St. Anthony, St. Mary & Holy Family
Growing and Spreading the Good News of the Catholic Faith in the Heartland.
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time · February 5, 2017
Welcome to the Cluster Catholic Parishes of
Fr. Steven Brice, Pastor Cell Phone: 715-937-1644
Email: [email protected]
Cluster Parish Main Office 407 North Division Street
P.O. Box 69 Loyal, WI 54446
Parish Office: 715-255-8017 Parish Email:
[email protected] Parish and School Website: www.stanthonyloyal.org
St. Anthony School 208 W. Spring St. Loyal, WI 54446
School: 715-255-8636 School Email:
St. Mary School 119 N. Main St. P.O. Box 129
Greenwood, WI 54437 School: 715-267-6477
School Email: [email protected]
Parish Mass Schedules
Saturday, 4:00 PM
Holy Family, Willard
Saturday, 6:30 PM
St. Anthony, Loyal
Sunday, 8:30 AM
St. Mary, Greenwood
Sunday, 10:30 AM
Sunday, 7:30 PM
St. Anthony, Loyal
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Dear People of St. Anthony, St. Mary and Holy Family Parish:
“You are the light of the world.” (Matthew 5:14)
Light is an amazing thing. Just a little of it goes a long, long way. One candle can guide a person safely through vast darkness. And we… we have so many bright lights around us!
The beautiful lights decorating Abbot Jerome Hall for our Catholic School Dinner & Auction tonight are just an outward expression of the warm love for our children shining in the hearts of our school parents and our parish communities. Thank you to all who join hands across parish boundaries to create this very bright spot in each year.
What a blessing to have Sr. Verdeen Meyer home with us at St. Anthony’s this Sunday to share her vocation story on this World Day of Consecrated Life. Even now, when she could be retired, she serves Our Lady of Peace Parish in Marshfield coordinating their RCIA program among many other ministries. Never in the national news, yet her simple faith and genuine love has brightened many lives.
Joyce Rondorf and Janet Boh lit up our Finance Councils at their joint meeting January 26th. As you may remember, the Pastoral Councils had supported their request that we hire someone to replace our former Religious Education Coordinator, Margie Ouimette. But the Pastoral Council said they needed a report from the Finance Councils as to our ability to fund this position before they would make their final decision.
As always, it was a very thoughtful conversation at the Finance Council meeting. First, it was clarified that there is no movement in the parish at this time to also replace Seth Duprey, our former Music Coordinator. Secondly, there were questions about how much time this person would spend in each parish. But in the end, it was unanimous among all three Finance Councils to hire a full time person to provide leadership in Religious Education and Youth Ministry.
In addition to the persuasive reasoning of Joyce and Janet, it was pointed out by a St. Mary’s member that there were two half time positions in last year’s budget. Although we will have to include benefits with a full time person it would still not be that great of a financial step for three parishes to share.
What made this all thinkable for St. Anthony’s, who did have difficulties providing the salaries of the two half time positions, was the news that the parish was named as a recipient in the will of Bob Bauer. We have already received the first half of the $61,000.00 he has left for the parish’s unrestricted use. In speaking with Hedwig, his wife, she asked that something be purchased for the parish that he would be remembered by. But she felt the rest would be well spent on drawing our youth back into parish life. She agreed that a new funeral pall, altar cloth and vestment would be a fitting way to remember him. The bequest will allow St. Anthony’s to fund its share of the position for several years, by which time we should experience the increased involvement and financial support the new ministry would generate.
Financial secretaries are working through the numbers and will have detailed reports for Parish Councils as they meet next. With their final approval, we hope to begin advertising in April and have a person hired by mid summer. As Joyce and Janet prophesied at the meeting: if we lose them as youth, we will never see them again as adults. I feel too, that although it is prudent to invest in buildings, it is even more important to invest in the vitality of the community using those buildings. Otherwise they become museums: empty shells with no life in them.
