September 9, 2018 23rd Sunday In Ordinary Time 229 Sout 28t Avenue Wausau, WI 54401 715-842-3148 www.stmattewwausau.org Don t Miss tis Huge Sale!!!! Mass & Healing Service Today Confessions: 2:00-3:15 pm Sunday Mass: 3:30 pm Healing Service to Follow Mass St Mattew Paris 16t Annual Treasure Sale! Saturday, Sept 15t: 8 am - 5 pm Sunday Sept 16t: 9 am - 3 pm Great Food Available Bot Days on te Grounds! Pancake Breakfast in te Scool Cafeteria: Saturday (7-11am) & Sunday (9am-noon) Bring your truck or trailer!! All Items are Cas & Carry! Rain or Sine We ave someting for everyone, peraps you ll find tat one ting you never tougt you d find!! Silent Auction All Day Saturday Ending at Noon on Sunday New and Used Treasures to Buy at Great Prices tat Can t be Beat! Cildren s Items Adult Cloting Furniture Housewares Electronics Soes Hardware Jewelry Books Sporting Goods AND MUCH MORE!!! Catolic Financial Life Insurance Capter #33 is providing matcing funds of $250
Statue: Mary, Moter of Good Help in Campion, WI Te Miracle of a New Paris Mary Moter of Good Help Paris Reception after tree Catolic Weddings! Te story of ow we now ave a new paris for Hmong Catolics is quite amazing. Mary Moter of Good Help Paris was establised in Wausau on May 8, 2018 wit Fr. Al Burkardt serving as its first pastor. Tis paris as evolved from a long and interesting istory of Hmong presence witin te Diocese. Te Hmong ave resettled in te United States since te fall of Saigon in 1975. Many Hmong people elped te United States during te Vietnam War, and so wen te U.S. witdrew te Hmong ad to flee for teir lives from te Communists. Families lived in te jungles, surviving on bananas and leaves for up to two years. Many crossed te Mekong River to live in refugee camps. Wit sponsorsip, te Hmong were welcomed into te Diocese of La Crosse in tree primary cities: Wausau, La Crosse, and Eau Claire. It was an extremely difficult adjustment to move to soutwestern Wisconsin wit only te clotes on teir backs and no understanding of te Englis language. Te Diocese of La Crosse as sougt to minister to te unique needs of te Hmong Community trougout te years. Tey ave been served by many priests, suc as Fr Robert MacKillop, Fr Steve Brice and Msgr Josep Hirsc. In 1987, Bisop Jon Paul wrote a letter On te Cristian Welcome of te Hmong Population among te Faitful of te Diocese of La Crosse. He acknowledged te need to reac out in evangelization to te Hmong population. He noted tat te process of evangelization requires some special recognition. He wrote, Altoug many of te Hmong were evangelized and received te Sacraments of Initiation before arriving in te Diocese, teir fait is still young and, terefore, needs regular and sound nourisment....we tend to forget tat te Hmong population in our country as ad te benefit of a steady program of evangelization for only te past tirty years. Likewise, tey do not come from a country wit a Cristian tradition. Tese words from Bisop Paul s pastoral letter are propetic and still old true as te Catolic Curc reaces out in evangelization to te Hmong population. Wile steady progress as occurred over te past 30 years since Bisop Paul wrote is pastoral letter, te progress is slowed witout an intentional, consistent opportunity werein te Hmong population can learn te Fait. Recent questions witin te Hmong community provided te occasion for some of its leaders to meet wit Bisop Callaan and discuss teir needs. Troug tese conversations, te Bisop eard te great desire of te Hmong Community to learn te Fait and to ave te spiritual leadersip to provide for teir needs. At is initiative, Bisop Callaan invited te Hmong Community to become a paris. Tis paris, once establised, would become central to serving te needs of evangelization and growt in te Catolic Fait. Te Hmong community of Wausau received tis invitation wit great joy. Over several monts, te community entered