Fourth Sunday Ordinary February 3, Sacred Heart Church. St. Patrick Church

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1 Pastor: Rev. George Thayilkuzhithottu, MSFS Deacon: Larry Agema Pastoral Minister S. Catherine Manning, O.S.B Parish Secretary: Judy Martin Bookkeeper: Joan Endle Music & Liturgy: Liz Wilson Religious Education Office Michelle Bowe, DRE/Youth Minister (715) W hen the people in the synagogue heard this, they were all filled with fury. They rose up, drove him out of town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town had been built, to hurl him down headlong. But Jesus passed through the midst of them and went away. Lk 4: Fourth Sunday Ordinary February 3, 2013 Sacred Heart Church At Division & North Dewey Streets 3:00pm Saturday Masses: 4:00 PM Saturday 10:30 AM Sunday St. Patrick Church At Oxford & Fulton Streets Masses: 7:30 AM Sunday 9:00 AM Sunday Weekdays: 8:00 AM in the Benedictine Chapel at the Parish Center, 322 Fulton St. Confessions: Tues. & Wed., 7:15 AM when a priest is present PARISH OFFICE/PARISH CENTER OFFICE HOURS: 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday Fulton St. Eau Claire, WI Website: SCRIP Coordinators Ron & Sharon Markwell, markwere@charter.net

2 4Sacred Heart - St. Patrick s, Eau Claire, Wisconsin 2 Readings for the week of February 3, 2013 Sunday: Jer 1: 4-5,17-19 Ps 71: 1-6, Cor 12: 31-13:13 Lk 4: Monday: Heb 11: Ps 31: Mk 5: 1-20 Tuesday: Heb 12: 1-4 Ps 22: 26-28, Mk 5: Wednesday : Heb 12: 4-7, Ps 103: 1-2,13-14, Mk 6: 1-6 Thursday: Heb 12: 18-19, Ps 48: 2-4,9-11 Mk 6: 7-13 Friday: Heb 13: 1-8 Ps 27: 1,3,5,8-9 Mk 6: Saturday Heb 13: 15-17, Ps 23: 1-6 Mk 6: Sunday: Is 6: 1-2a, 3-8 Ps 138: 1-5,7-8 1 Cor 15: 1-11 Lk 5: 1-11 Baptism Classes. Parents who will be having a child baptized are required to attend one of the Baptism classes. Scheduled date: March 15, 2013 & May 17, Class will be held at the Parish Center at 6:30pm. Please call the parish office, when you wish to schedule your class date. We recommend that you attend these classes during your pregnancy, before your baby is born. Please call the parish office to schedule your child s baptism after you have attended class. CAN YOU HELP??? We are in need of volunteers with 2 areas of expertise: 1) The doors at St. Pat s Church have trouble with their locking mechanism and some of the door stoppers have broken. Do you know how to fix them? 2) The binding on the Book of the Gospels has started to come loose. Do you have experience with binding books etc? If you can help with either of these projects, please contact Liz in the parish office: ext LENTEN LUNCHES begin on Friday, February 15th with Noon Mass at St. Patrick s followed by lunch in St. Patrick s cafeteria. If you would be willing to help with cooking a meatless lunch on one of the Fridays in Lent, please call Amy Vance at or the Parish Office at You can ask to be reimbursed for your groceries. The dates for the lunches are Friday, February 15, February 22, March 1, March 8, March 15 and the last one is March 22. WE ALSO NEED HOMEMADE BARS OR COOKIES FOR THOSE FRIDAYS. You can bring your cookies or bars to the Parish Center. We thank you in advance for all your help. SOCIAL JUSTICE MEETING on Tuesday, February 5 at 6pm in the Parish Center. Agenda: Souper Bowl Sunday collection, Weekend Kid s Meals, Lent activities. For information call Sandy at First Thursday Eucharistic Adoration will be held on Feb. 7 in the Benedictine Chapel. Daily Mass will be at 8am followed by Exposition; Rosary at 2pm; Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3pm; confessions from 6 to 7:15pm; Benediction at 7:30pm. We need at least 2 people present per hour: please sign up in the back of Church or outside the chapel if you can commit to an hour. Blessed be God! A Coordinator for Joy Day is needed for the parish. Joy Day is a Triniteam-sponsored event held at the Rotunda of Sacred Heart Hospital for senior citizens and residents of nursing homes; event includes entertainment, bingo & refreshments. Our Joy Day is the 1st Thursday in April (4-4-13), which we host along with another church. The parish coordinator is responsible for securing 5-6 helpers, and we provide sandwiches, bars and juice. Please contact Jeanne at if you can help with this event.

