MONDAY 12 AUG / Dt 10:12-22/Ps 147:12-15, 19-20/Mt 17:22-27

8:15 AM - Mass, FTM (+Fran Zaborowski)

TUESDAY 13 AUG / Dt 31:1-8/Dt 32:3-4, 7-9, 12/Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 8:15 AM - Mass, FDL (+Darlene Okray) 4 PM - Salvation Army Meal Ministry

WEDNESDAY 14 AUG / Dt 34:1-12/Ps 66:1-3, 5, 8, 16-17/Mt 18:15-20

8:15 AM - Mass, FPS (+John & Mary Ritchay)

6:30 PM - Vigil Mass, FTM

THURSDAY 15 AUG

Rv 11:19; 12:1-6, 10/Ps 45:10-12, 16/1 Cor 15:20-27/Lk 1:39-56

8:15 AM - Mass, FTM (+Vera Rzentkowski)

9 AM-3:30 PM - Eucharistic Adoration - 3 PM - Divine Mercy Chaplet

FRIDAY 16 AUG / Jos 24:1-13/Ps 136:1-3, 16-18, 21-22, 24/Mt 19:3-12

8:15 AM - Mass, FDL (+Joseph Misiewicz)

SATURDAY 17 AUG / Jos 24:14-29/Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 11/Mt 19:13-15 9 AM - Reconciliation, FDL

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time / 17/18 AUGUST Jer 38:4-6, 8-10/Ps 40:2-4, 18/Heb 12:1-4/Lk 12:49-53

5 PM Saturday, FDL (+Douglas Firkus)

8 AM Sunday, FDL (+Charles Simons) - 7:30 - Rosary

10 AM Sunday, FDL (+Jerome Raschka) 6 PM Sunday, FTM (for the parish)

FSB: Fr. Steve Brice

FTM: Fr. Todd Mlsna

FDL: Fr. Dennis Lynch

FPS: Fr. Placid Stroik

FDP: Fr. Don Przybylski

Ordinary Time 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

August 11, 2019 www.HolySpiritStevensPoint.org

LIVING STONES

The “living stones” gathered and blessed at our Groundbreaking Celebration in May were put to work last week.

On Friday, Aug. 2nd, Fr. Steve placed them in the northeast corner of the new Multi-Purpose room where they will be a per-manent part of the build-ing’s foundation.

Celebrating Assumption

The Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary is celebrated this week. Holy Spirit Parish will celebrate this Solemnity with Mass at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14th and at 8:15 a.m. Thursday, August 15th

Parishioners also are invited to celebrate this Holy Day of obligation and opportunity at neighboring parishes: St. Joseph: Aug. 15 at 6:15 p.m. St. Stephen: Aug. 15 at 8 a.m. St. Peter: Aug. 15 at 8 a.m. & 5:15 p.m.

St. Bronislava: Aug. 15 at 8:15 a.m., 12:15 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.

We are the Body of Christ! Attending the Catholic Evangelization Studies class with fellow parishioners was a wonderful experience. It moved me to opening myself to a closer relationship with Jesus. These three days were a blessing, a time to step away from my regular routine and reflect on the importance of my spiritual life. Through our study, discussion and prayer I was touched by the enthusiasm of others who also wanted to deepen their discipleship in Christ. Further, it became clearer to me how a line of people in my life have lead me to music ministry. The Holy Spirit was among us! I look forward to attending the next three sessions of this 4 year Evangelization course which is open to any baptized faithful. Mary Pionkowski

In the autumn, I like to pick mushrooms. They are sneaky little things, you don't see them until you're in the middle of them. Then suddenly, they're everywhere. Discov-ering Jesus is kind of sneaky too! I've belonged to Him since my baptism and learned Jesus is everywhere. This week, I discovered that he loves me solely because he creat-ed me. When I sin and ask forgiveness, He forgives me by his death on the cross. He wants ME to walk with HIM and has poured the Holy Spirit into my life. Suddenly, I see Him everywhere. We all are called to experience this love. Gayle Phillips

