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1 5101 Schofield Street, Monona, WI (608) Web site: MASS SCHEDULE Weekends Saturdays - 5:00 p.m. Sundays - 8:00 a.m. & 10:15 a.m. Weekdays Tuesdays & Thursdays - 8:30 a.m. Wednesdays & Fridays - 7:00 a.m. HOLY DAY MASSES Mass times for Holy Days of Obligation will be announced in the bulletin. CONFESSION SCHEDULE 30 minutes before weekday Masses 40 minutes before weekend Masses EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Wednesdays 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed 12-1 p.m. for lunch) Friday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. March 5, 2017 FOR YOUR INFORMATION NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome to our parish and our community. To register, please introduce yourself to Fr. Chad Droessler after Mass, pick up a registration form at the information table, visit our web site, or call the church office. For those who are interested in returning to the Catholic Church, please contact Father Chad. IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL (PreK-8th Grade) 4913 Schofield Street, Monona, WI Phone: (608) secretary@ihm-school.org Web: School Principal... Mrs. Callie Meiller.. cmeiller@ihm-school.org BAPTISM: May God bless our new parents! Please call the parish office to schedule the baptism of your child. CONFIRMATION: Contact Eileen Hribar at or ehribar@ihm-school.org. RCIA ADULT FAITH FORMATION: Contact Kathy Marshall at , ext. 308 or kmarshall@ihmparish.org. MARRIAGE: Please contact the parish office for wedding guidelines. Weddings must be scheduled with the pastor at least six months in advance. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Contact the parish office. For sacramental emergencies after office hours, call VOCATIONS: Please contact Father Chad if you or someone you know would like to learn more about becoming a priest, religious brother or sister, or permanent deacon. EAST MADISON SPANISH MASS - MISA EN ESPANOL: Sunday at 1:00 P.M., St. Peter Catholic Church, 5001 North Sherman Ave., Madison BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS: bulletin@ihmparish.org please send by the Monday before printing. Rev. Fr. Chad Droessler, Pastor David Keyes, Seminarian in residence dkeyes@ihmparish.org Sisters of Mary, Morning Star Convent 4905 Schofield Street, Monona, WI PARISH STAFF Administrative Assistant...Kathy Marshall kmarshall@ihmparish.org Parish Secretaries...ihmoffice@ihmparish.org Jodi Murphy (Mon.-Fri.) Bulletin, Office Cindy Dukerschein (Tue. and Wed.) Parish Records, Liturgy Schedule Finance Manager....Bernie Heit bheit@ihmparish.org Pastoral Care Coordinator...Ivonne Blahnik iblahnik@ihmparish.org Director of Music/Liturgy Catherine Henderson chenderson@ihmparish.org Religious Education, Grades K-5...Laura Soldner lsoldner@ihmparish.org Religious Education, Grades Eileen Hribar ehribar@ihm-school.org Maintenance Supervisor Mike Hegge First Sunday of Lent

2 March 5, 2017 First Sunday of Lent Mass Intentions Monday, March 6 No Mass Tuesday, March 7 8:30 a.m. Ferdinand and Laurette Henning Wednesday, March 8 7:00 a.m. Dorothy Casey Thursday, March 9 8:30 a.m. Darlene and Delbert Imhoff Friday, March 10 7:00 a.m. Patricia Weninger From the Pastor s Desk My Family of Faith This Sunday marks the first Sunday in our Lenten observance. Holy Church invites us to increased works of fasting, almsgiving, and prayer. But this invitation to a spirit of sobriety is also communicated through the liturgy. For one, you may notice less use of musical instruments including the organ. The General Instruction of the Roman Missal, paragraph 313 ask specifically that during the Lenten season the organ and other musical instruments be used only in necessity, that is when they are needed to support the singing. Exceptions are Laetare Sunday (Fourth Sunday of Lent), Solemnities, and Feasts. In addition, it is common for the altar to be decorated with flowers during most of the year. But in Lent we keep the sanctuary very bare, after all the desert is a barren place. The General Instruction states that during Lent it is forbidden for the altar to be decorated with flowers. Exceptions, however, are again Laetare Sunday (Fourth Sunday of Lent), Solemnities, and Feasts (G.I.R.M. 305). Why all of this? Lent is a time of giving up, not giving in; it s not about overdoing, but doing without. It s a cliché, but it s true: these days, less is more. It also seems to me that this sense of desolation and bare-ness will also make us appreciate even more the explosion of light, color, fragrance and life we will encounter Easter morning, when blossoms, buds, lilies and azaleas burst forth to celebrate that Jesus Chirst is Risen from the Dead! And at that, all of creation world will exult. Prayers for a fruitful Lent, Saturday, March 11 8:30 a.m. Rounds Family 5:00 p.m. Watson Family Sunday, March 12 8:00 a.m. Linda Millard 10:15 a.m. For the people of IHM WELCOME TO OUR PARISH FAMILY Anne Cooper Angela Jenkins Introducing Formed - A Gift To Our Parishioners A Gift To Our Parishioners Would you like to grow closer to Jesus? Would you like to have easy access to resources that help you grow in your faith? Would you like a resource to pass along to your friends and family to help answer their questions about the Catholic faith? Well, here it is!! This Lent, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish is providing our parishioners with a free one-year subscription to FORMED. This subscription gives you unlimited access to the best ebooks, talks and videos in the Church today, from well known and highly reputable Catholic sources. We are very grateful to an anonymous donor, who has offered to cover the cost of this subscription! Registration is very simple. Just visit FORMED.org Register using our parish code: MQN4NG Questions? Contact Craig Uselman, Adult Faith Enrichment Coordinator, at cu@reagan.com 2

