Inside This Issue…

2 Pastor’s Financial Review and Call to Faithful Stewardship 3 2015-16 Annual Parish Financial Report 4 IHM Parish Young Adults Celebrate World Youth Day in Krakow 6 Faithful Stewardship in Action Through Gift of Speech 7 Totus Tuus: Helping Young People Grow in Their Love for Jesus 8 Canonization of Saint Teresa of Calcutta

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St. Teresa of Calcutta, Pray for Us!

Born: August 26, 1910

Entered Eternal Life: September 5, 1997

Beatified: October 19, 2003 Canonized: September 4, 2016

During this Jubilee Year of Mercy, we thank

God for the example of Saint Mother Teresa.

O God, our loving Father, You have given us

a beautiful example of love in action

through your daughter, Saint Mother Teresa.

In her life, she showed us how to follow Jesus

by loving and serving others.

She joyfully fed the hungry, rallied for the poor

and unwanted, cared for the sick and the dying,

and sheltered the homeless.

May we imitate her love and generosity

by reaching out to your needy ones.

Thank you for the gift of Saint Mother Teresa. In Jesus’ name. Amen

IHM Staff Kicks Off New Season By Sharing A Day Of Retreat

I n preparation for a new season of parish ministries and a new school year, the Immacu-

late Heart of Mary staff and faculty gathered for a day of retreat on August 17 at the

Schoenstatt Shrine in Madison. The day began with a light breakfast and a rosary led by the Sisters of Mary, Morning Star. Fr. Gabi presented a talk on the Jubilee Year of Mercy,

the Holy Doors and the steps to gaining a plenary indulgence. Each staff member received a

prayer journal, and an opportunity was provided to enter the Holy Doors of the shrine and take time for silent prayer. The staff then enjoyed some community building activities, so-

cialization and lunch. As we begin a new year season at Immaculate Heart of Mary, our staff

is working to grow in their faith and are ready to lead by their faithful example.

Immaculate Heart of Mary SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2016

My Dear Family of Faith,

In my short time as your pastor here at Immaculate Heart of Mary, I am still trying to get to

know all of you, and am just beginning to get familiar with the operations of our parish. I’ve

been regularly reviewing our parish budget and am looking forward to working with our staff,

ministry leaders and councils to assess how to best meet all of our needs. I am grateful to Fr.

John Silva for his leadership these past three years. I do know he cares a great deal for Immacu-late Heart of Mary and for all of you.

On the adjoining page, you will find our parish financial report from the fiscal year 2015-16,

which ended on June 30, 2016. You will notice that we completed the year with a deficit of

$19,754. This is definitely an improvement from the $54,000 deficit we experienced last year,

so we are moving in the right direction. Our goal is always to strive for a “balanced” budget,

which means our income should match our expenses. This is not easy to achieve, and it takes

every one of us working together as faithful stewards of all that God has entrusted to us, starting with sharing our time through

our offering of prayer. This is followed by sharing our gifts of talent and treasure. More on that later!

For now, let’s take a look at our 2015-16 financial report. I would like to point out a few details from this past fiscal year.

1. Offertory giving was up $56,097 from the 2014-15 fiscal year. This is wonderful! However, if you recall, we are no longer

using the pink offering envelopes for our Diocesan Tax Assessment, which means that those contributions are now included

in regular offertory giving. So, while not the main reason for the increase, this is a factor.

2. School tuition income was down $128,000 from last fiscal year. This was partially due to the fact that we only had one 4K

class last year, as compared to two or three classes in prior years. Enrollment in Grades K-8 was also lower by 8 students

from the previous fiscal year.

3. Our two largest parish fundraisers, the Winter Gala and Memorial Day Festival, generated a total of $81,200. Both fundrais-

ers are necessary to meet our annual operating needs. The fish fries and other school fundraisers also generate income

through our Home & School Association. A portion of their fundraising income is included in the school budget as a) a sub-

sidy to help keep tuition costs affordable, and b) to help lower the parish’s subsidy to the school. The additional profits

from these fundraisers are used to cover some non-operating expenses, extra classroom materials, buses for field trips, sup-

plies for the teachers, etc.

