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JANUARY 13TH,
2008
BAPTISM OF THE LORD
Parish Web Site- www.superiorcathedral.org
Superior Diocese Web
Site- www.catholicdos.org
In the event of an Emergency after Business Hours call Fr.
Dan at 392-3544
MASS INTENTIONS
- Liz Schmidt
TUESDAY, January 15,
2008
- Rita LaVenture
& Family
WEDNESDAY, January 16, 2008
- Family
THURSDAY, January 17,
2008
- Kathy Thompson
FRIDAY, January 18,
2008
- John &
LaVonne Hammerbeck
WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE
- Pat Certano
& Family
Baptism after the 4:30
Mass:
Reese Katherine Nicklin
- Bernice Olenski
& Family
10:30 A.M. – Spiritual & Temporal Welfare
of
Cathedral Parishioners
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SANCTUARY CANDLE
for the week of January 13th:
Will burn for the Intentions of
Brian McCarthy
By Bernice Olenski
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In loving memory of … Marion Daigle; Margaret Sislo (sister of parishioner Leone Lach);
Bernice Pedziwiatr (mother of parishioner Lenora DePyper). May they
be granted eternal rest and may the Lord’s peace and comfort be with their
families and loved ones.
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VOCATIONS…In baptism
we have become children of God. We are
called to live a life of holiness. Am I
being called to live that life as a priest or religious? (Isaiah 42:1-4,6-7)
Sunday: Is
42:1-4,6-7/Acts 10:34-38/Mt 3:13-17
Monday: 1 Sm 1:1-8/Mk 1:14-20
Tuesday: 1 Sm 1:9-20/Mk 1:21-28
Wednesday: 1 Sm 3:1-10,19-20/Mk
1:29-39
Thursday: 1
Sm 4:1-11/Mk 1:40-45
Friday: 1 Sm 8:4-7,10-22/Mk 2:1-12
Saturday: 1 Sm 9:1-4,17-19; 10:1/Mk 2:13-17
Next Sunday: Is
49:3,5-6/1 Cor 1:1-3/Jn
1:29-34
CATHEDRAL CHURCH CALENDAR
Sun. Jan.
Tues. Jan. 15 – 7:00 PM Parish Council Meeting at the Parish Office.
Thurs. Jan.
– 7:00 PM Bible Study
in Kress Hall.
Fri. Jan.
18 –
Sat/Sun. Jan. 19/20 - Food Collection Weekend
- Coffee &
Rolls after the 8:30 & 10:30 Masses.
Sun. Jan. 20 - 4:00 PM Ecumenical
Prayer Service for Christian Unity w/Social
to follow.
MINISTRIES
PRAYER MINISTRY
There are
people in the parish willing to share your needs and prayers. Please call 392-3083 if you or a loved one is
in need.
LITURGICAL
ROLES for January 19 & 20
MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION:
8:30 Barb
& Greg Guenard, Betty Peterson, Louise Pope,
Irena Raihala, Mary Lou Reger
10:30 Lucy
Bishop, Don Carlson, Mary Davis-Heikkila, Sandy &
Tom Henning, Kent Phillips, Liz Schmidt
READERS: CANTORS:
SERVERS:
USHERS:
Sherry Mackiewicz
Bill Goligoski
George Peterson
Jim Bleskan
Eugene Bayiha
Mary Lou Spicer
Jim Cirilli
Emil Osacho
Jim Ronchak
GREETERS:
Penny Johnson (SE)
Terry Mikel (MW)
Valerie Pavlatos (MC)
Need One (ME)
Ro & Phil Birch (SE)
Jean Biver (MW)
Barb Guenard (MC)
Greg Guenard (ME)
10:30 Dick
& Cynthia Berthiaume (SW)
Jewell
Rankila & Alice Stack (SE)
Doris Shisler (MW)
Ken Smull (MC)
Phyllis Smull (ME)
STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE
Our Baptism like the Lord’s, is a consecration to service. The bishops’ pastoral on stewardship reminds
us that “… there is a fundamental obligation arising from the sacrament of
baptism that people place their gifts, their resources – their selves – at
God’s service in and through the Church.”
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FINANCIAL
CONTRIBUTIONS: For Jan. 5 & 6…243 Envelope Users (204
last week) contributed $8,401.00 in the Regular Collection, $468.57 in the
Loose Collection, $44.93 in the Teen/Children’s Collection & $1,759.00 in
the Fr. Schak Collection. Thank
you!
THANKS
The Parish was richly blessed with the offerings for
Christmas and End-of-the-Year contributions.
