ST. JOHN’S PARISH STAFF Pastor, Rev. Thomas Huff ....... 352-3011 Deacon Greg Kaiser ................ 687-4669 Parish Sec., Joyce Kaiser ........ 572-0381 School Sec., Aimee Haakenson352-3000 Principal, Jeff Gulan ................ 352-3000 CRE, Nancy Hackel .................. 352-7354 Church Dining Hall .................. 352-3111 Finance Coun., Troy Bemke .... 573-4800 Ministries, Kitty Lehman ......... 352-2516 kelehman@charter.net Sacristans: Tricia Kaiser .......... 687-4669 Marge Heidmann .. 352-2673 Music Ministry, Judy Trawicki 571-0866 Cemetery Board, Bill Tess ....... 352-2234 Ed. Com., Michelle Hafferman 352-7033

Fr. Tom—frtomhuff@frontier.com

HOLY FAMILY PARISH STAFF Pastor, Rev. Thomas Huff ....... 352-3011 Secretary, Michelle Socha ...... 507-1975 Ministry Schedule, Tracy Paul 352-2258 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WANT TO EXPLORE THE CATHOLIC FAITH? Phone: 715-352-3011 MARRIAGE: See the Pastor at least 6 months in advance for preparations. BAPTISM: Contact Fr. Tom & 715-352-3011 or frtomhuff@frontier.com ST. JOHN SCHOOL : Is the education and Christian formation of your child(ren) in grades 4K-8 important to you? Enroll them in St. John Catholic School. Phone School—715-352-3000 or the rectory 715-352-3011 for info.

Visit Our Website: www.church.stjohnedgar.org

St. John the Baptist and Holy Family

Catholic Parishes

July 2, 2017 • 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time

SAVE THE DATE: Holy Family will be having Vacation Bible School Monday, July 17th thru Friday, July 21st. Registration forms are at

each entrance.

VBS: We are currently looking for High School Students to help with station teachers before, during, and after VBS week.

May you feel ‘Called’ to this faith-filled opportunity. Anyone interested, please contact Joanne Berens at 715-571-0506.

SATURDAY, July 8th, 7:00PM: Server Cross: Austin Miller Candle bearers: Erica Socha & Isaac Socha Min. of Word: Marlene Ebben Eurcharistic Ministers: Marlene Ebben, Michelle Socha, & Pat Socha Offertory Family: Chris Sommer Family Ushers: Gerry Ebben & Ryan Ebben

SUNDAY, July 9th, 11:00AM:

Server Cross: James Daul Candle bearers: Kaithlyn Riehle & Cassandra Riehle Min. of Word: Joanne Berens Eurcharistic Ministers: Joanne Berens, Ed Miller, & Irene Miller Offertory Family: Robert & Rebecca Myszka Family Ushers: Robert Myszka & Hugh Brodziski

Attention Upcoming 3rd Graders: Any Holy Family 3rd graders interested in learning to serve this summer, please contact Tracy Paul.

Friday, July 7th, 8:15am: 50th Ordination of Fr. Lucky Larry SATURDAY, July 8th, 7:00pm: †Ervin Karlen #M/M LeRoy Socha SUNDAY, July 9th, 11:00am: †Eymard Grenwalt #Family

JULY Birthdays— July 17th: Jean Wisnewski July 30th: Fr. Thomas Huff

Ministry Schedule

HOLY FAMILY PARISH

HOLY FAMILY — June 25th — Receipts Adults ...................................................................... $1,206.00 Offertory .................................................................... $242.04 Students ......................................................................... $0.00 Annual Appeal Rebate . ............................................. $493.00 TOTAL ..................................................................... $1,941.04

DIOCESAN ANNUAL APPEAL — June 25th — Receipts Holy Family Target ................................................ $17,996.00 Pledges.................................................................. $18,539.00 OVER GOAL ................................................................ $543.00

Holy Family App: Text App to phone number 88202, or visit myparishapp.com

to download.

Stewardship

SAVE THE DATE: Please join us for our Annual Parish Picnic on Sunday,

July 9th after 11:00am Sunday Mass. Parish will provide Chicken, Hot Dogs, Rolls, Sweet Corn

& Beverages. Please bring a dish to pass. Free will offering accepted to defray costs. After lunch

stay for Bingo, Volleyball, and cards.