4. The 2015 Diocesan Tax Assessment was paid fully from our Forward in Faith campaign. The 2016 assessment is $41,830.

This is a mandatory obligation of our parish to help cover the administrative costs of the diocese.

5. For the third year in a row, our parish met our goal for the Diocese of Madison Annual Catholic Appeal. This appeal funds

the programs and ministries that the diocese provides for the benefit of all Catholics and parishes in the diocese. Thanks for

your support of our diocese!

Back to the subject of stewardship...Since my arrival in July, I have already come to realize that our parish is composed of many

faithful souls who love the Lord and desire to show Him gratitude by being good stewards of the gifts God has entrusted to

them. I know you are familiar with the concept of “stewardship,” as you have been participating in an Annual Stewardship Re-

newal the past few years, committing to the ways in which you will (or already do) share your time, talent and treasure in our

parish community. We are blessed that so many of you recognize the gifts God has given you, and that you so generously share

those gifts by serving in one or more of our parish ministries, as well as providing your gifts of financial support.

Let us continue to pray for and encourage one another to be good and faithful stewards of our

gifts, that we may live out our calling to be disciples of Christ, building up God’s Church and

helping each other on our journey to heaven.

Your Pastor,

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Totus Tuus: Helping Young People Grow In Their Love For Jesus By Laura Soldner, IHM Coordinator of Religious Education Grades K-5

J uly was an exciting month for our youth at IHM! Dur-

ing the week of July 25-29, we partnered with St. Pat-rick's in Cottage Grove to participate for the first time

in the Totus Tuus program run by the Diocese of Madison.

Totus Tuus means “totally yours” and was the papal motto of Saint John Paul II. Totus Tuus is a summer Catholic

youth program dedicated to sharing the Gospel and promot-

ing the Catholic faith through catechesis, evangelization,

Christian witness, and Eucharistic worship. The goal of Totus Tuus is to help young people grow in their faith and

love of Jesus.

Totus Tuus seeks to foster openness to vocations in the young people we serve, as well as among the teachers in

the program. This is accomplished by placing special em-

phasis on the importance and necessity of prayer, Eucharis-

tic devotion, and Marian devotion. A total of 91 children participated in the elementary

program. The kids spent time learning about the Catholic

church and our faith. This year's curriculum focused specifi-cally on the Our Father and the Glorious Mysteries of the

Rosary. The week consisted of classroom work, daily Mass,

confession, adoration, praying the rosary, skits, songs, crafts and fun outside! It was wonderful to see the kids develop a

love for the rosary!

The week ended with water games, ice cream treats and one of

the teachers getting sprayed with

“shaving cream” by all of the kids!

The middle and high school program was held in the evenings at

St. Patrick's in Cottage Grove. There

were 15 young people enrolled in the evening program. The kids spent

time learning about the Catholic

Church and our faith in a small-group setting. They also participated in con-

fession, adoration, prayer, including

the rosary, small group discussions,

journaling and fun. The last night for the middle school stu-dents included a Wiffle Ball game played with a shaving

cream-filled Wiffle Ball and special treats!

Thank you to everyone who helped make the pro-gram a success this summer. We are already looking

forward to next summer!!

Mrs. Laura Soldner lectors for one of the

daily Masses for Totus Tuus. Laura

serves as our parish coordinator for

Totus Tuus.

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Pastor’s Financial Review and Call to Faithful Stewardship

From the Pastor’s Desk

Immaculate Heart of Mary SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2016

Faithful Stewardship in Action Through God’s Gift of Speech Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church & School Financial Report July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016

Y ou may recognize him for his distin-

guished beard or his

trademark bow-tie, but what

you might best recall about IHM parishioner Lindsay

Wood Davis is his articulate,

clear and professional man-ner of speaking, especially as

a lector for our 10:15 a.m.

Sunday Mass and 7:00 a.m. Wednesday Mass.

Lindsay definitely

has a talent for public speak-

ing, and he recognizes this talent as a gift from God.