Because of your generosity we were able to pay our annual liability and
property insurance which amounted to nearly $19,000. Also, we caught up on other necessary repairs
and maintenance items. We are also
grateful for your Flower Memorials for Christmas which added to the beauty of
the Cathedral in the Christmas Season.
May your generous Stewardship of Treasure continue throughout the New
Year of 2008.
January through June are heavy with
expenses. “Give as the Lord has given to
you.”
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
With Vatican Council II’s Decree on Ecumenism in 1964 that called “prayer” the “soul of the
ecumenical movement,” the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity coalesced into a
world wide observance that would focus on the shared experience of all
Christians rather than on their differences.
This year theme and text is, “That they all be one…that the world may
believe.” (John 17:21)
This year on January 19/20 Pastor Bill Wilson, of
As Fr. James Loughran said recently, “the
reality is this: For Christians the call to prayer supersedes division. Prayer
is worship of God, not of position papers.
Prayer often gets us to cool down and helps us to remember that our theological
adversary is still, above all, a brother or sister in Christ. That’s the beginning of a conversion of
heart. Our passion for the truth of our
convictions is tempered by the commandment to love one another. This love is most directly symbolized in praying
together. That’s what the Week of Prayer
for Christian Unity is all about!” For
human beings this is impossible, but for God “all things are possible.” (Matt. 19:23-26)
CAR FOR
A 2002 Mercury Sable with approximately 70,000 miles, in good
exterior and interior condition. Asking price $7,500.00.
Contact Fr. Dan at the Church Office: 392-8511.
NATIONAL VOCATION AWARENESS WEEK
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord marks Jesus’ initiation into public
ministry. At his baptism Jesus is named
the Beloved Son of God. With this
celebration we recommit ourselves to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. Initiated through our baptism we too are the Beloved of God, commissioned to proclaim
Good News with our lives.
The observance of National
Vocation Awareness Week (NVAW) began in 1976 when the National Conference
of Catholic Bishops designated the 28th Sunday of the year as the
beginning of NVAW. In 1997 this celebration was moved to
coincide with the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.
National Coalition for Church Vocations promotes all Catholic Church
vocations (priesthood, religious life, diaconate, lay ministry). By fostering a culture of vocations, the
Church is strengthened in its universal call to holiness.
PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
God of Love,
You call us to live in your love
through the grace of our baptism.
Bless us with the courage
to carry out the mission of Jesus.
Grant us open and generous hearts
to see the needs of others
and to respond with compassion.
May the Church be blest with women
and men
who are dedicated to you through
marriage,
the single life, the diaconate,
priesthood,
and the consecrated life.
It is in Christ and through Christ
that we offer ourselves to you now and
forever. Amen.
THANK YOU FROM
GRANDMOTHERS FOR PEACE
To
the Staff & Parishioners of Cathedral of Christ the King,
Thank
you so much for assisting in our 2007 Grandmothers for
Sincerely,
Dorothy
Wolden
Toy
Drive Co-chair
Grandmothers
for Peace Northland Chapter
WEEKLY MEDITATION
Baptism of the Lord
Many years ago, I knew a priest in the Twin
Cities who told me about his experience in the confessional. He said that he
was the confessor for an elderly woman who would come to him each week and
kneel in the dark and confess her sins. He said that each time he was
embarrassed because of her holiness and because of his own sinfulness. He was
able to recognize the Christ within her and in the experience found a personal
call to live a holier life.
In our day to day lives we may have many
opportunities to encounter Christ. But, often, those opportunities pass us by
and we fail to see Him as He stands before us. We fail to recognize Him.
In the gospel reading for this Sunday, we
are given a portion of one of the accounts of the baptism of Jesus by his
cousin John the Baptist. John has been preaching that someone will come along
who is the Messiah. On that particular day, when his cousin, a little known
carpenter from some insignificant little village, comes along, he recognizes
him as the One. John reacts as, I think, we all would in the presence of the
Holy One. He is embarrassed. He is flustered. He feels that it is Jesus who
should baptize him. However, he is called to serve Jesus by performing this
simple act of pouring water over his head and calling him to repent.
My priest friend could have walked away from
the confessional each week having heard the confession of an old woman and
thought nothing further of it. What made the experience unique was that, like
the Baptist was able to recognize the presence of the divine in an unexpected
place; in someone who might otherwise be considered insignificant.
