DECEMBER 6, 2020 2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT

PARISH OFFICE Email: [email protected] Website: tresecclesiae.org Office Hours Immaculate Conception: Mon, Wed, & Fri | 9 am - 2:30 pm St. Boniface: Tues & Thurs | 9 am - 2 pm Immaculate Conception Parish 2 North Hill Street | P.O. Box 218 Fountain City, WI 54629 Office: (608) 687-8418 St. Lawrence Parish 206 Second Street South P.O. Box 246 | Alma, WI 54610 Kitchen: (608) 685-3898 St. Boniface Parish S 2022 County Road U Waumandee, WI 54622 Parish & School Office: (608) 626-2611 Facebook Pages: - Immaculate Conception St. Mary’s Catholic - St. Lawrence Catholic Church - St. Boniface Catholic Church PARISH STAFF Fr. Aruldoss, Pastor Rectory: (608) 687-3496 Mobile: (715) 451-5052 Deacon Edward Wendt Phone: (608) 626-2611, ext: 3 Connie Sweno, Office Administrator MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 4:30 pm (SB) SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM NEW PARISHIONERS Sunday: 8:00 am (SL) & 10:00 am (IC) Contact Deacon Wendt 1-2 months Please call the parish office or fill out one of Tuesday: 5:30 pm (SB) Prior to date. the Family Registration sheets in the back of Wednesday: 8:00 am (SL) SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE church. They can be handed in the weekend collection Thursday: 8:00 am (SL) Arrangements to be made 6 months Friday: 8:00 am (IC) in advance. Contact the Pastor. VISITATION Friday: 11:00 am (SB) RCIA Please notify Deacon Wendt when a hospitalized / Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults homebound parishioner desires holy communion. CONFESSIONS Adults desiring baptism, confirmation or full ANNOINTING OF THE SICK Saturday: 3:45 pm (B) membership in the Catholic Church, contact Call the church office or Father. Sunday: 7:15 am (L) Deacon Wendt. Sessions begin in Fall. Sunday: 9:30 am (IC) KEY Immaculate Conception Parish = (IC) | St. Lawrence Parish = (SL) | St. Boniface Parish = (SB) | St. Michael’s A.L. = (M) FROM OUR PASTOR Finally, anticipation of the Lord’s coming should not merely determine our manner of lives. Rather, it should Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ, motivate us to repentance, holiness of life, and of course, joyfulness. Therefore, as we continue to wait and prepare, A voice of one crying out in the desert: “Prepare the way let us humbly pray with the psalmist: “O Lord, let us see of the Lord, make straight his paths”. (Mk 1:3). your mercy, and give us your saving help.” On this second week of Advent, the liturgy of Word of On 8th December, we are going to celebrate the solemnity God calls us to reflect on the reason of Christ’s coming, of Immaculate Conception of our Mother Mary. It is one and on what we are expected to do this season. Today, our of the four dogmas about our Mother Mary. My special readings focus on the nearness of the Lord’s coming and prayers to you all on this day. May our mother of our the need for repentance for the forgiveness of sins. So, one Immaculate conception Bless you through her powerful very important question today is, why is Christ coming? intercession. He is coming because he loves us. He is coming to save us. He is coming to make all things new. He has a I am available for confession before all weekend masses. mission, and that mission is for us, and for our salvation. If these times do not work for you please give me a call.

In our first reading, Isaiah implores us to: “prepare a way Have a Happy and Blessed for the Lord… Here the Lord, coming with power…” Sunday!! Today he sounds very optimistic. Last week, he made a petition, asking God to “tear down the heaven and come down.” His prayer of hope is already bearing fruits soon. So, God says this week, “console my people, console them…”

