M A Y 5 , 2 0 1 9 • T H I R D S U N D A Y O F E A S T E R

May 5, 2019

at St. Michael Parish

Dutch Barlow

Andrew Hackel

Tegan Murphy

Gideon Strom

May 11, 2019

at Church of the Resurrection

Nolan Bires

Jordan Kluck

Lillian Kuklinski

Lily Paul

Sophia Sladek

Harper Thomas

Bryce Vander Sanden

2 Parish Life Weekly Schedule Someone told me there were a few gasps in the back of the church last weekend when I spoke at the end of Masses about the watershed moment

St. Michael Parish is in. I forgot to ask the person who told me that whether the gasps were during the “bad news part” (that the parish still has a $2.3 million dollar mortgage on its beautiful parish campus) or the “good news part” (that St. Ambrose Financial Services and friends of the parish have offered $1,000,000 if over the next four years we can raise $500,000 in debt retirement). Why haven’t you heard of this before? I suspect it was thought “everyone knows.” And while no one likes debt, our annual interest payments had been relatively manageable until the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates a few years ago. Let me anticipate some other questions you may be having: Where did this debt come from? Well, it’s a variety of things. The greatest portion, $1,935,401 of it, dates from the move the parish made twenty years ago to refashion and update its campus. Another $219,607 of our debt is unpaid interest on the mortgage, and a further $159,927 is made up of unpaid Newman subsidy, insurance, missed Diocesan Annual Appeal targets, and Diocesan newspaper subscription costs that accumulated between 2003 and 2017. Altogether it amounts to $2,314,935. What did the original building project entail? The project included demolishing the older portion of St. Michael’s School, renovating the newer portion, constructing a school addition, creating a new social hall and kitchen to replace the original Krasowski Hall, filling the area between the church and the school with a gathering area, and developing a new space for parking. It was a pretty bold project. The school building hosts the major child care facility, 4-K program, and Administrative Offices for the Newman Catholic Schools, and is used by our parish’s Faith Formation programs. Didn’t I already make a pledge for this effort? If you’ve been a long-time member at St. Michael’s, you may indeed have made previous gifts to pay for this work. At the start of the project, $626,000 was raised in an initial campaign and then, in the Diocesan-wide “We Belong to Christ” effort in 2005-2008, an additional $1,100,000 was contributed to reduce the mortgage. What is St. Ambrose Financial Services (SAFS) … and why should they care about our financial situation? Though St. Michael Parish is its own corporation, we work with other Catholic parishes in the Diocese in many ways. All the parishes of Marathon County, for example, help support Newman Catholic Schools. St. Ambrose Financial Services is something like the common “bank” of the parishes. Congregations are asked to invest long-term savings at SAFS, and, in turn, can borrow at favorable rates for a building project or an emergency. It is St. Ambrose, and not the Diocese, which holds most of our debt. The St. Ambrose Board recognizes the spot St. Michael’s is in, and they think it is wise to help us reduce our debt. We agree. I’ll have more FAQ’s next week. My aim here isn’t to alarm you, but to warm you up to participating in one of a whole series of little meetings I’ll be hosting in the next two months to explain the details and see if you can help us meet the challenge St. Ambrose and some of our friends have made. The first fifty invitations are out. Please come and let me talk about it with you. It’s really a good news story. Fr. Mark

Monday, May 6 5:30pm Mass +Jack Essex at CR 6:00pm Confessions at CR Tuesday, May 7 12:10pm Mass +Ed, Alice and John Koppa at CR 5:30pm Rosary and Novena at CR Wednesday, May 8 12:10pm Mass +Stan Naze at CR Thursday, May 9 12:10pm Mass +Fr. Fred Kulovits at CR 6:30pm Easter Retreat Series “Belonging” at St. Anne Friday, May 10 St. Damien de Veuster 9:00am "What Catholics Believe" Bible Study at CR Conference Room 12:10pm Mass +Melissa Sue Boyle at CR 6:00pm First Communion Practice at CR NOTE: The rosary will be said beginning at 11:45 am before the Daily Masses. The Divine Mercy Chaplet will follow Mass. 4TH SUNDAY OF EASTER Saturday, May 11 9:00am Prayer Shawl Ministry at SM Gathering Space 3:00pm Confessions at SM 4:00pm Mass +Jerry Albers at SM 5:30pm Mass for Peoples of the Eastside Parishes at CR 5:30pm First Communion at CR Sunday, May 12 7:30am Confessions at CR 8:30am Mass +Steve Medvecz at CR 10:30am Mass +Dolores Kwiatkowski at SM CR - Church of the Resurrection ٠ SM - St. Michael Church

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Scripture Readings for this Week:

Scripture Readings can also be found at: www.usccb.org/bible/index.cfm

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Bulletin article submission deadline: Monday at noon

bulletins@eastsideparishes.org

More “Blah, Blah, Blah” from Msgr. Mark

Thank you to all parishioners who organized, volunteered to help, or attended the following: Lenten Soup Luncheon Fish Fry Social PCCW Bake Sale They were all very successful and well received events. Your involvement is much appreciated.

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

in your prayers this week:

Mary Trantow, Brian Crooks, Geneva Ellison, Pat Bliss, Mary LaRue, Wayne Gibberd, Florence Johnson,

Carol and Jerry Feldbruegge, Violet Schuttenberg, Rita Voermans, Chester Kwarciany, Judy Frost,

Bobbie Sinski and James Strachota.

Also pray for the hospitalized people. ————————–

Resurrection Sanctuary Lamp burns this week in memory of:

Gregory Martin

St. Michael Votive Candles honor the memory of:

Helen Erdmann Jack Essex

Special intention for health of Fr. Charles Hiebl Special intention for recovery from surgery

Next Sunday Reflection Material 3

Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Easter (May 12) (Acts 13:14, 43-52; Revelation 7:9, 14b-17;

John 10:27-30) At the start of the Church, most of its members were Jewish. By the end of the 1st century, though, the Christian community was primarily Gentile. One attempt to explain how that came to be can be seen in today’s portion from the Acts of the Apostles where Paul’s says that the Jews needed to hear, and reject, the word of God before he and Barnabas could turn to the Gentiles. While there is evidence in some of the letters of Paul, the Acts of the Apostles, and the Gospel of John that the Jewish authori-ties sometimes did harass the fledgling Christian communi-ty, this is no reason or justification for the ongoing, and at times horrific, treatment the Jewish people have suffered at the hands of the Christian community. In the light of this history, the Second Vatican Council affirmed that the Catholic Church “deplores all hatreds, persecutions, and displays of anti-Semitism leveled at any time or from any source against the Jews” (Nostra Aetate 4). Where did you, as a Christian, learn your attitudes about the Jewish peo-ple? How have they changed (or still need to change)?

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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

The Diocesan Bible School launches a new class this fall, and it meets just

down the road at St. Anthony’s Have you ever complained to yourself that you wished you understood the Bible? Well, the Diocesan School of Biblical Studies is welcoming students for its new four-year class that will begin in September. The School meets one Saturday a month, from 9:00 am until 3:30 pm, for nine months of the year, at two locations … and one of them is just twelve miles down the road. The $300 tuition for the first year’s course, “Old Testament Foundation – Genesis through Kings,” includes the noon meal. A de-scription of the full course of study, registration forms, and a calendar for the 2019-2020 sessions can be found in the church reading racks or the parish offices. Not sure if it will help or hurt your interest, but Fr. Mark will be the local teacher.

Upcoming Parish Celebrations of First Communion and Confirmation At Easter Jesus’ disciples were formed as His body, the Church … and so, over the centuries, the Easter Season has become the usual time for the celebration of the sac-raments of initiation: Baptism, First Eucharist, and Confir-mation. At the 10:30 am Mass at St. Michael Parish on Sunday, May 5, and the 5:30 pm Mass at the Church of the Resurrection on Saturday, May 11, we will welcome twelve young people to the Lord’s Table for the first time. As each group is small, it shouldn’t inconvenience regular attenders at these liturgies … so please don’t be afraid to celebrate these events with the families. On Saturday afternoon, May 18th, Bishop William Callahan will be present at the 4:00 pm Mass at St. Michael’s to confirm twenty-nine young people and adults. St. Michael’s is a big space, so you are very welcome to at-tend. Come see the Bishop in action. Do recognize that the liturgy will be a big longer though.

Deacon Peter and Marilyn Burek ex-tend their thanks to all who have supported them in prayer and sent

them cards during Peter’s recovery from his fall and the heart surgery he recently underwent. He is on the road to recovery and will rejoin us at Mass when his health allows.

The Eastside Parishes extends their sympathy and prayers

to the family and friends of Gerald Fox,

who passed away on April 24; and Ruth Schultz, who passed away on

April 30, 2019.

