Four Parish Catholic Family St. Mary, Leopolis; St. Mary, Marion; St. Anthony, Tigerton; Holy Family-St. William, Wittenberg

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1 Four Parish Catholic Family St. Mary, Leopolis; St. Mary, Marion; St. Anthony, Tigerton; Holy Family-St. William, Wittenberg

2 Four Parish Office P.O. Box Swanke St. Tigerton, WI Phone: Fax ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Four Parish Website: Parish Administrator: Rev. José Castañeda Of ice Phone: Rectory Phone: Deacons: Howard Bricco Pat Berg Mike Brandt Ken Sambs, Retired Pastoral Coordinator: Debra Brandt Four Parish Secretary/ Bookkeeper/Bulletin Editor: Jayne Schmidt Bulletin Deadline is 3:00PM on Monday. (unless early deadline) Information may be mailed or ed. Four Parish Of ice Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Friday 8:00 AM -12:00 PM Of ice is closed on Holidays Welcome Visitors, to The Four Parish Catholic Family: We are happy you have chosen to attend Mass at one of our Four Parish Churches. We hope you feel that you are among friends. If you are considering joining one of our parishes, please call or stop by the Four Parish Of ice at: Welcome, and God Bless You! Four Parish Catholic Family St. Mary, Leopolis; St. Mary, Marion; St. Anthony, Tigerton; Holy Family-St. William, Wittenberg LOOKING IN THE RIGHT PLACES "Appearances can be deceiving," as the saying goes. As we celebrate the epiphania, the "appearing" of the eternal Word of God on earth, this is still true. What rapturous foresight must have illed Isaiah as he wrote the words we hear today. How, for four hundred years, they must have illed the hearts of the people of Israel with hope for the day when God's glory would shine on them. How deceived some must have felt when the glory of God came to them in the lowliest and humblest of human lives. We have many expectations about how the divine presence will appear among us. But we can also set ourselves up, through these expectations, to miss the divine glory when it truly appears. We get caught up in looking for the star, forgetting that the star is not the divine sign, the babe is. It may take a persistent journey for us to come upon the true appearance of God's glory in our lives: Jesus Christ. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Over the next few weeks, if you were to stroll around Prague or Budapest or Krako w, you might see curious gra itti scratched in chalk over some doorways: "20 C M B 16." The families dwelling behind those doors have celebrated the Epiphany door blessing. They have gathered before the feast-day meal, probably after Mass, and the head of the family has traced the sign of the cross on the piece of chalk. Standing on a ladder, the leader traces the numbers for the new year, and the letters C M B for Christus Mansionem Benedicat, Latin for "May Christ bless this house." The letters also point to the names that tradition has assigned to the mysterious magi, Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar--although scripture tells us nothing of their number, their country, or their names. The blessing speaks of journeys ended and journeys begun at the doorway, and prays that all journeys be as satisfying as was the magi's. It prays that the house beyond the door have the quality of love and peace that the magi marveled at when they at last arrived in Bethlehem. In some countries where the Soviet Union tried to impose a harsh atheism, the vigor of this household custom survived all efforts to erase Christian customs. In the years of struggle, the chalked blessings were a pervasive sign of de iance, and now in the light of new freedoms, they are a sign of the resilience of our tradition and the ful illment of the magi's quest for meaning and peace. --Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

3 Calendar & Mass Intentions Monday, January 4th 7:00 PM AA/Al-Anon-Wittenberg Tuesday, January 5th 6:00 PM RCIA Beginning with Mass 6:00 PM Mass Tigerton ϯleah Rae Breaker By Tim & Teresa Griepentrog & Family Wednesday, January 6th 8:30 AM Mass- Marion-ϯSouls in Purgatory RE/CREDO (see times posted page 4) Thursday, January 7th 8:30 AM Mass Wittenberg Sally Korbisch By Jayne Schmidt 5:00-6:00 Confession Leopolis 6:00-7:00 Holy Hour-Leopolis & Wittenberg Friday, January 8th 8:30 AM Mass- Leopolis- ϯgeorge Sidoff By Joyce Buss 10:00 AM Communion Service- Homme Home Saturday, January 9th Children s Mass 9:00-9:30 AM Confession Wittenberg 4:00 PM Mass-Marion Four Parish Parishioners 6:00 PM Mass-Wittenberg- ϯmary Zillman By Bob & Melissa Zillman Sunday, January 10th Children s Mass 8:30 AM Mass Tigerton-ϯHelen Ebert By Urban Ebert 10:30 AM Mass- Leopolis 4 Parish Parishoners READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Jn 3: :6; Ps 2:7bc-8, 10-12a; Mt 4:12-17, Tuesday: 1 Jn 4:7-10; Ps 72:1-4, 7-8; Mk 6:34-44 Wednesday: 1 Jn 4:11-18; Ps 72:1-2, 10, 12-13; Mk 6:45-52 Thursday: 1 Jn 4: :4; Ps 72:1-2, 14, 15bc, 17; Lk 4:14-22a Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Lk 5:12-16 Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149:1-6a, 9b; Jn 3:22-30 Sunday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 29:1-4, 3, 9-10 or Ps 104:1b-4, 24-25, 27-30; Acts 10:34-38 or Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7; Lk 3:15-16, Weekly Ministers Schedule: Saturday, January 9th Marion-4:00 PM Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: B Mikki Anker C Deacon Bricco & Ashley Anker Lector: Fred Kovach & Dan Rasmussen Servers: Dakota Anker & Rhys Spaulding Wittenberg-6:00 PM Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: B Margaret Hartleben C Deacon Bricco & Linda Steebs Lector: Dale Hartleben & Al Koeppel Servers: Ave Wepner, Serena & Kalene Rasmussen Greeters/Ushers: Lee Gilmeister, Randy & Dustin Thorson Sunday, January 10th Tigerton-8:30 AM Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion B Sharon Reinert C Deacon Berg & Tammy Meverden Lector: Don Slicer & Jayne Radtke Servers: Edythe Swanke & McKenzie Miller Greeters/Ushers: Chris Graff, Chris Herb & Allard Meverden Leopolis-10:30 AM Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: B John Asenbrenner C Deacon Berg & Annie Neil Lector: Alicia Hoffman & Ann VanGrinsven Servers: Alex, David & Mary Neil Greeters/Ushers: Earl Hoffman & Joe DeBaker

