CATHEDRAL OF CHRIST THE KING  1410 Baxter Avenue, Superior WI 54880 Phone (715) 392-8511 - Fax (715) 392-3457

FEBRUARY 17^th, 2008

SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT

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

MONDAY, February 18, 2008

8:30 A.M. – Deceased members of the Fisher family

- Loretta Fisher

TUESDAY, February 19, 2008

8:30 A.M. – Leandro Penaloza-M

- Luz Lao

WEDNESDAY, February 20, 2008

8:30 A.M. – Betty Kendall-M

- Bernice Olenski

THURSDAY, February 21, 2008

8:30 A.M. – Albina Fanning-M

- Rosanne Schulz

FRIDAY, February 22, 2008

8:30 A.M. – Annette Tribbey-M

- Bob & Dolores Bennett

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, February 23, 2008

4:30 P.M. – Paul Cossalter-M

- Therese Bebak

SUNDAY, February 24, 2008

8:30 A.M. – Spiritual & Temporal Welfare of

Cathedral Parishioners

10:30 A.M. – Austin & Margaret Grover-M

- Estate

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SANCTUARY CANDLE for the week of February 17^th:

Will burn in memory of Joseph & Mary White

By niece, Chantel Kapiton

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VOCATIONS…The Lord called Abraham to be the progenitor of the mighty nation of God’s people. This kind of spiritual parenthood is a fulfilling calling. Encourage those you know who have the gifts to be holy, healthy, celibate lover’s of God’s people. (Genesis 12:1-4)

Readings for the Week of February 17^th:

Sunday: Gn 12:1-4a/2 Tm 1:8b-10/Mt 17:1-9

Monday: Dn 9:4b-10/Lk 6:36-38

Tuesday: Is 1:1-10,16-20/ Mt 23:1-12

Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20/Mt 20:17-28

Thursday: Jer 17: 5-10 / Lk 16: 19-31

Friday: 1 Pt 5: 1-4 / Mt 16: 13-19

Saturday: Mi 7:14-15,18-20/Lk 15:1-3,11-32

Next Sunday: Ex 17:3-7/Rom 5:1-2,5-8/Jn 4:5-42 or 4:5-15,19b-26,39a,40-42

CATHEDRAL CHURCH CALENDAR

Sun. Feb. 17– Coffee & Rolls after the 8:30 & 10:30 Masses – Retirement Reception for Gloria West.

Sun. Feb. 17 –6:00 PM 1^st Comm. Parent/Child Mtg KH

Tues. Feb. 19 –6:00 PM 1^st Comm. Parent/Child Mtg KH

Thurs. Feb. 21– 6:00 PM Fr. Vosko Talk & Tour of Church

Tues. Feb. 26 – 2:00 PM Parish Visitors Meeting at Liz Schmidt’s home.

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 February 23 & 24

MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION:

4:30 Angela Booth, Bob Kresky, Terry Mikel, Pat Schmolke,

8:30 Lenora DePyper, Brendan Fouts, Barb & Greg Guenard, Betty Peterson, Mary Lou Reger

10:30 Lucy Bishop, Don Carlson, Mary Davis-Heikkila, Sandy & Tom Henning, Jennifer Jubenville, Alice Stack

READERS: CANTORS:

4:30 Kay Gustafson Marcia, Deb & Dar

8:30 Ro Birch Mary P.

10:30 Tom Henning Jay

SERVERS:

4:30 Brandon Gustafson

8:30 Neil Baltes

10:30 Sara Gomez-Maier

USHERS:

4:30 Joe Mackiewicz (Lead)

Sherry Mackiewicz

Terry Mikel

Lenny Rouse

8:30 Bob Ahlborg (Lead)

Jim Bleskan

Stan Semborski

Tom Tracy

10:30 Bob Bennett (Lead)

Kent Phillips

Max Phillips

Alex Wizbicki

GREETERS:

4:30 Bob Kresky (SW)

Shirley O’Hara (SE)

Mary Paquette (MW)

Irene Peterson (MC)

Valerie Pavlatos (ME)

8:30 Ro & Phil Birch (SW)

John & Pat Davy (SE)

Barb Guenard (MW)

Greg Guenard (MC)

Jean Biver (ME)

10:30 Alice Stack & Denise Osterholm (SW)

Joan Sweeney & Betty Stilwell (SE)

Doris Shisler (MW)

Ken Smull (MC)

Phyllis Smull (ME)

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

“Bear your share of the hardship which the gospel entails,” St. Paul Tells Timothy in today’s second reading. What sacrifice is asked of me for the sake of the Gospel? How willing am I to bear my share?

