Welcome to the Catholic Parish Communities of St. Faustina, Pardeeville & Buffalo Township

Holy Family, Markesan & Kingston

N117 State Road 22 , Buffalo Township

Weekend Mass Sunday - 9:15am

177 W. Pearl St., Kingston

Weekend Mass Saturday - 4:00pm

41 St. Joseph St., Markesan

Weekend Mass Sunday - 11:00am

Priest Visit If you or a loved one is

ill and would like a visit from a priest,

please call the parish office at 608-429-3030.

312 S. Main St. Pardeeville

Weekday Masses Tuesday - 5:00pm Thursday - 5:00pm Friday - 8:00am

Weekend Masses Saturday - 5:30pm Sunday - 8:00am

Parish Priest: Father Mark Miller Email: pastor@sfhfcatholic.org

Secretary Miss Annette Dolgner Email: secretary@sfhfcatholic.org

Coordinators of Religious Education Mr. Al Nickel

Email: religioused@sfhfcatholic.org Mrs. Patty Bartz

Email: HFreligioused2019@gmail.com

Bookkeeper Mr. Gregory V. Rybarczyk, Sr. Email: stfaustina.holyfamily@sfhfcatholic.org

Parish Office: 318 S. Main St. Pardeeville, WI 53954 Phone: 608-429-3030 Tuesday - Thursday, 9:00am - 4:00pm

Website ~ www.sfhfparish.com

CONFESSION SCHEDULE

St. Faustina ~ Pardeeville Tuesday ~ Saturday 7:30am-8:00am

Holy Family ~ Kingston Saturday ~ 3:30pm-3:55pm

If you cannot make these times, please call Fr. Mark to set up an appointment that is convenient for you.

Sixth Sunday of Easter May 26, 2019

Bible Study St. Faustina & Holy Family parishes

Thursday, May 30, 2019 Holy Family-Markesan ~ 5:30pm

May 30th will be the last Bible study until Fall. The Thursday, 5pm Mass will be held at

St. Faustina-Pardeeville until study is resumed.

Mass Intentions

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

♦ Every First Friday ~ 4:30-5:30pm Holy Family - Markesan Confessions will be heard during the hour of Adoration.

♦ Every First Friday St. Faustina ~ Pardeeville Following Mass, Divine Mercy will be recited and Adoration until 10:00am.

Readings for May 26, 2019

Sunday: Acts 15:1-2, 22-29/Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 [4]/Rv 21:10-14, 22-23/Jn 14:23-29 Monday: Acts 16:11-15/Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b [cf. 4a] /Jn 15:26--16:4a Tuesday: Acts 16:22-34/Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8 [7c]/Jn 16:5-11 Wednesday: Acts 17:15, 22--18:1/Ps 148:1-2, 11-12, 13, 14 /Jn 16:12-15 Thursday: Acts 18:1-8/Ps 98:1, 2-3cd-4 [cf. 2b]/Jn 16:16-20 Ascension: Acts 1:1-11/Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 [6]/Eph 1:17-23 or Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23/Lk 24:46-53 Friday: Zep 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16/Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 [6] /Lk 1:39-56 Saturday: Acts 18:23-28/Ps 47:2-3, 8-9, 10 [8a]/Jn 16:23b-28 Next Sunday: Ascension: Acts 1:1-11/Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 [6] /Eph 1:17-23 or Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23/Lk 24:46-53 7th Sunday of Easter: Acts 7:55-60/Ps 97:1-2, 6-7, 9 [1a, 9a] /Rv 22:12-14, 16-17, 20/Jn 17:20-26

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Saturday, May 25 4:00pm(HF-K) Mass for Parishioners 5:30pm(SF-P) †Raymond Lavallee, Sr.

