PARISH OFFICE Hours………...… Mon.-Fri. 8:00am-3:00pm Parish website …..www.stfrancisellsworth.com CONTACT INFORMATION Pastor Fr. Eric Awortwe-Dadson Secretary Jackie Slocum 715-273-4774 Email – stfrancisrectory@sbcglobal.net Bookkeeper Jean Soberg 715-273-4774 Email – bookkeeper.stfrancis@gmail.com Director of Religious Education Joan Foley 715-338-1199 Email – cfoley@dishup.us Youth Ministry Cheryl Kaufer 651-308-8576 Pastoral Minister Marty Kulak 715-792-5281 Email - mandmkulak@bevcomm.net Music Director Missy Kowalchyk - 715-307-2120 Email - stfrancismusicellsworth@gmail.com Homebound Ministry Arlene Canfield—715-781-6888 Altar & Rosary Society Barb Leier—715-273-5358 School Principal Chuck Buckel—715-273-4391 Email - buckel@stfrancisellsworth.org School Administrative Assistant Amy Matzek—715-273-4391 Email - amatzek@stfrancisellsworth.org Parish & School Custodian Greg DesLauriers—715-273-4391

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM By appointment following preparation class. Please call the parish office to register for Baptism class.

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Arrangements must be made at least six months in advance.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK Administered by request. Please call the parish office.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday from 4:30-4:55pm or by appointment. RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS (RCIA) Any adult interested in becoming Catholic should contact Joan Foley at 715-338-1199

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PARISH

Weekend Masses Saturday……..5:00pm Sunday……….8:30 and 10:30am

PO Box 839, 264 South Grant Street, Ellsworth, WI

June 3, 2018

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

Welcome to St. Francis

We welcome Landon Joseph Soley into the One Holy Catholic Church by the Sacrament of Holy Baptism. Kinsley’s parents are Eric and Ashley (Hotter) Soley and her Godparents are Derek Hotter and Ashley Halverson. Landon was Baptized, Sunday, May 27.

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LITURGICAL SCHEDULE June 9 & 10 5:00pm Mass Lector – Joe Richards Mass Server: – Nic Loesch Eucharistic Ministers: Joe Richards, Kevin Huppert, Joe Jorgenson, Mary and Mike Hines, Lisa Hines and Lynn Loesch. 8:30am Mass: Lector – Janet Huppert Mass Servers: Emily and Sarah Belland Eucharistic Ministers: Joe Richards, Wayne and Carole Langer, Colleen Belland, Marlys Johnson, Mike Lifto and Rosemary Matzek 10:30am Mass Lector - Rose Mickelson Mass Servers: – Maggie Pechacek, Alex Pazdernik, and DJ Brenner Eucharistic Ministers: Joe Richards, Morgan Hines, Sheri McCormack, Robert and Roxanne Pechacek, John Woehrle, Dorothy Shoemaker.

MASS SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS Monday, June 4 No Mass

Tuesday, June 5 St. Boniface, Bishop and Martyr 8:30am +Mr. Mrs. Joseph Fritzmann Wednesday, June 6 St. Norbert, Bishop 8:30am +Harold Kruse Thursday, June 7 8:30am For All Children in the Hospital Friday, June 8 The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus 8:30am Seven Sisters of the Apostolate Saturday, June 9 The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mother 5:00pm Special Intention Sunday, June 10 8:30am +Joe and Bev Falteisek 10:30am St. Francis Parish

ST. FRANCIS THANKS YOU FOR YOUR AD St. Francis Catholic Church would like to thank you for purchasing an ad with Liturgical Publications Inc. (LPI) in our bulletin. Our bulletin sponsors defray the cost of our weekly bulletin. Before reaching out to the yellow pages, newspapers, etc., please reach out to our bulletin sponsors who appreciate your patronage.

NEED PRAYERS OR A VISIT? If someone you know becomes hospitalized and would like a visit, please call the parish office. Let us know if someone would like to be listed in the bulletin prayer. Please call the parish office.

SAINT FRANCIS WELCOMES NEW

RESIDENTS AND VISITORS

If you are new to the parish, please call the parish office to register. We are glad you are here.

BULLETIN DEADLINE

Items for the bulletin must be submitted to the parish office no later than Monday at noon..

Readings for the Week of June 3, 2018 Sunday: Ex 24:3-8/Ps 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18 [13]/ Heb. 9:11-15/Mk 14:12-16, 22-26 Monday: 2 Pt 1:2-7/Ps 91:1-2, 14-15b, 15c-16 [cf. 2b]/ Mk 12:1-12 Tuesday: 2 Pt 3:12-15a, 17-18/Ps 90:2, 3-4, 10, 14 and 16 [1]/Mk 12:13-17 Wednesday: 2 Tm 1:1-3. 6-12/Ps 123:1b-2ab, 2cdef [1b]/ Mk 12:18-27 Thursday: 2 Tm 2:8-15/Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-9, 10 and 14 [4]/ Mk 12:28-34 Friday: Hos 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9/Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 [3]/ Eph. 3:8-12, 14-19/Jn 19:31-37 Saturday: 2 Tm 4:1-8/Ps 71:8-9, 14-15ab, 16-17, 22 [cf. 15ab]/Lk 2:41-51

OFFERING FOR WEEKENDS OF MAY 26 & 27 Adult Envelopes including ACH’s - $7,929.00 Offertory - $212.67. Friendship Fund - 628.25

NEEDED Yarn, knitting needles and crochet hooks to be used for the inmates at the Pierce County Jail. Beth Dendinger is teaching them to knit and crochet. There is a box in the cry room for these items. If you have any questions, please contact Beth at bethdendinger@yahoo.com or 402-350-6048

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The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Exodus 24:3-8. Hebrews 9:11-15. Mark 14:12-16, 22-26) The Holy Eucharist is a precious gift Jesus has given to us as our spiritual food. We believe in the “Real Presence” of Jesus in the Hoy Eucharist because (1) Jesus promised it after feeding the 5,000. (2) Jesus instituted the Holy Eucharist during his Last Supper. (3) Jesus commanded his disciples to repeat it in his memory. We explain the real presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist by: “ transubstantiation: which means that the substance of the consecrated bread and wine is changed to the substance of the risen Jesus’ glorified Body and Blood by the action of the Holy Spirit, and its accidents (like color, shape, taste, etc.), remain the same. Scripture lessons: This year’s readings of the Feast emphasize the theme of Covenant blood because the ancient people sealed Covenants with the blood of ritually sacrificed animals and Jesus sealed his New Covenant with his own Blood shed on Calvary. Today’s first reading describes how Moses, by sprinkling the blood of a sacrificed animal on the altar and on the people, accepted the Covenant Yahweh proposed and made with His People. In the second reading, St. Paul affirms that Jesus sealed the New Covenant with his own Blood, thereby putting an end to animal sacrifices. Today’s Gospel details how Jesus converted his ancient ritual into a Sacrament and sacrifice. Instead of the lamb’s blood, Jesus offered his own Di-vine/human Body and Blood, and instead of sprinkling us with blood, Jesus put into our hands as food and drink: Take...eat...this IS my Body which will be given up for you”. (He did not say, “This represents my body”), and “Take...drink… This is...my Blood, the Blood of the new and eternal Covenant, which will be poured out for you and for many… (nor did he say, “This represents my blood…”). A Sacrament and a sacrifice: Jesus instituted the Holy Eucharist both as a Sacramental banquet and a sacrificial offering. As a Sacrament, a) the Eucharist is a visible sign that gives us God’s grace and God’s life and, b) as a Meal, the Eucharist nourishes our souls. As a sacrifice, a) the Eucharistic celebration is a re-representation or re-enactment of Jesus’ sacrifice on Calvary, completed in the Resurrection b) we offer Jesus’ sacrifice to God the Father for the remission of our sins, using signs and symbols. Life messages: 1) Let us appreciate the “Real Presence” of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist, by receiving him with repentance for our sins, due preparation and reverence. 2) Let us be Christ-bearers and conveyers: By receiving Holy Communion, we became Christ-bearers as Mary was, with the duty of conveying Christ to others at home and in the workplace, through love, mercy, forgiveness and humble and sacrificial service. 3) Let us offer our lives on the altar along with Jesus’ sacrifice, asking pardon for our sins, expressing gratitude for the blessings we have received and presenting our needs and petitions on the altar.

