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Parish Calendar Events 02/13 Parish Discussion Group 6:30 pm (Rectory) 02/14 Ash Wednesday (Day of Fast & Abstinence ) 8:15 am Student Mass and 5:15 pm Mass 02/16 Fish Fry 4:30 to 7:30 pm (Day of Abstinence) 02/16 Stations of the Cross 6:30 pm 02/17 KC Bingo 7:30 pm (Community Center) 02/18 Dead Theologian Society 6:00 pm (Commons) 02/20 First Confessions Parent’s Meeting 6:30 pm (Commons) 02/23 Stations of the Cross 6:30 pm (Day of Abstinence) 02/25 KC Pancake Breakfast 03/02 Most Reverend Bishop William Patrick Callahan, will be celebrating Holy Mass (Sesquicentennial) The 150th Anniversary of the Diocese of La Crosse 03/04 Dead Theologians 6:00 pm (Commons) 03/25 KC Pancake Breakfast
Saint Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church
Readings for the Week of February 11, 2018
Sunday: Lv 13:1-2, 44-46/Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11 [7]/1 Cor 10:31--1:1/
Mk 1:40-45
Monday: Jas 1:1-11/Ps 119:67, 68, 71, 72, 75, 76 [77a]/Mk 8:11-13
Tuesday: Jas 1:12-18/Ps 94:12-13a, 14-15, 18-19 [12a]/Mk 8:14-21
Wednesday: Jl 2:12-18/2 Cor 5:20--6:2/Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13,14 and
17 [cf. 3a]/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18
Thursday: Dt 30:15-20/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 [40:5a]/Lk 9:22-25
Friday: Is 58:1-9a/Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 18-19 [19b]/Mt 9:14-15
Saturday: Is 58:9b-14/Ps 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 [11ab]/Lk 5:27-32
Next Sunday:Gn 9:8-15/Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [cf. 10]/1 Pt 3:18-22/k
1:12-15
Weekly Mass Intention Schedule
Monday, February 12th No Mass Tuesday, February 13th Mass 5:15 am Alex Kren † Rudy Nigl
Wednesday, February 14th Ash Wednesday Day of Fast & Abstinence Mass 8:15 am (students attend) Matthew Bowe St. Mary’s Students and Staff S.P.I. Mass 5:15 pm Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke SP.I. Thursday, February 15th Mass 8:15 am Bradley Haas † Karen Brewer Friday, February 16th Mass 8:15 am Daniel Smyth Sue & Al Walter S.P.I. Stations of the Cross 6:30 pm Saturday, February 17th Confession: 4:15-4:50 Mass 5:15 pm David Nowicki Rory Schultz S.P.I. Sunday, February 18th First Sunday of Lent Confession: 7:30-7:50 am Mass 8:00 am Isaac Pecha † Parker Weum Confession 9:30 - 10:20 am Andrew Dushek Mass 10:30 am Our Parish Family
Liturgical Roles for Next Weekend
Saturday, February 17th @ 5:15 pm Lectors: Madison Cooper Minister of Holy Communion: Deacon Tully Servers: Madelyn Mueller, Maggie Edwards, Evelyn & Mason Jelinek Ushers: Knights of Columbus Gifts: Mark Frawley Family Music: Cathy/Organ Scrip: Nancy Schumacher Sunday, February 18th @ 8:00 am Lector: Therese Deckert Minister of Holy Communion: Deacon Tully Servers: Samuel Bosworth, Mallory, Mara & McKenna Delagrave Ushers: Knights of Columbus Gifts: Andrew Wright Family Music: Men/Jane Scrip: Connie Jump Sunday, February 18th @ 10:30 am Lector: Emily Zorea Minister of Holy Communion: Deacon Tully Servers: Shawn, Aaron, Alex, & Riley Spencer Ushers: Knights of Columbus Gifts: Brian Weiss Family Music: Cindy/Organ Scrip: Shelly Schmidt
THE SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FEBRUARY 10/11 2018
From your Deacon ... The peace of Christ be with you all! I hope you have your
Christmas decorations put away. In case you haven’t been follow-
ing your liturgical calendar closely, this Wednesday is Ash
Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. I bet you thought it was only
Valentine’s Day! Add to that, Easter is on April 1 this year, April
Fools Day to some. Apparently, it’s been 83 years since we’ve ex-
perienced this chronological clash of cultural calendars (I just love
alliterations!).
My first thought when considering that calendrical coincidence
(OK. I’ll stop) was could any two culturally significant days be more
disparate? Valentine’s Day is, in many ways, a day of excessive con-
sumerism as opposed to Ash Wednesday, a day of penitential
self-denial. On the other hand, these two days share a common
root emotion – Love. One is a celebration of our human love and
self-sacrifice for our beloved while the other celebrates the spiritual
love and self-sacrifice our Lord and Redeemer.