Before Mass begins each week, Holy Spirit Parish pro-claims, “We are disciples who are called to worship and are sent to serve”. I have enthusiastically said those words many times without really considering their weight. Simply put, a disciple is one who loves Jesus, follows Jesus, and shares Jesus with others. But, in order to truly be a disciple, we first need to know Jesus. We need to recognize where we have encountered Jesus in our lives. We need to understand our own relationship with Jesus. Not until we know our own story can we begin effectively to share Jesus with others. Please pray for me and the other CES students in the coming months as we continue on our journey toward discipleship. Jacki Szalkucki

This retreat was a wonderful experience as we focused on coming to know and love Jesus better as His body in the world. I was asked, "Do you know Jesus? Do you love Jesus?” Of course I know and love Jesus! I am at Mass every Sunday; I teach faith formation; I try my best to follow God's commandments. Again, I was asked, “Do you know Jesus?” I do feel I know Jesus, but in this retreat I met Jesus in a whole different way. If we are open, we are always meeting Jesus in the people God places before us, along with meeting Him at Mass and in our prayer time. I love our Catho-lic faith and all that goes with it. During this retreat my love for the Body of Christ – His people inside or outside the church - grew. My hope is the Holy Spirit will help me recognize Jesus in the faces of all, wherever we meet. Renee Brzezinski

God continues to write his story through the living body of Christ. He is writing that story in each one of us; we are that body. If we do not share our story and listen to the stories of others, we will miss out on encountering the living Christ in our world today. We may even miss realizing the ways God is working in our own lives if we do not wait upon and ponder our own story. What a shame that would be! And, so, I hope you will join me in praying for the courage to listen, live and let Christ flow out of us. Sara Weidmeyer

Our CES experience may be summarized in these words of Pope Francis: “Jesus Christ loves you, He gave his life to save you, and now he is living at your side every day to enlighten, strengthen and free you.” If we truly take time to reflect on the ways in which Jesus has befriended us, healed us and transformed our lives we will realize how God loves us. This love, these stories, are too good not to share! This grace, this mercy is too wonderful not to live. By the power of the Holy Spirit, we are the ones who bring God’s love to life in the world. And, we are Holy Spirit Parish. I believe we’ve been given a great commission. Julie Meadows

MISSION STATEMENT Disciples called to worship,

sent to serve.

VISION STATEMENT By the year 2023, Holy Spirit Parish will:

provide worship opportunities where all are welcome and welcomed; where each person feels supported and encouraged to meet Jesus in a real and personal way; where we are strengthened to go forth to share our talents and resources with oth-ers within and beyond our parish.

support parish committees with prayerful consideration and utilization of the gener-ous gifts of time, talent, and treasure of-fered by the members of our parish.

engage and awaken people of all ages to the lifelong process of seeking Jesus through faith growth experiences.

invite all to feel welcomed and cherished as members of our parish family, and to deepen our connections through minis-tries of compassion, small group gatherings and fellowship events that reflect the love of Christ.

empower Holy Spirit Parish, according to the Social Teachings of the Catholic Church, to meet the needs of all Creation with love, prayer, and service through acts of Social Justice and Charitable Works in our community, nation, and world.

honor the uniqueness of each university student and empower them to become disciples ready for the challenges of the 21st century.

to provide every family. who would like, the opportunity for a Catholic School Education.

PASTORAL COUNCIL Justine Brilowski, Casey Davis, John Ecken-dorf, Bill Fehrenbach, Mary Ann Krems, Eric

Leary, Bob Ostrowski, Paul Peterson, Joanna Slattery, Kevin Weinfurter,

Ginny Williams, Susan Zach

FINANCE COUNCIL Chairs: John Clifford, Vern Schroth

Rectory: 838 Fremont St., 344.9117 Newman Center: 2108 Fourth Ave., 345.6500

Transitions of Grace

Baptism: This weekend we welcomed Aiden Nicholas Yenter, child of Aaron and Caitlin Yenter, to faith through the waters of baptism.

