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This Week in Our Parish
Third Sunday of Lent March 19, 2017 Sunday Mass
Saturday 6:00 PM
Sunday 7:30 AM & 11:00 AM
Daily Mass Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday 8:00 AM Friday-Stations of the Cross at
5:00 PM followed by Mass
Religious Education Sunday’s
Religious Education Pre-K through Grade 5
9:45 AM Grades 6 -12
6:30 PM
Liturgy of the Hours This ancient communal prayer of the
Church is prayed after all weekday Masses.
Rosary The Holy Rosary is prayed 30 minutes
before all Saturday, Sunday, and weekday Masses.
Sacrament of Reconciliation Confessions are heard before all
Sunday Masses and after all weekday Masses
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
First Thursday of the Month 8:00 AM to Noon
Benediction at Noon
Bethel Home Mass and Rosary held on 3rd Friday of
each month at 10:15AM
Norseland Mass and rosary held on 2nd & 4th
Wednesday of each month at 9:30 AM
Change in Mass Schedule during Lent – Please note change in Mass times for
Wednesdays and Fridays during Lent. Mass on Wednesday will be at 8:00 AM. On
Fridays, Stations of the Cross will be at 5:00 PM with Mass to follow.
St. Mary Parish Chapter of Pax Christi USA - will meet on Wednesday, March 15,
2017 at 6:00 p.m. in the Church Atrium. Please join us in continuing our discussion of
the book, Love is What Matters-Writings on Peace and Nonviolence, by Louie Vitale,
OFM. Fr. Vitale is a Franciscan priest who has sought to put the vision of peacemaking
articulated by Sts. Francis and Clare of Assisi into practice. Information about Pax
Christi USA is available at: http://paxchristiusa.org/.
Scholarship- St. Mary Parish will award two scholarships to high school seniors
graduating in 2017 who will pursue their education at a school of higher education in the
fall of this year. One award will be from the PCCW in the amount of $500. A second
award will be from St. Mary Parish (formerly known as The Maureen Brennan
Scholarship) in the amount of $450. Applications are available in the Atrium.
Completed applications must be submitted to the parish office by Monday, April 3. All
high school seniors from Annunciation of the BVM are invited to apply. These
scholarships are provided as a sign of the deep respect that the parish has for its youths
and their ongoing formation and education.
PCCW News –Individuals are needed to co-chair the Mother Cabrini and Saint
Anthony Circles. Co-chair’s work together to coordinate events that fall in their work
months (2-3 months per year). Please consider this rewarding service and have fun
working with other women in the Parish. Contact Joyce Humfeld (608) 634-4059 with
your “yes” to be a Circle Chairperson.
Please Note – there will not be Mass at Bethel Home Friday, March 17. Rosary will be
said at 10:15 AM only
Through our participation in the “Baby Bottle” collection, a check in the amount of
$423.55 was sent to our local Door of Hope from our parish. Many thanks to all our
parishioners who supported this collection.
Lenten Program.
Communal Penance Service for all members of the parish will be held from
6:30 -8:00 PM on Sunday April 2.
Palm Sunday Mass will be celebrated at 6:00 PM on Saturday, April 8 and 7:30 AM
and 11:00 AM Sunday April 9.
Holy Week
Holy Thursday Mass begins at 7:00 PM on Thursday, April 13 and will be followed by
Adoration, concluding with Night Prayer at 10:00 PM.
Good Friday Liturgy begins at 1:00 PM on Friday April 14.
Easter Vigil will begin at 8:30 PM on Holy Saturday, April 15.
Easter Sunday Masses will be at 7:30 AM and 11:00 AM on Sunday, April 16.
Fr. Joseph Arokiam OFM Cap, Parochial Administrator (715-937-5117) Julie Moore, Bookkeeper <[email protected] Kris Matheys, Secretary<[email protected] Tara Lyons, Director of Religious Education <[email protected]>
400 Congress Avenue, Viroqua, WI 54665, 608-637-7711
March 19, 2017
Jesus’s Mountain Experience Today we begin the second week of Lent with the gospel account of the Transfiguration
of Jesus on Mount Tabor. Mountains suggest peace and rest for people. If we happen to
go up to the mountain we can relax and experience its cool weather and it makes us
recharged and rejuvenated, refreshed and ready to face life challenges.
In sacred scripture mountains are known to be the places of prayers. In the life of Jesus,
after His hectic schedules, He went up to the mountain to pray and spent time in deeper
intimacy with His Father. It was on Mount Sinai, Moses spent forty days in prayer and
received the 10 commandments. It was on the mount, Prophet Elijah found God, and
Moses and Elijah had their most intimate experience of God on a mountain top.
