St. Mary, Fennimore St. John Nepomuc St. Lawrence O’Toole Castle Rock Mt. Hope http://queenofallsaints.net ST. MARY’S TIMES Monday - Saturday: 8 AM Saturday: 4 PM Sunday: 8 AM and 11 AM Traditional Masses: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 5:30 PM; and Friday 6:30 AM CONFESSIONS: Thirty minutes before each Mass Saturday: 3 - 3:50 PM

ST. JOHN’S MASS TIME

Saturday: 7 PM CONFESSIONS: Saturday: 6:30 PM

ST. LAWRENCE’S MASS TIME

Sunday: 9:30 AM

PARISH OFFICE

960 Jefferson St. Fennimore, WI 53809 Phone: (608) 822-3520 Facebook Messenger: http://m.me/ queenofallsaintsparish

Tuesday - Friday: 9 AM - Noon

Pastor: Fr. Alex Navarro, SJS (608) 370-3785 (cell) [email protected]

Finance: Mary Ann Carmody [email protected]

Bulletin: Amy Wells Scanlan [email protected]

Contributions: Diane Walker [email protected] Third Sunday of —April 15, 2018 2 PARISH NEWS My dear parishioners, St. Mary Mass Intentions I hope you are all having a blessed Easter season! Monday, April 16 I want to thank you all for making this past  8:00 AM † For a Good Prognosis and Easter celebrations so beautiful and reverent. I want to give thanks especially to those who gave so much of Tuesday, April 17 their time and talent to God and to the Sacred Liturgy. I  8:00 AM † Evelyn Schwebach know that all you did was for the greater glory of God,  5:30 PM Reparation and Salvation of the and that's beautiful and wonderful. The music and can- Jim Stelpflug Family toring, the decorations in our church, the serving at the (Traditional Latin Mass) altar, etc., everything was great. Thank you so much!

Wednesday, April 18 As we begin the planting season, I'm happy to announce  8:00 AM † Mary Margis that on Wednesday, April 25th, a group of families most-  3:15 PM † Vernon and Catherine Riemenapp ly from Sauk City will be doing a PILGRIMAGE that (Good Samaritan Society) will include visiting our church (St. Mary's) and singing  5:30 PM For the Continuation of for a HIGH MASS at 10:00 am, followed by a PROCES- Our Perpetual Adoration Chapel SION and a potluck. (Traditional Latin Mass) April 25th is a Major Rogation Day. Thursday, April 19 As the Catholic Encyclopedia notes, Rogation Days are  8:00 AM Jack Kleindl  "Days of prayer, and formerly also of fasting, instituted 5:30 PM Special Intention (Traditional Latin Mass) by the Church to appease God's anger at man's trans- gressions, to ask protection in calamities, and to obtain a Friday, April 20 good and bountiful harvest."  6:30 AM Jack Kelly (Traditional Latin Mass)  8:00 AM † George Conley EVERYBODY IS WELCOME TO JOIN US!

Saturday, April 21 The Mass will be offered especially for DAIRY FARM-  8:00 AM † Marcella Smith ERS as they struggle with low milk prices, and for this  4:00 PM † Ben and Donna Riemenapp planting season. In the , we will be praying to God to bless all farmers, to have mercy on us, and to Sunday, April 22 protect us always.  8:00 AM † Cleo Reithmeyer  11:00 AM Tim Scanlan PLEASE JOIN US!

May God bless you all. Father Alex

St. John Nepomuc Mass Intentions What are Rogation Days? by Scott P. Richert Saturday, April 21 Updated March 08, 2017  7:00 PM Members of Queen of All Saints Parish Rogation Days, like their distant cousins the , are days set aside to observe a change in the sea- St. Lawrence O’Toole Mass sons. Rogation Days are tied to the spring planting. Intentions There are four Rogation Days: the Major Rogation, which falls on April 25, and three Minor Rogations, Sunday, April 22 which are celebrated on the Monday, Tuesday, and  9:30 AM † Bob and Betty Hoffman Wednesday immediately before Ascension Thursday. 3 PARISH NEWS Optional Today Like the Ember Days, Rogation Days were removed from the liturgical calendar when it was revised in 1969, coinciding with the introduction of the Mass of Paul VI (the Novus Ordo). can still celebrate them, though very few in the United States do; but in portions of Europe, the Major Rogation is still celebrated with a procession. As the Western world has become more industrialized, Rogation Days and Ember Days, focused as they are on agriculture and the changes of the sea- sons, have seemed less "relevant." Still, they are good ways to keep us in touch with nature and to remind us that the Church's liturgical calendar is tied to the chang- ing seasons.

