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Mass Schedule / Scripture Readings / Intentions/ Minist ry Par ticipants
Feast of the
Baptism of the Lord
January 12, 2020
*** Website: ctkspencer.net Church address: 208 S. LaSalle St.
*** New Parish Office hours are:
Monday * Office Closed * Tuesday * Wednesday * Thursday (9 am-3 pm) and Friday (9 am-12:30 pm )
Monday - January 13, 2020 * Communion Service @ 8:30 am * 1 Sm 1:1-8 * Mk 1:14-20
Tuesday - January 14, 2020 * Mass @ 8:30 am * 1 Sm 1:9 -20 * Mk 1:21-28 * Mass Intention: + Elaine Bell
Wednesday - January 15, 2020 * Communion Service @ 8:30 am * 1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20 * Mk 1:29-39
Thursday - January 16, 2020 * Communion Service @ 8:30 am * 1 Sm 4:1-11 * Mk 2:40-45
Friday - January 17, 2020 * Communion Service @ 8:30 am * 1 Sm 8:4 -78, 10-22 * Mk 2:1-12
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Saturday - January 18, 2020 * 4 p.m. Mass Readings: 1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19 ; 10:1 * Mk 2:13-17
Mass Intention: + Gilbert and Jerry LaSee
Lector: Laurie Weber
Extra-Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: Laurie Weber * Sue Kappel * Volunteer Needed
Servers: Koffee Hansen Crucifix Bearer: Needed
Ministers of Welcome: Sue Kappel *** There is a need for Ministers of Welcome @ this mass and if you
attend this mass, your helping would be greatly appreciated. ***
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Sunday - January 19, 2020 * 8 a.m. Mass Readings: Is 49:3, 5-6 * 1 Cor 1:1-3 * Jn 1:29-34
Mass Intention: + Deceased members of Parish Council of Catholic Women
Lector: Viv Gamble
Extra-Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: Kent Johnson * Deb M lsna * Volunteer Needed
Servers: Becca and Alex is M lsna Crucifix Bearer: Ken Williams
Ministers of Welcome: Todd Rueth and Nathan Derks
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Sunday - January 19, 2020 * 10 a.m. Mass Readings: Is 49:3, 5-6 * 1 Cor 1:1-3 * Jn 1:29-34
Mass Intention: + Souls in Purgatory
Lector: Mary Buss
Extra-Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: Dennis Gonnering * Sharon Kobs * Volunteer Needed
Servers: Alex and Brook lyn Baumgarten Crucifix Bearer: Needed
Ministers of Welcome: Nancy Kautza and Todd Schesel
As members of God’s family, Christ the King Parish will
always be a welcoming community that comforts, shares its
Catholic faith, and inspires others.
Christ the King Catholic Parish Weekend Collection
For January 4 & 5, 2020
Offertory Basket $
Adult Reg. Envelopes: $ 3,476.00
Youth Envelopes: $ 1.00
Vigil Candles: $
Capital Maintenance $ 399.00
Clarification: the 1st weekend of every month the plate collection goes
into C.K. Capital Maintenance Acct. helping with unexpected costs that
may occur throughout the year.
January 1, 2020 * Solemnity of Mary Envelope $ 461.00
January - 2020 * First Offering Envelope $ 306.00
From the Desk of Father Jim:
ORDINARY TIME Have you ever wondered why we have something called ‘Ordinary Time’ as a liturgical season? Many people think of the term ordinary as commonly used in the English language, meaning something that's not special or distinctive, and as a result it is an unimportant season. However, Ordinary Time makes up most of our liturgical year, falling outside of the Advent / Christmas season and the Lent / Easter season, and is far from unimportant or uninteresting. To help gather information for this article, I researched an article dated Jan 5, 2018 on https://www.thoughtco.com by Scott P. Richert:
Why Is Ordinary Time Called Ordinary? Ordinary Time is called "ordinary" not because it is common but simply because the weeks of Ordinary Time are
numbered. The Latin word ordinalis, which refers to numbers in a series, stems from the Latin word ordo, from which we get the English word order. Thus, the numbered weeks of Ordinary Time, in fact, represent the ordered life of the Church—the period in which we live our lives neither in feasting (as in the Christmas and Easter seasons) or in more severe penance (as in Advent and Lent), but in watchfulness and expectation of the Second Coming of Christ.
