March 4, 2012 Second Sunday of Lent Living the Gospel with Love and Courage Today s Scriptures: Gather #908

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1 March 4, 2012 Second Sunday of Lent Living the Gospel with Love and Courage Today s Scriptures: Gather #908

2 Masses for This Weekend Saturday, March 3 4:00 pm Edythe Polzer (Fr. Steve Brice) Sunday, March 4 8:30 am Larry Mondroski (Fr. Steve Brice) 10:30 am Bud Dahlke (Fr. Steve Brice) 2:00 pm The People of St. Anne s (Fr. Steve Brice) 6:00 pm Walter Gorectke (Fr. Tom Zelinski) Masses for This Week Monday, March 5 6:15 am Communion Service (Deacon Bob Anderson) Tuesday, March 6 6:15 am Delores Valentine (Fr. Steve Brice) Wednesday, March 7 6:15 am Communion Service (Erv Burkhardt) 8:15 am Lloyd Buero (Fr. Steve Brice) Thursday, March 8 6:15 am Bernard Grendzinski (Fr. Steve Brice) Friday, March 9 6:15 am Peter and Ada Calmes (Fr. Steve Brice) Saturday, March 10 8:30 am Arlie Bukowski (Fr. Steve Brice) Private Confessions to follow Masses for Next Weekend Saturday, March 10 4:00 pm Robert Thomasgard (Fr. Steve Brice) Sunday, March 11 8:30 am Connie Weyneth (Fr. Tom Zelinski) 10:30 am Marion Olbrantz (Fr. Steve Brice) 2:00 pm The People of St. Anne s (Fr. Steve Brice) 6:00 pm Ben and Betty Stubinski (Fr. Steve Brice) Attention 4th and 5th grade girls! If you have not turned in your permission slip for the Palm Sunday liturgical dance, please do! The deadline was Friday, March 2, but since many people would very much like to see the liturgical dance happen, we will accept permission slips on Monday, March 5. Please return them to Renee Fredel in the parish office. Low gluten hosts are available. If you need a low gluten host, please take one of the cards from the basket at the Church entrance. Come up the center aisle for Communion and show the Minister the card. They will go to the altar to get a low gluten host for you to take from a special dish. About the Liturgy Lenten Fasting Traditionally, Christian penance has been represented in three Interrelated practices: almsgiving (practicing charity), prayer, and fasting (see the gospel for Ash Wednesday, Matthew 6: 1-6, 16-18). Each of these practices is aimed at a key relationship in our lives to others (almsgiving), to God (prayer), and to ourselves (fasting). We are reminded that Lent is a time to look at our whole selves and all of our relationships. We may not always think about having a relationship with ourselves, but Lent is truly about getting our own house in order. On the mountaintop Peter, James, and John got a glimpse of the fullness of Christ s glory. Fullness can best be appreciated by a prior experience of emptiness. Such is the intent behind the Lenten fast. We empty ourselves so that we hunger only for God and are filled by God s presence. Our Lenten fasting practices are more earnest and austere (severe, strict) than those during the rest of the year (such as before receiving Holy Communion) and are an opportunity for us to sincerely hunger for God and reflect on the grace of our own self-emptying. Fasting is a form of disciplining ourselves so that we can set our sights on who truly brings us satisfaction - God. Please refer any questions you may have about the liturgy to Renee Fredel in the Parish Office. The Sacred Worship Commission will do its best to answer your question. 5th Annual Catholics Alive Conference: Perspective on Catholic Social Teaching Do you know what the term "Catholic Social Teaching" means? Would you like to know what our Catholic Church teaches relating to the political issues of our time? Do you what to know what your rights and responsibilities as a Catholic voter are? There is time during the day to experience the Prayer Walk. The Wausau Directors of Religious Education Leadership are sponsoring the 5th Annual Catholics Alive in Christ Conference. The keynote presenter is John Huebscher, the Director of the Wisconsin Catholic Conference. The conference is March 10 from 8:00 a.m. - 3 p.m. at St. Anne Church. The cost is $15 per person and the contact person is Ann Sirianni at or dffanns@yahoo.com 2 Welcome to the Church of Saint Anne [

