April 23, 2017 Welcome to Holy Rosary Owen St Bernard - St Hedwig Thorp Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed. John 20:29b Photo by Pastor Fr Janusz Kowalski, PhD
SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK HR = Holy Rosary - Owen SBSH = St Bernard St Hedwig - Thorp TCS = Thorp Catholic School Chapel - Thorp (Confessions will be heard 30 minutes before each mass) Saturday April 22 6:00pm Mass, SBSH - Theresa Pawlak by Jim & Mona Gibson Sunday April 23 Second Sunday of Easter or Sunday of Divine Mercy 8:00am Mass, HR - Frank Pries, by PCCW 10:00am Mass, SBSH - Jesse Rawski & Parishioners of the Parishes 1:00pm Healing Mass, HR Monday April 24 7:15am Communion Service, TCS 2:00pm PCCW Meeting, HR Tuesday April 25 7:15am Communion Service, TCS 10:30am NO Mass, HR Wednesday April 26 10:00am NO Mass, Oakbrook 10:00am Mass, TCS - 11:00am Adoration, TCS 3:30pm REP, HR - Grades K-5 3:35pm Religious Ed, TCS - Grades 1-8 7:00pm REP, HR - Grades 6-9 7:30pm Religious Ed, TCS - High School Thursday April 27 Holy Rosary Office will be Closed 10:30am NO Mass, HR 7:00pm Repose of the Blessed Sacrament, TCS 7:15pm Communion Service, TCS Friday April 28 8:15am Communion Service, TCS Saturday April 29 6:00pm Mass, SBSH - James Serocki by Marian 8:00pm Mass, Czestochowa - John, Margaret & Betty Budzinski & Parishioners of the Parishes Sunday April 30 Third Sunday of Easter 8:00am Mass - Living & Deceased Family Members of Harold & Fern Laube by Bob & Barb Fortier 10:00am Mass, SBSH - Bernard Mertens Jr. & Bernard Mertens Sr BAPTISM: Daniel Jacob Tollefson Our Offerings for the Week of April 10 th April 17 th TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The origins of the custom of burning a lamp before the tabernacle are in Jewish worship, where a lamp called ner tamid or eternal flame burns before the ark in every synagogue. The ark contains the sacred scrolls of the Torah. The flame represents the menorah in the Temple, and therefore is never extinguished. In fact, the word tabernacle itself is derived from Hebrew, as taber is the Hebrew word for tent, and hearkens back to the forty years of wandering in the desert. The pilgrim people were sustained in hope by an awareness that God was not only in the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night, but had quite literally pitched his tent with them in the shelter for the Ark of the Covenant. Some artisans have used this theme of ark or tent to design a tabernacle for the Blessed Sacrament. In Christian practice, Anglicans and Catholics use a sanctuary lamp to point toward the presence of the reserved sacrament, and Lutherans use it as a sign of God s presence in the house of worship, but not necessarily as a clue that the Eucharist is reserved. Why, even in an age of electric light, is the sanctuary lamp an oil light or candle? Perhaps not only to point to Christ, the light of the world, but also to point to sacrifice. For the light to exist, there must be sacrifice. The oil or wax is transformed into light, just as those who pray here, or who will receive viaticum from here, are called to transformation in Christ. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. St Bernard St Hedwig Holy Rosary Adult Envelopes: $2,306.00 $690.00 ACH Adult Envelopes: $530.00 Good Friday - Holy Land: $100.00 $218.00 Offertory: $789.67 $717.00 Easter: $17,231.00 $1,800.00 Easter Flowers: $25.00 Easter Candle: $100.00 TCS & REP Tuition : $5.00 Building & Maintenance: Roof: Playground Equipment: $5.00 $215.00 $115.00 $500.00 Candles: $60.50 $17.35 Total: $21,267.17 $4,157.35 DOUBT There lives more faith in honest doubt, Believe me, than in half the creeds. Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Diocesan Annual Appeal Update St Bernard St Hedwig Holy Rosary Target: $33,701.00 $13,044.00 Pledges: $17,171.00 $10,515.00 Under Target: $16,530.00 $2,529.00 COMMUNITY NEWS DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY - April 23rd and will begin at Holy Rosary with an 8:00am mass. Adoration will begin after mass with benediction at 12:00pm (noon). Refreshments will follow in Marian Hall. A Healing Mass will be celebrated at 1:00pm 20 GUN RAFFLE CALENDAR - Tickets are available after all masses. The price is $25.00. Only 1000 tickets are available. You could win a gun or take the cash. Two drawings a week for 10 weeks starting first week of June. Tickets are also available at the Rectory in Thorp or contact Brian Bredlau (715) 229-4747 April 29 th 6:00pm St Bernard/St Hedwig, Thorp SAVE UP When saving for old age, be sure to lay up a few pleasant thoughts. Anonymous Ministry Schedule April 30 th 8:00am Holy Rosary, Owen April 30 th 10:00am St Bernard/St Hedwig, Thorp Altar servers: Samantha, Barbie, Ray, and Ryan Nelson Lectors: Chris Rudnick, Marie Karaba Tom Miller Cindy Alger, Holly Noah Eucharistic Minister: Mary Rathbun, Katarina Petranovich, Michelle Turenne Virgie Miller Kathy Pszenieczny, Jim McIntire, Dan Stroinski Choir/Cantors: Kallie/Phil Adult Choir Organist: Sue Theresa Tammy Greeters: Rich, Max Warren & MaryDona German Ed, Cora Ushers: Lana Ciszewski, Bob Hubbard, Terry Laube, Scott Seidel
HOLY ROSARY NEWS PCCW MEETING - Monday, April 24, 2017 at 2:00pm in Marian Hall. Serving circle will be St. Mary. FOOD PANTRY: 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month. Community Alliance Church, 111 Division St., Withee Next date of distribution: Tuesday, April 18, 2017 from 3:00pm to 5:30pm. Requiring no proof of income, the food pantry helps those in need by providing approximately one week's worth of food per month. ST BERNARD/ST HEDWIG NEWS THANK YOU - to Z's Cardinal Bowl for donating the butter for the Easter Lamb Butter, and everyone who purchased. Peggy Luzinski THANK YOU - to all who attended the Parish Fun night/ fundraiser. For those who missed out, we will schedule another painting night later this year. IN NEED OF HELP - St Bernard/St Hedwig is looking for someone to chair the Dairy Days Stand this June 3rd and 4th. If you are interested call Kristina LeCloux at (920) 265-7187 PALMS - There are left over palms if anyone is interested in getting extra palms. SPIRITUAL ADOPTION - Coming Soon On the Weekend of April 29/30, we will be starting the spiritual adoption program--9 months of daily prayer for a baby in the womb & for his/her family, culminating on pro-life Sunday, the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion. Mothers in crisis pregnancies & their babies need all the support they can get. Your prayers are more powerful than you know! Prayer cards can be found on the prolife display at the church RENOVATION PROGRESS REPORT - Keep supporting the church renovation fund with your orange envelopes in your parish envelope box. We have new goals set for after the new roof is on - to work on inside repairs and painting. YOUR HELP IS NEEDED! - This is my call out for help for our upcoming fish fry Friday, April 28, 2017. Any and all help would be appreciated. Besides help the night of the fish fry, I am also looking for help on Thursday evening with prep. Call Chris P at 715-512-0628 (leave a message) if you are willing and able. Thank you! Cupcakes and bars will also be needed for the fish fry. Bars work exceptionally well with our takeout orders! Please call Peggy L at 715-512-5270 and leave a message. Thank You! READER/MINISTER SCHEDULE - is available in the church library. Cindy Alger (715) 669-5094 is willing to sub. Please add her to your schedule. PCCW SPRING THRIFT SALE - May 8-12, more info to follow. If any questions, call Bonnie 715-669-5958 or Pat 715-669-5722 YOUTH ATTENTION FIRST COMMUNION PARENTS - Please mark your calendars and notify extended family members that first communion mass will be at 4:00pm on Saturday, May 6, 2017. YOUTH MASS - all youth are encouraged to attend the second Sunday of each month. At the 10:00am mass the Youth will sit up front, do the readings, collection & offertory. Next Youth s mass is May 14, 2017. $CRIP SCRIP INCOME: March total sales: $11,710.00 March total profit: $564.80 Average profit = 4.8% WORLD YOUTH DAY WORLD YOUTH DAY - is selling Pierogi. If interested in purchasing pierogi, order forms are in the back of the church and in the rectory. CZESTOCHOWA NEWS SAVE THE DATE - The Polish Polka Fest Featuring Honkey Chicago, the Jimmy Kilian Band, is scheduled for Sunday, August 6, 2017 from 1:00pm - 5:00pm at the Quonset Hall. Sponsored by St Mary of Czestochowa Church. Details will follow at a later date. Mark your calendars for this fun event.
