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January 14, 2018 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
FOR YOUR INFORMATION NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome to our parish and our community. To register, please introduce yourself to Fr. Chad Droessler after Holy Mass, pick up a registration form at the information table, visit our web site, or call the church office. For those who are interested in returning to the Catholic Church, please contact Father Chad Droessler.
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL (PreK-8th Grade) 4913 Schofield Street, Monona, WI 53716 Phone: (608) 222-8831 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.ihmcatholicschool.org School Principal………... Mrs. Callie Meiller…………….. [email protected]
BAPTISM: May God bless our new parents! Please call the parish office to schedule the baptism of your child.
RCIA—ADULT FAITH FORMATION: Contact Kathy Marshall at 221-1521, ext. 308 or [email protected].
MARRIAGE: Please contact Ivonne Blahnik 608-221-1521 x309 for wedding guidelines. Weddings must be scheduled with the pastor at least six months in advance.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Contact the parish office. For sacramental emergencies after office hours, call 1-608-620-5849.
VOCATIONS: Please contact Father Chad if you or someone you know would like to learn more about becoming a priest, religious brother or sister, or permanent deacon.
EAST MADISON SPANISH MASS - MISA EN ESPANOL: Sunday at 1:00 P.M., St. Peter Catholic Church, 5001 North Sherman Ave., Madison
BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS: Send to [email protected] on the Monday be-fore the following weekend.
Rev. Fr. Chad Droessler, Pastor
1-608-620-5849
Sisters of Mary, Morning Star-Convent
4905 Schofield Street,
Monona, WI 53716
608-224-0251
PARISH STAFF
Administrative Assistant……….…....Kathy Marshall
Parish Secretaries................ihmoffice@ihmpar ish.org
Jodi Murphy
(Mon.-Fri.) Bulletin, Office
Cindy Dukerschein
(Tue. and Wed.) Parish Records, Liturgy Schedules
Finance Manager…………….………..…..Bernie Heit
Pastoral Care/Wedding Coordinator..Ivonne Blahnik
Director of Music………..…… Catherine Henderson
Faith Formation/Catechesis:
(Grades 1-6 and Families)…….…...……..Laura Soldner
(Middle/High School/Young Adults)…..Shane Reinbold
Maintenance Supervisor…………………Mike Hegge
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Monday through Thursday - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
(Closed from 12-1 pm)
Fridays 9 a.m. to Noon
MASS SCHEDULE
Weekends Saturdays - 5:00 p.m.
Sundays - 8:00 a.m. & 10:15 a.m.
Weekdays Tuesdays & Thursdays -
8:30 a.m. Wednesdays & Fridays -
7:00 a.m.
HOLY DAY MASSES
Mass times for Holy Days of Obligation will be announced in the
bulletin.
CONFESSION SCHEDULE
30 minutes before weekday Masses 40 minutes before weekend Masses
5101 Schofield Street, Monona, WI 53716
(608) 221-1521 E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.ihmcatholicparish.org
“Behold, the Lamb of God”
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January 14, 2018 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass Intentions
My Dear Family of Faith,
This week’s bulletin letter in-
cludes two separate topics:
Jesus—Lamb of God
In today's Gospel of John, we
hear John the Baptist introduce Jesus as
the Lamb of God. The image on the cover
of this week's bulletin symbolizes Jesus,
the Lamb of God (Agnus Dei in Latin),
who is bearing the flag of victory. This
symbol has its roots in the traditions of the
Old Testament. For centuries people wor-
shiped God by sacrificing animals
(typically a lamb), then offering them to
God in the temple. The Jewish Feast of
Passover celebrates the Exodus of God's
people out of slavery in Egypt and to-
wards the Promised Land. In order to save
their firstborn child, the Israel-
ites used the blood of a slain
lamb to mark their door posts,
whereby the angel of death
would pass over their homes
and spare their children. The
Israelites ate the lamb in a
meal before they left. The
lamb was to have no blemish,
and none of its bones were to
be broken.
