December 13, 2020 3Rd Sunday of Advent

DECEMBER 13, 2020 3RD 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 yet!” The joy of this Sunday foreshadows the fullness of joy that Christmas brings. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, Finally, as we rejoice today, let us say a loud amen to The Sunday of Advent is called Gaudete Sunday the prayer of Paul: “May the God of Peace make you or Sunday of Joy. This day takes its common name perfect and holy, and may you all be kept safe and from the Latin word Gaudete “Rejoice”, the first blameless…for the coming of our Lord Jesus word of the introit of this day’s Mass: This may be Christ…God has called you and he will not fail translated as: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I you.” Surely, He will not fail us until we have say, rejoice. received Christ, the fullness of our joy and The readings of today are all filled with Joy and salvation. Surely, he will not fail us because: “All Hope in the coming Lord. The prophet Isaiah His promises are yes, and amen (2 Cor 1, 20). declared that he will greatly rejoice in the Lord and Peace be with You all! Have a Happy Sunday!! his whole being shall exult in His God (61,10). This is because the Holy one of Israel, the Lord who comes has been anointed with the holy spirit to bring good news to all those who are oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners; to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor… and comfort to all who mourn (Isaiah 61:1-2).

To further emphasize this fact, St Paul urges us to: “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, giving thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for us” (2Thess 5:16-17). Today’s message which ushers us into the second part of MASS INTENTIONS Advent and calls us to prepare for Christmas, casts our minds back to the first Christmas when Christ’s Monday —12/14/20 coming was greeted with high expectations of a new No Mass horizon-shift in favor of the children of God. Tuesday —12/15/20 St. Boniface 5:30 pm † Harold & Patty Waters by Teresa Waters Once again, today our gospel revolves around the Wednesday — 12/16/20 St. Lawrence prophecy of John the Baptist. The major difference 8:00 am † Pat Noll by Jim & Kathryn Ruff between today’s gospel and that of last week rests Thursday — 12/17/20 St. Lawrence simply on the fact that they are accounts from 8:00 am † Ann Maday by Lorena Hungerford different writers Mark and John. The message Friday—12/18/20 Immaculate Conception remains functionally and ontologically the same. It is 8:00 am † Richard Kiedrowski by His Son, Brian still from: “The voice that cries in the wilderness, Friday—12/18/20 St. Boniface make a straight way for the Lord.” 11:00 am † Fran k Reuter by Daryl & Marlene Schlesser Saturday—12/19/20 St. Boniface Why is this reading and call being repeated this 4:30 pm † Lyle Adank by His Family joyful Sunday? It is for the purpose of emphasis. It is Ushers: Pronschinske Family to remind us that, though we are given a little time to Sunday — 12/20/20 St. Lawrence 8:00 am † All Entrusted To Our Pastor’s Care relax and rejoice today, that the clarion call is still Usher: Dean Haigh there: “Make a straight way for the Lord.” In order Sunday —12/20/20 Immaculate Conception words, our preparation continues. So, it is a way of 10:00 am † Deceased Members of the Bagniewski & keeping us alert so that we do not lose focus of where Kupietz Families by Eugene Jr & Diane Bagniewski we are actually going to: “It is not Christmas Ushers: Carter Domine & Peter Schaffner ANNOUNCEMENTS

WHAT IS SPIRITUAL COMMUNION, AND EMAIL SCAM Christmas Masses DO YOU NEED TO BE IN A STATE OF Father and Deacon Wendt's emails have GRACE TO RECEIVE IT? been hacked. Only open emails from St. Boniface—Eve 4:30pm The practice of making a “spiritual [email protected] and St. Boniface –Eve 6 pm – added communion” dates back several centuries [email protected] St. Lawrence—Midnight and St. Thomas Aquinas described it as “an ardent desire to receive Jesus in the RETIREMENT FUND FOR THE Immaculate Conception –9am Holy Sacrament and a loving embrace as RELIGIOUS though we had already received Him.” Support aging religious. There are New Year’s Day Traditionally, a prayer of spiritual envelopes attached to our bulletin for the St. Boniface—Dec 31 5:30 pm Retirement Fund for Religious. Many communion has been used by those who St. Lawrence— 8 am are unable to receive sacramental senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and Immaculate Conception—10am communion because of health, inability to religious order priests served for years for small stipends. Today, many religious attend Mass, or who cannot receive CHRISTMAS CONFESSIONS communion because of grave sin. This communities do not have enough savings The Arcadia Deanery will have practice has been encouraged by many to meet retirement needs. Your gift helps Christmas confessions on saints and spiritual writers and most pay for medications, nursing care, and December 20th from 3pm to recently Pope Francis encouraged the other needs for tens of thousands of 5pm at Holy Family in Arcadia. practice when the realities of the COVID- elderly religious. It also helps ensure Everyone is welcome. 19 pandemic prevented so many Catholics younger members can continue the good from taking part in the Mass or receiving works of their elders. Please be generous. sacramental communion. "PREPARING FOR THE BIRTH OF THE Although the graces offered in spiritual CHRIST CHILD THROUGH THE EYES OF communion are not the same as those ST. JOSEPH offered in the sacramental communion of The purpose of this mission is to bring the Mass, this practice is still a powerful people together to prepare for Christmas opportunity to express our desire for and strengthen the community in light of Immaculate Conception Food union with the Lord and to be united with so much isolation. Each presentation will Pantry Christ and the Church, even in an be available at diolc.org/advent. The link imperfect way. to each presentation will be available on The Immaculate NEW MISSALETTES & CALENDARS the Friday and will be available Conception Food throughout the rest of Advent. The Pantry is still open every The new missalettes and the 2021 presenters and titles of the presentations Thursday from 4pm-5pm at the calendars are in. If you would like new for each of the Four Weeks of Advent Parish Life Center. But the ones, please let your usher or Connie in Tres Ecclesiae Southern Buffalo  Week 3) That Holy Night, through the office know. If you do get a new County Mobile Food that is held Joseph's Eyes– Father Woodrow missalette, please put your name on it in the first Tuesday of every month, Pace case it is left behind. There is also some is canceled until further notice. new calendars in the entrance way of the  Week 4) "Joseph, Son of David…You Parish Life Center in Fountain City. are to Give Him the Name Jesus" – Bishop William Patrick Callahan PARISH FINANCIALS

ENVELOPES PLATE TOTAL ATTENDANCE # ENVELOPES

Immaculate Conception $2,191.00 $29.00 $2,220.00 24 35 Envelopes Received

St. Lawrence $1,470.00 $74.00 $1,544.00 32 19 Envelopes Received

St. Boniface $1,215.00 $166.00 $1,381.00 28 14 Envelopes Received IMMACULATE CONCEPTION RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

A BIG THANK YOU ELEMENTARY Immaculate Conception PCCW would like to A new schedule will be emailed out in December. If you thank everyone who purchased tickets for have any questions, please get ahold of Michele Klein at our quilt raffle. The winners are: quilt - 608-738-8045. Tammy Pronschinske, canvas print - Jean Galewski, HIGH SCHOOL RELIGIOUS ED - 7TH TO 10TH GRADE breakfast basket - Rich Abts, Brett Farve picture - Chris DUE to the CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC all Remis. Thanks again for supporting the Immaculate classes will be held at St. Lawrence Conception PCCW. Church this school year. Classes will meet on alternate Wednesdays from 7pm- 8:15pm. Wednesday; Dec 16th, 9th and 10th grades— Confirmation classes Wednesday; Jan 13th, 7th and 8th grades If you have any questions contact Deacon Wendt at 608- 626-2611 xt 3.

SAINT LAWRENCE ORGAN We made it half way there. We are still taking donations for the organ. The organ cost $32,895 of which we raised $16,749 already. It means we still need to raise $16,146 to pay the remainder of the purchase. Thank you to all of you who have contributed towards the purchase of our new organ already. We have had the following memorials for the organ: *Ed Helmueller * Lloyd & Florence Johnson *Duane Engstrand *Carol Jean Adler *Eli & Mary Maule *John Stiehl *Mary Jane Wanek *Mary Anne Glentz SAINT BONIFACE GIVING TREE Our Giving tree is set-up in the back of church with gift tags for children from ST. BONIFACE CATHOLIC Buffalo County. Please purchase your SCHOOL & LITTLE gift, wrap it, tag it with the tag you chose from the tree and return it no later than Monday, December 14th! LAMBS DAYCARE Thank you for your kindness and generosity during this SCRIP Advent Season! St. Boniface School Scrip is available. If interested in putting in an order, call Emily @ 608-626-2195 or enroll online at shopwithscrip.com using enrollment code: THANKS just isn't enough but don't know how else to say 16B2L53F5915 it. After spending 48 days in the hospital with the covid- OTHER WAYS TO DONATE 19, I know I would not be here today without the prayers of Fr. Doss, the school children, the parish as a whole. I Kwik Trip Rewards - Coca-Cola Gives Points am recovering nicely at home with the help of Dan and Box Tops For Education - Amazon Smiles Rewards my family. Thanks again. Elsie Brommer IMMACULATE CONCEPTION RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

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