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The Ascension of the Lord
June 2, 2019
THE BANE AND THE BLESSED In the prayer that comes from the heart of Jesus to our heart, we are to ask the Father, “Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” Jesus doesn’t tell us to pray that we will escape from the earth, but that heaven and earth will come together. When the Gospels proclaim the Resurrection, they don’t exhort us to set our eyes on the beyond, and be heavenly minded. The command the Risen Jesus gives to his followers is “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations.” (Matthew 28:19) His command is to “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation.” (Mark 16:15). At Mass, just before we join the angels in heaven singing the Sanctus (Holy! Holy1 Holy!) the priest says, “May our voices join with theirs in one chorus of exultant praise.” With the angels we sing that glorious truth that in Christ heaven and earth are reconciled. In the Ascension of Christ we ascend to heaven, and in the birth of Christ and the descending of the Holy Spirit, heaven comes to earth. At the end of each Mass, we are told “Go!” Go into the world and proclaim the marriage of heaven and earth. Go into the world and get to work being Jesus’ witnesses “In Jerusalem, all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8) Go, and be Church! For heaven’s sake. The Lord be with you. Father John Parr
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FOR YOUR MARRIAGE
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
ELIZABETH MINISTRY
PRAYER REQUESTS
Susan Amundsen Sara (Wozney) Balaker
Richard Brandau Trudy Brieske Mike Candahl
Will Davis Ethan Doe
Sr. Bridget Donaldson, OSB Liz, Pat, Barb and Rita
Donaldson DeEtte Gillmeister
Joe Gittens Sharon Grabar Sherry Hanson Doris Jessesski John Jessesski
Shanen Kazynski Sharon Krumenauer
June Kukovec Kent Limberg (military)
Joan Ludick Sue Lund
Jerome Malin Kevin McIntyre
Judith Niedfeldt Joe Neitzel
Leona “Pat” Ostrander Poppy Grace Poole
Ken Proctor Robert C. Ristow
Bailey Rohrer Tom Ryan
Jordan Schadrie Sue Schafer
Celia Scholze Erica Schultz Nikki Schultz
Sascha Stephens Darlene Stressler Phyllis Thaldorf
Pam Tischer Colleen Tisil
STEWARDSHIP
FOOD PANTRY
We will have another meeting for our Elizabeth Ministry committee on Tuesday, June 18th at 6:30 pm in the gathering place. Elizabeth Ministry is an outreach program for women to affirm, support, encourage,
and assist women in response to their needs during their childbearing years. If you would like to be a part of this vital ministry, simply come to this meeting. Please call or email Carol Reider in the parish office if you have any questions. Thank you. See you on the 18th!
Jesus used words to heal. Words are the means through which you reach out to your spouse to give encouragement, to praise, to compliment, and to give advice. The words you use and the
tone of voice with which you deliver them affect your spouse. With your words you can hurt, and you can heal. Are you aware of your tone of voice when you speak to your spouse? John Bosio – Happy Together: the Catholic
Blueprint for a Loving Marriage, © 2008
Have you ever thought of doing some short or long term volunteer work? Catholic Volunteer Network, established in 1963, is a non-profit membership organization of 215 domestic and international volunteer and lay mission programs. Through the Catholic Volunteer Network, you can access RESPONSE 2019. With thousands of volunteer opportunities, RESPONSE 2019 is the most comprehensive guide for faith-based service! You can find opportunities for service in Wisconsin, across the United States, and around the world. Some are short term service projects, while others are long term. They can accommodate single people, couples, and even families. For more information, check out their website:
catholicvolunteernetwork.org/
Please remember, the sick, hospitalized, military members, homebound and anyone needing of our prayers.
May they experience the healing power of God.
WHEN REQUESTING THAT AN INDIVIDUAL BE ADDED TO OUR PRAYER LIST, YOU MUST HAVE THE CONSENT OF THE INDIVIUDAL OR THEIR FAMILY FOR
THEIR NAME TO BE PUBLICIZED. ALSO, PLEASE REMEMBER TO INFORM US WHEN SOMEONE SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE LIST.
Thank you to everyone for your ongoing support of our Food Pantry! In the past four weeks, we have served 157 families. Along with the Postal Drive, we have also received donations from Holmen Middle School, Riverland Energy, the High School Spanish and French Club, Holmen Park and Rec, and the Holmen track team. We appreciate each and every one of these donations as each helps us fill the needs of the families that come here each Tuesday and Friday morning. Thanks also to all our volunteers…those who fill the totes, those who go to Kwik Trip to pick up donations, and those who are here on Tuesday and Friday morn-ings to help distribute the food to our guests. Our Food Pantry relies upon a large number of volunteers…many of them behind the scenes…and we are so grateful for each and every one. Our current needs include cereal, pasta sauces, and canned meats. God bless you for your generosity and for seeing the face of Christ in our neighbors.