into dialogue regarding teir ability and willingness to undertake te work of becoming a paris. Te lively conversation delved into te many factors wic needed attention in order to answer weter tis was possible. Arriving at a decision, te Hmong Community petitioned te Bisop to request tat tey become a new paris witin te Diocese of La Crosse. Te Hmong Community cose te name Mary Moter of Good Help Paris for several reasons. Near Green Bay, a srine exists to Our Lady of Good Help. Tis srine reflects two stories. Wile a devastating fire destroyed Pestigo, te residents fled to te curc and prayed for safety from te fire. Teir prayers were answered and te fire did not destroy te capel or its oter buildings. People in fligt were saved troug Our Lady s intercession. At tis same srine, Sr Adele received visions from Our Lady. In tese apparitions, Our Lady told er to Gater te cildren in tis wild country and teac tem wat tey sould know for salvation. Teac tem teir catecism, ow to sign temselves wit te Sign of te Cross, and ow to approac te Sacraments; tat is wat I wis you to do. Go and fear noting. I will elp you. Tese two stories are similar to te experience of te Hmong people. Tey ad to flee a country due to te persecution wic tey endured. Now, tey are seeking to learn te basics of te Catolic Fait. And tey are asking Mary to elp tem in teir journey. Coosing tis name for te paris reflects te desire of Hmong Catolics to seek Mary s protection and guidance as tey gater and seek to be taugt te catecism, te Sign of te Cross, and ow to approac te Sacraments. Tey believe tat te Blessed Moter is inviting tem to fear noting and to trust se will elp tem. 2 Te people of te Diocese of La Crosse are invited to join in a special Mass wit Bisop Callaan on October 14 at 3:00 pm at Holy Name of Jesus Paris in Wausau, WI. Tis Mass will celebrate te establisment of te new paris and provide an opportunity for many of te faitful of te Diocese to pray wit tem. In preparation for tis day, Mary Moter of Good Help Paris is seeking a building to lease in wic te Sacraments will be celebrated. Tey are working to provide for te many items necessary to make possible te celebration of te Sacraments, taking on te costs connected wit tis process. As tis paris gets underway, people witin te Diocese ave expressed a desire to elp te Hmong Catolic community, asking wat tey can do to elp. Mindful of tis, Mary Moter of Good Help Paris offers a wis list to te curces of te Diocese. If any of tese items are available in your paris and no longer used - but are in good condition - donations are welcome! If an individual, group or organization would like to make a monetary donation to assist in te development of te paris, please send tese offerings to: Ann Lankford, Director of Office for Catecesis and Evangelization; P.O. Box 4004; La Crosse, WI 54602-4004 Above all, please pray for tis new paris. Setting fear aside, pray tat Our Lady of Good Help will intercede and provide for tis new paris. May tis new Catolic paris flouris under er patronage! Wis List: Incensor and Boat, Stand for te Incensor, Pascal Candle Stand, Vigil ligt Stand, 1 Set of Vestments, Albs/ Cinctures for Servers, Altar, Altar Clots, Stations of te Cross, 1 Ciborium, Statue of te Blessed Moter, Holy Pictures, or monetary gifts to assist wit te purcase of tese and oter items would be greatly appreciated. Mass Scedule Horario de Misas Weekends Saturday: 4:30 pm Sunday: 8:00 am 10:00 am 12 noon :Español-Spanis Weekdays Monday: 8:00 am Tuesday: 12:05 pm Weds tru Sat: 8:00 am Confessions Saturday: 11 am - 12 noon or by Appointment Eucaristic Adoration & Benediction Wednesdays - after 8 am Mass until 5 pm (Benediction at 4:50 pm) 1st Fridays - Benediction after 8 am Mass 1st Saturdays - after 8 am Mass until 9:30 am Vespers - Evening Prayer of te Curc Wednesdays - 5:00 pm Rosary Daily before Mass & Wednesdays at 4:30 pm Mon, Weds, Friday - wit Prayer for Priests Baptism Te parents are required to attend a Baptism Preparation Class. Godparents are encouraged to attend. You must register one week before te class by calling Kris at (715) 675-6750. Next Baptism Class: Monday, November 12t at 6:30 pm in te Paris Center Patio Room. Bautismo Para Bautismos los padres y padrinos deben tomar una clase de preparación. Generalmente las clases son el primer martes de cada mes a las 6:30 pm en el centro parroquial. Para mayor informes y registrarse para la clase llame a Joy al (715) 842-3148