God loves you! Father Eric

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

CEMETERY GUIDELINES The week of June 11, anything that is loose on the gravestones will be taken off. These items will be brought to the parish office. The lawn mowing company now blows off the gravestones when the grass is thick. These items also get blown off when this is done. If you want to glue these items to the bottom of the gravestone, it was suggested you use locktite. All plants/flowers and other items that are not in permanent stands that are placed for Memorial Day will need to be re-moved two weeks after Memorial Day

PARISH EVENTS

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL The 2018 St. Francis VBS will be held from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm, Monday through Friday, July 16 - 20, 2018 for children who have completed 4YK through 4th Grades. The cost is $35 per child with a $55 family maximum. Volunteers Needed: Youth who have completed 5th grade and up, and adults, are encouraged to sign up to volunteer for various jobs for VBS. Registration Forms, with volunteer sign up on the back, can be found on the St. Francis Website, at each en-trance to the church and on the wall near the Rel. Ed. Office in the Parish Hall. Any questions contact Joan Foley, 715-338-1199 or Colleen Belland, 715-273-4279.

CARING AND SHARING We will be serving the Caring and Sharing lunch at the Mary Jo Copeland Center Tuesday, June 5. If you would like to donate money, please put your check in an enve-lope, mark it “Sharing and Caring”, and drop it in the collection. We need bars; if you can make some bars, please call Barb Leier at 273-5358.

HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT GIVING ELECTRONICALLY?

Have you forgotten to bring your envelope with you to Mass or have been out of town for the weekend, this is an easy way to have your contribution to the church done for you. Over 20% of our Adult Givers contribute through elec-tronic funds withdrawal from their bank account. This is an easy and convenient way to make your contribu-tion. If you would like to sign up for electronic with-drawals, call the parish office.

SALAD LUNCHEON

The Altar and Rosary is sponsoring a salad luncheon Wednesday, June 13 from 11:00am-1:00pm. Most of the women in the parish will receive letters in the mail ask-ing for bars, salads or to work at the salad luncheon. Also, all the women of the parish will receive raffle tick-ets for the quilt that will be raffled off this fall at the Au-tumn Buffet. The Wednesday Quilters donated their time and talents on this beautiful quilt. It will be dis-played at the salad luncheon. We hope everyone will make plans to attend the salad luncheon. The cost for the salad luncheon is $8.00. Children under five are free.

“While they were eating, he took bread, said the bless-ing, broke it, and gave it to them, and said, "Take it; this is my body." Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. He said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed for many." - Mk 14:22-24 Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass ©2001, 1998, 1970 CCD

COKE WAGON The Saint Francis Mission Trip Youth and their parents will be serving food out of the Coke wagon at Nilssen’s. They will be serving brats or hot dogs, chips and pop for $3.50 from 10:00am-6:00pm June 14 & 15. Come support our youth and enjoy some good food.

EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP What else is there to give when one has already given away their body and their life? What more can one say or do to demonstrate love for another when all they have has been given to another? This total giving of self to loved ones can-not be trumped by flowery words or material gifts that are fleeting. This is the ultimate in love. This is the love Jesus had for us on the way to his passion, at the institution of the Holy Eucharist. This is the love he has for us daily in the celebration of the Mass on altars in every church, in every city, in every nation on earth. No one can give more. No one can ask for more. This is the true heart of Christian steward-ship. If you take the time to gaze upon your God in the sim-plest of forms and begin to reflect on what has actually taken place with bread and wine becoming the presence of the Di-vine, then you can begin to understand true humility, sacri-fice, and love. And when you have the privilege to take that Real Presence into your body at the meal where you are an honored guest, you become one with the one who is the em-bodiment of stewardship. Then, you must ask the question of yourself, "How can I even begin to reflect the love that I have encountered at this feast?" The answer is you can begin with the simple actions of the day: where will you go, whom will you meet, and in what work will you partake? Jesus Christ has shown that the greatest gift ever given can be dis-guised in this world in a piece of bread. By joining your body to his, he can now transform human hearts, not by grand acts but by everyday acts, by everyday people, practicing Every-day Stewardship. -Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS