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MONDAY 8 APR 8 AM - Mass, St. Peter / Dn 13:41-62/Ps 23:1-6/Jn 8:12-20
6:30 AM - Small Discipleship Group, Rectory
9:30 AM - Small Discipleship Group, Rectory
6:30 PM - Grief Circle of Support, Rectory
6:30 PM - SpiritFEST Meeting, Rectory
7:30 PM - College Women’s Bible Study, Newman Center
TUESDAY 9 APR / Nm 21:4-9/Ps 102:2-3, 16-21/Jn 8:21-30 8:15 AM - Mass (+Fran Zaborowski)
4 PM - Salvation Army Meal Ministry
6 PM - Small Discipleship Group, Rectory
6 PM - Student Led Evening Prayer, Newman Ctr. Chapel
6:30 PM - Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, Newman Ctr.
6:30 PM - Celebration Choir Rehearsal, Choir Loft
WEDNESDAY 10 APR / Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95/Dn 3:52-56/Jn 8:31-42
8:15 AM - Mass (+Stanley Kwasny)
6 PM - Campus Ministry Committee Mtg., Newman Center
6:30 PM - Small Discipleship Group, Rectory
6:30 PM - Faith Formation Grs. 1– 6, School Grs. 7 - 8, Kostka Hall
9 PM - Late Night Mass, Newman Center
THURSDAY 11 APR / Gn 17:3-9/Ps 105:4-9/Jn 8:51-59
8:15 AM - Mass (+Joseph Misiewicz)
9 AM-3:30 PM - Eucharistic Adoration - 9 AM - Stations of the Cross - 3 PM - Divine Mercy Chaplet
4 PM - Finance Council Meeting, Rectory
5:30 PM - Small Discipleship Group, Rectory
6 PM - Small Discipleship Group, Newman Center
6 PM - Student Led Evening Prayer, Newman Ctr. Chapel
6 PM - Pastoral Council Meeting, Kostka Hall
7:30 PM - College Men’s Bible Study, Newman Center
FRIDAY 12 APR / Jer 20:10-13/Ps 18:2-7/Jn 10:31-42
8:15 AM - Mass (+Mary Ann Powell)
Noon - Rosary, Newman Center Chapel
SATURDAY 13 APR / Ez 37:21-28/Jer 31:10-13/Jn 11:45-56
9 AM - Reconciliation
TIME./LOCATION - First Eucharist Retreat
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion | 13/14 APR Lk 19:28-40/Is 50:4-7/Ps 22:8-24/Phil 2:6-11/Lk 22:14--23:56
5 PM Saturday (+Eugene Budelier)
8 AM Sunday (+Darlene & Elizabeth Okray) - 7:30 - Rosary
10 AM Sunday (+Regina & Leonard Konkol)
6 PM Sunday (for the parish)
How has your commitment to Christ grown in the last
five weeks?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Fr. Steve’s Question of the Week
Our small discipleship groups will reflect on this question at gatherings this week. Days/times/locations of small group gatherings can be
found on the LENT information page here, in this bulletin.
Palm Sunday procession Next weekend’s 5 p.m. and 10 a.m. liturgies will begin out-side north of the church. We’ll gather, bless palms, hear the
gospel and then process into church. Our inspiration is that first procession of palms in Jerusalem.
Holy Thursday potluck A potluck supper seems like a good way to end the fast-ing of Lent while anticipating the Paschal Fast that be-gins with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper and concludes with the Easter Vigil. Holy Spirit’s Potluck will begin at 6 p.m. Holy Thursday, April 18th, in Kostka Hall. Parishioners are invited to bring a salad, entrée or dessert sufficient for 10 people. Ham will be provided. This community meal will end in time for us to begin the Great Three Days with Mass at 7 p.m.
, Administrative Coordinator
, Family Life Director
, Campus Ministry Director
, Faith Formation & Evangelization
Director, [email protected]
Knauf, Finance Coordinator
Music Director
Student Liturgy Coordinator
www.pacellicatholicschools.com | 341.2445
Joining Our Parish: Fr. Steve would be
glad to talk with you about parish membership. Send
him an email at [email protected]
or call him at 344-9117 to make an appointment.
