April 26, 2020 PARISH STAFF 788-5483

Rev. Brian D. Konopa ext. 7 Pastor frkonopa@mmoclacrosse.org

Rev. Mr. Richard Sage ext. 8 Deacon rsage@mmoclacrosse.org

Rev. Mr. Samuel McCarty Deacon smccarty@usml.edu

Sr. Kathy Stuttgen, FSPA ext. 5 Ministry with the Elderly and Sick kathy@mmoclacrosse.org

Therese van Oss ext. 4 Religious Education and Pastoral Minister tvanoss@mmoclacrosse.org

Andy Foley ext.6 Buildings and Grounds afoley@mmoclacrosse.org

Mary Jo Lium ext.2 Sacred Music mjlium@mmoclacrosse.org

Brandee McKane ext.3 Holly Gorman Finance Assistants finance@mmoclacrosse.org

Laura Boden ext.2 Parish Secretary secretary@mmoclacrosse.org

AQUINAS CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

Ted Knutson 784-8585 President

Patty Gallagher-Kosmatka 782-5998 Principal, Cathedral School

Kay Berra 782-5564 Principal, Blessed Sacrament School

Sue Amble 783-5483 Principal, St. Patrick School, Onalaska

Denise Ring Principal, Aquinas Middle School 784-0156

Principal, Aquinas High School 784-0287

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OUR MISSION

Mary, Mother of the Church parishioners are called to be the

People of God, formed by the Holy Word and nourished by

the Holy Eucharist. We joyfully share our faith and gifts of time,

talent, and treasure. We are committed to serve all God's people in the building of the

Kingdom.

MASS TIMES Saturday Vigil 4pm Sunday 8am & 10am Tuesday–Friday 7:30am

CONFESSIONS Saturday 3:15-3:45 pm or by appointment

Contact the parish office to register, schedule a baptism, schedule a wedding (six months notice required), and to request the Sacrament of the Sick.

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Tuesday–Friday 8am-3pm FINANCE OFFICE HOURS Tuesday - Thursday 8am-Noon

SCRIP Scrip is sold before and after all week-end Masses and in the parish office on Fridays from 8am-3pm.

Third Sunday of Easter

May 1, 2020 - May 1, 2021 Bishop Callahan invites all to celebrate and pray with him to St. Joseph the Workman on May 1 via live streamed Mass beginning at 12:00 noon, from the Cathedral: diolc.org/live. This Mass will begin a special year of thanksgiving, petition, and honor to St. Joseph. In the year ahead, the diocese will offer prayers for his blessings upon our families (Patron Saint of Husbands, Fathers, and Families), our beloved dead (Patron Saint of a Happy Death), and the special needs of our Diocese (Patron Saint of the Universal Church). As we make our way through the year, several events, prayers and novenas will be available.

The church is available for prayer: Tuesday-Friday: 9 AM-5 PM Saturday: Noon-5 PM Sunday: 7 AM-Noon Individual Confessions are available in the Mothers Room: Saturdays: 3-4 PM Sundays: 9-10 AM Wednesdays: 4-5 PM Bulletins and hand sanitizers are available.

Many have enjoyed watching Mass on KQEG (Channel 5 on Charter; Channel 4 on CenturyLink). These Masses need to be pre-recorded since KQEG is not able to broadcast it "live." Therefore, we will continue to record weekend Mass for broadcast until the regular weekend Mass schedule resumes in church.

Sunday Mass: 4 PM Saturday & 10 AM Sunday on KQEG.

Sunday Mass: 4 PM Saturday posted on our website.

Tues - Fri Mass: 7:30 AM Live Streamed on our website.

All scheduled events have been cancelled through May 26, including the May 14 Chicken-Que; however, these events may be rescheduled.

The Parish Office continues to be open Tuesdays – Fridays from 8 AM – 3 PM. For the sake of our employees and those for whom they care, we are encouraging phone and email contact as much as possible. No more than 2 people are allowed inside the office lobby for social distancing. Scrip is still available.

