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

APRIL 13, 2008

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

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, April 14, 2008

8:30 A.M. – Bernice Pedziwiatr-M

- The Pearson Family

TUESDAY, April 15, 2008

8:30 A.M. – Jack Becker-M

-His Family

WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2008

8:30 A.M. – Julie Ann Lugowski-AM

- Mr. & Mrs. Ben Lugowski

THURSDAY, April 17, 2008

8:30 A.M. – Anne Mizinski-M

- Kosciuszko Ladies Auxiliary

FRIDAY, April 18, 2008

8:30 A.M. – LaVerna Cleary Topak-M

- Carol Cleary

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, April 19, 2008

4:30 P.M. – Special Intention for Gabreal Wallace

- Hans

Baptism after the 4:30 Mass:

Owen Patrick Porter

SUNDAY, April 20, 2008

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

Cathedral Parishioners

10:30 A.M. – Felix Bouvine-M

- The Family

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SANCTUARY CANDLE for the week of April 13^th:

Will burn for the Health and Well-being of Tim Moder

By Jim & Joan Sweeney

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VOCATIONS…Traditionally on Good Shepherd Sunday we celebrate World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Today of all days, pray for an increase in vocations to priesthood, the diaconate, and religious life. Invite someone you know to consider a life of leadership in the church. (John 10: 1-10)

Readings for the Week of April 13^th:

Sunday: Acts 2:14a,36-41 / 1 Pt 2:20b-25 / Jn 10:1-10

Monday: Acts 11: 1-18 / Jn 10: 11-18

Tuesday: Acts 11: 19-26 / Jn 10: 22-30

Wednesday: Acts 12: 24-13: 5a / Jn 12: 44-50

Thursday: Acts 13: 13-25 / Jn 13: 16-20

Friday: Acts 13: 26-33 / Jn 14: 1-6

Saturday: Acts 13: 44-52 / Jn 14: 7-14

Next Sunday: Acts 6: 1-7 / 1 Pt 2: 4-9 / Jn 14: 1-12

CATHEDRAL CHURCH CALENDAR

Thurs. April 17 – 7:00 PM Bible Study in Kress Hall.

Fri. April 18 – 10:00 AM Bible Study in Kress Hall.

Sat. April 19 – 10:00 AM 1^st Communion Practice.

Sat/Sun April 20/21 – Fr. Schak Collection

– Food Collection Weekend

– Coffee & Rolls after the 8:30 & 10:30

Sun. April 20 – 1^st Communion at the 10:30 AM Mass.

– Honor UWS Graduates

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 April 19^th & 20^th

MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION:

4:30 Mary Jo Edge, Sherry Mackiwicz, Terry Mikel, George Peterson

8:30 Ro & Phil Birch, Lenora DePyper, Betty Peterson, Louise Pope, Mary Lou Reger

10:30 Helen Bachand, Don Carlson, Mary Davis-Heikkila, Diann Nelson, Kent Phillips, Jewell Rankila, Liz Schmidt

READERS: CANTORS:

4:30 Kay Gustafson Sandy

8:30 Ro Birch Paul

10:30 Andrea Dickenson Terry

SERVERS:

4:30 Levi Felton

8:30 Neil Baltes

10:30 Corrine Rozowski

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)

Bernie Reger

Jim Ronchak

Alex Wizbicki

GREETERS:

4:30 Bob Kresky (SW)

Shirley O’Hara (SE)

Mary Paquette (MW)

Irene Peterson (MC)

Valerie Pavlatos (ME)

8:30 Ken & Irena Raihala (SW)

Mary Lou Reger & Kate Anecki (SE)

Don Baltes (MW)

Janet Baltes (MC)

Edith Livingston (ME)

10:30 Joan Sweeney & Denise Osterholm (SW)

Gene & Barb Bergren (SE)

Pam Christiansen (MW)

Shari Bong (MC)

Jeff Bong (ME)

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

Jesus says, “I came that they may have life, and have it to the full.” Good stewards are grateful for the gift of life and joyfully share their abundance with others.

