D I O C E S E O F S U P E R I O R 1201 Hughitt Ave. P. O. Box 969 Superior, WI 54880 C H A N C E R Y B U L L E T I N Tel: 715-392-2937 VOL. 59, NO. 6 Fax: 715-392-2015 June 1, 2016 www.catholicdos.org Mission Statement: The Catholic Diocese of Superior is a people of diverse ethnic and cultural traditions called in unity by the love of Christ to proclaim the Gospel, celebrate the sacraments, and give witness through joyful lives of prayer and service in Northern Wisconsin and throughout the world. TOTUS TUUS SCHEDULE FORTNIGHT FOR FREEDOM: JUNE-AUGUST 2016 WITNESSES TO FREEDOM JUNE 21- JULY 4, 2016 June 12-17 Totus Tuus @ Superior The Fortnight for Freedom: Witnesses to 19-24 Totus Tuus @ Hayward & Rhinelander Freedom will take place from June 21 to July 4, 26-1 Totus Tuus @ Park Falls 2016. This year the lives of more than 14 July women and men of faith, from all over the world 11-15 Totus Tuus @ Ladysmith & River Falls will be featured, who bear witness to authentic 17-22 Totus Tuus @ Amery freedom in Christ. Little Sisters of the Poor, Sts. 24-29 Totus Tuus @ Glenwood City & Tomahawk John Fisher and Thomas More, Coptic Martyrs, August St. John the Baptist, Ven. Henriette Delille, Bl. 31-5 Totus Tuus @ Spooner & Merrill Oscar Romero, Martyrs of Compiègne, Fr. John 7-12 Totus Tuus @ Hudson & Medford Bapst, SJ, Sts. Peter and Paul, Sts. Felicity and Perpetua, BL Miguel Pro, St. Maximillian Kolbe, Contact Chris Hurtubise: 715-234-5044; St. Edith Stein, St. Kateri Tekakwitha. [email protected] SEE ENCLOSURE. http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/religious- 66TH ANNUAL SUPERIOR DIOCESAN COUNCIL liberty/fortnight-for-freedom/index.cfm OF CATHOLIC WOMEN CONVENTION http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/religious- JUNE 13-14, 2016 liberty/upload/Our_First_Most_Cherished_Liberty.pdf A Board Meeting and Evening Banquet will begin the Convention on Monday, June 13, and Tuesday June 14, will be the Convention day with Mass at St Joseph’s Church, Hayward. The keynote speaker is Fr. Joe Rodrigues, SDS. The SDCCW Board voted to incur the cost of sending two women from the Diocese of Superior to attend the NCCW Convention in Indianapolis, CHANGES TO THE WI PASTORAL HANDBOOK from Sept. 7–10, 2016. If the presidents of the parish’s CCW groups know of a woman interested Because of the many changes in parishes, in attending, she can bring her name to the assistance is needed to update the Diocese of SDCCW Board Meeting scheduled for June 13 at Superior section of the WI Pastoral Handbook. St. Joseph’s, Hayward or submit the interested Please use the enclosed form through September person’s name, address, phone number and parish 15, 2016, for all changes in staff, phone numbers, name to Sharon Thomas at 715-748-5824, email addresses, website addresses, etc …. These [email protected] or President Gayle Johnson at changes are sent to Milwaukee for the 2017 WI 715-266-5681; [email protected], by June 10. Pastoral Handbook (Diocese of Superior section). Contact Debra Lieberg: 715-392-0240; [email protected] P a g e | 2 CODE OF CONDUCT AND BACKGROUND CHECK NATIONAL NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING FORMS CHANGING AWARENESS WEEK JULY 24 - JULY 30, 2016 Some necessary changes to the Diocesan Code of THEME: Love, Mercy, Life | Natural Family Conduct and the background check request Planning, Opening the Heart of Marriage; documents have been made. The current three- "Celebrate and reverence page Code of Conduct is being replaced with God's vision of human sexuality." three one-page documents: a new Code of Natural Family Planning (NFP) is the general Conduct, an Authorization to Obtain a title for the scientific, natural and moral methods Background Screening Report, and a Disclosure of family planning that can help married couples Regarding Consumer Reports. Hard copies of either achieve or postpone pregnancies. this information were mailed to all active priests, NFP methods are based on the observation of the parish directors, and parish life coordinators on naturally occurring signs and symptoms of the May 26, 2016. Electronic copies were emailed fertile and infertile phases of a woman's to all catechetical leaders. menstrual cycle. No drugs, devices, or surgical The new forms may be used upon receipt. The procedures are used to avoid pregnancy. Since new forms MUST be used for all background the methods of NFP respect the love-giving check requests received July 1, 2016 or later. (unitive) and life-giving (procreative) nature of Any requests received on the old forms will not the conjugal act, they support God's design for be accepted at that time. married love. Contact Debra Lieberg: 715-392- 0240; [email protected]. See websites: These changes will be reflected in new pages for the Charter Safe Environment Binder