PRIESTHOOD SUNDAY Ι OCTOBER 28, 2018

B A R R O N , C A M E R O N , C H E T E K & S T R I C K L A N D , W I

ASSUMPTION BLESSED VIRGIN MARY P A R I S H C L U S T E R

SAINTS JOSEPH, PETER, BONIFACE &

ONE. HOLY. APOSTOLIC. UNIVERSAL CHURCH. WE ARE CATHOLIC. WE ARE FAMILY. WELCOME HOME!

C O N N E C T ! W I T H T H E W O R D

SUNDAY READINGS First Reading: Jeremiah 31:7 What do you think Jeremiah is teaching us about God's mercy and providence? Second Reading: Hebrews 5:1 Hebrews speaks of Jesus as the eternal high priest who intercedes to God on our behalf. What would be your intercessory prayer to Je-sus today? Gospel: Mark 10:51-52 Jesus attributes his healing of the blind man, Bartimaeus, to the depth of the man's faith. Who are the people in your life with strong faith?

Mass Schedule

Saturday

4PM—ABVM, STRICKLAND 6PM—ST. PETER, CAMERON Sunday

8AM—ST. PETER, CAMERON 9:30AM—ST. JOSEPH, BARRON 11AM—ST. BONIFACE, CHETEK Tuesday

6PM—ST. PETER, CAMERON Wednesday

7:15AM—ST. JOSEPH, BARRON 4PM—ABVM, STRICKLAND 6PM—ST. PETER, CAMERON Thursday

7:15AM—ST. JOSEPH, BARRON 8:30AM—ST. BONIFACE, CHETEK Friday

8AM—ST. PETER, CAMERON

MESSAGE FOR THE WEEK "Son of David, have pity on me!" Has the cry of Bartimaeus ever escaped your lips? Today's Gospel tells the story of a blind man with a difficult lot in life. He made a living by begging coins off passing travelers. When word reaches him that Jesus will be passing by, this is when he begins is shouts for mercy. Jesus hears Bartimaeus' cry and beckons him forward. "What do you want me to do for you?" Last week, Jesus asked a similar question to James and John. Their response was a clutch for fame. Bartimaeus' response is much humbler. "Lord, I want to see." How strange this interaction must have seemed to the onlookers. The man is blind! Of course he wants to see! But Jesus is always teaching us. By asking us what we want, Jesus reveals the dispositions of our hearts. God already knows them, but do we? By asking James and John to name their ambition, their selfishness is exposed to them and to the other disciples. By asking Bartimaeus to name his longing, his faith is exposed to the entire crowd. Jesus invites participa-tion in our own redemption. He doesn't save us without us! Take some time in silent prayer today. Place yourself in this story of Bartimaeus. Imagine your-self there on the dusty, crowded roadside. Jesus is calling you! When you stand before him, his focus is on you and you alone. "What do you want me to do for you?" he asks. Search your heart. How would you respond? What part of your heart is Jesus asking you to expose? He has come to heal and to restore. May we, too, be sent! "Go ... your faith has saved you."

Our Catholic Cluster, along with the entire Dicoese of Superior is asking our faith family to join in prayer for the Closs family, specifically for Jayme. Pray in your home, in the church or where- ever you may be, between 3pm-4pm, Sunday, October 28th.

Saturday 3:30pm Pray the Rosary Before Mass ABVM 4:00 pm † Wanda Kendzior by Family ABVM 5:30 pm Pray the Rosary Before Mass SP 6:00 pm † Gerald Boos by Family SP Sunday 7:30 am Pray the Rosary Before Mass SP 8:00 am All the People of our Parish Cluster SP 9:00 am Pray the Rosary before Mass SJ 9:30 am † Bernice & Willard Kimberly by Kaye Leaman & Famliy SJ 10:30 am Pray the Rosary before Mass SB 11:00 am † Anna Langman & Jim Fostvedt by Family SB

