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Our Catholic Voice St. Dominic and Immaculate Conception Catholic Communities

Mark Your

Calendars

Feast of Immaculate Conception:

Thursday, December 8

Advent Reconciliation @ SD:

Wednesday, November 30 @ 6:00 pm

Advent Reconciliation @ IC

Wednesday, December 14 @ 6:00 pm

Office Closed:

Monday, December 26

Monday, January 2

Ash Wednesday:

Wednesday, March 1

Regular Mass Schedule

Saturday: 4:30pm at SD

(Confessions at 4:00 pm)

Sunday: 8:30am at IC

(Confessions at 8:00 am)

10:30am at SD

A Christmas Letter from Our Pastor Dear Friends,

Jesus entered our world to free us from the darkness of sin and to grant us the light of salvation. In the Child born of the Virgin Mary, God revealed his goodness and mercy in a de-finitive way. His manifestation on earth marked the beginning of the great time of mercy. With the birth of Jesus the heavens were opened. God gave us his Son, who took upon himself our humanity and our sins in order to offer us his gift of mercy.

The Son of God, who found a home in Mary’s womb, comes in the celebration of Christmas to knock once again at the heart of each one of us. He comes and knocks, calling us to respond, like her, with a personal and sincere “yes,” placing ourselves completely in the hands of God’s mercy and love.

How many times does Jesus comes into our lives? How many times does he sends us an angel? How many times do we not notice him because we are so immersed in our own thoughts, in our own affairs and even in our Christmas preparations! As Christmas draws near, let us take the time to listen in silence to his gentle knocking at the holy door of our heart. He is inviting us to a closer relationship with him, to the healing of broken relationships and to the offering of the balm of mercy to others.

A beautiful way to celebrate the birth of Mercy is for us to show mercy. To bind up the painful wounds in our families, workplaces, parishes and communities that stem from resent-ment, hardness of heart or unwillingness to forgive is a worthy way of welcoming Jesus’ birth. It tells Him and the world that His coming makes a real difference in our life: we can emerge from our self-centeredness to enter into the immensity of Divine Mercy.

In the story of the birth of Jesus, we sometimes overlook one verse, “Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart.” Imagine Mary and all she has experienced: from the announcement of being chosen by God as the mother of the Savior, through the hur-ried pilgrimage to Bethlehem, to the birth of her Son with strangers coming to visit him and with all the angels on site. Mary takes a deep breath and drinks it all in — not missing a single moment of the beauty of her Son’s birth. The Blessed Mother is wrapped in silent reflection.

This Christmas, we should all take a breath like Mary to pause and think and pray. To reflect on what the story of the birth of Jesus truly means to us and for us. To reflect on how we can and must live our lives differently because of Jesus as “God with us.” To make sure that we truly take this story to heart as Mary did in that little town of Bethlehem.

Together with Deacon Stan, I sincerely thank all the parishioners of SD and IC for your love and concern for us and for your cooperation and dedicated service to our parishes. We wish you a joy-filled, merry, peaceful, grace-filled — and reflective — Christmas and New Year 2017. Let us hope that we can steal away a few moments of quiet at Christmas, so that, like Mary, we too can keep this great day close to our hearts. It is my prayer that you and I can live each day in 2017 grateful for our belief that “Nothing is impossible with God.”

Wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!

Yours in Christ Jesus, Father Shanthi

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Spotlight on Students

Taylor Ellis is the daughter of Matt and Lisa Ellis. She is in 10th grade at Grantsburg High School. Taylor 's favorite subject at school is World History. She en-

joys spending time with family and friends, hunting, fishing, and partici-pating in water sports. Taylor is in Confirmation class and likes learn-ing about God and strengthening her faith. She wants to be more in-volved in the parish. Some people may not know that she and her fami-ly moved here last year from Iowa.

Amelia Johnson is the daughter of Wayne and Lisa Johnson. She is a sophomore at Uni-ty School and has one older sister. Amelia likes drawing and paint-

ing and is a manager for the volley-ball and basketball teams at school. She is also a black belt in kyuki-do Amelia is a Girl Scout - Senior Scout ranking and has taken nine ducks to the county fair.

