HIGH SCHOOL CCD CCD class time for high school students will be Wed., 6:30- 7:45p.m. (same as all CCD) It is the hope and expectation that students will continue to be enrolled in CCD during their high school years. Registration for all CCD classes will be Wed., Sept 6 at 6:30pm in the church.
For questions about high school CCD, contact Mr. Dan Kitzhaber. SHS High School Luncheon Bible Study: Starting Sept 12, then every Tuesday meet in room 310 during your lunch period. Bring your lunch and a hunger to grow in your faith. We read, discuss & share God’s Word and the food. This year, we’ll be reading 1 Corinthians. This is a GREAT opportunity! Bring your friends!! Going to College? Know someone who is? Do you know someone who is heading off to college this fall? A new website sponsored by the Serra Club can help. At www.newmanconnection.com , click “Get Connect- ed” and your students coming to campus can sign up to receive information about campus ministry at pro- spective schools across the nation. Don’t miss out on the opportunities to meet great people and experience the prayer, service, and social events that campus ministry offers. If you know someone going to college, make sure they visit www.newmanconnection.com ! Teen & Young Adult Retreat Team Looking for teens and young adults to help lead youth retreats. Living Stones is the name of the group and it rocks! Meet lots of great people, grow in your faith, and have tons of fun. If interested, contact Mr. Dan Kitzhaber.
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Praised be Jesus Christ! How well do you know your Catholic faith? I sure hope the Holy Spirit has given you a faith that seeks deeper understanding. If you’re not regularly reading the Bible or the lives of the saints or going to Mass, then it’s unlikely that you’re growing as God designed you to grow. Coming soon Saint John’s will host its annual Bible Study – have you ever gone to a Bible Study? About the same time our RCIA classes will begin (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) and sometimes Catholics sit in on those sessions to learn more along with the folks who are considering becoming Catholic. Have you ever met someone who was passionate about something? Maybe you once had a teacher who was very sincere and enthusiastic in presenting the subject material – chances are that teacher was an active learner whose passion was fueled by ongoing study. God willing, more of us will get excited about our faith and learn more about it, thus making us of greater service to God and His people. To tease out just how well you know your faith, let’s have a little quiz... 1) Name the first and last books of the Bible, 2) What does the Immaculate Conception celebrate? 3) Who wrote the Acts of the Apostles? 4) Name the three things necessary before receiving Holy Communion, 5) Where are the following to be found: Church Triumphant, Church Suffering, and Church Militant? 6) Which saint was the first to have the stigmata? 7) Name Adam and Eve’s 3 sons, 8) Which Evangelist was also a doctor? 9) Is the Feast of the Assumption a holy day of obligation this year? And 10) How many bishops does it take to consecrate a new bishop? Did you get them all? I promise to post the answers next week. If you aced the quiz, that means you’re a good parishioner! In all seriousness, our Catholic faith is as deep as the ocean and worthy of our attention as we seek to understand more so as live better. Please take advantage of the many opportunities for spiritual growth (have I mentioned signing up for a weekly hour of Adoration at the Saint John Paul II Chapel?!). In closing, I append a sad story about what happens when malformed Catholics attempts to pass on the faith. Thankfully the following story has never happened in our parishes, and that’s thanks to the many catechists, teachers, and volunteers who take their faith formation seriously. One horror story I heard from RCIA concerned a young woman who wanted to convert from Protestantism. I knew this woman - she worked at a local Christian bookstore. I used to go in there and try to get her to come to my RCIA classes; she said she was very interested in Catholicism and wanted to look into it but just wasn't sure. She was very sincere and seemed like somebody who was disinterestedly seeking the truth for its own sake. Well, eventually I stopped running into her after she quit the store, but I later found out that she did indeed decide to respond to the grace God had given her and seek entry into the Catholic Church. She went to the nearest Catholic Church and signed up for classes. After a few RCIA sessions, she began to feel like she wasn't getting anything specifically Catholic out of the class; it was a bunch of generic Christian stuff, like God is a loving God, Jesus forgives, etc. Finally, she asked the instructor, "Why should I specifically be Catholic over any other Christian denomination?" The instructor told her, "That's for you to figure out, not me." She got upset and said, "So you can't give me one reason why I should be Catholic and not go back to my Protestant congregation?" The instructor shook his head and said, "You are thinking too much in terms of black and white and right and wrong. That's not how Catholics think." Disgusted, the woman quit the classes and went back to her Protestant church, where I believe she happily remains to this day. May God deepen our desire to know Him and to understand the faith that He died to give us ! Your friend in Christ, Father Martin Parishioners of Christ the King * there is an “URGENT” need for your assistance in the “Ministry of Music” and to be part of your parish choir or choir leader as cantors at all the weekend masses. All questions and interest can be addressed to the choir members at the mass you attend. We welcome you to participate!
