MASS SCHEDULE Mon—Fri. 8:00 AM Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM & 10:00 AM St. ’s Parish SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (confession) • REV. TAFADZWA R. KUSHAMBA Saturday: 4:00—4:45 PM. Other times by appointment. • EMAIL: [email protected] SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM 305 E. WALNUT STREET ∙ DODGEVILLE, WI 53533 Parishioners seeking to have a child baptized are WEBSITE: www.stjoedodge.org asked to contact the Parish Office for information about Baptismal Preparation and scheduling. Baptisms will be held after the 5 PM Mass on Saturday and the 10:00 AM Mass on Sunday, or during any Mass. SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION Anyone seeking full membership in the through the sacraments of Baptism, Confir- mation, and Communion please contact RCIA Coor- dinator Linda Schoenmann. Phone 608-574-7937 Email [email protected]

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY (Marriage) Parishioners preparing for marriage should contact the priest at least ten months in advance of celebrating the sacrament.

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING DATES/TIMES Pastoral Council—2nd Tuesday each month 6:00 PM Chair: Dan Oleson—553-1803 Finance Council—3rd Tuesday of each month 6:00PM Chair: Larry Nelson—608-630-6532 Both meetings take place in the church gathering area

DEADLINE FOR BULLETIN ANNOUNCE- MENTS Written announcements for the bulletin are to be submitted to the Parish Office no later than Tuesday of each week.

PARISH MEMBERSHIP All Catholic adults 21 years or older, who regularly participate in the liturgy at St. Joseph should consider becoming registered members. We would be happy to have you join our parish family. To register and for more information call the Parish Office (930-3392).

WILLS AND BEQUESTS Please consider the needs of our parish and school. The Corporate title is: St. Joseph Congregation Dodgeville, WI

ST JOSEPH SCHOOL & PRESCHOOL 305 E Walnut Phone 608-930-3392 Email: [email protected] Principal– Dana Graber

At St. Joseph Catholic Parish in Dodgeville, , we ST JOSEPH PARISH OFFICE unite with the faithful throughout the world, and strive to Hours: M—F 8:00 AM—3:00 PM Phone 608 -930-3392 grow in the love and knowledge of Christ through worship, Email: [email protected] education, evangelization, stewardship, fellowship and Business Office Manager– Amy Esch service to others. With St. Joseph as our patron, we intend ST JOSEPH DAYCARE to follow his life of devotion and holiness. 310 S Ellwood Phone: 608-930-3392 Email: [email protected] ~ Parish Mission Statement Director– Peggy O’Flahrity

