SECOND SUNDAY OF
ADVENT
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Superior Diocese Web Site- www.catholicdos.org
In the event
of an Emergency after Business Hours
Call Fr. Andrew
at 715-392-8511.
MASS INTENTIONS
- Betty Stilwell
Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Josephine Koenig
Cathedral Parishioners
- Friends
- Emily Demgen
- Susie Schmid & Karen Swanson
WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE
- Margie Lisak
Cathedral Parishioners
- Carol Cleary
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SANCTUARY CANDLE
for the week of December 6th:
Will burn in memory of Regina
Gronski
By Fern & Mike Gomulak
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VOCATIONS…John the
Baptizer made ready the way of the Lord.
Who will make ready the way today? (Luke 3:1-6)
Sunday: Bar 5:1-9 / Phil 1:4-6,8-11
/ Lk 3:1-6
Monday:
Is 35: 1-10 / Lk 5: 17-26
Tuesday: Gn
3: 9-15,20 / Eph 1:3-6,11-12/ Lk 1: 26-38
Wednesday: Is
40:25-31 / Mt 11: 28-30
Thursday: Is 41:13-20 / Mt 11: 11-15
Friday: Is
48:17-19 / Mt 11: 16-19
Saturday:
Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a;
12:1-6a,10ab /
Lk 1: 26-38 or
Next Sunday: Zep
3: 14-18a / Phil 4: 4-7 / Lk 3: 10-18
CATHEDRAL CHURCH CALENDAR
Sun.
Dec 6 –
6:00 PM Mass
Mon. Dec. 7
–
Tues. Dec. 8 – Immaculate Conception of the
Blessed
Virgin Mary - Mass
Times:
Wed.
Dec. 9 –
Meeting in KH
Thurs.
Dec. 10 –
(Note: double
session for evening Bible Study)
Sat.
Dec.
Penance Service
w/individual confessions
MINISTRIES
Notice: ALL MINISTERS
OF HOLY COMMUNION, READERS, SERVERS, USHERS & GREETERS…We
will be scheduling for the months of February,
March and April. If you know of
dates you cannot volunteer please call the parish office (392-8511) no later
than Monday, December 28th. Thank you!
LITURGICAL
ROLES for December 8th
Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION:
7:00 PM
READERS:
7:00 PM
SERVERS:
USHERS:
8:30 AM George Peterson
Need 3 Ushers
7:00 PM
Sherry Mackiewicz
Need 2 Ushers
LITURGICAL
ROLES for December 12 & 13
MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION:
READERS: CANTORS:
SERVERS:
USHERS:
Sherry Mackiewicz
Terry Mikel
Lenny Rouse
(Ushers Cont.)
Jim Bleskan
Stan Semborski
Tom Tracy
Emil Osacho
Max Phillips
GREETERS:
Mary Paquette (SE)
(MW)
Amy Flessert (MC)
(ME)
Betty Peterson (SE)
Don Ford (MW)
Linda Ford (MC)
(ME)
Dick & Cynthia Berthiaume (SE)
Michael King (MW)
Bonnie King (MC)
Luz Lao (ME)
STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE
Good
stewards believe that God, who has begun this good work in them, will carry it
through to completion. In words and
deeds, they can sing with the Psalmist, “The Lord has done great things for us;
we are filled with joy!”
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FINANCIAL
CONTRIBUTIONS: For November 28 & 29… 232 Envelope
Users (204 last week) contributed $6,561.00 in the Regular Collection, $1,248.00
in the Loose Collection. Thank
you!
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
NOVEMBER WELCOMES
We welcome the newly baptized into our Christian family.
Alayna Candice Carr & Lauren Elizabeth Heier
We welcome the new members of our parish family.
Adam Callaway, Garrett Carr, Julie Eisenmann, Roy & Janice Hamlin,
Catherine Paulson, Sharon Scheer, Roberta & Nora Scheunemann
OUR HOLY FATHER’S
MONTHLY INTENTIONS 2009
Children. That children may be respected, loved, and never
exploited.
Christ, Light of the World. That during Christmas the peoples of the earth may recognize
the Incarnate Word as the light that illuminates every person, and that every
nation may open its doors to Christ, the Savior of the world.
THANK YOU!!!
