SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Arrangements must be made at least six months in advance. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Expectant parents are to participate in the Baptism preparation program. Classes are offered in February, June, and October. SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Weekdays 6:30 - 6:50 AM Fridays 7:00 - 8:00 PM Saturdays 3:45 - 4:15 PM and 6:15 - 6:45 PM SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK Those preparing for serious surgery are to contact the rectory; the shut-ins and elderly contact Sr. Rita. PARISH MEMBERSHIP Call the Rectory Office 715-384-3252

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church

201 W. BLODGETT ST. MARSHFIELD, WI 54449-2004 website: www.stjohnsmarshfield.org

ESTABLISHED IN 1877 XIV VOLUME 2 N0 37 MARCH 31, 2013 EASTER SUNDAY – THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD

CALENDAR OF PARISH ACTIVITIES MARCH / APRIL 2013

MISSION STATEMENT: Our mission at St. John the Baptist Parish is to prepare people for the coming of the fullness of God’s Kingdom by sharing the Catholic Faith and its tradition.

PARISH PERSONNEL Fr. Samuel Martin, Pastor 715-384-3252 ext. 212 Fr. Jesse Burish, Associate Pastor 715-384-3252 ext. 213 Deacon Jeffrey Austin, Permanent Deacon 715-676-3186 Sister Rita Adlkofer, Spiritual Counselor 715-384-9565 ext. 210 Mary Gouin, Parish Secretary 715-384-9565 ext. 210 Lori Salzmann, Finance Office 715-384-9565 ext. 215 Deb Mlsna, CRE 715-659-4480 ext. 202 Dan Kitzhaber, Youth Minister 715-384-4989 ext. 3 St. John School Office 715-384-4989 ext. 1 David Eaton, CCS President 715-387-1177 MASSES Weekdays 7:00 AM Saturdays 8:00 AM / 4:30 / 7:00 PM Sundays 7:00 / 9:00 / 11:00 AM

31 1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

EASTER SUNDAY MASSES 5:30AM 7:00AM 9:00AM

11:00AM

ADORATION

7:30AM-12:00PM NO

CONFESSIONS

1:30PM MASS THREE OAKS

NO CCD

CHOIR

PRACTICE 6:30PM

HS YOUTH GROUP 8:00PM

ROSARY 12:15

CONFESSIONS 7:00-8:00PM

MASSES 4:30PM 7:00PM

CONFESSIONS 3:45-4:15PM 6:15-6:45PM

DIVINE MERCY

SUNDAY

MASSES 7:00AM 9:00AM

11:00AM

ADORATION

7:30AM-12:00PM CONFESSIONS

7:30-8:30AM

RAD 7:00PM

CCD 6:30PM

HS YOUTH GROUP 8:00PM

CHOIR

PRACTICE 6:30PM

ROSARY 12:15

CONFESSIONS 7:00-8:00PM

MASSES 4:30PM 7:00PM

CONFESSIONS

3:45-4:15PM 6:15-6:45PM

PARISH OFFICE CLOSED

MASS SCHEDULE / SCRIPTURE READINGS MON 4/1/13 7:00am James Sazama Scripture Readings: Acts2:14,22-32 Mt 28:8-15 TUES 4/2/13 7:00am Albert, Sarah, and Marian Langreck Scripture Readings: Acts 2:36-41 Jn 20:11-18 WED 4/3/13 7:00am Roselyn Steinmetz Scripture Readings: Acts 3:1-10 Lk 24:13-35 THUR 4/4/13 7:00am Matt Strupp Scripture Readings: Acts 3:11-26 Lk 24:35-48 FRI 4/5/13 7:00am Almira Martin Scripture Readings: Acts 4:1-12 Jn 21:1-14 SAT 4/6/13 8:00am Andrew Thiel Scripture Readings: Acts 4:13-21 Mk 16:9-15

Divine Mercy Sunday 4:30pm Elroy Kubs 7:00pm St. John and Christ the King parish families SUN 4/7/13 7:00am Dorothy Schreiner 9:00am Alice Esser 11:00am Margaret and William L. Becker Scripture Readings: Acts 5:12-16 Rv 1:9-11a,12-13,17-19 Jn 20:19-31

LITURGICAL MINISTERS April 6th & 7th,2013

LECTORS 4:30pm Bryan Pischel 7:00pm Millie Eilers 7:00am Dale & Judy Garfield 9:00am Kathryn & Heidi Flees 11:00am Gayle Specht MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION 4:30pm Mary Ann Brinkman/Lois Carlson/Marcy Gotz/Open 7:00pm Gerald Nikolay/John & Lucy Ann Scheuer Mary Jane Sydow 7:00am Jessica Schiferl/Doug & Catherine Wojcik Eldora Schuster 9:00am Jeff Sternberg/Donald Hansen/Jill Hiller/Carol Jonas Jean Kaiser/Bernard & Donna Knoeck/Linda Lewer 11:00am Lucas Hart/Pam Housworth/John & Lori Salzmann SERVERS 4:30am Ian & Simone Rootelllis 7:00pm Mikayla & Julianna Kollross 7:00am Brionna Zygarlicke/Angela McQuillen 9:00am Sarah & Emily Nemitz 11:00am Steven Salzmann/Cody Binder MUSIC MINISTER 4:30pm Open 7:00pm Open 7:00am Mary Frey 9:00am Open 11:00am Open

WEEK DAY SERVERS Apr. 1st - Apr. 5th Ben Lang FUNERAL SERVERS Apr. 1st - Apr. 6th

Don Schnitzler / Ron O’Brien / Norman Eckes *****************************************************************************

AREA EVENTS Sun-Apr. 7: KC Breakfast, 8:00-11:00am at the KC Hall. Sun-Apr. 7: KC Bingo, 6:00pm at the KC Hall.

