's 1st grade class from St Francis and Mrs. Kristina Walters’ 1st grade class from St. Mary's from Tomahawk. St. Francis hosted Medford, Tomahawk and Rhinelander for Mass, lunch and activities to celebrate Catholic Schools Week. The middle school students went bowling and had a wonderful time interacting with each other. It was a wonderful experience for all the students and staff!! Rachel Rell (daughter of Kevin & Sandy Rell) has completed all five levels of the Music Minister-in-Training program here at St. Francis Xavier, which makes her a full-fledged music minister. She is able to accompany all of the music for a mass and is on our regular schedule as an accompanist. Congratulations, Rachel! John Angotti in Concert “Leap of Faith” Today! Sunday, February 8th 4:00 PM with reception to follow Family Friendly Tickets available at the door: $10/ person or $25/family St. Mary’s Catholic Church Tomahawk, WI Service Hours: The Lincoln County Health Department is looking for Confirmation students who would like to earn service hours by helping with a community project. For more information please call Bridget Flood at 715539-1371. Extreme Faith Camp: Extreme Faith Camp is a weeklong Catholic Summer Camp for Middle School Students! It is open to students who have completed 6th—8th grade by the summer of 2015. There will be rock climbing, canoeing, and more. There will be Mass, adoration, a reconciliation night, small groups and topics for teens. The camp will be led by the Extreme Team which is formed of adult and senior high youth leaders from participating parishes. This takes place June 8-12 at Crescent Lake Bible Camp, Rhinelander. For more information, please call Joe Velie at 536-2803, ext. 222. Extreme Faith Team: Adults and high school teens who are interested in being part of the Extreme Faith Camp team, please contact Joe Velie as well. Eucharistic Adoration: Conversations with God You open the door to the adoration chapel and walk in. You are here to make a holy hour, but what do you do? The first action is to genuflect on both knees, if physically able to do so or you may bow to Jesus, and acknowledge His Presence in the Eucharist. Kneel or sit and quiet your thoughts. Speak to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, just as you would speak to your best friend. You can share your joys and sorrows with Him. Tell Him about all of your concerns, needs, your family, loved ones and friends. Express sorrow for your faults and those you have hurt. Ask for the grace to forgive all who have hurt you. Pray for guidance and healing. Have a conversation with God. Spend some quiet time listening to Him, with your heart and mind. You'll be wondering at how quickly the holy hour goes by. OPEN HOURS: Wednesday 11 AM Sunday 1 PM & 2 PM St. Francis Xavier Fish Fries Beginning February 20th Serving 4:30 PM-7:30 PM Dine in—Take out—Delivery Bequests and Memorials Oct/Nov/Dec 2014 In memory of Nancy Russell For St. Francis Church: By Steve & Virginia Drew In memory of Elaine Koll For St. Francis Church: Rose Akey In memory of Erika Nelson Liebert For St. Francis Church: By Rose Akey, Vern & Judy Warren, and Beth Warren For St. Francis School: By Cathy & Jim Wendt, Isabel Wendt, and Hannah, Chris & Joshua Hanson In memory of Elaine Drew For St. Francis Church: By Rose Akey In honor of Sr. Dolores For St. Francis Church: Rose Akey In memory of Dahlia Pezzi For St. Francis Church: By Rose Akey In memory of Robert Monnot For St. Francis Church: By LeRoy & Connie Fischer, Kathleen Monnot and Rodger & Donna Thompson For St. Francis School: By Michael & Patti Knab Dinners (served with potato, coleslaw & rye bread) Deep Fried Pollock Baked Cod Deep Fried Shrimp Combination platters WATCH FOR OUR FULL MENU IN NEXT WEEK’S BULLETIN In memory of Mary Stieber For St. Francis Church: By Joe Breaman Sr. In memory of Barbara Tholl For St. Francis School: By Michael & Amy Stiver In memory of Walter Rusch For Veterans Memorial Cemetery: By LeRoy & Connie Fischer TOTAL MEMORIALS: $ 420.00 Thank you to everyone who has donated memorials to St. Francis Xavier in memory of their loved ones. It is a wonderful way to remember them and to help our parish and school at the same time! Ash Wednesday will be celebrated with Mass at 9 AM and 6 PM on Wednesday, February 18th at St. Francis Xavier. St. John the Baptist will celebrate with a Word/ Ashes/Communion liturgy at 6 PM led by Deacon Jim. Fasting pertains to those in good health from the age of 18-59, and means that your main meal of the day cannot be larger than the combined amount of the other two meals of the day, not eating between meals, except liquids. Abstinence from meat is to be observed by all those in good health age 14 and over. Ash Wednesday is a day of both fasting and abstinence. We follow the rules of fast and abstinence as an outward sign of repentance. How Can you help? waiter/waitress cashier host/hostess, cooks, and “bakers” set up/prep cooks clean up, dish washers, bus people, delivery drivers Sign up sheets are available in the back of Church. Not free on Fridays? Some of the prep jobs are done on other days. If you have any questions please call Julie Mootz: 715-536-9769 This Lent our parish is participating in CRS Rice Bowl, a faith-in-action program that helps families experience Lenten spirituality by living in solidarity with people in need around the world. Here are three simple ways to bring Lent to life at home: Place your CRS Rice Bowl in a prominent place in your home and use it to collect your Lenten sacrifices. Read the Lenten calendar reflections each day as a family. Visit crsricebowl.org to find videos and family activities, or take Lent outside of the bowl and download the CRS Rice Bowl app on your iOS or Android device. Rice Bowls are available in the back of church. Watch the bulletin to learn more on “Operation Rice Bowl.” BULLETIN PRAYER LIST Please pray for the following parishioners of both parishes who are in need of your prayers. Also remember the residents in our nursing homes and hospitals. Names remain on the list for 4 weeks. Call Kris at the parish office to put someone on this list. Art Anderson Delores “Dee” Bonkoski The Liturgy Committee would like to teach us about the Saints of the day L and special feast days: I Tuesday: St. Scholastica T Wednesday: Our Lady of Lourdes; World Day of the U Sick R Thursday: Abraham Lincoln's Birthday G Saturday: St. Cyril & St. Methodius; Valentine's Y Day C O M M I T T E E Prayer Materials for Lent: This year the liturgy committee is providing the following items: “Little Black Books” (daily scripture reflections) “What we do in Lent” (A sticker book for elementary aged children that explains Ash Wednesday, almsgiving, fasting, and more) “Lent 2015 Calendars” (daily reflections for adults, and reflections and crafts for kids) These items are now by the main entrance to church on the table under the Pope’s picture. Please help yourself, but take only what you will use. Please note the liturgy committee date for February has been changed to: February 24th at 7:00 PM. Bell tower Residence’s Fat Tuesday Gumbo Supper February 17 4:30-6:30 PM $7.00 adults/ $4 kids under 12 Enjoy Sr. John Marie Simien’s Louisiana Gumbo. The menu includes chicken and sausage gumbo or chicken and shrimp gumbo, French bread and dessert. Carry Outs are available. Please call Bell Tower at 715236-5575 with questions. "Current Food Pantry Needs" Our current needs are: cereal, rice and ramen noodles. Please place your donations in the basket in the back of either church, or you may drop them off at the food pantry. God Bless your generosity. St. John the Baptist Thank you to the following parishioners for supporting the Community Blood Center: Paul Polacek, Perry Block, Kathy Peeters. To make an appointment please call 1-800-280-4102. To have an announcement placed in the parish bulletin please call Kris at 715-536-2803, or email her at: [email protected] Upcoming Word/Communion Services: Ash Wednesday, February 18th 6:00 PM Thursday, February 26, 9:30 AM SDCCW Mary Jane Morancyk Hennessy Scholarships. The Superior Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will award two (2) $500 scholarships to women completing their second year of post high school education by the spring of 2015. Applications may be obtained by contacting the SDCCW Scholarship Committee, Mary Werner, W5490 County Road O, Medford, WI 54451. Telephone 715.748.4709 or email [email protected]. The Committee will notify the winners by phone or mail. Applications will be accepted starting Feb. 1, 2015 and postmarked no later that April 15, 2015. SCRIP News…. As the temperature drops this unfortunately so have our SCRIP sales! 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