C A T H O L I C P A R I S H E S O F

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI 53821

St. John Nepomuc

710 S. WACOUTA AVENUE · 326-6511

St. Gabriel Archangel

Tuesday / Thursday ...................................................................... 6:45 am Monday / Wednesday / Friday ................................ 8:30 am Saturday ...................................................................................................... 4:00 pm Sunday ............................................................................................................ 8:00 am

Monday / Wednesday / Friday .................................6:45 am Tuesday / Thursday .......................................................................8:30 am Saturday .......................................................................................................7:00 pm Sunday ....................................................................................................... 10:00 am

ST. GABRIEL’S ST. JOHN’S MASS SCHEDULE

Rev. Hubert G. Boschert S.J. Pastor

Rev. James B. Warosh S.J. Associate

THIS WEEK at St. Gabriel’s and St. John’s

SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 9:00 am Coffee & Rolls will be served In St. John’s Hall plus the drawing for the Lottery Sweep- stakes Calendar will be held MONDAY, AUGUST 4 7:00 pm Bingo at the North Campus of Prairie Catholic TUESDAY, AUGUST 5 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6 THURSDAY, AUGUST 7 9:00 am Exposition & Adoration at St. John’s Church until 1:00 pm

FRIDAY, AUGUST 8 SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 AND SUNDAY, AUGUST 10

Mark your calendar: St. John’s Fall Bazaar will be held on Sunday, September 21st.

E-Mail Address: stgabriels@centurytel.net Website: www.prairiecatholic.org

August 3, 2008 - 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

506 N. BEAUMONT ROAD · 326-2404

Baptism Please make arrangements with the Pastor Marriage Please contact the Pastor at least 6 months prior to the wedding date. Joint Parish Pastoral Council Joe Faust, Mark Forsythe, Jim McGrath, Holly Nicholson, Mike Mezera, Steve Schwager, Pat Mercaitis, Keith Neisius, Patrick Nolan, Carl Orr Joint Parish Finance Council Lucy Cornford, Pat Dagnon, Mark DuCharme, Mike Gar-rity, Mark Mara, Phil Mezera, Brad Linder, JoAnn Shea, Tom Stram, Jim Welsch, Jerry Wachuta Endowment Trustees: St. John’s: Roy George, Mary Pellock & Mike Leard St. Gabriel’s: Dan Kussmaul, Mary Jaynes, Cathy Bierman Prairie Catholic School Phil Mezera, Paul Stark, Mark Mara, Leslie Orr Prairie Catholic School Principal Kathleen Schwartz Parish Administrators Paula Check & Kathleen Schwartz Office Managers Paula Check, Lana J. Gratace Director of Religious Education Pat Prochaska Parish Nurses Rose Bauer & Shirley Cipra (357-2000) Education Committee Deb Trautsch, Rochelle Fulcher, Kathy Schneider, Tracy & Laurie Pedretti, Rochelle Neisius, Dixie Jackson, Tim Steger Confessions Saturday St. Gabriel’s 3:00 pm to 3:45 pm St. John’s 6:00 pm to 6:45 pm At Rectory anytime; phone to set up a time

Rectory Office Hours at St. Gabriel’s - 8 am to 3 pm Rectory Office Hours at St. John’s - 8 am to 4 pm

August 3, 2008 St. Gabriel’s Parish

Offertory Gift Bearers-August 9/10 Saturday 4:00 pm Jackie Stram & Family

Sunday 8:00 am Don & Mary Osterhaus

Eucharistic Ministers—August 9/10 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 August 10th: Loretta Tesar, Nancy DuCharme Servers for August 4th, 6th & 8th (8:30 am): Jena Swiggum & Jamie Kozelka

Servers-August 9/10 Saturday 4:00 pm Zachary & Sam Neisius

Sunday 8:00 am Rachael Nolan & Jena Swiggum

Lectors-August 9/10 Saturday 4:00 pm Mary Jo Noel

Sunday 8:00 am Mary Antoine

Ushers-August 9/10 Saturday 4:00 pm Richard Steiner, Gary Stram,

Stu Bosworth

Sunday 8:00 am Bill Farmer, Gerald Stram, Mark

DuCharme & Ed Mezera

Scrip-August 9/10 Saturday 4:00 pm Amy Roach, Ron or Carrie

Colson

Sunday 8:00 am Don Cipra

Parish Support This Year Last Year Envelopes for 7/27 $3,583.00 $3,409.00

Plate for 7/27 431.82 365.03

Students 13.46 7.95

Total $4,028.28 $3,781.98

Our average weekly goal at St. Gabriel‟s for adult

envelopes is $4,650.00.

