St. Boniface Parish  -  Bulletin

 

Week of November 15th, 2009

The Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

 
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  Mass Intentions

 

Saturday, 11/14 - 8:00 pm

+Raymond Bagniewski, Sr.

 by Family

 

Sunday, 11/15 - 8:00 am
+Alois Pronschinske

 by LaVerne & Lori Pronschinske Family

 

Thursday, 11/19 - **11:00 am**

Special Intention

 

Saturday, 11/21 - 8:00 pm

+Rosanne Chavez

 by Rose Hillig

 

Sunday, 11/22 - 8:00 am
+Amelia Wojchik

 by PCCW

Masses for Shut-ins
WXOW-19, LaCrosse:

Sunday, 9:30 am


WQOW-18, Eau Claire:

Sunday, 9:30 am


EWTN (Cable/Satellite):

7:00 am, 11:00 am, 11:00 pm daily

  Liturgical Ministers

 

Saturday,   November  21, 2009    8:00 pm

Servers:

Dane Pronschinske, Kristen Sendelbach,

        Anna Rippley

Reader: Ceil Novinski
EMC:

Leslie Brommer, Leon Bork,

        Loren Wolfe

Ushers: Jim Schmidtknecht, Bruce Baecker

 

Sunday,      November  22, 2009    8:00 am

Servers:

Cole Engstrand, Chad Pronschinske,

        Gwen Pronschinske

Reader: Mary Hildebrand
EMC:

Donna Rotering, Elsie Brommer,

        Jean Willadsen

Ushers: Pat Pronschinske, George F. Salwey, Sr.

 

Ministry List

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Extra copies of the ministry list

are always available in the back of church,

on St. Joseph's side.

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Scrip Information

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Extra copies of the printed Scrip information

are available

in the back of church, on St. Joseph's side.

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For on-line info, click here.

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Parish Calendar

Nov

7/8

Remembrance Pictures

     placed on Altar

Nov

18

Elem Rel Ed 6:00 pm

Nov

18

High School Rel Ed  at Alma

Nov

19

MASS at 11:00 am

Nov

19

School Thanksgiving Dinner

Nov

19

Pizza Delivery Day

Nov

19

School Education Committee meeting 4:30pm

Nov

21/22

Scrip Order Weekend

     (2nd order in November)

Nov

23

Scrip Order Day

     (2nd order in November)

Nov

25

NO Elem Rel Ed

Nov

26

Thanksgiving
Nov

28/29

St. Boniface Christmas Sale
Nov

29

First Responders Breakfast
Nov

29

First Sunday of Advent
Dec

2

Elem Rel Ed 6:00 pm

Dec

2

High School Rel Ed

Dec

5

Christmas House Tour, 3:00 - 6:00 pm

Dec

5/6

Scrip Order Weekend

     (Last order before Christmas)

Dec

7

Scrip Order Weekend

     (Last order before Christmas)

Dec

18

St. Boniface School Christmas Play
Sept 2010

8

Confirmation, 7:00pm at Holy Family Parish

 

Elem Rel Ed

Elem. Rel. Ed. class be this week on Wednesday, November 18th, starting at 6:00 pm.  There will be no class November 25th.  Classes will resume December 2nd.

 

High School Rel Ed

High School Rel Ed's will class will be, Wednesday, November 18th, at St. Lawrence in Alma.  Carpool at 7:00 pm in the rectory parking lot.

 

Cemetery Notice

All flowers and grave decorations placed in the ground are to be removed by November 20th.  Any remaining flowers and items that were not removed will be discarded. 

For your information:  Grave Lot costs at St. Boniface are

$300.00 for a single lot, and $600.00 for a double lot.

$150.00 of each grave lot is deposited into the Perpetual Care Account for Cemetery care in the future. 

If you are ever interested in a cemetery lot, please contact Bernard Bork, at 626-3561.  We use the interest from the Perpetual Care Account for operating costs.

...St. Boniface Cemetery Committee

 

Father, I put my life in your hands.  In You, O Lord, I take refuge.  Let me never be put to shame, in Your justice rescue me.  Into Your hands I commend my spirit.  You will redeem me, O Lord, O Faithful God!

 

Confirmation

We have the date set for Confirmation for this year's sophomores, which will be held in Arcadia at Holy Family Parish on Sunday, September 8th, 2010, at 7:00 pm.

 

Did You Know

You can pray the “Rosary” with Catholic celebrities!  Go to www.rosarystars.org

on the internet and check it out!  Find out about other catholic celebrities like Milwaukee Brewer pitcher Jeff Suppann through interviews and stories by visiting www.catholicdigest.com.

 

Parish Bulletins

Currently we send out about eight bulletins each week to homebound and nursing home members.  If you know of someone who would like to receive the parish bulletin via the mail please let the parish office know and we certainly will send them one.

 

 

Father, I put my life in your hands.

In You, O Lord, I take refuge. 

Let me never be put to shame, in Your justice rescue me.  Into Your hands I commend my spirit.

You will redeem me, O Lord, O Faithful God!

Shoebox Christmas Program

The PCCW's of St. Boniface, St. Lawrence, and St. Mary's would like to thank the high school students who participated in the Christmas Shoebox Program, which was sent out in early November.  A total of 28 shoe boxes with small gifts were prepared by the students to be sent to needy children overseas. 

