We, the community of Sacred Heart parishes, in Spring Valley and Elmwood, love the Lord Jesus Christ and are dedicated to His Sacred Heart. Guided by the Word of the Lord, we commit ourselves to give praise and honor to God through liturgical worship, family and private prayer, and service to one another. We strive to develop a living faith and a growing spiritual community by providing opportunities for spiritual, educational, and social enrichment. Our faith will be strengthened through active involvement of all members.

SUNDAY MAY 5, 2019

N108 Sabin Avenue

Spring Valley, WI 54767

106 West Wilson Avenue

Elmwood, WI 54740

S105 Sabin Avenue – PO Box 456

Spring Valley, WI 54767

Phone: 715-778-5519

Anne Helmer and Beth Ingli

admin@svecatholic.org

PASTOR

Fr. Arockia

Stanislaus

(Father Amir)

Phone: 715-598-4877

Mobile: 715-574-4265

pastor@svecatholic.org

MASS TIMES

Saturday Vigil 8:00 PM | Elmwood

Sunday 8:30 AM | Boyceville

10:30 AM | Spring Valley

CONFESSION TIMES

Tuesday 5:45-6:15 PM | Spring Valley

Saturday 7:15-7:45 PM | Elmwood

ADORATION

Elmwood Friday 9:00-11:00 am

Spring Valley Thurs-Friday 8:00 am–8:00 am

MISSION STATEMENT

Elmwood $ 620.00 $ 165.00

Spring Valley $ 1593.00 $ 279.00

PASTORAL REFLECTION Dear sisters and brothers in Christ Jesus,

When we see a job advertised we are asked to submit our

CV or résumé. We try to submit an impressive CV or résumé

because we know that some of those who submit impressive

CVs or résumés will be called for an interview. If we are called

for the interview we try to impress during the interview.

What kind of CV would you need to have in order to be

asked to be the first Pope? What type of questions would you

be asked during the interview? Peter was interviewed by Jesus

in the Gospel (John 21:1-19), and asked three questions, “Do

you love me?” His CV wasn’t good; he had denied Jesus three

times by a charcoal fire on Holy Thursday night. Peter did not

find it easy to accept himself after that. When the cock crew

later that evening, Peter wept. He realized his failure. He could

not cope with it, could not accept it and he wept. He hit rock

bottom.

You would not expect Jesus to even consider him for the

position of looking after the flock. But Jesus could see his heart

and knew he was the man for the job. Why? Because Peter was

different to Judas. Peter grew through his mistake whereas

Judas allowed his mistake to conquer him. Peter reformed

himself after his mistake but Judas was not man enough to

reform himself. Peter knew what it was to be human, so too

did Judas, but whereas Peter moved on from his sinfulness

Judas did not. Three times Peter had denied Jesus by a charcoal

fire on Holy Thursday evening but now three times by a

different charcoal fire on this Easter day Jesus asks Peter to

look after the sheep. Jesus forgave Peter and had confidence in

him to make him Pope.

Despite our sinfulness Jesus forgives us and has confidence

in us. Jesus does not lock us in by mistakes of the past or

present. We are given room to outgrow the mistakes of the

past. Paul wrote, “For anyone who is in Christ, there is a new

creation; the old creation has gone, and now the new one is

here.” (1 Cor 5:17)

What happened to Peter can happen to us also if we have

the faith to accept God’s love and forgiveness. Jesus forgives us

in the Sacrament of Reconciliation and loves us after we have

denied him. It takes an act of faith to believe in God.

Sometimes faith is the courage to accept God’s love, the

courage to accept God’s forgiveness and acceptance of

ourselves. Peter recovered his faith after his despair; he was

able to say “Yes Lord, you know that I love you.” We do not

allow the past to overcome us like Judas. Instead Peter is our

model for repentance and

reforming ourselves and allowing

the Lord to put us to work for him

again.

Yours sincerely in Christ Jesus,

Rev. Arockia Stanislaus

FOR ALL THE FAITHFUL WHO HAVE DIED WE PRAY

There will be NO WEEKDAY masses for the month of May, due to Father Amir’s vacation to India.

