Blessed Sacrament Parish, La Crosse at 130 S. Losey Blvd., La Crosse, WI 54601 US - August 4, 2002
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August 4, 2002 18th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME They do it well. They do it weekly, and they do it as volunteers. They are the men and women who clean our church each Friday morning - sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, dusting - the whole deal. Gentlemen and ladies, you are deeply appreciated, and we thank you. Your work may be of the humble sort, but the effort of your work is to make all proud to have such a clean and well kept house of God. Bill Chamberlain, Wayne & Teri Levi, Phil & Sheila Murray, Earl Newton, MaryLu & Jack Smalley, Dick Meyer Coming up Aug 10-11 Youth Pilgrimage and music fest St. Mary's Ridge Aug 13 Mass of Thanksgiving for the canonization of Saint Juan Diego. 7 pm, Cathedral. Aug 15 Assumption of Mary, Holyday Aug 28 School Open House, 5-7 pm Aug 31 Parish golf outing, raffle, Louisiana Dinner Sept 3 First day of School Sept 24 Diocesan Convocation Oct 12 Diocesan Men's Conference Oct 26 Parish Mission Opens A Reminder When receiving Holy Communion in the hand, the communicant bows his or her head before the sacrament as a gesture of reverence and receives the Body of the Lord from the minister. The consecrated host may be received either on the tongue or in the hand at the discretion of each communicant. When Holy Communion is received under both kinds, the sign of reverence is also made before receiving the Precious Blood. NOTICES *Found in church: pair of glasses with multicolored rims. Contact the rectory. *Needed: Ladies to wash the church linens approximately every other month. Ironing required. (Remember how?) Contact the rectory or Marge Chamberlain at her ironing board at 788-3553. *New Parish Email address: BLESSEDSACRAMENT@centurytel.net. Let's hear from you! Running low on faith? Stop in for a fill-up. MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Aug 5 - 11, 2002 Monday, Aug 5 Feria, Dedication of the Bascilica of St. Mary in Rome 7:30 +Frank & Mary Howard Servers: Tony Linder, Luke Riley Tuesday, Aug 6 Transfiguration of the Lord 6:30 +Florence Uhler Server: Joe David 7:30 +Bev Kirby Servers: Luke Schuttenhelm, Bobby Steingraeber Wednesday, Aug 7 Feria, Sixtus and his companions, Cajetan 6:30 +Leo Berry Server: Bill Arnold 7:30 +Ralph Marsh Servers: Claire Donskey, Elise Flottmeyer Thursday, Aug 8 Dominic 6:30 +William LeJeune Server: Dan Skaff 7:30 +Robert Hofweber Servers: Mickey Voss, Jovan Cruz 12:15 pm Adoration and Liturgy of the Hours 5:00 pm Benediction & Evening Prayer Servers: Nick Guggenbuehl, Matt Kachel Friday, Aug 9 Feria 6:30 +Margaret Ritter Server: Joe David 7:30 +Deceased members of Stuber family Servers: Dan Fitzpatrick, Alexander Lilly Saturday, Aug 10 Lawrence 7:30 +Mary E. Brasmer Servers: Joe & Tim Clements 1:30 Nuptials Betsy Bassett & Brad Gerke 4:30 pm +L.G.Scheurich M.D. (Anniv.) Svrs: Peter Funk, Ryan Fahey, Ben Brickson Sunday, Aug 11 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 +Everett Elsen (Anniv.) Svrs: Greg Sauer & Paul Francksen 9:00 For the People of the Parish Svrs: Tim Holland, John Laurmann, Douglas Merkitch 10:30 +Howard Koelbl Svrs: Michael Nuttall, Andrew Reinhart, Dan SansCrainte Looking ahead Servers for Sat, Aug 17 7:30 Nick Guggenbuehl & Matt Kachel 4:30 Peter Kieffer, J J Pearse, Stephen Papke Servers for Sun, Aug 18 7:30 Greg Sauer & Phil Francksen 9:00 Josef Schwartz, Max Wiggert, Michael Aberger 10:30 Steven Clements, Robby Cooper, Michael Desmond NO CONFESSIONS