ST FRANCIS XAVIER CATHOLIC CONGREGATION
2316 East Fourth Street, Superior, WI. 54880
Telephone: 715-398-7174
Parish Office Hours: Monday -Friday 8 AM – 4 PM
St. Francis Parish Website: www.stfrancisxaviersuperior.com
Fr. Jim Tobolski, Pastor
Mary Margaret Sitek, Parish Secretary
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT - MARCH 9, 2025
MASS SCHEDULE-MARCH 15-16:
We ask for your prayers for Fr. Jim as he has been diagnosed with pneumonia. There will be no daily masses this week.
FRIDAY NOON STATIONS OF THE CROSS
SATURDAY 4:00 PM BEN POLASKI (Donna)
SUNDAY 9:00 AM PAULETTE GRYMALA (Fern & Mike Gomulak)
10:30 AM HEALTH/WELFARE OF ST. FRANCIS PARISHIONERS
THE LENTEN ADORATION DAY – SUNDAY, MARCH 9TH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
THE RCIA CLASSES THAT WERE TO BEGIN ON MARCH 12TH HAS BEEN RE-SCHEDULED
TO BEGIN ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19TH.
SO, LENT HAS BEGUN. What can I do to orient myself toward Jesus? How can I practice fasting in the middle of so much sorrow? Is there an invitation for me to give something up amid so much of our normal life having disappeared? Lent is not about glorifying suffering, so we are not looking for more ways to suffer. We do not need to analyze the checklist of options and pick one that feels like it might be doable given the prevailing circumstances. But should I just pat myself on the back and eat another piece of chocolate? Maybe Jesus has an invitation for me to draw close through changing a daily pattern for these six weeks. Jesus has drawn close to us on the cross. Turn to Jesus. Sometime not eating ice cream does this handily. We learned to practice Lent with a Holy Saturday service. The liturgy brought us out of the sorrow of Lent and Holy Week into the joy of Easter. I hope this is what we can find this Lenten Season – a tangible sense of the nearness of God’s goodness in sorrow and celebration. God has drawn near to us on the cross. Come, let us draw near to Jesus.
ST. FRANCIS ALTAR SOCIETY would like to thank everyone for all the delicious salads that were bought in, all the monetary donations and the prizes that were donated. It is only through our generous parishioners who help us to continue provide these events. Thank you for your thoughtfulness and generosity! Our final total for the attendance and raffle was $4,253.00. The raffle netted $1,304.00 which the society has donated to the parish to help with the cost of the new color copier.
SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT – MARCH 16, 2025
MASS SCHEDULE: MARCH 22-23:
We ask for continued prayers for Fr. Jim as his health begins to improve. There will be no daily Masses this week.
FRIDAY NOON STATIONS OF THE CROSS
SATURDAY 4:00 PM JOYCE DEMBROSKI (Ron)
SUNDAY 9:00 AM HEALTH/WELFARE OF ST. FRANCIS PARISHIONERS
10:30 AM JON LYBECK (CHS Class of 1960)
YOUR INVITATION TO THE MASS OF CHRISM which will be celebrated on Monday, April 8th at Cathedral of Christ the King, begins at noon. During this Mass the blessing of the oils will take place. A luncheon will follow in Kress Hall. If you would like to attend the luncheon, please call Mary Margaret at the parish no later than March 21st. Because the caterer needs an accurate count prior to the luncheon, no tickets will be available at the door.
If you cannot be present for this celebration, Bishop Powers invites you to be with the priests of our diocese in prayer as the oils are blessed and pray for those who will receive them.
ST. ANTHONY PARISH ANNUAL LENTEN FISH FRY is served every Friday during Lent from March 7th through April 18th. The dinner is served from 4:00 PM until 6:30 PM and there are also take-outs available. The menu includes fried or baked fish, mashed or baked potato, coleslaw, vegetable, pickled beets, roll and dessert (beverage for dine-in). Cost for the dinner is $15 for adults, students $7.00, 12 and under and preschoolers are free. The parish is handicapped accessible. Local deliveries are available by calling the office at 715-398-3261, Monday through Thursday each week. If there is no answer, please leave a message and include your name, address, and telephone number.
Welcome to our newest parishioners …
Tryst Anderson & Nicholas Turchi.
RECENT COLLECTIONS: Thank You!!
FEBRUARY 16: $7,181.00 FEBRUARY 23: $8,493.00
CATHOLIC HERALD $ 617.00
MINISTRY SCHEDULES:
MARCH 8-9: 4:00 MASS 9:00 MASS 10:30 MASS
Cross Bearer SUSAN MILLER TERI COLLINS JANET LeBARD
Reader SANDI ANDERSON CAROLYN SWEENEY CHRIS SWANSON
Server GLEN ERICKSON PETE RABOIN ERNIE SWARTZ
Communion CLYDE ANNALA GAIL ERDMAN JANET LeBARD
Ministers VAL SASS KATHY HESSELGRAVE ROMA MYERS
MARCH Ushers MARK CUMMINGS JACK MILROY KEN PETERSEN
BOB DEMBROSKI JACK SWEENEY MARY PETERSEN
RON DEMBROSKI JIM VanOVERMEIREN MICHAEL WOODS
MARCH 15-16:
Cross Bearer CARRIEANN MICHALSKI MICHAEL SHAMLA JANET LeBARD
Reader CELIA TARNOWSKI JON SHAMLA ERNIE SWARTZ
Server GLEN ERICKSON NANCY LUND GRETCHEN OLSON
Communion LORIE FRINK KATHY HESSELGRAVE GENNY TEASLEY
Ministers STEVE TARNOWSKI GAIL ERDMAN DAN LEIF
Ushers See above. See above. See above.
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REMINDER: PLEASE REFER TO THE SCHEDULE YOU RECEIVED IN THE MAIL AND THE LARGE ONE ON THE BULLETIN BOARD IN THE GATHERING SPACE OF THE CHURCH. THANK YOU!
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