Sunday, May 26 6th Sunday of Easter 8:00am(HF-P) †Bonnie Cole 9:15am(SF-B) †Douglas Bush 11:00am(HF-M) †Patricia Giddens

Tuesday, May 28 5:00pm(SF-P) †Connor McDowell (USMC)

Thursday, May 30 5:00pm(HF-M)

Friday, May 31 The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 8:00am(SF-P) †Sue Peterson

Saturday, June 1 Saint Justin 4:00pm(HF-K) †Judy Machkovich 5:30pm(SF-P) Mass for Parishioners

Sunday, June 2 The Ascension of the Lord 8:00am(HF-P) †Deceased mother, Caroline 9:15am(SF-B) †Raymond & Wilhelmenia Brusveen 11:00am(HF-M) †Dennis Schweder

Abbreviations Key: SF-P–St. Faustina, Pardeeville SF-B–St. Faustina, Buffalo Township HF-M–Holy Family, Markesan HF-K–Holy Family, Kingston CHC–Columbia Health Center MRH–Markesan Resident Home

~2nd Harvest Food Pantry~ The next Food Pantry will be

Wednesday, May 29th from 3:30-4:30 pm. (The change is due to Memorial Day)

We are asking for volunteers to help us serve those in need! If interested in helping, please

contact Laurie Knitt - 608.429.2502 or Shawnee Sterling - 608.617.3991

This week we welcome David Jaramillo to St. Faustina and Holy Family Parish. He is a seminarian for the Diocese of Madison, and will be staying with us this summer. David grew up in Quito, Ecuador and came to the United States to study music. For the last 5 years, he has been a FOCUS missionary, most recently at UW Platteville. We are blessed in this Diocese to have these men respond to God's call to become priests. Please give David a warm welcome.

Many times in the history of the Old Covenant, God called men to take up arms to defend their home and their people, and to ensure a just order and the freedom to practice their religion. This weekend we honor all those who have defended our home and people in the armed forces. Please take time this weekend not just to thank them and celebrate their service, but to pray for them. Many have suffered greatly, and far too many suffer silently after they return home. Pray God grant support at home and healing to those who need it, and that God bless them all greatly for their sacrifice.

Christ's Peace, Fr. Mark

St. Faustina, Pardeeville & Buffalo Township Holy Family, Markesan & Kingston

St. Faustina Parish - Buffalo/Pardeeville

Pastoral Council Meeting -June 27 at 6:00pm/Pardeeville

Finance Council Meeting -June 13 at 6:00pm/Pardeeville

CCW Meeting -June 18 at 6:00pm/Pardeeville

Holy Family Parish - Kingston//Markesan

Pastoral Council Meeting -June 5 at 6:00pm/Kingston Finance Council Meeting

-July 17 at 6:00pm/Pardeeville CCW Meeting

-June 12 at 12:00pm/Kingston

St. Faustina CCW is now taking donations for their fall (Labor Day Weekend) sale. As you clean out your closets, garages, basements and attics, please consider

donating sellable items for this sale. Donations are being accepted at the parish religious education office. Please call the Parish Office at 608.429.3030 to schedule delivery of your items. Summer hours are typically Monday thru Thursday (9:00 am – 12:00 pm) or after the 8:00 am Sunday Mass. If you need assistance or are unable to donate your items after office hours, please contact Janel Nickel at 920.394.3474. Additional sale information will be forthcoming as we get closer to the sale date. Please no computers, mattresses, TV’s or microwaves.

Memorial Day Celebration ~ Pardeeville

The American Legion Post 215 is sponsoring the Memorial Day salute to hometown heroes on Monday, May 27, 2019. St. Faustina has been asked to provide 10 pies for the celebration held that day. Please bring your pies to Veteran’s Park by 10:00am that morning. If anyone would like to volunteer to cut and serve pies, please be there by 8:30am. Contact Volunteer Coordinator, Maureen Bortz at 608.697.5687 for more information.

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Holy Family/Kingston-June 1st

4:00pm

Lector: Judi Nikolai

Song Leader: Russ Wendt

Minister of Holy Communion: Judi Nikolai

Usher(s): Bill Doty & Darin Nikolai

MH: Lance & Teresa Walker

Holy Family/Markesan-June 2nd

11:00am

Lector: Fritz Kelly

Gift Bearers: Kelly family

Usher(s): Kelly family

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5:30pm

Lector: Colleen Murphy

Minister of Holy Communion: Pete Bartaczewicz

Usher(s): Sue Steiner

Sacristan: Sue Steiner

St Faustina/Pardeeville-June 2nd

8:00am

Lector: Liz Griepentrog

Minister of Holy Communion: Carol Miller

Usher(s): Tom & Michelle Neuman

Sacristan: Volunteer

St. Faustina/Buffalo-June 2nd

9:15am

Lector: Brad Campion

Usher(s): Pat Kearns & Charles Corso

Minister of Holy Communion: Sue Brusveen

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE

*Mark your Calendars*

On Wednesday, June 12, 2019 Holy Family~Markesan will be hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive from 12:00pm–5:00pm