So now is a good time to reflect on how you and your
family are going to make Lent 2018 a meaningful time of
preparation and contemplation of Our Lord’s supreme sacrifice for
the redemption of our souls and his glorious resurrection.
Keeping in mind the common theme of Ash Wednesday and
Valentine’s Day is a good place to start. Those in the marketing,
floral, and greeting card industries would have us believe that
romantic love is the “hallmark” of the day. But more significantly,
it is a day for us to celebrate our unselfish love for one another –
romantic or otherwise. Isn’t this what Lent is all about, as well?
As Christians, our highest calling is to love each other as Christ
loves us. Lent is a time for us to work toward the perfection of our
personal Christianity. With the convergence of Ash Wednesday
and Valentine’s Day comes an opportunity to have a family
conversation about the meaning of love – love of our families and
love of neighbor – and how we can learn to love each other better.
Remember the definition of love: To will the good of the other.
The prefect example of the perfect love: The death of Jesus on the
cross for the forgiveness of our sins.
So far, I’ve used this space to focus on Ash Wednesday.
Needless to say, (and yet he’s going to say it anyway!), Lent is not
one day but 40 days. Keeping the spirit of Lent alive in our fami-
lies for 40 days is no insignificant challenge. There are a
plethora of suggestions for how to increase the holiness of the
season of Lent; permit me to share a couple of my favorites.
We decorate our homes for many cultural celebrations:
Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Halloween and many others. Why not
decorate your home for Lent? Visual clues around the house will
help to remind you of the season. In the same vein as a Christmas
tree, a cactus or grouping of succulents with prickly thorns
displayed on your kitchen table will serve to remind your family of
the suffering of Jesus and his time in the desert.
Another meaningful tradition is the Sacrifice Bean jar. This is es-
pecially applicable to families who give up candy for Lent. Fill a
box with large died beans and place it next to a jar decorated with a
purple ribbon. Each time a family member says or does a kindness,
have him or her place a bean in the jar.
Before retiring on Holy Saturday, the dried beans are replaced with
colorful jellybeans. Upon rising in the morning, the children will
see the sweet fruits of their good works.
Ash Wednesday February 14th
I’ve saved the best for last. Lent is a wonderful time to explore
new and renewed opportunities for family prayer. A decade of
the Rosary each evening as the family gathers around the dinner
table is a fine place and time to do this. Also, mark you calen-
dars and set you iPhones to remind you to attend at least one
Stations of the Cross on a Friday evening at 6:30. Afterwards, go
out for a family fish dinner. Hey! You can do both on February
16 and March 16 at St. Mary’s.
Dear friends, by the grace of God, let this Lenten
Season be one that deepens the faith of you and your family, not
just for 40 days, but for eternity.
Peace and goodness to you and your family…
Deacon Donald Tully
Please welcome to our parish family
February 4th, 2018
Skye Marie Halverson
&
Colin Joseph Halverson Parents, Aaron & Colleen
Please pray for Grace & Colin as they continue to
grow in their faith.
ST. MARY OF THE ASSUMPTION RICHLAND CENTER January 24/25 Stewardship Thank You!
Adult Tithe……………………………………………… $4373.00
Offertory………………………………………………….. 274.20
Student Offertory……………………………………… .75
Pastoral Care…………………………………………… 81.00
Religious Education…………………………………… 00
Building & Maintenance…………………………… 80.00
Catholic School Support …………………………. 121.00
Festival…………………………………………………… 71.00
Religious Retirement ……………………………… ....... .00
Total………………………………………………………. $5000.95
October (ACH) Automatic Contributions……... … $6,435.00
November (ACH) Automatic Contributions…... $6,535.00
Diocesan Annual Appeal Overage
Received January 2018 ....................................... $13,989.00
FORMED The Catholic Faith on Demand
Go to website below, use parish access code
to sign up…. Formed.org Enter our Parish Code 6R477F
Any questions… contact Donna Urbach @ [email protected]
Scrip Announcements Did you get your sweetheart something for Valentine’s
Day? It is not too late! Stop at the Scrip table or at the
school office to make a purchase. Cards are also
available to go out to eat on Valentine’s Day at
Richland Family Restaurant, Country Kitchen, Pizza
Hut, McDonald’s, Culver’s, or Dairy Queen. Olive
Garden cards are available which include 5 more
restaurants to choose from.
Lent begins this week. Buy a Walmart card before you
shop for seafood for your upcoming Lenten meals.
