August 1 & 2, 2015 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Catholic Community of St. Maximilian Kolbe

Parish Weekly Schedule and Mass Intention Offerings

Saturday, August 1

6:15 p.m. Confessions

7:00 p.m. MASS:+Ernie & Evelyn Wysocki by Dan, Beth, Pat, Dick & Chris

Sunday, August 2

7:45 a.m. Confessions

8:30 a.m. MASS:+Rick Makuski, by Tom & Kathy Fields

10:00 a.m. MASS:+Audrey Jacowski, by Bob & Helen Helbach

6:30 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration

Monday, August 3

NO MASS

Tuesday, August 4

5:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction

6:00 p.m. MASS:+Paul Muenster, by Eleanor Muenster

Wednesday, August 5

8:00 a.m. MASS:+Rick, Marilyn & Eric Werachowski, by the Werachowski Family

Thursday, August 6

8:00 a.m. MASS:+Caroline Yeska, by Ron & Helen Buckholt

Our parish breakfast club will travel to an area restaurant. All are welcome.

Friday, August 7

8:00 a.m. MASS:+Louis Blatz, by The Family

Saturday, August 8

6:15 p.m. Confessions

7:00 p.m. MASS:+Frances Guth, by DeLloyd & Rita Trebiatowski

Sunday, August 9

7:45 a.m. Confessions

8:30 a.m. MASS:For the People of St. Maximilian Kolbe

10:00 a.m. MASS:+Ernest & Evelyn Wysocki, by Janice (Wysocki) Sopa

6:30 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration

Father Jim Trempe Pastor

Email: frjim@stmaxkolbe.org

Parish Office: (715) 824-3380

Serving Southeastern Portage County and beyond. 8611 State Hwy 54, Almond, WI 54909

Parish Leadership

Parish Secretary

Angie Sturzl 715-824-3380

Financial Secretary

Doreen Krusick 715-824-3380

Pastoral Council

Renae Zager 715-256-1873

Sacred Worship Committee

Building & Grounds Committee

Bob Helbach 715-824-5880

Parish Council of Catholic Women

Lora Lehman 715-570-0195

Pro-Life Committee

Cindy Gresl 920-566-2305

Elizabeth Ministry

Jennifer Hendrix 715-344-3099

Family Life Committee

Mark & Kristi Hintz 715-366-7894

Prayer Chain

Helen Buckholt 920-622-4461

Judy Scholler 920-765-0419

Sacred Steps Program

Jane Bauer 715-258-9563

SCRIP

Terri Hoerter 715-340-9816

Karen Guidry 715-342-5945

Hospital/Nursing Home/

Homebound Visiting Ministry

Garden Club

Peggy Root 715-498-1597

Religious Education (CCD)

Kim Auer 715-252-8745

Confirmation Program

Jeremiah Auer 715-281-9825

Guardian Angels Cemetery

Mike Helbach 715-824-5565

Hope Cemetery (Heffron)

Sharon Lorenz 715-366-4557

St. Martin Cemetery

Tom Guth 366-4104

St. Patrick Cemetery

Helen Helbach 715-824-5880

Parish Website www.stmaxkolbe.org

Bulletin submission email:

bulletin@stmaxkolbe.org

New Parishioners

We welcome you

to our parish family.

If you wish to join our parish,

you may register

by calling the parish office.

Marriage

Arrangements must be made

at least six months in advance.

Please call the parish office

for an appointment.

Baptism

Please call the parish office

prior to the birth of your child.

Sacrament of the Sick

Please call Fr. Jim

at 824-3380.

Office Hours

Tuesday 1:00pm-6:30pm

Wednesday 8:30am-1:00pm

& 4:30-6:30pm

Thursday 8:30am-1:00pm

T h e P a p e r P u l p i t 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Last week, this week and the next three weeks our Gospel readings are from St. John. We are in the midst of St. Mark’s Gospel,

but every three years, there are five weeks devoted to St. John’s Gospel, focusing on the Holy Eucharist and what we believe as

Catholics about the Eucharist.

From the scripture readings: A generation ago, Karl Rahner made the statement that there would soon come a time when each of

us will either be a mystic or a non-believer. What’s implied here? At one level, it means anyone who wants to have faith today

will need to be much more inner-directed than in previous generations. Why? Up until our present generation, in the secularized

world, by and large, the culture helped carry the faith. We lived in cultures in which faith and religion were part of the very fabric

of life. Faith and church were embedded in the sociology. When I was a kid, everyone went to church on Sunday. In fact, it took

a strong action not to go to church on Sunday. Today, as we know, the opposite is true. It takes a strong, inner-anchored act to go

to church on Sunday.

