St John the Baptist Catholic Church

St. John the Baptist
Catholic Church
201 W. BLODGETT ST. MARSHFIELD, WI 54449-2004
website: www.stjohnsmarshfield.org
ESTABLISHED IN 1877
SEPTEMBER 14, 2014 THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS
CALENDAR OF PARISH ACTIVITIES
XIV VOLUME 4 N0 8
SEPTEMBER 2014
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
ADORATION
MASSES
7:00AM
9:00AM
11:00AM
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
ROSARY
12:15PM
7:30AM-12:00PM
CONFESSIONS
7:30-8:30AM
1:30PM MASS
THREE OAKS
14
KC MEN’S
NIGHT
5:30-7:30PM
15
FINANCE
COUNCIL
GATHERING
6:30PM
16
CHOIR
PRACTICE
6:30PM
17
ADORATION
MASSES
7:00AM
9:00AM
11:00AM
CONFIRMATION
5:00PM
21
22
CONFESSIONS
7:00 - 8:00PM
18
19
CONFESSIONS
3:45-4:15PM
6:15-6:45PM
20
TRUSSONI/
OSTRICKI
WEDDING
2:00PM
ROSARY
12:15PM
7:30AM-12:00PM
CONFESSIONS
7:30-8:30AM
MASSES
4:30PM
7:00PM
2:30PM MASS
MFLD. LIVING
CENTER
PASTORAL
COUNCIL
GATHERING
6:30PM
23
MASSES
4:30PM
7:00PM
CCD BEGINS
6:15PM
CHOIR
PRACTICE
6:30PM
CONFESSIONS
7:00 - 8:00PM
24
25
26
CONFESSIONS
3:45-4:15PM
6:15-6:45PM
27
MISSION STATEMENT: Our mission at St. John the Baptist Parish is to prepare people for the
coming of the fullness of God’s Kingdom by sharing the Catholic Faith and its tradition.
PARISH PERSONNEL
Fr. Samuel Martin, Pastor
Fr. Nathaniel Kuhn, Associate Pastor
Deacon Jeffrey Austin, Permanent Deacon
Sister Rita Adlkofer, Spiritual Counselor
Mary Gouin, Parish Secretary
Lori Salzmann, Finance Office
Deb Mlsna, DRE
Dan Kitzhaber, Youth Minister
St. John School Office
David Eaton, CCS President
MASSES
Weekdays
Saturdays
Sundays
715-384-3252 ext. 212
715-384-3252 ext. 213
715-676-3186
715-384-9929
715-384-9565 ext. 210
715-384-9565 ext. 215
715-659-4480 ext. 202
715-384-4989 ext. 3
715-384-4989 ext. 1
715-387-1177
7:00 AM
8:00 AM / 4:30 / 7:00 PM
7:00 / 9:00 / 11:00 AM
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
Arrangements must be made at least six months in advance.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Expectant parents are to participate in the Baptism preparation
program. Classes are offered in February, June, and October.
SACRAMENT OF PENANCE
Weekdays
6:30 - 6:50 AM
Fridays
7:00 - 8:00 PM
Saturdays
3:45 - 4:15 PM and 6:15 - 6:45 PM
SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK
Those preparing for serious surgery are to contact the rectory;
the shut-ins and elderly contact Sr. Rita.