Our Alpha program is off to a good start. The twenty-one we had the first night did not all make it back the second night. One group had come from Colby just to see how the program works. And there were slippery roads. I suspect our numbers will settle around the 14 to 15 mark. But the people who have come are just what we hoped for: some coming back to the Church after long times away, some just looking for community and wondering if Church is a possibility for them. They come to rest in the light. Life can be so harsh, simp-ly being with people who are kind and caring really brightens one’s heart. A little light goes a long way.
Fr. Steve
Scripture for the Week ©Liturgical Publications Inc
Readings for the Week of February 5, 2017
Sunday: Is 58:7-10/Ps 112:4-9/1 Cor 2:1-5/Mt 5:13-16
Monday: Gn 1:1-19/Ps 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10, 12, 24, 35c/Mk 6:53-56
Tuesday: Gn 1:20--2:4a/Ps 8:4-9/Mk 7:1-13
Wednesday: Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17/Ps 104:1-2a, 27-28, 29bc-30/Mk 7:14-23
Thursday: Gn 2:18-25/Ps 128:1-5/Mk 7:24-30
Friday: Gn 3:1-8/Ps 32:1-2, 5-7/Mk 7:31-37
Saturday: Gn 3:9-24/Ps 90:2-4abc, 5-6, 12-13/Mk 8:1-10
Next Sunday: Sir 15:15-20/Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34/1 Cor 2:6-10/Mt 5:17-
37 or 5:20-22a, 27-28, 33-34a, 37
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CONFESSION
SCHEDULE
ST. ANTHONY
Saturday 9-10 AM HOLY FAMILY
Saturday 3:30 PM ST. MARY
Sunday 8:00 AM
Or anytime upon
request
MASS SCHEDULE SA=ST. ANTHONY, SM=ST. MARY, HF=HOLY FAMILY Monday, February 6 8:15 am SA Communion Service Lector: Joann Oestreich 8:15 am SM Communion Service Lay Leader: Joyce Rondorf Tuesday, February 7
8:15 am HF Fr. Brice Mass † Tony Francis Trunkel by Tony J & Josephine Trunkel Charitable Trust 8:15 am SA Communion Service Lector: Jack Barrett 8:15 am SM Communion Service Lay Leader: Joyce Rondorf Wednesday, February 8
8:15 am SA Fr. Brice Mass † Leon & Florence Hoeser by family Lector: students 8:15 am SM Communion Service Lay Leader: Joyce Rondorf Thursday, February 9
8:15 am SA Communion Service Lector: Marilyn Hinker 8:15 am SM Fr. Brice Mass † Laurence Suda by Frances Gosse Lector: students Friday, February 10
8:15 am SA Fr. Brice Mass † Sherrin Mack by family/friends Lector: Marie Kaiser 8:15 am SM Communion Service Lay Leader: Joyce Rondorf Saturday, February 11
4:00 pm HF Fr. Brice Mass † Mary & Henry Klemm by Margaret Stauner 6:30 pm SA Fr. Brice Mass For all Parishioners Sunday, February 12
8:30 am SM Fr. Brice Mass † John Briski by Florence Briski 10:30 am SA Fr. Brice Mass † Annie & Boniface Wehe by family/friends 7:30 pm SA Fr. Brice Mass † Rodney Kennow by family
Please hold in prayer those enduring serious illness in our parishes: June Marvin, David Dann, Diane Meyer, Duane
Poehnelt, Henry (Shorty) Aumann, Gladys Zettler, Joan Bertz, Don Hills, Jane Ashbeck, Donna Morrison,
Mary Ann Lindner, and Katie Englebretson.
Parish Calendar
Reminder: there will not be a St. Anthony PCCW meeting this month.
Wednesday, February 8: Holy Hour for St. Anthony 6:15 to 7:15 pm. EVERYONE is invited to come.
This is not just for CCD families. All are welcome!
Thursday, February 9: Social Concerns meeting 7:00 pm at St. Anthony’s
Religious Education
Wednesday
February 8, 2017
St. Anthony’s
Gr. K-6 Class 3:30 to 4:45 pm
Grades 7-10 Class 6:15 to 7:15 pm
Holy Family/St. Mary’s
Afternoon classes 3:20 to 4:45 pm
Evening Classes 7:30 to 8:30 pm
Q: What is the Jewish offering of first fruits?
