June 11, 2017 The Most Holy Trinity

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1 Saint of the Week Sts. Cyricus & Julitta According to legend, these were a mother and son killed under Diocletian, perhaps in Tarsus, in Cilicia (Turkey), in the 4th century. Cyricus (Quiricus), only three years old, died all the while professing his faith when he was thrown violently to the ground by the magistrate who was interrogating them; his mother, having witnessed this, was beheaded. Their cult was widespread in Europe, and since the Middle Ages they usually have been depicted together. Cyricus is a protector of children. The name Cyricus is from the Greek and means lord ; Julitta is Latin and means content. ** Taken from Saints A Year in Faith and Art by Rosa Giorgi Please pray for the Church in our Diocese Heavenly Father, Bless your Church with an abundance of holy and zealous priests, deacons, brothers, and sisters. Give those you have called to the married state and those you have chosen to live as single persons in the world, the special graces that their lives require. Form us all in the likeness of your Son, so that in Him, with Him, and through Him, we may love you more deeply and serve you more faithfully, always and everywhere. With Mary we ask this through Christ our Lord. This week we pray especially for: Arturo Vigueras of St. Peter Parish of Stevens Point, WI Theology II Mundelein Seminary Prayer Intention of the Week: That those who are suffering from illness, oppression, or discrimination may join their pain to the cross of Christ, and find new strength June 11, 2017 The Most Holy Trinity

2 2 Welcome to Our Lady of Peace Parish Marshfield There was once a story of a Pope who wanted a portrait of God. So he called all the artisans of Rome. He told them that whoever could perfectly portray God on canvas would receive a papal Award. The artisans gathered inside the Vatican workroom and each one started to paint a portrait of God. They worked on their masterpieces for several months except for one painter named Guiseppe. Being old, Guiseppe would fall asleep in front of his canvas while thinking how he would paint God. Finally, the time came when the Pope would judge their paintings. His Holiness toured the large gallery and looked at each painting beside its artist. God was represented in many ways: an Old Loving Man, a Shepherd, a King on a Throne, a Crucified, a Dove and several other ways. Yet to the surprise of all, the Pope was not satisfied with any of the portraits. While the Pope rested in a corner, he heard Guiseppe snoring in front of his canvas. He went to the old painter and saw the empty canvas in front of him. This is it! the Pope exclaimed, this is the perfect portrayal of God. The cardinals, bishops and all the artisans gathered around His Holiness holding the canvas with nothing painted on it. Your holiness, the canvas is empty and it has no portrait of God, the cardinals told him. Exactly, the Pope said, that is how God looks Indescribable! Trinity Sunday. Our Catholic faith teaches us that there is only One God but Three Divine Persons God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit or Three in One! But why it happens this way, One God but Three divine Persons? The mystery of the most Holy Trinity is a basic doctrine of Faith in Christianity, understandable not with our heads but with our hearts. It teaches us that there are three distinct Persons in one God, sharing the same Divine Nature, co-equal and coeternal. Our mind cannot grasp this doctrine which teaches that = 1 and not 3. But we believe in this Mystery because Jesus who is God taught it clearly, the Evangelists recorded it, the Fathers of the Church tried to explain it and the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople defined it as a dogma of Christian Faith. Happy Feast. God Bless. From Father Rajan At Peace with the Lord Robert Binzel went to his eternal rest on June 3, 2017 Please remember Robert and his family in your prayers. Gift Presentation: Would you consider carrying up the offertory gifts at Mass with your family, your spouse, or even by yourself? All you need to do is let the ushers know before Mass that you are willing to do it. It would be wonderful to see new faces presenting, to the Lord, our