H OLY& F AMILY
Ss.
John Gabriel
Catholic Parish
506 N. BEAUMONT ROAD & 710 S. WACOUTA AVENUE, PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 53821
HOLY FAMILY PARISH
Website: www.prairiecatholic.org
September 16, 2018 - 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Rev. James C. Weighner, Pastor
Email: [email protected] REV. JAMES C. WEIGHNER, PASTOR
Deacon Mark Grunwald
Email: [email protected] DEACON MARK GRUNWALD
St. John Nepomuc
710 S. Wacouta Ave.
Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821
Phone: 326-6511
Rectory Office Hours
8:00am to 4:00pm (Tuesday - Friday)
St. Gabriel Archangel
506 N. Beaumont Rd.
Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821
Phone: 326-2404
Rectory Office Hours
8:00am to 4:00pm (Tuesday - Friday)
Holy Days
Mass times to be announced.
Baptism
Please call St. John’s Rectory office.
Marriage
Please contact the parish at least 6
months prior to the wedding date.
Principal
Mary Henry
Email: [email protected]
Office Managers
Lana Gratace
Email: [email protected]
Sandy Halverson
Email: [email protected]
Dir. of Grade School Religious Ed.
Pat Prochaska: [email protected]
Parish Nursing Program
Rose Bauer, Shirley Cipra (326-8553)
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St. Gabriel Archangel St. John Nepomuc
HOME COMMUNION MINISTERS FOR SEPT. 23 HOME COMMUNION MINISTERS FOR SEPT. 23
John Chaffee, Mary Prindle Nick Nugent, Peg Smith
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS-SEPT. 22/23 EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS-SEPT. 22/23
Saturday 4:00 pm Tom Steiner, Mary Kirschbaum, & Saturday, 7:00 pm Ken Stoeffler
Kathy Schneider Sunday 8:00 am Lucy Cornford, Dave Hemmer, Doris
Sunday 10:00 am Michael Bornholdt, George & Nancy Krogman
Eastman
SERVERS-SEPT. 22/23 SERVERS-SEPT. 22/23
Saturday 4:00 pm Ava Hager & Allison Lindner Saturday 7:00 pm Ryan Waller & Claire Kennedy
Shawn & JT Egstad Zach & Caleb Mezera
Sunday 10:00 am Ashlyn & Camryn Knapp Sunday 8:00 am Madilyn Fisher & Scout Hall
Jesse Lutz & Jacob Mara Tommy Mara & Harrison Osterkamp
LECTORS-SEPT. 22/23 LECTORS-SEPT. 22/23
Saturday 4:00 pm Rhonda Stubbe Saturday 7:00 pm Mary Stoeffler
Sunday 10:00 am Dan Schickert Sunday 8:00 am Joe Atkins
USHERS-SEPT. 22/23 USHERS-SEPT. 22/23
Saturday 4:00 pm Bob Ziel, Richard Steiner, Jim Welsch, Saturday 7:00 pm Tim Looney, Tyler Rochleau Alex
& Volunteer Schaefer, Mark Forsythe
Sunday 10:00 am Robert DeFord, Mark Mara, Jim Sunday 8:00 am Paul Porvaznik, Mike Mara, Dennis
McGrath, & Mark Hamann Mezera & Volunteer
SCRIP WORKERS-SEPT. 22/23 SCRIP WORKERS-SEPT. 22/23
Saturday 4:00 pm Ashley Lindner Saturday 7:00 pm Volunteers
Sunday 10:00 am Jeff & Jill Mara Sunday 8:00 am Volunteers
WEEKEND MASSES: MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY REQUESTING THE MASS ARE ASKED TO BRING THE GIFTS OF BREAD AND
WINE TO THE ALTAR. PLEASE MAKE YOURSELVES KNOWN TO THE USHERS AND SIT NEAR THE GIFTS. THANK YOU!
Tuesday, September 18 8:15 am St. Gabriel’s Church † Florence Kilburg
Wednesday, September 19 8:15 am St. John’s Church † Christine Brandt Carlson
Thursday, September 20 8:15 am St. Gabriel’s Church † Laverne Steiner
Friday, September 21 8:15 am St. John’s Church † Richard Stark
Saturday, September 22 4:00 pm St. Gabriel’s Church † Joe Ertel
7:00 pm St. John’s Church † Jonathan Steger
Sunday, September 23 8:00 am St. John’s Church † Richard & Rose Ginsterblum
10:00 am St. Gabriel’s Church † For All Those Entrusted to Our Pastor
CONFESSIONS
St. Gabriel’s 3:00 pm to 3:45 pm on Saturday
St. John’s 6:00 pm to 6:45 pm on Saturday (No scheduled confessions on days with weddings or funerals.)
