St. Mary-Big River Catholic Church 2 n d S u n d a y O r d i n a r y T i m e J a n u a r y 2 0 t h, 2 0 1 9 Oh Sacrament most holy! Oh Sacrament Divine! All praise and all thanksgiving be every moment Thine. Praised and adored be Jesus in the most holy Sacrament of the Altar, now and forever. Amen T h e N a t i v i t y o f t h e B l e s s e d V i r g i n M a r y W 1 0 1 3 7 5 7 0 t h A v e. R i v e r F a l l s, W I 54022 Welcome to St. Mary s www.stmarysbigriver.com Mass Schedule Weekend. Saturday 6:00 pm Sunday 9:30 am Weekday. Mon. to Fri. 8:30 am First Friday & First Sat. 8:30 am Holy Days.See bulletin Confessions - One hour before each Weekend Mass - Thurs. before First Fri. 9:00 am - First Friday 9:00 am - First Sat. 9:00 am - Any time by appointment - Additional times during Advent, Lent, and Ember Days Devotional Times Eucharistic Adoration - Every Tuesday 7:00 am - 7:00 pm - 9:00 to 10:00 am every First Friday Militia Immaculata (MI) Prayer Group - Meets Wednesday - 6:30 to 7:30 pm in the church http://missionimmaculata.com/
P a g e 2 News & Events Welcome to St. Mary s! Welcome Visitors! If you would like to become a member of our parish call the Administrative Assistant and we will help you register. S t. M a r y - B i g R i v e r Parish Calendar Monday - Jan. 21 St. Agnes, Virgin & Martry Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day 7:00 pm Fr. Louis Presentation The Truth about Pornography Tuesday - Jan. 22 Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children Adoration 7:00am - 7:00pm 9:00 am Youth Group to MN March for Life at the State Capital Wednesday - Jan. 23 St. Vincent, Deacon & Martry St. Marianne Cope, Virgin CCD 6:30 pm MI Prayer Group Thursday - Jan. 24 St. Francis de Sales, Bishop & Doctor of the Church Friday - Jan. 25 Conversion of St. Paul, Apostle Saturday - Jan. 26 Sts. Timothy & Titus, Bishops 2:00 pm McNamara & O Malley Wedding 5:00 pm Confessions 6:00 pm Holy Mass Sunday - Jan. 27 3rd Sunday Ordinary Time 8:30 am Confessions 9:30 am Holy Mass Parish Office Hours: We will have weekly hours for the office in the school on the following days each week: Tues. 9:00 to 11:00 am Thurs. 9:00 to 11:00 am Holy Hour for Life When: Sunday, January 20th - 2:30 pm Rosary and 3:00 pm Adoration Hour Where: St Mary's Catholic Church 423 South 5th Street Stillwater, MN 651-439-1270 What: All are invited to join in prayer on this 46th anniversary of Roe v Wade, the Supreme Court case that allowed unlimited abortions throughout pregnancy for any reason. A Rosary for Life will precede the Holy Hour @ 2:30 for all who can come early. All are invited to remain after Benediction for free soup supper in the Great Hall [free will donations welcome] Sponsored by the Respect Life Committees of Saints Mary and Michael Parishes, Stillwater, MN HELP NEEDED - Liturgical Floral Arrangements We are looking for 3 to 4 people to partner together this upcoming year, to plan for and maintain the altar flowers for 2019. We are very grateful to Kerry Reis who has been supplying flowers, arranging them, delivering them to the church for many years and to Janice Keller who also supplies flower arrangements and maintains the flowers so they are fresh and beautiful. Kerry Reis is willing to still supply flowers in the summer but is no longer able to bring flower arrangements on a weekly basis. Please contact Angie Dosdall at 651-246-9726 if you are willing to help with this important ministry. Janine Engel, wife of Don Engel, passed into eternity on January 5th at the age of 70. Her funeral and internment were from this parish on January 10th. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Thank you very much to all who assisted with the funeral luncheon. Saint of the Week: The same everlasting Father who cares for you today will care for you tomorrow and every day. Either he will shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it. Be at peace then and put aside all anxious thoughts and imaginings. St. Francis de Sales
2 n d S u n d a y O r d i n a r y T i m e P a g e 3 News & Events Major Church Repairs Coming Soon St. Mary s will be undergoing some major repairs throughout the next few months. The biggest being the shoring up of the entire floor of the church which has serious structural problems. Work plans are in place and will begin soon. Interior work is also planned. The Stewardship Committee will be helping with a Capital Campaign to help raise the needed funds for the project. Two Informational Meetings will be held on January 19th at 7:00 pm after the Saturday evening mass and again on January 20th at 10:30 after the Sunday morning mass. To get a full explanation of the project and the costs involved as well as time to ask questions about the process, please plan to attend one of the meetings. Presentations on the Scourge of Pornography Fr. Louis will give three presentations in the coming weeks. More information will be coming soon. Jan. 21st (Monday) 7:00-8:30 pm The Truth about Pornography Jan. 28st (Monday) 7:00-8:30 pm Theological Perspectives on the Pornography Plague Feb. 4th (Monday) 7:00-8:30 pm Parenting in the Internet Generation Initial Offering Envelope Just in case you were wondering what this envelope collection is for, it is a $2.00 donation given to help offset the cost of our Offertory Envelopes. Thank you for your donation! Income for Jan. 12 & 13, 2019 Plate.. $338.00 Adult Envelopes.. 