October 2, 2016 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Catholic Community of St. Maximilian Kolbe

Parish Weekly Schedule and Mass Intention Offerings

Saturday, October 1 6:30 p.m. Confessions

7:00 p.m. MASS: For an increase in vocations to religious life, by the Glodowski Family

Sunday, October 2 Fall Harvest Dinner

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

10:00 a.m. MASS:+Ronald Kedrowicz by The Family

6:30 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration

Monday, October 3

NO MASS

Tuesday, October 4

5:00 p.m. Holy Hour - Eucharistic Adoration with Benediction 6:00 p.m. MASS:+Bud Barden, by Ann Barden

6:30 p.m. Potluck Dinner & Bible Study

Wednesday, October 5

8:00 a.m. MASS:+Donald Peskie, by the Family

6:00 p.m. Religious Education Classes

Thursday, October 6 PCCW Meeting

8:00 a.m. MASS: Poor Souls in Purgatory, by the Glodowski Family

6:30 p.m. PCCW Meeting Friday, October 7

8:00 a.m. MASS: Jake, Vicky & Mike Biadasz, by Norm & Marge Biadasz

Saturday, October 8 Confirmation Retreat

3:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Confirmation Retreat

6:30 p.m. Confessions

7:00 p.m. MASS:+Clete & Florence Wilson, by Andy & Karen Guidry

Sunday, October 9

8:30 a.m. MASS:+Laurie Potocki, by Mindy Kottke

10:00 a.m. MASS:+Bud Barden & Mary Ebersdorfer, by Ann Barden

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

angie@stmaxkolbe.org

Financial Secretary

Doreen Krusick 715-824-3380

Pastoral Council

JoAnn Doyle 715-824-2011

Scott Hintz 715-572-7420

Finance Council

Pam Zinda 715-366-2185

Dennis Fay 715-824-5075

Building & Grounds Committee

Andy Guidry 715-347-7090

Parish Council of Catholic Women

Sherry Fay 920-636-5010

Pro-Life Committee

Cindy Gresl 920-566-2305

Elizabeth Ministry

Jennifer Hendrix 715-344-3099

Family Life Committee

Tasha Shurpit

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

Knights of Columbus

Andy Guidry

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

Ken Trzebiatowski 715-498-6066

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 Pulpit 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Welcome to our Annual Fall Dinner! Dinner is served from 11:00am to 2:00pm at the old St. Pat’s Church. I hope you have a

great lunch, with a great group of folks served by a great group of parishioners.

Now on to the Readings from Mass: One just needs to watch the news or read the newspaper—murder, theft, corporate greed

and scandals fill the headlines, let alone the upcoming election. It almost makes you sick. Sex, gay life styles and violence fill

our television shows and movies. Life issues are at risk. Through all of this many are asking: "Where is God in all this turmoil?”

This same feeling is expressed in the first reading for this Sunday, from the prophet Habakkuk. Habakkuk's words are the prayer

of the believer who is distressed at what appears to be an overwhelming presence of evil around him. "How long, O LORD, will I

call for help, and you will not hear? I cry out to you, "Violence!" Yet you do not save. Why do you make me see iniquity, and

cause me to look on wickedness? Yes, destruction and violence are before me; Strife exists and contention arises."

The Kingdom of Judah of Habakkuk's day was spiritually and morally corrupt. The people focused on themselves rather than on

God. Pagans were about to overtake Jerusalem. Habakkuk complained about God's seemingly lack of response to the

situation. He is told by God that evil will continue in people who want to live in evil. Great things will happen to those who have

faith. Good people will suffer the result of evil, but God is aware of both their goodness and the evil they fight against. The

reading concludes with a positive verse: "The just person, because of faith shall live” Habakkuk 2:4. Yes, it is true we live in a

time in history that seems morally corrupt, but you have a choice to make – live immorally or have faith. Be negative and angry

or positive and do the work of the Lord.

The readings for today are saying, "God is aware. Now have faith." It is certainly easy to say, "Have faith." When the doctor

says the condition is permanent and the world is coming down around us, it is really so hard to have faith. Well, let me rephrase

that, "It is hard to have faith amid the morals and attitudes of our lives, unless faith has become our lifestyle." If faith becomes

our lifestyle, then it can begin to have an impact on you personally and the world in many ways. Our attitude affects us and those

around. You have heard it said – do you see the cup as half empty or half full?

One of the wonderful gifts of the priesthood is the exposure I have to people of faith. Some are so cheerful and happy even in

difficult times, for example, when I go into a room where a person is dying. I'm sure you would think this would be a terrible

scene. Usually it is not. People of faith, in the midst of tears, are most often ready to let go and trust God. Many times the dying

person has such a deep faith that he/she radiates a sense of peace. I realize I am among people whose service to the Lord is so

strong, that they serve the Lord even in crises. So often I realize these same people have spent their lives saying their prayers,

performing acts of Christian charity, receiving the sacraments and living their convictions. Their faith life is so strong in their

daily lives that it is their support in their times of crises. It is easy for them to have faith because they are people of faith.

On the other hand, there are folks who seem to complain about everything. It’s not uncommon for me to hear feedback from

parishioners. I must admit, there are some folks who make me wonder if I (or the parish) can do anything right. I’m not perfect,

far from it. However, I certainly cannot believe everything I do is wrong. On the other hand, most folks will comment on the

wonderful things about our parish. What’s the difference? Attitude. So I, as do you, have a choice to make. We can focus on

the negativity or we can focus on what is positive, good and doing the work of the Lord. Let’s choose to be positive and do the

work of the Lord to make our parish greater and our world a better place.

We come to Church. We ask God to help us to serve Him in every aspect of our lives. We ask God to help us to raise our

children to be people who joyfully serve their God. We pray that we might have a faith life that is so strong that the challenges,

difficulties and crises we face will themselves become opportunities for us to place our trust in God. As we heard today from

Habakkuk 2:4 For the just, because of their faith, shall live.

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 learning about the Catholic Church?

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

Not baptized and would like to be?

Are you or someone you know not baptized, not confirmed or who have not had their marriage blessed in the Church? If you or

someone you know have not received one or more sacraments, please contact me for more information.

Again, please come to our dinner and enjoy yourself! Keep positive and keep the faith. Know you are in my prayers.

God’s Blessings,

Fr. Jim Trempe

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

Servers Tanner D., & Volunteer Alex & Austin Z., Lily T. Grace, Anna & Jeremiah A.

Readers Sharon Kurzinski Sharon Lorenz Eric Zager

Usher Captains Mike Weller Scott Peterson Todd Hoerter

Eucharistic Ministers Karen G., Diane Z., Amy K., Betty G. Melissa D., Mindy K., Helen B., Sharon C. Deone P., Kathy G., Melanie D., Bob Y.

Your Financial Support

for the weekend of 9/25/16 Adult Envelopes: 2968.00

Offertory: 425.00

Children's 1.00

Vigil Candles 0.00

Maintenance & Repairs: 443.00

Total: 3,837.00

This Week’s Birthdays & Anniversaries

Birthdays:

Anniversaries

Charles & Audrey Warzynski 10/2

Richard & Jo Ann Yeska 10/4

Ben & Melanie Turzinski 10/4

David & Sandy Medin 10/6

Tom & Melanie DeRoche 10/7

Scott & Carrie Dreger 10/7

Kris & Michelle Pinkerton 10/8

Mark Sturzl 10/2

Matthew Selenske 10/2

Jenny Martin 10/2

Delores Kawlewski 10/3

Erin Bauer 10/3

Cameron Gaulke 10/3

Isaac Doyle 10/3

Daniel Sullivan 10/4

Jane Oldenhoff 10/4

Robert Cousineau 10/5

Jerrod Shea 10/5

Stephanie Rodriguez 10/5

Bernadine Schmitt 10/6

James Williams 10/7

Zachary Perzinski 10/8

Xander Miner 10/8

Oliver Mitchell 10/8

Don’t Forget SCRIP Fall Is Here! Consider using SCRIP

for all your Fall purchases!

(Halloween, All Saints, All Souls)

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!

Fall Harvest Dinner Update

Sunday, October 2 Our annual Fall Harvest Dinner

is upon us!

Each Family is asked

to donate:

2 LARGE Homemade Pies:

Lemon, Pecan, Pumpkin, Apple &

Any Berry (No Frozen/Cream)

A schedule is available

in the gathering space

to sign up and help.

Questions? Contact Mary at 715.340.7217

or Pat at 715.459.4931

Save The Date! October 27th

Deanery Fall Assembly-Polonia

All Ladies Welcome!

Banquet of Life

Join First Choice Pregnancy

Resource Center

at Sentry World Stevens Point

on Thursday, October 6th to celebrate another successful year!

Doors open at 5pm. Dinner is at 6pm.

The Keynote Speaker is Dan Miller-State

Director of Pro-Life Wisconsin. St. Max

Parish is hosting a table for this

fundraising event! There are still several

spots available at this time. We would like

to fill our table in support of this wonder-

ful pro-life cause!! Please contact Angie in

the parish office for more

information and to sign up to attend.

Congratulations

Zach Perzinski and

Stephanie Rodriquez

October 1, 2016

Mark Your Calendars!

The Annual Cookie Sale

& Christmas Concert

will be on Saturday, December 3rd.

Please contact Wyleen High at

715.824.4598 with cookie questions &

Carolyn Perzinski at 715.366.8148

with concert questions.

Please remember these parishioners

in your daily prayers

Guardian Angels Cemetery Association is asking

for help to clean up the property lines of the

cemetery. We will have a work day on October

8th starting at 9 am. If you can help, please bring

whatever tools you will need for clearing brush

and small trees from the property lines. Lunch and

refreshments with be provided by the Association.

There will be a sign up sheet in the gathering

space starting September 24th, so we can have a

count of how much food we will need.

Thank you,

Guardian Angels

Cemetery Association

Wedding Banns

Matt Pankratz and

Caitlin Stuttgen

October 15, 2016 Fall Harvest Dinner

Clean Up Thanks to all who have already

volunteered to help with out Fall Harvest

Dinner. We are short in only one area:

Clean Up If you have not volunteered yet, please

consider volunteering to help clean up

(dishes, cookware, dining room) starting

at 1pm on the day of the dinner. If you

have any questions, contact Wyleen

at715.824.4598. Thank you!!

Thank You! Thanks to everyone who

donated stuffed animals

for the Teddy Bear Posse

Round Up. With your

help, we donated 117

stuffed animals.

That will comfort a lot of kids!!

See The Holy Land

10 Days: February 6-15, 2017

$3299 per person from Minneapolis

(includes roundtrip air, hotels, breakfast

& dinner daily, sightseeing & other fees)

Contact St. Anthony’s at 715.443.2236

Empty Bowls Portage County

The Hunger Prevention Partnership is pleases to

announce that this year’s Empty Bowls Event will

take place on October 22 from 11-2 at SPASH.

This fundraising event is simple. Each person who

attends the event will pay $11 for a beautiful

ceramic bowl of their choosing. They will receive

soup, breadsticks, a drink and some cookies. The

bowl is theirs to keep. There is also a marketplace,

music, a raffle, and a potter & his wheel.

All proceeds go to feeding

the hungry of Portage County.

To place an ad in the parish bulletin, contact the Parish Office

Local Events - 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!

First National Bank

Waupaca 111 Jefferson, Waupaca 258-5511

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

www.fnbwaupaca.com

Sears Hometown Store

820 W. Fulton. Waupaca, WI 54981

715-256-9946 Independently owned by

Cindy Blohm

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

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

Paradise!

THREE

SQUARES RESTAURANT

1222 W Fulton Street Waupaca, WI 54981

715-258-7582 Across from the Best Western

Advertise In

This Space!!

Contact the church office To find out how!!

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!

Advertise In this space

Contact the church office to find out

how!

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

Park Ridge

Family Restaurant Open 7 Days a Week

Banquet Facilities Available

3425 Church Street

Stevens Point

(715) 341-8885

Almond American Legion

Post 339

Charcoal Chicken

Pork Chop Dinner

Sunday, October 9th

11:00am to 2:00pm

Legion Clubhouse

Chicken or Pork Chop, Cole Slaw,

Baked Potato, Baked Beans,

Pickle, Dinner Roll,

Dessert, Coffee, or Kool Aid

Adults $9.00

Children $4.50

St. Joseph’s Holy Name

Annual Pig Roast

October 8th

Adults $10 Child $5

Family of 4 $30

Pre-purchased tickets

required. Please call

715.342.0753 or email

Mandmdaniels

@charter.net.

Reservation deadline

is Oct. 2nd.

Served by Boy Scout

Troop 297

St. Bronislava Roast Pork Dinner

Saturday, October 15th

Serving 4:30-6:30 pm

Advance Tickets

$9 Age 11-up

$5 Age 5-10

Available after Masses Oct 1-2 & 8-9

Also Available in Parish Office

Advanced Sales end at 3pm on 10-12

Tickets at the Door

$11.00 Age 11-up

$6.00 Age 5-10

Age 4 & under free

Mini Raffle & Dinner

Eucharistic Minister

Volunteers Needed

Stevens Point Atrium

Portage Co Care Centers

An hour of your time Tues

or Wed at 2pm once a month

will reap a wonderful feeling

of satisfaction that only God

can give you. No experience

necessary; training will be

provided. Call Art at

715.344.4256.