October 10, th Sunday in Ordinary Time

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ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PARISH

PO Box 839, 264 South Grant Street, Ellsworth, WI

Welcome to St. Francis

Weekend Masses Saturday……..5:00pm

Sunday……….8:30 and 10:30am

PARISH OFFICE

Hours…… Mon.Thursday 8:00am3:00pm

Friday 8:00amNoon Parish website ..www.stfrancisellsworth.com

CONTACT INFORMATION

Pastor:

Father David Olson

frolson.stfrancis@yahoo.com Deacon:

Marty Kulak 7157925281

Email mandmkulak@bevcomm.net

Secretary:

Jackie Slocum 7152734774

Email ± stfrancisrectory@sbcglobal.net

Parish Finance Account

7152734774

Email ± bookkeeper.stfrancis@gmail.com

Director of Religious Education:

Joan Foley 7153381199

Email ± cfoley@dishup.us Youth Ministry:

Cheryl Kaufer 6513088576

Email goshawk@bevcomm.net

Music Director:

Missy Kowalchyk 7153072120

Email stfrancismusicellsworth@gmail.com

Homebound Ministry

Betty Nelson 7152735903

School Principal

Mary Cormican 7152734391

Email principal@stfrancisellsworth.org

School Administrative Assistant

Amy Matzek 7152734391

Email amatzek@stfrancisellsworth.org

Parish & School Custodian

David Poole 7152734391

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM By appointment following preparation class. Please call the parish office to register for Baptism class.

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE

Arrangements must be made at least six months in advance.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK

Administered by request. Please call the parish office.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Saturday from 4:304:55pm or by appointment.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR

October 10, 2021

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

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MASS SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS

Monday, October 11

St. John XXIII, Pope

No Mass

Tuesday, October 12

8:30am Mass +Francis Langer

Wednesday, October 13

8:30am Mass +Don Denzer

Thursday, October 14

St. Callistus 1, Pope and Martyr

8:30am Marcella Mickelson

Friday, October 15

St. Theresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church

8:30am Mass +Max Klecker

Saturday, October 16

St. Hedwig, Religious,

St. Margaret Mary, Alacoque, Virgin

2:00pmConﬁrma<on Mass

5:00pm Mass +Joyce Hines

Sunday, October 17

8:30am Mass +Alex Skog 10:30am Mass St. Francis Parish

NEED PRAYERS OR A VISIT?

If someone you know becomes hospitalized and would like a visit, please call the parish oﬃce.

SAINT FRANCIS WELCOMES NEW RESIDENTS AND VISITORS

If you are new to the parish, please call the parish oﬃce to register. We are glad you are here.

PRAYER CORNER

Please keep the following in your prayers. Ron Campbell, Dan Davison, Arlene Denzer, David Francksen, Denise Girdeen, Leon Henneman, Boyd Huppert, Vonnie Kulow, Barb Noll, Jack O’Neil, Vickie Riegelman, Joan Ripley, Doug Rock, and Susan Renta. To add a name to the pray- er corner, call 715Ͳ273Ͳ4774 or email us at s7rancisrec- tory@sbcglobal.net.

Readings for the week of October 10, 2021

Sunday: Wis 7:711/Ps 90:1213, 1415, 1617 [14]/

Heb 4:1213/Mk 10:1730 or 10:1727

Monday: Rom 1:17/Ps 98:1, 23ab, 3cd4 [2a]/Lk 11:2932

Tuesday: Rom 1:1625/Ps 19:23, 45 [2a]/Lk 11:3741

Wednesday: Rom 2:111/Ps 62:23, 67, 9 [13]/Lk 11:4246

Thursday: Rom 3:2130/Ps 130:12, 34, 56 [7]/Lk 11:4754

Friday:Rom 4:18/Ps 32:12, 5, 11 [cf. 7]/Lk 12:17

Saturday: Rom 4:13, 1618/Ps 105:67, 89, 4243 [8]/

Lk 12:812

St. Francis of Assisi Church | Page 2 LECTOR AND MASS SERVER SCHEDULE

October 16 & 17

Mass Server: 5:00pm Ͳ ?????

8:30am Ͳ Logan Brand and Sarah Belland

10:30am Ͳ 8th Grade Youth

Lector:

5:00pm Ͳ Jackie Poellinger

8:30am Ͳ Michelle Kurrelmeyer

10:30am Ͳ 8th Grade Youth

"ONCE UPON A LIBRARY" GALA Ͳ OCTOBER 23, 2021

Plan to aend a onceͲinͲaͲlifeme gala event to celebrate and ﬁnancially support the Ellsworth Public Library. The “Once Upon a Library” event will take place virtually with silent and premier aucons, a fund ͲaͲneed drive, and pledge, October 19Ͳ23. Events will culminate with an inͲperson grand gala on Saturday, October 23 to be held preͲconstrucon in the future home of the library at 388 Main Street in Ellsworth!

The building’s fundraising campaign is in the ﬁnal phase; however, it’s the funds from this event that will ﬁnance the furnishings and exterior landscaping.

The event hopes to raise $200,000 to cover these ad- dional costs and make the new library a source of pride in our community for generaons to come.It's sure to be the social event of the year for our commu- nity! For more informaon, to donate, or purchase gala ckets, visit: www.friendsofepl.org/gala

Oﬀering for October 2 and 3

Adult Envelopes including ACH’s $13,503.00

Oﬀertory Ͳ 4443.35. Fall Fes"valͶ$720.00 Ͳ

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Dear Parishioners and Friends,

PASTORAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS. The elections for pastoral council are scheduled for the weekend of the 23^rd and 24^th, two weeks away. The deadline for indicating you want to be involved in the working of our parish I’ve set as October 13^th. We want to have the information about candidates, both those who want to be reelected and new candi- dates, available to everyone the weekend before the election. I know people often do things last minute, but so far, we only have a few candidates who have contacted me, though I know others have expressed at least some interest in run- ning for the Council. Send me a short bio and why you want to run for Council along with a picture and we will get that out to everyone to have an informed vote.

