St. Mary & St. Charles St. Mary & St. John Parishes May 30, 2021

Congratulations to the 8th grade graduates from St. Charles and St. Mary’s Schools.

We Welcome You Anointing of the Sick We welcome you to our parishes. If you would like to Whenever someone is seriously ill, hospitalized, or become a member of one of our parishes, please con- is dying, please contact the Bloomington parish tact the parish office (994-2526- Bloomington or 725- office immediately. If you or someone you know is 5595-Cassville) to register. For those who are inter- sick and would like to be included in the Mass pray- ested in becoming Catholic or returning to the ers, please call the parish office. Catholic faith, please contact Fr. John. Vocations The Sacrament of Reconciliation Please contact Fr. John if you or someone you know Fr. John will be available to hear confessions on would like to learn more about becoming a priest, Mondays from 4:45-5:30 p.m. at St. Charles and brother, sister, deacon, or lay church minister. Please pray for more vocations to the priesthood from 6:00-6:45 p.m. at St. Mary’s, Bloomington. and all religious ministries! May God bless our new parents! Please contact St. Charles and St. Mary’s School-Faith, Fr. John to schedule the baptism of your child at Family and Academic Excellence your church and to attend a baptismal preparation To register your child, please call Mrs. Copsey session. at 994-2435 for St. Mary School or Ms. Dianne Makovec at 725-5173 for St. Charles School. Marriage St. Mary and St. Charles Schools admits students of Congratulations on your upcoming marriage! Please any race, color, national and ethnic origin. call Fr. John at least six months in advance of the wedding. One of the parties must be a practicing Catholic. Rev. John Meinholz 608-994-2526 608-725-5595

Most Holy Trinity May 30, 2021

Liturgy Schedule Most Holy Trinity Sat. 5/29 4:30 PM Joe & Verna Mergen (Cassville) “In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the 8:00 PM Frank VanBogaert (Glen Haven) Holy spirit.” We say this when we enter a church, Sun. 5/30 8:00 AM Brian and Brenda McCabe when we begin Mass, when we pray. It is our identity. (Patch Grove) It reminds us that we are in the presence of God. It 9:15 AM Joseph F. & Verna Mergen joins us to millions of other Christians across time and space. (Bloomington) It expresses our belief in the Triune God. Three persons in one 10:30AM All Parishioners (Cassville) God enabled God to become incarnate, enabled God to come Mon. 5/31 8:15 AM No Mass (Cassville) down upon us in baptism, and enables God to be with us here 8:45-9:30 AM Adoration (Cassville) today and every day. Let us contemplate the great wonders Tues. 6/1 8:15 AM Francis & Betty Breuer (Cassville) God has done and continues to do in our daily lives. Wed. 6/2 8:15 AM John Patterson (Bloomington) Thurs. 6/3 7:30-8:05 AM Adoration (Bloomington) 8:15 AM Joanne and Kim Cliff (Bloomington) Memorial Day Remembrance Fri. 6/4 8:15 AM No Mass As we come to another memorial day, we are not only able to reflect with gratitude on the lives of the Sat. 6/5 4:30 PM Leonard & Arlene Schmidt (Bloomington) men and women who served our country. We are 8:00 PM Mary (Metcalf) Huser (Glen Haven) grateful that we are able again to gather to honor Sun. 6/6 8:00 AM All Parishioners (Patch Grove) them in communities around our country. During the 9:15 AM Ann Meyer (Bloomington) last year a number of veterans have died and we have gathered 10:30AM Dr. Bernard Bernhardt (Cassville) to pray for them. Just this last week I have been a part of a funeral Scripture for the week of May 31, 2021 Mass for Nicholas John “Jack” Valentine who was killed in a Monday: Zep 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16; horrific battle during the Korean war. He was a member of Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Lk 1:39-56 Battery B, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division. Tuesday: Tb 2:9-14; Ps 112:1-2, 7-9; Mk 12:13-17 Wednesday: Tb 3:1-11a, 16-17a; Ps 25:2-5ab, 6-7bc, 8-9;Mk 12:18-27 His funeral Mass was at St. Charles in Cassville. He is one of Thursday: Tb 6:10-11; 7:1bcde, 9-17; 8:4-9a; Ps 128:1-5; Mk 12:28-34 many people who gave their lives in defense of our country. Friday: Tb 11:5-17; Ps 146:1b-2, 6c-10; Mk 12:35-37 Saturday: Tb 12:1, 5-15, 20; Tb 13:2, 6efgh-8; Mk 12:38-44 We Need the Mass Sunday: Ex 24:3-8; Ps 116:12-13, 15-18; by Bishop Donald Hying from the May 13, 2021 issue Heb 9:11-15; Mk 14:12-16, 22-26 of the Catholic Herald We can never forget that, on the last night of His Banns of Matrimony earthly life, as Jesus faced betrayal, arrest, mockery, torture, III Jesse Mullikin & Kristin Collins on June 5, at and the Cross, He was thinking of us, not Himself. St. Mary Church, Bloomington. At the Last Supper, the Lord wanted to give us the most profound, enduring, intimate, and saving expression of Baptism His love for us; wanting to remain with us always, He gave us We joyfully welcome to God’s holy family Scarlett Himself in the most Holy Eucharist. Jean Haldeman, daughter of Todd and Julie Haldeman, This Blessed Sacrament is the greatest gift the Lord who was baptized at St. Charles Church. could have offered us; as St. John Vianney reminds us if God had something better or greater to give us, He would have Happy Anniversary to Fr. John given us that. Congratulation to Fr. John on the 44st Anniversary of What we do at the Mass his Ordination to the Priesthood on June 3. We are blessed to The Mass is our participation in the life, death, and have him as the pastor of our parishes! Please pray for and Resurrection of Christ. We offer our lives, especially the past encourage more vocations to the priesthood and religious life. week’s prayer, work, joy, suffering, sacrifice, and love to the Father, in union with Jesus on the altar. All Diocese of Madison Covid restrictions The bread and wine symbolize our gifts to the Lord for Mass will end by June 11. and we receive our offering back, now transformed into the Body and Blood of Christ. Evangelization—Bishop Hying This holy exchange is the ongoing renewal, Bishop Hying wants all Catholics in the diocese to continuation, and indeed, the consummation of the marriage commit to evangelization. Since we cannot share what we do between Christ and His Bride, the Church. not possess ourselves. He has four simple things that we can do In Mass, we thank the Lord for the inestimable gift of to grow in faith. salvation offered to us through the Crucifixion, death, and 1. Develop or strengthen a habit of going to rising of Jesus. confession regularly, ideally at least once per month. We have been saved from an eternal existence of sin, 2. Prioritize Sunday as the Lord’s Day in your lives shame, despair, hopelessness, death, and separation from God. especially by attending Mass. We have been saved for grace, mercy, joy, peace, 3. Commit to spending at least 15 minutes per day forgiveness, and eternal union with the Blessed Trinity. in prayer, ideally praying often with Scripture. Realizing what we have been saved from and who we have 4. Make asceticism (voluntary practices of self- been saved for draws us to a posture of profound gratitude, denial) a regular part of their lives, beginning with at least worship, and praise. (continued next week) the mandatory observance of Fridays as penitential fasting. St. Mary Church, Bloomington St. John Church, Patch Grove

