Fr. Bala Showry,
Parochial Administrator—mobile # 715-891-1779— [email protected] Fr. Bala Showry,
Parochial Administrator—mobile # 715-891-1779— [email protected]
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St. Catherine’s
W5262 Catholic Lane, Sarona
St. Joseph’s
502 Second Street, Shell Lake
St. Francis de Sales’
409 N. Summit Street, Spooner
St. Francis de Sales’ School Serving Preschool 3 - 8th Grade 409 N. Summit Street, , SpSpSpooner
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CLUSTER OFFICE 409 N. Summit St., Spooner WI
Phone: 715-635-3105 Fax: 715-635-7341 Mon—Fri 9:00 am-1:00 pm
Secretary/Bookkeeper Tina Slayton
[email protected] RELIGIOUS ED/CRE Abbie Schmidt 715-520-2667
SCHOOL OFFICE 300 Oak St., Spooner WI
Phone: 715-635-2774 Principal, ext 2
Sarah Darwin SFdSadministrator@
we3churches.org School Secretary, ext 1
Pam Olson [email protected]
CLERGY/
HOME MINISTRY Deacon Joe Wesley
715-635-6653 Deacon Jim Stroede
715-520-7043 Dn Bob Jetto (retired)
715-296-3833 Sr. Dominica Effertz, OSM
715-635-3434
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Jesus came down with the twelve and stood on
a stretch of level ground with a great crowd of his disciples
Reconciliation
1st Saturday 9 a.m. & Tuesdays 5:30 p.m.
SFdS
Saturdays 4 p.m. SJ & Sundays 8 a.m. SC
Prayer Request, call:
SFdS: Carlene Hansen 715-635-3823 SJ: Diane Downs 715-520-2928 SC: Noreen Ferrari 715-354-3223 RCIA Sunday & Monday, weekly @ 6:30 p.m.
Fr. Szyma Library, contact Dn Wesley Catholicism Adult Faith Forma!on on break un!l February
Diocesan Men’s Retreat, March 22-24 Cross Woods Camp in Mason, WI
Community
SCRIP rebates support our Parish & School from local & na!onal gi" cards:
25% Riverstreet, 25% Nick’s, 25% Spooner Family Restaurant, 20% Tony’s Riverside, 45%
Palace Theatre, 2% eConomart, 4% Holiday, 10% Hardware Hanks, 15% Spooner Mercan!le, 10% Indianhead
Flower Shop, 10% Spooner Outlet, 2% Amazon (Don’t forget to use SMILE extra school rebate) , 10% KwikTrip (February Only)
plus credit profits in store purchases.
For Sale: Slightly used First Communion Dresses
(Size 7-8), $25.00 each Contact the School Office
Contribution Statements
Please contact the parish office if you’d prefer to receive your
giving statement via email.
Contribution Envelopes
If your contact informa!on has changed or needs to be corrected, please email/call the parish office.
Online Giving Contact the parish office if you’re interested in regular monthly giving via ACH withdrawal.
Week of Feb 18-24th
Mon No Mass
Tues 5:00 pm SFdS Scripture Communion Service Wed 8:30 am SFdS † Gary LeRoy by Reylene LeRoy Thurs 7:00 am SFdS Scripture Communion Service Thurs 10:30 am Glnv Scripture Communion Service Thurs 7:00 pm SC Scripture Communion Service Fri 8:30 am SJ Scripture Communion Service Sat 4:30 pm SJ † Dick Lau by Phil & Ila Soltis
Sat 6:00 pm SFdS Thank you to St. Jude/Favor Received Sun 8:30 am SC † Carol Pavlas by Sauer Family
Sun 10:00 am SFdS † Jim Rongner by The Family
Men of Faith 8th Annual Catholic Men’s Conference.
“Men Bearing Witness” scheduled for Saturday, March 9th at Marshall School in Duluth.
Featured speaker from Adore Ministry is Paul George, author of Rethink Happiness: Dare to Embrace God and Experience True Joy.
Contact church office to register or online at www.duluthcatholicmen.org
Registration $40. College Students $15 CALIX mee!ng
Sunday February 17, 11:30 p.m.
