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, Ki"y 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@fron"er.com

HOLY FAMILY PARISH STAFF

Pastor, Rev. Thomas Huff ....... 352-3011

Secretary, Michelle Socha ...... 507-1975

Ministry Schedule, Tracy Paul 352-2258

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WANT TO EXPLORE THE CATHOLIC

FAITH? Phone: 715-352-3011

MARRIAGE: See the Pastor at least 6

months in advance for prepara#ons.

BAPTISM: Contact Fr. Tom & 715-352-

3011 or frtomhuff@fron#er.com

ST. JOHN SCHOOL : Is the educa#on

and Chris#an forma#on 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 23, 2017 • 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

2017 Na"onal NFP

Awareness Week

will be celebrated July 23-29.

To learn more about NFP go

to www.diolc.org/nfp.

Watch for the insert in next

weekend’s bulle"n.

STEUBENVILLE SEND-OFF: On Friday, July 28th at 8:15am mass, there will be a Meridian

Messiahs blessing before they leave for their Steubenville

Conference. Everyone is invited and refreshments will be

provided a#er mass.

We ask for prayers for our group as they encounter &

strengthen their rela"onship with Jesus.

Reminder of Texas Roadhouse 10% Sunday Dine

SATURDAY, July 29th, 7:00PM: Server Cross: Brock Handrick

Candle bearers: Gavin Mauer & Brock Mauer

Min. of Word: Joanne Berens

Eurcharis!c Ministers: Joanne Berens, Wayne Mauer, &

Eugene Scheiderer

Offertory Family: Pat & Michelle Socha Family

Ushers: Bernice Lake & Michael Lake

SUNDAY, July 30th, 11:00AM: Server Cross: Stetson Lemmer

Candle bearers: Aiden Guralski & Evan Guralski

Min. of Word: Carolyn Schug

Eurcharis!c Ministers: Carolyn Schug, Irene Miller, &

Ed Miller

Offertory Family: Michelle Grondin Family

Ushers: Tim Lemmer & Sara Lemmer

A$en"on Upcoming 3rd Graders:

Any Holy Family 3rd graders interested in learning

to serve this summer, please contact Tracy Paul.

Friday, July 28th, 8:15am: †Sco$ Socha #Family

SATURDAY, July 29th, 7:00pm: †Donald Wisnewski

#Rose Bergman

SUNDAY, July 30th, 11:00am: †Joe Bonin #Rita Bonin

SANCTUARY CANDLE OFFERING: July 22nd—July 28th:

Meridian Messiahs Teens and Chaperones (Steubenville)

JULY Birthdays—

July 30th: Fr. Thomas Huff

AUGUST Birthdays—

August 13th: Mary Brodziski &

Virginia Literski

Ministry Schedule

HOLY FAMILY PARISH

HOLY FAMILY — July 16th— Receipts Adults ...................................................................... $1,303.00

Offertory .................................................................... $273.50

Students ......................................................................... $2.00

Texas Roadhouse Sunday Dine .................................... $13.66

Sanctuary Candles ....................................................... $15.00

Parish Directory Book. ................................................... $5.00

TOTAL ..................................................................... $1,612.16

HOLY FAMILY PARISH PICNIC

We had another successful and FUN parish picnic.

Thank you to all who stepped up to keep the day

going smoothly. The many helping hands made the

work go quickly.

Stewardship

Holy Family News & Area Events

Mass Schedule & Intentions

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CCD News/Youth Group

CENTURY FARM RECOGNITION: Rural Life Day will take place on Thursday, September 14th

on farm of Mike & Sue Fischer of St. Florian parish in Hatley.

Farmers in Wausau Deanery whose farmlands have been in

con"nuous family ownership for 100 years or more will be

recognized. Please have the applica"on completed and

mailed to the Diocese of La Crosse before August 15, 2017.

Applica"ons are at each church entrances.

Saints of the Week: July 24th: St. Sharbel Makhluf

July 25th: St. James, apostle (Patron of Pilgrims and Spain)

July 26th: St. Joachim & St. Anne, Parents of

the Blessed Virgin Mary

July 27th: St. Pantaleon (Patron of Physicians)

July 28th: St. Alphonsa (Patron against Illness)

July 29th: St. Martha (Patron of Cooks)

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

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

July 29/30 CROSS BEARER:

4:00pm—Adam Hannemann 9:00am—Carlos Hackel

CANDLE BEARERS:

4:00pm—William & Maria Hackel

9:00am—Maverick & Karter Bu"

MINSTER OF THE WORD:

4:00pm—Grace Wirkus 9:00am—Barb Brehm

MINISTER OF SONG:

4:00pm—Sharon Ross & Sally Bargender

9:00am—Mika Brusky & Marisa Doll

MINISTERS OF HOSPITALITY:

4:00pm—Ken Schara, Tom Mroczenski,

Chuck Mroczenski & Jerry Mroczenski

9:00am—Bob Pelatzke, Frank Wirkus,

Kelly & Elizabeth King

Mon., July 24, 8:15am Health of Aaron Kaiser

#Deacon Greg & Tricia Kaiser

Tues., July 25, 8:15am Special Inten"on

#Cathy Myszka

Wed., July 26, 8:15am †Shirley Zocher

#Floyd & Marge Heidmann

Thurs., July 27, 8:15am Communion Service

Fri., July 28, 8:15am Communion Service

Saturday, July 29, 1:00PM

Wedding of Steven Stencil and Stephanie Fiess

SATURDAY, July 29, RECONCILIATION: 3-3:30pm

4:00pm For Our Parish Families

SUNDAY, July 30, 9:00am †Marie & Tom Burke

#Tom & Jean Burke ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SANCTUARY CANDLE OFFERING: July 22-28

(1) Delores Hackel & Rose Kne$er

(2) Steubenville Group

#Both candles by Mark & Nancy Hackel

Ministry Schedule

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

ST. JOHN — July 16— Receipts Adults $4,128.00 Offertory 512.75

Scrip 12,000.00 Tui"on Assistance 250.00

Dona"on 105.00 Color Vision 392.50

................................................. Fair Share 1,520.00

TOTAL $18,908.25 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

JUNE ONLINE GIVING Sunday Envelopes ................................................ $495.03

Diocesan Annual Appeal ....................................... $289.35

Fair Share .............................................................. $24.60

Online Fee .......................................................... (-$29.00)

Total .......................................................... $779.98

Stewardship

RUNNING OF THE SILVER ROSE—Celebra"on/Prayer

Service honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe. July 29, 6PM,

St. Ma$hew Church, Wausau. Social to follow the

service. Sponsored by the

Wausau Council of the Knights of Columbus

ST THERESE AUGUST FEST—Aug.12-13, St. Therese Parish

113 W Kort St., Rothschild/Schofield

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Mark your calendar for upcoming shows sponsored by:

EDGAR FINE ARTS ASSOCIATION!

Concerts in the Park 2017 Series ¨ July 27—A Country Comedy Show-direct from

Branson featuring Keith Allyn as “Not Really Willy”

¨ Aug. 3—KT Country

¨ Aug. 10—Steve “Shoes” Schumacker

¨ Aug. 17—Rod Parsons

All shows at 7PM, Oak Street Park.

Free will dona"on. Bring a lawn chair

Refreshments available.

Rain loca"on—Edgar Schools Auditorium.

Mass Schedule & Intentions

3 | St. John the Bap#st and Holy Family Catholic Parishes

* .July 29/30—Mission Priest @ St. John’s & Holy Family.

Second Collec"on to be taken.

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* July 30—HAPPY BIRTHDAY FR. TOM HUFF!

65+ July 24—

Jane Myszka

July 26—Lawrence Bargender &

Richard Guenther

July 27—Kathleen Handrick & Edwin Kurtzweil

July 28—Arlene Stencil

ATTENTION PLEASE - GARBABE DISPOSAL St. John’s has been having a problem with our (very

appreciated) volunteer help disposing of garbage into the

wrong dumpster. Please take note when taking out

garbage/recyclables that regular garbage should be

thrown into the larger dumpster and

recyclables into the smaller

dumpster which is marked for recyclables.

Thank you always for your help.

Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds

At one "me or another, we’ve all

dreamed of a perfect world. Imagine a country

where everyone is employed, a government

full of honest poli"cians, a Church whose

members are all saints. While imagining

about such things is natural; expec"ng or demanding such

things is dangerous. Why? Because unrealis"c expecta"ons

can easily lead to discouragement, despair, even cynicism.

And that would be bad enough. The expecta"on that the

Church is only for the holy, has led people to embark on some

very misguided projects throughout history.

Jesus Himself was cri"cized by the Pharisees for

dining with the unclean and He accepted tax collectors and

sinners as His disciples. He knew the flaws in Peter and the

other Apostles including Judas, but He called them anyway to

give them the opportunity to make a choice to do good. And

just in case His own ac"ons weren’t enough to get His point

across, He told His followers today's Gospel of the parable of

the wheat and the weeds.

All this is not to say that Jesus was so# on sin. He

commanded the adulteress to go and sin no more and He

corrected the apostles numerous "mes for their lack of faith

and their poor choices. But He did not reject them even a#er

their numerous failures and even betrayals. He had come for

the sick, the weak and those who needed conversions in their

life.

His Church was to be a hospital for sinners and not

just a club for saints. Of course, a hospital exists not to keep

people sick, but to help people get well and whole. If pa"ents

want to be admi$ed, they must be willing to accept

treatment, at "mes even occasionally difficult and painful

treatment.