earthly gifts that become the Eucharist. Father Eric Berns, Pastor Rectory 1414 W. 5th St rectory@olpmarshfield.com Kara McManus, Business Manager office@olpmarshfield.com Parish Office 510 South Columbus Avenue Janet Orella, Bulletin Editor Bulletin@olpmarshfield.com Sister Virdean Meyer, RCIA/Adult Education/Liturgy AdultEd@olpmarshfield.com Cathy Hopkins, Parish Website cathy@olpmarshfield.com Communion to the Homebound Pauline Hebert & Debbie Hebert Prayer Chain Jane Anderson requestforprayerolp@gmail.com Parish Office Hours Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:00 pm Admin. Office 8:00 am-12:00 pm Rectory 1:00 pm-4:00 pm Mass Schedule Saturday Sunday Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Tuesday 8:30 am; 10:00 am 7:00 am Bulletin announcement requests are due in writing or via (bulletin@olpmarshfield.com) and must be received in the Parish Office by 12:00pm on the preceding Monday. Sacraments Baptism - Parents requesting to have a child baptized are invited to call Father Berns directly at He will assist with any baptism preparation and scheduling a date. Reconciliation - Celebrated on Saturdays from 4:45-5:15 pm and upon request. Communal Penance Services are held during Advent and Lent. First Eucharist and Confirmation- Ongoing catechesis is essential in the faith formation of the youth of Our Lady Peace Parish (OLP). Therefore, any child must be enrolled continually from the First Grade, in either Columbus Catholic Schools or OLP s Religious Education Programs, to receive either the Sacraments of First Eucharist or Confirmation. RCIA Christian Initiation of Adults- Anyone interested in joining the Catholic Church should contact Sister Virdean Meyer at Classes begin each Fall. Marriage- Knowing how important it is to marry in the Church, we are happy to see weddings take place in our parish. Father Berns looks forward to meeting with engaged couples to assist them in marriage preparation. As this preparation takes time, couples are asked to contact Fr. Berns 8-12 months before the wedding. Anointing of the Sick- If any parishioner is ill at home or going into the hospital and would like to receive the Anointing of the Sick, please contact Father Berns at A Mass of Healing with anointing is celebrated during the year. New Parishioners- To join our community, please register at the Parish Office, the church welcome desk, or call Ext. 2.

3 The Most Holy Trinity June 11, **Parish Finances Fiscal Year July 1, 2016-June ** The Marshfield Deanery Vocations Society will meet on Friday, June 23, 2017 at 11:55 am at St. Vincent de Paul. Lunch will be served. New members are welcome. Please join us in praying for religious vocations. To make a lunch reservation, call Cindy at Diocesan annual appeal (DAA) update OnLine Giving Is Available Online Giving is now available at OLP. It s easy. It s safe. It s convenient. Now available for Apple and Android devices! For more information regarding this new program or to sign up, please visit our website at olpmarshfield.com. If you are currently an ACH user, please let Kara know so that the parish records can be updated accordingly. Kara can be reached at the parish office office@olpmarshfield.com or call HOLY WATER One of the beautiful sacramentals given to us by the Church is Holy water which is always blessed during the Easter Vigil service. The blessing of this water reminds us of Christ, the living water, and of the sacrament of Baptism in which we were born of water and the Holy Spirit. Whenever we are sprinkled with this holy water or use it in blessing ourselves upon entering the church or at home, we thank God for his priceless gift of baptism and we ask for his help to keep us faithful to the sacrament we have received in faith. Holy water is always available in the large receptacle in the front entrance of the church. Small bottles are provided for anyone who wishes to take holy water to use at home. Do You Love Divine Mercy? Religious Items For Sale Everyone who wants to live Mercy and the spiritual life more deeply is welcome to attend our twice monthly meetings. Sister Mary Veronica will lead us through teaching, prayer and fellowship. Our next meeting will be on Thursday, June 7 PM at Corpus Christi Church: (10075 HWY BB - Bakerville, WI). Questions? Please