Christ the King Parish 5306 Main Street

McFarland, Wisconsin

December 28/29, 2013 Feast of the Holy Family

Parish Staff Fr. D. Stephen Smith, Pastor Kathie Fritz, Pastoral Associate / DRE Nicole Heit, Director of Youth Formation Amy Bexson, ARE Jeanne Felix, Director of Music Ministry Tammy Lee, Office Manager Ann Sanner, Executive Secretary Ken Corbett, Custodian

Parish Center Box 524 McFarland, Wisconsin Phone: 838-9797 Fax: 838-6449 Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday - Office closed on Friday Web Site: www.myparish.com E-mail: [email protected]

Rectory: 838-8776

Masses Weekdays: Monday thru Thursday 8:30 a.m. in Chapel Liturgy of the Hours on Friday 8:30 a.m. in Chapel Saturday 5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Holy Rosary is prayed in the Chapel 30 minutes

before each Mass

When Herod had died, behold the angel of the Bulletin articles are due by 8:00 a.m. on Monday Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt Reconciliation: Saturday 4:00 p.m. and by and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother appointment and go to the land of Israel, for those who Weddings by appointment, please notify Pastor sought the child's life are dead.” at least four months prior He rose, took the child and his mother, Baptism every month - Call Parish Office and went to the land of Israel. New Family Registrations - Call Parish Office

- Mt. 2:19-21 -2- Christ the King Parish January Generations of Faith Welcome, Ken!

Our next intergenerational event will be on Sunday, Ken Corbett is our new custodi- January 12, from noon to 2:00 p.m. We will begin an. Ken and his wife, Linda, with a meal and then delve into the history of the live in the Town of Dunn. church during the first seven centuries of the 2nd mil- lennium. This period was marked by both church and Ken is in charge of all mainte- national conflict; a time of spiritual and artistic blos- nance and custodial duties for soming as well as suspicion of the newly evolving sci- CTK. entific discoveries; a

time of change and of Be sure to give Ken a warm regression. It was cer- welcome when you see him. tainly a time of clashes between church and cul- ture, not unlike our own Las Posadas Celebrated time. The tradition of Las Posadas is part of the preparation Now that sounds pretty heavy, but again we will have for Christmas for many Hispanic families. It cele- something for all groups. You may find yourself cre- brates “the journey” of Joseph and Mary and them ating a family coat of arms, making a stained glass turned away from inns and homes in their search of a window, putting on the armor of God, or designing a place to stay. CTK has found it to be a wonderful cathedral. We’ve got great things planned! You won’t Advent experience and celebrated on December 8. want to miss this mid-winter gathering as we continue Our numbers were down because of the snow, but our to wind our way through our church’s rich history. spirits were jubilant. We had real tamales, Mexican hot chocolate and even a piñata. The children took the Fr. Charles Schlueter, pastor of St. Peter Parish, will major roles and those gath- lead the adult session on church history. He will also ered followed them in their return for our final session on April 12. He holds a search for shelter before M.A. in history from UW-Milwaukee. the Holy Baby was born. Las Posadas was great fun, Please RSVP to the parish office but it also reminded us of by January 8 what the season of Advent so we can plan is about - making a place for food and supplies. for God to enter into our lives.

CHRIST THE KING LADIES GUILD

Providing Clothing and Essential Items for Infants in Need

In honor of the Magi bringing gifts for the baby Jesus, the Christ the King Ladies Guild will collect items for needy infants. The items will be donated to the Teen Pregnancy Helpline in Madison. If you would like to help, bring items to the parish hall through January 13.