It's appropriate, therefore, that the Gospel for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time (which is actually the first Sunday celebrated in Ordinary Time) always features either John the Baptist's acknowledgment of Christ as the Lamb of God or Christ's first miracle—the transformation of water into wine at the wedding at Cana.
Thus for Catholics, Ordinary Time is the part of the year in which Christ, the Lamb of God, walks among us and transforms our lives. There's nothing "ordinary" about that!
Why Is Green the Color of Ordinary Time? Likewise, the normal liturgical color for Ordinary Time—for those days when there is no special feast—is green.
Green vestments and altar cloths have traditionally been associated with the time after Pentecost, the period in which the Church founded by the risen Christ and enlivened by the Holy Spirit began to grow and to spread the Gospel to all nations.
When Is Ordinary Time? Ordinary Time refers to all of those parts of the Catholic Church's liturgical year that aren't included in the major seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter. Ordinary Time thus encompasses two different periods in the Church's calendar, since the Christmas season immediately follows Advent, and the Easter season immediately follows Lent. The Church year begins with Advent, followed by the Christmas season. Ordinary Time begins on the Monday after the first Sunday after January 6, the traditional date of the Feast of the Epiphany and the end of the liturgical sea-son of Christmas. This first period of Ordinary Time runs until Ash Wednesday when the liturgical season of Lent begins. Both Lent and the Easter season fall outside of Ordinary Time, which resumes again on the Monday after Pentecost Sun-day, the end of the Easter season. This second period of Ordinary Time runs until the First Sunday of Advent when the liturgical year begins again.
May God bless all our families through this Ordinary Time of the Year.
Fr Jim
Baptism.. Expectant parents are required to participate in
parish baptism preparation program. Please contact parish
office for details on baptismal instruction and to let parish
secretary know of this blessed event happening @
715-659-4480 Ext. 0
Marriage.. Arrangements must be made at least six months
in advance by contacting the parish pastor.
Anointing of the Sick.. (which was known as Extreme
Unction or Last Rites) has taken a different connotation since
The Second Vatican Council. The sacrament is celebrated not
only for those who are dying, but to those preparing for major
surgery, the aged, and the sick. It is time for the Church to
pray for and with those who are ill and anoint them with oil.
The proper celebrant of this sacrament is a priest. Those who
desire to receive this sacrament are to contact our pastor, in
advance.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Each Saturday afternoon confessions heard at Christ the King
from 3:15 p.m. until 3:45 p.m.
First Friday of each month confessions heard at St. John the
Baptist in Mlfd. from 6 to 7 p.m.
3rd Friday of each month confessions heard at Our Lady of
Peace parish in Mfld. from 6 to 7 p.m.
2020 Christ the King Contribution “Boxed” envelopes
have been placed in the church for the upcoming year. Please
pick up your boxed envelopes, in a timely manner.
They are not mailed out to our parishioners as to save on the
cost of postage. Reminder to please use them through out
the year to support your “parish”!
2019/2020 DIOCESAN ANNUAL APPEAL: We are off to
a wonderful start in the Bishop’s Appeal !! As a reminder our
goal is $36,575.00. To date we are at a balance of $7,875.00
to make our goal. 145 donors have pledged or given to the
appeal. Each week we w ill l ist families that have so
far helped with this Diocesan Pledge. They will be listed in
the order the Diocese notifies us. If you have already
donated, but do not see your name in this week’s bulletin,
stayed tuned !
If you prefer not to have your name listed, please call
the parish office. Also, please know that we list
names in gratitude for your help whether it is finan-
cial, through prayer or both. If at this time you are
able to help with prayer only, please send your pledge
card to the Diocese in noting that . Without prayer,
this would be impossible to making our goal. So we
thank: No change from last week ’s update
Please note after Christ the King Catholic Parish has
made their goal of $36,575.00 for the 2019/2020 Appeal,
contributions made beyond the goal amount , is a plus
for us, as those contributions come back to your
parish. Your support is greatly appreciated and God ’s
blessings to those who have given and those who will being
doing so.