AT 7:OO PM SAT, AUG 17, BECAUSE THERE IS A WEDDING WEEKDAY READINGS Mon Jeremiah 28:1-17; Matt 14: 13-21 Tues Dan 7:9-10, 13-14; 2 Peter 1:16-19; Matt 17:1-9 Wed Jeremiah 31:1-7; Matt 15:21-28 Thurs Jeremiah 31:31-34; Matt 16: 13-23 Fri Nahum 2:1,3; 3:1-3,6-7; Matt 16:24-28 Sat 2 Cor 9:6-10; John 12:24-26 This weekend we welcome FATHER DONALD NOEL, O. PRAEM. Listen, pray, be generous! AROUND THE PARISH PARISH GOLF OUTING AND LOUISIANA CELEBRATION BUFFET Sat, Aug 31, Fox Hollow Golf Course & Banquet 9 holes of golf, cart, prizes, dinner: $50/person Buffet dinner only: $20.00 (Tim & Carol Hall's authentic recipes) Seasoned deep fried turkey Cajun style pork loin Jambalaya Apple baked beans, Cajun corn Home style bread pudding with lemon sauce and Chantilly cream Shotgun start for golf at 2:00 (based on 100 golfers) 4-person scramble Cocktails at 5:00; dinner at 6:00 Fun, fellowship, unique silent auction Reserve your place now: 782-2953 *************************** PRESCHOOL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION During 9:00 Mass for ages 3,4,5 Registration after 9:00 & 10:30 Masses August 18 & 25 or by calling Carolyn Steingraeber at 787-1191 Parish Pastoral Council Meeting, July 14. Old Business: Fred Hefti's position as custodian of the school cannot overlap to the church, according to CCS. Committees: Family life: a spirituality group for divorced and separated people will begin soon headed by Marcia Kolachkowski. Peace and Justice: CROP Walk is Oct 13. Causeway needs volunteers. Salvation Army thanks us for the large number of volunteers. Education: A grant for $290 was received from the diocese to enable parishioners to attend the 2002 Convocation at a reduced cost. Tuition assistance is available for students of all ages. "Shares of Education" may be purchased at $20 each to help deserving students. Liturgy: the US Conference of Bishops has changed the age of Confirmation to 13-16. About 70 sophomores and juniors will be confirmed on May 5, 2003. New Business: The Bishop Annual Appeal has been our biggest fundraisers. Next year our assessment is $51,500; whatever we collect in excess of that is returned to the parish. Needed repairs: school roof, large rectory window Parish Mission: Oct 26-30 with Fr. Hugh Burns, O.P. A vocation program has been designed by Barb Swieciak to pray for vocations and educate students about different religious communities. Volunteers are needed for our Scrip program. The Parish Golf Outing and dinner is scheduled for Aug 31 at Fox Hollow. Submitted by Jane Steingraeber REGISTER FOR FALL BRIDGE NOW Couples bridge: 783-2565 (Teri Levi) Ladies bridge: 782-4729 (Mary Kachel) PARISH SUPPORT COLLECTIONS UPDATE July 1, 2002 - June 30, 2003 Needed each week: $ 17,800.00 Received 7/28 $ 10,504.00 - 7,296.00 Budget 4 weeks YTD totals: Needed: $ 71,200.00 Received $ 74,066.00 + 2,866.00 Jesus is an investment that never loses interest ************************************ FOLK CHOIR will sing at 9:00 Mass next Sun with warm-up at 8:45. All ages are most welcome! GREGORIAN SCHOLA practice Mon, Aug 12, at 6:30. Our Schola welcomes new voices. Come, sing and pray with us. Call Pauline Connell at 782-2953 for more information. Thinking about buying school supplies (already)? Stop in the rectory or at the $crip desk after Mass and stock up on $crip certificates to use: K-Mart, Kohl's, Office Max, ShopKo, Sears, Penney's, Payless Shoes, American Eagle, many others are available. Get this: you buy $crip certificates from the parish (exactly the same as a gift certificate), use them, and a percentage of your purchase price helps out