St. Mary ’ s Immaculate Conception Parish

December 30, 2018

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph 7176 Esker Road, Custer, WI 54423

Phone: 715-592-4330

Mass Intentions Sunday, December 30,

10:00 a.m. +Harlan & Rita Glodowski & Dennis

Przybylski by Ken, Denise, Katie, Kyle Glodowski

DECEMBER 31st, New Year’s Eve Vigil Mass

@ St. Mary’s I.C.

4:30 p.m. +Esther Rozek by Barb Herman

January 1st: @ Sacred Heart

9 a.m. + Lorraine Falkavage

by Lee, Debbie & Family

Wednesday, January 2,

8:15 a.m. +Wayne Raschka by Chet

Thursday, January 3, @ SH

7-8 a.m. Adoration 7:30-8:00a.m Confession

8:15 a.m. +Stanley & Della Klesmit

by Roger & Loretta Klesmit

First Friday, January 4,

7-8 a.m. Confession

8:15 a.m. +Keith & Ryan Krupka

by Krupka & Alfuth Families Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Silent Adoration until 3:00 p.m. Chaplet of Divine Mercy/Benediction

Saturday, January 5, @ SH

8:15 a.m. +Bernice Wroblewski by Wroblewski family

3:15 p.m. Confession

4:00 p.m. +Edmund Bruske by Ann Bruske

Sunday, January 6,

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph

8:00 a.m. @ SH 5-Year Anniversary couples

by Family Life Committee

10:00 a.m. Living & Deceased Members of

St. Mary’s I.C. Altar Society

Pastor—(715) 592-4221

Father Gregory Michaud sacredheartoffice@yahoo.com In case of emergency please call 906-282-2049

Fr. Michaud’s OFFICE HOURS

Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. —3:30 p.m.

Senior Priest in Residence Fr. Roy Witucki

Secretary-Donna Wierzba

stmary@wi-net.com

Bookkeeper-Diane Wysocki

stmaryicfinance@gmail.com

CCD Coordinator-Jessica Bielen

jwier319@gmail.com

Custodian-Jeanne Hintz

Maintenance/Grounds keeping-Kenny Rozek

CLERGY

PARISH STAFF

Parish Mission Statement St Mary’s Parish is a practicing Catholic Community

providing spiritual, social and educational opportunities for all God’s people that we may deepen our love of God

and one another through prayer and deed.

Weekly Financial Support DECEMBER 23, 2018

Total: $ 2684.25 Envelopes $ 2110.00

Offertory $ 284.25 Building Fund $ 90.00 Flowers $ 200.00 DECEMBER 24, 2018

Total: $ 922.00 Envelopes $ 515.00

Offertory $ 407.00

St. Mary’s I.C. is online! Stay up to date with upcoming

events, Mass changes, and read

the weekly bulletin. Check us out

www.stmaryscuster.com

ENVELOPES FOR

MONTHLY BUILDING

FUND DONATIONS

Envelopes for the

Ground Level Hall and

Church Renovations can be found

in your Parish Support envelopes.

This project is for current and future

generations of St. Mary’s I.C.

parishioners. Please be generous.

DONATIONS FOR CHRISTMAS FLOWERS Envelopes can be found in the entrances of Church. Please include your name and the name of the person you wish to donate in memory of. Thank you for your generosity.

Dear Family,

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Happy New Year!!!

I (and Harley, too) wish for each and every one of you and your

families for a truly Merry Christmas and a very joy filled New

Year.

We also want to extend to each of you who have shown so much

undeserved kindness and generosity (well, Harley deserves it )

a profound and heartfelt, THANK YOU!

You are all in my prayers each day!!! God bless and Mary keep

you in a very special way today and always.

Fr. Michaud and Harley

Coordinator of Religious Education Jessica Bielen jwier319@gmail.com

St. Mary’s I. C. Parish 2018-19 DIOCESAN ANNUAL APPEAL

PARISH GOAL: $18,070.00 We are at 57% for cards returned.

