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ST. BRIDGET | HOLY GHOST 2801 N 110th Ave. Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 412 S. Main St. Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
MASS SCHEDULE
HOLY GHOST SAINT BRIDGET
Weekday Sunday 9:30 am Tuesday 5:30 pm W, F, Sat 8:30 am Thursday 8:30 & 10 am
Weekend Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 8 am & 11 am
January 31, 2021 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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He cried out, “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!” Jesus rebuked
him and said, “Quiet! Come out of him!” The un-clean spirit convulsed him and with a loud cry
came out of him. - Mark 1: 24 - 26
9:30 St. Bridget Mass is also livestreamed on St. Bridget Facebook page
See the bottom of Father’s Column page for temporary Mass/Confession schedule changes
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Information for the bulletin needs to be submit-ted by the Wednesday (10:00 a.m.) before the Sunday you would like it published. Thank you.
Email: [email protected] In Writing: 412 S. Main St.
Do You Need Help With Food? There is food pick-up for anyone at St. Francesca Tuesdays 9am-1pm and 4pm-7pm. (117 Al-len St.) Curb-side pick-up. Please Continue Parish Giving. Please make provi-sions to continue giv-ing generously to your parishes. You can mail your enve-lope to 412 S. Main Street. You can drop your envelope off at the parish office. Or you can set up electronic giving by calling or emailing Karin Hawkins at: (715) 723 - 4890 [email protected] Parish Giving January 24
HOLY GHOST Adult E nvelopes 2165.00 Plate 55.00 Capital Improvement 140.00 Solemnity of Mary 20.00 Initial Offering 105.00 Catholic Life 35.00
Total in House 2520.00 ST. BRIDGET Adult Envlps. 4566.25 Plate 22.00 Solemnity of Mary 5.00
Total in House 4693.25 Diocesan Annual Appeal We have already received generous pledges. Thank you!
Holy Ghost Goal 60,860.00 Pledged 41,223.33
St. Bridget Goal 13,300.00 Pledged 12,115.00
Thank You!
“For where your treasure is, there also will your heart
be.” -Mt 6: 21
Happy Patronal Feast Day St. Bridget! Feb. 1 is the Feast of St. Bridget of Ireland. PRAYER TO ST. BRIDGET “Ever loving God, we rejoice in the fellow-ship of your blessed servant, St. Bridget, and we give you thanks for her life of devoted service. We honor and venerate St. Bridget, the patron of our parish community. May she continue to lead us to the freedom of the gospel and to strengthen us with love and courage for the service of others through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen!”
Holy Ghost Music Ministry is looking for a musician who plays piano and/or organ. We would love to have you provide music for some of our 11:00 a.m. Sunday Masses. For questions or more information please call Lisa Hubbard at 715-723-0759
“Envisioning Our Future” - Meeting for all parishioners with Meitler Consult-ants. Each parish will be hosting a virtual meeting and there are options to attend in per-son for those who are not comfortable with technology. Holy Ghost - Thursday, February 4 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. (virtual or in person) Link to register for Holy Ghost virtual meeting: https://bit.ly/38XBcDA St. Charles - Tuesday, February 9 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. (virtual only) Notre Dame - Wednesday, February 10 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. (virtual or in person) You are encouraged to attend your parish’s meeting, but if you have a scheduling con-flict, you may join another parish’s meeting. More information and links are on the MACS website page - Faith & Service - Meitler or go to: http://bit.ly/meitler
McDonell Area Catholic Schools National Catholic Schools Week A live stream Mass with Bishop Callahan, celebrated from Christ the King Chapel at the Dioce-san Center, will be at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 2. Mass will be available on (diolc.org/live) or directly on YouTube at (https://youtu.be/OZvbs2eZaek). Participate with the worship aid at (bit.ly/worship_aid). Our school children will celebrate our nor-mal weekly in-person Mass schedule. They will have the opportunity to celebrate as well with dress up days, and other activities. January 31-February 6 #MACSCSW2021
Enrollment beginning dates for the 2021-22 school year February 1 - Grades K-12 online registration will be active for new families on our MACS website home page (www.McDonellAreaCatholicSchools.org). Current families re-enroll in their Infinite Campus Parent Portal. Contact Admission Coordinator Kath-leen Adams at [email protected] or 715.723.0538 x3301 with any questions. February 1 – Wisconsin Parental Choice Program (WPCP) application opens for free tuition to attend MACS. Income requirement example is a family of 4, adjusted gross income, is $64,640 or under. See complete chart on our website - Admissions - WI Pa-rental Choice Program February 1 - BB4C (4K) enrollment begins. If your child will be four (4) by Septem-ber 1, 2021 they are eligible for this free program. Busing is available. Contact St. Charles Early Childhood Center at 715.723.2161.
