We Welcome You We welcome you to our parishes and our communities. If you would like to become a member of one of our parishes, please contact the parish office (994-2526- Bloomington or 725-5595-Cassville) to register. For those who are interested in becoming Catholic or re-turning to the Catholic faith, please contact Fr. John.

The Sacrament of Reconciliation Fr. John will be available to hear confessions on Mondays from 5:00-6:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s, Blooming-ton and from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at St. Charles School Church.

Baptism May God bless our new parents! Please contact Fr. John to schedule the baptism of your child at your church and to attend a baptismal preparation session.

Marriage Congratulations on your upcoming marriage! Please call Fr. John at least six months in advance of the wed-ding. One of the parties must be a practicing Catholic.

Anointing of the Sick Whenever someone is seriously ill, hospitalized, or is dying, please contact the Bloomington parish office immediately. If you or someone you know is sick and would like to be included in the Mass prayers, please call the parish office.

Vocations Please contact Fr. John if you or someone you know would like to learn more about becoming a priest, brother, sister, deacon, or lay church minister. Please pray for more vocations to the priesthood and all religious ministries!!!

St. Charles and St. Mary’s School -Faith, Family and Academic Excellence To register your child, please call Mrs. Kelly Copsey at 994-2435 for St. Mary School or 725-5173 for St. Charles School. St. Mary and St. Charles Schools admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin.

Bulletin Notices Please submit bulletin notices in writing to the parish office (sunday7@tds.net) on Monday.

St. Charles Parish Office Hours Call parish office at 725-5595 to schedule appointments. St. Mary’s Parish Office Hours Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

St. Mary & St. Charles St. Mary & St. John Parishes

Rev. John Meinholz P.O. Box 35

Bloomington, WI 53804 608-994-2526 608-725-5595

sunday7@tds.net (Julie M Jentz) stchas@tds.net (Cheryl Junk)

Our joint parish website can be found at www.swwicatholicparishes.com.

Check out Bishop Hying’s Videos Our Bishop Donald Hying has created many insightful “A Moment with the Bishop” videos that can be viewed by going to the Diocese of Madison website at https://madisondiocese.org/or you can search for them on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch.We also post the videos on St. Mary’s and St. John’s Facebook pages.

Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time July 19, 2020

Scripture for the week of July 20, 2020 Monday: Mi 6:1-4, 6-8; Ps 50:5-6, 8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mt 12:38-42 Tuesday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 85:2-8; Mt 12:46-50 Wednesday: Sg 3:1-4b or 2 Cor 5:14-17; Ps 63:2-6, 8-9; Jn 20:1-2, 11-18 Thursday: Jer 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13; Ps 36:6-7ab, 8-11; Mt 13:10-17 Friday: Jer 3:14-17; Jer 31:10-12abcd, 13; Mt 13:18-23 Saturday: 2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 126:1bc-6; Mt 20:20-28 Sunday: 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12; Ps 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-130; Rom 8:28-30; Mt 13:44-52 [44-46]

 

Sharing Our Blessings Thank you to everyone who supports our parishes with their time, talents and financial support! May God continue to bless you for your generosity and kindness. Please pray for the financial health of our parishes and that all members will generously share the many bless-ings that God has given them with our parishes.

Fr. John’s Notes Sixteenth Sunday Today Jesus continues to speak to his followers using parables. What a rich treasure we are given today in