our education program. There's no additional cost. Can't beat that! (P.S. Don't forget to pick up a Chi Chi's certificate to use for lunch that first day the kids are back in school.) To everyone who helped with THE PARISH PICNIC last Sunday: Ace helpers: Irene Chojnacki, Pauline Connell, Robbie Cooper, Allan Fukuda, Florence Koenig, Margaret Lang, Mary Melvin, Earl & Lucille Newton, Helen Phelps, Joe Redfern, Mary Ellen Robertson, Barb Swieciak Special thanks to the soda suppliers: Joan and Mike Gazeley (Buffside Tavern) Bruce Simones (Recovery Room Bar) Arlene and Norbert Schmidt To the person in charge of weather: Thanks for no rain; you could have turned the heat down a notch. Mary Ann Bradley, Chairperson +Today Bishop John Paul will celebrate the 25th anniversary of his ordination as bishop. We thank God and Bishop Paul for his years of service to our diocese and ask God's favor in granting Bishop Paul more years of deserved retirement. +A note of thanks to those who made a special contribution toward the project of replacing the wash basins in the parish house and the new faucets in some of the sinks in church. Thank you and God reward you. +There is one person who works behind the scenes and makes many things happen well in church. Jean Kachel, our sacristan, is another volunteer who does so much for us. Jean is especially involved in weddings. Each wedding (and we have many) finds Jean investing many hours of her time. She makes the church part of the wedding a smooth path for every bridal couple, and takes a great load off the priests in the process. Thank you so much, Jean, from all of us, and especially wedding couples who find their day more joyful because of your presence. PLACE OF GRACE is in need of a reliable electric dryer. Call Jane Steingraeber at 785-1427. Transportation available. KICK THE HABIT, a program to help teens stop smoking and supported by Mayo Clinic, will be presented at the Rock Solid Youth Center in Winona on Aug 5, 7:30-8:30. Free and open to 6th - 12th graders. 507-452-2125. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL for kids entering grades 1-3 will be offered Aug 12-16, 8:30-11:30, at Holy Trinity Parish. Contact Jeannie Weber, 782-2028, to register. Cost: $20.00 per family. IS YOUR MARRIAGE BREAKING YOUR HEART? Retrouvaille helps to heal past hurts and restores hope and love. The next weekend is Sept 13-15 in Eau Claire. Call 877-922-HOPE for confidential information and registration. "The greatest success is with couples who believed that all hope has been lost." STEPS OF PRAISE is a dance troupe dedicated to using dance to praise the Lord. This experience is open to dancers of all ages and experience. Rehearsals begin Sept 13. Call Krisse Odegard Geye for more information at 779-4642. Father Rowland DePeaux of St. Norbert College is leading a group to Prague, Poland, Vienna, and Oktorberfest in Munich leaving Sept 15. For more information call Joe Della at 1-800-518-9346. BUTTERFLY MINISTRY reaches out to individuals suffering with extreme stress, chronic illness, relationship issues, bereavement. A new session begins Sept 16. Dr. Carole Edland, facilitator. Call 785-2787 for details. A word from Pope John Paul II to women and men suffering because of abortion: "Do not give in to discouragement and do not lose hope. The Father of mercies is ready to give you his forgiveness and his peace." Call PROJECT RACHEL for a confidential referral, 1-866-RACHEL-4. YOUTH PILGRIMAGE AND MUSIC FEST August 10 & 11, St. Mary's Ridge, Cashton Contact the rectory to register. One chaperone needed for 10 pilgrims. DON'T MISS IT!