Like Isaiah, we too must progress in our journey this MASS INTENTIONS Advent. Isaiah’s prophecy today is a great hope booster. That is, that our salvation is close at hand. So, let us Monday —12/7/20 continue to wait for the Lord’s coming. However, it is not No Mass yet over. The fulfillment of this hope still lies ahead. So, Tuesday —12/8/20 St. Lawrence rather than relax, we must heed his call, “prepare a way 8:00 am † Mary Anne Glentz by Jon & Rose Wisneski for the Lord…” Tuesday —12/8/20 Immaculate Conception 10:00 am † All Entrusted To Our Pastor’s Care In the second reading, Peter assures us that Christ will Tuesday —12/8/20 St. Boniface certainly come. Once again, like the Prophet Isaiah, he 5:30 pm † Elizabeth Baecker by Bob & Sharon Baecker gives a boost to our hope. He encourages us not to lose Wednesday — 12/9/20 St. Lawrence hope in the prophetic promises of the coming of the 8:00 am † Gerry, Betty and Bill Baecker by Mary Kay Foust Messiah. time!” Thursday — 12/10/20 St. Lawrence In today’s gospel, like Isaiah, John the Baptist brings us 8:00 am † Living & Deceased Members of The PCCW the good news about the Lord’s imminent coming. He Friday—12/11/20 Immaculate Conception makes two explicit calls to us. The first is, a call to repent 8:00 am † Gus & Elizabeth Rosschaert & George & Agnew for the forgiveness of our sins. Advent is the time to Coleman by Sue Coleman reconcile with God whom we have severally offended Friday—12/11/20 St. Boniface through our words and actions. 11:00 am † Lyle Adank by The Family Saturday—12/12/20 St. Boniface Repentance and reconciliation are very important 4:30 pm † All Entrusted To Our Pastor’s Care conditions for us to welcome Christ worthily. This is what Ushers: Joe Slaby the prophets Isaiah, John the Baptist and the Apostle Peter Sunday — 12/13/20 St. Lawrence mean by, “preparing a way for the Lord” and “living holy 8:00 am † Bob & Karyln Schamaun by Mark & Sue Schamaun and saintly lives.” If we repent sincerely this season, then Usher: Dean Haigh the salvation that Jesus brings will be ours. If we clean up Sunday —12/13/20 Immaculate Conception ourselves properly, we need not be afraid of the Day of 10:00 am † Bernard Malchaski by Joe & Joan Malchaski the Lord. Ushers: Dan Foegen & Dan Murphy ANNOUNCEMENTS

NEW MISSALETTES & CALENDARS EMAIL SCAM Feast of Immaculate The new missalettes and the 2021 Deacon Wendt's email has been hacked. calendars are in. If you would like new Only open emails from Conception—December 8 ones, please let your usher or Connie in [email protected] St. Lawrence - 8 am the office know. If you do get a new "PREPARING FOR THE BIRTH OF THE Immaculate Conception - 10am missalette, please put your name on it in CHRIST CHILD THROUGH THE EYES OF St. Boniface -5:30 pm case it is left behind. There is also some ST. JOSEPH new calendars in the entrance way of the Christmas Masses Parish Life Center in Fountain City. The purpose of this mission is to bring people together to prepare for Christmas St. Boniface—Eve 4:30pm ADVERTISE ON THE BULLETIN! and strengthen the community in light of St. Boniface –Eve 6 pm – added This week, Gina Shaughnessy, our parish so much isolation. Each presentation will St. Lawrence—Midnight representative from LPi, will be working be available at diolc.org/advent. The link on setting up the advertising for our to each presentation will be available on Immaculate Conception –9am bulletin for the upcoming year. The the Friday and will be available New Year’s Day bulletin is not only in the paper format, throughout the rest of Advent. The but also online on the parish website, and presenters and titles of the presentations St. Boniface—Dec 31 5:30 pm parishioners can subscribe to receive it for each of the Four Weeks of Advent St. Lawrence— 8 am via email each week! We hope that  Week 2) Joseph and Mary: A Holy Immaculate Conception—10am parishioners who have a business will Love Story – Msgr. Joseph Hirsch consider sponsoring an ad on the back of CHRISTMAS CONFESSIONS  Week 3) That Holy Night, through the bulletin, since the revenue from the The Arcadia Deanery will have Joseph's Eyes– Father Woodrow ads is what makes the bulletin possible, at Christmas confessions on Pace no cost to the cluster parishes. Also, if December 20th from 3pm to you know of any other businesses in the  Week 4) "Joseph, Son of David…You 5pm at Holy Family in Arcadia. community that would like to support the are to Give Him the Name Jesus" – Everyone is welcome. cluster parishes, please let them know Bishop William Patrick Callahan about this opportunity. Advertisements RETIREMENT FUND FOR THE can be purchased for a business, family, RELIGIOUS or a sponsorship ad can be purchased supporting community service Give in thanksgiving. “I shall always be Immaculate Conception Food organizations such as emergency grateful for my Catholic education” writes Pantry a donor. Please join in thanking the pregnancy counseling, the local food The Immaculate thousands of senior Catholic sisters, shelf, etc. We need and appreciate your Conception Food brothers, and religious order priests who help! Pantry is still open every worked tirelessly to educate the young If you are interested in getting more Thursday from 4pm-5pm at the and serve those in need. Next week’s information, please either call Gina Parish Life Center. But the second collection is for the Retirement Shaughnessy on her cell, which is (952) Tres Ecclesiae Southern Buffalo Fund for Religious, which helps hundreds 356-6488, or you can email her at County Mobile Food that is held of religious communities care for aging the first Tuesday of every month, [email protected]. members. Please give generously. is canceled until further notice.