three parables about the kingdom of heaven! The kingdom is likened to a man sowing good seed in his field, a mustard seed, and yeast mixed with flour. As they did last week, today the disciples press Jesus for an interpretation of one of the para-bles—the parable of the man sowing good seed. Lest we think that these parables are simply amusing little anecdotes, Jesus’ interpretation should be seen for what it is—a warning. Wail-ing and grinding of teeth in a fiery furnace await those who are children of the evil one. This parable points to the struggle for today’s believer. Sometimes, through sin, we sow weeds and prevent the love of Christ from blossoming. Let today’s Gos-pel help put us back on track. Let us recommit ourselves to preparing for the last days, the harvest, by blossoming as the good seeds we were created in love to be. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Message from Fr. John Since March our lives have been changed in so many ways. However, we need to keep what is important and essential in our lives. Our relationship to God is most essen-tial and the Church guides and supports that relationship with God. With so many uncertainties, I hope and pray your faith and sense of belonging to the Church are a great support to you and your family as we work our way through these difficult times. Therefore, I want to communicate with every-one how our parishes are moving forward. I would like to invite everyone back to MASS. We are using every other pew in all four churches of the cluster. A family can take a whole pew and an individual or couple can have a half pew maintaining social distance. Until otherwise directed, I will be wearing a face mask for the distribution of communion and parishioners will come forward in a single line maintaining social distance. Face masks are optional. We are blessed to have four churches with ample room. I do under-stand that some individuals and family need to excuse them-selves from Mass because of their compromised health status. We are delighted that St. Charles’ redecoration is nearing completion and will be open again the weekend of July 25-26. The 4:30 p.m. Mass will be at St. Charles and the Saturday afternoon Mass rotation will resume then. We will try our best this fall to reopen our Catholic schools and have Wednesday religious education classes as scheduled. Our families need their faith and the support of the Church more than ever. We are also planning for the parish festivals at St. Mary’ and St. Charles. We are looking to have more of the events outdoors and under tents. The festival committees are working diligently to modify procedures to follow guidelines.

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Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults Are you thinking about becoming Catholic? Do you know someone who is interested in the Catholic faith? I would like to invite you or the person that you know to participate in our RCIA program. The program is meant to give individuals an opportunity to learn about the Catholic Religion and Sacred Scripture, grow closer to God through prayer and ultimately receive the Sacraments and become a member of the Catholic Church. If you are already Catholic and would like to be Confirmed, the RCIA program is also for you. Please contact me at 994-2526 for more information about the RCIA program. - Fr. John Meinholz

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Sat. 7/18 4:30 PM Albert Ertz (Bloomington) 8:00 PM Bob & Marcia Mezera (Glen Haven) Sun. 7/19 8:00 AM All Parishioners (Patch Grove) 9:15 AM Living and deceased members of the Fred & Agatha Breuer family (Bloomington) 10:30AM Gary and Steve Adams (Cassville) Mon. 7/20 8:15 AM Deceased members of the Dale Kuenster family (Cassville) 8:45-9:30 AM Adoration (Cassville) Tues. 7/21 8:15 AM Gerald Rauch (Cassville) Wed. 7/22 8:15 AM Living and deceased family members of the Barb Moss family (Bloomington) Thurs. 7/23 7:30-8:05 AM Adoration (Bloomington) 8:15 AM Jim Wagner (Bloomington) Fri. 7/24 8:15 AM No Mass

Sat. 7/25 4:30 PM Deceased members of the Nick Esser family (Cassville) 8:00 PM Ralph & Margaret Ploessl (Glen Haven) Sun. 7/26 8:00 AM Leonard, Elsie and Bill Neises (Patch Grove) 9:15 AM Living and deceased members of the Joesph F. & Verna Mergen family (Bloomington) 10:30AM All Parishioners (Cassville)

St. Mary’s Golf Outing St. Mary's Golf Outing will be held on Sunday, July 26, at the Fennimore Golf Course. If you are interested in having a

team in the Golf Outing, please contact Kelly Copsey at (608)732-2572. Anyone who would like to sponsor a golf hole or contribute a donation to the Golf Outing raffle should contact Kelly.

St. Mary Church, Bloomington St. John Church, Patch Grove

St. John’s Summer Fest. Cancelled Due to the unique layout of St. John’s Church and Summer Fest. and the continuing presence of

COVID 19 and after much deliberation among the parish council members and Fr. John, it was decided that St. John’s Summerfest is cancelled for this year. They are aware that many people were looking for-ward to a night of fun and friendship and that it means St John’s Parish will be losing approximately $7,000 or more in income by not having the festival as compared to last year. St. John’s Parish Council asks that parishioners continue to be generous in their financial and spiritual support. St. John’s Parish Council We are seeking two individuals who would be interested in serving on St. John’s Parish Council. Please con-tact Fr. John or the parish office at 994-2526 for more infor-mation.

St. Mary’s Memorial Candle Display St. Mary’s Church has a beautiful Memorial Candle display at the back of the church. Candles can be reserved in memory of or in honor of loved ones or for special intentions or occa-

sions. The cost is $60.00 for the first year (includes $10.00 to cover the cost of engraving the name place) and $50.00 for each following year. For more information, please contact the parish office at 994-2526. PARISH FINANCIAL UPDATES PLEASE HELP US PAY OUR EXPENSES St. Mary’s Collections for the period ending July 10, 2020 Church Support….………………………………………...$1,674.14 Prior Fiscal Year Church Support…………………………$710.00 Offertory……………………………………………………...$285.00 Harvest Fund………………………………………………...$300.00 Votive Candles……………………………………………….$252.15 Interest Income………………………………………………..$20.90 St. Mary’s families are asked to generously contribute toward the support of parish expenses. It is suggested for a family to give $900.00 and a single person $450.00 per year. St. John’s Collections for the week ending on July 10, 2020 Church Support……………………………………………….$85.00 Offertory………………………………………………….……$68.00 St. John’s families are asked to generously contribute toward the support of parish expenses.

It is not sinners, but the wicked who should despair; it is not the magnitude of one’s crime,

but contempt of God that dashes one’s hopes. –St. Peter Damien

ST. MARY’S SCHOOL NEWS Faith, Family and Academic Excellence If you are interested in sending your children to St. Mary’s School please contact us for a school visit. For more information about St. Mary School, please call Mrs. Kelly Copsey at 608-732

-2572. Please contact the school if you are interested in learning more about the 4K program and the 3 year old day-care and preschool. These programs is open to any children in the community. SCRIP: SCRIP has moved to Economy Feed Mill. Non-discrimination Statement St. Mary Schools admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and financial aid programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

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St. Mary’s Golf Ou ng on July 26 St. Mary's Golf Ou ng will be held on Sunday, July 26, with noon registra on and 

1:00 p.m. shot gun start. If you are interested in having a team in the Golf Ou ng, please contact Kelly Copsey (608)‐732‐2572.   Anyone who would like to sponsor a golf hole or contribute a dona on to the Golf Ou ng raffle should contact Kelly.

Reflection “The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field…He who sows good seed is the Son of Man, the field is the world, the good seed the children of the kingdom.” (Matthew 13:24, 37-38) As children of God, we are all “good seeds.” We are blessed by God with the potential to accomplish much good in the world. We fulfill God’s plan when we spend time in prayer every day, use our skills to help others, and share our financial gifts to help build God’s kingdom on earth. Through our example of gratitude and generosity we sow “good seeds” on earth and ultimately help each other get to Heaven! St. Mary’s Memorial Patio Project St. Mary’s Parish Council has organized the building of the Memorial Patio around the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the south side of St. Mary Church in Bloomington. Thank you to everyone who has supported this project. For more information about ordering a paver or brick in memory of a loved one, please call the parish office at 994-2526 or Tony at Bloomington Monuments (994-2700).

St. John’s Ministry Schedule for July 26, 2020 Sunday 8:00 a.m. Mass Lector: Bob McLimans Ushers: Roger McKinney, Ray Breuer

St. Mary Ministry Schedule for July 26, 2020 9:15 a.m. Sunday Mass Lector: Deb Campbell Sacristan: Marcia Hampton Ushers: Ronnie Mumm, Mike Mergen

St. Charles Church, Cassville St. Mary Church, Glen Haven

New Air Conditioner The old church AC had to be replaced since it stopped working and could not be repaired. The new unit cost approximately $4,200.00 and is keeping the church nice and cool.

St. Mary’s Help of Christians Parish Festival: The parish picnic has been postponed until the fall. We are hoping to have the raffle and Silent auction at that time.

