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Parish Calendar
Sept. 27/28 - Annual Diocesan Appeal
begins
Oct. 4/5, - Monthly Food
Pantry weekend
Oct. 4/5, - Diocesan Appeal
collection weekend
Oct. 8 - Elem. religion class
6:00pm
Oct. 9 - Parish
Council meeting
Oct. 11/12, - Diocesan Appeal
collection weekend
Oct. 12 - Lion's
Plow Day
and School Rummage Sale
Oct. 13 - PCCW meeting
in school hall 7:30pm
Oct. 15 - High
School religion class, in Alma
Jan. 6 - 7, 2009 - Parish Directory picture
dates
Sept. 30,
2009 - Rural Life Day at St. Boniface |
SCRIP Order
SCRIP order
will be placed Monday, October 6th. Kmart increased
it’s donation from 4% to 10% for the month of October. Contact Ceil at
248-2603 if interested.
Elem. Rel. Ed. Classes
Classes continue this
week on Wednesday,
October 8th, at 6:00pm.
Parish Council Meeting
The parish council will meet this Thursday, October 9th at
8:00pm. Agendas will be sent out on Monday.
Waumandee
Lions Annual Plow Day
11am to 4:00pm
at Harmonia Park, Sunday, October
12th. Barbeque chicken, brats, homemade food, refreshments, crafts,
inflatable ride and don’t forget the pumpkin cannon!
PCCW Meeting
All PCCW
members are reminded to pay the $15.00 yearly dues to their group chairman.
The 1st of July, 2008 started our new PCCW fiscal year
and there are a number of ladies whose dues are not yet paid. The next PCCW
meeting will be held on Monday, October 13th, at 7:30pm in the school
hall. St. Mary’s group will serve.
High School Rel.
Ed Class
The next class will be held
at St. Lawrence in Alma on Wednesday, October 15th. We will leave from the rectory parking lot by
7:00pm and return by 9:30pm.
Two Upcoming Pro-Life Events
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Wednesday Oct. 22
University
of Virginia Sociologist Bradford Wilcox will defend the Church’s
teaching on love and family planning is “Humanae Vitae got it
right: the Social Scientific Vindication of Catholic Moral Teaching”
at 7:00 pm in Viterbo University Recital Hall in La Crosse. The
talk is co-sponsored by Viterbo’s Center for Ethics and the Diocese of
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Saturday Oct. 25 Mary Ann
Kuharski, Director of Prolife across America will speak at the Gospel
of Life Celebration at Blessed Sacrament Parish in La Crosse, 130 S
Losey Blvd. Her short talk on “Billboards and Babies: Speaking the
Truth in Love” will follow a 9:00 am Mass celebrated by Bishop
Listecki. Followed by a light brunch in the parish hall. |
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Congratulations New Altar Servers
We welcome the 5th graders as they
join our others servers in serving for Mass. They are Jordon Dittrich, Cole
Engstrand, Jonathan Hovey, Cole Pronschinske, Zachary Pronschinske, Nick
Schlesser, Linzie Sendelbach, Kaylie Tollefson and Reid Willadsen. There
are extra copies of the Altar Servers instruction sheet in the back of
church for any servers, who are interested in one. All servers need to arrive
for serving at least ten minutes before Mass begins so the candles can be lit
and other needs taken care of in time for Mass.
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Diocesan Prayer List
A 2008-09 Diocesan prayer list and a
Catholic Bible info packet is available on the
back table in church for anyone interested.
New Ministry
List
One more week
until the new ministry list
is available as we finish adding new people.
The Annual
Diocesan Appeal
This mailing was sent out on Thursday,
October 2nd. If you didn’t receive a packet please let the parish office
know. Pledge cards for the same address were sent in the same envelope,
please look through the cards you received. Someone will be collecting pledge
cards this weekend and next for anyone who wants to drop their pledges off at
church.
New Pictorial
Directory
Thanks to everyone who
scheduled pictures that were taken this past week. Our pictorial directory is
under way. The second round of pictures will be held the first week in
January 2009. The emphasis of this book will be on all the past church
renovations St. Boniface. Mary Hildebrand & Laney Bork are heading up
this committee and we thank them for all their time.
Mission/Thrift Store - Arcadia
The
Mission/Thrift Store has now put out Fall and Winter attire. Come to find
warmer clothing including sweaters, sweatshirts, long sleeve tops, coats,
snow pants, gloves/mitten, scarves, etc. All articles are displayed by size
so it is easy to find what you need. Thanks to all for the many
donations we receive. Your contributions are gifts shared with others.
Special thanks for providing clothing and items that are clean and ready to
use/display. When large furniture is available we help make the connection
between contributor and receiver.
Faith Development by Age
“Before children
observe and study anything else, they observe and study their teacher.”
Ages 6-12 The elementary years are a time of tremendous growth
and earning. Elementary-age children are very concrete in their thinking, so
faith concepts should be communicated to them in simple, concrete terms, and
any abstract concepts illustrated with something from their own experience.
This is the example of Christ, who used concrete metaphors such as fishing,
tending sheep and sowing seeds when teaching about God’s kingdom. Children
in the elementary grades are quite conscious of rules, making this an ideal
time to teach morality from the stand-point of God’s guidelines for our
behavior. This will lay a foundation for conscience formation at a deeper,
more abstract level as they mature. As children progress through the
elementary years, peer relationships become increasingly important. While
parents are still the “primary catechists,” children this age benefit
greatly from learning about faith in a community of peers.
Coming Next Week...Ages 13-18
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SCHOOL NEWS
Plow Day Rummage Sale Plans
Again St.
Boniface School will have their annual rummage sale during the Waumandee Lions
Plow Day set for Sunday, October 12th. If you would like to donate items
please bring them on Friday, Oct 10th, or Saturday, Oct 11th. Contact Karen
Pronschinske if you have any questions.
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