If you have any questions, please contact Pat Fuller at 838-3461. Feast of the Holy Family – December 28/29, 2013 -3-

Pastor’s Blog Mass We are in the Octave of Christmas. Musicians know that an octave is 8 notes. Liturgists know that Intentions an octave is 8 days. We begin the Octave of Christ- For the Week of December 30, 2013 mas at sunset on Dec. 24 and conclude it with sunset on Jan. 1. My point is that Christmas doesn’t end at Monday 8:30 a.m. † Don and Betty Evans noon on Dec. 25th. Christmas is a season that con-

cludes on the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus, which is Tuesday 5:00 p.m. † Novena of Masses for Moth- the third Sunday following Christmas. We continue to ers celebrate Christmas and sing Christmas carols unlike

Wednesday 9:00 a.m. † Tony Krantz most radio stations, which stop playing Christmas

“songs” on Christmas Day.

Thursday 8:30 a.m. † Novena of Masses for Moth- ers I would like to thank all those who contributed

to our wonderful celebration of Christmas this year at Friday 8:30 a.m. † Liturgy of the Hours Christ the King Parish. Thanks to the decorators, the

musicians and choirs, the lectors and commentators, Saturday 5:00 p.m. † Lisa Quamme the servers and the ushers, the gift bearers, the

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and their captains. Readings for the Week I would like to thank all of you who gave me Christmas greetings, sent Christmas cards and gave of December 29, 2013 me Christmas gifts. I appreciate your thoughtfulness. Sunday Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 / Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17 / Mt 2:13-15, 19-23 Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy

Family. We often forget that Jesus, Mary and Joseph Monday 1 Jn 2:12-17 / Lk 2:36-40 were refugees who fled a cruel ruler. Life was not

Tuesday 1 Jn 2:18-21 / Jn 1:1-18 easy in their era. The Holy Family did not live a luxu-

rious life. Times were hard. They lived in a nation Wednesday Nm 6:22-27 / Gal 4:4-7 / Lk 2:16-21 that was under military occupation. Soldiers could

and did press people into service. Illnesses that today Thursday 1 Jn 2:22-28 / Jn 1:19-28

are cured with simple antibiotics meant many deaths

Friday 1 Jn 2:29-3:6 / Jn 1:29-34 at early ages. The work week was 6 days, for 12

hours each day for a total of 72 hours each week. Saturday 1 Jn 3:7-10 / Jn 1:35-42 By tradition we believe that Joseph died an

Sunday Is 60:1-6 / Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6 / Mt 2:1-12 early death. At least he is not mentioned as alive dur-

ing the public ministry of Jesus. The Holy Family ©Liturgical Publications Inc. kept their bond of unity amidst trials that most of us will never experience. Baptism Class But we do not want to set the bar too high for ourselves. While we do not now face the challenges We invite parents wishing the baptism of their child to of being a nation occupied by a foreign power and we attend a class Sunday, January 12, at have life-saving medicines and 40 hour work weeks,

9:30 a.m. in the St. Joachim room. modern families face a whole new spectrum of diffi- culties. Because we do not celebrate baptisms Our prayer on this Feast of the Holy Family during Lent except in an emergency, the is to ask God to bless all families – families with January class is the last class until April economic challenges, families that are strained by 6. If you plan to have your child baptized in February, emotional difficulties and divorce, families with you will want to attend this session. alcoholism and other addictions, and families with a Call the parish office (838-9797) to let us know that host of other difficulties. May God bless and help you will attend so we can prepare sufficient materials. all families. Fr. Steve -4- Christ the King Parish

Weekly Events January 4 - January 5 December 30 - January 5

MONDAY, December 30 SATURDAY 5:00 P.M. MASS Fifth Week Luke House Commentator: Linda Budnar

Lector: Gini Nichols TUESDAY, December 31 Server: Jennifer Thompson 5:00 p.m. New Year’s Eve Mass Gift Bearers: Gallagher Family

EMHC Captain: Jim Klubertanz Ushers: Tim Benishek WEDNESDAY, January 1 John Feldner Office Closed Bob Tercek 9:00 a.m. New Year’s Day Mass Matt Legris No Choir Rehearsal Social: Budnar Family