Congratulations to the recipients of the Knights of Columbus high school scholarships: Fr. John Rossiter Scholarship $500 - Hannah Mead Msgr. Del Malin Scholarship $500 - Jacob Clements Don Pedretti Mem. Scholarship $500 - Joshua Heerts Attention Knights: June General Meeting is scheduled for Sunday June 9, 2019 located in the SEAS gathering place at 7 pm. Hope to see you all there!
HUBERTERS NEWS
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PARISH INCOME (FISCAL YEAR 7/1/18-6/30/19) BULLETIN EARLY TO PRESS– NO FINANCIAL INFO AVAILABLE
FAITH FORMATION REGISTRATION
BIBLE STUDY STARTS TODAY
REMINDER
Youth for Change - The young people of our parish will be collecting “spare change”. Pick up a cup after Mass and fill it up! This is a great help in defraying expenses for their adventure camp and mission trips this summer.
Thank you for your continued support of our youth.
The Faith Seekers will host a summer Bible class for adults. We will be using the book: Discovery from the CCO Faith Studies Series. The dates are : Sundays, June 2nd, June 23rd and July 21st
after the 10:15 Mass until 1:30. Lunch is included. The cost for the class is $5 per person for the book. Please RSVP online at seasholmen.org , email: [email protected] or call the parish office. Check out the Facebook event at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church.
We hope to see you there.
The Huberters awarded scholarships to two very worthy high school senior candidates. The winners this year receiving $1500 each were Sam Gelder and Joshua Heerts. Congratulations!!!
The Huberters also presented checks to the parish, youth group, and to the Knights of Columbus for the new parish sign from the proceeds of their annual Sportsmen Night and Wild Game Feed.
Attention Faith Formation Parents– The registration for the 2019/2020 school year is now available online to fill out and return. New this year, we are offering online payments for the Faith Formation fees. Please check your email for an
important letter and instructions. If the parish does not have your correct email, call 608-526-4424. If you do not have email, you can find the registration and permission forms on our parish website: seasholmen.org/youthfaithformation or in the gathering place. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We look forward to sharing the Good News of Christ with the youth of our parish.
DIOCESAN APPEAL UPDATE
OUR PARISHIONERS ARE AMAZING! Thank you to the 245 donors who have pledged to the 2018/2019 Diocesan Annual Appeal. As of 5/23/19 we were short $5,884 of our parish target. We received $1,580 in new pledges in the month of May. With 1 month left to go, maybe we can reach the goal!!!! Thank you all for your generosity! You can donate online at: diolc.org/donate-online or take an extra pledge card from the gathering place and mail directly to the Diocese in the envelope provided.
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PARISH INFORMATION
PARISH RECTORY & OFFICE Phone ............................................................................... 526-4424 Fax Number .................................................................... 526-3177 Email: [email protected] STAFF Pastor, Father John Parr ............................................... 526-4424
[email protected] Pastor Emeritus, Monsignor Delbert J. Malin............. 526-4908
[email protected] Pastoral Minister, Carol Reider .................................... 526-4424
[email protected] C.R.E. (3 years-gr. 5),.Mary Luebke ………………526-4424 [email protected]
...... 526-4424 [email protected]
Director of Music, Beth Lakmann…………………..526-4424 [email protected] Secretary, Sandy Jerue ................................................. 526-4424 [email protected]
Sister Jean ....................................................................... 526-4908 [email protected]
MASS SCHEDULE Weekend: Sat. 5:00 pm and Sun. 8:00 & 10:15 am Weekday: Mon.-Fri. 8:30 am except Tues. 7:00 am Gluten Free Hosts: St. Elizabeth’s has gluten free hosts available. Please contact Fr. Parr, and he will make the necessary arrangements. SACRAMENTS Reconciliation: Saturday 4:00 pm or by appointment. Baptism: Baptism involves membership in the church. Parents are to attend a session early in the pregnancy. Marriage: Our church is trying to create successful marriages. This takes some time. Arrangements for a wedding date are to be made at least six months before the anticipated date. Anointing of the Sick: Communal celebrations in fall and spring. Individual celebrations upon request. Please call the office when family members are hospitalized.
PASTORAL VISITATION Anyone who desires a personal home visit is invited to call the parish office. CATECHUMENATE Anyone wishing to become a full member of the Church is invited to visit the parish office.
NEW PARISHIONERS Please call the parish office.
Parish Council Members Alyson Haugen.……769-3465 Laura Antonie………526-6047 Len Beranek………...526-3623 Jennifer Fisk………..783-0246
Brian Clements……..526-2198 Les Giesler………….526-9625 Angie Hendrikson….385-4213 Shelly Linskey……...526-2286 Christine Olson.507-766-3654 Larry Warzynski.… ..526-6474
Finance Council Members Barry Ploessl……….526-9364 Janice Dvoracek……526-3957
Shawn Handland…..526-2257 Pat Stephens.……….526-2480 Larry Warzynski..…..526-6474
MISSION COOP
Bishop Robert Flock will be joining us the weekend of June 15/16 for the Mission Coop.