Meeting in preparation of 2020 “Annual Pancake
Breakfast and Raffle” sponsored by Holy Name
Society. We are requesting your help in: inserting
tickets and message into envelopes in the mailing that goes
out. We will be doing this task in the dining hall of church on
Monday-January 13, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. Many hands
will help to complete this task in a timely manner.
We look forward to your help and seeing you.
President: Todd Rueth and Treasurer: Tom Springob
Frassati Young Adult Group: There will be a gathering for all young adults (high school graduates through age 39) on Tuesday, Jan. 14th at 6:30pm. We w ill meet in St. Francis Hall at St. John’s for a Christmas potluck Please bring a dish to pass and your favorite game. Please see the email for the sign-up sheet link. If you would like to be added to the email list to receive updates about our monthly meetings and other events, please contact Michael Iwanski at [email protected]. Newcomers are always welcome!
Sunday -January 12, 2020 * Sunday Mass and Healing
Service * St. Mathew’s Catholic Church * 229 South 28th
Avenue * Wausau * Mass @ 3:30 pm with confessions before
Mass 2 pm-3:15 pm
Attention Engaged Couples: Two Becoming One class in Mfld. Registration is now open. Available dates are: for 2020 * Feb, 15 * April 4. Please be aware that the class fills quickly, so register as soon as possible to be assured of a spot. Couples should first contact their priest and then plan to attend a class at least six months before their wed-ding. For questions or to register please contact, Alanna Hart at [email protected] or 715-650-7310.
Washington, D.C., Jan. 22-26, 2020
Major diocesan pilgrimage for youth and adults. Please keep in your prayers those who will be attending this rally, for their safe travels to their destination and back and safety in Washington, D.C.
Men’s Renewal Retreat What does it mean to “be a man of the cross”? Find out by joining us for a one-day retreat focusing on practical ways to daily live out the Gospel call to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. We’ll receive great insights from Deacon Ralph Poyo, who was a favorite speaker from the fall Men of the Cross Conference, to embrace our crosses and learn of ways to become the man, father, husband, son that God intended. Details: When: February 15, 9am– 3pm Where: St. John the Baptist Parish, 201 W Blodgett St, Marshfield, WI Cost: $25/person (Includes morning snack and lunch) - $30 at the door For more information and to register, go to: http://menofthecross.org/ Here is the diocesan Facebook link to this event. https://www.facebook.com/events/926342061081312/
January, recalling Roe v. Wade, is month of Pro-Life Prayer, Action, Penance For timely events, news, links and action items, visit the Diocesan Respect Life website at diolc.org/respect-life.
Feed My Starving Children MobilePack Feb. 21-22, 2020 – Stevens Point Through a Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) MobilePack™ event at the Stevens Point Airport, Noel Hangar, on February 21-22, 2020, our community will provide 108,000 nutritious meals for God’s starving children around the world. We invite you to join us! We need 545 volunteers to pack meals and help raise $26,000 for this MobilePack™ event. Adults and children 5 years and older will measure and scoop ingredients, seal bags and prepare boxes for shipping. Volunteer registration will open online in January. Event Coordinator is Michelle Shulfer: 715-346-2780, [email protected].
Discerning a Vocation to the Permanent Diaconate?
If you are a man between 30 and 60 years of age and think God may be calling you to be a permanent deacon, there will be a Diaconate Discernment Retreat on Saturday, April 4, 2020. The first step is to contact Deacon Kevin Ray, Director of the Office for the Diaconate. Email [email protected], or call 608.791.2665.
World Day for Consecrated Life will be celebrated on the weekend of February 1-2. P lease pray for all those in consecrated life, and for many more persons to answer God’s call to this vocation.
Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed. Catholic Schools Week starts Sunday, January 26, 2020. Please take time to celebrate with the Catholic School students and their families in our diocese, and please pray for the continued success of our Catholic Schools.