3 Sacred Heart - St. Patrick s, Eau Claire, Wisconsin 3 THE ROSARY FOR RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS is recited every Sunday morning beginning at SH SH = Sacred Heart Church SP = St. Patrick s Church BC = Benedictine Chapel Daily Mass is in the Chapel located on the ground floor of the Parish Center. Use side door marked Benedictine Chapel. Handicapped friendly. 4th Sunday Ordinary Saturday, February 2 4:00 PM SH: Charles & Caroline Loechler Sunday, February 3 7:30 AM SP: James Johnson 9:00 AM SP: People of Sacred Heart St. Patrick 10:30 AM SH: Patricia Prince Monday, February 4 8:00 AM BC: Communion Service Tuesday, February 5 St. Agatha, virgin & martyr 8:00 AM BC: Hugh Barnes 10:30 Syverson: Kathleen Voss Powell Wednesday, February 6 St Paul Miki & Companions, martyrs 8:00 AM BC: Jack Lynch Thursday, February 7 8:00 AM BC: Brantner, Mulheron Family Friday, February 8 St. Jerome Emiliani; St. Josephine Bakhita, virgin 8:00 AM BC: Thomas A. Johnson 5th Sunday Ordinary Saturday, February 9 4:00 PM SH: Michelle T. O Brien Sunday, February 10 7:30 AM SP: Robert Poppe 9:00 AM SP: Jim Garvey 10:30 AM SH: People of Sacred Heart St. Patrick s ASH WEDNESDAY 6:30pm Mass at St. Patrick s will be led by our Religious Ed students. They will be doing the readings, serving, gifts for the offertory and petitions. PRAYER CHAIN. If you (or someone you know) are seriously ill or facing surgery, and would like prayers, please call Dee, or Mary, Ministry Schedule February Adult Server Cantors 4:00 PM: Mary Hanafin Becky Mattson 7:30 AM: Chris Levenhagen Jackie Myers 9:00 AM: Jude Agema Mary Brown 10:30 AM: T. Polus/N. Dreger Brian Grosz Student Servers 4:00 PM: Kim Henriksen, Ray Higgins 7:30 AM: Joseph & George Lynch 9:00 AM: Emily Haag, Caleb Thill, Joe Edge 10:30 AM: Carl Ronnander, John Polus Ministers of the Word 4:00 PM: Rachel Penate 7:30 AM: Dan Lynch 9:00 AM: Kathy Prantner, Dave McCall 10:30 AM: Kitty Pille Petition Readers 4:00 PM: Rachel Penate 7:30 AM: Dan Lynch 9:00 AM: Christine Boyle 10:30 AM: Kitty Pille Please call Liz, if you would like to start serving as a lector, reader or minister at one of the Masses. WE ARE IN NEED OF ADULT SERVERS!!!!!! Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist Body of Christ 4:00 PM: Bernice Kassing, Ruth Michels 7:30 AM: Ron Markwell, Kathy Wilcox 9:00 AM: Barb Haag, Judy Ring, Beth & Steve Smith 10:30 AM: Rita Pecha, Jackie Polus Blood of Christ 4:00 PM: Bill Hanafin, Steve Jacobs 7:30 AM: Mike Ashbaugh, Sam McDowell 9:00 AM: Gary & Jeanne Reber, Conrad & Ramona Waletzki, Gail Schulner 10:30 AM: Anne Henriksen, Kris Miller CANDLES. If you would like to remember someone by having a candle lit, you can do so at $5 for one 7-day candle. Contact the Parish Office at SH: St. Joseph: Memory of MZB (1) SH: Virgin Mary: Memory of JAS & PJS(1)

4 Community Events KINDERGARTEN SNEAK PREVIEW on Feb. 8: 10:30 11:30 at IC; 12:30 1:30 at St. Mary s, 2-3pm at St. James. RSVP ext. 3. For families who are new and for families who are currently in the system, you are welcome to attend the sneak preview. UWEC STUDENTS FOR LIFE GROUP is holding a fundraiser pancake breakfast in St. Patrick s Cafeteria on Sunday, Feb. 17th from 8am to Noon. This fundraiser will be helping to support the group and all the events they do on campus throughout the year, such as National Pro-Life Cupcake Day and Valentine Day roses. Please come and support their efforts. THE EAU CLAIRE CATHOLIC WOMAN S CLUB will hold its annual Cards & Games Luncheon Social on Monday, Feb. 11 at 11:30am at the Barley