St. Anthony—Lake Nebagamon

Sunday March 14, 2021

Fourth Sunday of Lent

Mass Intentions

Feb.28 +Blanche Lange by Mary Rieckhoff

March 7 Jerry Riechoff by his family

14 Health and welfare of St. Anthony parishioners

21 +John Safstrom by Al & Colleen Klein

28 +Florian Rousch by Al & Colleen Klein

Ministry 02/28 03/07/21 03/14 0321 03/28

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Becky Ann M Cathy K

Becky Jay

Servers

Reader Chris Ann M Cathy K Chris Greg

Greeters

Eucha-

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Minis-

ters

Contributions 03/07/21

Regular Collec-

tion $530.00

CSA

electronic $502.65

Cathedral

School

$90.00

CSA $300.00

Total $1422.65

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1/03/21 65

1/10/21 63

1/17/21 45

1/24/21 69

1/31/21 67

02/07/21 39

02/14/21 68

02/21/21 81

02/28/21 71

03/07/21 71

Attendance

CSA Update Our assessment this year is $12,892.00. If we do

not meet this we have to pay it out of our general

fund.

We currently 85% there ($10980.00.00) from

35% of our parishioners . If everyone who has

not yet given could donate what they can (no do-

nation is too small!) We could meet our goal and

increase the percentage of those who have do-

nated. There are envelopes on the table in back

for your donations.

Thanks to everyone for their generosity. We still

have a ways to go. Please think serious about your

donation. CSA keeps many programs afloat and

Pasty Sale

The Knights of Columbus, Superior Council 499 will hold a

Pasty Sale on Friday and Saturday, April 16 & 17. The cost is

$4.00 for a 12 oz. pasty (filling: beef, potatoes, carrots, onions

& rutabagas). Pasties will be available for pick-up between

12:00 Noon & 4:00 PM on Friday and 12:00 Noon & 2:00 PM

on Saturday at St. Anthony Church in Superior. Pasties will be

sold on a first come basis for those who did not pre-order start-

ing at 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM. On-line orders will be accepted

through Sunday, April 11. After that point in time orders can

be made only by calling as follows: Darryl at 218-349-9165, Tom at 715-392-2061, or Al at 715-364-2664. Leave a message

if you

Communal Penance Service

with general absolution Wednesday, March 17 at

6pm here in parish center.

Recently Deceased RIP

Leo Hughes—Oct. 6, 2019

Virgil Plunkett-Oct. 13, 2010

Patrick Wirkus—Oct. 19, 2019

Michelle Hughes—Jan. 18, 2020

Rosemary Caven—May 31, 2020

Dorothy Brunner Peterson—January 18, 2012

Remember in Prayer ,Fr. Flaherty, Fr. Buttrick, , Bonnie Harvey, Patty Burgraff,

PriscillaWilbert, JaneDolter, , Fr. Ron Levra, Violet Grassel. Al Klein, Dorothy Brunner Peterson. Mary Rieckhoff , Ju-dith Chaney, Kip Fudally, Kathy Mock, Loretta Severson

https://superiorcatholics.org. This is the website for our cluster. You can give online through this page—just make sure you click on St. Anthony Lake Neba-gamon .Bulletins for all the cluster are available on

Food shelf We no longer have an envelope for the food shelf included in

our packet.

Please send your donations to:

Rural Share and Care Food Shelf

PO Box 62

Brule WI 54820

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40 Cans for Lent

The Knights of Columbus 499 are hoping to collect

cans of food for the Rural Care & Share Food Shelf

during Lent as in previous years. We would encour-

age each family to donate 40 cans of food throughout

Lent if it is affordable for them.

St. Anthony Lake Nebagamon Pews for Sale

As we get closer to moving into our new church we need to

empty the old items from the church.

The committee has received permission from Fr.

Andrew to sell the old pews. Before offering the

entire lot to outside vendors we have decided to

make them available to our parishioners first.

The gentleman we are dealing with for our new

pews assessed the value of our pews between $300

and $500 each. The value was given because of

their age (around 100 years old) and the architec-

ture of the pew ends, which he indicated would be

worth that much alone. The buyer will be respon-

sible for removal of the pews.