Mite Box Collection At the beginning of Lent, Religious Education students received their Mite box to collect money for the Missionary Childhood Association. With classes cancelled due to COVID-19, there wasn't an opportunity to collect them in class. We are now collecting the Mite boxes. There will be a basket in the Parish Office where you can place your Mite box during office hours (Tuesday-Friday 8am-3pm). And on the Ushers Table in the back of church. (See “Private Prayer” hours.) Thank you for being generous! Many children will benefit from this collection, as the Missionary Childhood Association helps finance about 3,000 projects per year worldwide.

New Parishioners MMOC is delighted to welcome Jeanne Goody to the parish. Welcome to the Waters of Baptism Congratulations to Griffin Langston Ludlow, Graham Francis Ludlow, and Brooks Elliot Westpfahl who were baptized on April 19! We welcome them to God’s family with great joy! Requiescant in Pace Please pray for the repose of the soul of Connie Zischke. Our prayers and sincere sympathy are extended to the family and friends who mourn their loss. Eternal rest grant onto her, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon her.

Year Devoted to St. Joseph

Private Prayer

TV/Online Masses

Parish Events

Office Hours

Religious Education

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Easter Flowers Donated by: In Memory of:

Peter Bashaw Pamela Bashaw, Harold and Leona Bashaw and Family

Sharon Beyer Sylvester Storey Family Gloria Biesen Jerry Biesen Dorothea Buisse Al and Rose Cremer, Paul

and Frances Kafka Lori Carlson Gift James and Susan Crothers Jim & Dorothy Crothers,

George & Fran Vadnais Mary Jane Fanello Giuseppi Fanello Alice Flock David Flock, Alyssia Dresen Charlotte Forer Al Forer Kerry and Sue Groetsch The Groetsch, Pahs and

Pretasky Families Richard Grosskopf Cox-Grosskopf Family Al and Karen Hansen Gift Virginia Horstman Gift

Diocesan Annual Appeal We made it! We will surpass our $100,690 target when all pledges are fulfilled. Thank you! Lent Collection $3,424 has been collected as of April 22. Thank you to everyone who so generously gave to the Lent collection this year. The money collected will support Freedom Honor Flight ($2,397) and the Archdiocese for the Military ($1,027).

Mary Mother of the Church

The number of active donors who use WeShare online-giving: 234 households (37%) as of April 22

Donated by: In Memory of:

Margaret Hammel Cornelius Hammell, Joseph & Helen Doubek, Robert Eglseder, Clarence Eglseder

Helen Heiser Lee Heiser Pat and Kathy Houlihan Burke and Houlihan

Families Lois Jenco Deceased Members of

John F. Jenco Family Alys Kerrigan William, Doug and Sara

Kerrigan David and Linda Kloet Gift Henry and Katherine Klos Ronald C. Klos Betty Koenen John Koenen Michael and Pamela Kopski Nancy Kopski Dean and Louise Limberg Gift John and Elaine McKee Kathy Ann McKee Donald and Lu Ann Miller Evelyn & Arthur Miller,

Orville & Ellen Hanson, Carl Hanson, Jeremy Han-son, Anita Hanson

Fred and Maureen Monk Jim and Rose Oldenburg, Jim Arens

Robert O'Connor The O'Connor Family Dolores Poloncsik Gift Jane Poss Richard Poss Joe Pradovic Gift Jerry and Betty Roesler RC Olson, Catherine Olson

