THE CATECHETICAL LEADER

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1 THE CATECHETICAL LEADER FEBRUARY 2018 MEN S RETREAT Called Out 2018 Diocesan Men s Retreat February Begins 8 pm Friday and finishes 12 pm Sunday A weekend retreat for men ages featuring: -Talks by renowned speaker David Rinaldi - Mass with Bishop Powers - Adoration, confession and spiritual direction - Fellowship with other men seeking to deeply live out their Catholic Faith -Cost: $40 - Location: CrossWoods Camp, Mason, WI Register by February 1st by contacting Grace Busse at gbusse@catholicdos.org Contact Chris Hurtubise with questions at churtubise@catholicdos.org ST. PAUL MIKI AND COMPANIONS February 6 DIOCESE OF SUPERIOR BISHOP HAMMES CENTER 315 WEST 5TH STREET HAUGEN WI CALENDAR February 2 Music Ministry Conference Woodruff February 5 SUMMIT Discussion Hayward February 9 WCRIS Conference Pewaukee February 14 Ash Wednesday February Men s Retreat Mason February 21 Parent Teen Worship Event Rice Lake February 27 Principal-Pastor Meeting Rice Lake St. Paul Miki was a Japanese nobleman studying to become a priest when he was martyred with twenty five companions in Their courage in facing death, so impressed onlookers that some of them later converted. Ask Christ to help you become happy. I obey Christ. After Christ's example, I forgive my persecutors. I do not hate them. I ask God to have pity on all, and I hope my blood will fall on my fellow men as fruitful rain." - St. Paul Miki ( )

2 PAGE 2 THE CATECHETICAL LEADER 10TH ANNUAL TEEN AND PARENT WORSHIP EVENT When: February 21, 2018, 5-9:30 pm Who: Grades 8-12 Speaker: Jackie Francois Angel Celebrant: Bishop James Powers Cost: $15 per person for visiting teens and parents What: Mass, Talks, Praise and Worship, Adoration, Food, Fellowship Please see the flyer for more details DIOCESAN YOUTH RALLY When: March 21, 2018; 6-9 pm Who: Grades 6-12 Where: St. Francis Xavier in Merrill Register by ing gbusse@catholicdos.org Adore HIGH SCHOOL DISCIPLESHIP WEEK Date: April 6-8, 2017 RESTLESS: Made for Union with God Location: Crescent Lake Camp, Rhinelander WI Register by: March 15th Cost: $120 "Lord, You have made us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you." -- St. Augustine Luke Spehar Luke is a full time Catholic musician. He spent this past summer leading worship at Catholic Heart Work Camps around the country. A native of a rural community in Minnesota, Luke and his wife Elizabeth and their daughter now reside in St. Paul. Fr. Zach Weber Is originally from Howards Grove (Sheboygan). He played baseball in college and felt called the priesthood at the Men of Christ Conference in Milwaukee during his sophomore year. In Seminary, he was able to spend 10 weeks on pilgrimage in Israel. Fr. Zach was ordained July RESTLESS HIGH SCHOOL DISCIPLESHIP WEEKENDS

3 PAGE 3 THE CATECHETICAL LEADER SUMMIT - HOT TOPIC DISCUSSION SUMMIT - SAVE THE DATE February 5th, 2017 Location: St. Joseph in Hayward For our next SUMMIT gathering our theme is Hot Topics we will discuss new trends, successful practices, best practice curriculums, joys and struggles. Best of all, we will network with people who are involved in the same ministries. Is there a topic you would like to discuss, or learn more about? Send questions/comments to any SUMMIT member: Please contact Kay Berg at dreyouth@smctomahawk.com Event Flyer Attached 12 WAYS TO ENCOUNTER CHRIST IN CLASS Being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with an event, a person, which gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction. Pope Benedict XVI Deus Caritas Est, 1 What kinds of encounters can we offer to our students in class? Here is a list to get you started. Read on to the bottom of the list for an essential step we must take to turn these opportunities into actual encounters. Please read the article found here. PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR The Diocese of Superior has decided to not sponsor an Advent Day of Reflection but is happy to help parishes plan their own. Please contact Chris Hurtubise at churtubise@catholicdos.org if you would like help finding a speaker, advertising, scheduling, etc. MUSIC MINISTRY CONFERNCE February 2 3, 2018 Holy Family Church, Woodruff Presenter: Janet Sullivan Whitaker Please see the attached flyer for more details and the registration form. Contact: pbirch@catholicdos.org

