February 12, 2017 Welcome to Holy Rosary Owen St Bernard - St Hedwig Thorp What eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and what has not entered the human heart, what God has prepared for those who love [God], this God has revealed to us through the Spirit. - 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 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 February 11 4:00pm Mass, SBSH - Edward & Mildred Smith & Parishioners of Holy Rosary, St. Bernard-St. Hedwig Sunday February 12 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00am Mass, HR - Ray Holtzheimer, by PCCW 10:00am Mass, SBSH - Eileen Frenette Monday February 13 7:15am Communion Service, TCS Tuesday February 14 7:15am Communion Service, TCS 10:30am Mass, HR - Thomas Osowski by Laurie Osowski Wednesday February 15 8:15am Mass, TCS - Clarence Nowobielski 9:00am Adoration TCS 10:00am Mass, CCHCC Rev. Robert J. Casidy 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 7:30pm Knights of Columbus, HR Thursday February 16 10:30am Mass, HR - Laky & Bonk Families by Angie Bonk 11:00am Eucharistic Adoration/Benediction will follow mass, HR 7:00pm Repose of the Blessed Sacrament, TCS 7:15pm Communion Service, TCS Friday February 17 8:15am Mass, TCS - Dolores Techmeier by Phil & Cory Saturday February 18 4:00pm Mass, SBSH - Josephine Sommer by Bibeau Family Sunday February 19 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00am Mass, HR - Zosimo & Epifania Ragas, by Milton & Norma Kodl 10:00am Mass, SBSH - Jacob & Johanna Sniegowski Family Our Offerings for the Week of January 31 st February 6 th TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION By the early 1950s some scholars were calling for the restoration of Communion of the faithful on Good Friday, since by then only a priest received, consuming the host from the Holy Thursday repository. In 1955 the new Good Friday liturgy was timed to begin at three o clock everywhere, and included the option of Holy Communion, but without the Precious Blood that had originally been part of the liturgy. Today, there is increasing debate among theologians. Some feel that it would be better to fast from the Eucharist on Good Friday, focusing on the mystery of the cross and highlighting the Easter Communion. Others say that this Communion infuses the sadness of the day with awareness of Christ s victory. It is not a day of mourning, of course, and the Passion according to John grounds the liturgy in a sense of Christ s victory over death and the triumph of the cross. The tradition is rich and varied, and we are still in the early stages of recovering an ancient way of doing things. Why do we call the day good? The English and Dutch languages share this name, and its origin stems from the name God s Friday. The traditional name for the day in Latin is Feria VI in Parasceve, which translates as The Sixth Day of the Week of Preparation. Other languages make do with Holy Friday. In another part of England, as in Denmark, the people used to call it Long Friday, a good description for a quiet day without work and no chance for play or a good meal! Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. St Bernard St Hedwig Holy Rosary Adult Envelopes: $5206.00 $1,172.00 ACH Adult Envelopes: $365.00 Initial Offering: $5.00 Christmas: $300.00 Offertory: $358.50 $180.00 TCS & REP Tuition : $197.00 Building & Maintenance: Roof: Playground Equip: $150.00 $40.00 $276.00 Candles: $100.00 $13.00 Total: $6,421.50 $1,941.00 Casa Hogar: $100.00 Human Development: $153.00 $30.00 Abiding Care: $218.70 WEIGHTY An ounce of practice is worth a pound of preaching. John Ray
PARISH APPRECIATION DINNER - for St Bernard/St Hedwig and Holy Rosary is being scheduled for March 18, 2017 at the Quonset. More information will follow. CATHOLIC CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT - Thank you for your generous support last week to the collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. As a parish we raised Holy Rosary $30.00 and St Bernard/St Hedwig $153.00 to support those on margins living in poverty. If you missed the collection, it s not too late to give. Visit www.usccb.org/nationalcollections and click How to Give on the left. Diocesan Annual Appeal Update St Bernard St Hedwig Holy Rosary Target: $33,701.00 $13,044.00 Pledges: $16,321.00 $10,165.00 Under Target: $17,380.00 $2,879.00 COMMUNITY NEWS CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF MARRIAGE? - contact your parish office if you d like to participate in the Jubilee Mass this summer. July 23rd at St Mary - Altoona August 6th at St. Bronislava - Plover August 13st at Christ the King Chapel - La Crosse BABY BOTTLE FUNDRAISER: Spare Change Saves Lives Our support could mean the difference between life and death for a mother in a crisis pregnancy, who is under heavy pressure to abort her baby. Abiding