Faith Formation Seeks Folks Who Want To Have Fun!

The Faith Formation Team is looking for several catechists to lead or assist our young people on Wednesday evenings (grade 1-8) and Sunday evenings (grades 9+). We can’t do it without you! Please let us know you are interested by emailing faithformation@holyspiritstevenspoint.org. We are counting on your help for another great year of growing in our faith.

Faith Formation - Important “Save the Dates”

Upcoming Calendar Dates:

Fall Parent Meeting for Grades 1-6 (choose 1 of 2): Wednesday, 21 August at 6:30pm OR Sunday, 25 August at 9:00am Fall Parent Meeting for Grades 7-8 (choose 1 of 2): Wednesday, 28 August at 6:30pm OR Sunday, 1 September at 9:00am Fall Parent Meeting for all Grade 9 (FF and PCHS) and anyone Grades 9-12 beginning Confirmation Discern-ment (Youth Ministry/Year 1 Confirmation): You'll attend both of these meetings Sunday, 15 September at 7:15pm'ish (following 6pm Mass) Sunday, 17 November 7:15pm'ish (following 6pm Mass) Fall Parent Meeting for Grades 10-12 (Youth Ministry/Years 2-3 Confirmation) Year 2 — Sunday, 8 September

at 5pm (before 6pm Mass) Year 3 — Sunday, 8 September at 7:15pm (after 6pm Mass)

Construction Zone Weekly

Our plumbing contractor has completed roughing in the under floor PVC drains for restrooms and the new kitchen.

Electricians have been busy installing the below con-crete floor conduits that will contain main electrical feeder lines for the Ministry Center and also lines back-feeding electricity to the church from the new electrical service being installed for the addition.

The masons have completed laying the majority of concrete block required for exterior walls and the required firewall between the church and addition.

The big news is that the crew from Ellis is starting to install the necessary large and heavy steel beams, sup-port columns and steel bar joists that will comprise the roof system for the building, it won’t be too long now before we have a real roof!

Fun Fact: There are 10 large bags of premixed sand and mortar containing a color to match our existing church mortar on site. This will be used to lay the

brick veneer for the addition. Each bag weighs 3,000 pounds. It will take 30 bags to complete the brick veneer on the exterior of the building!

Elsewhere

FRANCISCANS DOWNTOWN: The movie 2001, A Space Odyssey, will be shown on Wednesday at 1 p.m. ST. ANTHONY CENTENNIEL CELEBRATION: The Spir-ituality Center in Marathon celebrates 100 years August 16 - 18. Join in evening prayer and a social on the 16th, archive displays, lectures, a concert and celebration supper are among many events on the 17th & 18th. For more infor-mation, to volunteer or to register please visit sarcent-er.com or call 715-443-2236.

More Parish Picnic Fun to Enjoy!

Sacred Heart Church, Polonia will hold it’s picnic on Sunday, Aug. 18th. The fun begins at 10:30 a.m. with a Chicken & Meatball dinner served until 1:30 p.m. Music & dancing between noon and 7 p.m. - The Ampol Aires from Chicago alternating with The Cynor Classics. All the picnic favorites - cherry tree, basket raffle, country store, kid’s games, cake spin, raffles, food and refreshments last all day. There will be bingo at 1 p.m. along with a huge rum-mage & furniture sale at 11 a.m. Also included this year is a general auction at 1 p.m. and antique auction at 2:30 p.m. St. Maximilian Kolbe, Almond will hold it’s picnic on Saturday, Aug. 24th, and St. Mary’s I.C., Custer will hold it’s picnic on Sunday, Aug. 25th. Watch for more details in next weekend’s bulletin.