St. Mary & St. Charles St. Mary & St. John Parishes

Easter Sunday April 16, 2017

Easter Sunday April 16, 2017

Scripture for the week of April 17, 2017

Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-11; Mt 28:8-15 Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; Jn 20:11-18 Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Lk 24:13-35 Thursday: Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2, 5-9; Lk 24:35-48 Friday: Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2, 4, 22-27; Jn 21:1-14 Saturday: Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118:1, 14-21; Mk 16:9-15 Sunday: Acts 2:42-47; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Pt 1:3-9; Jn 20:19-31

Baptism: We joyfully welcome to God’s holy family Everett Andrew Guthrie, son of Ted and Mindy Guthrie,

who was baptized at St. Mary Church, Bloomington.

Sharing Our Blessings Thank you to everyone who supports our parishes with their time, talents and financial support! May God continue to bless you for your generosity and kindness. Please pray for the financial health of our parishes and that all members will gener-ously share the many blessings that God has given them with our parishes.

Fr. John’s Notes Easter Sunday Today we unite with faith communities large and small around the globe to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The paschal candle burns brightly in our midst as we listen to the great good news of the Resurrection, renew our baptismal promises, and gather around the Eucharistic table to consume the Body and Blood of the risen Christ. Let us share the news with the world: Christ is risen! Alleluia!

Spring is Coming and I know it’s EASTER We have been patiently waiting, and it looks like warmer weather is here to stay. Unfortunately, sometimes we are fooled about the coming of spring. Nevertheless, Easter Sunday comes faith-fully every year. But, I am skeptical that we truly

believe in and trust that the Resurrection of Jesus happened and that we share in that resurrected life of Christ. It really takes faith and hope to believe that Christ is risen. Those are gifts of God. These gifts need to grow and they need be nurtured just like the seeds and plants we put in our fields and gardens. That is what the weeks of Easter, the words of the Bible, and the Sacraments of Confession and Communion can do for us. They help our faith, hope, and love to grow. On this glorious Easter Sunday, we know that Christ is risen, truly risen! So let us celebrate with joy this wonderful event that changed human history and has the power to transform our lives every day. Have a happy and blessed Easter!

First Holy Communion St. Mary’s second graders will celebrate their First Holy Communion at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 23, at St. Mary Church, Bloomington. The

second graders from St. Charles School and religious education program will receive their First Holy Communion at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 30. Please keep them in your prayers as they prepare to receive this beautiful and important sacrament. We are very grateful to the parents of our second graders for following through with the promises they made at their child’s baptism to bring them up in the practice of the faith. May God continue to bless them as they teach their child about Christ’s love and presence in the Eucharist.

Rice Bowls: Small sacrifices really do add up. Operation Rice Bowl helps to fight global hunger and poverty, but

also helps on the local level as well. In giving up something to be able to help others, people are joined in solidarity with others. Learning about global hunger helps us to transform the world. Please turn in your rice bowl donations in the box in the back of church, at school, or you can mail in a check. Please mark all envelopes “Rice Bowl.” We will send the donations to the diocese to ensure that 25 percent of the donations will stay local and support St. John’s Food Pantry.

Liturgy Schedule

Sat. 4/15 8:00 PM Carl & Sally Adrian (Cassville) Sun. 4/16 8:00 AM All Parishioners (Glen Haven) 8:00 AM Living and deceased members of the George McKinney family (Patch Grove) 10:00 AM Roy Hermsen (Bloomington) 10:00 AM Jill Uppena (Cassville)

Mon. 4/17 8:15 AM Kyle Fishnick (Cassville) 8:45-9:30 AM Adoration (St. Charles) Tues. 4/18 8:15 AM Mark A. Vitense (Cassville) Wed. 4/19 8:15 AM David Bierman (Bloomington) Thurs. 4/20 7:30 AM Adoration & Confessions (Bloomington) 8:15 AM Clarence Fure (Cassville) 8:15 AM John and Lawrence Felder (Bloomington) Fri. 4/21 8:15 AM Vivian Perrin (Bloomington) Sat. 4/22 4:30 PM All Parishioners (Bloomington) 8:00 PM Paul Blum (Glen Haven) Sun. 4/23 8:00 AM Living and deceased members of the Max & Vera Wood family (Patch Grove) 9:30 AM Vandy “Butch” Bloyer (Bloomington) 10:30 AM Living and deceased members of the Nilus & Mary Ann Dalsing family (Cassville)

Let us give in thanksgiving for God’s many gifts

To Parish………5-8% To Diocese……..1% To Charities…...1-4%

St. Mary Church, Bloomington St. John Church, Patch Grove

Religious Education Religious Education Classes on April 19. Grades 1, 3-10: No Class Grade 2: 3:30-4:45 p.m.