Care Crisis Pregnancy Center in Medford save lives by providing women with the information, support and resources they need during their pregnancy and after birth. Baby bottles will be available for you to fill with spare change (or whatever you wish to donate), and return to the church by February 19. If you would like a receipt, simply include your name and address. Thank you in advance for your generosity! February 18 th 4:00pm St Bernard/St Hedwig, Thorp Ministry Schedule February 19 th 8.00am Holy Rosary, Owen HOLY ROSARY NEWS February 19 th 10:00am St Bernard/St Hedwig, Thorp Altar servers: Alexis, Trent and Carson Delikowski Lectors: Rachael Mohr, Marie Karaba Joeline Lorge Leeann & Sue Klapatauskas Eucharistic Minister: Katarina & Chris Petranovich, Wendy Bibeau Kate Schemlzer Marie & Roseanne Benzschawel Choir/Cantors: Polish Choir Adult Choir Organist: Maryann Tammy Greeters: Jessica, Dan REP Children Pat, Dan Ushers: Dennis Delikowski, Dick Goessl, Frank Pries, Dan Tolzmann FOOD PANTRY: 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month. Community Alliance Church, 111 Division St., Withee Next date of distribution: Tuesday, February 21, 2017 from from 3pm 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. THE CURE The only known cure for fear is faith. Lena K. Sadler
ST BERNARD/ST HEDWIG NEWS CATHOLIC ORDER OF FORESTERS, St. Vincent's Court # 1338, Thorp - will meet on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 7:30pm at the home of Casper Haas. NEW ROOF PROGRESS REPORT - We have collected $56,898.01. Keep using the orange envelopes in your parish envelope box and mark ROOF on the front and place it in the collection basket. If you would like to donate but do not have the orange envelope, please use a mail envelope and mark ROOF on the front. In the back of church we have placed a small model wooden church with a slot in it. You may throw extra change, dollars, or envelopes in there. We would like to reach our goal in a few months.. FAITH FORMATION CONSOLING THE HEART OF JESUS - the concession to 33 days of Morning Glory will begin Monday, February 6, 2017 at 6:00pm at Thorp Catholic School. For more information contact Lori at (715) 669-5861. UNLOCKING THE MYSTERY OF THE BIBLE! Learning to read the Bible 101 - this 8 week course will start on Tuesdays February, 21 st at 7:00pm OR you may attend Saturday, February 25 th at 9:00am in the church basement. The study will end the week before Holy Week. What a great way to journey through Lent! Registration forms are in the back of the Church, the cost is $18.00. If you have any questions or would like more information contact Cindy Frese at ckfrese@yahoo.com or call 715-512-0339. The study includes a series of eight informative and engaging halfhour videos presented by Jeff Cavins. Each video will be followed by a group discussion. You will receive a colorcoded Bible Timeline Chart, a Bible study workbook, and the ability to stream the study videos online at your convenience. Please join us it will change your life! PCCW PCCW MEETING - the meeting scheduled for Wednesday, February 15, 2017 is cancelled. There will be a meeting for the officers and circle chairmen February 15, 2017 in the church basement at 6:00pm YOUTH 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 March 12, 2017. $CRIP SUPERVALU - is getting a new card reader system. So supervalue cards will be temporarily unavailable for purchase. We encourage you to use your current supervalue gifts cards before March 1, 2017. Please consider purchasing gift cards from us. It s an easy way to earn money for our parish. With Valentines Day coming up, you can buy gift cards for places to eat like Olive Garden, Red Lobster and Texas Roadhouse. We have gas cards to help you get there too; Bob s Corner Garage, Cenex and BP. Please stop to see what we have to offer. SCHOOL NEWS March 1st Deadline Reminder General Mills Box Tops for Education Remember each Box Top & Certificate has an expiration date! Do not delay turning them in to TCS! Redemption checks are issued by General Mills only twice a year so it is very important that collected Box Tops are turned in to TCS by November 1st and March 1st. Thank you for your support! The 5th 8th graders have gained the opportunity to join the Great American Mail Race this year. The point of this mail race is to practice writing friendly letters and also get to know other Catholic Schools in this country. The students have already gotten started picking schools and writing their letters. This is the most excited I ve ever seen the kids about doing school work. They also get to learn a little more about the state they picked when they write their letters. If you see them, ask them about what school they picked and what awesome things they re going to write about TCS 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.