In my life, I have had the honor of meeting
people who strike me with awe. When I am in their presence, I know that I am in
the presence of the Christ who calls me to serve him in them. They are not the great nor the powerful of this world or even of this
city. They are not the doers of great deeds nor even
of charitable deeds. They are not even the pious. They are the poor. They are
suffering. They are the marginalized. They ask nothing and have nothing to
offer in return for my kindness. I do know that each time I encounter them I
know I am in the presence of the One who calls me to serve Him. I do not have
to cross great oceans to seek them out for they live right here among us. You
will see them in church this weekend. You will pass them on the street this
coming week. You will meet them in your place of work. These people in whom the
Christ who calls us to service is found come into our lives every day. When we
fail to recognize the needing Jesus within them, we fail to serve Him.
In this day and age when so many people
wonder where they may encounter the divine, we would do well to follow the
example of John who was open to recognize Jesus and to offer him service.
Peace and
Blessing.
Deacon
Arthur Gil de Lamadrid
Question for Children: If
someone were to ask you, “who is Jesus?” how would you
answer?
Question for Youth: “This
is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” This is what God said when Jesus was
baptized, and what God says about each of us, son and daughters of God, as we
are baptized. How can you more fully
embrace your baptism?
Question for Adults: Today’s
readings lead to a core question: As you follow God and do what he wants, how
do you experience his loving words: “You are my own. My favor is upon you.”?
GENERATIONS OF FAITH
Our Next Festival
“We Believe In Jesus’ Death and
Resurrection”
Sunday, February 3rd –
Monday, February 4th –
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ CHAPTER 8 IN
THE CATECHISM
THANK YOU: The Noah’s
CONFIRMATION
Class: Today, Sunday, January 13th
City-Wide Confirmation Retreat
January 19th & 20th
FIRST COMMUNION
Looking
ahead---
Parent/Child Meeting II
Sunday, January 27th
Or
Tuesday, January 29th
(All sessions in Kress Hall)
TONS – TEENS ONLY NIGHT-S
Tonight, Sunday, January 13th
Movie & Popcorn
“Silver Wolf”
Many thanks
to our TON’s young people and their guests for a
great Game Night and bringing their favorite games! Special thanks to the Wojciechowski’s,
God
bless! See you at the movies in Kress
Hall!
Mary Jo & Diann
RCIA
RCIA for the City of
What is the
RCIA Rite of Welcoming?
The Rite of
Welcoming is for inquirers who are ready to publicly declare their intention to
journey toward full communion with the Catholic Church. At this rite,
they are asked if they are ready to listen to the apostles' instruction, gather
with the worshipping community in prayer, and join that community in the love
and service of others. They are signed with the Cross to show that they
belong to Christ.
This week's
RCIA session at Holy Assumption Parish will focus on Love and Respect in the
Family. Classes begin at
CATHEDRAL NEWS
BAPTISM PREPARATION: Sunday, January 13th
For those preparing
for the birth of their child – or for children who have not received the
Sacrament of Baptism . . . Class will be held today, Sunday, January
13th from
BIBLE STUDY SERIES CONTINUING
– Thursday evening at
THE LIGHT WEIGH IS COMING TO
CATHEDRAL
Are you tired of
constantly struggling with your weight?
Tired of following diets like they were religion? Consider giving God a chance to touch your
heart, your life, and your eating. A
Light Weigh orientation will be held on Thursday, January 17th at
MARRIAGE PREPARATION PROGRAM
will take place on Friday February 22nd and Saturday, February 23rd
at the
CATHEDRAL SCHOOL NEWS
SCRIP will be available at the Cathedral School Office Monday –
Friday from
COMMUNITY NEWS
SOCIETY OF
“I have
grasped you by the hand.” Isaiah 42:6
When we
meet with those in need we invite them to join hands with us in prayer, usually
including the Our Father. We invite you
to pray an Our Father for us this week and especially for those whom we
serve. Join us at our next meeting on
Tuesday, January 15 at
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS
The
Catholic Daughters of the
NORTHLAND FAMILY
PROGRAMS
Northland
Family Programs is offering a Free Introductory Session of Fertility CareTM, a natural
and effective family planning method.
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Please join us on Wednesday, January 16th at
ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT
GROUP FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS
Date & Time:
Wednesday, January 16,
Superior
Public Library
Topic:
General discussion with the opportunity to ask questions and share
concerns. Jayne Petrich
from the Alzheimer’s Association will be at this meeting.
BENEFIT FOR MARY
(DZIKONSKI) SUTTON
A Spaghetti
Dinner Benefit for Mary is planned at St. Anthony Church Hall,