Eucharistic Adoration that takes place here @ Christ the King Parish, the First Friday, of each month, is a very special day in which special prayer requests are prayed for. There is an urgent need for Eucharistic Adorers. We are blessed to have those who already have made a commitment to 1 hour and sometimes 2 hours of prayer . Eucharistic Adoration is a vital part of this parish. Please consider taking a vacant time slot opening to come and pray for yourself, your family, our community, peace in the world and whatever is in your heart and talk to God, in the quiet and serenity of church. There is also a need for adorers to be placed on “Substitute List” . We need you to keep this an active ministry ! If you have any questions / volunteering to help by taking a time slot / having your name on substitute list please call Kay Derks @ 715-659-4046. Attention Servers: An invitation has been extended for you to attend “Server Appreciation Trip” with Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Marshfield. Destination: Mt. Olympus in Wis. Dells on Mon. August 21st. * seats are available * Your fee is being paid , so this is FREE for our servers, who are able to go. Individual in charge is Deacon Ray Draeger. Additional guests, family members and friends may go but must pay the fee of $14.00 each / this includes all day pass plus soda / water/snacks on the bus and a hot dog/chips @ the park. You will be leaving from the Sacred Heart parking lot at 8:30 am ! sharp and arrive at Mt. Olympus when it opens at 10 am and will return to Mfld at approximately 4:30 pm. Please call Judy at the parish office @ 715-659-4480 Ext. 0 and reserve your spot no later than August 17th. You will be asked to come to parish office to pick up a required “General Child Consent and Release Form “and than return it to parish office completed / signed in order to participate in trip. Mission Team News Our mission team has returned from Tanzania, and they brought back many yards of colorful fabric. We are looking for ladies who would like to assist in creating items from this fabric such as: placemats, napkins, table runners, tote bags, etc. These items will then be sold to parishioners, and the proceeds will be used to benefit the Sisters of Our Lady Queen of Africa. If you are interested in helping to make items, please call Susan Youngwith Coming this fall !! The 1st bible study offered on DVD of the Gospel of John will be offered at St John the Baptist Parish stating the 1st Sunday after Labor Day. It is a 8 part series hosted by renowned apologist Edward Sri It will be followed by another study from Ascension Press’ Great Adventure Series. The Acts of the Apostles, which will run into May / 2018.Details and registration coming soon Holy Day of Obligation * The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary * Vigil Mass on Monday *August 14th @ 7 p.m. and Holy Day mass on August 15th @ 8:30 a.m. @ Christ the King parish. Ministry participants are needed and a sign up sheets can be located on back table . If you are attending any of these masses your help in the ministries is greatly appreciated.
