Youth Ministry
KIDS 4 CHRIST FAMILY CAMP will be held FRI. JULY 30th 6 PM through SUN. AUG. 1st 4 PM at the Marshfield School Forest. We are planning for a weekend of fun and fellowship for families ending with an outdoor Mass and Potluck Meal. Sign-up forms will be available at both churches.
ANNUAL SERVER APPRECIATION TRIP to Wisconsin Dells is set for MON. AUG. 16th. We will mail out info to servers in July to reserve seats on the bus!
St. Andrews & St. Josephs head stone cleaning
I would like to invite parishioners to participate in my second annual cemetery cleaning project. It is on Saturday, July 17th from 11am until 5pm at St. Josephs or St. Andrews Catholic parishes in Stratford. I will be having two cemeteries being cleaned at the same time. Lunch will be provided at both. Please bring your own bucket and scrub brush if you have one. If you can’t come, you can donate money for supplies or lend out garden hoses. Contact Joey Worzella at 715-676-3090 or 715-305-5803 or joevwiz1234@yahoo.com or adviceforteens@live.com. Please sign up with me no later than July 2nd.
The choice of Archbishop Burke to be a Cardinal
The date for the event is uncertain. However, we are extending an invitation to pilgrims in the Stratford area to join our anticipated 1-week pilgrimage. Details are posted for more information. There is no down payment at this time, but if interested let us know soon to establish lower cost.
Call 715-687-2404 or E Mail rudytjr@verizon.net.
Temporary
Volunteers needed for rectory housekeeping.
Anyone who can give a little of their time to help Father Peter, please call Dennis Boucher at 305-5619.
The Hannah Center,
A maternity home in Marshfield, Wisconsin, is participating in DINE TO DONATE, sponsored by Perkins Restaurant & Bakery. On all Monday evenings in June, when you dine at Perkin’s Restaurant, the Hannah Center will receive a percentage of your bill, at absolutely no cost to you!
Each Monday, from 5-8 pm, representatives of the Hannah Center will be at Perkins with information on the work of the Hannah Center. Please consider treating yourself to dinner, snack or a delicious dessert from Perkin’s Bakery on any or all of the Mondays in June!
July 3rd & 4th Fr. Barnabas Kyeah, from St. Patrick parish at Halder
will be at Sacred Heart & Corpus Christi parishes for mission appeal for his home diocese Wiawso in Ghana for the pastoral needs of the people. Wiawso diocese is located in the North-western part of western region of Ghana. Most of the settlements in the area are scattered in the hinterland with little access to adequate pastoral services and other development opportunities. This is one of the areas in Ghana that is not opened. Please welcome & support Fr. Barnabas to your parish for the mission appeal. Thank you
World Youth Day ’11 Pilgrimage with the Pope!!
For anyone 16 and older (by 7/11) interested in being part of the World Youth Day pilgrimage which will include shrines and cities of Paris, Lourdes, and Fatima AND to celebrate our Holy Father and young people from around the world. This pilgrimage will be in August of 2011, but a lot of planning and fundraising will need to be done. If you’re interested, please plan to attend this meeting. For more information, contact Mr. Dan Kitzhaber 384-4989 x3, 659-4480 x4 or yministry@verizon.net
Marshfield Area Respite Care Center
a United Way agency, is a social program for participants with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. MARCC is hosting their 15th Anniversary Garden Tour, June 27, 2010, Sunday from 1 pm until 4:30 pm at Hamus Nature Preserve Park. Tickets are $5. Proceeds will fund participants in financial need. For more information, please call 384-8478. This year, St. John’s parishioners Mary Markee and Patti Hastreiter will have their gardens in our tour. Also parishioners, Carol Sirko and Gail Snortheim are on our planning committee. MARCC has also taken care of many St. John’s, Our Lady of Peace, and Sacred Heart members since 1995.
Mission Trip to India
join Fr. Peter on a Mission/Site Seeing Trip to Southern India leaving Chicago on Saturday, January 8th, 2011 and returning January 19th. An informational meeting is set up for Sunday, July 25th at 6:00pm in Toeller Hall. The cost is around $2,500.00. The trip will include a Medical Mission to the orphanages. The trip will start in Madras arriving on January 10th and end in Bombay on Jan. 19th. If you have any questions, contact Fr. Pete