In the St. Francis library.
You will remember that we changed the February mee!ng date.
All future mee!ngs will remain on the second Sunday of each month,
with a potluck breakfast.
Bring a dish to pass if the spirit so moves you.
The agenda will be sent out a week in advance.
Adoration Chapel Available Hours
Tues 10 a.m.
(Contact Jacene 715-635-0097)
Shell Lake Alano Club Camp Out Serenity Under the Stars
Leisure Lake, Spooner June 7-9 and August 23-25
Open: noon Friday-noon Sunday Friday night campfire mee!ng 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 5:30 p.m. Pot Luck dinner (bring a dish to pass) followed by camp- fire mee!ng.
Contact Adam C. at 715-416-1399 with ques!ons or service work.
Cabins $5.00 per person/night or $10.00 per person/weekend
See flyer on bulle"n board for more details.
Calendar Events
· Monday, Feb 18, Diocese & Parish Office Closed
· Wednesday Feb 20, 4:30 p.m. Teen Worship Event Youth Rally, Grades 7-12, Rice Lake
· Thursday Feb 21, 4:00, CCW Mee!ng in Cafeteria
· Friday, March 1, Na!onal Scrip Orders Due
· 2nd Monday, Mar 11, “Come & See” mee!ng Secular Servite's of Mary, Library at 1 p.m.
· 2nd Monday, Mar 11, KC mee!ng, Library, 7 p.m.
· Monday’s 6:30 p.m., RCIA, Fr. Szyma Library
· Wednesdays, God’s Morning Teen Youth Group, 7 a.m.
breakfast provided & rides to school
· Fridays, Men’s Group 6 a.m., Library Ministry Schedule, Feb 23-24
Ushers/Greeters Sat: John R., Bernie R.
Sun: Joe & Caleb P., Dean & Nancy B.
Extraordinary Ministers
Sat: Sr. Dominica, B. Rohrmann, S. Kending
Sun: Sr. Dominica, T. Nau, T. DeLawyer, P. Haines, A. Schmidt
Hosts/Lectors
Sat: Bruce Wambold/ Gina Lindberg, Bruce Wambold Sun: Denny Snarski/ Kappy Kantor, Loree Nauertz Servers
Sat: Reedy Family
Sun: Andrew Nauertz, Calab Potazcek, Jus!c Tice Contribu!ons
Feb 9 & 10: Church…….$2,785.00 School…….$765.00
St. Francis de sales Parish & School
Online Giving: St. Francis de Sales Parish & School www.OSVonlineGiving.com/4338 There was great weather for our rescheduled family
get together at City Park for sledding, skating, and cookies and cocoa. Everyone had a great time!
Lots of fun outfits for “Wacky Thursday”. Thank you to Ms. Darwin and the staff for stretching CSW into a sec- ond week after all the cancelled school days. These are definitely memories the students will cherish!
Ministry Schedule, Feb 24 Ushers: Anna Jones/ George Cusick
Greeters: Sharilyn S./ Janet Rivard
Extraordinary Ministers: Jeff S./ Gail L./ Mary O’D.
Host/Lectors: Jaci S./ Vic S.
Servers: Emma
St. Catherine of Alexandria
Ministry Schedule, Feb 23 Ushers/Greeters: Myron, Sue Bigelow
Extraordinary Ministers: Ila/ Jude/ Melanie Host/Lectors: Ila/ Melissa/ Jude
Server: Sean, Elizabeth Contribu!ons
St. Joseph
LIGHT of love
The Sanctuary Candle burns this week for
Military Families
CALENDAR of events
· Finance Council mee!ng will be rescheduled upon Fr. Bala’s Return
· Bible Study, Tuesdays @ 9 a.m. St. Francis, Spooner in the Fr. Szyma Library— all are wel- come!
· Parkinson's Support Group, 1st Thursday, (lower-level)
· Rosary, each Friday 8 a.m. before Mass
· Scripture Communion Service, each Friday @ 8:30 a.m. (When no priest is available)
CALENDAR of events
· Finance Council mee!ng will be rescheduled upon Fr. Bala’s Return
· CCW mee!ng February 4, 6:30 p.m.
