` St. John the Baptist, Edgar holy family, poniatowski Reverend Thomas huff Fifth Sunday of Lent – April 2, 2017 ST. JOHN’S PARISH STAFF Fr. Tom’s email - [email protected] HOLY FAMILY PARISH STAFF Pastor, Rev. Thomas Huff…..........352 3011 www.stjohn-edgar.org Pastor, Rev. Thomas Huff…….....352-3011 Deacon Greg Kaiser.......................687-4669 Sacred Worship Com., Tricia Kaiser..…687-4669 Secretary, Michelle Socha...........507-1975 Parish Sec., Joyce Kaiser (home )572-0381 Kitty Lehman….…..352-2516 Ministry Schedule, Tracy Paul….352-2258 School Sec., Aimee Haakenson….352-3000 Music Ministries, Maureen Knetter…....316-3045 Principal, Jeff Gulan…………….…352-3000 Cemetery Board, Bill Tess……………….352-2234 CRE, Nancy Hackel…………….…..352-7354 School Ed. Com, Michelle Hafferman....352-7033 Church Dining Hall.........................352-3111 Parish Ed. Com., Steven Schaefer……..352-7092 Finance Coun., Troy Bemke..........573-4800 ST JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH Monday, April 3, 8:15AM †Mary Niewolny #Dennis & Connie Halvorsen Tuesday, April 4, 8:15AM †Roxane Scheiderer #Arlyn & Bev Stencil Wednesday, April 5, 8:15AM †Edward Brzezinski #Karl & Michelle Hafferman 6:20PM, Rosary, 6:40PM †Ed & Clara Wirkus #Dan & Laura Switlick Mass followed by Chaplet of Divine Mercy and confessions. Cross bearer: Adam Hannemann Candle bearers: Mattison Butt & Payton Dahlke Min. of Word: Kassidy Myszka Thursday, April 6, 8:15AM Communion Service Friday, April 7, 8:15AM †Dave Socha #Lorraine – First Friday Devotion & Benediction to follow Mass. SATURDAY, April 8, RECONCILIATION: 3-3:30PM 4:00PM (SUNDAY VIGIL MASS) For Our Parish Families Cross bearer: Abby Bargender Candle bearers: Jessica & Kendra Mucha Min. of Song: Adult Choir Min. of Word: Grace Wirkus, Joan Krall & Randy Myszka Min. of Hosp: Ken Schara, Tom Mroczenski, Chuck Mroczenski & Jerry Mroczenski SUNDAY, April 9, - RECONCILIATION: 8:30-8:50AM 9:00AM †Cecelia & Michael Sliwicki #Jan & Jerry Sliwicki Cross bearer: Jasmine Schnelle Candle bearers: Morgan & Ty Schnelle Min. of Song: Maureen Knetter & Sophia Hackel Min. of Word: Jerry Sinz, Donna Denfeld & Isadore Min. of Hosp: Elizabeth & Kelly King, Tom & Jean Burke Hackel SANCTUARY CANDLE OFFERING – April 1-7 (1) Special Intention #Anne Dahlke (2) Keith Lemmer #Diane Lemmer & family ******************************************************************************************************************************************** HOLY FAMILY PARISH Wednesday, April 5, 6:40PM Meditation Music, 7:00PM Living Stations SATURDAY, April 8, 6:30PM RECONCILIATION 7:00PM †Don Wisnewski #Jean Wisnewski Cross bearer: Brock Handrick Gift bearers: Kevin & Traci Schreiner Family Candle bearers: Anthony Schug & McKenzie Schug Min. of Word: Michelle Socha Min. of Eucharist: Michelle Socha, Pat Socha & Wayne Mauer Min. of Hosp: Michael Lake & Bernice Lake SUNDAY, April 9, - RECONCILIATION: 10:30-10:50AM 11:00AM: †Patrick Rauen #Joann and family Cross bearer: Ethan Lemmer Gift bearers: Darin & Becca Seubert Family Candle bearers: Taylor & Mason Lemmer Min. of Word: Carolyn Schug Min. of Eucharist: Carolyn Schug, Lori Daul & Joanne Berens Min. of Hosp: Matt Lemmer & Alexa Gajewski MARRIAGE: See the Pastor at least 6 months in advance for preparations. BAPTISM: Contact Fr. Tom @ 715-352-3011 or frtomhuff @frontier.com ST. JOHN SCHOOL: Is the education and Christian formation of your child(ren) in grades 4K-8 important to you? Enroll them in St. John Catholic School. Phone school: 715-352-3000 or the rectory: 715-352-3011 for more info. WANT TO EXPLORE THE CATHOLIC FAITH? Phone 715-352-3011. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LAST SUNDAY’S SACRIFICIAL TITHINGS HOLY FAMILY – March 26 Receipts ST. JOHN – March 26 – Receipts DIOCESAN ANNUAL APPEAL Adults $1,133.00 Adults $3,371.50 Holy Family Target $17,996.00 Offertory 243.48 Offertory 543.00 Pledges: 16,604.00 Students 2.00 Catholic Life 16.00 Due 1,392.00 Easter Flowers 95.00 Fair Share 100.00 St. John Target $35,735.00 Circle of Joy 240.00 School Registration 440.00 Pledges 28,885.00 First Offering 5.00 Misc. 10.00 Due 6,850.00 Catholic Life 16.00 Total 4,480.50 Total 1,734.48 Sun., April 2 – 6:30PM Adult Choir Practice Wed., April 5 – 8:15AM, All School Mass 6:30PM, CCD Gr. 1-10 – Rosary, Mass, Divine Chaplet & Confession. Fri., April 7 – Lenten Fish Fry – St. Rose Group serving. Sign-up sheets in back of church. March 24th Fish Fry 50/50 Raffle Winner: Diane Dvorak, $225.50. 