Today's gospel speaks about the Transfiguration of Jesus on the mountain. The word
Transfiguration means a change from one state of appearance to another state. The
Transfiguration depicts Christ's glory and previews his resurrection. This glorious event
of the Transfiguration has to be achieved through suffering and pain. Hence there is no
glory or crown if there is no pain, suffering and cross. When Jesus told his disciples
that He must suffer greatly, be rejected by the chief priests and scribes and be killed,
Peter rebuked Jesus for saying this. Let this not happen to you. We won't allow such
things to happen to you. But Jesus said to Peter, “Get behind Satan You are an obstacle
to the ways and will of my Father. You are thinking not as God wants and your ways
are not God's ways”
The Disciples did not want Jesus as a suffering Messiah, but they expected a Messiah
who would conquer and liberate the people of Israel from the Roman domination and
raise up Israel as a powerful Nation. But they were disappointed and totally confused at
the saying of Jesus. Hence at this point of their frustrations Jesus took them up to a high
mountain and was transfigured. As they saw this state of His Glory they were thrilled
with joy and hope. They saw Moses and Elijah appearing and conversing with
Jesus .They were talking about the suffering that Jesus had to undergo for the salvation
of all. They said Lord how nice and pleasant it is to be with you in this stage. Hence
Peter said, “Lord if you wish, I will make three booths, one for you and one for Moses
and one for Elijah.”
This is the stage of glory Jesus would obtain after the suffering, death on the cross that
is His resurrection. Now the disciples got a new hope and trust in the Lord. Hence after
our suffering and death we must trust that we have a glorious life in the risen Christ. So
our life is not ended, but it is changed into a new life of glory. This is our
transfiguration. Suffering is a part of our life which we can't forgo, but if we accept,
this is being changed in to a joy and in to a new life.
Fr.Joe.
March 19, 2017
FINANCIAL REPORT Weekend March12, 2017
Adults: $2871.00 Youth: $0.39
Offertory: $267.02 Total: $3138.41
Needed Weekly: $3,400.00 Special Collection:
Easter Flowers: $607.00 DIOCESAN ANNUAL APPEAL
2016-2017 Target: $36,869.00
Total Pledged & Received: $37,559.00 Thank you!
MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK Saturday, March 11, 6:00 PM + Roger Adel (Mrs. Philip Higgins & Family) Sunday, March 12, 7:30 AM + People of St. Mary’s Parish Sunday, March12, 11:00 AM + Elred Speldrich (Joseph Club) Monday, March 13, 8:00 AM + Parish Council of Catholic Women (PCCW) Tuesday, March 14, 8:00 AM + Jeremy Graham (Dave & Kris Matheys) Wednesday, March 15, 8:00 AM+ Living & Deceased Forester
Members (Catholic Order of Foresters) Thursday, March 16, 8:00 AM + Homer Tresner (Veronica Tresner) Friday, March17, 5:00 PM + Stations of the Cross followed by
Mass (no Mass at Bethel Home just rosary @ 10:15 AM) Saturday, March 18, 6:00 PM + Sandi Kuehn Sunday, March 19, 7:30 AM + Youth of St. Mary’s Parish Sunday, March 19, 11:00 AM + Lorraine Groh (Dan Groh)
Saturday, February 25, 6:00 PM + People of St. Mary’s Parish Sunday, February 26, 7:30 AM + Ed & Verna Mashak (Mashak Family) Sunday, February 26, 11:00 AM + Chuck Hemmersbach (People of St. Mary’s Parish)
Saints of the week:
*St. Patrick
* St. Cyril
FURTHER INTEREST Retreat, Rest, Renew at St. Anthony's - Located on 40 acres in Central Wisconsin, the historical St. Anthony Spirituality
Center is the ideal location for a private retreat of any duration, to attend a spiritually nourishing weekend program on a variety
of topics, or to just come for a day away from the ordinary. Go online to www.sarcenter.com to see all upcoming retreats or call
715-443-2236 for more info.
Looking for a close by Fish Fry? Use the Fish Frynder - Use the website www.diolc.org/fishfrynder to find where and
when a fish fry, or other parish Lenten meal, is taking place in your area.
The bishops of Wisconsin announce a special dispensation for Catholics statewide from adhering to the law of abstinence for
Friday, March 17, 2017. This Lenten dispensation will allow the faithful to celebrate the Feast of St. Patrick
.
Through our generous almsgiving during Lent we can help Catholic Relief Services help others. Jesus urges us to pray, fast and
give alms during Lent. Youth in our REP program participate in the Mite Box collection in support of our diocesan mission
parish in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Rice Bowls can be found in the large basket in the Atrium. Please participate!
Spiritual Enrichment - Fr. John Parr will present "The Spirit Among Us – The Holy Spirit in our personal lives, in our
ministry and in our families" on Tuesday, March 14 at St. Joseph's Parish Center in Black River Falls. The presentation will be
from 10-11:30 with lunch to follow.
Father Joseph Walijewski's 4th Anniversary Mass - Join us for Mass marking the 4th anniversary of the opening of the
Cause for Beatification and Canonization of Father Joseph Walijewski. Mass will be celebrated from 10:30a.m.-12p.m on
Sunday, March 12 at St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral. If you are unable to attend the Mass, it will be available to watch
LIVE at www.diolc.org/live
West Coast Vocation Pilgrimage: May 30-June 15 Mater Redemptoris House of Formation, La Crosse, is hosting a 17-
day pilgrimage for women, 16-28 years of age, to four different religious communities, various shrines, California Missions, a
couple National Parks, and maybe a beach or two between here and the West Coast! Space is limited. Inquire soon with Sister
M. Consolata at [email protected] or 608-788-4530.
This Week we highlight Moser Trucking as the bulletin sponsor of the week
Please Support the Businesses that Support Our Parish Bulletin
“It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the
doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put
in the giving.” Blessed Mother Teresa