March 7, 2021 3rd Sunday of Lent School of Religion Our next fish fry will Wed., March 10th be Friday, March 12th. Class Grades 1-9 Carry outs only. ______Pasty Sale Scheduled for March 20th! Teresa Prayer Group: Order forms are in the back of church. We ask If you have a request for prayers please call that you turn in your forms with your payment Carol Gates 930-2066 or email Carolyn ASAP. We are looking for more volunteers to Tiber, [email protected]. work so we can ensure all the pasties ordered ______The Ridgeway-Barneveld Knights of Columbus will be made. We may have to cap the amount will hold a made-from-scratch spaghetti dinner of orders we can take so orders are on a first- fundraiser on Sunday, March 7, from 11 a.m. to come-first-serve basis. There is a box in the 1:30 p.m. at St. Bridget’s Church in Ridgeway. This will be a drive-through event in the back back of church for your completed forms and parking lot of the church. The meal will include money as well. We hope this is another big spaghetti, coleslaw and bread for $10. Annual Knights of Columbus charity raffle tickets will also fundraiser for St Joseph’s. be available via the drive-through format. For ______more information, contact Jim Massey at 608-574 RELEVANT RADIO INTERVIEW ON FR. MAZ- -8011. ZUCHELLI. Parishioner Linda Schoenmann was ______Rice Bowls interviewed on Drew Mariani’s show on Feb. There are rice bowls located in the back 23, the 157th anniversary of the death of Ven. of church if you would like to take one to Fr. Mazzuchelli. Drew is host of Ameri- fill up during Lent. You can return the full ca's most popular Catholic radio program bowls to the church anytime and we will which has over 110,000 Facebook follow- forward them to Catholic Relief Services. ers! Fr. Mazzuchelli, “The Apostle of the Upper Thank You! Midwest”, was a tireless missionary preacher, ______teacher, and healer. He built 20 churches and A Note From Father founded 40 parishes in Wisconsin, , and As we prepare to celebrate the . He started the first Catholic community Solemnity of St Joseph our Pa- in Dodgeville in 1837. We pray that this story tron Saint, please take note that leads more people to Fr. Mazzuchelli for imita- we will be doing a nine day tion and intercession. If people pray for physi- novena which starts on the 11th and ends on the 19th of March. The plan is to have cal healing and God grants a miracle, then Fr. Mass at 5pm and conclude with the novena Samuel is named Blessed! Then one more mir- and devotions to St Joseph. However, we acle is needed to be named a Saint! But the won't have a 5pm Mass on Sunday the greater gift is spiritual healing. Fr. Samuel is a 14th. I pray that many of you join us. great intercessor to call on, especially for evan- gelization which we need now more than ev- "Devotion to St Joseph is one of the choic- er. You can listen to the show here: https:// est graces that God can give to a soul, for it relevantradio-od.streamguys1.com/mariani/ is tantamount to revealing the entire treas- ury of our Lord's graces. When God wishes DM20210223schoenmann.mp3. We have to raise a soul to greater height, he unites it books on this amazing Priest in our parish li- to St Joseph by giving it a strong love for brary. Fr. Mazzuchelli, please pray for us! the good saint." St Peter Julian Eymard. 2 | Welcome to St. Joseph Parish · Dodgeville, WI 608-930-3392 KC’s Corner Offertory Income Parish Support Feb 22nd—28th Grand Knight: Tom Simmons Envelopes ………………………………………………………...$2288.00 Telephone: 563-590-2680 Electronic Funds Transfer Offering……………………..$ 2902.67 Meetings held 2nd Thursday of the month WeShare Online Giving…………………………………………$ 300.16 https://kofcknights.org/CouncilSiteCNO=4871 Loose Collection…………………………………………………..$ 118.00

Knight of the Month: Dean Lease Amount Needed Each Week……………………………….$ 5644.00 Family of the Month: & Kathleen Schmitz Budgeted Amount Not Met...... …….…………………….$ 35.17 Thank You for your gifts! If you want to schedule a virtual meeting via Please remember St. Joseph’s in your Financial Planning Zoom, please call Tom Simmons. Week 5 Raffle Winners: $250—Dan Johanning sold by self ALTAR CANDLES: When Mass is celebrat- ed facing the people, the presence of can- $125—Rosie Luther sold by Conner dles on the Altar helps direct the Priest's Hottmann attention to the Altar rather than the peo- ple, and reminds people that their focus $100—Devin Borchert sold by Greg should be on the Altar, not the Priest. It’s Marr required that on or next to the Altar are to be placed at least 2 candlesticks with $ 75—Joseph Lawinger sold by Cindy lighted candles. Some believe Lawinger the candle’s beeswax symbolizes Christ’s Body, the wick His Soul, and the flame His $ 50—Kevin Knebel sold by Zane Divinity. The flame also represents prayer Knebel rising to God. The 6 candles that Fr. Ta- fadzwa recently placed on our Altar re- $ 25—Mark Vitale sold by Mark James flects the traditional setting of the Meno- rah signifying that the Old Covenant is ful- th $ 25—Bill Zimmerman sold by self filled in the New. A 7 candle is added when the Bishop celebrates Mass to rep- $ 25—Joanne Joestgen sold by Tom resent Christ who is the Light of the Joestgen World. ______$ 25—Lisa Weier sold by Drury Family -smile.amazon.com. If you shop on am- azon go through smile.amazon.com and then select St. Joseph’s Congregation, $ 25–Joe Brokish sold by self Dodgeville, WI as your charity. Instead ______of going through amazon.com, if you go There are still 5 more drawings, and 50 through smile.amazon.com you can do more chances to win. If you have tickets all the same purchasing, but St. Joe’s yet to turn in, please do so at the parish of- will get a percent of your purchases. fice. Thank you. It is very easy to sign up for this, but you ______must remember to go through smile.amazon.com. St Joseph’s received Like us on Facebook: St Joseph’s Church, $150 in 2020 from Amazon. Let’s make School and Daycare 2021 even bigger. Thank you! St Joseph School News

We are currently accepting applications for the 2021-2022 school year, all families are welcome to apply. Acceptance will be on a first come first serve basis and tuition assistance is available if needed. See our website for application forms or call the school office 608-930-3392.