contact: fsofdivinemercy@gmail.com or We have religious items for sale in the FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI MASS AND PROCESSION parish office at 510 S. Columbus and at the Welcome Desk in church. There are rosaries of different colors and designs (including full rosaries, rosary bracelets and rosaries for your car rear view mirror), catechisms and greeting cards for First Communion, Graduation, Sympathy, Thinking of You, Birthday and Ordination. There is a plan to expand our options, please let Cathy know of items you think should be included. Cathy@olpmarshfield.com On Sunday June 18th there will be a 2:00 PM Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church followed by a Eucharistic Procession to Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church for Benediction in celebration of this great feast day. This will be followed by a pot luck dinner at Dillenburg Hall. Each year dioceses around the country arrange special events to highlight the importance of defending religious freedom. The Fortnight for Freedom is from June 21 the vigil of the Feasts of St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More to July 4, Independence Day. Religious liberty is not only about our ability to go to Mass on Sunday or pray the Rosary at home. It is about whether we can make our contribution to the common good of all Americans. Can we do the good works our faith calls us to do, without having to compromise that very same faith? Without religious liberty properly understood, all Americans suffer, deprived of the essential contribution in education, health care, feeding the hungry, civil rights, and social services that religious Americans make every day, both here at home and overseas. What is at stake is whether America will continue to have a free, creative, and robust civil society or whether the state alone will determine who gets to contribute to the common good, and how they get to do it. Religious believers are part of American civil society, which includes neighbors helping each other, community associations, fraternal service clubs, sports leagues, and youth groups. All these Americans make their contribution to our common life, and they do not need the permission of the government to do so. Restrictions on religious liberty are an attack on civil society and the American genius for voluntary associations. Join Fr. Martin for the Fortnight for Freedom Rosary walk on July 2, We will walk from St John s 10 Commandments monument to the 10 Commandments monument at the Hall for the last time.

4 The Most Holy Trinity June 11, Sat. June 17 Lectors Euch. Min. Servers Ushers Music Min. Sun. June 18 Mass & Liturgical Ministry Schedule The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Rich Nesbitt & Fred Bersalona Mark Fonferek, Cheryl & Chuck Kahl, Marie Fleisner, Rita Johnson Lizzy Gruenloh Andy Martin, Bill Draxler, Sharon Price, James Kress Sr., Kurt Potts, Tom Fleisner Youth Band ******************** 8:30 am Lectors John Bujalski & Brigid Dean Euch. Min. Tess Michalski, Deb Hebert, Janet Apfel, Mary Jo Zschernitz, Wayne Zygarlicke, Tami Timmler Servers Dustin Apfel & Cole Timmler Ushers Jeff Timmler, Bob Nikolay, Tim Hughes, Cliff Reigel, Joe Orella Music Min Adult Choir ******************** 10:00 am Lectors Michelle Keffer & Wayne Schulz Euch. Min. Cindy Lee, Tom Turchi, Lori Zimmerman, Neale Tracy, Kathleen Anderson Servers Bailey & Jonah Keffer Ushers Kay Henseler, Jim Banks, Nate Mueller, Eric Fehrenbach, Pat Andreae Music Min. Tom & Lori Zimmerman Communion Ministers to the Homebound June 11 Debbie Hebert (Both) June 18 Lucy Cannon/Silvia Mews Funeral Servers: June John Bujalski & Al Kroll June Gordie Earll & Fred Bersalona Readings for the Week of June 11, 2017 Sunday: Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9/Dn 3:52-56/2 Cor 13:11-13/ Jn 3:16-18 Monday: 2 Cor 1:1-7/Ps 34:2-9/Mt 5:1-12 Tuesday: 2 Cor 1:18-22/Ps 119: , 135/Mt 5:13-16 Wednesday: 2 Cor 3:4-11/Ps 99:5-9/Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: 2 Cor 3:15--4:1, 3-6/Ps 85:9ab, 10-14/Mt 5:20-26 Friday: 2 Cor 4:7-15/Ps 116:10-11, 15-18/Mt 5:27-32 Saturday: 2 Cor 5:14-21/Ps 103:1-4, 9-12/Mt 5:33-37 Next Sunday: Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a/Ps 147:12-15, 19-20/ 1 Cor 10:16-17/Jn 6:51-58 Mass Intentions Saturday, June 10 The Most Holy Trinity Mary Forst Sunday, June 11 The Most Holy Trinity 8:30 am People of the Parish 10:00 am Sarah Grace Anderson Monday, June 12 Weekday 7:00 am Communion Service Tuesday, June 13 St. Anthony of Padua, Priest & Dr. of the Church Alan OOP Esser Wednesday, June 14 Weekday 7:00 am John & Betty Hartl Thursday, June 15 Weekday 7:00 am Stan & Helen Fisher Friday, June 16 Weekday 7:00 am Karl & Irene Koch Saturday, June 17 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Joe Weber Sunday, June 18 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ 8:30 am People of the Parish 10:00 am Jim Schmitt This Week at OLP Sun. June 11 11:30 am Saturday Choir Practice CH Tues. June 13 3:00 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet/Rosary CH 6:15 pm Parish Council Meeting LCR Wed. June 14 7:30 am Moms in Prayer LCR 5:00-6:00 pm Youth Choir Practice CH 7:00 pm Adult Choir Practice CH Next Week at OLP Tues. June 19 3:00 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet/Rosary CH Wed. June 20 7:30 am Moms in Prayer LCR 5:00-6:00 pm Youth Choir Practice CH 7:00 pm Adult Choir Practice CH Sun. June25 11:30 am Saturday Choir Practice CH Logan Conference Room LCR, Church-CH, Admin. Building-AB Parish Kitchen-PK, Wavra Library-WL, Youth Room-YR, Columbus-COL Dillenburg Hall-DH, Our Lady of Peace Intermediate School-OLPI YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE ORDINATION OF REV. MR. AARON JOHN BECKER MASS OF ORDINATION ST. JOSEPH THE WORKMAN CATHEDRAL 530 MAIN STREET, LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN :30 A.M. SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2017 A SMALL RECEPTION TO FOLLOW AT THE LA CROSSE CENTER 300 HARBORVIEW PLAZA, LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN MASS OF THANKSGIVING 107 E. WENDELL ST., SPENCER, WISCONSIN :00P.M. SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 2017 (EUCHARISTIC ADORATION AT 2:00 P.M.) A RECEPTION WILL FOLLOW THE MASS OF THANKSGIVING AT THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALL, 400 W. UPHAM ST., MARSHFIELD, WISCONSIN RSVP BY JUNE 15, 2017 To: Bernice Becker at

5 5 Welcome to Our Lady of Peace Parish Marshfield MAKER FUN FACTORY: CREATED BY GOD BUILT FOR A PURPOSE Our Lady of Peace s Totally Catholic Vacation Bible School Mark your calendar for the afternoons of Monday, July 24th through Friday July 28th as Pre-school through Sixth Grade children experience, in Dillenburg Hall, that God made them for a reason and is always with them. Registration forms are available at all the Church Entrances. You can also register with the link on the OLP Facebook page. Volunteers, of all ages, are needed to join in the week of fun-filled activities and share their own enthusiasm and love of God with the eager children. For additional information, please contact Joann Roehl at Please pray for these young men as they continue on their journey with Christ Jesus: Deacon Aaron Becker Christ the King, Spencer Deacon Juan Pedro Roblez Baltazar Ss. Peter & Paul, Independence Deacon Peter Kieffer Blessed Sacrament, La Crosse Ordination to the Priesthood: June 24, 2017 OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE SILVER ROSE RUN Beginning in March, six Silver Roses started their journey across North America, from Canada to the United States to Mexico. The 2017 Our Lady of Guadalupe Silver Rose One Life, One Rose Program will conclude on December 12, 2017 on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas, at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Monterrey, Mexico. Please join us at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church the evening of July 20th for a Prayer Service at 6:30 PM as the Rose makes a stop in Marshfield. You, O Eternal Trinity are a deep ocean, into which the more I penetrate the more I discover, and the more I discover, the more I seek you. St. Catherine of Siena Advertiser of the Week Zieher Insurance Agency 6384 Hickory Rd. Marshfield, WI (715) Please support this business that supports our Parish Please cut out this Thank You Ad and Present It The Next Time You Patronize One of Our Advertisers. Thank you for advertising in our church bulletin. I am patronizing your business because of it!