Open House for Kindergarten and St. Charles Early Childhood Center Thursday, February 25 from 4:00-7:00 we will host an open house at St. Charles Borromeo Prima-ry School, 429 W. Spruce St. Please schedule a personal time during the open house or any date at (bit.ly/3rQJAfr).
Gift Cards through Scrip Looking for a way to support a family in MACS or your local parish? Buy Scrip! Fifty percent of the Scrip rebate goes to a designated family’s tuition or to your parish (whichever you select) and the remaining fifty percent goes to MACS. All orders can be filled and picked up Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. at the MACS Central Office (door 13) through the website, email or by phone. Current families can send your Scrip order in with your child to any school office Mon-day through Friday for a same day turn-around. For any questions regarding Scrip please contact the Scrip Coordinator at [email protected] or 715.723.0538 x3301.
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COLLAR COMMENTARY- FR. JUSTIN
To know Jesus and to make Him known. This is our mission. Or in the words of Jesus Himself, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you al-ways, to the close of the age” (Matthew 27:19—20). This is our mission. If you had to choose between the words “maintenance” and “mission” to describe our Catholic community in Chip-pewa Falls, which word would you pick? These words of maintenance and mission are often brought in the contexts of par-ish renewal and growth. Catholic Churches, in particular, can become places of stagnation. We like what we like. Our litur-gical tradition ranks among the most beautiful parts of our faith. But Catholics can hang on to traditions (small “t” as “but we have always done it this way”. They can resemble less the places of mission, of healing, like the field hospitals Pope Francis talks about, and more like museums, or even mausoleums. Furthermore, our idea of mission can be more like the attitude of vampires. We need more people, young people, families, otherwise we will die. Like we want to suck their blood so that we can live off of them. This vampiric attitude is one of maintenance not mission. A good friend from up the road (Fr. Derek Sakowski) writes, “Most of our American Catholic institutions were built in a session of summer and autumn. Our immigrant forefathers had a tenacious Faith and didn’t hesitate to sacrifice every-thing to build up these institutions. They were serious about prayer and serious about discipleship. Their children learned the faith from their parents and practiced it in the home. There was a great boom in number of priests and religious sisters.” He continues, “The programs set up in our parishes were all about harvesting the fruits from healthy vines that were already there. The presumption was that all members were unquestionably committed to Jesus and to his Church. As long as most of them were, parishes were booming. That was a very, very long time ago. The destruction has been enormous. Over half of those vines are now dead. Only a remnant remains.” He quotes, “‘Foundations once destroyed, what can the just do?’ (Psalm 11:3) . . . REBUILD THEM” (From Fr. Sakowski’s blog: Abiding in Truth and Love, “A Time to Replant and Build”. But how? Our nagging suspicion is that we need to change a bit in order to focus more intentionally on mission. St. John Hen-ry Newman will say “to live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often”. If an organism doesn’t move and change, it dies. We also know that if an organism is susceptible to every outside influence in its environment, it won’t live very long, so we can’t willy nilly just change everything. Tossed by waves or blown over by strong winds. We build on Rock – on Christ. We build on the Rock – on Peter, like Christ Himself does. Against this