PARISH FINANCIAL UPDATES St. Mary’s, Glen Haven for July 11, 2020: Church Support….……...………….……………..$750.00 Offertory…………………………………………….$99.00

St. Charles, Cassville for July 12, 2020: Church Support…………………………………$1,029.00 PLEASE HELP US PAY OUR EXPENSES St. Charles suggested giving is $1,400.00 a year for a married couple and $700.00 a year for a single household.

SAINT SHARBEL MAKHLŪF (1828-1898) The convenience store owner chatted animatedly in Arabic with coworkers, but hardly at all with his American clientele. So soon after 9/11, he probably figured, with my accent, the less said, the better. That changed when an American customer recognized Saint Sharbel’s portrait on the wall: “So you’re Lebanese Maronites!” The owner was happily incredulous: “You know our saint?” “Not at first,” the customer admitted. “But we help the Catholic Near East Welfare Association, and their magazine published that picture and called Sharbel the ‘Paradoxical Artisan of Peace.’ ” “Everyone thinks we’re Muslims,” said the owner, “and some of my workers are. Saint Sharbel helps us live together in peace!” A hermit for twenty-three years, little is known of Sharbel’s life. He died after suffering a stroke while celebrating the liturgy. Miracles attributed to his intercession number in the thousands, and in war-torn Lebanon, Catholics, Orthodox, and Muslims pray together where his incorrupt body is entombed. How lovely if after our passing, we too could be remembered for having brought very different people to the one God, together in peace. —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Restoration/Accessibility Campaign The Redecorating Committee would like to thank all parishioners whom have returned pledge cards for support of our Restoration/Accessibility Campaign. We have currently $264,718.00 pledged, $246,519.94 collected and 187 pledges committed. A donation box

is in the back of church for brochures, pledges and cash dona-tions. If you have any questions, call Cheryl at 725-5595. If you know of former parishioners or alumni of St. Charles School whom would like to support our campaign, please send the addresses to stchas@tds.net or jmbausch55@gmail.com. We will send out the information to them. Riehle Decorating has beautifully com-pleted the interior of the church. New flooring has been installed. VanDerhoff Studios has begun repairing and repainting the wood window frames and then they will install the storm windows. Our goal is updated to $300.000 to fund additional projects such as flooring and new sound system. Thank you for your generosity. Our campaign is successful due to our wonderful parish family.

St. Charles Fall Festival News Help is needed to stuff St. Charles Fall festival enve-lopes on Wed., July 29, at 5:30 at St. Charles School

Corn is needed for St. Charles Fall Festival. We are asking parishioners to donate 1-2 gallon buckets of sweet corn. Buckets and recipe are available at the school. School is open 8-4 weekdays. When you bring the corn in to school, please put it in the chest freezer in the school kitchen. We are once again canning BEEF for the Fall Fest. We would appreciate money donations going towards the purchase of the meat. Donations marked “beef” may be placed in the collection basket or you may drop off your donation at the parish office. Thanks so much! St. Charles Fall Festival is planned for Sunday, September 20, 2020.

Another Date for Church Cleaning We need VOLUNTEERS to help clean St. Charles Church on Thursday, July 23, at 9:00 a.m. Please bring a bucket and some rags. With lots of volunteers, we

could have the cleaning finished by noon.

St. Charles Cemetery Thank You’sThe St. Charles Cemetery Board would like to thank everyone who made donations to our cemetery. Your support to keep our cemetery maintained is very much appreciated.