PARISH MEMBERSHIP Call the Rectory Office 715-384-3252
MASS SCHEDULE / SCRIPTURE READINGS
MON 9/15/14 Our Lady of Sorrows
7:00am Richard Scheuer
Scripture Readings: 1 Cor 11:17-26, 33
Jn 19:25-27
TUES 9/16/14 Sts. Cornelius, pope, and Cyprian, bishop, martyrs
7:00am John Latourell
Scripture Readings: 1 Cor 12:12-14, 27-31a
Lk 7:11-17
WED 9/17/14 St. Robert Bellarmine, bishop, doctor of the Church
7:00am Jack Gerend
8:00am Carolyn Sauer
Scripture Readings: 1 Cor 12:31-13:13
Lk 7:31-35
THUR 9/18/14
7:00am Herbert Weigel
Scripture Readings: 1 Cor 15:1-11
Lk 7:36-50
FRI 9/19/14 St. Januarius, bishop, martyr
7:00am Archie & Jennie Leick and Peter & Cecelia Leick families
Scripture Readings: 1 Cor 15:12-20
Lk 8:1-3
SAT 9/20/14 Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gon, priest, and
Paul Chong Ha-sang & Companions, martyrs
8:00am Reverend Anthony Fischer & Laura Schmitz
Scripture Readings: 1 Cor 15:35-37, 42-49
Lk 8:4-15
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
4:30pm St. John the Baptist and Christ the King parish families
7:00pm Cathryn Marx, Jim Cherney, Nicole & Henrietta Schutz
SUN 9/21/14
7:00am Russ Wenzel
9:00am Richard Herr
11:00am Clem and Rose Tauschek
Scripture Readings: Is 55:6-9
Mt 20:1-16a
Phil 1:20c-24, 27a
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LITURGICAL MINISTERS
September 20th & 21st, 2014
LECTORS
4:30pm Jeff Schultz
7:00pm Nancy Haferman
7:00am Gail Guldan
9:00am Brigitta Kaiser
11:00am Josh Dick
MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION
4:30pm Tom Nikolai / Marcy Gotz / Susan Jahr / Kay Kmiec
7:00pm Todd & Tammy Schreiner / Kathy Doebereiner
Mary Jane Sydow
7:00am Mary Bixby / Laura Guldan / Dale & Judy Garfield
9:00am Tonya Schlagenhaft / Cheryl Schmidt / Gail Snortheim
Jeff Sternberg / Mark or Patti Wittman / Nancy Bauer
Shirley Tremmel / Leona Aumann
11:00am Helga Krainz / Ann Kundinger / Argelia Moya
Bob Purkapile
SERVERS
4:30pm Zachary Gotz / Flynn McQuillen
7:00pm Paul Kollross / Logan Clubb
7:00am Kienan McIntee / Luke Kaiser
9:00am Matthias Gouin / Ryleigh McGiveron
11:00am Peter & Jacinta Alsides
MUSIC MINISTER
4:30pm Suzanne Golden
7:00pm Open
7:00am Mary Frey
9:00am Cathy Heuer
11:00am Cathy Heuer
WEEK DAY SERVERS Sept. 15th - Sept. 20th Ben Lang
Sept. 15th - Sept. 21st
FUNERAL SERVERS
Don Schnitzler / Ron O’Brien / Gary Elderbrook
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AREA EVENTS
Sept 13 & 14: OLP Fall Festival, Food, children’s entertainment &
live music both days. Sunday chicken dinner at 11am.
Sept 13: KC Punt, Pass & Kick at Columbus High School.
Registration from 12:30-1:00pm. This is for boys and girls grades 5-8
ages 8 to 14. Soccer challenge at 2:00pm.
Sept 14: Bingo, 6:00pm at the KC Hall.
PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS
To have a prayer added to St. John’s Prayer Chain, please call
Shirley 715-384-3613 and Donna 715-384-2479 (there are 2 lists).
If you wish to become a member of the prayer chain, please call
Jane Gerend at 715-387-2019 or Ann Bohnert at 715-389-2726.
Cooking Up A Convent: We need your favorite recipes for the new
parish cookbook. Recipe submission forms are on the table at the
back of church. Take one home, complete it and place it in the box at
the back of church. If you want your recipe(s) in the cookbook,
submit them no later than Oct. 5th, 2014. We hope to have the
cookbook done in time for Christmas! The anticipated price will be
$12-15 per book. In order to get an idea of how many cookbooks to
print, please stop by the table and give us your name and how many
books you plan to purchase. No cash in advance. Any questions call
Patti Willkom @ 715-384-9205.
PROJECT MILK We will be collecting donations for Project Milk
through the weekend of September 21 st. This is to send powdered
milk for the orphans at Casa Hogar: our Diocesan orphanage in
Peru. Please be generous. One bags costs about $85 to purchase
and ship. Let’s see how many bags we can send as a parish.
Questions, contact Mr. Dan Kitzhaber 715-384-4989 x3, 715-6594480 x4 or [email protected]
Religious Education Notice (CCD) September 24th is the first
night of CCD. Classes begin at 6:15. Students should meet in the
Columbia room.