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“‘The Church is not a thing like the Athenaeum 3
PRAYER CORNER
Club,’ he cried. ‘If the Athenaeum Club lost all its God, grant healing and peace to the sick of our
members, the Athenaeum Club would dissolve and communities and those who have requested our prayers.
cease to exist. But when we belong to the Church we Please pray for: Eileen Sutton, Mary Ann Heisz, Jerry
belong to something which is outside all of us: which Matousek, Janet Dickman, Peg Stoeffler, Michael Hinrich,
is outside everything you talk about, outside the Car- William Blake, John & Cheyenne Messling, Peyton
dinals and the Pope. They belong to it, but it does Kraushaar, Earl Nye, Ethel Sebastian, Tara Pellock,
Geraldine Barr, Edith Ritchie, Scott LaBonne, Debbie Eden,
not belong to them. If we all fell dead suddenly, the
Ken Fleshner, Carrie Breuer, Graham Shedivy, Lorna
Church would still somehow exist in God. Confound Porvaznik, John Rink, Dale LaBonne, Dallas Valley, Mary T.
it all, don’t you see that I am more sure of its exist- Shedivy, Diane Fernette, Stacey Johnson, Bernie O’Connell,
ence than I am of my own existence?’” Frank Tiller, Carl Shedivy, Rosanna Mayer, Marilyn
(G.K. Chesterton, The Ball and the Cross) Rybarczyk, Pam Waller, Jackie Cherrier, Jennifer Gilman,
Rose Miller, Karen Carroll, Letty Oehler, Art Boxrucker,
A POWERFUL PRAYER FOR TRYING TIMES Nora Vickerman, Barbara Schwant, Tyler Gillitzer, Lynette
Reichmann, Scott Plondke, Gerald Stram, Joe Barrette, Sally
Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel Ann White, Scott Sklenar, Shirley Ambrose, Don
One day, after celebrating Mass, the aged Pope Leo McFarland, Vickie Samples, Nancy Aschom, Phyllis Waller,
XIII was in conference with the Cardinals when suddenly Sandi Herreid, Melinda Neumann, Don Ritchie, Sally
he sank to the floor in a deep swoon. Physicians who White, Faye Tesar, Matilda Flansburgh, Joan Marie Tiller,
hastened to his side could find no trace of his pulse and Joseph Hamann, Janet Kahler, Judy Mezera, Owen Price,
feared that he had expired. However, after a short interval
the Holy Father regained consciousness and exclaimed Sandra Marx, Kathy Leard, Scott Yeomans, Dorothy Gilkes,
with great emotion: "Oh, what a horrible picture I have Andra Meana, M. Catherine Benoy, Irene Mitchell, Gaige
been permitted to see!" Hatlin, Avalo A. Berns, Doris Bohnenkamp, Lyle & Rosella
He had been shown a vision of evil spirits who had Ahles, Millie Senesac, Donna Teynor, Marita Conley, Greta
been released from Hell and their efforts to destroy the Martin, Andrew Prew, Robert Hazen, Bernard “Butch”
Church. But in the midst of the horror the archangel St. Boland, Jeffery Scott DuCharme, Gina Buettner, Audrey
Michael appeared and cast Satan and his legions into the
abyss of hell. Soon afterwards Pope Leo XIII composed Mara, Sister Suzanne Gallagher, Nancy Knutson, George J.
the following prayer to Saint Michael: Mezera, George Kahler, Terry Zinkle.
Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be If you have a special intention or loved one who is in need of
our protection against the malice and snares of the prayers; please let us know so we can include them.
devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do
thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of
God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who CCD BEGINS THIS WEEK
wander through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen.
CCD classes will begin this week for all our par-
The above is the shorter version of the prayer of Pope ish children grades 1 to 8 enrolled in the public
Leo XIII. You can find the prayer in its entirety at school. Registration begins at 6:15 PM; Classes
www.traditioninaction.org. I would encourage every- begin at 6:45 PM and end at 8:00 PM. Please pick
one to cut this prayer out of the bulletin and put it in up and drop off on Wacouta Ave. entrance to the
a place where you will see it and offer this prayer each St John’s school building. All classes are on the
day. We will begin offering this prayer at the conclu- upper level of the building. Schedules will be
sion of the Masses this October. handed out on the first night of classes.