On Tursday, September 13t tere will not be a Jubilee House Free Community Meal Did You Lose a Rosary? A Rosary was found in Curc, if you are missing a Rosary please call Ann at te Paris Center: 715-842-3148 Pictorial Directory Celebrating our 60t Anniversary! We ope to include all Parisioners in te Directory!! Potos for our Pictorial Directory will be Taken between 3-8 pm on te Following Dates: November 7, 8, 9 (Weds-Turs-Fri) November 12, 13, 14, 15 (Mon-Tues-Weds-Turs) St Mattew Inter-Curc Baseball Darts League Attention Snow Birds Please call te Paris Center: 715-842-3148 to arrange to ave your poto taken before you leave, as we want you included!!! More information will be available in te future bulletins. Tank You from te Circle of Joy! Te donations you made during tis Sare Sunday weekend are used to elp tose tat are in need and are greatly appreciated. May God Bless You for Your Generosity! HELPING HANDS says THANK YOU! St Mattew Parisioners you are te best! Te scool supplies wic Helping Hands received from Paris members will go to 14 scools and many families in Kenya. Your caring for oters, wo ave so muc less tan we do, is a sign tat God is among us. Tank You to All Wo Have Contributed to Buy a New Lawn Mower for St Mattew Paris!!! We are still accepting monetary donations to cover te cost. Dart team is looking for players. We compete against oter curc teams, September - Marc on Monday nigts starting at 6:30 pm. We ave a lot of fun! No talent required! If you are interested in joining our team, call: Marty Bever: 715-297-9598 or Mike Bever: 715-544-8089 or Ed Hack: (715) 842-0150 Bus trip to Palace Teater in Wisconsin Dells on Tursday, Oct 18 to see Judy and Liza, Once in a Lifetime. Sponsored by Catolic Financial Life Branc 94 (Curc of te Resurrection and St Micael) $70/person due by September 17. Contact Helen Woodward 715-715-845-8793 to register or for additional information. All are welcome!! Raise tem Well Parenting Series - Registration Now Open Alice Heinzen and Jeff Arrowood from te diocesan office for Marriage and Family Life ave created an on-line webinar series for parents. Tis series will elp Moms and Dads guide teir kids from cildood to adultood. Te series includes six, one our sessions. Eac will zero in on a key area of maturity and offer parents practical strategies and resources. If you ave cildren and want to raise tem well, register today at diolc.org/marriage/webinars/. 3 Come and Help Us Get Ready for te Big Treasure Sale! Setup for te Treasure Sale starts at 8 am on Tursday, Sept 13t & Friday, Sept 14t Come at anytime after 8 am on eiter or bot days to elp transfer and setup te sale items from storage to under te tents. Morning, afternoon, or evening all elp is greatly appreciated! Just ask someone wat you can do wen you come. It s a great way to meet oter parisioners, feel part of te paris, and ave fun making a difference!! We look forward to seeing you! Learn te Art of Living your Marriage Journey A Unique Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend Experience Oct 19-21 at St Antony Spirituality Center in Maraton SIGN UP NOW at iowa-wwme.org or call 563-608-3305 "Love needs time & space; everyting else is secondary. Time is needed to talk tings over, to embrace leisurely, to sare plans, to listen to one anoter & gaze in eac oter's eyes, to appreciate one anoter & to build a stronger relationsip. Sometimes te frenetic pace of our society & te pressures of te workplace create problems. At oter times, te problem is te lack of quality time togeter, saring te same room witout one even noticing te oter." Pope Francis Living togeter is an art and can be a beautiful journey. Marriage can be callenging wit family, work, finances, kids, busy scedules and all tat life offers. Losing focus on wat is important in life is easy. A Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend focuses on wat s important in your marriage and provides te tools to live a beautiful journey togeter. Wo is it for? Any married couple tat desires a ricer, fuller life togeter. Wo presents te weekend experience? 3 Catolic Couples & a Priest. Is tere group saring? No, te series of presentations are followed by a couple s time for discernment and discussion in te privacy of teir room. How is a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend experience different? It isn t a retreat, group terapy or marriage counseling. Te weekend experience provides a quiet, meditative environment for couples to focus on one anoter and teir relationsip. How muc does a weekend experience cost? At te end of te weekend you will be asked to prayerfully consider contributing wat you can to elp cover te cost of te weekend and to make te weekend possible for oters. Were can I find more information? www.wwme.org/media St Antony Spirituality Center Maraton St Antony s is located 8 miles outside of Wausau on 40 beautiful acres of wooded land. If you are interested in attending one of te following retreats, contact St Antony s at 715-443-2236, or email tem at info@sarcenter.com To register for an upcoming event go to www.sarcenter.com September 14-16, For God So Loved te World, But Do We? Cost: $200 Presented by Sr Dianne Bergant, CSA September 27: 6:30-7:45 pm, Kingdom of God Images Free Will Offering Presented by Sr Jolynn Brem, FSPA September 28-30, Silent Retreat: Walking tru te Garden of Creation wit St Francis of Assisi Cost: $190 Presented by Lee Ann Niebur, OFS
Monday, September 10 Jubilee House Core Meeting - Paris Center Library: 6-7 pm Baptism Class - Paris Center, Patio Room: 6:30 pm Tuesday, September 11 Family Life Committee Meeting - Paris Center Library: 6-7:30 pm Wednesday, September 12 Tat Man Is You - Paris Center Patio Room: 6 am Religious Education 1st Class - Holy Name Scool: 6:15-7:30 pm Tursday, September 13 NO Jubilee House Free Community Meal Today (will resume next week) Saturday, September 15 TREASURE SALE BIG TENT EVENT: 8 am 5 pm Sunday, September 16 TREASURE SALE BIG TENT EVENT: 9 am 3 pm Catecetical Sunday & Confirmation Session #1 - Holy Name: 6:15 pm Eucaristic Adoration in te Area Pax Cristi Adoration Capel - Maraton Sunday: 12 noon - 11 pm Tuesday: 9 am - 11 pm Wednesday: 9 am troug 8 pm Tursday Friday: 9 am - 3 pm St Terese - Rotscild Tuesday after 8 am Mass until 8 am Friday After 6 pm, ring te main entrance doorbell to enter. To volunteer, call 715-359-8352. Celebration of Sacraments Marriage - Arrangements for marriage must be made six (6) monts in advance wit te Pastor, Fr Bob.* Anointing of te Sick - To receive tis Sacrament wen seriously ill or before a sceduled surgery, call Doroty at 715-432-5519.* Hospital Visits - Let te ospital know wen you are admitted, if you would like to ave Fr Bob or Fr Peter visit you.* Visits to te Homebound - To arrange for visits to your ome, assisted living facility, or nursing ome call Doroty at 715-432-5519.* Intercessory Prayer - Our prayer group is always ready to be of elp wen prayer is needed. Call Bonnie at 715-675-9876.