And not only does Lindsay share this gift professionally, he

practices good and faithful stewardship by sharing it with the Church, as well.

Lindsay, who comes from a family with 3 genera-

tions in the field of broadcasting, began his career at the age of 17, working in sales at family-owned WGLB Radio

in Port Washington. He has held roles as a general manag-

er, group executive, station owner, speaker, author, trainer,

and consultant. He has also mentored hundreds of young broadcasters. Lindsay served as the primary architect of

the modern Wisconsin Broadcaster’s Association Awards

program. Lindsay’s hard work has helped him transform

broadcast management throughout our state, country and

world. Systems and processes that he has developed are

utilized by broadcasters in the U.S. and 17 foreign coun-tries. His inspirational work as Executive Vice President

of the Radio Advertising Bureau helped guide the industry

through the early days of consolidation beginning in the late 1990’s. In 2015, Lindsay added WVMO-LP—a low-

power FM station in Monona—to his list of projects, con-

tinuing to champion the power of local radio. It is because of his hard work, dedication, enthusi-

asm and inspiration that Lindsay was chosen to be inducted

into the Wisconsin Broadcaster’s Hall of Fame this past

summer. Lindsay and his wife Amanda have been married

for 42 years. They have three children; daughter Hannah

Stonehouse Hudson—a photographer living in Bayfield, WI; daughter Molly Davis Reinhard—who is living in the

Town of Dunn with her husband Joe, and is employed as

an Advisor and Senior Student Services Coordinator in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the UW; and

son Jordan Biagomala—who lives in Madison and is work-

ing as a film-maker, following his graduation from

Madison Media Institute last January with a Bachelor’s

degree in Independent Film Production. Jordan also hap-

pens to be an alum of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School, where he attended Sixth through Eighth Grades.

Lindsay says that it was, without question, one of the best

decisions he and Amanda ever made as parents.

The Davis’s have been members of Immaculate Heart of Mary since 1996. Soon after they joined our par-

ish community, Lindsay’s talent was discovered, and after

being invited to consider being a lector, he readily accept-ed. Over the years, Lindsay has responded to other invita-

tions to share his gift of public speaking at IHM. For many

years, he has been the announcer for our parish festival

raffle drawing, as well as the MC for our Winter Gala. In addition, Lindsay has served on the Pastoral Council, in-

cluding in the role of Council Chair.

For the last 15 years, Lindsay has been attending an annual silent retreat at the Jesuit Retreat House on the

shores of Lake Winnebago in Oshkosh. In 2011, he was

the co-chair of their Jubilee Celebration and soon after served on the Capital Campaign Committee that raised $4

million dollars to build a wonderful new facility. Lindsay

is a great believer in the Ignatian spirituality of the Jesuits,

grounded in the conviction that God is active in our world. He further believes that their

principles of prayer, reflection,

work and thinking are seen in action everyday as we observe

how Pope Francis is leading our

Church. It is in these everyday

actions, when done for others,

we become faithful stewards of

the gifts God has entrusted to us.

Lindsay Wood Davis and wife Amanda at the Wisconsin Broadcaster’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony on

June 23, 2016 in LaCrosse

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Income Offertory Collections $ 844,723.89 Diocesan Assessment Support $ 10,342.85 Fundraising Events $ 81,192.66 Religious Education Programs $ 8,418.41 Liturgy & Worship $ 13,780.03 Parish Rentals $ 25,177.00 Other Income $ 14,794.02 School Income $ 733,437.99 Total Parish Income $1,731.866.85

Expenses Employee Salaries/Benefits $1,351,144.06 Liturgical Expenses $ 18,182.09 Parish Office & Administration $ 33,285.59 Stewardship Program $ 29,702.08 Church Utilities & Maintenance $ 76,682.22 Rectory Expenses $ 10,244.08 Religious Education Program Expenses $ 16,778.64 Parish Outreach $ 9,754.88 Interest Expense $ 7,926.56 School Operational Expenses $ 197,921.04 Diocesan Assessment* $ 0.00 Total Parish Expenses $1,751,621.24