St. John’s CCW News: The Spring Grant Vicariate meeting will be held at St. Joseph Parish, Sinsinawa on April 25. Registration

will be at 4:00 p.m. with the meeting beginning at 4:30 p.m., Mass at 5:30 p.m. followed by with the dinner and program to follow. Please call Jean Blake if you are interested in attending the meeting. MDCCW meeting is scheduled for June 14, in Ft. Atkinson. Please contact Janel Blake for more information.

PARISH FINANCIAL UPDATES PLEASE HELP US PAY OUR EXPENSES St. Mary’s Collections for the period ending 4-7-2017 Church Support….…….…………………………………..$4,183.00 Offertory Collections………………………………………...$232.00 Rent of Parish Facilities……………………………………..$305.00 Holiday Flower Memorials………………………………….$314.00 Gift……………………………………………………………..$40.00 Votive Candles………………………………………………$264.20 School Alumni Appeal……………………………………..$1,505.00 Sale of Fish…………………………………………………...$262.50 St. John’s Reimbursement for Expenses…………………$1,604.88 School Tuition………………………………………….…….$100.00 St. Mary’s families are asked to generously contribute toward the support of parish expenses. It is suggested for a family to give $900.00 and a single person $450.00 per year and to contribute to the Harvest Fund.

St. John’s Collections for the week ending on 4-7-2017 Church Support……………………………………………...$175.00 Offertory…………………..………………………………….$145.00 Children’s Collection…………………………………………...$2.00 St. John’s families are asked to generously contribute toward the support of parish expenses. We need to receive approximately $950.00 every week to cover all parish expenses.

St. John’s Ministry Schedule for April 23, 2017 Sunday 8:00 a.m. Mass Lector: Barb Stagman Communion: Larry & Shirley Gates, Roger McKinney Gifts: Bill Wachter family Ushers: Ray Breuer, Tom Quick Servers: Eric Breuer, Thomas Jelinek St. Mary Ministry Schedule for April 22 & 23, 2017

Saturday 4:30 p.m. Mass Lector: Pete Drone Communion: Pete Drone, Melanie Mergen Gary & Sue Mumm Gifts: Dave Mergen family Ushers: Dave Hoffman, Ken Kluesner, Charley Errthum Servers: Spencer Meyer-Steiger Daniel Herbers, Brady Bunge Sunday 9:30 a.m. Mass Lector: Mary Sue White Communion: Mary Sue White, Pat Martin Julie Zenz, Deb Campbell Gifts: Kelly Copsey, Julie Zenz Sacristan: Greg & Jane Patterson Ushers: Mike Mumm, Ronnie Mumm Servers: Jessica Patterson, Kennedy Copsey

ST. MARY’S SCHOOL NEWS Our vision: Faith, Family and Academic Excellence

St. Mary’s 3rd Quarter Honor Roll Highest Honors 3.8-4.0 5th Grade: Diana Herbers; 6th Grade: Jessica Patterson, Madelyn Thornton; 7th Grade: Kennedy Copsey High Honors 3.4-3.79 7th Grade: Amelia Wehrle 8th Grade: Johnathon Hamann, Sam White Honors 3.0- 3.39 5th Grade: Gretta Hamann 6th Grade: Karen Hernandez 8th Grade: Nicholas Kunz, Carolyn Tolle, and Shelby Linder SCRIP: SCRIP gift cards are a great way to do your shopping and helps support St. Mary School at the same time. We carry cards for national retailers, local gas cards, Piggly Wiggly and Wal-Mart as well as most local venders. You can purchase SCRIP at St. Mary’s School or Economy Feed Mill and the SCRIP program is online.

St. Mary’s CCW News: A big "thank you" to all the CCW ladies who have contributed to our last two bake sales and to everyone who stopped by to purchase and enjoy our baked goods. The February 25 and March 25 sales brought in a total of $1,017.75. Also, thanks to the ladies who helped price and sell the bakery items, and to Erin and her family for making signs and taking care of all the other details. Our next Bake Sale will be on Memorial Day at River of Lakes. Once again, "thanks"! Good job ladies! The Spring Grant Vicariate meeting will be held at St. Joseph Parish, Sinsinawa on April 25. Registration will be at 4:00 p.m. followed by the meeting, Mass, dinner and program. Please call Pat Bloyer if you are interested in attend-ing the meeting.

