October 23, 2016 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Catholic Community of St. Maximilian Kolbe

Parish Weekly Schedule and Mass Intention Offerings

Saturday, October 22 PCCW Presentation

11:30 a.m. PCCW Luncheon & Presentation

6:30 p.m. Confessions

7:00 p.m. MASS:+Frank & Gary Suprise & the Health of the Suprise Family, by June Stecker & Dennis

Sunday, October 23 KC Breakfast

8:30 a.m. MASS:+Virginia Krusick, by the Krusick Family

9:00 a.m. KC Breakfast

10:00 a.m. MASS: For the People of St. Maximilian Kolbe Church

6:30 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration

Monday, October 24

NO MASS

Tuesday, October 25

5:00 p.m. Holy Hour - Eucharistic Adoration with Benediction 6:00 p.m. MASS:+Tom Barden, by Glen & Judy Helgland

6:30 p.m. Potluck Meal followed by Divine Mercy Study

Wednesday, October 26

8:00 a.m. MASS: For the Tom Glodowski Family, by the Glodowski Family

6:00 p.m. Religious Education Classes

Thursday, October 27

8:00 a.m. MASS:+Mike Biadasz, by Clark & Wyleen High

Friday, October 28

8:00 a.m. MASS:+John Barden, by Ann Barden

Saturday, October 29 6:30 p.m. Confessions

7:00 p.m. MASS:+Margo Guidry, by Andy & Karen Guidry

Sunday, October 30 Sacrament of Confirmation at St. Bronislava church

8:30 a.m. MASS: For the Confirmation Students, by the Auer Family

10:00 a.m. MASS: For the People of St. Maximilian Kolbe Church

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

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

In today’s gospel from St. Luke, Jesus tells the disciples that he is going to share this parable, "For the benefit of those

who are fully convinced of their own righteousness, who are convinced that they are who they should be, what they

should be, because of themselves." ... As this Pharisee goes into the temple to pray, [he] elaborates all the good things

that he does, so he's responsible for that.

What Jesus is trying to say is, to start our prayer, we must be really justified, which means being in right relationship

with God, faithful to our covenant relationships that were made for us through baptism, repeated regularly in the

Eucharist. We should be in this right relationship -- understanding who we are, who God is -- so that when we pray,

we start from that awareness. I am who I am because of God. I have been drawn into existence by God out of love.

God's love drew me into being; God's love constantly supports me. Everything I do is supported by God's loving me. I

don't earn things from God because I do this, that, or the other thing.

When we pray, it must always be from that awareness that it starts with God. In the first letter of John, there's a

passage where John is trying to describe for us who God is and says, "God is love," and then reminds us, "Here's what

love means: not that we have first loved God, but God has first loved us." That right relationship with God has been

established when we have come to God with an awareness that God first loved us. Then, our relationship with God

will continue to be one of thanks and praise and a response of love for all that God has first done for us.

Diocesan Annual Appeal: You should have received your pledge card. If we all do our share, our parish not only

makes its appeal target, but gets money back to be used for a variety of projects. Last year we got back over $4,000.

Many churches ask their membership to donate 10%. Even though this idea is biblical, the Catholic Church asks each

member to be generous. Since my arrival as your pastor, I have never once asked you about your giving or to increase

your giving. I have asked everyone to contribute to the Annual Appeal. I realize the economy is tight, but many of us

are doing quite well. A good way of knowing how we are contributing is by looking at how much we give to God

versus other expenses in our lives. Remember the slogan “Give God what is right, not what is left”. Please be

Generous. If you don’t give, then someone else will be asked to make up the difference, which really is not fair.

Please consider giving what you gave last year plus a bit more. All dollars made beyond our goal come back to the

parish “tax free”. I am kindly asking each family to give something to the annual appeal. If you have not contributed

before, could you donate even $25?

Keys: The church has been re-keyed. Your old keys will not work. Over the years, lots of keys have been handed

out, and there was no system in place to keep track of who had what keys. A limited numbers of keys have been made

and will be given out. New keys will be given to staff members, committee chairs who hold monthly meetings, and

MC’s (who open and close the church on the weekends). Anyone requesting a key should see Fr. Jim for an

application. Keys will also be given out to those who periodically use the building on an “as needed” basis. Please

keep in mind having a key in the past is not a good reason for having a key in the future and has nothing to do with

“trust”. Rather, it is about “need”.

Adult Faith Formation: As you know, Pope Francis has declared this a year of Divine Mercy. The Year of Mercy

ends in November. On Tuesday evening, October 18th, we will begin a 5 part series on Divine Mercy. Come and hear

the message of God's love for us. We begin with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with Benediction at 5:00PM,

followed by Mass at 6:00PM followed by supper at 6:30PM. The reflection on Divine Mercy begins at 7:15PM. We

will be finished by 8:30PM. Come for the whole evening or part of the night.

God’s Blessings,

Fr. Jim Trempe

Liturgical Ministries Saturday, October 29, 7:00 p.m. Sunday, October 30, 8:30 a.m. Sunday, October 30, 10:00 a.m.

Servers Laura Krupka & Volunteer Alex & Austin Z., Matt S. Alex M., Logan V., Garrett S.

Readers Sharon Kurzynski Kendra Cichy Luke Vayder

Usher Captains Alan Bauer Randy Krusick Steve Kaminski

Eucharistic Ministers Rita T., Amy K., Betty G., Judy S. Melissa D., JoAnn D., Kendra C., Sharon C. Bob Y., Nicole & Tim V., Gene L.