4 PAGE 4 THE CATECHETICAL LEADER CONFIRMATION RETREATS The following is a list of confirmation retreats being offered in and near the diocese. We hope that this can be a resource for helping everyone to find a retreat. If there is a young person from your parish who would like to participate in a retreat listed below, please contact the parish directly. Please remember that each location may decide to close their retreat to further registrations at any time. Thank you to all of the parishes willing to open up their retreats! Hayward: February 17th, 8:30-10pm, NET Medford: April 21 & , 2:00 pm Saturday- 10:30 Mass on Sunday, Spiritus Team Amery: Saturday, March 17. Only room for 10 more. Webster: July at a parishioner s home with Fr. Mike Tupa Gilman: April 8th with 9 am to 5 pm with Sister Julia Walsh Rhinelander: Life in the Spirit- Still in the planning phase late April, full weekend. NET Center: A confirmation retreat is held at the NET Center in St. Paul, MN once a month, please click here for more details. If your parish is offering a retreat that you would like to have included, please contact gbusse@catholicdos.org and we ll add it! Rice Lake and Cathedral retreats previously advertised are now closed. Thank you! MARCH FOR LIFE Thank you to all who supported the March for Life through your prayers and participation. We are so proud of the prayerful and joyful witness our pilgrims gave! If you d like to know more about this event, please visit marchforlife.org or catholicdos.org/march-for-life ATTACHMENTS 1. MEN S RETREAT 2. YOUTH RALLY MERRILL 3. YOUTH RALLY RICE LAKE 4. HIGH SCHOOL DISCIPLESHIP WEEKEND 5. SUMMIT FLYER 6. MUSIC MINSITRY

5 Called Out 2018 Diocesan Men s Retreat Feb 16-18, 2018 Begins 8pm Friday and finishes 12pm Sunday A weekend retreat for men ages featuring: * Talks by renowned speaker David Rinaldi * Mass with Bishop Powers * Adoration, confession and spiritual direction * Fellowship with other men seeking to deeply live out their Catholic Faith * Cost: $40 * Location: CrossWoods Camp, Mason, WI Register by Feb. 1st by contacting Grace Busse at gbusse@catholicdos.org Contact Chris Hurtubise with questions at churtubise@catholicdos.org

6 Youth Rally 2018 Adore Luke Spehar Luke is a full time musician and is currently on tour promoting his second album, No Other Way. He spent this past summer leading worship at Catholic Heart Work Camps around the country. Prior to beginning his career as a musician, Luke spent time discerning the priesthood in seminary with several of our diocese s young priests. A native of a rural community in Minnesota, Luke and his wife Elizabeth and their daughter now reside in St. Paul. March 21 From 6-9 pm Grades 6-12 At St. Francis Xavier in Merrill Contact Chris Hurtubise by March 9th to sign your Parish up! Cost: $10 in advance $15 at the door churtubise@catholicdos.org Permission Forms found at catholicdos.org Please bring canned or dry food items for the Fr. Zach Weber Originally from Howards Grove (Sheboygan). I was ordained July I am serving at St John's, Ss. Mary and Hyacinth, St. Wencils in Antigo. And at St James in Whitelake and St Stanislaus in Langlade. Fun facts: I have been suspended in high school a few times, played basketball, football, track, and baseball in high school. Played baseball in college and felt called the priesthood at the Men of Christ Conference in Milwaukee during my sophomore year. In Seminary, I was able to spend 10 weeks on pilgrimage in Israel.

7 Teen & Parent Worship Event 5-9:30 pm Mass + Talks Praise & Worship Adoration Food + Fellowship agape JOHN 3:16 TWE 2018 Rice Lake, WI 10th Annual! Grades 8-12 F e b r u a r y 2 1 s t, Bring a nonperishable food item for Paul's Pantry! Cost: $15 per person for visiting teens & parents SONAR Jackie Francois Angel Bishop Jim Powers REGISTER

8 RESTLESS HIGH SCHOOL DISCIPLESHIP WEEKENDS DEC. 8-10, 2017 CROSSWOODS CAMP MASON, WI APRIL 6-8, 2018 CRESENT LAKE BIBLECAMP RHINELANDER, WI FOR MORE INFORMA TI ON OR TO REGI STER VI SI T CA THOLI C.D OS/HI GH - SCHOOL-LEA DERSHI P

9 Please Join Us For our next SUMMIT gathering our theme is Hot Topics we will discuss new trends, successful practices, best practice curriculums, joys and struggles. Best of all, we will network with people who are involved in the same ministries. WHEN: WHERE: SCHEDULE: MONDAY FEBRUARY 5th St. Joseph Parish in Hayward, WI 8:30AM Gathering/registration 9:00AM Opening Prayer 9:15 AM Discussion- Hot Topics 11:30 AM Mass 12:30 PM Lunch (provided) 1:15 PM More discussion 2:45 PM Closing Prayer 3:00PM Dismissal Is there a topic you would like to discuss, or learn more about? Send questions/comments to any SUMMIT member: AND PLEASE RSVP TO: Kim Palmer : K.palmer@frontiernet.net Kay Berg: dreyouth@smctomahawk.com Adele Svetnicka : adele@stpeterseagleriver.org Gwen Nies: sjff@centurytel.net Jackie Aune: JackieAune@smicparish.org