And the Church similar to a good hospital is required

by charity, which is true love, to point out to a person when

they are living in serious sin, not to do so would be a lack of

charity. Which doctor would you want, one that says "you

have cancer and this is what we need to do to help you get

be#er" or a doctor who lies and tells you: "you're healthy and

all is good!”

Everyone here has heard the phrase "tough love."

Genuinely concerned parents refusing to financially support

their drug/alcohol addicted child, un"l he or she enters a

drug/alcohol rehabilita"on center are prac"cing tough love,

because they want the best for their children.

While there will be "mes for each one of us to

prac"ce "spiritual tough love" towards others, our main

responsibility will be how to uproot the evil within our own

hearts. If we are always worrying about how to separate the

weeds from the wheat in the Church, we may find ourselves

neglec"ng our own improvement, a task, if we are honest,

that will keep most of us quite busy!

From the Pastors Desk. . .

Steubenville Conference July 28-30 Keep these young people in your prayers as they

will go on a spiritual renewal conference to St. Paul, MN.

Catherine, Josh, Rachel, Kailee, Marissa, Kateri, Teresa,

Alec, Kaleb, Brady, Ethan, Lydia, Miranda, Jasmine,

Morgan, Kaitlyn, Sydney, Pa$y, Randy, Nancy, Asha &

Kyla.

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CCD Teacher in the Spotlight:

Thank you Jane Heil for assis"ng in

the 8th Grade classroom this past

year. It is always a blessing when a

person calls me and asks if I need

any help in the CCD program! Your

one year of service was much appreciated.

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FORMED

Anyone from the parish can now access a wealth of

Catholic DVDs, talks, books and more by going to

formed.org and entering the parish code 4RPJKT a#er

clicking the Register—sign up free using parish code. If

you have any ques"ons you can contact Nancy Hackel @

nhackel@stjohnedgar.org or call at 715-352-3011.

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DONATION CORNER:

St. John’s Parish & School are accep"ng dona"ons of

black gradua"on gowns and king crowns. Email Nancy

@ nhackel@stjohnedgar.org or call 715-352-3011 with

ques"ons and dona"ons. Thank you for your help.

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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 evangeliza"on and conferences.

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PARISH PICNIC

Please join us for the 1st Annual Parish Picnic, Sept. 17,

11:30am/meal at noon. Meats & beverages supplied,

bring a dish to pass. Children’s games a#er the meal.

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2017 Na"onal NFP Awareness Week

will be celebrated July 23-29. This year’s slogan is: It’s

!me! Say “Yes” to God’s plan for Marriage! Natural

Family Planning. To learn more about NFP go to

www.diolc.org/nfp. Watch for the insert in next

weekend’s bulle"n.

CCD/Youth/Parish News

4 | St. John the Bap#st and Holy Family Catholic Parishes

St. John the Bap"st Catholic School

ww.stjohn-edgar.org

715-352-3000

SAVE THE DATES:

Þ August 29—School Drop Off. 3-6pm

Þ September 1—First Day, Grades K-8

Þ September 4—No School, Labor Day

Þ September 5—First Day for Grade 4K

Þ September 18—Home & School Mee"ng, 6pm

Þ September 20—Half day, Students dismissed at 11:30am.

Þ September 25—No School, Diocesan Teacher in Service.

BASKETBALL HOOPS

With the paving of the church parking lot last year, the

previous basket ball hoops had to be removed and the

decision was made to replace them with portable hoops.

A#er some research, it is es"mated that “ins"tu"onal grade”

indoor/outdoor portable hoops, recommended for church

youth groups and organiza"ons price out at approximately

$1,500 each. Anyone interested in dona"ng toward two such

hoops, please contact the rectory with your dona"on.

Thank You!

School News

AIR CONDITIONING

The subject of installing air condi"oning into St. John’s

church was brought up at the July 11th Finance Council

mee"ng. The council is asking for some feedback from St.

John’s parishioners as to whether or not this idea should be

explored further and if parishioners will be agreeable to

fund this project. An es"mate of approximately $40,000 to

cover the cost of air condi"oning installa"on has been

acquired. If anyone has sugges"ons/opinions and will be

willing to donate toward the cost, please contact one of the

council members, Fr. Tom or the rectory.

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CENTURY FARM RECOGNITION:

Rural Life Day will take place on Thursday, September 14th on

the farm of Mike & Sue Fischer of St. Florian parish in Hatley.

Farmers in Wausau Deanery whose farmlands have been in

con"nuous family ownership for 100 years or more will be

recognized. If your farm qualifies and you would like to be

recognized, please contact the rectory office for a recogni"on

form. Please have the applica"on completed and mailed to the

Diocese of La Crosse before August 15.

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