The second collection at St. Gabriel‟s came to

$269.00 and will be used for school expenses.

Thank you for your offering!

St. Gabriel’s Mass Intentions

Monday, August 4

8:30 am †Donald “Duke” Peloch:

by Caroline Schmidt

Tuesday, August 5

6:45 am †Norm Berns (ann.): by Betty Berns

Wednesday, August 6

8:30 am †Beatrice Nicholson Key:

by Sharon K. Gerleman

Thursday, August 7

6:45 am †Robert J. Jelinek: by Family

Friday, August 8

8:30 am †Earl & Leona Valley: by Family

Saturday, August 9

4:00 pm †Viola Kane: by Family & Friends

Sunday, August 10

8:00 am †Duane P. McGrath:

by M/M Wm. McGrath

BINGO Bingo Winners from Monday, August 4th: $25.00

- Leo Schlitter, Marion Bernabei, George Kahler;

$30.00 - Alice Schlitter; $40.00 - Donna Becwar;

$100.00 - Brooke Wright; Progressive Jackpot

($617.00) - Millicent Ronnfeldt

50/50 Winner: $48.00 - Sue Breuer

Bingo Workers for Monday, August 4th: John &

Betty Fischer, Lucy Cornford, Kati Forsythe

Food Prep & Bingo Set-up for Bingo for Monday,

August 4th: Tammy Cram & Kati Forsythe

Home & School Lunch Stand Workers for Bingo

for Monday, August 4th: Parents of Brett Trautsch

& Vincent Weber

Many thanks to all who worked so

hard at the Brat Fest and to all who

brought items to the bake sale and to all who attended. The “money barrel”

winners were Ed Steger & Nancy Aschom

($123.00 each). As soon as all the bills

are in and paid we will publish the profit

figure. Again thanks to all who helped with this successful event in any way.

Congratulations to John & Sharon Tesar on the occasion of their 40th Wedding An-niversary.

Also, Congratulations to Lawrence & LaVon David on the occasion of their 60th Wedding Anniversary on August 5th and congratulations to their daughter, LuAnn and her husband Daniel Lipke who will celebrate their 30th Anniversary on August 5th, also. May God bless all of these cou-ples.

Pancake & Sausage Breakfast will be held at Im-

maculate Conception Church Hall, 648 Main

Street, Lansing, Iowa on Sunday, August 10, 2008.

Serving will be from 7 am to Noon. ALL YOU CAN

EAT! Also a Bake Sale will be held sponsored by the

I. C. Ladies. The breakfast is sponsored by the Lans-

ing, New Albin St. George Council of the Knights of

Columbus. All are invited.

St. Gabriel - St. John, Prairie du Chien

Notes Common to Both Parishes

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Is 55:1-3; Rom 8:35, 37-39; Mt 14:13-21

Theme: The Messianic Banquet. Important diplomatic activity is usually sealed with a banquet. A festive meal together or a joyous picnic is a symbol of human togetherness in love and happiness. What a salesman does when he stops on the road to eat lunch is en-tirely different from participating in a thanksgiving banquet. Parties, eating and drinking together play an important role in our society and signify beautiful values. It was the same in biblical times. Hence the bible repeatedly evokes the banquet symbol to describe God’s love and humankind’s re-lationship of love with Him. The writers of the scriptures were fully aware that human beings do not have the concepts and terminology to describe ade-quately who God is and what He does for us by adopting us as His children, or how all of this will be fully accomplished in the hereaf-ter. So they utilized the banquet symbol as an apt sign to indicate the lines along which we should think when we meditate on God and what He has in store for those who love Him (see 1 Cor 2:9). Rather than being too inquisitive about details, we should hope for a happy future with the spontaneous and simple excitement of a child who sees the packages around the Christmas tree but must wait. “The eyes of all look hopefully to you, O God….You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.” (Responsorial Psalm.)

Choose Life: “It is morally incoherent

to say that abortion is wrong at some stages,

and by some methods, but acceptable at

others. Human life is indivisible in its moral value. Either it is always and everywhere

sacred, or it is always and everywhere dis-

posable. There can be no middle ground. (Fr. Frank Pavone, Priests for Life)

Vocation Viewpoint: Nothing will separate us from the love of Christ. If God is calling you to full time service in the church do not be afraid. The Lord is with you. (Romans 8:35-39)

MANY THANKS to the servers who faithfully showed up for week day Masses during the summer. Keep up the good work!

Why Do Catholics…. *genuflect in church? In medieval Europe one dem-

onstrated respect for a king or noble by going down

on one knee. Building on that tradition, we bend on

the right knee to show reverence for the Lord in the

Eucharist, whether on the altar, in the tabernacle, or in

the monstrance. (We also genuflect before the cross

from Good Friday through the Easter Vigil.)

*get ashes on our foreheads on Ash Wednesday?

To ancient Jews, wearing sackcloth and covering

themselves or sitting in ashes showed repentance and

humility, and acted as a penance. Thus, the early

Church adopted the practice of wearing ashes at the

start of Lent to show repentance, too.

But as he places the ashes on our forehead, the

minister says: “Remember you are dust and unto dust

you will return,” to remind us that our time on earth

will pass away but our life in Heaven will last forever.

*give the Sign of Peace during Mass? The first

words Jesus said to His apostles after His Resurrection

were “Peace be with you.” After that their fear disap-

peared.

By offering each other the sign of peace at Mass,

we share that Peace with the entire Body of Christ.

Jesus also told us to reconcile with one another be-

fore approaching the altar of God (Mt 5:23). Thus,

the sign of peace is a gesture of reconciliation with

those around us before coming to the altar to receive

Holy Communion.

*say Amen: at the end of some prayers? In He-

brew, the word “Amen” shares the same root as the

word “believe.” This root also express trustworthi-

ness and faithfulness.

When you read the gospels, you’ll see that Jesus

sometimes used the word “Amen” twice in a row to

emphasize the trustworthiness of His teaching. He

wanted His listeners to pay special attention.

So when we say “Amen” at the end of a prayer, we

reinforce our faith in what we just said. We also ex-

press our confidence that God will hear our prayers.

A kind deed receives

compound interest. -Anonymous

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time St. John’s Parish

Offertory Gift Bearers-August 9/10 Saturday 7:00 pm Merle & Barbara Frommelt

Sunday 10:00 am Mike Mara Family

Eucharistic Ministers-August 9/10 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 Sunday, Aug. 10th:

Nick Nugent, Ken & Greta Otteson & Peg Smith

Servers for August 5th & 7th (8:30 am) Courtney Pattison & Logan Dickman

Servers-August 9/10 Saturday 7:00 pm Sarah Mezera & Lindsay Ariss

Sunday 10:00 am Brooke Moret & Morgan

Banasik

Lectors-August 9/10 Saturday 7:00 pm Pat Mulhern

Sunday 10:00 am Phil Dagnon

Ushers-August 9/10 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-August 9/10 Saturday 7:00 pm Judy Warpinski/Annie

Beinborn

Sunday 10:00 am Maureen Gerhards/Andy or

Melissa Banasik

Parish Support This Year Last Year

Envelopes for 7/27 $3,546.00 $2,783.00

Plate for 7/27 330.95 319.78

Students 3.00 3.50

Units 30.00 400.00

Total $3,909.95 $3,506.28

Our average weekly goal at St. John‟s for adult

envelopes is $4,500.00.

The second collection at St. John‟s came to

$253.96 and will be used for school expenses.

Thank you for your offering!

St. John’s Mass Intentions Monday, August 4

6:45 am †Naomi Bremmer:

by Dr. Jan & Odean Kieser

Tuesday, August 5

8:30 am †Dorothy Becwar: by Patricia Springer

Wednesday, August 6

6:45 am †Arnold, Marie & Louis Frommelt:

by Merle & Barbara Frommelt

Thursday, August 7

8:30 am †Deceased members of the

George Ziegler Family:

by Nell Bowar

Friday, August 8

6:45 am †Al Duve: by John & Joyce Luster

Saturday, August 9

7:00 pm †Richard Bruckner:

by Shirley Bruckner & Family

Sunday, August 10

10:00 am For the People of St. John‟s Parish &

St. Gabriel‟s Parish

To Parishioners of both Parishes…….