3 Dear People of St. Anne s, Jesus took Peter, James and John and led them up. (Mark 9:2) (Gather # 908) They went like hotcakes!... the books and the fish. Matthew Kelly s diagnosis of the condition of the Catholic Church must have rung true to a lot of people last Sunday. Because when the invitation was extended to come forward and take a copy of the book, they went like hotcakes! In fact, all five hundred donated books disappeared by the end of the 10:30 a.m. liturgy. The good news is that Matthew Kelly believes his message is so important that he will send you a free copy. Go to DynamicCatholicism.com and select Rediscover Catholicism. For the cost of shipping they will send you your own copy. There are many other good materials on his site as well. This week we will read Part Two: The Authentic Life (Chapters 6-11). Like a doctor after diagnosing the nature of the disease, he makes his prescription for returning the Church back to health. He says the cure for a people who have lost their way is to restore to them their true purpose in life. Catholics have become mired in all of present society s difficulties because we have forgotten our true purpose for being in the world: to become Holy. And Holiness, in his down-to-earth thinking, is becoming the best version of ourselves possible. Contrary to what many believe, spirituality does not oppress us, but sets us free to be who we truly are. We are most blessed to have Sr. Mary Pazdan with us this weekend and for the next three days to lead our parish mission. Sr. Mary had agreed to this a year ago and so began her planning long before our Lenten planning team had settled on our theme and the work of Matthew Kelly. When she saw where we were heading she wrote: It is amazing how the Spirit works. For the Spirit was leading her and us in the same direction! So Sr. Mary comes at the perfect time to lend her Scriptural insight, theological training, and passion to the work of becoming our true selves in Christ. For your good, for the good of St. Anne s, for the good of our country! Come!! Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Each morning at 9:30 a.m. and again at 6:30 p.m. in the evening she will speak about the spiritual life. There will be time to socialize after each session, so come also expecting to enjoy the company of friends new and old. Surely a highpoint in our year, our Parish Mission is not, however, the only great opportunity coming our way. This Saturday, March 10 th, the Fifth Annual Catholics Alive In Christ Conference is being held right here at St. Anne s. In keeping with Matthew Kelly s call to humbly but heroically live by what is good, true and noble this conference equips Catholics to engage society on the ethical issues of our day. The keynote speaker, John Huebscher, is the executive director of the Wisconsin Catholic Conference. That means he speaks on behalf of the Wisconsin Bishops to our state legislators and guides the Bishops as they engage in the legislative process. John has also been active on a national level including being the President of the National Association of State Catholic Conference Directors. His keynote address is on Faithful Citizenship. There will be breakout sessions with other speakers during the day. The conference will run from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. There is a $15 registration fee. Contrary to what many believe, spirituality does not oppress us, but sets us free to be who we truly are. But not only did the books go like hotcakes the fish did as well! Our opening Fish Fry was a great start to the season. First of all because we had an abundance of customers from 94-year-old Althea Hughes who hasn t missed a Fish Fry in decades, to many who were there for a first time. And just as important, we had a wonderful turnout of volunteer workers. The dining room was split between our parish youth working to raise funds for their mission trip, NTC SEEDS students, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. Mixed in there and in the kitchen were a group of men from the Randlin Homes. It was a wonderfully diverse and happy team. Apart from the list of Take Out workers that got misplaced and so never called, it was an almost flawless opening night. Thank you to all who stepped in last minute to fill the gaps. And most of all thank you to Vernell and Joe Theisen for leading us! We have begun another rich Lenten season. And we all know, of course, that through Matthew Kelly, Sr. Mary Pazdan, John Huebscher, and Joe and Vernell. it s really Christ who. leads us up. along with Peter, James and John. [phone: ] Living the Gospel with Love and Courage 3

4 Stewardship of Treasure February 25-26, 2012 Adult Envelopes: $10,436 Offertory: $713 Vigil Lights: $133 Parish Wish List 1. Wall Treatment for Church - $16,000 (approximate cost) 2. Eco-Friendly, Floor Scrubbing Machine Any amount will be accepted toward the $5,100 machine 3. Youth Room Furniture Any amount graciously accepted 4. Parish Office Computers/Software Computers - $600, Windows 7 Software $80 each 5. NEW ITEM Facility/Event Scheduler $2, NEW ITEM 4 drawer file cabinet standard size Used is acceptable if in good condition The parish office is in need of updating our Facility/Event method of scheduling. There has been comprehensive study done before a decision was made to purchase rchurchtoday. This program will allow us to not only schedule the facilities at St. Anne s but to include events elsewhere, ie. Mission Trips, Retreats, etc. For more information, please contact the parish office at If you are able to contribute towards one of these wish list items or another please contact the parish office All gifts are significant and appreciated. Diocesan Appeal News: The Appeal target is $95,552. To date the amount pledged is $55,345 with collections of $43,530. The number of families participating this year is only 347 out of more than 1700 registered families. If the appeal target is not met, the parish is responsible for the balance. Please prayerfully consider giving to this important appeal. If you have questions, please call Lee at the parish office ( ). Needed: Front Desk Volunteers in the Parish office on Monday & Tuesday afternoons. Duties include answering phones, greeting guests, and light office work. If you would like to inquire further, please call Jen or jennifers@stanneswausau.org. Online Giving FAQ What are the advantages of Online Giving? Online Giving makes it easy for you to fulfill your financial commitments to the parish even when you are unable to attend Mass. You do not need to bring cash or checks to church. Giving electronically also helps the church staff plan the budget. How are my contributions automatically deducted from my account? When you create your account, you enter your credit card and/or bank account information and then specify the amount you wish to contribute. Your contribution will be transferred from your account to the church account. Do I have to use a credit card? The Online Giving system provides your parish the option to offer both credit card and direct withdrawal (ACH) options for contributions. You do not have to use a credit card for contributions. When will my contribution be deducted from my account? The Online Giving system provides you the ability to select the date you would like your contribution to occur. You will receive an notification prior to each contribution date, and your account will be debited on the date you specify. If I do not write checks, then how do I balance my checkbook? You will receive an notification prior to each contribution date and also a confirmation that your gift has been processed. Electronic contributions are also recorded on your bank statement and in your Online Giving reports. Can I contribute different amounts to different offerings? Can they be withdrawn at different times? Can I use different accounts for the contributions? The system provides you the capability to give different amounts to different offerings at different times. For example, assuming your parish has set up these gift offerings, you are able to give your regular weekly offering on the 1st of the month and your flower gift on the 10th of the month. You are able to use any number of bank and/or credit card accounts for your offerings. What if I change bank accounts? Simply login and update your bank account information in your profile. What if I want to stop using Online Giving? You can cancel your authorization by deleting your credit card and/or bank account information along with your donation dates. Your contributions will stop immediately and the history will be secured. How Do I Get Started? 1. Visit your parish website 2. Click on the Online Giving link 3. Click on the Create New Account link. Learn more by going to stanneswausau.org and clicking on the Online Giving link. 4 Welcome to the Church of Saint Anne [

5 Serving 4-7 p.m. Fridays of Lent Rediscover Catholicism Discussion Questions 1. When you are behaving in ways that are inauthentic, are you conscious of it at the time, or do you become aware of it only later? How do you feel different when you act authentically versus when you do not? 2. Is holiness possible for you? Why or why not? 3. Now that you are reading Rediscover Catholicism, do you find yourself thinking about the-best-version-ofyourself in the moments of the day? 4. In Chapter Eight the author offers short biographies of Francis of Assisi, Mother Teresa, John Vianney, Thomas More, and John Paul II. a) Which biography inspired you the most? b) Which person did you know the least about before? c) How did the stories encourage, challenge, or inspire you to live differently? 5. If you had to give yourself a score between one and ten (ten being total commitment), how would you rate your commitment to doing the will of God in your life? 6. In what way did you rediscover Catholicism by reading Part Two of the book? Parents of Faith Come play with us March 20th at the L. Y. Woodson Art Museum from 10:30 a.m. to noon for Dinosaur Tuesday. Best yet it s free! See you then! Remember Share Sunday as You Shop! Food donations for the month of March go to The Neighbor s Place. They need canned meat, boxed dinners, cereal, mac and cheese, pasta, stews, canned fruit, juice, canned veggies, soup. The Circle of Joy will not meet on Monday, March 5th because of the parish mission. We WILL meet on Monday March 12 at 7 p.m. in the parish library. Hostesses will be Jan Ostrowski & Betty Grendzinski. Please call Jan at or Betty at if you cannot attend. A very heartfelt thank you to all my parish family for all your prayers, love, concern & cards during my illness & recent hospitalization. I am feeling stronger each day but still need prayers for a complete recovery. Thank you & God Bless You All! Fay Winter Menu One-Piece Fried Fish $5.75 Two-Pieces Fried Fish $8.00 Baked Haddock $7.50 Deep Fried Shrimp $8.75 Fried Combo (Fish & Shrimp) $9.00 Baked Combo (Fish & Shrimp) $10.25 Cheese Pizza $2.50 Homemade Dessert $.75 Soda $1.00 Soup $1.00 Dinner includes choice of French fries, homemade potato salad or baked potato, cole slaw, rye bread. *Coffee (dine-in only) Take-Outs and Deliveries Available Home & Business Deliveries in the City of Wausau ONLY. Call Fridays after 1 p.m. Phone Small charge for delivery and take-out orders. Gift Certificates Available Give the gift they are sure to love. Stop by the parish office weekdays until 4:30 p.m. to purchase a certificate. Dessert Bakers Board Parishioners are asked to bring desserts according to the schedule below. Desserts such as fruit pies, cakes, bars, cupcakes and fruit cobblers are examples of acceptable desserts. Custard & meringue pies, frosting made with eggs, are not acceptable unless they come from a commercial bakery. We ask that you provide a dessert or donate $5-10 prior to your scheduled week. Call the office at if you have questions. Anyone with the last name beginning with the alphabet letter below brings dessert for that week: March 9th Letters J, K, L March 16th M, N, O, P March 23rd Q, R, S, T March 30th U, V, W, X, Y, Z April 6th Circle of Joy [phone: ] Living the Gospel with Love and Courage 5

6 Week 2: Mobile Apps/eBooks/Website & Prayers for Lent Daily Reflections for Lent: Not By Bread Alone Available on the Android and iphone/pad Market Find spiritual sustenance for the season of Lent in Bishop Morneau s reflections on the daily Mass readings. Not by Bread Alone offers a short collection of insightful meditations that focus on Lenten themes of repentance and redemption, sacrifice and salvation as well as the Easter promise of resurrection and new life. With Scripture as the foundation for each day s brief entry, readers will find the guidance they need to become closer to God s word during this holy time of year. The short yet significant reflections in this pocket-sized book make it simple for even the busiest person to make prayer a priority throughout the Lenten journey. PEACE AND JUSTICE WAY OF THE CROSS The trial of Christ is still going on. Christ is being tried in the person of his brothers and sisters. Only their names and faces, the dates and places of their birth have changed. Fr. Jerzy Popieluszko Many of God's children are suffering in our world today. These are the people whom Jesus had special care for. As we remember the passion and death of Jesus, we acknowledge that the Body of Christ still suffers in his people who suffer today. At each station we will talk about a person who has followed Jesus' example of care for others with love and courage, along with a topic concerning peace or justice, which that person was dedicated to. Please join us. Date: Saturday, March 17 Time: 1 p.m. Place: Church of St. Anne ~~~Presented by Catholics in Dialogue~~~ 2012 PARISH MISSION Starts this Monday Bring a Friend Session Dates and Times: Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday March 5, 6, &7. Morning sessions will be held 9:30-10:30 a.m. in the church with hospitality to follow. Evening sessions will be held 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the church with hospitality to follow. Sessions Themes and Scripture: Monday, March 5: Call to follow Jesus--John 1 Tuesday, March 6: Knowing, Loving and Abiding in Jesus-- John 10:11-18; 15:1-17 Wednesday, March 7: Seeking and Finding Jesus--John 6:1-14, 51-58; 20:1-18 Book of the Week Life In the Spirit: Reflections, Meditations, Prayers of Mother Theresa of Calcutta Edited by Kathryn Spink Here is a call to a life of prayer, spiritual harmony and universal love from one of the world s beloved spiritual exemplar. Mother Theresa shows us how to cultivate our inner life and express the holiness that resides in us. Wausau Catholic Women s Club will meet Monday, March 5th. At 10 a.m. Father Al Burkhardt will present, Day of Prayer. Mass will be at 11:30 a.m., and lunch will be served at 12:15 p.m. all at the Rose Garden. Guests are always welcome. Dues $8, cost of meal $11. Call or for reservations. Pro-Life Chili Dinner & Raffle at Sacred Heart Parish, 3372 County Rd S, Marathon on March 11th, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. All You Can Eat Chili Dinner, Adults $5.00, Children 6-12 $2.00, 5 and under free. Also Raffle tickets available at the door, with drawing at 4 p.m. Matching funds by: National Catholic Society of Foresters St. Mary's Court 850. Kraemer Funeral Home and Crematory will be hosting a Funeral Pre-Planning Informational Seminar at two of their locations on Tuesday, March 6th in Edgar at 2 p.m. and in Wausau at 6 p.m. Jeff Drach, a Certified Elder Law Attorney, will answer questions like How do I protect my assets if I need to stay at a nursing home? RSVP St. Michael Parish ~ Lenten Soup Suppers Join us for assorted soups & sandwiches on Wednesdays during Lent at St. Michael Parish, Wausau ~ Krasowski Hall (school cafeteria.) We will not serve Holy Week. Serving from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Free will offering - proceeds will support our local St. Vincent DePaul Cabrini conference. St. Patrick Parish, Halder Dr., Mosinee will be serving their famous Fish Fries during Lent. They will be serving from 4:00 until 8:30 p.m., Feb. 24th thru April 6th. We look forward to sharing a meal with you. A Mass for Health and Healing with individual prayer will be Sunday, March 11th at 3:30 p.m. at St. Matthew s Catholic Church in Wausau. The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available from 2-3:15 p.m. 6 Welcome to the Church of Saint Anne [

7 Faith Formation Schedule No Faith Formation on Sun. Mar. 18 and Wed. Mar. 21. Families are expected to attend the Lenten Communal Reconciliation Services. Lenten Communal Reconciliation Services are being offered on Sun. Mar. 18 at 4 p.m. and Wed. March 21 at 6:30 p.m. What a wonderful way to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation as we continue on our Lenten Journey. A number of priests will be present to celebrate the sacrament. Shadow Stations ALL are Invited Gr. 6 will present Shadow Stations to parents and parishioners on Sunday, Mar. 11 at 9:45 a.m. or Wednesday, Mar. 6:15 p.m. in Fischer Hall. Roll call will be taken in Fischer Hall. People of all ages can reflect more deeply on Christ s passion, death and Resurrection. The students and leaders have been working hard practicing. Shadow Stations are scenes set behind a large white screen, lighted from behind so that only the silhouettes of the figures can be seen by those gathered. Sunday Wednesday March 4 March 7 March 11 March 14 Shadow Stations of the Cross Presentation with parents Mite Box/Lenten Practices March 18 4 p.m. March 21 6:30 p.m. Lenten Communal Reconciliation Service April 1 April 4 Registration has begun for Newman Catholic Schools School Year! For more information or registration materials, please call NCS Central Offices at Soup Suppers at St. Matthew Catholic Church, Wausau. Serving every Wednesday in Lent until April 4th. We will be serving in the school cafeteria from 4:15 to 6:30 p.m. Free will donation. [phone: ] Living the Gospel with Love and Courage 7