Please turn in your annual appeal pledge card this week! Drop it in the collection,

extra cards in the entrance of Church or mail it. We want to wrap this up before the New Year.

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE TURNED IN THEIR CARDS.

Please remember in your prayers:

Nora Miller, Valerie Stanczyk, Ruthie Pliska, Joan Feltz, Sam

Molski, Myron Soik, Jeff Pliska,

Pat Wierzba, Mary Zurawski,

Tom Schmenk, Bette Maslowski,

Margaret Elsenrath, Mary Kay

Maslowski, Gladys Lepak, Mike Wierzba,

Shirley Brozik, Julia Chodzinski, Jean

Marchel, Al & Brigid Pellatt

Please contact Father Michaud as soon as

possible should a loved one become ill and

need anointing. Otherwise, contact the parish

office to schedule a visit for a non-

emergency situation.

“St. Mary’s I.C.

Salvation Army Servers"

We will prepare and server dinner

for people in need at The Salvation

Army on the First Monday of

every month. We need groups of

3-4 people to volunteer. Please

consider donating your time for

the wonderful cause. NEED

SERVERS FOR MARCH

Information please contact Gina

Kempf at 920-540-7804

Religious Education: No CLASS December 30th

Special Thanks to our Religious Education families for making the baby blankets for Hooked on Love.

Our Mission is to provide an environment of learning,

giving and loving to enhance the fellowship and

growth of the women’s faith community of St. Mary’s

THANK YOU….to all who bought our key fobs, bracelets

and jars of soup or cookie mix. Some of the proceedings

will be used for our Chill Out project. God Bless you All

for supporting this Mission!

Women on a Mission will meet January 7th at 6 P.M.

for the Chill Out project and then take a field trip at 7.

Many hands will make the project more meaningful. Car

pooling is recommended. A great night for community. If

weather is bad, we will forego the field trip portion.

HOOKED ON LOVE THANK YOU to

everyone for being awesome in donating supplies

for our Advent project. Young mothers are grateful

for your love shown to them with donations of

much needed baby items. A large supply of items

were delivered to “First Choice” and Portage County Prenatal

Care Program to help support needy mothers and fathers. Thank

you for the extra effort to give them a joyful Christmas and a good

start on the New Year.

2019 CALENDARS…..A gift

for St. Mary’s I.C. Parishioners.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO PISARSKI FUNERAL HOMES,

703 Second St. Stevens Point and 2911 Plover Rd, Plover for donating the calendars.

2019 CHURCH SUPPORT ENVELOPES are located on the table in the entrance of the Church.

PLEASE pick up envelopes this week.

Your 2018 Church Support MUST be turned in to St.

Mary’s I.C. Collection by December 31st to be included in the

2018 tax report. ALL DONATIONS after December 31st will be

entered as 2019 contributions. Thank you.

Liturgical Appointments

SUNDAY, December 30 LECTOR Tom USHERS Roman & Nick SERVERS Cassie, Madison, Lindsay, Kaden EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Nora, Kate, Marie MONEY COUNTERS David, Rosemarie, Mike MUSICIANS Bob & Sandie

SUNDAY, December 31 LECTOR Jim USHERS Randy & Pat SERVERS VOLUNTEER EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Deb, VOLUNTEER MONEY COUNTERS LeRoy & Pat MUSICIANS Carolyn & Jacquie

SUNDAY, January 6 LECTOR Kirk USHERS Mike & Nick SERVERS Eddie, Julia, Vincent, Caly EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Lenny, Jane, Roman MONEY COUNTERS Kirk, Jacquie, LeRoy K MUSICIANS Jacquie & Carolyn

JANUARY BIRTHDAY’S wishing you Birthday Blessings!