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FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS: For Feb. 9 & 10…187 Envelope Users (241 last week) contributed $6,923.00 in the Regular Collection, $532.07 in the Loose Collection, $14.45 in the Teen/Children’s Collection & $1,573.00 in the Black & Indian Mission Collection. Thank you!

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

LETTER FROM FR. JOHN SCHAK, SJ

February 12, 2008

Dear Fr. Dan,

I have been going down hill for the last several months.  I don’t know exactly when I began to notice it, but sometime after Holy Week last year.  Sort of a chronic lack of energy unable to keep up with all the pastoral chores that I seemed to think nobody else could do.  Pride cometh before the fall.  One always thought that tomorrow would be better.  It wasn´t.  July and August I was just barely dragging myself to fulfill some of the minimal pastoral attention but determined to do it.  That was the downfall. 

The days off didn’t restore strength.  It was evident that it would take a couple weeks.  So looking at the calendar, I set a date.  September, November and December are very busy months here and I had two one week retreats scheduled for January 7 to 22.  I figured I could drag myself to the finish line.  On the 23^rd I would get a thorough medical checkup and go into hibernation if necessary.  It didn´t quite turn out that way. 

Forcing me to keep going when I should have known better was brewing up a big storm.  I survived September, November, December and almost the two retreats.  I had a marvellous group of laypeople to help direct the retreats.  They pulled it off.  The last two days of the second retreat, I was limited to celebrate Mass.  That very evening of the 22^nd when we finished retreat, I went to the doctor.  He is very familiar with my clinical history, ordered an analysis for early morning and a chest X-ray and said that if the tests came out as bad as I looked, he would have to put me in the hospital. That happened but it was an understatement. 

The results were so bad that he consulted with a couple specialists and they said I should go into intensive care NOW.   I was there 7 days then sent to a room.  A day later the doctor said things seemed to be under control.  He said I could go back to the parish for convalescence under certain conditions.  The basic conditions were that we set up an oxygen supply at the house, follow a strict diet, continue repose and have someone come daily to control the progress and DON´T have relapse.  Come back here for a checkup in 7 days, unless something goes haywire.  In that case, come in quick.  So here I am participating in Lent.  Following the example you set a couple years ago recovering from your operation.  I did not preside any of the Ash Wednesday services though I participated passively at one of the Masses.

Having forced me off the playing field, the Lord had a chance to show me how I was playing, and to show me what’s important and what is really important.  During most of the year, being determined to attend the minimum essentials of pastoral ministry, I had wasted the little energy I had.  Alas, many details were not that essential and I couldn’t keep up with them anyway.  I was so tensed up trying to do what I couldn’t that it kept me from doing important things I could have done like writing notes to Superior.  So, all in all, the experience has done me a lot of good and the Lord opened my eyes to the fact of how limited one is plus the folly of getting so tensed up trying to do non essentials which I couldn’t handle anyway while neglecting important things I could have done.  Anyway, it seems that the sinking ship will be back afloat.

Hello to the group who get together for supper once a week.

In the Sacred Heart,           Fr John Schak

FR. RICHARD VOSKO: “God’s House Is Our House”

Fr. Vosko, who redesigned the Cathedral of Christ the King and has won an award from the Catholic Association of the United States and Canada for his book, God’s House Is Our House”, will give a talk and tour on Thursday, February 21^st at 6:00 PM here at Cathedral.

P.S. Our regular Lenten Faith Enrichment (prayer, soup & talk) is cancelled for this evening.

BEQUEST FROM CATHERINE BARRETT’S ESTATE

Sincere thanks for the $1000.00 bequest from Catherine Barrett’s Estate to the Cathedral - $500 for the Organ Fund, $500 for regular Church expenses. Please remember Catherine in your Masses and prayers.

CAR FOR SALE FROM THE ESTATE OF FR. EDWARD CYZ

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.

CATHOLIC HERALD

February is Catholic Press Month. The Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada supports diocesan newspapers saying that they “light the fire of faith that warms hearts to action for the good of all.”

The Catholic Herald, your official newspaper of the Diocese of Superior, welcomes your support of its mission to provide objective and current information about the church, both worldwide and local, and events that reflect the life and activities of Catholics in northwestern Wisconsin.

Your diocesan publication is edited especially keeping in mind its readers in the 16 counties that make up the Superior Diocese. There are local stories about parishes and their members as well as stories of national and international importance. Because of the Catholic Herald, diocesan members can better understand the needs of their sisters and brothers around the world.

Catholic readers can learn more about their faith and have a reliable source of information about their church and faith by reading the Catholic Herald.

All this and columns and news of the diocese’s new shepherd, Bishop Peter F. Christensen, appear regularly in the Catholic Herald.

