2nd Graders Sacrament of Reconciliation

• Written by St. Joseph's Parish

Congratulation to our 2nd graders that received the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Saturday December 5, 2009.  They will have their recognition Mass on Sunday December 6th at 10:00am.  We are very proud of our students, they have worked hard with their teacher Marie Eddy. 

Baily Backaus, Nolan Bucek, Caleb Durman, Kaylee Eversum

Jenna Eversum, Emma Fischer, Austin Gunderson, John Kramer

Catherine Langan, Caleb Laufenberg, Danielle McNulty, Alyssa Stemper

Jake Zukowski, Mitchell Jessop

Advent Prayer Commitment

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Dear Parents

Advent is marked by a spirit of expectation, of anticipation, of preparation.  We long for God to come and set the world right!  The Season of Advent has been a time of fasting and repentance of sin much like the Lenten season.  The word Advent means “coming” or “arrival”.  The focus of the entire season is the celebration of the birth of Christ in His first Advent, and anticipating the return of Christ the King in His Second Advent.  So, we celebrate with gladness the great promise of Advent…the coming of our Savior Jesus Christ.  Advent’s prayers are prayers of humble devotion and commitment, prayers of submission to His Will. 

Tonight your student(s) will be coming home with their Advent Prayer Commitment.  The goal is to have them pray every night during Advent, which begins on Sunday November 29th.  When they bring this back after the first of the year with the dates crossed off there will be a small gift for them.  This could be the start of a new tradition in your family, maybe around the Advent Wreath, in front of the Christmas tree or when you tuck them in at night simply saying the Our Father and/or Hail Mary would be enough. 

Come, O Come Emmanuel!

Bishop Jerome Listecki Named New Archbishop Of Milwaukee

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MILWAUKEE -- The Vatican has announced that Bishop Jerome Listecki, 60, will be the new archbishop of Milwaukee. He is currently working in La Crosse, Wis. 

There will be a news conference about the selection at about 10 a.m. Saturday November 14th.

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Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe

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 The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in LaCrosse is a monument to the glory of God and dedicated to the honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Patroness of the Americas and of the Unborn. It's a truly beautiful and remarkable place. Relevant Radio presents this short video to provide an appreciation for this holy place and encourage pilgrimage to the Shrineis a monument to the glory of God and dedicated to the honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Patroness of the Americas and of the Unborn. It's a truly beautiful and remarkable place. Relevant Radio presents this short video to provide an appreciation for this holy place and encourage pilgrimage to the Shrine.

Angels

• Written by Katie Edwards

Do your children know they each have a guardian angel?  Mrs. Eddy says many children come into second grade not knowing this fact.  Perhaps their parents don't know that either.  Well guess what.  They do have an angel.  What better than to teach these little "super hero" loving little people that they each have their own real true super hero who watches over them even if they can't see them?  These little people have lots of fears of monsters and such.  They need to know about the special protection that God has given them from evil. 

The belief in Angels is common to all Christians.  According to the CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, the existence of angels is a truth of faith.  They are spiritual, non-corporeal beings (that is they do not have a body) called “angels” by Sacred Scripture.  Scripture is very clear on this and Tradition is unanimous on it. 

According to St. Augustine, the name of their nature is ‘spirit’ and what they do is ‘angel.”  Angel means messenger and they are servants and messengers of God.  According to Jesus, they “always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.”

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