1st-Bonnie Herek, 5th-Elsie Mansavage, 8th-Bette Britz,

9th-Joe Raschka & Ken Tepp, 10th-Liz Mocadlo, 12th-Elizabeth

Yarbrough, 14th-Marie Helminiak & Romona Huff,

17th-Kevin Zurawski, 23rd-Jennifer Churas, 28th-LeRoy Feltz &

Trevor Kluck, 30th-Tom Fields, 31st Julia Chodzinski

BUY SCRIP JANUARY 6th & 20th after Mass. Scrip is always available just a phone call away,

Shelly 715-592-3775. Thank you to everyone who purchases SCRIP

December Total Sales = $15,220.00 Total Profit = $616.40

Year End Total Jan-Dec Sales=$137,288.00 Total Profit=$5,489.03

St. Mary’s I.C. Cemetery

Starting January 1, 2019 cemetery plot pricing will be increased

to $500.00 per plot for active parish members and non-parish members will be charged $1000.00 per plot. Due to the increasing cost in upkeep and maintenance of the cemetery these increases are necessary. If you have further question or concerns, please feel free to contact the St. Mary’s Cemetery members: Dave Glodowski, Diane Wysocki, Bob Armatoski, Kenny Rozek

Sacred Heart & St. Mary’s I.C. Family Sledding Party and Chili Pot Luck! Thursday, January 31, 6–9 p.m. at Iverson Park. Bring your whole family – kids, grandkids, nieces & nephews! We reserved Iverson Park for exclusive use by Sacred Heart and St. Mary’s Parishes (not open to the public). This includes 2 toboggan runs, ice skating rink, snowboard hills, and sledding with a special sledding hill just for children 6 years and under. WHAT TO BRING: Your own sleds, ice skates and snowboards. Toboggans are provided for the toboggan run. Please bring a crock pot of chili or another dish, snack or dessert to pass. Bring your own beverages (alcohol is permitted at the park. No underage consumption allowed.) Sacred Heart and St. Mary’s will provide plates/bowls, utensils, chili toppings (shredded cheese, sour cream, onions, crackers), hot chocolate and lemonade. RSVP not required but appreciated as it helps us plan for food and set up: stmary@wi-net.com, or call the parish office. Volunteers will be appreciated for set up and clean up. Questions, please contact LouAnn Schulfer schulfer@wi-net.com (e-mail is preferred) or (715) 592-4472

GIVEN is a one-day retreat that fosters a deeper understanding of Marriage. It includes meaningful conversation, inspiring talks, and

music. Retreats will be held in Marshfield, Chippewa Falls and La Crosse. Dating, engaged and married couples are encouraged to

attend. To get more information and/or register visit diolc.org/marriage/marriage-enrichment/.

4th Annual Tanner Simonis Memorial 3D Archery Shoot. January 4th, 5-9 pm and January 5th 8 am -4 pm at the

Blackhawk Archery Range, 7840 Hwy Z, Polonia. Join us for good food, beverages, basket raffles, and fun for all ages and abilities.

Proceeds from the big ticket raffle will go to Sacred Heart School. For more information call Jeremy at 715-630-2286

Teaching the Way of Love Webinar, January 7th. Parents, do you want to help your children use their emotions the way God

intends? Would you like to know the role emotions play in a child's life? Learn how to teach your kids how to control their emotions.

This webinar will move beyond a discussion of feelings and reveal the beauty of God’s plan for emotional maturity. Register

https:// diolc.regfox.com/raise-them-well-emotional-maturity

A SPECIAL GIFT TO ALL MEMBERS OF

ST. MARY’S I.C. PARISH FAMILY

Please take home a copy of THE BIGGEST

LIE IN THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY

by Matthew Kelly A Must Read!!

Thank you to our anonymous donor.

St Bronislava. All-You-Can-Eat-Breakfast Sunday, Jan 6th, Serving 8:30 a.m.-Noon.

THANK YOU to all who helped

decorate the Church for Christmas

Season: Randy Maslowski, Dave

& Rosemarie Cieslewicz, Elsie

Mansavage, Denise Glodowski,

Bernard & Marlene Schulist,

Eunice Zwicki, Joe, Jessica, Braelyn, and

Clayton, Patrick Johnson, LeRoy & Pat

Wierzba. God Bless You All!!