The board will give parishioners two weeks to de-

cide if they would like to buy a pew or pews in

remembrance of our church’s history. After the

two weeks have passed, we will offer the balance

to the companies that have shown an interest in

acquiring them.

We also have some beautiful windows that need

to be saved. These windows were donated by

individual families and the board would like them

to go to these families. If you are a member of the

family with their name on the plaque, you may

Youth Group

March 20th Virtual Petrus provided by NET Minis-

tries; details to follow

March 27th 2pm - Sledding Party

Extreme Faith Camp - June 20-25 at Crosswoods

St Roch or Rocco was a Catholic Saint, a confes-

sor whose death is commemorated on 16 August ;

he is specially invoked against the plague.

Prayer to St. Roch O most merciful God, who through an Angel prom-

ised St. Roch, that whoever should invoke his Name,

should be preserved from pestilence and contagious

diseases, grant that through his intercession and the

intercession of Mary, our mother, we may be pre-

served from all dangers both of soul and body,

through Jesus Christ. St. Roch ~ pray for us.

I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert,

but they died. This is the bread that comes down from heaven so

that one may eat it and not die." –John 6:48–50

In the Book of Exodus, the Israelites had been freed from slavery

in Egypt and were traveling through the desert to get to the land

that God had promised them. When they complained that there

was no food to eat, God made manna appear. Manna was a bread-

like substance that continued to appear for the whole forty years

that the Israelites wandered in the desert. As Catholics, we believe

that this manna foreshadowed the Eucharist. Just as God gave the

Israelites physical food, he gives us spiritual food in the Eucharist.

And although we eat physical food and still die, Jesus tells us that

the spiritual food of the Eucharist will make us live forever. The

bread, which is the Body of Christ, feeds our souls in such a way

as to prepare us for eternal life—if we follow the commandments

and teachings of our Church. If we stay in God’s friendship, espe-

cially through the grace we receive in the Eucharist, we will enter

the eternal life of Heaven that Jesus promises to us.

WEEKLY MEDITATION

Do you ever wonder just how great God's love really is? How amazing? How awesome? I keep thinking about different analogies that show the reality of divine love when compared to human understanding.

For example: If my entire awareness of God's love could be viewed, it would be like a drop of water - compared to the Pacific Ocean of God's love. Or a grain of sand - com-pared to the Sahara Desert. Or a single blade of grass - compared to the Midwest Prairie.

The fact is, there is no comparison that can truly show the height, depth, power, or magnitude of the love of God. No analogy, no image, no description can do it justice...yet we can use our limited language to give us a hint:

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. (John 3:16-17)

This is God's demonstration of love. Look at a Cross; listen to the Stations; read the Passion. The love of God is not words or clever thoughts. The love of God is manifested through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ - out of love for us.

The question is - Do we believe it? Do we accept in our hearts that this love is for us? Do we live with the convic-tion that God values us, cherishes us, treasures us, for-gives us, and loves us with this sort of intensity?

If we do believe, then our lives are forever changed. If we receive these words and open our hearts, then God will come and transform us. The Lord's power is that great; once we say "Yes" to Christ we begin a process that will draw us steadily closer to God and one another.

We have heard these words so often that we can take them for granted. We can overlook their meaning and miss the point. Lent gives us time to search into our hearts and rec-ognize this love for what it is - God's way of calling us home.

May we be ready to respond!

Fr. Andrew

Question for Children: Who is one person in your life who supports your faith and helps it to grow?

Question for Youth: The Gospel speaks of following God as coming toward the light. How can you move towards the light in your own life? What is the darkness that needs Je-sus’ healing in your life?

Question for Adults: When is it difficult for you to believe?

What particular line in this reading helps your faith?