All ladies are welcome
· Rosary, each Sunday 7:45 a.m. before Mass
· Holy Hour, Tuesdays @ 7 p.m.
· Scripture Communion Service, each Thursday
@ 7 p.m. (When no priest is available)
Online Giving: St. Catherine www.OSVonlineGiving.com/4342 | St. Joseph parish www.OSVonline Giving.com/4349 Super-Seminarian Fund
Congratulation to our winners!
·George Dumontier (1st quarter)
·Jerry Fabert (half)
·Doris Olson (3rd and final)
Our Parish Cluster is rebuilding a youth missions program and we are kicking this work off with a missions opportunity this summer - June 23-28 to Green Bay, WI. We are working with the Young
Neighbors in Action program. There are 7 slots available for youth, ages 14-18. The 1st 7 to sign up by March 1st will be able to participate. The total cost of the trip is expected to be $450/person - but we have fundraising plans in the works.
Contact Danette 715-645-0861 or Jacene 715-635-0097.
With the CRS Rice Bowl app, you can put Lent at your fingertips with new daily
reflections and recipes, integrated social sharing and a new way to track your Lenten sacrifices!
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Week OF Feb 18
Readings & OBSERVANCES
Monday:
GEN 4:1-15, 25/Ps 50:1 & 8, 16bc-17, 20-21/MK 8:11-13
Joyful mysteries
Tuesday:
GN 6:5-8; 7:1-5,10/Ps 29: 1a & 2, 3ac-4, 3b & 9c-10/MK 8:14-21
Sorrowful mysteries
Wednesday:
GN 8:6-13, 20-22/Ps 116:12-13, 14-15, 18-19/MK 8:22-26
Glorious mysteries
Thursday:
GN 9:1-13/Ps 102:16-18, 19-21, 29 & 22 -23/MK 8:27-33
Luminous mysteries
Friday: The Chair of Peter Apostle
1 PT 5:1-4/Ps 23: 1-3a, 4,5,6/
MT 16:13-19
Sorrowful mysteries
Saturday: St. Polycarp Bishop & Martyr
HEB 11:1-7/Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, 10-11/
MK 9:2-13 Joyful mysteries
Sunday: 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 SM 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23/Ps 103: 1- 2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13/1 COR 15: 45-49/
LK 6:27-38
Glorious mysteries
The blessings and woes we hear in today’s Gospel mark the perfection of all the wisdom of the Old Testament.
That wisdom is summed up with marvelous symmetry in today’s First Reading and Psalm: Each declares that the righteous—those who hope in the Lord and delight in His Law—will prosper like a tree planted near living waters.
The wicked, who put their “trust in human beings,” are cursed to wither and die.
Jesus is saying the same thing in the Gospel. The rich and poor are, for Him, more than members of literal economic classes. Their material state symbolizes their spiritual state.
The rich are “the insolent” of today’s Psalm, boasting of their self-sufficiency, the strength of their flesh, as
Jeremiah says in the First Reading. The poor are the humble, who put all their hope and trust in the Lord.
We’ve already seen today’s dramatic imagery of reversal in Mary’s “Magnificat.” There, too, the rich are cast down while the hungry are filled and the lowly exalted (see Luke 1:45–55 also 16:19–31).
That’s the upside-down world of the Gospel: in poverty we gain spiritual treasure unimaginable; in suffering and even dying “on account of the Son of Man,” we find everlasting life.
The promises of the Old Testament were promises of power and prosperity—in the here and now. The promise of the New Covenant is joy and true freedom even amid the misery and toil of this life. But not only that. As Paul says in today’s Epistle, we’re to be pitied if our hope is
“for this life only.”
The blessings of God mean that we’ll laugh with the thanksgiving of captives released from exile (see Psalm
126:1–2), feast at the heavenly table of the Lord (see Psalm 107:3–9), “leap for joy” as John the Baptist leapt in his mother’s womb (see Luke 6:23; 1:41, 44), and rise
with Christ, “the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.”