SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Arrangements must be made at least six months in advance. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Expectant parents are to participate in the Baptism preparation program. Classes are offered in February, June, and October. SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Weekdays 6:30 - 6:50 AM Fridays 7:00 - 8:00 PM Saturdays 3:45 - 4:15 PM and 6:15 - 6:45 PM SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK Those preparing for serious surgery are to contact the rectory; the shut-ins and elderly contact Sr. Rita. PARISH MEMBERSHIP Call the Rectory Office 715-384-3252

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church

201 W. BLODGETT ST. MARSHFIELD, WI 54449-2004 website: www.stjohnsmarshfield.org

ESTABLISHED IN 1877 XIV VOLUME 5 N0 36 MARCH 27, 2016 EASTER SUNDAY

CALENDAR OF PARISH ACTIVITIES MARCH / APRIL 2016

MISSION STATEMENT: Our mission at St. John the Baptist Parish is to prepare people for the coming of the fullness of God’s Kingdom by sharing the Catholic Faith and its tradition.

PARISH PERSONNEL Fr. Samuel Martin, Pastor 715-384-3252 ext. 212 Fr. Nathaniel Kuhn, Associate Pastor 715-384-3252 ext. 213 Deacon Jeffrey Austin, Permanent Deacon 715-676-3186 Sister Rita Adlkofer, Spiritual Counselor 715-384-9929 Mary Gouin, Parish Secretary 715-384-9565 ext. 210 Pam Housworth, Finance Office 715-384-9565 ext. 215 Deb Mlsna, DRE 715-659-4480 ext. 202 Dan Kitzhaber, Youth Minister 715-384-4989 ext. 3 St. John School Office 715-384-4989 ext. 1 David Eaton, CCS President 715-387-1177 MASSES Weekdays 7:00 AM Saturdays 8:00 AM / 4:30 / 7:00 PM Sundays 7:00 / 9:00 / 11:00 AM

27 28 29 30 31 1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

EASTER SUNDAY MASSES

5:30AM 7:00AM 9:00AM

11:00AM

ADORATION

7:30AM-12:00PM CONFESSIONS 7:30AM-8:30AM

CHURCH

LOCKED AT NOON

1:30PM MASS THREE OAKS

CCD 6:15PM

CHOIR 6:30PM

ROSARY 12:15PM

CONFESSIONS 7:00 - 8:00PM

MASSES 4:30PM 7:00PM

CONFESSIONS

3:45 - 4:15PM 6:15 - 6:45PM

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY MASSES 7:00AM 9:00AM

11:00AM

DIVINE MERCY ADORATION /

PRESENTATION 1:00 - 3:00PM

CHRIST THE KING

ADORATION

7:30AM-12:00PM CONFESSIONS 7:30AM-8:30AM

MASS FOR THE UNBORN 6:00PM

SACRED HEART

CCD 6:15PM

CHOIR 6:30PM

ROSARY 12:15PM

EVENING OF RECOLLECTION

6:30PM (CHRIST THE KING)

CONFESSIONS 7:00 - 8:00PM

MASSES 4:30PM 7:00PM

CONFESSIONS

3:45 - 4:15PM 6:15 - 6:45PM

PARISH OFFICE CLOSED

MASS SCHEDULE / SCRIPTURE READINGS MON 3/28/16 7:00am Larry Eckes Scripture Readings: Acts 2:14, 22-33 Mt 28:8-15 TUES 3/29/16 7:00am Deceased members of the Feenstra/Weissenbeck families Scripture Readings: Acts 2:36-41 Jn 20:11-18 WED 3/30/16 7:00am Kevin Hamus 8:00am Arlene Hayes Scripture Readings: Acts 3:1-10 Lk 24:13-35 THUR 3/31/16 7:00am Gerald Bauer Scripture Readings: Acts 3:11-26 Lk 24:35-48 FRI 4/1/16 7:00am Bill Collins Scripture Readings: Acts 4:1-12 Jn 21:1-14 SAT 4/2/16 8:00am Raymond & Mary Berg Scripture Readings: Acts 4:13-21 Mk 16:9-15