(The cost per year for the Catholic Herald is $20. There is a special envelope in your Jan/Feb packets. We hope you support our Diocesan Newspaper.)

THE ROSE ENSEMBLE

The Rose Ensemble Candlelight Concert – The Secret Society of Notre Dame De Paris. Scandal, satire, pilgrimage and politics: Enter Paris at a time when monks were scholars, fierce social commentators and composers of a dramatically different kind of music. From the scholars’ quarter of Notre Dame came the rhythmically complex, organic harmonies of a new style said to be directly influenced by the syncopated hammering of construction on the Cathedral of Notre Dame. In this ethereal concert by candlelight, The Rose Ensemble captures the medieval world of the great cathedral. The concert will be held on Friday, February 29^th at 7:30 PM here at Cathedral of Christ the King. (Pre-concert presentation at 6:30 PM) Tickets: $23 ($15 seniors)

Buy 2 or more tickets, and receive an extra ticket free!

WEEKLY MEDITATION

2^ND SUNDAY OF LENT

Gospel: Matt. 17:1-9

“A voice from the cloud said, ‘This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased, listen to him.’” Jesus in his public ministry says to his disciples: “Come, learn from me; come, follow in my footsteps… live on in my love.” The season of Lent is about change: metanoia/conversion of heart. The prophet Joel said, “Come back to the Lord with your whole heart.” Fr. Wilfred Theisen, OSB, says in his commentary: “The change Jesus is constantly advocating is a change in our identity. In a way we can say Jesus is guilty of identity theft, since that is what his intention is. Jesus wants to steal our identity.” In a way, St. Paul himself testifies at the end of his life: “It is no longer I, but Christ who lives in me.” (Gal 2:20)

Fr. Theisen asks, “What identity does Jesus want to give us? First of all, we are to identify ourselves as children of Abraham… Abraham’s faith set him apart from his countrymen. Our faith must set us apart from a secular society whose final destiny is expressed often in: the godlessness, consumerism, addictions, greed, self-centeredness, etc.” Secondly, another part of our identity is that we are gospel people – as St. Paul wrote Timothy “to accept hardship for the sake of the gospel. Living for the sake of the Gospel should set us on fire – spread it the way a fire rages through a forest.

How do we develop as children of Abraham and as a gospel people? Through our Lenten discipline of prayer, fasting, and works of charity, we keep our eyes fixed on Jesus. Putting Jesus first in our daily life will bring about radical change – in the heart, mind, and soul. We gradually assume, by God’s grace, the likeness (identity) of Christ. The cross of ashes marked us (first and foremost at our Baptism) as disciples of Christ-followers of the Way. Do we bear that cross devotedly, faithfully, religiously in our daily living – in our thoughts, words, and deeds?

Here is how I see ourselves as Christ-like: when I see a family lovingly and caringly minister to their father dying with cancer; when I see family daily ministering to their loved one in hospice – literally praying and preparing the sick one for their journey to eternal life; when I see our parish visitors take Communion to the shut-ins, visiting and assisting others in their needs; when I see the Cathedral school children and our parish teens make cards, gifts, and goodies for our seniors, the shut-ins and nursing homes; when I see parishioners invite a fellow parishioner to join their families for Christmas/Easter etc.; when I see our generosity to Fr. Schak and our Jesuit Partnership in Argentina etc.

We fulfill Mother Teresa’s exhortation “to do something beautiful for God each day” – it is best done when we act Christ-like. Remember Jesus is guilty of identity theft – He comes to dwell in me and you!

Fr. Dan

Question for Children: Share about a time when you felt especially close to God or Jesus.

Question for Youth: Have you ever had a “mountain top” experience where you felt exceptionally close to God? How was your life changed by that experience?

Question for Adults: Perhaps this reading calls us, not to cling, to the familiar, but to leave the comforts of the parish and reach out to the world around us. In your neighborhood or community, who is waiting to hear the Good News?

GENERATIONS OF FAITH

Our Next Festival

“We Believe In the Holy Spirit”

Sunday, March 2^nd – 12:00-3:00 PM or

Monday, March 3^rd – 5:30-8:30 PM

TON- Teens Only Night

Tonight, Sunday, Feb. 17^th

5:00 – 7:00 PM (Note Time Change)

Hosting a Church Tour with Paul Birch

Taize Prayer

Hot dogs! Smores! Cook out in our Parking Lot

Bring a friend!