Celebrating Baptism: Baptism is cele-
brated at Lord’s Day Mass at various times of the
liturgical year. If you want to raise your child in the
Catholic faith and celebrate your child’s baptism,
please call Fr. Steve for more information. Parents
celebrating the baptism of their first child are asked
to complete a baptism orientation seminar.
Caring for the Sick: If you or a loved one
are seriously ill, homebound or anticipating surgery,
please call Fr. Steve to schedule a visit and/or the
sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.
Campus Ministry: Point Catholic is the
name of Holy Spirit’s outreach to college students
attending UW-Stevens Point and Mid-State Tech-
nical College.
You can learn more about campus ministry at our
web site.
Facebook: Like us at Holy Spirit Parish and
Point Catholic. Joining Facebook is easy. Go to
www.facebook.com.
838 Fremont St., 344.9117
Dear People of Holy Spirit Parish:
“Untie him. Let him go free.” (John 11:44)
Our Lenten journey leads us to the heart of the mystery: It is only when we surrender that we are set free. Jesus said it in so many ways. “Unless the seed falls to the earth and dies it re-mains just as seed.” “If you try to save your life you will lose it. But if you lose your life you will find it.” And now to Mary in front of Lazarus’ tomb; “If you believe in me, even if you die, you shall live.”
We come to the fifth and final threshold of faith: Commitment. When Trust grows, the heart sends out delicate shoots of Curiosity. If those are met with respect and care the locks begin to fall, gates begin to Open. The heart begins to let down all of the defenses it has put in place to survive. And out from be-hind those walls steps the soul, hungry for life, searching for love, Seeking the only one ultimately able to fulfill it: God. The soul who had lain lifeless in a tomb, now at Christ’s call, arises and stumbles out into the light of day. Drawing its life completely from Christ now, completely surrendered, it is un-bound and set free. Such is the state of one committed to Christ.
Let this coming Holy Week be the time you personally commit, or renew your commitment, to Christ. Palm Sunday we will listen to the Passion, the account of Christ’s own suffering and death. On Holy Thursday we we reflect on his explanation of the meaning of his death as we wash one another’s feet. On Good Friday you will be invited to embrace the cross, the specific way God is asking you to die to self. On Holy Saturday we will support Steve Ferrel who gives his life to Christ for the first time in the waters of Baptism. Then we will pray that God fill him and Mariah Tureen with all the Gifts of the Holy Spirit in Confirmation. And finally we will welcome them to our foretaste of resur-rection: Eucharist. Prepare now to die and rise with Christ, to commit your-self to him.
This week we are surveying our Small Discipleship Groups to find out if people wish to continue meeting or to take a break. Over time we will definitely con-tinue to grow these smaller communities within our larger parish until every-one has a safe place to let down the defenses and respond to Christ’s call to “Come out” and live!
This past week has been packed with important decisions. Perhaps you heard that the Wisconsin State Legislature threw us a curve by going through the UWSP budget and vetoing all expenditures for new buildings! That is correct, they forbid UWSP from using state funds to purchase our Newman Center. The Chancellor so wants the Newman Center Building for use as a welcoming and registration center for new students that he is personally raising the funds from private donors to proceed with the purchase. At our March 27th building committee meeting with Ellis Construction we agreed to go ahead with the May 19th ground breaking. At best the Chancellor will raise the funds in the next few months and all will go as planned. At worst it may take longer to sell the Newman Center and so we may have to leave some things incomplete in the addition. Possibilities include using old instead of new appliances in the new kitchen and not finishing the new offices. We are delaying the Farewell to the Newman Center originally planned for May 12th until the time we know for sure when it will be sold.
Let us pray that when finished this new ministry center will set Holy Spirit
parish loose to live even more fully its risen life in Christ.
Elsewhere
FRANCISCANS DOWNTOWN: The movie Everest will be shown on Wednesday at 1 p.m. All are welcome. Also at Franciscans during Lent, Fr. Placid Stroik will offer the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Thursday, Apr. 11th be-tween 2 and 3 p.m.