* * You may also call te Paris Center at 715-842-3148 Office (Oficina) Paris Center - 221 S. 28t Avenue Beind te scool - atrás de la escuela. Hours/Horas: Monday - Tursday: 8 am - 4 pm Pone: 715-842-3148 Friday: 8 am - 12 noon Pastor - Rev. Robert Torn Associate Pastor - Rev. Peter Kieffer Deacon - Rev. Mr. Tom Tierney Pastoral Care - Doroty Giallombardo Secretary - Ann Graveen Finance Secretary - Barb Splinter Paris Staff Tis Week at Saint Mattew Plant Manager - Jason Seliger DRE & Hispanic RE - Joy Orozco Bulletin Editor - Rosemary Beever rosemarybr@stmattewwausau.org Deadline Next Bulletin: 3 pm Monday Tank you for generously supporting Saint Mattew Paris! Minimum budgeted amount needed weekly.....$9,612.00 Stewardsip last weekend..... $7,347.72 4 Mon Tues Weds Turs Fri Sat Sun Saturday September 15 4:30 pm Lectors Joe Calderaro Micelle Bocke Eucaristic Ministers C Vircks J Woelfle J Alexejun M Beattie M Bourguignon L PRZESMICKI* D BURISH* Users and Greeters Don Baur Mary Baur Lee Peek Servers Gia Lange A Peek M Peek Musicians Annette Soutwort Lynn Meyer Liturgical Ministers Sunday September 16 8:00 am Teresa Stubbe Patty Tomson C Janssen N Kipp J Koy G Koy J Peterson W THOMSON* P THOMSON* Tom Lloyd Mary Lloyd Dave Krause E Drake J Fec Cildren s Liturgy of te Word Mass Intentions September 10-16, 2018 8:00 am - Delores Scneider 12:05 pm - Lydia Laska 8:00 am - Jon Kimmet (Coir) 8:00 am - Jon Kimmet 8:00 am - Butzen & Beever Families 8:00 am - Falparsi Perez 4:30 pm - Jon Bauer 8:00 am - Anna Nowak 10:00 am - Living & Deceased St Mattew Parisioners 12 noon - Juan Vargas Fernandez Tis Week s Scripture Readings Monday, September 10 1 Cor 5:1-8/Ps 5/Lk 6:6-11 Tuesday, September 11 1 Cor 6:1-11/Ps 149/Lk 6:12-19 Wednesday, September 12 - Te Most Holy Name of Mary 1 Cor 7:25-31/Ps 45/Lk 6:20-26 Tursday, Sept 13 - St Jon Crysostom, Bisop & Doctor of te Curc 1 Cor 8:1-7, 11-13/Ps 139/Lk 6:27-38 Friday, September 14 - Te Exaltation of te Holy Cross Nm 21:4-9/Ps 78/Pil 2:6-11/Jn 3:13-17 Saturday, September 15 - Our Lady of Sorrows 1 Cor 10:14-22/Ps 116/Lk 2:33-35 Sunday, September 16-24t Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 50:5-9/Ps 116/Jas 2:14-18/Mk 8:27-35 Annette Soutwort Bernie Riele Sunday September 16 10:00 am P Wallsclaeger Pat Loy R Keen P Loy A Boller M Nicols B Britten M JELINEK* B JELINEK* D Konorst R Krueger Kevin Malovr L Wittwer Sam Meyer N Losinski Joel Stubbe Kelly Ziegelbauer
2018 Prayers and Condolences Our prayers and sympaty go to te family and friends of: Lois Kufalk Se died on September 3rd Eternal rest grant unto er, O Lord, and let perpetual ligt sine upon er. Amen Wednesday, September 12t: 6:15-7:30 pm Religious Education Classes Begin! We are looking forward to aving your cildren attend our Religious Education Classes. Classes start tis Wednesday at 6:15 pm at Holy Name Scool. Please contact Joy at: 715-842-3148 if you aven t registered your cild or if you ave any questions. Te Bible and te Sacraments - Journey Troug Scripture Register Soon for tis Amazing Class Tuesdays: September 18 - November 27 1-2:30 pm OR 6:30-8 pm at St Mattew Paris Center - Library Cost: Participant book $22.00 St Mattew Education Committee is offering an afternoon and evening class for your convenience, so you will be able to attend tis wonderful program based on te work of renowned Scripture teologian and catolic convert, Dr Scott Han!! Discover te Masterworks of God. Te seven sacraments are te eart of our Catolic fait. But do we really understand tem? Do we truly grasp te incredible beauty of tese amazing cannels of grace and teir life canging power? Tis study investigates te deeper mystery of te sacraments as illuminated by Sacred Scripture. During tis eleven week class, you will enric your understanding of te Catolic Fait and enjoy good fellowsip wit oters! For more information or to register: call te Paris Center at (715) 842-3148. Tank You Jeannie H., Melissa W. and Kelly Z.!!! CLOW (Cildren s Liturgy of te Word) would not be possible witout your generosity of love, time, and talent!! A