3125.00 Solemnity of Mary.. 25.00 Initial Offering. 15.00 Total. $3503.00 Thank You! Attention Daily Mass Attendees We are updating our contact list. If you attend daily mass and would like to be notified of cancelations, please call or email Traci Campion at 715-307-8844 or reginahope1917@gmail.com with your up to date contact information where you can best be reached. We prefer to send email or text notices as calling is time consuming. Also, let us know if you have My Parish App. Jan. 22 Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children In all the Dioceses of the United States of America, January 22 shall be observed as a particular day of prayer for the full restoration of the legal guarantee of the right to life and of penance for violations to the dignity of the human person committed through acts of abortion. World Day for Consecrated Life will be celebrated in parishes on the weekend of February 2-3, 2019. Please pray for all those in consecrated life, and for many more persons to dedicate themselves joyfully and generously to the vocation of consecrated life. St. Francis School Open House - Ellsworth Sunday, January 27th from 9:15 am - 10:15 am and 11:30 am - 1:00 pm at St. Francis Catholic School in Ellsworth. Mass will be at 10:30 am. Pancake Breakfast served from 8:00 am to Noon. Visit classrooms and meet teachers. Check out the book fair. Come join the fun and support Catholic Schools. 244 W. Woodworth Street, Ellsworth, WI (715) 273-4391 Youth PRAY FOR THE UNBORN! Faith Formation CCD - Religious Studies ~ Wednesdays ~ Afternoon Session: Class 3:45 to 5:00 pm Evening Session: Class 7:00 to 8:15 pm You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; and just so, you learn to love by loving. All those who think to learn in any other way deceive themselves. Saint Francis De Sales
Bishop s Annual Appeal So far 58 generous people have donated to the appeal with an average gift of $315. We are at about 68% of the goal. We still have a little over $5,000 to go. If you have not donated yet, please consider doing so. If everyone donates, even a little bit, we will be able to reach our goal. The graphic above shows where the money goes to. We especially want to help our seminarians! St. Francis Carnival February 24, 2019 11 am to 3 pm Join us at the 30th Annual St. Francis School Carnival! New Hours! 11-3 PM This is a great family activity where you'll enjoy many games and activities for children. You will also have chances to win fantastic prizes through special raffles, silent auctions and raffle tickets, with all proceeds going towards funding our school. Be sure to join us with your friends and family for this fun-filled day! Grand Raffle Prizes: Tickets are sold by school families December - February. Ticket Price: $100 Prizes 1st : Polaris 450 Sportsman Four Wheeler 2nd : $1000 Cash 3rd: Four Adirondack Chairs and a Fire Ring 4th: Samsung Galaxy Tablet 5th: Blackstone Grill 6th: Nugget Lake Cabin Weekend Package 7th - 10th: $100 Cash LIVE DRAWING!! 2:15 PM. Need Not be Present P a g e 4
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Pastor - Fr. Kevin Louis, STL 10137 570th Ave. River Falls, WI 54022 Rectory Phone: 715-425-5806 Fr. Louis Cell: 715-505-3870 email: crossensis89@gmail.com Deacon - Deacon Dan Gannon 651-210-9651 gannon.dan@gmail.com Administrative Assistant - Traci Campion 715-307-8844 reginahope1917@gmail.com Bookkeeper - Lori McNamara 715-821-3373 llmbigriver@outlook.com Director of Religious Education (DRE) - Traci Campion 715-307-8844 reginahope1917@gmail.com Youth Ministry - Corrie Loe 715-262-3663 corrieloe@gmail.com Cemetery - John Matzek 715-792-2582 Rod Janovec 651-341-9203 Prayer Chain Requests - Pat Bjork 715-273-3577 bjork.p@outlook.com School Hall Office - 715-425-7830 Altar Rosary Society (ARS) - Angie Dosdall 715-792-2447 Finance Council - Pat Pechacek 715-262-4089 Stewardship Committee - Andy Mishek 651-200-5272 Grounds & Building Maintenance - Danny McNamara 715-821-1197 Mass Intentions Monday, Jan. 21 - Olivia Ebbers By Pat Bjork Tuesday, Jan. 22 - Jim Huppert By Ernie & Colleen Huppert Wednesday, Jan. 23 - Isaac Loe & Diane O Malley By Loe Family Thursday, Jan. 24 - Richard McNamara By Dan & Lori McNamara Friday, Jan. 25 - Leroy & Dorothy Frandrup By Dallan Frandrup Family Saturday, Jan. 26 6:00 pm - Living & Deceased members of Altar Rosary Society By ARS Sunday, Jan. 27 9:30 am Living & Deceased Members of St. Mary s Big River Parish By Parish January 26th Saturday - 6:00 pm Mass Reader. JoAnne Parks Ushers. George Matzek, Tony Matzek, Peter Pechacek, Peter Schommer Servers... Xavier & Maximus Husby Music...... Joanne Maier Rosary....... Jean Grajkowski Liturgical Assistants January 27th Sunday - 9:30 am Mass Reader.... Shari Turvaville Ushers/$ Counters.Pat & Derek Pechacek, John Yunker, Rodger Oestreich Cross/Incense Joseph & Ben O Malley Candles... Andrew & Daniel Pluth Rosary... Gary & Kathy Tapp Gift Bearer... Greg O Malley Family Has your contact information changed? Do you want us to contact you? Would you like to register? Cut out this little form, fill it out, and place it in the collection basket. Name: Address: Phone: (home) (cell) Email: