March 22, 2020 Parish Office & Rectory: 715-454-6431

Office Hours Monday - Wednesday & Friday 8:30 am - noon

Parish Social Hall & CCD & Fax: 715-454-6432

E-mail: stjosephchurchgalloway@gmail.com

Website: www.stjosephgalloway.com

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Mission Statement Baptized in Christ Jesus and nourished by his Word and

Sacrament we strive to live our daily lives in love and service

to God and neighbor.

Pastor: Fr. Augustine Bentil

Staff:

Sister Mary Ellen Diermeier

Pat Kulas, Secretary

Mary Uttecht, DRE

Spiritual Communion Prayer from St. Francis when you can’t get to Mass My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You have already come, and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

Church will be open for private prayer 8 am - 8 pm

Prayer aids will be available on the table behind the usher pew.

Mark your Calendars!

Sacrament of Reconciliation

March: Tue. 31 - Confessions 8 am - 9 am

April: Fri. 3 - Confessions 6 pm - 7 pm Sun. 5 - Confessions 8 am - 8:45 am Tue. 7 - Confessions 8:30 - 9:30 am and 6 - 7 pm

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On Monday, March 16, 2020 Bishop Callahan issued the following statement:

“In light of the continued concern surrounding the coronavirus, and the advice of medical experts, across the country and especially in our state, all Masses in the Diocese of La Crosse are canceled beginning March 20, 2020 until further notice. All Fish Fries, parish gatherings, meetings, etc. are also canceled.

Funerals and weddings should continue to be celebrated for the faithful, only reducing the amount of people in attendance to below 50. However, churches will remain open for private prayer: St. Joseph, Galloway 8 am – 8 pm

Therefore, there will be No Masses including Holy Week Services and Easter, No events, No gathering in our parishes beginning March 20 until further notice. We encourage you to take time on the weekend to spend in prayer. If possible (it is recommended) watch a Televised Mass broadcast in our area. Saturday - Stevens Point Public Access, Channel 984 at noon and 5:30 pm Wausau Public Access Channel 980 at 6 pm

Sunday – Wausau Cable and Satellite Channel 12 at 6:30 am Wausau Public Access Channel 980 at 9 am

The Diocesan Weekend Mass can also be found on our Facebook page. EWTN also has masses. Please check your local listings as to days and times. Daily Masses are also broadcast on Relevant Radio, 92.9 or 93.9 FM, each day at Noon.

Masses and services for the Triduum (Holy Week) will be live-streamed electronically for viewing on the diocesan website: diolc.org

Let us pray that Our Lord and His Blessed Mother may watch over all of our brothers and sisters in Christ whose lives have been affected by this virus. May Jesus, Mary and Joseph be our source of strength and courage as we unite in prayer, asking Our Lord to bring healing and renewed hope to his people

Special arrangements will be made for visits with the sick and elderly for sacramental anointing and/or Viaticum. Please call the rectory 715-454-6431 if you or someone you know is in need.

Church will be open for private prayer 8 am - 8 pm

Prayer aids will be available on the table behind the usher pew.

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Tuesday, March 31 - Confessions 8 am - 9 am Friday, April 3 - Confessions 6 pm - 7 pm Sunday, April 5 - Confessions 8 am - 8:45 am Tuesday, April 7 - Confessions 8:30 am - 9:30 am Tuesday, April 7 - Confessions 6 pm - 7 pm

We will still publish a weekly bulletin. It will be available online, on myparish app and in the bulletin holder outside the church front doors.

Gifts to Our Lord (Mar 14-15)

Adult Tithing ................................................................ $1055.00

Youth Envelopes ................................................................. 5.00

Offertory Gifts .................................................................... 78.26

Easter Flowers .................................................................... 16.00

Building Improvements ....................................................... 41.00

Total ............................................................................ $1195.26

If you wish to continue your weekly giving please mail to: St. Joseph Church 182590 County Rd C, Wittenberg, WI 54499 or you can drop in the collection boxes in the back of the church.