Thank you
for making the parish office staff’s Christmas gift wish come true!!! Thank you
to all who donated money to purchase a new dishwasher for the parish office. The
new dishwasher is ordered! Your generosity is much appreciated and we thank you
from the bottom of our hearts!
Fr. Andrew &
Office Staff
CHRISTMAS FLOWER
CONTRIBUTION
(Deadline:
As in the past,
you will find an envelope in your November/December Packet in which you can
make a donation in memory of loved ones, living and deceased. All memorials will be printed in the
bulletin. Please continue to be generous
in this special donation to assist us in beautiful decorations for our holiday
liturgies.
HELP NEEDED TO
DECORATE CHURCH
We are in
need of people to help decorate the
Church for Christmas on Sunday, December 20 after the
WEEKLY MEDITATION
First Sunday of Advent
December 5-6, 2009
It is often said that John the Baptist is the
last of the Old Testament prophets. A prophet is someone who has received a
message from God which he or she is then called to deliver to its intended
recipient. In the Old Testament, some prophets were called by God to bring
messages of warning to the chosen people calling them to repentance such as was
the case with Jonah. Others, like Isaiah were called by God to foretell God’s
plan of salvation as it was unfolding. Prophets were visionaries; they were
proclaimers; they were, so to speak, the mouthpieces of God.
In the gospels we are given a picture of John
as a bit of both types of prophet. The gospels tell us that he taught a baptism
of repentance; calling God’s people to reform their lives in light of the
Kingdom of God which was at hand in the incarnation of Jesus. But, the gospels
also tell us that John was one who foretold the coming of the Christ. There is,
for example, the well known story of John telling the crowd that he is not the
One, but that there is one to come after him whose sandals he is not worth to
unfasten. And, then there is the gospel for this Sunday which paints John a
prophet in the tradition of Isaiah proclaiming that he is the voice of, “one
crying in the wilderness, ‘prepare the way of the Lord.’” Not only is john in
the tradition of Isaiah, but he is the fulfillment of a portion of what Isaiah
prophesized.
Just like the people of biblical times, we
today are in need of prophets. We need to hear the call of God to repent. We
need to hear about how God is present in the world. We need to see prophetic
faith that proclaims the coming of the Kingdom and its presence in our midst.
Last Sunday, Bishop Christenson challenged
us, as we entered the season of Advent, to reflect upon the cardinal virtues
and to choose one of them as an area in which we hoped to grow during the
season leading up to Christmas. In this case, for us the bishop’s voice might
have been the prophetic word calling us to repentance in the midst of the
wilderness of our modern society. We may hear that same voice in the teachings
of the saints, from reading scripture, in the voice of a friend or a person in
need.
Most of the time I think of myself as having
average luck compared to others I know. There are also some ways in which I
think that I am one of the select few in this universe to be chosen to be as
lucky as I am. In those ways, I am one of the luckiest people on the earth. I
know this because, out of nothing that I have done to deserve so great a gift,
I have been blessed to have been able to spend more time in the wilderness than
the average person and, perhaps more than most people. For me the experience of
the wilderness is the greatest prophet or preacher I could ever hope to
encounter. The wilderness can tell me of the One who
created her, can remind me of my place in His creation, and calls me over and
over to repent.
The wilderness may not do this for everyone,
but it does for me. I hear that voice of God calling out in the wilderness,
“Prepare! Make way! Repent!” For other people, that voice may come from other
sources.
John the great prophet
who stood between the Old and the New Testaments, tells us to repent and
foretells the coming of the Kingdom, but he never tells us what to do to
prepare or to repent. So, each of us must seek out that same Voice that spoke so
long ago through John and listen to what it has to say to us today. That voice
may come from a different source for each of us. But we must go and listen to
it and make the preparations that we are called to make, to tidy up our own
houses and hearts so that we may be ready to welcome the One who comes.
Peace and Blessing
Deacon
Question for Children: What things do you do to get ready
for a big event or celebration?
Question for Youth: How do you share the Good News of Jesus with
others?
Question for Adults: Name one thing you can do to help "prepare
the way of the Lord?"
CONFIRMATION
Confirmation Class
Wednesday, December 9th
1ST RECONCILIATION
Wednesday, December 9th
TONS
GENERATIONS OF FAITH today Sunday, December 6th
or Monday, December 7th. Hope to see you!