Genevieve Chenal is the daughter of Brenda and Dave Chenal. She is in 2nd grade at Grantsburg Ele-mentary School.

Genevieve likes playing outside with

her friends at school and going to math class. When she is at home, Genevieve has fun playing volleyball with her sister Clare. She also likes to read a lot, especially the Bailey School Kids books.

Genevieve enjoys learning about The Act of Contrition prayer in Religious Education.

Ben Ones is the son of Jeremy and Renee Ones. He is in 6th grade at Frederic School and has one younger sis-ter.

Ben likes learning about how the people in Jesus’ time lived.

Ben’s favorite subject in school is math. He really likes sports, especially basketball. He likes summer because there is no school and he can spend time with his friends.

Estelle Gross is the daughter of John and Marie Gross. She is in 1st grade at Frederic School and has two young-er sisters. Estelle partici-

pates in the Children’s Choir during the Youth Masses at St. Dominic. She enjoys saying prayers in class. Her favorite subject in school is Art. She likes winter when her dad pulls her on a sled behind the Razor.

Some people may not know that Estelle really likes baby foxes.

Haley Glover is the daughter of Tanya and Paul Carlson and Grace Riley. She is in 6th grade at Grantsburg Middle School. Her favorite

school activities are playing football at recess and having math class. Haley's favorite activity out-side of school is hunt-ing with her mom and dad. She has even shot a bear! Haley enjoys talking about Jesus in Religious Education.

Thoughts from the Deacon Often in my role as Deacon and parish administrator, I am asked a variety of questions. I would like to

address the question about Mass stipends in this Our Catholic Voice newsletter.

Question: Why do we pay a stipend to our priests for saying a Mass?

Reply: This month’s question deals with the practice of stipends. We have had a few parishioners asking about this practice. To begin, here is what cannon law says regarding stipends.

Can. 945 §1. In accord with the approved practice of the Church, any priest celebrating or concelebrat-ing is permitted to receive an offering to apply the Mass for a specific intention.

Can. 946 The Christian faithful who give an offering to apply the Mass for their intention contribute to the good of the Church and by that offering share its concern to support its ministers and works.

The standard for our Diocese is set by our Bishop. Each Mass offered has an intention for the Mass. When individuals request a specific intention, for example, a Mass offered for their loved one, a stipend is re-ceived for this request. The stipend goes to the priest celebrating the Mass. There is a distinction between paying for a sacrament (which we do not) and making an offering for the services of the minister. In some parts of the world, stipends provide a very necessary role in providing a just salary for priests. A question was also raised as to stipends for a wedding. Given how much a couple will spend on wed-ding clothes, receptions, music, and other related items, does it not seem proper that a gift should be given to the minister who will spend time preparing and then celebrating what is the most important hour of the wedding festivities? This becomes a discussion of priorities and our responsibility to appreciate those who provide our sacramental life. For further clarification, please check out : http://canonlawmadeeasy.com/2013/11/07/stipends-and-sacraments/

The IC CCW ladies held their semi-annual

Rummage Sale on Saturday, October 15.

This sale offered gently used clothing, books,

toys, shoes, accessories and household items.

Coffee and cinnamon rolls were also served.

Shoppers paid a free-will offering. This sale is

the women’s main Social Justice project. They

do make money on it!

They are totally grateful to those who

worked at the sale---especially to the few who

were there to help with clean-up! “Many

hands make light work.” They will need many

more hands helping with the Spring Rummage

Sale. Thank you!

IC CCW Fall Rummage Baptism at

St. Dominic Wyatt, Willow and Waylon

Carlson, children of Sam and

Ashley Carlson were baptized

by Father Shanthi on Sunday,

October 30 at St. Dominic Cath-

olic Church.

Constructed in 1904, the original St. Dominic Catho-

lic Church in Frederic will be demolished this winter.

The Buildings and Grounds Committee, working with

the Finance and Parish Councils, will proceed with an

offer made by Darrel Nyren to take down the building.

