3-01-15 bulletin - St. John Catholic Church

ST. JOHN
ANTIGO, WISCONSIN
Liturgy: The Second Sunday of Lent
Readings: Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Romans 8:31b-34;
Mark 9:2-10.
Message: Some events happen that seem too extraordinary
for words. Life can confront us with many things we cannot
comprehend or explain—sometimes good—sometimes not. In
today’s Gospel, Jesus was transfigured before the eyes of those
with Him! We really don’t know what happened on that mountain,
but it was something extraordinary. No less extraordinary is
what happened to us at Baptism, when we became beloved
sons and daughters of God. Just as Jesus was named the
beloved Son at His transfiguration in Mark’s Gospel, so have
we been named at our Baptism. Just as Jesus shone as dazzling
bright, so the actions of Christians should shine in the world.
How have you shown off Christ this week to the world?
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
MASS INTENTIONS
8:15AM
8:15AM
8:15AM
8:15AM
8:15AM
5:30PM
9:00AM
St. John Parish Family
Pete & Mae Gallenberg Sr.
Vi Cousineau
Mary Zelazoski
Don & Carolyn Fraley
Mary Igl
Polly Duchac
ACOLYTES
Saturday 5:30PM Cole Johnson, Chris Arrowood
Sunday
9:00AM Jillian Incha, Emma Jansen
LECTORS & COMMENTATOR
Saturday 5:30PM Patti Meyer (L) Kay Sollitto (C)
Sunday
9:00AM Ted Fox (L)
EXTRA-ORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST
Saturday 5:30PM Tom & Laurel Bradley, John Warner
Sunday
9:00AM Sue Hoffman, Sue Werdeo, Bob Uelman,
Laura McKenna, Thelma Lamont
MARCH HOMEBOUND EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
Barbara Fox, Kleo Landowski, Phil Beck, John Warner
MUSICIANS
Saturday 5:30PM Matt Walton, Colleen Krivoshein & Choir
Sunday
9:00AM Matt Walton, Joann Kekula & Choir
Saturday
Sunday
Saturday
Sunday
USHERS
5:30PM Norm Boehnlein, Greg Rusch,
Brian Blink, Bill Hilger
9:00AM Bill Thomae, John Steger, Greg Oelke,
Brian Bunnell, TJ Beck
MINISTERS OF HOSPITALITY
5:30PM Liz Bures (Carport)
Peggy Majewski (West/Front)
9:00AM Harold & Barb Borkovec (Carport)
Dean & Jean Rydberg Family (West/Front)
Saturday 5:30PM
Sunday
9:00AM
SCRIP
John Gelhausen
Mary Jo Filbrandt
Sales for the week ending 2-21-15 were $21,023.12
with a profit of $1,061.67. Thank you for your
continuing support to the scrip program.
Scrip Hours: Scrip will be sold in the Scrip Office at the
St. John Parish Office from 8am-Noon Monday-Friday.
Reminder: When school is not in session, the Scrip Office is
closed. Scrip is also sold at SS. Mary & Hyacinth
& St. Wencel during regular office hours.
CHURCH SUPPORT
ENVELOPES ...................................... 4262.00
OFFERTORY ................................................ 595.02
TOTAL ............................................... 4857.02
BUILDING & GROUNDS............................... 175.00
BISHOP’S APPEAL 2015
As of February 24, 2015. St. John Parishioners
have contributed $10,092.70 to the 2015 Bishops
Appeal. We are grateful for these donations. All
donations will help us attain our parish goal of $34,114.
SENTINEL OF THE SANCTUARY
In Thanksgiving DW
In Memory of Dale Williams
We are again taking names for the Sentinel of the Sanctuary.
Please submit name and an offering ($2) to the Parish Office.
Remember the names are printed as they are received in the office.
There are no specific dates for the Sentinel of the Sanctuary.
MASS SCHEDULES
Daily Mass Times:
St. John: 8:15am Monday thru Friday,
St. John will have a Monday Mass during Lent
St. Wenceslaus, Neva: 8am on Tuesdays,
Ss. Mary & Hyacinth: 7:30am on Wednesdays,
Thursdays & Fridays
Weekend Mass Times:
Saturday’s: 4:00pm Ss. Mary & Hyacinth
5:30pm St. John
Sunday’s: 7:30am Ss. Mary & Hyacinth
9:00am St. John
10:30am St. Wenceslaus, Neva
CONFESSIONS
SS. Mary & Hyacinth on Saturdays at 3pm
St. John following the Saturday 5:30pm Mass,
or by appointment.
STATIONS
St. John – Fridays after morning mass.
STATIONS AND BENEDICTION
SS. Mary & Hyacinth – Sundays at 1pm
(No Stations on March 15, 2015)
St. Wencel – Mondays at 7pm
SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT
Holy Hour will be held at St. John,
On March 2, following the morning mass.
FIRST FRIDAY MASS
Come Join us! The First Friday Mass and Social on March 6th
will be held at SS. Mary & Hyacinth. There will be a 1:30pm
Mass followed by a Social Hour in the Church Hall. Come and
bring a friend!
