Do to the Virius the weekly bulletin will be limited. Once we are back in God's House the bulletin will once again be completely published. Thank you for you patience and prayers. Stay safe and God bless.
September 20, 2020
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
St. Michael’s Christian Community, located on the Menominee Indian Reservation, is a diverse Christian community reaching out to all residents, learning, loving, sharing, and communicating
with one another through the teachings and practices celebrated in the Mass and the
holy sacraments of the Catholic Church by integrating sacred symbols and spiritual practices of the Menominee.
Anamehawikamek Welcome
ST MICHAEL’S
P.O. Box 610
Keshena, WI 54135
www.stmichaelkeshena.org
Faceboook link: https://www.facebook.com/pg/stmichaelskeshenawi/events/?ref=page_internal
Pastoral Staff:
Fr. Nonito Barra
Parish Administrator (715) 799-3811
Rectory (715) 994-1337
Pastor@livingwaterslivingfaith.org
Mark Fuller
Deacon (715)201-2961
Vicki Hermsen
Parish Secretary (715) 799-3811
vicki@livingwaterslivingfaith.org
Kathy King-Tucker
Religious Education (715) 799-3927
ltucker@frontiernet.net
Parish Trustees:
Kitty Gilane
Alicia Wilke
Pastoral Council Chair:
Tony Waupochick
Finance Council Chair:
Pete Maczuzak
Thrift N Gift Coordinator:
Cookie Vigue
Food Pantry Coordinator:
Pat Gwidt
Mass Schedule: Saturday: 5:00 pm Sunday: 9:00 am
Reconciliation: Saturday 4:30 – 4:45 pm
Daily Mass Chapel: 8:00 am Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday
Kateri Prayer Circle: After 8:00 am Mass Thursday morning
After 8:00 am Mass Thursday morning
SATURDAY MASS: 5:00 pm
SUNDAY MASS: 9:00 am
CONFESSION: Saturday 4:30 - 4:45pm
PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 8 am-2 pm
Wednesday, Friday 9 am -1 pm
HOLY HOUR: 1st Thursday of the Month from 6-7 pm
KATERI PRAYER CIRCLE: After 8:00 am Mass Thursday morning
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.
Mission Statement: St. Michael’s Christian Community, located on the Menominee Indian Reservation, is a diverse Christian community reaching out to all residents, learning, loving, sharing and communicating with one another through the teachings and practices celebrated in the Mass & the holy sacraments of the Catholic Church by integrating sacred symbols and spiritual practices of the Menominee.
A Note From Your Deacon (This was written prior to the dispensation from the Bishop.)
“With Christian joy and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the time has come for Catholics to return to worship God at Mass on Sundays.” These words introduce the Bishop's degree that was given on September 7, 2020, on the return of the Sunday Mass Obligation. It might be helpful to reflect on our Sunday obligation and why we follow it. Following are some thoughts Bishop Ricken wrote in last week’s Compass newspaper and I though worthwhile to highlight for you. First, from the Ten Commandments, our Lord makes it very clear, “Remember to keep holy the Lord’s Day.” One way we can do this is by attending Mass, what is called the Sunday obligation. Yet this commandment, like all the commandments, is rooted in God’s love for us. God knows that in the depth of our heart, our hearts are restless until we rest in him. At Mass we receive the great gift of the Eucharist, which fills our spiritual hunger and restlessness. The word Eucharist means thanksgiving. As Bishop Ricken shared, “We come to Mass to give thanks for God’s blessings in our lives in the past week and to ask him for his blessings for the week to come. Have you ever noticed when you leave church on Sunday morning and everything looks better? The problems of the past week seem to have diminished and the world seems brighter. That is the holy Eucharist and the love of coming together as a community.” There is a Sunday obligation but there is also an opportunity to be together with our Lord and receive the love God has for us. I look forward to seeing more people at Sunday Mass. It will good to have us all worshipping together once again!
Upon Further Reflection:
Here is a catchy little epigram by Sarah Hewit:
“Every day I pass the Church,
I stop and make a visit,
For fear that when I’m carried there
The Lord will say, “Who is it?”
In His Mercy,
Deacon Mark
The Mass: A Slice at a time
The Rites and Ceremonies of the Eucharistic Celebration
The most holy Sacrifice of the Eucharist must be offered in bread, and in wine to which a small quantity of water is to be added. (Cannon 924.1)
The bread must be wheaten only, and recently made, so that there is no danger of corruption. (Canon 924.2)
By divine institution bread and wine are the indispensable material for the constitution of the sacrament. The bread must, of necessity, be of wheat. Taking into account the danger of corruption, the practice of obtaining a sufficient amount of wafers to last for two or three months is expressly condemned, for this reason, common doctrine has maintained the term of one month as the maximum limit between the making of the host and its consumption.20
Religious Education Update
Due to the current COVID situation, St. Michael’s Faith Formation classes will not be starting this September. It is our believe that “Parents/guardians are their children’s primary and principal educators”, this guideline and philosophy of the Bishops’ of the United States is our motivation.
We will send packets to help teach children about God’s love and our Catholic faith. Every month we will send out a month’s worth of weekly lessons that go along with the Gospel reading of the week with other teaching materials about the traditions of our Catholic faith.
If you wish to have the packets sent to your home, please call the parish office or pick up a form in the entrance to church.
Church Envelopes
Our envelopes for the fiscal year 2020-2021 are in the main entrance. Please pick these up. Thank you.
Special Collection Disaster 10/04/2020, 10/04/2020
Our prayers go out to families who have lost loved ones, homes and businesses due to the devastating impact of Hurricane Laura and the wildfires in the West. The funds collected in this special collection will be used to support humanitarian, long-term recovery and Church needs arising from these calamities. Parishioners should make their checks payable to your parish and memo for Bishops Disaster fund. Credit Card donations can be made by calling the Catholic Foundation at 1-920-272-8121 or online at www.catholicfoundationgb.org/give.