Jesus is called the
Lamb of God because He is the perfect
sacrifice offered to God. Throughout the
scriptures we see references to Jesus that
compare him to a lamb - a "spotless, un-
blemished lamb" in 1 Peter, and “ like a
lamb led to the slaughter" in Isaiah. In the
Book of Revelation, Jesus is referred to
several times as the Lamb of God - " Wor-
thy is the Lamb who was slain, To receive
power and riches and wisdom, And
strength and honor and glory and bless-
ing!" (Rev. 5:11). After Jesus' crucifixion,
the soldiers did not break his legs to kill
Him because He was already dead. Like
the Passover lamb, his bones were unbro-
ken.
In his first letter to the Corinthi-
ans, Paul states, "Our paschal lamb,
Christ, has been sacrificed." Jesus' death
on the cross was a pass-over from death to
life for himself and for all of us. By his
blood we are saved from death. He gave
us the hope of reaching our promised
land, heaven.
Planning Study
As you know, we are conducting
a comprehensive survey of the entire par-
ish. The purpose of the survey is to help
gauge support for the following potential
projects that constitute our parish master
plan:
A fellowship hall and gathering space
Replenishing our maintenance fund
I would like to thank
everyone who has already
participated in the study.
Your thoughts are extremely
valuable to us during this
planning process. I encourage
everyone who has not re-
sponded to do so. Your input
will help us make an in-
formed decision regarding our
long-range plans for Immacu-
late Heart of Mary.
We hope to have all surveys com-
pleted by January 21. You may return
your survey to the office or place it in the
offertory basket at any of the Masses.
You may also complete the sur-
vey online by going to
steiergroup.com/survey, clicking on
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic
Church and entering the password: Mary
Know of my continued prayers for all of
you during my absence.
Monday, January 15
No Mass
Tuesday, January 16
8:30 a.m.
† Francis Xavier Dickert
Wed, January 17
7:00 a.m.
† Elizabeth Bard
Thursday, January 18
8:30 a.m.
† Bob Duffey
Friday, January 19
7:00 a.m.
† Gerrie Spaete
Saturday, January 20
5:00 p.m.
† Joseph Ponty
Sunday, January 21
8:00 a.m.
† Naomi Rank
10:15 a.m.
For the people of IHM
Sanctuary Lamp
in Honor of:
Wilma
Bernards
From the
Pastor’s Desk
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ADVERTISER OF THE WEEK
Monday: 1 Sm 15:16-23; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mk 2:18-22
Tuesday: 1 Sm 16:1-13; Ps 89:20-22, 27-28; Mk 2:23-28
Wednesday: 1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51; Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10; Mk 3:1-6
Thursday: 1 Sm 18:6-9; 19:1-7; Ps 56:2-3, 9-13; Mk 3:7-12
Friday: 1 Sm 24:3-21; Ps 57:2-4, 6, 11; Mk 3:13-19
Saturday: 2 Sm 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27; Ps 80:2-3, 5-7; Mk 3:20-21
Sunday: Jon 3:1-5, 10; Ps 25:4-9; 1 Cor 7:29-31; Mk 1:14-20
READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF JAN. 14
Give Your “First Fruits” Back to God
To Parish……....5% To Diocese…….1% To Charities…...4%
Remember the Church in your memorial and your will.
STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Thank you to
those
parishioners
and
businesses
who sponsor
our bulletin.
Week: 27
Our Weekly Offertory Goal $15,865.38
December 30-Jan. 1 $47,983.50
EFT Weekly: $3,914.94
Total Offertory $51,898.44
Difference: $36,033.06
Offertory Goal YTD $428,365.38
Actual Offertory: $458,143.61
Difference $29,778.23
Our prayers and sympathy to the
Families and friends of:
Fr. Leo Petrimoulx
Phyllis Riordan
Eternal rest grant unto them,
O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the
souls of the faithfully departed through the mercy of God,
rest in peace.
Amen
Donation From: In Memory of: Mrs. Margaret Fernholz Myron Schwartz Michael Schwartz
2017 Christmas Flower Offerings
Sunday, January 14
Hospitality
Monday, January 15
FNE 6:30 p.m. MH
Tuesday, January 16
Festival Committee Mtg. 6:00 p.m. CMR
Boy Scouts 6:30 p.m. CB
Wednesday, January 17
Eucharistic Adoration 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Chapel
Apple Pie Ministry Mtg. 5:30 p.m. CMR
Religious Education 7-11 7:00 p.m. MH
Thursday, January 18
Family Adoration/Potluck 5:30 p.m. CMR
Buildings and Grounds Mtg. 7:00 p.m. CR
Friday, January 19
Saturday, January 20
Church Meeting Room, Marian Hall, Conference Room, Family Room,
Church Basement, Rectory Basement
Stewardship Reflection for January 14, 2018 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
"Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to
them, ‘What are you looking for?’” - JOHN 1:38
What are you looking for? Are you wasting your time
looking for the material comforts of the world? Or, is
your heart longing for something deeper that can only be
found by spending time with God? Take time, each day,
in silence and ask the Lord what it is that He wants from
your stewardship.
Join our Parish Festival Team! Memorial Day is less than 5 months away, and we have a
lot of preparing to do before our 2018 Backyard Bash
parish festival. We have a wonderful committee of vol-
unteers who do an amazing job planning all the details.
Some of them have been on the committee for many
years and would love it if some new faces would step up
to help! We really could use new co-chairs for our Food
Team, Raffle, and Children’s Games. The Festival Com-
mittee is meeting this week Tuesday, January 16 at 6 p.m.
in the Church Meeting
Room. Come and see
how you can help...
(And you’ll have fun,
too)!
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Worldwide Marriage Encounter
Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend on Jan. 26-28 in
Brookfield, WI; Feb. 16-18 in Geneva, IL or March 16-18
in Madison, WI. Questions visit our website at:
alifetimeoflove.org or call (888) 574-5653.
From Teen to Toddler, come learn about the
programs at Immaculate Heart of Mary School!
Kindergarten Lunch & Learn
Wednesday, January 17, 11:30-12:30 p.m.
Come to learn more about the IHM Kindergarten program
while you eat pizza! Presented by: Cayla Hess,
Kindergarten Teacher & Callie Meiller, Principal.
4K Lunch & Learn
Thursday, January 25, 11:30-12:30 p.m.
Did you know most 4K families qualify for 4K at NO
COST? Find out about our Monona Grove & IHM 4K
programs. Children need to be 4 years old by Sept. 1,
2017 to qualify for the program. Presented by: Emily
Riege, 4K Teacher & Callie Meiller, School Principal.
Early Childhood Coffee
Monday, February 5, 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Start thinking about the NEW IHM Early Childhood Pro-
gram with lots of options for all-day care for your little
one and learn about IHM's quality education. Presented
by: Stephanie Esser, Preschool Teacher & Callie
Meiller, School Principal.
No need to RSVP . Children are welcome to attend.
Pizza will be served for the lunch-time programs.
IHM CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Love Begins Here
This summer, Immaculate
Heart of Mary will be partici-
pating in the Love Begins
Here mission program in the
Diocese of Madison. Love
Begins Here provides middle
and high school students with an opportunity to encounter
Jesus Christ in a life changing way through week long,
local mission trips. These trips are prayerful, service ori-
ented and fun! Below are the dates in which our parish
will be attending:
High School: June 10-15, in Wisconsin Dells
Rising 9th: June 25-29, in Montello
Middle School: July 1-4, in Janesville
*Contact Shane Reinbold at [email protected] to
register! *If you would like to be a part of Love Begins
Here, but cannot attend in the above dates, contact Shane
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
FORMED
To register, go to formed.org and click 'Register'. Enter
your email and our parish code MQN4NG. Contact Craig
at [email protected] with questions.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Young Adults
Attention Young Adults! A sign up table will be in the
main church entrance the weekend of Jan. 13/14. Stop by
to sign up or get more info! Facebook page: (IHM Young
Adults) or email list at [email protected].
Join us for this multi-part film series that illumines a
handful of saints, artists, mystics and scholars who not
only shaped the life of the Church but changed the course
of civilization.
Sessions will be 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday mornings in the
Church Meeting Room.
St Francis of Assisi — January 16/23
St Thomas Aquinas — January 30/February 6
St Catherine of Siena — February 13/20
Michelangelo — February 27/March 6
Blessed John Henry Newman — March 13/20
G. K.Chesterton — March 27/April 3
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March for Life - Madison
Please join March for Life in
Madison on Monday, Jan. 22.
We will begin with Holy Mass
at 12:10 p.m. at St. Patrick’s
(404 E. Main St, Madison).
Following the Mass we will
march around the Capitol then go inside for prayer and
then visit each legislator with the message that all life is
precious from conception to natural death. This event is
sponsored by St. Maria Goretti in conjunction with the
Diocese of Madison and the Cathedral Parish.
Luke House
Luke House is Wed. Jan. 24. IHM members provide a
meal on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Meal
donations are dropped off at the back of the parish rec-
tory. Volunteers donate food or help serve the meal at the
Luke House location on Ingersoll Street in Madison.
Contact: Don and Cathy Bernards, 608-226-9932 if inter-
ested.
St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry Collection
January Sun. Jan. 28, please put items in the
box next to the Usher’s Room. Thank you
for your continued support.
9 Days for Life
The U.S. bishops an-
nual novena 9 Days
for Life takes place
Thursday, January 18
– Friday, January 26.
Pray for the respect
and protection of all
human life with new
intentions, brief reflec-
tions. Download the novena online, or participate through
Facebook, email, text message or an app. Join at
www.9daysforlife.com! Each January 22 our nation
marks the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme
Court case which legalized abortion during all nine
months of pregnancy. Since that tragic decision, more
than 56 million children's lives have been lost to abortion,
and many suffer that loss—often in silence. As Catholics,
we recognize the inherent dignity of every person in every
circumstance and at every stage of life—from conception
to death. Yet we continue to see many threats to life and
violence against it. We cannot look the other way.
SVdP Recycle the Warmth Blanket Drive
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul will be conducting the
Madison area’s annual Recycle the Warmth Blanket
Drive and our church will be taking part. The annual drive
allows St. Vincent de Paul to provide free blankets, sheets
and other bedding throughout the year to people in need
in Dane County. Your help is needed to recycle the
warmth and make this assistance possible. Committed to
helping our neighbors in need, St. Vincent de Paul offers
aid without regard to the religion, race or ethnic back-
ground.
Please bring your new or gently used blankets, bedding
and pillows to the collection bin at church the weekend of
January 27/28. Donation envelopes (your donation of $10
or more will make a blanket purchase possible) will also
be available on the weekend of the drive. Shopko is also
offering a special price on select good-quality blankets
between Jan. 26 and Jan. 28 and donation bins will be
available in each store. Thanks in advance for helping
your neighbors in need through this year’s Recycle the
Warmth Blanket Drive. Visit http://svdpmadison.org/
recyclethewarmth/ for more information.
Help and Healing for Post-abortion
God is waiting ... Healing is possible. Rachel's Vineyard
retreat, March 9 - 11. Contact Mary 608-221-9593,
[email protected] or www.madisondiocese.org/rachel.
Confidentiality assured.
RESPECT LIFE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
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IHM 2018 WINTER GALA
Don't Miss The Immaculate Heart
of Mary 6th Annual Winter Gala!
Have you returned Your RSVP?
DONATE TO OUR GALA! We are in need of sponsorships and items for our Silent Auction! To do-nate, contact Ivonne at 608-221-1521 or [email protected].
Check out our Silent Auction at
biddingforgood.com/ihmbenefit
A few of our fantastic auction items:
-Bowling Party for 10 at Village Lanes
-Cave of the Mounds Tour Package
-Coach Handbag
-New Glarus Getaway (Dinner and Hotel)
-Round of Golf with Carts for 4 at the Oaks Golf Course
-UW Men's Basketball Tickets
-And Much More!
