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C A T H O L I C P A R I S H E S O F
Prairie du Chien, WI 53821 & Wauzeka, WI 53826
St. John Nepomuc 710 S. Wacouta Ave.
326-6511
St. Gabriel Archangel 506 N. Beaumont Rd.
326-2404
November 2, 2008 All Souls Day
Rev. Jerome Naduvathaniyil, O.S.B. Rev. Edwin J. Thome
November 2, 2008
St. Gabriel’s Parish
Offertory Gift Bearers-Nov. 8/9 Saturday 4:00 pm Jackie Stram Family
Sunday 8:00 am Don & Mary Osterhaus
Eucharistic Ministers-Nov. 8/9 Saturday 4:00 pm Howard Gillitzer & Deb
Morovits-Bread
Nancy DuCharme, Rich
Ambrose-Cup
Sunday 8:00 am Eileen Hermsen, Arlene Willms-
Bread
Megan Pedretti. Becky Henry-
Cup
Home Communion Ministers for Nov. 9th Loretta Tesar, Theresa Heal
Servers-Nov. 8/9 Saturday 4:00 pm Laura DuCharme & Morgan
Pedretti
Sunday 8:00 am Nick & Vince Weber
Lectors-Nov. 8/9 Saturday 4:00 pm Mary Jo Noel
Sunday 8:00 am Elaine Moris
Ushers-Nov. 8/9 Saturday 4:00 pm Richard Steiner, Gary Stram, Stu
Bosworth & Volunteer
Sunday 8:00 am Bill Farmer, Gerald Stram, Mark
DuCharme & Ed Mezera
Scrip Workers-Nov. 8/9 Saturday 4:00 pm Tammy DuCharme/Heather or
John Luster
Sunday 8:00 am Don Cipra/Bill or Holly
Nicholson
Parish Support-St. Gabriel’s Parish This Year Last Year
Envelopes for Oct. 26 $3,284.00 $3,246.05
Plate for Oct. 26 394.67 390.51
Youth 3.54 10.95
Total $3,682.21 $3,647.51
Our average weekly goal at St. Gabriel’s for adult
envelopes is $4,650.00.
The second collection at St. Gabriel’s came to
$103.25 and will be used for school expenses.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR OFFERING!
St. Gabriel’s Mass Intentions
Monday, November 3
8:30 am Bill Hiebing, Jr. (ann.): by Family
Tuesday, November 4
6:45 am Geraldine Wallin: by Family
Wednesday, November 5
8:30 am June Tyler: by Family & Friends
Thursday, November 6
6:45 am Ursula Kasparek: by Family
Friday, November 7
8:30 am Earl & Leona Valley: by Family
Saturday, November 8
4:00 pm Edward W. Bock: by Family
Sunday, November 9
8:00 am Ed, Lena & Jerry Kirschbaum:
by Family
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Wanted: Jars for a soup supper on Nov. 12th…. If you can help us out with this - please drop your jars off in the school hall and place in the back room. Thank you in advance.
Holy Name Raffle Winners for October….
$10.00 - Dave Martin, PdC; Millicent Ronnfeldt, PdC;
Rob Steger, PdC; Tayna Gillitzer, PdC; Jake Shedivy,
PdC. $25.00 - Cassia Heranda, Watertown; Dave
Hemmer, PdC; $100.00 - Ray Check, PdC
Bingo winners from Monday, October 27th:
$25.00 - Annabelle Stubbe, Helen Ploessl, Sandy
McCoy; $30.00 - Ruth French, Sandy McCoy; $100.00 -
Bob Heinrichs; Progressive Consolation ($100.00) -
Agnes Tesar; 50/50 Winner ($37.00) - Ila Belle
Heinrichs
Bingo workers for Monday, November 3rd: John &
Betty Fischer, Lucy Cornford, Kati Forsythe
Food Prep & Bingo Setup for Monday, November
3rd: Tammy Cram & Kati Forsythe
Home & School Lunch Stand Workers for Monday,
November 3rd: Parents of Molly Stram & Nicole Trautsch
Thank you ***to Prairie Sand & Gravel for the donation of ce-ment in front of St. Gabriel’s School and to the crew that donated their time to the project.
