December 31-January 1
HAPPY AND BLESSED NEW YEAR
Anamehawikamek Welcome
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
We are a Christian community called together to grow in faith and to celebrate God’s love for us in the Mass and Sacraments of the Catholic Church. Through the gospel message and our common worship we are challenged to give Christian witness by our lives and service to others.
ST MICHAEL’S
P.O. Box 610
Keshena, WI 54135
www.stmichaelkeshena.org
Parish Administrator, Fr. Joel Jores - 715-799-3811 - pastor@livingwaterslivingfaith.org
Associate Priest: Fr. Francis Zurbano-715-799-3811 - pastor@livingwaterslivingfaith.org
Deacon Mark Fuller - 715-201-2961 deaconmark@livingwaterslivingfaith.org
Parish Secretary, Vicki Hermsen - 715-799-3811 - vicki@livingwaterslivingfaith.org
Religious Education Lois Maczuzak - 715-851-2947 - maczuzak@frontiernet.net
SATURDAY MASS: 4:00 pm SUNDAY MASS: 8:30 am
CONFESSION: Saturday 3:30 - 3:45pm
CONFESSION: Sunday 8:00-8:15
ROSARY: Saturday 3:30 pm Sunday 8:30 am
DAILY MASS: Chapel Southside of Church
Tuesday/Thursday 8:00 am and Wednesday/Friday 10:00 am
KATERI PRAYER CIRCLE: After 8 am mass on Thursday morning
ADORATION: 1st Thursday of the Month from 6-7 pm
ANNOINTING OF THE SICK: Individual arrangements can be made through the Parish Office
BAPTISM: Preparation program required. Please contact the Parish Office.
MARRIAGE: Make arrangements with the pastor six months prior to desired date.
CONFIRMATION: Next class 2018.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: Third Tuesday of the month – 7 pm,
Grand Knight Paul Marroquin 715-799-3765
NOTE FROM YOUR DEACON
by Deacon Mark Fuller
On behalf of Fr. Joel, Fr. Francis, and myself, I would like to thank all those who gave us such warm wishes, cards, and gifts this Christmas season. We truly appreciate your kindness and thoughtfulness! I especially wish to thank all the parish staff for their hard work and generosity to us during this time Christmas of year.
This past Friday on December 30, the Feast of the Holy Family was celebrated. Usually this feast is held on Sunday, but when a Sunday does not occur between December 25 and January 1, this feast is celebrated on December 30th. A passage from one of the readings for this feast reads:
“Put on, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved,
heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,
bearing with one another and forgiving one another,
if one has a grievance against another;
as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do.” (Colossians 3:12-13)
I believe these are wonderful virtues to practice that will make family life stronger and help us follow the example of the Holy Family. I say they are wonderful but I do not say they are easy…. especially in those moments in family life when it seems all one’s patience has been used up for the day by11:15 AM! There are very few perfect families around but God is patient as calls us as individuals and families to grow and keep loving one another. The passage speaks of gentleness and one way to practice gentleness within one’s family is to make sure that for every critical comment made to a family member, that one balances this by also giving “two” positive comments as well. This approach might help prevent discouragement and anger.
Another way to improve family relationships is to purposely make sure you express gratitude to others, especially when it is so easy to take others for granted. A lesson from Flannery O’Connor’s short story, “Greenleaf” speaks on this, “Some people learn gratitude too late, Mr. Greenleaf, and some never learn it at all.” We all have much to be grateful for- this coming New Year, let us strive to be more grateful to God for his blessings and grateful too for those love ones He has placed in our lives.
In His Mercy,
Deacon Mark
Happy New Year from the teachers and staff of our Religious Education Program!
As the New Year approaches, this last call for any of our young children to come and receive their instructions for the sacraments of Reconciliation and First Communion for this session. Attendance for these sacraments is imperative and instructions begin January 11th! Call me or come to Barrett Hall to sign up your child. Continuous attendance is essential! If you have any questions about our program, please call me at 715-799-4826. (Please note that phone number has been changed!) If you have any suggestions on how to improve our program, e-mail me at maczuzak@frontiernet.net and title the e-mail improving the program. Your ideas and suggestions are welcome!
Religious Education Schedule
Wednesday January 4th No Class
Wednesday, January 11 Classes resume
God bless, Lois
Thank you to Lois Maczuzak and the Religious Education teachers for organizing the Children’s Play at the 4 pm Christmas Eve Mass. Great Job Teachers and students!
