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St. Mary’ s Immaculate Conception Parish
SEPTEMBER 29, 2019 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
7176 Esker Road, Custer, WI 54423 Phone: 715-592-4330
Website: www.stmaryscuster.com
Mass Intentions SUNDAY, September 29,
10:00 a.m. +Kathleen Firkus, Patricia Marquard
by David Firkus & family
Tuesday, October 1 @ SH
8:15 am Mass
Wednesday, October 2 @ SMIC
8:15 am +Marge Megal
by LeRoy & Pat Wierzba
Thursday, October 3, @ SH
7-8 am Adoration 7:30-8 am Confessions
8:15 am Mass
First Friday, October 4 @ SMIC
7-8 am Confessions
8:15 am +Michael V. Kosobucki
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 3 pm
Chaplet of Divine Mercy/Benediction
Saturday, October 5 @ SH
8:15 am Mass
3:15 pm Confession
4:00 p.m. Parishioners of Sacred Heart & St. Mary’s
SUNDAY, October 6, 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
@ SH 8:00 a.m. Mass
10:00 a.m. +Ervin Pliska by family
Parochial Administrator -
Fr. Alan Guanella (715) 592-4221
[email protected] In case of emergency please call
715-629-9952
Senior Priest in Residence
Fr. Roy Witucki
Secretary-Donna Wierzba
Bookkeeper-Diane Wysocki
CCD Coordinator-Jessica Bielen
Custodian-Jeanne Hintz
Maintenance/Grounds keeping-
Kenny Rozek
CLERGY
PARISH STAFF
St. Mary’s I. C. Parish
2019-20 DIOCESAN
ANNUAL APPEAL
PARISH GOAL: $18,785.00
You should have received
your pledge card in the mail
last week. Please bring your
pledge card to Mass next Sunday. Payment is
not necessary at this time—only your pledge
card. Extra cards in the entrance of Church.
Parish Mission Statement St Mary’s Parish is a practicing Catholic Community
providing spiritual, social and educational opportunities for all God’s people that we may deepen our love of God
and one another through prayer and deed.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13th
8:00 a.m. Mass
held at St. Mary’s I.C.
followed by Pancake Breakfast
Weekly Financial Support SEPTEMBER 22, 2019
Total: $ 1488.00 Envelopes $ 1202.00
Offertory $ 276.00 Building Fund $ 10.00
OCTOBER BIRTHDAY’S Wishing you
Birthday Blessings! 2nd-Tom Schmenk,
3rd Sarah Kisting,
11th-Chet Raschka,
12th-Henry Gagas,
13th-Brad Britz & Brenda Retzlaff
14th-Lorraine Glodowski,
15th-Eunice Zwicki,
23rd-Pat Klosinski &
Mary Kay Maslowski,
24th-Susie Kenowski,
29th-Betty Kitzerow,
30th-Lisa Firkus,
31st-Lenny Pliska
ENVELOPES FOR MONTHLY
BUILDING FUND DONATIONS
Envelopes for the
Ground Level Hall
and Church
Renovations can
be found in your
Parish Support
envelopes. This project is for
current and future generations
of St. Mary’s I.C. parishioners.
Please be generous.
Please remember
in your prayers: Eileen Bronk, Joan Feltz,
Bev Krusick, Tom Schmenk,
Eileen Bronk, Myron Soik,
Bette Maslowski, Nora Miller,
Jeff Pliska, Gladys Lepak,
Clarence & Gladys Pampuch,
Brigid & Al Pellatt,
Shirley Brozik, Julia Chodzinski
Emergency Telephone Number: Please note that Father Guanella's
emergency number (715-629-9952) is not Fr. Guanella's cell phone number
and should only be used when there is an actual emergency (e.g., someone
is dying and needs the sacraments or someone has in fact died). When Fr.
Guanella is out-of-town, this number may connect to another priest in the
area. If you need to reach Fr. Guanella for a non-emergency reason, the
best way to reach him directly email.
