Ss.

H OLY& F AMILY
Catholic Parish

John Gabriel

506 N. BEAUMONT ROAD & 710 S. WACOUTA AVENUE, PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 53821
HOLY FAMILY PARISH

November 20, 2016

Website: www.prairiecatholic.org
Rev. James C. Weighner, Pastor
Email: [email protected]

St. John Nepomuc

710 S. Wacouta Ave.
Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821
Phone: 326-6511
Rectory Office Hours
8:00am to 4:00pm (Tuesday - Friday)

St. Gabriel Archangel

506 N. Beaumont Rd.
Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821
Phone: 326-2404
Rectory Office Hours
8:00am to 4:00pm (Monday - Friday)

Holy Days
Mass times to be announced.

Baptism
Please call St. Johns Rectory office.

Marriage
Please contact the parish at least 6
months prior to the wedding date.

Principal
Wade Marlow; Ph (608) 326-8624

Office Managers
Lana Gratace
Email: [email protected]
Sandy Halverson
Email: [email protected]

Dir. of Grade School Religious Ed.

Pat Prochaska: [email protected]

Parish Nursing Program

Rose Bauer, Shirley Cipra (326-8553)

REV. JAMES C. WEIGHNER, PASTOR

St. John Nepomuc

St. Gabriel Archangel

HOME COMMUNION MINISTERS FOR NOV. 27TH
John Chaffee, Mary Prindle

HOME COMMUNION MINISTERS FOR NOV. 27TH

Shirley MacEachern, Merle & Barb Frommelt

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS-NOVEMBER 26/27

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS-NOVEMBER 26/27

Saturday 4:00 pm Laura Meyer, Tom Steiner

Sunday 8:00 am Becky Henry & Megan Pedretti

Saturday 7:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am Gene Carlson & Jean Ann Dillman
Jean Ann Dillman

SERVERS-NOVEMBER 26/27
Saturday 4:00 pm Paige & Max Schneider
Katy Welsch & Morgan Chase
Sunday 8:00 am Dominique & James Reilly
Nicole Rickleff & Allison Lindner

LECTORS-NOVEMBER 26/27

Saturday 7:00 pm Mary Stoeffler

Sunday 10:00 am Steve Schwager

USHERS-NOVEMBER 26/27
Saturday 4:00 pm Cliff Stram, Jim Welsch, Bob Ziel &
Richard Steiner
Sunday 8:00 am John Chaffee, John Gillitzer, Mark
Hamann, Nathan Mezera
Saturday 4:00 pm Melanie Schneider
Sunday 8:00 am Kevin & Jenny Campbell

Saturday 7:00 pm Garett Young & Macey Banasik

Kylie Kramer & Makayla Steger
Sunday 10:00 am Ashlyn & Makenzie Knapp
Logan & Tessa Higgins

LECTORS-NOVEMBER 26/27

Saturday 4:00 pm Barb Welsch

Sunday 8:00 am Rhonda Stubbe

SCRIP WORKERS-NOVEMBER 26/27

SERVERS-NOVEMBER 26/27

USHERS-NOVEMBER 26/27
Saturday 7:00 pm Tim Looney, Dan Schickert
Alex Schaefer, Mark Forsythe
Sunday 10:00 am Paul Porvaznik, Mike Mara, Dennis
Mezera & Mark Mara

SCRIP WORKERS-NOVEMBER 26/27

Saturday 7:00 pm Scott & Sheri Kennedy
Sunday 10:00 am Brandon & Danielle Swiggum

WEEKEND MASSES: MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY REQUESTING THE MASS ARE ASKED TO BRING THE GIFTS OF BREAD AND WINE
TO THE ALTAR. PLEASE MAKE YOURSELVES KNOWN TO THE USHERS AND SIT NEAR THE GIFTS. THANK YOU!