generous person will prosper; woever refreses oters will be refresed. (Proverbs 11:25) Let te cildren come to Me and do not inder tem. Mark 10:14 Are You Interested in Helping Plan Adult Religious Educational Programs? Come to te Next Religious Education Committee Meeting September 11t at 6:30 pm at te Paris Center Library If you enjoy learning about and promoting our wonderful Catolic Fait, consider joining St Mattew Religious Education Committee. Te Religious Education Committee meets once a mont. Te committee plans and provides catolic educational and inspirational programs and activities for adults to encourage a lifelong growt and love of our Catolic Fait. Adult & Teen Leaders are Needed - Cildren s Liturgy of te Word Cildren s Liturgy of te Word is eld every Sunday from September May during te 10 am Mass. It is designed for cildren ages 4 and up. It offers te opportunity for cildren to ear te Scripture in words tey understand. Before te First Reading at Mass, Fr Bob or Fr Peter will invite te cildren to come forward for a blessing and ten tey will go wit te leader of CLOW to participate in te Cildren s Liturgy of te Word wic includes: te Readings, Psalm, Gospel Acclamation, a brief Reflection, te Profession of Fait and Prayer of te Faitful. Te cildren ten return to curc to rejoin teir family for te Liturgy of te Eucarist. Te leader s guides are user friendly and very little preparation is needed. Leaders can be a team, suc as a parent wit teir teen. You decide wat dates you are available, usually once a mont or every 6 weeks. Training is provided. For more information or to be a leader of CLOW, contact Joy at (715) 842-3148. Tank You for donating your beautiful summer flowers! Because of your donations, te sanctuary was enanced wit te beauty of your flowers!! RCIA (Rite of Cristian Initiation of Adults) If you are interested in joining te Roman Catolic Curc, learning more about te Catolic fait, or completing te Sacraments, please call te Paris Center: 715-842-3148. Fr Bob and Fr Peter will meet wit tose interested in participating in te RCIA process. It is a period of instruction, reflection, prayer, discernment and formation. 5 Job Position: Half-Time Curc Finance Secretary Resurrection & St Micael Parises, Wausau, are seeking to replace our retiring finance person. Te finance secretary collaborates wit pastor and finance council to perform a variety of operations: depositing income, bill-paying, employee payroll, reconciling accounts, bookkeeping, and production of financial reports. Te position is 20-24 ours and allows some flexibility in sceduling. Te ideal candidate will ave five years business experience, an Associate s degree or better in Accountancy, proficiency in Microsoft Excel and QuickBooks Premier Non-Profit, and an ability to work well wit volunteers and staff. Send resume and tree references by September 17t to: Finance Position / St Micael Paris / 611 Stark Street / Wausau, WI 54403 Tursday, October 4t - St Mattew Paris Evening of Reflection at St Antony Spirituality Center Maraton Speaker: Sister Mary Agnes of Jesus, PCPA Sister Mary Agnes of Jesus grew up in soutern Louisiana, te second oldest of 11 cildren, and entered Religious Life at te age of 18. Se received er formation from Moter Angelica, te foundress of Our Lady of te Angels Monastery in Alabama wo also founded te Eternal Word Television Network. Sr. Agnes assisted and worked very closely wit Moter Angelica for many years including directing te nun's coir in wic se expanded teir use of Gregorian cant and Sacred Polypony. Known for er joyful spirit, se works to spread devotion to te Most Blessed Sacrament, to te Cild Jesus, and for beauty in te Sacred Liturgy. Suggested Offering is $15.00 Please make your reservation by September 26t by calling Annette Soutwort at 715-845-2569 6 pm - Dinner 7 pm - Talk by Sr Mary Agnes 9 pm - Closing