We welcome young people from St. Anthony’s, St. Francis, Holy Assumption and St. William’s

~ Looking Ahead ~

Saturday, February 23^rd – 12:00 – 3:00 PM Kress Hall

Baking cookies for shut-ins & making gifts

Sunday, March 9^th

Visiting shut-ins (TBA)

Saturday, March 15^th

Annual Bread Sale for St. Vincent de Paul food baskets

CONFIRMATION

Confirmation Class:

Make-up Session from last Sunday –

Today, February 17^th

7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

Room 4

FIRST COMMUNION

Parent/Child Meeting III

Today, Sunday, February 17^th 6:00-7:30 PM

Or

Tuesday, February 19^th 6:00-7:30 PM

(All sessions in Kress Hall)

CATHEDRAL NEWS

MARRIAGE PREPARATION PROGRAM will take place on Friday February 22^nd and Saturday, February 23^rd at the Newman Center, Superior. All couples planning to be married in 2008 must complete the entire course. Registration is limited. Forms are available at the parish office. You must pre-register no later than Monday, February 18, 2008. THERE IS NO REGISTRATION AT THE DOOR.

CATHEDRAL SCHOOL NEWS

Our Annual Bake Sale at St. Anthony’s Fish Fry is every Friday through Lent. Come check it out!

We would like to thank everyone who came and participated in the Mardi Gras at Cathedral School. It is one of CHASA’s biggest events and it was a big hit!

Our Dessert Concert will be held Tuesday, Feb. 26 in Kress Hall at 6:30-8:00.

Kindergarten Round-Up Tuesday, March 4, 9:30-11:00 and 6:00-7:30. If you would like any information about this or our school, you can contact the main office at 392-2976.

SCRIP will be available at the Cathedral School Office Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Cathedral School saves Campbell Soup Labels, Box Tops for Education, Kemps & Land O Lakes Lids, Pop Tabs, Cancelled Postage Stamps and used Computer Ink Cartridges. Please drop off in the Parent Room (Rm. 100) located at the bottom of the Baxter Avenue stairs first floor. Thank you.

COMMUNITY NEWS

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

SPRING CLEANING

Do you have some time to help us in sorting and organizing donations?? Please leave a message for us and we will contact you. Join us at our next meeting on Tuesday, February 26 at the Catholic Charities Building, 1416 Cumming Ave. 394-6617.

MASS OF ANOINTING

A Mass of Anointing will be held at St. Francis Xavier Parish, 2316 E. 4^th Street, on Saturday, February 23^rd, at 10:30 AM. All are welcome! Mass will be followed by a social time in the parish hall.

CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS

The Catholic Daughters will meet on Thursday, February 21, at 12:30 PM at the Upper Deck. Bishop Fliss will be the featured speaker. There will be election of new CDA officers and the money from the Noah’s Ark Raffle will be presented to the principal of Cathedral School.

NORTHLAND FAMILY PROGRAMS

Northland Family Programs is offering a Free Introductory Session of Fertility CareTM, a natural and effective family planning method. Learn how to avoid or achieve pregnancy safely and naturally with a proven method that’s 98% effective! Please join us on Wednesday, Feb. 20^th at 7:00 PM at St. Mary’s Hospital – Superior. Pre-registration is required. 218-786-2378 or 1-800-842-0279.

ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS

Date: Wednesday, February 20

Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Superior Public Library -1530 Tower Avenue

Contact person: Amy MacKenzie 392-3300

LENTEN FISH DINNERS AT ST. ANTHONY’S

St. Anthony’s All You Can Eat Fish Dinners will be served each Friday of Lent through Friday, March 21^st in St. Anthony Parish Hall, 4315 E. 3^rd St. from 4:30-7:00 PM. The Parish Hall is handicapped accessible. The Menu is: Baked or Fried Fish, Mashed or Baked Potatoes, Cole Slaw, Vegetable, Rolls, Beverage & Dessert. Take Outs available. Adults - $8.00; Children (12 & under) - $4.00; Pre-schoolers – Free.

TRAVELER’S CHOICE BUS TRIP

Saturday, April 5^th - $64.00 per person

This Easter Season witness the epic without equal. “THE THORN” portrays the spiritual significance of the crown of thorns Jesus was forced to wear and his deep love that compelled Him to lay down His life for us. Glorious music, startling effects, amazingly real scenery, live animals, authentic costumes and a cast and choir of over 450 will bring this pageant to life for us. Join us as we travel to Arden Hills to see this impressive performance. We will be stopping on the way down for on your own lunch and on the way back for a quick dinner. Arriving home about 9pm.

Pick up locations and departure:

Superior Kmart – 9:45am

Kmart West Duluth – 10:00am

Cloquet Super One - 10:30am

If you have any questions call Jewell Rankila 392-8029 or Travelers Choice 1-800-737-9516. Please reserve your seat as soon as possible so we’ll know if we have enough interested people.