Church, the gates of hell can’t prevail. In my over ten years in Chippewa, I have often been amazed at the wonderful and faithful Catholics we have in the city. So many people who love Christ and their Catholic faith, willing to serve His Church and the wider community, to know Jesus and make Him known. I have, at the same time, wondered why even though we have so many great people that we don’t seem to be thriving as much as I imagine to be possible when we are animated by the Holy Spirit. We have so many good things and good people doing great things all around us, the Spirit is really active, but why are we not exploding in a new Pentecost? What if thinking more about mission and less about maintenance would unleash these spiritual forces? Ignite the dynamite? Usher in a new time of grace and renewal? We have so many amazing resources and a great group of intentional disciples at the ready. What if we were a few key, if not bold, moves away from a second Pentecost, but this one not in Jerusalem, but in Chippewa Falls? A common analogy is what if we have everyone already on the bus, just not in the right seats? Parishes? Priests? Rectories? Staff? Ad-ministration? Schools? Evangelization? Outreach? Catechesis? Pastoral Ministry? Hospitality? We have brought in a group to help us with this thinking. They are proposing bold suggestions that we would be silly not to consider. Our time to talk about these things will be February 4, at 7pm. Join in person or virtually. We will have Evening Prayer and Benediction starting at 6:30, per our usual. Come and be part of something AMAZING. Prayer to Our Lady of the Falls We fly to you, O Lady of the Falls, Mother of this City and of the whole Church, that all our efforts would begin with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and continue with His good Help and yours. We especially entrust to you the care of the New Evangelization in Chippewa Falls, the sanctification of all its people, and the direction of all its apostolates, most especially our Catholic schools. Obtain for us this grace, for which we already express our gratitude: that this pastoral plan would find its origin in Him, through Whom all things are possible, and by Him, be brought to fruitful completion. With the intercession of St. Charles Borromeo, all our patron saints and guardian angels, and St. Joseph, patron of our Diocese and protector of the Uni-versal Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Mass/Confession Schedule Changes:
Saturday, Feb. 6- No 8:30 Morning Mass
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Mass Intentions HOLY GHOST WEEKDAY MASSES February 2 Tuesday 5:30pm Jennifer Worthington February 3 Wednesday 8:30am Al & Fr. Lloyd Geissler February 4 Thursday 8:30am Henry & Ann Steinmetz 10:00am Corrine Willkom February 5 Friday 8:30am Francis Bohl February 6 Saturday 8:30am No Mass
HOLY GHOST WEEKEND MASSES February 6 Saturday 5:00pm Francis & Jean Lancour February 7 Sunday 8:00am Those entrusted to the Pastor’s care 11:00am Delores Follensbee
SAINT BRIDGET WEEKEND MASS Jan. 3 Bob & Marty Conlin Feb. 7 White/Marko Jan. 10 Joyce Warmuth Feb. 14 Elsie Kranig Jan. 17 Clarence & Bernice Kranig Feb. 21 Rod Markowski Jan. 24 Elizabeth & Donald Ida Feb. 28 Tom Olson Jan. 31 Georgiann Olson
Employment Opportunity Notre Dame Parish in Chippewa Falls is seeking a Director of Outreach and Evangelization as well as a Volunteer and Hospitality Coordinator. Positions are full or part-time. For more information, see the poster at the back of Holy Ghost Church or visit their website http://thechurchofnotredame.org
Our Lady of Fatima 2021 On-Line Auction week of February 7-13. Link: rrauctionsales.com. Please share the auction link. Mail donations to OLF School, 301 Bremer Ave., Colfax, WI 54730. Thank you for supporting Our Lady of Fatima School in India.
Area Dinners: Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Jim Falls Fish Fry will be serving A Carryout Only Fish Fry Friday, Feb. 5 and Fri-day, March 5. Serving from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm. $11.00 per carry-out. St. Olaf’s Men’s Club in Eau Claire will be serving a Drive-up Pick-up Fish Fry on Friday, February 5th serving from 4 PM to 7 PM. This is a drive -up take - out only. Cost is $10.00 per carry-out. The St Olaf Men's Club will also be hosting a Drive-up Pick-up Fish Fry on the following dates: Feb 19, Mar 5 & 19, Apr 9 & 23 Immaculate Conception Parish in Eau Claire Fish Boil Din-ners “Drive-Up / Carry-Out”. New England Style Fish Boil Dinners will be Friday February 26th and March 26th. Only a limited number of meals will be prepared, available on a first-come basis from 4:30PM to 6:30PM or until all meals are gone. Dinners are $11.00 Holy Family Hall, 136 E 3rd Ave., Stanley St. Valentine’s Day Chicken & Polish Sausage Dinner To Benefit Catholic Education. February 14, 2021, 10:30 am - 2:00 pm Carry-out or Dine-in. Adults $10.00, ages 6-12 $5.00.
Marriage in Distress? No matter how hopeless it seems, for-giveness and trust are possible. Retrouvaille helps couples through difficult times in their marriages, some even after separation or di-vorce, but is not counseling or group therapy. It is confidential and affordable. The program begins on Feb 12-14, 2021. For more info: 1-877-922-HOPE (4673) or www.HelpOurMarriage.org No couple is turned away for lack of finances. Register early, Space is limited due to Covid precautions.
Act of Spiritual Communion My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I might not at this moment be able to receive You sacramen-tally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
Adoration Holy Ghost Church: Thursdays 10:30am - 6:30pm. Confession available 11 am -6 pm. Goldsmith Chapel: (123 Allen St.) Sundays at 8am - Fridays 10am. Adorers are needed for: Sun. 11am, Tues. 3am, Wed. 5am, Thurs. 4am Call Andy 715-568-5243
A Bit of This & That From Sr. Yvonne
JESUS TEACHES WITH AUTHORITY In the gospel today (Mark 1: 21-28) Jesus spoke words with the power to drive out unclean spirits, astonishing the people in the synagogue with his AUTHORITY. We can imagine the "Buzz" in the crowd with the people saying: "WHAT IS THIS?” When our priests or teachers speak to us about faith as if they are reciting a lesson learned by heart, we will probably pay little attention. But if they speak from their own experience, that shows that they deeply believe in what they say we are eager to lis-ten. That is the way Jesus speaks to us today with the force of his own life behind his words. There are no flip-flops and no division between his words and his actions. May our actions be in harmony with our words. Let us pray that God gives us the strength to be consistent and that Jesus helps us to imitate him according to his plan for each of us. Jesus, please help me to become who I was created to be. Thanks Jesus! FEBRUARY 1 ---THE FEAST OF ST. BRIDGET OF IRELAND (sometimes called St. Brigid of Kil-dare) Because of the pandemic, we could not cele-brate our 160th anniversary as we had planned. How-ever, with grateful hearts we thank God for the faith community of St. Bridget's. The earliest settlers were Irish and they honored St. Bridget by naming our church after her. Bridget became a nun. She founded a monastery and became abbess of the convent--the first in Ire-land. Her gifts to the world included helping lay the foundation of education for the laity through monas-tery schools which developed into universities in the Middle Ages. She gave the women of her country the opportunity to use their energies and intellect in ways previously not open to them. She was very generous in helping the poor. She was very devoted to the Sign of the Cross and so you often see a cross in her hand made of reeds. Today, parishioners and visitors come from Eau Claire, Fall Creek, Cadott, Chippewa Falls and other nearby places to worship at St. Bridget's. Let us con-tinue to pray that we can pass on our faith to many generations yet to come. When this pandemic is over, we will have a BIG celebration. May God continue to bless us. Alleluia!