Tuesday 6:00 pm † Mary Ellen Sailor by Family SP Wednesday 7:15 am † Yvonne Anglesburg by Kathy Steel SJ 8:00 am Eucharistic Adoration until 3:00 pm SJ

HOLY DAY VIGIL MASSES 4:00pm † Leonard Locke by Joseph Mujwid Family ABVM 6:00pm All the People of our Parish Cluster SP Thursday HOLY DAY MASSES 7:15am † John Leaman by Joe & Deb Johnston SJ 8:30 am † Jane Anderson by Ceil Nelson SB 9:00 am Eucharistic Adoration until 4:00 pm SB Friday 8:00 am † All Souls SP

Saturday 4:00 pm † Michalaskis Family ABVM 5:30 pm Pray the Rosary Before Mass SP 6:00 pm † Harriet Dullinger by Roger & Sharon Kaiser SP Sunday 7:30 am Pray the Rosary Before Mass SP 8:00 am All the People of our Parish Cluster SP 9:00 am Pray the Rosary before Mass SJ 9:30 am † Jim Henrich by Russ & Donna SJ 10:30 am Pray the Rosary before Mass SB 11:00 am † Jake McFaul by Lois Klay SB

SB-St. Boniface • SJ-St. Joseph • SP-St. Peter ABVM-Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Cluster Administrative Office www.sspbandj.org 827 E. LaSalle Avenue • Barron, WI 54812 Phone: 715-637-3255 Fax: 715-637-3252 Email: stjosephchurch@chibardun.net Email: stbonifacechetek@chibardun.net

Ministry Staff Fr. Bala Raju Policetty, Sacramental Minister…..715-292-8681 E-Mail………………………………………… . … bpolice@rediffmail.com Very Reverend John Gerritts …………………….Supervising Pastor Patty Gerber, Parish Director…………………………..715-642-2560 Email…………………………………………….pgerber4127@charter.net Office Staff Marsha Rheingans, Secretary/Bookkeeper Anne Stephens, Faith Formation Mindy Hamilton, Religious Education Coordinator

Sacraments Reconciliation: Father Bala will be present in the Confessional, for Reconciliation at all parishes, 30 minutes prior to all Masses, Tuesday-Saturday; and prior to Sunday Mass at St. Peter; and 9-10am on the1st Saturday of the month at St. Joseph. Reconciliation may also be received following most Masses or by appointment.

Anointing of the Sick: By appointment, please call parish office first. If an emergency, please call Father Bala Policetty directly.

Baptism: Please call the parish office to schedule. First time parents, please plan to attend a baptismal preparation session prior to your child’s baptism.

Marriage: Please make arrangements for marriage prep classes beginning six months before the wedding.

Homebound Communion Communion is given weekly to our cluster homebound parishioners. If you would like to be added to the list, please call the cluster office.

Pastoral Visits: Please contact Father Policetty if you or a loved one would like to be visited.

Weekly Sacrificial Giving

Adult Loose Special Total

ABVM $ $ $ $

STB $ $ $ $

STJ $ $ $ $

STP $ $ $ $

Thank you! for your

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TUES

6pm 6 :45pm

Mass, STP Cluster Choir Practice for Advent/Christmas, STP

THURS

7:15am 8:30am 9am

Mass, STJ Mass, STB Eucharistic Adoration, STB

P R A Y E R & F A I T H F O R M A T I O N RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR

ORDINARY MOMENTS It was many years ago, but I remember it as if it was yester-day. Before most good basketball players left college early for the NBA draft, the Duke Blue Devils won back-to-back championships in men's basketball. The morning after the second championship, I drove to the campus bookstore in order to be one of the first to purchase commemorative T-shirts: one for me and several more for my parents and wife. A crowd was at the door of the store when I arrived, long before it was open for business. When I finally walked inside, I looked around and saw one shirt in particular I liked. I walked over to it, and as I got close to reaching out to pick it up, a little old lady literally ran into me, spun me around, grabbed the shirt, and shrieked, "It's mine!" As if there was only one shirt in the entire store! Neither of us were entitled to that shirt. In fact, we aren't entitled to much in this life. Rather than searching to get what we think we deserve or trying to beat out others for a better position in this world, our God calls us to focus on helping others to experience the many gifts available to them in this life. We are called to serve instead of be served. Our mission is to sacrifice ourselves and what we desire on this earth for the Kingdom of God. If we are willing to essentially assault someone to get to a T-shirt, what will we do when the stakes are higher? After my initial shock, I wasn't really angry with that lady at Duke. After all, I would like to think that if she simply asked me for it I would have

