Website: www.stmaxkolbe.org

Bulletin Submission:

bulletin@stmaxkolbe.org

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frjim@stmaxkolbe.org

Parish Office: (715) 824-3380

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Parish Secretary — Angie Sturzl 715-824-3380 angie@stmaxkolbe.org

Financial Secretary — Doreen Krusick 715-824-3380

Pastoral Council — JoAnn Doyle 715-824-2011 Scott Hintz 715-572-7420 Finance Council — Pam Zinda 715-366-2185 Dennis Fay 715-824-5075

Building & Grounds Committee — Andy Guidry 715-347-7090 Parish Council of Catholic Women — Sherry Fay 920-636-5010 Pro-Life Committee — Cindy Gresl 920-566-2305 Elizabeth Ministry — Jennifer Hendrix 715-344-3099 Family Life Committee — Tasha Shurpit Prayer Chain — Helen Buckholt 920-622-4461 Judy Scholler 920-765-0419 Sacred Steps Program — Jane Bauer 715-258-9563 SCRIP — Terri Hoerter 715-340-9816 Karen Guidry 715-342-5945

Knights of Columbus — Andy Guidry

Garden Club — Peggy Root 715-498-1597

Religious Education (CCD) — Kim Auer 715-252-8745

Confirmation Program — Jeremiah Auer 715-281-9825 Guardian Angels Cemetery — Ken Trzebiatowski 715-498-6066 Hope Cemetery (Heffron) — Sharon Lorenz 715-366-4557 St. Martin Cemetery — Tom Guth 366-4104 St. Patrick Cemetery — Helen Helbach 715-824-5880

June 25, 2017 | www.stmaxkolbe.org | Ordinary Time

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8611 State Highway 54 • Almond, WI 54909

Go and do likewise... Luke 10:37

Readings for the Week of June 25, 2017 Sun: Jer 20:10-13/Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35/Rom 5:12-15/Mt 10:26-33 Monday: Gn 12:1-9/Ps 33:12-13, 18-20, 22/Mt 7:1-5 Tuesday: Gn 13:2, 5-18/Ps 15:2-4ab, 5/Mt 7:6, 12-14 Wednesday: Gn 15:1-12, 17-18/Ps 105:1-4, 6-9/Mt 7:15-20 Thursday: Acts 3:1-10/Ps 19:2-5/Gal 1:11-20/Jn 21:15-19 Acts 12:1-11/Ps 34:2-9/2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18/Mt 16:13-19 Friday: Gn 17:1, 9-10, 15-22/Ps 128:1-5/Mt 8:1-4 Saturday: Gn 18:1-15/Lk 1:46-50, 53-55/Mt 8:5-17 Next Sunday: 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a/Ps 89:2-3, 16-19/Rom 6:3-4, 8-11/Mt 10:37-42

Please stay in touch. Feel free to stop by and join us for Mass at St. Francis in Knowlton or St. John’s in Peplin once in a while. It’s only a half hour from St. Max’s. Masses are 4:30 PM on Saturday and 8:30 AM Sunday at St. Francis and 10:00 AM on Sunday at St. John’s or just stop by to say hell. I now have a new email address frjimtrempe@gmail.com that will be permanent. Let’s not say good-bye but rather until we see each other again. You will remain in my love and in my prayers. Please keep me in your prayers. Sincerely in Christ, —Fr. Jim Trempe

��������������Well, it is hard to believe. My time here at St Max’s has come to an end, but as the song says, “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.” It’s a new beginning for me at St. Francis and St. John’s Parishes and it’s a new beginning for you at St. Max’s. Whether it’s a beginning or an end or any time in between, Jesus Christ is there. As the scriptures tell us, He is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I hope I have always boldly and proudly proclaimed Jesus Christ from the beginning of my tenure to the end. Never be ashamed of your faith in Jesus Christ. Be proud. We have much to be proud of, and I have certainly been proud to serve you as your pastor. I am grateful to have been your pastor these past four years. There is so much I would love to say, but I wouldn’t even know where I would begin. You people are amazing, and Jesus has done much through you. There is so much the Lord has done these years. There has been so many volunteers, from committees to societies to working the dinners and everything in between. There has been many CCD classes, meetings and prayer services just to name a few. The Tuesday evening adult faith studies have been a real blessing for me, and, I believe, for those who attended. I cannot even begin to say how much has been done. How much the Lord has accomplished through us. We have been blessed. I have been blessed. I’d like to thank folks by name, but out of fear of missing someone, I won’t do that. I appreciate all those who have served the parish so faithfully. Your guidance, leadership, advice, support, time, dedication and hard work is most appreciated. I will conclude where I started four years ago. This is the conclusion of my first bulletin I wrote to you back in 2013. “As I mentioned to you two weeks ago in my paper pulpit, I will be praying for you, the people at St. Max’s and I ask you that you pray for me that I be a good and holy pastor. The words of St. Paul as he wrote to the people at Corinth (chapters 3 and 4) “Not that ourselves are qualified to take credit for anything�; rather from God, who has indeed qualified us a ministers of a new covenant,” and “We do not preach ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord.” As a minister of the new covenant, I must be deeply rooted in Jesus Christ and that comes through prayer.” I hope and prayed that I have been deeply rooted in Jesus Christ and that I have been a good and holy pastor. I pray that I have always pointed you to Jesus, and I hope I helped you on your way to heaven. I am not perfect, and I apologize if I have ever gotten in the way of that.

