Lent 2014

LENTEN LUNCHES BEGIN THIS WEEK

One hour Inter-faith Lenten Lunches with a presentation are starting this Wednesday at noon. Locations and topics are as follows:

• March 12  Our Savior Lutheran (lunch provided by St. Mary and Our Savior)
  • Topic: Making Things Happen in our Community
• March 19  Zion United Methodist (lunch provided by St. Joseph and Zion United)
  • Topic: Senior Center Information
• March 26  All Saints  (lunch provided by Holy Trinity and All Saints)
  • Topic: Aging and Available Information
• April 2  Our Savior Lutheran  (lunch provided by Our Savior and St. James)
  • Topic: Sharing Prayer, Scripture, Experiences & Family Lenten Traditions

THE JESUS OF SCRIPTURE

A six part Lenten series is being offered in our Circle of Faith linkage, both in the morning and then repeated in the evening:

Date: Thursdays, March 6, 13, 20, 27, April 3, 10

Time: After the 8:15am Mass and again at 7:00pm

Place: All Saints Parish Hall

The sessions will feature a DVD titled, “The Jesus of Scripture” with Father Donald Senior, C.P., followed by discussion, questions, and sharing. Deacon Cal is the facilitator for these one hour sessions. Please call your parish office to sign up for the series.

LITTLE BLACK BOOKS FOR LENT

The Little Black Lenten booklets will be available in the back of all Circle of Faith parishes beginning this weekend.  The reflections this year are based on the Passion Narrative according to Matthew.  We are asking a $1.75 donation to cover the cost of each book.

LENTEN REGULATIONS

1. Catholics who have celebrated their 14th birthday are to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, all Fridays in Lent and Good Friday.
2. In addition to abstaining from meat, Catholics who have celebrated their 18th birthday, until they celebrate their 59thbirthday, are to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Those who are bound to this regulation may only eat one full meal. Two smaller meals are permitted if necessary to maintain strength according to one’s needs, but eating solid foods between meals is not permitted.
3. These minimal penitential practices should not be lightly excused.end.  The reflections this year are based on the Passion Narrative according to Matthew.  We are asking a $1.75 donation to cover the cost of each book.

GRIEF SUPPORT GATHERING (Time Correction)

A Grief Support Group will meet this Sunday, March 9 at 6:00pm (not 6:30) at St. James Parish Center. All those who have experienced the loss of a loved one are invited to come. Tom Bekkers is the facilitator, and the topic is “Suicide and Grief.”

 WOMEN’S CEW THIS WEEKEND

CEW is an adult renewal for those 18 years or older that includes talks, discussion, prayer, and Mass. Please keep the women from our Circle of Faith and all those who are taking part in the CEW Retreat in your prayers.

The women’s CEW weekend will be held March 14-16. Brochures are at the entrances of our Circle of Faith Churches, or for more info, go to our CEW page, or call Deacon Dave Scheuer at 606-7440.

NOW IS THE TIME TO PLEDGE

The 2014 Bishop’s Appeal has been underway for one month now. This is a good time to make a pledge that you can fulfill later in spring or summer. A pledge can be made with or without an initial payment. So, when the heating bills subside, or you get your tax refund, it will be easier on the budget to fulfill that pledge. Contributions may also be made by personal check, credit card, or automatic withdrawals from your bank account. For more information, visit the Bishop’s Appeal website at www.CatholicFoundationgb.org/give, or call Debbie at 877-500-3580, ext. 8181.

A PARISH MISSION IS IN THE WORKS!

Let us grow in our faith together with a Parish Mission!

“The Circle of Faith Parish Mission Committee will work toward planning a parish mission to cultivate and grow our relationship between Jesus, church and faith. With the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we will strive to offer opportunities that will embrace our Catholic faith.” 

Committee members are Cal Naidl, Abe Allen, Arlene Anderson, Jean Bachmann, and Cathie & Roger Lodel. More details will follow in the future!

ONE Degree Youth Ministry

BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT - RESCHEDULED!

Due to the scheduling of W.I.A.A. Girls basketball Tournament on the evening of Saturday March 8, the One Degree Youth Ministry 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament at the All Saints School Gym has been rescheduled to Saturday, March 29, beginning at 5:30 PM.  Put together a team and come out and join in the fun.   For more information, contact Deacon Dave at 606-7440.

Save the following dates for the Wisconsin Catholic Youth Rally held at Mount Mary College in Milwaukee. Our One Degree 

Youth Ministry will be participating in both of these events.  For more information contact Deacon Dave at 606-7440, or go to www.wyreministries.org.

• High School Rally:  Saturday, March 29 from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
• Middle School Rally:  Sunday, March 30 from noon to 6:00 PM

Check out the opportunities on the Youth Ministry page.

Website Updates

The Circle of Faith "Website" team has been working on an update to this website to update the "core" operating system software.  The update is complete and we WENT LIVE on Monday, February 17th!  If you are reading this now, you will see the website will has a slightly different look and feel, but for the most part the content is the same.

The team has done their best to make sure everything is working and up to date, but if find anything wrong, broken, or out of date, please HELP US and let us know by emailing the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Thank you for all your help and support!!!

You are invited to submit your faith questions in the Worship Comment Box located in the back entrance of any of our parishes throughout the year or email to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . These questions are answered by Father Ron or Sister Gerri in the column on the front page of the bulletin.