Our preschool students have been learning the states. In the photo, they are showing us their hard work.

Calling all Alumni! We are looking at building our St. Joseph School Alumni database so we can keep you connected to our school and each other. Please email us with your current contact information. Over the next few weeks we will be posting some old yearbook photos on Facebook. Be sure to follow our page so you can view the memories.

Don’t forget to save the date for our first annual golf outing Saturday, May 15th.

We are moving our spring rummage sale to the first week of June, after school is out. Donations will be accepted in April after our volleyball season is over, look for the exact dates in the near future.

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Saturday, March 6th 5:00 PM Save the Date: 1st Communion will be held † Delbert & Lenore Rawhouser here at St Joseph’s on Sunday, March 7th Sunday, April 18th during 8:00 AM 10:00 AM the 10:00 AM Mass. People of the Parish † Ellen Bellissimo ______Monday, March 8th 8:00 AM Readings for the week of March 7 † Betty Dochnahl Sunday: Ex 20:1-17 or 20:1-3, 7-8, 12-17/ Tuesday, March 9th 8:00 AM Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 [Jn 6:68c]/1 Cor 1:22- 25/Jn 2:13-25 or Ex 17:3-7/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, † Bethany Kisting Wednesday, March 10th 8:00 AM 8-9 [8]/Rom 5:1-2, 5-8/Jn 4:5-42 or 4:5- 15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42 Living & Deceased Members of Monday: 2 Kgs 5:1-15ab/Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, The Vine Family 4 [cf 42:3]/Lk 4:24-30 Thursday, March 11th 8:00 AM Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43/Ps 25:4-5ab, 6 † Dorothy & Haase and 7bc, 8-9 [6a]/Mt 18:21-35 Friday, March 12th 8:00 AM Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9/Ps 147:12-13, 15- † Jim Aurit 16, 19-20]/Mt 5:17-19 Saturday, March 13th 5:00 PM Thursday: Jer 7:23-28/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 † Dorothy Moore [8]/Lk 11:14-23 Sunday, March 14th Friday: Hos 14:2-10/Ps 81:6c-8a, 8bc-9, 8:00 AM 10:00 AM 10 - 11ab, 14 and 17 [cf. 11 and 9a]/Mk People of the Parish † Betty Dochnahl 12:28-34 Saturday: Hos 6:1-6/Ps 51:3-4, 18-19, 20- ______21ab [cf. Hos 6:6]/Lk 18:9-14 Lent & Holy Week Schedule: Next Sunday: 2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23/Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 [6ab]/Eph 2:4-10/Jn Stations of the Cross—Every Tuesday 3:14-21 or 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a/Ps of Lent 5:00 PM @ church 23:1-3a, 3b-4m 5, 6 [1]/Eph 5:8-14/Jn 9:1- Novena to St Joseph—March 11-19th 41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 5:00 PM @ church ______Penitential Service—Wed, March 23rd FRANCIS DECLARES A YEAR OF 5:00 PM @ church ST. JOSEPH! For the first time ever we have a Mass of the Lord’s Supper—Thurs, Year of St. Joseph for the entire Church! With a April 1st 7:00 PM father’s heart, St. Joseph loved Jesus whom all 4 Good Friday Service—Fri, April 2nd Gospels call “the son of Joseph”. In our parish 1:00 PM library we have “The Life & Glories of St. Jo- Easter Vigil Mass—Sat, April 3rd seph” available to check out and a St. Joseph 8:00 PM display in the archives case. We have prayer Easter Sunday Mass—April 4th cards for this powerful saint, patron of our par- 8:00 & 10:00 AM ish, available in the narthex. The cards are Third Class Relics of St. Joseph and have been blessed by Fr. Tafadzwa! St. Joseph, please pray for us!