Income Less Expenses $ (19,754.39)

PARISH ASSETS & LIABILITIES AS OF JUNE 30, 2016

Unrestricted Checking Accounts $ 6,842.58 Restricted Checking/Savings Accounts $ 70,813.28 Restricted Endowment Fund for Religious Education $ 960,818.54 Capital Campaign Fund—Forward in Faith $ 15,712.57 Total Checking/Savings $1,054,186.97

Accounts Payable $ 35,413.28 Funds Held for Others $ 70.00 Deferred Revenues $ 0.00 Total Current Liabilities $ 35,483.28 Mortgage Payable $ 147,439.91 Total Long Term Liabilities $ 147,439.91 Total Liabilities $ 182,923.19

NON-PARISH COLLECTIONS International Collection $ 5,302 National Collection $ 3,447 Holy Land Shrines $ 2,372 Respect Life $ 590 Bless Our Priests $ 500 St. Vincent de Paul $ 3,380 Visiting Missionary $ 6,639 Our Lady of Hope Clinic $ 2,271 Catholic Relief Services $ 2,610 Monona Munchies $ 2,675 TOTAL $ 29,515 3

Priests for Our Future $595,000 Paid in 2016 $103,896 Balance $491,104

Annual Catholic Appeal Goal (2016) $ 64,796 Amount Pledged $ 64,819

Immaculate Heart of Mary SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2016

IHM Parish Young Adults Celebrate World Amelia Stoeberl

I have to admit that going to World Youth Day made me a little nervous. I didn't have any close friends going on the trip, and I had never traveled out of the country before. Within a half hour

of being on the bus to Chicago, I was in deep conversation with the girl sitting next to me, and

my nerves were already starting to slip away. Throughout the entire trip, I met new people from all

over the world. Whether it was someone from Italy, Spain, or even from my own group, each intro-duction was special and emotionally moving.

One day in Krakow, I wanted to explore one of the famous castles with a couple other girls

from St. Paul's. We were disappointed to find the castle was closing right as we arrived, due to a special guest scheduled to arrive soon. Although it was raining and we would have to be tightly

packed against a barrier for three hours, my friends and I decided to wait it

out and take a chance on seeing this very important person. Sure enough,

at around 5:30 p.m., I was granted the blessing of seeing Pope Francis pass by about 12 feet away me in the Popemobile. Seeing the Pope was hands down one of the best

things that happened to me in my World Youth Day experience. I think when I saw "Papa Fran-

cesco" from so close it finally hit me how strong my faith in God is. Over a million people simi-lar to my age from around the world traveled to Krakow to see the Pope and grow in faith togeth-

er. I cried several times on this trip, both from the joy God brought to my heart, and from the ac-

tions presented by the people around me. I know people will tell their stories about Krakow, Katowice, Vienna, and Prague; and

although we were in the same place at the same time, our experiences were drastically different. I

learned on this trip how to make a rosary, how to productively pray, and how to let my faith real-

ly have a bigger part of my life. Pope Francis talked about how teens today are so invested in our phones and other technology, that we are missing out on grabbing life by its horns. We are so

caught up in the newest shoes, the next upgrade, and the hottest celebrity, that we are failing to

understand it doesn't matter. I am walking away from Poland knowing that God doesn't judge me based on my AirForce 1 Nikes or my bare feet; He isn't judging my iPhone 6s or my flip phone. God is not judging us based on our materialistic

desires or by how much money our job pays us; God is seeing through to our core; He is seeing the most sensitive part of

our human body, and He loves us all.

