St. Clare of Assisi Parish st. victor church, Monroe St. rose of Lima ChurcH, Brodhead www.stclaregreencounty.org 1760 14TH STREET · MONROE, WISCONSIN 53566 MISSION STATEMENT PASTOR Formed by God’s word and nourished by Eucharist, Msgr. Larry Bakke we commit ourselves to the work of Christ in our world through our time, talent and treasures. (608) 325-9506 MASS S CHEDULE WEEKEND Saturday - 4:30 pm Cuartos Sábados a las 7 pm, Misa en Español Sunday - 8:00 am & 10:00 am WEEKDAY Monday - No Mass Tuesday - 8:00 am at St. Victor Church or 11:30 am at Monroe Clinic chapel *Pg. 3 Mass Intentions has this week’s time Wednesday - 8:00 am at St. Rose, Brodhead Fourth Wed., 10:30 am at Pleasant View Thursday - 8:30 am at St. Victor Church Friday - 8:00 am at St. Victor Church EUCHARISTIC A DORATION First Fridays from 8:30 am - Noon Fourth Thursdays from 4-6 pm (March-Nov.) ROSARY Weekdays, 30 min. before Mass First Saturdays, 3:45 pm at St. Victor Church RECONCILIATION Wednesday, April 17 from 5:00-6:00 pm BULLETIN Items must be submitted to the parish office or to [email protected] by Tuesday at noon (or earlier if a holiday week). You may view the bulletin online at www.stclaregreencounty.org. April 14, 2019 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 4TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - Lent 2019 APRIL 14, 2019 PROCESSIONAL G OSPEL : SISTER W ATER P ROJECT They proclaimed: “Blessed is the king We are getting close to our goal of building at least one who comes in the name of the well for the Sister Water Project! We are again supporting the Lord.” (Lk 19:38a) Sister Water Project this Lenten season, and we hope you’ll join FIRST R EADING : us! Our goal of $5,500 will build one well for a village in The Lord GOD is my help, therefore I Tanzania and provide them clean water, to which they’ve never am not disgraced. (Is 50:7a) accessed. PSALM : Since 2015, St. Clare has sponsored 10 wells (2-3 per My God, my God, why have you year). The first SWP well was placed in 2008, and 100% of abandoned me?. (Ps 22) their 200+ wells are still in operation. ECOND EADING S R : He humbled himself, becoming DONATIONS S O F AR = $3,795 obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. (Phil 2:8) GOSPEL : Jesus cried out in a loud voice, HOLY W EEK M ASSES QUILTING “Father, into your hands I commend We will be quilting on my spirit”; and when he had said this Holy Thursday - April 18 Monday, April 15 at 8:30 he breathed his last. (Lk 23:46) 8:30 am - No Mass am in Nilles Hall. This will 6:30 pm Mass of the Last Supper be the last session during Lent. Come OBSERVANCES FOR THE WEEK OF at St. Victor join in the good work for people in 7:30-11:30 pm Vigil at St. Victor disaster areas. After Lent, we will be Thursday : Holy Thursday quilting the second Monday of each Friday : Good Friday; Day of fasting Good Friday - April 19 month through November. and abstinence 8:00 am - No Mass Saturday : Holy Saturday 12:00 pm Good Friday Service LIFE L INE S CREENING Next Sunday : Easter Sunday Will be at Monroe Turner Hall on EASTER WEEKEND Thursday, April 25. Register by BIBLE D ONATIONS Saturday, April 20 calling toll free 1-866-229-4069, or We have a parish 4:30 pm - No Mass www.lifelinescreening.com/ tradition of gifting 8:00pm Easter Vigil Mass, St. Victor communitycircle. bibles to students 5 screenings for $139 include: preparing for First Sunday, April 21 Carotid Artery/Plaque Communion and adults 6:30 am at St. Victor Heart Rhythm (Atrial Fibrillation) entering the church. If you would like to 8:00 am at St. Victor Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm donate to this tradition of putting the 10:00 am at St. Victor Peripheral Arterial Disease scriptures into the hands of our (31) Osteoporosis Risk Assessment youth and (5) RCIA adults, please label your donation ‘Bibles’ and add it to the CARE FOR OUR C OMMON H OME offertory, or bring it to the parish Thank you to all the presenters and to those who were able to center trailer. The current cost of each attend any of our Lent 4.2 programs. If you are hardcover bible is $20 with shipping. interested in the information contained in the Lent 4.2 program, please take one of the packets at the entrance MOBILE F OOD P ANTRY of church. We hope that you will help us care for God’s If you are in need of extra food this creation by taking steps toward using only our fair share month, you are reminded of the food of its resources. distribution of the Mobile Food Pantry, How to support our presenters: which takes place the 3rd Thursday of 1. Christensensfarm.com is where to purchase locally grown organic each month from 3-4pm at the St. Vincent fruits and vegetables. de Paul store. This month, it is on Thursday, April 18. 