A: The first fruits of the harvest were offered as a symbol that the whole harvest belonged to God. We give a
portion of our monetary wealth as a sign that we will use all our wealth in the service of the kingdom,
according to God’s will. Information taken from the book Forming the Assembly to Celebrate the Mass by Lawrence E. Mick
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Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 4:00 PM Lector: Sarah Trunkel Servers: Alexis Oestreich, Elizabeth and Danica Revier Eucharistic Ministers: Rita & Norm Mayenschein, Lori Aichele Music: Samantha Street Ushers: Tony Gosar, Ed Bayuk, Bill Kokaly, Dan Boh Greeter: Diane Perko
St. Mary Parish For Sunday, January 29, 2017 Adults……………...$3,095.00 Youth………………$ 3.00 Plate………………$ 231.25 Online giving………$ 80.00 Total……………….$3,409.25 DAA goal is $15,459.00 DAA total so far….$7,272.00
St. Anthony Parish For Saturday/Sunday, January 28/29, 2017 Adults…………...….$2,903.00 Offertory…….…….$ 339.35 Online Giving…..…. $ 696.00 Total………………..$3,938.35 DAA goal is $27,249.00 DAA total so far….$18,840.00
STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE HOLY FAMILY LITURGICAL ROLES
Holy Family Parish For Saturday, January 28, 2017 Adults……………..$ 882.00 Offertory………... $ 124.00 Total……………...$1,006.00 DAA goal is $6,432.00 DAA total so far….$4,574.00
St. Anthony LITURGICAL ROLES
ST. MARY LITURGICAL ROLES
Sunday, February 12, 2017 at 8:30 AM Lector: Joyce Rondorf Servers: Parker Mitte, Tiffany Mitte, Ethan Letvinuck Eucharistic Ministers: Linda Susa, Bill Lindner, Joyce Syth, Connie Bushman, Shirley Lindner Music: Maddi Raese Ushers: David Denk, Marty Nigon, Dave Bushman, volunteer
Greeters: Florence Briski
Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 6:30 PM Lector: Carrie Schmidt Servers: Matthew Szymanski, Lindsey Schultz, Callie Schmidt Eucharistic Ministers: June Noeldner, Joann Oestreich, Chuck Rueth, Tom Wepfer, Nan Weyer Music: Elizabeth Szymanski
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Sunday, February 12, 2017 at 10:30 AM Lector: Greg Hoeser Servers: Katlyn and Anna Lindner, Sam Lathrop Eucharistic Ministers: Barb Langfeldt, Betty Loos, Chuck & Julie Loos, Michelle Malm Music: Polly Lindner
Sunday, February 12, 2017 at 7:30 PM Liturgical Ministers: Please help as needed. Music: Katlyn Lindner
Thank you for your support!
THANK YOU
A huge thank you to St. Mary’s Memorial Fund for funding the majority of our newly installed speaker system and to the Bud & Marcie Denk Family for funding the remainder. Brian Haines, installer, was here last Monday to remove our old speaker and to tweak our new system. How wonderful it is to hear in all corners of our church! May we all be more informed and involved since we can hear so much better. Also, thank you to all parish members who put in the time & effort to research this. We appreciate all you did on behalf of our entire parish. Sue Pakiz Finance Chair
Thank you to everyone for their prayers and good deeds. God Bless you all!
~Mary Ann Lindner
Exhibit on Eucharistic Miracles-
From the Vatican-The Real
Presence.
Friday, Feb. 1—Sunday, Feb. 12.
Come and see how the Lord has
manifested Himself in the Blessed
Sacrament throughout time and
around the world! 152 Vatican
approved Eucharistic Miracles
presented. This will be at
St. Mary’s Church Hall, Neillsville,
Free of Charge.