News from the USCCB:
RAISE Act Will Weaken Family Bonds and Impact Nation’s Ability to Respond to Those in Crisis says U.S. Catholic Bishops Chairman - WASHINGTON—The Most Reverend Joe S. Vásquez, Bishop of Austin and Chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Migration, says that the newly proposed RAISE Act would cause our nation to turn its back on those setting out to build better lives, weaken family bonds and impact the nation's ability to respond to those in crisis. Bishop Vásquez's full statement follows:....Read More News from the Pope: Pope sends greetings to Knights of Columbus - (Vatican Radio) The Pope’s message, conveyed in letter from the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, says the theme of the Convention – “Convinced of God’s Love and Power” – points “to the secret source of all Christian life and mission: our conviction that God’s saving love, revealed in the death and resurrection of his Son and poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, impels us to share the Good News of salvation with every man and woman.” This conviction, it continues, “underlies all our enthusiasm for evangelization.”.....Read More News from the Church: Knights of Columbus Pledge to Save Iraqi Christian Town Decimated by ISIS - The Knights of Columbus are to raise and donate $2 million to help save Karemlash, a predominantly Christian town on Iraq’s Nineveh Plain that was invaded and ransacked by ISIS before being liberated by coalition forces last November. In a statement, the Knights said the move, which aims to resettle hundreds of families after they were evicted when ISIS took over the town in 2014, “will give many Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq hope for the future.” The Knights’ action matches a similar donation by Hungary’s government, which recently donated $2 million to save Teleskov, another predominately Christian town on the Nineveh Plain......Read more Thank You “ to those who donated items for the youth of the parish’s “Garage Sale” and to those who came to look and purchase for this worthwhile youth activity. God’s blessings.
Praised be Jesus Christ! I read an article recently that spoke of the importance of a good hobby. One of the points mentioned that having a hobby is helpful for all of us, but especially for priests is this true because we often struggle to make the transition from work to retirement. Do you have any hobbies? My Dad loved baseball so as a kid I grew up playing a lot of our national pastime. I enjoyed the game but really found football and basketball to be a lot more exhilarating. Only now that I’m in my 40s (have I mentioned recently that my birthday is August 9th?!) have I grown to truly appreciate the sport that meant so much to my Dad. Every now and again I think of James Earl Jones’ famous quote from the movie “Field of Dreams”: “The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it’s a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of what was once good and it could be again.” In the event that you have not already intuited it, baseball has become one of my hobbies, albeit a somewhat seasonal one. I’ve made it my goal to see a new stadium from time to time and two summers ago it was Fenway in Boston. That was a magical night that I’ll never forget – you could feel the history in a building like that and the fans were as kind and personable as any crowd I’ve ever experienced. Last summer I made it to Detroit and took in a game at Comerica Park. By the way, next door is Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions and the venue where Father Solanus Casey will be beatified on November 16th. Back to baseball now, and my recent trip on the 4th of July to Baltimore where I intended to watch a game at Camden Yards – sadly the friend who set the trip up had the schedule mixed up, so we ended up in Nationals’ Stadium in Washington D.C. It was a hot, sultry night but the game was well played and the home town pulled it out in dramatic fashion in the 9th inning. For the record, this summer will be exceptional because I’ll visit not one but three stadiums that I’ve never seen before: Father Sedlacek and I are going to Target Field in Minneapolis in late August for a Twins game (the Diocese wants me to spend more time with Father and they even gave me a modest stipend to do so... I’m kidding). And because I have a good friend who is a Poor Clare nun in Kokomo, Indiana, I thought I might as well make a little road trip to Cincinnati and take in a game there (Brewers vs. Reds on September 4th) and then visit the Sisters on the way home. Oh yes, hobbies are a good thing because they remind us that “All work and no play makes us dull boys.” One of the goals of our life is to learn to balance our work with some time for leisure; some tend to work too much while others tend to be lethargic, listless, and just plain lazy. One insight that comes from the 20th century author Josef Pieper is that true worship is the perfect blend of work and leisure. And for those who attend Mass regularly, we do sense the beautiful blend of our sacrifice of time meriting the joy that can only come when we praise God from Whom all blessings flow. Yes, it’s good for us to have some hobby so as to better enjoy life. But the greatest source of happiness is still the Mass: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever,” (Hebrews 13:8).
May God give us the peace that comes from order in our lives of worship, work, and play! Your friend in Christ, Father Martin Eucharistic Adoration that takes place here @ Christ the King Parish, the First Friday, of each month, is a very special day in which special prayer requests are prayed for. There is an urgent need for Eucharistic Adorers. We are blessed to have those who already have made a commitment to 1 hour and sometimes 2 hours of prayer . Eucharistic Adoration is a vital part of this parish. Please consider taking a vacant time slot opening to come and pray for yourself, your family, our community, peace in the world and whatever is in your heart and talk to God, in the quiet and serenity of church. There is also a need for adorers to be placed on “Substitute List” . We need you to keep this an active ministry !