The baking
is done and the gifts are made. It is
time to deliver our gifts. Sunday, December
13th following the
GAME NIGHT Friday, December 18th at
TOBIT (Theology of the Body
Immersion for Teens)
Presidents’
Day Weekend Saturday, Feb. 13,
NCYC – This little box will disappear for
now, but the hearts of those who went to
CHEESEBALLS ARE GOING FAST!! Same Great Taste – Same Low Price of $6.00. Do you have yours
yet?
Available at the parish office between the hours
of
GENERATIONS OF FAITH
Join with us as we prepare our hearts and minds for Jesus’ coming.
ADVENT PRAYER
Sunday, December 6th
(There is a
or
Monday, December 7th
MENU:
CHOP SUEY, ORIENTAL SALAD, DESSERT (& HOT DOGS)
YOU CAN
VISIT SANTA CLAUS AT THIS FESTIVAL!!
Take home a photo of you
with Santa and some Christmas treats.
DON’T MISS THIS
COME AND SEE – YOU CAN
REGISTER AT THE FESTIVAL
If you are unable to pay the tuition,
there is no charge.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT LYNN TRACY 392-8511
CATHEDRAL NEWS
PARISHIONERS NEED
RIDE TO MASS
If you live
near:
Maybe you
could pick someone up so they could celebrate the Eucharist with us. Call Janette @ 392-8511. Your kindness is deeply appreciated.
SOCIETY OF
Thank You
We wish to
thank all of the parishioners of our area Catholic churches who donated so
generously to our annual appeal. Without
your support we would only be able to provide emotional support and
prayer. With God’s grace and your
financial support we can move mountains.
Thank you to
Cathedral and St. Anthony-Superior parishes for your food donations for our
emergency food shelf and for the outpouring of support for a family in need by
the parishioners of Holy Assumption and St. William’s parishes.
If you would
still like to offer a donation this year, we ask you to mail it to SVDP
GRANDMOTHERS
Grandmothers
for Peace are again sponsoring a
UPCOMING CONCERTS HERE AT CATHEDRAL
UWS Choir Concert – Tuesday, Dec. 15th at
Ticket prices: Adults-$10.00; Students/Seniors-$8.00. Tickets available at the
door.
Rose Ensemble Elizabethan Christmas
Concert – Thursday,
Dec. 17th at
RCIA
RCIA for the City of
The preparations for Christmas
include buying or making gifts for those whom we love. You can give no better gift than the gift
that God has given to us: his Son, Jesus.
Invite someone who is not Catholic to attend Mass with you at Christmas.
The RCIA session this Sunday evening
at Holy Assumption parish will focus on the sacrament of Baptism. The session begins at
more information contact the parish office
or Dick and Judy Lyons at 1-888-820-8963.
CATHEDRAL SCHOOL NEWS
*Our Christmas Program will be on
Thursday, Dec.10th. Times are
Pre-K
*Christmas Break will begin on Monday,
Dec. 21st thru Friday, Jan. 1st.
Classes resume Monday, January 4th.
COMMUNITY NEWS
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS
CHRISTMAS TEA
The Catholic
Daughters will have a Christmas Tea after the 10:30 AM
Mass on
CANDY LAND BAZAAR
Sunday, December 6th
St. Anthony Parish Hall
CHRISTMAS COOKIE WALK AND CRAFT
St. Michael
Altar & Rosary Society will hold their annual Christmas Cookie Walk, Craft
Sale and Raffle fundraiser on Saturday, December 12 from
HOMEMADE CHRISTMAS BAKE
(COOKIES, CANDIES, BREADS, CRAFTS, QUILTS)
Saturday, December 12th
beginning at
COOKIE WALK
The SHS
Chemical Free All Night Grad Party will be having a COOKIE WALK, Saturday, Dec.
12th, from 9-1 in the SHS Cafeteria,
THE SQUIRES will now be meeting at Holy Assumption every 2nd Sunday of the month.
The next meeting will be Sunday, December 13th from
LESSONS–CAROLS &
SANTA LUCIA VESPER TEA
A
Candlelight Service of Lessons & Carols and the Santa Lucia Vesper Tea will
be on Sunday, December 13th at
SUNDAY BREAKFAST at
HOLY ASSUMPTION PARISH
There will
be Sunday Breakfast at Holy Assumption, (