Saturday, May 11 Vigil mass in Elmwood

8:00 PM Missa Pro Populo

Sunday, May 12

8:30 AM Boyceville + Diane Schmidt (Dennis & Joyce Hill

10:30 AM Spring Valley +Brody Sotona

(Wade & Kristi Sotona)

Saturday, May 11, 2019 8:00 pm | Elmwood

Sunday, May 12, 2019 10:30 am| Spring Valley

LECTORS

Joel Hartung Gregg Deutsch Liz Erickson

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

Ruth Hartung Steve Bates

Connie Kannel (S) Greg Buchal Tara Huebel Eric Johnson

SERVERS

Sam Weix Francis Weix Ben Luther

Merrick Johnson Adeline Langer Porter Langer

USHERS/HOSPITALITY

Tim Bates Ken Cepek

Jim HUebel Greg Kannel

ROSARY MUSIC/ CANTORS

Barb Schneider Adult Choir/ Charlotte Liz / Kelly

GIFT BEARERS (USHERS)

Elmwood News

Altar and Rosary: The beautiful flowers

on our Altar this year are in memory of

Bernard & Elizabeth Holt, Mable,

Laverne, Charles & Juanita Bates, Deb

Wiinamaki, Pete & Virginia Lecheler,

Florence Sweeney, Walter & Marie

Kuehl and deceased loved ones of the

Bill Sylla and Bob Geraets

families. Thank you for making our

Altar special.

There will be an Altar & Rosary

meeting on Thursday, May 9th at 7:00

pm.

Congratulations Graduates! Sacred

Heart Parish would like to

congratulate our high school seniors:

Tyler Bee, Jordan Brunner, and Nicholas

Forster. The seniors will be

honored Saturday May 11th at the 8:00

pm mass. Everyone is invited to the

church basement after Mass for food

and fellowship. May your life continue

to be a reflection of God's way...His

love, joy and peace shining

brightly through you.

All Elmwood CCD students grades 7-10

that are signed up for the Eau Galle youth

rally on Sunday, May 5th should be sure

to report to St. Henrys parish center in

Eau Galle by 9:45 am. If students need a

ride, please contact Sara Asher or Amy

Luther. The youth rally will end after a

closing mass that starts at 3:00 pm.

(Families are welcome to attend)

News for All

Levi Schmitt’s Ordination: Thank you

to all who were able to attend!

Please join us in the Elmwood parish

basement after 8 p.m. mass tonight ,

May 4th, to celebrate Levi Schmitt's

ordination to the transitional

deaconate. Refreshments will be

served. A reception will also be held

on Sunday, May 5th , after 10:30

mass in Spring Valley. You may mail a

card to Levi at: Levi Schmitt, W1465

890th Ave, Spring Valley, WI 54767.

Evan Armacost Update: Evan made it safely to the Holy Resurrection Monastery in St. Nazianz, WI this past week. He thanks everyone for your continued prayers during his pilgrimage.

INFORMATION

Spring Valley News

Congratulations to Aaron

Borgerding on being Con-

firmed this Sunday, May 5th

at 1 pm in Chippewa Falls at

St. Charles parish . May you use the

Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit to

be a light in the world!

PCCW meeting this Tuesday, May 7th

at 6:30 pm in the Brother Michael

center. Dessert will be served as we

narrow paint colors down to two for

the church renovation project along

with picking out the chair upholstery.

Mother’s Day Flowers will be for sale

next Sunday after 10:30 mass.

The proceeds raised each year go

toward flowers and plants for the

prayer garden.

Coffee and Donuts today after 10:30

mass in the Brother Michael Center.

BULLETIN DEADLINE

Wednesdays at Noon

Tuesday May 7 No Mass PCCW meeting 6:30 pm in SV Wednesday May 8 No Mass Thursday May 9 No Mass Adoration in SV 8 am– 8 am Friday Altar & Rosary meeting in Elmwood at 7 pm Friday May 10 Adoration in Elmwood from 9-11 am

Father Hoffman will be the visiting priest for the weekend

Saturday May 11 Confession in Elmwood from 7:15-7:45 pm Sunday May 12 Confession in Boyceville from 7:45-8:15 am

The Knights of Colum-

bus Council will be sell-

ing Tootsie Rolls after

the Saturday evening

Mass at Elmwood on May 4, 2019 and

after the Sunday Mass at Spring Valley

on May 5, 2019. The money collected

will be split between the Elmwood

and Spring Valley School Districts to

be used for students with special

needs. Last year about $200 was giv-

en to each School District. Thank you

for your generosity.

Thank you to our Catechists:

Elmwood- Vicki Auth, Renee

Obermueller, Charley Ober-

mueller, Amy Luther, John

Crownhart, Sara Asher, and

Stephanie Beyer. Spring Valley- Anne

Helmer, Cindy Schlegel, Laura Buchal, Lisa

Bigaouette, Kelly Johnson, Jessica Shafer,

Cheryl Thoms, Tara Huebel, Peggy Larson,

Mike Langer, Teresa Nilssen, Mike Gra-

ham, Aarynn & Tyler Bosshart, Amy Pea-

body , Amy Shafer, and Pam Burke.

“Send down your Spirit upon these cate-

chists. Inspire them to be not only teach-

ers of your truth, but witnesses of your

love.”