***to all who volunteered their time, donated food, planned, and attended the Pancake Supper on Oc-tober 15th to raise money for the Athletic Program. It was nice to see so many Prairie Catholic School students donating their time and interacting with the families, parishioners and community mem-bers that help support their catholic education. We had a great turn-out and will be able to offset gym-nasium costs with the profit.
This year’s community ecumenical choir will again
sing on Thanksgiving Eve for the Thanksgiving Worship
Service, Wednesday, Nov. 26th at 7:00 pm at Cornerstone
Church. Anyone wishing to join the choir is welcome. The
first practice is Sunday, Nov. 9th at 6:30 pm. It will be held in
the sanctuary at Faith E-Free Church, 1110 E. Cass Street.
THANK YOU to Fr. Hubert Boschert, S.J., Fr.
Jim Warosh, S.J. & Fr. Jack Wambach, S.J. for
their service to our parishes. We will miss them.
This Week at our Parishes…... Sunday, November 2 9:00 am Coffee & Rolls will be served in St.
John’s Hall
10:45 am St. Gabriel’s Fall Fest, serving until
1:30 pm; Cafeteria supper at 4:30 pm
Monday, November 3 7:00 PM Bingo at the North Campus of Prairie
Catholic School
Tuesday, November 4 - Election Day
Wednesday, November 5 6:00 pm Harmony Choir rehearsal at St. John’s
6:30 pm Youth Group meets at Prairie Maison
6:45 pm Grade School CCD Classes at St. John’s
Thursday, November 6
9:00 am Exposition & Adoration at St. John’s
Church until 1:00 PM
Golden Agers will meet at Coaches for breakfast
after the 8:30 am Mass
Saturday, November 8 5:00 to 7:00 pm Burgers & Fries supper in St. John’s
Church Hall
Sunday, November 9 9:00 am Holy Name breakfast meeting in St.
Gabriel’s School Hall
6:00 pm Youth Group will meet in St. John’s Hall
St. Gabriel - St. John, Prairie du Chien, Sacred Heart, Wauzeka
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On 2 November we remember the Holy Souls. When I was an altar boy I remember the Holy Souls
played an important part in our spirituality. On All
Souls day the priest offered three Masses and people
came to visit the Church not only for the Mass but also
to gain the plenary indulgence for the Holy Souls. Peo-
ple often had Masses offered for the Holy Souls know-
ing that when they reach heaven they would assist the
living with their prayer. It seems to me that devotion to
the Holy Souls has been neglected in this age and we
need to be reminded again that our loved ones who
have gone to God are still loving us and praying for us.
This is a day specially set apart that we may remem-
ber and pray for our dear ones who have gone to their
eternal reward, and who are currently in a state of on-
going purification. From time immemorial, people of
all religions have believed in the immortality of the
soul, and have prayed for the dead. The Jews, for ex-
ample, believed that there was a place of temporary
bondage from which the souls of the dead would re-
ceive their final release. The Jewish Talmud states that
prayers for the dead will help to bring greater rewards
and blessings to them. Since Jesus in no way contra-
dicted this ancient belief, the efficacy of prayers for
those who have died was incorporated by the infant
Church in its teaching and practice. Evidence suggests
that the belief dates back to the first century of the
Church. “Remember us who have gone before you, in
your prayers,” St. Augustine remarked that he used to
pray for his deceased mother remembering her request:
“When I die, bury me anywhere you like, but remember
to pray for me at the altar.”