ST. MARY’S SCHOOL NEWS St. John’s Summer Fest. Faith, Family and Academic Excellence Mark your calendar and plan to attend St. John’s For more information about St. Mary's School, please Summer Fest. on Saturday, August 14. There will contact Mrs. Kelly Copsey at school 608-994-2435 or be Mass at 4:30 p.m. followed by a delicious Chicken & Ham Dinner, Raffle, and Auction. Plan to attend this at home 608-732-2572. fun event. SCRIP: SCRIP gift cards are a great way to do your shopping and helps support St. Mary School at the same ST. JOHN’S CCW NEWS time. We carry cards for national retailers, local gas cards, St. John’s CCW will be meeting after the 8:00 a.m. Mass Piggly Wiggly and Wal-Mart as well as most local venders. on Sunday, June 6. You can purchase SCRIP at Economy Feed Mill and the

SCRIP program is online. End of Fiscal Year is June 30, 2021 Thank you to St. Mary’s and St. John’s parish members and others for the generous donations of church St. Mary’s Bible School support, gifts, and memorials so that we have been able to St. Mary’s Bible School for children entering 5K-4th pay our expenses during this most challenging year. grade is planned for June 7-9 from 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. The end of our parish fiscal year is June 30, 2021. We The theme is the Holy Trinity. Registration forms are availa- need your continued financial support to pay our bills this ble at the back of church and need to be returned by June 1. spring and summer.