Liam Moreland (at far left with a few other youth from St. Paul’s University Catholic Center)

G oing to World Youth Day started out as a simple graduation gift. On the trip, I saw the

universality of the Catholic faith in the youth from across the globe. We were all there,

knowing our Father in Heaven had a plan for us to encounter each other as His chil-dren. The trip with Saint Paul's University Catholic Center began with Holy Mass celebrated

with Bishop Morlino at the Bishop O'Conner Center. We then took our bus to Chicago's O'Hare

Airport for a flight stopping in Prague in the Czech Republic. We spent a few days adjusting to the time change and touring, including a stop at Saint Vitus Catholic Cathedral which was built

in the Gothic style almost 800 years ago! Our group then traveled to Katowice, Poland where

that Diocese hosted our group in churches or with families. My host parents also have a 25 year

old son and a 16 year son; they housed me and another Saint Paul's pilgrim for several days while we met, traveled, and prayed with their youth. We visited the Shrine of the Black Madon-

na—to see the original shrine in person was amazing! (It seemed Providential as a few years

ago, Immaculate Heart of Mary hosted the traveling image of Our Lady of Czestochowa, and while my family attended, my brother, Logan and I got to serve for the presiding priest. Prior to that night in Monona, my parents had seen her im-

age in Poland during their young travels.) We also spent time in reflection at Auschwitz which is so very important to

remember during our current turbulent times where many continue to be persecuted. We then traveled to Krakow where the city had been preparing for millions of youth to arrive. Although there was

always at least two helicopters flying above to provide security and many people on the ground checking pilgrims, the

prayers of support throughout the world kept us safe. Continued on Page 5 4

One of my encounters was with a French pilgrim who belonged to the parish where the elderly priest had been murdered while saying Holy Mass. She was distraught at the loss of this retired priest who was simply "filling in,”

but also more overwhelmed with the knowledge that had World Youth Day not been occurring, the priest accompanying

her and her friends would have been saying that daily Mass.

Although much can be said about the Prayer Vigil, the Pope John Paul II and Saint Faustina places of pilgrimage, seeing the Holy Father Pope Francis in person, being one of MANY receiving the gift of Reconciliation, the stadium where

English speaking talks were given (including Vicki Thorn from Milwaukee), there is a more subtle gift. The gift of seeing,

meeting, praying, and eating with so many other youth from around the world who know the Truth and Beauty of our Cath-olic faith. Going to World Youth Day was easily the best decision I have made in my life.

Michelle Hoang

I attended World Youth Day with the Schoenstatt Girls’ Youth. We first traveled to Swider, Po-

land to celebrate with 250 other young Schoenstatt Pilgrims from around the world. I was fortu-

nate to have the opportunity to stay with a host family for a few days in Poland to learn more about their culture. Next we traveled to Vallendar, Germany to visit the original Marian Schoenstatt

Shrine and spend time learning more about Schoenstatt.

Lastly, we traveled to Krakow, Poland for World

Youth Day. I attended catechesis and heard talks from Con-secrated Sisters, Cardinals, and other Catholic speakers, in-

cluding Jason Evert. We also had the opportunity to attend

Eucharistic Adoration, confession, Holy Mass, and praise and worship. I visited the Divine Mercy Shrine, with St. Fausti-

na's relics and the Saint Pope John Paul II Church, where I saw the vestments he

wore when he was shot. There was an opening prayer service to welcome Pope Francis and we ended the week with the World Youth Day tradition of a vigil with

Pope Francis that concluded with 2 million young adults sleeping outside. One of

the highlights of the trip was meeting and trading with the Catholic Youth from

around the world. It was so inspiring to see how young people from all the other countries sing and worship God. Also, listening to others tell of their lives back in their own countries has truly made me grateful. Going to World Youth

Day, I realized that there are so many other teens and young adults going through the same struggles, as young Catholics. I

brought back with me many “faith friends” that will help to keep each other accountable for our faith. These friends will be there to share our God experiences with. In Pope Francis’ last Mass at World Youth

Day during his homily, he said “We can say that World Youth Day begins today and

continues tomorrow in your homes since that is where Jesus wants to meet you from now on.”

Left: Sr. Sarah Rose, one of our own Sisters of Mary, Morning Star, also had the privilege of

attending World Youth Day in Krakow. Our parish and our diocese were blessed to have such

a wonderful representation of young people in attendance. Seeing so many young disciples for Christ who are passionate about their faith, World Youth Day provides us with a great

hope for the future of the Catholic Church. 5

Youth Day in Krakow July 24-Aug. 1, 2016