St.

James Parish Neshkoro, Wisconsin February 21, 2021 1st Sunday of Lent

Father Grubba: (920) 295-6209

St. James Parish Location: 315 N. Main Street, Neshkoro, WI 54960
(920) 293-4211
Office Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri 9:00 – 11:00 AM
E-mail Address: stjamesneshkoro@gmail.com
Mailing Address: 1211 W. Main Street, Princeton, WI 54968

AN ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION

CORRECT MAILING ADDRESS TO USE FOR My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy
ST. JAMES Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive
St. James Parish does not have their own mailing address. You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You
All of the mail goes to the St. John’s Catholic Church in sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace
Princeton and then Father Grubba brings the appropriate mail You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You.
for St. James Parish back to our office. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
If something needs to be mailed to St. James Parish,
please use the mailing address of: February 13-14, 2021
Envelopes $ 944.00
1211 W. Main Street
Offertory 154.50
Princeton, WI 54968 Candles 38.00
Building & Improvements 135.00
TOTAL $1,271.50

COMING EVENTS - NESHKORO

March 4 (Thurs) - 3:00 PM Cenacle
March 5 (Fri) - 4:00 PM Adoration & Stations of the Cross
ATTENTION ALL PARISHIONERS (in old church)
Wearing of facemasks are NOW REQUIRED during Mass
inside of St. James Place. Thank you for your cooperation. LENTEN REGULATIONS
Catholics who have celebrated their 14th birthday are bound
MASS SCHEDULE - NESHKORO to abstain from meat on all Fridays in Lent, including
Good Friday.
Saturday, February 20 – 4:00 PM Catholics who have celebrated their 18 th birthday and are
3:30 - 3:45 PM Confessions under 59 years of age are bound to fast on Good Friday: only
Intentions: Jack Nehmer one full meatless meal is allowed. Two other meatless meals,
Lector: Parker Reese-Grimm sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to each
Eucharistic: Pearl Reese, Pierce Reese-Grimm one’s needs, but together they should not equal another full
Ushers: Dave & Shannon Krentz, Brian Ronspies meal. Eating between meals is not permitted. When health or
ability to work would be seriously affected, the law does not
Sunday, February 21 – 9:30 AM oblige. Catholics should not lightly excuse themselves from
Intentions: Mary Schumitsch, Caroline Skrzypchak these prescribed minimal penitential practices.
Lector: Paul Kornaus
Eucharistic: Jack Nation ADORATION AND STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Ushers: Tom Murphy, Ralph Disterhaft There will be an Adoration hour followed by Stations of the
Cross on Fridays during Lent (except February 26 and
Saturday, February 27 – 4:00 PM Good Friday) in the old church starting at 4:00 PM.
3:30 - 3:45 PM Confessions Wearing of masks will be required for those able to wear them
Intentions: Kevin & Kathy Fitzgerald (50th Wedding Anniversary), and social distancing will be maintained. Hand sanitizer and wipes
Keith Treinen will be provided as well. We hope you can make this part of your
Lector: Pierce Reese-Grimm Lenten observance.
Eucharistic: Kathy Fitzgerald
Ushers: Dave & Shannon Krentz, Brian Ronspies PRAYER LIST
This week remember Aspen Ladwig, Barbara Faccio, Carole
Sunday, February 28 – 9:30 AM Nation, John Ronspies, Joyce Vetrone, Jeanette Harmon,
Intentions: Loretta Warmbier, Lucy Szternark Donna Paris, Roberta Naparalla, Ken Finnemore, Mary Jean
Lector: Becky Van Scyoc Nielsen, Betty Rohde, Julie Swartz, Sharon Bennett,
Eucharistic: Kathy Walker Jerry Wallander, Joe Schumitsch, Christina Hope, Susan
Ushers: Tom Murphy, Ralph Disterhaft DeLain, Keith Farnham, Jan Schiro, Vic Schiro, Gail Fitzgerald,
Marge Matthias, Dorothy Kasubaski, Jason Philps, Julia
Hampton, Barb McNary, and all the shut-ins of St. James Parish.

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St. James Parish Neshkoro, Wisconsin February 21, 2021 1st Sunday of Lent

PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR THE SICK

When someone is seriously ill or in the hospital, it is up to family
members to notify Fr. Grubba or the Parish Office,
(920) 295-6209 or (920) 293-4211, and their names will be listed
in the bulletin the next week so that they may be remembered
with prayers and letters. This week I would ask that you
remember…Shut-ins of the parish. IN NEED OF AN ATV WITH A PLOW BLADE FOR
ST. JAMES PARISH
CCW IS AGAIN OFFERING A $500 SCHOLARSHIP If anyone has an ATV with a plow blade that would be willing to
The St. James Council of Catholic Women (CCW) will again donate or sell it to St. James Parish, please contact the Parish
offer a $500 Scholarship to a high school senior who is attending office at (920) 293-4211 or email (stjamesneshkoro@gmail.com).
schools in Marquette, Green Lake, or Waushara Counties.
The main stipulation is the student must be a baptized
Catholic and the student’s parents or grandparents must be a
member of St. James Catholic Church in Neshkoro.
The deadline for applying for the scholarship is
March 15, 2021. Application blanks are available in the rectory.
If you would like the application mailed or emailed to you, please
call the office at (920) 293-4211.
YODER AUCTIONS IS NOW ON LINE
Yoder Auctions is hosting an auction to raise funds for the
WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER non-profit Wautoma Clay Crushers Youth Trapshooting Team
As we journey during this Lenten Season, let us take time to and the Wautoma Gun Club. The funds raised will help defray
reflect on our marriage. What can we do to make our marriage the cost for a youth to participate in the season, which currently
even better? Enrich your marriage on an upcoming Worldwide costs about $500 per student.
Marriage Encounter Weekend on April 9-11 (Brookfield, WI) or
June 25-27 (Geneva, IL). Some of our St. James youth parishioners are active
members of the Clay Crushers.
For more information, visit our Website at: alifetimeoflove.org
or call (888) 574-5653. The auction will run online from February 15 – March 2.
For more information, please contact Kevin Fitzgerald at
DEEPEN YOUR FAITH WITH THE (920) 787-3797.
CATHOLIC HERALD
ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 18, 2021:
This week’s Catholic Herald includes a special
Senior/Retirement section filled with content specifically geared PASSAGES OF KINDNESS
toward older adults. The paper also continues its listings of “Kindness has been described in many ways. It
Lenten Friday night fish fries. is the poetry of the heart, the music of the world.
Learn more about your Catholic faith by reading the Catholic It is a golden chain which binds society
Herald. If you do not subscribe but wish to receive the Catholic together. It is a fountain of gladness.”
Herald, contact the Parish office. The War Cry

LENT IS NOT ONLY ABOUT FASTING! BUT ALSO FEASTING!

Fast from judging others……………………………….……. Feast on Christ dwelling in them.
Fast from emphasis on differences………………………… Feast on what people share in common.
Fast from what appears to be darkness…………………… Feast on the hope and light around you.
Fast from words that tear down……………………………. Feast on words of encouragement.
Fast from discontent…………………………………………. Feast on gratitude.
Fast from anger………………………………………………. Feast on Patience.
Fast from pessimism………………………………………… Feast on optimism.
Fast from complaining………………………………………. Feast on appreciation.
Fast from dwelling on the negative………………………… Feast on what is positive.
Fast from suspicion…………………………….……………. Feast on truth.
Fast from bitterness…………………………………………. Feast on forgiveness.
Fast from selfishness………………………………………… Feast on compassion for others.
Fast from problems that overwhelm………………………… Feast on prayer.

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