Dear Friends in Christ,
Praised be Jesus Christ! First, I want to thank everyone for their contributions
this weekend for hurricane relief. As you know, I decided that all the monies
collected will be donated through the Knights of Columbus Charities, Inc., a
nonprofit 501(c)(3) public charity. I have chosen the Knights of Columbus
Charities because 100% of all donations go to disaster relief. All fees and
expenses associated with Knights of Columbus Charities, such operating and
administration costs, are covered by the Knights of Columbus. Every penny
you donate goes directly disaster relief. This support often includes providing
food and clean water, hot meals, clean up materials, shelters, and other
necessities.
Secondly, I want to thank you in advance for your contributions to the
Diocesan Annual Appeal. The largest allocation of the Diocesan Annual
Appeal goes to “Parish Ministries Support” such as catechesis and
evangelization, marriage and family life, ministries and social concerns, and
youth and young adult ministry. Just over 20% goes to supporting seminary
education, vocations promotion, continuing education of clergy, office of the
diaconate, and other services for clergy and religious. These all are vital and
necessary areas of our diocese. Finally, please remember that any amount
donated over our target amount comes back to the parish 100%. For more
information on the Diocesan Annual Appeal, visit www.diolc.org/joy.
This weekend’s readings do give us pause to think about greed and wealth.
The readings are a stern admonition against the accumulations of wealth and
what untamed wealth can do in our hearts and souls. Last week we heard from
the Prophet Amos that the sinful pride of the greedy will be punished. In last
week’s Gospel we were warned against serving material wealth and money
before God. In this week’s readings, we hear what serving greed and material
wealth before God does to us.
St. John Chrysostom gives us some advice to help us: “We do something truly
great and admirable when we give a most courteous welcome to all, even the
outcasts of society or people of humble condition. Anyone wishing to show
kindness should not inquire into other people’s lives, but has only to alleviate
their poverty and supply their needs, as Christ commanded when he said:
‘Imitate your Father in heaven, who makes his sun rise on good and bad alike,
and sends rain on the just and the unjust.’” (Homily on Lazarus 2, 5)
In Christ,
Father Guanella
FINALLY, we found the winner of our $500.00 raffle prize.
We pulled a 2nd choice winner Bernice Kepler.
Coordinator of Religious Education
Jessica Bielen [email protected]
“St. Mary’s I.C.
Salvation Army Servers"
We will prepare and server dinner for
people in need at The Salvation Army
on the First Monday of every month.
We need groups of 3-4 people to
volunteer. Please consider donating
your time for the wonderful cause.
NEED SERVERS
FOR DECEMBER
Information please contact
Gina Kempf at 920-540-7804
OCTOBER 4th First Friday Adoration All are welcome and encouraged to adore Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament We are Blessed to be able to offer a First Friday Devotion but our Lord cannot be left alone. Please consider “adopting” an hour to sit with our Lord. Please sign up in the entrance.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASS
Meet on Sundays, 8:30-10 a.m.
2019-2020 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION TEACHERS:
K-1 Jenny Genskow
2 Heidi Schleicher
3-4 Lonna O’Keefe
5-6 Amy Stremkowski
9-10 Jessica Bielen
11 Travis Kempf
Please remember in your prayers our Confirmation Student: Carson Warner. May God continue to guide and fill him with his grace as he journeys closer to him
PLEASE RETURN
PICNIC YARD SIGNS
So we can store them
for next year.
CHECK OUT THE PICTURES FROM OUR PARISH PICNIC ON OUR WEBSITE: www.stmaryscuster.com AND DON’T FORGET TO LIKE US ON FACEBOOK….St. Mary’s Immaculate Conception
MEMORY BRICKS: Once again St. Mary’s Cemetery Committee will have memory bricks available for purchase. The memory bricks will be placed within a walkway from the reflection area to the new cross. Each brick can be individualized with three lines with a total of 14 letters and spaces per line and will be available for a cost of $50.00 per brick. Visit our reflection area to view memory bricks memorialized by our Parishioners. There will be a sample brick in the back of Church, the bricks will be installed in early spring. Please contact, Diane Wysocki: 715-592-5013
CEMETERY REMINDER: With winter approaching we
would like to remind everyone
that all non-secured decorations
need to be removed. All Non-
secured items not removed by
October 21st will be removed
and disposed of.