which will http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/marriage- be distributed to you in August along with any and-family/natural-family-planning/awareness- other updates. The forms on the diocesan week/index.cfm website will be changed at the beginning of June http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/marriage- 2016. Contact Kathy Drinkwine: and-family/natural-family-planning/web-links.cfm [email protected] or 715-394-0216. http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/marriage- and-family/natural-family-planning/resources/nfp- WEDDING JUBILEE CELEBRATION bulletin-inserts.cfm JULY 23, 2016 The Diocesan Wedding Jubilee Celebration WORLD YOUTH DAY will be held Saturday, July 23, 2016 at Cathedral JULY 25-31, 2016 of Christ the King, Superior. The 11:00 a.m. POPE’S MESSAGE TO YOUNG PEOPLE TO Mass with Bishop Powers will be followed by a PREPARE FOR WORLD YOUTH DAY IN KRAKOW catered luncheon. The milestone years include: The theme of the XXXI World Youth Day 10, 25, 40, 50, 60, 65, and over 65 Krakow, Poland is: ‘Blessed are the merciful, for Sign-up sheets, bulletin announcements, and they shall obtain mercy’ -Mt 5:7. Our Holy posters were mailed to your Parish Office. Father Francis has chosen the fifth of the eight Contact Debra Lieberg: 715-394-0240; Beatitudes, given by Jesus in his Sermon on the [email protected]. Mount on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, to show the importance of the Beatitudes which are 25TH ANNUAL GOLF AND NON-GOLF OUTING at the heart of Jesus’ teaching. Contact Chris JULY 25, 2016 Hurtubise, [email protected]; 715-234- 5044. SEE ENCLOSURES. Catholic United Financial is sponsoring the annual clergy golf outing on Monday, July 25, 2016 at Turtleback Golf Course, Rice Lake. Invitations will be sent in a direct mailing from Catholic United Financial sometime in June. P a g e | 3 MERCY-MARY WEEKEND RETREATS REBOOT! LIVE! AUGUST 5-7, 2016 SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 Bishop Powers is encouraging parishes to Real Life Catholic presents this life changing promote the Mercy-Mary weekend by posting event for youth (12+) and adults. Reboot Live! the information in bulletins and other locations will be held Wednesday September 28, 2016, at visible for parishioners. Immerse Spooner High School, 801 Co Hwy A, Spooner, yourself in Divine Mercy & Mary WI. Chris Stefanick, a Catholic youth speaker, with bestselling author and speaker, will speak on the beauty and genius of the Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC, at UW- Gospel in every aspect of life. Organizers are Stevens Point for one of ten Mercy expecting a packed house (1600). Buy tickets & Mary Weekend Retreats across the U.S. for now to guarantee a seat. Tickets are $19 and are the Jubilee Year of Mercy. Spend a weekend in on sale now at the following parishes in the cities quiet prayer for a full immersion experience of of: Superior, Spooner, Hayward, Rice Lake, and Divine Mercy and Mary on August 5, 6, & 7. Ladysmith as well as online at : Enjoy new talks by Fr. Gaitley, daily Mass, http://reallifecatholic.com/reboot-live- Adoration, comfortable accommodations, meals participants//. SEE ENCLOSURE with the Marian Missionaries, and much more! For more information and to register, go to: INITIAL FORMATION FOR DIOCESAN-CERTIFIED http://events.marianmissionaries.org/events/merc LAY LEADERS OF PRAYER y-mary-weekend-retreat-stevens-point-wi SEPT 30 – OCT 1 & NOV 11 - 12, 2016 The two required Friday/Saturday formation DIOCESAN RETIREMENT sessions for those seeking diocesan certification as lay leaders of prayer are September 30 - Marilyn Ward, October1 and November 11 - 12, 2016 and will Administrative take place at a yet to be named location on the Assistant at the eastern side of our diocese. (Both weekends Bishop Hammes begin Friday evening and conclude late Saturday Center, Haugen, afternoon.) Each applicant for this training must retired at the end be specifically selected and/or recommended by of May after 8 his or her pastor, parish life coordinator or parish years with the director. All lay people who lead Sunday Diocese. Marilyn Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest or was the kind, Weekday Communion Services in their parishes friendly voice on should be recipients of this diocesan certification. the other end of For further information contact Paul Birch at many calls and 715-394-0233 or [email protected]. questions. She is wished many blessings in her retirement with her BISHOP HAMMES CENTER’S NEW FACES husband Bruce, their children and grandchildren. Grace Busse, a recent graduate of WITC, is the new Administrative SAVE THE DATE: Assistant at the Bishop Hammes Priests’ summer gathering at Center. Grace is from Barron and Fr. John Anderson’s cabin: August 8, 2016.