PARISH FINANCIALS FOR NOVEMBER 22 & 29

ENVELOPES PLATE TOTAL ATTENDANCE # ENVELOPES

Immaculate Conception $1,823.00 $100.10 $1,923.10 35-36 38 Envelopes Received

St. Lawrence $1,200.00 $279.00 $1,479.00 30-36 28 Envelopes Received

St. Boniface $2,505.00 $192.00 $2,697.00 26-22 21 Envelopes Received RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IMMACULATE CONCEPTION ELEMENTARY A BIG THANK YOU A new schedule will be emailed out in December. If you Immaculate Conception PCCW would like to have any questions, please get ahold of Michele Klein at thank everyone who purchased tickets for 608-738-8045. our quilt raffle. The winners are: quilt - HIGH SCHOOL RELIGIOUS ED - 7TH TO 10TH GRADE Tammy Pronschinske, canvas print - Jean Galewski, DUE to the CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC all classes will be breakfast basket - Rich Abts, Brett Farve picture - Chris held at St. Lawrence Church this school Remis. Thanks again for supporting the Immaculate year. Classes will meet on alternate Conception PCCW. Wednesdays from 7pm- 8:15pm. Wednesday; Dec 9th, 7th and 8th grades Wednesday; Dec 16th, 9th and 10th grades— Confirmation classes If you have any questions contact Deacon Wendt at 608- 626-2611 xt 3.