3 WEEKLY SCHEDULE Sunday, March 5 Pancake Breakfast 8:00 a.m. MH KC s Membership Drive After Mass Church Scrip Sold Church Monday, March 6 Religious Ed. Gr. K-5 6:00 p.m. School FNE Meeting 6:30 p.m. CMR Tuesday, March 7 Oremus Study 9:15 a.m. CMR Oremus Study 6:30 p.m. CMR St. Anne s Meeting 6:30 p.m. MH Wednesday, March 8 Eucharistic Adoration 7:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. Church Divine Mercy Chaplet 3:00 p.m. Chapel Religious Ed. Gr :00 p.m. School Thursday, March 9 Forward in Faith Mtg. 5:30 p.m. CMR Choir Rehearsal 6:30 p.m. Church Friday, March 10 Stations of the Cross 8:30 a.m. Church Stations of the Cross 4:00 p.m. Church Fish Fry 4:30 p.m. MH Saturday, March 11 ACA Weekend Church Volleyball Tournament 8:00 a.m. Gym Church Meeting Room, Marian Hall, Conference Room, Family Room, Church Basement, Rectory Basement DIOCESE OF MADISON Annual Catholic Appeal Diocese of Madison Annual Catholic Appeal 2017 We will Serve the Lord The theme for the 2017 Annual Catholic Appeal of the Diocese of Madison concentrates on serving the Lord. We ask that God grant us a renewed sense of responsibility to truly Serve Him in our parishes, our diocese and the Church throughout the world. We ask that His grace make us even more generous in supporting those needs. Each pledge to the Annual Catholic Appeal supports diocesan ministries, education and services and assures a strong future for the Diocese of Madison and the people that it serves. This year each of us is asked to consider making a pledge, payable over five months. Your gift will help enable the diocese to reach its goal and provide grant opportunities for Catholic schools, religious education programs and assisting distressed parishes in need. If you received your pledge form in the mail, please complete it and mail it to the diocese in the provided envelope. Thank you for your prayerful consideration and generous response. STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE Week: 35 Our Weekly Offertory Goal $16, February $9, EFT Weekly: $3, Total Offertory $13, Difference: -$2, Offertory Goal YTD $569, Actual Offertory: $564, Difference -$4, Give Your First Fruits Back to God To Parish...5% To Diocese.1% To Charities...4% Remember the Church in your memorial and your will. Our prayers and sympathy to the families and friends of: Josephine Foley Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon her. May the souls of the faithfully departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen LOVE AND DEEDS God doesn't want our deeds; God wants the love that prompts them. --St. Teresa of Ávila READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 5 Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46 Tuesday: Is 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15 Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Lk 11:29-32 Thursday: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Mt 7:7-12 Friday: Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-8; Mt 5:20-26 Saturday: Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48 Sunday: Gn 12:1-4a; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; 2 Tm 1:8b-10; Mt 17:1-9 ADVERTISER OF THE WEEK Thank you to those parishioners and businesses who sponsor our bulletin. 3

4 IHM LENT SCHEDULE Last Year s Palms We will be collecting old palms from last year. Please bring them to church before Palm Sunday and place them in the baskets in the church entrances. The old palms will be burned in our Easter Vigil fire. This is the proper way to dispose of them. Lenten Saturday Morning Holy Mass 8:30 a.m. March 11, March 18, March 25 April 1, April 8 Stations of the Cross Every Friday during Lent 8:30 a.m. (with IHM School children) 4:00 p.m. (6 p.m. on Good Friday) Sacrament of Reconciliation - Private Confessions Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:00 a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays 6:30 a.m. Saturdays 8:00 a.m. School Lenten Prayer Services Wednesday mornings at 8:30 a.m. in Marian Hall Divine Mercy Chaplet Wednesday at 3 p.m. during Eucharistic Adoration Lent Fasting and Abstinence Rules for Catholics The Catholic Church asks each member to preserve the penitential character and purpose of Lent by attending to the following fast and abstinence regulations. *Catholics who have celebrated their 14th birthday are bound to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays in Lent, including Good Friday. *Catholics who have celebrated their 18th birthday and are under 59 years of age are bound to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. *Ash Wednesday and Good Friday Fasts: only one full meatless meal is allowed. Two other meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to each one s needs, but together they should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted. When health or ability to work would be seriously affected, the law does not oblige. *Catholics should not lightly excuse themselves from these prescribed minimal penitential practices. Lenten Almsgiving- Operation Rice Bowl Some examples include: As a parish community, we can help our brothers and sisters in need through Operation Rice Bowl, a ministry of Catholic Relief Services. 