Financial Giving July 1, 2019—April 28, 2019

St. Michael Parish Last Week’s Collections Weekly Budget Difference Annual Budget Adult Envelopes/Offertory .................. $13,541.00 Electronic Contributions ..................... $0.00

Weekly Totals ................................ $13,541.00 $9,807.30 $3,733.70

Fiscal Year-to-Date ............................ $398,374.20 $431,521.20 -$33,147.00 $510,000.00 $510,000.00

Church of the Resurrection Last Week’s Collections Weekly Budget Difference Annual Budget Adult Envelopes/Offertory .................. $28,797.50 Electronic Contributions ..................... $0.00

Weekly Totals ................................ $28,797.50 $9,365.01 $19,432.49

Fiscal Year-to-Date ............................ $452,951.79 $412,060.44 $40,891.35 $487,000.00

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The 48th Bi-annual State Convention of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, hosted by Court St. Rose #1062 of Wausau, will be held May 17 and 18 at the Central Wisconsin Expo Center/Holiday Suites in Rothschild, WI. This years' theme is "Trust In The Lord and Do Good". Keynote speaker is Sister Sandy Setterlund, "Here I Am Lord, I Come to Do Your Will". Banquet speaker is Brenda Bayer of the Women's Community, "Human Trafficking". A Mass for deceased members will be celebrated Friday evening.

An Invitation to the Final Strategic Planning Dialogue and Listening Session

Your input is needed! Please join the NCS Strategic Planning Steering Committee as we chart the future of Newman Catholic Schools. Our FINAL listening session will be held on Thursday, May 16, 2019, for all stakeholders to join in, lend their voice, and help set that course. This last listening ses-sion will focus on a review of the issues and goal statements developed throughout the strategic planning process. The strategic plan must be bold, innovative and transformational to meet the needs of our students. Excellence anchors the tradition of Catholic education in the Wausau area and at Newman Catholic Schools. The task is to envision what that excellence will look like in the future. Newman Catholic Schools retained the services of Partners in Mission (PIM) to help facilitate the strategic planning process. This effort commenced during the summer of 2017 and is chaired by Mr. Rick Svennes. Planning efforts focused on analy-sis of eight domains:

Academics / Curriculum: Claire Meney (Chair); Emily Bates (Co-Chair) Advancement / Alumni /Communications: Mona Fox (Chair); Candy Thurs (Co-Chair) Enrollment / Admissions / Marketing: Lori Manteufel (Chair) Facilities: Steve Robison (Chair) Finance: Mike Vesel (Chair); Chris Pfender (Co-Chair) Mission / Catholic ID: Paula Damask (Chair). Ecclesiastical support provided by Father Slowiak and Father Kieffer. Student Life / Co-Curriculum: Paul David (Chair) Technology: Jeff Dirks (Chair)

Thanks to the efforts of the steering committee, Newman Catholic Schools is poised to enter a period of growth and re-newal, but in order for that to happen we must work together to align the strategic plan with a vision and mission for the school system. This plan, the creation of which you are vitally important, will provide a clear road map by which the admin-istration, faculty, and staff are able to navigate the next five years. Please lend your voice! All stakeholders are invited to participate in this FINAL listening session as scheduled below. This listening session is designed to gather feedback from as many stakeholders as possible to help inform the final por-tions of the strategic planning process. This final listening session is scheduled for:

Thursday, May 16th, 2019, 6:00-7:30PM Newman Catholic Middle School / High School

The Strategic Planning Steering Committee will take all input into consideration as it makes final revisions to the plan with implementation to begin the summer 2019. We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Sincerely in Christ, Rick Svennes Michael J. Martin Chairman President NCS Education Commission and Newman Catholic Schools Strategic Planning Committee

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PRAYER TO SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL

St. Michael the Archangel,

defend us in battle. Be our defense

against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.

May God rebuke him,

we humbly pray, and do thou,

O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits,

who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.

Amen.

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Celebrate Mom with a long-stemed rose, the symbol of the unborn child, next Sunday, Mother’s Day. Wisconsin Right to Life thanks you in advance for helping us build a culture that respects life at all stages. Roses will be available after all the Masses. A $2 donation is suggested to support Right to Life.

Pray the Rosary during the Month of May A member of the Eastside Parish Rosary Society will lead the rosary in church before Sunday Masses in May. Please join them in saying this wonderful prayer as Our Lady leads us to Jesus through the Mysteries of the Holy Rosary. Church of the Resurrection: 8:00 am Sundays. St. Michael: 10 am Sundays.

Our Lenten series becomes an Easter series as we offer the last evening of Prayer and Preaching, which was delayed because of our last snowstorm. Fr. Mark Pierce will address the topic of Belonging at 6:30 pm Thursday, May 9, at St. Anne. A reception will follow. Spread the word and plan to join us!