*Please note on Nov. 24th Thanksgiving

Day Mass is at 8:00 am at St. Johns
Tuesday, November 22

8:15 am

St. Gabriel s Church

Herb Schneider

Wednesday, November 23

8:15 am

St. Johns Church

Al Duve

*Thursday, November 24

8:00 am

Johns Church

Jerry & Joanne Cummings

50th Wedding Anniversary

Friday, November 25

8:15 am

St. Johns Church

Paul Kovarik

Saturday, November 26

4:00 pm
7:00 pm

St. Gabriels Church

St. Johns Church

Ken & Vi Kane

Anita Steger

Sunday, November 27

8:00 am
10:00 am

St. Gabriels Church

St. Johns Church

For All those Entrusted to Our Pastor

Jerry & Joanne Cummings
50th Wedding Anniversary

CONFESSIONS
St. Gabriels
St. Johns

3:00 pm to 3:45 pm on Saturday

6:00 pm to 6:45 pm on Saturday

(No scheduled confessions on days with weddings or funerals)

Solemnity Of Christ The King

A Kingship that bears witness to the Truth
While govern-ments may crumble, Christ's Kingdom, unlike
the kingdoms of this world, will last forever.
www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/religious-liberty/christ-theking-bulletin-insert.cfm
Each year at the conclusion of the liturgical year, we fittingly
celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King. As the Apostle St.
Paul teaches us, "In Oesus Christ] every- thing in heaven and
earth was created... and continues in being" (Col 1:16-17). He
is the 'Alpha and Omega', the 'Beginning and End', the 'Way,
Truth, and Llfe'. Indeed, Christ promises to His faithful
friends the gift of salvation, the pledge of everlasting life
through His Resurrection. Therefore, faithfulness to Christ,
our King, opens the door to our eternal happiness.

Origin of the Feast

In 1925, Pope Pius XI instituted the Feast of Christ the King
in the encyclical Quas Primas (from Latin, "In the First") to
respond to secular- ism-the adoration of 'idols' of the earthly world, such as money and fame, above God. Pope Pius XI
recognized that secularism would breed hostility against the
Church. In fact, during the 20th century, governments in
Mexico, Russia, and Europe, infiltrated by secularism, threatened not only the Catholic Church but also civilization itself. Quas Primas gave Catholics the hope that while governments may crumble, Christ's Kingdom, unlike the kingdoms
of this world, would last forever.
Christ's Kingship
Although Quas Primas was written almost 90 years ago, it continues to ring true today. For instance, secularism continues
to separate people from God, as evidenced by the rejection of
Church teachings and the denial of God Himself. In addition, recent Pew Research Center data shows the worldwide
increase of religious hostilities. Now more than ever, we must
celebrate that Jesus Christ is King of the Universe, including
in the following ways:
In Christ, we must preserve our fundamental rights. Jesus
Christ reveals the fulfillment of the truths of creation
found in the book of Genesis: "God saw every- thing
that He had made, and behold, it was very good" (Gen
1:31). Therefore, "made in [His] image and likeness,"
each of us possesses an immeasurable goodness (Gen
1:26). And, this goodness from Christ, given to the
heart of man, calls us to fight for what is justly ours: the
right to life, freedom of conscience and religious freedom.
In Christ, we must evangelize in love. Christ, both meek
and humble of heart, is the perfect servant of God:
Through His teaching and His life, Jesus intended to
confirm, not to coerce, others in faith (Dignitatis Humanae, no. 11). Through our daily action, let us follow
Christ's loving example of showing the truth to others.
(continued on next column)

(cont. from previous column)

In Christ, we must proclaim the truth. Christ's Kingship

"bear[s] witness to the truth" Qohn 18:37). In bearing this
witness, Christ acknowledges government authority,
"rendering to Caesar the things that are
Caesar's" (Matthew 22:21). None-theless, we are asked to
speak out "against governing powers which oppose the
holy will of God" (Dignitatis Humanae, no. 11).