SAINT BONIFACE SAINT LAWRENCE GIVING TREE Our Giving tree is set-up in the back of POSTER CONTEST church with gift tags for children from Alma Knights Council 6789 will be holding Buffalo County. Please purchase your gift, wrap it, tag it the Keep Christ In Christmas Poster Contest again this with the tag you chose from the tree and return it no year. Poster's and Info are in back of church. Deadline is later than Monday, December 14th! December 13th and when finished please leave in back of Thank you for your kindness and generosity during this Church for grading. Grades 1-4 Winners, go on for Advent Season! Judging and Grade 5 & 6 are Judged locally. THANK YOU PCCW COOKIE WALK THANKS just isn't enough but don't know how else to say it. After spending 48 days in the hospital with the covid- Due to the continuing Covid-19 risks in our towns, county 19, I know I would not be here today without the prayers and state, the St. Lawrence PCCW will be cancelling our of Fr. Doss, the school children, the parish as a whole. I Cookie Walk for 2020. We would like to thank everyone am recovering nicely at home with the help of Dan and who has helped to make all of our past Cookie Walks my family. Thanks again. Elsie Brommer successful, fun and delicious! We are hoping and praying that we will be able to hold it again in 2021! ORGAN ST. BONIFACE CATHOLIC We are still taking donations for the organ. The organ SCHOOL & LITTLE cost $32,895 of which we raised $16,349 already. It LAMBS DAYCARE means we still need to raise $16,546 to pay the remainder of the purchase. Thank you to all of you who have SCRIP contributed towards the purchase of our new organ St. Boniface School Scrip is available. If interested in already. We have had the following memorials for the putting in an order, call Emily @ 608-626-2195 or enroll organ: online at shopwithscrip.com using enrollment code: Ed Helmueller 16B2L53F5915 Duane Engstrand OTHER WAYS TO DONATE Eli & Mary Maule Kwik Trip Rewards - Coca-Cola Gives Points Mary Jane Wanek Box Tops For Education - Amazon Smiles Rewards Mary Anne Glentz RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IMMACULATE CONCEPTION ELEMENTARY A BIG THANK YOU A new schedule will be emailed out in December. If you Immaculate Conception PCCW would like to have any questions, please get ahold of Michele Klein at thank everyone who purchased tickets for 608-738-8045. our quilt raffle. The winners are: quilt - HIGH SCHOOL RELIGIOUS ED - 7TH TO 10TH GRADE Tammy Pronschinske, canvas print - Jean Galewski, DUE to the CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC all classes will be breakfast basket - Rich Abts, Brett Farve picture - Chris held at St. Lawrence Church this school Remis. Thanks again for supporting the Immaculate year. Classes will meet on alternate Conception PCCW. Wednesdays from 7pm- 8:15pm. Wednesday; Dec 9th, 7th and 8th grades Wednesday; Dec 16th, 9th and 10th grades— Confirmation classes If you have any questions contact Deacon Wendt at 608- 626-2611 xt 3.

SAINT BONIFACE SAINT LAWRENCE GIVING TREE Our Giving tree is set-up in the back of POSTER CONTEST church with gift tags for children from Alma Knights Council 6789 will be holding Buffalo County. Please purchase your gift, wrap it, tag it the Keep Christ In Christmas Poster Contest again this with the tag you chose from the tree and return it no year. Poster's and Info are in back of church. Deadline is later than Monday, December 14th! December 13th and when finished please leave in back of Thank you for your kindness and generosity during this Church for grading. Grades 1-4 Winners, go on for Advent Season! Judging and Grade 5 & 6 are Judged locally. THANK YOU PCCW COOKIE WALK THANKS just isn't enough but don't know how else to say it. After spending 48 days in the hospital with the covid- Due to the continuing Covid-19 risks in our towns, county 19, I know I would not be here today without the prayers and state, the St. Lawrence PCCW will be cancelling our of Fr. Doss, the school children, the parish as a whole. I Cookie Walk for 2020. We would like to thank everyone am recovering nicely at home with the help of Dan and who has helped to make all of our past Cookie Walks my family. Thanks again. Elsie Brommer successful, fun and delicious! We are hoping and praying that we will be able to hold it again in 2021! ORGAN ST. BONIFACE CATHOLIC We are still taking donations for the organ. The organ SCHOOL & LITTLE cost $32,895 of which we raised $16,349 already. It LAMBS DAYCARE means we still need to raise $16,546 to pay the remainder of the purchase. Thank you to all of you who have SCRIP contributed towards the purchase of our new organ St. Boniface School Scrip is available. If interested in already. We have had the following memorials for the putting in an order, call Emily @ 608-626-2195 or enroll organ: online at shopwithscrip.com using enrollment code: Ed Helmueller 16B2L53F5915 Duane Engstrand OTHER WAYS TO DONATE Eli & Mary Maule Kwik Trip Rewards - Coca-Cola Gives Points Mary Jane Wanek Box Tops For Education - Amazon Smiles Rewards Mary Anne Glentz Terry’s Septic Electrical Service LLC Service, LLC Terry Duellman 608.626.2103 Electrical Contractor THE ELLIS FAMILY • (608) 323-7146 Lee Pronschinske, Owner 608.687.9772 SPECIALIZING IN DAIRY, CROP & CUSTOM WORK Joe 608-626-3371 Waumandee, WI

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