2. Greenfirefarmllc.com is where to purchase locally raised beef, Don’t forget to bring boxes/bags in which to put your pork, eggs, and poultry. food items. If you don’t have a time voucher, please 3. Give to the Sister Water Project to provide clean water to the arrive at 3:45. villagers in Tanzania. Donations may be placed in the well in the Volunteers are asked to arrive at the far northeast front of church or in the Sunday collection basket. Please make door of St. Vincent de Paul at 2:15. We are usually checks payable to St. Clare of Assisi with the memo line noted done by 4:15. New volunteers are welcome. “Sister Water Project.” 2 ST. CLARE OF ASSISI PARISH · MONROE, WISCONSIN Monday: Is 42:1-7/Ps 27:1, 2, 3, 13-14 [1a]/Jn 12:1-11 Tuesday: Is 49:1-6/Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5ab-6ab, 15&17 [cf. 15ab]/ 15 Mon. 8:00 am No Mass Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 Wednesday: 16 Tue. 8:00 am †Nate & Marge Marti Thursday : Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9/Ps 89:21-22, 25 & 17 Wed. 8:00 am †Margaret Kadow @ St. Rose 27 [2]/Rv 1:5-8/Lk 4:16-21. Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14/Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18 [cf. 1 Cor 18 Thu. 8:30 am No Mass 10:16]/1 Cor 11:23-26/Jn 13:1-15 6:30 pm St. Clare parishioners Friday : Is 52:13--53:12/Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25 [Lk 19 Fri. 8:00 am No Mass 23:46]/Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9/Jn 18:1--19:42 12:00 pm Good Friday Service Saturday : 6:30 pm Stations of the Cross 20 Sat. 4:30 pm No Mass 8:00 pm St. Clare parishioners 21 Sun. 6:30 am St. Clare parishioners 8:00 am St. Clare parishioners Next Sunday : Acts10:34a, 37-43/Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 [24]/ Col 3:1-4 or 1Cor 5:6b-8/Jn20:1-9 or Lk24:1-12 or Lk24:13-35 *See Feature on page 2 for Holy Week Liturgy Schedule* Monday, April 15 6:30 am Men’s book study, Nilles Hall 8:30 am Quilting-Nilles Hall Tuesday, April 16 HOLY WEEK and EASTER SUNDAY: 6:00 pm Knights of Columbus, Nilles Hall 7:30 pm Chrism Mass @ St. Maria Goretti, Madison Please continue to sign up for Holy Week and Easter Sunday ministries on Ministry Pro or on the clipboard in Wednesday, April 17 the back of church this weekend. At the time this bulletin 2:00 & 5:45pm Living Stations, School Gym was sent, there were many volunteers still needed for 5:00-6:00 pm Confession 5:30 pm Faith Formation (gr.1-5), St. Victor School all Masses. 7:00pm Faith Formation (gr. 6-8), St.Victor School 7:00pm Faith Formation (gr.9), Nilles Hall This week, we thank... Thursday, April 18 The Holy Ground Building Committee No Lectio Divina which includes Mary Buening, Steve 2:00 pm Seder Meal, School Gym Borowski, Ron Buholzer, Jim Cessna, Mark, 3:00 pm Mobile Food Pantry Coplien, Linda Faessler, Deb Krebs, Jane No RCIA Monahan, Jacki Netzel, Mark O’Leary, Reid Stangel. Friday, April 19 No School One of their generous tasks: 5:00-7-00 pm Fish Fry The Building Committee has drawn on their diverse professional expertise and shared history of active life in the Saturday, April 20 parish to faithfully discern and advise Msgr. Larry on 8:30-10:00 am Church Decorating decisions related to our Holy Ground Project. If you want to help... These people are in You can contact business manager, Marci Boss at special need of your [email protected] or 325-9506 prayers this week: Mary Finley, Mary Harms, Don Stampes, Mary Bauman, all the sick of the parish, all military personnel, those incarcerated and their families, people with addictions May the Lord reward and their families, and the poor souls in purgatory. you for your kindness. 3 APRIL 14, 2019 · PALM SUNDAY Lifelong Faith Formation SACRAMENTAL L IFE BAPTISM SACRAMENTAL P REPARATION & P ASTORAL M INISTRIES Baptismal preparation classes for new Ann O’Leary 325-9506 [email protected] or expectant parents are offered regularly.