HAVE A GREAT WEEK AND STAY WELL!
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OFFICE HOURSMonday Closed Tuesday-Thursday 9am - noon, 1 - 4pm Friday 9am - noon Saturday/Sunday Closed
CONTACT INFORMATION
PASTOR- Rev. Justin Kizewski Rectory Phone: 715-723-4890 (Cell) 715-456-0088 [email protected] OFFICE HOLY GHOST/ST. BRIDGET 715-723-4890 Mailing Address Holy Ghost & St. Bridget 412 S. Main St. Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 ST. BRIDGET CHURCH Church Building Phone 715-836-0154 (Not Office) 2801 N 110th Ave. Chippewa Falls (Not Mailing) WEBSITE holyghostchurchcf.com | stbridgetchurchcf.com FACEBOOK Holy Ghost Catholic Church, C.F. St. Bridget Catholic Church, C.F. STAFF / VOLUNTEERS Sr. Yvonne Hiess, SSND Home Phone 715-726-2378 [email protected]
Finance Secretary Karin Hawkins [email protected]
Holy Ghost Secretary Joanne Oleson [email protected]
Faith Formation & Holy Ghost CRE Paula Hanson [email protected]
St. Bridget CRE Allie Burch [email protected] 224-470-0430
St. Bridget Hall Rental Gert Christenson 715-832-8530
St. Bridget Maintenance Tim/Lisa Anderson 715-215-1160 or 715-379-0706
St. Bridget Cemetery Rollie & Geri Marko 723-2681 / 829-0242 Dick & Jeanne Anderson 723-3146 / 828-1862
Youth Ministry Michael Jacobs deanerycoordinatorcfym.com
FIRST READING Deuteronomy 18: 15 - 20 I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their kin, and will put my words into his mouth; he shall tell them all that I command him. PSALM 95 If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. SECOND READING 1 Corinthians 7: 32 - 35 An unmarried woman or a virgin is anxious about the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy in both body and spirit. GOSPEL Mark 1: 21 - 28 The people were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes.
Sunday Scripture Online- usccb.org
Week of January 31
Sunday 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Monday St. Bridget of Ireland, Nation-al Catholic Schools Week
Tuesday The Presentation of the Lord
Wednesday St. Blaise, St. Ansgar
Thursday St. Nicholas Studites
Friday St. Agatha
Saturday St. Paul Miki and Comp.
Sunday 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Birthday Prayers to: Jackie Roberts Brian Schulner Oliver- Asmussen Vilas Kuehl Prayers for: Bishop Callahan Father Justin Brian A. Hunter & Fam. Bill & Donna Jeremy & Fam. Stephanie Bill Jr. Dorothy R. Frank Eva N. Nadine N.
Shirley V. Wendy K. Lori B. B.J. Bill Ostwald Fred Mike Philip B. Laurel Carol Louie J. Ari W. Ruby Patti F. Deanna B. Ken Julie D. Scott G. Buhr Chris C. John K.
Mary H. Matthew Gary H. Wade Terry J. & K. Nathan Becky Joan- Sommerfeld Vern S. Ryan H. Chuck J. Bob Bea Connell Jeanne A. Joey O. Pat Goss Fr. Ed Doerre Lil White Lynette Wendt Joan Carey
Rollie Marko Paul Congdon Tom Peterson Gert Christ. Geri Marko Monica Goss Vince Statz Gladys Vavra Gary Krum Jim Peterson Bob & Mary S. Marilyn K. Patty Dandrea Helen- Schemenauer
Holy Ghost Prayer Chain- Call Letty 715.861.3998
St. Bridget Prayer Chain- Call Marilyn 715.723.0514
Celebrate Our Catholic Faith January is Pro-Life Month
“If it’s not a human being, then why are you harvesting organs from it?” -Dr. Ben Carson
“I’ve noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born.” -President Ronald Regan
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