Readings for the week of March 14, 2021 Sunday: 2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23/Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 [6ab] Eph 2:4-10/Jn 3:14-21 or 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4m 5, 6 [1]/Eph 5:8-14/Jn 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 Monday: Is 65:17-21/Ps 30:2 and 4, 5-6, 11-12a and 13b [2a]/Jn 4:43-54 Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12/Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9 [8]/Jn 5:1-16 Wednesday: Is 49:8-15/Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18 [8a]/Jn 5:17-30 Thursday: Ex 32:7-14/Ps 106:19-20, 21-22, 23 [4a]/Jn 5:31-47 Friday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16/Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29 [37] Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22/Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Saturday: Jer 11:18-20/Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-10, 11-12 [2a]/Jn 7:40-53 Next Sunday: Jer 31:31-34/Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 14-15 [12a]/Heb 5:7-9 Jn 12:20-33 or Ez 37:12-14/Rom 8:8-11 Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 [7] Jn 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

COVID 19 CHANGES

Over the past year our Society has continued to serve those in need, but in new ways. Each month we receive about 120 calls for assistance as we did a year ago. In-stead of meeting people in their homes or face to face in the community - two of our members meet with people in visit conference calls. It is during these calls that we learn about their needs, offer assistance and pray with them. It has been nearly a year since we have been unable to meet with people at the Catholic Charities Building or to accept goods donated there. If you have donations, feel free to contact us. (715-398-4039)

RESPECT LIFE

RESPECT LIFE - RESOURCE OF THE WEEK

WOMEN’S CARE CENTER

womenscarecenter.org

Providing counseling, education, medical services, and in-centive programs for baby items.

Free, confidential counseling

Free one-on-one & group education

Free pregnancy testing

Free ultrasounds

Points-based incentive programs to earn baby items

For information about other resources: check out superior-moms.com

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

WEDNESDAY, March 17th

NO Religious Education

YOUTH GROUP NEWS

YOUTH GROUP NEWS

Need volunteer hours? These upcoming Cluster Events are looking for Youth Volunteers. This will fill any service hour requirements you may need...OR...you can help your com-munity and feel GREAT about it!

St Anthony Superior Take Out Fish Fry Dinner - every Friday from 4pm until clean during Lent.

Cathedral Take Out Chicken Dinner - April 25th from 11:30am - 4:30pm in 2 hour shifts

Knights of Columbus upcoming Pasty Sale - more to follow

March 20th promises 2 upcoming events for our Cluster

High School Discipleship 1-day in-person event at Crescent Lake Bible Camp; $35/person; 10:30am - 7:30pm

Virtual Petrus Retreat sponsored by NET Ministries beginning at 7:00pm

Contact Virginia Kovaleski at 952.300.1671 or vrkovy@gmail.com

God Bless you!

RCIA

Adults are drawn to the Catholic Church for many reasons and in many ways. They come to the Church with varying levels of knowledge and understanding but the one con-stant is that each has many questions. RCIA – the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults - is the process that allows adults to explore Catholicism, increase their understanding and get answers to their questions in an environment that is welcoming and responsive.

All RCIA meetings will be held virtually. If you are inter-ested in participating – or know someone who is – please contact Kathy Drinkwine at Kathy.RCIA@gmail.com or at 715 394 3005. If there is no answer, please be sure to leave a message.

CATHEDRAL SCHOOL NEWS

Cathedral School Registration K- 8th grade

Registration has begun for the 2021-2022 school year. If

you or someone you know is interested in enrolling or re-ceiving registration information, please contact the school at 715-392-2976. Some classes fill quickly. Please be sure to register early to guarantee your child’s spot.

Cathedral Preschool Registration is open!! Preschool runs five days a week for three hours a day and is a free program. This is an early education option for all families in the Superior School District. Cathedral Pre-school’s SCP session time runs from 8-11am. Many par-ents register for both SCP and Cathedral Preschool in or-der for their children to attend school for a full day. The classes fill on a first come first serve basis. Cathedral Pre-school offers a 3- and 4-year-old program. Cathedral School is also a site for Superior Community Preschool. If you have any questions regarding any of our programs, or to register for Cathedral Preschool please contact Kris-ten Revering 715-392-2976.

Substitute Teachers Needed

Have you considered Substitute Teaching?