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FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS: For April 5^th & 6^th … 236 Envelope Users (236 last week) contributed $8,387.00 in the Regular Collection, $481.91in the Loose Collection, & $26.98 in the Teen/Children’s Collection. Thank you!

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS

APRIL 13, 2008

Today, Good Shepherd Sunday, is a special celebration of World Day of Prayer for Vocations. The world-wide Church honors all Christian vocations. We are called by name and offered a special gift of a Christian vocation. We pray that we are open to God’s call and ready to accept the gift. Jesus, the Good Shepherd, is with us to guide and protect us on our life journey.

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POPE BENEDICT XVI VISIT TO THE U.S.A. THIS COMING WEEK

Dear Brothers and Sisters in the United States of America,

The grace and peace of God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you! In just a few days from now, I shall begin my apostolic visit to your beloved country. Before setting off, I would like to offer you a heartfelt greeting and an invitation to prayer. As you know, I shall only be able to visit two cities: Washington and New York. The intention behind my visit, though, is to reach out spiritually to all Catholics in the United States. At the same time, I earnestly hope that my presence among you will be seen as a fraternal gesture towards every ecclesial community, and a sign of friendship for members of other religious traditions and all men and women of good will. The risen Lord entrusted the Apostles and the Church with his Gospel of love and peace, and his intention in doing so was that the message should be passed on to all peoples.
At this point I should like to add some words of thanks, because I am conscious that many people have been working hard for a long time, both in Church circles and in the public services, to prepare for my journey. I am especially grateful to all who have been praying for the success of the visit, since prayer is the most important element of all. Dear friends, I say this because I am convinced that without the power of prayer, without that intimate union with the Lord, our human endeavours would achieve very little. Indeed this is what our faith teaches us. It is God who saves us, he saves the world, and all of history. He is the Shepherd of his people. I am coming, sent by Jesus Christ, to bring you his word of life.
Together with your Bishops, I have chosen as the theme of my journey three simple but essential words: "Christ our hope". Following in the footsteps of my venerable predecessors, Paul VI and John Paul II, I shall come to the United States of America as Pope for the first time, to proclaim this great truth: Jesus Christ is hope for men and women of every language, race, culture and social condition. Yes, Christ is the face of God present among us. Through him, our lives reach fullness, and together, both as individuals and peoples, we can become a family united by fraternal love, according to the eternal plan of God the Father. I know how deeply rooted this Gospel message is in your country. I am coming to share it with you, in a series of celebrations and gatherings. I shall also bring the message of Christian hope to the great Assembly of the United Nations, to the representatives of all the peoples of the world. Indeed, the world has greater need of hope than ever: hope for peace, for justice, and for freedom, but this hope can never be fulfilled without obedience to the law of God, which Christ brought to fulfilment in the commandment to love one another. Do to others as you would have them do to you, and avoid doing what you would not want them to do. This "golden rule" is given in the Bible, but it is valid for all people, including non-believers. It is the law written on the human heart; on this we can all agree, so that when we come to address other matters we can do so in a positive and constructive manner for the entire human community.
I cordially greet Spanish-speaking Catholics and manifest to you my spiritual closeness, especially to the young, to the sick, the elderly and those experiencing difficulties or who are most in need. I express my great wish to be present with you in this dear nation. In the meantime, I ask you to pray intensely for the pastoral fruits of my imminent Apostolic Voyage and to keep high the call of hope in the Risen Christ.
Dear brothers and sisters, dear friends in the United States, I am very much looking forward to being with you. I want you to know that, even if my itinerary is short, with just a few engagements, my heart is close to all of you, especially to the sick, the weak, and the lonely. I thank you once again for your prayerful support of my mission. I reach out to every one of you with affection, and I invoke upon you the maternal protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

May God bless you all.

Benedict XVI pp

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COMING UP FAST…

It is our Annual

Chicken Dinner!

Sunday, April 27, 2008

11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

$7.50 / Adults

$3.00 / Children (ages 5 -12)

Pre-School & under - Free

Take outs available

Delivery to the homebound upon request-

Call the Parish Office 392-8511

prior to day of the dinner or,

on the day of the dinner 392-1661.