The culture no longer carries the faith and the church. Simply put, we knew how to be believers and church-goers when we

belonged to communities that helped carry that for us. Most everyone seemed to believe, most everyone went to church, and most

everyone had the same set of moral values in these communities. To be committed believers today, to have faith truly inform our

lives, requires finding an inner anchor beyond the support and security which comes from being part of the majority where we

have the comfort of knowing that, since everyone else is doing this, it probably makes sense. Many of us now live in situations

where to believe in God and church is to find ourselves without the support even of those closest to us, spouse, family, friends,

and colleagues. That is one of the things that Rahner is referring to when he says we will be either mystics or non-believers.

What is this deep, inner-anchor that is needed to sustain us? What can give us the support we need? What can help sustain our

faith when we feel like our faith is being trounced on? There has to be a deeper source than outside affirmation to give us

meaning, justification, and energy to continue to do what faith asks of us. What is that source? Our Lord Jesus tells us in John’s

gospel that, “He is the Bread come down from heaven.” He continues in verse 51 of chapter 6, “I am the living bread come down

from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.” Our

Lord commands us some twelve times in this one chapter alone to eat His Flesh and drink His Blood in order to have eternal life.

We are fortunate to be able to drink His Blood and Eat His Body at the Holy Mass. Remember that the Eucharist is not a symbol

of Christ’s presence but is the actual Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Christ. It may be hard to believe, but we take Jesus’

word. Please look up and read chapter 6 from St. John’s Gospel. Pray it! Notice our Lord commands us to eat His Flesh and

drink His Blood if we want eternal life. He tells us if we do not, we won’t inherit eternal life. I invite you again, look it up in

Chapter 6 from St. John’s Gospel. Every time we gather at Mass, we eat His Body and drink His Blood—just as He commands.

He is the one who sustains us. He is the one and only one that gives us strength.

My brothers and sisters in Christ, if we only knew the gift God was giving us, we would never miss Mass. How many of us miss

Mass because we are camping, or allow our kids to play sports on Sunday keeping us away from Mass? We say, “God

understands.” Does He? We need to spend at least one hour a week praying at Mass and following His command to eat His

Body and drink His Blood. If you know someone who has stopped coming to Mass (or is going to a non-Catholic Church),

please invite them back.

RCIA: Are you (or someone you know):

• An unconfirmed Catholic and want to be married in the Catholic Church?

• An unconfirmed adult in the Catholic Church and wish to be confirmed?

• From another Christian denomination interested in joining the Catholic Church?

• Non-Catholic and married to a Catholic and have been attending Mass with them?

• Not baptized and would like to be?

We would love to have you part of the Church and our parish community. The RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation into

Adulthood) begins this fall. Please contact Fr. Jim as soon as possible to learn more about joining the Catholic Church.

In Christ,

Father Jim Trempe

Liturgical Ministries Saturday, August 8, 7:00 p.m. Sunday, August 9, 8:30 a.m. Sunday, August 9, 10:00 a.m.

Servers Volunteers Max & Macey T., Wyatt B. Jeremiah & Grace A., Ben C.

Readers Judy Snow Sharon Lorenz Sharon Kurzinski

Usher Captains Dan Lehman Scott Peterson Todd Hoerter

Eucharistic Ministers Pat H., Rita T., Jane & Alan B. Anne J., Eric Z., Amy B., JoAnn D. Nila P., Tim H., Bob Y., Jeremiah A.

Please remember these parishioners

in your daily prayers

Your Financial Support

for the weekend of 7/26/15

Adult Envelopes: 3079.00

Children’s Envelopes: 0.00

Offertory: 435.25

Vigil Candles: 111.00

Capital Account: 360.00

Total: 3,985.25

This Week’s Birthdays & Anniversaries

Birthdays:

Anniversaries Tony & Jenny Martin 8/4

Destiny Kiefer 8/3

Pam Zinda 8/3

Michelle Patrykus 8/4

Daniel Cichy 8/5

Tori Dain 8/5

Cole Deuman 8/5

Matt Selenske 8/5

Greg Decker 8/6

Jean Hudziak 8/6

Kenneth Van Lieshout 8/6

Margaret Woziniak 8/6

Brad Baumgartner 8/7

Lisa Dain 8/7

Chuck Oswald 8/7

Barbara Volk 8/7

Is God Calling You? We currently have openings in our

CCD program for catechists and those

available to substitute periodically. Imagine helping youth discover the most

important choice in a lifetime… Jesus!