AREA EVENTS & HAPPENINGS THE FEAST OF DIVINE MERCY Sunday, April 23, 2017 at St. Mary s Help of Christians Parish, Colby. Mass at 8:00am and 10:00am. Adoration 11:00am - 3:00pm. Benediction and Veneration of the Image of the Divine Mercy 3:00pm. SPRING SALAD LUNCHEON - Celebrate Spring at (Owen) Holy Rosary's Spring Salad Luncheon Wednesday, April 26 from 11:00am to 1:30pm. Menu includes a wide variety of salads: Meat, Vegetable, Fruit, Potato, Coleslaw, Deviled Eggs, Assorted Desserts, Coffee & Milk. Take-outs available. Adults & Take-Outs: $7.00; Age 5-12: $2.50; Age 4 & under: Free. Sponsored by PCCW FISH FRY - Friday, April 28, 2017 from 4:00pm-7:00pm in the St Bernard/St Hedwig Parish Hall. The menu will consist of deep fried or baked haddock, deep fried shrimp, jo-jo potatoes, buttered parsley potatoes, vegetable, coleslaw, dessert, coffee, milk & water. 1 piece fish dinner - $7.50, 2 piece fish dinner - $9.50, 3 piece fish dinner - $11.50. This will be the pricing for dining in or takeouts. (A one piece fish dinner would be equivalent to a 4 piece shrimp dinner and so on. You can mix & match with the 2 & 3 piece dinners.) MEET TO EAT FOR A FREE CLINIC - Thursday, May 18, 2017. Eat at one of the participating restaurants on May 18 and 25% of your bill will help support The Open Door Clinic. A flyer is hanging in the SBSH church entrance for participating restaurants and more information. Feel free to call Mary at (715) 720-1443 with any questions. BOY SCOUT RECOGNITION - Sunday, June 11th at St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral in La Crosse at 2:00pm. All applications for Boy Scout Religious Emblems need to be in by May 11th, please send completed applications to Cindy Sjolander, Religious Emblems chairman, W4894 N Kinney Coulee Rd., Onalaska, WI 54650. Any questions please call 608-783-4911 or email: scouting@diolc.org SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE - a trip is being organized by St Mary s Parish in Colby to La Crosse. Saturday, May 20, 2017. We will leave St Mary s parking lot at 7:30am and return about 5:30pm. The cost will be $25.00 per person. Lunch will be on your own. There are picnic tables available for you to bring a sack lunch, and they also have a café on the grounds. You can site-see at your leisure, golf carts are available for those who cannot walk the path to the Shrine Church. We have seats available on the bus and would like to invite parishioners from your parishes to travel with us. We need 30 people for the trip. So far only 16 have signed up. The deadline to register is May 8. If you are interested, please call St. Mary s Parish Center at 715-223-3048 at ext. 1 and speak to Chris. HOLY LAND - you are invited to join our travel group on our special JOURNEY TO THE HOLY LAND leaving from Owen on November 6 th to 17 th of 2017. This is a fantastic trip with an itinerary that covers all the important places to see in the Holy Land. This is a safe well planned trip and one you won t want to miss. For more information call Harriett Laube, tour coordinator (715)613-2000 or (715) 229-2417 or Eskin Tours (847) 980-1510.