869 customers served! A huge THANK YOU to all those organizing and working at the dinner. Also THANKS to our faithful customers! THE RECTORY OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FOR EASTER BREAK, HOLY THURSDAY, GOOD FRIDAY & EASTER MONDAY. $$$$$$$$$$$$ - $50.00 RAFFLE TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASING - $$$$$$$$$$$$ If interested, check with the Scrip ladies after Masses or contact Marlene Socha (715-352-2858) for a sales person. Drawing will be held after the 9AM Mass on April 9th in the church Gathering Space. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY (65+) April 3 – Annette Augustine & Greg Stark April 4 – Anthony Liss April 5 – Darlene Berg, Mildred Imhoff & Mary Novitzke April 6 – Clarence Bargender & Grace Wirkus April 7 – Michael Petroski & Janice Sliwicki April 8 – Dolores Schueller ************************************************************************************************************************************ St. John, Edgar, Fish Fry – every Friday of Lent, 4PM-7:30PM. Pilgrimage to Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help – April 22. Contact: Ron Schaub, 443-2171 or John Krautkramer, 262-758-0652 or [email protected]. Wausau Deanery Spring General Assembly – April 29, 9:30am. St. Francis Xavier, Knowlton. Edgar Area Garage Sales – May 19 & 20. Call Sandy @ Berg Sales to register your sale-352-2401. HOLY FAMILY PARISH NEWS HOLY FAMILY PARISH NEWS Holy Family April Birthdays – April 14, Edward Stencil April 23, Rita Bonin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please join the Holy Family CCD students in our Fifth Week of Lent on Wed., April 5. Meditation Music will begin at 6:40pm. The Living Stations will begin at 7pm and will be led by 7th, 8th, 9th & 10th grades. Benediction to follow with Deacon Greg Kaiser. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We are continuing to collect non-perishable food items & doing a cash drive for the Athens & Edgar Area Circle of Joy. Please bring food items and place in box at the entrances. We have only 2 weeks left. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Holy Family is looking for CCD TEACHERS for Fall 2017 and 1 PART-TIME PAID EMPLOYEE to coordinate the CCD program. Please contact Tracy Paul or Fr. Tom for more information. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Holy Family PCCW meeting, April 6th, 6pm lunch followed with meeting at 6:30pm. Hostesses: Linda Myszka & Mary Miller Please come help plan our activities. Bring a friend or two. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Holy Family PCCW will host a “Senior Dinner” for all parishioners 65+ on Sun., April 23rd at Noon. Please save the date. Invite will be sent. ST. ANTHONY SPIRITUALITY CENTER, MARATHON – To learn more about retreats & offerings, call 715-443-2236. Email [email protected] web site www.sarcenter.com April 7-9 – Women’s Silent Palm Sunday Retreat April 8-9 – Building Resilience Stress Management Workshop April 4 – St. Isidore April 5 – St. Vincent Ferrer April 7 – St. John Baptist de la Salle (First Friday) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Lazarus Miracle How many of us here would like the power to go back in time and change our past? Have you ever thought, “if only I could go back in time and undo this or unsay that,” or maybe if I could go back and do something that I had failed to do or say something that I left unsaid? Perhaps everyone is haunted by regrets of what should have been done or could have been done. Martha and Mary both blurted out: "Lord, if only you had been here our brother would not have died!" Did our Lord say: "You are both right!" Did He snap His fingers and bring everyone back in time four or five days earlier to a time when Lazarus was sick but still alive? No, He didn’t, but He could have, if He had wanted to. But we never see God undoing time that way. God deals with what is and not what might have been. What is sad is that many people live much of their lives in the past, haunted by regrets of what should have been done or left undone or should have been said or left unsaid. They are like a person driving a car while mostly looking in the rear-view mirror. The raising of Lazarus is a story of God teaching us to live in the here and now and to deal with what is and not with what might have been or what could have been. Lazarus was dead and he was in the tomb and his body was already decomposing. Yet, it is never too late for God to revive and revitalize that which is dead. And to affect the miracle, Jesus issues three commands. The first, “Roll away the stone!" Who had placed this huge round stone in the doorway in the first place? People did! And now Jesus was telling them to roll it away! How many huge stones have you and I placed as