4 St. Anthony: $ Holy Family-St. Wm: $ St. Mary, Marion: $ St. Mary, Leopolis: $ Religious Educations Times: 3:30-4:45 PM Holy Family-St. William 5:00-6:15 PM St. Anthony, Tigerton 5:15-6:30 PM St. Mary, Marion 5:30-6:45 PM St. Mary, Leopolis 7:00-8:30 PM CREDO/ACTS29-Tigerton Children s Masses On January 9th & 10th we will be having Children s Masses at all four parishes. Parish children will be singing in the choir, helping the ushers, taking the gifts to the altar, reading at the door and helping with the readings. Holy Hour We will be having Holy Hour on Thursday, January 7th from 6:00-7:00 PM at St. Mary, Leopolis and Holy Family-St. William, Wittenberg. St. Mary, Leopolis will also have Confessions from 5:00-6:00 prior to the Holy Hour. Collections December 14th St. Anthony:$1, St. Mary, Leopolis:$1, St. Mary, Marion:$1, Holy Family-St Wm:$1, Collections December 21st St. Anthony: $1, St. Mary, Leopolis: $1, St. Mary, Marion: $ Holy Family-St. Wm: $1, GENERAL INFORMATION C The Sacrament of Penance will be celebrated on the: 1st Saturday of the month at Tigerton from 9-9:30 2nd Saturday of the month at Wittenberg from 9-9:30 3rd Saturday of the month at Marion from 9-9:30AM 4th Saturday of the month at Leopolis from 9-:30 C H / H V If you would like to receive communion at home or be visited when in the hospital contact Deb Brandt, Pastoral Coordinator. R E Any parent interested in having his or her child or teen learn more about the Catholic Faith should contact the Religious Education Dept. at the Four Parish of ice. RCIA (R C I A ) Any person wanting to learn more about the Catholic Faith or to join our Church should contact Debra Brandt, Pastoral Coordinator. M Couples planning to marry are to contact Fr. Castan eda at least 9 months prior to the proposed marriage date. Marriage preparation involves a series of meetings with the priest, married couples, and a retreat. Coming to Mass every weekend and participating in the life of the parish community is vitally important for those who wish to be married. Couples should not be living together prior to marriage. BAPTISM Anyone desiring the Sacrament of Baptism for themselves or for his or her infant child should contact Deb Brandt, Pastoral Coordinator. The Baptism of infants requires an active faith on the part of their parents and godparents. Coming to Mass every weekend and participating in the life of the parish community is vitally important for those who wish their children to be baptized. FUNERALS In the event of the death of a loved one, please contact the parish of ice or Father Castan eda directly. The family representative (s) should arrange to meet with Father Castan eda regarding the liturgical preparation: Wake Service, the Funeral Mass and Internment. The Funeral Mass may be scheduled for any day of the week except Sunday. ANOINTING OF THE SICK In the case of serious illness or in irmity contact Father Castan eda at the parish of ice to arrange for receiving the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. Those with scheduled surgeries may receive the Sacrament at home or at the church prior to going to the hospital for the surgery.

5 Four Parish News Calling all Children Next weekend there will be Children s Masses at all four parish locations. Children are encouraged to come at least 20 minutes early to get instructions on how they can help and participate in the celebration of the Mass. It will be a grand celebra on! Thank you thank you!! All of the Religious Ed. Students provided us with beau fully presented Christmas programs. The celebra on of food and treats a erward were a nice way to end the night. Thank you for entertaining us and sharing your faith life with us!! May God Bless your new year. Religious Educa on classes start again on January 6th at the regularly scheduled mes. S. M M N Rosary on Monday nights at 6:30 pm will continue through the winter, weather permitting. Wednesday morning masses will also continue. Please come and join us and experience the Lord more fully, as he nurtures us during the week. Thank you in advance to all those who plucked an item off of the Merry Christmas St. Mary tree. Your contributions to support the day to day needs of the parish will help us greatly. Condolences to the family of Gregory Schaefer. May he be welcomed in heaven the way he welcomed those in our parish. S. A -T N Blessings to all who helped decorate the parish for the Christmas Season. There were only a few hands but the work was finished and Our Lord was pleased, I am sure. The celebration of the Mass on Christmas Day is truly a day of great joy. May your Christmas Season be filled with the joy only Our Savior can bring! Next week we will have a children s mass and all children are encouraged to participate. Please come at least 20 minutes early to learn and participate in the Mass in a special way. We need many helping hands to participate and make the Mass truly a special celebration. H -. W - "Thank you to Holy Family-St Williams CCW and the generous parishioners that continue to support the Wittenberg Food Pantry. With your donations, the families that came to our December distribution were given additional items for Christmas dinner along with the usual items we distribute each month. We also made available to families the hats, mittens, socks etc from the "Mitten Tree" and they were very much appreciated. We can't tell you enough how much we appreciate your help. Thank you & God Bless, Jenny & Tammy

6 Bulletin Number: St. Anthony Jayne Schmidt Microsoft Publisher pages including front cover and back cover. 380 Bulletins