WED

7:15am 8am 4pm 6pm

Mass, STJ Eucharistic Adoration, STJ Mass, ABVM Mass, St. Peter

Attitude of Gratitude

Every week, parishioners and employees of our parishes go over and beyond to make our Catholic Parish Cluster something special! Please contact the parish office if you would like to add someone to this recognition list!

Thank you to all of you who baked cookies for the

community “Gathering of Hope” in Barron. It was greatly appreciated for that evening. All left-overs were then delivered to the officers and volunteers working to assist in the search for Jayme Closs.

‘CALLING’ all parishioners of our cluster family!

Please consider sharing your ‘LOVE’ and…

PACK A SHOEBOX! Imagine being 6 years old, living in a less developed country/community, and being given your first Christmas gift ever! Accompanying the gift is this message, “You have been sent this gift from someone in the United States, who loves God so much and is loved by God so much, that they wanted to share His Word with you!” Wouldn’t you be excited? Wouldn’t you want to hear more about our Lord?

WHAT IS A SHOEBOX GIFT? A shoebox gift is a collection of items, specifically for a boy or girl in an age range that you pack and pray for. The gifts are then collected and sent across the world with the Word of God. Children receive these gifts along with introductory lessons about our Savior, Jesus Christ.

CLUSTER GOAL! PACK OVER 100 BOXES! Shoeboxes and labels are available at the back of church. Please ONLY TAKE A BOX, IF YOU PLAN TO PACK A BOX AND DROP IT OFF WITHIN OUR CLUSTER. Anyone who wishes to help in another way, may 1) Make a monetary donation of $7 (envelopes on display at back of church), to help pay for overseas ship-ping and the 12-lesson discipleship program that is giv-en to the children receiving the boxes; or 2) DONATE SOME ITEMS TO GO INTO A BOX, and our high school students will pack the box. Thank you!

PRAYER FOR STRENGTH AND FAITH: I pray, Dear Lord, see me through these hard times. In these troubling times, I am filled with unspeakable fears. I reach out my hand to you now, and ask you to walk besides me. Please guide me. Please help me hold on strong through the trials and storms. Help me hold on to my faith, in even the darkest hour. Show me Your way. Amen

FRI

8am

Mass, STP

SUN

8am 9:30am 10:30am

11am

Mass, STP Mass, STJ STJ Ladies Guild Meeting Mass, STB

SAT

9-10 4pm 6pm

Confessions, STJ Mass, ABVM Mass, STP

P R A Y E R S & P R A Y E R F U L O P P O R T U N I T I E S

Please Pray For: All of our cluster parishioners in hospitals, at home and in the nursing

homes & for those in the Armed Forces. Especially for: Adeline Tadel, Laura Johanson, Jackie Brohman, Ida Nevin, Declan Fisher, Judy Lentz, Joan Krug, Josie Romanowski, Joyce Trotter, Dale Jakel, Dc. Cullen, Mary & Bill Bell, H. B., Darlene Townsend, Dc. Jim and Barb Dennis, Diane DeMars, Judy Graf, Nancy Kukla, Jo Ann Lundequam, Sandy Garr, Marie Greenbush, Larry Toufar, Pam Luethi, Jim Haas, Doug Rutledge, Joan Fostvedt, Judi Peltier, Joe Puziewicz, Norma Licht, Joel Rivera, Carye Marach, Verna Kisling, Pat Lutz, Sharon Burch, Jim Purfeerst, Marvin Romanowski , Phil Linehan , Emily Ranisate & Allen Klingelhoets. To be added or removed, please contact the parish office.

