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Resurrection Our Lord

Church of the of

Jesus Christ

St. Michael Parish

Resurrection Parish 621 Second Street • Wausau, WI 54403 715.845.6715 • www.eastsideparishes.org

Office Hours: 8:00 am—12:00 pm Tuesday through Friday

St. Michael Parish 611 Stark Street • Wausau, WI 54403 715.842.4283 • www.eastsideparishes.org

Office Hours: 8:00 am—4:00 pm Monday through Friday

Parish Staff Pastor Rev. Msgr. Mark Pierce Deacon Rev. Mr. Peter Burek Deacon Rev. Mr. Michael Maher Director of Faith Formation Michelle Fischer Faith Formation Office 715.842.1810 Parish Secretaries Resurrection Cathy Hackel St. Michael Phyllis Burclaff Parish Nurse Pam Frary Financial Secretary Vicki Koss

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Liturgical Schedule

Church of the Resurrection Saturday 5:30pm, Sunday 8:30am Monday 5:30 pm Tuesday through Friday 12:10pm Rosary and Novena Tuesday 5:30pm Reconciliation 7:30am Sunday, 6:00pm Monday

St. Michael Saturday 4:00pm, Sunday 10:30am Reconciliation 3:00pm Saturday

Reconciliation is also available by appointment.

Sacramental Preparation Contact either parish office for details regarding baptism and marriage preparation.

Parish Life Weekly Schedule In teaching teenagers and young adults about the fundamentals of faith (as in, “Why do we believe in anything at

all?), I will sometimes ask the group to help make a list of the Hollywood-types they know of who have died by their own hands or under “questionable circumstances.” Depending on the age of the group, and their knowledge of popular culture, we usually start slowly [John Belushi … Marilyn Monroe …] but end up with quite a list [Michael Jackson … River Phoenix … Janis Joplin … Kurt Cobain … Robin Williams … ]. With one particularly sharp bunch of young people, we were able to scrawl twenty names on the chalkboard in under a minute (a few of whom I myself had never heard of). This last week, two more names are available to add to that catalog: fashion designer Kate Spade, and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain. My point in making the list is to demonstrate that life is more complicated than we tend to think. When we are young, we are sure that “happiness” is a matter of having enough of four things: popularity, wealth, power, and pleasure. We’ve all had small doses of them and found them delightful … so we make the (simplistic) deduction that the secret to being a happy camper in life is heaping up more of them. The world of advertising is built on this. Most commercials whisper into our ears, “You know, you really aren’t very good the way you are … but, if you drove a certain car, wore a certain brand of clothing or a certain type of make-up, then all your problems would be solved.” That is (to be kind) a big fib … but advertising must work, or manufacturers wouldn’t be pouring billions of dollars into it. My list of famous people who have committed suicide isn’t meant to take a shot at “Hollywood,” but would make the simpler point that if these people, who really did have heaps of the Big Four things that we think will ensure our happiness, and still weren’t happy … why would we think it is going to work for us? Popularity, wealth, power, and pleasure will never fill me up. I haven’t heard anything on Ms. Spade, but the consensus on what pushed Mr. Bourdain to take his life was depression. People like that are all around us. My mom battled with depression, and from time to time she’d say to me, “You have no idea, Mark, how terrible it is … so be gentle with people who suffer with it.” The Catechism of the Church sounds like my mom, when it says: “Grave psychological disturbances, anguish, or grave fear of hardship, [or] suffering … can diminish the responsibility of the one committing suicide. We should not despair of [their salvation]. By ways known to Him alone, God can provide the opportunity for [healing] repentance.” [CCC, 2282-2283]. The Catechism goes on to urge us to pray for those who take their own lives. I hope you will. But maybe there is something more we should do as well. Fr. Mark

Monday, June 18 11:30am Finance Council Meeting at SM PC 5:30pm Mass +Irene Lella at CR 6:00pm Confessions at CR Tuesday, June 19 St. Romuald 12:10pm Mass for Deceased Members of the Sobkowiak Family at CR 3:00pm Mass +Mary Kluz at Forest Park 5:30pm Rosary and Novena at CR Wednesday, June 20 6:00am Bible Study - CR Conference Room 12:10pm Mass +Audrey Rochon at CR 1:00pm Mass for Special Intention at Riverview Terrace 1:45pm Mass +James and Lily Etta Sippl at Sturgeon Bluff Thursday, June 21 St. Aloysius Gonzaga 8:00am Area Youth to Mount Olympus 12:10pm Mass +James Piaszak at CR Friday, June 22 St. John Fisher & Thomas More Martyrs; St. Paulinus of Nola 9:00am Bible Study at CR Conference Room 12:10pm Mass +Steve Hiebl at CR NOTE: The rosary will be said beginning at 11:40 am before the Daily Masses. The Divine Mercy Chaplet will follow Mass. THE NATIVITY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST Saturday, June 23 3:00pm Confessions at SM 4:00pm Mass for the People of the Parishes at SM 5:30pm Mass +Norman Hudziak at CR Sunday, June 24 7:30am Confessions at CR 8:30am Mass +Steve Medvecz at CR 10:30am Mass +Richard Hornung at SM CR - Church of the Resurrection ٠ SM - St. Michael Church

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Scripture Readings for this Week can be found at:

www.usccb.org/bible/index.cfm ————————–

Bulletin article submission deadline:

Monday at noon bulletins@eastsideparishes.org

More “Blah, Blah, Blah”

from Msgr. Mark

Congratulations to Alice Mary Sarther,

who was baptized at St. Michael’s on

Sunday, June 17, daughter of Daniel and Andrea Albers, grandaughter of Jerry and Pat Albers.

Please remember these and all of our homebound people from Resurrection and St. Michael Parishes

in your prayers this week:

Carol and Jerry Feldbruegge, Chester Kwarciany, JoAnn Jesse, Balbina Presl, Barb Keller, Frank Stachoviak, Bobbie Sinski, Margaret Jaskolski, Greg Zajackowski, Mary Ann Mizwinski,

Shirley Wolff, James Strachota and Jane Cumberland.

Also pray for the hospitalized people.

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St. Michael Votive Candles honor the memory of: Helen Erdmann

Bob Michlig Stanley Nievinski

St. Michael Votive Candles burn for: Special Intention for J.B.

Speedy recovery following surgery Special favor

Next Sunday Reflection Material 3

Readings for the Nativity of St. John the Baptist (June 24)

(Isaiah 49:1-6; Acts 13:22-26; Luke 1:57-66, 80)

We just got started with the scriptures of Ordinary Time, and here we are again taking a break from them to keep a feast in honor of the one who prepared the way for Christ’s coming. The first reading is one of the four “Servant Songs” in the book of the Prophet Isaiah. For the original author, they spoke of the ups and downs in the life of an anonymous agent of God. During Lent we read this poem as a reflection on Jesus’ ministry. And now we are asked to read it yet again with the Baptist in mind. It’s not the tiny details, but the overarching pattern of “divine call -divine blessing—seeming failure—final vindication” that mark out God’s helpers. How about you? Do you see yourself in this poem? If not, why not?

Father’s Day Carnations will be available after Mass today. Honor your father or your husband by giving him a white carnation that symbolizes respect, purity and decency. Some people, whose loving husbands or fathers are deceased, have placed Fa-ther’s Day carnations on their graves to honor the memory of their loved one. A $1 donation is appreciated. Proceeds go to Morality in Media—Marathon County to help them continue the fight against pornography and vio-lence in the media and on the Internet.

I Kate Konsella and Michael Maher III

We’re cheering on those of you who are you still “paying down” a

Diocesan Annual Appeal pledge!

Both Eastside Parishes have covered themselves with glory in meeting their share of the Diocesan Annual Appeal this year in pledges … but to actually “reach the goal” the payment needs to follow. Like the pastor(!), some of you are pay-ing down your gift in installments. This is a reminder that the end of the fiscal year for the Annual Appeal is June 30, and for gifts to make it into this year’s effort they must be postmarked by then. If you are still working on paying yours down, the mailing address for the DAA is:

Diocese of La Crosse Attn: Annual Appeal

PO Box 4004 La Crosse, WI 54602-4004

Congratulations to

John Kennedy and Keri Bostwick who were married at

Church of the Resurrection on Saturday, June 16, 2018.

A Religious Freedom Week Holy Hour to pray and act for the freedom to serve faithfully and with integrity will be led by Deacon Peter Burek

on Monday, June 25, 6:00 pm (following the 5:30 pm Mass) at Church of the Resurrection.

Learn more at: www.usccb.org/ReligiousFreedomWeek

Due to the 4th of July holiday and the slower rhythms of summer,

The Eastside Parishes Offices will be closed July 2-6.

The offices will be locked, however, some office staff may be available by phone

if they choose to be in the office.

Weekly Financial Giving: Fiscal Year July 1, 2017—June 30, 2018

St. Michael Parish Last Week’s Collections Weekly Budget Difference Annual Budget Adult Envelopes/Offertory .................. $6,751.00 Electronic Contributions ...................... $0.00

Weekly Totals ................................. $6,751.00 $10,480.35 -$3,729.35

Fiscal Year-to-Date ............................ $488,091.04 $524,017.50 -$35,926.46 $545,000.00

Church of the Resurrection Last Week’s Collections Weekly Budget Difference Annual Budget Adult Envelopes/Offertory .................. $8,229.00 Electronic Contributions ...................... $0.00

Weekly Totals ................................. $8,229.00 $9,095.79 -$866.79

Fiscal Year-to-Date ............................ $477,249.43 $454,789.50 $22,459.93 $473,000.00

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ST. MICHAEL PARISH LIBRARY

Stop in to

pick up some summer reading

materials or videos.

Upcoming area parish summer festivities—enjoy good food, music, games and more with our local parishes. St. Anne Parish Fest, 700 W. Bridge St, Wausau, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 15 - 17. stanneswausau.org/fest St. Ladislaus “Event in Bevent”, Hwys. 153 and Y, Saturday and Sunday, June 23 and 24.

All are invited to join in praying the National Rosary for Marriage at noon on Saturday, June 23rd. We will beg Our Lord, Our Lady and Saint Joseph to save life, marriage and family. We will beg God to hear the cry of His people. This outdoor public rosary will be prayed at St. Michael’s, on the front lawn and sidewalk at the corner of 6th and Steuben Streets. Dress appropriately for the weather and bring a lawn chair, if you wish.

Opportunity to assist in the Mission of St. Vincent de Paul Cabrini Conference: Individuals or families are needed to put SVdP envelopes in the pews at St. Michael’s and/or Resurrection on the first weekend of each month and collect the remaining envelopes at the end of the Masses. This only takes a short

amount of time and hopefully, if there is enough interest, only two or three times a year. Perhaps this is your answer to helping your neighbor. Please contact the mission office at 715-848-1046 and leave a message or speak to Lori. Employment Opportunity:

St. Paul’s Director of Faith Formation St. Paul Parish of Mosinee seeks to hire a full-time Director of Faith Formation. This person will build on our well–established 1st–10th grade program with approximately 200 students. Additional infor-mation and job description is available on the parish website: www.stpaulmosinee.org

Catholic Financial is hosting their annual brat fry for the benefit of our SVdP Mission on Friday and Saturday, June 22 and 23, at the IGA in Rib Mountain 11:30-4:30.