If you would like to volunteer and have not yet signed up please call Sandy Henning at 392-2809 or Lucille LaGesse at 392-4221.

SIGN-UP NOW!!!

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION MASS AND DINNER-

Wed., May 7^th, Mass at 5:30 p.m. with dinner to follow. The dinner is for anyone who has given their Time or Talent for Cathedral. If you are a Choir member, Altar Server, Communion Minister, Scheduler, Usher, Greeter, Cantor, Teacher, Assistant, on any Committee, Funeral Luncheon worker, Hospitality worker, GOF volunteer, Parish office volunteer, Gardener, Decorator, Money counter, Parish visitor, ETC. This is for you! To register for the dinner & receive your dinner ticket, please call 392-8511 by noon on Thursday, May 1^st. We need an accurate number of people attending for the caterer.

GIVE THANKS! GOOD FOOD! GOOD COMPANY!

WEEKLY MEDITATION

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

“I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly” (John 10:10)

We Are Called to An Abundant Life

Jesus expresses his vocation in one sentence, “I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.”

His vocation becomes fruitful when we accept his gift of life and live our lives to the fullest.

How do we know that we are living life abundantly as Jesus desires for us?

John’s gospel opens and closes with two very critical questions that can help us.

In Chapter 1 Jesus asks the question, “What are you looking for?”

It is important to note that Jesus does not begin his own ministry telling us what to do or be but by asking us what we want.

He trusts that we can discover our vocation by searching our own hearts. When we name our true desire to be a student, a teacher, a parent, a grandparent, a caregiver, a tradesperson or a friend, we name our vocation.

As we begin to live out our vocation, we will hear the question that ends John’s gospel: “Do you love me?”

Our vocation will be our answer to this question. “Yes, Jesus, I love you; that is why I give myself to my studies, my children, my patients, my customers and my friends.”

As we give ourselves fully to those we encounter through our vocation, as an act of love for Jesus, we will experience life in abundance, which is what Jesus promised.

Joseph Vorstermans

Living With Christ, April 2008

Question for Children: How is Jesus your example when others don’t like you?

Question for Youth: Sheep know their shepherd and follow his voice. How hard is it for you to recognize the voice of God in your own life? Who has helped you hear God’s voice?

Question for Adults: In what specific ways is Christ an example which you follow when dealing with others, especially with the ones against whom you hold a grudge or those who dislike you?

GENERATIONS OF FAITH

We wish to thank everyone who gave of their time and energies and everyone who faithfully attended our

2007–2008 Generations of Faith season

Professing Our Faith: The Creed.

We hope that everyone who participated has developed stronger relationships with others in our parish family and has grown spiritually and grown in knowledge of our faith.

We had over 200 parishioners in attendance at every two-day festival and it is our hope that everyone who attended will invite others to join us as we strive with the guidance of the Holy Spirit to build God’s kingdom on earth and to strengthen our Cathedral community of faith. God Bless

TON- Teens Only Night

Today, Sunday, April 13^th – 4:00 – 7:00 PM

Rock Wall Climbing and/or Swimming at UWS

Cost: $5.00 (Youth Group to pay matching $5.00)

Sunday, April 20^th – 5:30 – 8:00 PM

Movie: Ultimate Gift on the Big Screen

Tacos in a bag, popcorn & special treats.

This will be our final TONs event until the 2^nd Annual Picnic in July

CONFIRMATION

Class Scheduled for Today, Sunday, April 13^th has been cancelled.

FIRST COMMUNION

PRACTICE: Saturday, April 19

10:00 AM

1^ST COMMUNION

SUNDAY, APRIL 20^TH AT 10:30 MASS

RCIA

Many people have said that what drew them to the Catholic Church was the Eucharist. As we reflect on the Easter readings about recognizing Jesus in the Breaking of the Bread, think for a moment whether there is someone you could invite to Mass and to explore what else the Catholic faith might hold for them.

The RCIA session this Sunday evening at Holy Assumption parish begins at 7 p.m. For more information contact the parish office or Dick and Judy Lyons at 1-888-820-8963.