January 1, 2017
Solemnity of Mary, The Holy
Mother of God
10/3…….…Fr. Omer Kelley, Fr. William Kurth,
Fr. Richard Klingeieen
1/04 .............……..........…..Children of the World
1/05.............................................William McElroy 1/06...............................Nursing Home Residents
1/07 ………….................Maury & Jane Griebach
01/08..............................Art, Ray, and John Ward
Financial Blessings
December 24 & 25
Envelopes $2692.00
Loose $ 636.25
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATION
Liturgical Ministers:
Saturday, January 7-4:00
Lector: Lela & Matthew Servers: Ashley Moses Eucharistic Minister: Kitty Gilane
Schwitzer
Sunday, January 8 – 8:30 am
Lector: Lois Maczuzak Servers: Derek Minch Eucharistic Minister: Vicki Hermsen
Saturday, January 14-4:00
Lector: Paula Wilber Servers: Ella & Caire Eucharistic Minister: Jean Thibodeau
Chevalier
SUNDAY, JANUARY 15-8:30
Lector: Kathy Tucker Severs: Sasanehseah Eucharistic Minister: Rayna Tucker
Shawanokasic
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Fr. Joel, Fr. Francis, Deacon Mark and the parish staff would like to wish all parishioners a very prosperous and Happy New Year. .
POINSETTIA FLOWERS 2016 IN MEMORY OF:
Joyce Lightner
Anonymous
Roger McPherson Sr. & Roger McPherson, Jr.
Steve Reichel
Dennis McPherson
Patricia Hermsen
Barbara Waupochick-Wilber
David Wilber Sr.
Pam Wilber
Paul Wilber
Joe Wilber
Mark Wilber
Onie Besaw
Wayne “Butch” Keshena
Abraham, Olivia, Richard Katchenago
Donald Noel
Robert, Donna & Todd Tucker
Mitchell & Charlette Nacotee
Agnes & Peter Gauthier
Rip & Nancy Hundt’s Parents
The Fenlon Family
Lorraine, Glenn, Mike, Dan, & Rick Harmon
Adam, Ione, Dennis, Mary Lynn Gwidt
Jerry Pawelczyk
Ann Bruski
Mott & LaRock Loved Ones
Taylor Waupochick
Special Intention
Joe & Dorothy Sokoly
Orlowski Family
George & Marcella Wilber
The Hoffman Family
Christmas Eve celebration at South Branch Community Center was well attended with active participants. Some of the children wore their regalia.
2017 CALENDARS
St. Michael’s 2017 Calendars are available at the entrances to the church. Please take one per family.
DONATIONS: Thank You to all the non-parish members for their financial contributions to St. Michael.
FUTURE EVENTS
PARISH COUNCIL will met at 4:30 on January 3rd in Fr. Barrett Hall.
FOOD PANTRY:
Thank you for volunteering and donating food to St Michael's Food Pantry. Happy New Year. Food Pantry open January 3rd and 17th from 1:00 pm till 3:00 pm God Bless. Pat Gwidt, St Michael's Food Pantry Coordinator
THRIFT & GIFT:
Open Tuesday, January 3rd and 17th from noon until 3 pm. Contact Cookie Vigue if you have any questions ☎920-216-9240. If you would like to drop off a donation, please bring it to the Parish Office if no one is at Thrift & Gift. Office is open 9 am to 2 pm Monday – Friday.
A huge thank you to the Green Bay Diocese who gave a contribution to our food pantry. We are Blessed!
ADORATION: Solemn Sacerdotal Eucharistic Adoration will be Thursday, January 5th St. Michael Church at 6 pm
BOOK SHARE will be held next Sunday January 8th after 8:30am mass. All are welcome. Books and fellowship.
ST. JOSEPH CROSS
The statue of Jesus on the Cross at St. Joseph of the Lake Cemetery needs to be replaced. Delberta (Otradovec) Pethke has been raising funds for the last year for this project. So far $900.34 has been received in donations. If anyone would like to make a contribution, please place in an envelope in the collection indicating what the money is for. This cross is in desperate need of replacement. Please help if you are able to.
PAILS FOR HAITI
Orphan Grain Train volunteers at St. James Lutheran Church in Shawano are excited to announce a special project to help the people of Haiti recover after Hurricane Matthew. They will be collecting new or slightly used five (5) gallon pails to be shipped to the people of Haiti. Kick off will be January 1st and run for 30 days. The pails are used by Haitian people to bring clean drinking water from the mountain area into the villages. Clean drinking water is crucial for Haiti with the spread of cholera. Pails can be dropped off at St. James Lutheran Church, 324 S. Andrews Street or brought to St. Michaels (designated place in back of church) and we will bring them to St. James. The goal is to collect 5000 pails. Any questions, please contact the parish office or Jim/Judy Oberstein at 715-201-0283. Thank you in advance for your donations.
If you know of an incident of sexual abuse of a person who is now under the age of 18 by a priest, deacon, employee or volunteer, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY CALL THE CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND THEN THE DIOCESE. If the person was abused as a minor but is now an adult, please contact:
Jayne Stefanic
Diocesan Assistance Coordinator
Catholic Diocese of Green Bay
P.O. Box 23825
Green Bay, WI 54305-3825
Telephone: 1-877-270-8174or 920-272-8174
Email the Office of Safe Environment
We always encourage you to report the incident to local civil authorities.
Fr. Joel and Fr. Francis (with Lambeau) “Walking on Water” recently on Legend Lake.
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