Parishioners are invited to assist in serving the Fellowship meal
at St. Vincent de Paul on Wednesday, Sept. 24 th. Join us in
helping at anytime. Prep is 3:00-5:00pm and serving begins at
5:00pm. For more information please call Jane at 715-387-2019.
Bible Study - The Creed in Scripture: Join us for this 6-week Bible
Study that will lead us through the Creed with the reading of
corresponding Scripture, clarifying its meaning, reflecting on each
passage, and then responding in prayer and action. This study
begins on Sept. 30th at 6:45 in the Bride’s room of St. John’s.
Register by calling Carol Jonas at 715-676-3989 by Sept. 22nd.
Choir Recruitment! St. John’s adult choir is looking for new
members! If you love to sing and want to add your voice to our choir,
please to join us. Contact Kris Herr at 715-389-2610.
The 2014 Choir Concert CD is now available! To purchase stop in
the parish office during business hours. Cost for the CD is $5.00.
Women at the Well will meet at 6:30pm on Monday, September 15th
in the Columbia room.
Lady Knight’s Fall Dinner meeting will be held on Tuesday, Sept.
16th at the KC Hall. Doors open at 5:30pm, dinner at 6pm with a
meeting to follow. Make your dinner reservation by calling Joan at
715-389-2025. All practicing Catholic women interested in joining,
please call Joan or come to the meeting. Your spouse need not be a
member of the Knights of Columbus for you to join the Lady Knight’s.
St. John Catholic Book Club will meet on Tuesday, September 23rd
to discuss our summer books; The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak as
well as A Prayer Journal by Flannery O’Connor. The first book in our
fall line up is Race With the Devil: My Journey From Racial Hatred to
Rational Love by Joseph Pearce to be followed by Something Other
than God by Jennifer Fulwiler. If you would like to join us, call Mari at
715-207-7744.
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
Praised be Jesus Christ! FAQ – I imagine most of you know
what these letters signify: “frequently asked questions”. In the
Catholic Church I think it’s safe to say that the question I hear
most often is whether a person can receive Holy Communion
twice in one day. And the answer is “yes” – if you’re in the
state of sanctifying grace (i.e. you’re not aware of having
committed any mortal sins – or if you have, you’ve gone to
confession and received absolution), then you’re able to receive
Holy Communion a second time on any given day. The only
stipulation is that the 2nd time must be at a Mass and not at a
Communion service. Once that question has been addressed
almost inevitably marriage issues come to the fore. And I think
that we’ve done a poor job of catechizing in this area.... no
matter how many times I explain it, people still don’t seem to
understand that a Catholic can only get married in the presence
of a priest or a deacon. If the wedding takes place without a
priest or deacon present and one of the spouses is Catholic,
that person is now in what is called an irregular marriage. What
this means is that they have severed their communion with Our
Lord and are no longer able to receive Jesus in Holy
Communion.
Thankfully the marriage can be blessed
(“convalidation” is the technical term). So let me take a
moment and spell this out more thoroughly: no matter where a
Catholic gets married, he/she is to contact their parish and work
with the pastor so as to properly prepare for their sacramental
marriage. A Catholic can marry a non-Catholic and the wedding
can take place in the non-Catholic’s church, but this is done by
notifying the priest at least 6 months before the wedding so that
he can get the necessary dispensation. For the record, rarely is
permission given to get married outside. Why is that? The
Church’s preference is for a sacred act to happen in a sacred
place. For example, Mass should generally be offered on a
consecrated altar (there are exceptions – we have regular
Masses at the nursing homes, and that is perfectly legitimate).
Because marriage is once in a person’s lifetime, it ought to be
in the Presence of Jesus in the Tabernacle (or at least in some
house of God). I heard a person defend this teaching by asking
the hostile bride who her favorite musician was and she said
without hesitation Kenny Chesney. The person said she had
front row tickets to his concert and would give them to her if
she wanted. Of course the bride was elated! What would
happen if the girl stopped by to pick up the tickets and instead
was guided to the living room where the Kenny Chesney
concert was on T.V.? Being with someone in person is better
by far than any other way. And Jesus lives in our Catholic
Churches – wouldn’t you want a front row ticket at your
wedding to be near the very Author of marriage and family?