If you have any questions / volunteering to help by taking a time slot / having your name on substitute list please call Kay Derks @ 715-659-4046. Attention Servers: An invitation has been extended for you to attend “Server Appreciation Trip” with Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Marshfield. Destination: Mt. Olympus in Wis. Dells on Mon. August 21st. * seats are available * Your fee is being paid , so this is FREE for our servers, who are able to go. Individual in charge is Deacon Ray Draeger. Additional guests, family members and friends may go but must pay the fee of $14.00 each / this includes all day pass plus soda / water/snacks on the bus and a hot dog/chips @ the park. You will be leaving from the Sacred Heart parking lot at 8:30 am ! sharp and arrive at Mt. Olympus when it opens at 10 am and will return to Mfld at approximately 4:30 pm. Please call Judy at the parish office @ 715-659-4480 Ext. 0 and reserve your spot no later than August 17th. You will be asked to come to parish office to pick up a required “General Child Consent and Release Form “and than return it to parish office completed / signed in order to participate in trip. Mission Team News Our mission team has returned from Tanzania, and they brought back many yards of colorful fabric. We are looking for ladies who would like to assist in creating items from this fabric such as: placemats, napkins, table runners, tote bags, etc. These items will then be sold to parishioners, and the proceeds will be used to benefit the Sisters of Our Lady Queen of Africa. If you are interested in helping to make items, please call Susan Youngwith Pictures of Father Aaron Becker’s ordination ceremony at the cathedral in La Crosse on Saturday-June 24th and his 1st mass here at his home parish on June 25th can be viewed by going to this website: www.catholiclife.diolc.org as reference: Look for the title Archives on right side of page and locate drop down menu for month and choose June 2017. Coming this fall !! The 1st bible study offered on DVD of the Gospel of John will be offered at St John the Baptist Parish stating the 1st Sunday after Labor Day. It is a 8 part series hosted by renowned apologist Edward Sri It will be followed by another study from Ascension Press’ Great Adventure Series. The Acts of the Apostles, which will run into May / 2018.Details and registration coming soon Holy Day of Obligation * The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary * Vigil Mass on Monday *August 14th @ 7 p.m. and Holy Day mass on August 15th @ 8:30 a.m. @ Christ the King parish. Ministry participants are needed and a sign up sheets can be located on back table . If you are attending any of these masses your help in the ministries is greatly appreciated. News from the USCCB:
U.S. Bishops Provide Aid to Education Center in Albania and Support for Those Affected by the War in Eastern Ukraine - WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Subcommittee on Aid to the Church in Central and Eastern Europe approved over $4.8 million in funding for 206 projects in 22 countries in Central and Eastern Europe.....Read More News from the Pope: Pope's Message to World Movement of Christian Workers - (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a Message to the International Meeting of the World Movement of Christian Workers which has been taking place in Ávila, Spain, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its foundation.....Read More News from the Church: Archbishop Chaput Proposes ‘Revolution of Joy’ - In a world that can sometimes seem disheartening, Christians have a path to the future in lives of joy and love, Archbishop Charles Chaput told those gathered Thursday at the annual Napa Institute conference. While Christians need to see the world’s problems as they are, “we can’t let the weight of the world crush the joy that’s our birthright by our rebirth in Jesus Christ through baptism,” he said. “If we cling to that joy, if we cling to God, then all things are possible,” he added. “The only way to create new life in a culture is to live our lives joyfully and fruitfully, as individuals ruled by convictions greater than ourselves and shared with people we know and love. It’s a path that’s very simple and very hard at the same time. But it’s the only way to make a revolution that matters.”.....Read more |
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Monday - Thursday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM Friday: 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM Stay Connected with Our ParishWelcome from Our PastorWelcome to Christ the King Catholic Church! Ever since 1938 this parish has been assisting souls in their quest for deeper union with God. Our mission statement is essentially found in the stained glass window above the main altar: “For Christ our King.” Insofar as God made us and we belong to Him, we have come to... Read More
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