10/10/11 Mon., 8:30 AM Communion Service

10/11/11 Tues., 8:30 AM Communion Service

10/12/11 Wed., 8:30 AM Mass - Phyliss Hermanson by Jerry & Paula Cina

10/13/11 Thurs., 8:30 AM Communion Service

10/14/11 Friday 8:30 AM Communion Service

10/15/11 Saturday, 4:00 PM Mass Trent Pedretti by Arnie & Diane Pedretti

10/16/11 Sunday, 10:00 AM Mass Keith LeClaire by Ed & Alberta Wolf

Confession Schedule: Saturday 3:30 PM; Sunday 9:30 AM

Lectors

Saturday, October 15 4 PM: St. Charles Students

Sunday, October 16 10 AM: Dick Cota

Extraordinary Ministers of Communion

Saturday, October 15 4 PM: Adolph Trussoni & Barb Zeimet

Sunday, October 16 10 AM: Mary Kay Boland & Dorothy Stokke

Gifts

Saturday, October 15 4 PM: St. Charles Students

Sunday, October 16 10 AM: Greg Werner Family

Servers

Saturday, October 15 4 PM: St. Charles Students

Sunday, October 16 10 AM: Olivia Strasser; Elizabeth & Natalie Boardman

Sacrificial Giving Tabulation Monday, October 10, 2011

Phil & Ann Nickelatti & Tom Jeffers

Ushers for the Month of October

Saturday, 4 PM: Phil Nickelatti, Cliff Paulsrud, Robert Zeimet

Sunday, 10 AM: Dick Cota, Keith Magnuson, Robert Trussoni

Sacrificial Giving – October 1 & 2, 2011

Envelopes $ 3,850.00

Plate $ 166.36

Pastoral Paragraph: A warm WELCOME to new parishioners Robert & Joanne Streeter of DeSoto! We’re glad to have you as new members of St. Charles Parish.

Please join us for the PTO Spaghetti Supper next Saturday, October 15 from 5:00-7:30 PM. It will be an enjoyable evening promising good food, fun and activity! The parish PTO group has been doing a tremendous job in supporting our school and we’re grateful for their dedication and good work!

On Sunday October 23 Pope Benedict XVI will canonize as a saint, Blessed Father Luigi Guanella. Father Guanella is from the Campodolcino area of Italy which is the area from where many of our founding families and settlers immigrated many years ago. This past August several of our parish members went to a family reunion in Campodolcino and returned with the gift of a painting of St. Guanella for us. On October 23 we want to join in a particular way with the joy of the universal church as Father Guanella is canonized. We’ll have a special blessing of the painting of St. Guanella at the 10:00 Mass followed by a desert reception in the gym. (Last week I incorrectly said it was “lunch” and in reality it will be “goodies” and coffee.) Of course, everyone is invited and urged to attend - you don’t need to be on the Guanella family tree to participate! For more information please contact Bill Trussoni or Gary Venner.

Our next Religious Education Class (CCD) is scheduled for Wednesday evening October 19 from 6:45 – 8:25 PM.

This week’s Catholic Times featured the Diocesan Annual Appeal that is being conducted during October. I hope you had a chance to review this important information. You will soon be receiving your individual pledge/gift information in the mail. Deacon Richard

Desoto Lutheran Church The Fall Festival Salisbury Steak Dinner at Desoto Lutheran Church is Thursday, October 20, 2011 from 4 pm – 7pm. Featuring Homemade Mashed Potatoes, Vegetables, Desserts, and beverages. Adults: $8.00 * Children ages 6 – 12: $4.00 * Carry Outs available.

St. Mary Parish The annual Turkey Dinner at St. Mary’s Parish is October 19, 2011. The dinner serving cafeteria style from 4:30 – 7:30 pm, includes Turkey, Dressing, Potatoes, Gravy, Vegetable, Coleslaw, Cranberries, Bread Pie and beverages. Adults: $7.50 * Youth (5 – 12) $4.00 * under 5 free. Carry outs are served from 4 – 6 pm or until 600 are served; one size: $8.00.

Bishop Rickens of the Diocese of Green Bay On Friday, October 14th, a movie worth seeing will make its debut at Marcus Cinema 11 in La Crosse. The Greatest Miracle is a 3D animated film on the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Made by some of the creative talent behind films like Hercules, Spider Man and Ice Age, The Greatest Miracle tells the story of three strangers whose lives intersect one morning at Mass. There, each person meets their guardian angel and is blessed to see the world through spiritual eyes and take full account of their blessings. The film brings the spiritual truth behind the miracle of the Eucharist to life in 3D!

Blessed Sacrament Parish Is offering a series of presentations on Catholic Church history. The second series will be offered Wednesday, October 19, 7:00 – 7:45 P.M. in the Blessed Sacrament School cafeteria. The topic is “The Great Heresies – 300 – 500 A.D.” This series is intended for all confirmed Catholics and other who might be interested.

Ethical Issues in Catholic Healthcare Do you want to know more about Catholic teaching on end-of-life issues and healthcare? Then come to the conference on “Ethical Issues in Catholic Healthcare,” to be held Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Shrine of our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse. Geared to healthcare workers and lay people alike, this major conference will feature Fr. Tad Pacholczyk and Dr. John Haas of the National Catholic Bioethics Center, as well as a Mass celebrated by Bishop William Callahan. The cost is only $25 for non-medical registrants, and includes lunch. For more information and to register, go to www.guadalupeshrine.org and click on “Upcoming Events”, or call 877-799-4059.

PTO Spaghetti Supper next Saturday Oct. 15 - serving Spaghetti with meatballs from 5:00–7:30!

Church Bulletin Please forward your information for the church bulletin to the St. Charles School office by Wednesday of each week at 689-2642 or stcharle@mwt.net