Whether or not you’re convinced by this, please know that any
Catholic that marries without going through the proper
channels is not able to receive Holy Communion until having
their marriage blessed. If you know someone to whom this
applies, please have them contact their pastor and begin the
convalidation process. They’ll need to bring a copy of their civil
marriage license and the Catholic will want to make a good
confession. I’ve helped a lot of couples with this process and
I’m happy to continue doing whatever it takes to help people get
to Heaven. Oh, and by the way, the third most frequently asked
question these days is “Do you miss Father Burish?” What do
you think?!!!!
May God guide our young couples as they open their hearts to
receive the sacramental grace of marriage!
Your friend in Christ,
Father Martin
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Holy Land Pilgrimage Update: One of the most effective ways to
better know a person is to visit his home. Would you like to visit
Jesus' earthly home? As St. John Paul II famously said, "The future
starts today, not tomorrow." I will not be leading another trip to the
Holy Land during my time in Marshfield and Spencer - and though
the trip is already over half full, there are about 20 spots remaining. I
am confident that God will protect us (statistics show that you're
safer as an American in the Holy Land than you are in Chicago) and
that the graces we will receive will be a gift to all who cannot
travel. Please pray and ask God if He would like you to visit the
home of His Only-Begotten Son. Then sign up soon - the trip closes
at the end of September. If you have questions, please call me on
my cell phone at 715-650-7893.
Crisis in the Middle East: Bishop Callahan is urging us to support
our brothers and sisters in the Middle East by raising funds to meet
the most urgent humanitarian needs facing the people in Iraq, Gaza,
Syria and surrounding countries where refugees have fled.
Parishioners should make their checks payable to the parish, with
“Middle East Relief” on the memo line. Minimally, please pray for
peace in these war-torn areas where so much sadness prevails!
Save the Date! Holy Smokes! The pig roast is just around the
corner. Join us as we host our second annual Pig Roast at the KC
Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 21st beginning at 5:00pm.Tickets will be
available soon. Please watch the bulletin for more information.
Pig Roast Silent Auction: Once again we will have a silent auction
as well as bucket raffles. We will be in need of items of a $50.00
value or more for the silent auction and smaller items for the bucket
raffles. If you would like to donate to the silent auction, please
contact Jill Hiller at 715-305-6068. Thank you!
Baptism Class for those requesting the baptism of their
children will take place Tuesday, October 7 th, 5:30-8:00pm in
the Columbia Room. Pre-registration is required and you can do so
by calling 715-384-9565 ext 2. For those not registered in the parish,
information will be given on how to do so. This class is for all
parents of their first child and/or those who have not yet taken
Father Martin’s Baptismal class.
Sister Act II - St. John’s new Mission Club will hold an update/
informational meeting on Monday, September 29 th in the Columbia
room. Anyone interested in knowing what we have accomplished so
far for Sr. Sabina and to discuss where we go next is invited to
attend! The meeting will be coordinated by SAM Steiner and Patti
Willkom. Questions? Please call SAM at 715-384-4397.
YOUTH ACTIVITIES
H.S. Youth Group – Cookies & Christ: On September 17th from 89pm in St. Francis Hall we’ll kick off the new school year in a sweet
way – making cookies. We’ll need everyone to bring an
ingredient. Contact Mr. Kitzhaber at 715-384-4989 x3, 715-659-4480
x4 or at [email protected] to find out what you should
bring. The success of the cookies are dependent upon everyone! It
will be a blast!! See you there.
Be a Teen Disciple – with Ydisciple! For Youth Group this year,
all teens are invited to be part of a small group of 5-7 that meets
weekly. This is a great way to grow in your faith! If interested,
contact Mr. Dan Kitzhaber at 715-384-4989 x3, 715-659-4480 x4 or
at [email protected]
MERIT, (Marshfield’s Exceptional Religious Instruction Team), a
specialized religious education program is being offered to students
with developmental disabilities who struggle with the inclusive
challenges of standard programs offered by their parishes. This
class offers individualized instruction through the use of art, story
telling, song and fellowship. Lessons are based on Bible stories,
events from the church year and living our Catholic faith. Classes
meet on Monday evenings beginning in Oct. Cost is $20 if registered
by September 15th, 2014. For further information contact :Vivian
Gamble 715-659-5555 or Krisan Williams 715-387-2119.
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