HOMECOMING AND PET BLESSINGS. This past week has been busy but enjoyable as well. The St. Francis School children were in the homecoming parade October 1^st and we all got to ride in a hay wagon and throw out candy and beachballs to the fans on the street and I attended my first Panthers’ football game. While Prescott had a good game plan at the beginning, it didn’t hold up against the speed and athletic ability of the Panthers. It was fun to watch and that snarly big cat growl is pretty cool.

On the feast of St. Francis, October 4, we had a pet blessing for the school children. I blessed lots of dogs and cats, but also turtles and a horse! Children who couldn’t get their pets to the school on Monday brought along pictures of pets. I suppose we would call that a blessing by proxy. All of it is a sign of God’s providential care for his creation.

Go out and make Jesus famous!

Fr. Olson

MEETINGS AND REHEARSALS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 1116

Adult Choir rehearsal Monday, October 11 at 6:00pm in the choir loft

KC Meeting Tuesday, October 12 at 7:00pm

Quilting Club Wednesday, October 13 at 1:00pm in the meeting room.

Bible Class²Thursday, October 14 after the 8:30am Mass in church

CANDY DONATION

Please support St. Francis Youth Ministry by bringing a bag of candy donation to the St. Francis Church “Cry Room” to support “Trunk or Treat”: Youth/adults are encouraged to join us and dress up like Saints, decorate trunks and hand out candy on Halloween, Sunday, October 31st from 47pm right here at St. Francis School Parking Lot. Your donation is VERY helpful to making this event a success!!! Questions, please contact Cheryl Kaufer at goshawk@bevcomm.net

TRUNK OR TREAT

Please join us for “Trunk or Treat” on Sunday, October 31stfrom 47 pm in St. Francis School Parking Lot.

ST FRANCIS PARISH MITTEN CAMPAIGN

Will begin the week of October 16November 28

This year along with mittens, the collection will be including, gloves, mittens, scarves and hats.

The donated items will be delivered to the Pierce County Food Shelf to assist our neighbors in the Pierce County Community.

A Collection Box marked for your items will be placed at the back of the CHURCH. God Bless you for your generosity.

HOLY BEADS

The October Holy Beads will meet onMonday, October 18, at 1:00 pmin the St. Francis Church. We will be praying the rosary together withrefreshments served, afterward, on the picnic tables outside, weather permitting.

All are welcome!

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SCHOOL NEWS

At St. Francis School, we believe penmanship and cursive handwriting are important. To build on this life skill we have developed a program where students will practice handwriting, learn to read others' handwriting, address an envelope, and build relationships, as well as, friendships with some of our parishioners through our "Parishioner Pen Pal Pro- gram".

Students in 3rd5th grade will be writing in cursive and we ask that pen pals respond back in cursive. Students in pre- school2nd grade will be using handwritten penmanship and may even send a coloring sheet or two.

This program runs from October through the remainder of the school year, with a meet and greet at the end of the year!

Our hopes are that there is monthly correspondence between pen pals.

If you would like to be a pen pal you can signup either electronically through Facebook or call the school at 715 273

4391 and provide your name and address or email your name and address to principal@stfrancisellsworth.org. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Wednesday, October 13

Grades 15 Classes for Students will be from 5:45 6:45 pm Please meet in the Parish Hall.

Grades 69, and 10th Grade Confirmation Classeswill be from7:00 8:30 pm. Please meet in the Parish Hall.

Confirmation Rehearsal and Reconciliation:There will be a rehearsal this Wednesday, Oct. 13, for the Confirmation Mass starting at6:30 pm in the churchfor all 11th Grade Confirmation Candidates and the sponsors who are able to come. After rehearsal there will be Reconciliation for the 11th grade candidates. Confirmation is scheduled for Satur- day, Oct. 16 at 1:00 pm at the St. Francis Church.

The Wednesday Evening Supper (WES)will be served from 5:15 7:00 pm in the Parish Hall. Everyone is welcome!

SUNDAY SCHOOL

St. Francis invitesall young children, over the age of 3 years old, to attend Sunday School each week during the 10:30 am Masses Before the Sacred Scriptures are read, Father Olson will invite the children and the Sunday School teachers to meet up front to receive a blessing. The teachers and children will then walk over to the Preschool Room in the St.

Francis School across the street. After Mass, parents are asked to walk over to the Preschool Room to pick up their chil- dren. There is no fee for Sunday School. Please contact Joan Foley for more information. 7153381199

orcfoley@dishup.us.

CONFIRMATION

Saturday, October 16, 2021

Saint Francis Candidates Please keep them in your prayers

Julia Anderson Cora Capatske Bo Hines Treston Lecheler Alex Pazdernik

Adrienne Bayer Alyssa Duchnowksi Louis Jahnke Nicolas Loesch Genevieve Peterson

Kayley Bayer Anthony Engnes Olivia Jensen Bryce Mark Payton Rohl

Kallie Beissel Kate Gillespie Lucas Kirchner Carson Nugent Erin Vesely

Maggie Berns Macy Gutting Wyatt Kuehni Ethan Oricchio Vincent Young

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This 16’ cedar cross was installed on the

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Thank you to Chace and Ellie (Peterson) Kinneman for their dona&on of the outdoor fall decora&ons. In hon- or and remembrance of their grandparents, Lester and Joyce Hines and Leroy (Pete) and Donna Peterson.

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