Scrip: Marge Tercek

THURSDAY, January 2

SUNDAY 8:30 A.M. MASS FRIDAY, January 3 Commentator: Paul Neuman Office Closed Lector: Jerry Herbst

Servers: Anna Amstadt and Brandon Dorn Gift Bearers: McCaulley Family SATURDAY, January 4 EMHC Captain: Curt Bakk 9:00 a.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament - Ushers: Vince Wagner Chapel Dave Ebert 5:00 p.m. Mass Mac McCormick

Jay Hanson

SUNDAY, January 5 Chuck Mulcahy 8:30 a.m. Mass Tyler Johnson Social: Stoneman Family 9:30 a.m. St. Vincent de Paul Mtg. - St. Ann Scrip: Carol Wilson

9:30 a.m. Choir Rehearsal (10:30 Choir) 10:30 a.m. Mass SUNDAY 10:30 A.M. MASS

6:30 p.m. Religious Education Class - Grade 9 Commentator: Mike Poquette 6:30 p.m. Confirmation Class Lector: Steve Quinn Server: Mike Friedel Madison Diocesan Choir Gift Bearers: Hare Family EMHC Captain: Sharon Walk The Madison Diocesan Choir will Ushers: Eric Walk repeat its popular Jonathon Walk Festival of Lessons and Carols program Mike Brennan on Saturday, January 4, the Vigil of the Epiphany, Joanne Zintel at St. Francis Xavier Parish in Cross Plains, Andy Zintel Social: Hare Family with Fr. Tom Kelley presiding. Scrip: Tiffani Roltgen Lessons and Carols in Cross Plains

will begin at 3:30 p.m. Nursery Care: Trish Fortune and Allison Sommer

Harmony: Dennis Bennett The Choir also will provide music for the 5:00 p.m. Saturday Reminder Donations must be to the parish office or evening Mass. postmarked by December 31, 2013 to be For more information, go to included in the 2013 statements www.diocesanchoir.org. for tax purposes. McFarland, Wisconsin -5-

Shop, Donate at St. Vincent's New Store in Stoughton A new and large Society of St. Vincent de Paul store in Stoughton is a popular, charitably focused thrift-shopping and dona- tion locale. For many Christ the King parishioners, it may also be the most convenient and attractive option of its kind.

The Society had operated a compact thrift store in Stoughton since 1991. A few months ago, however, this Catholic charity serving neighbors in need opened what is now a busy Highway 51 location in our neighbor community to the south. The store is amply stocked with gently used clothing, shoes, furniture, housewares, jewelry, books, toys and much more.

The store, which occupies a remodeled auto dealership, opened in late August at 1509 U.S. Highway 51/138. Located between McDonald's & Blackhawk Community Credit Union, the new St. Vincent de Paul store features a convenient enclosed drive-through donation center. Donors' contri- butions of gently used goods in a broad range of categories are gratefully accepted seven days a week.

Purchasing items from the St. Vincent de Paul Stoughton store - or from any of the Soci- ety's other five Dane County thrift stores - supports the charity's mission of helping neighbors in need. The same is true of the tax-deductible goods donations made to the stores. The Society's stores produce net revenue that funds the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry, Charitable Pharmacy, housing programs and many other forms of local charitable aid. Through a voucher program, the Society's six area stores also annually offer goods worth hundreds of thousands of dollars directly to people in need. Our own Christ the King conference of St. Vincent de Paul members issues such vouchers on occasion during home visits with people requesting assistance.

The Stoughton store's shopping hours are 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. The store's convenient drive-through donation center accepts goods from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through

Saturday and from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday.

Goods donors in Dane County may also call St. Vincent de Paul at 278-2920 during typical business hours to request a free home pick-up by truck - especially useful for furniture, other large items, garage-sale leavings and high-volume dona- tions. For more information about the SVdP Stoughton store, call 873-3655 or visit ShopSaintVinnys.com/Stoughton.