The Catholic Church understands the Communion of
Saints as a relationship of love joining the living and
the faithful departed. The saints, both in Heaven and in
purgatory, pray for us, and we pray both to the saints in
heaven and for those in purgatory, that they may
swiftly enter the Beatific Vision.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church describes Purga-
tory as the “final purification of the elect, which is en-
tirely from the punishment of the damned (1031) How
do we help the “holy souls?” The Catechism of the
Catholic Church (No. 1032) recommends prayer for the
dead in conjunction with the offering of the Eucharistic
Sacrifice. The CCC also encourages “almsgiving, in-
dulgences, and works of penance undertaken on behalf
of the dead.” All these prayerful acts are to be con-
ducted as matters of faith, and not as something magi-
cal. The greatest act is to offer Mass for the dead, be-
cause in this One Sacrifice, the merits of our Lord Jesus
are applied to the dead. Hence this reconciling offering
of the Lord is the greatest and most perfect prayer,
which we can offer for the dead in their state of purifi-
cation. Let us not forget to pray for our dear departed,
have Masses offered for them, visit their graves, and
make daily sacrifices for them.
Fr. Jerome Naduvathaniyil, OSB
We welcome Father Sebastian Kolod-
ziejczyk to St. John’s & St. Gabriel’s Par-
ishes. Father Sebastian is a LaCrosse Dioce-san Priest who is the director of Casa Hogan
Juan Pablo II in Lurin-Lima, Peru. Casa
Hogar Juan Pablo is an orphanage for aban-
doned children. His orphanage’s goal goes
beyond providing the basic needs of food and
shelter. Casa Hogar’s purpose is not to live and work amongst the poor in poverty, but
rather to teach them skills and provide op-
portunities to them so that they may rise
above their hardships and live lives of dig-
nity. Please be as generous as you can be to Fr. Sebastian’s mission.
Sacred Heart, Wauzeka, Wisconsin….Fr. Jerome
& Fr. Thome will be serving Sacred Heart in
Wauzeka as well as St. John & St. Gabriel’s. There
will be only one Mass on the weekend at Sacred Heart
and it will be held on Sunday at 8:30 am. Also there
will be one weekend day Mass at Sacred Heart and it
will be held on Thursday at 6:00 pm with confes-
sions at 5:30 pm.
The total collection last weekend at Sacred Heart
came to $595.00. Thank you to all who contributed.
Many thanks to Fr. John Gualbert, S.J. for his service
to Sacred Heart Parish . Also a special thanks to all
who worked at our fall dinner and to all who attended.
Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed
St. John’s Parish
Offertory Gift Bearers-November 8/9 Saturday 7:00 pm Merle & Barb Frommelt
Sunday 10:00 am Philip Mezera Family
Eucharistic Ministers-November 8/9 Saturday 7:00 pm Deanne Hromadka & Tim Betzle
-Bread
Barb Frommelt & Volunteer-
Cup
Sunday 10:00 am Dave Hemmer & Volunteer-
Bread
Verna Panka & Janet Lueck-
` Cup
Home Communion Ministers for November 9: Mary Betzle, Arlien Balk, & Merle & Barb Frommelt
Servers-November 8/9 Saturday 7:00 pm Katie White & Mariah Schwager
Sunday 10:00 am Brett & Brooke Trautsch
Lectors-November 8/9 Saturday 7:00 pm Pat Mulhern
Sunday 10:00 am Volunteer
Ushers-November 8/9 Saturday 7:00 pm Tim Looney, Bernard Mayer,
Roger Check & Alex Schaefer
Sunday 10:00 am Mike Mara, Mark Mara, Curt
Root & Chet Knutson
Scrip Workers-November 8/9 Saturday 7:00 pm Judy Warpinski/Annie Beinborn
Sunday 10:00 am Rochelle Fulcher/Chris or Steve
Blondin
Parish Support - St. John’s Parish This Year Last Year
Envelopes for Oct. 26 $2,550.00 $3,665.00
Plate for Oct. 26 297.15 386.37
Youth .00 2.50
Units 60.00 .00
Total $2,907.15 $4,053.87
Our average weekly goal at St. John’s for adult
envelopes is $4,500.00.