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Birthdays

Margaret Schiek 6/25 Tim Vayder 6/25

Carla Turzinski 6/25 Cole Markowski 6/25 Macey Turzinski 6/26 Dakota Gollon 6/26 Linda Yerkes 6/27 Leo Gonnering 6/27 Gail Retzki 6/27

Kevin Lehman 6/27 Addison Shurpit 6/27 Cashton Cullen 6/27 Levi Cullen 6/27 Clark High 6/29

Teresa Higgins 6/29 Julia Churas 6/30 JoAnn Yeska 6/30 Bob Demski 6/30 Megan Yeska 7/1

Anniversaries

Tim & Nicole Vayder 6/28 Ron & Sarah Rzepka 6/29

Gary & Audrey Bembenek 6/29

Please Keep These Parishioners in Your Prayers!

We are now mid-way

through the pregnancy!

Your spiritually

adopted baby is growing

stronger each day, and

now can kick hard

enough for his mother

to feel.

This month, please say a

special prayer to St.

Joseph for the father

of your spiritually

adopted baby, that he

the courage and

strength he needs to support mom and baby.

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We welcome you to our parish family. If you wish to join our parish, you may register by calling the parish office.

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Arrangements must be made at least six months in advance. Please call the parish office for an appointment.

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Please call the parish office prior to the birth of your child.

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Please call Fr. Jim at 824-3380.

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Tuesday 1:00pm-6:30pm Wednesday 8:30am-1:00pm & 4:30-6:30pm Thursday 8:30am-1:00pm

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Servers: Laura & Kaleb Krupka Reader: Mary Shea Usher Captain: Diane Z. Eucharistic Ministers: Mike W., Carol W., Sharon K., Mary S.

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Servers: McKenna C., Austin Z., Matt S. Reader: Sharon Lorenz Usher Captain: Randy Krusick Eucharistic Ministers: Sharon L., Doreen K., Melissa D., JoAnn D.

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Servers: Jason M., Alex M., Lexi C. Reader: Bob Yerkes Usher Captain: Pat Peskie Eucharistic Ministers: Eric Z., Bob Y., Deone P.

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Adult Envelopes 2964.00 Offertory: 307.40 Maintenance & Repairs: 56.00 Vigil Candles

Total: 3,327.40

June 24th & 25th Please join us in thanking Father Jim for his service here at St. Max’s. Coffee & cake will be served after all Masses. Come wish Father Jim well in his new assignment!

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��� ������!�Please join us on Wednesday, June 28th for a short trip to Rudolph to see the beauty of the Grotto Gardens and Wonder Cave. We will gather shortly after 8am mass and carpool and meet at the Grotto. It is just about 45 minutes west of Stevens Point. If you’re not sure where it is, carpool with someone who does or Goggle Rudolph Grotto Gardens, 6957 Grotto Avenue, Rudolph, 54475. If you live closer to it, feel free to meet us there. We anticipate arriving at 9:30am. Please pack a lunch. We can eat at the Grotto’s outdoor pavilion or go to nearby Wisconsin Dairy State Cheese and eat there. They have indoor and outdoor seating. If you have any ques-tions, please contact Mary at 715-340-7217.

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During June, July & August, please call the parish office before coming in to the church. With no resident priest, there may be some flexibility in hours, and we would hate for you to come and no one be here. We will do our best to keep you informed through the bulletin and pulpit announcements. Thanks!

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We will be taking donations for Operation Bootstrap next

weekend, July 1st & 2nd.

Operation Bootstrap is a nonprofit organization that depends on the Portage county community to supply food, medical supplies and funds to people in need. Clients apply through Social Services or requests from doctors or nurses if they see a need per the client’s income. Items especially needed at this time are meals in a can type items such as ravioli, peanut butter, etc., or monetary donations. If you have any questions, contact Jack or JoAnn Doyle at 715-824-2011.

We will continue taking up collections for this organization on every first weekend of the month. Please be generous! Thank you for your help!

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�+��,����������-Dealing with Discouragement, Anxiety, Failures, Loss of Loved Ones, and Spiritual Darkness will be the topic for the retreat held on Sunday, June 25 at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Hermitage, 3500 County Road J North, Custer. The two conferences will be "Decision Making with the Gift of the Holy Spirit" and " Endurance and Perseverance - Testing of Love." Registration will start at 9:15am and the retreat begins with Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at 10:00am. The day will include Eucharistic Adoration, Rosary, Sacrament of Penance, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Veneration of Holy Relics, Healing Service, and will close with Benediction. Lunch will be provided. The suggested donation is $25/Adult, $40/Married Couple. For more information or to register please contact Debbie Adamski at 715-345-1257 or Father Genovesi at 715-592-4954.

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We will be taking donations for Operation Bootstrap next

weekend, July 1st & 2nd.

Operation Bootstrap is a nonprofit organization that depends on the Portage county community to supply food, medical supplies and funds to people in need. Clients apply through Social Services or requests from doctors or nurses if they see a need per the client’s income. Items especially needed at this time are meals in a can type items such as ravioli, peanut butter, etc., or monetary donations. If you have any questions, contact Jack or JoAnn Doyle at 715-824-2011.

We will continue taking up collections for this organization on every first weekend of the month. Please be generous! Thank you for your help!

Operation Bootstrap Collection