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS To have a prayer added to St. John’s Prayer Chain, please call Shirley 715-384-3613 and Donna 715-384-2479 (there are 2 lists). If you wish to become a member of the prayer chain, please call Jane Gerend at 715-387-2019 or Ann Bohnert at 715-389-2726. The parish office will be closed on Monday, April 1st in observance of Easter. Stewardship Fair St. John’s will be hosting a stewardship fair after all Masses on April 13th and 14th in Schuh Hall. Have you been wondering how you can be more involved in your parish or what a certain ministry is about? The stewardship fair will give you the opportunity to see all the ministries our church provides as well as some community organizations. In this past year, St. John’s has added a few new ministries and even more are in the works. We are a vibrant parish with something to interest everyone. Many organizations are looking for new members. We invite you all to come down, enjoy some refreshments, have a look around, and hopefully sign up for something that interests you. See you there! CCD REMINDER: On Wednesday, April 3rd, there will be no CCD due to Spring break. Classes will resume on April 10th. Thank you to all who so generously donated to our St. Joseph’s Food Collection. You helped make Easter much nicer for a number of our families and also helped in filling the food pantry at St. Vincent de Paul with which they were able to help many more less fortunate families in our community. SVDP also thanks you for your generosity to those in need. May you and your family have a Blessed Easter and may God bless all those you love. The PCCW has decided to forgo sending letters pertaining to the April “No Bake-Bake Sale”. There is an envelope in your April packet of tithing envelopes for this fund raiser. This change is due to the increased cost in printing and postage. Proceeds will help fund the Altar supplies (ie. Wine, Hosts, Candles). Thank you in advance for your usual, generous support. Annual La Crosse Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (DCCW) Low Sunday collection will be held the weekend of April 6th/7th. Ladies of the parish will collect a second collection at the end of all Masses. Proceeds will be used by the Diocese to fund spirituality days, leadership trainings and charitable works. HANDS A new group for people dealing with life without their spouse due to death, divorce, separation, or deployment will meet in the Columbia room on Tuesday, April 2nd beginning at 7:00pm. It will be a time for sharing, coping, caring, learning, and laughing. Questions? Call Richard at 715-996-1005 or Elaine at 715-384-9112. Women at the Well is a lay apostolate whose mission is to provide direction, hope and healing to women whose lives have taken a turn for reasons they may or may not understand and who, as a result, are experiencing emotional and/or spiritual distress. The goals of the ministry are to support women who are suffering by applying biblical and ecclesial principles to their lives and their situations through prayer and individual sharing with reliance on the Holy Spirit. All sessions and inquiries are 100% confidential. Questions? Please call: 715-305-2261. Toward the Altar of God: We invite you to look at the thermometer in the back of church to see how our campaign is going. We are grateful to all who have helped us thus far. We would like to see the thermometer completely red. Please send in your payments and/or pledge cards to make this happen. Diocesan Annual Appeal: We are still $5000.00 short of reaching our goal. We would greatly appreciate anyone who is willing and able to help us complete this appeal as soon as possible.

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK Praised be Jesus Christ! The first time I ever received stitches was while I was a student in Italy. After playing in the annual “Spaghetti Bowl” flag football game, I was one of the walking wounded with a gash just above my eye. I went to one of the Roman hospitals and walked into the emergency room for treatment. The doctor was casually smoking a cigarette and asked me what I needed. After pointing to the obvious, he got his needle and thread and asked me very simply, “Sei pronto?” (i.e. “are you ready?”). I told him I was, but I guess I had hoped for some sort of pain killer before he started sewing me up. Boy, that really hurt and after receiving a few stitches I was reminded that free medicine may not be all that it’s cracked up to be (I distinctly remember thinking, “you get what you pay for”). Just the same, I think the doctor’s question is a timely one for us as we celebrate Easter today: are you ready? Of course today is Jesus’ triumph over sin and death and His victory can one day be ours if we choose to obey Him and serve Him. Just the same, the only way home is Our Lord’s via crucis. I remember a friend of mine once saying “everybody wants to go to Heaven, but nobody wants to die.” So true. Which brings us back to the doctor’s question: Are you ready? In other words, are you preparing to leave this world and live forever with God? Have you taken responsibility for the harm you’ve done and sought healing and reconciliation in confession? Are you actively working at becoming a better person (which is only possible by the grace God gives pre-eminently in the Sacraments)? Do you worship God every Sunday because He deserves our love and thanksgiving? Are you closer to God this Easter than you were a year ago? Or are you spiritually coasting and wondering what all the excitement is about? This much is certain, Easter reminds us that we will all “passover” from this world to the next and we have little say about when that day will come for us. “Are you ready?” I know that I am not, but by God’s grace I’m working at it and I hope that you are too. God put the timeless in our hearts long ago and that means we have a deep desire to live forever. Easter means we can, but death must come first. If you’ve been away for awhile, I hope you’ll join us every Sunday so that Christ’s Resurrection will give you hope and joy as we confront our own mortality. A very Blessed Easter to you and your family! Your friend in Christ, Father Martin