The second collection at St. John’s came to $204.88
and will be used for school expenses
Thank for your offering!
St. John’s Mass Intentions
Monday, November 3
6:45 am Edmund Jelinek, Sr.: by Family
Tuesday, November 4
8:30 am Opal Strauman: by Family & Friends
Wednesday, November 5
6:45 am Fred & Marcella Zins:
by Linda Ginkel & Family
Thursday, November 6
8:30 am Clement C. Mezera: by Family & Friends
Friday, November 7
6:45 am Elaine Staszewski: by Ervin Staszewski
Saturday, November 8
7:00 pm Bud Standorf: by Betty Standorf
Sunday, November 9
10:00 am For the People of St. John’s Parish &
St. Gabriel’s Parish
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Value of one vote that changed world history: It was by one vote that in
1923 Adolph Hitler became the leader of the Nazi
party which later resulted in the slaughter of six
million Jews. Had it not been for one vote, World
War II with all its pain and death might never have
taken place. Had it not been for one vote in 1776,
the official language in the United States would be
German instead of English. Had it not been for one
vote in 1845, the state of Texas would not become
part of the United States. Had it not been for one
vote in 1868, Andrew Johnson would have been
impeached as the president of the United States.
Had it not been for the one electoral vote in 1876,
Rutherford B. Hayes would not have been elected
president of the United States. One vote per pre-
cinct would have elected Richard Nixon rather than
John Kennedy to the presidency in 1960. One vote
by Al Gore in 1993 approved the larges tax increase
in U.S. history. One vote gave Oliver Cromwell con-
trol of all England in 1645. One Vote caused King
Charles I of England to be executed in 1649 in Ger-
many. One vote changed the entire nation of
France from a monarchy to a republic in 1875.
These events clearly show that our exercise of the
right to vote can make a tremendous difference.
When we use our right to vote we are giving our
dues to Caesar as Jesus commanded.
As the faithful citizen where is my one vote?
Baptism We welcome into the family of God, Harrison Alex-
ander Matthaus Osterkamp, son of Alex & Nicole
(Krachey) Osterkamp through the Sacrament of Bap-
tism. May God continue to bless Harrison and his
family.
BURGERS & FRIES SUPPER…...next Sat-urday, November 8th in St. John’s Church Hall. Adults - $3.99; Children 6-12 - $2.00 and children under 6 are free. All proceeds will go to our Catholic School. Bring your family & your friends. Good food! Good Time!
Prairie Catholic 6th graders are selling Frontier Soup
& Dip Mixes to raise money for their Washington D.C.
trip. If you would like to purchase these items call Rose
at St. John’s School (326-4400) before Nov. 4th.
St. Gabriel / St. John, Prairie du Chien
Mass Schedule
Saturday 4:00 pm St. Gabriel’s
7:00 pm St. John’s
Sunday 8:00 am St. Gabriel’s
8:30 am Sacred Heart, Wauzeka
10:00 am St. John’s
E-mail Address: [email protected] Website: www.prairiecatholic.org
Holy Days Mass times to be announced.
Baptism Please call your rectory office
Marriage Please contact the parish at least
6 months prior to the wedding date.
Prairie Catholic School’s Principal Kathleen Schwartz
Administrator Assistance
Paula Check
Office Managers Paula Check
Lana Gratace
Director of Grade School Religious Education Pat Prochaska
Maintenance Engineer Rob Dowd
Parish Nursing Program Rose Bauer, Shirley Cipra
Please call (357-2000)
Rectory Office Hours at St. Gabriel’s:
8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Rectory Office Hours at St. John’s
8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Confessions Saturday
St. Gabriel’s 3:00 pm to 3:45 pm
St. John’s 6:00 pm to 6:45 pm