For appointments call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcross.org

Kindly remember the family of Kathleen A. Haight in your prayers as they mourn her loss. Kathleen was born on August 20, 1927, in Dalton, WI. She passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2019. A Mass of Christian burial was held on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 11:00am

at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Kingston, WI with Fr. Mark Miller presiding.

Yours prayers for the Haight family are greatly appreciated.

Fellowship ~ St. Faustina/Pardeeville The next fellowship will be on June 2nd following the 8:00am Mass. We will have the fellowship as long as there is interest. If you would like to donate, please

contact Terry Miller at 608-617-4997.

Celebrate With Us!

The Communities of St. Faustina Parish-Pardeeville/

Buffalo Township, Holy Family Parish-Kingston/

Markesan welcome you in Christian fellowship. Whether

new or long-time members of the parishes, we thank God

that you are with us. If you wish to register, please fill out

the form below, mail it to the parish office, or place it in the

collection basket. We will contact you.

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True Devotion to Mary 2. The Little Crown of the Blessed Virgin

234. If it is not too inconvenient, they should recite every day of their lives the Little Crown of the Blessed Virgin, which is composed of three Our Fathers and twelve Hail Mary's in honour of the twelve glorious privileges of Mary. This prayer is very old and is based on Holy Scripture. St. John saw in a vision a woman crowned with twelve stars, clothed

with the sun and standing upon the moon. According to biblical commentators, this woman is the Blessed Virgin.

235. There are several ways of saying the Little Crown but it would take too long to explain them here. The Holy Spirit will teach them to those who live this devotion conscientiously. However, here is a simple way to recite it. As an introduction say:" Virgin most holy, accept my praise; give me strength to fight your foes", then say the Creed. Next, say the following sequence of prayers three times: one Our Father, four Hail Marys and one Glory be to the Father. In conclusion say the prayer Sub tuum - "We fly to thy patronage".

62. If then we are establishing sound devotion to our Blessed Lady, it is only in order to establish devotion to our Lord more perfectly, by providing a smooth but certain way of reaching Jesus Christ. If devotion to our Lady distracted us from our Lord, we would have to reject it as an illusion of the devil. But this is far from being the case. As I have already shown and will show again later on, this devotion is necessary, simply and solely because it is a way of reaching Jesus perfectly, loving him tenderly, and serving him faithfully. Excerpts from True Devotion to Mary Saint Louis de Montfort

“Jesus Christ loves you; he gave his life to save you; and now he is living at your side every day to

enlighten, strengthen and free you.”

Fellowship Sunday at St. Andrew’s Church

On June 9 and August 18 there will be a fellowship following the 9:15am Mass. We are looking for volunteers to host these events.

Please call Mary Ann Bush at 429.3420 for details.

Columbia County is currently seeking

foster families interested in providing

a structured, stable, and loving home

for children of all ages, both long and

short-term. We would love to answer

your questions or send you more information:

Foster Parent-Nikki Zajicek

608-617-9772, Zajicek1@msn.com

DEEPEN YOUR FAITH WITH THE CATHOLIC HERALD

Issue of June 13, 2019 - This week, the Catholic Herald will include information on the men being ordained to the

priesthood for the Diocese of Madison this month. This issue

also contains a Vacation Guide, featuring stories and

resources to plan vacations during the summer months.

Learn more about your Catholic faith by reading the Catholic Herald. If you do not subscribe but wish to receive the Catholic Herald in your home, contact your parish office.

Faith Formation - May 26, 2019

Holy Family and St. Faustina faith formation

Living God’s Truth, Love and practicing our faith while enjoying the summer season.

SAINT POPE JOHN PAUL II - GENERAL AUDIENCE Wednesday, 28 May 1997

Mary prays for outpouring of the Spirit 1. Retracing the course of the Virgin Mary’s life, the Second Vatican Council recalls her presence in the community waiting for Pentecost. “But since it had pleased God not to manifest solemnly the mystery of the salvation of the human race before he would pour forth the Spirit

promised by Christ, we see the Apostles before the day of Pentecost ‘persevering with one mind in prayer with the women and Mary the Mother of Jesus, and with his brethren’ (Acts 1:14), and we also see Mary by her prayers imploring the gift of the Spirit, who had already overshadowed her in the Annunciation” (Lumen gentium, n.59).

The first community is the prelude to the birth of the Church; the Blessed Virgin’s presence helps to sketch her definitive features, a fruit of the gift of Pentecost.

2. In the atmosphere of expectation that prevailed in the Upper Room after the Ascension, what was Mary’s position in relation to the descent of the Holy Spirit?

The Council expressly underscores her prayerful presence while waiting for the outpouring of the Paraclete: she prays, “imploring the gift of the Spirit”. This observation is particularly significant since at the Annunciation the Holy Spirit had descended upon her, “overshadowing” her and bringing about the Incarnation of the Word.

Having already had a unique experience of the effectiveness of such a gift, the Blessed Virgin was in a condition to appreciate it more than anyone; indeed, she owed her motherhood to the mysterious intervention of the Spirit, who had made her the way by which the Saviour came into the world.

Unlike those in the Upper Room who were waiting in fearful expectation, she, fully aware of the importance of her Son’s promise to the disciples (cf. Jn 14:16), helped the community to be well disposed to the coming of the “Paraclete”.

Thus, while her unique experience made her ardently long for the Spirit’s coming, it also involved her in preparing the minds and hearts of those around her.

3. During that prayer in the Upper Room, in an attitude of deep communion with the Apostles, with some women and with Jesus’ “brethren”, the Mother of the Lord prays for the gift of the Spirit for herself and for the community.

It was appropriate that the first outpouring of the Spirit upon her, which had happened in view of her divine mother-hood, should be repeated and reinforced. Indeed, at the foot of the Cross Mary was entrusted with a new motherhood, which concerned Jesus’ disciples. It was precisely this mission that demanded a renewed gift of the Spirit. The Blessed Virgin therefore wanted it for the fruitfulness of her spiritual motherhood.

While at the moment of the Incarnation the Holy Spirit had descended upon her as a person called to take part worthily in the great mystery, everything is now accomplished for the sake of the Church, whose image, model and mother Mary is called to be.

In the Church and for the Church, mindful of Jesus’ promise, she waits for Pentecost and implores a multiplicity of gifts for everyone, in accordance with each one's personality and mission.

4. Mary’s prayer has particular significance in the Christian community: it fosters the coming of the Spirit, imploring his action in the hearts of the disciples and in the world. Just as in the Incarnation the Spirit had formed the physical body of Christ in her virginal womb, now in the Upper Room the same Spirit comes down to give life to the Mystical Body.

Thus Pentecost is also a fruit of the Blessed Virgin’s incessant prayer, which is accepted by the Paraclete with special favour because it is an expression of her motherly love for the Lord’s disciples.

In contemplating Mary’s powerful intercession as she waits for the Holy Spirit, Christians of every age have frequently had recourse to her intercession on the long and tiring journey to salvation, in order to receive the gifts of the Paraclete in greater abundance.

5. Responding to the prayer of the Blessed Virgin and the community gathered in the Upper Room on the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit bestows the fullness of his gifts on the Blessed Virgin and those present, working a deep transformation in them for the sake of spreading the Good News. The Mother of Christ and his disciples are granted new strength and new apostolic energy for the Church’s growth. In particular, the outpouring of the Spirit leads Mary to exercise her spiritual motherhood in an exceptional way, through her presence imbued with charity and her witness of faith.

In the nascent Church she passes on to the disciples her memories of the Incarnation, the infancy, the hidden life and the mission of her divine Son as a priceless treasure, thus helping to make him known and to strengthen the faith of believers.

We have no information about Mary’s activity in the early Church, but we may suppose that after Pentecost her life would have continued to be hidden and discreet, watchful and effective. Since she was enlightened and guided by the Spirit, she

exercised a deep influence on the community of the Lord’s disciples.