On my 60th Birthday, Nov. 4th 2016, Pope Francis named me Bishop of the Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco. I was installed on Feb. 2nd 2017. In my first year I put nearly 50,000 kilometers on my vehicle in the process of visiting the communities of this extensive Diocese in eastern Bolivia, covering 197,000 square kilometers, which makes it 16% larger than the state of Wisconsin. Our vast territory combined with the poverty of the majority of the population obliges the Diocese to subsidize our 35 priests and 25 parishes, most of which have 10 to 20 additional communities, often at considerable distance over unpaved roads. We also maintain some 43 Catholic schools, accounting for 40% of the student population. To help cover expenses we operate cattle ranches and develop urbanizations, but our needs are far greater than the funds we can generate. We are blessed with a population about 90% Catholic, fruit of the initial evangelization by Jesuit Missionaries (1691-1767), and later Franciscans (1930-1994), beautiful mission churches declared UNESCO World Heritage sites in 1990, (Google Jesuit Missions Chiquitos), and tremendous natural beauty in this tropical Amazonian part of Bolivia. Your generosity and prayer will help us to continue to face the challenges of evangelization and pastoral care of this portion of God´s people. Bishop Robert H. Flock Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco
(Please make checks payable to your local parish)
Expecting parents, the next Baptism class is Monday, July 15 at 6:30 pm. Parents, this session is an opportunity for you to enrich, deepen, and strengthen your Catholic Faith – the Faith you are asking to have your child brought into at the celebration of their
baptism. Unless there is an emergency, parents are required to attend our Baptism session before each child is presented for baptism. Therefore, if you are pregnant, now is the time for you to register for class. To register, call Sr. Bridget at the parish or RSVP online at: www.seasholmen.org. God bless you!
BAPTISM CLASS
VBS NEXT WEEK CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Sunday, June 2 The Ascension of the Lord 8:00 am Mass People of SEAS 10:15am Mass † Richard Young 10:15am Faith Seekers Bible Study
Monday, June 3 St. Charles Lwanga and Companions 8:30 am Mass † Marion Ross 1:00 pm Good Mourning Ministry
Tuesday, June 4 Easter Weekday 7:00 am Mass † Gerald Olson
Wednesday, June 5 St. Boniface 8:30 am Mass † Richard Guesman
Thursday, June 6 Easter Weekday 8:30 am Mass † Gwen Fraust
Friday, June 7 Easter Weekday 8:30 am Mass † Don Fescenmeyer
Saturday, June 8 Easter Weekday 8:00 am Pray the Rosary 4:00 pm Sacrament of Penance
Vigil: Pentecost Sunday 5:00 PM Mass People of SEAS
Sunday, June 9 Pentecost Sunday 8:00 am Mass † Richard Matushek 9:15 am Simple Living Discussion Group 10:15am Mass † Steve Golden 7:00 pm KC General Meeting
Visit seasholmen.org for the parish calendar of events
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CARD MAKING
GOOD MOURNING MINISTRY
REST IN PEACE
Vacation Bible School for kids grades K-5 is scheduled for June 10-14, 8:30 am -11:30 am. Cat Chat- Cathletics: Training to be Champions for Christ. Just as it takes hard work to train for the Olympics, it's also important to get the right training to live out our Catholic faith. Kids engage into THE LIFE OF CHRIST with teachings from God's word on the Commandments, the Beatitudes and the Fruits of the Holy Spirit, through great faith lessons, music, games, crafts, snacks, and more... Register on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1442538979219261/, St. Elizabeth’s website: www.seasholmen.org, or grab the registration form which doubles as a coloring sheet from the gathering space. $25 per child, $35/family. Volunteers needed (6th grade and up and adult)! Questions? Contact Mary Luebke in the Faith
Formation/Youth Ministry Office (608) 526- 4424.
Losing one's partner, one's soul mate, one's spouse or a child "demands" the greatest inner strength one can apply, and it requires the help and wisdom of fellow grief travelers. The next
meeting for SEAS Good Mourning Ministry is Monday, June 3 at 1:00. All are welcome to join for any or all of our gatherings. Contact Sister Bridget or Carol at the parish office if you have any questions.
The funeral of Michael Smaby, son of Joanne Greene, was celebrated at SEAS on Friday, May, 31, 2019. Please keep Michael and his family
in your prayers. May he rest in peace.
Please join us in making cards to mail to our home-bound parishioners. We will meet on Monday, June 17th at 9am in the gathering place. No experience necessary. Please bring your own scissors. (Shari Ireland will guide us through the process). This is a significant way to share your love with those in our church family that you don't see regularly. Thank you for helping us to reach out to our homebound church family with expressions of love and remembrance.