Imagine helping youth understand

their faith is not another subject to study,

but rather a way of life, so they

experience a personal

relationship with God.

There is no greater gift

you can give a child! If you feel God is calling you to the

ministry of catechesis (teaching) to

nurture the faith of our young people,

contact Kim at 715.252.8745.

Office Hours—Please Note!

The parish office will not have regular

hours during the day from

July 30th to August 5th.

Doreen will be in the office

from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm

on Tues. the 4th & Wed. the 5th.

Normal office hours will resume on

Thursday, August 6th.

Pro-Life Prayer Vigil

The Servants of Our Lady of Guadalupe

have a prayer vigil every Wednesday at

5:15 pm in front of the strip mall next to

family video in Stevens Point. We are

praying for the closing of the Family

Planning Health Services, Stevens Point’s

chemical abortion center and surgical

abortion referral center. If you have

any questions, contact Jen Dunnett at

715.340.2779 or vitapretiosa@gmail.com.

All Are Welcome to Come and Pray!

Mark Your Calendars!

Blood Drive

St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church

is hosting a blood drive next on Sunday

August 16th

8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.

To schedule your appointment,

please contact Cameron Gaulke

or Shelly Helbach at 715-824-7155.

PCCW Meeting

There will be a meeting on

Wednesday, August 6th to

discuss St. Max’s Feast day,

the fall dinner, and our

guest speaker this fall. Any

questions, contact

JoAnn at 824.2011.

Feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe

The Feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe is

on Saturday, August 14th. The

parish will be celebrating with a fine

spaghetti dinner at 5pm on Saturday.

All are welcome! To make this a fun

and simple event, a few food items

are needed. Please see the sign up

sheet in the gathering space.

If you have any questions,

contact Wyleen at 715.824.4598.

In August,

we celebrate the anniversary

of the Baptismal Days of:

Nathaniel Bannach Lukus Schuh Parker Firkus

Please keep them in your prayers!

Mother Teresa felt her Baptism day was

even more important than her birth day;

through Baptism we receive

the WORD of God which works through us, transforms us,

and calls us to the purpose

for which we are put on this earth.

LORD, bless these children;

grant that they may hear Your voice

and faithfully respond to Your Call.

Elizabeth Ministry has gifts for these

children in the gathering space.

Hello Fellow Parishioners,

I want to thank you for all the prayers. I

have been asked some questions about my

formation process; I hope this will answer those

questions for you. First, God willing, I will be a

Postulant for about a year. I will experience the

Carmelite way of life. Next, God willing, I will be

a Novice for about two years. I will strive to

become filled with the spirit of the congregation,

spending much time in study, prayer, and

reflection in preparation for taking the vows. I

will receive the habit, a white veil, and my

religious name. Then, God willing, I will profess

first vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience and

get a black veil. I will then renew the vows yearly

for five years until final vows.

Please continue to pray for me as I leave for

St. Louis on August 5th and enter on August 9th

God willing. Know that I will be praying for all of

you. Also, feel free to send me mail at the

following address:

Postulant Toni Rudiger

10341 Manchester Road

Kirkwood, MO 63122

In Christ,

Toni Rudiger

Don’t Forget SCRIP

SCRIP is sold in the gathering

space before and after the

4pm Mass on Saturdays and the

10am Mass on Sundays.

A great way to meet your needs

and support our parish!

To place an ad in the parish bulletin, contact Pat Snow (715) 824-3993

What’s Going On In Your Neighborhood?

Rose Garden Family Restaurant

Serving Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

715-258-3382

902 Churchill Street, Waupaca Carry Out Available

Open 7 Days a week!

Park Ridge

Family Restaurant Open 7 Days a Week

Banquet Facilities Available

3425 Church Street

Stevens Point

(715) 341-8885

First National Bank

Waupaca 111 Jefferson, Waupaca 258-5511

Bookkeeping 258-8381 148 N Main, Iola 445-3211

www.fnbwaupaca.com

Waupaca Sears In the Waupaca Woods Mall

815 W. Fulton. Waupaca, WI 54981

715-256-9946 Independently owned by

Ken & Roxanne Gronski

Central Wisconsin Pest Control

& Nuisance Animal Control State Certified & Licensed

Owner Mark Pearson Cell 715-498-1662

Office 715-824-5260

815 W Fulton St., Waupaca Open 7 Days a Week: Mon. - Fri. 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sat & Sun 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.