On Saturday, April 6th, 2013, at St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral in La Crosse, Matt Marshall, along with three other young men from the Diocese of La Crosse will be Ordinated to the Diaconate at the 10:30am Mass. Please join the Knights of Columbus Honor Guard on a 46 passenger luxury motorcoach for this event. To make your reservation please call Corinne Johnson at 715-384-9414, ext. 4, 715-676-2549 (home/cell) or email at ReligiousEd@olpparish.net corinnejohnson@charter.net (home).

Marriage Banns (II) Jessica Dietel and Timothy Davis May 4th, 2013 Janalee Blum and Tyler Nahring May 18th, 2013 Verity Hill and Cody Weber May 25th, 2013 Lisa Zaleski and Mike Nelson June 8th, 2013 Kayla Spencer and Kevin Krause June 15th, 2013 Megan Elderbrook and Pawel Moldysz July 13th, 2013 Julia Burrill and Peter Taddy August 10, 2013 Angela Cich and Patrick Nikolai August 31st,2013 Kristen Freund and Cody Alger September 14th, 2013 Tammy Wilfahrt and Kory Schueller October 5th, 2013 Kayla Meyer and Nathan Breu October 12th, 2013 Brenna Malovrh and Erik Haferman October 12th, 2013 Whitney Petersen and Jacob Frombach October 19th,, 2013 Heather Schade and Will Guensburg December 28th, 2013

NOTES FROM FR. MARTIN

Year of Faith Pilgrimage to Rome: Join Father Martin and parishioners from Christ the King and St. John's on a wonderful trip to the Eternal City and beyond! Information is available in the church. The dates are August 19th-30th and there is room for 50 pilgrims. I hope you'll consider joining us on an unforgettable journey to the land of countless saints. Update: This pilgrimage is now available to the general public but some spaces still remain available. Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to grow in Faith together as a parish!

ANNOUNCEMENTS Divine Mercy Sunday: On April 30th, 2000 Pope John Paul ll canonized Sr. Faustina Kowalska and this officially designated the first Sunday after Easter as Divine Mercy Sunday. Christ the King Parish in Spencer will for the second consecutive year offer an opportunity to celebrate this wonderful feast by hosting a Divine Mercy celebration. The celebration will take place from 1:30 until 3:30pm on Sunday, April 7th. Information and materials about the origin and practice of “Divine Mercy” will be offered. Fr Samuel Martin and Fr. Jesse Burish will both be featured speakers during the event. Reconciliation will also be available as part of the plenary indulgence offered with the celebration of this event. Please plan on attending and celebrating with us. Questions can be directed to Judy Baumgarten at 715-659-5185 or to Rosie Frank at 715-387-6520. Youth For Christ There is a new apostolate reaching out to youth in Marshfield: Youth for Christ. Learn more about how this will partner with our parish youth ministry to lead kids to Christ on Thurs., April 18th in the Columbia Room. Questions? Contact Mr. Dan Kitzhaber 715-384-4989 x3, 715-659-4480 x4 or yministry@frontier.com Vacation Bible School is coming to St. John’s July 29th through August 2nd. We are looking for volunteers to help us put on this fun-filled event for PK 3yr olds through incoming 6th graders. Middle and High Schoolers are needed as well as adults. Come to the Stewardship fair April 13th and 14th for more information or contact Christy Kitzhaber at 715-676-3780 or cmkitz@tds.net Do you love football and fun on a Saturday morning? The Columbus Catholic Youth Football and Cheer Program is open to all public, private and home school students in grades 3-6 (Fall 2013 school year). In the Columbus Program, athletes experience individual attention where everyone plays and everyone cheers. Information and registration is Sunday, April 14th, 2013 at 6:30pm in the Columbus Catholic High School cafeteria. If you have questions, or cannot make this time, please contact us at columbusdonsfootballcheer@gmail.com Magic Paper Box Reminder: Only newspaper, including the glossy inserts, magazines, catalogs, greeting cards, office and school papers, window envelopes, paperback books, and items with staples or paper clips can go into the box. Please do not put in plastic, cardboard, metal, glass or paper contaminated with food

Prayer Corner: To encourage a deeper celebration of this Year of Faith, I will be running a different prayer in this corner each month. You're very welcome to cut it out and commit it to memory or just put it on your refrigerator or bathroom mirror. This idea surfaced from our education committee and I think it is a good one. Please pray for me while you're at it!

ACT OF HOPE O My God, relying on Your almighty power and infinite mercy and promises, I hope to obtain pardon of my sins, the help of Your grace, and life everlasting through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer.

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