Divine Mercy Sunday 4:30pm Cecelia Haselberger 7:00pm Roman & Arvilla Masanz SUN 4/3/16 7:00am Judy Humphrey 9:00am St. John the Baptist and Christ the King parish families 11:00am Marjorie Weik Scripture Readings: Acts 5:12-16 Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19 Jn 20:19-31

LITURGICAL MINISTERS

April 2nd & 3rd, 2016 LECTORS 4:30pm Patti Willkom 7:00pm Nancy Haferman 7:00am Connie Manlick 9:00am Dick & Bonnie Meyer 11:00am Caren Alsides MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION 4:30pm Marcy Gotz / Ann Iwanski / Susan Jahr / Kay Kmiec 7:00pm Lori Greenwald / Becky Kaiser / John & Phyllis Kollross 7:00am Pat, Gail, & Laura Guldan / Bernice Mercer 9:00am Ray & Darla Langreck / Patrick & Marlea Lescynski Linda Lewer / Tonya Schlagenhaft / Cheryl Schmidt Gail Snortheim 11:00am Dan Alsides / Christine Rutschow / Jeff Zondlo Herb Stephani SERVERS 4:30pm Zachary Gotz / Ian Rootellis 7:00pm Julianna & Paul Rootellis 7:00am Aaron Peters / Matthew May 9:00am Sydney Mauritz / Ryleigh McGiveron 11:00am Hugh & Leo Steiner MUSIC MINISTER 4:30pm Cindy Penker 7:00pm Cindy Penker 7:00am Mary Frey 9:00am Open 11:00am Open

AREA EVENTS

Apr 3: Pork Chop Dinner, 11am –1pm, St. Michael’s, Junction City. PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS

To have a prayer added to St. John’s Prayer Chain, please call Shirley 715-384-3613 and Donna 715-384-2479 (there are 2 lists). St. Joseph’s Table Food Collection: Thank you to all who so generously gave to the recent food collection. Again, we had a tremendous response!! We were able to help support seven of our parish families, St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and the Hannah Center. The next food drive will be in November. Your support for this cause is greatly appreciated. Social Justice Committee Pictorial Directory Update The Pictorial Directories have arrived! If you have had your picture taken and have not received your directory, you can get it in the parish office during the hours of 9:00am–4:30pm. There are also directories available for a suggested donation of $10 if you did not have your picture taken. The Diocesan Council of Catholic Women collection will be held the weekend of April 2nd - 3rd. This annual collection is vital to the operations of this organization for grants, scholarships, books for kids, spirituality days, conventions, youth camps, and many more diocesan activities. There will be a second collection on this weekend by the ladies of the PCCW. The first St. John PCCW meeting of the year will be held on Tues., Apr. 12th at 6:30pm in the Columbia room. All ladies of the parish are encouraged to attend and get involved in our very active PCCW. After our meeting, refreshments will be served and Bingo will be played. Please come and get to know your fellow parishioners! Deanery Council of Catholic Women Spring Assembly April 14th All ladies and lady friends, sisters, mothers, aunts, grandmothers, daughters, granddaughters, etc. of the Marshfield Deanery are invited to the Spring Assembly on April 14th at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Marshfield! The Spring Assembly will be held in Toeller Hall in the basement of Sacred Heart School. The evening will feature an engaging presentation about Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta presented by Father Peter Manickam who met Blessed Mother Teresa and wrote a book about her life. Registration will begin at 5:30pm and dinner will be at 6pm, followed by the meeting at 7pm. Registration is $8 for the catered meal. Come and enjoy an uplifting evening of hospitality, spirituality, friendship, fellowship, raffle baskets and door prizes! Please help with a "Baby Shower for the Hannah Center" by bringing a baby gift to donate. Bible Study – Discover the Riches of THE MASS A Biblical Walk Through the Mass, featuring video presentations by Edward Sri. Join us for a 5 week Bible Study, starting Tuesday, April 26th. For more information or to register call Carol Jonas at 715-676-3989 by April 10th. All sessions will be held at 6:45pm in the Bride’s Room. Campbell’s Soup Labels Campbell’s is discontinuing their Labels for Education Program. We will be sending in one more shipment. Please turn in any soup Labels to the collection box at church before the last day of school. If you have any questions please contact Kris Nielsen at nielsen.kris@columbusdons.org or 715-384-4989. CCHS Peru Mission Team will host a bake sale for you before and after each Mass the weekend of April 9th - 10th. We will bring lots of homemade breads and brownies, cookies, cakes, pies and other assorted goodies. We will also bring along some gluten free and other special diet items. We are still earning our way to Peru, to work and play with the children at Casa Hogar. Thank you in advance for helping us on our way to our mission trip. Teacher Needed: St. Anthony’s school in Loyal is searching for a self-motivated, enthusiastic, faith-filled teacher for our new 4k/5k classroom for the 2016/2017 school year. Interested candidates should e-mail a letter of application, resume, letters of reference and a copy of a WI teaching license to: Pat.Billings@StAnthonyLoyal.org

WEEK DAY SERVERS Mar 28th - Apr 2nd - Marty Draxler FUNERAL SERVERS Mar 28th - Apr 2nd Ardell Klein / Ron O’Brien / Gary Elderbrook

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK Praised be Jesus Christ! I recently came across a beautiful story that seems fitting to share with you on this most glorious day of the year. Jeremy was born with multiple physical and mental challenges, but his parents did their very best to give him a happy and relatively normal childhood. Added to his many crosses was the reality that he would not live a full life. In spite of it all, he was a joyful boy and loved going to school, though he struggled mightily. His 2nd grade teacher, Miss Miller, worked hard to make things go well for him, but Jeremy rarely was able to keep up with his classmates. Miss Miller suggested to his parents that Jeremy would be better served in a special school, but his parents begged her to give him another chance. Poor Miss Miller realized that there wasn’t much else she could do so she prayed to God for patience and greater love for Jeremy. Even in the midst of trying to teach her other 18 students, she did her best to show forbearance for Jeremy’s many quirks and his daily struggles to comprehend the directions she gave. One day Jeremy limped to her desk and exclaimed loudly, “I love you, Miss Miller!” The other children snickered and Miss Miller turned red but she did manage to stammer, “Wh-why, that’s very nice, Jeremy. Now please take your seat.” Spring came and the children were excitedly looking forward to Easter. Miss Miller told them the story of Jesus and then, to emphasize the idea of new life springing forth, she gave each of the children a large plastic egg. She instructed the children to “take this home and bring it back tomorrow with something inside that shows new life.” After the kids departed it occurred to Miss Miller that she should call Jeremy’s parents to make sure he understood the directions. However, as soon as she got home it was one thing after another and only as she was getting ready to go to bed did she remember her intention to call Jeremy’s parents. By then it was too late. The next day at school was full of energy and anticipation as each of the children couldn’t wait for Miss Miller to open their eggs. The first had a flower in it, “certainly a sign of new life,” Miss Miller exclaimed. Then there was one with a mossy rock – Billy shouted out, “My Dad helped me – the moss is alive!” Then Miss Miller opened an egg that was empty. Embarrassed, she felt even worse about forgetting to call Jeremy’s parents. As inconspicuously as she could, she put the empty egg aside and reached for another. Suddenly Jeremy spoke up, “Miss Miller, aren’t you going to talk about my egg?” Flustered, Miss Miller replied, “But Jeremy, your egg is empty.” After a brief pause, Jeremy responded, “Yes, but Jesus’ tomb was empty too.” Time stopped. When she could speak again, Miss Miller asked Jeremy, “Do you know why the tomb was empty?” “Oh yes!” Jeremy exclaimed.” “Jesus was killed and put in there. Then His Father raised Him up!” Miss Miller was filled with a joy all the more beautiful because it was so unexpected. Jeremy’s health took a sudden turn after Easter and three months later he died. Those who paid their respects at the funeral home were surprised to see 18 plastic eggs on top of his casket, all of them empty. A very happy and holy Easter to you and your loved ones – may God grant you His joy and peace! Your friend in Christ, Father Martin

NOTES FROM FR. MARTIN Save the dates: Our 4th Annual Parish Pull is scheduled for Friday, July 8th. Our 5th annual church picnic is scheduled for Sunday, August 14th. It’s not too early to mark your calendar and imagine all the fun we’ll have together this summer! Evenings of Recollection: The next Evening of Recollection will be Thurs., April 7th from 6:30-8pm. Poverty, Chastity and Obedience is the theme. It will begin by exposing the Blessed Sacrament followed by a half hour meditation, time for adoration and confession. Benediction will close the evening. (To be held at Christ the King.)

YOUTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Youth Mass Servers: At this time the schedule for the months of May through August is being worked on. If you need to make any changes to the Mass time you serve at or if you know of any dates that you will be unavailable to serve, please call the parish office. ALSO if you would like to participate more fully in the Mass, and are in fourth grade or older, we would love to have you as a Mass Server. We are especially in need of servers for the Saturday 4:30pm and the Sunday 7:00am Masses. If you are interested, call the parish office at 715-384-9565 ext 210. Youth Rummage Sale On May 12th & 13th the youth will be holding a rummage sale at St. John’s in the Columbia Rm. You are invited to donate your gently used items by bringing them during office hours to St. John’s Rel. Ed. Office on Wed. afternoon, May 11th from 3 - 6pm or Thur., May 12th from noon - 3pm. You are also invited to come purchase items from this sale to support our youth. Sale times are Thurs., May 12th, 3 - 6pm and Fri., May 13th, 8am - 5pm in the Columbia Room of St. John's school - 307 N. Walnut Ave. For more information, please contact Mr. Dan Kitzhaber at 715-384-4989 x3, 715-659-4480 x4 or yministry@frontier.com Dons Youth Football and Cheer Program is open to all public, private and homeschool students in Grades 3-6 (Fall 2016). The season starts in August with practice on weeknights and games on Saturday mornings through early October. Please attend our Information/Registration meeting on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at 5:30pm at Columbus High School. For more information, contact Joe Konieczny at 715-387-1177 or Dan McGiveron at 715-897-0343. Armata Bianca meaning White Army is an international movement of children to consecrate them to God through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, to teach them to pray and do penance, and to help them realize how truly powerful their prayers are before God the Father. St. John’s welcomes all children and their parents to come to Church every Thursday from 3:15pm-4:15pm and join them in Eucharistic Adoration. The children lead the rosary, Litany of the Blessed Virgin, the three Fatima Prayers, Consecration Prayers, song and have quiet time before the Blessed Sacrament. You may join them any Thursday to try it or call Jean at 715-387-0571 for more information. All ages are welcome!

Divine Mercy Sunday - April 3rd: Christ the King will offer a Divine Mercy Sunday presentation beginning with Eucharistic Adoration at 1:00pm. Father Kuhn will speak on the Year of Mercy at 1:15pm. Both Fr. Martin and Fr. Kuhn will hear Confessions at 1:45pm followed by the Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 2:30pm and Benediction at 2:50pm. Rosary and Mass: Day of the Unborn Child - April 4th: Join the Knights of Columbus in praying the Rosary (5:30pm) followed by Mass (6pm) with Fr. Savari at Sacred Heart. Don’t miss the chance to celebrate the gift of human life.

Marriage Banns (II) Nicole Valez & Oliver Kaiser May 28, 2016 Cathryn Thill & Logan Grap June 4, 2016 Marilyn Lange & Keith Wagner June 18th, 2016 Jenna Hagen & Jordan Buss June 25th, 2016 Stephanie White & Korey Rottscheit July 2nd, 2016 Angela Tritz & Matthew Iwanski July 9th, 2016 Alice Marzolf & Daniel Schuld July 16th, 2016 Ashley Murphy & Joseph Hennes August 6th, 2016 Katie Smith & Joseph Seubert August 13th, 2016 Kami Oppman & Cain Trunkel August, 13th, 2016 Courtney Thompson & Josh Johnson August 20th, 2016 Rebecca Rucker & Nick Bauer September 9th, 2016 Christine Sturgis & Eathen Aden September 10th, 2016 Megan McCord & Adrian Sazama September 24th, 2016 Cassandra Gelhaus & Jordan Hooyman October 8th, 2016 Danielle Tritz & Michael Bump October 15th, 2016

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