715-258-7400 Smoke Free Dining!

L & L Propane SINCE 1988

715-258-5975 800-924-5975

Budget Plan, Keep, Fill, Sell Tanks, Lease Tanks, Lock-In Price

GARY BEMBENEK CONSTRUCTION LLC

Specializing in New Home Construction Remodeling—Additions

715-824-3851 gbembenekhomes.com

Amherst Marine Jerry Clinton, Owner

422 S Main St., Amherst 715-824-5635

www.amherstmarine.com

Four Star Family Restaurant

5261 Hwy 54, Plover 715.341.1832

Open 7 days a week Breakfast served all day

Paradise Restaurant Serving Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

715-341-1755 3401 Post Rd, Plover

Take-Out Available

Everyone Deserves

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THREE

SQUARES RESTAURANT

1222 W Fulton Street Waupaca, WI 54981

715-258-7582 Across from the Best Western

Park Vista Independent and Assisted Living

“Exceptional Retirement Living”

950 Highway QQ Waupaca, WI 54981

715-256-0100 www.parkvistaliving.org

Bauer Electric, Inc. Established 1957

Residential.Commercial.Agricultural.Industrial

Electrical Supplies

258-2848 N2852 Highway QQ Waupaca, WI 54981

T&T Automotive 733 Nelson Siding Drive

Amherst, WI 54406 715.824.2834

For all your automotive needs!

Sheridan Soil Service Certified Soil Testing

Site & Septic Evaluation

Victor Helbach ID 227668

Carolee Rilling, ID 220583

Waupaca (715) 258-8083

Pisarski Community Funeral Home

2911 Plover Road, Plover

715-344-7454

www.pisarskifuneralhome.com

The Investor’s

Choice

Scott Paterick,

CLU-ChFC

540 Baker Street Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495

715-424-1873

“The Best Food In Town”

(715) 341-4363

S u p p o r t O u r A d v e r t i s e r s!

The River’s Bar and Supper Club

9971 County KK, Amherst 715-824-3113

Open 7 days a week Gary & Darlene Anderson, Owners

AREA 51 FAMILY

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715.335.4646 www.eat-at-area51.com

Carry Outs Available

Holly Funeral Home

hollyfuneralhome@charter.net www.hollyfuneralhome.com

Waupaca 715-258-4020

Wild Rose

920-622-3774

Almond 715-366-2711

Amherst

715-824-3221 Furniture, Appliance & Flooring Center

Serving the area for 45 years!

990 W. Fulton Street, Waupaca 715-258-7803

Diocese of La Crosse

Annual Conference

WITNESSES for CHRIST

August 7-8, 2015

This is a two-day Conference

you don’t want to miss.

Friday offers three

opportunities to be more

authentically Catholic in your

everyday life. Saturday will

be a retreat-like experience.

For more information see the

brochure at www.diolc.org

or call Susan at 608-791-2658.

St. Therese August Fest

August 8-9 Schofield/Rothschild

Saturday, August 8 6:00pm—11:30pm Polka Mass at 5:00pm

With Maroszek Bros & LED West Sunday, August 9 11:00am—8:00pm

Polka Mass at 10:30am

Polka Connection & D Street

Chicken/BBQ Meatballs 11:00am—1:30pm

Includes Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Dressing,

Vegetables, Relishes, Rolls, Pie, Coffee & Milk

Bingo! From Noon—5:30pm

Cash Raffle with over $4,000 in Prizes!

Drawing on Sunday at 7:30pm Both Days: Bucket Raffle, Cherry Tree, Beer Tent,

Food Stand, Flea Market, Games, Bakery Spin

St. Mary’s (Custer) Parish Picnic

Sunday, August 23 Arnott Lions Community Park

10:00am Polka Mass

Chicken Dinner Catered by Bob’s Catering of Hatley

Serving 11:00am—1:30pm

(Kids 5 and Under FREE)

Music from 12:00am—7:00pm

Chad Przybylski & His Polka Rhythms

Old Time Brass

Concessions, Basket Raffle, 50/50 Raffle,

Big Raffle with Drawing at 7:00pm,

Silent Auction, Special Raffle,

Kids’ Games, Cherry Tree,

Bake Sale & Farmers Market,

Bingo at 2:30pm