St. Francis of Assisi Parish

Serving Southern Dane and Northern Green counties

338 S. Harrison St., Belleville, WI 53508    www.bellstmarys.org

 

Pastor - Father Mick Moon 424-3681 or 258-0004 (Ans. Svc.) Kitchen 424-6224

Secretary – Cheri Kainz 424-3831 (xt. 221) cheri.kainz@straphael.org (Bulletin Deadline NOON Thursday)

CRE – Pam Burke 608-558-4998   CRE - Anne Richardson 608-219-5567

 

OUR MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK of SEP 6TH – SEP 12TH      

Mon

9:00 am

Sep 6

Employed & Unemployed

 

 

 

 

Tue

8:00 am

Sep 7

Albany

No MASS today

Sat

5:00 pm

Sep 11

Barb Olson

Tue

7:30 pm

Sep 7

Word & Communion

Sat

8:00 pm

Sep 11

Our nation

Wed

7:30 am

Sep 8

Word & Communion

 

 

 

 

Thu

7:30 am

Sep 9

Dr. James Kelly

Sun

8:30 am

Sep 12

Person in the Military

Fri

7:30 am

Sep 10

Betty Troestler

Sun

11:00 am

Sep 12

People of St. Francis & St. Patrick Parishes

 

LITURGICAL VOLUNTEERS FOR NEXT WEEKEND’S MASS on SEP 11th & SEP 12th  

Sat Sep 11

SERVER

Alexander Yeiser

Sun Sep 12

SERVER

Emma Gorski

5:00 pm

READER

Brian Lamboley

8:30 am

READER

Sandy Fuller

 

USHER 1

USHER 2

Theresa Pelton

Taryl Bishell

 

USHER 1

USHER 2

Marvin Eith

Jim Eith

 

GIFTS

 

 

GIFTS

Jim & Carol Kramer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sat Sep 11

SERVER

Jamie Brown

Sun Sep 12

SERVER

Jacob McLaughlin

8:00 pm

READER

Carla Wolf

11:00 am

READER

Ellen Cook

 

USHER 1

USHER 2

Ken Remy

Tom Wolf

 

USHER 1

USHER 2

Mike O’Connor

Bob Flanagan

 

GIFTS

Glen & Susan Harry

 

GIFTS

 

 

LAST WEEKEND’S COLLECTION:       St. Francis

Weekly Envelopes                       $ 2,534.00                        This weekend’s Gospel Songs:

Loose Offerings                          $    399.85                        Opening Song:          226     Missalette             

Debt Reduction/Bldg. Fund          $    350.00                        Offertory Song:          324     Missalette            

DSA                                           $        0.00                        Closing Song:          33          Blue Book           

Total Parish Offertory Income      $ 3,283.85

 

THANKS VOLUNTEERS:  Thank you to those of you who have already brought in your baskets for display.  We look forward to seeing many more creations by our parish members.

 

REMINDER:  Beginning TODAY, September 5th, Mass time changes to 11:00 AM for the Fall/Winter Season.

 

PETER’S PENCE COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND:  This Sat. & Sun our diocese will take up the Peter’s Pence Collection, which provides the Holy Father with assistance to carry out important charitable works.  The proceeds benefit victims of war, oppression, and disasters.  Examples include a village for HIV/AIDS orphans in Kenya, the establishment of St. Vincent de Paul Hospital in Bosnia, etc.  Every contribution, regardless of amount, helps multiply the efforts in worldwide solidarity.

 

MASS IN LATIN:  Fr. Isaac Relyea, a religious order priest, offers the Tridentine Mass in Latin (according to the extraordinary form) at 7 AM Tuesday through Saturday at 302 Dunphy Rd., Albany.   Missalettes with Latin on one side of the page & English on the other side are provided.  Fr. Isaac is also available to hear confessions and to provide the Anointing of the Sick.  He can be reached at 608-490-0689.  Directions:  Take Hwy 92 East.  Turn right on County E.  Go several miles on County E & then turn left on Dunphy Rd.  302 Dunphy Rd. will be on your left hand side. 

(It is very near the intersection of Dunphy Rd., & Hwy 104)

 

SISTER PARISH:  Fish Fry on Friday, September 10th from 5:00-8:00 PM in the St. Michael Parish Hall in Dane, WI. 