Thank you Cemetery Committee
Liturgical Appointments
SUNDAY, September 29 LECTOR Emily USHERS Roman & Nick SERVERS Lindsay, Raeana, Cassie, Madison EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Dave, Jim & Deb MONEY COUNTERS Dave, Lorraine, Mike MUSICIANS Bob & Sandie SUNDAY, October 6 LECTOR Tom USHERS Nick & Mike SERVERS Zach, Samantha, Caly, Nick P EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Elsie, Judi, Kirk MONEY COUNTERS Elsie, Judi, Denise MUSICIANS Jacquie & Carolyn
BUY SCRIP October 6th after Mass For anyone who has never bought Scrip or just not familiar with it. Scrip is a gift card you buy and use like a pre-paid credit card at local businesses throughout the Stevens Point area. Our parish receives on an average of 3.9% from these businesses for using their cards. Scrip is sold on the first full and third weekend of each month after Mass.
HUNTING SEASON
Shelly has acquired extra
SCRIP from Fleet Farm and Menards. If interested in Dunham's, Dick Sporting
Goods or Scheels, Shelly can get those for you too. A SCRIP ORDER SHEET is available in the entrance for you to
use bring it back on October 6th.
Thank you to everyone who purchases SCRIP. Scrip is always
available just a phone call away, Shelly 715-592-3775
Grief Support Program resumes: Members of our community are once
again being offered the opportunity to participate in the healing process
of Grief Share. If you are dealing with the death of a loved one whether
recent or not so recent, please join us on Tuesday evenings October 8
through November 12. We meet 6-8 pm for 6 consecutive weeks.
Cindi (715-570-0755) questions or visit www.griefshare.org for details.
Our Mission is to provide an environment of learning, giving and loving to enhance the
fellowship and growth of the women’s faith community of St. Mary’s Women On A Mission is a group for any woman who would like to meet and enjoy the company of other women, praying and doing. We have fun, we perform works of kindness, we support each other, we create, we educate, oh and we share
goodies!!! We meet the first Monday of the month, October 7th at 6pm. Please come and check us out, and bring a friend. We'd love to have you join us! Any questions please contact Bernie Fritschlerat715-592-4654. See you in October!
One of our most successful projects is our Caring Bags. We put together Caring Bags and distribute them to St. Vincent
DePaul, the Hope Center and another local Homeless Charity Center. We will do this project again, and deliver in November,
prior to the real cold weather (we hope!). We are going to be making specifically men and women bags (suggested by those who
received them) so we have added to our list hygiene products such as razors, shave cream or women feminine products.
You are probably asking—what in the “h” is a Caring Bag? It is a Helpful tool for those who may be Homeless, Heartbroken,
Helpless or in need of Hope.
We will be filling canvas bags with the following items and would love some assistance in collecting these:
Nice Warm Socks (may be gently used but not worn out) New Toothbrushes & Small Toothpastes
New Shoe Laces (at least 54” – we use them as ties for the bags) New Wash Cloths
Sample Size Shampoo and Conditioners (like what you get in hotels) Pairs of Gloves or Mittens and Hats
Sample Soaps (individually wrapped – like what you get in hotels) Bottles of Water
Hand Towels (may be gently used but not worn out – must be washed)
Personal Grooming products for men and/or women (razors, shave cream, women feminine products)
If you can Help with any of these items, please bring to church and place in the baskets marked Caring Bags. Then, please come
Help on Nov 4th in the basement of Church. Once assembled, they will be distributed to shelters and facilities that Help those
that need. We learn from each other and have a lot of fun in the process. Come join us! P. S. If you like to sew, please consider
making some of the bags. Simple directions and all material supplied. Contact Bernie at 715-592-4654 God Bless you All for
supporting this Mission!
2nd Collection taken up Today: Help Hurricane
Relief Efforts in the Bahamas
2019 Public Square Rosary Rally. Saturday,
October 12th , Polonia 12:00 noon. On this day
you will join thousands of Catholics across
America that are participating in the Rosary
Rally, honoring our Mother under the title of "
our Lady of Fatima". We will be praying for
peace and making reparation to her Immaculate
Heart as she requested at Fatima.
Rosary Coast to Coast Sunday, October 13th.
3 pm Sacred Heart. Begin with Exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament followed by the Divine Mercy
Chaplet. Eucharistic Procession to the Rosary
Path (weather permitting), we will pray the four
mysteries of the rosary for our nation. End with
Benediction and closing prayers in the church.