PRAYER for PRIESTS: O Jesus, I pray for Your faithful and fervent priests; for Your unfaithful and tepid priests; for Your priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mis-sion fields; for Your tempted priests; for Your lonely and desolate priests; for Your young priests; for Your dying priests; for the souls of Your priests in purgatory. But above all, I recommend to You the priests dearest to me; the priest who baptized me; the priests who absolved me from my sins; the priests at whose Masses I assisted and who gave me Your Body and Blood in Holy Communion; the priests who taught and instructed me; all the priests to whom I am indebted in any other way. O Jesus, keep them all close to Your heart, and bless them abundantly in

OUR CLUSTER HOLY DAY MASSES:

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31ST 4:00PM @ ABVM, STRICKLAND

6:00PM @ ST. PETER, CAMERON

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST 7:15AM @ ST. JOSEPH, BARRON

8:30AM @ ST. BONIFACE, CHETEK We will begin with Rosary starting at 8:30am @

St. Boniface followed by Mass.

ALL SOUL’S DAY MASS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER, 2nd

8:00AM @ ST. PETER, CAMERON

W I T H S Y M P A T H Y

Please remember in your prayers our parish family members who have died and those who mourn

them. May they be raised with Christ into Glory:

JOE ZMRAZEK

Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them, may their souls and

all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Family & Friends are invited to join Shirley & Francis Richter for their 60th Wedding

Anniversary Celebration at St. Joseph on November 3rd from 1pm-5pm.

C L U S T E R N E W S

LADIES DAY & NIGHT OUT! Saturday, November 10th

Calling all ladies of our parish cluster and friends! Make it a day for yourself, consider it your day of ‘calm’ before the ‘storm’ of the holi-days come our way... Come and join us! $50 includes concert & transportation! We will travel via coach bus to MN for some shopping & pampering during the day, and then enjoy some dining and a BIG DADDY WEAVE concert at night. Bus will depart at noon from St. Peters. Take advantage of this day to let go of all the stresses, to-do’s and

tasks of your life, and come and enjoy some fellowship, fun, relaxation and top-notch Christian entertainment with girlfriends of faith!! Reserve your spot by calling our administrative office at 715-637-3255.

NO Tricks, just TREATS! The communities of Barron and Chetek are invited to stop in at St. Joseph or St. Boniface on Halloween evening, from 4:30-7pm for some treats distributed by Bible Heroes. Youth can meet Daniel, who escaped the Lions or David or conquered a giant and other Bible heroes. Treats will be distributed along with cookies & hot cocoa for everyone!

ST. BONIFACE CCW - OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS BAZAAR

Mark you calendars for Saturday, December 1st The GENERAL STORE will be back again at the bazaar: Suggested donations for the store could include gifts for care givers, teachers, sitters, hostess gifts, little thank you gifts for those that help to make our lives better and happier, etc. Sug-

gested items could include handmade mittens, scarfs, table runners, cloth wine bot-tle gift bags, purses, jewelry, etc. Scan your imagination for ideas! These items can

be left in the entry way of the church in a designated container.

St. Joseph Ladies Guild Christmas Bazaar—December 7th * The St. Joseph Ladies Guild Christmas Bazaar will be held Friday, December 7th. 11am-1pm * We need items for “Christmas Past”. Please drop them off in the church basement. * Raffle ~ We need a few more items for our Raffle. You may drop those items off in the Church basement also. Please mark your donated items “Raffle”. Thank you. If you have any questions, please call Mary Haas 715-

St. Joseph will be hosting a

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14, 6PM

fundraiser Extended date! Since all orders ship immediately when placed, the Pampered Chef fundraiser for St. Boniface PCCW is remaining open! Get your needed baking items, or begin your Christmas shopping by visiting: https:// pamperedchef.com/party/stboniface Contact Sandy Plummer 715-237-2233 for assistance!