10 MUSIC COMMITTEE OF THE DIOCESE OF SUPERIOR S 12 th ANNUAL Entitled: Word, Sacrament, and Mission: The Gift and the Joyful Challenge of Singing our Faith February 2&3, 2018 Location: Holy Family Church 8950 County Road J, Woodruff, WI The great Paschal Mystery is revealed to us in Word, Sacrament, and Mission. Transformed by the Spirit of the Risen Christ we received in baptism, we, in turn, are called to be agents of transformation in the world around us. It is this spirit that draws us into Liturgy, nourishes us, and sends us forth renewed each time we gather. For those of those who choose the ministry of pastoral music as their liturgical vocation, the Church urges a heartfelt stewardship of our gift through practice, prayer, and the pursuit of best practices. Through the grace of God and the help of the Holy Spirit, the result of our investment is ever more beautiful, life-giving worship, which includes the robust song of the faithful, offered in gratitude for all the blessings we have received. *REGISTRATION: Our caterer requires a count two weeks before the event. To insure enough food is ordered, please mail or fax your completed registration form(s) so they arrive at the chancery on or before Friday, January 19. You may also send them to us via by attaching scans of the individual forms or by including all the necessary info for each registrant in the body of your message REGISTRATION AND FEE PAYMENT Name Home address City, State, Zip Phone Parish Name/City address Registering for Fri. evening &/OR Sat. Please submit your registration(s) by: Part of a larger group of people (total) from our parish (cluster). pbirch@catholicdos.org [$35.00 each prior to January 19, $40.00 each after] or Fax: or Mail to: *Please include this information for each registrant, duplicating the form as necessary. Office of Worship 1201 Hughitt Ave. PO Box 969 Superior, WI Over

11 Friday - February 2, 2018 $35.00 ($40 after January 19) 5:30 p.m. Social part one 6:30 p.m. Welcome; Meal Prayer; Dinner Presentation 1 8:00 p.m. Closing Remarks; Lucernarium/Night Prayer 8:30 p.m. Social part two Saturday - February 3, 2018 $35.00 ($40 after January 19) 8:30 a.m. Coffee and Rolls 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer; Announcements 9:30 a.m. Presentation 2 12:00 Lunch 12:45 p.m. Presentation 3 (choral reading session) 3:30 p.m. Time of sharing/recommitment; Blessing/missioning rite 4:00 p.m. Parish Mass (pastoral music at Mass enriched by workshop content/participants) 5:00 p.m. Stew and Biscuit Supper (free will offering) 6:00 p.m. ($10 Adults; $ 5 students - pay at the door) New this Year! Concert by Overnight lodging: Please reserve a room directly with an area hotel. For a listing of hotels, please Paul Birch: pbirch@catholicdos.org. SWAP SHOP - BRING ALONG YOUR UNUSED LITURGICAL MUSIC, OR FEEL WELCOME TO AVAIL YOURSELF OF MUSIC THAT YOU CAN USE IN YOUR PARISH, AT NO COST. *If hazardous driving conditions exist, call for information regarding possible cancellation of the conference. For more information, call: Paul Birch (Superior) , Barbara Johnson (Ashland) Mary Ament (Merrill) , Holly Spiegelhoff (Rhinelander) Jan Huseby (Tomahawk) Beth Screnock (Woodruff), , ext REGISTRATION AND FEE PAYMENT Check one: FEE(S) INCLUDED FEE(S) SHOULD ARRIVE AT CHANCERY PRIOR TO EVENT FEE(S) WILL BE BROUGHT TO EVENT OR MAILED LATER Help us serve you better by providing the info below--i serve my parish as: (Please check all that apply.) CANTOR CHOIR/ENSEMBLE MEMBER ORGANIST PARISH LIFE COORDINATOR GUITARIST PASTOR PAID PARISH MUSIC COORDINATOR PIANIST PARISH DIRECTOR OTHER INSTRUMENTALIST PLEASE INDICATE IF YOU WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO ASSIST WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING LITURGICAL MINISTRIES: FRIDAY NIGHT PRAYER PRESIDER SERVER READER CANTOR SATURDAY MORNING PRAYER PRESIDER SERVER READER CANTOR FEE PAYMENT: It is preferred that all individual or group payments are mailed (along with completed registration form(s), as applicable) so that they arrive at the chancery prior to the event. However, if you re registering via or fax, or if the time it is taking you to arrange for payment will delay our receipt of your registration(s) past January 19 th, you may either bring the payment with you, or mail it later. Checks should be made payable to Diocese of Superior.