Asbestos has been removed and some salvageable

material from the inside of the church will be saved for

later use. It is the hope of the committees to create

some kind of a memorial garden on the site that will

incorporate these items. The bell and the cupola in

which it is housed, are

some of the objects they

hope to save. While

these were

not part of

the original

church, they

can be seen

in photos of the church after the 1940’s

renovation.

Parishioners with information about the

old church and its history are encouraged

to share it with the office so that it can be

recorded for future generations.

Old Church to Come Down

Memorializing Church Items

After 25 years, Deacon Stan has a new Deacon Alb

which was memorialized by a St. Dominic parishioner

who wishes to remain anonymous. Thank you for your

generosity.

St. Dominic would like to purchase a new gold

chalice, two communion cups, a ciborium and a host plate. The

estimated cost is between $2,000 and $2,500. If you are interest-

ed in remembering a loved one by memorializing any or all of

these items, please call the parish office.

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Religious Education

Upcoming Events

First Reconciliation Service @ IC

Saturday, December 3 at 9:00 am

First Reconciliation Service @ SD

Saturday, December 10 at 9:00 am

Youth Mass @ SD

Sunday, December 25 at 10:30 am

No Religious Education Classes

Wednesday, December 28

Religious Education Classes Resume

Wednesday, January 4

Youth Mass @ SD

Sunday, January 8 at 10:30 am

Faith Formation Committee Meeting @ SD

Tuesday, January 10 at 6:00 pm

1st Communion Parent Meeting @ IC

Wednesday, January 11 at 4:00 pm

1st Communion Parent Meeting @ SD

Wednesday, January 11 @ 6:00 pm

Youth Mass @ SD

Sunday, February 19 at 10:30 am

No Religious Education Class (Ash Wednesday)

Wednesday, March 1

Knights of Columbus

Punt, Pass and Kick Competition Mike Murphy and his band of volunteers succeeded in

running the Punt, Pass and Kick Contests in October.

Winners from our parishes are pictured here.

Knights of Columbus

52 Week Raffle Knights of Columbus Council 6370 is selling

tickets now through the end of December for their

Annual 52 Week Raffle. These tickets are $10

each and are sold before and after weekend

masses at both parishes.

Fifty-two week winners will be drawn in Febru-

ary. Each winning ticket is returned to the drawing

for another chance to win. There will be 48 - $50

winners and 4 - $100 winners. The winners are

published in the church bulletin each month.

These tickets are sold only by SD and IC Knights.

Proceeds are given to the community through

several programs: Coats for Kids, Punt, Pass and

Kick Competition, Seminary Fund, Disabled Priest

Fund, Fire Victims and other community needs.

This raffle is one of the Knights’ most important

fund raisers. Help support the council by purchas-

ing a ticket with 52 chances to win.

In support of the youth of our

parishes, the Knights of Columbus

Council 6370 will be selling fresh

cut Christmas trees on the proper-

ties near each church. Trees cost

$20 each and will be sold on Sat-

urdays and after masses in De-

cember until the trees are gone.

Proceeds from the sales will be shared be-

tween the Knights of Columbus and the youth

groups. For large orders contact John Scheidt

at 906-221-1802 or jtscheidt1@hotmail.com

Ten trees will also be donated to the

Frederic Family Pathways.

Knights of Columbus sell

Christmas Trees

Age 12 - 13

1st Place

Ben Ones

Age 10 -11

1st Place

Nick Webster

Age 8 - 9

2nd Place

Lydia Ones

The SD and IC Knights of

Columbus celebrated their

Month-with-Five-Sundays

tradition by receiving the

sacrament of Holy Commun-

ion together before the IC

congregation on October 30,

and by presenting Willis and

Sandy McLain with the

Family of the Month Award.

The McLains are an inspiration to the parish, community

and council. They have been married for 51 years and are

longtime members of IC. Willis is a founding member of the

Knights of Columbus Council 6370, serving in many leader-

ship positions. Sandy has served on the Parish Council and

volunteered while raising children and strengthening their

Christian family life. We thank them for their service!

KC Family of the Month

To celebrate the month of the Rosary, in Octo-

ber our Religious Education students had the op-

portunity to learn more about this prayer. The

younger students made their own Rosaries and

learned about the prayers associated with it. At St. Dominic,

parish members were invited to join the older students to hear

a presentation on the Rosary and play Rosary

Bingo.