Club, located at the Pine Meadows Golf Club. We will begin with a meal followed by an enjoyable afternoon of cards, games and socializing. Bridge players please arrange your own foursome. Menu: Creamy Potato & Ham Soup with Turkey & Cheddar Sandwich, Sweetheart Dessert and coffee. Cost is $11.50 per person. Door prizes will be awarded. Reservations & payments should be sent to Judy Vick ( ) no later than Feb. 6. Call Dee for more info: ST. JAMES THE GREATER K OF C ROUNDTABLE BREAKFAST on Sunday, Feb. 3 from 8:30am to 11:30am in the Parish Hall at 2502 Eleventh St. Scrambled eggs, ham, hashbrowns, biscuits & gravy, rolls, coffee, juice & milk. Continental breakfast is $1.50. NEW ENGLAND FISH BOIL at Immaculate Conception in the school, on Friday, February 8 from 4:30 to 7:30pm. Fish Boil includes red potatoes, onions, carrots, coleslaw, Vienna bread, ice cream cup, beverage and macaroni and cheese. Adults $9.00 and children 6-12 years old $5.00; preschoolers are free. Every Saturday Night in Sacred Heart Church Hall. Early birds at 7pm. Regular bingo at 7:30pm. NO SMOKING in bingo hall. Feb. 2: KIT GRP M M. Berg, A. Henriksen Feb. 9: KIT GRP A C. Goebel, M.A. Speckien, S. Loftesnes Feb. 16: KIT GRP B Sandi & Kateri Miller Feb. 23: KIT GRP C Julie Webb, Kelly Chapko Popcorn Poppers: 1st Week, Rose Ann Hartung 3rd Week, Judy Lewis 5th Week, Jim Gladwell 2nd Week, Ken Novak 4th Week, Barb Amundson ST. JAMES IN EAU CLAIRE will have its 17th Annual Parish Mission the first weekend and week of Lent, Feb Fr. James Marchionda, OP and Sr. Ann Willits, OP will be the presenters. This is their 6th time at St. James. Fr. James will preside and preach at the liturgies Feb (4:30pm Saturday, 8 and 10am Sunday). They will also present at the 8am liturgy on Monday & Tuesday, 9am Wednesday, plus Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, Feb at 7pm. Fr. James will lead the spiritual concert. People from the area churches are invited to attend the Mission and participate in the Wednesday evening concert. Practice for the concert will be at 1pm on Sunday, Feb. 17. Theme In God We Trust. GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS Meet in St. Clare Conference Rm. St. Joseph s Hospital in Chippewa Falls Death of a Loved One: 2nd & 4th Mondays, 6:30-8pm. Death of a Child: 3rd Thursday, 6:30 8pm. 6 Week Group for Loss of Spouse: call WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER. Upcoming Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekends are Feb in Crystal Lake, Il., April 5-7 in Madison, WI and May in Brookfield, WI. Early registration is recommended. For more information visit our website at: alifetimeoflove.org or call CATHOLIC CHARITIES and Whiskey s Grill & Bar are teaming up in February to raise money & awareness for Sojourner House, the homeless shelter. Mardi Gras Mayhem, an annual runway fashion show featuring the work of top salons in the area, will be held at 7pm on Feb. 12 at Whiskey s Grill. Cost is $12 in advance or $15 at the door. Tickets available at Whiskey s Grill. Proceeds will go to Sojourner House. AND for every Fish Fry sold on Friday night during Lent, the restaurant will donate $1 to Sojourner House. Clip the coupon below and show to your server. FISH FRY FRIDAYS Whiskey s Grill & Bar Show this coupon to your server at Whiskey s and they will donate $1 for each Fish Fry purchased to benefit Sojourner House homeless shelter, owned and operated by Catholic Charities. Valid Fridays throughout Lent. One (1) coupon per table; $1 donation applies to each member of your party purchasing a fish dinner.