St. Bernard-St. Hedwig Parishioners are welcome to participate. Bring your pop tabs to TCS by the deadline of May 22 nd. If you wish, you can designate a classroom to get credit for your pop tabs. TCS Collects Pop Tabs for Ronald McDonald House Charities Our local Thorp American Legion Auxiliary collects pop tabs from aluminum cans to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities. They have asked TCS to help support this cause and we are happy to participate! HERE S WHAT YOU CAN DO: *Collect pop tabs from aluminum cans. *Bring pop tabs to your classroom. *Classroom with the most pop tabs will win a reward! TCS POP TAB DEADLINE IS MAY 22 ND
St Bernard - St Hedwig 109 North Church Street Thorp WI 54771 www.stbernardsthedwig.org Fr Janusz Kowalski Cell: (715) 456-1450 (Emergency Only - Please) Mission Statement We, the parishioners of St. Bernard-St. Hedwig parish are committed to strive, with the help of the Holy Spirit, to proclaim the gospel, celebrate the sacraments, and serve others through the love of Christ. We center our parish life in the worship of Jesus in the Eucharist and hearing His word. We foster the deepening of spiritual life through prayer, education and Eucharistic adoration. We shall provide opportunities for faith formation of all ages, so that all may grow together in their knowledge, love and grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. PARISH STAFF Veronica Drost, Secretary/Bookkeeper Leeann Klapatauskas, Religious Education PARISH CONTACTS Rectory: (715) 669-5526 Rectory Email: thorp.parish@yahoo.com Parish website: www.stbernardsthedwig.org Parish Hall/Quonset: (920) 265-7187 THORP CATHOLIC SCHOOL Phone: (715) 669-5530 SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Friday 7:45 AM, TCS Chapel Wednesday 7:45 AM TCS Chapel Saturday 5:30 PM, SBSH Church Sunday 9:30 AM, SBSH Church BAPTISM/PREPARATION Karen Chmelik (715)-669-3494 PRAYER NETWORK: (715) 669-5861 WELCOME COMMITTEE Ellen Lipinski (715) 669-5021 PARISH ORGANIZATIONS Parish Council of Catholic Women Kathy Pszeniczny: Home: (715) 669-7060 Cell: (715) 797-6422 QUONSET/CHURCH HALL Kristina LeCloux (920) 265-7187 RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS Interested in becoming Catholic? Contact the Rectory PARISH MEMBERSHIP Are you moving into or out of the parish? Contact the Rectory BULLETIN DEADLINE Wednesday 5:00PM Bulletin Email: bulletin.thorp@gmail.com BAPTISMAL PREPARATION All baptismal classes are scheduled on a personal basis. Parents are required to attend a 1-hour session prior to having their baby baptized. It is important that you contact Karen Chmelik at (715) 669-3494 to sign up. All material will be provided and refreshments served. BAPTISM SCHEDULING: Baptisms are held on the 2nd and 4th weekends of the month following the 4:00PM mass Saturday or the 10:00AM mass Sunday. Please contact Karen Chmelik at 715-669-3494 to schedule the date for your baby s baptism. MARRIAGE Couples planning to marry must consult with Father Janusz six months prior to their intended wedding date, to begin their marriage preparation and reserve a date for the wedding. ANOINTING OF THE SICK Anyone seriously ill or hospitalized should call the Rectory as soon as possible. If you are preparing for surgery please call the Rectory prior to your hospitalization. Holy Rosary 415 West 3rd Street * P.O. Box 309 Owen WI 54460 FOR WEEKEND PETITIONS - If you have someone you would like included in our petition prayer, please call Sr. Margaret Trzebiatowski @ 715-229-2423 PARISH & RELIGIOUS ED OFFICE Phone: (715) 229-2558 Email: holyrosaryowen@gmail.com Rectory: (715) 229-2558 OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday - 9:00am to 3:00pm Thursday - 9:00 am to 12:00pm (Noon) PARISH STAFF Alice Hamm, Secretary/Bookkeeper Home (715) 229-4274 Jean Gokey, DRE Home (715) 229-2408