Good Shepherd Catholic Church

513 State Road, PO Box 295, Rib Lake, WI 54470 Phone: 715-427-5259 Fax: 715-427-0381 goodshepherd@newnorth.net https://www.goodshepherdriblake.org/

May 31, 2020 . Pentecost Sunday

The mission of Good Shepherd Catholic Parish is to welcome all to spiritual growth through prayer, worship and ongoing for-mation. Together, formed in the image of Christ, the Good Shep-herd, we will tend to the needs of the entire community.

Father Hrudaya Raju Sunkara Parochial Administrator

Cell #715-905-0614

Father Dennis Meulemans Retired Priest in Residence

Communion Services Communion services are offered as follows:

Sundays from Noon until 2 pm Names A-M, come between 12-1pm Names N-Z, come between 1-2pm (or whatever time works best for you)

Services are 5-10 minutes, and will be now done in church with Father Raj, rather than outside. An usher will still motion you to come and wait under the canopy while one group of 8 or less is in church for the service. A door tender will notify you when you can enter the church for the next service. When in church, please stand on the taped marks in the center aisle. Do not use the pews. People are still encouraged to watch the TV Mass or read Scripture be-fore coming. Please at all times, continue with the use of hand sani-tizer and the 6-ft distancing. At this time, you are not obligated to come if you are uncomfortable being in a group, are aged or have a compro-mised immune system. A total of 74 parishioners attended last weekend’s Communion ser-vices. We are hopeful this number will continue to grow. It is important for everyone to watch the website often for updates. If you cannot, please call the office for updates. At this time we are unaware when the switch will be made from Commun-ion services to the celebration of the Mass. Although Bishop Powers has not said, we are hopeful that more changes will take place in the weeks to come.

Holy Spirit, bring peace, comfort and healing to our friends... All nursing home residents, Fr. Dennis Meulemans, Fr. Ed Oen, Connor Matyka, Duane & Sharon Jorgensen, Jerry Koch, Paul Matyka, Triston Webb, Ken Walkowski, Darlene Mathias, Ed Zondlo, Delores Eisner, Brandi Schafer, Tracy Weinzatl Borchardt, Mark Fuchs, Samantha Shotliss, Nancy Nikkila, Karen Pocock, Karen Olson, Makayla Eisner, Kylie Orysen, Dan Sackmann, Joe Sautner, Ben Yanko, Linda Coe, Violet Yeager, George Gunderson, Mari-an Johnson, Duane Draeger, Barb Harmon, Joe & Malinda Kathrein, Jenna Denzine, Shane Klemm, Joshua & Benjamin Metz, Nicole Richardson, Suzie Kirby Perporo, Lindsey Dittrich, Dean Tesch, Steve Spurgeon, Donna (Mann) Lind, Laurie Meyer, Steve Eisner, Richard Weinzatl, Norman Metz, Ruth Mar-tin, Jaxon Klimeck, Bud Brandner, for those with silent needs.

Scripture Readings for the Week of May 31, 2019 Sun: Acts 2:1-11/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13/Jn 20:19-23 Mon: Gn 3:9-15, 20/Jn 19:25-34 Tues: 2 Pt 3:12-15a, 17-18/Mk 12:13-17 Wed: 2 Tm 1:1-3, 6-12/Mk 12:18-27 Thurs: 2 Tm 2:8-15/Mk 12:28-34 Fri: 2 Tm 3:10-17/Mk 12:35-37 Sat: 2 Tm 4:1-8/Mk 12:38-44 Next Sun: Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9/2 Cor 13:11-13/Jn 3:16-18

June Plant Care: Bev Patrick

Mass Schedule for the Week Tues., June 2 † Anna & Joseph Hebda (wedding anniv.) Offered by Carole Ford Wed., June 3 † All Souls Thurs., June 4 † Lloyd Eisner (birthday) Offered by Ted & Cheryl Eisner Fri., June 5 † Margaret Desris Offered by Brenda & Rodney Mahner Family Sat., June 6 People of Good Shepherd Sun., June 7 † William & Dolores Baumann & Sharon Simpson Offered by Gaylon & Gloria Van Hecker

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THANK YOU!

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Come, Holy Spirit, Replace the tension within us with a holy relaxation. Replace the turbulence within us with a sacred calm.

Replace the anxiety within us with a quiet confidence. Replace the fear within us with a strong faith.

Replace the bitterness within us with the sweetness of grace. Replace the darkness within us with a gentle light.

Replace the coldness within us with a loving warmth. Replace the night within us with your light.

Straighten our crookedness. Fill our emptiness.

Dull the edge of our pride. Sharpen the edge of our humility.

Light the fires of our love. Quench the flames of our lust.

Let us see ourselves as You see us, That we may see You as You have promised,

And be fortunate according to Your word:

“Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.” (Mt. 5:8)

Adoration Adoration will contin-ue Tuesdays through Saturdays from Noon

until 3 pm. Great graces can be re-ceived from this special time you spend before the Lord in the Holy Eucharist. Come any time during those hours, whether you can spend 5 minutes or any hour!

The Write Stuff Parish News Jesus is our Anchor, is He not? An anchor is the strong object that allows a boat to stay stable in water. Whenever a boat has to stay afloat in the stationary position on water, the anchor will keep the boat from drifting unnecessarily from its position because of the currents in the water. This means, that while we live and work and serve as local Christians of the Faith, Jesus is our stability. He has taught us how to live and love within our families, our local communities, and to love ourselves. But, Jesus also knew that in order for us to continue to grow—to spread our wings and take off in flight and in his physical absence—we needed more. We need-ed the Holy Spirit to be at the helm of our boat. So as Jesus says a temporary “goodbye” to his disciples and friends, what did this mean for them? He was pulling his anchor up and allowing their boat to set sail into deeper waters. The disciples were called to spread the Word to all places. And, they could do this without fear of Jesus no longer being physically present with them because of the Advo-cate Jesus sent. In those ten days between Jesus’ Ascension and the coming of the Holy Spirit, the disciples were somewhat confused and uncertain. But their prayers continued and finally when the presence of the Holy Spirit was lit within each of them, they were inspired to sail to the ends of the earth to preach the Good News to everyone. They could no longer contain it within themselves or only among the people in their local community. May it be so with us. May we not fear the deep waters that come as we set sail. This can be done by continually calling upon the Holy Spirit to fill us, enliven us, and put us into action. No doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought fear, anxiety and some tension among us. It was somewhat like an everlasting cloudy day. We have probably all witnessed or even experienced for ourselves depres-sion, self-seeking interests, rebellion, and negative attitudes. But through this darkened time, Jesus was our anchor. How would we have made it without Him? Those of us who called upon Him to bring stability to our lives when the waters around us were churning, endured the storm. Now that the cloud of darkness is lifting, the Holy Spirit will inspires us how to carry on and bring spiritual growth to each other. As you remember, our isolation began near the beginning of Lent, and continued through those 40 days and for another 40 days to Christ’s As-cension. But now, the Holy Spirit has been sent for us, to consider how we can each rise above the storm and set sail once again. Our waters are beginning to reach a calm. So forget about where we have been, but look to where we are going. Each of us has to decide how we are to proceed in a manner that is safe, (and that may be different for each one of us), but don’t let it ever stop us from growing in our faith. Have a wonderful summer!

—Mary Kauer, Lay Leader

With Our Prayers Please keep in prayer Shirley

Arnold who died May 22nd. Her family requested a private prayer service at this time, which was held May 30th. Please keep her and her family in your prayers at this time. May Shirley rest in peace.

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Marriage Banns I Timothy Filipiak

and Hannah Schmidtfranz

June 20, 2020

Marriage Banns II Michael Harder

and Jonelle Philbrick June 13, 2020

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Renovated Marian Shrine Our new outdoor Mary statue is being placed in our Shrine this weekend! We are pleased with how well the raising of the shrine arch went to accom-modate this larger statue. We hope that you will take the time over the summer months to pay a visit to the shrine when you can and pray a Rosary, Hail Mary or other pray-ers there. For the winter months, the smaller statue of Mary will be used in the shrine—to help avoid weathering of the new one. A big THANK YOU to everyone who contributed toward the new statue—and to our faithful Buildings & Grounds members, and Weise Ma-sonry for the work with the shrine!

Update on Father Den We are happy to hear how well Father Den is doing, and that he is expected to come home, perhaps within the week. I am sure he will be happy to hear from everyone. So, if you send cards now or call him, do so at his home:

Father Dennis Meulemans 718 Holden Rd, Rib Lake, WI 54470

715-427-3803

Birthdays This Week (May 31-June 6) Emily Ziembo, Vi Melaski, Ed Thiel, Gerald Thums, Ginny Carpenter, Gerald Chaplinski, Deb Gojmerac, SuAnn Johnson, Steve Hanke, Tessa Krause, Isabelle Gumz Anniversaries This Week (May 31-June 6) Ron & Mary Kauer, Brad & Carrie Gumz, Gerald & Adrianne Schneider, Dennis & Marian Johnson, George & Bev Tesch, Jan & Arnie Dassow, Scott & Mary Geisler, Chris & Tanya Rezutek, Rocky & Carolyn Jones Tidbits from the Catholic Source Book •The Donkey’s Stripe: This beast was honored by Christ, tradition says, for his triumphant ride into Jeru-salem. The dark stripe running down its back and crossed by another at its shoulders was said to be be-stowed by Jesus, prophetic of the crucifixion, as an honorable badge for its part in redemption. •Sweet Talk: The story is told that when St. John Chrysostom was an infant, bees came to light on his lips, prophesying his sweet speech. The same story is told of Plato, Sophocles, Pindar, and St. Ambrose (whose symbol is a beehive). • St. Thomas the Builder: Legends of Thomas in India abound. In one, the King of the Indies, Gondoforus, gave a small fortune to Thomas to build a palace. Thomas turned around and spent it on the poor, thus “building a superb palace in heaven.” Hence he is called by some the patron of architects and masons, and his symbol is the builder’s square. In another leg-end, Thomas saw the king trying in vain to haul ashore a huge beam of timber. Even with men and elephants, he failed. So Thomas asked to have the beam, intend-ing to use it in building a church. His request being granted, he hauled the beam ashore with a string.

Our Gi!s to God Collec"on of May 24, 2020 Adult Envelopes $ 2,120.00 Loose Collec!on $ 47.00 Candles $ 16.00 Bldg & Maintenance $ 20.00 Catholic Herald $ 20.00 Total $ 2,223.00

Blacktop Dona"on Ginger Henrickson

Balance in Blacktop Account

as of May 26, 2020: $51,250.24

Thank you for your generosity. God bless all of you!

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