 

PLEASE CONTACT Our Legislators

Please Contact Our Legislators about the NEW HealthCare Legislation as this is an important issue.  The numbers for our representatives are as follows:

Rep. Ron Kind - 202-225-5506

Sen. Russ Feingold - 202-224-5323

Sen. Herb Kohl - 202-224-5653

***The healthcare bill has now gone on to the Senate.  Thanks to many faithful Catholics who bombarded our representatives!  In the House bill, abortion is specifically prohibited from coverage and private plans, like the Diocese of La Crosse's are protected from having to cover abortion and contraception.  Now we must let our senators know that we expect them to follow suit in this regard.  Please call Senators Kohl and Feingold.  Be polite but firm.  It also helps to ask the person on the phone to be sure to thank them for their service to our state and country.  We may not always agree with each of their votes, but we must be grateful for their willingness to serve and hold them up in prayer.

 

Thank You

Thank you to Leslie Brommer for picking up the leaves off the church and school grounds this past week. Also, Thanks to Dan Brommer for handling the inspection with the State on the school boiler this summer and replacing a couple valves plus getting it going in October when the weather was cool and wet!

 

“YEAR FOR PRIESTS”

On the Diocesan website it states that the most important thing we can do for our priests is pray for them, please take five minutes a day and pray for the priests listed each week.  This listing started Sept 1st with different priests in the Diocese to pray for each week. 

The Diocesan list currently has for the week of Nov 1st - 7th:

Fr. Richard Herrmann,

Fr. Charles Heibl,

Fr. Joseph Hirsch,

Fr. Henry Hoerburger,

Fr. Jerome Hoesler.

 

St. Boniface Parish 2009-2010 Diocesan Annual Appeal

Please take time to consider what you can give for the Diocesan Annual Appeal and fill out the pledge card that was sent to you.  Our Diocesan Appeal committee of Brenda Pronschinske and Darlene Slaby will start contacting parishioners by phone to ask them to turn in their pledges.

 

 

School News 

 

 

Annual St. Boniface School Thanksgiving Dinner

The Annual St. Boniface School Thanksgiving Dinner will be held on Thursday, November 19th, following the 11:00 am Mass.  Pizza Delivery from the school pizza sale will be handed out after the meal on the 19th.

 

School Education Committee Meeting

The school education committee will meet at 4:30 pm, in the school library, on Nov. the 19th (after the Thanksgiving Dinner).

 

St. Boniface Scrip

There will be TWO more Scrip order days before Christmas -

Monday, Nov. 23rd    and   Monday, Dec. 7th.

Thank you for your support with this fundraiser. 

 

Christmas House Tour

Our Thanks to Curt & Mary Jane Rotering, Joe & Jenny Slaby, and Mary Cutliff, who have graciously opened their homes to visitors on Saturday, December 5th,  from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm.  We are looking for someone or some family to decorate the rectory.  The rectory is the last stop on the Christmas House Tour, with refreshments and snacks served.  Please contact the school if you are interested in helping with adding your touches to the rectory.

 

Christmas Sale and Bake Sale

Our Annual Christmas Fair will be held at St. Boniface School after the Masses on Saturday, November 28th, and Sunday, November 29th.  On Sunday, this will be at the same time as the First Responders' Breakfast at the Waumandee House Resort.

 

There will a bake sale and items for sale -

Advent & Christmas,

Some Lent & Easter,

Religious Goods to buy or order,

Items made by the students,

Activity Table,

and .....

 

School Christmas Play

Our School's Christmas Play will be on Friday, December 18th.

 

 

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From Our Pastor

Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ,

      As we continue in this month of All Souls, I wanted to speak about the importance of each of the liturgical steps in the process of commending our brothers and sisters to God.  Something that is not known to most people, I believe, is the fact that our rites begin before the loved one has died.  Our rites for commending our brothers and sisters to God begin as they are dying.

     The times when people have thought to call me and ask me to come over have truly been times of grace.  It is best if I am aware that the person is dying as soon as they and their family do so that, if they are conscious and able to take food by mouth, I can give them communion as viaticum, that is, “food for the journey”.  This may be days or even weeks before the person dies, but it allows them and the family to be truly prepared.  As death draws near I am very happy to make visits especially in the hours before death.

     Immediately after the person has died there are still more prayers to be offered for the deceased as well as for the family.  It is not a bad thing to call and ask me to come over, even if I have only just left!  I might note that this is not the time to ask for “last rites”, more properly referred to as the sacrament of anointing of the sick, since sacraments are for those still living in the flesh.  There are however very beautiful prayers and blessings that may still be offered for those who have just recently died.

     A very little used rite is for the occasion when the family first views the body before the wake.  This also is a very comforting ritual which either I or Sr. Rosemary would be happy to offer when asked.

     It is unfortunate that it has become more frequent for families, especially of the very old, to dispense with holding a wake.  There are many reasons for their decision to do this, but it is unfortunate because the wake is the time when we are able to focus more directly on the person who has passed.  This is the time for sharing stories about how they have touched our lives and the time to eulogize our loved ones.  This is a wonderful time to share a favorite poem or song (especially songs of a non-liturgical nature) and other such things.

     Unlike many protestant funerals (or recent Kennedy funerals), the funeral Mass is the time in which we profess and celebrate our faith in God’s forgiveness and in the cross and resurrection of Christ.  While we celebrate the person’s life at the wake, we celebrate what Christ has done for that person and for us in His passion, death, and resurrection.  We offer the Mass for the forgiveness of sins and commend our loved one to His mercy.  The focus is on Christ, while the reason for this celebration of faith is the loved one who has “fallen asleep in Christ”.

     Finally, the burial gives closure to these rites.  In the burial rite we express our belief in the resurrection of the body, as we profess each Sunday in the creed.  We lay our loved one to rest until the last day when all shall rise from the grave to stand before the glory of God “body and soul”.

     These rites in which we commend our loved ones to God are a beautiful and complete whole.  I would ask that we use them well and fully so that in these times of trial and grief we may all better know and experience the love of our Father in heaven. 

                                                                         Pray Well !                               Fr. Klos

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