Face Masks
Menominee Tribal Legislature requires all residents and visitors to the Menominee Reservation age 10 and older to wear a face mask covering any time they are in contact with other people who are not household members.
St. Michael Prayer
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen
September 20, 2020
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
09/19..……………………………………..Elmira Kaquatosh
09/20…...........................................……….…JoAnn Lewis
Mass Cancellation
As the Diocese of Green Bay continues to monitor health statistics and given the order that the Menominee Tribe is restricting places of worship to live stream services only on the Menominee Reservation until September 28, Catholic Masses at St. Michael Parish in Keshena and St. Anthony Parish in Neopit are cancelled until that date. In light of this announcement, Bishop David Ricken of the Diocese of Green Bay is dispensing the members of these two parishes from their Sunday obligation until September 28. Masses will be livestreamed from St. Michael’s in Keshena at 9 am on Sunday, September 20 and 27th and can be accessed at St. Michael’s Church Facebook page.
The purpose of this closure is to promote social distancing, limit community spread of COVID 19, and purposely restrict the travel of community members to stop the spread.
Fr. Luke Ferris
Vicar for Clergy and Pastoral Leaders
Diocese of Green Bay
Financial Blessings September 12 & 13
Envelopes | $1,641.00 |
Loose | $ 229.70 |
Building & Grounds | $ 125.00 |
Seminarian Collection | $1,093.00 |
Food Pantry Collection | $ 53.00 |
Missionary Cooperation Plan | $ 757.10 |
Thank for your generous donations!
Church Envelopes
Our envelopes for the fiscal year 2020-2021 are in the main entrance. Please pick these up. Thank you.
THANK YOU FOR GENEROUS DONATION.
Liturgical Ministers
Saturday, September 19, 5 pm
Lector Temp Taker Usher
Karen Millet Metzler | Jean Thibodeau | Dave Thibodeau |
Sunday, September 20, 9 am
Justin Lepscier | Mary Lewellin | Vicki Hermsen |
Saturday, September 26, 5 pm
Pat Gwidt | Karen Lynch | Anne Sulskis |
Sunday, September 27, 9 am
Jim & Ellie Sokoly | Cookie Vigue | Bob Vigue |
Handicap Entrance
Welcome Fr. Raja
Mission Appeal September 12th & 13th
Fr. Paulus Yohanes Dharmawan Adharius (Wawan), s.x. of the St. Francis Xavier Missionaries or Fr. Paulus Yohanes Dharmawan Adharius (Wawan), s.x. of the St. Francis Xavier Missionaries will be preaching the Mission Appeal next Sunday as part of the annual Missionary Cooperation Plan. Being exclusively a foreign mission society, the Xaverian Fathers and Brothers depend greatly on proceeds from this collection. They carry out their service in Bangladesh, Brazil, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Columbia, the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), France, Great Britain, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Mozambique, the Philippines, Sierra Leone, Spain, Taiwan, and the United States.
2020 FUNDRAISERS $7,655 of $10,000
Due to COVID-19, the 2020 fundraisers at St. Michael’s have been suspended until it is safe to resume. We would be grateful for monetary donations to offset the loss of this source of revenue ($10,000) to keep our Parish solvent. Please mail or drop off donations at the Parish office or drop in the collection basket indicating it is for fundraising. We need $2,245 to reach our goal. Thank you for your continued support of our Parish during this time.
Each one of us is chosen to become ever closer to our Lord...
Let us spend some time regularly in reading from the New Testament and in contemplation of Christ on the cross. Then we can better examine our conscience and ask Jesus to make us more like Him.
Kateri Prayer Circle
Never underestimate the power of prayer. Just one small prayer can change your life. If you or your amily members need prayers for any reason, please call one of our Kateri Prayer Circle members, who will in turn call members of their group. Soon, many prayers will be offered for your specific prayer request. Please call:
Fay Waupochick 715-799-3437
Leatha Grinhaug 715-851-6838
You can also call the Parish Office to leave requests
Universal Giving Page
The Catholic Foundation is excited to share with us that they have created a Universal Giving Page at www.catholicfoundationgb.org/donate. This is a great resource for our parish as we do not have an on line giving program. It makes giving to our parish simple and easy! The Catholic Foundation will be cutting a check weekly to our parish along with a report of what families gave to the parish and the amount of each gift.
Holy Hour will be the first Thursday, of the month. The next scheduled Holy Hour is October 1st, 6-7pm.
Food Pantry
The food pantry will be open on Tuesday, October 6th and 20th There will be drive up service only. Please do not get out of your vehicle and have the rear passenger seat empty.
Book Share, October 6th and 20th 1-3 pm with social distancing enforced. Two may come into the Book Share at a time. Masks required.
Estate Planning
When doing your estate planning, please remember St. Michael Parish. If you have questions, please contact the parish office at 715-799-3811.
New Parish Office Hours
The Parish Office will be open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 8-2 pm, Friday 9 am – 1 pm and closed on Wednesday. Please contact Fr. Nonito at the Rectory for urgent matters (715) 994-1337.
BULLETIN NEWS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Deadline for new information is 9:00 pm Monday evening. Contact Parish Office to submit.
Mark Your Calendars/Events St. Michael
09/20/2020 Mass Livestreamed 9:00 am
09/27/2020 Mass Livestreamed 9:00 am
MASS TIMES
St. Michael – 5:00 pm Saturday; 9:00 am Sunday
St. Anthony – 10:30 am Sunday
St. Francis Solanus – 8:30 am Sunday
St. Mary – 10:00 am Sunday
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