 

OPPORTUNITY:  RCIA classes for adults who want to join the Church or who need to receive Baptism, or First Communion, or Confirmation will be starting near the end of Sept.  Please contact Fr. Mick for information.

 

MEETINGS: 

**There will be a Teacher & Assistant Teacher meeting for all Pre K-10th teachers on Sept. 8th from 6-8 pm in St. Mary of Lourdes hall.  A light supper is planned for the meeting. 

**Belleville Nursery Center Parent Meeting will also be held from 7-9 pm at the St. Mary of Lourdes hall as well. 

**There will be a Parent Meeting for all Pre K – 6th Sunday school students on Sept. 12th right after the 8:30 am Mass.  Important information will be discussed over refreshments.

 

BLOOD DRIVE:  American Red Cross will hold a Blood Drive on Sep. 13th from 2-6 pm in the EMS Building at 480 River St, Belleville.  This is sponsored by the Econo-Misers Homemakers & the Kiwanis Club of Belleville.

 

EXPANDED CONFESSION TIMES:  Opportunities for confessions are available on Saturday from 4:15-4:45 PM.  Confessions are also heard on Sundays from 7:45-8:15 AM.  You are also welcome to contact Fr. Mick to arrange other times for individual confessions.

 

CONFIRMATION CLASSES:  Resumed on Sept. 1st.  The next class is Wed., Oct. 6th from 8-9 pm in the St. Mary of Lourdes hall.

 

DEDICATION MASS:  Bishop Morlino will preside at the dedication of our Church on Sunday, October 10, during the 11 AM Mass.  A light reception will follow the dedication.

  

FALL DINNER:  Our St. Francis Annual Pork and Chicken Church Dinner will be held October 3rd starting at 11:30 a.m.  If you are interested in volunteering that day, please call Nan Engen at 527-5328. The raffle will kick off at the Church Dinner with the final drawing at a Family Bunco Bash in March 2011.  Raffle prizes include:  A trip to New York for two, $1,000 in groceries, $500 in gasoline, an overnight stay at the Chalet Landhaus in New Glarus, an overnight stay at the Kalahari in WI Dells, and five $50 local restaurant certificates.  Raffle tickets are $10 ea. or 3 tickets for $25.  Please bring in your theme baskets for display & be sure to include the Donors Name.  We will have a “gift card” basket.  All donated gift cards are welcome for this basket.  Tickets are $1.00 ea. or 25 tickets for $20.

 

RAFFLE TICKETS:  State law prohibits the mailing of raffle tickets, so they are in alphabetical order by parishioner’s last name near the entrance of the main church.  Our prizes feature entertainment and day to day needs.

 

MASS INTENTIONS:  We have many Mass Intention openings for weekday and weekend Masses.  Mass intentions may be offered for living or deceased persons, Catholics and non Catholics, as well as special intentions.  The usual offering for a Mass is $10.00.  Please contact the parish office to request Mass(es).

 

NEEDED:  We still need LITURGICAL VOLUNTEERS for several Mass times.  Please help make a difference in the lives of others by volunteering today.   There are sign-up sheets on the bulletin board and by the office.  It’s a great way to get to know other parishioners.

 

LAST WEEKEND’S COLLECTION:       St. Patrick’s

Weekly Envelopes                                 $ 230.00

Total Parish Offertory Income                $ 230.00

 

NOTE:  Fr. Mick will be gone on Tue. & Wed. of this week to help get his family’s home ready for sale in Lancaster.  He will periodically check messages left on the answering service at 608-258-0004.

 

CHURCH SECRETARY:  Cheri Kainz has had to reduce her hours so we have hired a new secretary.  Her name is Genevieve (Ginny) Sager.  Ginny will start on Tue. Sept. 7th and will be here from 8 am until noon each day.  Cheri will stay on to help out two nights per week working with the merger, database, registration, and training Ginny.

 

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY:  Due to scheduling conflicts, there have been some changes in the scheduling for ALL Liturgical Volunteer areas.  PLEASE be sure to read the bulletin for the most UP TO DATE info.

 

9/5/10