SATURDAY KC DINNER: The last Steak, Rib and Chicken night of the season will be held Saturday, Apr, 13th at the KC Clubhouse, 401 W. Clark St. The meal will feature your choice of a hand-cut 14-16 oz. premium Hereford Rib Eye Steak for $22, KC’s famous Chicken Cordon Bleu with special toppings for $12 or their platter filling rack of BBQ Baby Back Ribs with special BB! Sauce for $17. All meals include salad, vegetable, baked potato, roll and beverage as well. Serving will be from 5 to 7 p.m. The Lounge opens at 5 p.m. with drink specials. This event is open to the public and would make a great date night!
SILENT WOMEN’S RETREAT: This retreat, Seasons of our Lives, will be held April 12-14 at St. Anthony Spirituality Center, Marathon. Explore the seasons Winter: Silence, Spring: Joy, Summer: Fire, Autumn: Wisdom - reflect on the con-nections among seasons and the patterns of growth in our lives. For more information visit www.sarcenter.com or call 715-443-2236.
FARMER HOTLINE FOR HELP & HOPE: Currently, there is a crisis in farming: historic low margins and high rates of suicide. There is help and hope. The Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection’s Wisconsin Farm Cen-ter offers a hotline for farmers looking for advice - everything from financial to succession planning for the future. The hotline is available weekdays from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 800-942-2474.
PARTICIPATION AT MASS
Mar. 30/31 5 p.m.— 280 8 a.m. — 231
10 a.m. — 337 6 p.m. — 183
HOLY SPIRIT PARISH GIVING
Mar 30/31…………………..$9,026.93
DIOCESAN ANNUAL APPEAL Target……………….$114,000
Pledged/Contributed……$68,748 Under Target…………$45,252
Number of Contributors: 294 (30%)
2018 GIVING STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE IN KOSTKA HALL
UNTIL APRIL 16TH
Of time, talent and treasure
Pacelli Fish Fry on Fridays
The final Lenten opportunity to support Pacelli Catholic Schools through their excellent fish fry will be offered this Friday, Apr. 12th. The menu offers a choice of homemade beer-batter fish or baked fish, deep fried shrimp plate or a combo plate. Prices: 3 pc. Fish $11, 2 pc. Fish $9, 1 pc. Fish $7, Shrimp $10. Carry outs are available: call 341-2442 after 4:15 pm.
Transitions of Grace
Wedding Anniversaries: These couples of the parish are celebrating significant milestones of marriage in April:
Jerome and Alice Dorshak, 60 years, April 4th
Bob and Sharon Hollar, 55 years, April 18th
Jim and Dee Schirpke, 52 years, April 18th
Bob and Kristine Erdman, 52 years, April 22nd
Robert and Mary Meronek, 59 years, April 23rd
NEXT WEEKEND BREAKFAST CAFE
The Spirit Breakfast Café will be open from 8:30-11:30 a.m., Apr. 14th, in Kostka Hall. Serving egg bake, French toast, scrambled eggs, Fair Trade coffee, donuts & more. Only $6.
Volunteer through the parish website: www.HolySpirit-
StevensPoint.org or by calling the rectory office at 344-9117.
coffee, tea, chocolate and other products
and the will be on sale.
Pacelli Catholic Schools Early Childhood Center is hosting a DYNO-MITE Book Fair next week M-F from 11am-6pm — AND will be open this weekend #JustForUs after the 8 and 10am Masses! Follow the dinosaur footprints next door to the school for some great books...meet Clifford the Big Red Dog and maybe some of his Dino-friends!
Students and Parishioners are encouraged to attend this event.
Students: Point Catholic will pay your registration fee and provide carpool
transportation. Contact Zach at [email protected]
Children’s Liturgy Leaders All-Call!
We’re looking for some additional Children's Liturgy leaders moving into the Season of Easter and over the summer! This is a great ministry that we are able to offer based solely on the generosity of our volunteer catechists. It’s easy — and there are plenty of resources — but as anything else im-portant — it does take some time and consideration and dis-cernment. Here’s how it works:
This opportunity is open to adults, parents, families, and high school and college-age young people. Families could even do this together. We typically schedule 6 months at a time and generally you would serve once or twice per month. Our cur-rent team is great about subbing and trading when they need to.
You can choose your own availability and we do our best to work with ministry scheduling as well — so you are not do-ing 2 things on the same weekend or scheduled at 2 different Masses. The more we know about your specific needs the better we do with that scheduling.