Friday, February 10 from 6:30 pm to
8:30 pm; Saturday, February 11
from 9 am to 8 pm; Sunday, Febru-
ary 12 from 9 am to 1 pm.
St. Anthony School News
STEWARDSHIP OF TIME AND TALENT
Parish News
St. Mary’s School News
Community News
Attention Ladies of St. Mary’s Parish: We are again looking for donations of cake mixes and cans of frostings for the Turkey Dinner. Donations can be left in the back of church in the designated box. If you can help bake the cupcakes/cakes needed on Thurs-day, Feb. 16., or Friday morning, Feb. 17, please contact Connie Bushman. 267-7287 or [email protected]
National Marriage Encounter Weekend in Eau Claire.
A two day National Marriage Encounter Weekend is sched-
uled for March 11th - 12
th in Eau Claire. Marriage Encoun-
ter is designed for couples of all ages and denominations who
are interested in having a closer relationship in their mar-
riage. The weekend will begin on Saturday morning with
7:30 registration and close on Sunday afternoon by 3:45 pm.
For more information contact Chippewa Valley Marriage
Encounter, 127 E. Mac Arthur Ave., Eau Claire, WI 54701;
phone at 715-832-3296, e-mail at [email protected] or
through our website at www.marriage-encounter.org/Affiliates/
chippewa.htm
St. Anthony’s PCCW: For those who said you would make cookies for valentines that we deliver for the shut-ins, please have your cookies or bars (nothing with frosting please) in the church hall by 8 am, Sat., February 11, so we can get them on plates and start deliveries by 9 am. Those who said could help deliver, please be there by 8:45 am. Your help is appreciated!! Any questions or would like to help, contact Millie Larson at 715-267-1478.
Wednesday, February 8: Mass Prepared by Grades 1&2
Friday, February 10 & Monday, February 13:
No School: Winter Break
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Senior Citizens will meet February 6 at 1:00 pm at Loyal Community Hall.
Turkey Dinner, Sunday, February 5th at Holy
Rosary Catholic Church in Owen. Mass at 10:00 am. Serving starts at 10:45 am. The famous, complete dinner prepared and served by the Men of Holy Rosary Parish. Adults $11; children 6-12 $5; 5 & under free; carry outs $11.
Chicken and Polish Sausage Dinner, Sunday, February 12 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Hall, Boyd,WI. Dinner 10 am to 1:00 pm. Chicken, Polish Sausage, Kraut with portk dressing, mash potatoes, vegetable, cranberries, dinner rolls, dessert, coffee/milk. Cost is adults $10; ages 6-12 $5; 5 & under free.
Upcoming events: Pancake & Sausage Luncheon on Sunday, February 26th at Christ the King Parish Spencer with raffle.
Pancake Supper at Trinity Lutheran Church on Sunday, March 5 servinig from 4– 8 pm.
Since August 2000, the Diocese of La Crosse has
sponsored 50th Jubilee Wedding Anniversary
Celebrations for those couples celebrating fifty
years of marriage. Bishop William Callahan will
send each couple a special invitation to attend a
celebration in their honor. The dates and location
of this year’s events are: July 23 at St. Mary-
Altoona; August 6 at St. Bronislava-Plover;
August 13 at Christ the King Chapel-LaCrosse. If
you are celebrating your 50th Anniversary this
year, please call the rectory with your name,
address, phone number, anniversary date,
name of parish and we will forward the
information to La Crosse. Thank you!
Thursday, Feb. 9th - Children's Mass at 8:15 a.m.
Friday, Feb. 10th - No School (Teacher In-Service)
A special thank you to everyone who helped make this year’s Catholic Schools Week a success. The theme was Catholic Schools-Communities of Faith, Knowledge & Service. By helping to build “community”, we are ensuring that our children succeed. As a group we strive to follow Jesus when he said, “Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to
such as these.” Matthew 19:14.
Suggested amount of offering for sacred occasions:
Baptism: $10.00 Marriage: $75.00 Christian Burial: $50.00 Mass Stipends are $10.00 per Mass
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