November 6, 2011 "Healing Through Grief Group: Winter 2011/2012 Series" A free and confidential Healing Through Grief Group Series will be offered Mondays from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. in the Rose Conference Room located on the second floor of the Mayo Clinic / Franciscan Healthcare La Crosse Campus Hospital (St. Francis Building) beginning on November 7th and continuing through March 26th, 2012. You are invited to attend any part of the series at any time. Each session includes an educational topic and a time to share with others also experiencing grief. Please call 608-785-0940 ext. 22218 for additional information. One-on-one free and confidential support is also available from a Franciscan Healthcare chaplain with specialized training in grief. A listing of the topics and corresponding dates can be found on the bulletin board in the Atrium.
Would you like to help others journey through Scripture? There will be a Bible Study Presenter Training seminar entitled "Genesis to Jesus" on Saturday November 12th at St. Olaf Parish in Eau Claire. You will be enriched personally as well as equipped with all the materials needed to present the study yourself or with a partner. Contact Ann Lankford at alankford@dioceseoflacrosse.com for a registration form and/or further information. Information and registration forms are also available on the Diocesan website main page a www.dioceseoflacrosse.com. It is important that we hand our interest and love for the Bible to others as "Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ."
Upcoming Pathways Event
Students in grades 9-12th are invited to a Pathways Event on Sunday, November 13th! The group will be attending a Latin Mass at The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe and going to the NEW Shenanigans in La Crosse which includes laser tag, an arcade, bumper cars and more! Registration forms have been given out at class. If you missed getting one, please contact Julie Larson at 608-778-2459 or 634-3439.
Here’s the schedule —
8:00 a.m. - Leave St. Mary’s parking lot
9:30 a.m. - Latin Mass - The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe
11:00 a.m. - Shenanigans (Laser tag, Arcade, Bumper Cars, Lunch, and More)
3:00 p.m. - Back to St. Mary’s parking lot
The only cost is $10.00. Pathways will cover the remaining cost of Shenanigans ($25 total) and lunch. We hope you will join us! Please return your form/$ by Wednesday, November 9th to attend. Please wear your royal blue Pathways shirts.
The book club will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 6:30 in the atrium to discuss UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand. This is a WWII story of survival, resilience, and redemption. Please read the book and join us.
Last week, Will Thomas Fisher was welcomed into the Christian Community through the Sacrament of Baptism. Will is the son of Michael and Angela (Palmer) Fisher. Welcome to this community of Faith.
Hello Viroquans! St Mary's parish, along with 10 other Viroqua churches, is again participating in the Community Thanksgiving Dinner. Please sign up to donate your time to wait on tables, clean up, prepare food, drive to shut ins, cut turkey, bake a pie or roast a turkey. [The turkey, bag and roaster are provided] Perhaps you wish to gather with other Viroqua citizens on this special day, COME; perhaps you are alone today, COME; perhaps your family is too small to bake a turkey, COME; perhaps you just are not able to cook this year, COME; perhaps your finances are a problem, COME; perhaps you have no time to actually cook a 'turkey dinner, COME TO THE VIROQUA THANKSGIVING COMMUNITY DINNER. All are welcome. It is on Thanks giving Day from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. A free will offering is accepted.
The PCCW will this year be collecting for Toys for Tots
The feast of St. Nicholas is traditionally celebrated in many cultures as a day in which small gifts are given to children. The PCCW is celebrating this early “Christmas” by aiding the Toys for Tots program. We ask you to join us in giving all kinds of toys; large [basketballs and riding toys], medium [games, dolls, balls, and trucks], small [crafts, DVDs and coloring books]. Baskets for collection will be in the Atrium from November 12-December 12 of course including the feast of St. Nicholas-- December 5/6. All toys must be new and unused to comply with state standards. What an opportunity for children to pick out toys with family finances in mind and share in the true meaning of Christmas--giving gifts of love and care.
On Friday December 2nd through Saturday afternoon December 3rd, the Servants of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Vigil for Life will be hosting the Fourth Annual Respect Life Retreat. This special Advent retreat will be held once again in the beautiful retreat center of Durward's Glen http://www.durwardsglen.org/ near Baraboo, WI. Our Retreat Master will be Father William Vernon, a Catholic priest from the Diocese of Madison. This event will offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, the Liturgy of the Hours, silent prayer and time for personal reflection. Anyone who is involved in work to build a culture of life is invited to attend.
Spaces for the retreat are limited, so please call now to reserve your room. The cost per person is $55, and checks may be made payable to "The Servants of Our Lady of Guadalupe." (Financial assistance may be made available for those in need.) Please call Jen Dunnett at 715-340-2779, or email her at vitapretiosa@gmail.com to reserve your place. Take time apart from your efforts to defend life to be strengthened by Jesus Christ, Who is "the Way, the Truth, and the Life"(John 14:6).
+Servants of Our Lady of Guadalupe.