St. Mary’s Rummage Sale: St. Mary’s Rummage is planned for June 9 & 10 in St. Mary’s School gym. Please start gathering gently used items to donate. It would be

greatly appreciated if the women’s, children and men’s cloth-ing could be placed into separate bags. NO TV’s will be accepted. LOTS of volunteers will be needed to get everything ready, to help the day of the sale, and with the clean-up.

HARVEST FUND: Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Harvest Fund which is our annual fundraiser to help pay our fall, winter and early spring parish expenses such as heat-ing costs. We have received $28,862.87 (our goal is $50,000) for this year’s Harvest Fund. This is $7,917.31 LESS than we received at this time last year. We appreciate all contribu-tions, large or small, and thank the many generous parishioners for their continued support.

Goal: $50,000 $45,000 $40,000 $35,000 $30,000 $25,000 $20,000 $15,000 $10,000 $5,000 $0

St. Charles Church, Cassville St. Mary Church, Glen Haven

St. Mary’s Church We are delighted that the repairs and redecoration of St. Mary’s Church are nearly completed, and we could celebrate our Easter Mass in this beautiful church. A huge thank you to all who have helped with

the project. We especially want to THANK the parish council members for their generosity, dedication, and numerous hours of work on the project. We also THANK the dedicated volunteers who touched-up and painted the Stations of the Cross, the large crucifix, and the statues, those who cleaned and polished the reredos, and all who helped with the construction of the handicapped first-floor bathroom and with rebuilding the confessional. Thank You and God bless! THANK YOU: A sincere THANK YOU to Catholic Financial Life for the matching funds for our Soup Supper.

PARISH FINANCIAL UPDATES St. Mary’s, Glen Haven for April 1, 2017: Church Support…………….…………………………....…$197.00 Offertory…...…………………………………………..……..$76.00 Catholic Financial Life Matching Funds………………..$1,000.00 Total…….………………….................................$1,273.00

St. Charles, Cassville for April 2, 2017: Total…………......................................................$2,797.00 PLEASE HELP US PAY OUR EXPENSES St. Charles suggested giving is $1,400.00 a year for a married couple and $700.00 a year for a single household.

St. Mary’s, Glen Haven Ministry Schedule for April 22, 2017 8:00 a.m. Mass Lector: Barb Breuer Communion: Rita White Ushers: Jacob Walz, Tim Walz Servers: Matt Walz, Sam White

St. Charles’ Ministry Schedule for April 23, 2017 10:30 a.m. Mass

Lector: Joanne Kirschbaum Communion: Joanne Kirschbaum, Judy Adrian, Cheryl Junk, Beth Abing Ushers: Gene Adrian, Gene Ley, Terry Schrobilgen Servers: Allison Ihm, Makenzie Wiest

Fish Fry Thank You’s Thank you to everyone who attended the Fish Fry and all who helped to make it a great parish event.

Repair Work for St. Charles Church Before we start to repair and redecorate the interior of St. Charles Church, we needed to address a few areas on the church roof. We have already completed brick and flashing repairs on the church. However, during severe rain and wind storms small amounts of water has leaked into the church from the center peak. This has caused the paint on the church ceiling to peal. In order to prevent additional water damage, Jackson Tuckpointing from Dubuque, IA installed a better ridge cap along the whole roof ridgeline of the church. We are very thankful that a generous parish member donated $4,000.00 toward the $8,000.00 cost of the project. St. Charles capital fund is depleted from other projects, so contributions toward this project are greatly appreciated.

Prayer Chain Please contact Patty Okey 725-2147 or Verna Mergen 794-2530 if you have someone to add to the Prayer Chain. Reflection “Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” COLOSSIANS 3:2 Do you put God first in all things? Possessions, money, power, ego can easily become gods to many of us. Do a quick check of what is important to you. Is God at the very top of the list? If not, your priorities need to be re-adjusted. Don’t let earthly things become a god before God.

St. Charles School News Happy Easter to all the family and friends from St. Charles students and staff.

During the last two weeks of April, the students will be planning their Hawaiian Party which will be take place on April 28. The students earned the party through the magazine sales. The 2nd grade students are excited about their First Holy Communion. They have worked hard to prepare for this exciting moment in their lives which will take place on April 30. St Charles is accepting registrations for the 2017-2018 Early Childhood for 3 year-olds. There will be an Open House/Registration on Wednesday, April 19, at 5:00 pm. Parents and kids are encouraged to come and see the class-room. If you have questions, please contact Melissa Uppena at 608-725-5434.

SCRIP: Thank you to everyone who has purchased Scrip this year. Please continue to support St. Charles School by using Scrip when you shop in 2017. Call Lacy Kasten (608)725-5297 to order your Scrip or visit www.ShopWithScrip.com for a listing of available gift cards.

Easter Sunday April 16, 2017

Celebrate Life “Jesus, who upon entering into the world said: "I have come, O God, to do your will" (cf. Heb 10:9), made himself obedient to the Father in everything and, "having loved his

own who were in the world, he loved them to the end" (Jn 13:1), giving himself completely for them. He who had come "not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many" (Mk 10:45), attains on the Cross the heights of love: "Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends" (Jn 15:13). And he died for us while we were yet sinners (cf. Rom 5:8). In this way Jesus proclaims that life finds its center, its meaning and its fulfillment when it is given up. At this point our meditation becomes praise and thanksgiving, and at the same time urges us to imitate Christ and follow in his footsteps (cf. 1 Pt 2:21). We too are called to give our lives for our brothers and sisters, and thus to realize in the fullness of truth the meaning and destiny of our existence.” - John Paul II (The Gospel of Life, n. 51)

Help is Available If you need support for an unplanned pregnancy, please contact the Clarity Clinic of SW Wisconsin at 185 E. Pine St. Platteville, WI 53818, 608-348-5787 or email at clientservices@claritywi.com or the Women’s Care Center at 608-241-8100. For more information on pro-life issues, visit www.WisconsinRightToLife.org or www.feministsforlife. For abortion recovery help, please visit SilentNoMoreAwareness.org or ww.rachelsvineyard.org.

Healing After Abortion No matter how much time has passed, recent or long ago, Project Rachel and Rachel’s Vineyard retreats offer compassionate and individual care for anyone hurting from abortion. Upcoming healing retreat: Nov. 10 - 12, 2017. To talk with someone, contact Mary 608-221-9593 or rachel@straphael.org and visit www.madisondiocese.org/projectrachel for further information.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter "They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don't know where they put him." Happy Easter! He has

risen! Let us welcome Jesus even more into our marriages by participating in a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend on April 21-23 in Brookfield, WI; May 5-7 in Rockford, IL or June 2-4 in Brookfield, WI. Early registration is highly rec-ommended. For more information visit our website at: alife-timeoflove.org or call (888) 574-5653. Para un fin de semana en Espanol por favor llamen a Andres y Maria al 630-229-2600. Las fechas son Junio 9-11 y Septiembre 15-17.

AA and Alanon Meetings AA meetings are held on Thurs. nights at 7:30 p.m. at the Cassville Village Hall and at the 7th Day Adventist Church in Lancaster on Tues. from 7-8:00 p.m. and at the First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster at 7-8:00 p.m. on Thursdays. Alanon meetings are held at the Lancaster Memorial Hospital meeting room on Thursdays from 7-8 p.m.

Meetings: *April 20—St. Charles Parish Council meeting at 7:30 p.m. *May 30—St. John’s Parish Council meeting at 7:00 p.m.

EVENTS: *April 23– St. Mary’s First Communion *April 25—Spring Grant Vicariate meeting will be held at St. Joseph Parish, Sinsinawa. Registration will be at 4:00 p.m. with the meeting beginning at 4:30 p.m., Mass at 5:30 p.m. with the dinner and program to follow. *April 30 - St. Charles First Communion *August 13– St. John’s Summer Fest *September 9 & 10 - St. Mary’s Fall Festival *September 17 - St. Charles Fall Festival

4th Annual Celebration of Life

You are invited to the 4th Annual Celebration of Life to help support the work of the Women’s Care Center and Our Lady of Hope Clinic. The event will be held on Friday, April 21, at the Madison Concourse Hotel, starting at 5:30 PM. This will a fun-filled evening with fabulous hors d'oeu-vres and drinks, exciting bingo games offering the chance to win high-end prizes, and lots of fun with friends. Tickets are just $50 per person. For more information, or to make your reservation, either call Julie Jensen (608-957-1137) or email her at julie@ourladyofhopeclinic.org. 12th Annual Cystic Fibrosis Pancake Breakfast The 12th Annual Cystic Fibrosis Pancake breakfast will be held April 23, at the American Legion Hall in Fennimore. Serving will be from 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. All proceeds will go to the “Topel Quad Squad” team and will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Cayden, Trinity, Cooper and Teagan are the children of Chris & Tiffany (Doan) Topel.

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