Your Financial Support

for the weekend of 10/16/16 Adult Envelopes: 3678.00

Offertory: 278.50

Children's 0.00

Vigil Candles 99.75

Maintenance & Repairs: 150.00

Mission 50.00

Total: 4,256.25

This Week’s Birthdays & Anniversaries

Birthdays:

Anniversaries

Ralph & Janice Turzinski 10/23

Bill & Darlene Sommers 10/26

David & Melinda Trebiatowski 10/27

Jerry & Paula Marciniak 10/27

Randy & Jolynn Wierzba 10/28

John & Pat Kalata 10/29

Deborah Bunk 10/23

Cliff Forseth 10/23

Susan Besaw 10/23

Brian Noel 10/23

Emma Koziczkowski 10/23

Mary Ann Doyle 10/24

Andrew Hudziak 10/24

Ashley Bannach 10/24

Joelle Beder 10/24

Kirt Lehman 10/25

McKenna Heck 10/25

Antone Churas 10/26

Wendle Coulthurst 10/26

Ralph Turzinski 10/27

Scott Borski 10/27

Heidi Pliwko 10/27

Randy Shurpit 10/27

Amy Blaskowski 10/28

Payton Hintz 10/28

Jerry Deuman 10/29

Cameron Worzalla 10/29

Mason Patoka 10/29

Norman Hudziak 10/30

Fr. James Kurzynski 10/30

Zachary Mykisen 10/30

Save The Date!

Stevens Point Deanery

Council of Catholic Women

Fall Assembly

Thursday, October 27th Sacred Heart-Polonia

Registration at 6:00 pm

Program begins at 6:30 pm

Light snacks & beverages

following program

All Ladies Welcome!

RSVP by October 25th

To Sherry 920.636.5010

Mark Your Calendars!

The Annual Cookie Sale

& Christmas Concert

will be on Saturday, December 3rd.

Please contact Wyleen High

at 715.824.4598

Please remember these parishioners

in your daily prayers

HONORING OUR VETERANS

As we near Veteran’s Day, November 11th,

we are reminded of the selfless acts made by our

veterans in service of our country. We would like

to honor our parish veterans in a special way.

Your input is needed to be sure this is done right.

We will meet to make plans on Wednesday,

October 26th at 7:30 pm in the gathering space.

All are welcome. Any questions,

call Mary 715.340.7217.

Help Victims of Hurricane Matthew

Help Catholic Relief Services assist those stricken

by Hurricane Matthew in the Caribbean, especially

in the impoverished country of Haiti. To donate,

make checks payable to St. Max’s with “Hurricane

Matthew Relief” on the memo line. We will then

write one check for the total amount and send it

out. If you have any questions, please contact the

parish office or visit www.crs.org.

KC Breakfast

October 23rd

Serving at 9am

Choir News We will have choir practice on

October 29th at 9:30 am to begin preparations for Advent. Also,

anyone interested in participating in the

upcoming concert on December 3rd,

please contact Carolyn (715.366.8148),

Kim (715.252.8745) or Barb Kirk.

We will be having practices

for the concert in November.

All are welcome!

Help Needed

For The Christmas Craft Fair Vendors are needed for this year’s craft

fair. Space is limited to 14 vendors.

Contracts are available in the gathering

space. If you or someone you know is a

crafter or product distributor, pick up a

contract. We are also asking parish

families to donate craft items. These

items will be accepted from Nov. 1st to

Dec. 9th. Please price these items and

place them in the box in the gathering

space. Posters promoting the fair are

available. Please take one and help us

advertise this event. There will also be a

volunteer sign up sheet in the gathering

space for those who would like to help.

Questions? Contact Mary at

715.340.7217.

St. Maximilian Kolbe Christmas Fair

Saturday, December 11th

9am to 1pm Gift Wrapping provided by

St. Max Students for free will offering.

Each vendor will be donating an item for

a free raffle drawing at the end of the fair.

(you need not be present to win)

Lunch will be available for purchase with

proceeds benefitting Youth Ministries.

All other funds will be used for Adult

Ministry & Adult Education to help

foster the spiritual life of members of

St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish. Come enjoy

the holiday spirit, and go gift shopping.

If you have questions,

contact Mary at 715.340.7217.

Archbishop Jerome Listecki, while visiting

for a wedding, took time out to bless our

beautiful new memorial honoring Father

Dan Farley, which was very recently

placed in the St. Max Meditation Garden.

If you have not done so already,

take a stroll out in the garden

to see this beautiful memorial cross!

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

Knights of Columbus Council 1170

Monthly Breakfasts Sunday, October 30

Serving 8:30am—11:00am KC Clubhouse, Stevens Point

Menu: All You Can Eat Pancakes,

Scrambled Eggs, Sausage/Ham,

Home-Fried Red Potatoes,

Desserts and Refreshments.

$6.50/Adults $4/Children

You Won’t Go Away Hungry!

To Heaven & Back

& The Year of Mercy

Presentation

Fr. John Tourangeau

(author of To Heaven

& Back: The Journey

of a Catholic Priest

www.peregrino.press)

November 7th

7:00 pm

St. Ladislaus Parish

Bevent, Wisconsin

6455 State Hwy 153

Hatley, WI 54440

Sacred Heart Parish Polonia

Parish Mission

Generational Healing:

Healing the Effects of Sin

With 40 Hours Devotion

November 9th, 10th, 11th

Call 715.592.4221

Or visit sacredheartpolonia.com

For more information.

Last Saturday Community Lunch

October 29th 11:30-1:00

St. Joseph Parish Hall, Wautoma, WI

Everyone Welcome!

Stevens Point Deanery

Acts of Mercy

3 Day Mission Nov 14th at St. Bronislava

John, Signs of Mercy

Nov 15th at St. Stephen

Luke, Stories of Mercy

Nov 16th at St. Joseph

James, Work of Mercy

Frank Runyeon--Presenter

An Excellent Opportunity

For the Whole Family!!