The week preceding the weekend you serve — you receive a reminder email and resources for the weekend. You arrive about 20 minutes before mass to pick up the Children’s Lit-urgy gospel book and key to undercroft from the sacristy and set up downstairs. The goal for Children’s Liturgy is to give children ages 4’ish through the time of celebrating the sacra-ments of Reconciliation and Eucharist a short-term period of time and opportunity to encounter the Liturgy of the Word and readings/gospel in a child-friendly way.
If you would like to know more — please ask a current minis-ter — or if you’re ready to commit — contact Colleen!
24 Hours for the Lord...168 hours later
SO MANY THANKS for a great weekend host-ed right here at our parish! We welcomed lots of guests from elsewhere as well as celebrated the mercy and love of Jesus in all of our learning and practice of Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and celebrating the sacraments of healing in Reconciliation and Anointing! We’re so grateful for the trust, curiosity and open-heartedness to all those who came forward seeking God this weekend! To those who sang, played, prayed, led, and followed — this was a really good expe-rience! Should we do it again? Tell Fr. Steve or your favorite Council or Committee member!
Holy Spirit Parish Celebrates the
Great Three Days 18-19-20 April
HOLY THURSDAY Parish Potluck - 6 p.m., Kostka Hall — find more information on Page 1 of this bulletin
Mass of the Lord’s Supper - 7 p.m. — Rice bowls from our Lenten almsgiving will be gathered during this liturgy. — Eucharistic adoration will continue until 11 p.m. in the Newman Center Chapel.
GOOD FRIDAY Celebration of the Lord’s Passion Noon, 3 and 6 p.m. — Because the earlier noon liturgy is often very full, please consider participating in another liturgy. — A collection will be gathered to benefit the school lunch program at our twinning parish in Haiti.
EASTER VIGIL The Holy Night
of Easter - 8:30 p.m. The most significant liturgy of the entire Church year.
Join us in support of Steve and Mariah as they are completely
initiated into our faith — A reception will conclude
the evening.
EASTER MORNING Mass - 8 and 10 a.m.
— There is not a 6 p.m. Mass on Easter Sunday
BLESSING OF THE EASTER FOOD - The foods from which we’ve fasted during Lent and which will be part of our Easter feasting may be brought to church for blessing at 12:30 p.m. on Holy Saturday.
THE PASCHAL FAST: The Church asks that we fast and abstain from meat on Good Friday. There’s also a tradition of a “Paschal Fast,” which is about anticipating, not depriving, from Holy Thursday night until after the Easter Vigil. The Paschal Fast entails fasting from food, but also the normal distractions of life — shopping, television, videos, eating out, computers, texting, Facebook, e-mail, phone calls, etc. We fast from those things so as to give our attention to waiting and praying and anticipating what awaits us at Easter.
What is a Mass Intention?
“But for those who believe in your love death is not the end, nor does it destroy the bonds that you forge in our lives.” (Order of Christian Funerals). It is because we are still in relationship with those who have died that our thoughts and prayers continue to affect them. The Eucharist is our most pow-erful prayer. From the earliest times Chris-tians formed the practice of offering a Mass for one particular person who had died to comfort and strengthen them on their jour-ney home to God. The person so chosen is called the Intention for that Mass, or the Mass Intention. You can have a Mass of-fered for a loved one by contacting the par-ish office. (715-344-9117). You may ask for a specific date. There is a custom of offering a gift in thanksgiving for the Mass of $10.
Last Chance to Register: Chrism Mass Bus Trip
Join the Stevens Point Deanery on Tues-day, Apr. 16th to attend the Chrism Mass at St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral in La Crosse. Depart from Holy Spirit Parish at 6 a.m., attend Mass, and make a stop at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe before re-turning home. Cost: $10 for the trip, with breakfast and lunch purchases made individually. Space is limited. To reserve your space visit at www.pointdeanery.org/chrism or leave a message at 715-303-7780.
Want to meet new parish families? Want to make SpiritFEST 2019 a success? We are still in need of a Logistics Chair. This person would supervise the pick up of bar/food area equip-ment/supplies and help with Saturday set up and Sunday tear down. We meet once a month prior to SpiritFEST and again for a fun filled day on July 28th. E-mail Brant Bergeron, [email protected] or call 347-2736 with your willingness to serve or with questions.
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