CATHEDRAL NEWS

BISHOP PETER F. CHRISTENSEN TO CELEBRATE WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

Bishop Peter Christensen has set aside the following dates to honor couples of the diocese who will be celebrating their diamond (60 years), golden (50 years), ruby (40 years) or silver (25 years) wedding anniversary during 2008. Both celebrations will begin with Mass at 11:00 a.m. and follow with a catered luncheon.

Saturday, July 12, 2008 Saturday, July 26, 2008

Cathedral of Christ the King St. Anthony of Padua Church

Superior Park Falls

To participate, please contact the parish office by Monday, April 21, 2008.

CATHEDRAL SCHOOL NEWS

Kindergarten thru 8^th grade 2008-2009 registration began on March 25^th. If you would like any information please contact the main office at 392-2976.

We still have room if you are looking for Pre-School for your 3 or 4 year old. If you would like any information please contact the main office at 392-2976.

INAUGURAL CATHEDRAL PANTHER

3 ON 3 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

WHEN: May 3^rd – 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

WHERE: CATHEDRAL SCHOOL GYM

1419 Baxter Ave. (Use North 14^th St. Entrance)

WHOM TO CONTACT FOR REGISTRATION:

BRENT @ 218-591-4535 for registration form, etc.

ENTRY: $40.00 per team (up to four on a team)

Guaranteed Three Games – Championship T-shirts awarded.

Spectators: There will be a $1.00 non-participant (non-player) fee at the door for all fans.

FOOD & BEVERAGES WILL BE AVAILABLE ALL DAY.

All proceeds from this Cathedral School Fundraiser will go to CHASA - (Cathedral Home and School Association)

COMMUNITY NEWS

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

Wherever a man or a woman turns he can find someone who needs him. Even if it is a little thing – do something for which there is no pay – but the privilege of just doing it. Remember, you don’t live in the world all on your own.

Albert Schweitzer

Our Society is 100% volunteer. Join us in growing in faith as we serve those who need us. Our next meeting is on Tuesday, April 22 at 6:30 PM at the Catholic Charities Building, 1416 Cumming Ave. 394-6617

CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS

The Catholic Daughters will meet at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, April 15 at Cathedral of Christ the King for a Mass and evening of reflection. There will be a catered supper; call Gert Kolanczyk for reservations. Michelle Vinoski will be the Leader of Reflection.

ST. FRANCIS SPRING RUMMAGE SALE

St. Francis Church will hold their annual Spring Rummage Sale on Thursday, April 17 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday and Saturday April 18 & 19 from 8 a.m. to noon in the church hall 2316 East 4^th St. A light lunch will be available. There’s something for everyone.

2008 HAM DINNER

The Concordia Lutheran Church Women will present the 2008 Ham Dinner to benefit the Boe-Engebretson Student Award Fund on Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. at 1708 John Avenue, Superior, WI. $8.00/Adults; $4.00/Kids, 6-12; Free/Kids under 6.

Call 394-3762 for tickets and information. Tickets also available at the door. Take-outs available. Concordia Lutheran Church is accessible to those who are physically challenged.

APRIL IS NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH

It is most appropriate that Child Abuse Prevention Month is held during the Easter season. There is no better time than Easter to celebrate the protection of our most valuable gift from God—our children.

Child sexual abuse is a great deal more prevalent than many imagine. In fact, studies tell us that one in ten adult men and one in five adult women say that they were molested before the age of 18. That means that, directly or indirectly, child sexual abuse will touch most of us during our lifetime. And although we would like to believe that most accusations are false, the facts tell us that children rarely lie about being molested. In fact, they rarely tell anyone at all. An adult study about the prevalence of sexual abuse found that 42% of the men and 33% of the women who were victimized as children had never told anyone.

For general child abuse information contact Diocesan Safe Environment Coordinator:

Kathy Drinkwine, 715 392-2937 x116 or kdrinkwine@catholicdos.org

Victims of sexual misconduct by someone connected with the Catholic church may contact:

Cathy Koerpel Gary Nelson Fr. Philip J. Heslin

715 369 2676 715 363 2623 715 398 6183 or

715 392 2937 x106