Don't Miss the St. John the Baptist Parish Mission February 16-19, featuring Deacon Ralph Poyo. The mission will be from 6:30pm to 8pm each night. Deacon Ralph is a popular speaker capable of communicating with a wide variety of audiences. His passionate, humorous, and playful style has captivated audiences of all ages with the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. His presentation style disarms and speaks directly to the issues that plague our efforts to live the Catholic Faith. Deacon Ralph is married to his high school sweetheart, Dr. Susan Poyo, and has five daughters, three sons (In-law), and three grandchildren. More information about Deacon Ralph can be found at NewEvangelizationMinistries.org and you can follow him on Twitter by his Twitter handle @HobbitDeacon.
Youth & Evangelization Ministry News
*** Pray daily for vocations to the priesthood, religious life, and sacramental marriage ***
Religious Education
Youth Minister:
David Alcott
St. John the Baptist:
715-384-3252 ext. #6
D.R.E:
Mrs. Deb Mlsna
Don't Miss the St. John the Baptist Parish Mission February 16-19, 2020 featuring Deacon Ralph Poyo. The
mission will be from 6:30pm to 8pm each night.
Deacon Ralph is a popular speaker capable of communicating with a wide variety of audiences. His
passionate, humorous, and playful style has captivated audiences of all ages with the truth of the Gospel of
Jesus Christ. His presentation style disarms and speaks directly to the issues that plague our efforts to live the
Catholic Faith.
Deacon Ralph is married to his high school sweetheart, Dr. Susan Poyo, and has five daughters, three sons
(In-law), and three grandchildren. More information about Deacon Ralph can be found at
NewEvangelizationMinistries.org and you can follow him on Twitter by his Twitter handle @HobbitDeacon.
Flocknote Youth Ministry is using Flocknote for communication (email and text) Please sign up for text or email
youth ministry updates through Flocknote. Simply text the word “pope” to 84576, or visit this link to sign up. https://app.flocknote.com/religiousedyouthministry
Free Internet filter: Cleanbrowsing.org
Are you interested in a free filter to block malicious websites and pornographic content? In a previous bulletin I had mentioned the K9 internet filter. K9 was acquired by Symantec, so support for K9 has ended. Another free option can be found here. https://cleanbrowsing.org/filters
The Jars for Life fundraiser raised $5,387.63 These funds go directly to participants
attending the Pilgrimage for Life from the Marshfield area. Thank you to all who
purchased jars or generously donated to make the fundraiser a success. Special
thanks to Dorothy Flees for all her help! Participants also received generous grants
from various sources to help cover their costs. A heartfelt thank-you to these
wonderful organizations. Knights of Columbus $600 / St. Vincent de Paul Society
$500 / St. John's PCCW $500 / Theresa LaMere Pro-Life Memorial Fund March for
Life grant $200
Please prayer for our second grade students and their families
as they prepare to confess their sins
and
receive the
grace offered by Jesus Christ through
the sacrament of Reconciliation !
First Reconciliation will be celebrated on January 22
ANNOUCEMENTS
To place a prayer request on the Christ the King Prayer Chain, please call these prayer leaders:
Marcia Draeger (715-659-5182), Kay Derks (715-659-4046), Joan Meyer (715-384-2774)
Each of these has a list of people to call and inform them about your prayer requests, do not call parish office.
You may also place your requests on the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Prayer Chain by calling
Shirley @ 715–384-3613 and Donna 715-384-2479 (there are 2 lists) and they will take your request.
Christ the King Staff:
Fr. James C. Weighner : Pastor * Fr. Barry Saylor : Associate Pastor
Deacon Jeff Austin : Permanent Deacon
Judy A. Drechsler : Parish Secretary
Bonnie Jakel : Sacristan * Gary Niziolek : Part-time Maintenance
Parish Office Address: 107 East Wendell Street * Parish office hours are:
Monday - Office is CLOSED * Tuesday * Wednesday - Thursday 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Friday - 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
High School Seniors of Christ the King Parish: Is your faith important to you? Do you plan to continue practicing it in
your career and as you attend college, technical or another institute of learning. If so, two scholarships sponsored by the parish
P.C.C.W. and Holy Name Society are available. If you are interested, please see your guidance counselor at the high school or stop by
the parish rectory office for an application during weekday office hours. Other students, who have already graduated from high
school, who are members of the parish may also apply, but first priority will go to the high school seniors, of our parish.