Bearing witness to the truth in this age can be difficult. But

Christ has shown us that 'kingship' must always be at the service of the good of mankind. Therefore, with His grace and in
hope of His gift of salvation, let us bear witness to the truth,
even when it is unpopular or costly to do so. In this way, we
become faithful servants of Christ, preparing the way for His
Kingdom, both on earth and in heaven.

PRAYER CORNER
God, grant healing and peace to the sick of our communities
and those who have requested our prayers. Please pray for:
Eileen Sutton, Mary Ann Heisz, Jerry Matousek, LaVern Sutton,
Janet Dickman, Peg Stoeffler, John Felder, Nancy Patzner,
Michael Hinrich, William Blake, John & Cheyenne Messling,
Earl Nye, Ethel Sebastian, Tara Pellock, Margaret Konichek,
Geraldine Barr, Edith Ritchie, Scott LaBonne, Debbie Eden,
Ken Fleshner, Carrie Breuer, Graham Shedivy, Mary Gillitzer,
Lorna Porvaznik, John Rink, Dale LaBonne, Dallas Valley, Mary
T. Shedivy, Lavon David, Diane Fernette, Joe Ludvik, Stacey
Johnson, Bernie OConnell, Frank Tiller, Carl Shedivy, Rosanna
Mayer, Marilyn Rybarczyk, Pam Waller, Jackie Cherrier, Jennifer
Gilman, Sara Breuer, Rose Miller, Annabelle Stubbe, Karen
Carroll, Richard Ginsterblum, Letty Oehler, Howard Gillitzer,
Art & Celine Boxrucker, Nora Vickerman, Dave Bohnenkamp,
Cecil Olson, Mary Kann, Eugene Gillitzer, Barbara Schwant,
Tyler Gillitzer, Lynette Reichmann, Janet Beinborn, Scott
Plondke, Richard Gillitzer, Gerald Stram, Joe Barrette, Sally Ann
White, Scott Sklenar, Shirley Ambrose, Don McFarland, Vickie
Samples, Nancy Aschom, Phyllis Waller, Jack Dahl, Joan
Sheckler, Sandi Herreid, Melinda Neumann, Don Ritchie, Sally
White, Faye Tesar, Ronnie Schlueter, Dean Heintz, Norb
Aschom, Robert McCarty, Matilda Flansburgh.

FYI The homemade noodles are now located in the

Fellowship Hall kitchen.

PARISH SUPPORT
Envelopes for Nov. 13th
Plate for Nov. 13th
Total

This Year

Last Year

$,7842.00
712.48
$8,554.48

$7,380.00
622.79
$8,002.79

The second collection came to $448.72 and will be used for

Prairie Catholic School and our Religious Education Program
expenses.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Prairie Catholic Middle School Honor Roll

This Week at the Parish

6th Grade High Honors: Ashlyn Knapp

6th Grade Honors: Emma Bjurquist, Ava Hager,
Kylie Kramer, Thomas Mara, James Reilly, Makayla
Steger, Ryan Waller

Sunday, November 20

7th Grade High Honors:

Matthias Gerhards,
Allison Kennedy, Sadie Koresh
7th Grade Honors: Kori Jaynes, Katelyne Lutz, Seth
MacEachern, Nick Mara, Nicole Rickleff
8th Grade High Honors: Rebekah Champion,
Kennedy Kirschbaum, Makenzie Knapp, Paige
Schneider, Clare Teynor
8th Grade Honors: Macey Banasik, Chase Fisher,
Ella Hager, Kendall Hill, Jonah Linder, Brady Luster,
Jonathan Nicholson, Kyle Quick, Dominique Reilly,
Kathryn Welsch
YEAR OF MERCY
The Jubilee Year of Mercy comes to a close, but living in
Gods mercy will not end in this life. Following is a reflection
on mercy and conversion as we continue living in Gods divine mercy:
Mercy without (any requirement for) conversion is not divine mercy. It is mistaken pity of an incompetent and/or weak physician who contents himself with bandaging wounds without treating
them. (Carlo Cafarra, Mercy and Conversion in Eleven Cardinals
Speak), Ignatius Press, 2015, 7)
Though God wants to forgive everyone from his infinite goodness (indeed, this is the reason he died on the cross),
to do this without requiring conversion of heart is contrary to
the order of truth. Creation came forth to manifest divine
love and the sharing of his goodness with creation. This was
ratified in the first gift of grace to Adam and Eve, which allowed them to arrive at heaven. It was completed in the greater mercy shown by God in the Incarnation of his Son, and
completed in Jesus death on the cross. But, as is evident in
the words of John the Baptist, and in the first proclamation by
Christ of his mission: Repent and believe (Mark 1:15), the
proper response to this mercy is the recognition of the sinner
of his sin, together with a sincere desire to amend his life. To
accept human beings as they are in their sins, with no judgement about the need to repent, is contrary to the demands of
the objective order of nature, and to the axiom of noncontradiction. It is tantamount to saying that the love of God
can exist together in the soul of a person who is objectively in
the state of sin. A conscience formed with the idea that mercy
means no change or repentance is merely a license to sin. This
is tantamount to saying that there are no objective evils.
Christ manifested mercy many times to people who
were considered heinous sinners in his time. But he did not
justify their sin. He did not tell the woman caught in adultery
to just keep sinning. Instead, he told her to avoid that sin.
Thomas Aquinas comments on this:
But our Lord does not love sin, and does not favor wrongdoing, and so he condemned her sin, but not her nature, saying, Go, and
do not sin again. We see here how kind our Lord is because of his
gentleness, and how just he is because of his truth. (Comm. On
John, pt. 2 cc. 8-21, quoted in Cafarra, Cardinals, 10).
From (http://www.hprweb.com/2016/10/questionsanswered-47)

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Monday, November 21
Tuesday, November 22
3:30 pm Mass at Prairie Maison

Wednesday, November 23
NO CCD

Thursday, November 24 - Thanksgiving Day

8:00 am Mass on Thanksgiving Day at St. Johns

Deacons Corner #1 November 15, 2016 Deacon

Mark Grunwald
Three weeks ago, I and five other men were ordained to
the Order of Deacon, receiving the Sacrament of Holy
Orders through the laying on of hands by the Diocese of
LaCrosses bishop, the Most Reverend William Callahan. I
am to serve the whole diocese of LaCrosse under the
direction of the bishop, but specifically have been assigned
to the Holy Family Parish. Because the parish has never
been served by a permanent deacon before, Father
Weighner has requested that I write a few columns explaining what the diaconate is. This week let us begin with
the basics.
What is a deacon?... A deacon is a man, older than 35 years
of age, who through the Sacrament of Holy Orders, is to
share in the bishops and priests ministry of charity. Configured to the character of Christ the Servant, the deacon
is to assist in the Churchs liturgical ministry and charity. In terms of liturgical roles, the deacon may baptize,
officiate and witness marriages outside of Mass, serve at
the altar assisting the bishop or priest and distribute the
Eucharist as an ordinary minister of Holy Communion. The deacon may also preside over the Christian funeral vigil service, funeral services outside of Mass and
burial services. He may impart benediction and bless sacramentals. The deacon proclaims the Gospel at Mass and
may preach the homily. Deacons are also involved in various other ministries such as marriage preparation and
family enrichment programs, RCIA, youth ministry, jail
ministry, just to name a few.
What is the difference between a transitional and a permanent
deacon?... Men in formation to the priesthood are ordained
deacons a year or two before they are ordained to the
priesthood. Mark Miller, now Father Miller, served us
briefly in 2015 as a transitional deacon. Father Miller, and
for that matter Pope Francis, are still deacons. Permanent
deacons do not aspire to the priesthood. In the United
States they are generally married (95%).
How should you address me as deacon?... Deacon Grunwald
is proper, but since many people in Prairie dont realize I
have a last name, Deacon Mark will work fine. Just dont
call me Father unless your name is Christina, Peter, or
Douglas.