Saints of the Week: July 3rd: St. Thomas, Apostle (Patron of Architects) July 4th: St. Bertha of Artois (Patron of Widows)

July 5th: St. Anthony Zaccaria (Patron of the Barnabite Order)

July 6th: St. Maria Goretti (Patron of young women) July 7th: St. Felix of Nantes

July 8th: St. Kilian (Patron of suffers of rheumatism)

St. Anthony Spirituality Center, Marathon info@sarcenter.com—www.sarcenter.com-443-2236

July 6: Know Your Faith (Fr. Bob Streveler) July 14-16: Contemplative Photography Retreat

July 28-30: Pray It Forward: AA/AI-Anon Retreat

Holy Family News & Area Events

Mass Schedule & Intentions

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CCD News/Youth Group

July 1 CROSS BEARER: 4:00pm—Rebecca Hagen 9:00am—Jasmine Schnelle CANDLE BEARERS: 4:00pm—Dakota & Naquene Ellenbecker 9:00am—Morgan & Ty Schnelle MINSTER OF THE WORD: 4:00pm—Grace Wirkus 9:00am—Lynn Hilts MINISTER OF SONG: 4:00pm—Judy Trawicki & Sally Bargender 9:00am—Maureen Knetter & Sophia Hackel MINISTERS OF HOSPITALITY: 4:00pm—Ken Schara, Tom Mroczenski, Chuck Mroczenski & Jerry Mroczenski 9:00am—Bob Pelatzke, Marie Knetter, Mark Lacke & Frank Wirkus

Mon., July 3, 8:15am Communion Service Tues., July 4, 8:15am Communion Service Wed., July 5, 8:15am Communion Service Thurs., July 6, 8:15am Communion Service Fri., July 7, 8:15am Communion Service

First Friday Devotion and Benediction

SATURDAY, July 8, RECONCILIATION: 3-3:30pm 4:00pm For Our Parish Families SUNDAY, July 9, 9:00am †Anna Merkes #Cliff & Jenny Michalik ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SANCTUARY CANDLE OFFERING: June 30-July 7 (1) Sam Pospyhalla #Toby & Jeannie Heidmann

(2) Thanksgiving for a successful summer camp. #Mark & Nancy Hackel

Ministry Schedule

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

ST. JOHN — June 25— Receipts Adults $6,104.00 Offertory $511.30 Fair Share 450.00 Misc. 2.00 Dom. Sisters 352.00 .......................................

TOTAL .................................................... $7,419.30 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Diocesan Annual Appeal Target—$35,735.00 Pledges 32,743.00

Amt. Due 2,992.00 If you have not already donated to the Annual Appeal, please send your donation to the Parish ASAP.

Stewardship CHURCH PICNIC

July 2—St. Mary of Mt. Carmel, Fancher

10 miles E of Stevens Point on Hwy 10 to Cty K, then S 3 miles to church. Mass with Polka Music, 10am.

SUNDAY MASS & HEALING SERVICE

July 9—St. Matthew Church, Wausau, 3:30pm.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 65+ July 3—Stacy Guralski & Mary Knoeck

July 6—Tom Napierala July 7—Ervin Jagodzinski &

Wilma Niewolny July 8—Carol Kohel

July 9—Don Fischer & Ken Peterson

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MARATHON COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM

is in need of volunteer drivers. Individuals in need of a ride will be matched with volunteers in their area to take

them to their medical and nutritional destinations. To assist with expenses, drivers will be reimbursed 53.5

cents a mile. If you have any questions or are interested in filling out an application, call Jenny McKenzie

@ 715-841-5101. Your help is greatly appreciated. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ST. ANNE PARISH, WAUSAU, SEEKING OFFICE MANAGER If interested send a letter of interest and resume by

July 20th to either: email—fral@stanneswausau.org or Mail—St. Anne Parish

Attn: Fr. Al, 700 West Bridge St., Wausau, WI 54401

Mass Schedule & Intentions

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St. John Parish Ladies—if you have not already sent in your PCCW dues please do so before the end of June. Thank you.

*********************************************** July Shut ins—St. Anne Marie Group July 11—Finance Council Mtg., 6:30pm, Gathering Space July 11—Holy Name Men Mtg, 8pm, church hall. Note to

all parishioners to keep in mind the date for the Annual Steam Show—everyone's help is needed in St. John’s Hamburger Stand at this event! August 25-27. Sign up sheet will be available in church entrance in the future.

July 16—Free Blood Pressure Screening after 9am Mass to 11am. Thanks to Rebecca Hack for taking care of this.

Kindness An act of kindness done to anyone, for love of God, inevitably brings God’s blessing down upon that person. In the First reading, we see that a woman receives her greatest desire – to have a child – because she gave hospitality to Elisha, whom she knew to be a holy man of God. Our

Lord likewise promises rewards to those who have shown kindness to another out of love for Him, even if only a cup of cold water.

Often an act of kindness costs us little, by way of time or expense. Think for a moment of the many different types of acts of kindness that you do today, tomorrow or sometime during the upcoming week, as a real sign of love for God. It could be a phone call, a visit to some person or persons, preparing food for someone, holding a door for another, being less aggressive in driving, taking someone shopping or to the doctor’s office, a kind or encouraging word, helping someone with a work project, spending more time with family members. Not taking advantage of someone’s weakness.