Return your completed application to the parish office by deadline of Wednesday * April 1, 2019 @ noon.
Please note that if you or your loved one who is a member of this parish is admitted to the hospital you will not be
asked which parish you are a member. Consequently, if your loved one is in a nursing home or moved from one home
to another we may lose touch with them. Knowing where they are assures them the opportunity to be anointed when necessary.
Please call the parish office at 715-659-4480 Ext. 0 with this information as to if someone in your family is in the hospital or nursing
home, so that we can keep in contact with them. Also if you have changed from a land-line to cell phone number or have a
address change, please let parish office, know this. Thank you.
Do You Love Divine Mercy ? Anyone who wants to live Mercy and the spiritual life more deeply is welcome to attend our twice monthly meetings @ 7 PM at the new Divine Mercy Community House located at 118065 Kraus Street, Marshfield - Directions from Marshfield: Go north on Highway 97 toward Stratford. After County Road T, take the next right onto Kraus Street. It is the first house on the corner with a blue roof and white siding. Sister Mary Veronica will lead us through teaching, prayer and fellowship. Meetings are held on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month unless otherwise indicated. [email protected] or 715-451-2395. Please join us and spread the word! An invitation is extended for you to attend Mass at the Divine Mercy Community house on the first and third Saturdays of the month at 8 am unless otherwise indicated.
Is your marriage drifting apart? Retrouvaille is designed to give you the tools you need to restore joy and hope to your marriage. The next retreat in our area will be February 14-16, 2020 at St. Anthony Spirituality Center in Marathon. “We Needed to Refresh Our Marriage …It was wonderful.” See more comments from program participants at HelpOurMarriage.org . For more information, call 877-922-HOPE (4673) Fully Confidential ; or go to: https://diolc.org/marriage/marriage-help/
Webinar opportunity about the harm of pornography In this January 13 webinar, Jeff Arrowood and Alice Heinzen will explain why pornography - even just a small dose of it - is immediately harmful to persons. Then, they will work with you on ways to speak reasonably about its dangers at the right time and place, with the most loving dynamic and approach during the next Necessary Conversation webinar for adults and parents. Register at www.twl4parents.com/webinar. The $6 cost will include participation in the webinar, numerous downloadable resources and access to the post webinar recording.
Do you know what “MouseTrapping”is? MouseTrapping is technology that predators are now utilizing to lure children into pornographic sites. How is this done? Predators purchase domain names for popular toys, games, movies, music, etc. When a child enters the website seeking information about their favorite toy, game, music, etc. they are lured into pornographic sites. These sites loop the child from one image to another making it very difficult for the child to exit out of the site. Whenever the user tries to leave the site by closing the browser window and going to a new URL, the site that is mousetrapping will automatically open a new browser window with its URL or not allow the browser to go to a new URL. Some mousetraps will only open a limited number of new browser windows and will eventually let the user leave the site; the other mousetraps will open new browser windows ad infinitum, and the only way to get out of the trap is to press “Ctrl+Alt+Del” to end the task or reboot the computer if that fails.
Palm Sunday Chorus rehearsals for Marshfield's 67th Palm Sunday Concert will begin at 1:30p.m. January 26 at First Presbyterian Church, 200 S Lincoln Ave in Marshfield. Future rehearsals w ill be held each Sunday from 1:30 to 3:30 PM with additional rehearsals the weekend of the April 5th concert. Our guest conductor this year is Mr. Matt Thiel, Music Director at Sheboygan Area Lutheran High School. Music will be loaned to you at no cost. Previous experience in a vocal group is preferred but if you are able to carry a tune, follow choral direction, and blend in with 4-part harmony, you are welcome to join us. We hope to see you there. Margaret Brubaker and the Palm Sunday Chorus Board / 715-223-9087 [email protected]