John Was Standing with Two of His Disciples, and As He Watched Jesus
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J a n u ar y 1 7, 2 0 21 S e c on d S u nd a y o f t h e Y e ar - P a g e 3 35 John was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said, “Behold, the Lamb of God.” The two disciples heard what he said and followed Jesus. Jn 1:35-37 The Rosary is prayed before Holy Mass M-F @ 7:35 a.m. SERVANTS SCHEDULE MASS INTENTIONS rd th Monday, January 18 Saturday, January 23 - 4:30 p.m. Ushers: Geoffrey Alford/Ryan Clements Saint Prisca, 270 8:00 a.m. - Intentions of Sherry and Ed Alexander th Sunday, January 24 - 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 19th Ushers: Curt Riley/Colin Riley/ Saints Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abacum, 270 Bob Rifenberg 8:00 a.m. - Intentions of Melania Trump th Sunday, January 24 - 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 20th Ushers: Gary Brauer/John Dawidowski/ St. Fabian, Pope and Martyr; St. Sebastian, Martyr Tom McConaghy/John Koelbl 8:00 a.m. - † James Malay Sr. th Sunday, January 24 - 11:30 a.m. Thursday, January 21st Extraordinary Form Mass Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr, 304 Ushers: TBD 8:00 a.m. - † Mad and Ann Linn Friday, January 22nd Saint Vincent, Deacon and Martyr, 304 HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS 8:00 a.m. - Protection of neglected, abused, abandoned, and unborn babies Monday-Friday 8:00 am Novus Ordo Saturday 8:00 am Traditional Holy Mass Saturday, January 23rd 4:30 pm Vigil - Novus Ordo Saint Marianne Cope, Virgin, 1918 Sunday Masses 7:30 am Novus Ordo 8:00 a.m. - Intentions of Father Robert Gonzalez 9:30 am Novus Ordo 4:30 p.m. - † LeRoy Strasser 11:30 am Traditional Holy Mass Sunday, January 24th - 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION 7:30 a.m. - † Linda Craig Gentry Saturdays and First Fridays after morning Holy 9:30 a.m. - † David Esser Mass 11:30 a.m. - Intentions of Saint James Parishioners PARISH STAFF Fr. James F. Altman pastor Deacon Jason Hutzler permanent deacon CHURCH SUPPORT Maria Stegmeier administrative assistant January 10, 2021 Donna Walz director of religious education Envelopes $ 3,296.00 Plate $ 1,104.41 Vigil candles $ 66.00 Sacrament Solemnity of Mary $ 24.00 of Reconciliation Giving Online $ 539.57 Total $ 5,029.98 First Fridays and every Saturday after morning Holy Mass MAKE DONATIONS ONLINE - ONLINE GIVING We offer an option for people who prefer to make UPDATE ON ANNUAL APPEAL donations online, called Online Giving. Our Annual Appeal goal is $42,340.00 and we are For quick access to Online Giving, visit our website: currently at a total of $29,150.00. Please keep sending www.saintjameslax.com those pledge cards in to the Diocese. If you have mis- and follow the instructions provided. For any questions placed your card, you can stop by the office to pick about Online Giving, please contact Maria Stegmeier one up. at: 608-782-7557. Thank you for your generosity. Anointing of the Sick: Those who are seriously ill or have been sick for a long period of time should receive the Sac- rament of the Sick and Holy Communion. Visitation of the Sick: If you become homebound be- Please call St. James office to make arrangements - cause of illness and would like to be visited, please 608-782-7557. call Saint James office 608-782-7557 St. James the Less Catholic Church | Page 2 | www.saintjameslax.com Weekly Readings January 18th - January 24th, 2021 Candlemas Monday Heb 5:1-10/Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 [4b]/Mk 2:18-22 Tuesday, February 2, 2021 Tuesday Heb 6:10-20/Ps 111:1-2, 4-5, 9 and 10c [5]/Mk 2:23-28 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Heb 7:1-3, 15-17/Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 [4b]/Mk 3:1- 6 In 1997, Pope Saint John Paul II instituted a day of Thursday Heb 7:25—8:6/Ps 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 17 [8a and prayer for women and men in consecrated life. This cel- 9a]/Mk 3:7-12 ebration is attached to the Feast of the Presentation of Friday: Heb 8:6-13/Ps 85:8 and 10, 11-12, 13-14 [11a]/ Mk 3:13-19 the Lord on February 2nd. This Feast is also known as Saturday: Heb 9:2-3, 11-14/Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 [6]/Mk Candlemas Day; the day on which candles are blessed 3:20-21 symbolizing Christ who is the Light of the world. So Sunday: Jon 3:1-5, 10/Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [4a]/1 Cor too, those in consecrated life are