THE MEN OF THE CROSS PARISH SUPPORT
4TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE This Year Last Year
THE POWER OF FAITH Envelopes for Sept. 9th $6,699.00 $8,077.00
The Men of the Cross Men’s Conference exists to empow- Plate for Sept. 9th 760.30 996.50
er and motivate men to live out God’s view of manhood Electronic Transfers 1,792.00 2,477.00
and be the best husbands, fathers, and leaders God has Total $9,251.30 $11,550.50
called them to be. You will not want to miss out on the The second collection came to $556.21 and will be used for
2018 conference, Oct 27th, will take place at Logan Middle Prairie Catholic School and our Religious Education Program
School, located in La Crosse, WI. Registration is now expenses.
open on the Diocese of La Crosse website (www.diolc.org) THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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SCHOOL NEWS….Mrs. Schwager’s 3K
This Week at the Parish 4b
Sunday, September 16
Class is learning to socialize with their new
11:00 am Holy Family Fall Bazaar in the Fellowship
friends while at play and at work. Learning to Hall featuring our delicious charcoal broiled chicken
compromise, share, reason, take turns, and care dinner with all the trimmings. Supper Hour from 4:30
about one another is an important part of being to 6:00 pm. Raffles, games & refreshments
a Christian friend. This can begin at a very
Monday, September 17
young age. It’s exciting to watch these
friendships begin to develop and grow! Along Tuesday, September 18
with being nice, kind, and good….these 3:30 pm Mass at Prairie Maison
wonderful children are learning to use their Wednesday, September 19
listening ears, watchful eyes, inside voice and 6:30 pm Freshmen Confirmation Class in the Fellowship
feet, and loving heart. This all falls into place Hall at St. John’s - All forms & payments are due at this class
when we have class time, work time and play 6:45 pm Grade School CCD classes begin at St. John’s
time. We incorporate good manners and School; registration at 6:15 pm and fee payments
respect in everything we do. Thursday, September 20
Adoration after the 8:15 am Mass at St. Gabriel’s
Benediction at 1:00 pm
IN SYMPATHY 5:00 pm Parish Council meeting in the Fellowship Hall
Please remember Anna Mae Steffensmeier
Friday, September 21
in your prayers. Her funeral was held on Saturday, September 22
Friday, Sept. 14th at St. Gabriel's Church of
the Holy Family Parish. May God grant her
eternal life and comfort to her family. BAPTISM
We welcome into the family of God, Stella
MARK YOUR CALENDAR..……. Rachelle Check, daughter of Bradley & Aph-
On Monday, September 24th the Bingo Pro-
gressive will be at $1,064.00 in 57 calls or less. ton (Roberts) Check through the Sacrament of
Bingo starts at 7:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall Baptism. May God continue to bless Stella
at St. Johns. Save the date! Rachelle and her family.
Readings for the Week of September 16, 2018
Sunday: Is 50:5-9a/Ps 116:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 [9]/Jas 2:14-18/
Mk 8:27-35
WEDDING BANNS
Monday: 1 Cor 11:17-26, 33/Ps 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 17 [1 Cor
Adam Heal & Katharine Rowan (I)
11:26b]/Lk 7:1-10 Anthony Hennes & Emily Jackson (II)
Tuesday: 1 Cor 12:12-14, 27-31a/Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5 [3]/Lk
7:11-17
RURAL LIFE DAY
Wednesday: 1 Cor 12:31--13:13/Ps 33:2-3, 4-5, 12 and 22
Wednesday, September 19, the Diocese of La Crosse
[12]/Lk 7:31-35
Thursday: 1 Cor 15:1-11/Ps 118:1b-2, 16ab-17, 28 [1]/Lk
will hold the 38th annual Rural Life Day on the Wall-
7:36-50 Stone Holsteins farm, located at S7414 Fortner Rd.,
Friday: Eph 4:1-7, 11-13/Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 [5]/Mt 9:9-13 De Soto, WI, 54624. The day begins with 10 a.m.
Saturday: 1 Cor 15:35-37, 42-49/Ps 56:10c-12, 13-14 [14]/Lk Mass celebrated by Bishop William Patrick Callahan
8:4-15 and is followed by awards, recognitions, blessing of
Next Sunday: Wis 2:12, 17-20/Ps 54:3-4, 5, 6-8 [6b]/Jas 3:16-- crops and machinery, and a meal catered by the wom-
4:3/Mk 9:30-37 en of St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Genoa. All are
welcome to attend this event.
DUNK TANK
The students at Prairie Catholic School have been sell- HOLY FAMILY FALL BAZAAR
ing magazines as a fundraiser for our school. Top SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
sellers get a chance to dunk a staff member, including
Fr Weighner, in a dunk tank. Come join the fun on
HOLY FAMILY FELLOWSHIP HALL
Wed Sep 19th out front of the school. We might even ST. JOHN’S CHURCH
offer a toss or two for a donation to our school as well. ALL ARE INVITED
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