Profit for January is $1,479.89
Parish Rectory Office Hours Monday… 9:00 to 3:00 pm
Tuesday… 9:00 to 3:00 pm
Wednesday… 9:00 to 3:00 pm
Thursday… 9:45 to 3:00 pm
Friday… Office Closed
If you would like a year end statement
please contact the rectory 647-2621
National Marriage Encounter March 10-11
A National Marriage Encounter Weekend is scheduled for
March 10th and 11
th in Eau Claire.
Marriage Encounter is designed for couples who are interested in
having a closer relationship in their marriage.
The weekend will begin on Saturday morning with 7:30 registra-
tion and close on Sunday afternoon by 3:45 pm.
For more information contact Chippewa Valley Marriage En-
counter, 127 E. Mac Arthur Ave., Eau Claire, WI 54701; phone
at 715-832-3296, e-mail at [email protected] or through our
website at www.marriage-encounter.org/Affiliates/chippewa.htm
Knights of Columbus Breakfast
Sunday, February 25th
8:30 to noon
Buttermilk pancakes, biscuits & gravy,
scrambled eggs, cheese sauce, sausage, applesauce,
milk, coffee & OJ.
There will be a free will offering.
Everyone is welcome!
Please join us!
Any one who will be celebrating their
50th Wedding Anniversary In the year 2018
Please contact the Rectory 608-647-2621
Easter Flowers If you so choose there are envelopes in your
packets for Easter Flower donations.,
or you may
enclose a note with your donation for
a memorial or gift.
FISH FRY
THIS FRIDAY
February 16th 4:30 to 7:30 pm
PRATT FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICE
Mark Jelinek Bennie Green Nick Hodge
608-647-4808
prattfuneralservice.com
St Mary School is part of the
Wisconsin Parental Choice Program.
If you would like more information.
Please contact Vicki Faber at
This could possibly help your family with tuition
Wedding Planning Information
For those seeking the Sacrament of Marriage in our Church
please notify the pastor as soon as you are engaged, but not less than six months
prior to the proposed wedding date.
St. Vincent de Paul Society To Join: Call Kim @ 475-9475
For Assistance: Call Jeanne @ 647-2075
Knights of Columbus Fr. McKevitt Council #3492
Grand Knight: Brian Parker Deputy Grand Knight: Shea Mueller
Chancellor: Ed Pulvermacher Financial Secretary: Bennie Green Chaplin: Msgr. Roger Scheckel
Email: [email protected] w.richlandcenterknightsofcolumbus.com
Parish Council of Catholic Women (PCCW)
President- Candace McGrath Vice-President-Rose Birkholz
Email: [email protected]
Secretary - Sue Walter Treasurer - Patty Pulvermacher
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish 160 W Fourth St, Richland Center, WI 53581
Parish website www.stmarysrc.com
608-647-2621 (fax) 647-6029
Rev. Msgr Roger J. Scheckel
Deacon Donald Tully
Parish Business Office …Cheryl Blankenship
Pastoral Care... Mary Ellen Boak, [email protected]
Bereavement minister...Colleen Pulvermacher
Parish Custodian, Patrick Schwingle 608-513-3791
School Office 647-2422 fax 647-5914
Principal, Vicki Faber [email protected]
Associate Principal, Stacia Kohlstedt
Secretary, Jolene Frawley [email protected]
School Lunch Director /Kitchen 647-4470
Erin Jelinek [email protected]
Coordinator of Religious Ed 647-0400
Candace McGrath [email protected]
Continuing Faith Formation Brad Walker 475-0909
Eucharistic Adoration Every Thursday , following 8:15 am Mass
2017/2018 Diocesan Annual Appeal We thank the parishioners below who have responded as of
02/7/2018
Target $41,275.00 Current $55, 873.00
2017/2018 Calendar Drawing Winners January 30, 2018… Carol Kubs , Appleton, WI
February 1, 2018... Jim Pulvermacher, Richland Center, WI
February 6, 2018… Jim & Bonnie Bauer, Medford, WI
The Richland Hospital
Blood Drive Thursday, February 15th
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday February 13th Parish Discussion Group 6:30 pm (Rectory)
Grandparent’s Day
Wednesday February 14th
Ash Wednesday Day of Fast & Abstinence
Mass 8:15 am (students attend) Mass 5:15 pm
Friday February 16th
Fish Fry 4:30 to 7:30 pm
Stations of the Cross 6:30pm
Sunday February 18th 1st Sunday of Lent
Welcome Back!
Monsignor
Pastoral Care Lent is coming
A springtime of hope
With fasting, almsgiving & prayer
Consider being a part of the prayer chain this Lent.
If you are interested
Please contact
Mary Ellen Boak