Do you love working with children of all ages? Does your busy schedule keep you from working full-time? Would you like to supplement your current income? Cathedral School is looking for qualified substitute teachers. If you answer yes to the question, we need you!! A 4-year degree is re-quired but the degree does not need to be in education. If you are interested, please contact Melissa in the main of-fice for more information 715-392-2976.

Box Tops for Education (Cathedral Home And School Association) participates in several programs, which gener-ate money for our school. Box Tops for Education can be found on several products including food, household items, tableware, office supplies, and even bake ware. No more clipping. No more sending Box Tops to school. All you need is your phone. Download the ALL-NEW Box Tops app, shop as you normally would, then simply scan your store receipts to find participating products. Tap the scan button and snap a photo of your receipt within 14 days of purchase. The app will automatically credit your school's Box Tops earnings online. Twice a year, your school will receive a check and can use that cash to buy whatever it needs!

CLUSTER NEWS

COMMUNAL PENANCE WITH GENERAL ABSOLUTION

Wednesday, March 17

6:00pm – St. Anthony, Lake Nebagamon

Friday, March 19

10:00am – Holy Assumption (Mass at 9:00am) Wednesday, March 24

3:00pm – St. Anthony, Superior

OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRAYER & REFLECTION

DURING LENT

HOLY ASSUMPTION – 10:00 AM Wednesday’s

(Stations of the Cross and Mass)

CATHEDRAL – 5:00-6:00 PM Thursday’s

(Stations of the Cross and Lenten Retreat)

ST. ANTHONY, SUPERIOR – 2:00 PM Friday’s

(Stations of the Cross)

ONLINE GIVING

So many of us are paying bills and shopping online these days. Now all parishioners can give to the Sunday offering, donate to events and our favorite causes, and to Holy Days online. The benefits of giving online are many:

Sustainable – No need to remember mailing the envelope when you are traveling.

Easy – Attending Mass at another parish? Your donation still gets credited to your parish.

Flexible – Give once or set a recurring gift.

Use either your checking account or credit card.

Recorded in your End of Year statement which is mailed out in January.

If you would like to start electronic giving, please go to the myParish app and click Giving or to www.superiorcatholics.org and click the Giving button.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST

Knights of Columbus 7106

Take Out Only

Holy Assumption, 5601 Tower Ave. Sunday, March 14th

8:00 – 11:00 am

Menu: Pancakes with

Bacon, Sausage or Ham

Adults: $7.00

Children: $5.00

Pick up in Room 105

LENTEN FISH DINNER

St. Anthony Church, 4315 E. 3rd Street, Superior, will be serving our annual Lenten Fish Dinner each Friday during Lent starting February 19th and continuing through April 2nd from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic the dinner will be Take-out only this year.

Meal includes: Baked Fish, Baked Potato, Coleslaw, Vegetable, Pickled Beets, Roll and Des-sert. Adult – $10.00, Student (12 and under) – $5.00 and Preschool – Free. We are handicapped accessible and all meals will be Take-out only. Local deliveries are available by calling 715-398-3261 Monday through Thursday each week. If there is no answer please leave a message including name, address and phone number.

SDCCW Mary Jane Morancyk Hennessy Scholarships

The Superior Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will award four (4) $500 scholarships to women completing their second year of post high school education or continuing their education for career advancement, or returning to the work field.

Applications may be obtained by contacting the SDCCW Scholarship Committee, Mary Werner, W5490 County Road O, Medford WI 54451 – Telephone 715-748-4709, email werner@tds.net.

The Committee will notify the winners by phone or email. Applications will be accepted starting February 1st and postmarked no later than April 30th.

OTHER NEWS

PULLED PORK DRIVE THRU DINNER

ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH - 2202 E 2nd St, Superior

Sunday, March 14, 2021

Starting at 2:00 pm-until we run out of food!

(No pre-orders or reservations-first come, first served)

Menu: Pulled Pork on a bun, Cole Slaw, Au Gratin Potatoes, Applesauce

and Brownie

Simply pull into the parking lot behind the church and you’ll be guided to your dinner!

Fundraiser for church ministries and outreach. FREE WILL OFFERINGS ACCEPTED!

Gospel Weekly Echaristic Quote: