May 28, 2017 PARISH STAFF 788-5483

Rev. Brian D. Konopa ext. 7 Pastor frkonopa@mmoclacrosse.org

Rev. Mr. Richard Sage ext. 8 Deacon rsage@mmoclacrosse.org

Sr. Kathy Stuttgen, FSPA ext. 5 Ministry with the Elderly and Sick kathy@mmoclacrosse.org

Therese van Oss ext. 4 Religious Education and Pastoral Minister tvanoss@mmoclacrosse.org

Tom Thibodeau ext. 2 Confirmation and Adult Faith Formation tathibodeau@viterbo.edu

Andy Foley ext.6 Buildings and Grounds afoley@mmoclacrosse.org

Mary Jo Lium ext.2 Sacred Music mjlium@mmoclacrosse.org

Holly Gerling ext.3 Financial Secretary finance@mmoclacrosse.org

Allie Dunkley ext.2 Parish Secretary secretary@mmoclacrosse.org

AQUINAS CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

Ted Knutson 784-8585 President

John Stellflue 782-5998 Interim Principal, Cathedral School

Kay Berra 782-5564 Principal, Blessed Sacrament School

Patty Gallagher-Kosmatka 784-0156 Principal, Aquinas Middle School

Denise Ring 784-0287 Principal, Aquinas High School

2006 Weston St. La Crosse WI 54601 (608) 788-5483 www.mmoclacrosse.org mmoc.mobi

OUR MISSION

Mary, Mother of the Church parishioners are called to be the

People of God, formed by the Holy Word and nourished by

the Holy Eucharist. We joyfully share our faith and gifts of time,

talent, and treasure. We are committed to serve all God's people in the building of the

Kingdom.

MASS TIMES Saturday Vigil 4pm Sunday 8am & 10am

Tuesday–Friday 7:30am

CONFESSIONS Saturday 3:15-3:45 pm or by appointment

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday–Friday 8am-3pm

Contact the parish office to register, schedule a baptism, schedule a wed-ding (six months notice required), and to request the Sacrament of the Sick.

SCRIP Scrip is sold before and after all week-end Masses and in the parish office on Fridays from 8am-3pm.

The Ascension of the Lord

($6,800 remaining) (ACHIEVED!!!)

Memorial Day Mass A Mass for the Dead will be celebrated at the altar in the Veterans’

Section of the Catholic Cemetery in La Crosse on Memorial Day, May 29, at 11:15 am. The Rev. Msgr. Robert Hundt, Judicial Vicar, will be the principal celebrant. All are welcome to participate.

Parish Office Closed The Parish office will be closed Monday, May 29 in honor of Memorial Day.

The Pope’s Prayer Intentions for June That national leaders may firmly commit themselves to ending the arms trade, which victimizes so many innocent people.

Monthly Mass Social Please join us Thursday, June 1 after the 7:30 am Mass for coffee, conversation, and fellowship.

Congratulations to all our Graduates We would like to extend a special congratulations and blessing to all graduates. To all of our middle school, high school, and college graduates, may the Holy Spirit continue to guide you on your journey of life!

Church Sound System We're getting a new sound system installed in our church! Thanks to 8 households, the parish has the $74,936 needed to install it this July!

There's more good news!

1. Since the operating system also serves the sound system in the future Parish Hall (Phase II), it's like having an extra $18,338 for our capital campaign.

2. When we reach Phase IV of our campaign (i.e. church improvements), we won't need to raise money for a sound system at a higher cost.

3. A parishioner is making an additional gift of $10,000 to cover half the cost of the items for the choir which is $20,045. She treasures the quality of our music ministry, values the richness it adds to the celebration of the Eucharist, and wishes to show appreciation for the hidden sacrifices our musicians make in this ministry. Another 2 parishioners have made gifts to raise the total to $13,245.

If there is interest from a few donors to cover the remaining cost of the items for the choir's use, we will include it in the summer installation.

$56,598 - church speakers and mics

$18,338 - operating system

$74,936 - Total needed for installation

+$20,045 - items for choir's use

+$ 6,311 - church camera with feed to Parish Hall +$ 1,021 - audio recorder & CD player $102,313

All costs include equipment, installation, and a year of operational support. Please contact Fr. Konopa if you have any questions: 788-5483 x.7.

Food Baskets for June Catholic Charities is grateful for all the food donations and is most in need of personal hygiene items such as: big bottles shampoo, conditioner, body wash, tooth paste, bar soap, razors, shaving cream, feminine hygiene pads, tooth brushes, hair brushes, toilet paper, and laundry soap

Save a Life, Donate Blood MMOC will be hosting a blood drive Monday, June 12 from 2-

6pm in the gathering space of church. Walk-ins welcome, appointments encouraged and can be done at www.bcw.edu/mmoc or follow the

links at www.mmoclacrosse.org, mmoc.mobi or by calling Allie in the parish office at 788-5483, ext. 2.

Groundbreaking Ceremony on June 18

Construction for the new Parish Hall and Religious Education Center will begin with a brief groundbreaking ceremony immediately following the 10 am Mass on Father's Day, June 18. Because this historic event involves our future Religious Education Center, the parish contacted all the "graduates" of St. Pius X School and St. Thomas More School we could locate and invited them to the ceremony! We relied primarily on the addresses in the 2015 Aquinas High School Alumni Book to reach out to 1,000+ former students. Some addresses were unknown, especially those who attended Central High School or other schools. The mailing should have arrived at their homes by Mother's Day. If your classmates, siblings, children, grandchildren, and friends did not receive an invitation, please contact the parish office with their names and addresses so we can send them a personal invitation (and a flier which includes "pictures" of the future building and a collage of pictures from their school days): 788-5483, ext. 7

Facebook Page To improve our ability to share news and photos, we opened a new Facebook page a few months ago. To keep in touch, please

visit our page: facebook.com/MMOCparish/ and click “Like” and “Follow”.

Collection for Dome of National Shrine Thank you for your generous support of the Trinity Dome Collection a total of $406.52 will be donated. For more info: www.trinitydome.org

Chicken-Que Thank You To the organizers, volunteers, and those who purchased a Chicken-Que dinner, thank you for making this fund raiser a huge success. The profit of $8,111.28 will be donated to the Building Fund. Thank you!

Baptism Class Parents who are welcoming a new baby to their families are asked to attend our Baptismal Preparation.

Session I - Sunday, June 4 at 9:00 - 9:50 am (immediately following the 8 am Mass)

Session II - Monday, June 5 at 6 - 7 pm

Upcoming Baptism weekends will be June 10 & 11 and July 8 & 9. Please contact the parish office to register: 788-5483 x. 2

Vacation Bible School “Uncover The Mystery” Put on your fedora and trench coat, grab your magnifying glass! This summer we will be searching for clues and

uncovering the mysteries of the Mass through games, stories, songs and crafts. Vacation Bible School is open to all children entering grades k-5. The mystery will take place August 14-18, 9am-

11:30 am at Holy Trinity Parish, contact Rebecca 782-2028 or holytrinity@charter.net

Franciscan CORE Viterbo University announces its inaugural Franciscan CORE event, June 11-16. This 5 day summer service camp for rising 10th, 11th and 12th graders offers education, experience and reflection on social justice using St. Francis of Assis as a model for living a life of service. Franciscan CORE seeks to develop empathetic and grounded leaders for the world and the Church through Compassion for those on the margins, Outreach to those in need, Reflection on God’s call and Experience of community and service. Do not miss this unique and important experience. Register at www.viterbo.edu/franciscan-core

Dare To Follow Weekend This is for boys going into 6th – 10th grades to learn more about their Catholic faith, talk about the vocation of priesthood, and HAVE FUN! June 16-18. Please contact Fr. Alan Wierzba 608-788-7700 or awierzba@diolc.org

High School Immersion Retreat for Girls Take a step back from your busy summer! Join others your age for a week with Sisters for a time of prayer, service, food and fun! This event will take place at the Mater Redemptoris House of Formation June 19-23.To register and for more information go to www.materredemptoris.org. Registration closes on May 29th.

Come, Follow Days For Girls Are you interested in learning more about prayer and religious life, not to mention hanging out with fun Sisters and playing games? For girls ages 9-13 at Mater Redemptoris House of Formation July 18-19. To register and for more info:www.materredemptoris.org. Registration closes on July 1st or when capacity is reached.

Mobile Meals Volunteers needed to deliver meals for June 4-10. If looking ahead we have the week of August 20-26 also.

Please email Sue Moyle: Wsmoyle@gmail.com or call 787-0076 or at if you are able to help us with this worthwhile service. If you have any questions please feel free to call Sue. Thank you to all who volunteered.

New Parishioners MMOC is del ighted to welcome Kate Boland and Mathew Halverson to the parish.

United in the Bonds of Marriage Congratulations to Clayton Freeman and Kayla Rethwisch, who were married on May 20, 2017. May the love they share be a living witness of how much God loves the world.

Scrip To Support The Parish Want to raise $15 - $20 for the parish or Building Fund without even trying??? Do you spent about $100 a week on groceries?If you were to stop by the scrip table and buy a $100 Woodman’s card once a week, that would quickly add up to $20 a month, $240 a year ($15 a month, $180 a year if you shop at Festivals)!

June Dairy Days in Vernon County The Servais Family of MMOC is hosting the 37th annual Vernon County Dairy Breakfast Saturday, June 3 from 7am-11am at Hamburg Hills Farm, E2556 Hamburg Ridge Rd, Stoddard.

Lots of fun activities such as: farm tours, petting zoo, “shake and make” butter….Shuttles available from Southern Bluffs Elementary, Coon Valley Elementary and Hideaway Restaurant.

AHS Robotics Chicken Q The Aquinas PiRoBotics team is holding a Chicken-Q on Thursday, June 8 from 11am until gone in the Big Lots parking lot. Tickets are $9; you get a half chicken, potato salad, beans, and a roll from Premier Catering. Funds raised go towards the cost of building next season's competition robot. For tickets contact Krista Orlan at (218)770-2821, or any PiRoBotics team parent.

Catholic Education Social Justice

Family Life

Scrip

Dinners and Doings

Mary Mother of the Church Parish

May 28, 2017

Liturgical Roles June 3rd & 4th

Ministers of Holy Communion

4:00 p.m. Linda Gille!e, Be!y Koenen, Mark Outzen,

George Smith, Joseph van Oss, Larry Weibel

8:00 a.m. Dave Campbell, Mark Misch, Joan Reince, NOT

FILLED, NOT FILLED, NOT FILLED

10:00 a.m. Chuck Berendes, Polly Berendes, Carol Forer,

Sue Konop, Terri Pedace, Barbara Stetzer

Sacristans

4:00 p.m. Dorothy Beyer

8:00 a.m. Wally & Be!y Stoll

10:00 a.m. Anne Kernan

Lectors

4:00 p.m. Sue Ernster, Mark Outzen

8:00 a.m. Patricia Kirchner, Charles Heiderscheit

10:00 a.m. Nancy Steinhoff, Pa!y Nimocks

Servers

4:00 p.m. Lydia Arentz, BJ Gerling

8:00 a.m. Ryan Conzemius, Macauley Miller

10:00 a.m. Maddox Herlitzke, Mason Herlitzke

Musicians

4:00 p.m. Mary Jo Lium

8:00 a.m. Mary Jo Lium

10:00 a.m. Mary Jo Lium

Cantors

4:00 p.m. Andrew Dushek

8:00 a.m. Haylee Pagenkopf

10:00 a.m. Ensemble Choir

Ushers

4:00 p.m. Peter Glodosky, NOT FILLED, NOT FILLED, NOT

FILLED, NOT FILLED, NOT FILLED, NOT FILLED,

NOT FILLED

8:00 a.m. Bob Klar, Mark Misch, NOT FILLED, NOT

FILLED, NOT FILLED, NOT FILLED, NOT FILLED,

NOT FILLED

10:00 a.m. Zanna Alexander, Joe Halverson, Henry Kabat,

Mike Konop, Gary Norton, Nick Osowski, Jim

Servais, Phil Steinhoff

Gi! Bearers

4:00 p.m. Holly Gerling, Ben Gerling

8:00 a.m. Ron Kaiser, Linda Kaiser

10:00 a.m. David Herlitzke, Kara Herlitzke

Hospitality

8:00 a.m. Cindy Klar, Bob Klar

10:00 a.m. Kathy Houlihan, Pat Houlihan

Scrip Sellers

4:00 p.m. Allie Dunkley, NOT FILLED

8:00 a.m. Kathrynn Emmert, Stephanie Schaub

10:00 a.m. Juli Jansen, Sue Pretasky

Money Counters

10:00 a.m. Kathy Chapiewsky, Fred Monk, Pa!y Watson

Golf Scramble Fund Raiser La Crosse Area Vocation Society (formerly Serra Club) will hold their annual golf scramble Monday, June 19 at The Golf

Club at Cedar Creek in Onalaska. It is a 12:30pm shot gun start followed by dinner. All funds raised go to help support vocations to the priesthood and religious life.

Priestly Ordination June 24, 10:30am for Aaron Becker, Peter Kieffer, Juan Pedro Roblez Baltazar at St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral in La Crosse. Reception following at La Crosse Center. Please keep the ordinandi in your prayers.

Retreat, Rest, Renew at St. Anthony's Located on 40 acres in Central Wisconsin, the historical St. Anthony Spirituality Center is the ideal location for a private retreat of any duration, to attend a spiritually nourishing weekend program on a variety of topics, or to just come for a day away from the ordinary. Go online to www.sarcenter.com to see all upcoming retreats or call 715-443-2236 for more info.

Threshold Retreat Three days of prayer, conversation, and reflections on the priesthood – as well as plenty of recreation. This is geared towards young men aged 17-20. Will take place July 14-16.

Please contact Fr. Wierzba at awierzba@diolc.org for more information.

Totus Tuus 2017 Blessed Sacrament Parish will be hosting Totus Tuus the week of July 16-21. Totus Tuus, meaning “Totally Your,” is an enriching and exciting Catholic program based on church teaching. Grade schoolers meet during the day, Middle and High school meet in the evening. Leaders are seminarians and young men and women involved in youth ministry. For more information and to register call 608-782-2953, ext. 3 or email BSPCHURCH@yahoo.com

Dear Lord, On this day, we remember

those who have served

us by protecting our freedoms.

When we celebrate our

long weekend with our friends and family, help us

remember, that our freedom to speak of you, and

our freedom to worship you, and our freedom to do that which we ought to do, have all been bought at

the price and sacrifice of many lives.

Your Son died for our eternal life in heaven. So too,

your children died protecting us here on earth.

Help us be mindful this weekend and always of the

sacrifices made by those in uniform for all our freedoms. Amen.

Building Our Future Together

The new north parking lot is in operation! The new parking area has only 5 spaces marked for “handicapped” parking. However, when designing it we had in mind the needs of all people with mobility issues … even if they don’t have a handicapped parking permit. Sometimes a convenient parking spot may be helpful when recovering from surgery or an injury.

Please remember, the new parking lot is ONE WAY … enter from Weston Street and exit onto 21st Street (see the map below). Signs are being prepared to give traffic directions and will be put up as soon as possible.

We’re pleased that the proposals for Bid Package #1 for construction of the new Parish Hall and Religious Education Center building came in favorably … within budget! Bid Package #2 for the remainder of the construction work was released this past week. Those bids are due to Fowler & Hammer on June 7.

NEXT WEEKEND, JUNE 3-4, after the weekend Masses, we will have a Building Our Future Together Parish Presentation to provide an update prior to the start of construction. We plan to give a “virtual” tour of the interior of the Parish Hall!

This Memorial Day weekend please prayerfully recall the beautiful service of our veterans and re-member to keep our parish in your prayers as we Build Our Future Together.

May 28, 2017

Weekly Mass Intentions

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

7:30 am † Marian Arentz by Renelle Roesler Wednesday, May 31, 2017

7:30 am † Floyd Bud Sheely by Herb and Marie Meyers Thursday, June 1, 2017

7:30 am Jim and Patty Kirchner by Amy and Thomas Strom

Friday, June 2, 2017

7:30 am † Bernadine Schlegel by Diane Branson

Saturday, June 3, 2017

4:00 pm † Ruth Ann Bowman Arbs by Don Bowman

Sunday, June 4, 2017

8:00 am † Scott Woodard by His Family

10:00 am For the People

The Rosary is prayed before each weekday Mass Tuesday through Friday beginning at 7:05 am.

Pledges

Received

$3.9 mil

$4.8 mil

$5.62 mil

$400k

$0

Building Our Future Together

As of May 23 808 Households responded (80%)

PHASE IV

$820,000

Church Maintenance

PHASE I

$400,000

School Building Deconstruction

PHASE III

$900,000

Religious Education Center

PHASE II

$3.5 Million

Parish Hall

$3.74 mil

$3.17 mil

ACHIEVED!

(90% Cash on hand required to begin Phase II)

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