PRAYER GROUP
Come and join other adults in prayer at St. John.
The next prayer group will meet on Sunday, March 8th
from 6:30pm-8:00pm. We will meet in the Sanctuary every two
weeks. All adults are welcome.
Christian Mothers & Altar Society, March 2nd @ 1pm
Stewardship Meeting, March 4th at 4pm
Liturgical (Worship) Meeting, March 5th at 4:35pm
RCIA, March 6th at 7pm
THE SECOND WEEK OF LENT
MARCH 1, 2015
FAITH FORMATION NOTES
All classes for grades 1 through 11 meet on
Wednesdays at the Faith Formation center,
819 3rd Avenue, Antigo.
INTER-PARISH FAITH FORMATION SCHEDULE
Grades 1-5 Class: 4:15-5:30pm, Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25
Grades 6-8 Class: 4:15-5:30pm, Mar 4, 10 (Retreat) March 18, 25
Grades 9-11 Class: 7–8:30 pm, Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25
SS. Mary & Hyacinth Site: Pre-K,K Sunday school class
for ages 4 through 6 in the Faith Formation Center, Room 2,
10:15 am: March 8, 15, 22, 29
St. John Site: Liturgy of the Word for Children at
St. John during the 9:00 Mass, for children ages 4 to 8
Sundays, March 1, 8, 15, 22
First Reconciliation: Students will be celebrating the sacrament
of Reconciliation for the first time this week. Group A will be
meeting on Mon. March 2nd and Group B will meet on
Thurs. March 5th. Both celebrations are at 6:00pm at
SS. Mary & Hyacinth. Please keep these students and their
families in your prayers.
Abraham’s response to God’s call was “Here I Am”.
Because he feared God and obeyed his call, God
blessed Abraham. If we too answer the call, who
will separate us from the love of Christ? Let us listen to Jesus,
beloved Son of the Father.
Attention Middle and High School Students:
Are you in need of service hours for Confirmation? Or is the
Spirit of Lent moving you to give of your time and talents?
There are a number service opportunities available. Please
contact Tracey Minish at 715-623-5255 for more details.
EXTERNAL SACRIFICE:
The Lenten season is here! To begin our celebration
of Lent, Students at All Saints wrote down their
Lenten promises and are taking part in a challenge
to memorize The Seven Last Words of Christ. Some of the final
winter activities are wrapping up at All Saints including a successful
magazine sale fundraiser, basketball tournaments, and Science
Olympiad competitions. We are all looking forward to Spring!
So why exactly are you not eating candy for the next
month? This is a very popular penance during Lent, and the
questions about it are just as popular. Heaven forbid you should
avoid the cake at the birthday party! You LOVE cake! But it’s
Lent – a time for penance and sacrifice. Christ has said, “If anyone
wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his
cross daily and follow me” (Luke 9:23). Giving up something we
enjoy strengthens our love for Christ and our resilience against
temptation. As Pope Benedict XVI said in his Lenten address of
2009, “Through fasting and praying, we allow (Christ) to come
and satisfy the deepest hunger that we experience in the depths
of our being: the hunger and thirst for God.” It unites us with
Christ’s own sacrifices and gives us a deeper appreciation of the
blessings in our lives.
DAILY READINGS
Monday, March 2 Lenten Weekday
Reading I: Daniel 9:4b-10; Gospel: Luke 6:36-38
Tuesday, March 3 Lenten Weekday
Reading I: Isaiah 1:10. 16-20; Gospel: Matthew 23:1-12
Wednesday, March 4 Lenten Weekday
Reading 1: Jeremiah 18:18-20; Gospel: Matthew 20:17-28
Thursday, March 5 Lenten Weekday
Reading I: Jeremiah 17:5-10; Gospel: Luke 16:19-31
Friday, March 6 Lenten Weekday
Reading I: Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a;
Gospel: Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46
Saturday, March 7 Lenten Weekday
Reading I: Micah 7:14-15, 18-20; Gospel: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
ASCS will host their Adult Technology classes beginning
Monday, March 2. This year’s classes will be Introduction to
Computer and Tablet Topic Classes. Please contact the school
office at 715-623-4835 or Stacy Beck at [email protected]
for more details.
ASCS hosted a Father-Daughter Dance this past Friday. Over 75
fathers and daughters participated! It was a great evening with
lots of fun, dancing, and snacks.
This program is held on scheduled Tuesdays during
Lent. All sessions will include home-made soup,
breads and dessert. Sessions will be held at
St. John, Antigo, in Hoffmann Hall with a rotation
of our linked parishes providing the meal. A free will offering is
appreciated. We have a wide variety of invited guests who will
share their musical talents. These sessions will reflect the stewardship
theme this year, “Make a Joyful Noise”. Everyone is welcome!
Tuesday, March 3rd Evening Session
Split Pea/Ham and Wild Rice Soups will be served
at 5:30pm. The Soups are prepared parishioners of St. John.
Presenters: “Of Chorus” presentation will be at 6:00pm.