Funeral Lunch Coordinator Needed PARISH FINANCIAL UPDATES Sally Bennett has gracious and superbly served as the PLEASE HELP US PAY OUR EXPENSES coordinator for funeral lunches at St. Mary’s for many years. St. Mary’s Collections for the period ending May 21, 2021 We are very grateful for her wonderful work! She has decided Church Support….…………………………………………..$836.00 to retire from this position. We need someone to fill this Offertory……………………………………………………...$320.00 important job ASAP. There is a stipend for the position. St. John’s Reimbursement for Expenses…………………$1,462.41 Please contact St. Mary’s Parish office at 994-2526 for Alumni Appeal……………………………………………..….$50.00 more information. 3K Program Fees…………………………………………..$1,113.00 School Tuition…………………………………………………$97.61 St. Mary’s families are asked to generously contribute Message from Fr. Paul Fagan toward the support of parish expenses. It is suggested for a family to give $900.00 and a single person $450.00 per year. Thanks to your prayers I was able to celebrate the Feast of the Ascension at own parish of Saint Peter's in St. John’s Collections for the week ending on May 21, 2021 Nkololo. That is the first time I've been back on the altar since Church Support……………………………………………...$235.00 last year before I was laid up with covid-19. I cannot describe Offertory……………………………………………………...$147.00 my feelings. What a blessing. Prayers, Fr. Paul St. John’s families are asked to generously contribute toward the support of parish expenses. You may continue to help Fr. Paul and his work by writing a check to Roads to Life Tanzania and sending “O Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore it to PO Box 157, Prairie du Chien, WI 53821. Thee profoundly. I offer Thee the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ present in all the SAINT CHARLES LWANGA and HIS tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, COMPANIONS-(martyred 1886-87) June 3 sacrileges and indifferences by which He is offended. By “Master of Pages,” reputedly the handsomest man in the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the all , Charles Lwanga, lay catechist, Immaculate Heart of Mary I beg the conversion of poor courageously led about forty teenaged boys, sinners.” - Angel’s Prayer at Fatima Catholics and Anglicans, on a forty-mile forced march to martyrdom for their common Christian faith. Teaching each other the hymns of their different churches, St. John’s Ministry Schedule for June 6, 2021 they strengthened one another for the ordeal ahead. King Sunday 8:00 a.m. Mass Lector: Carol Harris Mwanga, himself barely twenty, had ordered them executed for Ushers: Gene Harris, Roger McKinney being “those who pray.” But these royal pages were the king’s Servers: Carolyn & Matthew Tolle male harem, who, now Christians, refused what pious accounts demurely describe as his “unreasonable demands.” Some were St. Mary Ministry Schedule for June 5 & 6, 2021 clubbed to death, most burned alive; the youngest, thirteen-year Saturday 4:30 p.m. Mass Lector: Mary Sue White old Saint Kizito, whom Charles had often shielded from the Communion: Sue Mumm King’s lust; the most tragic, Saint Mbaga, whose father was his Ushers: Charley Errthum, Gary Mumm executioner! In 1964, Paul VI canonized the young Catholics Server: Diana Herbers and praised their Anglican companions, recalling the heroism of Sunday 9:15 a.m. Mass early Christianity’s African martyrs, which we modern Lector: Marcia Hampton Christians of far less faith never expected to see repeated. Forty Communion: Marcia Hampton years after the pope’s words, what does our faith cost us? Sacristan: Marcia Hampton Heroism aside, how generous is our response? Ushers: Ronnie Mumm, Mike Mergen, —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. Server: Libby Vogt, Lane Marshall St. Charles Church, Cassville St. Mary Church, Glen Haven St. Charles Parish Council St Mary's Summer Fundraiser Two years ago, the St. Charles Parish Council Policy St. Mary's Summer Fundraiser is set for was amended. It was decided that St. Charles should Sunday, June 27 starting at 11:00 a.m. A have a 9-member council. During this time, the redec- DRIVE-THRU PORK CHOP DINNER and a oration project was under way and the current council RAFFLE are being planned. Anyone who would like members wanted to see the project completed. Then make a donation towards the dinner or raffle, please the pandemic hit, so again the membership amendment was contact Joe and Cindi Breuer at 794-2295. postponed. Now as we are turning the corner on both of these matters, we are looking for nominations of active and Reflection dedicated St. Charles Parishioners to fill three positions on the “The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit that we council. You may nominate yourself or another parishioner, are children of God, and if children then heirs, heirs of God with their consent. The new members will start in June and and joint heirs with Christ…” - ROMANS 8:16-17 hold a 3-year term. If more than three nominations are If we are heirs to the kingdom of God, shouldn’t we received, an election will be held. Please contact the work to build up His kingdom? Shouldn’t we be good St. Charles Parish office at 725-5595, for more information or stewards of our inheritance, using our time in prayer, our talent for nominations. in charitable works and our treasure to care for the Church that

God has left to us?

Cemetery Fund St. Charles and St. Mary’s Settlement Cemeteries PARISH FINANCIAL UPDATES are in need of donations for the upkeep of the sites. If St. Mary’s, Glen Haven for May 22, 2021: you would like to make a donation, you may put it in Church Support….…………………………………..$0.00 the offertory collection or mail it to St. Charles, P.O. Box 166, Offertory…………………………………………...$151.02 Cassville, WI 53806. Please make the check out to the cemetery you want the fund to be applied to. St. Charles, Cassville for May 23, 2021 Church Support…………………………………$3,117.00 Offertory…………………………………………...$96.00 St. Charles School News Cemetery Fund…………………………………….$200.00 Do you want your child/children or grandchildren to National Combined Collection……………………$770.00 receive an excellent faith based education? We of- Festival Beef Fund………………………………...$165.00 fer small class sizes, one on one instruction, and a PLEASE HELP US PAY OUR EXPENSES standards based curriculum. Scholarships are available to help St. Charles suggested giving is $1,400.00 a year for offset the cost of tuition. If interested, please contact the a married couple and $700.00 a year for a single household. school at 608-725-5173.