Any members of St.. Gabriel’s & St. John’s Par-

ishes, male or female (couples would be great), in-

terested in being involved on a committee that as-

sesses the needs of our parishes in family matters,

spiritual growth, welcoming new parishioners, pro-

grams for the elderly and youth please consider

joining the Family Life Committee. There are so

many areas to touch in a positive way, however, the

current committee needs your involvement to suc-

cessfully put plans into action. We cannot do all of

the above but choose programs that are available

and fit in to make a difference where the need ex-

ists. It is rewarding and an opportunity for spiritual

growth as a committee, as we pray, work, play, sup-

port in friendship, and grow together as a group.

Plan on attending the next meeting on the third

Wednesday in August to check it out. Meetings are

just once a month on the 3rd Wednesday at 7:00 pm

in St. John’s Church Hall. No meetings are held in

June and July. If the 3rd Wednesday is bad for you,

please check it out anyway as meeting night could

be negotiable

On Sunday, August 10th, St. John’s Parish in

Patch Grove, WI will host their annual Summer

Fest. The festivities begin with Mass at 10:00 am.

A Delicious Ham and Roast Beef dinner with home-

made pies will be served family-style from 10:30

am to 1:00 pm in the Church’s air-conditioned base-

ment. Prices for the dinner are $8.00 for adults,

$4.00 for children (4-10) and no charge for children

3 years old and younger. Auction at 2:00 pm, raffle,

bingo & others games.

Knights of Columbus Celebrate Family Week….

Summer is a time for family activities and the

Knights of Columbus as a family organization is

hosting a potluck family picnic during Knights of

Columbus Family Week August 10-17. Campion

Council 1840 of Prairie du Chien will host a picnic

with games and prizes for the kids on Tuesday,

August 12th, 2008. The picnic will be held on St.

Feriole Island at a shelter from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.

Bring a dish to pass and enjoy the company. At

6:30 pm there will be kids games and prizes. All

are invited to this picnic, not just K of C members. Watch for signs on the island to direct you to the shelter.

St. Gabriel - St. John, Prairie du Chien

School Chatter The goal of the Prairie Catholic Schools is to provide

the best possible educational experiences, learning

opportunities and integration of religious truths and

values. Through the combined efforts of the staff,

parents, and students, within our Catholic School,

teachers and students experience together what it

means to live a life of prayer, personal responsibility

and freedom reflective of gospel values. The commit-

ment of the Catholic school to Christian values and

Christian moral code render a profound service to

society, our families and our communities.

Offerings:

Daily prayer and weekly liturgies

Strong curriculum

Secure buildings and grounds, Hot Lunch

Newer play ground (at the elementary school)

tech labs, library, science labs, music (at both

schools)

New reading program (at the elementary school)

Volunteer program

Strong parental support

Committed parishioners

We invite you to visit our school and experience for

yourself the Prairie Catholic spirit. Registration dates

are August 12 (1:00-7:00 pm) and August 20 (8:00 am

to 1:00 pm) at the elementary school in the cafeteria.

Our first day of school is August 26 with an OPEN

HOUSE at both schools. You may also check out our website at www.prairiecatholic.org

ST. IGNATIUS FALL TOUR

OCTOBER 10, 2008 RESERVATION FORMS FOR THE ST. IG-

NATIUS FALL TOUR ARE IN THE BACK OF

CHURCH. PLEASE PICK ONE UP AND

GET IT IN EARLY AS SPACE IS LIMITED. For additional information call Merle From-

melt at 326-2275

The School & Parishes received $5,000.00

this past week from the Scrip Program.

Thank you to all our volunteers who work with

the Scrip Program and all our parishioners

who use Scrip as it is such a benefit to our

Catholic School & Parishes. If you do not use

Scrip - please consider trying it - it’s such a

painless fundraiser. Scrip can be purchased

at either rectory Monday - Friday or after

the weekend Masses.

Kindergarten through 5th grade are get-

ting a new reading series. It will cost an aver-

age of $130.00 per student for this program. If you

would like to contribute to the “Reading Series

Fund,” please mark an envelope with your contribu-

tion inside and put it in the Sunday collection.

Thank you for your support of Prairie Catholic.