and Laura Olson Deacon Richard and Mary Sage

Bell and Sage Families

Jeanne Sauer Ray Sauer Steve and Mary Schaub Leona Bashaw Family,

Adolph Baker, Otto Schaub, Monte Rentschler, and Edwin Stromberg

Jim and Gloria Servais Gift James and Ronnie Sinniger Joe & Marie Sinniger,

Marcell & Helene Lyga Dee Smikla John and Francis Smikla,

John and Stephen Smikla, Agnes and Tim Severson

Jim Spielbauer Gift Ron Steel Marshall "Smokey" Steel,

Delores "Dee" Steel, Karin Steel, Dr. John P. McCann, Dr. B. Marden Black

April 26, 2020

April 22, 2020 Dear Friends in Christ, Last week I shared some (efforts at) humor as a way to relieve some “pandemic stress.” I received an interesting email from a friend; even though I had read the joke a long time ago, it still made me smile. Jesus and Satan were having an on-going argument about who was better on the computer. They had been go-ing at it for days, and frankly God was tired of hearing all the bickering. Finally fed up, God said, "THAT'S IT! I have had enough. I am going to set up a test that will run for two hours, and from those results, I will judge who does the better job." So, Satan and Jesus sat down at the keyboards and typed away. They moused. They faxed. They e-mailed. They e-mailed with attachments. They downloaded. They did spreadsheets! They wrote reports. They created labels and cards. They created charts and graphs. They did some genealogy reports. They did every job known to man. Jesus worked with heavenly efficiency and Satan was faster than hell. Then, ten minutes before their time was up, lightning suddenly flashed across the sky, thunder rolled, rain poured, and, of course, the power went off. Satan stared at his blank screen and screamed every curse word known in the underworld. Jesus just sighed. Finally, the electricity came back on, and each of them restarted their computers. Satan started searching franti-cally, screaming: "It's gone! It's all GONE! I lost everything when the power went out!" Meanwhile, Jesus quietly started printing out all of his files from the past two hours of work. Satan observed this and became irate. "Wait!" he screamed. "That's not fair! He cheated! How come he has all his work and I don't have any?" God just shrugged and said, “JESUS SAVES.” Let’s embrace the Easter Season and Spring weather, despite the limitations of Safer at Home and the slow re-opening of Badger Bounce Back. Remember, “JESUS SAVES!” And His saving presence is at work in us – until we gather together again!

The TV/Online Masses have generated many “Thank You” messages to those who have helped over the past month: Webmaster: Joseph van Oss KQEG: Rick Wilson Servers: Michael Lium & Joe Culligan Deacons: Richard Sage & Sam McCarty Musicians: Mary Jo Lium (piano & director), Nancy Misch (cantor), Mike Juran (guitar) & Julie Bodendein (percussion) Sound: Bob Jansen

April 26, 2020

Weekly Mass Intentions Tuesday, April 28, 2020 7:30 AM † Jerry Biesen by Gloria Biesen Wednesday, April 29, 2020 7:30 AM † John Schumacher by Gloria Biesen Thursday, April 30, 2020 7:30 AM † Tony Guanella by Tom and Mary Genze Friday, May 1, 2020 7:30 AM † Irene Wisland by Tom and Mary Genz Saturday, May 2, 2020 4:00 PM † Lorraine Helfrich by Her Daughters

Father will be saying the Masses privately. Hillview and Sunday Masses will be rescheduled

for another time. Most merciful and Triune God, We come to you in our weakness. We come to you in our fear. We come to you with trust. For you alone are our hope. We place before you the disease present in our world. We turn to you in our time of need. Bring wisdom to doctors. Give understanding to scientists. Endow caregivers with compassion and generosity. Bring healing to those who are ill. Protect those who are most at risk. Give comfort to those who have lost a loved one. Welcome those who have died into your eternal home. Stabilize our communities. Unite us in our compassion. Remove all fear from our hearts. Fill us with confidence in your care. Jesus, I trust in you. Jesus, I trust in you. Jesus, I trust in you. Amen.

Building Our Future Together This week we have a photo update of the re-roofing project … “Sealing the Envelope.” The first picture was taken during early Holy Week. It is a unique snapshot in time as it shows (from left to right) the original parapet with exposed top; the mid-section with the rubber membrane pulled over the parapet top; and the far right side showing the “cap” having been placed over the membrane that covered the parapet.

The second picture, taken during Easter Week, shows the same side of church with the cap trimmed, sealed, and finished from one end to the other. This installa-tion accomplished one of the objectives in the project by having the rubber membrane installed in a seam-less continuum from the flat roof, up and over the top of the parapet and sealed in place by a cap. This will protect against water infiltration along the top of the interior walls.

Please remember to keep the safety of all project workers, as well as our parish, in your prayers as we continue to Build Our Future Together.

AN ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the

Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to

receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You

sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I

embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to

be separated from You. Amen.

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