Everyone is different and has individual circumstances of life, some are more outgoing, and others more shy, yet everyone has daily opportunities, to show kindness to others. There is a book called: THE HIDDEN POWER OF KINDNESS by Father Lawrence Lovasick. Its subtitle is: A practical handbook for souls who dare to transform the world, ONE DEED at a time. In the back of his book the author has an appendix in which he asks the question: How kind are you? He then goes on to give six pages of questions to ponder concerning our kindness towards others in thought, word and deed.

However, most of us really don’t need a book to point out how we fail in showing kindness to others. We know! Our lack or patience, our lack of generosity, insistence to have our own way, being obnoxious, resentful, angry, harsh, selfish, indifference towards others, unwillingness to forgive, a love for gossip and stirring up trouble, etc. Those who know us best and love us, often give us subtle hints on how we could change to be better.

And a short daily examination of conscience at night on our thoughts, words and deeds of the day, often can help us to see for ourselves what we need to change, to become more Christ-like.

I’ll conclude in the words of Saint Augustine: “Charity and kindness distinguishes between the children of God and the children of the Devil. Everyone may sign themselves with the sign of the cross; all may respond “Amen” to their prayers and sing “Alleluia”; all may be baptized, and come to Church. But we can discern the children of God from the children of the Devil by their charity and kindness.”

From the Pastors Desk. . .

CCD REGISTATION 2017-2018 CCD Registration forms available on-line. Go to www.stjohn-edgar.org and on the home page under Announcements click on CCD Registration Forms. If you would like to make your registration payment on-line, click on the Giving tab on the home page and then click on 2017-2018 CCD Registration Payment tab. Anyone interested in volunteering in the CCD/Youth Ministry and Parish Ministry may go to the parish/school web site: www.stjohn-edgar.org and on the home page under Announcements click on CCD and Parish Volunteer Form. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

STEUBENVILLE YOUTH MEETING Attention God’s Squad Steubenville Group—there is a mandatory meeting before the conference. The choices are Sat., July 15 after 4pm Mass or Sun., July 23 after the 9am Mass. Send Nancy Hackel an email at nhackel@stjohnedgar.org which meeting you will attend. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CCD Teacher in the Spotlight: Marie Schreier

Marie was an assistant teacher in

the Second Grade classroom since

the fall of 2011. She shared with

me that for the most part it was

rewarding and enjoyable years teaching and preparing

youth for the Sacraments of Reconciliation and First Holy

Communion. One thing that stood out for her is the

responses the children gave to questions asked to them.

Thank you Marie for sharing your faith and talents with

our youth and CCD teachers. You are a blessing to all of

us and will be missed.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RELIGIOUS ITEMS FOR SALE

Religious items are on display in the glass case in the gathering space in church. Anyone can purchase these items by stopping in at the rectory Mon.—Fri., 8am-

Noon. Proceeds go to the St. John Youth Group to help defray cost in youth and parish evangelization and

conferences. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

THE PARISH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED JULY 3RD & 4TH.

CCD/Youth/Parish News

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St. John the Baptist Catholic School ww.stjohn-edgar.org

715-352-3000

Even as school has ended, a big THANK YOU is sent out to all the wonderful volunteers who helped make the 2016-17 school

year run smoothly. This week St. John’s School Hot Lunch Room Helpers are recognized for your generous gift of time

and effort. THANK YOU :

SANDY WENDTLAND—DIANE DVORAK NANCY HACKEL—VERNADEAN GAGAS—JENNA MARTIN

If anyone’s name has been missed unintentionally,

please forgive the mistake. God’s blessings especially on all our volunteers!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Preparations for the upcoming school year have begun!

The classrooms are being deep cleaned, the floors are being waxed, the teacher’s lounge will be getting a facelift.

The summer will go by very fast! Please keep in mind that the school office hours during the

weeks of Jun 12th thru Aug. 11th are Tues., Wed., Thurs. 7:30am to 2:30pm.

Enjoy your summer and READ!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SAVE THE DATES: Aug. 28—St. John School Cleaning Night Aug. 29—School Drop Off Sept. 1—First Day Gr. K-8 Sept. 4—No School, Labor Day Sept. 5—First Day Gr. 4K Sept. 11—Home and School Meeting, 6pm Sept. 20—Half Day, Students dismissed at 11:30am Sept. 25—No School, Diocesan Teacher in Service

School News

THANK YOU TO OUR ADVERTISERS! A special thank you this week to

Timberland Builders, LLC and

Studio C, Edgar.

Please support the businesses on our bulletin. Through their partici-pation our parishes receive the weekly

bulletins free of charge. For details on these advertisers and others, please refer to the ads on the back of the bulletin.

CCD News