5 4th Sunday Ordinary February 3, 2013 January 27, 2013 Envelopes Plate Memorial Children s Env Fuel Chili Feed Wknd Kids Meal s Other January 27, 2013 Yr. to date Env. & Plate Needed: 12, , Env. & Plate Received: 8, , , Diocesan Appeal Target $ 74, Pledged to Date $ 70, Balance Due 4, SOUP-ER BOWL SUNDAY. Time for the big game to kick off and time for the Parish Social Concerns Committee to raise the funds we will need to operate for the next year. Thanks to your generosity each year, we are able to reach out to others in our community. Thank you in advance for your continued support with your time, talent and treasure to the important mission of charity. OPEN GYM on Feb. 3rd with Fr. George from 4pm to 6pm at St. Patrick s. 40 DAYS FOR LIFE Kickoff Rally for 2013 will be held on Sat., Feb. 10am in the Parish Center. Featured speaker is Sue Thayer, a former manager at a Planned Parenthood in Iowa for 17 yrs who told herself because they did not do surgical abortion it was ok. After her conversion to pro-life she began a 40 Days for Life event in front of the same office she had worked at, and after a few campaigns the office closed. Religious Education & Youth Ministry Michelle Bowe, DRE/Youth Minister EUCHARISTIC ADORATION on Wednesday nights at 6:15 to 7:30pm, Feb 20th, Feb. 27th, March 13th, & March 20th. Please contact Michelle if you can cover one of these nights. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CHILI FEED WINNERS. 1st Place (D) Shelly Kern $75.00; 2nd Place Liz Wilson & Kevin Lysy (H); 3rd Place (J) Connie Higgins & Kelly Semerad. PARISH FAITH NIGHT Wed., Feb. 6 beginning with supper at 5:30pm followed by our speaker Deacon Larry Agema. Topic: Article 9 Holy Catholic Church Communion of Saints. EARLY ENROLLMENT OPENED JANUARY 28 for Regis School school year. Early enrollment is for continuing students and ends on March 18, By enrolling early, you will be eligible for our St. Patrick s Day tuition voucher drawing. Two (2) $1,000 tuition vouchers will be drawn from those families who are enrolled early for grades We will also draw 10 $500 vouchers for families with students enrolled early for Kindergarten. Contact Regis, Ext. 3 for more information and enrollment forms. SPAGHETTI DINNER sponsored by the Sacred Heart St. Patrick s Knights of Columbus will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 19 from 5 to 7pm in St. Pat s cafeteria. The menu will include spaghetti with meat sauce or marinara sauce, garlic bread, salad and dessert. $8 for adults, $4 for 12 and under. BINGO CALLERS & FLOOR WALKERS are needed for Saturday night Bingo at Sacred Heart Church. Please call Joan at or talk to Father George. PLEASE CALL SHELLY IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP CLEAN OUR CHURCHES St. Patrick s Church: please contact Shelly. Sacred Heart Church: Please contact Shelly.