Holy Family and St. John the Bap!st

Catholic Parishes

October 4, 2020 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Bad Grapes or Good Grapes? Plan!ng a vineyard is plan!ng for a long-term investment and rela!onship, a labor that will not yield its grapes, and more importantly its wine, for several years. Just ask our local grape grower Debi Gust-Boerema, who inherited 18 acres from her parents, Red and Peggy Gust, and a"ends to approximately 1,500 me!culously cared for grape vine plants that slope across a hill that once grew alfalfa and corn silage. Isaiah in our first reading compares God’s people to a vineyard that has yielded bad grapes. All that loving labor, the care-fully prepared soil, the sunny hillside well-chosen, the selected vine stock planted, the hedge to keep out the wild deer – and the neighbor’s goats – the tower and the wine-press. God invested for a long-term rela!onship with His people, but they have rendered only sour grapes, violence and oppression. Well then, Isaiah prophesies, God was disappointed with His vineyard. He created and tended it out of his love. He had chosen a people for himself. But they turned their backs on Him and were unfaithful, and so they would pay the price. However, God will save a remnant and they can be rebuilt into a wonderful vineyard. Jesus uses the same imagery in our parable today, but his emphasis is very different. For Jesus the problem lies not with the vineyard but with the tenant-farmers. The vineyard produces its grapes and from them the wine for drinking. However the tenants will not give the land-owner his due. Such share-cropping arrangements, with the landowner and the tenants spli%ng the produce were normal agricultural business prac!ce in Jesus’ !me. However, when the tenants beat up and kill the master’s agents, they don’t complain that they cannot afford the rent and buy clothes for their children. This is not a peasant rebellion against an unjust landlord. The tenants’ mo!ve is from pure greed, they want the vineyard for themselves. They even kill the owner’s son and heir. The judgment is pronounced against the tenants, and new tenants will be found to deliver the produce in due season. The parable is not told against the vineyard which symbolizes God’s people, unlike Isaiah’s parable. The parable is told against the contemporary religious leaders. It is a call for a fresh leadership of God’s people, a leadership who will allow the vineyard to flourish and render to God the fruit. The key to this new leadership is the son, who in our parable was thrown out of the vineyard and killed. Jesus was killed outside the city, outside the vineyard of the Lord, no!ng that in Jesus’ !me Jerusalem and par!cularly the temple could be iden!fied as the vineyard of the Lord. Jesus cast out of the vineyard, is the keystone who holds together the new building, the new temple of God, the vineyard of the Lord. Today’s Gospel is a warning for all who work in the kingdom of God; bishops, priests, deacons, Catholic school and CCD teachers, coordinators of religious educa!on and others. The vineyard is God’s vineyard, not our vineyard. As such, ministers of the Church should never labor apart from or worse in opposi!on to God and His teachings. The fruits of a healthy vineyard, are God’s people living the Gospel teachings faithfully. Fr. Tom

St. John the Bap!st and Holy Family Catholic Parishes

HOLY FAMILY PARISH

HOLY FAMILY — September 20th — Receipts Adults ..................................................................... $1,320.00 Student .......................................................................... $5.00 Offertory .................................................................... $160.00 Holy Land Collec"on .................................................... $26.00 Sanctuary Candle......................................................... $15.00 Assump"on ................................................................. $10.00 Catholic Life ................................................................. $40.00 TOTAL ..................................................................... $1,576.00 DIOCESAN ANNUAL APPEAL Holy Family Target ............................................... $20,735.00 Amount Received .......................................................... $0.00 DUE ....................................................................... $20,735.00 Rosary will be prayed 20 minutes before each mass.

Stewardship

Mass Schedule & Intentions

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CCD RESCHEDULED (TENTATIVELY): October 14th: Registra!on & Parent Mee!ng @ 6:30pm

in Church Dining Hall October 21st: First Class of CCD from 6:30pm-7:30pm

CCD REGISTRATION PACKETS:

PLEASE MAIL back the forms in a self addressed envelope.

Message from ST ANTHONY PARISH—ATHENS:

When a"ending mass, please listen to the instruc!ons of the Ushers. They will assist you to a seat.

Holy Family Staff SATURDAY, October 10th, 7:00pm: †Marvin Wisnewski By His Loving Family & Friends SUNDAY, October 11th, 10:30am: For Our Parish Families SANCTUARY CANDLE: If you wish to have a sanctuary candle to honor a special occasion, or a special inten!on for one week. The cost is $5.00.

Normal Confession Times: Saturday Masses: 6:30pm Sunday Masses: 10:00am

HOLY FAMILY ADDRESS:

125074 County Road U, Edgar, WI 54426

HOLY FAMILY DIRECTORY Pastor, Rev. Thomas Michael Huff……………....352-3011 frtomhuff@gmail.com Deacon Gregory W Kaiser…………….…….……….573-5072 Office Admin, Michelle Socha…..…………….…..507-1975 holyfamilychurchponiatowski@gmail.com Ministry Schedule, ……………...…………………..…507-1975 CRE, Lori Gajewski….. ……………………………..….257-7943 Cemetery Bd, Wayne Mauer…………………..…..432-7256

Holy Family News & Area Events

Private Prayers UPDATE:

Holy Family Parish will be opening their East Entrance door for private prayer on

Tuesdays Nights: 5pm-8pm

BULLETINS Bulle!ns are available for pickup on the back porch of the

rectory near the garage on the second driveway. Otherwise, they are handed out a+er each mass. Call parish office if you

would like them mailed to you.

Spiritual Communion What happens when we cannot receive Jesus sacramentally? The tradi!on tells us to make a “spiritual communion,” joining our whole selves—prayers, works, joys, and sufferings—to his sacrificial presence in the Eucharist—even when that sacrament is not before us to receive.

PRAYER FOR SPIRITUAL COMMUNION

My Jesus, I believe that You

are present in the Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things,

and I desire You with all my heart. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,

I ask you to come spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already in my heart

and unite myself to You completely. Please do not let me ever be separated from You.

Amen.

Mon., Oct. 5, 8:15 AM: +Mark Ze"ler by Shirley Ze"ler Tues., Oct. 6, 8:15 AM: +George and Dolores Schueller by the Family Wed., Oct. 7, 8:15 AM: +Patricia Fern Krall by June Wozny Thurs., Oct. 8, 8:15 AM: Communion Service Fri., Oct. 9, 8:15 AM: +David Myszka by Cathy Myszka SATURDAY, October 10, 4:00 PM: +Lawrence Bargendar by Connie McKellips SUNDAY, October 11, 9:00 AM: +Gary Brusky by Jackie Brusky and Family 11:00 AM: For the Confirma!on students, sponsors and their families

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

Stewardship

Mass Schedule & Intentions

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Deposits: September 22-28, 2020 Adult Envelopes……………………………………………..….…$3,187.00 Offertory…………………………………………………………………..243.00 On-Line Envelopes……………………………………….……..…...650.00 Bounce Back……………………………………………………………..400.00 School Fund Envelope……………………………………………….100.00 Parish dona!ons (candles, All Souls and etc.)…………...128.50 Total…………………………………………………………………....$4,708.50

Thank you for your financial support.

The 23 beneficiary parishes of the Jacob A. Seubert Estate each received an addi!onal $869.56 on the 21st of

September, 2020.

St. John’s Staff ST. JOHN’S DIRECTORY Pastor, Rev. Thomas Michael Huff……………….352-3011 frtomhuff@gmail.com Deacon Gregory W Kaiser…………………….……..352-3011 Office Admin, Nancy Hackel………………………...352-3011 parishadmin@stjohnedgar.org Bookkeeper, Maria Severson……..………………..352-3011 Parish Office Assistant, Lori Gajewski….……….352-3011 Principal, Sally Wenzel.………………………………..352-3000 School Secretary, Marie Stubbe…………………..352-3000 CRE, Nancy Hackel……………………………………….352-3011 Church Dining Hall………………………...…….……...352-3111 Sacristan: Marge Heidmann………………………...352-3011 Music: Judy Trawicki …………………………………. 352-3011 Cemetery Contact Person: Bill Tess……………..352-3011 Educa"on Commi%ee: Michelle Hafferman...352-3011

St. John’s Church

is open daily from 7:00 am-7:00 pm. You may come in and spend !me with our

Lord.

THE DAILY MASS You can hear the Daily Mass on:

Relevant Radio you can hear the Holy Mass at 12:00 central !me. Visit h%ps://relevantradio.com/

EWTN go to h"ps://www.ewtn.com/tv/weekly-grid

Ministry Schedule Saturday, October 10, 4:00 PM

Minister of the Word: Brenda Werner

Sunday, October 11, 9:00 AM Minister of the Word: Jasmine Schnelle

SANCTUARY CANDLE OFFERING: October 3-9, 2020: (1) +Willy Hall & +Victor Hall by Ruth Hall (2) In Thanksgiving for the beau!ful weather.

World Mission Sunday The weekend of October 17/18 a collec!on basket at the

entrance will be placed for World Mission Sunday. Envelopes are available at the entrance of church.

Any dona!ons are much appreciated.

Sanctuary Candle Offering

During the month of November there will be candles burning in the Sanctuary for loved ones. If you receive Sunday envelopes in the mail you will have received an

envelope for All Souls Day. If you would like to remember your loved one/s please put their names/s on the envelope. There are extra envelopes on the table at the entrance of church. A three dollar dona!on is asked to help defray the cost of candles.

St. John the Baptist News

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SCRIP NEWS: ¨ Thank you to everyone who supports St. John’s Scrip

Program. Scrip will s!ll be sold out of the office Monday - Friday from 9:00 am-4:00pm and Berg Sales from 4-6 pm Monday-Friday except Wednesdays. And a+er weekend Masses.

PARISH NEWS:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY—65+ October 5-Emily Kaiser October 7-Patsy Fischer

October 8--Kathleem Franz October 9– Bruce Schmi"

Couples celebra!ng milestone wedding anniversaries: October 3, 1980 Kevin & June King 40 yrs October 3, 1970 Jason & Kathleen Handrick 50 yrs October 6, 1963 Jerome & Eileen Skrzypchak 57 yrs October 8, 1966 Jerome & Charlene Imhoff 54 yrs October 15, 2005 Benjamin & Maria Severson 15 yrs October 25, 1975 Duwayne & Kris Merkes 45 yrs October 30, 1965 Donald & Jane Fischer 55 yrs

Congratula"ons to all of the above and any couple celebra"ng a wedding anniversary in October. May God

con"nue to bless your marriage.

General Info.

Prayer corner ST. JOHN: Let us keep in our prayers for healing at this !me our parishioners: Jon Dvorak, Derek Edwards, Jane Heil, Sarah Mucha, Elaine Petrowski, George Schreier, Stacey Stencil and Bill Tess. HOLY FAMILY: Let us keep in our prayers for healing and comfort for our parishioners at this !me, especially: Roger Bergs, Judy Brewster, Ki"y Diedrich, Ervin Myszka, Ger!e Guralski, Gordon & Carol Baeseman, Lawrence Gajewski, Erin and Amelia.

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WHY DO WE DO THAT? - CATHOLIC LIFE EXPLAINED Question: Why is October the Month of the Holy Rosary of Our Blessed Virgin Mary? Answer: On October 7th, the Church celebrates the feast day of Mary, Queen of the Holy Rosary. The feast day was established by Pope Saint Pius V on the anniversary of the victory at Lepanto on October 7, 1571. The naval victory was attributed to the Virgin Mary whose intercession was entreated through the recitation of the Holy Rosary. The Church then proceeded to dedicate the entire month of October to the Holy Rosary so that individuals, families, and communities would pray the Holy Rosary, if possible, on a daily basis for peace in the world. “Not only do we earnestly exhort all Christians to give themselves to the recital of the pious devotion of the Rosary publicly, or privately in their own house and family, and that unceasingly, we also desire that the whole month of October should be consecrated to the Holy Queen of the Rosary” . (Pope Leo XII; On Devotion of the Rosary, September 1, 1883). The rosary will be prayed before every Mass at both

St. John and Holy Family Parishes throughout the month of October.

Sunday Mass & Healing Service St. Ma"hew Catholic Church in Wausau will celebrate Sunday Mass followed by communal and individual prayer for health and healing on Sunday, October 11, 2020 at 3:30 pm. The sacrament of reconcilia!on will be available prior to Mass from 2pm un!l 3:25pm.

Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll Drive: October 9th and 10th following the weekend Masses, members of the

Knights of Columbus will be outside of church with their tootsie roll drive.

Congratula!ons to Ryleigh Dahlke

and Cody Weiler who were married Saturday, September 26 at St. John’s.

Many blessings for health and joy throughout your marriage.

School & CCD Update

St. John the Bap!st Catholic School www.stjohn-edgar.org - 715-352-3000

St. John School currently has an immediate opening for a teacher. Call Mrs. Sally Wenzel for more details.

School Calendar Thursday, October 8: Fall Picture Day Thursday, October 15: Parent/Teacher Conferences Friday, October 16: NO SCHOOL, Teacher Inservice

CCD Calendar

Wednesday, October 7: Student Safe-Environment Training, class for all grades from 6:30-7:45 pm unless noted differently by the teacher.

October’s Virtue: Magnificence Doing great things for God

Looks Like: -Using your talents for good -Volunteering to help with a food drive -Using your !me and gi+s for good Sounds Like: -”I can help you learn how to play the piano” -”I can pack the food in the boxes.” -”Let’s build a house for a family in need.” Bible passage: Ma"hew 25:14-29 Pope St. John Paul II was a man who did great things for God. A phrase that he used over and over again was “Do not be afraid.”

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