NOTE: Our Saturday evening Holy Mass on
February 10 will be at 4 p.m., rather than
5:00 p.m.
Beginning this weekend, we are selling 50/50 Split-the-Pot Raffle Tickets! The tick-ets are $20 each, and the winner will receive half of
the amount raised. So, if we sell 100 tickets at $20 each, that is $2,000. The winner would receive half of that - $1,000! Tickets may be purchased af-ter Mass in the main church entrance or at the gala. The drawing will take place at the gala, but the winner does not need to be present to win.
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Do You Want to Learn More About the Ways That we Worship?
The Diocesan Office of Worship invites you to attend a
seminar called "Learning About the Mass" with Abbot
Marcel Rooney, OSB. The session is on Saturday, Janu-
ary 20 (9-11 a.m.) at Holy Name Heights (formerly the
Bishop O'Connor Center). The Abbot will discuss some
history of the Holy Mass and reflect upon how we can
pray the Holy Mass rather than simply pray AT Mass.
This session will focus on the Liturgies of the Word and
Eucharist. The program is free and open to the public.
Please let us know you are coming by calling (608) 821-
3080 or emailing [email protected] so that we have
enough material.
Workshops for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMHC)
Workshop is February 20, Holy Name Heights (formerly
the Bishop O’Connor Center) 702 South High Point Road
in Madison, 1-2:30 p.m. Snow date is Thursday, February
22 at the same time. Register at [email protected] or
(608) 821-3080.
MADISON DIOCESE
All You Can Eat Breakfast
Cottage Grove Knights of Columbus will sponsor this
breakfast on Sunday, January 14, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
St. Patrick Catholic Church, 434 N. Main St., Cottage
Grove, WI.
Financial Peace Classes
Learn the step by step plan to take
control of your money and future
with Dave Ramsey Classes. St.
James School cafeteria. Begins
Jan. 16—5:30 to 7 p.m. for 9
weeks. More details contact
www.fpu.com.
St. Peter Fish Fry
January 19, from 5-8 p.m., Cty. Hwy. K,
Ashton. Carryout available.
Knights of Columbus Bountiful Breakfast
Jan. 28, 8:00 to 11:00 a.m., Catholic Multicultural Center
West, 5256 Verona Rd., Fitchburg, Benefiting St. Am-
brose Drama Students.
Jesus Christ Super Star Musical
Civic Opera House, Chicago, May 17, Cost is $136 per
person (no refunds) and includes coach bus, bus driver
tip, and reserved seat in Box Level Center. Bus departs
St. Peter’s on Sherman Avenue at 8:00 a.m. and returns
approximately 8:00 p.m. Time for lunch on your own in
downtown Chicago before the show. Reserve your seats
today. Please call Peg Miller at 249-6651 with any ques-
tions www.stpetersofmadison.org.
AREA EVENTS
Weekly Eucharistic Adoration
Wednesdays - 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Begins after Holy Mass in church and
continues in the Adoration Chapel.
Questions call Janice at janicejmil-
[email protected] or 608-206-7408.
Monthly Family Eucharistic Adoration
We will meet this Thursday, January 18 at 5:30 in the
church, followed by potluck in the Church Meeting
Room.
PRAYER
Prayer Shawl Ministry
The holidays are history and our ministry will be begin
meeting again. We are still hoping to have new people
join us. If you are gifted with being able to knit or cro-
chet and would like to make prayer shawls for people ex-
periencing a challenging life situation, such as; critical/
terminal illness, pending surgery, bereavement, loss, or
loneliness, we encourage you to join us. Feel free to at-
tend a meeting to determine if you might be interested.
You do not need to attend meetings to be a member.
Shawls may be made at home and pick-up would be ar-
ranged.
If you know someone that you feel would be a candidate
to receive a shawl, or for more information, please con-
tact Shelby (608-819-8399) or Donna (608-839-3559).
There is no charge for the shawls.