Thorp Catholic School Recently celebrated Catholic Schools Week. This is always a fun week for students and staff and we wanted to share what took place at TCS! Sunday wkick-off Mass @ St. Bernard-St. Hedwig Church with student and staff participation wpancake Breakfast @ St. Bernard-St. Hedwig Church Hall sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Monday PAJAMA DAY begins. Movie: Secret Life of Pets Tuesday We had a Penny War for Casa Hogar to celebrate Catholic Schools Week. In order to win, the classroom must have the most profit from pennies because pennies are positive profit. However, silver and paper money is subtracted from the profit. The winning classroom was our 3K Kindergarten class! They had a $9.55 profit! Good job! The REAL WINNER of this war was Casa Hogar with a grand total of $139.12 collected! This is always an exciting and competitive event and we thank Mrs. Pat Brunett for organizing it and counting all that money! CAREER DAY Science competition Wednesday SPORTS DAY School Mass Mass guests invited to join students at our TCS breakfast Thursday Friday INJURY DAY Guests for lunch. Each TCS family invited two guests to join them for our TCS lunch. B-I-N-G-O COLOR DAY (Class Colors) 4K & 5K Orange, 1 st & 2 nd Green, 3 rd & 4 th Yellow, 5 th & 6 th Pink, 7 th & 8 th Red, Teachers - Blue 3K-8th Grade field trip to High Roller Skating Rink in Eau Claire! We all ate lunch at Culvers in Lake Hallie afterwards.
AREA EVENTS & HAPPENINGS VALENTINE S DAY CHICKEN & POLISH SAUSAGE DINNER - for Catholic Education. Sunday, February 12, 2016 from 10:00am 1:00pm at St Joseph s Catholic Church Hall, Boyd. Adults $10.00. Children 6-12 $5.00, 5 & under Free. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CARD & BINGO PARTY - St. Mary Catholic Church, Neillsville, Church Hall. Sunday, February 19, 2017 from 1:00-4:00pm. Please bring prizes for Bingo prizes. KOC will provide snacks, coffee, and pop. Various card games include sheepshead, cribbage and whatever games people want to play. Everyone is welcome. 54 th ANNUAL TURKEY DINNER - Sunday, February 19, 2017 at St Mary s School Hall Greenwood. Serving from 11:00am 1:30pm. Adults $11.00, Children 12 and under $5.50, preschool Free, Carry - out $11.00. Sponsored by Holy Name Society. Handicapped parking available. AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOODMOBILE - Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at the Thorp Fire Hall in Thorp from 11:00am - 5:00pm. Questions call Gerri at (715) 669-5468. ABBOTSFORD LIONS BRUNCH - Sunday, March 5, 2017 at St Bernards Catholic Church, Abbotsford. Serving from 7:30am to 1:00pm. Adults $8.00, advance/$8.50 at the door, Children (5-12) $4.00 advance and at the door, 4years and under Free. Tickets available at Kramer-Schiferl Realty, Hawkeye Dairy or from a Lions member. PILGRIMAGE TO FATIMA - 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the Apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima. Father Janusz Kowalski (St Bernard-St Hedwig, Thorp) along with Father Sebastian Kolodziejczyk (Holy Family Parish, Arcadia) are coordinating a 13 day pilgrimage (August 9 21, 2017) to Spain and Portugal. Cost is $3,300 per person. If interested, please contact Father Janusz via email: (frjktrips@gmail.com or by mail to: Fr. Janusz s Pilgrimages, PO Box 153, Schofield, WI 54476. OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE in LaCrosse - St Mary s Parish in Colby is organizing a trip to see the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse. Saturday, May 20th. We will leave St Mary s parking lot at 7:30 am and return about 5:30 pm. The cost will be $25.00 per person. Lunch will be on your own. If you are interested, please call St. Mary s Parish Center at 715-223-3048 at ext 1. DIOCESE of LaCROSSE HELP MIDDLE EAST REFUGEES Give to Catholic Relief Services As conflict worsens in the Middle East, millions of displaced families need our support. Catholic Relief Services is supporting hundreds of thousands of families who have been displaced or forced to flee their homes because of conflicts, civil strife and economic conditions in the Middle East and other regions. To donate, visit www.crs.org and scroll down to Syria Crisis. ENRICH YOUR MARRIAGE - March is a perfect time to enrich your marriage. There are two marriage retreats scheduled in the Diocese in early March. Consider attending one of these events. March 3-5: Worldwide Marriage Encounter Retreat in La Crosse jljwwme08@gmail.com March 11-12: National Marriage Encounter Retreat in Eau Claire rippsk@charter.net
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 Michael Peacy, School Principal Phone: (715) 669-5530 Email: tcsprincipalmp@gmail.com SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Friday 7:45 AM, TCS Chapel Wednesday 7:45 AM TCS Chapel Saturday 3:30 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 Joeline Lorge @ 715-613-2406 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