In November our second graders and their

parents participated in a 1st Reconciliation Mini-

Retreat. They met with Stephanie Weyenberg

and Father Shanthi for two hours on a Saturday

morning to learn more about the sacrament. The retreat in-

cluded hand-on activities to demonstrate the cleansing power

of the sacrament as well as the importance of taking time to

listen to God in our busy lives. They were also able to prac-

tice in a mock confession and to see inside the confessionals.

Religious Education News The CCW groups from both parishes have

jumped in to help the children of our parishes.

They sponsored the field trip for our 7-12

grade students to hear Chris Stefanick in

Spooner by paying for tickets, transportation

and food. They also purchased Confirmation

materials for students preparing for that sacra-

ment.

At IC, the CCW purchased Religious Edu-

cation materials AND treats. SD CCW spon-

sored three people attending the High School

Leadership Weekend in Mason, Wisconsin at

the beginning of November.

Both groups were happy to be able to do

this for their church family. Please continue to

support CCW fund raising efforts so that they

can continue to care for the parish families.

CCWs Help Our Kids

St. Dominic and Immaculate

Conception Knights of

Columbus Council 6370

distributed 48 Columbia winter

jackets to local children this

November. Elementary

Schools in Luck, Grantsburg,

Siren and Frederic received the jackets and facilitated the

final phase of passing

them out to children in

need of these jackets.

This program was

made possible by the

generous donation of an

anonymous donor.

Knights of Columbus Donate Coats for Kids

St. Dominic

CCW Bazaar

Men, women and

children came from far and

wide to enjoy bargains, raf-

fles, and goodies on Satur-

day, November 19 at St.

Dominic. Santa and Mrs.

Claus made a visit as well.

Reconciliation Opportunities during Advent

Reconciliation Service at SD - Nov. 30 @ 6:00 pm

Reconciliation Service at IC - Dec. 14 @ 6:00 pm

Confessions: 3:30 pm Saturdays at SD

7:45 am Sundays at IC

Following 10:30 am Mass at SD

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Remembering Loved Ones

Marie Weinzierl, long-time member of St. Dominic

Church, died September 26, 2016. She was born on Oc-

tober 7, 1923, graduated from Frederic High School in

1941 and married Vic Weinzierl in June 1948. Two chil-

dren were born of this union: Kaye and Kevin. Marie

loved to bake, read, paint and crochet. Her granddaugh-

ters were her pride and joy. She truly lived her life for her

family. A funeral Service was held at Bone Lake Lutheran Church in Luck

on October 1, 2016.

Nick Lauer, son of

Pete and Joan

Lauer, married

Lisa McCoy at Im-

maculate Concep-

tion Catholic

Church on Satur-

day, September

24, 2016.

IC - December 7 - 6:00 pm

SD - December 8 - 10:30 am

SD - December 8 - 5:30 pm

IC CCW St. Nicholas

Day Baskets

Bidding ends

on December

4th. Winners

will be an-

nounced and

baskets will

be distributed

that day!

St. Dominic

CCW Fall

Bazaar

Thank you to everyone who helped to make the annual bazaar such a big success!

The winners of the major raffle are:

Handmade Afghan - Ethel Deiss

American Girl Doll - Marge Altstatt

$50 Gift Card - Janet Campeau Basket raffle winners include:

Emory Nelson Dorothy Bump

Cheryl Hegge Angie McIntyre

Sue Olson Barb Lansey

Pattie Dierks Ruby McIntyre

Nancy Axelson Sylvia Hanson

Eleanor Duncan Evelyn Miller

Stephanie Weyenberg

Congratulations to

ALL!

Immaculate Conception Fall

Festival Raffle Ticket Winners 1st: Joshua Anderson 4th: Irene Nelson

2nd: Janine & Steve Meyer 5th: Stan Peer

3rd: Mike Myers Jr. 6th: Sally Strub

Congratulations to our winners and a special thank

you to all who helped to create yet another

successful Fall Festival!!

Merry

Christmas to all

and a Happy and

Blessed New

Year!