Donations Needed for Fall Festival Canned Beef We are planning on canning beef again for purchase at our Fall Festival this year. Any donations for the purchase of the canning meat would be very much appreciated. Please leave any donations marked "beef" in the collection basket or leave off at the St. Charles office with Cheryl. Thanks so much. FEAST OF FAITH Liturgy and the Holy Trinity The Trinity is the central mystery of our faith. We believe that God is one, yet three: total unity and rich diversity. God is not a monolith, but a dynamic community of persons, a perfect, loving harmony of three. And the liturgy is the work of the Trinity. We begin all our liturgical celebrations with the sign of the cross, a reminder of our Trinitarian baptism, and the simplest of all professions of our faith. We believe that God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and we gather in the name of this triune God. Throughout the Mass, we address our prayers to St. Mary’s, Glen Haven Schedule for June 5, 2021 God the Father, through Christ our Lord, in the Spirit’s power. 8:00 p.m. Saturday Mass And the Father hears our prayer, transforming bread and wine Lector: Renee Schwantes into the Body and Blood of his Son by the Holy Spirit. The Ushers: Dave and Cara Schwantes Church is “the sacrament of trinitarian communion” Servers: Cody & Mason Mezera

(Sacramentum Caritatis, 16). It is the Trinity who holds us St. Charles’ Ministry Schedule for June 6, 2021 together as well. In the words of Saint Cyprian, we are “a 10:30 a.m. Sunday Mass people made one by the unity of the Father, the Son, and the Lector: Judy Adrian Holy Spirit” (quoted in Sacramentum Caritatis, 16). Sacristan: Judy Adrian —Corinna Laughlin, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. Ushers: Gene Adrian, Jim Koopman Most Holy Trinity May 30, 2021

Celebrate Life Meetings Laws which legitimize the direct killing of *June 1-St. John Parish Council meeting at 7:00 p.m. *June 6– St. John’s CCW meeting after the 8:00 a.m. Mass innocent human beings through abortion or *August 24-Joint Council meeting at 7:00 p.m. at St. Charles euthanasia are in complete opposition to the inviolable Church, Cassville right to life proper to every individual; they thus deny the equality of everyone before the law. EVENTS -Pope John Paul II, Evangelium vitae (1995), no. 72. *June 27-Drive-thru Pork Chop Dinner & Raffle at St. Mary’s,

Glen Haven starting at 11:00 a.m. *June 8- St. John’s Food Pantry 12:30-1:30 p.m. but Life Begins at Conception! participants should be there no later than 1:00 p.m. to make sure At 18 days a baby’s heart begins to beat and by there is enough food for everyone. the 43rd day after conception a baby’s brain is *August 14-St. John’s Summer Fest. coordinating movements. All of a baby’s organs are *September 11 & 12-St. Mary’s Fall Festival functioning at 8 weeks and a baby can smile, suck his/her *September 19-St. Charles Fall Festival thumb and make a fist by 12 weeks. Glen Haven Fire Department Fish Fry Help is Available Dine-in or Drive-thru If you need support for an unplanned pregnancy, Sunday, May 30, 2021 please contact the Clarity Clinic of SW Wisconsin at 608- Noon - 7:00 PM or until food is gone 348-5787 or email at [email protected] or the Fried Fillet Catfish with Potato Salad, Women’s Care Center in Madison, WI at 608-241-8100. Tartar Sauce, Pickle, Cheese Curds & Dinner & Drink For more information on pro-life issues, visit Choice – Chocolate/White Milk or Bottle of Water www.WisconsinRightToLife.org. Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Project Rachel - Healing from Abortion Women Virtual Conference Are you or a loved one carrying the sorrow and The Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women regret from abortion? Whether recent or long ago … God is invites all women of the Madison Diocese to the MDCCW waiting … Healing is possible. For confidential help, please Annual Convention to be held the morning of June 12 from contact Mary at 608-221-9593 or [email protected] 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. This virtual gathering will be filled with music, prayerful time, messages from His Excellency, The

Most Reverend Bishop Donald Hying, Bishop of Madison, and Natural Family Planning others. Virtually gather with women from our Diocese to cele- Register for in-person education courses or for a self brate 100 years of the NCCW experience. -paced online course: http://www.madisondiocese.org/classes All women who register by May 28 will be given a -andregistration Questions? Call 608-495-6117 or email: link to the virtual convention. For further information on the [email protected] Convention, go to our MDCCW website: mdccw.com. To register, click on the red item: Information and Registration

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