called to reflect the 7:29-31/Mk 1:14-20 light of Jesus Christ to all peoples. The celebration of World Day for Consecrated Life is transferred to the following Sunday in order to highlight the gift of conse- GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE! crated persons for the whole Church. AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE sponsored The blessing of candles will take place at the begin- by Knights of Columbus La Crosse Council 839 & Holmen Fr. Rossiter Council 9385. ning of the Traditional Latin Mass. Remember to bring your candles to be blessed. When: Thursday, January 21, from 12:30—5:30 PM Where: Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman, Under- crott, 530 Main Street, La Crosse. LIVING THE DISCERNING LIFE CLASS To donate, please visit: redcrossblood.org and enter We have all seen those cartoons with the little angel Sponsor code: KC. Or call 1-800-RED COSS (1-800- sitting on one shoulder and a little devil sitting on the 733-2767). other shoulder both talking into your ear and telling you To Volunteer, please contact Charlie Peters (612-760- what to do. As Christians we know that we are supposed 6192 or [email protected]) to be following God. We learned in CCD that God is always there guiding us and that we just need to listen to Thank you and May God Bless you! Him. Sounds simple, right? But if you ask the average adult they will tell you that they know this, and yes, they want to follow God’s will, they just don’t know how to AQUINAS CATHOLIC SCHOOLS ENROLLMENT FOR 2021 - 2022 SCHOOL YEAR hear what God is telling them to do. That is what this class helps us understand. It walks us through how to We are excited to announce that enrollment for hear God in our daily life and helps us to avoid the prob- all new families and returning families for the 2021- lems that happen when we make the wrong choices. 22 school year opens up on Monday, January 18th! We will meet once a week for 10 weeks starting the At Aquinas Catholic Schools, your child will be week of January 25th. ready to succeed in literacy, faith development, social skills, and preparing them for the future. We provide Three class time offerings: our students with an excellent education, but we also Mondays (first day 1/25) - 9:00-10:30 am St. James help them grow in spirit and embrace virtues that will the Less, La Crosse stay with them throughout their life. Tuesdays (first day 1/26) - 6:30-8:00 pm St. Pat- To learn more or to schedule a virtual visit with one rick's, Onalaska of our principals please call (608) 784-8585 or visit www.aquinascatholicschools.org Thursdays (first day 1/28) - 9:15-10:45 am St. Pat- rick's, Onalaska Already apart of the Aquinas family, make sure to Or it can be done as a Home study follow us on social media pages Facebook and Insta- gram pages! The cost for the class is $10.00. Registration is Re- Did you know? quired. Aquinas Catholic Schools provides free busing services To register see flyer in bulletin or contact Amy at from Tomah, Winona, Galesville, Genoa, Cashton, (608)783-0847 or [email protected] Lewiston, and all points in between! For more infor- mation check out the link below: Online registration available at www.stpatsonalaska.com www.aquinascatholicschools.org/enrollment ANNOUNCEMENTS FIRST CONFESSION & + SACRAMENTS + FIRST HOLY COMMUNION Baptismus St. James Parish welcomes First Confessions will be Wednesday, March 17th, Fulton Oliver Brown at 6:00 pm. The reception for First Holy Communion will be Sunday, May 9th at the 9:30 am Mass. Son of Henry and Rebecca Brown, who was bap- If you have any questions, please contact Donna tized on Saturday, January 9th, 2021, here at St. Walz at 608-782-7557. James the Less Church. Let us pray for Fulton Oliver Thank you. and for his family as he begins the life of a Christian. + SACRAMENTS + WORLD DAY FOR CONSECRATED LIFE Baptismus World Day for Consecrated Life will be celebrat- St. James Parish welcomes ed in the Church on Sunday, February 2, 2021 and in Anastasia Marianna Seraphina Barkett parishes on the weekend of February 6-7, 2021. Please Daughter of Jacob and Molly Barkett, who was pray for all those who have made commitments in the baptized on Saturday, December 26th, 2020, here at consecrated life, and be sure to thank them on their spe- St. James the Less Church. Let us pray for Anastasia cial day. May they continue to be inspired by Jesus and for her family as she begins the life of a Christian. Christ and respond generously to God's gift of their vo- cation.