December 24

IC - 5:00 pm

SD - 7:00 pm

December 25

IC - 8:30 am

SD - 10:30 am

Christmas Mass Schedule

In order to more easily meet our par-ish budgets, we need everyone’s help. You don’t have to give more in your weekly envelope or even add to a sec-ond collection. We are asking you to purchase Scrip gift cards for your month-ly purchases.

While it is a successful program for our parishes, only a few families use it on a regular basis. If just 25 families used the program for their monthly expenses, we could generate over $700 of profit each month – or over $8000 in one year.

It is this simple. By purchasing cards for $500 of their monthly budget, a single family can generate about $30 in profit for their parish. Many families spend more than that on monthly necessities.

Please try this painless way to help your parish. We need EVERYONE to join in. Questions? Call Sue Wallin 715-472-8399 or Barb Benson 715-689-2850.

Feast of Immaculate Conception

Holy Day Mass Schedule

We need YOUR Help!

Eucharistic

Adoration We are blessed to have Eucharistic Adoration avail-able Wednesdays at Im-maculate Conception - 7:00 am to 10:00 am and at St. Dominic - following the 4:30 Mass on Saturdays during Advent. We need more people willing to commit to one hour each week as the Blessed Sacrament may never be left unattended.

Please consider spending

time with Our Lord.

Mother Teresa, now Saint Teresa of Calcutta once said, "I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is

sending a love letter to the world.” We live in a broken world; a world where people are thirsting for love. It is my

heart’s desire to spread this love to those most desperately seeking it, to be “a little pencil in the hand of a writing

God,” to be a piece of God’s “love letter to the world.” This is my calling. This is my time to fulfill it and it is yours

too. Love is needed everywhere, everyday - in our homes, our families, our

communities, and across the world. No hatred, no judgment, simply love.

God has called me to pursue His Commandment to love others through

mission work. My missionary journey began in January of 2014, when I spent

my first week in Haiti. Since then, I have spent two more weeks in Haiti

(January of 2015 and June of 2016). Those three weeks of my life were some

of the most eye-opening, heartbreaking, yet beautiful weeks of my life. Having

the opportunity to see Jesus in each person I met, to be His hands and feet,

and to spread His love was incredible beyond words.

Being called to serve in Haiti did not surprise me too much. You see, for

me, it was a dream come true! I have always had a passion for serving the

poor and the orphaned and had wanted to go on an international mission trip

for as long as I could remember. When I learned about Healing Haiti, I jumped

at the opportunity to go to Haiti, and I am so glad I did.

Currently, my calling to do mission work has brought me to Arizona. Honestly, this calling was a little more diffi-

cult for me to discern. Arizona was not a place on my bucket list to visit, much less a place I saw myself living. Fur-

ther, it is a one-year commitment. That means a year away from my family and a year far out of my comfort zone.

After many prayers, thoughts, and conversations, I came to the conclusion that God was indeed calling me to

serve with the organization, Maggie’s Place. There is no doubt in

my mind that I am only in Arizona because God led me here. God is

so good! Maggie’s Place is an amazing organization serving preg-

nant and parenting women with babies up to six months old. The

core values of Maggie’s Place are community, hospitality, excel-

lence and love, yes love! I am here with a heart full of love ready to

be poured out, living in community with moms, their babies, and my

fellow Mission Corps. We help the moms persevere to reach their

goals, guide them in their parenting skills, and assist them in finding

additional resources. Most importantly though, we show them what

it is like to be a family, how to love and be loved. It is not always

easy, but it is a blessing to be here and most definitely worth it!

Please keep me in your prayers as God continues to write my

story and know that you are in my prayers as well.

God Bless! Jenna

Called to Serve: The Mission Story By Jenna Michel

Attention All Women! The St. Dominic CCW

will host their annual

Christmas party for

women of both par-

ishes on Tuesday, December 13 at

the Pour House in Siren. Social

time begins at 5:30 pm and dinner

(order off the menu) is at 6:00 pm.

Please call the office by Mon-

day, December 12 to RSVP.

IC women will meet in the church park-

ing lot at 5:00 pm and drive together.