For an Abundant Harvest Celebrating the Rogation Days As the Catholic Encyclopedia notes, Rogation Days are If your parish does not celebrate the Rogation Days, "Days of prayer, and formerly also of fasting, instituted there's nothing to stop you from celebrating them your- by the Church to appease God's anger at man's trans- self. You can mark the days by reciting the Litany of the gressions, to ask protection in calamities, and to obtain a Saints. And, while many modern parishes, especially in good and bountiful harvest." the United States, have boundaries that are too exten- sive to walk, you could learn where those boundaries Origin of the Word are and walk a portion of them, getting to know your Rogation is simply an English form of the Latin rogatio, surroundings, and maybe your neighbors, in the pro- which comes from the verb rogare, which means "to ask." cess. The primary purpose of the Rogation Days is to ask God to bless the fields and the parish (the geographic area) Finish it all off by attending daily Mass and praying for that they fall in. The Major Rogation likely replaced the good weather and a fruitful harvest. Roman feast of Robigalia, on which (the Catholic Ency- clopedia notes) "the heathens held and sup- plications to their gods." While the Romans directed THANK YOU! their prayers for good weather and an abundant harvest to a variety of gods, the Christians made the tradition We want to thank everyone for their own, by replacing Roman polytheism with mono- their help with the fish fries. theism, and directing their prayers to God. By the time We had another successful sea- of Pope St. Gregory the Great (540-604), the Christian- son! ized Rogation Days were already considered an ancient custom. Larry and Jeri Novinska

The Litany, Procession, and Mass BASEMENT KITCHEN UPDATE The Rogation Days were marked by the recitation of the , which would normally begin in We are cleaning the basement kitchen. There are some or at a church. dishes, punch bowls, serving trays, etc. If you are inter- ested in any of these items, you come get them. After Saint Mary was invoked, the congregation would Please contact the church office at 822-3520. proceed to walk the boundaries of the parish, while recit- ing the rest of the litany (and repeating it as necessary or supplementing it with some of the penitential or gradual ADORATION CHAPEL HOURS AVAILABLE ). Thus, the entire parish would be blessed, and the boundaries of the parish would be marked. Please call, 1-608-822-PRAY (1-608-822-7729) The procession would end with a Rogation Mass, in which all in the parish were expected to take part. PARISH NEWS 4 ROSES FOR LIFE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

St. Mary: In Memory of LaVerne Stauffer The Knights of Columbus will be having a pancake breakfast on Chapel: Sunday, April 22nd. It will be In Memory of Mary Margis held in the church hall from 7:30 AM to 12:00 PM. St. Lawrence O’Toole: Living and Deceased Members of Breakfast includes: pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, St. Lawrence O’Toole cinnamon rolls, coffee, orange juice and milk.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (CCD) VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL (VBS) Classes for Grades 4K through 6 Wednesday Evening, April 18th Please mark your calendars for 6:30-7:30 PM our 2018 Vacation Bible School Program: July 9-12. To volunteer, please contact Lindsay Jackson at GIRLS AND BOYS GROUPS MEETINGS 608.822.5494, [email protected]

Saints Therese and Joan of Arc Girls Group VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Saturday, April 21st, 9:00 AM-12:30 PM St. Mary Church Volunteers are needed to knit and crochet winter hats, mittens and Saints Michael and Francis of Assisi scarves to be donated to local Boys Group school districts next Fall. These Friday, April 20th, 4:00 PM-7:00 PM items will be given to students in St. Mary Church need. There will be no charge for any of the items.

ST. MARY HELPERS SCHEDULE If you are interested in volunteering, please call For Dee Margis at 553-2625. If you do not knit or crochet, store bought items will also be collected, and donated to April 21-22, 2018

the school districts.

READERS

4/21, 4:00 PM Saturday Carol Rogers FEEDING GOD’S CHILDREN 4/22, 8:00 AM Sunday Geralyn Conley 4/22, 11:00AM Sunday Sandy Scanlan St. Anthony’s Court 2046 of Catholic Order of Foresters has had a wonderful response with Adopt-a-Veteran in

the Feeding God’s Children project. This Spring, there SERVERS is another opportunity to help our veterans locally at 4/21, 4:00 PM Saturday Casey Leeser, Volunteer William S. Middleton Veteran’s Hospital. A collection

4/22, 8:00 AM Sunday Nicholas and Josh Kunz will be taken from April 7th until May 13th for diabetic 4/22, 11:00 AM Sunday Carter and Brayden Washburn socks, regular socks, and men’s underwear in all sizes except small. Boxes will be provided for donations at

USHERS St. Mary and St. John Nepomuc Churches. Thank you for supporting our veterans! 4/21, 4:00 PM Saturday Bill Busch, Joe Streeter 4/22, 8:00 AM Sunday Ted Novinska, Craig Conley Please contact Dianne at 822-3458, or 4/22, 11:00 AM Sunday Neil Riley, Peter James Penny at 375-2738. God bless America!

PARISH NEWS 5

VEILED WOMEN AND GIRLS

What is the mystery about veils on women and girls in church?

The relationship between the Church and Christ is a very deep mystery. A veiled woman before the altar is a visible reminder of this rela- tionship. The veil is a sign of faith, humility, worship, conversion, reverence, the mystery of womanhood, devotion, and tradition.

Worship. The veil is a public proclamation before God that He IS the Lord and that we love Him, adore only Him, and wish to obey him. The veil is a counter- cultural statement proclaiming obedience in the midst of a culture that is permeated with an attitude of "I will not serve."

Conversion. The veil is a public proclamation of one’s desire to submit to the Will of God for one’s life and a commitment to answer the universal call to holiness and continual conversion.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASS OF THE WEEK

Queen of All Saints Parish Religious Education Class of the Week is Grade 6, with Mrs. Carol Rogers.

Left to right: Mrs. Carol Rogers, Isabelle James (student helper), Walker Wubben, Chloe Landon, Jenna James, Dakota Northouse, and Brooklyn Lull.