St. Charles Parish Weekly Bulletin

Mass Schedule for the Week of July 13 to 19

7/13/09 Monday, 8:15 AM Edna Scoville Well-Being by Scoville Family

7/14/09 Tuesday, 8:15 AM St Charles Parish

7/15/09 Wednesday 8:15 AM Elizabeth Franzini by Peter W. Clark

7/16/09 Thursday, 8:15 AM St Charles Parish

7/17/09 Friday, 8:15 AM David Jensen by Bill Jensen

7/18/09 Saturday, 4:00 PM Sister Mechtilde by John & Jennie Brendel

7/19/09 Sunday, 10:00 AM Bill & Mary Clark by Peter W. Clark

Lectors

Saturday, July 18: Steve Woodhouse

Sunday, July 19: Ann Boland

Extraordinary Ministers of Communion

Saturday, July 18: Ann Nickelatti, Steve Johnston, Adolph Trussoni

Sunday, July 19: Dorothy Stokke, Rose Levendoski, Becki Russell

Gifts

Saturday, July 18: Eileen Wiltinger Family

Sunday, July 19: Dan Boland Family

Servers

Saturday, July 18: Cassidy Trussoni, Gabe Johnston, Isaac Trussoni

Sunday, July 19: Jasmine & Sierra Tully, Elizabeth Boardman

Sacrificial Giving Tabulation Monday, July 13

Carol Tully, Greg & Frex Furlano

Ushers for the Month of July

Saturday: LeRoy Emerson, Phil Nickelatti, Arnold Pedretti, Joe Kabat

Sunday: Arnie Trussoni, Mike Tully, Roger Beck, Jess Boardman

Sacrificial Giving – July 4 and 5

Envelopes $ 1540.00

Plate 369.85

July 4^th Homecoming Picnic Again a Big Success! St Charles again hosted a wonderfully friendly picnic, which some say has been held consecutively on July 4^th for the last 108 years. A thank you list is impossible – there are over 100 Names on the work list for July 4 alone not including the crews Sat morn June 27, Friday night July 3, and Sunday afternoon July 5. But let me single out three individuals: Frex (many details), Dick Cota (solicits the raffle prizes from businesses, and prints the tickets), and Trent Pedretti (Emcee & Setup). But we must mention Chris Magnuson (game/prizes), Jan/Lynn Lee/Marge Gillespie (numerous errands & tasks), Kathy Pedretti (Country Store) the Bolands (computer work list & Refreshment stand), Adolph & Carmi (chicken/pie donation requests), Teri Urbanek/finance members (control over $25000 cash), the famous Risotto crew, the food line workers and waitresses, ticket sellers and takers, the Quilters, car parking control, carryouts, bingo workers, game workers, Don Curti’s big board, country store workers, the tip boards/Nevada Joe/beer stand workers. Missed anyone? Alvin Berra (publicity signs & setup), Bill Jambois (weather), Fr Roy (worrying), Nate Trussoni (cemetery lawn), Rick Krause (timely tuck pointing and water pressure cleaning). Anyone else? Quite a few others – God knows them by Name, but you get the idea – this annual July 4^th thing is almost a miracle. A total of 870 dinners were served (596 sitdown and 274 carryouts), with leftovers sold ($524) equivalent to another 68 carryouts. A followup planning meeting will be held this Monday Eve July 13 at 7:00 pm - all are encouraged to attend. Raffle winners are attached to this bulletin. The financial results follow:

July 4, 2007 July 4, 2008 July 4, 2009

Bingo $ 1,624 1,346 1,693

Carry Outs & leftovers 3,092 3,327 3,092

Dinner 4,445 5,363 5,219

TIP Boards 830 520 776

Beer 394 513 848

Nevada Joe 459 536 702

School Centennial Book . 675 -0- -0-

Country Store 1,054 1,094 931

Church Raffle 5,362 5,054 4,535

Pop & Ice Cream 427 401 579

Games 1,371 1,617 2,025

Parishioners($15/25 for Chicken/Pies) 2,735 3,026 2,551

Pedretti’s Kwik Stop Donation 445 673 -0-

Misc. Cash 30 148 3

Card Deck Cash Board Game -0- 1,000* 1,000*

(*includes the $500 cash prize donated by Don Curti)

Chug or Lug game -0- 212 322

Gross Receipts $22,328 $24,830 $24,276

Catering - chicken/potatoes 2,485 2,980 2,700

Steve’s Country Meats (Ham) 323 399 271

Reinhart Foods 166 167 142

Creamery/Sam’s Club/Quillens 490 524 515

Pedretti’s Kwik Stop – beer/pop/water 445 673 448

Tom’s Tent Rental 358 370 380

Oriental Trading,Inc etc (prizes/tickets) 411 680 808

Genoa Legion/Lions Supplies 113 128 137

Postage, Beer License 26 33 40

Total Expenses $4,817 $5,954 $ 5,441 Net Benefit to Parish $17,511 $18,876 $18,835

July 4^th Gift for Improvements Peter W. Clark has again made a generous donation on his annual July 4^th visit, this time $5000 to help with the upcoming Church ramp project. We are grateful for Mr. Clark’s frequent generosity to our parish – His parents and grandmother are buried here at St Charles.

The St. Charles Quilters would like to thank everyone for their support of their July 4^th quilt raffle. The quilt was won by Elizabeth Kamprud from Holmen. Tickets sales totaled $1974. A very special thank you to the Catholic Knights Insurance Society for matching funds.

Needed: School Cook. Paid School Cook position open for the next school year starting in late August. Hours are 7 AM to 1:30 PM Monday through Friday when the school is in session. If interested, please send a 1-page letter of experience to Fr Roy at the rectory (Box 130 Genoa, WI 54632).

Totus Tous “Totally Yours” at Blessed Sacrament School July 26-31: Grade Schoolers from 9 AM to 2:30 PM Monday to Friday – they bring a sack lunch; Middle/High Schoolers from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM Sunday – Thursday. Cost is $25 before July 1, $30 after - call Pauline Connell at 782-2953 ext.3.

The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe a free organ concert Sunday, July26th,3:00PM by H. Ricardo Ramirez, Director of Music and Organist, Cathedral of the Holy Name in Chicago.

Holy Trinity Vacation Bible School for Children Entering Grades 1-5 August 10-14 from 8:30-10:30 each day. Call Jeannie Weber at 782-2028 for more information or to register.

“Marriage 911”: You Can Save Your Marriage Retrouvaille is a worldwide, non-profit, volunteer run program that offers tools to restore the love that brought you together (even couples who are separated or divorced). This fully confidential program is led by married couples and a priest who have experienced it. Participants are not required to share with anyone other than their spouse. Call toll free: 1-877-922-HOPE for more information or to register for the upcoming weekend being offered August 14-16, 2009 at the peaceful grounds of St. Anthony Retreat Center in Marathon City, WI. It is offered twice a year in Central Wisconsin. See website: http://www.retrouvaille.org/ or http://www.helpourmarriage.com/ for more information, other locations and weekend dates.

PTO 52-Calendar Raffle: The following are winners, through July 10 in the 52-Day Calendar Raffle for St. Charles PTO: July 4 – Charles Curtis ($50); July 5 – Penny Piurkowski; July 6 – Luke Kelsey; July 7 – Larry Stellner; July 8 – Gary Kolar; July 9 – Carolyn Hanson (La Crosse); July 10 – Mac/Lisa Moore, Isaac & Olivia. ($25) Congratulations and thank you for participating in this PTO fundraiser. The winners will receive a check from PTO Treasurer Kerry Woodhouse!

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.