Working Together - Sharing Joy Standing Firm in the Faith

DAA - Diocesan Annual Appeal Our Goal - $19,925.00 Pledged - $9,920.00

Under our Goal - $9,145.00 Extra pledge cards are on the table in the foyer

We have had 44 donors & reached 45% of our goal

CCD Classes are cancelled until further notice. Check back here for more

information.

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4th Sunday of Lent

“Do you believe in the Son of Man?” Jesus wants to motivate each one of us to see the truth. After developing a relationship with Jesus, the blind man “sees” as someone very special. The Pharisees, due to the blindness caused by their ignorance, prejudice, and need for self-preservation, still remain blind. Presuppositions, prejudices, assumptions, and our needs can easily blind us to truth. We see what we want or need to see and not what is really there. In addition, our stubbornness continues to convince us that we are right and that our vision is perfect. Only God can complete the picture.

Look around at our world. So much of what is happening today is due to the reluctance of folks to allow themselves to be stretched and brought to see what is really there. Many react to what life presents to them more with the lenses of ignorance than lenses of clarity. The Gospel carries great transformative value. With it, God corrects our vision and replaces our limited sight with the fullness of his sight. God opens our eyes so that we can see that it is not about preserving what we have created but of living in the immensity and wonder of God’s kingdom.

Through a simple, loving relationship with God, we can break through the tethers of prejudice, eradicate fear, dispel the darkness of hatred and sin, discover freedom, live in peace, work for justice, be effective stewards of creation, assist the migrant and the immigrant, and safeguard our economic systems and policies so that they truly serve all of God’s children. What we see is often an artificial lie. Our truth is much bigger than what our limited sight believes it to be. Allow God to work in and through you. Do not be afraid. Be open and be humble enough to know that you need help. Many human beings are living with severe cataracts that produce sight that is at best blurred. Are you one of them? ©LPi

WEEKLY READINGS AND OBSERVANCES - ENGAGE PARISHIONERS IN DAILY PRAYER Readings for the week of March 22, 2020

Sunday: 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 [1]/Eph 5:8-14/Jn 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 Monday: Is 65:17-21/Ps 30:2 and 4, 5-6, 11-12a and 13b [2a]/Jn 4:43-54 Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12/Ps 46: 2-3, 5-6, 8-9/Jn 5:1-16 Wednesday: Is 7:10-14; 8:10/Ps 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 11 [8a and 9a]/Heb 10:4-10/Lk 1:26-38 Thursday: Ex 32:7-14/Ps 106:19-20, 21-22, 23 [4a]/ Jn 5:31-47 Friday: Wis 2:1a, 12-22/Ps 34:17-18, 19-20, 21 and 23 [19a]/Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Saturday: Jer 11:18-20/Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-10, 11-12 [2a]/ Jn 7:40-53 Next Sunday: Ez 37:12-14/Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 [7]/Rom 8:8-11/Jn 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45

Observances for the week of March 22, 2020 Sunday: 4th Sunday of Lent Monday: St. Turibius of Mogrovejo, Bishop Wednesday: The Annunciation of the Lord Next Sunday: 5th Sunday of Lent ©LPI

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St. Adalbert Parish & School, Rosholt are looking to hire for the following positions:

Administrative Assistant. This part-time hourly position, approximately 30 hours per week, will man-age the parish & school office, assisting the pastor & principal, and coordinating parish communications. Computer skills are a must as well as a positive attitude.

Financial Secretary. This part-time hourly position, approximately 20 hours per week, will manage the financial aspects of the parish. Interested persons should have an accounting background and/or work experience in accounting. Working knowledge of MS Excel, MS Word, and Accounting software preferred. Full-Time Classroom Teaching Position.

St. Adalbert Catholic School in Rosholt is accepting applications for a full-time classroom teacher for 2020-2021 school year.

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