75 percent of your gift supports CRS programs around the world. -Agriculture projects help farmers improve harvests -Water and sanitation projects bring clean water to communities -Microfinance projects support small businesses -Mother and child health projects offer health and nutrition services -Education projects provide resources and training 25 percent of your donations go to hunger and poverty alleviation efforts in your own community. You are invited to take a Rice Bowl home with you from one of the baskets in the church entrance. Keep it in a visible place in your home. Each time you make a sacrifice or have spare change, think of those who are needy and put the money into your Rice Bowl. Fill the bowl during Lent and then bring it back to church with you on Palm Sunday and place it in the basket. First Sunday of Lent March 5, 2017 "The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve." -- Matthew 4:10 4

5 School Enrollment for Now Enrolling We welcome all families who are interested in learning about IHM Catholic School. Contact our principal, Mrs. Callie Meiller at (608) or SCRIP Available at School during office hours, online at shopwithscrip.com using enrollment code: DFBD1BB7477, SCRIP will be sold after Masses this weekend and again March For questions Anne Bender or Claire Gnau Donuts with Dads IHM CATHOLIC SCHOOL Tuesday, March 14-7:30 a.m. in Marian Hall. IHM School students invite their dads (or those like a dad - grandpas, godfathers, uncles, etc.) to join them for a special morning, complete with donuts, beverages and a visit to our school. Thank you for all that you've done to support our students and their Catholic education at IHM! Weekly Eucharistic Adoration Wednesdays - 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., begins after Holy Mass in church. For more information contact Janice Miller at or janicejmiller@hotmail.com Prayer Shawl Ministry PRAYER We need people who are gifted with a talent for knitting or crocheting to make shawls to be presented to those who are grieving, bring comfort to those who ill and bring hope to those in despair. If you would be interested in joining in the formation of this ministry I would welcome your ideas and input. If you would prefer to limit your involvement to creating shawls that would be most important and appreciated. Contact Shelby at or or at sbguerin57@gmail.com. LITURGY Attention Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Please plan on attending a training meeting/workshop for all EMHC (current, new, or anyone interested in joining this ministry) on Saturday, March 25. Plan on attending 8:30 a.m. Holy Mass, then staying for the meeting at 9:30 a.m. Please contact Kathy Marshall at the parish office ( or kmarshall@ihmparish.org) to RSVP. RESPECT LIFE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE Healing After Abortion Project Rachel & Rachel's Vineyard retreats offer compassionate and individual care for anyone hurting from abortion. March and Nov Call Mary , rachel@straphael.org The St. Vincent de Paul Youth Service Council SVdP invites you to enjoy a day at Vitense Golfland on Saturday, March 18 between the hours of noon at 8:00 p.m. 10% of receipts received onsite will go toward the scholarship fund the high school members have developed for a peer in difficult financial circumstances! The SVdP Youth Service Council is accepting applications for parish representatives for the school year! High school students with a heart for service are encouraged to apply. Please contact Gayle at gayle@svdpmadison.org 5

6 PARISH EVENTS IHM Memorial Day Parish Festival May 28-29, 2017 Our Parish Festival Committee has been hard at work making plans for this year's festival. We need your help! **Sponsorships: We are in need of sponsors for this year's Backyard Bash. Sponsorship levels are as follows: Highway to Heaven: $1,000 Patron Saints: $500 Guardian Angels: $400 Heavenly Hosts: $300 Faith Boosters: $200 Sponsors help pay for our festival entertainment, our float in the Monona parade, and children's inflatable games. The more sponsorships we have, the bigger our festival's profit! **Raffle Prize Donations: We are seeking gift certificates for dining, shopping, health & beauty, area attractions, local services, and entertainment. We are also in need of tickets for Badgers, Packers, Brewers or Bucks games. **Chairpersons are needed to run our Euchre Card tournament on Sunday and our Bingo on Monday. We are in need of additional help in planning and preparing for our festival. Please consider how you can help. You will work with a great team and have fun while you're doing it! **Children's game prizes needed! We are in need of donations of prize items (NEW - not used) for our children's games. Items may be dropped off at the parish office during regular business hours, or in the Usher's Room on the weekends. Make sure they are clearly marked "Festival Prizes." To provide a donation or volunteer to help, please contact Kathy Marshall at the parish office ( ). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ St. Anne s Altar Society The next St. Anne s Meeting is at 6:30 p.m. on March 7 in Marian Hall. All women of the parish are invited to attend! OREMUS "Lord, Teach us to Pray" The normal ebb and flow of prayer is consolation and desolation. We all experience times when we feel God very close to us and other times when it seems as though He is not near. Dryness is part of the spiritual life. St. Ignatius teaches us that spiritual desolation can be "disquiet, lack of confidence, in temptation, lost hope, don't sense love, and as if separated from God." When we experience this type of desolation, it is important to remember: God always desires communion with us He doesn't punish us with desolation. We must be patient and reject the thoughts that come from desolation because they do not come from God (they are not true). When we are in a time of spiritual desolation or dryness, a good question to ask God is, "What are You trying to show me or do for me?" Often times God allows us to experience the feeling of being separated from Him (which we never really are) so that a greater good may come about in us. You are welcome to join us in the IHM church meeting room every Tuesday through March 14. As we move forward, consider using some of the resources below to create a favorable environment to let God find you. Prayer must be an intentional commitment. He wants to speak to your heart. For more on praying with the Scriptures: Praying Scripture for a Change: An Introduction to Lectio Divina, by Tim Gray (Ascension Press) Walking with God: A Journey Through the Bible, by Tim Gray and Jeff Cavins (Ascension Press) For more information contact study leaders: Tuesday mornings (9:15-10:30 a.m.) Janice Miller (Janicejmiller@hotmail.com) or Tuesday evenings (6:30-7:45p.m.) Paul Kachelmeier (pkachel@sbcglobal.net) Lighthouse CD of the Week Stephen Ray was raised in a devout, loving, Baptist family. In this presentation, he shares his amazing conversion to Catholicism and explains why he is convinced it is the Church founded by Christ over 2000 years ago. See the display at the back of church. 6

7 AREA EVENTS From Fear to Fiat, A Women s Day of Reflection All women are invited to a day of reflection on the Feast of the Annunciation of our Lord, March 25, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. We will reflect on Venerable Emilie Engel as a model of childlike trust, seeking to conquer the fears in our daily lives. The day will include talks, prayer, confession, and adoration in our Marian Shrine. A Holy Mass at 8:00 a.m. is also available. The location is Schoenstatt Heights at 5901 Cottage Grove Road in Madison. Cost is $30 and includes lunch. Register before March 20 by phone or ; schoenstattheights@schsrsmary.org. Passion & Purpose for Marriage St. Dennis Parish Dynamic Catholic presents Passion & Purpose for Marriage, hosted by St. Dennis Parish on Saturday, April 1, from 9:00 a.m-1:30 p.m. Tickets are $25/person and available at the parish. Call (608) with questions. St. Patrick's Day Dance at St. Joseph VOCATIONS Married and Engaged Couples Have you ever considered what unnatural birth control methods really do to your body? To your marriage? Attend a short course to learn a natural method of family planning that is safe, effective and morally acceptable. Great for achieving pregnancy or postponing pregnancy. A Couple to Couple League (CCL) course begins: Saturday, March 18 at 10:00 am, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Monona. Classes also held in Janesville, Madison, Platteville & Richland Center. Register for CCL class at or contact nfp@straphael.org KC Pancake Breakfast this Sunday, March 5 The Knights of Columbus Council 4586 from IHM is hosting a pancake breakfast this weekend! Sunday, March 5 at IHM School from 8:00 a.m. until noon. Sat. March 18, 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Door Prizes and Adult beverages and snacks. St. Joseph, 1935 Co Hwy V, (East Bristol) Sun Prairie, (608) They will be serving pancakes, scrambled eggs and sausage plus coffee, juice and milk. The cost is a free will offering, proceeds benefit the IHM school Scholarship Fund. By the Cross Catholic Book/Gift Store Closing Contact Rick Raulin with questions at or rickraulin@aol.com By the Cross in Waunakee is closing. All items are at least 50% off. Great discounts on First Communion gifts. Any new orders for products not in store will be discounted 10-20%. Questions? Call (608) SPECIAL NEEDS Catholics at the Capitol March 28, 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison. Every two years, the WCC joins several Catholic organizations in hosting Catholics at the Capitol. This day of formation and advocacy is designed to engage Catholics who are interested in learning more about how to be faithful citizens. For more details, Spring Grief Group IHM Bereavement Ministry is offering this grief series on Tuesday, March 21, 28 and April 4, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. in the parish conference room. Information on healthy grieving, reflection, prayer and sharing memories. Sessions will be facilitated by Peggy Weber, RN. All are welcome, regardless of the length of time since the death occurred. There is no fee but space is limited. Please call Kathy at to register or with questions. 7