St. Charles School News If you are interested in sending your children to St. Charles please contact us for a school visit. St. Charles' school admit students of any race,

color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made availa-ble to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administra-tion of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholar-ship and financial aid programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

“The important thing is that we do not let a single day go by in vain without putting it to good use for eternity.” -Blessed Franz Jägerslätter

St. Mary’s, Glen Haven Schedule for July 25, 2020 8:00 p.m. Saturday Mass Lector: Theresa Zimmer Ushers: Gerard & Zach Zimmer

St. Charles’ Ministry Schedule for July 25 & 26, 2020

4:30 p.m. Sunday Mass Lector: Patty Okey Cantor: NA Ushers: Elijah, Ezra and Erasmus Okey 10:30 a.m. Sunday Mass Lector: NA Cantor: NA Ushers: NA

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Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time July 19, 2020

Celebrate Life

The first right of the human person is his life. He has other goods and some are more precious, but

this one is fundamental - the condition of all the others. Hence it must be protected above all others. It does not belong to society, nor does it belong to public authority in any form to recognize this right for some and not for others: all discrimina-tion is evil, whether it be founded on race, sex, color or religion. It is not recognition by another that constitutes this right. This right is antecedent to its recognition; it demands recognition and it is strictly unjust to refuse it. Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Declaration on Procured Abortion (1974), no. 11

Project Rachel - Healing from Abortion Are you or a loved one carrying the sorrow and regret from abortion? Whether recent or long ago … God is waiting … Healing is possible. For confidential help, please contact Mary at 608-221-9593 or rachel@straphael.org www.madisondiocese.org/rachel

Natural Family Planning Register for in-person education courses or for a self-paced online course: http://www.madisondiocese.org/classes-andregistration Questions? Call 608-495-6117 or email: nfp@straphael.org

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend Just as a small mustard seed can become a large bush, discover how a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend can encourage our marriage to blossom and provide a lifetime of joy. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends are Sept. 11-13 in Geneva, IL; Oct. 16-18 in Brookfield, WI or Nov. 13-15 in Rockford, IL. Visit our website at: alifetimeoflove.org or call (888) 574-5653. Check our website for additional opportunities. The Weekend experience will be moved online if needed for the health and safety of our attendees and volunteers. Para un fin de semana en español por favor llamen a Candelar-io y Emilia al 815-375-4250.

EVENTS *July 26-St. Mary’s Golf Outing *August 11 -St. John’s Food Pantry at 1:00 p.m. *August 15-St. John’s Summer Fest. CANCELLED *August 17—St. Charles Parish Council meeting at 7:00 p.m. *August 18—St. Mary’s Parish Council meeting at 7:00 p.m. *September 8 -St. John’s Food Pantry at 1:00 p.m. *September 12 & 13– St. Mary’s Fall Festival *September 20– St. Charles Fall Festival *October 13 -St. John’s Food Pantry at 1:00 p.m. *October 26—Confirmation at St. Rose Church, Cuba City

Blood Mobile The Red Cross Blood Mobile will be holding a Blood Drive at St. Mary Church, Bloomington

from noon –6:00 p.m. on Monday, July 27.

Catholic Herald Each week the Catholic Herald gives its readers a Catholic perspective on national and international news with articles from Catholic News Service. The Catholic Herald also keeps readers up to date locally with coverage of events happening around the Diocese of Madison. If you do not subscribe but wish to receive the Catholic Herald print or e-Edition in your home, contact your parish office. The cost is $20.00.  

 

Survivors of Suicide (SOS) Support Group This support group is meant to help those who have lost a loved one to suicide and to give hope. More infor-mation at http://www.bens-hope.com.

National Suicide Prevention Life Line – 1.800.273.8255 24 Hour assistance.

Courage & EnCourage Courage, an apostolate of the Catholic Church, ministers to persons with same-sex attractions and their loved ones. They also have an outreach called EnCourage, which ministers to relatives, spouses, and friends of persons with same-sex attractions. In recognition of the irreplaceable role of the family in attaining an understanding of the homosexual condition and embracing a life of chastity. If you are looking for acceptance for yourself-same-sex attraction and all-while embracing the truth about sex as God means it to be, you may call (608) 821-3018 or contact courage@madisondiocese.org for more information.

Help is Available If you need support for an unplanned pregnancy, please contact the Clarity Clinic of SW Wisconsin at 185 E. Pine St. Platteville, WI 53818, 608-348-5787 or email at clientservices@claritywi.com or the Women’s Care Center in Madison, WI at 608-241-8100. For more information on pro-life issues, visit www.WisconsinRightToLife.org.

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